CDLI Literary 000771, ex. 034 (P346673)
Literary, Old Babylonian, Ur · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | CDLI Literary 000771, ex. 034 |
|---|---|
| ID | P346673 |
| Museum no. | BM — |
| Collection | British Museum, London, UK |
| Language | Akkadian; 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' | If you inspire(lit. establish an aura?) your idiocy |
| obverse 2' | If your dishonesty ... |
| obverse 3' | You, do not approach the house |
| obverse 4' | You ... |
| obverse 5' | If your idiocy ... you increase(?)/If my idiocy ... is diminished(?) |
| reverse 1' | One who is experiencing pleasure(?); why am I not your opponent? |
| reverse 2' | One (f.) who is peaceful(?), why ...? |
| reverse 3' | It is (a fact that) you are experiencing pleasure(?), alas(?), it is (a fact that) you should stand(?) ..., ... |
| reverse 4' | After you have relaxed ..., I shall arise(?) ... |
| reverse 5' | Servile female worker of(?) the district, the pusher(!?) of the “children of man"(?) |
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' | ni2# ba#-[...] | |
| 2' | szum-ma sa3-ru-x-[...] AB-[...] | |
| 3' | za-e-me-en x x [...] | |
| 4' | at-ti x-[...] | |
| 5' | tukumbi# [...] | |
| 6' | x x x [...] | |
| reverse | ||
| 1' | lu2#? [al-hi]-li#?-a ta#?-[...] | |
| 2' | ne?-hu#-tam am-mi-ni x-[...] x-[...] | |
| 3' | ba-hi-li-nam a he2-x-[...] | |
| 4' | isz-tu te-eh-hi-i i-[...] lu-ut-bu u2-na-[...] | |
| 5' | gi4-in dag#?-gi4#-[a ...] | |
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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