CDLI Literary 000778, ex. 046 (P346682)
Literary, Old Babylonian, Ur · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | CDLI Literary 000778, ex. 046 |
|---|---|
| ID | P346682 |
| 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 |
|---|---|
| reverse col 2' 1' | It tears it out at its roots, it breaks(?) at its branches |
| reverse col 2' 2' | The hoe was setting the hirim grass at the hand |
| reverse col 2' 3' | The hoe, the wood(en implement) decreed a destiny by father Enlil(?) |
| reverse col 2' 4' | Hoe, praise! |
| reverse col 2' 5' | Nisaba, praise! |
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) |
|---|---|---|
| reverse col 1' | ||
| 1' | x [...] | |
| reverse col 2' | ||
| 1' | [...] pa#-ba# mu#-un#-zi2#?-e | |
| 2' | [...] hu#?-ri2-in [...]-sze3#? al-ga2-ga2 | |
| 3' | [...]-ra# a-a {d}en-lil2-lax(ME)# | |
| 4' | [...]-mi2# du11-ga# | |
| 5' | [{d}]nisaba# za3-mi2# | |
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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