MSL 16, 189 (P227749)
Lexical, Middle Babylonian, Nippur · c. 1400 BCE–1100 BCE
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| Designation | MSL 16, 189 |
|---|---|
| ID | P227749 |
| Museum no. | CBS 13924 |
| Collection | Penn Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA |
| Language | Akkadian; Sumerian |
| Period | Middle Babylonian · c. 1400 BCE–1100 BCE |
| Genre | Lexical |
| Find spot | Nippur (mod. Nuffar) |
| Coordinates | 32.1271, 45.2300 |
English translation
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| Line | English |
|---|---|
| obverse col 1 1 | to coil, said of an envoy |
| obverse col 1 2 | to coil, said of a dog |
| obverse col 1 3 | trembling dog |
| obverse col 1 4 | curled-up dog |
| obverse col 1 5 | to coil, said of a snake |
| obverse col 1 6 | to coil, said of a snake |
| obverse col 1 7 | to coil, said of a human |
| obverse col 1 10 | lame |
| obverse col 1 11 | to kneel |
| obverse col 1 12 | to kneel |
| obverse col 1 13 | to kneel |
| obverse col 1 14 | stand for water vessel |
| obverse col 1 15 | stand for water vessel |
| obverse col 1 16 | stand for water vessel |
| obverse col 1 17 | stand for water vessel |
| obverse col 1 18 | stand for water vessel |
| obverse col 1 19 | stand for [...] |
| reverse col 1 6' | to shine brightly |
| reverse col 1 7' | to shine brightly |
| reverse col 1 8' | to shine brightly |
| reverse col 1 9' | to shine brightly |
| reverse col 1 10' | to keep shining brightly |
| reverse col 1 11' | to keep shining brightly |
| reverse col 1 12' | to keep shining brightly |
| reverse col 1 13' | to keep shining brightly |
| reverse col 1 14' | naphtha |
| reverse col 1 15' | naphtha |
| reverse col 1 16' | bright |
| reverse col 1 17' | bright |
| reverse col 1 18' | digger |
| reverse col 1 19' | digger |
| reverse col 1 20' | to dig, as in to destroy |
| reverse col 1 21' | to dig, as in to destroy |
| reverse col 1 22' | to dig, as in to destroy |
| reverse col 1 23' | dry land |
| reverse col 1 24' | flame |
Transliteration (ATF)
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| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
| obverse col 1 | ||
| 1 | gurum = %a ka#-na#-nu sza szi-ip-ri# | |
| 2 | [ur]-gir15 la2 = %a sza UR-GIR15 | |
| 3 | [ur] dub2-dub2{di-x} = %a 2(disz) | |
| 4 | ur# gurum-ma = %a 3(disz) | |
| 5 | musz gu2-gilim du11-ga = %a sza MUSZ | |
| 6 | musz ki-{hu}hur = %a 2(disz) | |
| 7 | szu gilim = %a sza LU2 | |
| 8 | sag ak-a = %a 2(disz) | |
| 9 | sag ib2-{ku-ru}x#-ak# = %a 3(disz) | |
| 10 | gum2-gum2{gu-ra-MIN<(gu-ra)>} = %a 4(disz) | |
| 11 | dub3 [gurum] = %a 5(disz) | |
| 12 | dub3 ki [gurum] = %a 6(disz) | |
| 13 | dub3 ki# dur# gar# = %a 7(disz) | |
| 14 | ka#-[an-nu]-um = %a GAN2-nu sza me-e# | |
| 15 | [ka-an-nu sag]-ga2 = %a 2(disz) | |
| 16 | [{gesz}ebirx(KASZ)] = %a 3(disz) | |
| 17 | [{gesz}ebir(DUG)] = %a 4(disz)# | |
| 18 | [{gesz}ebir gub-ba] = %a 5(disz)# | |
| 19 | [{gesz}ebirx(KASZ)] = %a kan-nu [sza ...] | |
| reverse col 1 | ||
| 2' | [...] TUR?# [...] | |
| 3' | [...]-a = %a x#-[...] | |
| 4' | [...]-ga = %a la-[...] | |
| 5' | gesz#?-[...] = %a [2(disz)] | |
| 6' | {ku-un#}kun2 = %a na-[ba-t,u] | |
| 7' | {hu-u4}hud = %a [2(disz)] | |
| 8' | DI#? = %a [3(disz)] | |
| 9' | mul-mul = %a [4(disz)] | |
| 10' | kar2-kar2# = %a i-ta#-an#-[bu-t,u] | |
| 11' | mul-[mul] = %a 2(disz) | |
| 12' | sag SAR-SAR# = %a 3(disz) | |
| 13' | kar2-x# = %a 4(disz) | |
| 14' | i3-hul# = %a nap-t,um | |
| 15' | esir-idim = %a 2(disz) | |
| 16' | bar-dagal = %a ne-pir-du-u2 | |
| 17' | nig2-zalag-ga {(2(disz))} = %a 2(disz) | |
| 18' | x# x# = %a na-pi2-lum# | |
| 19' | [...]-da?# = %a 2(disz) | |
| 20' | [...]-gesz = %a [na]-pa#-lum sza# GUL [...] | |
| 21' | x#-ma# = %a 2(disz) | |
| 22' | [pe]-el = %a 3(disz) | |
| 23' | barim(|PA#.KAS4|)# = %a na-pa-lum# | |
| 24' | ga#-an-ze2-er = %a nab-lum | |
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