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CDLI Literary 000695, ex. 002 (P277890)
Literary, Old Babylonian, Nippur · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | CDLI Literary 000695, ex. 002 |
|---|---|
| ID | P277890 |
| Museum no. | N 2821A + N 2825 + N 2843 + N 2849 + N 7170 (+) N 2824bis + N 2828bis + N 2832bis + N 2833bis + N 2838 + N 2839 + N 2840bis + N 7201 (+) N 2836 + N 28 |
| 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 Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative · CDLI: reuse of catalogue/transliteration data with citation of CDLI; images restricted (not fetched)
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) |
|---|---|---|
| obverse | ||
| 1 | en# ni2 gur3-ru an-ki kalam-ma pa e3-a | Lord whose fearsomeness makes heaven and earth manifest in the land |
| 2 | nam-lugal#-sze3# a-a-zu tu-da | Your father who engendered kingship |
| 3 | sag-ge6-[ga] ni2#-[zu] mi-ni-in-ri | In the black-headed people he has made yourself known |
| 4 | {d}a-nun#-[na dingir] gal-gal-e-ne | The Anuna, the great gods |
| 5 | ni2 me#-[lam2]-zu#-ta dili [szi]-im#-da-bad-de6-ne | Because of your fearsomeness and radiance, they go about alone |
| 6 | {d}nergal# en ni2 gur3#-ru an-ki kalam-ma pa e3-a | Nergal, the lord whose fearsomeness makes heaven and earth appear in the land |
| 7 | nam-lugal-sze3 [a]-a-zu tu-da | to the kingship of your father who was born |
| 8 | sag-ge6-ga ni2-zu mi-ni-in-ri | The black-headed people have abandoned you. |
| 9 | {d}a-nun-na dingir gal-gal-e-ne | the Anuna, the great gods |
| 10 | ni2 me-lam2#-[zu]-ta dil szi-[im-da]-bad-de6-ne | They carry him off by means of your aura alone |
| 11 | ur-sag [...]-a-zu [in]-tu-u4-de3-en-na-ta | After you, the hero, ... your ... |
| 12 | ki sag-[ki]-a ug3 gu3 si-a | in the land of Sag, the people shouted |
| 13 | a-a-zu [{d}]en#-lil2#-le# [...]-esz# mu-ri2-rig7# | Your father Enlil presented it to you |
| 14 | nam# tar#-tar#-de3# [...]-ra#-ni-ge#-[en] | You are the one who determines fate |
| 15 | [ur]-sag {d}nergal# [...] | Hero Nergal |
| 16 | {d}nergal ur#-[...] | For Nergal, Ur- |
| 17 | ki sag-ki-a [...] | The place of the saŋkian |
| 18 | kur-gal [...] | Great Mountain |
| 19 | nam tar#-[...] | Who determines the fates |
| 20 | ur-[...] | Ur- |
| 21 | en# nig2-me-[...] | Lord of everything |
| 22 | ur-sag GISZGAL-[...] | Hero ... |
| 23 | nig2-nam-zu# [...] | Your possessions |
| 24 | u2-a [...] | Provider of |
| 25 | {d}nergal# [...] | Nergal |
| 26 | [...] | |
| 27 | [...] | |
| 28 | [...] {gesz}[...] | ... wood |
| 29 | [...] lagasz{ki}-ke4 [...] | ... of Lagaš |
| 30 | [{d}]nergal# ki lagasz[...] | Nergal, the place of Lagaš |
| 31 | sa-gid2-[...] | the sagid-priest |
| 32 | en {d}en-lil2 kalam-ma kur-ra x [...] | Lord Enlil, in the land and in the netherworld |
| 33 | {d}si-sa2 gaba-[...] | Sisa |
| 34 | {d}isztaran ki u4 szu di si# [...] | Ištaran, a place where the day is taken care of |
| 35 | en gu4 du7 si-musz3 za-gin3 duru5 an x [...] | Lord, perfect ox, lapis lazuli ... |
| 36 | ur-sag-mu ni2 me-lam2-[...] | My hero, whose fearsomeness and radiance |
| 37 | {d}en-lil2-le sag#-ge6-ga-na sza-[...] | Enlil ... his black-headed people |
| 38 | dingir-re-e-ne nam i-ri-[in-tar-re-esz] | the gods decreed a fate |
| 39 | {d}a-nun-na-ke4-ne nam-lugal# [...] | The Anuna gods decreed kingship |
| 40 | du#-zu-ne u4 [...] | When you walk around |
| 41 | [...]-bi-da [...] | ... its ... |
| reverse | ||
| 1' | [en] gu4# du7 si#-[...] | Lord, perfect bull |
| 2' | [ur]-sag-mu# [...] | My hero ... |
| 3' | {d}en-lil2-le sag# [...] | Enlil ... the head |
| 4' | dingir-re-e-ne [...] | The gods |
| 5' | [{d}]a#-nun#-na#-ke4-ne [...] | The Anuna gods |
| 6' | du#-zu#-ne# [...] | When you walk around |
| 7' | an-ki-bi-da [...] | With heaven and earth |
| 8' | za-pa-ag2-zu# {d}a#-[...] | Your utterance(?) is A(?) |
| 9' | en inim-zu# du10-ga [...] | Lord, your good word |
| 10' | ur-sag-mu# sag-ki husz# [...] | My hero, a furious forehead |
| 11' | [ab] hu-[luh]-ha ku-kur zi-ga#-[gin7] | Like a rising flood afflicting the land |
| 12' | [...] mu-e-du8 uru2# [...] | ... he built for you, the city ... |
| 13' | [{d}]nergal# dingir kalam#-[...] | Nergal, the god of the land |
| 14' | [...]-na [...] | ... his |
| 15' | [...]-ba6 nin ug3-da# [...] | ...-ba, lady of the people |
| 16' | [iri]-ku3#-[...] | Iri-kug |
| 17' | [...] su3#-ra2 KI-LUGAL-DU [...] | ... long ... |
| 18' | [{d}]nergal en# inim#-[...] | Nergal, lord of words |
| 19' | ur#-sag-mu sag-ki husz [...] | My hero, furious head |
| 20' | ab hu-luh-ha# ku#-kur# zi#-[...] | The huluhhu of the sea, the kukru of life |
| 21' | ur sag zar mu-e-du8 uru2 mu-e#-[...] | You have freed the warriors from slavery, you have made the city tremble |
| 22' | {d}nergal dingir kalam-ma-ke4 x [...] | Nergal, the god of the land |
| 23' | nin# dumu an#-na uru-ni ki-ag2#-e# | The lady, the daughter of An, loves her city |
| 24' | {d#}ba#-ba6# nin ug3-da kusz2#-u3-de3 | To make Baba, the lady of the people, exhausted |
| 25' | iri-ku3-ke4 <iri> nam-nin-a-ka-na# | Iri-kug, the city of ladyship |
| 26' | bara2 u4 su3-ra2 KI-LUGAL-GUB gub-bu-za pa szi-im-ma-ni-[e3] | On the dais of distant days, KI-LUGAL-GUB, standing at your station, makes his appearance resplendent. |
| 27' | sa#-gar#-ra-am3 | it is a sagar |
| 28' | szul-gi nam-ti-e ki-ag2-e | Šulgi, beloved of life, |
| 29' | u2-a lagasz!(SZIR-BUR){ki}-ke4 {d#}mes-lam-ta-e3-a me-tesz2 he2-i-[i] | The provider of Lagaš, Meslamtaea, may he be merciful |
| 30' | a-da-ab {d}nergal-ka-kam | It is the threshing floor of Nergal |
| 31' | en-e nam iri#-na tar-re-de3 | The lord is to determine the fate of his city |
| 32' | e gu4-de3# gu4#-de3 | The ox, the bull |
| 33' | ur-sag pirig# husz | Hero, furious lion |
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