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CDLI Literary 000343, ex. 046 (P346470)

Literary, Old Babylonian, Ur · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE

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DesignationCDLI Literary 000343, ex. 046
IDP346470
Museum no.BM —
CollectionBritish Museum, London, UK
LanguageSumerian
PeriodOld Babylonian · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
GenreLiterary
Find spotUr (mod. Tell Muqayyar)
Coordinates30.9607, 46.1063

English translation

By Peterson, Jeremiah · Via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative · CDLI (reuse with citation)

LineEnglish
obverse 2'They will offer the river water to you, you will not accept it
obverse 3'They will offer the barley of the field to you, you will not accept it
obverse 4'You will say “give the beaten meat that hangs from the peg!”

Transliteration (ATF)

From Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative · CDLI: reuse of catalogue/transliteration data with citation of CDLI; images restricted (not fetched)

LineATFMachine English (draft)
obverse
1'[...] x x [...]
2'[...]-ne szu#!? [...]-ab-gid2-de3-[...]
3'[...]-ne x#? szu [...]-ab-gid2-de3-[...]
4'[...] {gesz}gag-ta# la2#-a# szum2#?-[...]-x-en du11-ga-na-ab-[...]
5'[...]
6'[...] x x AN!?-bi szu [...] mu-na-ab#?-[...]
7'[...] x ki#? x [...] x x NE [...]
8'[...] IM sze3 szub-ba [...]

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