CDLI Literary 000485, ex. 002 (P346182)
Literary tablet excavated in Ur (mod. Tell Muqayyar), dated to the Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC) period and now kept in British Museum, London, UKMetadata / catalogue
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British Museum, London, UKMuseum Number
BM —Provenience
Ur (mod. Tell Muqayyar)Artifact Type
TabletMaterial(s)
ClayGenre / Subgenre(s)
Literary (ETCSL 2.05.05.05 Lipit-Ishtar E (witness) Namgala-Song of Nininsinna for Lipiteshtar)Language(s)
SumerianMeasurements
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tablet
obverse
beginning broken
1'. [...] x x [...] x x
en: Father Enlil, god who is an emergent ušum creature(?), foremost(?) of the great princes (Igigi)
2'. [... a2] ag2#-zu a2 ag2#-[...] x
en: Lord of the universe, your me exceed (other) me(?), your commands surpass (other) commands(?)
3'. [...] u3-mu-un {d}li-pi2-it-esz18-dar-ra
en: ... for(?) lord lipit-Ištar
4'. [...] x u3-mu-ni-in-ze2-eg3
en: After you give ...
5'. [...] x x ha#?-ra-ab-lah4-e
en: ... will ...
6'. [...] x ki ku3? x mu-ni-in-gar su kalam-ma mu-e-du10
en: ... put ... the pure place(?), you sweetened the flesh of the land
7'. [...] x-la-zu mu-un-szi-bar na-ag2 zi tar-mu-ni-ib
en: ... looked at your ..., decree a fate (for him)
8'. ki#-ru-gu2 3(disz)#-kam-ma
en: It is the 3rd kirugu
9'. [{d}]nu#-nam-nir nun {d}li-pi2-it-esz18-dar-ra nam-ti u4 su3-ra2 sag-e-esz rig7-ba-ab
en: Nunamnir, dedicate a life of distant days to the ruler lipit-Ištar
10'. gesz#-gi4-gal2-bi-kam
en: It is its gešgigal “response”
reverse
1. inim# du11-ga {d}nin-isin{+si-na}-ka-sze3
en: To the spoken word of Ninisina
2. [...] x {d}en-lil2-le gesztu2 ba-szi-in-gub
en: ... Enlil paid attention
3. x-ra gu3 zi mu-na-an-de2-e nam mu-ni-ib-tar-re
en: He cries out truthfully to ... and decrees a fate
4. [{d}]li#-pi2-it-esz18-dar mu pa3-da-gu10-me-en ug3-ga2 sag mi-ni-in-il2
en: Lipit-Ištar, you are the one I chose by name, (you) have raised (your) head among the people
5. [...]-e# ama a-a ugux(|U.SAG|)-bi-gin7 igi-bi he2-em-szi-gal2-le-esz
en: The people looked towards (you) like their birth parents
6. [... sag]-en3#-tar e2-kur-ra ensi2 esz3 mah-a
en: The powerful one, caretaker of the Ekur temple, ensi of the supreme shrine
7. [...] ki# szen-szen-na-ka a2-tah-zu he2-a
en: Utaulu, may he be your helper at the place of combat
8. [...]-gin7# ha-ra-ur4-u3 zar-re-esz ha-ra-ab-sal-e
en: May he gather up your enemy like small birds (in a net) for you, may he spread them out into sheaves for you
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9. [...] x ki#? x-bi?-im#!?
en: ...
10. [...] x [...]
en: ...
rest broken
obverse
beginning broken
1'. [...] x x [...] x x
en: Father Enlil, god who is an emergent ušum creature(?), foremost(?) of the great princes (Igigi)
2'. [... a2] ag2#-zu a2 ag2#-[...] x
en: Lord of the universe, your me exceed (other) me(?), your commands surpass (other) commands(?)
3'. [...] u3-mu-un {d}li-pi2-it-esz18-dar-ra
en: ... for(?) lord lipit-Ištar
4'. [...] x u3-mu-ni-in-ze2-eg3
en: After you give ...
5'. [...] x x ha#?-ra-ab-lah4-e
en: ... will ...
6'. [...] x ki ku3? x mu-ni-in-gar su kalam-ma mu-e-du10
en: ... put ... the pure place(?), you sweetened the flesh of the land
7'. [...] x-la-zu mu-un-szi-bar na-ag2 zi tar-mu-ni-ib
en: ... looked at your ..., decree a fate (for him)
8'. ki#-ru-gu2 3(disz)#-kam-ma
en: It is the 3rd kirugu
9'. [{d}]nu#-nam-nir nun {d}li-pi2-it-esz18-dar-ra nam-ti u4 su3-ra2 sag-e-esz rig7-ba-ab
en: Nunamnir, dedicate a life of distant days to the ruler lipit-Ištar
10'. gesz#-gi4-gal2-bi-kam
en: It is its gešgigal “response”
reverse
1. inim# du11-ga {d}nin-isin{+si-na}-ka-sze3
en: To the spoken word of Ninisina
2. [...] x {d}en-lil2-le gesztu2 ba-szi-in-gub
en: ... Enlil paid attention
3. x-ra gu3 zi mu-na-an-de2-e nam mu-ni-ib-tar-re
en: He cries out truthfully to ... and decrees a fate
4. [{d}]li#-pi2-it-esz18-dar mu pa3-da-gu10-me-en ug3-ga2 sag mi-ni-in-il2
en: Lipit-Ištar, you are the one I chose by name, (you) have raised (your) head among the people
5. [...]-e# ama a-a ugux(|U.SAG|)-bi-gin7 igi-bi he2-em-szi-gal2-le-esz
en: The people looked towards (you) like their birth parents
6. [... sag]-en3#-tar e2-kur-ra ensi2 esz3 mah-a
en: The powerful one, caretaker of the Ekur temple, ensi of the supreme shrine
7. [...] ki# szen-szen-na-ka a2-tah-zu he2-a
en: Utaulu, may he be your helper at the place of combat
8. [...]-gin7# ha-ra-ur4-u3 zar-re-esz ha-ra-ab-sal-e
en: May he gather up your enemy like small birds (in a net) for you, may he spread them out into sheaves for you
blank space
9. [...] x ki#? x-bi?-im#!?
en: ...
10. [...] x [...]
en: ...
rest broken
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Consult sign list of Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
Consult word list of Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
- Artifact type: Tablet
- Material: Clay
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history: UET 6, 0097
[Gadd1963] Gadd, Cyril J., and Aaron Shaffer. 1963, 1966.
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- Provenience: Ur (mod. Tell Muqayyar)
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- Period: Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
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Created | Creator | Type | Authors | Project | Reviewer | Status | Action |
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2023-06-15 at 20:34:30 | Rattenborg, Rune | Artifact | Rattenborg, Rune | Geomapping Landscapes of Writing | Rattenborg, Rune | approved | |
2019-06-11 at 15:33:29 | Englund, Robert K. | Atf | Englund, Robert K. | CDLI | approved | ||
2019-05-29 at 21:01:59 | Englund, Robert K. | Atf | Peterson, Jeremiah | CDLI | approved | ||
2006-11-02 at 00:00:00 | CDLI | Artifact | Foxvog, Daniel A.; Guerra, Dylan; Peterson, Jeremiah; Veldhuis, Niek; Wolfe, Jared N. | CDLI | approved |
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This artifact is a witness to the following composite(s):
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CDLI Literary 000485 (Lipit-Ishtar E) composite (P481739) | View the score |
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