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TMH NF 1-2, 308 (P134618)

Lexical, ED IIIb, Nippur · c. 2500 BCE–2340 BCE

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DesignationTMH NF 1-2, 308
IDP134618
Museum no.HS 1308
CollectionHilprecht Collection, University of Jena, Jena, Germany
LanguageSumerian
PeriodED IIIb · c. 2500 BCE–2340 BCE
GenreLexical
Find spotNippur (mod. Nuffar)
Coordinates32.1271, 45.2300

English translation

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LineEnglish
obverse 2aromatic cypress shavings
obverse 5kohl
obverse 6perfume that contains oil
obverse 7a perfume ingredient
obverse 8a perfume ingredient
obverse 9a perfume ingredient
obverse 10a perfume ingredient
reverse 1a resin (perfume ingredient)
reverse 2aromatic @bulug wood shavings
reverse 4a perfume ingredient
reverse 5a perfume ingredient
reverse 6hemp? seeds (for perfume)
reverse 7aromatic cedar shavings
reverse 8aromatic accacia chips
reverse 9aromatic reed ingredients

English translation

By Pohl, Alfred · Via Open Richly Annotated Cuneiform Corpus (ORACC) · CC BY-SA 3.0 (ORACC)

LineEnglish
Obverse [1:2] o 22–o 22aromatic cypress shavings
Obverse [4:5] o 55–o 55kohl
Obverse [5:6] o 66–o 66perfume that contains oil
Obverse [6:7] o 77–o 77a perfume ingredient
Obverse [7:8] o 88–o 88a perfume ingredient
Obverse [8:9] o 99–o 99a perfume ingredient
Obverse [9:10] o 1010–o 1010a perfume ingredient
Reverse [0:1] r 1r 1–r 1r 1a resin (perfume ingredient)
Reverse [1:2] r 22–r 22aromatic bulug wood shavings
Reverse [3:4] r 44–r 44a perfume ingredient
Reverse [4:5] r 55–r 55a perfume ingredient
Reverse [5:6] r 66–r 66hemp seeds (for perfume)
Reverse [6:7] r 77–r 77aromatic cedar shavings
Reverse [7:8] r 88–r 88aromatic accacia chips
Reverse [8:9] r 99–r 99aromatic reed ingredients

Transliteration (ATF)

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LineATFMachine English (draft)
obverse
1szim |GA2xGI|#?
2szim szurmenx(EREN){+szu?-me}
3szim luh ha-ad
4szim NINDA2
5szembi
6szim i3 tuku
7szim GAM-GAM-ma
8szim GI-NE GISZ-LAGAB
9szim HAR-um
10szim am-HAR#?-[...]
reverse
1szim gu4-ku#-[ru]
2bulugx(|SZIMxKUSZU2|)#
3bulugx(|SZIMxKUSZU2|)# [...]
4szim GAN2
5szim GAN2-GAN2
6szim sag hirinx(KWU318)#
7szim eren#?
8szim ad2
9szim gi

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