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MSL 15, 008 E (P229042)

Lexical, Old Babylonian, Nippur · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE

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DesignationMSL 15, 008 E
IDP229042
Museum no.HS 1632
CollectionHilprecht Collection, University of Jena, Jena, Germany
LanguageSumerian
PeriodOld Babylonian · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
GenreLexical
Find spotNippur (mod. Nuffar)
Coordinates32.1271, 45.2300

English translation

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LineEnglish
obverse col 1 1greater
obverse col 1 2supreme
obverse col 1 3to float
obverse col 1 4to be distressed
obverse col 1 5more than
obverse col 1 7planner
reverse 1'to churn
reverse 2'to run
reverse 3'to release
reverse 4'to hang down (of hair)
reverse 5'authoritative persons
reverse 6'to grind finely
reverse 7'to grind
reverse 8'miller
reverse 9'criminal

Transliteration (ATF)

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LineATFMachine English (draft)
obverse col 1
1# diri {+[...]}|SI.A|# = %a wa-at-ru-um#
2# diri <|SI.A|> = %a szu-tu-ru-um#
3# diri <|SI.A|> = %a ni-qe3-el-pu-um#
4# diri <|SI.A|> = %a a-sza-szum#
5# diri <|SI.A|> = %a e-li#
6# diri <|SI.A|> = %a el-x
7# diri <|SI.A|> = %a ka-pi-dum#
8# diri <|SI.A|> = %a [x]-x-ru#?-x
reverse
1'# du9-du9 [<|BUR2.BUR2|>] = %a ma#-a#-[s,um]
2'# dun5-dun5 [<|BUR2.BUR2|>] = %a na-a-qu2-um#
3'# bur2-bur2 {+[bu]-ur#-bu-ur}|[BUR2].BUR2| = %a pa-sza-a-rum
4'# bur2-bur2 <|BUR2.BUR2|> = %a wa-sza!(AL)-ru-um
5'# bur2-bur2 <|BUR2.BUR2|> = %a sza-al-t,u3-tum
6'# ara5 {+[a?]-ra}|HIxASZ2.HIxASZ2|# = %a sa3-ma-du-um
7'# ara5 <|HIxASZ2.HIxASZ2|> = %a t,e-e-nu-um
8'# ara5 <|HIxASZ2.HIxASZ2|> = %a a!-ra-ru-um
9'# lilib {+[...]}|IGI.IGI|# = %a sa3-a-ru-um

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