CDLI Literary 000364, ex. 052 (P346520)
Literary, Old Babylonian, Ur · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | CDLI Literary 000364, ex. 052 |
|---|---|
| ID | P346520 |
| 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' | Was attacking in a pack like wolves |
| obverse 3' | For Enki the water of the stern |
| obverse 4' | Was slaughtering like a lion |
| obverse 5' | At that time, there was a single tree, a halub tree |
| obverse 6' | The one that was planted on the bank of the (Euphrates at the junction with the?) Iturungal canal(!?) |
| obverse 7' | The one that was to drink water (from) the (Euphrates at the junction with the?) Iturungal canal(?) |
| obverse 8' | The power of the southern wind tore it out at its roots, it ripped it out at its branches |
| obverse 9' | The (Euphrates at the junction with the?) Iturungal canal(?) struck it with (flood)water |
| obverse 10' | I, the woman, fearing(?) the command of An, was coming (by) |
| obverse 11' | Fearing(?) the command of Enlil, I was coming by |
| reverse 1' | The Iturungal canal(?) struck it with (flood)water |
| reverse 2' | I, the woman, who was fearing(?) the command of An, was coming (by) |
| reverse 3' | Fearing(?) the command of Enlil, (I) was coming by |
| reverse 4' | I grasped the tree in my hand and brought it to Uruk |
| reverse 5' | I was bringing it towards the flowering orchard of Inanna |
| reverse 6' | I, the woman, did not plant the tree as it was in(?) my hand |
| reverse 7' | It was by means of my foot that I planted it |
| reverse 8' | I, the woman, did not plant the tree as it was in(?) my hand |
| reverse 9' | It was by means of my foot that I watered it |
| reverse 10' | I said “When am I to sit on its flowering throne?” |
Transliteration (ATF)
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| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
| obverse | ||
| 1' | [...] x x [...] | |
| 2' | [...]-gin7# tesz2 mu-[...] | |
| 3' | [...]-ki#-ra a# [...] | |
| 4' | [...] sag gesz i3-[...] | |
| 5' | [...] di#-ta# {gesz#}ha#-[...] | |
| 6' | [...-sa-ra]-na [...] | |
| 7' | [...]-sa#-ra-na [...] | |
| 8' | [... {tu15}]ulu3{+lu} ur2-ba mu-ni#-[...] | |
| 9' | [...]-sa-ra-na [...] | |
| 10' | [... e]-ne#-eg3 an-na-ta# [...] | |
| 11' | [... {d}]mu#-ul#-lil2#-[...] | |
| reverse | ||
| 1' | [...] a# [...] | |
| 2' | [...] an#-na-ta ni2# [...] | |
| 3' | [...]-lil2-la2#-ta ni2# [...] | |
| 4' | [...] unu{ki#}-[sze3 ...] | |
| 5' | [... {d}]ga#-sza-an-an-na-[sze3 ...] | |
| 6' | [...] li-bi2#-[...] | |
| 7' | [...]-ta# bi2#-[...] | |
| 8' | [...]-na# li#-bi2#-[...] | |
| 9' | [...] bi2#-[...] | |
| 10' | [...] gi#?-rin#?-[...] | |
Sources & licences
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