CDLI Literary 000371, ex. 023 (P346542)
Literary, Old Babylonian, Ur · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | CDLI Literary 000371, ex. 023 |
|---|---|
| ID | P346542 |
| 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 col 1 1' | Two kings reigned for ... years |
| obverse col 1 2' | ... abandoned Eridu(?) |
| obverse col 1 4' | The kingship was brought to larak |
| obverse col 1 6' | Ensipadziana reigned for 21,000 (/21,000+ ...?) years |
| obverse col 1 8' | One king reigned for 21,000 (/21,000+ ...?) years |
| obverse col 1 9' | ... abandoned Larak |
| obverse col 1 11' | The kingship was brought to Badtibira |
| obverse col 2 1 | (The antediluvian kings) reigned ... years |
| obverse col 2 3 | After the flood swept over the land |
| obverse col 2 4 | When kingship descended from heaven |
| obverse col 2 6 | Kish was of the kingship, gušur was king |
| left 1' | 1343 + ... (?) |
Transliteration (ATF)
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| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
| obverse col 1 | ||
| 1' | [...]-ak | |
| 2' | [...] ba#?-an-szub | |
| 3' | [...]-bi | |
| 4' | [...]-ak#{ki}-sze3 ba-de6 | |
| 5' | [...]-an-na | |
| 6' | [...] 5(szar2)# 5(gesz'u) i3#-ak# | |
| 7' | [...] disz lugal# | |
| 8' | [...] 5(szar2) 5(gesz'u) i3-ak# | |
| 9' | [...]-ra#-ak{ki} ba-an#-[...] | |
| 10' | [...]-lugal-[...] | |
| 11' | [...]-tibirax(|URUDU.BUR2|)# [...] | |
| 12' | [...]-tibirax(|URUDU.BUR2|)[...] | |
| obverse col 2 | ||
| 1 | mu# [...] | |
| 2 | egir [...] | |
| 3 | a-ma-ru# [...] | |
| 4 | nam-lugal#-[...] | |
| 5 | kisz[{ki} ...] | |
| 6 | kisz#[{ki} ...] | |
| reverse | ||
| 1' | x x x [...] | |
| 2' | bala x-[...] | |
| 3' | [...] | |
| 4' | mu-ta [...] | |
| 5' | bala x-[...] | |
| 6' | [...] | |
| 7' | mu#-ta#? [...] | |
| 8' | bala x [...] x [...] | |
| 9' | mu#-ta# [...] | |
| 10' | bala adab{ki} [...] | |
| 11' | asz3 [...] | |
| 12' | mu-ta x x x x [...] | |
| 13' | bala x-x{ki#} x x [...] | |
| 14' | [...] mu#? [...] | |
| left | ||
| 1' | 2(gesz'u) 2(gesz2) 2(u) 3(disz) [...] | |
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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