BM 67111 (Destruction of Ur)

SEAL no. 1824 · BM 67111 · Lamentations · Sippar (mod. Tell Abu Ḥabbah) (uncertain) · 30 lines · 243 words · 564 signs · 14 Sumerograms · bilingual

Extensive Akk. glosses to the Emesal.

Transliteration

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Obv.
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1	[ù-m]u-un kur-[kur-r]a-k[e₄ mùš mi-ni-in-ga amaš-a-na líl-e]
	be-⌈el ma⌉-tim ṭa-ap-pa-a[r-um?]
2	⌈^d⌉Mu-ul-líl-le èš nibru⌈^ki⌉-[a mùš mi-ni-in-ga amaš-a-na líl-e]
	^dEN.LÍL i-na bi-tim ⌈EN⌉.LÍL⌈^ki⌉ ṭa-ap-⌈pa⌉-[ar-um?]
3	dam-a-ni ^dNin-líl-le aš-⌈ša⌉-sú ⌈^d⌉[NIN.LÍL mùš mi-ni-in-ga amaš-a-na líl-e]
4	nin kèš^ki-ke₄ ru-ba-at ki-i-e-⌈eš⌉ [mùš mi-ni-in-ga amaš-a-na líl-e]
5	ga-ša-an-maḫ-e ⌈é⌉-bi kèš^ki-⌈ke₄⌉ [mùš mi-ni-in-ga amaš-a-na líl-e]
	be-⌈le-et⌉ ì-lí i-na É ki-i-⌈e⌉-e[š]
6	mu-lu ì-si-in-na^ki-ke₄ be-le-et i-š[i-in mùš mi-ni-in-ga amaš-a-na líl-e]
7	ga-ša-an-ì-si-in-na èš é-gal-maḫ ⌈mùš⌉m[i-ni-in-ga amaš-a-na líl-e]
	⌈gú⌉-x x-x-ak i-⌈na ÈŠ⌉ É.GAL.⌈MAḪ⌉
8	nin ki Unug^ki-ke₄ ⌈ru⌉-ba-at ⌈ú-ru⌉-uk mùš mi-n[i-in-ga amaš-a-na líl-e]
9	ga-ša-an-an-⌈na⌉ é-bi ⌈ki Unug^ki⌉ mùš mi-[ni-in-ga amaš-a-na líl-e]
	Iš₈-⌈tár⌉ i-[na x] ⌈UNUG^ki⌉
10	^dNanna ⌈uri₂^ki-ma⌉ ^dSuen ⌈i-na⌉ aš-ri-šú mùš mi-[ni-in-ga amaš-a-na líl-e]
11	[^dSuen]-⌈e⌉ é-kiš-nu-⌈ĝál ^dSuen⌉ <i>-⌈na É.KIŠ⌉.ĜÁL mùš m[i-ni-in-ga amaš-a-na líl-e]
12	[ga-ša-an-ga]l-⌈e⌉ [agru]n-⌈kù-na⌉x [mùš mi-ni-in-ga amaš-a-na líl-e]
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2	⌈ki-ùr⌉ ki gal ⌈KI.ÙR⌉ aš-ru-⌈um⌉ ra-⌈bu⌉-um! a-š[e-er-bi ge₁₇-ga a-še-er-zu ĝar-ra]
3	ĝá-ĝeš-šú-⌈a⌉ ĜÁ.⌈ĜEŠ⌉.ŠÚ.A-u[m?] a-še-e[r-bi ge₁₇-ga a-še-er-zu ĝar-ra]
4	ub-šu-⌈unken-na⌉ [U]B.ŠU.UM.⌈KI⌉.NA a-še-er-b[i ge₁₇-ga a-še-er-zu ĝar-ra]
5	èš Nibru⌈^ki uru₂⌉ bi-⌈tum EN.LÍL^ki⌉ a-lum a-še-⌈er-bi⌉[ge₁₇-ga a-še-er-zu ĝar-ra]
6	še-eb ì-si-in-na⌈^ki li-bi-it⌉ i-ši-in a-še-er-bi [ge₁₇-ga a-še-er-zu ĝar-ra]
7	èš é-gal-maḫ bi-tum ⌈É.GAL⌉.MAḪ a-še-er-bi [ge₁₇-ga a-še-er-zu ĝar-ra]
8	še-⌈eb⌉ uru₂-zé^ki-⌈ba⌉-ke₄ ⌈li⌉-bi-it e-ri-du a-še-er-b[i ge₁₇-ga a-še-er-zu ĝar-ra]
9	⌈é⌉-sila-sír-sír-re bi-tum SI.LA.SI.RA [a-še-er-bi ge₁₇-ga a-še-er-zu ĝar-ra]
10	⌈ma⌉-gú-en-⌈na⌉ MA.GÚ.EN.NA [a-še-er-bi ge₁₇-ga a-še-er-zu ĝar-ra]
11	[a-še-e]r-⌈bi⌉ ge₁₇-ga ^dga-ša-an-zu m[u-lu ír-re èn-šè mu-un-kúš-ù]
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1	[me-bi me kúr-r]a šu bala-e-dè a-še-er-bi ge₁₇-[ga ga-ša-an-zu/ ^dNanna mu-lu ír-re èn-šè mu-un-kúš-ù]
	[... pa-a]r-ṣí ⌈na⌉-ka-ru-tim A.⌈ŠE⌉.ER.BI GE₁₇.[..............................]
2	[ki-ru-gú 2-kam] ⌈te-pu⌉-lu-⌈ú⌉ KI.RU.G[Ú]

Translation

Obv.

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1 [Lo]rd of [all] the lands [has abandoned it; (he has let) wind into his sheepfold].

Akk. The lord of the land (is) making (himself) abs[ent].

2 Enlil [has abandoned] the shrine [in] Nippur; [(he has let) wind into his  sheepfold].

Akk. Enlil (is) making (himself) a[bsent] from the Nippur temple.

3 His spouse, Ninlil, his spouse, [Ninlil, has abandoned it; (she has let) wind into her sheepfold.  

4 The queen of Keš, the princess of Keš, [has abandoned it; (she has let) wind into her sheepfold]. 

5 Ninmaḫ [has abandoned] the temple of Keš; [(she has let) wind into her sheepfold].

Akk. The “Lady of the Gods” (goes away) from the Keš temple.  

6 She of Isin, the lady of Is[in, has abandoned it; (she has let) wind into her  sheepfold].

7 Ninisina has aban[doned] the shrine Egalmaḫ; [(she has let) wind into her sheepfold].

Akk. Gu[... ...]s from the shrine Egalmaḫ.

8 The queen of the Uruk district, the princess of Uruk, has abandon[ed it; (she has  let) wind into her sheepfold].

9 Inana has aban[doned] the Uruk district temple; [(she has let) wind into her  sheepfold].

Akk. Ištar (goes away) fr[om the ...] of Uruk.  

10 Nanna has aban[doned] Ur, Suen (goes away) from his abode; [(he has let) wind into his sheepfold]. (13)  

11 [Suen] has aban[doned] the Ekišnuĝal, Suen (goes away) from the Ekišnuĝal; [(he has let) wind into his sheepfold]. (14)  

12 [Ninga]l [has abandoned] her [Agru]nku; [(she has let) wind into her sheepfold].

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2 O Ki’ur-the-Great-Place, Ki’ur-the-Great-Place, [bitter is] the lam[ent over it  (i.e., Ur); raise your lamenting!]

3 O Ĝaĝeššua, Ĝaĝeššua, [bitter is] the lamen[t over it; raise your lamenting!]

4 O Ubšuunkena, [U]bšumkina, [bitter is] the lament over i[t; raise your  lamenting!]

5 O shrine Nippur, city (of Nippur), Nippur temple, city (of Nippur), [bitter is] the  lament over it; [raise your lamenting!]

6 O brickwork of Isin, brickwork of Isin, [bitter is] the lament over it; [raise  your lamenting!]

7 O shrine Egalmaḫ, temple Egalmaḫ, [bitter is] the lament over it; [raise your  lamenting!]

8 O brickwork of Eridu, brickwork of Eridu, [bitter is] the lament over i[t; raise your lamenting!]  

9 O Esilasirsir, temple Silasira, [bitter is the lament over it; raise your lamenting!]

10 O Maguena, Maguena, [bitter is the lament over it; raise your lamenting!]  

11 Bitter is [the lamen]t over it; [how long will it oppress] your lady (i.e., Ningal) w[ho is in tears?]

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1 [Its (i.e., Ur’s) rites] changing into [alien rites], bitter [is] the lament over it;  [how long will it oppress your lady (i.e.,Ningal)/Nannawhoisintears?]

Akk. [...] alien [rit]es, bitter [is] the lament over it [...].  

2 [It is the second kirugu.] You answered? (with) the kirugu.

Michael P. Streck and Nathan Wasserman, Sources of Early Akkadian Literature (SEAL), seal.huji.ac.il. No commercial use is allowed. Published under CC BY-NC-ND (Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives). Reproduced unmodified. Cite as SEAL no. 1824; view on seal.huji.ac.il.