CDLI Literary 000481, ex. 059 (P346569)
Literary, Old Babylonian, Ur · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | CDLI Literary 000481, ex. 059 |
|---|---|
| ID | P346569 |
| 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' | I am Lipit-Ištar, the son of Enlil; |
| obverse 2' | in my palace of kingship, the pure and sweet dwelling, |
| obverse 3' | my spouse, holy Inanna, |
| reverse 1 | established the foundation of my throne for me, |
| reverse 2 | and therefore (will) embrace (me) until distant (time) and far-off days; |
| reverse 3 | for the lady, I will spend the day with her in the sweet bedroom, the place where the heart is to rejoice; |
| reverse 4 | I am Lipit-Ištar, the mighty heir, |
Transliteration (ATF)
From Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative · CDLI: reuse of catalogue/transliteration data with citation of CDLI; images restricted (not fetched)
| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
| obverse | ||
| 1' | {d#}li-pi2-it-esz18-dar# [...] | |
| 2' | e2-gal nam-lugal-la ki-tusz ku3 du10#-[...] | |
| 3' | gidlam-gu10 ku3 {d}inanna-ke4#? | |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | {gesz}gu-za-ga2 [...]-bi ma-an#?-[...] | |
| 2 | su3-ra2 u4 ul-li2-a-sze3 gu2-da#? [...] | |
| 3 | ki-na2 nig2-du10#-[...] | |
| 4 | [{d}]li#?-[...] | |
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
- Open Richly Annotated Cuneiform Corpus (ORACC) · CC BY-SA 3.0 (ORACC default); per-file JSON license fields say: This data is released under the CC0 license (133618) · ORACC project editions, https://oracc.museum.upenn.edu/ ; cite the individual project (see texts.extra_json.project)
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