YOS 11, 73 (P142390)
Prayer, Old Akkadian, Nippur · c. 2340 BCE–2200 BCE
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| Designation | YOS 11, 73 |
|---|---|
| ID | P142390 |
| Museum no. | NBC 11106 |
| Collection | Nies Babylonian Collection, Yale Babylonian Collection, New Haven, Connecticut, USA |
| Language | Sumerian |
| Period | Old Akkadian · c. 2340 BCE–2200 BCE |
| Genre | Prayer |
| Find spot | Nippur (mod. Nuffar) |
| Coordinates | 32.1271, 45.2300 |
English translation
By Guerra, Dylan M. · Via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative · CDLI (reuse with citation)
| Line | English |
|---|---|
| obverse col 1 1 | from the mountain gone, |
| obverse col 1 2 | from the mountain descended: |
| obverse col 1 3 | Samana. |
| obverse col 1 4 | from the mountain gone. |
| obverse col 1 5 | from the mountain descended. |
| obverse col 1 6 | From the pure mountain chain gone, |
| obverse col 1 7 | from the mountain descended, |
| obverse col 1 8 | on the virgin’s breast fallen, |
| obverse col 1 9 | on the young man’s neck fallen, |
| obverse col 1 10 | on the donkey’s yoke fallen, |
| obverse col 1 11 | on the ox’s wide arms fallen, |
| obverse col 1 12 | just as from the mountain gone. |
| obverse col 2 1 | just as from the mountain descended, |
| obverse col 2 2 | just as of the virgin’s breast fallen, |
| obverse col 2 3 | just as the young man’s neck fallen, |
| obverse col 2 4 | just as on the donkey’s yoke fallen, |
| obverse col 2 5 | just as on the ox’s wide arms fallen. |
| obverse col 2 6 | Incantation |
| obverse col 2 7 | of Ningirim, |
| obverse col 2 8 | lady of sweet city Šuruppak, of the 7(?). |
| obverse col 2 9 | My lines are the lines |
| obverse col 2 10 | of Asalluḫi, |
| obverse col 2 11 | son of Enki, |
| obverse col 2 12 | in the Abzu, it cannot be undone(?). |
Transliteration (ATF)
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| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
| obverse col 1 | ||
| 1 | kur-ta gen-na | |
| 2 | kur-ta <e4>-da | |
| 3 | sa-ma-na | |
| 4 | kur-ta gen-na | |
| 5 | kur-ta e4-da | |
| 6 | [hur]-sag# ki-sikil-ta gen-<na> | |
| 7 | [kur]-ta# e4-da | |
| 8 | ki#-sikil gaba szu2-ba | |
| 9 | gurusz# gu2-na szu2-ba | |
| 10 | ansze# erin2-ba szu2-ba | |
| 11 | gu4 a2 sud <szu2-ba> | |
| 12 | [kur]-ta# gen#-na-gin7# | |
| 13 | [...] | |
| 14 | [...] | |
| obverse col 2 | ||
| 1 | kur-ta e4:da-gin7 | |
| 2 | ki-sikil-la2 gaba szu2-ba-gin7 | |
| 3 | gurusz gu2 szu2-ba-gin7 | |
| 4 | ansze erin2-ba szu2-ba | |
| 5 | gu4 a2# <sud>-ba szu2-ba | |
| 6 | LAK397 du11-ga | |
| 7 | {d}nin-girimx(SZIM)-ma | |
| 8 | nin szuruppak iri{ki} du10-ga 7(disz)#?-a#? | |
| 9 | mu-gu10 mu | |
| 10 | {d}asal-lu2-hi# | |
| 11 | dumu {d}en-ki-ka# | |
| 12 | abzu# nu-mu-da#-[bur2?-re?] | |
Sources & licences
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