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CDLI Literary 000365, ex. 072 (P278544)
Literary, Old Babylonian, Nippur · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | CDLI Literary 000365, ex. 072 |
|---|---|
| ID | P278544 |
| Museum no. | N 3516 |
| 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 | [...]-ga2-ka-ni [...]-de2 | In order to ... his |
| 2 | [...] giri3#-ni bi2-in-gub | ... set his foot on the ground |
| 3 | [...] {gisz#}taszkarin-na-ka [...]-sag3-ge | He struck the ... of the taškarin tree |
| 4 | [...]-re7#-esz-am3 [...] | ... they went |
| 5 | [...]-ga2# umbin hu-ri2-in-na | In my ..., the nail of a harpin |
| 6 | [...] hu#-mu-ni-in-tum2-tum2-mu | May he bring ... to you |
| 7 | [...]-eren sza3-ga-ni nu-mu-ni-in-pa3 | ... did not find ... in his heart. |
| 8 | [...]-eren sza3-ga-ni mu-ni-in-pa3 | ... chose ... in his heart |
| 9 | [...]-kin | ...-kin |
| 10 | [...] al-sag3-ge | ... is shaking |
| 11 | [...] x# x# bi2-du3 [...]-a-sze3 | ... built |
| 12 | [...]-gub | ... stands |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | [...]-gi4#-gi4 | ... will return |
| 2 | [...]-a# sza3 nu-mu-ni-dab5-be2-en | ... you will not seize me there |
| 3 | [...]-ni#-dab5-be2 | ... seized him |
| 4 | [...]-la#-kam | It is the ... of |
| 5 | [...]-ka | of ... |
| 6 | [...]-du7#-da | ... perfect |
| 7 | [...]-da#-te-ge26-e-da | ... you will approach |
| 8 | [...]-u5 | ...-u |
| 9 | [...]-zu2 he2-li9-li9 | May your ... be abundant |
| 10 | [...]-sze8#-sze8 | ... weeps |
| 11 | [...]-su# | ... his |
| 12 | [...]-da# | ... with |
| 13 | [...]-szu2# | ... his |
| 14 | [...]-en# | I am |
| 15 | [...] x [...] x | |
| 16 | [...] x | |
Sources & licences
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