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CDLI Literary 000481, ex. 060
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Primary publicationCDLI Literary 000481, ex. 060
Author(s)CDLI
Publication date2014ff.
Secondary publication(s)Gadd, Cyril J. & Shaffer, Aaron, UET 6 (1963, 1966, 2006) 0532
CollectionBritish Museum, London, UK
Museum no.BM —
Accession no.
ProvenienceUr (mod. Tell Muqayyar)
Excavation no.U 05621 & U 05656
PeriodOld Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
Dates referenced
Object typetablet
Remarks
Materialclay
LanguageSumerian
GenreLiterary
Sub-genreETCSL 2.05.05.01 Lipit-Ishtar A ('Decad no. 02') (witness)
CDLI comments
Catalogue source20061205 cdliadmin_veldhuis
ATF sourcePeterson, Jeremiah
TranslationPeterson, Jeremiah
UCLA Library ARK21198/zz00205nf7
Composite no.Q000481
Seal no.
CDLI no.P346570

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obverse
beginning broken
1'. a2# mah# szum2#-ma# [...]
en: I am one given strength by Enlil
2'. {d}li-pi2-it-esz18-dar sul#? [...]
en: I am lipit-Ištar, his attentive youth
3'. dingir-re-e-ne sag#-[...]
en: I am the constant (attendant) of the gods
4'. e2-kur#-re musz3 nu#-[...]
en: In the Ekur I am its unceasing one
5'. lugal#? kadra#-sze3 masz2# [...]
en: I am the king who holds the goat kid to his chest as a greeting gift
6'. [...]-na giri17# [...]
en: I am the one humbled and touching the nose in submission
7'. lugal szud3-de3 gub#-ba# [...]
en: I am the king standing in prayer
8'. inim# sa6-sa6-ge {d}en-[...]
en: I am the one who makes words pleasant, who pacifies Enlil
9'. [a]-ra-zu-ne {d#}nin#-lil2# [...]
en: I am one (whose) supplication/prayers make Ninlil rejoice
10'. [...] nu#-dag#-[...]
en: I am the unceasing one serving Nuska
rest broken

reverse
beginning broken
1'. [...] ka#?-asz#? bar#?-re#?-[...]
en: I am judge who sets affairs straight when he is to make a decision
2'. [...]-kur#-re a2 ag2-ga2-[...]
en: I am adept at giving orders to the lands
3'. [...]-si-sa2 ki-en-gi [...] su kalam#-[...]
en: I established justice in Sumer and Akkad and sweetened the flesh of the land
4'. nig2#-gin6-na-gu10-sze3# [...]
en: What can be abandoned because of my truth?
5'. nun# {d}li-pi2#-[...]
en: I am lipit-Ištar, who sets the people in order
6'. [...]-gu10#-sze3# a-na#-[...]
en: What has ceased because of my justice?
7'. [...] nig2#?-[...]
en: ...
rest broken

left
1. [...] x [...]
en: ...
2. [...] gin6#-na-me-en#
en: I am the bright-faced hero who solidifies the troop formation


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