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CDLI Literary 000396, ex. 014
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Primary publicationCDLI Literary 000396, ex. 014
Author(s)CDLI
Publication date2014ff.
Secondary publication(s)Gadd, Cyril J. & Shaffer, Aaron, UET 6 (1963, 1966, 2006) 0190; Castellino p. 27
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 2.04.02.02 Šulgi B (witness)
CDLI comments
Catalogue source20061205 cdliadmin_veldhuis
ATF sourcePeterson, Jeremiah
TranslationPeterson, Jeremiah
UCLA Library ARK21198/zz001xd008
Composite no.Q000396
Seal no.
CDLI no.P346275

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1'. [...]-gi ki-uri#-ke4 nam#-[...]
en: I learned the tablets of (both) Sumer and Akkad, the scribal art
2'. [...]-gin7#?-nam im nu-mu#-[...]
en: Like (a mere member of?) the indigenous population(?) I did not write tablets
3'. [...] ki#? nam-ku3-zu-gin7 ir im#-[...]
en: The scribal art(?), like(!?) a place of wisdom ... a scent(?)
4'. [...]-ga2 szid uttukugu-de3 x [...]
en: Adding(?), subtracting(?), counting, computation(?), I did in their entirety
5'. [...] sag12#-ga#? {d}nisaba-x
en: The beautiful Nanibgal, Nisaba
6'. [...]-TUG2-x-x szu dagal ma-ra-an-du11#
en: Gave wisdom and intelligence generously to me
7'. [...] gal2# tak4#-a# nig2 nu-dab-be2-me-en
en: I am experienced scribe who does not pass by anything
8'. [...]-gin7# zi-ga-gu10!-ne
en: When I rose as (if possessing) the sinew of a leopard
9'. [...]-x kasz5 kal-ga# x-ga2
en: When I galloped mightily like a nisku equid
10'. [...] hul2#-la ma#-an-du11
en: The heart of An rejoiced for me

reverse
1. [...]-lil2-le# gu3# zi# ma#?-[...]
en: In my happiness Enlil spoke truthfully to me
rest broken


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