CDLI Literary 000750, ex. 035 (P346635)
Literary, Old Babylonian, Ur · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | CDLI Literary 000750, ex. 035 |
|---|---|
| ID | P346635 |
| 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' | (Sum) The apex of the zage of your temple, the sacred enclosure ... along with heaven |
| obverse 1' | (Akk) ... in(?) ... of(?) heaven |
| obverse 3' | (Sum) (Rendering) decisions, at your place where great judgements are decided, the Ordeal River |
| obverse 3' | (Akk) ... the Ordeal River ... judgement of the land |
| obverse 5' | Giving birth to the just man, thickening/reversing(?) the blood(?) in(?) the heart of the evildoer |
| reverse 1 | (Sum) The platform (that hosts?) your pure ritual cleansing, the art of the išib priest, your ... suitable for the art of the išib priest(?) |
| reverse 1 | (Akk) ... the pure ritual cleansing ... the art of the pašišu priest ... |
| reverse 3 | (Sum) He dines with(?) lord Nunamnir |
| reverse 3 | (Akk) ... diner of (with?) Enlil, the king |
| reverse 5 | (Sum) Your ruler is a ruler who takes counsel (with) Enlil, suitable for the supreme shrine |
| reverse 5 | (Akk) Your ruler is a ruler who is the adviser of Enlil, suitable for the great temple |
| reverse 7 | (Sum) Protective udug spirit of the Ekur temple, commander Nuska |
| reverse 7 | (Akk) ... of the Ekur temple, ... of the omen/instruction of ...? Nuska |
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' | [...] i#?-na# [...]-en-ni [...] x ZI x [... sza]-me#?-e | |
| 2' | [...]-ru#-zu i7#-[lu2-ru]-gu2# | |
| 3' | [...]-ki {i7}|LU2.RU|-gu2# [...] di-in ma-tim | |
| 4' | [...]-tu sza3 erim2-gal2 [...]-ni10#-ni10# | |
| 5' | [...] x-ti-im x [...] PI x x x [...] x gi [...] | |
| 6' | [...]-x-zu!? nam-iszib-e [...] | |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | [...] _szu#-luh_ el-lu-tim [...] pa-szi-szu-tim [...] | |
| 2 | [... {d}nu]-nam#-nir-ra u2 mu-ni-[su3]-su3#? | |
| 3 | [... pa]-ti-in {d#}en-lil2 szar-ri-im | |
| 4 | [nun]-zu# nun# sza3 kusz2-u3 {d}en-lil2-la2 esz3# mah-a tum2-ma | |
| 5 | [...]-u2#-ka ru#-bu-um ma-lik {d}en-lil2 x-a#?-x bi-tim ra-bi-im | |
| 6 | [... e2]-kur-ra kin-gal {d}nuska-ke4 | |
| 7 | [...]-x _e2-kur-ra# ab_-sza-am te-re-et [...] {d}nuska | |
| 8 | [...] x | |
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)
- electronic Babylonian Library (eBL), LMU Munich · MIT (eBL Zenodo dataset); platform terms unverified · electronic Babylonian Library (eBL), LMU Munich, https://www.ebl.lmu.de/ ; Zenodo dataset (MIT)
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