CDLI Literary 000335, ex. 054 (P346777)
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
tablet
obverse
beginning broken
1'. [...] ul#?-la x [...]
en: He made (the temple?) in rosette/star decorations(?) in what was shrine Abzu
2'. [...] galam# du11-ga abzu#-[...]
en: In the pure cultic space(?) that was artfully crafted/furnished with stairs(?), coming out from the Abzu
3'. [...]-mud-dim2-ra# [...]
en: ... stood for/served lord Nudimmud
4'. [...]-ni#-in-[...]
en: He built the temple in silver, he made it sparkle in lapis
5'. [...] x [...]
en: ...
rest broken
reverse
broken
obverse
beginning broken
1'. [...] ul#?-la x [...]
en: He made (the temple?) in rosette/star decorations(?) in what was shrine Abzu
2'. [...] galam# du11-ga abzu#-[...]
en: In the pure cultic space(?) that was artfully crafted/furnished with stairs(?), coming out from the Abzu
3'. [...]-mud-dim2-ra# [...]
en: ... stood for/served lord Nudimmud
4'. [...]-ni#-in-[...]
en: He built the temple in silver, he made it sparkle in lapis
5'. [...] x [...]
en: ...
rest broken
reverse
broken