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N 1384 (P276528)
Literary, Old Babylonian, Nippur · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | N 1384 |
|---|---|
| ID | P276528 |
| Museum no. | N 1384 |
| 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)
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' | [...] x [...] | |
| 2' | x x x [...] x x-⸢da-šub⸣ [...] | ... ... torn out |
| 3' | x ur₂-bi ⸢mah⸣ x [x] x ba-da-⸢zi⸣ [...] | ... its base a great temple ... raised |
| 4' | x-x-bi ki-šar₂-ra ⸢ŋal₂⸣-la gaba-šu-ŋar ⸢nu⸣-[tuku] | The ... of the netherworld is encircled, it has no rival |
| 5' | x-bi-še₃ u₃-mun₃ ⸢kalam⸣-ma sur₃ ab-dun [...] | ... salt of the Ekalam, he dug a canal |
| 6' | ur-saŋ hu-luh-ha-ni piriŋ-⸢gin₇⸣ x [...] | His destroyed hero, like a piri priestess |
| 7' | ur-sag {d}nin-urta ⸢hu⸣-<(luh-ha-ni piriŋ-gin₇ ...)> | Hero Ninurta, his eḫu<e23> screams like a piri drum |
| 8' | {id₂}buranun-na hu-⸢luh⸣-ha-gin₇ x mu-⸢un⸣-[...] | Like a roaring flood on the Euphrates, he ... the flood |
| 9' | {id₂}idigna a-u₃-ba ŋal₂ x [...] | The Tigris, the watercourse ... |
| 10' | {d}nin-urta dumu {d}en-lil₂-la₂-ke₄ x x mu-x [...] | Ninurta, the son of Enlil |
| 11' | [am] du₇-du₇-gin₇ a₂ mu-un-da-⸢il₂⸣ [...] | Like a wild bull, he raises his arms against him |
| 12' | [x] x-x-gin₇ ⸢a₂⸣ mu-un-da-⸢an⸣-[...] | Like a ..., he goes up to the steppe with him |
| 13' | [... gud]-si-AŠ bad₃ x-x-da [...] | ... gudsi-ašu, wall ... |
| 14' | [...] x ur-saŋ ⸢u₆ di-de₃ mu⸣-x [...] ; igi-bi ninnu [...] | ... hero, to watch over the e’u bird |
| 15' | [...] ⸢saŋ⸣ lugal-e-ne ⸢rib⸣-ba-ra igi x-x-x [...] | ... before the kings of the Esa-ebara temple |
| 16' | [...]-ri x {d}en-lil₂-la₂-ta igi-ni-še₃ lu₂ [...] | ... from the ... of Enlil into his eyes the man |
| 17' | [...] ⸢ni₂⸣-te-a-ni silim-e-eš i-ri₂ in-[ga-am₃-me] | ... is saying “he is well,’ in the city |
| 18' | [...]-x-ke₄ ni₂-te-a-ni <(silim-e-eš i-ri₂ in-ga-am₃-me)> | ... his own ... is in the city |
| 19' | [...]-x me-en x-x-x [...] | I am ... |
| 22' | [...] {d}en-lil₂-le lu₂ [...] | ... Enlil the man |
| 23' | ⸢ur-saŋ⸣ me-en ama-ŋu₁₀ {d}nin-lil₂-⸢le⸣ [...] | I am the ursa temple, mother Ninlil |
| 24' | a-a-ŋu₁₀ {d}en-lil₂-le kur he₂-ŋal₂ mi-⸢ni-in⸣-[...] | Father Enlil, may the land be carried off |
| 25' | a-ab-ba igi-nim-ma gaba-ba gi-rin mi-ni-in-mu₂-[a-ba] | When he had planted reeds on the shores of the Upper Sea |
| 26' | šag₄ sud-ba ⸢muru₉⸣ im-mi-in-mu₂-a-ba | When the Muru’e was planted in the middle of the field |
| 27' | ziz₂ mu-un-gid₂-⸢da⸣-ba ⸢še⸣ mu-un-tuš-a-ba | When the emmer had grown long and the ēše-plant had sat down, |
| 28' | {ŋeš}mes-e ⸢gurun bi₂⸣-in-il₂-la-ba | When the Mese raised the E-gurun |
| 29' | {ŋeš}ha-lu-ub₂-be₂ ba-an-šum₂-ma-ba | When the halub priestess was born |
| 30' | {ŋeš}šennur-e a bi₂-in-dug₄-ga-ba | When Vennur had poured water, |
| 31' | {ŋeš}hašhur-e ⸢dur₂⸣ bi₂-in-keš₂-da-ba | When he had bound the ḫašhur-vessel to the wall-beam |
| 32' | {ŋeš}ŋeštin a gal-⸢la⸣ im-ma-an-⸢šum₂⸣-ma-ba | When the grapes were poured out with great water, |
| 33' | ŋeš-peš₃ ma₂-ri₂-um im-mi-ib₂-tuku-a-ba | When he had seized the barge Marium |
| 34' | ⸢kur⸣-re u₂-šim bi₂-in-mu₂-a-ba | When he had established the foundation of the Ekur, |
| 35' | ⸢hur⸣-saŋ-e u₂-šim im-mi-in-mu₂-a-ba | When he had made the Ehursa tremble |
| 36' | ⸢hur⸣-saŋ-e im-me-in-tu-de₃-en-na-aš | When we were to give birth in the Ehursa temple |
| 37' | [(x)] x-x-še₃ duburₓ(|HI×AŠ₂|)⸢ra an⸣-na x-x ⸢mu⸣-x [...] | To the ... of the Dubur priestess of heaven ... |
| r | ||
| 1' | [...] x-x-x [...] | |
| 2' | [...] kur-ra x [me-en] | I am ... of the mountain |
| 3' | [...] tu-da [me-en] | ... you are the one born by ... |
| 4' | [... dubur]-⸢ra⸣ an-na a₂-ŋal₂ [me-en] | I am the ... of the dubur priestess of heaven, the hero |
| 5' | šeš-⸢gal⸣-[la] šul {d}⸢utu⸣ [me-en] | I am Šegigalela, the son of Shamash |
| 6' | {d}⸢nin⸣-hur-⸢saŋ⸣-ŋa₂-ke₄ e₂-mah-ta ga zid mu-un-gu₇ | Ninhursa fed good milk from the Emah. |
| 7' | me-⸢e⸣ igi-e ga-ba-an-du₈ | I want to open the me-house before you. |
| 8' | a-a x x x x eš₃ e₂-ninnu-ni za₃-mi₂ mu-un-dug₄ | Father ... praised the shrine Eninnuni. |
| 9' | ⸢a-a⸣ {[d]}⸢en⸣-lil₂-⸢le eš₃⸣ e₂-ninnu-ni za₃-mi₂ mu-un-dug₄ | Ea and Enlil praised the shrine Eninnuni. |
| 10' | [x-x] me an-na šu-si sa₂-a me-en | I am the ... of heaven, the perfect one |
| 11' | [x-x] x-la₂ an-ne₂ nam tar-ra | ... determined by An |
| 12' | [x-x] x ⸢ama-ŋu₁₀⸣ {d}nin-lil₂-la₂ gu₃ ⸢zid⸣-de₃-eš di-di ⸢me-en⸣ | I am the one who shouts at the ... of mother Ninlil |
| 13' | [a₂] ⸢me₃⸣ a-a-ŋu₁₀ {⸢d}en⸣-lil₂-le | labor of the ešme-priests, fathers of Enlil |
| 14' | [x-x]-e nibru{ki}ta ⸢saŋ-e⸣-eš mu-un-⸢rig₇⸣ | ... from Nippur he presented it to him. |
| 15' | [...] {d}en-[lil₂]-⸢še₃⸣ nu-še-ge x-[...] | ... Enlil-eše-e, the one who does not revere |
| 16' | [ki]-bala x [x-x]-še₃ ⸢gu₂⸣ nu-ŋar-⸢ra⸣ [...] | To the rebel land ... he did not go up to the temple |
| 17' | [a-a]-ŋu₁₀ {d}en-⸢lil₂-le⸣ x-x-⸢du⸣ [...] | Father Enlil ... |
| 18' | [...]-bi-⸢še₃⸣ x ⸢gaba⸣-ri ⸢mu⸣-[...] | ... the ešaba’e-priest |
| 19' | ur₂-bi kuš₇-ŋu₁₀ x-x-ni [...] | Its base is a leather bag |
| 20' | e₂ ⸢ŋeš-keš₂⸣-da-ŋu₁₀ [...] | The house of the eškēda priestess |
| 21' | šem₅ {⸢kuš⸣}a₂-la₂-e gu₃ ⸢nun mu⸣-x-[...-dug₄] | The šema of the ala drum was uttering a lament |
| 22' | me₃-⸢ŋu₁₀⸣ {d}usan sig₇-⸢ga⸣-gin₇ kur-⸢re⸣ [...] | The battle, like a yellow-green Usan, is to be conquered |
| 23' | sahar-bi dungu-gin₇ an-na ba-⸢an⸣-[...] | Its dust, like dust from a cloud, poured out in heaven |
| 24' | ud hul-⸢du⸣-a-gin₇ ki-bala-da [...] | Like a destructive storm, ... with the rebel land |
| 25' | šag₄-ba sisi(|ANŠE.KUR|)gin₇ gu₃ ⸢mu⸣-[...] | In its midst, like a horned eagle, |
| 26' | en {d}⸢nin⸣-urta me-en {d}anzu ⸢gu₂⸣ [...] | I am the lord Eninurta, Anzu, Gu’e23 |
| 27' | x [...]-⸢ta⸣ e₃-a-de₃ [...] | ... to go out from ... |
| 28' | [...] x-na mah-a-⸢gin₇⸣ [...] | ... like a lofty ... |
| 29' | [...] saŋ x [...] | ... ... |
| 30' | [...] x [...] | |
| l.e. i | ||
| 1 | [...] x-⸢ni ur-saŋ me-en⸣ | ... you are a hero |
| l.e. ii | ||
| 1 | ⸢igi-te⸣ [...] x-x-[x-x] | The “first-fruit’s-tongue-priestess(?) ... |
| 2 | x [...] x-x-x ⸢me-en⸣ | I am |
| 3 | [...] x-x-x ⸢me⸣-en | ... you are |
| 4 | [...] zi-zi me-en | I am the rising ... |
| 5 | [... {d}en]-lil₂-la₂ me-en | I am the ... of Enlil |
| 6 | [...] x-x-a me-en | I am ... |
| l.e. iii | ||
| 2 | ⸢a-a-ŋu₁₀⸣ {d}en-⸢lil₂⸣ [...] ; mu-⸢ni-in⸣-[...] | Aya-ea, Enlil, he made him enter |
| 3 | en AN-[...] | Lord ... |
| 4 | kur gal {d}en-lil₂-ra [...] | Great Mountain Enlil |
| l.e. iv | ||
| 1 | [...] x-x-da na-nam ku-kur nu-kuš₂ | ... is indeed ..., it is a mountain that cannot be conquered |
| 2 | [...] {d}nin-urta na-nam | ... Ninurta is indeed |
| 3 | [...]-⸢sa₂⸣-a nu-ŋal₂ | ... does not carry |
| 4 | [...] ⸢nu⸣-ŋal₂ | ... he carried. |
| 5 | [...]-⸢gur₃⸣ | ...-egur-e23 |
| l.e. v | ||
| 1 | a-a ugu-ni kur gal x [...] | His father who begot him, the great mountain |
| 2 | eš₃-e nibru{ki} x [...] | The shrine Nippur |
| 3 | dumu nu-mu-ni-ib-[...] | He did not raise a child |
| 4 | za₃-mi₂ dug₄-ga {d}⸢nin⸣-[urta {d}nin-urta za₃-mi₂] | Praise be to E-ninurta, Praise Be to Ninurtu! |
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- 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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