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CDLI Literary 000324 OB Catalogue from Ur 2
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Primary publicationCDLI Literary 000324 OB Catalogue from Ur 2
Author(s)CDLI
Publication date2014ff.
Secondary publication(s)Gadd, Cyril J. & Shaffer, Aaron, UET 6 (1963, 1966, 2006) 0123
CollectionBritish Museum, London, UK
Museum no.BM —
Accession no.
ProvenienceUr (mod. Tell Muqayyar)
Excavation no.U 17900h
PeriodOld Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
Dates referenced
Object typetablet
Remarks
Materialclay
LanguageSumerian
GenreLiterary
Sub-genreETCSL 0.02.04 OB Catalogue from Ur (U2)
CDLI comments
Catalogue source20061205 cdliadmin_veldhuis
ATF sourceHeinle, Michael; Peterson, Jeremiah
TranslationPeterson, Jeremiah
UCLA Library ARK21198/zz001wnrjw
Composite no.Q000324
Seal no.
CDLI no.P346208

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obverse
1. nin mul-an-gin7 <me>-en
en: Your are(!?) a lady like a heavenly star.
incipit of Nisaba A
2. bur-szum2-ma gal
en: Great matron.
incipit of Išbi-Erra E (Nisaba Hymn)
3. zi-ga
en: Rise!.
incipit of Ningešzida's Journey to the Netherworld
4. lugal me-<en> sza3-ta ur-sag-me-en
en: I am the king, I have been a hero since (emerging) from the womb.
incipit of Šulgi A
5. lugal mi3 du11-ga
en: (I am) the king who has been cared for.
incipit of Lipit-Ištar A
6. me-ta-am3 me-di-da!
en: From where are ... to go(?).
incipit of Two Women B/Dialogue 5?
7. me-ta-am3 im-du
en: From where are you coming?.
incipit of Edubba B
8. nin me szar2-ra
en: Lady of the many cosmic powers.
incipit of Inanna B
9. en-e kur lu2 ti-la-sze3
en: The lord towards the mountain that sustains a man.
incipit of Gilgamesh and Huwawa A
10. i3-a lu2-lux(URU)
en: ialulu.
incipit of Gilgamesh and Huwawa B
11. szul me6-kam
en: He is the youth of battle.
incipit of Gilgamesh and the Bull of Heaven
12. {lu2}kin-gi4-a
en: The messenger(s).
incipit of Gilgamesh and Aga
13. in-nin me husz-a
en: Lady of the furious me’s.
incipit of Inanna and Ebih
14. e2-e husz an-ki
en: House, furious storm? in the universe.
incipit of Nungal hymn
15. hur!-sag an-ki-bi-a-ke4
en: Mountain range of both(!) heaven and earth.
incipit of Sheep and Grain
16. {d}en-lil2 su3-ag2-sze3
en: Enlil, (his utterance is supreme) profoundly.
incipit of Enlil A
17. sag-ki gid2-da
en: The frown (of Enlil).
incipit of Curse of Agade
18. {gesz}al-e {gesz}al-e
en: Hoe, hoe!.
incipit of Hoe and Plow
19. u4 ul-e ri-da
en: In ancient times.
incipit of Bird and Fish?
20. ki-urx(SILA4) gal-e
en: The great Ki'ur complex.
incipit of Tree and Reed
21. e2-u4-nir
en: Eunir (temple).
incipit of Temple Hymns
22. an-ne2 nam-nir-ra
en: An (lifted his head) with authority.
incipit of Summer and Winter
23. nam-nun-e
en: Princeliness.
incipit of various possibile compositions, including (most likely) the Kesh Temple Hymn
24. nam-nun-e sag-na gaba? gi4
en: (The possessor) of princeliness opposes his head(?) (unidentified incipit)
25. nam-lugal
en: Kingship
incipit of Sumerian Kinglist

bottom
1. 2(u) 5(disz)
en: (Subtotal:) 25 (entries)

reverse
1. sza3-ga-a-ni
en: His heart.
incipit of Dumuzi's Dream
2. an gal-ta ki gal-sze3
en: From great heaven towards great earth (the netherworld).
incipit of Inanna’s Descent
3. u4 ri-a nam ba-tar-ra#?-ba#?
en: In distant days when fate was determined.
incipit of Enki’s Journey to Nippur
4. u4 ri-a u4 su3-ra2 ri-a
en: In distant days, in profoundly distant days.
incipit of either Gilgamesh, Enkidu and the Netherworld or the Instructions of Šurrupak
5. u4 ri-a nig2-ul-e
en: In remote days, a distant thing (unidentified incipit)
6. UD ma da dam na-na
en: ... (unidentified incipit)
7. di4-di4-la2 u4-da
en: Little one(s), if (we do not do our work).
incipit of Enkihegal and Enkitalu/Dialogue 2
8. 3(disz) dumu e2-dub-ba
en: 3 (compositions bearing the incipit) “Son of the house that distributes tablets”.
incipit of several possibilities among Eduba'a and Dialog texts
9. ni2 bulug6 nu-<mu>-ni!-IL2
en: ... does not raise/wield boasting there(?) (unidentified incipit)
10. u4 ul-la uru4
en: The one who farmed (since) long ago.
incipit of Farmer’s Instructions
11. in-nin me gal-gal
en: Lady of all the great me.
incipit of Inanna and Šukaletuda
12. u4 ul an ki-ta
en: In distant days when heaven (was separated) from earth.
incipit of Lugalbanda Hurrim
13. szegx(MURGU2)? x ki-ta
en: Brickwork(?) of the shrine(?) below/from the earth (unidentified incipit)
14. {d}lugal-banda3{+da}
en: Lugalbanda.
incipit of Lugalbanda and the Anzu bird
15. iri{ki} gu4 husz
en: City, furious bull.
incipit of Enmerkar and the lord of Aratta
16. lugal u4 me-lam2-bi nir-ra#
en: King, light whose aura is authoritative/lordly.
incipit of Lugale
17. an-gin7 dim2-ma
en: Fashioned like An.
incipit of Angim
18. 1(u) 1(disz) lugal
en: 11 (compositions with the incipit) King
royal hymns or royal inscriptions(?)
19. tur3-ra-na
en: His cattle pen.
incipit of the Ur lament
20. u4 szu bala ke-ta
en: In order to overturn the day.
incipit of the lamentation over Sumer and Ur
21. u4 husz! ki-en-gi-ra
en: Furious storm in/of Sumer (unidentified incipit)
22. ur-sag-e
en: The hero.
incipit of Nanna's Journey to Nippur(?)
23. u4-bi-ta
en: At that time (unidentified incipit)
24. u4 an-ne2
en: When An
25. i-nu an u3 {d}en-lil2
en: When An and Enlil
26. {d}en-lil2 diri-sze3
en: Enlil exceedingly.
incipit of Išme-Dagan A
27. ku6-gu10 e2# du3
en: My fish, build a house.
incipit of Home of the Fish
28. ur-sag kur-ra
en: The hero in/of the mountain/netherworld (unidentified incipit)
29. iri-am3 er2 <a>-nir-ra
en: It is the city(?) weeping and lament ... (unidentified incipit)
30. lu2 i-lu di
en: The lamentation singer (unidentified incipit)

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column 1
1. 4(u) 2(disz)
en: (Subtotal:) 42 (entries)
calculation: 28 + 3 (l. 8) + 11 (l. 18)

column 2
1. szunigin 1(gesz2) 7(disz)
en: Total: 67 (entries)
calculation: 25 + 42 = 67


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