HS 1816 (P229974)
Lexical, Old Babylonian, Nippur · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | HS 1816 |
|---|---|
| ID | P229974 |
| Museum no. | HS 1816 |
| 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 |
|---|---|
| Obverse [0:1] o 1o 1–o 1o 1 | general |
| Obverse [1:2] o 22–o 22 | general of the troops |
| Obverse [2:3] o 33–o 33 | general over eployable troops |
| Obverse [3:4] o 44–o 44 | general of Amurru troops |
| Obverse [4:5] o 55–o 55 | general in charge of the palace gate |
| Obverse [5:6] o 66–o 66 | overseer |
| Obverse [6:7] o 77–o 77 | overseer of ox-teams |
| Obverse [7:8] o 88–o 88 | ox driver |
| Obverse [8:9] o 99–o 99 | mustered ox driver |
| Obverse [9:10] o 1010–o 1010 | rent for an ox |
| Obverse [10:11] o 1111–o 1111 | drover |
| Obverse [11:12] o 1212–o 1212 | drover |
| Obverse [12:13] o 1313–o 1313 | a low quality animal |
| Obverse [13:14] o 1414–o 1414 | sower |
| Obverse [14:15] o 1515–o 1515 | collector of clods |
| Obverse [15:16] o 1616–o 1616 | farmer |
| Reverse Column i [2:3] r i 33–r i 33 | sheep with dagaltuma wool |
| Reverse Column i [3:4] r i 44–r i 44 | sheep with wool |
| Reverse Column i [4:5] r i 55–r i 55 | sheep shorn of wool |
| Reverse Column i [5:6] r i 66–r i 66 | thin-fleeced sheep |
| Reverse Column i [6:7] r i 77–r i 77 | scorpion sheep |
| Reverse Column i [7:8] r i 88–r i 88 | long-fleeced sheep |
| Reverse Column i [8:9] r i 99–r i 99 | sheep of the breast (maturity designation) |
| Reverse Column i [9:10] r i 1010–r i 1010 | sheep for presentation offering |
| Reverse Column i [10:11] r i 1111–r i 1111 | sheep for an audience gift |
| Reverse Column i [11:12] r i 1212–r i 1212 | (...) sheep |
| Reverse Column i [12:13] r i 1313–r i 1313 | (...) sheep |
| Reverse Column i [13:14] r i 1414–r i 1414 | (...) sheep |
| Reverse Column i [14:15] r i 1515–r i 1515 | (...) sheep |
| Reverse Column i [15:16] r i 1616–r i 1616 | plucked sheep |
| Reverse Column i [16:17] r i 1717–r i 1717 | inseminated sheep |
| Reverse Column i [17:18] r i 1818–r i 1818 | sheep of the innards |
| Reverse Column i [18:19] r i 1919–r i 1919 | stolen sheep |
| Reverse Column i [19:20] r i 2020–r i 2020 | (...) sheep |
| Reverse Column ii [0:1] r ii 1r ii 1–r ii 1r ii 1 | corpse of a sheep |
| Reverse Column ii [1:2] r ii 22–r ii 22 | sheep of the fattener |
| Reverse Column ii [2:3] r ii 33–r ii 33 | sheep of the fattener |
| Reverse Column ii [3:4] r ii 44–r ii 44 | sheep of the shade |
| Reverse Column ii [5:6] r ii 66–r ii 66 | sheep put in his place |
| Reverse Column ii [6:7] r ii 77–r ii 77 | subjugated sheep |
| Reverse Column ii [7:8] r ii 88–r ii 88 | slaughtered sheep |
| Reverse Column ii [8:9] r ii 99–r ii 99 | sheep for consignment |
| Reverse Column ii [9:10] r ii 1010–r ii 1010 | sheep used as guarantee |
| Reverse Column ii [10:11] r ii 1111–r ii 1111 | sheep with a hand set on its head |
| Reverse Column ii [11:12] r ii 1212–r ii 1212 | boiled mutton |
| Reverse Column ii [12:13] r ii 1313–r ii 1313 | presented sheep |
| Reverse Column ii [13:14] r ii 1414–r ii 1414 | sheep for a takmēsu offering |
| Reverse Column ii [14:15] r ii 1515–r ii 1515 | purchased sheep |
| Reverse Column ii [15:16] r ii 1616–r ii 1616 | sheep of the market |
| Reverse Column ii [16:17] r ii 1717–r ii 1717 | sheep for a siskur rite |
| Reverse Column ii [17:18] r ii 1818–r ii 1818 | sheep for a prayer |
| Reverse Column ii [18:19] r ii 1919–r ii 1919 | sheep for the ešeš festival |
Transliteration (ATF)
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| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
| o | ||
| 1 | šakkan₆(|ANŠE.ARAD|) | |
| 2 | ⸢šakkan₆⸣ erin₂ | |
| 3 | šakkan₆ erin₂ sa gi₄-⸢a⸣ | |
| 4 | šakkan₆ mar-⸢tu⸣ | |
| 5 | šakkan₆ kan₄ e₂-⸢gal⸣ | |
| 6 | nu-⸢banda₃⸣ | |
| 7 | nu-banda₃ ⸢gud⸣ | |
| 8 | šag₄-gud | |
| 9 | šag₄-gud zig₃-[ga] | |
| 10 | a₂ gud | |
| 11 | ⸢gud⸣-re₆-us₂ | |
| 12 | gud-a-ri-⸢a⸣ | |
| 13 | gud-a-la-aŋ₂-DU | |
| 14 | lu₂ numun ŋar | |
| 15 | lu₂ lag degₓ(RI)degₓ(RI)ga | |
| 16 | engar | |
| r i | ||
| 1 | ⸢udu nam⸣-[...] | |
| 2 | udu ⸢x⸣-[...] | |
| 3 | udu ⸢da⸣-[gal-tum-ma] | |
| 4 | udu ⸢bar⸣-[ŋal₂] | |
| 5 | udu ⸢bar⸣-[sug₄] | |
| 6 | udu ⸢bar⸣-[sal] | |
| 7 | udu ŋir₂-[tab-ba] | |
| 8 | udu ⸢zulumhi⸣ | |
| 9 | udu [gaba] | |
| 10 | udu gaba-[ri-a] | |
| 11 | udu igi-[duh-a] | |
| 12 | udu ⸢ur₂⸣-[ri-a] | |
| 13 | ⸢udu⸣ zag [...] | |
| 14 | udu bala [...] | |
| 15 | udu ⸢ri⸣-[ri-a] | |
| 16 | ⸢udu si-si⸣-[ga] | |
| 17 | udu ⸢a⸣ [ak] | |
| 18 | udu ⸢lipiš⸣ | |
| 19 | udu [zuh-a] | |
| 20 | udu [TUG₂-da] | |
| r ii | ||
| 1 | udu adda₂ | |
| 2 | udu kurušda | |
| 3 | udu kurušda | |
| 4 | udu ŋissu | |
| 5 | udu sug₄-ga | |
| 6 | udu ki-ni ŋar-ra | |
| 7 | udu gu₂-⸢ba ŋar⸣-ra | |
| 8 | udu ⸢šum⸣-ma | |
| 9 | udu ⸢šu-šum₂⸣-ma | |
| 10 | udu šu-du₈-a | |
| 11 | ⸢udu šu⸣ saŋ-ŋa₂ ; dug₄-ga | |
| 12 | ⸢udu⸣ zi-⸢il⸣;-kum | |
| 13 | udu te-er-zum | |
| 14 | udu dimₓ(BALAG)ma | |
| 15 | udu sam₂(|NINDA₂×(DIŠ.ŠE.A.AN)|)ma | |
| 16 | udu ⸢šakanka⸣ | |
| 17 | udu siškur₂-re | |
| 18 | ⸢udu⸣ šud₃-de₃ | |
| 19 | [udu] ⸢eš₃⸣-eš₃ | |
| 20 | [...]-⸢x⸣-ta | |
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