CDLI Literary 000364, ex. 053 (P346521)
Literary, Old Babylonian, Ur · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | CDLI Literary 000364, ex. 053 |
|---|---|
| ID | P346521 |
| 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' | The Euphrates struck it with (flood)water |
| obverse 2' | I, the woman, fearing(?) the command of An, was coming (by) |
| obverse 3' | Fearing(?) the command of Enlil, I was coming by |
| obverse 4' | I grasped the tree in my hand and brought it to Uruk |
| obverse 5' | I was bringing it towards the flowering orchard of Inanna |
| obverse 6' | I, the woman, did not water the tree as it was in(?) my hand |
| obverse 7' | It was by means of my foot that I watered it |
| obverse 8' | I, the woman, did not water the tree as it was in(?) my hand |
| obverse 9' | It was by means of my foot that I watered it |
| obverse 10' | I said “When am I to sit on its flowering throne?” |
| obverse 11' | I said “When am I to lay on its flowering bed?” |
| obverse 12' | The wood thickened, but its bark could not be split |
| obverse 13' | At its base a snake that was immune to incantations made a nest |
| obverse 14' | In its branches the Anzu bird placed (its) chick |
| obverse 15' | The demon maiden of the empty wind made a house in its middle |
| reverse 2' | For Enki the water of the stern |
| reverse 3' | Was slaughtering like a lion |
| reverse 4' | At that time, there was a single tree, a halub tree, a boxwood tree |
| reverse 5' | It was the one that was planted on the bank of the Euphrates/Iturungal canal(?) |
| reverse 6' | The one that was to drink water (from) the Euphrates |
| reverse 7' | The power of the southern wind tore it out at its roots, it ripped it out at its branches |
| reverse 8' | The Euphrates struck it with (flood) water |
Transliteration (ATF)
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| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
| obverse | ||
| 1' | [...]-ra#? | |
| 2' | [...] du# | |
| 3' | [...] te#-a du | |
| 4' | [...]-in#-ku4# | |
| 5' | [...] im#-ma#-[...]-ku4#-ku4# | |
| 6' | [...] li-bi2-in#-du11# | |
| 7' | [...] bi2-in#-du11# | |
| 8' | [... li]-bi2-in-du11 | |
| 9' | [...] bi2#-in#-du11# | |
| 10' | [...]-u3#-de3-en bi2#-[...] | |
| 11' | [...]-nu2#-de3#?-en bi2#-[...] | |
| 12' | [...] nu#-mu-un-da#-[...] | |
| 13' | [...] gud3# im-da#-[...] | |
| 14' | [...] amar-bi im#-[...] | |
| 15' | [...]-ma#?-ni#?-[...] | |
| reverse | ||
| 1' | [...] x x [...] | |
| 2' | [...]-ra#-ke4#? | |
| 3' | [...]-ib2-ra-ra# | |
| 4' | [...] {gesz}taszkarin!(SZE3) di-ta | |
| 5' | [...]-ta# du3#-a-ba | |
| 6' | [...]-na8#-da#-bi | |
| 7' | [...] pa#-ba mu-ni#-[...] | |
| 8' | [...]-ra | |
| 9' | [...]-x | |
| 10' | [...]-x | |
Sources & licences
- Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative · CDLI: reuse of catalogue/transliteration data with citation of CDLI; images restricted (not fetched) · Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI), https://cdli.earth/ ; cite CDLI and the P-number
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