CDLI Literary 000764, ex. 020 (P346665)
Literary, Old Babylonian, Ur · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | CDLI Literary 000764, ex. 020 |
|---|---|
| ID | P346665 |
| 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 2' | It was able to(?) set its neck on the ground (sarcastically?), it was speaking freely/"humbly"(?) |
| obverse 3' | For the 2nd time the fish replied to the bird |
| obverse 4' | (Possessor of) trimmed limbs, crippled(?) feet, a ... mouth/beak, and a thinned out/flattened tongue |
| obverse 5' | Roaming the harbor(!?), its .... and its mouth(?) <...?>, “a storm blowing away(?)” excessive amounts of(?) fodder |
| obverse 6' | The cook, the brewer, and the gatekeeper who reside in the temple are distressed with (you) |
| obverse 8' | Bird, (you) do not know my greatness, (you) did not tread behind me, (you are one who) has not inquired after me |
| reverse 1' | When the bird got up from its nest in order to bring (back) food for its chick |
| reverse 3' | It destroyed its built house, it tore out(?) its storeroom |
| reverse 4' | It killed its eggs and its nest with water(?), it covered them in the sea |
| reverse 5' | For a 2nd time the fish insulted the bird |
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' | [...] x x | |
| 2' | [...] BUR2#-bi im-me# | |
| 3' | [...]-na-ni-ib2-gi4-gi4# | |
| 4' | [... su]-ul#-su-ul [...] sal-sal | |
| 5' | [...]-bi ka-bi sza3-gal-gal u4 szu2-szu2 | |
| 6' | [...] x zi mu-e-da-an-ir-re | |
| 7' | [...] x-la RI-RI#? nu-ga2-ga2 | |
| 8' | [...] x-zukumx(|ZI&ZI.MIN|)-zukumx(|ZI&ZI.MIN|) [...]-x-tar | |
| 9' | [...] x x x | |
| reverse | ||
| 1' | [...]-gin7 amar-x-[...] | |
| 2' | [... mu]-un-gar | |
| 3' | [...]-gul#-gul [... mu]-un-bur12 | |
| 4' | [...]-gaz-[gaz] [...]-mi#-in#-[...] | |
| 5' | [...] mu#-[...] | |
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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