CDLI Literary 000392 (Ur-Namma G) composite (P469694)
Literary, Old Babylonian · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | CDLI Literary 000392 (Ur-Namma G) composite |
|---|---|
| ID | P469694 |
| Language | Sumerian |
| Period | Old Babylonian · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE |
| Genre | Literary |
English translation
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| Line | English |
|---|---|
| surface a 7 | Enlil ... to Ur-Namma. |
| surface a 8 | He bestowed on him (?) early floods, grain and speckled barley. |
| surface a 9 | Ur-Namma, may the people flourish in prosperity under your rule. |
| surface a 10 | You (?) ... the plough and good barley, and your cultivated fields will be rich. |
| surface a 11 | You (?) ... trees, seeds, good barley, the plough, and the fields. |
| surface a 12 | You (?) ... the plough and good barley ... |
| surface a 13 | King, cultivate the fields with oxen, and your cultivated fields will be rich; |
| surface a 14 | Ur-Namma, cultivate the fields with them, and your cultivated fields will be rich. |
| surface a 15 | The oxen will make (?) your cultivated fields fertile; your cultivated fields will be rich. |
| surface a 16 | My king, when you have finished with all the work on the fields of Enlil; |
| surface a 17 | Ur-Namma, when you have finished with all the work on the fields of Enlil, |
| surface a 18 | may the rains of heaven make the furrows that you laid out sprout abundantly. |
| surface a 19 | King, faithful farmer, you have ... he levees and ditches in the wide fields; |
| surface a 20 | Ur-Namma, faithful farmer, you have ... the levees and ditches on the wide fields. |
| surface a 21 | Like the rising Utu, the levees and ditches ... |
| surface a 22 | My king, ...; |
| surface a 23 | Ur-Namma, ... |
| surface a 27 | ... will return for you ... . |
| surface a 28 | A balbale of Enlil. |
Transliteration (ATF)
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| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
| surface a | ||
| 1 | [...] | |
| 2 | [...] | |
| 3 | [...] | |
| 4 | [...] | |
| 5 | [...] | |
| 6 | [...] | |
| 7 | {d}en-lil2-le {d}ur-{d}namma-ra mu-[...] | |
| 8 | a-esztub {d}ezina2 sze gu-nu sag-e-esz he2-mu-rig7 | |
| 9 | {d}ur-{d}namma ug3-e nam-he2-a gu2 hu-mu-u8-di-ni-ib-mar-re | |
| 10 | {gesz}apin sze du10-ga bi2-gar-ra gan2 gar-zu du10-ga-am3 | |
| 11 | gesz numun sze du10 {gesz}apin gan2 nam bi2-du10-ge | |
| 12 | {gesz}apin sze du10-ge ki kur x x gan2 nam bi2-x x | |
| 13 | lugal gu4-de3 gan2 gar-am3-ma gan2 gar-zu du10-ga-am3 | |
| 14 | {d}ur-{d}namma gan2 gar-am3-ma GAN2 gar-zu du10-ga-am3 | |
| 15 | gan2 gar-ra-za gu4-de3 ba-sa6 gan2 gar-za du10-ga-am3 | |
| 16 | lugal-gu10 gan2 {d}en-lil2-la2-ka a2 szu ha-ba-e-ni-du7 | |
| 17 | ur-{d}namma gan2 {d}en-lil2-la2-ka a2 szu ha-ba-e-ni-du7 | |
| 18 | ab-sin2 gub-ba-zu im an-na si he2-em-ma-ni-in-sa2 | |
| 19 | lugal engar zi gan2 dagal-la e pa5-re ki x [...] | |
| 20 | ur-{d}namma engar zi gan2 dagal-la e pa5-re ki [...] | |
| 21 | e pa5-re {d}utu e3-gin7 igi-bi mu-[...] | |
| 22 | lugal-gu10 sa-ra du10-du10-ge sa-ra-zu? [...] | |
| 23 | ur-{d}namma sa-ra du10-du10-ge sa-ra-zu? x [...] | |
| 24 | [...] | |
| 25 | [...] | |
| 26 | [...] SI IN [...] | |
| 27 | x mu-ra-an-gur x [...] | |
| 28 | bala-bala-e {d}en-lil2-la2-kam | |
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