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CDLI Literary 000351, ex. 154
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Primary publicationCDLI Literary 000351, ex. 154
Author(s)CDLI
Publication date2014ff.
Secondary publication(s)Gadd, Cyril J. & Shaffer, Aaron, UET 6 (1963, 1966, 2006) 0479; van Dijk Lugale 2 (1983) 017 E3 (cited as "237")
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 1.06.02 Ninurta’s Exploits (witness)
CDLI comments
Catalogue source20061205 cdliadmin_veldhuis
ATF sourcePeterson, Jeremiah
TranslationPeterson, Jeremiah
UCLA Library ARK21198/zz00209t0q
Composite no.Q000351
Seal no.
CDLI no.P346517

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1'. [...] dumu# {d#}en#-[...]
en: Ninurta, son of Enlil, hero, who is like you?
2'. [...] ur#-sag za-e#!? x-[...]
en: My king, the hero you(?) established for your regular offerings(?)
3'. [...]-e pa ma#?-[...]
en: The one who has made an ancient thing manifest in your temple
4'. [...]-ta#? ma-ra#-il2#?-[...]
en: The one who made ... rise from the dust for you in(?) your shrine
5'. [...]-zu#? nig2 ha#?-ba#?-ab-gu#?-ul#?-[...]
en: He shall make (every)thing (in) your festival the greatest
6'. [...] ku3#-zu szu hu#-mu-ra-ab#-[...]
en: He shall(?) perfect your holy rites for you
7'. [...]-ti-la-ga2# ka-ge ba-ab-du7 kalam#-[...]
en: During(?) the years(?) of my(!?) life ... is suitable for speech and therefore I(!?) shall be praised in the land
8'. [...]-ra# sza3 an-na he2-en#-[...]
en: For the lord, may he(?) appease the heart of An
9'. [...] {d}en-lil2-la2 {d}nin-urta-ka#?-[...]
en: For?) the strength(?) of Enlil, that of Ninurta
10'. [...] {d}ba-ba6 u4-de3-esz he2-en-na#-[...]
en: May the young woman, mother Bau come out as sunlight(?) for him
11'. [...] ma2 nesag-a mu-na-ni-ib2-x-[...]
en: For the lord ... on(?) the boat (loaded with) nesag offerings
12'. [...] ni2#-bi diri-ga-e# gu2 im-mar-mar#-[...]
en: The boat floating downstream by itself gathered together(?) ...
13'. [...]-kar#-nun-ta-e3#-a a2# ku3 mu-x-[...]
en: The vessel “set out from the noble harbor” sailed(?) with (cultic?) purity
14'. [...] {gesz}tukul sag3-ge silim-ma-ni-sze3# [...]
en: On behalf of the well-being of the hero that smites with the weapon ...
15'. [...] x gu4? gaba mu-[...]
en: The Anuna gods met him(?) ...
16'. [...]-ab-te-esz szu gaba ba#?-x-[...]
en: They drew their noses to the ground(?) and ... their hands to their chests(?)
17'. [...]-zu#?-a szud3#? mu#-un-na#?-[...]
en: For(?) the lord they uttered šud prayers with supplication
18'. [...] x x [...] x x [...]
en: ...
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1'. [...] ki#-bala#-a# dub3# nim#-[...]
en: Therefore(?) you ... the rebel land from the highland
2'. hur#-sag# ba#?-szum2#-ma ki#-bi# na#-an#-[...]
en: The mountain that (you) gave away shall not be restored to its place
3'. iri#-bi du6#-du6#-da# ha#-ba#-ra#?-[...]
en: Its cities shall be broken up(?) into ruin heaps
4'. barax(GUG2)-barax(GUG2) gal-gal-bi# zi# nu-mu-e-szi-pa-an#?-[...]
en: Its great rulers do not breathe (anymore) because of you
5'. szita2#!? an-na bala sa6-ga nu-kur2#-[...]
en: The udug/šita mace(!?) of An/heaven, a good reign that will not change
6'. til2# u4 su3-ra2 {gesz}kim {d#}en#-[...]
en: A life of distant days, the aid/trust(?) of Enlil
7'. rab3 usu an-na nig2-ba-zu he2-[...]
en: The neck stock(?), the strength of An/heaven, (these) shall be your gift
8'. ur#-sag-e a2-sag3 mu-un-ug5#?-[...]
en: Because the hero killed the Asag
9'. [...] gu#-ru-um-bi mu-un-ak-[...]
en: Because the lord made its pile (of stones)
10'. [...]-ba-sa2 im-mi-in-du11#-[...]
en: Because he said “May the stone be rivaled(?)”
11'. [...] bi2#-in-gi4 mu-ni-UD-a-[...]
en: Because the ušum serpent screamed and he(?) ...
12'. [...]-e# a-e sag an-ta giri3 im-ma-gar#?-[...]
en: Because the hero established the path of(?) the water on the (short) upper side (of the field?)
13'. [...] zi#-de3 szu in-gi4-a-[...]
en: Because he repaid/avenged(?) the fertile field
14'. [...]-gal2# pa bi2-in-e3-[...]
en: Because he made the plow of/and(?) abundance manifest
15'. [...]-sin2 gub-bu mu-un-gar-ra-[...]
en: Because he set in place the standing furrow
16'. [... {d}]en#-lil2#-la2#-[...]
en: Because Ninurta, the son of Enlil, piled up large and small grain heaps
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