CDLI Literary 000778, ex. 046 (P346682)
Literary tablet excavated in Ur (mod. Tell Muqayyar), dated to the Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC) period and now kept in British Museum, London, UK
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Transliteration
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1'. [...] pa#-ba# mu#-un#-zi2#?-e
en: It tears it out at its roots, it breaks(?) at its branches
2'. [...] hu#?-ri2-in [...]-sze3#? al-ga2-ga2
en: The hoe was setting the hirim grass at the hand
3'. [...]-ra# a-a {d}en-lil2-lax(ME)#
en: The hoe, the wood(en implement) decreed a destiny by father Enlil(?)
4'. [...]-mi2# du11-ga#
en: Hoe, praise!
5'. [{d}]nisaba# za3-mi2#
en: Nisaba, praise!
double ruling
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obverse
broken
reverse
beginning broken
column 1'
beginning broken
1'. x [...]
column 2'
beginning broken
1'. [...] pa#-ba# mu#-un#-zi2#?-e
en: It tears it out at its roots, it breaks(?) at its branches
2'. [...] hu#?-ri2-in [...]-sze3#? al-ga2-ga2
en: The hoe was setting the hirim grass at the hand
3'. [...]-ra# a-a {d}en-lil2-lax(ME)#
en: The hoe, the wood(en implement) decreed a destiny by father Enlil(?)
4'. [...]-mi2# du11-ga#
en: Hoe, praise!
5'. [{d}]nisaba# za3-mi2#
en: Nisaba, praise!
double ruling
blank space
rest broken