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CDLI Literary 000733, ex. 008
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Primary publicationCDLI Literary 000733, ex. 008
Author(s)CDLI
Publication date2014ff.
Secondary publication(s)Gadd, Cyril J. & Shaffer, Aaron, UET 6 (1963, 1966, 2006) 0581 (+) 0611
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; Akkadian
GenreLiterary
Sub-genreETCSL 4.16.01 Nisaba A ('Tetrad no. 4') (witness)
CDLI comments
Catalogue source20061205 cdliadmin_veldhuis
ATF sourcePeterson, Jeremiah
TranslationPeterson, Jeremiah
UCLA Library ARK21198/zz00205qzz
Composite no.Q000733
Seal no.
CDLI no.P346618

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1'. gesztux(|GISZ.TUG2|)# nun galam-[... sag]-e-esz rig7-[...]
2'. uz#-nu-um ru-ba-tum na-ak#?-[... a]-na# sze-ri-ik-tim sza-ar-ka#-[...]
en: (Sum) Dedicating/dedicate(?) the wisdom (of?) the crafty prince (Akk) Give(?) for a gift the wisdom (of) the crafty princess(?)
3'. abzux(DE2)? men gal eridu[{ki}-ga ...] hal-hal-[...]
4'. [...] x x x [...] mu#?-[zi-zu-um]
en: Abzu, great crown of Eridu, shrine that makes divisions
5'. nun#-bi nun hal#-hal#-[...] pirig# gal nam-nun#-[...]
6'. ru#-ba-szu ru-bu-u mu-zi-zu-um#? na#-adx(AB)-ru-um ra-bu-u2 sza ru?-bi-x
en: (Sum) Its ruler is a ruler that makes divisions, the great pirig creature of princeship (Akk) Its ruler is a ruler that makes divisions, the great wild one(!?), of(?) ...
7'. e2# ni2 gur3-ru# luhsza eridu{ki}-ga#?
8'. bi#-tum sza pu-lu-uh2-ta-am na-da#?-[... lu]-uh2-szu sza eridu{ki}
en: Temple that bears an aura, the luhšu functionary of Eridu
9'. [...] gal# munsub? he-nun di4-di4-la2
10'. [...]-x-a-ka ra-bu-u2 s,i-pi-ir-ti nu-uh2#?-[...] s,a-pi-ir
en: The great ruler(?), with hair (adorned) with an abundance of tiny ...(?) (Akk) Your(?) great ... stranded with abundant strands(?)
11'. [...] szu# luh-luh-ha-ke4 [{d}en]-lil2 en gal-e
12'. [...]-um# sza qa2-ta-a-szu mi-sa3#? [... be]-lum ra-bu-um
en: King whose hands are clean, Enlil, the great lord!
13'. [...] e2#-engur-ra# [...]-a-[...]
en: When Enki dwells in the E'engur temple
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