CDLI Literary 000380, ex. 048 (P346551)
Literary, Old Babylonian, Ur · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | CDLI Literary 000380, ex. 048 |
|---|---|
| ID | P346551 |
| 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' | Its throne was covered over from the front(?), she(?) could(?) (only) sit in the dust (instead) |
| obverse col 1' 2' | They seized the great(?) cows at/by(?) their ... horns, ... cut their horns off |
| obverse col 1' 3' | ... smote goring bulls with the weapon like (they were) grazing sheep |
| obverse col 1' 4' | The date palm (of? like?) strong copper, the arm of heroism |
| obverse col 1' 5' | ... tore it out like a rush, it was cut like a rush, it was turned sideways(?) in its roots |
| obverse col 1' 6' | Its top was lodged (in the ground), it did not have a person to raise it |
| obverse col 1' 7' | ... trimmed its midribs and set its top on fire |
| obverse col 1' 8' | ... its spadix with ripe dates, ... the well |
| reverse col 1 1 | The gizi reeds that grew in the holy ... (and the) trees(?) were bowed to the ground(?) |
| reverse col 1 2 | The great tribute that ... deposited there was carried away into(?) the mountain |
| reverse col 1 3 | In the temple, its {geš}bur ormanment(?) fell, its parapet was destroyed |
| reverse col 1 4 | Its ... embracing on its right and left |
| reverse col 1 5 | Like smitten heroes, they were covered from the front |
| reverse col 1 6 | Its great storm(-demon)?, with an open mouth and the face of an awe-bearing pirig creature |
| reverse col 1 7 | The enemy territory brought away(?) the one felled with a saman rope like a caught wild bull |
| reverse col 1 8 | The scent of the dwelling of holy Nanna, which was like a juniper forest, was brought to an end |
| reverse col 1 9 | (And?) the awe of the temple, which had been good(?)--the awe was (now) destroyed |
| reverse col 1 10 | The one that filled(?) the lands like sunlight(?) was (re)built(?) like the evening(?) in(?) heaven (instead?) |
Transliteration (ATF)
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| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
| obverse col 1' | ||
| 1' | {gesz#?}[...] | |
| 2' | ab2# mah-[...]-x-ku5#? | |
| 3' | gu4# du7-du7-x [...] | |
| 4' | {gesz}geszimmar uruda kal-ga#? [...]-ga2# | |
| 5' | {u2}numun2-gin7 ba-an-bur12# [...]-ba#? mi-ni-ib-bala | |
| 6' | sag# sahar-ra ba#?-ni#?-ib2#?-[...]-an-tuku | |
| 7' | {gesz}ze2-na#?-bi# gu2# ba#?-[...] | |
| 8' | [...]-an#-na# [...] | |
| reverse col 1 | ||
| 1 | [...] mu2-a gesz ki ba-e-la2#-[...] | |
| 2 | [...]-ni-in-gar-gar-re-esz-a kur-ra i3#-[...] | |
| 3 | [...]-e-szub bad3-si-bi ba-e-gul# | |
| 4 | [...]-da#? gab2-bu-ba gu2-da# la2-a-ba | |
| 5 | [...] x gaz2-a-gin7 igi-bi-ta ba-e-szu2 | |
| 6 | [...] igi# pirig-ga2 ni2 gur3-gur3-ru-bi | |
| 7 | [...] |SUD.NUN.TU|# ba-e-szub-bu-ri ki-erim2 ba-ab-de6 | |
| 8 | [... {d}]nanna# tir szim {gesz}erin-na!-gin7 ir-si-im-bi ba-gul | |
| 9 | [... u6]-di#-bi i3-du10-ga-ri u6-di-bi ba-gul | |
| 10 | [...] i#-im-si-a {d}usan#? [...] | |
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