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CDLI Literary 000764, ex. 021 (P276871)
Literary, Old Babylonian, Nippur · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | CDLI Literary 000764, ex. 021 |
|---|---|
| ID | P276871 |
| Museum no. | N 1750 (+) N 1784 + N 4514 + N 7071 + N 7447 |
| 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 | mušen abbar-ta e₃-ba-ra za-pa-aŋ₂-zu {u}ugu₆-⸢ŋu₁₀-ta⸣ | When you emerge from the sand dunes, your horns rise. |
| 2 | dul₂-saŋ sahar-dub-ba-ka e₃-ni ur₅-ra-am₃ me-te-zu | When you come out from the sahardub work, it is an insult. |
| 3 | u₄-bi-a ku₆-e mušen-ra in-še₃ mu-ni-in-dub₂ | At that time, the fish threw themselves at the snake |
| 4 | mušen bar gunu₃-gunu₃ igi gunu₃{nu}e sa₆-ga-ni mu-un-zu | He knows the snake with a bright face and a beautiful face |
| 5 | in ku₆-e a-na mu-ni-in-tub₂-ba | What did he add to the fish? |
| 6 | i-gi₄-in-zu eme₂-da mi₂ mu-na-ni-in-du₁₁ | He treated you with kindness and kindness. |
| 7 | enim-še₃ gu₂-ni nu-mu-na-ab-šum₂-mu enim hul₂ mu-un-ta-an-e₃ | He did not raise his neck to speak a happy word to him |
| 8 | u₄-bi-a mušen-e ku₆-ra mu-na-ni-ib-ge₄-ge₄ | At that time, the snake approached the fish |
| 9 | a-gen₇ ša₃-zu nam-kur₄-ra im-du ni₂-⸢zu⸣ mu-e-sun₅-sun₅ | Like water, your heart trembles in fear, you make your mood bright. |
| 10 | ⸢ka⸣-zu ⸢du₆⸣-dam zu₂ im-ta-ab-niŋen₂ ⸢egir⸣-zu-še₃ igi nu-e-bar | When you enter the gate, the gate is opened, it does not see your gate. |
| 11 | tugul(|ZA@t.NAGAR|) KUR ku₅ a₂-šu-ŋiri₃ ku₅ ŋiri₃-zu bala-za | (As for) the ‘cutting-of-the-throat’ garment of the enemy, your bala garment is cut off, |
| 12 | ⸢ir⸣ nu-du₁₀-ga a-ha-an ši-du₃-du₃ {u}⸢ugu₆-za⸣ giri₁₇ ur₅-ur₅ | The one who does not enjoy the ir’e-vessel, the one who makes the šidudû plant grow in abundance, |
| 13 | [gu₇]-a-zu si sa₂-bi {ge}guninₓ(|A.ENGUR|) nu-ub-dab₅-be₂ | When you eat, its right horn cannot be grasped |
| 14 | [x] ⸢de₆-de₆⸣-a-zu šu-ni su-ni-še₃ nu-ub-ta₃-ge | ... your e’ede-a-zu is not to be removed from his body |
| 15 | [...] ⸢daŋal-la⸣-ba ŋe₂₆-e ŋulla-zu-me-en | ... I am the bull of the mountain range |
| 16 | [...]-⸢mu⸣-e-ši-ib-gu₇ ⸢x x⸣-ŋu₁₀ mu-e-te-te | ... eats ..., he approaches ... |
| 17 | [...] ⸢nu⸣-mu-⸢un⸣-[...] | ... the lord(?) |
| 1’ | [...] ⸢ŋe₂₆-e mu-da⸣-[...] | ... the eagle ... |
| 2’ | [...] ⸢sa₆⸣-ga gal zu-[...] | ... the great esa-ega temple |
| 3’ | [...] ⸢sa₆⸣-ga u-gunu₃ ta₃-⸢ga⸣-[...] | ... the beautiful esaŋa temple, the ugunu temple |
| 4’ | lal₃-⸢har ku₃-zu⸣ kiŋ₂ li-bi₂-⸢ib⸣-[...] | Lal-eḫar, your pure place ... |
| 5’ | e₂-gal ⸢lugal⸣-[x]-ke₄ (DU.DU) he₂-⸢du₇⸣-[me-en] | I am the palace of the king. |
| 6’ | kisal(E₂-)a ⸢mu₇⸣-[x]-⸢ŋu₁₀⸣ me-te-aš ⸢im⸣-[...] | In the courtyard, the ešû-house, the shrine |
| 7’ | ⸢akkil⸣ [...] ⸢x en ku₇-ku₇-da⸣-bi | The E-akkil-e-šumi temple, the E-..., the sweet lord |
| 8’ | [... {d]}⸢en⸣-lil₂-la₂-ke₄ du₁₀-ge-eš im-mi-;-ŋal₂ | ... E-en-e-lil carried sweetly |
| r | ||
| 1 | [...] ⸢pu₂⸣-{ŋeš}kiri₆ pu₂-{ŋeš}kiri₆ sa₂-du₁₁ gal-gal-ŋu₁₀-še₃ | ... the orchards and orcharders of the great regular offerings |
| 2 | ⸢ba-ba⸣-[...] ⸢imŋaŋa₃⸣ niŋ₂ ka du₁₀-ge-ŋa₂ | “It is enough, it is enough! It is sufficient! Its mouth is sweet! |
| 3 | ur₅-⸢ta⸣ [...] ⸢a⸣-gen₇ nu-e-⸢zu⸣ gu₂ ki-še₃ la₂-a-ni | ... like a house, you do not go up to it, his neck is tied to the ground |
| 4 | u₄-bi-a [...]-⸢ra⸣ in-še₃ mu-ni-in-tub₂ | At that time, he had smeared ... with ... |
| 5 | ku₆ libiš [tuku] a₂ ⸢nam⸣-ur-saŋ-ŋa₂ engur-ra nir ŋal₂ | The fish that have a heart, the strength of Enamursa, the fearsome one of the deep, |
| 6 | muru₉ ⸢dugud-ge₂⸣ ni₂ ki ⸢bi₂-ib-us₂ a-da-min₃⸣ [...] | The marsh of the Dugudge’e temple, a fearsome place, the place of the Ibbus temple, the adamin temple |
| 7 | [... a]-⸢na⸣ mu-ni-in-⸢tub₂-ba⸣ ša₃ [...] | ... he poured out water for him, the heart ... |
| 8 | [...]-⸢in-ŋar⸣ enim mu-[...] | ... spoke a word |
| 9 | [...] ⸢mušen-ra mu⸣-na-ni-[...] | ... to the emušven god ... for him |
| 10 | [...]-⸢ul ka⸣ [...] | ... in the mouth |
| 11 | [...] ⸢ni₂-za⸣ [...] | ... the scepter |
| 12 | [...] ⸢kisal⸣-[...] | ... the courtyard |
| 13 | [...] ⸢x⸣ [...] | |
| 1’ | ⸢enim⸣-[x x]-⸢da₆⸣ [...] | “Enim-..., ...-da-e23 |
| 2’ | ŋe₂₆-e ku₆-me-en he₂-⸢ŋal₂⸣ [...] | May you be a fish, may you carry it off |
| 3’ | ⸢niŋdaba⸣ gal-gal e₂-[...] ⸢x x saŋ⸣ [...] ⸢tum₂⸣-me-en | I am the great daba priestess of the temple ... |
| 4’ | {d}ezinam₂-ra ša₃-ŋar kalam-ma-še₃ ba-⸢ŋal₂-en⸣ [...]-⸢ni⸣ ŋe₂₆-e-me-en | For Ezinam, the šabar priestess of the land, I am the one who has carried off his curse |
| 5’ | uŋ₃-e {ŋeš-tu₉}ŋeštu-bi ma-du₃-⸢du₃⸣ igi-⸢bi⸣ [...]-⸢ŋal₂⸣ | (Sum) The one who screams, he shouts(?) (Akk) Its shouting is uttered, it utters a lament |
| 6’ | buru₁₄ izim-gen₇ mu-da-hul₂-le-eš en₃-⸢tar⸣-[... ...]-⸢ŋal₂⸣ | They rejoice over the harvest as if it were fire |
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