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CDLI Literary 000349, ex. 025
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Primary publication	CDLI Literary 000349, ex. 025
Author(s)	CDLI
Publication date	2014ff.
Secondary publication(s)	Gadd, Cyril J. & Shaffer, Aaron, UET 6 (1963, 1966, 2006) 0025
Collection	British Museum, London, UK
Museum no.	BM —
Accession no.
Provenience	Ur (mod. Tell Muqayyar)
Excavation no.	U —
Period	Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
Dates referenced
Object type	tablet
Remarks
Material	clay
Language	Sumerian
Genre	Literary
Sub-genre	ETCSL 1.05.01 Nanna-Suen’s Journey to Nippur (witness)
CDLI comments
Catalogue source	20061205 cdliadmin_veldhuis
ATF source	Hawkins, Laura F.; Peterson, Jeremiah
Translation	Peterson, Jeremiah
UCLA Library ARK	21198/zz001x7g7d
Composite no.	Q000349
Seal no.
CDLI no.	P346110

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1'. [...] na#?-an#?-[...]
en: Nanna-Suen made a resolution
2'. [...]-la2#-sze3 {d}nin-lil#-[...]
en: To that of Enlil, to that of Ninlil
3'. {d#}dil#-im2#-babbar2#-e gesztux(|GISZ.TUG2|)-a#-ni# na-an-gub#
en: Dilimbabbar made a resolution
4'. ur-sag-me-en ga2-e iri{ki}-gu10-usz-sze3 ga-an-DU
en: I am a hero, I want to go to my city
5'. ga2-e iri{ki}-gu10-usz-sze3 ga-an-DU a-a-gu10-usz-sze3 ga-an-szi-du-en
en: I want to go to my city, I want to go to my father
6'. {d}suen-me-en ga2-e iri{ki}-gu10-usz-sze3 ga-an-DU
en: I am Suen, I want to go to my city
7'. ga2-e iri{ki}-gu10-usz-sze3 ga-an-DU a-a-gu10-usz-sze3 ga-an-szi-du-en
en: I want to go to my city, I want to go to my father
8'. a-a-gu10 {d}en-lil2-la2-sze3 ga-an-DU
en: I want to go to my father Enlil
9'. ga2-e iri{ki}-gu10-usz-sze3# ga#-[...]
en: I want to go to my city
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column 2
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1'. {d#}[...]
en: (For) its miriza planking towards the forest/thicket of hašhur trees Dilimbabbar dispatched a man
2'. {gesz}eme#?-[...]
3'. {d}nanna-ar# [...]
en: (For) its emesig planking(?) towards the kugnuna forest(?) Nanna-Suen dispatched a man
4'. {gesz}e2#?-x-[...]
5'. {d}dil-im2-babbar2-[...]
en: (For) its cabin(?) towards the mountain of juniper resin Dilimbabbar dispatched a man
6'. {gesz}u3-bi [...]
7'. {d}nanna-ar {d}suen#-[...]
en: (For) its u planking Nanna-Suen dispatched a man towards the forest of Ebla(?)
8'. {gesz}u3-KU-x-[...]
9'. {d#}dil#?-im2#?-[babbar2-...]
en: (For) its ... to the forest of juniper resin Dilimbarbar dispatched a man
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column 1'
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1'. a#-a# ugu#-[...]
en: His? birth father ...
2'. {d}kal-kal# [...]
en: Kalkal ...
3'. HAR? gesz x [...]
en: ...
4'. a-a ugu#-[...]
en: His? birth father ...
5'. nig2 zu#? [...]
en: ...
6'. {d}kal#-[kal ...]
en: Kalkal ...
7'. nig2 x [...]
en: ...
8'. {d}kal#-[kal ...]
en: Kalkal ...
9'. hul2-la#-[...]
en: Rejoicing ...
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column 2'
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1'. uri2#?[{ki}-sze3 ...]
en: I want to go (back) to Ur
2'. pu2-{gesz}kiri6 lal3# gesztin#? [...]
en: He gave to him syrup and wine in the irrigated orchard
3'. uri2{ki}-sze3 ga-an#-[DU]
en: I want to go (back) to Ur
4'. e2-gal zi-sza3-gal2 mu-na#-an#?-[...]
en: He gave to him life force (in) the palace
5'. uri2{ki}-sze3 ga-an-DU
en: I want to go (back) to Ur
6'. lugal-gu10 bara2-za {d}en-lil2-la2
en: My king, on your throne, the one of Enlil
7'. {d}nanna-ar {d}suen-e u4 imin-e he2-a-u3-tu
en: Nanna-Suen! May he be born(?) in (a span of?) seven days
8'. bara2 ku3 ama gal {d}nin-lil2-la2
en: (On your?) holy throne, the one of great mother Ninlil
9'. en#? {d}dil-im2-babbar2-e [u4] imin#-e# he2-a-u3-tu
en: Lord Dilimbabbar! May he be born(?) in (a span of?) seven days
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