CDLI Literary 000364, ex. 057 (P346525)
Literary, Old Babylonian, Ur · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | CDLI Literary 000364, ex. 057 |
|---|---|
| ID | P346525 |
| 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' | ... did not seize him, the netherworld seized him |
| obverse 2' | ... did not seize him, the netherworld seized him |
| obverse 3' | The site of(?) manhood did not fell him in battle, the netherworld seized him |
| obverse 4' | The udug demon begotten by(!?) Nergal, did not seize him, the netherworld seized him |
| obverse 5' | Father Enlil did not stand with him in this matter, so he set out alone to Eridu |
| obverse 6' | ... cast my ball into the netherworld |
| obverse 7' | ... cast my mallet into the netherworld |
| obverse 9' | Father Enki stood with him(!) in the matter |
| obverse 10' | He was speaking to the hero and youth, Utu |
| reverse 1 | Now, after you(!) open a hole in the netherworld |
| reverse 2 | Bring up his servant from the netherworld |
| reverse 3 | The hero, youth Utu, the son given birth to be Ningal |
| reverse 4 | He opened up a hole in the netherworld |
| reverse 5 | By means of his “breeze” (Utu's son, a dream god), he brought it (an aspect of Enkidu?) out from the netherworld |
| reverse 6 | He (repeatedly) hugged him and kissed him |
| reverse 7 | He was exhausting him with inquiries |
| reverse 8 | Would that you will speak to me, would that you will speak to me |
| reverse 9 | You are someone that has seen the orders of the netherworld |
| reverse 10 | Would that you will speak to me, would that you will speak to me |
Transliteration (ATF)
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| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
| obverse | ||
| 1' | [... im]-ma#-an#-[dab5] | |
| 2' | [...]-x nu#-un#-dab5 [kur-re] im#-ma-an-dab5 | |
| 3' | [...] me3#-a nu-un#-szub kur-re im-ma-an-dab5 | |
| 4' | [... {d}]nergal# sag du3-a nu-un-dab5 kur-re im-ma#-an#-dab5# | |
| 5' | [...]-lil2# inim-bi nu-mu-un-de3-gub eridu{ki}-[...] | |
| 6' | [...] kur-sze3 mu-da-an#-[...] | |
| 7' | [...] mu-da#-[...] | |
| 8' | [...] x x [...] | |
| 9' | a-a {d}[...] | |
| 10' | ur-sag sul {d}utu gu3# [...] | |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | [...]-x ab-lal3 kur-ra gal2# [...] | |
| 2 | [...]-a-ni kur-ta e11#-[...] | |
| 3 | [...] sul {d}utu dumu {d}nin-gal [...] | |
| 4 | [...] kur#-ra gal2 mu-na#?-[...]-x-[...] | |
| 5 | [...]-x kur-ta im-ma-da#-ra-ab-e11#-de3# | |
| 6 | [...]-ni# gu2-da mu-un-la2-la2 e-ne ne mu-un#-su#?-su#-ub#-[...] | |
| 7 | en3#? tar#-re im-ma-ni-in-kusz2-u3 | |
| 8 | [nu-usz]-ma#-ab-be2-en gu5-li-gu10 nu-usz-ma-ab-be2-en | |
| 9 | [...]-ga2 kur-ra-ke4 igi bi2-duh-am3 | |
| 10 | [nu-usz-ma-ab]-be2#-en gu5-li-gu10 nu-usz-ma-ab#-[be2-en] | |
| 11 | [...] x [...] | |
Sources & licences
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