Witness
Witness to composite(s): Q000623
Primary Publication:
Collection: British Museum, London, UK
Museum no.: BM —
Provenience: Ur (mod. Tell Muqayyar)
Period: Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
Object Type: tablet or envelope > tablet
Material: clay
Transliteration:
atf: lang sux
tablet
obverse
beginning broken
1'. e2#-esz2-dam#-ku3# ma-ra#?-[...] sza3-zu ha-ma-[...]
en: The “holy tavern” has been set up for you(?) so that you heart is cooled to me
2'. im#-ma#-an-si im-ma-diri#-[...] nin# UN-gal ma-ra#-[...]
en: After it (the matter) filled up and became too much, lady and queen, (as has) been spoken to you
3'. nig2 ge6-u5-na ma-ra-an-du11-[...]
en: That which was said to you in the nighttime
4'. gala# an#-bar7-gin7# szu ma-ab#-[...]
en: The lamentation priest shall repeat as if (at) midday (for you)
5'. dam# dab5#?-ba#-za#-ke4-esz dumu dab5#?-ba#-za-ke4#-[esz]
en: Because of your captured spouse, because of your captured child
6'. ib2-ba#-zu# ib2-gu5#-ul sza3-zu nu#-te#-[...]
en: Your anger has been maximized, your heart does not cool
7'. nin gu2-tuku nir-gal2 gu2-en-na-ke4#
en: Perfect lady, authoritzative one of the assembly
8'. siskurx(|AMAR.AMAR|)-ra-a-ni szu ba-an-szi-ti
en: She accepted her siskur offering/ritual on her (Enheduana's) behalf
9'. sza3# ku3 {d}inanna-ke4# ki-bi ha#?-[...]
en: And therefore(?) the holy heart of Inanna was restored to its place for her
reverse
1. [...]-an-na-du10 lal3 ba-an-su13-[... hi]-li ma-<<ra>>-az! ba-an-duh#?-[...]
en: At that time, it was good for her(?), she radiated plenty/happiness, she exuded joyful allure
2. iti6#-gin7 lal3 ba-an-gur3#-[...]
en: Like moonlight, she bore plenty/happiness
3. {d}nanna# u6 di zi-de3-esz mu-un-x
en: Nanna faithfully brought out awe
4. ama-a-ni {d}nin-gal-la x mu-na-an#-[...]
en: Because/(?) her mother Ningal prayed a šud prayer(?) for her
5. {gesz}ka2-na-ke4 silim-ma mu-na-ab-[...]
en: The gate was greeting her
6. nu-gig-ra du11#-ga-a-ni mah [...]
en: Her utterance for the nugig midwife is sublime
7. kur gul-gul an-da me-da [...]
en: Destroyer of the mountain, allocated the cosmic powers by(?) An
8. nin-gu10 hi-li gu2 e3#
en: My lady, clad in allure
9. {d#}inanna# za3-[mi2]
en: Inanna, praise
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