Transliteration

CDLI Literary 000751, ex. 065 (P346200)

Update made on 2019-06-11 at 21:36:22 by Englund, Robert K. with credits to Englund, Robert K.
&P346200 = CDLI Literary 000751, ex. 065
#atf: lang sux
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1. e2 an-sze3 1(szar'u) GAN2 ki-sze3 5(szar2) GAN2
#tr.en: Temple, towards the sky it is 10 šar2, towards the earth it is 5 šar2
2. e2 an-sze3 1(bur'u) GAN2 ki-sze3 5(bur3) GAN2
#tr.en: Temple, towards the sky it is 10 bur3, towards the earth it is 5 bur3.
3. e2 an-sze3 a-lim ki-sze3 lu-lim
#tr.en: Temple, towards the sky it is a bison, towards the earth it is a red deer
4. e2 an-sze3 szeg9-bar ki-sze3 durah-masz
#tr.en: Temple, towards the sky it is a fallow deer, towards the earth it is a ram
5. e2 an-sze3 szeg9-bar-gin7# gun3-a ki-sze3 durah-gin7 gun3-a
#tr.en: Temple, towards the sky it is speckled like a fallow deer, towards the earth it is speckled like a wild goat
6. e2 an#-sze3 musz#-gux(|SAGxNIG2|){muszen} sig7#-ga ki-sze3 u5{muszen} a szu2-a
#tr.en: Temple, towards the sky it is a green mušgu bird, towards the earth it is an u bird covered by water
7. e2 an#-[sze3] u4#-gin7 DU-a ki-sze3 {d}nanna# bara2#-ga
#tr.en: Temple, towards the sky it comes out(!) like the sun, towards the earth it is covered by Nanna (i.e., moonlight?)
8. e2 an-sze3# {gesz}lam {gesz}lam ki-sze3 {gesz}erin duru5{+ru}-am3
#tr.en: Temple, towards the sky it is almond trees, towards the earth it is a sappy cedar/juniper
9. e2 an-sze3 kur-ra-am3 ki-sze3 idim-ma-am3
#tr.en: Temple, towards the sky it is a mountain, towards the earth it is a spring
10. e2 an-ki-a 3(disz)-kam-ma-bi-nam
#tr.en: It is indeed the 3rd temple of the universe
11. kesz3{ki}-gin7 rib-ba lu2 szi-in-ga-an-tum2-mu
#tr.en: Will anyone produce anything as surpassing as Keš?
12. ur#-sag-bi {d}asz7-gi4-gin7 rib-ba ama szi-in-ga-an-u3-tu
#tr.en: Has any mother given birth to anything as surpassing as its hero Ašgi?
13. nin#-bi {d}nin-tur5-gin7 rib-ba-ra a-ba-a igi mu-ni-duh
#tr.en: Who has seen anything as surpassing as its lady Nintur?
$ double ruling
14. e2# 3(disz)-kam-ma
#tr.en: It is the 3rd temple
#tr.en: It is the 3rd temple
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Cite this Inscription

CDLI contributors. 2026. “Text of CDLI Literary 000751, Ex. 065, Revision 2327787.” Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. May 18, 2026. https://cdli.earth/inscriptions/2327787.
CDLI contributors. (2026, May 18). Text of CDLI Literary 000751, ex. 065, revision 2327787. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. https://cdli.earth/inscriptions/2327787
CDLI contributors (2026) Text of CDLI Literary 000751, ex. 065, revision 2327787, Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. Available at: https://cdli.earth/inscriptions/2327787 (Accessed: May 18, 2026).
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Cite this Inscription

CDLI contributors. 2026. “Text of CDLI Literary 000751, Ex. 065, Revision 2327787.” Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. May 18, 2026. https://cdli.earth/inscriptions/2327787.
CDLI contributors. (2026, May 18). Text of CDLI Literary 000751, ex. 065, revision 2327787. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. https://cdli.earth/inscriptions/2327787
CDLI contributors (2026) Text of CDLI Literary 000751, ex. 065, revision 2327787, Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. Available at: https://cdli.earth/inscriptions/2327787 (Accessed: May 18, 2026).
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	url = {https://cdli.earth/inscriptions/2327787},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/inscriptions/2327787},
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