CDLI Literary 000343, ex. 051 & 000344, ex. 002 (P346476)
Literary, Old Babylonian, Ur · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | CDLI Literary 000343, ex. 051 & 000344, ex. 002 |
|---|---|
| ID | P346476 |
| 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 2' | She abandoned Unug and the Eanna temple and went down to the netherworld |
| obverse 3' | She abandoned Zabalam and the sacred terrace and went down to the netherworld |
| obverse 4' | She abandoned Nibru and the Ebaragdurjara temple and went down to the netherworld |
| obverse 5' | She abandoned Urim and the Edilmuna temple and went down to the netherworld |
| obverse 6' | She abandoned ... and the ... temple and went down to the netherworld |
| obverse 7' | She abandoned Badtibira(?) and the Emuškalama temple(?) and went down to the netherworld |
| obverse 8' | She abandoned Umma and the Eibgal temple and went down to the netherworld |
| obverse 9' | She abandoned Adab and the Esara temple and went down to the netherworld |
| obverse 10' | She abandoned Agade and the Eulmaš temple and went down to the netherworld |
| obverse 11' | She abandoned Kish and the Ehursagkalama temple and went down to the netherworld |
| obverse 12' | She abandoned Isin and the Ešegmešedu temple and went down to the netherworld |
| obverse 13' | She abandoned Kazallu and the Ešaghulu temple and went down to the netherworld |
| obverse 14' | She abandoned ... and the ... temple and went down to the netherworld |
| obverse 15' | She arrayed herself in the seven cosmic powers |
| obverse 16' | The one who stood (upon!?) the many cosmic powers(?) went along |
| obverse 17' | She ... the turban, the tiara of the plain |
| obverse 18' | She took possession of the wig/allure upon her forehead |
| obverse 19' | She extended the dress pin/pectoral (that says) “Come, man, come!” on her chest |
| obverse 20' | She put the kohl (that says) “The man shall come, he shall come” on her eyes |
| reverse 1 | ... she ... a gold ring(?) on her hand (i.e., wrist) |
| reverse 2 | She filled the necklace of ovoid beads upon(?) her chest |
| reverse 3 | Inanna ... her vizier |
| reverse 4 | Come, my true vizier of the Eanna temple |
| reverse 5 | My rider (who conveys) the substantiated word |
| reverse 6 | I want to speak a word(?) with you, I want to ... |
| reverse 7 | My father gave heaven to me, (saying?) “Raise, raise ...!"(?) ... he made ... shine |
| reverse 8 | The black-headed people gave(?) heaven to me(!?), ... I want to ... heaven |
| reverse 9 | Towards/on behalf my eldest sister Ereškigal, ... the netherworld |
| reverse 10 | My vizier, to the netherworld ... |
| reverse 11 | Enki and Ninki(?) ... |
| reverse 12 | Towards/on behalf of(?) Ereškigal ... to my hand/power ... |
| reverse 13 | The long journey of (i.e., to) the netherworld(?) ... |
| reverse 14' | Where I set out(?), its location(?) (my) sister ... do not ... myself/my aura |
| reverse 15 | Seven days and seven nights ... |
Transliteration (ATF)
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| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
| obverse | ||
| 1' | [...] mu#?-[...] | |
| 2' | [unu{ki}] e2#?-an#-na mu#-[...] | |
| 3' | zabala#{ki} gi-gux(ZE2)?-na [...] | |
| 4' | nibru#{ki} bara2-dur2-gar-ra mu#-[...] | |
| 5' | uri2{ki} e2-dilmun-na{ki#} [...] | |
| 6' | x-x{ki}-a#? e2#-x-x [...] | |
| 7' | x-[...] | |
| 8' | umma#{ki#} e2#-ib#!?-[...] | |
| 9' | adab{ki} e2#-sar-ra [...] | |
| 10' | a-ga-de3{ki} e2-ul-masz# [...] | |
| 11' | kisz{ki}-a e2-hur-sag-[...] | |
| 12' | i3-si-in-na{ki} e2#-[...] | |
| 13' | ka#-zal#-lu{ki} e2-sza3#?-[...] | |
| 14' | NI#?-x-x-x-x{ki#} e2#?-[...] | |
| 15' | me imin-e [...] | |
| 16' | [...] x giri3 gub-ba# [...] | |
| 17' | [{tug2}]szu#-gur-ru-da? men#? [...] | |
| 18' | [hi]-li#-a sag-ki#? [...] | |
| 19' | [tu-di]-tum# lu2# [...] | |
| 20' | [...] szembi#? [...] | |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | [...] har#!? ku3#-sig17#? [...] | |
| 2 | na4#? nunuzx(HAR)?-tab-ba# gaba#?-ni ba#?-[...] | |
| 3 | x-a-ni# {d}ga-sza-an-an-[na ...] | |
| 4 | ga2#-nu sukkal zi#? e2#?-an#?-[...] | |
| 5 | ra#-gaba e-ne-eg3#!? ge-en-gin6#-[...] | |
| 6 | e#?-ne ga!?-ra-ab#?-du11 ga-mu-[...] | |
| 7 | a-a-gu10 an ma-an-ze2#? il2-la2! il2#-[...] dalla bi2-x-[...] | |
| 8 | ug3 sag-gig2-ga an ma-an-ze2?-x [...] na-x-bi#? an? ga-mu-[...] | |
| 9 | nin gu-la-gu10 ga#-sza#-an-ki-gal-la-sze3 kur [...] mu#-ta#?-[...] | |
| 10 | sukkal#?-gu10 kur-sze3 AB#? x x x x x [...] | |
| 11 | {d}en-ki {d}nin#?-x [...] | |
| 12 | ga-sza-an#?-ki-gal-la-sze3? x [...] szu-gu10-usz x [...] | |
| 13 | ki-a har-ra-an-bi gid2-da# [...] | |
| 14' | ki giri3 gub-gu10# x-bi? nin9 x [...] ni2-gu10 nu-x-[...] | |
| 15 | [...] ge6 imin ma-ra#-x-[...] | |
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