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CDLI Literary 002399, ex. 002 (P274262)
Literary, Old Babylonian, Sippar-Yahrurum · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | CDLI Literary 002399, ex. 002 |
|---|---|
| ID | P274262 |
| Museum no. | BM 038703 |
| 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)
From 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)
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 | ||
| 1 | [...] gu₃ de₂-ke₄-e-ne a-a ⸢um⸣-[me]-a-ke₄-me-eš | ... of the utterances of fathers |
| [...] la-i-ṭa-at a-bi um-ma-nu | ... the līṭat of the father of the mother | |
| 2 | [... in]-da-ab-tuku-a la-⸢la⸣-bi nu-un-gi₄-gi₄ | ... who has seized ..., he does not return it. |
| [... ṣa-a-a-ha]-⸢at⸣-ma la-la(ŠA-)a-⸢šu⸣ ul iš-šeb-bi | (Sum) ... he is a šaḫa’eṭu-demon, he does not have a girlfriend (Akk) The ... of Šadâtu is an awe-inspiring radiance, it does not exist | |
| 3 | [...] ŋal₂ lu₂ zu-bi nu-un-dirig-ga | ... the one who knows no one |
| [...] ⸢lam⸣-da-at a-hi-is-sa ul i-ad-dar-ša | ... the elam-edat-demon will not raise her arms | |
| 4 | [...] u₃-bi-ak a₂-tuku ha-ra-ab-tah-e | ... he made ..., may he increase his power for you. |
| [... ki]-pid-ma ne₂-me-li li-iṣ-ṣi₂-ib-ka | '... the foundations, so that the rites may be uttered to you | |
| 5 | [... bar]-⸢dag⸣ u₃-bi-ak niŋ₂-šu niŋ₂-ŋal₂-la a-ra-ab-tuku-tuku | (Sum) ... he made ... (Akk) The ... of the bar-dag temple was made, it was filled with fear and fear |
| [...] ⸢tu⸣-pu₂-ma maš-ra-a li-šar-ši-ka | ... may a dream come forth to you | |
| 6 | [... na]-ab-gi-ti-le-en gu₂-zu na-an-šub-be₂-⸢en⸣ | Do not abandon ..., do not raise your neck towards it |
| [...] ⸢la⸣ e-gi-a-ta ah-ka la ta-nam-di | (Sum) ..., do not go to your father’s house(?) (Akk) Do not go down to your mother-in-law | |
| 7 | [... e₂]-a niŋ₂-tuku ki urin {d}am-an-ki-[ke₄] | ... of the temple, who reveres the holy place of Enki |
| [...] E₂ bu-ni ni-ṣir-ti {d}AM.AN.KI-[ma] | ... the temple, the building of the bridge of the god Enlil | |
| 8 | [...]-x nam-ak-en ki urin na-e-da-ab-x-[...] | ... do not ... the earth with urine |
| [ta-da-al-lip]-⸢šim⸣-ma ni-ṣir-ta-šu₂ u₂-kal-[lam-ka] | You are constantly frightened, and his fear will hold you back. | |
| 9 | [... nam-mu-un-na-an]-šub-be₂-en niŋ₂ sag₂ pad₃-[...] | You should not approach ..., you should not be afraid |
| [... ta-nam-di]-⸢šim⸣-ma ma-sik-ta-⸢ka⸣ [...] | ... you set up, and your scepter ... | |
| 10 | [...] ⸢zil₂⸣-la niŋ₂-tuku nam-[he₂-a] | ... ezil-ela-plant, possessing radiance and abundance |
| [...] da-ma-qi₂ ⸢maš⸣-ra-a ⸢x⸣ [...] | ... good ..., ... ... | |
| r | ||
| 1 | [...]-x-ra-zu-⸢ta⸣ x-x-ta-zu x-[...] | ... your ... |
| [...]-x ⸢ra⸣-be₂-e-ka pa-x-[...] | ... in your ... ... | |
| 2 | [...]-x-NE um-me-a RI-RI-[...] | ... the mother ... |
| [...]-šu i-da-at a-bi um-ma-[nu] | ... his ... is the tribute of the father of the army | |
| 3 | [...]-bi pad₃-de₃ | ... to be chosen |
| [...]-ir-šu ta-am-mar | ... you will see | |
| 4 | [...] ⸢eme⸣-bal zu-zu-de₃ an-na pad₃-[...] | ... to learn the emûbal ritual, to find the appropriate place in heaven |
| [... a-ha]-⸢zu⸣ KAB-li-it la-ma-da AN{e} ma-ar-[...] | (Sum) ..., the one who is surrounded by a cloud(?) (Akk) The ... of the cloud(?), the one that is covered by the clouds (var.) | |
| 5 | [...] gid₂-da-e-de₃ niŋ₂-kas₇ sa₂ dug₄ di | In order to prolong the life of the lord, in order to make favorable decisions |
| [... ša₂]-da-du nik-kas₃-sa ka-ša₂-du | ... is to be gathered, her nikkassu is to become gathered | |
| 6 | [...]-x-e₂-e-ne-ke₄ saŋ il₂ na-nam | ... is indeed the one who raises the net |
| [...]-x u₂-ka-bat qaq-qa-du um-ma | ... he sat down on the ground, thus | |
| 7 | [...]-a {gi}dupsik ab-kad₃-kad₃ | ... the reed mats are rolled up |
| [... i]-šas-su tup-šik-ku | ... he made a tablet | |
| 8 | [...] ⸢ša₂⸣ IM {m}{d}PA-id-din | ... tablet of Nabû-iddin |
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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