CDLI Literary 000364, ex. 058 (P346526)
Literary, Old Babylonian, Ur · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | CDLI Literary 000364, ex. 058 |
|---|---|
| ID | P346526 |
| 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' | You should not kiss your beloved son |
| obverse 2' | You should not pelt your hated son |
| obverse 3' | The complaint of the netherworld would seize you |
| obverse 4' | For the recumbent one, for the recumbent one |
| obverse 5' | For hero(?) Ninazu, the recumbent one |
| reverse 2' | Where will ... be brought to (how will ... succeed?) ... |
| reverse 3' | Because of my uttered words, ... does not ... weeping |
| reverse 4' | If I tell you about the regulations of the netherworld |
| reverse 5' | You must sit and weep, and I shall sit and weep |
| reverse 6' | The penis that ... has “planted"(?), by which you have pleased your libido |
| reverse 7' | Like the wood of a dilapidated house(?), it is infested by parasites(?) |
| reverse 8' | Having said “where is the vagina? I shall go to her” |
| reverse 9' | (That) vagina is filled with dust like a crevice |
| reverse 10' | The lord said “alas” and sat in the dust |
Transliteration (ATF)
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| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
| obverse | ||
| 1' | dumu# ki ag2#?-[...] | |
| 2' | dumu hul# gig#-[...] | |
| 3' | i {d}utu kur-[...] | |
| 4' | i3-nu?-x [...] | |
| 5' | ur#?-[...] | |
| 6' | e2#? [...] | |
| 7' | x [...] | |
| reverse | ||
| 1' | [...] x x [...] | |
| 2' | me-sze3#? tum3? [...] | |
| 3' | inim du11-ga-gu10-sze3 er2-bi#? [...] | |
| 4' | tukumbi a2 ag2#-[...] | |
| 5' | za-e tusz-a er2-ra# x [...] | |
| 6' | gesz3 ki? bi2-in-x [...] | |
| 7' | gesz e2 sumun-a-gin7# [...] | |
| 8' | gal4#-la me-na-am3 ga#-an#-szi#?-du#?-[...] | |
| 9' | [...]-la# ki#-in-dar-gin7 x-[...] | |
| 10' | [...] x bi2#-du11 [...] | |
| 11' | [...] 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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