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CDLI Literary 000756, ex. 015 (P276217)
Literary, Old Babylonian, Nippur · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | CDLI Literary 000756, ex. 015 |
|---|---|
| ID | P276217 |
| Museum no. | N 1071 + N 1072 + N 1073 + N 1074 + N 1075 + N 1076a + N 1077 + N 1078 + N 1079 + N 1080 + N 1081 + N 1082 + N 1085 + N 1088 + N 1090 + N 1159 + N 696 |
| 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 | dumu e₂-dub-ba-⸢a u₄⸣ ul-⸢la⸣-[...] | son of the scribal school, day and night |
| 2 | niŋ₂ um-mi-a-ŋu₁₀ ⸢mu-un-pa₃⸣-[x] ; ze₄-e ga-ra-pa₃-⸢pa₃⸣ | I want to utter an arazu prayer to Ummia |
| 3 | ze₄-e-gen₇-nam ⸢nam⸣-lu₂-⸢tur i₃-AK⸣ ; ses-gal i₃-tuku-⸢am₃⸣ | “You are like me, you are a small elû-demon, you have a great friend. |
| 4 | um-mi-a lu₂-ta kiŋ₂-ŋa₂-am₃ ; a₂-⸢aŋ₂⸣-ŋa₂ ŋeš bi₂-ŋar | (Sum) My mother, the one who was born by a man, was made to lie down (Akk) The mother of the man, the place where he was born |
| 5 | ge al-gu₄-⸢ud-da-gen₇⸣ i₃-gu₄-ud-de₃-en ; kiŋ₂-ŋa₂ ⸢bi₂⸣-si₃-ge-en | I, like a bull, am going to the oxen pasture. |
| 6 | ⸢enim um⸣-[x]-⸢a-ŋu₁₀ nu⸣-un-taka₄ ; ⸢niŋ₂ ni₂⸣-ŋa₂ ⸢li-bi₂⸣-AK | “If he does not open his mouth to the word of the lord, |
| 7 | ⸢ses-gal-ŋu₁₀ a₂⸣ ŋeš ŋar-⸢ra⸣-ŋu₁₀ ; ša₃-⸢ga-ni i-in⸣-du₁₀ | “It is the Great Oval, it is the power of the Inner City, its interior is pleasing. |
| 8 | i₃-⸢sun₅-ne-na mu-da⸣-ši-hul₂ ; silim ⸢bi₂⸣-in-<<SAR>>-du₁₁ | He rejoices over them, he sings a good song for them |
| 9 | ŋeš ma-⸢an-hur-ra na⸣-an-⸢dim₂⸣ ; ki-⸢GIM al⸣-ŋar-ŋar | “If he slips through the cracks of the door frame, he will be able to open the doorframe. |
| 10 | na de₅-⸢ga-ni-ta⸣ lu₂ ⸢hu-ru⸣-um ; šu bar ⸢dib(SU) ba-[x] | The one of the egānita’e temple, the one who the ḫurûm-temple |
| 11 | ⸢im-ma-šu⸣-ŋu₁₀ ⸢si ba-ni⸣-in-sa₂ us₂ [...]-⸢dab₅⸣ | Its emāšu plant grew in the esi plant |
| r | ||
| 1 | ⸢ka⸣-ŋu₁₀ ⸢enim-ma ŋal₂⸣ ba-ni-⸢in-taka₄⸣ ; ad-ge₄-⸢ge₄ ma-an-pa₃⸣ | “The enuma priestess has turned into a thief, he has sworn it by the name of Adge. |
| 2 | ⸢ŋeš-hur lu₂ a₂-aŋ₂-ŋa₂ si⸣-[...] ; igi ⸢ma-ni-in-si-si⸣ | “It is the one who ... the arms of a man’s |
| 3 | ⸢gu₂⸣ zi-zi ha-⸢la⸣ [...]-⸢ŋa₂⸣-ka ; u₄ zal-⸢le⸣ [...]-⸢ga⸣ | “If he rises up high, if he descends into the midst of the netherworld, when he passes the day, |
| 4 | ⸢lu₂⸣ ki ⸢a₂⸣-[x]-⸢ŋa₂-ni⸣-[... ...]-⸢la⸣ ; a₂-⸢aŋ₂-ŋa₂-ni ab-taka₄⸣ | The elû-priest with the ea-e-x-bāni-ešta e-la-e |
| 5 | niŋ₂-zu-⸢a-ni pa nu⸣-um-⸢e₃ ka-ka-ni ba⸣-an-la₂ | (Sum) His utterance does not come out (Akk) His mouth is not made manifest(?) |
| 6 | ⸢tukum-bi⸣ niŋ₂-zu-a-ni ⸢pa nu-um-e₃⸣ ; igi ⸢mu-un⸣-suh-⸢suh-u₃⸣-ne | If he does not go out into the open country, before the emunsuḫ-priests |
| 7 | u₄ na-ab-⸢zal⸣-e-⸢en ŋe₆ na-sed₄-e-en⸣ ; a₂-⸢bi⸣-še₃ ⸢ŋen-na⸣ | Do not pass the time, do not cool down. |
| 8 | ses-gal ses-⸢banda₃{da} hi-li-a-bi⸣ ; na-⸢an-na-ni-ib-ge₄⸣-ge₄ | Do not let the great hero, the ešbanda-priest, approach him with allure. |
| 9 | saŋ-ki gal-gal-⸢la⸣ um-ma-te ; enim-zu ⸢ba-dugud⸣-de₃-en | When you speak to the great saki priests, |
| 10 | min₃-kam-ma-⸢še₃ igi keše₂⸣-da-zu-še₃ ; nu-⸢ra⸣-[x]-⸢ib-ge₄-ge₄⸣ | Second time, when you approach, you do not approach. |
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