CDLI Literary 000323 OB Catalogue from Ur 1 (P349957)
Literary, Old Babylonian, Ur · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | CDLI Literary 000323 OB Catalogue from Ur 1 |
|---|---|
| ID | P349957 |
| Museum no. | IM 057215 |
| Collection | National Museum of Iraq, Baghdad, Iraq |
| 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 king, in order to make his name manifest as something of ancient duration. |
| obverse 2 | Warad-Sîn, king/Warad-Sîn, my? king(?) |
| obverse 3 | The city of Inab existed but the city of Kiritab did not. |
| obverse 4 | The youth, the one who laments/is lamented(?) ... |
| obverse 5 | The young reed growth(?) ... in(?) fruit/flower ... |
| obverse 6 | Net(?). |
| obverse 7 | Sîn-iddinam, king/Sîn-iddinam, my? king(?) |
| obverse 8 | Tiny ones(?), if we do not do our work?. |
| obverse 9 | Fire. |
| obverse 10 | Lady of the furious cosmic powers, bearing an aura, riding the great cosmic powers. |
| obverse 11 | Where, where are (you) going?. |
| obverse 12 | Contents of the basket of the lower ... |
| obverse 13 | The king, in order to make his name manifest as something of ancient duration. |
| obverse 14 | The lord resolved to go to the mountain that sustains man. |
| reverse 1 | Furious(?) storm ... the horizon(?) |
| reverse 2 | One who shines with oil(?). |
| reverse 3 | Lady who is variegated like a heavenly star |
| reverse 4 | House, furious storm(!?) of the universe(!?). |
| reverse 5 | My upper skull |
| reverse 6 | Lugalbanda came to a halt in the mountain, the distant place |
| reverse 7 | The day/when/if a decision/oracle ... |
| reverse 8 | The one who sows since ancient time was the one who instructed his son. |
| reverse 9 | The barge, that of joy(?) ... |
| reverse 10 | Son of the eduba'a school. |
| reverse 11 | Contents of the basket of the upper ... |
Transliteration (ATF)
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| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
| obverse | ||
| 1 | lugal-e mu-ni nig2-ul-sze3 | |
| 2 | ARAD-{d}suen lugal | |
| 3 | i3-na-ab i-me-a | |
| 4 | gurusz# lu2 szir3 ra-ra | |
| 5 | en3-bar gurun-na | |
| 6 | sa | |
| 7 | {d}suen-i-din-na lugal | |
| 8 | di4-lax(ME) u4-da | |
| 9 | izi | |
| 10 | in-nin me husz-a | |
| 11 | me-ta-am3 me-a di-id-ti | |
| 12 | sza3 {gi}pisan x sza-ap-lu-um | |
| 13 | lugal-e mu-ni nig2-ul-sze3 | |
| 14 | en-e# kur lu2 ti-la# | |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | u4 husz!? an-ur2-ru | |
| 2 | ia# lu2-lu7 | |
| 3 | nin mul-an-gin7 | |
| 4 | e2 E husz! an-NA | |
| 5 | ugu-gu10 | |
| 6 | lugal-banda3{+da} | |
| 7 | u4 esz5-bar kin2 | |
| 8 | u4 ul-la | |
| 9 | ma2-gurx(TE) nig2 giri17-zal | |
| 10 | dumu e2-dub-ba-a | |
| 11 | sza3 {gi}pisan x e#!-lu-um | |
Sources & licences
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