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CDLI Literary 000365, ex. 078 (P357186)
Literary, Old Babylonian · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | CDLI Literary 000365, ex. 078 |
|---|---|
| ID | P357186 |
| Museum no. | BM 054731 |
| Collection | British Museum, London, UK |
| Language | Sumerian |
| Period | Old Babylonian · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE |
| Genre | Literary |
| Find spot | uncertain (mod. uncertain) |
Transliteration (ATF)
From Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative · CDLI: reuse of catalogue/transliteration data with citation of CDLI; images restricted (not fetched)
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 col 1 | ||
| 1 | [...]-la#-sze3 gesztu2-ka-ni na-an-gub | ... did not set his mind towards ... |
| 2 | [...]-e# kur lu2 ti-la-sze3 gesztu2-ka-ni na-an-gub | ... did not set his mind towards the mountain of the living man |
| 3 | [...] en#-ki-du10-ra gu3 mu-un-na-de2-e | ... spoke to Enkidu |
| 4 | en-ki-du10 murgu2 gurusz-e ti-la sag ti-li-bi-sze3 la-ba-ra-an-e3-a | Enkidu, the shoulder of the young man, he did not come forth for you to live, |
| 5 | kur-ra ga-an-ku4 mu-gu10 ga-an-gar | I want to enter the netherworld, [I want to place] my name there. |
| 6 | ki mu gub-bu-ba mu-gu10 ga-bi2-ib2-gub! | I want to stand at the place where my name stands(?) |
| 7 | ki mu nu-gub-bu-ba mu digir-re-e-ne ga-bi2-ib-gub | I want to stand in the place where no one stands, the name of the gods. |
| 8 | ARAD2-da-ni en-ki-du10 <inim> mu-un-na-ni-ib2-gi4-gi4 | His servant Enkidu replied to him: |
| 9 | lugal-gu10 tukum-bi kur-ra i-ni-in-ku4-ku4-de3-en {d}utu he2-me-da-an-zu-ku4#-ku4-de3 | My king, if you enter the netherworld, may Utu know you |
| 10 | kur-{gisz}erin-ku5-sze3 i-ni-in-ku4-ku4-de3-en {d}utu he2-me-da-an-zu | I will enter the cedar forest, may Utu know it. |
| 11 | {d}utu szul {d}utu he2-me-da-an-zu | Šamaš, youth Utu, may you know! |
| 12 | kur-ra dim2-ma-bi {d}utu-kam | It is the creation of Utu in the mountains. |
| 12 | kur-{gisz}eren-ku5 dim2-ma-bi szul {d}utu-kam {d}utu he2-me-da-an-zu# | Its cedar grove is the youth Utu, may Uta know it. |
| 13 | {d}bil4#-ga-mes masz2 babbar2-ra szu im#-[...] | Gilgamesh ... the white kid |
| 14 | masz2 [x] masz2-da-ri-a gaba-na# [...] | ... gazelle droppings on his chest |
| 15 | szu-[x] gidri-ku3 kiri3#-[...] | The šu-priestess, the gidriku priest |
| 16 | [x x]-an#-na-ra gu3# [...] | For the ... of heaven, the voice ... |
| 17 | [...]-ra# i-in-ku4#-[...] | ... entered |
| 18 | [...]-ku5#-sze3# i#-[...] | ... to the “cutting-of-the-throat’(?) |
| obverse col 2 | ||
| 1 | hur-sag esz5-kam-ma im-te-bal {gisz}eren sza3-ga-ni <nu-mu-ni-in-pa3> | He crossed over the mountain range of the fifth, he did not find the cedar in his heart |
| 2 | hur-sag limmu-kam-ma im-te-bal {gisz}eren sza3-ga-ni <nu-mu-ni-in-pa3> | He crossed over the four mountain ranges and did not find the cedar in his heart |
| 3 | hur-sag ia2-kam-ma im-te-bal {gisz}eren sza3-ga-ni <nu-mu-ni-in-pa3> | He crossed the mountain for the first time, he did not find the cedar in his heart |
| 4 | hur-sag asz3-kam-ma im-te-bal {gisz}eren sza3-ga-ni <nu-mu-ni-in-pa3> | He crossed over the mountain range for the second time and did not find the cedar in his heart |
| 5 | hur-sag imin-kam-ma bal-da-ni {gisz}eren sza3-ga-ni im-ma-ni-in-pa3# | It is the seven mountain ranges whose balda was planted with cedar in its midst |
| 6 | {d}bil4-ga-mes {gisz}eren-e al-sag3#-ge | Gilgamesh trembles with cedar |
| 7 | en-ki-du10 {gisz}pa-bi# [...] dumu-iri-na mu#-[...] | Enkidu(?) ... the reed screen(?) of his son |
| 8 | gu-ru-ma# [...] | “It is a storm, ... ..., |
| reverse col 1 | ||
| 1 | [...] a-a-gu10 ku3# {d#}[...] | ... my father, holy ... |
| 2 | kur-ra tusz-a-zu ba-ra-zu kur-ra tusz#-[...] | Your sitting in the netherworld, your sitting out there(?) - where will you sit? |
| 3 | en-me-bara2-ge-si nin-gal-gu10 nam-dam-sze3 [...] | Enmebaragesi, my great lady, to the fate of the wife |
| 4 | 2(disz)-<kam>-ma-sze3 in-ga-na-mu-na#-[x x] | for the second time ... |
| 5 | zi ama ugu-gu10 {d}nin-sun2-ka# a-a-gu10 ku3 {d}lugal-ban3-da | The life of my birth mother Ninsun, my holy father Lugalbanda |
| 6 | kur-ra tusz-a-zu ba-ra-zu kur-ra tusz-a-zu he2-zu-[x] | May your dwelling in the mountain not be known, may your dwelling [in the mountain] know |
| 7 | MA-tur nin ban3-da-gu10 nam-lukur-sze3 kur-ra hu-mu#-[...] | My young lady, my exalted lady, may ... for the nadītu in the mountain |
| 8 | ni2-zu ba-ma-ra su-zu-a ga-an-ku4 | I want to bring your own self into your body. |
| 9 | ni2-te-ni disz-kam-ma mu-un-na-ra-an-[x] | It is the second time that he |
| 10 | dumu iri-na x mu-un-de3-re7-esz-am3 | The citizens of his city went ... |
| 11 | pa-bi i3-ku5-ru-ne zu2 bi2-ib2-szir3-re-ne / | They cut off his teeth, they make him sing. |
| 12 | ur2 hur-sag-ga2-ke4 mu-ni-ib2-nu2#-[x x] | ... the base of the mountain range |
| 13 | ni2-te-ni min-kam-ma mu-un-na-ra-an-[x] | It is the second time that he ... for her. |
| 14 | ni2-te-ni esz5-kam-ma mu-un-na-ra-an-[x] | His own self ... for him. |
| 15 | ni2-te-ni limmu-kam-ma mu-un-na-ra-an-ba# | It is the eponym year of Enlil-šarru-uṣur. |
| 16 | ni2-te-ni ia2-kam-ma mu-un-na-ra-an-ba | His fearsomeness was there for him. |
| 17 | ni2-te-ni asz3-kam-ma mu-un-na-ra-an-ba | It is the second time that he presented it to him. |
| 18 | ni2-te-ni imin-kam-ma mu-un-na-til-la-ta da-ga-ni ba-te | It is the ninth song. After he finished it, he approached his side. |
| 19 | musz-gar3-gesztin-na murgu-na im-ta-du-du | The grapevine growls on her back. |
| 20 | ne mu-un-su-ub-ba-gin7 te-na tibir-ra bi2-in-ra | Like one who trembles, how did he cross the river? |
| 21 | hu-wa-wa zu2 ba-an-da-zalag | Huwawa shines brightly. |
| 22 | am dab5-ba-gin7 saman bi2-in-szub | Like a captured wild bull, he smashed the spear. |
| 23 | gurusz dab5-ba-gin7 a2-ni mu-un-la2-la2 | Like a captured young man, he stretched out his arms. |
| 24 | {d}bil4-ga-mes szu ba-an-tuku | Gilgamesh received. |
| 25 | {d}utu-ra inim ga-mu-ra-ab-du11 | I want to speak a word to Utu |
| 26 | {d}utu ama tud-ud-ga2 nu-un!-zu a-a bulug3-ga2 nu-zu | Utu, the mother who bore me does not know, the birth father does not understand. |
| 27 | kur-ra mu-un-tu-ud-de3-en za-e mu-e-bulug3-ge26 | You gave birth to me in the mountains, you made me tremble. |
| 28 | {d}bil4-ga-mes zi an-na ba-an-pa3 zi ki-[...] zi kur-ra ba-an-pa3# | Gilgamesh chose the life of heaven, chosen the life [of the earth, chosen by the life] of the netherworld |
| 29 | szu-sze3 mu-un-dab5 ki za nam-ba-an#-tum2# | He seized him by the hand, he did not bring him to your place |
| 30 | u4-ba {d}bil4-ga-mes dumu-gi7-ra arhusz ba-ni-tuku# | At that time, Gilgamesh, the citizen, had compassion |
| 31 | {d}bil4-ga-mes en-ki-du10-ra gu3 mu-na-de2-e | He spoke to Gilgamesh and Enkidu: |
| 32 | muszen dab5-ba ki-bi-sze3 ha-ma-gen | May the captured bird go to its place for me. |
| 33 | gurusz dab5-ba ur2 ama-na-sze3 he2-gi4-gi4 | May the captured young man return to the lap of his mother. |
| reverse col 2 | ||
| 1 | [...]-mes#? mi2 du11-ga | ... cared for |
| 2 | [x x] za3-mi2 | ... of praise |
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