CDLI Literary 000451, ex. 010 (P346567)
Literary, Old Babylonian, Ur · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | CDLI Literary 000451, ex. 010 |
|---|---|
| ID | P346567 |
| 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
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| Line | English |
|---|---|
| reverse col 1' 5' | I am (Išme-Dagan) and thus I brought a statue of my birth father into the temple of Enlil and Ninlil, my lady |
| reverse col 1' 6' | The statue of my grandfather, which was ... |
| reverse col 2' 6' | It is (the case that)(?) the skilled musicians established for me širgida songs and royal praise whose contents were complete, the arahi, balbale, zamzam and kungar songs |
| reverse col 2' 10' | They exalted my name in the site where the endu songs are sung |
| reverse col 2' 12' | It is (the case that)(?) I know everything and have broad wisdom |
| reverse col 2' 14' | It is (the case that)(?) I know the ... of my troops |
| reverse col 2' 16' | At the place of weapons (i.e., battle), (my?) face shines |
| reverse col 2' 18' | It is (the case that?) I conveyed the people(?) (as a?) wise shepherd |
| reverse col 2' 20' | It is (the case that?) I am skilled in everything |
| reverse col 2' 22' | An has looked favorably at me(!?) |
| reverse col 2' 23' | By the word of Enlil, which has might by itself(?) |
| reverse col 3' 3' | It is (the case that?) I had reached the limits of ... of the scribal art |
| reverse col 3' 6' | It is (the case that?) I ... the art of the musician |
| reverse col 3' 9' | It is (the case that?) (I) know the venue/regulation(?) of praise |
| reverse col 3' 11' | It is (the case that?) I(?) relied upon/exerted authority upon(?) the voices of the ensemble of musicians/singer and musician(?) |
| reverse col 3' 15' | It is (the case that?) I(?) knew the exchanging(?) of charming speech with the fingering of the lute/harp(?) |
| reverse col 4' 6' | My descendants? for eternity(?) shall practice the shepherdship in the temple of Enlil |
| reverse col 4' 8' | And intone my songs(?) for Enlil, my king |
Transliteration (ATF)
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| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
| reverse col 1' | ||
| 1' | tu#-[...] | |
| 2' | e2 {d}en#-[...] | |
| 3' | {d}nin-lil2#-[...] | |
| 4' | nin-ga2#-[...] | |
| 5' | hu-mu#-[...] | |
| 6' | {uruda}[...] | |
| reverse col 2' | ||
| 1' | sza3#-bi# [...] | |
| 2' | a-ra2#-[hi] | |
| 3' | bala-bala#-[e] | |
| 4' | kun-gar-bi | |
| 5' | nar gal-an-zu-e-ne | |
| 6' | ma-an-gar-re-esz-am3 | |
| 7' | en3-du#? | |
| 8' | ki? du12-a-x | |
| 9' | mu-[gu10] | |
| 10' | mi-ni-gal#-[...] | |
| 11' | nig2#-nam#-[...] | |
| 12' | gesztux(|GISZ.TUG2|)# dagal#-[la]-ga2# | |
| 13' | DU-DU-MU erin2-ga2 | |
| 14' | mu-zu!-a-ga2 | |
| 15' | ki# {gesz}tukul-la-ka | |
| 16' | igi# mi-ni!-zalag-ge | |
| 17' | sipa ku3-zu | |
| 18' | ug3 lah5-lah5-e-ga2# | |
| 19' | gal-zu nig2-nam-ma | |
| 20' | i3-me-en-na-ga2 | |
| 21' | [...]-e# | |
| 22' | igi# zi mu-ri-in-bar-ra | |
| 23' | [...]-ta# | |
| reverse col 3' | ||
| 1' | [...]-x | |
| 2' | [...]-x-ra | |
| 3' | [...]-til#-la | |
| 4' | [...]-nar#-ra | |
| 5' | [...] x-gu10 | |
| 6' | [...]-x-ma | |
| 7' | [...] za3-mi2 | |
| 8' | [...]-bi | |
| 9' | [...]-zu-a | |
| 10' | [...] ad-ba? | |
| 11' | nir#? mi#-ni-gal2-la | |
| 12' | sa szu-si | |
| 13' | gesz-gu3-di KA#? | |
| 14' | gun3-gun3 [...] | |
| 15' | x-[...] | |
| reverse col 4' | ||
| 1' | [...] x x | |
| 2' | [...]-x-gu10 | |
| 3' | [...]-ri2?-sze3? | |
| 4' | [... {d}en]-lil2-la2-ka | |
| 5' | [nam]-sipa | |
| 6' | [...]-na-ke3-e | |
| 7' | [{d}en]-lil2 | |
| 8' | [...]-gu10#?-ra#? | |
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