CDLI Literary 000619, ex. 049 (P346603)
Literary, Old Babylonian, Ur · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | CDLI Literary 000619, ex. 049 |
|---|---|
| ID | P346603 |
| 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' | The people spend their time in abundance by means of great festivals |
| obverse 2' | Enlil, your (earth goddess) Uraš/oval(?), exuding allure |
| obverse 3' | Your Abzu, greatly suited for the pure dais |
| obverse 4' | Your “deep moumtain,” the holy shrine, a place of relaxation |
| obverse 5' | Your Ekur, the lapis temple, supreme dwelling bearing an aura |
| obverse 6' | Its aura touches heaven |
| obverse 7' | And therefore(?) its shade stretches over the lands |
| obverse 8' | And therefore(?) its sacred space(?) opens up towards the midst of heaven |
| obverse 9' | The lords and rulers |
| obverse 10' | Brought the holy nindaba offerings there properly for (their benefit?) |
| obverse 11' | And ... pray/beseech him with šud prayers(?) and siskur rites |
| obverse 12' | Enlil, your shepherd that you looked at faithfully |
| obverse 13' | The one (you) called to faithfully, the one you elevated in the land |
| obverse 14' | The land to his hand, the land to his feet |
| obverse 15' | (You make?) the (most) distant place of the land(s) submit to him |
| obverse 16' | Accumulated(?) like frost, that of the entire universe |
| obverse 17' | Its weighty mašdaria deliveries and tribute |
| reverse 1 | He brought in regularly into the treasury |
| reverse 2 | He conveyed nindaba offerings into the supreme courtyard |
| reverse 3 | He brought(?) them into the Ekur as heaps |
| reverse 4 | Enlil, true shepherd of that which teems(?) together |
| reverse 5 | He is the herder and leader of living things |
| reverse 6 | He made his great princeship manifest(?) |
| reverse 7 | He made the pure crown and pectoral(?) verdant/beautiful(?) on (his body) |
| reverse 8 | In the Tumuhursag temple, where he resides on the dais |
| reverse 9 | He shall lay across(?) heaven like a rainbow |
| reverse 10 | He went by himself as a floating cloud |
| reverse 11 | He is the only ruler(?) of heaven, he is the ušumgal creature of the earth |
| reverse 12 | He is the supreme god of the Anuna |
Transliteration (ATF)
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| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
| obverse | ||
| 1' | ezem# gal#-gal#-bi# ug3#-[...] | |
| 2' | [{d}]en-lil2 {d}urasz#-[...] | |
| 3' | abzu# bara2 ku3-ga [...] | |
| 4' | [...] sig itima{+ma} ku3 [...] | |
| 5' | e2#-kur e2 za-gin3 ki-tusz# [...] | |
| 6' | ni2# me-lam2-bi an#-[...] | |
| 7' | gissu#-bi kur-kur-ra sza#-mu#-un#-[...] | |
| 8' | musz3#?-bi an-sza3-ga-asz sza-mu-un#-[...] | |
| 9' | en#?-en-e-ne bara2-bara2-x-[...] | |
| 10' | nindaba# ku3-ga si mu-un-ne-eb-x-[...] | |
| 11' | x siskur2-ra u3-gul mu-un-ne-ga2-ga2 | |
| 12' | [{d}]en#-lil2 sipa <igi> zi bar-ra-zu | |
| 13' | [...] zi de2-a kalam#-ma# il2-la-zu | |
| 14' | [...] szu#-ni-sze3 [...] giri3#-ni-sze3 | |
| 15' | [...]-ra#? ki su3-u4#-[...] mu#-un-na-ab-ga2-ga2 | |
| 16' | amagi#?-gin7 du7#-[...] nig2 ki-szar2-ra-ke4 | |
| 17' | [...]-da#-ri#-a# gu2#-un dugud-da-bi x? | |
| 18' | [...] x-GI | |
| 19' | [...] x ki ab? am? | |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | [...]-du11# e2 nig2-gur11-ra-ke4 | |
| 2 | [...] nindaba si bi2-in-sa2 | |
| 3 | [...] ma-sar-re-szi im-mi-in-tum3 | |
| 4 | [...] zi tesz2-ba# lu-a | |
| 5 | [...] nig2-zi-gal2-la-kam | |
| 6 | [...]-ni# pa e3-szi bi2-in-ak | |
| 7 | [...]-ga# mu-ni-in-sig7 | |
| 8 | [...] bara2-ge si-a-na | |
| 9 | [...]-gin7# an-ne2 szi-gi16-ib | |
| 10 | [...]-ga#?-am3 ni2-ba mu-un-gen | |
| 11 | [...] im# ki-a uszumgal-bi-im | |
| 12 | [...] dingir# mah#-bi-im# | |
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