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CDLI Literary 000654, ex. 003 (P278541)
Literary, Old Babylonian, Nippur · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | CDLI Literary 000654, ex. 003 |
|---|---|
| ID | P278541 |
| Museum no. | N 3512 + N 6322 |
| 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 | ||
| 5 | [...] IM x [...] | ... ... |
| 6 | [x x] x-ga IM x [...] | ... ... |
| 7 | [x x] ha#-za buru3 a-sza3-ga gal2-la#-[mu] | ... of the granary, the harvest of the field, I am. |
| 8 | [x x] {gisz#}dehi3-mu udu-mu ha-ma-[gu7-e] | May my sheep eat the ... of my sheep! |
| 9 | [x x] x# e2-a sig9-ga-[mu] | ... my good ... in the house |
| 10 | [x x] sze# la2-a-mu udu-mu ha-ma-[gu7-e] | ... my deficit of barley, may my sheep eat. |
| 11 | [...]-kala#-ma a-sza3-ga gal2-la-mu | I am the ... of the field who is in the field |
| 12 | [x x] isin-na-mu udu-mu ha-ma-gu7-e | ... may my sheep eat my ... |
| 13 | nu#-[...] il2#-il2-mu nu-mu-un-su da-ri-mu | She does not ..., she does not hold back(?), she is eternal |
| 14 | u2-mu {u2}szakir3-ra-mu udu-mu ha-ma-gu7-e | May my sheep eat my plant, my šakir plant! |
| 15 | dub kesz2-da a-sza3-ga gal2-la-mu | My bound tablet of the field |
| 16 | u2-mu ukusz2-ti-ki-il-mu udu-mu ha#-ma#-gu7#-e | May my sheep eat my grass-fed emmer |
| 17 | sumun2! kasz-a lal3 dab5-ba-[x] | ... beer and honey seized |
| 18 | u2-mu {gisz}en3-bar-mu udu-mu# [...] | The storm, the enbarmu-tree, the sheep |
| 19 | amar gu4-da-bi-da di-[...] | The calf with its oxen ... |
| 20 | u2-mu [x]-ub-zal-mu udu#-[...] | The day has passed, the sheep ... |
| 21 | {gisz}kiri6 {gisz}haszhur-a ul-[...] | The orchards and apple trees ... |
| 22 | u2-mu gi#-zi#-mu# [...] | My day, my rejoicing |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | szim a-sza3-[...] lal3#? ta-[...] | You ... the aromatics of the field, honey(?) |
| 2 | u2-mu {u2}ki#-[...] x#-mu [...] | The storm that ... the plants(?) |
| 3 | {kusz}ummu3 dag-si la2# [...] | ... a leather bag with a thong |
| 4 | u2-mu {u2}harub-ba-mu udu-[...] | “Oh, my ḫarbarbamu-plant, the sheep |
| 5 | u2 {tug2}bar-dul5#?-gin7 bara3-bara3-ga#-[...] | Like a cloak, you are torn apart(?) |
| 6 | u2-mu {u2}|KI#.KAL|-mu udu-mu ha-ma-gu7-e | May my sheep eat my plants and my grass! |
| 7 | u4 tu4-da-ta ki-en-gi he2#-[...] | From the days of distant days may Sumer |
| 8 | u2-mu# teme{sar}-mu udu-mu ha-ma-gu7-e | May my sheep eat my plant, my foundation |
| 9 | siki# gi7#-da {gisz}ga-rig2 nu-zu-mu | I do not know how to tie the wool of the river bank |
| 10 | u2#-mu {u2}numun3-mu udu-mu ha-ma-gu7-e | May my sheep eat my plant, my seed |
| 11 | en#-te-en nu-zu e2-me-esz nu-zu-mu | The one who does not know winter, the one who did not know summer |
| 12 | [...]-mu {u2}|GESZIMMAR.TUR| udu-mu ha-ma-gu7-e | May my sheep eat my plant, my small date palm |
| 13 | [x] SAR#? sa6-ga |SAGxSZID|-e sal-sal-mu# | Beautiful ..., resplendent |
| 14 | [x x] {u2}li-la-an-gi4-mu udu-mu ha-ma-gu7-e | ... may my sheep eat my lilangim plant |
| 15 | [x] x u4 edin-na mu2-a-mu# | ... when I grow in the steppe |
| 16 | [...] {gisz}haszhur# [...] | ... apple tree |
Sources & licences
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