CDLI Literary 000371, ex. 025 (P278542)
Literary, Middle Babylonian, Nippur · c. 1400 BCE–1100 BCE
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| Designation | CDLI Literary 000371, ex. 025 |
|---|---|
| ID | P278542 |
| Museum no. | N 3514 |
| Collection | Penn Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA |
| Language | Akkadian; Sumerian |
| Period | Middle Babylonian · c. 1400 BCE–1100 BCE |
| Genre | Literary |
| Find spot | Nippur (mod. Nuffar) |
| Coordinates | 32.1271, 45.2300 |
English translation
By Peterson, Jeremiah · Via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative · CDLI (reuse with citation)
| Line | English |
|---|---|
| obverse 1' | ... king Shuruppak ..., |
| obverse 2' | ..., the king, 36,000 years reigned, |
| obverse 3' | ..., the king, 43,200 years reigned, |
| obverse 4' | these two kings of Shuruppak 79,200 years reigned; |
| obverse 5' | [these ...] kings 360,000 years reigned; |
| obverse 6' | ... with hatred ... |
| obverse 7' | ... took counsel(?) in order to put into words(?) |
| obverse 8' | ...a decision ... |
| obverse 9' | ... all of the ... |
| obverse 10' | ... making correct(?) decisions(?) ... |
Transliteration (ATF)
From Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative · CDLI: reuse of catalogue/transliteration data with citation of CDLI; images restricted (not fetched)
| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
| obverse | ||
| 1' | [...] lugal#-e szuruppak#[{ki} ...] | |
| 2' | [...] lugal-e mu 1(szar'u) in#-[ak] | |
| 3' | [... lugal]-e#? mu 1(szar'u) 2(szar2) in-[ak] | |
| 4' | [... lugal-e]-ne mu 2(szar'u@v) 2(szar2) in-ak# | |
| 5' | [...] lugal#-e-ne mu-bi-e-ne mu 1(szargal@v) 4(szar'u@v) in#-[ak] | |
| 6' | [...] hul-bi gig [...] | |
| 7' | [... inim?]-e#? se3-se3-ke-e-de3 sza3-ga [... kusz2?] | |
| 8' | [...] esz-bar mi-ni-ib#?-[...] | |
| 9' | [...] a-na-am3 me-a? [...] | |
| 10' | [... esz?]-bar gi-gi-ne# [...] | |
| 11' | [...] x [...] | |
Sources & licences
- Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative · CDLI: reuse of catalogue/transliteration data with citation of CDLI; images restricted (not fetched) · Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI), https://cdli.earth/ ; cite CDLI and the P-number
- electronic Babylonian Library (eBL), LMU Munich · MIT (eBL Zenodo dataset); platform terms unverified · electronic Babylonian Library (eBL), LMU Munich, https://www.ebl.lmu.de/ ; Zenodo dataset (MIT)
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