CDLI-Archival View

Publication
Primary publication:	CDLI Literary 000451, ex. 010
Author:	CDLI
Publication date:	2014ff.
Secondary publication(s):	Gadd, Cyril J. & Shaffer, Aaron, UET 6 (1963, 1966, 2006) 0529; Ludwig, Marie-Christine, SANTAG 2 (1990) pl. 8 (published as 16+145+*208a)
Citation:
Author remarks:
Published collation:
CDLI no.:	P346567
UCLA Library ARK	21198/zz00205nbp
CDLI comments:

Source of original electronic files
Catalogue:	20061205 cdliadmin_veldhuis
Transliteration:	Peterson, Jeremiah
Translation:	Peterson, Jeremiah
Photo:	If not otherwise indicated, digital images were prepared in their current form by CDLI staff, in some cases with the kind assistance of collection staff. For terms of use, click here.
Line Art:	If not otherwise indicated, line art drawings prepared in their digital form by CDLI staff are to be credited to primary publication author(s).

Collection Information
Owner:	British Museum, London, UK
Museum no.:	BM —
Accession no.:
Acquisition history:

Text Content:
Genre:	Literary
Sub-genre:	ETCSL 2.05.04.01 Ishme-Dagan A+V (witness)
Sub-genre remarks:
Composite no.:	Q000451
Language:	Sumerian

Physical Information
Object type:	tablet
Material:	clay
Object remarks:
Measurements (mm):	x x
Object preservation:
Surface preservation:
Condition description:
Join information:	Shaffer suggests UET 6/3, 526-529 are probably part of the same tablet (UET 6/3, p.15)
Seal no.:
Seal information:

Provenience:
Provenience:	Ur (mod. Tell Muqayyar)
Provenience remarks:
Excavation no.:	U —
Findspot square:
Elevation:
Stratigraphic level:
Findspot remarks:

Chronology:
Period:	Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
Period remarks:
Date of Origin:
Dates referenced:
Date remarks:
Alternative years:
Accounting period:

Unclear abbreviations? Can you improve upon the content of this page? Please contact us!

Tablet

obverse
$ broken

reverse
$ beginning broken
column 1'
$ beginning broken
1'. tu#-[...]
2'. e2 {d}en#-[...]
3'. {d}nin-lil2#-[...]
4'. nin-ga2#-[...]
5'. hu-mu#-[...]
#tr.en: I am (Išme-Dagan) and thus I brought a statue of my birth father into the temple of Enlil and Ninlil, my lady
6'. {uruda}[...]
#tr.en: The statue of my grandfather, which was ...
$ rest broken
column 2'
$ beginning broken
1'. sza3#-bi# [...]
2'. a-ra2#-[hi]
3'. bala-bala#-[e]
4'. kun-gar-bi
5'. nar gal-an-zu-e-ne
6'. ma-an-gar-re-esz-am3
#tr.en: It is (the case that)(?) the skilled musicians established for me širgida songs and royal praise whose contents were complete, the arahi, balbale, zamzam and kungar songs
7'. en3-du#?
8'. ki? du12-a-x
9'. mu-[gu10]
10'. mi-ni-gal#-[...]
#tr.en: They exalted my name in the site where the endu songs are sung
11'. nig2#-nam#-[...]
12'. gesztux(|GISZ.TUG2|)# dagal#-[la]-ga2#
#tr.en: It is (the case that)(?) I know everything and have broad wisdom
13'. DU-DU-MU erin2-ga2
14'. mu-zu!-a-ga2
#tr.en: It is (the case that)(?) I know the ... of my troops
15'. ki# {gesz}tukul-la-ka
16'. igi# mi-ni!-zalag-ge
#tr.en: At the place of weapons (i.e., battle), (my?) face shines
17'. sipa ku3-zu
18'. ug3 lah5-lah5-e-ga2#
#tr.en: It is (the case that?) I conveyed the people(?) (as a?) wise shepherd
19'. gal-zu nig2-nam-ma
20'. i3-me-en-na-ga2
#tr.en: It is (the case that?) I am skilled in everything
21'. [...]-e#
22'. igi# zi mu-ri-in-bar-ra
#tr.en: An has looked favorably at me(!?)
23'. [...]-ta#
#tr.en: By the word of Enlil, which has might by itself(?)
$ rest broken
column 3'
$ beginning broken
1'. [...]-x
2'. [...]-x-ra
3'. [...]-til#-la
#tr.en: It is (the case that?) I had reached the limits of ... of the scribal art
4'. [...]-nar#-ra
5'. [...] x-gu10
6'. [...]-x-ma
#tr.en: It is (the case that?) I ... the art of the musician
$ double ruling
7'. [...] za3-mi2
8'. [...]-bi
9'. [...]-zu-a
#tr.en: It is (the case that?) (I) know the venue/regulation(?) of praise
10'. [...] ad-ba?
11'. nir#? mi#-ni-gal2-la
#tr.en: It is (the case that?) I(?) relied upon/exerted authority upon(?) the voices of the ensemble of musicians/singer and musician(?)
12'. sa szu-si
13'. gesz-gu3-di KA#?
14'. gun3-gun3 [...]
15'. x-[...]
#tr.en: It is (the case that?) I(?) knew the exchanging(?) of charming speech with the fingering of the lute/harp(?)
$ rest broken
column 4'
$ beginning broken
1'. [...] x x
2'. [...]-x-gu10
3'. [...]-ri2?-sze3?
4'. [... {d}en]-lil2-la2-ka
5'. [nam]-sipa
6'. [...]-na-ke3-e
#tr.en: My descendants? for eternity(?) shall practice the shepherdship in the temple of Enlil
7'. [{d}en]-lil2
8'. [...]-gu10#?-ra#?
#tr.en: And intone my songs(?) for Enlil, my king
$ rest broken

Archival view of P346567