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CDLI Literary 000696, ex. 001 (P274241)
Literary, Old Babylonian, Sippar-Amnanum · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | CDLI Literary 000696, ex. 001 |
|---|---|
| ID | P274241 |
| Museum no. | BM 079988 |
| Collection | British Museum, London, UK |
| Language | Sumerian |
| Period | Old Babylonian · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE |
| Genre | Literary |
| Find spot | Sippar-Amnanum (mod. Tell ed-Der) |
| Coordinates | 33.0991, 44.2991 |
Machine English (draft)
Machine draft. Machine English from montycrypto/atf-to-english (atf-en-best-v2, 2026-10-05), generated line by line from the source transliteration (not reproduced here). It is unreviewed and is not a scholarly translation.
| Line | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|
| obverse col 1 15 | whose wide arms are..., |
| obverse col 1 7 | beloved of the great gods, whose fearsomeness and radiance are reverent |
| obverse col 1 5 | Hero, exalted one, adorned with great fearsomeness, great fearsomeness, |
| obverse col 1 4 | by Nergal given birth to by the great wild cow, exalted son of the Great Mountain |
| obverse col 1 14 | O Nergal, the one who goes at the threshing floor, the one who binds the door, its street |
| reverse col 1' 1' | ... |
| reverse col 1' 2' | ... |
| obverse col 1 18 | by Nergal |
| obverse col 1 12 | To the aid of Nergal, whose command is favourable |
| reverse col 2' 8' | by the command of Nunamnir, by Nudimmud |
| reverse col 2' 9' | like the holy word of the nether world |
| reverse col 2' 10' | O great mountain, father Enlil, your praise is supreme |
| reverse col 2' 2' | that is not to be forgotten, that is not to be pronounced |
| obverse col 1 3 | In order to give birth to the strong one, the great cowherd, the supreme son of Kurgal |
| obverse col 1 1 | In its fierce waters, in its fierce waters, in its fierce waters |
| reverse col 2' 1' | ... |
| obverse col 1 11 | The utterance of the god Itar, whose command |
| reverse col 2' 5' | May the... of the land not shine out for you |
| obverse col 1 6 | O Nergal, exalted one, adorned with great fearsomeness, awe-inspiring aura, |
| reverse col 2' 7' | as if it were a pure word in the nether world |
| reverse col 2' 4' | May the... of Nergal... upon them |
| obverse col 1 10 | by Nergal, the beloved one of the Ekur temple, the name |
| obverse col 1 2 | By Nergal, in its fierce waters, in its fierce waters, in its fierce waters |
| obverse col 1 16 | Itsjar of Nergal |
| reverse col 2' 11' | Its length is 150 (lines). |
| reverse col 2' 6' | ... which Enlil by the command of Enki |
| reverse col 2' 3' | ... 5 years?,... from the mountain(?) |
| obverse col 1 9 | the lord who raises his head, who raises his head in the Ekur temple |
| obverse col 1 13 | The lord who is perfected(?), who binds the door, who... its street |
| obverse col 1 8 | By Nergal, the greatijir priestess(?) who dwells(?) |
| obverse col 1 17 | ... leather strap |
| obverse col 1 19 | ... |
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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