CDLI Literary 000390 (Ur-Namma E) composite (P469692)

Literary artifact dated to the Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC) period

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Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

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Literary (ETCSL 2.04.01.05 Ur-Namma E (composite))

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Sumerian

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1'. abul-zu e3?-a a mah gaba-szu-gar nu-tuku
 en: Those who leave through your gate are an uncontrollable flood.
2'. esz3 uri5{ki} sza3-zu kur he2-gal2 bar-zu hur-sag he-nun-na
 en: Shrine Urim, your interior is a mountain of abundance, your exterior a hill of plenty.
3'. e2-kisz-nu-gal2 hur-sag galam-ma sza3-bi lu2 nu-zu
 en: No one can learn the interior of the E-kiš-nu-ĝal, the artfully fashioned mountain.
4'. ki ut ti-zu [...] {gesz}erin-na mu-zu-sze3 kalam hul2-a
 en: Your place of marvel is ... of cedar, your name makes the Land rejoice.
5'. en-zu en sig7-ga mu pa3-da
 en: Your lord is the one called as the beautiful lord,
6'. dumu {d}nin-sumun2-ka me-te kur-kur-ra
 en: the child of Ninsumun, the ornament of all the lands.
7'. uri5{ki} me gal-zu a-ra2-ab dingir-re-ne
 en: Ur, your great divine power
8'. kalam-ma gal2-la tesz2 mu-zu he2-i-i
 en: is the gods's shackle on the Land. Your name be praised indeed!
9'. ka2-zu an sig7-ga su zi gur3-ru
 en: Your gate is the blue sky imbued with fearsomeness;
10'. gal2 da13-da13-bi {d}utu an-ur2-ta u4 mi-ne-gar-ra-ta
 en: only when it is open does Utu illuminate from the horizon.
11'. gi-sza3-zu-ta ki nam tar-re dingir-re-ne
 en: Your platform is where the fates are determined by the gods;
12'. di si sa2 ku5-me-en tesz2 mu-zu he2-i-i
 en: you make just decisions. Your name be praised indeed!
13'. sza3-ga-zu-ta gesz-hur zi-da hul-gal2 nu-dab5-be2
 en: In your interior, the evildoer dare not lay hold of the holy statutes.
14'. e2-kisz-nu-gal2 sza3-zu uszumgal hul-gal2 nu-un-zu
 en: E-kiš-nu-ĝal, the evil-doer cannot even come to know your interior, which is a dragon.
15'. e2 gi-gun4-na-zu nidba-zu KID DIM? {d}en-lil2? su3-ru?
 en: House, your terrace ... Enlil ... your offerings.
16'. dub-la2-mah ki nam tar-re-za dingir gal-gal-e-ne
 en: At your Dubla-maḫ, the place where the fates are determined, the great gods
17'. nam mi-ni-ib-tar-re-ne
 en: determine the fates.
18'. e2-temen-ni2-gur3-ru tum2-ma
 en: Worthy of the E-temen-ni-guru, born ...,
19'. u3-tu-da [...] tesz2 mu-zu he2-i-i
 en: your name be praised indeed!
20'. en sig7-ga [...] sipa zi ur-{d}namma
 en: The beautiful lord ... the true shepherd Ur-Namma,
21'. uri5{ki} [...]
 en: ... Ur ...
22'. e2 sig3-ga {d}utu-gin7 AN? [...]
 en: The silent house ... like Utu.
23'. tesz2 mu-zu he2-i-i ur-{d}namma x [...]
 en: Your name be praised indeed! Ur-Namma ...
24'. su6 za-gin3 su3-su3 x [...]
 en: ..., adorned with a lapis lazuli beard ...
25'. lugal hi-li gur3-ru me-lem4 kalam-ma dul-la
 en: The king endowed with allure, the radiance covering the nation,
  cited in Ur III catalogue at Yale, 0.1.2, line 17; OB catalogue from Nibru (N6), 0.2.13, line 12)
26'. ur-{d}namma {d}dili{im2}-babbar-re sza3 ku3-ge ba-ni-in-pa3
 en: in his pure heart Ašimbabbar has chosen Ur-Namma.
27'. nig2-erim2 igi-ni-sze3 nu-dib-ba nig2-si-sa2
 en: Wickedness cannot pass unnoticed before his eyes.
28'. {d}ur-{d}namma-ke4 nig2-gur11 sa2 bi2-in-du11
 en: Ur-Namma has accomplished an achievement, justice!
29'. lugal-e pa-mul-pa-mul zu
 en: The king, who knows (?) the spreading branches,
30'. {d}ur-{d}namma-ke4 masz-gi-i-i im-me
 en: Ur-Namma acts (?) as constable.
31'. inim zu en-na-ke4 pa-mul-pa-mul zu
 en: The eloquent one of the lord, who knows (?) the spreading branches,
32'. {d}ur-{d}namma-ke4 masz-gi-i-i im-me
 en: Ur-Namma acts (?) as constable.
33'. lugal-e e2 {d}suen-na-ke4
 en: The king, at the house of Suen,
34'. {d}ur-{d}namma-ke4 ni2 he2-eb-szi-ib2-te-en-te
 en: Ur-Namma refreshes himself.
35'. lugal-e {i7}idigna {i7}buranun-ke4
 en: for the Tigris and the Euphrates
36'. {d}ur-{d}namma-ke4 nam mu-ni-ib-tar-re
 en: and for Ur-Namma, she has determined a fate for the king,
37'. nin-bi nin nig2-gur11-ra-ke4 nin e2 [...]
 en: Its lady, the lady of possessions, the lady of ...
38'. {d}ur-{d}namma-ke4 nam mu-ni-ib-tar-re
 en: has determined a fate for Ur-Namma.
39'. munus a nun-na-ke4 mi2 zi-de3-esz mu-un-e
 en: The woman of the princely seed has treated him kindly.
40'. {d}ur-{d}namma-ke4 |GA2xX| NE NA [...]
 en: Ur-Namma ...
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  • Genre(s): Literary (ETCSL 2.04.01.05 Ur-Namma E (composite))
  • Language(s): Sumerian

  • history: ETCSL, (1998-2006) 2.4.1.5 Ur-Namma E

    [BlackETCSL] Black, Jeremy A. 1998-2006. “Electronic Text Corpus of Sumerian Literature.” https://etcsl.orinst.ox.ac.uk. 1998-2006.

  • Composite No.: Q000390
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2016-04-23 at 16:27:13 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2014-10-17 at 12:37:04 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2014-09-16 at 08:27:10 Dahl, Jacob L. Atf Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI approved View
2014-09-11 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact Wagensonner, Klaus CDLI approved View

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This artifact is a composite text. View the score of CDLI Literary 000390 (Ur-Namma E) composite. See below for a list of its witness(es):

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CDLI Literary 000390, ex. 001 (P343585) Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC) Girsu (mod. Tello)

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Cite this Artifact
“CDLI Literary 000390 (Ur-Namma E) Composite Artifact Entry.” 2014. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 11, 2014. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P469692.
CDLI Literary 000390 (Ur-Namma E) composite artifact entry (No. P469692). (2014, September 11). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P469692
CDLI Literary 000390 (Ur-Namma E) composite artifact entry (2014) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P469692 (Accessed: April 26, 2024).
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	year = {2014},
	month = {sep 11},
	title = {CDLI {Literary} 000390 ({Ur}-{Namma} {E}) composite artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P469692},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P469692},
}


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