MSL 14, 029 Lh (P229040)
Lexical, Old Babylonian, Nippur · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | MSL 14, 029 Lh |
|---|---|
| ID | P229040 |
| Museum no. | HS 1858 |
| Collection | Hilprecht Collection, University of Jena, Jena, Germany |
| 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 ORACC project dcclt · Via Open Richly Annotated Cuneiform Corpus (ORACC) · CC BY-SA 3.0 (ORACC)
| Line | English |
|---|---|
| Reverse Column i [0:1] r i 1r i 1–r i 1r i 1 | calf |
| Reverse Column i [1:2] r i 22–r i 22 | milk calf |
| Reverse Column i [2:3] r i 33–r i 33 | suckling calf |
| Reverse Column i [3:4] r i 44–r i 44 | suckling calf |
| Reverse Column i [4:5] r i 55–r i 55 | suckling calf |
| Reverse Column i [5:6] r i 66–r i 66 | playful calf |
| Reverse Column i [6:7] r i 77–r i 77 | strong calf |
| Reverse Column i [7:8] r i 88–r i 88 | fierce calf |
| Reverse Column i [8:9] r i 99–r i 99 | three year old calf |
| Reverse Column i [9:10] r i 1010–r i 1010 | two year old calf |
| Reverse Column i [10:11] r i 1111–r i 1111 | one year old calf |
| Reverse Column i [11:12] r i 1212–r i 1212 | ... calf |
| Reverse Column ii [0:1] r ii 1r ii 1–r ii 1r ii 1 | pregnant donkey |
| Reverse Column ii [1:2] r ii 22–r ii 22 | donkey that has given birth |
| Reverse Column ii [2:3] r ii 33–r ii 33 | donkey that has not given birth |
| Reverse Column ii [3:4] r ii 44–r ii 44 | donkey that has mated |
| Reverse Column ii [4:5] r ii 55–r ii 55 | donkey that has not mated |
| Reverse Column ii [5:6] r ii 66–r ii 66 | snake |
| Reverse Column ii [6:7] r ii 77–r ii 77 | furious snake |
| Reverse Column ii [7:8] r ii 88–r ii 88 | Nirah snake |
| Reverse Column ii [8:9] r ii 99–r ii 99 | dragon |
| Reverse Column ii [9:10] r ii 1010–r ii 1010 | stone snake |
| Reverse Column ii [10:11] r ii 1111–r ii 1111 | water snake |
| Reverse Column iii [0:1] r iii 1r iii 1–r iii 1r iii 1 | badger |
| Reverse Column iii [1:2] r iii 22–r iii 22 | puppy |
| Reverse Column iii [2:3] r iii 33–r iii 33 | cub |
| Reverse Column iii [3:4] r iii 44–r iii 44 | tiger |
| Reverse Column iii [4:5] r iii 55–r iii 55 | jackal |
| Reverse Column iii [5:6] r iii 66–r iii 66 | bear |
| Reverse Column iii [6:7] r iii 77–r iii 77 | lion |
| Reverse Column iii [7:8] r iii 88–r iii 88 | leopard |
| Reverse Column iii [8:9] r iii 99–r iii 99 | howling lion |
| Reverse Column iii [9:10] r iii 1010–r iii 1010 | bitch |
| Reverse Column iii [10:11] r iii 1111–r iii 1111 | bitch with puppies |
| Reverse Column iii [11:12] r iii 1212–r iii 1212 | cat |
| Reverse Column iii [12:13] r iii 1313–r iii 1313 | lynx |
| Reverse Column iii [13:14] r iii 1414–r iii 1414 | fox |
| Reverse Column iv [0:1] r iv 1r iv 1–r iv 1r iv 1 | wild bull |
| Reverse Column iv [1:2] r iv 22–r iv 22 | elephant |
| Reverse Column iv [2:3] r iv 33–r iv 33 | camel |
| Reverse Column iv [3:4] r iv 44–r iv 44 | wild cow |
| Reverse Column iv [4:5] r iv 55–r iv 55 | hyena |
| Reverse Column iv [5:6] r iv 66–r iv 66 | wild cow |
| Reverse Column iv [6:7] r iv 77–r iv 77 | animals |
| Reverse Column iv [7:8] r iv 88–r iv 88 | terrestrial animals |
| Reverse Column iv [8:9] r iv 99–r iv 99 | multitude (of animals or people) |
| Reverse Column iv [9:10] r iv 1010–r iv 1010 | multitude (of animals or people) |
| Reverse Column iv [10:11] r iv 1111–r iv 1111 | living creatures of the steppe |
| Reverse Column iv [11:12] r iv 1212–r iv 1212 | flea |
Transliteration (ATF)
From Open Richly Annotated Cuneiform Corpus (ORACC) · CC BY-SA 3.0 (ORACC default); per-file JSON license fields say: This data is released under the CC0 license (133618)
| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
| o i | ||
| 1' | [...] [...] | |
| 2' | huš₂ hu-⸢uš⸣ [GIR₃] | |
| 3' | alim a-li-im |GIR₃×IGI| | |
| 4' | lulim lu-li-im |GIR₃×(LU.IGI)| | |
| 5' | girid₂ gi-ri |GIR₃×GAN₂@t| | |
| 6' | ug ⸢u₄-ug⸣ |PIRIG×UD| | |
| 7' | ne₃ ni PIRIG | |
| 8' | piriŋ KI-ri-iŋ₃ PIRIG | |
| r i | ||
| 1 | amar | |
| 2 | amar ga | |
| 3 | amar ga gu₇-a | |
| 4 | amar ga gu₇-a | |
| 5 | amar ga sub-a | |
| 6 | amar sah₄ | |
| 7 | ⸢amar lirum⸣ | |
| 8 | amar ⸢ban₃⸣-da | |
| 9 | ⸢amar⸣ mu 3(AŠ) | |
| 10 | ⸢amar⸣ mu 2(AŠ) | |
| 11 | amar mu 1(AŠ) | |
| 12 | ⸢amar⸣ [...] | |
| r ii | ||
| 1 | eme₅ šag₄-peš₄ | |
| 2 | eme₅ u₃-tud | |
| 3 | eme₅ nu-u₃-tud | |
| 4 | eme₅ ŋeš₃ zu-zu | |
| 5 | eme₅ ŋeš₃ nu-zu | |
| 6 | muš | |
| 7 | ⸢muš huš⸣ | |
| 8 | muš {d}nirah | |
| 9 | muš ušumgal | |
| 10 | muš na₄ | |
| 11 | ⸢muš⸣ a | |
| 12 | [...]-⸢x⸣ | |
| r iii | ||
| 1 | ur-ki | |
| 2 | ur-tur | |
| 3 | ur-dib | |
| 4 | ur-<<x>>-šub₅ | |
| 5 | ur-šub₅-kud-da | |
| 6 | az | |
| 7 | piriŋ | |
| 8 | nemur₂ | |
| 9 | ⸢piriŋ⸣ ka duh-a | |
| 10 | nig | |
| 11 | nig amar-ra | |
| 12 | su-ri | |
| 13 | ⸢su-a⸣-[ri] | |
| 14 | ⸢ka₅⸣-[a] | |
| r iv | ||
| 1 | am | |
| 2 | am-si | |
| 3 | ⸢am⸣-si kur-ra | |
| 4 | sumun₂ | |
| 5 | kir₄ | |
| 6 | immal₂(|MAŠ.LAGAR|) | |
| 7 | u₂-ma-am | |
| 8 | niŋ₂-ki | |
| 9 | a-za-lu-lu | |
| 10 | a-za-lu-lu | |
| 11 | niŋ₂-zi-ŋal₂ eden-na | |
| 12 | eh(|HI×AŠ|) | |
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