Transliteration

CDLI Literary 000764, ex. 020 (P346665)

Update made on 2019-05-29 at 21:02:00 by Englund, Robert K. with credits to Peterson, Jeremiah

&P346665 = CDLI Literary 000764, ex. 020
#atf: lang sux
@tablet
@obverse
$ beginning broken
1'. [...] x x
2'. [...] BUR2#-bi im-me#
#tr.en: It was able to(?) set its neck on the ground (sarcastically?), it was speaking freely/"humbly"(?)
3'. [...]-na-ni-ib2-gi4-gi4#
#tr.en: For the 2nd time the fish replied to the bird
4'. [... su]-ul#-su-ul [...] sal-sal
#tr.en: (Possessor of) trimmed limbs, crippled(?) feet, a ... mouth/beak, and a thinned out/flattened tongue
5'. [...]-bi ka-bi sza3-gal-gal u4 szu2-szu2
#tr.en: Roaming the harbor(!?), its .... and its mouth(?) <...?>, “a storm blowing away(?)” excessive amounts of(?) fodder
6'. [...] x zi mu-e-da-an-ir-re
#tr.en: The cook, the brewer, and the gatekeeper who reside in the temple are distressed with (you)
7'. [...] x-la RI-RI#? nu-ga2-ga2
#tr.en: ...
8'. [...] x-zukumx(|Z&ZI.MIN|)-zukumx(|ZI&ZI.MIN|) [...]-x-tar
#tr.en: Bird, (you) do not know my greatness, (you) did not tread behind me, (you are one who) has not inquired after me
9'. [...] x x x
@reverse
$ beginning broken
1'. [...]-gin7 amar-x-[...]
#tr.en: When the bird got up from its nest in order to bring (back) food for its chick
2'. [... mu]-un-gar
#tr.en: ...
3'. [...]-gul#-gul [... mu]-un-bur12
#tr.en: It destroyed its built house, it tore out(?) its storeroom
4'. [...]-gaz-[gaz] [...]-mi#-in#-[...]
#tr.en: It killed its eggs and its nest with water(?), it covered them in the sea
5'. [...] mu#-[...]
#tr.en: For a 2nd time the fish insulted the bird

Cite this Inscription

CDLI contributors. 2026. “Text of CDLI Literary 000764, Ex. 020, Revision 2326951.” Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. February 18, 2026. https://cdli.earth/inscriptions/2326951.

CDLI contributors. (2026, February 18). Text of CDLI Literary 000764, ex. 020, revision 2326951. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. https://cdli.earth/inscriptions/2326951

CDLI contributors (2026) Text of CDLI Literary 000764, ex. 020, revision 2326951, Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. Available at: https://cdli.earth/inscriptions/2326951 (Accessed: February 18, 2026).

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Cite this Inscription

CDLI contributors. 2026. “Text of CDLI Literary 000764, Ex. 020, Revision 2326951.” Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. February 18, 2026. https://cdli.earth/inscriptions/2326951.

CDLI contributors. (2026, February 18). Text of CDLI Literary 000764, ex. 020, revision 2326951. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. https://cdli.earth/inscriptions/2326951

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	year = {2026},
	month = {feb 18},
	title = {Text of {CDLI} {Literary} 000764, ex. 020, revision 2326951},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/inscriptions/2326951},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/inscriptions/2326951},
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