CDLI Literary 000373, ex. 006 (P349960)
Literary, Old Babylonian, Ur · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | CDLI Literary 000373, ex. 006 |
|---|---|
| ID | P349960 |
| Museum no. | IM 085677 |
| 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 |
Transliteration (ATF)
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Machine draft. The right-hand column is machine English from ixmon/atf-to-english (atf-en-t5base-F, 2026-10-17), generated line by line from the transliteration. It is unreviewed and is not a scholarly translation.
| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
| obverse | ||
| 1.a | en-me-bara2#-ge4#-e | Enmebarge |
| 1.b | iri-na-nam{ki#} e2# {d}en-lil2-la2 in-du3 | Inanam built the temple of Enlil |
| 2 | ag-ga dumu en-me-bara2-ge4-si-ke4 | Aga, son of Enmebaragesi, |
| 3 | tum-ma-al{ki}-e pa bi2-e3 | Tummal made resplendent. |
| 4 | {d}nin-lil2 tum-ma-al{ki}-sze3 in-tum2 | Ninlil brought to Tummal. |
| 5 | a-ra2# 1(disz)-kam tum-ma-al{ki} ba-szub | For the 1st time Tummal fell |
| 6 | {d}bil4-ga-mes du6-U2-numun2-bur-ra bara2 {d}en-lil2-la2 in-du3 | Gilgamesh built the Du-Unumunbura, the dais of Enlil. |
| 7 | {d}ur-lugal dumu {d}bil4-ga-mes-ke4 | Ur-lugal, son of Gilgameš |
| 8 | tum-ma-al{ki}-e pa bi2-e3 | Tummal made resplendent. |
| 9 | {d}nin-lil2 tum-ma-al{ki}-sze3 in-tum2 | Ninlil brought to Tummal. |
| 10 | a-ra2 2(disz)-kam tum-ma-al{ki} ba-szub | for the 2nd time Tummal fell. |
| 11 | mes-an-ne2-pad3-da lugal-e bur-szu-szu2-a ki e2 {d}en-lil2-la2 in-du3 | Mesanepada, the king, built the Buršusua at the place of the temple of Enlil. |
| 12 | mes-ki-ag2-nun-na dumu# mesz3#-[an-ne2-pad3-da-ke4] | Meskiagnuna, son of Meš-Ane-pada |
| 13 | tum-ma-al{ki}-e [pa bi2-i-e3] | Tummal opened its mouth |
| 14 | {d}nin-lil2 tum-[ma-al{ki}-sze3 in-tum3] | Ninlil brought to Tummal |
| 15 | a-ra2 3(disz)-kam tum-ma-al{ki} ba-szub | for the 3rd time Tummal fell. |
| 16 | {d#}[nin]-lil2# tum#-[ma-al{ki}-sze3 in-tum3] | Ninlil brought to Tummal |
| 17 | a-ra2 4(disz)-kam tum-ma-[al{ki} ba-szub] | for the 4th time Tummal fell |
| 18 | ur-{d}namma e2-kur-ra in#-[du3] | Ur-Namma built the Ekur. |
| 19 | {d}szul-gi dumu ur-{d}namma-ke4 | Šulgi, son of Ur-Namma |
| 20 | tum-ma-al{ki}-e pa bi2-e3 | Tummal made resplendent. |
| 21 | {d}nin-lil2 tum-ma-al{ki}-sze3 in-tum2 | Ninlil brought to Tummal. |
| 22 | a-ra2 5(disz)-kam tum-ma-al{ki} [ba-szub] | 5 times Tummal fell into disrepair |
| 23 | en-na mu {d}i-bi2-{d}suen lugal-e | until the year: “Ibbi-Suen, the king, |
| 24 | en-me-gal-an-na en {d}inana unu{ki}-ga masz2-e in-pad3-de3 | En-megal-ana the lord of Inana in Uruk has chosen by extispicy. |
| 25 | {d}nin-lil2 tum-ma-al{ki}-sze3 i3-de6-en# | Ninlil brought me to Tummal |
| 26 | inim lu2-{d}inana aszgab-gal {d}en-lil2-la2 sar | Word of Lu-Inana, the chief leatherworker of Enlil. |
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