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CDLI Literary 000451, ex. 010
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Primary publicationCDLI Literary 000451, ex. 010
Author(s)CDLI
Publication date2014ff.
Secondary publication(s)Gadd, Cyril J. & Shaffer, Aaron, UET 6 (1963, 1966, 2006) 0529; Ludwig, Marie-Christine, SANTAG 2 (1990) pl. 8 (published as *16+*145+*208a)
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 2.05.04.01 Ishme-Dagan A+V (witness)
CDLI comments
Catalogue source20061205 cdliadmin_veldhuis
ATF sourcePeterson, Jeremiah
TranslationPeterson, Jeremiah
UCLA Library ARK21198/zz00205nbp
Composite no.Q000451
Seal no.
CDLI no.P346567

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1'. tu#-[...]
2'. e2 {d}en#-[...]
3'. {d}nin-lil2#-[...]
4'. nin-ga2#-[...]
5'. hu-mu#-[...]
en: I am (Išme-Dagan) and thus I brought a statue of my birth father into the temple of Enlil and Ninlil, my lady
6'. {uruda}[...]
en: The statue of my grandfather, which was ...
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1'. sza3#-bi# [...]
2'. a-ra2#-[hi]
3'. bala-bala#-[e]
4'. kun-gar-bi
5'. nar gal-an-zu-e-ne
6'. ma-an-gar-re-esz-am3
en: It is (the case that)(?) the skilled musicians established for me širgida songs and royal praise whose contents were complete, the arahi, balbale, zamzam and kungar songs
7'. en3-du#?
8'. ki? du12-a-x
9'. mu-[gu10]
10'. mi-ni-gal#-[...]
en: They exalted my name in the site where the endu songs are sung
11'. nig2#-nam#-[...]
12'. gesztux(|GISZ.TUG2|)# dagal#-[la]-ga2#
en: It is (the case that)(?) I know everything and have broad wisdom
13'. DU-DU-MU erin2-ga2
14'. mu-zu!-a-ga2
en: It is (the case that)(?) I know the ... of my troops
15'. ki# {gesz}tukul-la-ka
16'. igi# mi-ni!-zalag-ge
en: At the place of weapons (i.e., battle), (my?) face shines
17'. sipa ku3-zu
18'. ug3 lah5-lah5-e-ga2#
en: It is (the case that?) I conveyed the people(?) (as a?) wise shepherd
19'. gal-zu nig2-nam-ma
20'. i3-me-en-na-ga2
en: It is (the case that?) I am skilled in everything
21'. [...]-e#
22'. igi# zi mu-ri-in-bar-ra
en: An has looked favorably at me(!?)
23'. [...]-ta#
en: By the word of Enlil, which has might by itself(?)
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1'. [...]-x
2'. [...]-x-ra
3'. [...]-til#-la
en: It is (the case that?) I had reached the limits of ... of the scribal art
4'. [...]-nar#-ra
5'. [...] x-gu10
6'. [...]-x-ma
en: It is (the case that?) I ... the art of the musician
double ruling
7'. [...] za3-mi2
8'. [...]-bi
9'. [...]-zu-a
en: It is (the case that?) (I) know the venue/regulation(?) of praise
10'. [...] ad-ba?
11'. nir#? mi#-ni-gal2-la
en: It is (the case that?) I(?) relied upon/exerted authority upon(?) the voices of the ensemble of musicians/singer and musician(?)
12'. sa szu-si
13'. gesz-gu3-di KA#?
14'. gun3-gun3 [...]
15'. x-[...]
en: It is (the case that?) I(?) knew the exchanging(?) of charming speech with the fingering of the lute/harp(?)
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column 4'
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1'. [...] x x
2'. [...]-x-gu10
3'. [...]-ri2?-sze3?
4'. [... {d}en]-lil2-la2-ka
5'. [nam]-sipa
6'. [...]-na-ke3-e
en: My descendants? for eternity(?) shall practice the shepherdship in the temple of Enlil
7'. [{d}en]-lil2
8'. [...]-gu10#?-ra#?
en: And intone my songs(?) for Enlil, my king
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