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CDLI Literary 000389, ex. 001
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Primary publicationCDLI Literary 000389, ex. 001
Author(s)CDLI
Publication date2014ff.
Secondary publication(s)Gadd, Cyril J. & Shaffer, Aaron, UET 6 (1963, 1966, 2006) 0077
CollectionBritish Museum, London, UK
Museum no.BM —
Accession no.
ProvenienceUr (mod. Tell Muqayyar)
Excavation no.U 16860
PeriodOld Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
Dates referenced
Object typetablet
Remarks
Materialclay
LanguageSumerian
GenreLiterary
Sub-genreETCSL 2.04.01.04 Ur-Namma D (witness)
CDLI comments
Catalogue source20061205 cdliadmin_veldhuis
ATF sourcePeterson, Jeremiah
TranslationPeterson, Jeremiah
UCLA Library ARK21198/zz001wzhpm
Composite no.Q000389
Seal no.
CDLI no.P346162

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1'. {d#}nun#-nam#-[nir ...]
en: Where in Sumer and Akkad will Nunamnir chose?
2'. nibru#{ki#}-e# [hur]-sag# [...] nam#-[...]
en: In Nippur, at the “mountain range of life,” he decreed my(!?) fate
3'. uri2#{ki#}-e# e2#-[...]
en: At Ur, it being in the Emudkura shrine
4'. {gesz#?}[...]-ni suhuszx(DU@s)-bi# [...]-gin6#
en: He secured the foundations of his throne
5'. aga# [...] me#-tesz2 nam#-[...]-la#? sag-[...]-mi-gal2
en: The crown and the (accompanying) aura, (eliciting) the “praise” of kingship, he(!?) put on my(?) head
6'. {gesz#?}[...] ku3# ug3 1(szar2) si-si#-[...] szu-ga2 im#-mi#-[...]-sa2#
en: He made the pure scepter that puts the many people in order the equal of my hand(?)
7'. [...]-giri17 zi-gal2 DU#-DU#-e#? [...]-gu10-usz im-ma#-an#-szum2#?
en: He gave to my hand ... and the nose-rope that convey the people
8'. [...]-e#? x [...] e2 u6 di-da-bi [...] im#-mi#-in#-sa2
en: ... the temple to be admired(?) he put in order(?)
9'. [...] x [...] x x x
en: ...
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1'. gi#-zi# [...]
en: The gizi reed growth, “standing in silver"(?), flourishes
2'. na-ri-gu10 u4 he2-gal2#-la#? [...] {i7}EZEN-ku3 mu sze-[...]
en: My canal(?) (that furnishes?) a day of abundance, a reign(?) of ..., the “pure ...” canal is named
3'. mu# da-ri ka-ge5 du-a-ba i7 pa4-[...]
en: Named an everlasting name that is suitable for the mouth, the “its (outlying) ditches are clean” canal is named
4'. [...] iri#{ki}-ga2 a-ra2-bi ku6-ab te-li-bi [mu-szi-na]
en: (As for?) me, the way of (the canal of?) my city is fish(?), its float/excess(?) is birds
5'. [{i7}EZEN]-ku3# iri-bi ku6-ab te-li-bi mu-szi-na#
en: The “pure ...” canal, it flow(!?) is fish(?), its float/excess(?) is birds
6'. [i7 pa4-bi]-luh# a-ra2-bi ku6-ab te-li-bi mu-szi-na#
en: The canal whose (outlying) ditches are clean, its flow is fish(?), its float/excess(?) is birds
7'. [...] ku6 hu-ma#-ra-ab-de6 e2-kisz-nu-gal2-sze3
en: Abundantly it brought fish to the Ekišnugal temple
8'. [...] gu2#-gu2 mu-su-ur lu2-u2 u2-lal3 gu7-e
en: ... (on its banks) are munzer plants which one eats (like?) the “honey plant”
9'. [...]-bi# sze gu-nu# mu2-mu2 {gesz}tir-gin7 su-su-e-x
en: Making mottled barley/crops grow in its meadows (so that it) sways like a forest/for it to be denuded (at harvest time) like a forest(?)
10'. [...]-ub#-da# limmu2-bi sze-ga {d}en-lil2-la2
en: The king of the four regions, obedient one of Enlil
11'. [...] sipa# u2-a ki-en-gi uri-e ki ag2 {d}en-lil2-la2
en: Ur-Namma, the shepherd and provider in Sumer and Akkad, loved by Enlil
12'. bala#?-na nig2 uri2{ki}-ma-ke4 sila-am3 u4 mi-ni-in-za-e-en-za-e-le za#-e-me#-en
en: In his reign(?) that makes(?) (every)thing of Urim rejoice, you are the one who spends time there(?)
13'. ur-{d}namma lugal mu da-a-ri za3-mi2-zu du10-ga
en: Ur-Namma, king with an eternal name, your praise is sweet
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