CDLI Literary 000451, ex. 008 (P346565)
Literary, Old Babylonian, Ur · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | CDLI Literary 000451, ex. 008 |
|---|---|
| ID | P346565 |
| 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 2 2' | And therefore(?) inside and outside the temple, like ... (I!?) spread the scent (of) supreme and superlative things(?) |
| obverse col 2 5' | My “unshrinking chest” provisions that of Enlil(?) |
| obverse col 2 7' | ... butter and cream ... |
| obverse col 3' 2' | Half loaves of bread/one half (of the following?)(!?), barley, butter, and sheep's wool were therefore tithed and prepared/taken care of(?) |
| obverse col 3' 5' | Therefore evil and violence was “returned into their mouths” (i.e., eradicated) |
| obverse col 3' 8' | Therefore truth was established in Sumer and Akkad |
| obverse col 4' 3' | Therefore the robbers that occupy the plain have been pulverized |
| obverse col 4' 5' | Justice has taken the proper path(?) |
| obverse col 4' 7' | ... followed ... |
| obverse col 4' 8' | In the field a man ... authoritatively |
Transliteration (ATF)
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| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
| obverse col 1' | ||
| 1' | [...] x | |
| 2' | [...] x | |
| obverse col 2 | ||
| 1' | [...]-KA#? | |
| 2' | [...]-un#!?-pesz#-e# | |
| 3' | gaba# nu#?-sza#?-ra#?-x-gu10? | |
| 4' | {d}en-lil2-la2-ke4 | |
| 5' | nig2 he2-em-mi-dab#?-dab# | |
| 6' | i3 SAR | |
| 7' | [...] SAR | |
| obverse col 3' | ||
| 1' | [...] u#? x-[...] | |
| 2' | szu# ha#-ma-ab-ak#!? | |
| 3' | nig2-erim2 | |
| 4' | nig2-a2-zi | |
| 5' | ka-ba he2-em-mi-gi4 | |
| 6' | nig2-gi-na | |
| 7' | ki-en-gi ki-uri{ki?} | |
| 8' | he2-ni-gar | |
| obverse col 4' | ||
| 1' | [...] im#-[...] | |
| 2' | nig2-gul#?-[...] | |
| 3' | hu-mu-[...] | |
| 4' | nig2-si#?-[...] | |
| 5' | us2? zi#? [...] | |
| 6' | x [...] | |
| 7' | hu-[...] | |
| 8' | a#?-[...] | |
| 9' | x [...] | |
| 10' | x [...] | |
| 11' | x [...] | |
Sources & licences
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