Studia Mesopotamica 01, 291-302 (P255122)
Literary, Old Babylonian, Nippur · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | Studia Mesopotamica 01, 291-302 |
|---|---|
| ID | P255122 |
| Museum no. | UM 29-13-080 + N 4500 |
| Collection | Penn Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA |
| Language | Sumerian |
| Period | Old Babylonian · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE |
| Genre | Literary |
| Find spot | Nippur (mod. Nuffar) |
| Coordinates | 32.1271, 45.2300 |
English translation
By Peterson, Jeremiah · Via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative · CDLI (reuse with citation)
| Line | English |
|---|---|
| obverse 2.a' | Perfect ..., growing in plenty and abundance, |
| obverse 3' | ... highest quality ghee and cheese issuing forth, |
| obverse 4.a' | ... foremost of princes, prince fit for the holy and princely dais, |
| obverse 5' | Numušda(?), the foremost of princes, prince fit for the holy and princely dais; |
| obverse 6' | It is the 1st kirugu. |
| obverse 7' | Enlil, lord Nunamnir in Ki'ur, in the great place, |
| obverse 8' | ... he named you and made it great for you, |
| obverse 9' | ... he decreed a great fate for you, |
| obverse 10' | ... rejoices, Ninlil ..., |
| obverse 11' | ... the people/land ..., |
| obverse 12' | ... a song of the lordship(?) ..., |
| obverse 13' | ... Numušda(?), wearing a lapis pectoral ..., |
| obverse 14' | Resplendent ..., from the lowland to the highland, |
| obverse 15' | His ..., |
| reverse 2' | It is the 2nd kirugu. |
| reverse 3.a' | Numušda, the native(?) son (of Kazallu?), makes a plea to ..., |
| reverse 4.a' | He caused a black wave(?) to ride (the surface of the water) and looked at the sea which he caused to overflow (from the force of the flood), |
| reverse 5.a' | ... the verdant marshland, ... its sweet ... reeds, |
| reverse 6' | In the reedbed, in the place of plenty, birds ..., |
| reverse 7' | He adorned it with(?) esztub and suḫurgal carps ..., |
| reverse 8.a' | The tasty fish, the sweet bird ... |
| reverse 9.a' | ... he ... in abundance(?) |
| reverse 10' | It is the 3rd kirugu. |
| reverse 11' | ... towards/concerning the teeming cows and calves ..., |
| reverse 12' | ... the one who shakes? ... the son of lord Nudimmud, |
| reverse 13' | ... he piled ... with ... and fishes for him, |
| reverse 14.a' | He showed his ..., |
| reverse 15.a' | ... the carp flood, flooding with flowing water, |
| reverse 16.a' | ... prepared(?) the plow for him, |
Transliteration (ATF)
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| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
| obverse | ||
| 1.a' | [...] x x x | |
| 1.b' | [...]-x# sza SZI-x-u2 | |
| 2.a' | [...] szu du7 nam-he2 he2-gal2-la bulug3-ga2 | |
| 2.b' | _[...] ir-bu-u2_ | |
| 3' | [...]-DU i3-sag ga-sag-ga2 e3-a | |
| 4.a' | [...] IGI#-DU# nun-e-ne bara2 ku3 bara2 nun-e du7-a | |
| 4.b' | _[...] sza-a-u#?_ | |
| 5' | [... {d}nu-musz]-da# igesztu nun-e-ne bara2 ku3 bara2 nun-e du7-a | |
| 6' | [ki]-ru-gu2 1(disz)-kam-ma | |
| 7' | [{d}en]-lil2# en {d}nu-nam-nir-re ki-ur3 ki gal-la | |
| 8' | [...] mu#-ri-in-sa4 mi-ri-in-mah-e | |
| 9' | [...] nam gal mu-ri-[in]-tar# | |
| 10' | [...] hul2-hul2 {d}nin-lil2 [...] | |
| 11' | [...] an#-su? UN-e#? [...] | |
| 12' | [...] szir3 nam-en-na DU [...] | |
| 13' | [... {d}nu-musz?]-da suh za-gin3 kesz2 [...] | |
| 14' | [...] pa-e3 sig-ta igi#-[nim-sze3 ...] | |
| 15' | [...]-a-ni [...] | |
| 16' | [...] x [...] | |
| reverse | ||
| 1' | [...] x [...] | |
| 2' | [ki]-ru#-gu2 2(disz)#-kam#-[ma] | |
| 3.a' | [{d}nu]-musz#-da dumu NUN#?-re ISZ-ISZ# x [...]-ta u3-gul mu-na#-ga2-ga2 | |
| 3.b' | _x-x-[...]_ | |
| 4.a' | [kur?]-ku#? gig2 ba-ni-in-u5 ab-ba e3-a-na igi mu-un-babbar2-re | |
| 4.b' | _i-na hi-a-qi2-sza_ | |
| 5.a' | gesz#-gi sig7-ga gi x x x [x] du10-ga-bi | |
| 5.b' | _i-na x-x-KI?_ | |
| 6' | gesz#-gi ki szar2-ba muszen [...] LU-ba | |
| 7' | esztub#{ku6} suhur-gal{ku6}-e gesz mu#? [...] | |
| 8.a' | ku6# du10-ga muszen ku7-ku7-da x [...] | |
| 8.b' | _[...] x x x_ | |
| 9.a' | [x]-x-ni im-ma-an-[...]-a#-sze3 [...] | |
| 9.b' | _[... i-na] du-usz-szi-i [...]_ | |
| 10' | ki-ru-gu2 [3(disz)]-kam-ma | |
| 11' | [...] x [... ab2] lu# amar lu-a-sze3 | |
| 12' | [...] x tuku4-a dumu en {d}nu-dim2-mud-e | |
| 13' | [...] x ku6-ta mu-na-gar-gar-e | |
| 14.a' | [...]-a-ni igi-ni ba-ni-in-du8 | |
| 14.b' | _[...] u2!(TAB)-kal-lim_ | |
| 15.a' | [...] a-esztub a zal-le de2-de2 | |
| 15.b' | _[...] ub-ba#-lu_ | |
| 16.a' | [...] {gesz#}apin mu-na-an-du3 | |
| 16.b' | _[...] x x x_ | |
| 17' | [...] x-bi-NE | |
Sources & licences
- Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative · CDLI: reuse of catalogue/transliteration data with citation of CDLI; images restricted (not fetched) · Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI), https://cdli.earth/ ; cite CDLI and the P-number
- electronic Babylonian Library (eBL), LMU Munich · MIT (eBL Zenodo dataset); platform terms unverified · electronic Babylonian Library (eBL), LMU Munich, https://www.ebl.lmu.de/ ; Zenodo dataset (MIT)
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