CDLI Literary 000343, ex. 035 (P346459)
Literary, Old Babylonian, Ur · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | CDLI Literary 000343, ex. 035 |
|---|---|
| ID | P346459 |
| Museum no. | BM — |
| Collection | British Museum, London, UK |
| Language | Sumerian |
| Period | Old Babylonian · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE |
| Genre | Literary |
| Find spot | Ur (mod. Tell Muqayyar) |
| Coordinates | 30.9607, 46.1063 |
English translation
By Peterson, Jeremiah · Via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative · CDLI (reuse with citation)
| Line | English |
|---|---|
| obverse 1' | ... father Enki, no one should bend your child over (dead) in the netherworld |
| obverse 2' | No one should be allowed to mix your good quality silver with the unrefined ore of the mountain |
| obverse 3' | No one should be allowed to split apart your good quality lapis lazuli among the beads of the gem cutter |
| obverse 4' | No one should be allowed to split apart your boxwood among the wood(!?) of the carpenter |
| obverse 5' | No one should be allowed to bend over the young woman Inanna (dead) in the netherworld |
| obverse 6' | Father Enki was replying to Ninšubura |
| obverse 7' | What has my child done?(!?) I am exhausted |
Transliteration (ATF)
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| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
| obverse | ||
| 1' | [...] a#?-a#? {d#?}en#?-ki#? dumu#-[...] | |
| 2' | [...] sa6#-ga-zu sahar kur-ra#-[...] | |
| 3' | [...] za-gin3 sa6-ga-zu [...] | |
| 4' | [...]-zu GA2 nagar-ra-ka# [...] | |
| 5' | [...] {d#}inanna [...] | |
| 6' | [...]-ki#? {d}nin-szubur#-[...] | |
| 7' | [...]-x-x ga2-[...] | |
Sources & licences
- Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative · CDLI: reuse of catalogue/transliteration data with citation of CDLI; images restricted (not fetched) · Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI), https://cdli.earth/ ; cite CDLI and the P-number
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