HS 1617 (P229750)
Lexical, Old Babylonian, Nippur · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | HS 1617 |
|---|---|
| ID | P229750 |
| Museum no. | HS 1617 |
| 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
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| Line | English |
|---|---|
| Reverse Column ii [0:1] r ii 1r ii 1–r ii 1r ii 1 | Bara-zagŋar, the first month |
| Reverse Column ii [1:2] r ii 22–r ii 22 | "Leading the oxen," the second month |
| Reverse Column ii [2:3] r ii 33–r ii 33 | "Brick," the third month |
| Reverse Column ii [3:4] r ii 44–r ii 44 | "Sowing," the fourth month |
| Reverse Column ii [4:5] r ii 55–r ii 55 | "Lighting the Torch(?)", the fifth month |
| Reverse Column ii [5:6] r ii 66–r ii 66 | "Festival of Inana," the sixth month |
| Reverse Column ii [6:7] r ii 77–r ii 77 | "Holy Hill," the seventh month |
| Reverse Column ii [7:8] r ii 88–r ii 88 | "Plowing," the eighth month |
| Reverse Column ii [8:9] r ii 99–r ii 99 | Ganganaʾea, the ninth month |
| Reverse Column ii [9:10] r ii 1010–r ii 1010 | Abba'e, the tenth month |
| Reverse Column ii [10:11] r ii 1111–r ii 1111 | Udduru, the eleventh month |
| Reverse Column ii [11:12] r ii 1212–r ii 1212 | "Harvesting," the twelfth month |
| Reverse Column ii [12:13] r ii 1313–r ii 1313 | its intercalary month |
Transliteration (ATF)
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| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
| obverse col 1 | ||
| 1 | {na4}ka-gi-na | |
| 2 | {na4}kiszib ka-gi-na | |
| 3 | {na4}lagab ka-gi-na | |
| 4 | {na4}esi | |
| 5 | {na4}gesz-nu11-gal | |
| 6 | {na4}kiszib gesz-nu11-gal | |
| 7 | {na4}lagab gesz-nu11-gal | |
| 8 | {na4}a2-szuba | |
| 9 | {na4}kiszib a2-szuba | |
| 10 | {na4}lagab a2-szuba | |
| 11 | {na4}algamesz(|SAL.HUB2|) | |
| 12 | {na4}kiszib algamesz(|SAL.HUB2|) | |
| 13 | {na4}lagab algamesz(|SAL.HUB2|) | |
| 14 | {na4}duh-szi-a | |
| 15 | {na4}kiszib duh-szi-a | |
| 16 | {na4}lagab duh-szi-a | |
| 17 | {na4}ellag2 duh-szi-a | |
| 18 | {na4}da-gaz duh-szi-a | |
| 19 | {na4}duh-szi-a mar-ha-szi | |
| 20 | {na4}za-gin3 | |
| 21 | {na4}za-gin3 duru5 | |
| 22 | {na4}za-gin3 dili | |
| 23 | {na4}za-gin3 za3-la2-la2 | |
| 24 | {na4}za-gin3 gu2 tu{muszen} | |
| 25 | {na4}za-gin3 gu2 bir5{muszen} | |
| 26 | {na4}za-gin3 lu-ub2{sar}-da#? | |
| 27 | {na4}ad za-gin3# | |
| 28 | {na4}ad-tab-[...] | |
| 29 | {na4}nig2-tag#-[...] | |
| 30 | {na4#}mu-[...] | |
| 31 | {na4#}{d}[...] | |
| 32 | [{na4}]alan#-[...] | |
| obverse col 2 | ||
| 1 | {na4}gug(|ZA.[GUL]|)#-[...] | |
| 2 | {na4}gug(|ZA.GUL#|)#-[...] | |
| 3 | {na4}gug(|ZA.GUL#|)#-[...] | |
| 4 | {na4}gug(|ZA.GUL|)-[...] | |
| 5 | {na4}kiszib gug(|ZA#.[GUL]|)# | |
| 6 | {na4}lagab gug(|ZA#.[GUL]|)# | |
| 7 | {na4}ellag2-gug(|ZA.GUL#|)# | |
| 8 | {na4}nir7 | |
| 9 | {na4}nir7 ziz# | |
| 10 | {na4}nir7 igi# | |
| 11 | {na4}nir7 pa#-[...] | |
| 12 | {na4}nir7 x# [...] | |
| 13 | {na4}nir7 [...] | |
| 14 | {na4}nir7 [...] | |
| 15 | {na4}nir7 [...] | |
| 16 | {na4}nir7 x# [...] | |
| 17 | {na4}nir7 x# | |
| reverse col 1 | ||
| 1' | szag4# [bar-ra{ku6}] | |
| 2' | szag4# [luh-ha{ku6}] | |
| 3' | du6[{ku6}] | |
| 4' | musz#[{ku6}] | |
| 5' | gur7[{ku6}] | |
| 6' | zubud[{ku6}] | |
| 7' | NE-x-ma[{ku6}] | |
| 8' | szesz2[{ku6}] | |
| 9' | al-szeg6-ga2[{ku6}] | |
| 10' | al-hab2[{ku6}] | |
| 11' | ni2-gu7-gu7[{ku6}] | |
| 12' | la-gu7{ku6#} | |
| 13' | ubi{ku6} | |
| 14' | ubi ab-ba{ku6} | |
| 15' | al-us2-sa{ku6} | |
| 16' | al-us2-sa mur-ra[{ku6}] | |
| 17' | al-us2-sa si-ga#[{ku6}] | |
| 18' | al-kum-[ma{ku6}] | |
| 19' | al-gaz-[za{ku6}] | |
| 20' | u5{muszen} | |
| reverse col 2 | ||
| 1 | iti bara-za3-gar | |
| 2 | iti gu4 si-su | |
| 3 | iti sig4-a | |
| 4 | iti szu-numun-a | |
| 5 | iti |NE.NE|-gar | |
| 6 | iti kin-{d}inanna | |
| 7 | iti du6 ku3 | |
| 8 | iti {gesz}apin# du8-a | |
| 9 | iti gan#-gan#-na | |
| 10 | iti AB e3 | |
| 11 | iti ziz2-a | |
| 12 | iti sze gur10 ku5 | |
| 13 | iti diri-bi | |
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