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N 3348 + N 3377 + N 3423 + N 4186 + N 4850 + N 7684 (P278414)
Literary, Old Babylonian, Nippur · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | N 3348 + N 3377 + N 3423 + N 4186 + N 4850 + N 7684 |
|---|---|
| ID | P278414 |
| Museum no. | N 3348 + N 3377 + N 3423 + N 4186 + N 4850 + N 7684 |
| 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 i | ||
| 2 | [...] amar-ra-ni ŋen | ... his calf |
| 3 | [...]-x šu-du₇ mah ŋen | ... supreme talent |
| 4 | [...]-x-x-ke₄ | ... ... |
| 5 | [...]-la₂-la₂ šubur-ra-bi | ... its young woman |
| 6 | [...]-x-da | ... ... |
| 7 | [...]-x-x-x ŋen | ... I am |
| 8 | [...] ŋen | ... you are |
| 1' | [...]-x ša₃-ŋu₁₀ [...] | ... the heart |
| 2' | x-a x x x | ...; |
| 3' | šu mi-ni-ib-x-bi ŋen | Hand of ... |
| 4' | x x x mi-[ni]-ib-x-bi ŋen | ... what ...? |
| 5' | x x x a x x x ŋen | [......] I |
| 6' | tug₂ lum-ma x x x-a-bi | The lumma garment |
| 10' | [...]-x saŋ-x | ... ... |
| 11' | [...] x x | |
| 12' | [...]-ke₄-x | ... ... |
| 14' | [...]-ša₃-ni x ŋen | ... his ... |
| 15' | [...] x-x | |
| 16' | [...] x-x-x ŋen | ... I am |
| 19' | [...] ⸢NE⸣-da-KU | ... edaku-plant |
| o ii | ||
| 3 | nin-šubur [...] a-e | Ninšubur |
| 4 | tur-ra bar-[...] | The young man ... |
| 5 | e {ŋeš}kid-[...] | “House of the Kid(?) |
| 6 | e {ŋeš}kid-[...] | “House of the Kid(?) |
| 1' | {⸢ŋeš⸣}kiri₆ [...] e₂ ⸢zi⸣-[...] | The orchard ... the house of the ziggurat |
| 2' | e {⸢ŋeš⸣}kid-[...] a nu-[...] | The house, the kid, the water did not |
| 3' | e {ŋeš}kid nu-⸢x⸣ [...] | The house where the kid did not go out |
| 4' | a₂ x AN x [...] | arms ... |
| 5' | TUR NI KID-a {d}[...] er₂ im-x-[...] | ... wept |
| 6' | ama mu-gig x-[...] | Mother, mistress ... |
| 7' | x e₃ x-[...] | ... coming out ... |
| 8' | {ŋeš}al-ŋar-sur [...] igi duh-a ⸢ŋal₂⸣-[la ...] | ..., the one who sees it, the ešbal-ela priest |
| 9' | {ŋeš}al-ŋar-⸢sur⸣ [...] DU-x | ... Albar-esur |
| 10' | x-x {d}x-[...] | ... PN |
| 11' | gada-ŋu₁₀ UD-x [...] | ... linen ... |
| r i | ||
| 1' | [x] ⸢x⸣ ma-u₅-⸢x⸣ [...] | “The ... of the eše-house, the mash-house |
| 2' | ⸢mu-e⸣-x-na lu₂-⸢hi⸣ [...] | “If he ... a man’s house |
| 3' | ⸢x-ŋa₂⸣ ur₅-ra-ŋu₁₀ x-[...] | “If he slips through the door pivots, |
| 4' | ma-e saŋ-ŋa₂-ni a-e x-[...] mu-un-gur₁₁-ŋu₁₀ ⸢x⸣ [...] | I, his ..., the one who is valuable, ... |
| 5' | bar-ra ŋa₂-e lu₂ x-na-ke₄ [...] | Outside, the one of ... |
| 6' | u₄-da na-ŋa₂-ni na-ma-zu-⸢zu⸣ [...] | On that day, if only he would know (this) |
| 7' | u₄-da NE-lu-ni/du₃ ir₂ ba-an-še₈-⸢še₈⸣ [...] | When he built ..., he wept in tears |
| 8' | u₄-da DU nu-zu a₂-bi ri nu-⸢x⸣ [...] | The storm that does not know ..., its arms do not ... |
| 9' | x-⸢x⸣ nu-zu igi dub₂-be₂ nu-zu [...] | ... does not know, does not see it |
| 10' | ⸢x x x x⸣ ma-ma MUNUS da-ma-da-x [...] | (Sum) ..., the woman ... (Akk) I want to ... |
| 11' | ⸢x x x x x x⸣ [...] ma-da ⸢x x⸣ [...] | ... the land ... |
| 12' | ⸢x x x⸣-am₃ ⸢BU⸣ [...] | “The ... is the ..., the BU₂ |
| 13' | ⸢x x⸣ LU x ⸢mu⸣ [...] | ... ... |
| 14' | ⸢x⸣ x bi [...] | ... the temple |
| 15' | a-ša₃-bi [...] | Its field |
| 16' | ⸢x⸣ x ra x x an x ⸢x⸣ [...] | “E..., ..., |
| 17' | u₄ zi-ga-am₃ ⸢še⸣ [...] | The rising storm ... the eše’e plant |
| 18' | ⸢ša₃⸣-bi x x x x [...] | Its mound |
| 19' | [...] x-an-DU kur-ra [...] | ... of the mountain |
| 20' | [...] x-an-DU [...] | ... ... |
| 21' | [...]-x-e₃ [...] | ... left |
| 22' | [...] GIŠ [...] | ... ... |
| 23' | [...] sahar-ŋar ŋar-ra | ... saharbar |
| 24' | [...]-x-x NAGA UD | ... tamarisk |
| 25' | [...]-x nu-x-x x-[...] | ... ... |
| 26' | e₂-a kur [...] | In the temple, the mountain |
| 27' | me-e ga-ša-an-na [...] x x x x [...] | I, Gašanana |
| r ii | ||
| 3' | [...] u₂ ma₂ nu-e | ... does not feed the boat. |
| 4' | [...]-mi-ŋal₂-ŋal₂-la | ...-mi-bala |
| 5' | [...]-x mu-e-da-kug | ... I will burn with you |
| 6' | [...]-x-da | ... ... |
| 7' | [...]-x-bi | ... its |
| 8' | [...]-x-la₂-la₂ | ...-lala |
| 9' | [...]-x ŋal₂-le | ... carried away |
| 10' | [...]-x-x | |
| 11' | [...]-x-bi | ... its |
| 12' | [...]-x-a | ...-a |
Sources & licences
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