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CDLI Literary 000750, ex. 016
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Primary publicationCDLI Literary 000750, ex. 016
Author(s)CDLI
Publication date2014ff.
Secondary publication(s)Gadd, Cyril J. & Shaffer, Aaron, UET 6 (1963, 1966, 2006) 0113; TCS 3, 015
CollectionBritish Museum, London, UK
Museum no.BM —
Accession no.
ProvenienceUr (mod. Tell Muqayyar)
Excavation no.U —
PeriodOld Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
Dates referenced
Object typetablet
Remarks
Materialclay
LanguageSumerian
GenreLiterary
Sub-genreETCSL 4.80.01 Temple Hymns (witness)
CDLI comments
Catalogue source20061205 cdliadmin_veldhuis
ATF sourcePeterson, Jeremiah
TranslationPeterson, Jeremiah
UCLA Library ARK21198/zz001wnr6q
Composite no.Q000750
Seal no.
CDLI no.P346198

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1'. dumu#? [{d}]en#-[lil2-la2 ...]
en: Son of Enlil, lord Ningirsu
2'. e2#?-[...]
en: Eninnu temple
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3'. x [...]
en: ...
4'. e2-[...]
en: Egalgasud temple, storehouse that makes silver and lapis
5'. gi-sa#-[sze3 ...]
en: Into treasure
6'. tar-sirx(SUD)-sirx(SUD) esz#-[...] mes-e# [...]
en: Etarsirsir temple, enunciating/effecting(?) decisions and the cosmic powers, the hero who strokes the nose (in submission)
7'. nun-zu sza3-la2 tuku#? [...]
en: Your prince, possessed of pity ...
8'. nin# a-[zu ...]
en: Lady, great physician of the black headed
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column 2
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1'. {d}[szara2 ...]
en: Šara, ... a good thing
2'. dumu ama-ni-ir# [...]
en: Who allocates the cosmic power to his mother
3'. e2 umma[{ki}]
en: Temple of Umma
4'. musz-za e2 bi2#-[in-gub]
en: He erected a temple in your sacred space
5'. bara2-za dur2 bi2-[in-gar]
en: He sat on your dais
double ruling
6'. E2-sze-er!-zi#-[...]
en: Ešerzidguru temple
7'. unu szuba la2# [...]
en: Inner sanctum hung with šuba stones
8'. idim gal nigar{gar}-ra x x
en: Great spring(?), the nigar sanctary of ...
9'. me zi me ak? szu dagal# x
en: Adorning/touching the true me, the exercised(?) me broadly
10'. zabalax(|MUSZ3.ZA.UNUG|){ki} esz3 MUSZ3#? [...]
en: Zabalam, shrine ...
11'. esz3-zu u4 [...]
en: Your shrine at daybreak(?)
12'. kurku2 ad mi-[...]
en: She has found the voice of(i.e. found expression for?) the wish(?)
13'. unu2 zi-zu nu-gig#-[...]
en: (In) your true sanctum, the nugig midwife
14'. kurku2# ma#-ra#-ni#-[...]
en: Laid down the wish
15'. nin-zu {d}inanna MUNSZUB#? x x
en: Your lady Inanna, ...
16'. uszumgal lu2 dili# ur2#? dab5#?-ba#? x
en: ušumgal creature grabbing the limbs(?) of the single(?) man
17'. nig2-babbar2 sag mu2-mu2# [...]
en: Shining as something white
18'. ki-bala-sze3 sag ga2#-[...]
en: Advancing toward the rebel land
19'. gesz#?-he#? ni2#?-te#?-[...]
en: By her own doing the firmament is made beautiful(?)
20'. dumu {d}suen-na {d#}[inanna-ke4]
en: The child of Suen, Inanna
21'. e2 ki zabalax(|MUSZ3.ZA.UNUG|)#[{ki}]
en: Temple of Zabalam
22'. musz-za e2 bi2#-[in-gub]
en: She erected a temple in your sacred space
23'. bara2-za dur2 bi2-in#-gar#
en: She sat on your dais
double ruling
24'. e2 u6 gal-gin7 su-<lim> husz ni2 guru3
en: Temple bearing a reddish aura like great awe(?)
25'. esz-bar an-edin#-na u4-te GALAM e3
en: Decision (renderer?), in(?) the plain an attacking(?) storm
26'. e2 {d}iszkur-ra# igi-zu-sze3 he2-gal2 aga-zu-sze3 giri17-zal#
en: Temple of Iškur, before you is abundance, behind you is joy
27'. temen gal2-zu |NINDA2xU| si pirig x?
en: Your intact(!?) foundation(?) is a ... with the horn of a pirig creature(?)
28'. alal# ku3 ubur an-na szegx(|IM.A|) sze# [...]
en: Pure drainpipe, breast/nipple of heaven, rain producing ...(?) barley
29'. dub-la2-za e2-za am-si# idim#
en: At your pilaster, at your temple, (you are) a wild elephant
30'. szeg12 zi temen e2-gar8 ni2 il2-zu#
en: True brickwork, your foundation (with?) a wall that bears an aura(?)
31'. x? x x dungu#? sirx(SU3)-ra x musz gir2
en: ... thick(?) clouds(?), ... snakes and scorpions/GIRI snake(?)
32'. [...] iti6
en: ... moonlight
33'. [...] x nam?-gu7 {d}iszkur a-mar?-GAR3?
en: ... oppression(?), Iškur, a flood(?)
34'. [...] {tu15}ulu3{+lu} {tu15}mir imin
en: The seven ... southern and northern winds
35'. [...] {tu15}mir dal-ha
en: ... the northern wind, the dust storm
36'. [...]-ta# im-ma
en: ... running from the horizon
37'. [...] {na4}esi {na4}x
en: ... the mountain of diorite and ... stone
38'. [...] x x x [...]
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1'. {d#}en#-lil2# [{d}en]-ki-da nam# tar#-x
en: Both(?) Enlil and Enki determine her(?) destiny
2'. e2-sug4-ga#? giri2 sar-sar
en: Esuga temple, sharpened dagger(?)
3'. zi sag-gig2#-ga me mah-am3
en: (At?) the throat of the black headed, the me that are great
4'. an-e an-sza3-ta mu-ra-an-szum2
en: An gave to you from the midst of heaven
5'. e2-mah e2 a12-ra2-bu
en: Emah temple, the temple of Adab
6'. e2-zu a#? zal-le
en: (In?) your temple, (in which there is?) flowing water(?)
7'. uz-<ga> ku3#?-ga esz3 ga2-ga2-zu
en: The holy shrine/treasury, your established shrine
8'. {d}nin#-[hur]-sag#-ga2-ke4 kesz3{ki}-ra
en: Ninhursaga for Keš
9'. du10-bi# [...]-x-an-na-na
en: Establishes(?) sweetly
10'. me gal#-[...] sikil#-la szu-luh dadag
en: The great me, the pure ruin mound, the pure cleansing
11'. {d}{asz}asz7#-[gi4 ...] adab#{ki}-ke4
en: Ašgi, the god of Adab
12'. adab#[{ki} ...] i7#?-de3 la2-a
en: Adab, (possessing) a temple attached to the river/canal
13'. musz#-[za e2 bi2]-in#-gub
en: He erected a temple in your sacred space
14'. bara2#-[za dur2 bi2]-in#-gar
en: He sat on your dais
double ruling
15'. [... an]-e ki gar-ra
en: Isin, city founded by An
16'. [...]-un#?-DU
en: He has built(?) it on a low center
17'. [...] x x-am3
en: Its front is a flood, its midst is skillfully knotted(!?)
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18'. [...]-x imin#-e ad ga2#?-[ga2]
en: Resounds(?) with the seven wishes(?)
19'. nin a-zu gal kalam-ma
en: Lady, great physician of the land
20'. {d}nin-i3-si-in-na dumu an-na-ke4
en: NinIsina, child of An
21'. e2 i3-si-in{ki}
en: The temple of Isin
22'. musz-za e2 bi2-in-gub
en: She erected in your sacred space
23'. bara2-za dur2 bi2-in-gar
en: She sat on your dais
double ruling
24'. e2-igi-kalam-ma usz ki gar-ra
en: Eigikalam temple, (its) foundation set upon the earth
25'. hur-sag mu2-a dagal ki us2-sa
en: Growing mountain range, set on the ground broadly(?)
26'. kur# gu2-erim2-gal2-e
en: The enemy land
27'. [...] kin2#-ga2#?
en: Seeking? ...
28'. [...] x {d}nin-x
en: ...
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1'. x [...] x [...]
2'. musz-za# e2 bi2-ib-gub
en: He erected a temple in your sacred space
3'. bara2-za dur2 bi2-in-gar
en: He sat on your dais
double ruling
4'. der{ki} esz-bar-e gal kin2-ga2 HI KA#-e gi-ba
en: Dēr, greatly(?) effecting a decision, blocking(?) ...
5'. ka2 ni2 me-lam2 gal2-la-za
en: At your gate which possesses an aura and radiance
6'. gesz-bur2-zu#? musz#-sza3-tur3 musz-husz gu2-da#? [ba]-an-la2
en: Your(?) ornament/trap(?) embraced (i.e., catches?) the muššatur and mušhuš creatures
7'. nun-zu mas-su# [dingir] gal#-gal-e-ne
en: Your ruler, the leader of the gods
8'. sa ba-de3 mah#-di-bi he2-du7
en: Exalted one of issuing advice, ornament(?)
9'. me zi nam-galam#-ma
en: Of the true cosmic power of cleverness
10'. gal-zu {d}isztaran# lugal x [an]-na-ke4
en: The wise one, Ištarān, king of the foundation(?) of heaven
11'. e2-dim-gal-[kalam]-ma#
en: Edimgalkalam temple
12'. musz-za e2 bi2#-[in-gub]
en: He erected a temple in your sacred space
13'. bara2-za dur2 bi2#-[in-gar]
en: He sat on your dais
double ruling
14'. e2-sikil me sikil-[...]
en: Esikil temple, its pure me are surpassing in the lands
15'. me-bi galam#? [...]
en: Its me are elaborate(?) and mighty
16'. x x [...]
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17'. [... nu]-e3#
en: When he opens his knees (as a predatory bird?), the evildoer does not escape
18'. [...] ki-bala-a [...]-gul
en: When he establishes a triumph, rebel lands and cities(?) are destroyed
19'. [...] ug3#-bi [...]-BI
en: When he frowns, the people are gathered(?) into sand dunes(?)
20'. [... szu]-bi-sze3 la2
en: Your ruler is a great lion who binds the enemy to his hand
21'. [...] me3#
en: Your king is a reddish storm, a flood in the middle of battle
22'. [...] x
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1'. [...] x x [...]
2'. zi-da-bi kur du
en: Your(!?) right arm makes the mountain tremble
3'. ga-bu-zu erim2# sal-e?
en: Your left arm spreads out(?) (over) the enemy/spreads out the enemy (like sheaves?)
4'. nun-zu uru16 mah u4 ki us2-sa3
en: Your ruler, supreme flood, storm touching the earth
5'. ni2# husz# gal ri-a
en: Exuding a great reddish/furious aura
6'. [...] lugal#-zu
en: Eduba temple, your king
7'. x x gal {d}za-ba4-ba4
en: Great ... Zababa
8'. [musz]-za e2 bi2-in-gar
en: He erected a temple in your sacred space
9'. bara2#-za dur2 bi2-in-gar
en: He sat on your dais
double ruling
10'. [e2]-gesz-kesz2#!?-kalam-ma
en: Egeškešedakalam temple
11'. [...] nun#?-gi4#!?-a# dingir-re-e-ne
en: (Bull) whose horn cannot be turned back(?) of the gods
12'. immal2#-am3 e te-en-te
en: The wild cow ... relaxing
13'. gu4#-dam e-nir ga2-ga2
en: Wild bull establishing a lament(?)
14'. gu3#?-de2?#-a kar-zu kar sig a na8-na8
en: Kutha(!), your harbor is a clear harbor, (enough so) to drink water (from)
15'. [sza3]-zu# galam#? ka-ad
en: Your interior is skillfully knotted
16'. [... {gesz}]mitum2#? an-ta bar-ra
en: Your mitum weapon is released(?) from heaven
17'. [... me]-es3#-lam# la2-a
en: Your sacred space is a lapis pectoral(?) attached to the Meslam temple
18'. [... me]-es3#-lam
en: Your prince is Erra, king/god of the Meslam temple
19'. [...] x
en: ...
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