OIP 011, 033 (P227979)
Lexical, Old Babylonian, Nippur · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | OIP 011, 033 |
|---|---|
| ID | P227979 |
| Museum no. | CBS 04834 + CBS 10324 |
| Collection | Penn Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA |
| Language | Sumerian |
| Period | Old Babylonian · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE |
| Genre | Lexical |
| Find spot | Nippur (mod. Nuffar) |
| Coordinates | 32.1271, 45.2300 |
English translation
By Chiera, Edward · Via Open Richly Annotated Cuneiform Corpus (ORACC) · CC BY-SA 3.0 (ORACC)
| Line | English |
|---|---|
| Obverse Column i [0:1] o i 1'o i 1'–o i 1'o i 1' | good quality sweetened beer |
| Obverse Column i [1:2] o i 2'2'–o i 2'2' | sweetened beer made with imŋaŋa emmer |
| Obverse Column i [2:3] o i 3'3'–o i 3'3' | sweetened beer made with imŋaŋa emmer |
| Obverse Column i [3:4] o i 4'4'–o i 4'4' | premium sweetened beer made with imŋaŋa emmer |
| Obverse Column i [4:5] o i 5'5'–o i 5'5' | (...) sweetened beer |
| Obverse Column i [5:6] o i 6'6'–o i 6'6' | (...) sweetened beer |
| Obverse Column i [6:7] o i 7'7'–o i 7'7' | sweetened beer made with dripped honey |
| Obverse Column i [7:8] o i 8'8'–o i 8'8' | sweetened beer exposed to a lot of sunlight |
| Obverse Column i [8:9] o i 9'9'–o i 9'9' | sweetened beer exposed to a little sunlight |
| Obverse Column i [9:10] o i 10'10'–o i 10'10' | sweetened beer for an edadi offering |
| Obverse Column i [10:11] o i 11'11'–o i 11'11' | sweetened beer for a free will offering |
| Obverse Column i [11:12] o i 12'12'–o i 12'12' | great sweetened beer |
| Obverse Column ii [0:1] o ii 1'o ii 1'–o ii 1'o ii 1' | (...) beer |
| Obverse Column ii [1:2] o ii 2'2'–o ii 2'2' | beer made with roasted barley |
| Obverse Column ii [2:3] o ii 3'3'–o ii 3'3' | (...) bir beer |
| Obverse Column ii [3:4] o ii 4'4'–o ii 4'4' | (...) beer |
| Obverse Column ii [4:5] o ii 5'5'–o ii 5'5' | choice liquor |
| Obverse Column ii [5:6] o ii 6'6'–o ii 6'6' | white choice liquor |
| Obverse Column ii [6:7] o ii 7'7'–o ii 7'7' | 7 gur of choice liquor |
| Obverse Column ii [7:8] o ii 8'8'–o ii 8'8' | choice liquor |
| Obverse Column ii [8:9] o ii 9'9'–o ii 9'9' | premium beer |
| Obverse Column ii [9:10] o ii 10'10'–o ii 10'10' | (...) premium beer |
| Obverse Column ii [10:11] o ii 11'11'–o ii 11'11' | beer for a libation |
| Obverse Column ii [11:12] o ii 12'12'–o ii 12'12' | beer for a freewill offering |
| Obverse Column ii [12:13] o ii 13'13'–o ii 13'13' | beer for a sizkur rite |
| Obverse Column ii [13:14] o ii 14'14'–o ii 14'14' | beer for a prayer |
| Obverse Column ii [14:15] o ii 15'15'–o ii 15'15' | beer for an ešeš festival |
| Obverse Column iii [0:1] o iii 1'o iii 1'–o iii 1'o iii 1' | (...) dough and herbs used for making beer |
| Obverse Column iii [1:2] o iii 2'2'–o iii 2'2' | (...) dough and herbs used for making beer |
| Obverse Column iii [2:3] o iii 3'3'–o iii 3'3' | (..) dough and herbs used for making beer |
| Obverse Column iii [3:4] o iii 4'4'–o iii 4'4' | broken up dough and herbs used for making beer |
| Obverse Column iii [4:5] o iii 5'5'–o iii 5'5' | (...) dough and herbs used for making beer |
| Obverse Column iii [5:6] o iii 6'6'–o iii 6'6' | dough and herbs used for making beer mixed with mash |
| Obverse Column iii [6:7] o iii 7'7'–o iii 7'7' | beer mash infused with water |
| Obverse Column iii [7:8] o iii 8'8'–o iii 8'8' | (...) beer mash |
| Obverse Column iii [8:9] o iii 9'9'–o iii 9'9' | (...) beer mash |
| Obverse Column iii [11:12] o iii 12'12'–o iii 12'12' | malt |
| Obverse Column iii [12:13] o iii 13'13'–o iii 13'13' | sprouted malt |
| Obverse Column iii [13:14] o iii 14'14'–o iii 14'14' | (...) malt |
| Obverse Column iii [14:15] o iii 15'15'–o iii 15'15' | malt exposed to a lot of sunlight |
| Reverse Column i [0:1] r i 1r i 1–r i 1r i 1 | malt exposed to a little sunlight |
| Reverse Column i [1:2] r i 22–r i 22 | (...) malt |
| Reverse Column i [2:3] r i 33–r i 33 | (...) malt |
| Reverse Column i [3:4] r i 44–r i 44 | (...) malt |
| Reverse Column i [4:5] r i 55–r i 55 | (...) malt |
| Reverse Column i [5:6] r i 66–r i 66 | (...) malt |
| Reverse Column i [6:7] r i 77–r i 77 | (...) malt |
| Reverse Column ii [0:1] r ii 1r ii 1–r ii 1r ii 1 | good quality fine flour |
| Reverse Column ii [1:2] r ii 22–r ii 22 | second quality fine flour |
| Reverse Column ii [2:3] r ii 33–r ii 33 | third quality flour |
| Reverse Column ii [3:4] r ii 44–r ii 44 | barley flour |
| Reverse Column ii [4:5] r ii 55–r ii 55 | bad quality flour |
| Reverse Column ii [5:6] r ii 66–r ii 66 | flour made from roasted barley |
| Reverse Column ii [6:7] r ii 77–r ii 77 | flour used for ritual purposes |
| Reverse Column ii [7:8] r ii 88–r ii 88 | flour carried in a sack |
| Reverse Column ii [8:9] r ii 99–r ii 99 | flour for an edadi offering |
| Reverse Column iii [0:1] r iii 44–r iii 44 | loaf of bread behind another loaf of bread |
Transliteration (ATF)
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| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
| obverse col 1 | ||
| 1' | [{kasz}dida] gen# | |
| 2' | [{kasz}dida] imgaga3(|[ZIZ2].AN|)# | |
| 3' | [{kasz}dida] imgaga3(|[ZIZ2].AN|)# | |
| 4' | [{kasz}dida] imgaga3(|[ZIZ2].AN#|)# mah# | |
| 5' | [{kasz}]dida# KA-ge KAK | |
| 6' | [{kasz}]dida# KA-ge KAK-a | |
| 7' | [{kasz}]dida# al!(|TAxHI|)-hab2-ba | |
| 8' | [{kasz}]dida# u4 tab-ba | |
| 9' | [{kasz}]dida# u4 sal-la | |
| 10' | [{kasz}]dida# e2-du-di | |
| 11' | [{kasz}]dida# szag4-ge gur7 | |
| 12' | [{kasz}]dida# gu-la | |
| 13' | [...] x# | |
| obverse col 2 | ||
| 1' | kasz [...] | |
| 2' | kasz sze sa-a | |
| 3' | kaszbir a | |
| 4' | kasz BU | |
| 5' | kasz kurun2 | |
| 6' | kasz kurun2 babbar | |
| 7' | kasz kurun2 7(disz) sila3-ta | |
| 8' | kurun5 | |
| 9' | kasz mah | |
| 10' | kasz mah x x | |
| 11' | kasz bala-bala | |
| 12' | kasz szag4-ge AMAR | |
| 13' | kasz siskur-re | |
| 14' | kasz szud3-de3 | |
| 15' | [kasz] esz3-esz3 | |
| obverse col 3 | ||
| 1' | bappir2# [...] | |
| 2' | bappir2# [...] | |
| 3' | bappir2# [...] | |
| 4' | bappir2 pa3-pa3-ra2 | |
| 5' | bappir2 IM | |
| 6' | bappir2 sun2# | |
| 7' | sun2# [...] | |
| 8' | sun2# [...] | |
| 9' | sun2# [...] | |
| 10' | GISZ? [...] | |
| 11' | GISZ? [...] | |
| 12' | munu4 | |
| 13' | munu4 NE? [...] | |
| 14' | munu4 a [...] | |
| 15' | munu4 u4? [tab-ba] | |
| reverse col 1 | ||
| 1 | munu4 u4#? [sal-la] | |
| 2 | munu4 [...] | |
| 3 | munu4 nu-[...] | |
| 4 | munu4 mu#?-[...] | |
| 5 | munu4 [...] | |
| 6 | munu4 [...] | |
| 7 | munu4# [...] | |
| reverse col 2 | ||
| 1 | [zi3-gu] gen# | |
| 2 | [zi3-gu] us2# | |
| 3 | [zi3]-gu us2 3(disz)-kam-ma | |
| 4 | dabin | |
| 5 | zi3-<<SZE>>-milla | |
| 6 | zi3 sze sa-a | |
| 7 | zi3 dub-dub-bu | |
| 8 | zi3# x# GISZ la2 | |
| 9 | [zi3 e2]-da#-di | |
| reverse col 3 | ||
| 4 | [ninda] egir ninda | |
| 5 | [...] GAR | |
| 6 | [...] x# NU | |
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