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CDLI Literary 000767, ex. 029 (P274250)
Literary, Old Babylonian, Sippar-Yahrurum · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | CDLI Literary 000767, ex. 029 |
|---|---|
| ID | P274250 |
| Museum no. | BM 072978 |
| 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 |
Transliteration (ATF)
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Machine draft. The right-hand column is machine English from ixmon/atf-to-english (atf-en-t5base-F, 2026-10-17), generated line by line from the transliteration. It is unreviewed and is not a scholarly translation.
| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
| o i | ||
| 1′ | [...] ⸢nu⸣ zi₃ nu {⸢zi₃}milla nu⸣ ; [...] {⸢tu₉⸣}niŋ₂-⸢dara₂⸣ nu | ... ešû-vessel: flour, flour, milla, flour. ... cress, nīb-dara’e: flour |
| o ii | ||
| 1′ | [...] ⸢GA₂ gaba-ri-zu⸣ [...] | ... the ešāru-house, your rival |
| 2′ | [x x] ⸢lul⸣ du₁₁-du₁₁ ra-[...] | ... the lulû-priestess, the one who speaks ... |
| 3′ | [x x] ab-ku₅ ku₅ {ŋeš}⸢šutul₄⸣ [...] | ... cut off, cut off |
| 4′ | [x x] ra-⸢ah⸣-ta ⸢zi⸣-[...] | From the ... of Ra'eaḫ, Zi'e... |
| 5′ | ⸢geme₂ (ŠU⸣.ḪA) {ŋeš}ba-⸢an-(x) u₄⸣ [...] | “The slave woman, the slave-girl, day and night |
| 6′ | ⸢saŋ⸣ lu₂-tumu udun ⸢bahar₂⸣-[...] | The sa-e-plant, a man's seed, the baḫar-plant |
| 7′ | ⸢saman₄⸣-la₂ ku₃ dam-gara₃{⸢ra}ka⸣ [...] | The saman plant, the silver of the merchant |
| 8′ | ⸢lu₂⸣ kurun-⸢na⸣ zi₃ munu₄ ⸢gu₇⸣-[...] | The elû-priest, the kurunānu-priestess, the flour and malt eat |
| 9′ | ⸢kiše₄⸣ AK ⸢ŋa₂⸣-[x x] KU ⸢sila⸣-[...] | The kiše temple ..., the ba’e temple |
| 10′ | ⸢lil⸣ hu-ru uš₇(|KA×LI|)za₃⸣-[...] | “Elil, the ḫuru-demon, the hero |
| 11′ | a-na-gen₇-nam ze₄-⸢e GA₂⸣-[...] | How is it that you are able to enter? |
| r i | ||
| 1 | ni₂ su-ub lu₂-⸢tumu⸣ [...] | The fearsome one, the one of the etumu priestess |
| 2 | e₂ nu-⸢tuku⸣ [...] | The one who does not have a house |
| 3 | {im}šu-rin-[...] | Urin- |
| 4 | {dug}utul₂ ar-[...] | a large bowl |
| 5 | ba-e-de₃-⸢gaz⸣ [...] | You will kill him |
| 6 | {uzu}ma-sila₃ sa-⸢šal⸣-[...] | “Finger-nail of Sa-esval-e-[...] |
| 7 | {ge}gur nisi-ga-⸢ta⸣ [...] | The reed mat of Nisiga-e |
| 8 | {⸢ge⸣}gur (ŠU.⸢ḪA⸣-)da-ka ⸢ku₆⸣ [...] | In the E-ge’e-gur temple, in the fish-house |
| 9 | [x (x].AŠ) da(A₂-)gum-ta (igi.KA-)⸢zu⸣ [...] | (If) he is seized by a ghost: Igi-ezu-e23 . |
| 10 | [x-x]-⸢sa₁₀⸣ (KI.LAM{ka}) [...] | ...-esae |
| 11 | [x x x]-⸢ub⸣-ba-gen₇ igi-zu-[...] | Like a ..., when you see |
| 12 | [x x]-⸢ra⸣-ka kir₃-[...] | In the ... of your ... |
| 13 | [...] | |
| 14 | [...] ⸢x x⸣ [...] | |
| 15 | [...] ⸢x x x⸣ [...] | |
| r ii | ||
| 1 | [...] ⸢šaha₂⸣ zuh-zuh | ... the šaḫa-vessel |
| 2 | [...]-⸢al⸣ mu-du₃-du₃-en | ... I built for you |
| 3 | [...] ⸢su⸣-ŋa₂ nu-ŋal₂ | ... does not carry ... |
| 4 | [...] ⸢e₃⸣-me-da | ... with the ešeme temple |
| 5 | [...]-⸢ni⸣-in-du₈-uš | ... he smote him |
| 6 | [...]-⸢zu⸣ nu-e-zu | ... you do not know |
| 7 | [...] ⸢nu⸣-e-zu | ... your sleeping place |
| 8 | [...]-⸢me-en⸣ | I am |
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