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CDLI Literary 000768, ex. 020 (P276195)
Literary, Old Babylonian, Nippur · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | CDLI Literary 000768, ex. 020 |
|---|---|
| ID | P276195 |
| Museum no. | N 1049 + N 3370 |
| Collection | Penn Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA |
| Language | Sumerian |
| Period | Old Babylonian · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE |
| Genre | Literary |
| Find spot | Nippur (mod. Nuffar) |
| Coordinates | 32.1271, 45.2300 |
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 | ||
| 1’ | [...] ⸢x x⸣ [...] | |
| 2’ | ⸢eme⸣-gi₇-še₃ al-dugud ⸢eme(KA) [...] | The emû-giše-plant is thick, the emmu-plant ... |
| 3’ | en₃-du nu-un-da-DI ⸢x⸣ [...] | The enchanter does not ... the eša temple |
| 4’ | u₃ ze₄-e lu₂ til₃-⸢le⸣-[x-x] | and a man living |
| 5’ | su kal-la igi kal-la niŋ₂ al-[...] | The strong one, the strong eye ... fear |
| 6’ | lu₂ sikil-du₃-a dim₂-ma ⸢x⸣ [...] | The one who fashioned the pure statuette |
| 7’ | ⸢is⸣-hab₂ ⸢lu₂ di-de₃ nu⸣-[...] | The eishab-plant, the one who goes to the ešḫa temple, does not ... |
| 8’ | [is-hab₂ lu₂] enim-ma teš₂ nu-[tuku] | a man who has no authority over words |
| 9’ | [...]⸢uku₂-ra ka šu-ne nu-sa₂⸣ | ... their mouths are not good |
| 10’-11’ | ⸢lu₂⸣ umum nu-un-na-AK-[...] ; ⸢mu⸣-da-ab-sa₂-sa₂-e-en | (Sum) I am the one who does not act with authority(?) (Akk) You do not act without authority |
| 12’ | [...] buru₃-buru₃ lu₂ iri{ki}⸢a⸣ ; zi-ir šub-⸢bu⸣ | ... buruburu, the man of the city, rise from the shadows |
| r | ||
| 1 | [...] šu ša-an-ša lu₂ ⸢niŋ₂⸣ [...] | ... his hand ... the man |
| 2 | [...] ba-an-DU lu₂ [...] | ... ... |
| 3 | [...]-⸢da⸣-am₃ ab-⸢zi⸣ [...] ; ⸢igi⸣ he₂-en-ne-bar-[...] | (Sum) ... is a flood, may ... be seen(?) (Akk) May the flood be seen (var.) May it be seen |
| 4 | [...]-min₃-na-am₃ mu-da-an-⸢gub-be₂-en⸣ | ... I will stand with him |
| 5 | [...]-e nu-ub-du ; [...]-⸢ge₄⸣-a-aš la-ba-ab-du₇ | ... did not build ..., it was not suitable for ... |
| 6 | [...]⸢x lu₂ nu-mu-x⸣-[...] | ... no one |
| 7 | a₂-ni ŋal₂ u₃-bi₂-[...] ; ser₃-gid₂-da [...] | His arm ... a sledge |
| 8 | ⸢x⸣ [...] ⸢x x⸣ [...]-⸢še₃⸣ u₃-[...] | (Sum) ... ... (Akk) The ... of the ... temple ... |
Sources & licences
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