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CDLI Literary 000379, ex. 093
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Primary publicationCDLI Literary 000379, ex. 093
Author(s)CDLI
Publication date2014ff.
Secondary publication(s)Gadd, Cyril J. & Shaffer, Aaron, UET 6 (1963, 1966, 2006) 0450
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 2.02.02 Lament for Ur (witness)
CDLI comments
Catalogue source20061205 cdliadmin_veldhuis
ATF sourcePeterson, Jeremiah
TranslationPeterson, Jeremiah
UCLA Library ARK21198/zz001zfd0x
Composite no.Q000379
Seal no.
CDLI no.P346489

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1'. [...] he2#-em#-mi#-[...]
en: And therefore (I) said “Its people should not be brought to an end/killed(?)”
2'. [...] ba-ra-ba-ra-ab#-[...]
en: Despite this An did not rescind his word
3'. [...] sza3-gu10 ba-ra-ab-[...]
en: Despite this Enlil was not soothing my heart with (the statement) “It is good, so be it"/(the statement) “It is good, so be it” of Enlil was not soothing my heart
4'. [...] he2-em-ma-ag2-esz-a#?-[ba]
en: After they ordered the obliteration of my city
5'. [...] he2#-em-ma-ag2-esz-a#?-[ba]
en: After they ordered the obliteration of Urim
6'. [... he2]-em-ma-ag2-esz-a#?-[ba]
en: After they decreed the killing of its people
7'. [...]-x-esz#-[...]
en: ...
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