CDLI Literary 009247, ex. 006 (P346477)
Literary, Old Babylonian, Ur · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | CDLI Literary 009247, ex. 006 |
|---|---|
| ID | P346477 |
| 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' | Now, stand! Now, sit down! |
| obverse 2' | (Whether) the day is long <or short>(?) ... is long/extended for her(?) |
| obverse 4' | Towards(?) Urim, the temple of your father |
| obverse 5' | The Edilmun temple, your tavern |
| obverse 6' | ... shrine Nibru, the temple of Enlil |
| obverse 7' | The Ebaradurgara temple, your 2nd tavern |
| obverse 8' | (From) Unug, the city you chose with your faithful heart |
| reverse 1 | The Eanna, your 3rd tavern |
| reverse 2 | ... Kulab, the city of Gilgamesh |
| reverse 3 | The Eigiduha temple, your 4th tavern |
| reverse 4 | ... Badtibira, the city that “returns to (its) fate"(?) |
| reverse 5 | The Emuškalama temple, your 5th tavern |
| reverse 6 | ... larsa, the city ... of the pegged foundation |
| reverse 7 | The Emeurur temple, your 6th tavern |
| reverse 8 | Adab, the city of Nintur |
| reverse 9 | The Esara temple, your 7th tavern |
| reverse 10 | ... Agade, the city whose name you have selected |
| reverse 11 | The Eulmaš temple, your eighth tavern |
Transliteration (ATF)
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| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
| obverse | ||
| 1' | [...]-ne#-esz2 gub#-[...] | |
| 2' | [...] gid2#?-da mu-[...] | |
| 3' | KA TUM? ga!? na# [...] | |
| 4' | uri2{ki} [...] | |
| 5' | e2-dilmun{ki} [...] | |
| 6' | esz3 nibru#{ki} [...] | |
| 7' | [...]-dur2-gar#-[...] | |
| 8' | unu#{ki} [...] | |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | [e2]-an#-na# [...] | |
| 2 | kul#-aba4{ki} iri# [...] | |
| 3 | e2-igi-duh-a [...] | |
| 4 | bad3-tibira[{ki} ...] | |
| 5 | e2-musz3-kalam-ma [...] | |
| 6 | larsa{ki} iri x [...] | |
| 7 | e2-me-ur4-ur4 [...] | |
| 8 | adab{ki} [...] | |
| 9 | e2#-sar-ra [...] | |
| 10 | [a]-ga#-de3{ki#} [...] | |
| 11 | [e2]-ul#-[masz ...] | |
Sources & licences
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- Open Richly Annotated Cuneiform Corpus (ORACC) · CC BY-SA 3.0 (ORACC default); per-file JSON license fields say: This data is released under the CC0 license (133618) · ORACC project editions, https://oracc.museum.upenn.edu/ ; cite the individual project (see texts.extra_json.project)
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