HS 1727 (P229917)
Lexical, Old Babylonian, Nippur · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | HS 1727 |
|---|---|
| ID | P229917 |
| Museum no. | HS 1727 |
| 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 22–r i 22 | good quality fattened sheep |
| Reverse Column i [1:2] r i 33–r i 33 | fattened sheep that has been plucked with a knife |
| Reverse Column i [2:3] r i 44–r i 44 | male sheep |
| Reverse Column i [3:4] r i 55–r i 55 | male sheep used as a breeder |
| Reverse Column i [4:5] r i 66–r i 66 | grass-fed sheep |
| Reverse Column i [5:6] r i 77–r i 77 | ram |
| Reverse Column i [6:7] r i 88–r i 88 | long-fleeced sheep |
| Reverse Column i [7:8] r i 99–r i 99 | fattened long-fleeced sheep |
| Reverse Column i [8:9] r i 1010–r i 1010 | good quality fattened long-fleeced sheep |
| Reverse Column i [9:10] r i 1111–r i 1111 | long-fleeced fat-tailed sheep |
| Reverse Column i [10:11] r i 1212–r i 1212 | fat-tailed sheep |
| Reverse Column ii [2:3] r ii 33–r ii 33 | sheep with diarrhea |
| Reverse Column ii [3:4] r ii 44–r ii 44 | goring sheep |
| Reverse Column ii [4:5] r ii 55–r ii 55 | pot-bellied sheep |
| Reverse Column ii [5:6] r ii 66–r ii 66 | sheep of the roof |
| Reverse Column ii [6:7] r ii 77–r ii 77 | ... sheep |
| Reverse Column ii [7:8] r ii 88–r ii 88 | sheep born in the fall |
| Reverse Column ii [8:9] r ii 99–r ii 99 | sheep born in the fall |
| Reverse Column ii [9:10] r ii 1010–r ii 1010 | ... sheep |
| Reverse Column ii [10:11] r ii 1111–r ii 1111 | sheep with sadgal disease |
| Reverse Column ii [11:12] r ii 1212–r ii 1212 | sheep with sadnim disease |
Transliteration (ATF)
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| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
| r i | ||
| 2 | [udu] ⸢niga sag₁₀⸣ | |
| 3 | udu niga ⸢ŋir₂⸣-[gu-la] | |
| 4 | udu ⸢nita₂⸣ | |
| 5 | udu nita₂ ŋeš-⸢du₃⸣-[a] | |
| 6 | udu u₂ | |
| 7 | udu utua(|DAG.KISIM₅×UŠ|) | |
| 8 | udu ⸢a-lum⸣ | |
| 9 | ⸢udu⸣ a-⸢lum niga⸣ | |
| 10 | ⸢udu⸣ a-[lum niga] ⸢sag₁₀⸣ | |
| 11 | udu a-[lum gukkal] | |
| 12 | udu ⸢gukkal⸣ | |
| r ii | ||
| 1 | [...]-⸢x⸣ | |
| 2 | [...]-⸢x⸣ | |
| 3 | [udu šag₄ an]-⸢sur⸣ | |
| 4 | [udu du₇]-⸢du₇⸣ | |
| 5 | [udu gur₄]-⸢gur₄⸣ | |
| 6 | [udu] ⸢ur₃-ra⸣ | |
| 7 | [udu x] ⸢ur₃-ra⸣ | |
| 8 | [udu] ⸢nim⸣ | |
| 9 | [udu] ⸢nim-nim⸣ | |
| 10 | [udu] ⸢saŋ⸣ [nim-nim] | |
| 11 | ⸢udu sa⸣-[ad]-⸢gal⸣ | |
| 12 | ⸢udu sa⸣-[ad-nim] | |
Sources & licences
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