CDLI Literary 000635, ex. 001 & 000638, ex. 007 (P256630)
Literary, Old Babylonian, Nippur · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | CDLI Literary 000635, ex. 001 & 000638, ex. 007 |
|---|---|
| ID | P256630 |
| Museum no. | UM 29-16-008 |
| 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
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| Line | English |
|---|---|
| obverse 6' | As I was going, as I was going, |
| obverse 7' | As I was going to the house, |
| obverse 8' | My lady, he looked at you! |
| obverse 9' | The brother...what did he give to you again? |
| obverse 10' | A beloved belly and sexual delights are the sweetest things, |
| reverse 1 | My shiny Inanna, to you he gave them as a gift. |
| reverse 2 | As I looked upon that place, |
| reverse 3 | My beloved man came to meet (me) here. |
| reverse 4 | He was attracted to you, he rejoiced with you alone! |
| reverse 5 | The brother brought me into his house, |
| reverse 6 | He laid me on the bed of dripping honey, |
| reverse 7 | My precious sweet lay on my belly, |
| reverse 8 | One by one doing tongues, one by one, |
| reverse 9 | My brother of the beautiful eyes, he did it fifty times! |
| reverse 10 | Like a silent man he came to her with it (there), |
| reverse 11 | (And) as she trembles from below, he filled her, |
| reverse 12 | My brother, (for) setting my hands on his hips, |
| reverse 13 | My precious sweet, I pass the time there with him. |
| reverse 14 | Release me, my sister, release me! |
| reverse 15 | Come, my beloved sister, let me go into the palace, |
| reverse 16 | In my father’s eyes, you are a small child! |
| reverse 17 | Bau truly knows the man, she will let you go to him! |
| reverse 18 | It is a bal-bal-e song of Inanna. |
| reverse 19 | [Written by?] Girini-isa |
Transliteration (ATF)
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| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
| obverse | ||
| 6' | di#-da#-gu10#-ne di-da-gu10-ne | |
| 7' | e2 x [di-da-gu10]-ne# di-da-gu10-ne | |
| 8' | ga-sza-an-[na-gu10] i-bi2 mu-szi-in-bar | |
| 9' | szesz#-e# ta#? [...] ma#-ra-an-tah | |
| 10' | sza3 ki#-ig-ga ag2 hi-li ag2 ku7-ku7-dam | |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | ku3-ga-sza-an-na-gu10 ag2-sze3 ma-ra-an-ba | |
| 2 | ki-bi? i-bi2-gu10 ma-ra-gu10-ne | |
| 3 | mu-lu ki-ig ag2-gu10 gaba im-ma-an-ri | |
| 4 | hi-li mu-e-szi-in-te ASZ mu-e-da-hul2 | |
| 5 | szesz-e e2-ni-a im-ma-ni-in-ku4-re-en | |
| 6 | mu-nu2 lal3 hab2-ba bi2-in-nu2-e | |
| 7 | ze2-ba kal-la-gu10 sza3-ab-gu10 a-ba-nu2 | |
| 8 | ASZ-ASZ-ta eme AK ASZ-ASZ-ta | |
| 9 | szesz i-bi2 sa6-sa6-gu10 ninnu-am3 mu-un-AK | |
| 10 | lu2 si-ga-gen7 mu-na-de3-gen | |
| 11 | ki-ta tuku4-e-da SI-A mu-na-ni-in-gar | |
| 12 | szesz-gu10 ib2-ba-na szu gub-bu-de3 | |
| 13 | ze2-ba kal-la-gu10 u4 mu-un-di-ni-ib-zal-e | |
| 14 | szu ba-am3-mu-u8 nin9-gu10 szu ba-am3-mu-u8 | |
| 15 | DU# nin9 ki ag2-gu10 e2-gal-la ga-gen | |
| 16 | igi#-ad-da-gu10 dumu-tur he2-me-en | |
| 17 | {d}#ba-u2 lu2 ha-ba-zu szu ba-e-ri-szi-bar-re | |
| 18 | bal-bal-e {d}inanna-kam# | |
| 19 | [x]-x giri3-ni-i3-sa6# | |
| 20 | [x] x# giri3-ni-i3-[sa6] | |
Sources & licences
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