CDLI Literary 000390 (Ur-Namma E) composite (P469692)
Literary, Old Babylonian · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | CDLI Literary 000390 (Ur-Namma E) composite |
|---|---|
| ID | P469692 |
| Language | Sumerian |
| Period | Old Babylonian · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE |
| Genre | Literary |
English translation
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| surface a 1' | Those who leave through your gate are an uncontrollable flood. |
| surface a 2' | Shrine Urim, your interior is a mountain of abundance, your exterior a hill of plenty. |
| surface a 3' | No one can learn the interior of the E-kiš-nu-ĝal, the artfully fashioned mountain. |
| surface a 4' | Your place of marvel is ... of cedar, your name makes the Land rejoice. |
| surface a 5' | Your lord is the one called as the beautiful lord, |
| surface a 6' | the child of Ninsumun, the ornament of all the lands. |
| surface a 7' | Ur, your great divine power |
| surface a 8' | is the gods's shackle on the Land. Your name be praised indeed! |
| surface a 9' | Your gate is the blue sky imbued with fearsomeness; |
| surface a 10' | only when it is open does Utu illuminate from the horizon. |
| surface a 11' | Your platform is where the fates are determined by the gods; |
| surface a 12' | you make just decisions. Your name be praised indeed! |
| surface a 13' | In your interior, the evildoer dare not lay hold of the holy statutes. |
| surface a 14' | E-kiš-nu-ĝal, the evil-doer cannot even come to know your interior, which is a dragon. |
| surface a 15' | House, your terrace ... Enlil ... your offerings. |
| surface a 16' | At your Dubla-maḫ, the place where the fates are determined, the great gods |
| surface a 17' | determine the fates. |
| surface a 18' | Worthy of the E-temen-ni-guru, born ..., |
| surface a 19' | your name be praised indeed! |
| surface a 20' | The beautiful lord ... the true shepherd Ur-Namma, |
| surface a 21' | ... Ur ... |
| surface a 22' | The silent house ... like Utu. |
| surface a 23' | Your name be praised indeed! Ur-Namma ... |
| surface a 24' | ..., adorned with a lapis lazuli beard ... |
| surface a 25' | The king endowed with allure, the radiance covering the nation, |
| surface a 26' | in his pure heart Ašimbabbar has chosen Ur-Namma. |
| surface a 27' | Wickedness cannot pass unnoticed before his eyes. |
| surface a 28' | Ur-Namma has accomplished an achievement, justice! |
| surface a 29' | The king, who knows (?) the spreading branches, |
| surface a 30' | Ur-Namma acts (?) as constable. |
| surface a 31' | The eloquent one of the lord, who knows (?) the spreading branches, |
| surface a 32' | Ur-Namma acts (?) as constable. |
| surface a 33' | The king, at the house of Suen, |
| surface a 34' | Ur-Namma refreshes himself. |
| surface a 35' | for the Tigris and the Euphrates |
| surface a 36' | and for Ur-Namma, she has determined a fate for the king, |
| surface a 37' | Its lady, the lady of possessions, the lady of ... |
| surface a 38' | has determined a fate for Ur-Namma. |
| surface a 39' | The woman of the princely seed has treated him kindly. |
| surface a 40' | Ur-Namma ... |
Transliteration (ATF)
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| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
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| surface a | ||
| 1' | abul-zu e3?-a a mah gaba-szu-gar nu-tuku | |
| 2' | esz3 uri5{ki} sza3-zu kur he2-gal2 bar-zu hur-sag he-nun-na | |
| 3' | e2-kisz-nu-gal2 hur-sag galam-ma sza3-bi lu2 nu-zu | |
| 4' | ki ut ti-zu [...] {gesz}erin-na mu-zu-sze3 kalam hul2-a | |
| 5' | en-zu en sig7-ga mu pa3-da | |
| 6' | dumu {d}nin-sumun2-ka me-te kur-kur-ra | |
| 7' | uri5{ki} me gal-zu a-ra2-ab dingir-re-ne | |
| 8' | kalam-ma gal2-la tesz2 mu-zu he2-i-i | |
| 9' | ka2-zu an sig7-ga su zi gur3-ru | |
| 10' | gal2 da13-da13-bi {d}utu an-ur2-ta u4 mi-ne-gar-ra-ta | |
| 11' | gi-sza3-zu-ta ki nam tar-re dingir-re-ne | |
| 12' | di si sa2 ku5-me-en tesz2 mu-zu he2-i-i | |
| 13' | sza3-ga-zu-ta gesz-hur zi-da hul-gal2 nu-dab5-be2 | |
| 14' | e2-kisz-nu-gal2 sza3-zu uszumgal hul-gal2 nu-un-zu | |
| 15' | e2 gi-gun4-na-zu nidba-zu KID DIM? {d}en-lil2? su3-ru? | |
| 16' | dub-la2-mah ki nam tar-re-za dingir gal-gal-e-ne | |
| 17' | nam mi-ni-ib-tar-re-ne | |
| 18' | e2-temen-ni2-gur3-ru tum2-ma | |
| 19' | u3-tu-da [...] tesz2 mu-zu he2-i-i | |
| 20' | en sig7-ga [...] sipa zi ur-{d}namma | |
| 21' | uri5{ki} [...] | |
| 22' | e2 sig3-ga {d}utu-gin7 AN? [...] | |
| 23' | tesz2 mu-zu he2-i-i ur-{d}namma x [...] | |
| 24' | su6 za-gin3 su3-su3 x [...] | |
| 25' | lugal hi-li gur3-ru me-lem4 kalam-ma dul-la | |
| 26' | ur-{d}namma {d}dili{im2}-babbar-re sza3 ku3-ge ba-ni-in-pa3 | |
| 27' | nig2-erim2 igi-ni-sze3 nu-dib-ba nig2-si-sa2 | |
| 28' | {d}ur-{d}namma-ke4 nig2-gur11 sa2 bi2-in-du11 | |
| 29' | lugal-e pa-mul-pa-mul zu | |
| 30' | {d}ur-{d}namma-ke4 masz-gi-i-i im-me | |
| 31' | inim zu en-na-ke4 pa-mul-pa-mul zu | |
| 32' | {d}ur-{d}namma-ke4 masz-gi-i-i im-me | |
| 33' | lugal-e e2 {d}suen-na-ke4 | |
| 34' | {d}ur-{d}namma-ke4 ni2 he2-eb-szi-ib2-te-en-te | |
| 35' | lugal-e {i7}idigna {i7}buranun-ke4 | |
| 36' | {d}ur-{d}namma-ke4 nam mu-ni-ib-tar-re | |
| 37' | nin-bi nin nig2-gur11-ra-ke4 nin e2 [...] | |
| 38' | {d}ur-{d}namma-ke4 nam mu-ni-ib-tar-re | |
| 39' | munus a nun-na-ke4 mi2 zi-de3-esz mu-un-e | |
| 40' | {d}ur-{d}namma-ke4 |GA2xX| NE NA [...] | |
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