BE 01/2, 125 (P265995)
Old Babylonian, Nippur · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | BE 01/2, 125 |
|---|---|
| ID | P265995 |
| Museum no. | Ist Ni 00394 (cast: CBS 09763 + CBS 10802 ?) |
| Collection | Arkeoloji Müzeleri, Istanbul, Turkey; Penn Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA |
| Language | Sumerian |
| Period | Old Babylonian · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE |
| Find spot | Nippur (mod. Nuffar) |
| Coordinates | 32.1271, 45.2300 |
English translation
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| Line | English |
|---|---|
| obverse 1 | Year: “...”; |
| obverse 2 | year: “...”; |
| obverse 3 | year: “...”; |
| obverse 4 | year: “...”; |
| obverse 5 | year: “...”; |
| obverse 6 | year: “The road from Nippur ...”; |
| obverse 7 | year: “The king from Ur ...”; |
| obverse 8 | year: “The magur of Ninlil was caulked”; |
| obverse 9 | year: “Nanna of Karzida was brought into the house”; |
| obverse 10 | year: “The royal mountain-house was built”; |
| obverse 11 | year: “Ištaran of ... was brought into the house”; |
| obverse 12 | year: “Numušda of Kazallu was brought into the house”; |
| obverse 13 | year: “The royal ice-house was built”; |
| obverse 14 | year: “Nanna of Nippur was brought into the house”; |
| obverse 15 | year: “En-nirza-ana, the en-priestess of Nanna, was chosen by extispicy”; |
| obverse 16 | year: “The bed of Ninlil was fashioned”; |
| obverse 17 | year: “En-nirzi-ana, the en-priestess of Nanna, was installed”; |
| obverse 18 | year: “Liwwir-miṭṭašu, the princess, to the queenship of Marḫaši” was lifted; |
| obverse 19 | year: “UBARA was restored”; |
| obverse 20 | year: “The sons of Ur were bound as long-pole men”; |
| obverse 21 | year: “Ninurta, the big-governor of Enlil, the houses of Enlil and Ninlil, an oracle having pronounced, ...”; |
| reverse 1 | year following: “Ninurta ...”; |
| reverse 2 | year: “The king, great ...”; |
| reverse 3 | year: “Karaḫar was destroyed”; |
| reverse 4 | year: “Simurrum was destroyed”; |
| reverse 5 | year: “Simurrum was destroyed a 2nd time”; |
| reverse 6 | year: “Ḫarši was destroyed”; |
| reverse 7 | year: “The en-priest in Eridu was installed”; |
| reverse 8 | year following: “The en-priest in Eridu was installed”; |
| reverse 9 | year: “The princess the governor of Anšan married”; |
| reverse 10 | year: “Karaḫar was destroyed a 2nd time”; |
| reverse 11 | year: “Simurrum was destroyed a 3rd time”; |
| reverse 12 | year following: “Simurrum was destroyed a 3rd time”; |
| reverse 13 | year: “Anšan was destroyed”; |
| reverse 14 | year following: “Anšan was destroyed”; |
| reverse 15 | year: “Nanna of Karzida a 2nd time into the house was brought”; |
| reverse 16 | year: “The wall of the land was built”; |
| reverse 17 | year following: “The wall of the land was built”; |
| reverse 18 | year: “The house of Puzriš-Dagan was built”; |
| reverse 19 | year following: “The house of Puzriš-Dagan was built”; |
| reverse 20 | year following: “The temple of Puzriš-Dagan was built,” following that; |
| reverse 21 | year: “The Šašrum was destroyed”; |
| reverse 22 | year ... ; |
| reverse 23 | year ... ; |
| reverse 24 | year ... ; |
| reverse 25 | year ... ; |
| reverse 26 | year ... ; |
| reverse 27 | year ... ; |
Transliteration (ATF)
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| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
| obverse | ||
| 1 | [mu ...] | |
| 2 | [mu ...] | |
| 3 | [mu ...] | |
| 4 | [mu ...] | |
| 5 | mu# bad3#-gal#? [...] | |
| 6 | mu giri3 nibru{ki#}-[ta ...] | |
| 7 | mu lugal-e uri2{ki}-ta# | |
| 8 | mu ma2 {d}nin-lil2-la2 ba-du8 | |
| 9 | mu {d}nanna kar-zi-da e2-a ba-kux(KWU636) | |
| 10 | mu e2-hur-sag lugal ba-du3 | |
| 11 | mu {d}isztaran |BAD3.GAL.AN|{ki} e2-a ba-kux(KWU636) | |
| 12 | mu {d}nu-umusz{musz}-da ka-zal-lu{ki} e2-a ba-kux(KWU636) | |
| 13 | mu e2-hal-bi lugal ba-du3 | |
| 14 | mu {d}nanna nibru{ki} e2-a ba-kux(KWU636) | |
| 15 | mu en-nir-zi-an-na en-{d}nanna masz2-e i3-pa3 | |
| 16 | mu na2 {d}nin-lil2#-la2# ba#-dim2# | |
| 17 | mu en-nir-zi-an-na en-{d}nanna ba-hun-ga2 | |
| 18 | mu li2-wir-mi-ta2-szu dumu-munus lugal nam-nin mar-ha-szi{ki}-sze3 ba-IL2 | |
| 19 | mu UBARA{ki} ki-be2 ba-ab-gi4 | |
| 20 | mu dumu uri2{ki}-ma lu2 gesz-gid2-sze3 ka ba-ab-kesz2 | |
| 21 | mu {d}nin-urta ensi2-gal {d}en-lil2-la2-ke4 e2# [{d}]en#-lil2-la2 {d}nin-lil2-la2-ke4# [esz-bar] kin# ba-du11-ga# x | |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | mu# us2#-sa# {d#}nin#-urta# | |
| 2 | mu# lugal a2#-mah# | |
| 3 | mu# kara2-har#{ki#} ba#-hul# | |
| 4 | mu [si]-mu-ru-um{ki} ba#-hul# | |
| 5 | mu si#-mu#-ru#-um#{ki#} a#-ra2# 2(asz)-kam-ma#-asz ba-hul | |
| 6 | mu ha#-ar#-szi{ki} ba-hul# | |
| 7 | mu en eridu{ki}-ga ba-hun-ga2 | |
| 8 | mu us2-sa en eridu{ki}-ga ba-hun-ga2 | |
| 9 | mu dumu-munus lugal ensi2 an-sza-an{ki}-ke4 ba-tuku | |
| 10 | mu kara2-har{ki} a-ra# 2(asz)-kam-asz ba-hul | |
| 11 | mu# si#-mu#-ru#-um#{ki#} a#-ra2# 3(disz@t)-kam-asz ba-hul | |
| 12 | mu us2-sa si-mu-ru-um{ki} a-ra2 3(asz)-kam-asz ba-hul | |
| 13 | mu an-sza-an{ki} ba-hul | |
| 14 | mu us2-sa an-sza-an{ki} ba-hul | |
| 15 | mu {d}nanna kar-zi-da{ki} a-ra2 2(asz)-kam-asz e2#-a ba-kux(KWU636)# | |
| 16 | mu bad3 ma-da{ki} ba-du3 | |
| 17 | mu us2-sa bad3 ma-da{ki} ba-du3 | |
| 18 | mu e2 puzur4-isz-{d}da-gan-na ba-du3 | |
| 19 | mu us2-sa e2 puzur4-isz-{d}da-gan-na ba-du3 | |
| 20 | mu us2-sa e2 puzur4#-[isz]-{d}da-gan-na ba-du3 [mu us2]-sa-[bi] | |
| 21 | mu sza-asz-ru{ki} ba#-hul# | |
| 22 | mu [...] | |
| 23 | [mu ...] | |
| 24 | [mu ...] | |
| 25 | [mu ...] | |
| 26 | [mu ...] | |
| 27 | [mu ...] | |
| 28 | [...] | |
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