CDLI Literary 000351, ex. 152 (P346514)
Literary, Old Babylonian, Ur · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | CDLI Literary 000351, ex. 152 |
|---|---|
| ID | P346514 |
| 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' | Hero standing “on his ribs"(?) for battle |
| obverse 2' | Lord whose powerful/right hand opens on behalf of/is set upon(?) the mitum weapon |
| obverse 3' | Who gleans the necks of the disobedient like barley |
| obverse 4' | Ninurta, king, son whose father rejoices at his might |
| obverse 5' | Hero covering the mountain like a southern storm |
| obverse 6' | Ninurta, your(?) crown/(whose) true crown is a rainbow(?), (your) face thrashing(?) lightning |
| obverse 7' | ... ruler(?) engendered by a shining seed(?), ušum serpent that turns upon itself(?) |
| obverse 8' | (Possessing) the strength/shoulder of a lion sticking out its tongue in the manner of a snake, hissing(?) in the manner of ... |
| obverse 9' | Ninurta, king who Enlil made superior (to) himself |
| obverse 10' | Hero, šušgal net that overwhelms the enemy |
| obverse 11' | Ninurta, your aura and shade are stretched over the land |
| obverse 12' | Bringing anger to the rebel land, gathering up the assembly |
| obverse 13' | Ninurta, the king, the son who profoundly humbles himself to his father |
| obverse 14' | When he occupied the throne (upon) the supreme dais, when he bore a great aura |
| obverse 15' | When he initiated a festival, when he rejoiced, when he sat “broadly” |
| obverse 16' | When he was rivaling An and Enlil, when he was to be sweetened by liquor |
| obverse 17' | When Bau was to plead with arazu prayers of the king |
| obverse 18' | When Ninurta, the son of Enlil, was to determine fate |
| obverse 19' | At that time the weapon of the lord looked at the mountain |
| obverse 20' | Šarur “above” (on the one hand) was speaking to the king |
| obverse 21' | Lord of heavenly station(?), who occupies the dais (in) the assembly/throne room(?) |
| obverse 22' | Ninurta, you utterance never wavers, your decreed fate is put faithfully in effect |
| reverse 1 | My king, heaven mated with the verdant earth |
| reverse 2 | Ninurta, it gave birth to a warrior that knows no fear, the Asag |
| reverse 3 | One that did not sit(?) (as a child) with a wetnurse, who suckled milk by itself/suckled fear (as) milk(!?) |
| reverse 4 | My king, one that did not know the rearing of a father, the slaughterer of the mountain |
| reverse 5 | A youth that has left (his) scent/sweat (i.e., has no odor?), (possessor) of a face that has no shame |
| reverse 6 | Ninurta, one that lifts itself and rejoices with (its) form |
| reverse 7 | My hero, who is a bull I shall lean upon |
| reverse 8 | My king, it is one who turns to his city, acting as a mother |
| reverse 9 | It procreated in the mountains, it spread out its seed |
| reverse 10 | Together they shall name it, the plants, as their king |
| reverse 11 | In their midst like a great bull it raises its horn |
| reverse 12 | The šu'u, sagkal, diorite, usium, and kagina stones |
| reverse 13 | Hero, (along with) alabaster, as warriors(?) they plundered the city |
| reverse 14 | It grew the tooth of the kušu creature in the mountain, ... were shaking/dragging the trees there |
| reverse 15 | Its power makes(?) the city (and) its gods bow to the ground |
| reverse 16 | My king, this one has cast down a dais, its slacked arm does not relent |
| reverse 17 | Ninurta, lord, it has decided its cases just like you |
| reverse 18 | Against the Asag, against its aura, who penetrates with their hand? |
| reverse 19 | Who could set out against its great temples? |
| reverse 20 | The flesh shakes, fear has lodged in the flesh |
| reverse 21 | Its gaze has been set towards that place |
| reverse 22 | My lord, the mountain has conveyed its nindaba offerings to that place |
| reverse 23 | Hero, it has inquired about you because of your father (your lineage) |
| reverse 24 | Son of Enlil, lord, it has sought after your location because of your supreme power |
| reverse 25 | My king, it has advised you because of your might |
| reverse 26 | It said “Ninurta, you shoulder, singular warrior, never idle(?)” |
| reverse 27 | It has ordered you because of/as ... |
| reverse 28 | Hero, (the intent) to carry away your kingship is present in these queries(!?) |
Transliteration (ATF)
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| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
| obverse | ||
| 1' | [...]-bu#? | |
| 2' | [...] gal2#? | |
| 3' | [...]-bu#? | |
| 4' | [...]-le | |
| 5' | [...]-u3 | |
| 6' | [...]-du7 | |
| 7' | [...]-x | |
| 8' | [...]-NI#-SI#-sze3 si-il#?-le#? | |
| 9' | [...] diri#-ga# | |
| 10' | [...] szu2-a# | |
| 11' | [...]-a# | |
| 12' | [...] du6#-ul-du6-ul# | |
| 13' | [...]-u4-bi giri17 szu gal2 | |
| 14' | [...] gal# gur3-ru-na | |
| 15' | [...] dagal#!?-bi tusz-a-ni | |
| 16' | [...] kurun# du10-ge-da-a#-ni# | |
| 17' | {d}[...]-la#-ka u3#-gul ga2-ga2#-da#-ni | |
| 18' | {d}[... {d}]en#-lil2-la2-ke4 nam tar-re-da-a-ni | |
| 19' | u4-ba# en#-e# {gesz}tukul-a-ni kur-ra igi# [...]-in#-gal2 | |
| 20' | szar2-ur3-re an-ta lugal-bi-ir gu3# [mu]-na-de2#-e# | |
| 21' | en {gesz}gal an-na gu2-en bara2-ge si-a | |
| 22' | {d}nin-urta du11-ga-zu nu-kur2-ru nam tar-ra-zu szu#!? zi#-de3#-esz gar | |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | [...]-gu10 an#-ne2# ki sig7#-ga gesz3#? im-ma-ab-du11 | |
| 2 | [...]-urta#? ur#?-sag#? ni2#? nu#-[zu ...] mu-szi-ib-tu-u4 | |
| 3 | [...] eme2#-ga-la2# [...] x ni2 ga gu7?-a# | |
| 4 | [...]-gu10 bulug3# a-a nu#?-[...] gab2#-gaz kur-ra-ka | |
| 5 | [...] ir#-ta e3-a igi tesz2# [nu]-gal2#-la | |
| 6 | [{d}]nin#-urta ni2 il2-il2-i# [...]-la#? | |
| 7 | ur#-sag-gu10 gu4-am3# [...]-us2#? | |
| 8 | lugal#-gu10 lu2 iri#!?-[...]-x | |
| 9 | [...]-ra sza3 i3-ib2#-[...]-x | |
| 10 | tesz2#-ba mu he2#-[...] | |
| 11 | murub4#?-ba am gal-gin7 [...] | |
| 12 | {na4#}szu-u {na4}sag#-[...]-gin6-na | |
| 13 | [ur]-sag {na4}gesz-nu11# [...]-x | |
| 14 | [...]-ra# zu2 kuszu2#-[...] | |
| 15 | [...]-bi iri!?-bi dingir#-[...] | |
| 16 | lugal#-gu10 ur5-re# [...] | |
| 17 | [{d}]nin#-urta en# [...] | |
| 18 | [...]-sag3-ga me#-lam2#-[...] | |
| 19 | [...]-ki#-ba gal#-[...] | |
| 20 | [...] | |
| 21 | [...] | |
| 22 | [...]-dab#? | |
| 23 | [...]-tar | |
| 24 | [...]-ib2#-kin2 | |
| 25 | [...]-ib2#-gi4# | |
| 26 | [...] ba#-ab-du11 | |
| 27 | [...]-x-ag2 | |
| 28 | [...]-re# mu-un-gal2 | |
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