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CDLI Literary 000382, ex. 005
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Primary publicationCDLI Literary 000382, ex. 005
Author(s)CDLI
Publication date2014ff.
Secondary publication(s)Gadd, Cyril J. & Shaffer, Aaron, UET 6 (1963, 1966, 2006) 0141, 1966; Green, Margaret W., JAOS 104 (1984) 255
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 2.02.05 Lament for Uruk (witness)
CDLI comments
Catalogue source20061205 cdliadmin_veldhuis
ATF sourcePeterson, Jeremiah
TranslationPeterson, Jeremiah
UCLA Library ARK21198/zz001wqbj0
Composite no.Q000382
Seal no.
CDLI no.P346226

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1'. [...] x x x x [...] x x x x x
en: ...
2'. [...] 2(disz@t)# kam#-[...]
en: It is the 2nd kirugu
3'. [...] x x-na# x x [...] x x-ga mi#-[...]
en: ...
4'. [gesz]-gi4#-gal2#-bi#-im
en: It is the gešgigal “response”
5'. [...] x szu#? im-[...] mi#-ni-in-x [...]
en: An stretched out his hand(?) and tore out(?) ..., he terrified the land
6'. [{d}]en-[lil2]-le# [...] x [...]
en: Enlil trembled(?) greatly and shouted
7'. [a]-ma#-ru ki#? x [...]
en: The flood digging at the earth with a hoe raised its voice(?)
8'. [...] sag#?-bi-sze3 x [...]
en: Its vanguard(?) is a DUR10. GAG axe/drainpipe(?), its rear is darkness
9'. [...] x x [...]
en: ...
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column 1
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1'. [... su3]-u4#?-bi#? bar#-[...]
en: Its light (of its eye), which flashes, it is to look far away like the Anzud bird
2'. [...] mir-mir-ra izi-izi-a kur-ra# [...]
en: Its mouth is furious, it is to exude with flame(?) in the mountain/land
3'. eme#-bi# ga-an-ze-er u3-dub2# szeg3#-[...] kalam-ma su dar-re-dam
en: Its tongue (is) flame, raining glowing coals, it is to split the land
4'. a2-bi {d}anzu2 mah dub3 bad-ra2 nig2-nam#? [...]
en: Its wings (are) that of the supreme Anzud bird with opened knees (i.e., outstretched talons), which nothing (can escape)
5'. ti-ti-bi nig2 za-ra ke3-dam u4 zal-gin7 zal#?-[...]
en: Its ribcage was something that was to open in its hinges(?), disintegrating like the melting sun(?)
6'. ibx(HASZ2)-ba-ab-bi a2-sig3 uru17 gul-gul-la nig2-kesz2-[sze3] mu-un-la2
en: On(?) its hips (are) the slingstones(?), the destroyer(s) of cities(?), which are attached to the binding(?)
7'. hasz4-gal-bi giri2 sur mud2 dul9-dul9 u3-mun bala-bala-e-da
en: Its thighs are twisting/dripping daggers covered with blood, it is to draw out gore
8'. sa-sa-bi {uruda}szum#-me szab-dam giri3-bi hu-rix(U18)-in{muszen}-na-am3#
en: Its muscles are šumme saws that are to cut, its feet are that of the hurin bird
9'. {i7}idigna {i7}buranun-na ni2 mu-ni-ib-te kur-ra gu3# mi-ni-ib-ra
en: It has terrified the Tigris and Euphrates, it has screamed at the mountain/netherworld
10'. [...] gi4#-ni-sze3 hur-sag# i3-x-x-[...] ug3 [zar]-re#?-esz#? [...]
en: Because of its shout the mountain range is ..., the people are spread out as sheaves
11'. [ki-en]-gi# ki-uri su mu-ni-in#-[...] buru14-gin7 i3-su#-[...]
en: Sumer and Akkad have been made to(?) tremble, they will drown like a harvest
12'. [...] im#-szi#?-[...]
en: The unwitting ones rejoiced, they ...
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1'. [...] x
en: ...
2'. [...]-ta [...] x
en: ...
3'. [...] ug3#? [...] x
en: ...
4'. [...] x [...]
en: ...
5'. [...] x [...]
en: ...
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