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CDLI Literary 000750, ex. 036
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Primary publication	CDLI Literary 000750, ex. 036
Author(s)	CDLI
Publication date	2014ff.
Secondary publication(s)	Gadd, Cyril J. & Shaffer, Aaron, UET 6 (1963, 1966, 2006) 0599
Collection	British Museum, London, UK
Museum no.	BM —
Accession no.
Provenience	Ur (mod. Tell Muqayyar)
Excavation no.	U 07782
Period	Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
Dates referenced
Object type	tablet
Remarks
Material	clay
Language	Sumerian
Genre	Literary
Sub-genre	ETCSL 4.80.01 Temple Hymns (witness)
CDLI comments
Catalogue source	20061205 cdliadmin_veldhuis
ATF source	Peterson, Jeremiah
Translation	Peterson, Jeremiah
UCLA Library ARK	21198/zz001x7kh0
Composite no.	Q000750
Seal no.
CDLI no.	P346636

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Tablet

obverse

column 1'
beginning broken
1'. [...] x
2'. bara2#-za# dur2#-bi in-gar
en: Sat on you dais
blank space
3'. e2 me gal kul-ab-ba
en: Temple of the great cosmic powers of Kulaba
4'. musz# nun-e esz3# gal mu2-a
en: Platform(?) grown by the ruler (in) the great shrine
5'. gibil gurun-na sag12-ga
en: Green sprouts of fruit(-bearing trees?)
6'. u6 di-de3
en: In order to be admired
7'. hi-li ni2 gur3
en: Bearing allure and awe
8'. an-sza3-ta e11-de3
en: Descending from the midst of heaven
9'. esz3#? gu4#?-e#? du3-a#
en: Shrine, goring bull
rest broken

column 2'
beginning broken
1'. a2# nu2#-da#? ku3 {d}inanna-ka
en: The recumbent arms of Inanna
2'. ki sza3 kusz2 innin edin-na-ka
en: Where there is contemplation by the lady of the plain
3'. szeg12 e2-musz-a gi-rin-a ku3
en: Brickwork of the Emuša temple, the holy flower
4'. IM SUD-bi gar-ra
en: Its exuding aura/self undulation? established/set
5'. en edin-na u8 lug-ra#
en: For the lord of the plain, the pasturer of the ewe
6'. a2 an bad#?-zu#?
en: Your arms (of) distant heaven(!?)
7'. x [...]
rest broken

reverse

column 1
beginning broken
1'. x [...]
2'. en# {d#?}[...]
en: (For) lord Ningirsu(?)
3'. ha-mun [...]
en: Flows together(?)
4'. ka2 iri-ku3-[...]
en: At(?) the gate of the Irikug precinct ...
5'. bur IGI-ma ku3-x kurun2# de2#?-[...]
en: Pure ... stone bowl(s), (into which) liquor is poured
6'. an-e sug2-ga-[...]
en: When(?) they are set up near heaven
7'. nig2 ku4#-ku4#
en: That which enters (into the temple)
8'. nig2 sa2 nu-di-dam#
en: Is something that is not to occur regularly
9'. nig2 e3
en: That which goes out
10'. nig2 nu-silig-ge-dam#
en: Is something that is not to cease
11'. szu-galam#? igi ansze
en: šugalam shrine(?), with the face of an equine(!?)
12'. e2# me-lam2-ma
en: In(?) the temple with an aura
13'. ki# di tar-ra
en: The place where cases are decided
14'. en# {d}nin-gir2-su-ka
en: by lord Ningirsu
15'. [...] zi#? tar-re
en: He decrees a true fate(?)
16'. [dingir] gal#-gal-e-ne
en: (For?) the great gods(?)
17'. [...] x-la
en: ...
18'. [...] x EN
en: ...
rest broken

column 2
beginning broken
1'. [...] x
2'. [...] dalla#
en: Manifest city
3'. [...]-ra#? gun3!-a
en: Multicolored for the ruler
4'. sirara3#
en: Sirara
5'. [...] nun#-na
en: Platform of(?) the ruler
6'. [...] ab#-ba
en: ... of(?) the sea
7'. [...]-kab!?(DA)-ba
en: ...
8'. [...] MUSZ3
en: ...
9'. [... a]-ge6
en: ... flood(?)
10'. [...] u5
en: Riding ...
11'. [...] x
12'. [...] AN#
en: ...
13'. [...] x
rest broken

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