Witness
Witness to composite(s): Q000481
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'. {d#}li-pi2-it-esz18-dar# [...]
en: I am Lipit-Ištar, the son of Enlil;
2'. e2-gal nam-lugal-la ki-tusz ku3 du10#-[...]
en: in my palace of kingship, the pure and sweet dwelling,
3'. gidlam-gu10 ku3 {d}inanna-ke4#?
en: my spouse, holy Inanna,
reverse
1. {gesz}gu-za-ga2 [...]-bi ma-an#?-[...]
en: established the foundation of my throne for me,
2. su3-ra2 u4 ul-li2-a-sze3 gu2-da#? [...]
en: and therefore (will) embrace (me) until distant (time) and far-off days;
3. ki-na2 nig2-du10#-[...]
en: for the lady, I will spend the day with her in the sweet bedroom, the place where the heart is to rejoice;
4. [{d}]li#?-[...]
en: I am Lipit-Ištar, the mighty heir,
rest broken
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