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CDLI Literary 000700, ex. 001
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Primary publication	CDLI Literary 000700, ex. 001
Author(s)	CDLI
Publication date	2014ff.
Secondary publication(s)	Gadd, Cyril J. & Shaffer, Aaron, UET 6 (1963, 1966, 2006) 0070
Collection	British Museum, London, UK
Museum no.	BM —
Accession no.
Provenience	Ur (mod. Tell Muqayyar)
Excavation no.	U 16834
Period	Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
Dates referenced
Object type	tablet
Remarks
Material	clay
Language	Sumerian
Genre	Literary
Sub-genre	ETCSL 4.19.02 Ningeshzida B (witness)
CDLI comments
Catalogue source	20061205 cdliadmin_veldhuis
ATF source	Hawkins, Laura F.; Peterson, Jeremiah
Translation	Peterson, Jeremiah
UCLA Library ARK	21198/zz001x7jsn
Composite no.	Q000700
Seal no.
CDLI no.	P346155

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1. en me-te# ku3#-ga ni2 husz gal gur3-ru
en: Lord, holy ornament, bearing a furious and great aura
2. lugal-gu10 en {d}nin-gesz-zi-da ni2 husz gal gur3-ru
en: My king, lord Ningešzida, bearing a furious and great aura
3.a. ur-sag# sur2?-du3-a dingir-re-e-ne lugal-gu10
en: Hero, falcon of the gods, my king,
3.b. giri17-zal igi gun3 ti mar-ru10 szu du7
en: face sparkling (with) joy, equipped with arrows and a quiver
4. nemur banda3{+da} sag gesz ra-ra musz-husz szex(|KAxSZE|) gi4-gi4
en: Wild leopard who kills, screaming mušhuš creature
5. DU-DU-ma? bi-du3 uszumgal ambar-ra guru5 bur2-ra ulu3{+lu} lu2-ra te-a
en: ..., ušumgal creature rushing forth/gnashing its teeth(?) in the marshes, southern storm drawing near to man
6. nun sag mah kur sza3-ga# lug-ga edin# lu sag dub2-dub2-bu#?
en: First, great ruler living in the mountain midst, smashing heads of sheep(?) in the plain
7. lugal-gu10 KA-zu MASZ-MASZ-MASZ en {d}nin-gesz-zi-da ki-zu x-[...]
en: My king, your mouth/tooth ..., lord Ningišzida, your place(?) ...
8. {d}nin-gesz-zi-da KA-zu MASZ-MASZ-MASZ en {d}nin-gesz-zi-da ki-zu# [...]
en: Ningešzida, your mouth/tooth ..., lord Ningešzida, your place(?) ...
9. gada-la2-mu2 a-gin7 gar-ra-zu sza3-zu a-ba mu-un-zu
en: My(?) linen clad priest, when you put ... thusly, who has known your thoughts?
10. {d}nin-gesz-zi-da a-gin7 gar-ra-zu sza3-zu a-ba mu-[un-zu]
en: Ningešzida, when you put ... thusly, who has known your intention?
11. inim ku3-zu mu-un-zu-ra mu-un-zu nu-mu-un-zu-ra [...]
en: For the one who has known your holy word, he has known it (to his benefit?), for the one who has not known he has not known it(?)
12. nu-mu-un-zu-ra nu-mu-un-zu-ra MI-GIM mu-un-na#-[...]
en: For the one who has not known, for the one who has not known, ...
13. {d}nin-gesz-zi-da nu-mu-un-zu-ra MI-GIM mu-un#-[na-...]
en: Ningešzida, for the one who has not known, ...
14. inim mah-zu ki-sze3 DU-a-ba musz-husz na-nam x [...]
en: When you exalted word comes towards the earth/netherworld, it is indeed a mušhuš creature ...
15.a. i7#?-da a-ge6-a-gin7#!? du7-du7
en: Thrashing in the river like(?) a flood,
15.b. a-sza3-ga ma?-ru#? [...]
en: ... in the field like(?) a stormwind(?)
16. [...]-x#-lum a-u5 me ku5-ku5-ru IM [...]
en: Magilum(?), separating the ... high flood, u
17. [...] x# sza3 ni2-ta-na KA mu-un-[...]
en: ... his own heart/midst ...
18. [...] x ki? ra x me#-a# za3# gar# e#? [...]
en: ...

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