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CDLI Literary 000365, ex. 043 & 000686, ex. 001 (P276671)
Literary, Old Babylonian, Nippur · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | CDLI Literary 000365, ex. 043 & 000686, ex. 001 |
|---|---|
| ID | P276671 |
| Museum no. | N 1542 + N 1577 |
| 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 | nam₂ nun-e saŋ-kal e₂-kur-ra x x [...] | The princely majesty of the Ekur temple ... |
| 2 | {d}suen-e zi-le {d}en-lil₂-la₂ zi-ŋal₂ [...] | Sîn, the true one of Enlil, the one who is carried off |
| 3 | amar gug hi-li šu tag-ga su₃-⸢ra₂-aŋ₂⸣ [...] | The calf, the ox, with allure, adorned with radiance |
| 4 | nun ŋeš{{ i-ṣi₂ }} dili saŋ-ki-bi lum-lum muš₃-bi x [...] | (Sum) The prince looks at the one who is alone(?) (Akk) Its pure face, its radiance(?) |
| 5 | {[d]}⸢suen⸣-e ur-saŋ ne₃ gal tuku nam-gur₄ x x [...] | Sîn, the hero who has great fearsomeness and ... strength |
| 6 | [...] ⸢utah⸣-he sikil i-lim ki daŋal-la ni₂-te-a-⸢ni⸣ [...] | ... pure e’utaḫ-plant, o god, the place of reconciliation ... |
| 7 | [...] ⸢diŋir⸣-re-e-ne pa-e₃ [...] | ... the ēdibir-priests opened their mouths |
| 8 | [...] gal-le-eš{a} igi{{ a-x-x-x }} zu-⸢zu⸣-u₃-de₃ | In order to make the great ... come forth before ... |
| 9 | [...] x x-bi an-ki-a kur₂-ru-de₃ | ... to change its ... in heaven and earth |
| 10 | [...] x ⸢ti⸣-la-bi saŋ ŋa₂-re-de₃ | ... its lower part is to be plundered |
| 11 | [...] x da MI x x til-til-le-de₃ | ... to finish |
| 12 | [...] x šu-ni-še₃ ku₄-ku₄-de₃ | ... to bring in ... from his hand |
| 13 | [...] x x bal-bal | ... is to be carried off |
| r | ||
| 1' | [...]-⸢in⸣-SI₃ | ...-ein-si |
| 2' | [...]-⸢ib⸣-ŋar-re-eš | ...-ebbarreš |
| 3' | [...] x ⸢nam⸣-gal-la mu-ŋu₁₀ nu-pa₃ | ... of the Enamega was not found |
| 4' | [...] x-ŋu₁₀ li-bi₂-in-zu | ... did not know |
| 5' | [...] x nam-ŋu₁₀ nu-mu-un-da-la₂ | ... did not hold back ... |
| 6' | [... {d]}⸢en⸣-lil₂-la₂ me-en mu-ŋu₁₀ ⸢ka-ge⸣ i₃-pa₃-de₃-[...] | I am the ... of Enlil, the one who finds the Ekage temple |
| 7' | x nam zid nam nam-gal-la-ka mu-⸢ŋu₁₀⸣ nu-pa₃-de₃ nam ⸢gal⸣ [...] | ... the righteous fate, the fate of greatness, the one who does not find it, the destiny of the great temple |
| 8' | ama-ŋu₁₀ a-a-ŋu₁₀-ur₂ dug₄-ga-na-ab nam-x [...] | May he say to his mother and father: "Come, ...!" |
| 9' | kur gal {d}en-lil₂-ra dug₄-ga-na-⸢ab⸣ [...] | Great Mountain Enlil, may he not ... for him |
| 10' | digir šeš-ŋu₁₀-gin₇ nam-ULU₃ ⸢nam⸣ [...] | (Sum) Like a god, do not ... (Akk) Like an oath, ... |
| 11' | ama-a-ni {d}nin-lil₂-le ⸢nitadam⸣ [...] | His mother Ninlil, the e’e-nitadam-e3 |
| t.e. | ||
| 12' | kur gal {d}en-lil₂-ra inim-ma mi-[...] | Great Mountain Enlil spoke a word |
| 13' | mu-ud-na-ŋu₁₀ dumu-zu {d}suen-e saŋ [...] | Mudnabu, your son Suen |
| 14' | du₅-mu zi-le i-lu ša₃-ba-⸢ŋu₁₀⸣ [...] | The righteous child sings a lament for you |
| 15' | u₃-tud ama ad-a za-e mu-un-⸢hul₂-le⸣ [...] | The birth mother, your father rejoices over you |
| 16' | nun gu₃ di e₂-kur-ra lum-lum ki-ur₃-⸢ra⸣ [...] | Prince who shouts in the Ekur, splendor of the Ki'ur |
| l.e. | ||
| 1' | mu-nu₁₀ ab₂ PA [...] | The herdsman of the cows |
| 2' | {d}suen-e gu-[...] | Sîn ... |
| 3' | du₅-mu nun [...] | The princely son |
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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