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CDLI Literary 000782, ex. 069 (P278307)
Literary, Old Babylonian, Nippur · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | CDLI Literary 000782, ex. 069 |
|---|---|
| ID | P278307 |
| Museum no. | N 3260 |
| 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 | [...] kur#-ra bi2-in-e11-de3 | ... brought out(?) ... into the netherworld |
| 2 | [...] lu2 bar-ra bi2-in-tum2-mu | ... brought a man outside. |
| 3 | [...]-ta# im-ma-da-ra-an-e11-de3 | ... brought out from(?) ... |
| 4 | [...]-bi-ir# amar szi-in-na-u3-tu | ... calf of Šinnatu |
| 5 | [...] e2# du3-a szi-hur-re | ... building a house |
| 6 | [...] a2 szu im-du7-du7 | ... shook its arms |
| 7 | [...] lu2 nig2 nu-tuku gig-sze3 i3-gal2 | ... a man who has no possessions is here for bitterness. |
| 8 | [...] a2 szu im-du7-du7 | ... shook its arms |
| 9 | [...]-sze#-er-tab-ba mu-un-na2 | ... sat down(?) in the šertab temple |
| 10 | [...]-de3# e2 sza-ba-da-na2-e | To ..., to the house of his heart |
| 11 | [...]-de3# lu2 sza-ba-da-zi-zi-i | ... to make the man rise |
| 12 | [...] gu2-bi lu2 a-ba-an-dab5 | ... the man seized its neck |
| 13 | [...]-da# ba-ra-bala-e | ... does not cross over with(?) ... |
| 14 | [...]-ka# za3-zu ba-e-zal-ta | After you have sat at your side(?) |
| reverse | ||
| 1' | [...]-e | ... ... |
| 2' | [...] gi4#-gi4#-da | ... to be restored |
| 3' | [...] na-mu-un-gal2 | ... should be there for me. |
| 4' | [...]-ni#-in-ku4-ku4-ku4 | ... he made it enter |
Sources & licences
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