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N 1373 + N 1386 + N 6329 + N 6809 + N 7910 + unn. (+) N 2372 + N 3101 + N 4572 + N 6471 + N 7401 (P277466)
Literary, Old Babylonian, Nippur · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | N 1373 + N 1386 + N 6329 + N 6809 + N 7910 + unn. (+) N 2372 + N 3101 + N 4572 + N 6471 + N 7401 |
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| ID | P277466 |
| Museum no. | N 1373 + N 1386 + N 6329 + N 6809 + N 7910 + unn. (+) N 2372 + N 3101 + N 4572 + N 6471 + N 7401 |
| 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' | [...] [...] | |
| 2' | [x (x) (x)] ⸢x x⸣ [...] | |
| 3' | [x (x) (x)] ⸢KA NE⸣ [x x (x)] ⸢ga-x x x x⸣ [...] | ... ekka ega- |
| 4' | [x (x) (x)]-⸢la-da⸣ [x (x) (x)] ⸢lu₂-da⸣ [(x)] saŋ-e na-⸢x⸣ [...] | ... eladâ-vessel eluda'e3 sab na-e23 |
| 5' | [x x (x)] i₃-⸢al-la x u₃⸣-a u₃-a | ... is there, ..., oh, woe! |
| 6' | [...] i₃-[da] ⸢i₃⸣-sag₂-dam | ... in the river it is to be struck |
| 7' | [ma-a] ⸢du₅⸣-mu ⸢i₃-da⸣ i₃-⸢sag₂⸣-dam | saying: “I want to build a temple, I want to renovate it, I am going to build it. |
| 8' | {[d]}[da]-⸢mu⸣ i₃-⸢da⸣ i₃-⸢sag₂⸣-dam | Da’emû will come out, he will reach him. |
| 9' | ⸢gudu₄⸣ i₃-da i₃-sag₂-[dam] | The gudu-priest in the river is to be struck |
| 10' | {d}⸢ištaran i₃-da⸣ i₃-⸢sag₂⸣-[dam] | E-Ištaran rises and sets. |
| 11' | zag-ŋu₁₀ {⸢ŋeš⸣}[eren] gaba-<<ri>> šu-ur₂-min₃ [...] | “At the edge of the cedar steppe, on the other side of the šurmin-tree |
| 12' | um-me-da ⸢zag-si⸣-ŋu₁₀ {ŋeš}eren duru₅ [...] | The nursemaid, the ešagsî-priestess, the duru-plant |
| 13' | {ŋeš}eren duru₅{⸢ru⸣} ha-šu-ur₂-⸢ra⸣ [...] | Cedar, cypress, ḫašur-plant |
| 14' | i-bi₂-ŋu₁₀ šembi₂-zid-da mi₂ um-⸢ma⸣-[ni-dug₄] | After he had treated the šembizida priest properly |
| 15' | saŋ-ki-ŋu₁₀ men dalla e₃-a mi₂ ⸢um⸣-[ma-ni-dug₄] | I am the one who adorns the crown with a radiant crown |
| 16' | ⸢u₅⸣ kuš₃-ŋu₁₀ u₂-šim {ŋeš}eren-na-ka mi₂ ⸢um⸣-[ma-ni-dug₄] | The ešum plant, the plant of the cedar tree, was good for me |
| 17' | [x (x)]-⸢ŋu₁₀⸣ mah i₃ bur ze₂-ba mi₂ ⸢um⸣-[ma-ni-dug₄] | He gave me the supreme ... with sweet oil from the bowl. |
| 18' | [x x]-⸢ŋu₁₀⸣ tug₂ du₈ gada ⸢du₈⸣-a mi₂ ⸢um⸣-[ma-ni-dug₄] | ... clothed in a linen garment, a cloak was given to him as a gift |
| 19' | [x (x)]-⸢ŋu₁₀⸣ {ŋeš}šu-ur₂-min₃-a mi₂ ⸢um⸣-[ma-ni-dug₄] | The ... of the šurmin temple was pleasing to me. |
| 20' | [x x (x)]-⸢ŋu₁₀⸣ x ⸢x⸣ nu-uš-⸢mu-e⸣-[ši-...] | “If he does not ..., |
| 21' | [x x x]-⸢ke₄⸣ [(x)] nu-⸢uš⸣-mu-e-[ši-...] | ... does not ... |
| 22' | [...] ⸢nu-uš⸣-mu-e-[ši-...] | ... the enūšû-priests |
| 23' | [...] ⸢nu-uš⸣-mu-e-ši-[...] | ... the enūšû-priests |
| 24' | [... šu]-⸢mu⸣-e-am₃ i-ni-in-⸢nu₂⸣ {u₂}⸢numun₂⸣-[...] | (Sum) ... lies down, he lies down(?) (Akk) He lies down in the midst of the netherworld(?) |
| 25' | [... šu]-⸢mu⸣-a i-ni-in-nu₂ šu-mu-e-a am₃-[si] | He lies down in my hand, he fills my hand |
| 26' | [...] ⸢x⸣ ni nu₂-⸢da x⸣ mu-un-ši-⸢ib⸣ [...] | ..., when he rises, he goes up ... |
| 27' | [...] x-x-x ⸢mu-un-ši-ib⸣-[...] | ... he made it ... for him |
| r | ||
| 1' | [...] ⸢x am₃⸣ [...] | ... comes out |
| 2' | [...]-⸢na⸣ du₅-mu-⸢na-ke₄⸣ [...] | ... the son |
| 3' | [...] mu/⸢zi⸣ [...] ⸢x sa₆⸣ du₅-mu-na-ke₄ [...] | ..., the one who makes ... rise, ... the good ... of her son |
| 4' | [...] zi ⸢x x-de₃⸣-en til₃-la-ŋa₂-⸢NE⸣ [...] | ... life ... I want to bring to an end |
| 5' | [...] ⸢nu⸣-me-a mu-NE-en-zu [...] | ... in our bedroom, you know it |
| 6' | [...]-a-ŋu₁₀ ⸢de₂ x⸣ [...] | ... the ešede temple |
| 7' | [...] ⸢ki x⸣ [(x)] mu-[...] | ... the E-e- temple |
| 8' | [...] x-⸢mu x⸣ [...] ⸢x⸣ [...] | ... my ... ... |
| 9' | [x x (x)] gu-la-ŋu₁₀ ba-⸢x⸣ [...] | ... great |
| 10' | [x x (x)] x-mu mu-un-KU-⸢x⸣ [...] | ... he ... |
| 11' | [x x (x)] gu-la-ŋu₁₀ ⸢eŋ₃⸣ [...] | ... Great Lamentation Temple |
| 12' | [...] ⸢x-mu⸣ eŋ₃ nu-zu [...] | ... does not know the temple |
| 13' | [...] zi-da [...] | ... true |
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