CDLI Literary 000347, ex. 070 (P346502)
Literary, Old Babylonian, Ur · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | CDLI Literary 000347, ex. 070 |
|---|---|
| ID | P346502 |
| 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 col 1 1' | If ... has not known the time I will die |
| obverse col 1 2' | Plain, you would know the (appropriate word) and speak(it) like my mother (would) |
| obverse col 1 3' | So that ... would weep for me like my little sister |
| obverse col 1 4' | He laid down in that distant time(?), he laid down in that distant time(?), the shepherd(!?) laid down in that distant time(?) |
| obverse col 1 5' | When(?) the shepherd laid down in that distant time(?), he laid down in order to dream/in a dream(?) |
| obverse col 1 6' | He arose, it was a dream, he shivered, it was deep sleep |
| obverse col 1 7' | He sought his face with his hands, (his) silent stupor was (causing a feeling of) empt(iness)(?) |
| obverse col 1 8' | Bring her, bring her, bring my sister |
| obverse col 1 9' | Bring my Geštinanna, bring my sister |
| obverse col 1 10' | Bring my singer who knows endu songs(?), bring my sister |
| obverse col 1 11' | Bring my singer who knows endu songs, bring my sister |
| obverse col 1 12' | So that I may reveal the dream for her |
| obverse col 1 13' | In the dream, my sister, in the dream, (these are) the contents of my dream |
| obverse col 1 14' | Rushes were rising for me, rushes were growing for me |
| obverse col 1 15' | A reed planted alone was shaking its head at me |
| obverse col 1 16' | Several reeds planted (together) split apart for me |
| obverse col 1 17' | In the forest, a tree has raised itself for me (as high) as heaven |
| obverse col 1 18' | ... poured water among my pure coals |
| obverse col 1 19' | ... opened/removed(?)/broke to bits the chamber(?) of my pure churn |
| obverse col 1 20' | My holy anzam vessel, which had been hanging from a peg, was torn off from the peg |
| obverse col 1 21' | ... made my (stick of) manu wood disappear |
| obverse col 1 22' | A ninninata bird of prey took a lamb at the sheep hut |
| obverse col 1 23' | A falcon took a small bird at the reed fence |
| obverse col 1 24' | Churns were sitting idle, one no longer poured milk (from them) |
| obverse col 1 25' | The anzam containers were sitting idle, Dumuzid was no longer dwelling there/alive(?), the sheepfold had been made into an empty wind |
| obverse col 1 26' | My goat buck was swishing its lapis beard in the dirt |
| obverse col 1 27' | My ram was scratching the ground with their thick/curved(?) horns |
Transliteration (ATF)
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| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
| obverse col 1 | ||
| 1' | [...] ug5#-ge#-[...] | |
| 2' | [...] ama#-gu10-gin7# [...] | |
| 3' | nin9# banda3#{+da#}-gu10-gin7# [...] | |
| 4' | ul u4 ba-nu2# x ul-e ba-nu2# [...] | |
| 5' | sipa ul-e# ba-nu2-gin7# [...] | |
| 6' | i#-im-zi ma-mu2-da i-im#-[...] | |
| 7' | [...]-ni szu bi2-in-kinx(UR4) nig2-me-gar# [...] | |
| 8' | tum2#-mu-un-ze2-en tum2-mu-un#-[ze2-en] nin9-gu10 tum2-mu-un#-[...] | |
| 9' | [{d}]gesztin#-an-na-gu10# tum2-mu-un-ze2-[en] nin9#-gu10 tum2-mu-un-[...] | |
| 10' | [...] x en3#?-du zu-gu10 tum2-mu-un-ze2#-[en] nin9#-gu10 tum2-mu-un-ze2#-[en] | |
| 11' | [... en3]-du zu-gu10 tum2-mu-un-ze2#-[en ...] tum2-mu-un#-[ze2-en] | |
| 12' | [ma]-mu2# [...] | |
| 13' | ma-mu2-da nin9-[...] | |
| 14' | {u2}numun2 ma-ra-zi#-[...] | |
| 15' | gi dili du3-e sag [...] | |
| 16' | gi didli du3-e dili ma-x-[...] | |
| 17' | {gesz}tir-ra gesz an-gin7# ni2#-[...] | |
| 18' | ne-mur ku3-gu10 a mu-da-an#-[...] | |
| 19' | {dug#}szakir3 ku3-gu10 du5-bi ba-ra#-[...] | |
| 20' | {gesz}an-za-am# ku3-gu10 {gesz}gag-[...] {gesz}gag-ta ba-ra#-[...] | |
| 21' | {gesz}ma-nu-gu10 u2-gu mu-da#-[...] | |
| 22' | {d}nin-SIG7-AMA{muszen}-ta-e ga2-udu-[...] sila4 szu ba-ni-ib-ti-[...] | |
| 23' | [...]-du3#{muszen}-e {gi}dub-ba-an-na-ka# buru5#{muszen} szu ba-ni-ib-ti-[...] | |
| 24' | [...] i3-dur2-dur2 ga# nu-un-[...] | |
| 25' | [{gesz}an-za]-am# i3-dur2-dur2 {d#}dumu#-zi# [nu]-ti#-[...] amasz lil2#-[...] | |
| 26' | [...]-da-gu10 [...] sahar#-ra ma#-[...] | |
| 27' | [...]-gu10# a2# [...] | |
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