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CDLI Literary 000364, ex. 056
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Primary publicationCDLI Literary 000364, ex. 056
Author(s)CDLI
Publication date2014ff.
Secondary publication(s)Gadd, Cyril J. & Shaffer, Aaron, UET 6 (1963, 1966, 2006) 0486
CollectionBritish Museum, London, UK
Museum no.BM —
Accession no.
ProvenienceUr (mod. Tell Muqayyar)
Excavation no.U —
PeriodOld Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
Dates referenced00.00.00.00
Object typetablet
Remarks
Materialclay
LanguageSumerian
GenreLiterary
Sub-genreETCSL 1.08.01.04 Gilgamesh, Enkidu and Netherworld (witness)
CDLI comments
Catalogue source20061205 cdliadmin_veldhuis
ATF sourcePeterson, Jeremiah
TranslationPeterson, Jeremiah
UCLA Library ARK21198/zz00209t7b
Composite no.Q000364
Seal no.
CDLI no.P346524

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1. ama {d}nin#-[a-zu ...]
en: For the mother (of) Ninazu (Ereškigal), the recumbent one
2. dub3 ku3-ga-[...]
en: Her holy knees are not covered with a garment
3. gaba ku3-ga# [...]
en: Her holy chest is not spread over with linen
4. en-ki-du10 inim# [...]
en: Enkidu did not accept the words of his master
5. [...] x-x-ni [...]
en: He wore his cleanest garment
6. [...] {gesz}kim ba-ni-in#-[...]
en: (And therefore) they marked him as a stranger
7. i3# du10-ga bur-ra im-[...]
en: He anointed himself with sweet oil from a stone vessel
8. ir-sim-bi-sze3 ba-e-[...]
en: They flocked around him because of its scent
9. {gesz}illar kur-ra im-ma#-[...]
en: He struck the netherworld with a bow/throwstick
10. lu2 {gesz}illar ra-a ba-e-[...]
en: Those who had been struck by a bow/throwstick flocked around him
11. {gesz}ma-a-nu szu-na [...]
en: He put a willow stick in his hand
12. gidimx(UDUG) ba-e-de3-x-[...]
en: Ghosts gathered up around him(!)
13. {kusz}e-sir2 giri3-na [...]
en: His put sandals on his feet
14. kur-ra ka-ga14 im#-[...]
en: He spoke aloud(?) in the netherworld
15. dam ki ag2-ga2-ni ne# [...]
en: He kissed his beloved spouse
16. dam# hul# gig#?-ga#?-[...]
en: He pelted the spouse he detested
rest broken

reverse
beginning broken
1'. lu2# [...]
en: Did you see the man who had one child? How has he fared?
2'. {gesz}gag e2#-[...]
en: A nail is fixed in his wall, he makes a bitter cry
3'. lu2# dumu#-ni# [...]
en: Did you see the man who had two children? How has he fared?
4'. szeg12#? min-am3 [...]
en: Upon(?) two bricks he is sitting, he is eating food
5'. lu2 dumu-ni esz5-am3# [... bi2-duh]-a# a-na-gin7 an#-[ak]
en: Did you see the man who had three children? How has he fared?
6'. {kusz#?}ummu3# [...]-ka# a nag-[...]
en: He is to drink(?) water from the waterskin of the saddle peg
7'. lu2# dumu#-ni# 4(disz)# [...] bi2#-duh#-a a-na-gin7 an-[ak]
en: Did you see the man who had 4 children? How has he fared?
8'. lu2# ansze# 4(disz)# [...]-gin7# sza3-ga-ni al#-[...]
en: Like a man who yokes 4 donkeys, his heart is pleased/rejoicing
9'. lu2# dumu-ni [...] bi2#-duh-a a-na-gin7 an-ak#
en: Did you see the man who had five children? How has he fared?
10'. [dub]-sar#!? sa6#-ga#? [...]-ni# gal2 bi2-in#-tak4 e2-gal-la [...]
en: Like a good scribe, he has “opened his arms/power,” he enters the palace straightaway
11'. [...] asz3# [... bi2]-duh-a a-na-gin7 an-ak
en: Did you see the man who had six children? How has he fared?
12'. lu2#?-[...] sza3-ga-ni al#-[...]
en: Like one who yokes a plow, his heart is pleased/rejoicing
13'. [...] a#-na#-gin7# [an]-ak#
en: Did you see the man who had seven children? How has he fared?


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