CDLI Literary 000343, ex. 044 (P346468)
Literary, Old Babylonian, Ur · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | CDLI Literary 000343, ex. 044 |
|---|---|
| ID | P346468 |
| 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 |
|---|---|
| tablet 1' | No one should be allowed to mix your good quality silver with the unrefined ore of the mountain |
| tablet 2' | No one should be allowed to split apart your good quality lapis lazuli among the beads of the gem cutter |
| tablet 3' | No one should be allowed to split apart your boxwood among the wood of the carpenter |
| tablet 4' | No one should be allowed to bend over the young woman Inanna (dead) in the netherworld |
| tablet 5' | While enraged, Enlil answered Ninšubur |
| tablet 6' | My child wished for great heaven and the great earth |
Transliteration (ATF)
From Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative · CDLI: reuse of catalogue/transliteration data with citation of CDLI; images restricted (not fetched)
| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
| tablet | ||
| 1' | [...]-ke4 [...] | |
| 2' | [...] za#? zadim-ke4 nam#-[...] | |
| 3' | [...]-ka# nam#-[...] | |
| 4' | [...]-na# nam#-[...] | |
| 5' | [... {d}nin]-szubur#-ra-ka mu-na-[...] | |
| 6' | [...] bi2-du11 ki gal-e#? [...] | |
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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