Witness
Witness to composite(s): Q000343
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'. [...] x x x [...]
en: ...
2'. x x x [...] x-da?-x [...]
en: ...
3'. abul#? 1(disz)#?-kam#?-[ma ...]-ta
en: As Inanna was entering the first gate
4'. {tug2}szu-gur#?-[...] x x x x [...]
en: The man removed the turban, the crown of the plain
5'. ta#-am3#-me-[...]
en: What ...?
6'. si#-a# [...] x x [...] x [...]
en: Be satisfied, Inanna! This is the rite of the netherworld that is being completed
7'. [...] garza# [...]
en: Inanna! This is the procedure of the netherworld, you should not speak aloud
rest broken
reverse
beginning broken
1'. x x [...]
en: ...
2'. ta-am3 [...]
en: What ...?
3'. si-a me! kur-ra-ke4 szu# al#-du7#-[...]
en: Be satisfied, Inanna! This is the rite of the netherworld that is being completed
4'. {d}inanna garza kur-ra-ke4 ka-zu na-an-ba#-e#
en: Inanna! This is the procedure of the netherworld, you should not speak aloud (to interrupt it)
5'. gir-gir gilim-ma#-ni ugu-ni-sze3 lu2 im#?-[...]
en: When she bent down(?), the man ... above her
6'. ze2#-ze2# x-x-ni igi#-ni-sze3 x ba-an-x-[...]
en: When she split apart(?), before her he ...
7'. [...] x x [...]
en: ...
rest broken
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