CDLI Literary needed, ex. nn ? (P274227)
Literary, Old Babylonian, Sippar-Yahrurum · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | CDLI Literary needed, ex. nn ? |
|---|---|
| ID | P274227 |
| Museum no. | BM 066276 |
| Collection | British Museum, London, UK |
| Language | Sumerian |
| Period | Old Babylonian · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE |
| Genre | Literary |
| Find spot | Sippar-Yahrurum (mod. Tell Abu Habbah) |
| Coordinates | 33.0605, 44.2552 |
English translation
By CDLI · Via Open Richly Annotated Cuneiform Corpus (ORACC) · CC BY-SA 3.0 (ORACC)
| Line | English |
|---|---|
| Obverse [0:1] o 1'o 1'–o 1'o 1' | ... the princess Gašan... |
| Obverse [1:2] o 2'2'–o 2'2' | Mother Gašan... |
| Obverse [2:3] o 3'3'–o 3'3' | Our neighbor [should bring] water for Gašan[gula] |
| Obverse [3:4] o 4'4'–o 4'4' | Young lady, providing goods for you [...] |
| Obverse [4:5] o 5'5'–o 5'5' | Holy Inana [...] |
| Obverse [5:6] o 6'6'–o 6'6' | Inana, providng goods for you [...] |
| Obverse [6:7] o 7'7'–o 7'7' | Ninegala [...] |
| Obverse [7:8] o 8'8'–o 8'8' | The sheepfold ... |
| Obverse [8:9] o 9'9'–o 9'9' | Holy Inana [...] |
| Obverse [9:10] o 10'10'–o 10'10' | Gold [...] |
| Reverse [0:1] r 1'r 1'–r 1'r 1' | Your fate, Nin-[...] |
| Reverse [1:2] r 2'2'–r 2'2' | Inana, [...] |
| Reverse [2:3] r 3'3'–r 3'3' | Your agreeable fate [...] |
| Reverse [3:4] r 4'4'–r 4'4' | Ninegal [...] |
| Reverse [4:5] r 5'5'–r 5'5' | Your bitter fate [...] |
| Reverse [5:6] r 6'6'–r 6'6' | Inana [...] |
| Reverse [6:7] r 7'7'–r 7'7' | Your shiny fate [...] |
| Reverse [7:8] r 8'8'–r 8'8' | Ninegal [...] |
Transliteration (ATF)
From Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative · CDLI: reuse of catalogue/transliteration data with citation of CDLI; images restricted (not fetched)
| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
| obverse | ||
| 1 | x x x ga-sza-[an ...] | |
| 2 | ama#?-e ga-sza-an# [...] | |
| 3 | usar-me a ga-sza-an [...] | |
| 4 | lu2 ki-sikil nig2 za-ra si3-[...] | |
| 5 | ku3 {d}inanna | |
| 6 | {d}inanna nig2 za-ra si3-[...] | |
| 7 | {d}nin-e2-gal-la | |
| 8 | amasz-zu? gi4-en3#?-x [...] | |
| 9 | ku3 {d}inanna ga2? [...] | |
| 10 | ku3#-sig17? x [...] | |
| 11 | {d#}[...] | |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | nam-zu SAL [...] | |
| 2 | {d}inanna | |
| 3 | nam-zu sze-ga# [...] | |
| 4 | {d}nin-e2-gal-[...] | |
| 5 | nam-zu gig-ga [...] | |
| 6 | {d}inanna | |
| 7 | nam-zu babbar-ra | |
| 8 | {d}nin-e2-gal | |
| 9 | [...] ki#?-ga | |
| 10 | [...] x | |
| 11 | [...] x | |
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
- Open Richly Annotated Cuneiform Corpus (ORACC) · CC BY-SA 3.0 (ORACC default); per-file JSON license fields say: This data is released under the CC0 license (133618) · ORACC project editions, https://oracc.museum.upenn.edu/ ; cite the individual project (see texts.extra_json.project)
- 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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