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CDLI Literary 000340, ex. 008 (P278576)
Literary, Old Babylonian, Nippur · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | CDLI Literary 000340, ex. 008 |
|---|---|
| ID | P278576 |
| Museum no. | N 3551 |
| 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 | in#-nin#-me-gal-gal-la [bara2-ge4 he2-du7] | Inninmegalgala, perfect for the dais |
| 2 | {d#}inana-me-gal-gal-la bara2-ku3#-ge# [si-a] | Inana-megalgala, the holy dais |
| 3 | {d#}inana-ke4 e2-an-na-ka u6-di-de3# [gub-ba] | Inana, standing in the Eanna temple to marvel |
| 4 | u4#-ba lu2-ki-sikil kur-ra ba-e#-[a-e11] | At that time, the maidens of the netherworld had left |
| 5 | ku3# {d}inana-ke4 kur-ra ba-[e-a-e11] | Holy Inana went up to the netherworld |
| 6 | [nig2]-erim2# nig2-si-sa2 zu-zu-[de3] | so that evil and justice are known |
| 7 | [sza3]-kalam#-ma-ka igi kar2-[kar2-de3] | In order to see the heart of the country |
| 8 | [lul zi] pa3#-de3-de3 kur-ra ba-[e-a-il2] | The true falsehood that was to be revealed was carried off to the netherworld |
| 9 | [i3-ne-sze3 lu2-u18]-ra a-na na-an#-[du11] | Now, what should I say to the man? |
| 10 | [lu2-u18 lu2-u18-ra] a-na na-an-dah | To the man, to the man |
| 11 | [nin-gu10 am-da kur-ur2-ra] x x am-da du7-x | My lady, wild bull of the mountain ... wild bull ... |
| 12 | [{d}inana dara3-masz kur-bad3-da] [...] am#-da# du7-[du7] | Inana, daramaš of the netherworld, perfecting the wild bull |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | [ga-rasz{sar}-gin7 nu-erim2 ba]-gub#-ba-a a-ba-a# igi# [im-mi-in-du8-a] | Who has seen anything as surpassing as the garaš plant? |
| 2 | [igi-x i3-ur4-ur4] [x] [im-ma-ni]-mu2#-mu2 mu-gen-[na] [...] | He ... the ..., he made it grow. When he came, ... |
| 3 | [muszen] uga#{muszen#}-gin7# a2-lu2 kig2-[kig2-e] | Like a swallow, the enemy searches for the man |
| 4 | [lag an-sze3] sig3#-ge#-de3 ki-sze3 tusz-u3#-[da] | To make the lower part of the sky tremble, to make it sit on the lower side |
| 5 | [lag ki-sze3 sig3]-ge-de3 an-sze3 e3-de3-da a-ba-a# [igi im-mi-in-du8-a] | Who has seen anything as surpassing as reaching the earth? |
| 6 | [uga{muszen}] nu#-erim2#-ta ba-ra-an#-[zi] | The eagle did not rise from its nest |
| 7 | [{gisz}giszimmar] tug2-la2-a-sze3 an-na ba-e-x [...] | To the date palm ... in the heavens |
Sources & licences
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