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CDLI Literary 000370, ex. 027 (P278680)
Literary, Old Babylonian, Nippur · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | CDLI Literary 000370, ex. 027 |
|---|---|
| ID | P278680 |
| Museum no. | N 3664 + N 4207 + N 4334 |
| 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 | ||
| 1’ | [...]-⸢ta im-ta-an⸣-[...] | ... he left |
| 2’ | [...]-⸢ra u₈ sila₄⸣-[...] ⸢edin daŋal⸣-še₃ ba-an-⸢ur₃⸣ | ... ewes and lambs ... into the steppe ... |
| 3’ | ⸢eš₅-kam⸣-ma-aš nun ⸢zabar⸣-[ra i]-⸢ni⸣-in-šub-bu-uš | It is the 5th ešamaš, the prince enters into the bronze house. |
| 4’ | maš-maš ab₂ amar-⸢bi⸣ [...] im-ta-an-e₃ | The exorcist brought out the cow and its calf |
| 5’ | um-ma saŋ-bur-⸢u₃⸣ ur-mah-⸢e⸣ [...] ⸢im⸣-ta-an-e₃ | “Sabur-e’e, Urmaḫ-e'e, ... came forth |
| 6’ | ur-mah-e ab₂ ⸢amar⸣-bi in-kar ⸢geš-ge⸣-še₃ ba-an-⸢ur₃⸣ | The lion took away the cows of the calf and hung them on the vines. |
| 7’ | limmu₅-kam-ma-aš nun zabar-ra i₇-da i-ni-⸢in⸣-šub-bu-uš | It is the eponym year of Nun-zabara, who flooded the river. |
| 8’ | maš-maš šeg₉ šeg₉-bar a-ta im-ta-an-⸢e₃⸣ | The good mašmaṣ priest goes out from the water |
| 9’ | um-ma saŋ-bur-u₃ nemur₂ hur-saŋ-ŋa₂ a-ta im-ta-⸢an⸣-[e₃] | Thus (says) Saburu, the nemur of the mountain range, from the water. |
| 10’ | nemur₂ hur-saŋ-GA₂ šeg₉ šeg₉-bar in-kar hur-saŋ-še₃ ba-⸢an⸣-[x] | The nemur of the mountain range is sweet, sweet, he has departed, and he ... to the mountains. |
| 11’ | ⸢ia₂-kam⸣-ma-aš nun zabar-ra i₇-da i-ni-in-⸢šub⸣-[x x] | It is the eya-kam-emaš-demon that the bronze prince in the river ... |
| 12’ | [...] ⸢amar mašda⸣ a-ta im-ta-an-(UD.[DU]) | ... the calf and the kid ... from the water |
| 13’ | [... saŋ-bur]-u₃ ur-GUG₄ ur-nim a-ta im-ta-an-e₃ | ... the sabur priestess, the dog, the lion, came forth from the water |
| 14’ | [...] ⸢amar⸣ mašda in-kar ter-še₃ ba-an-⸢ur₃⸣ | ... he seized the amar plant, he removed the exta ... |
| 15’ | [...] igi-ni ba-kukku₂ dim₂-ma-ni ba-sah₄ | ... his eyes were darkened, his mind was shattered |
| r | ||
| 1 | [...] ⸢saŋ⸣-bur-u₃ gu₃ mu-un-na-de₂-⸢e⸣ | ... spoke to him in the sa-ebur temple |
| 2 | [... nam]-⸢maš⸣-maš-zu he₂-ŋal₂ dim₂-ma-zu me-⸢a⸣ | ... may your enchantment carry off, may your divine powers carry off |
| 3 | [...]-⸢nam⸣ ereš₂{ki} iri {d}nisaba-še₃ | ...-ename, Ereš, the city of Nisaba |
| 4 | [...] ⸢tar⸣-ra an {d}en-lil₂-[x (x)] | ... for the goddesses An and Enlil |
| 5 | [...] ⸢ul⸣ iri ki aŋ₂ {d}nin-lil₂-⸢la₂⸣-[x] | ... the city, the place of Ninlil |
| 6 | [...]-maš AK-de₃ a-gen₇ im-⸢da-ŋen⸣-[x x] | ... like water he ... with him |
| 7 | [maš]-⸢maš⸣-e mu-un-na-ni-ib-⸢ge₄⸣-[x] | The maššip priestess will speak to him |
| 8 | [...]-⸢a⸣-ŋu₁₀-ne i-im-ŋen-⸢ne⸣-[x] | ... they will ... |
| 9 | [...]-⸢zu⸣ nam-ba-an-sis-e-⸢de₃⸣-[x] | Do not ... your ..., |
| 10 | [...]-in-ŋal₂ šudu₃ ⸢mu⸣-[...] | ... carried off the sheep |
| 11 | [...] ⸢nin₉⸣-ŋu₁₀ ⸢šu ba-am₃-u₈⸣ | ... the sister-in-law went out into the house |
| 12 | [...] ⸢ga⸣-ŋen | ... I want to ... |
| 13 | [...]-⸢še₃⸣ zi-ŋu₁₀ ga-ba-ši-tum₂ | I want to bring you the righteous ... |
| 14 | [...] ⸢ga⸣-bi₂-ib-zu | ... your temple |
| 15 | [...] ka-tar-zu ga-si-il | ... your praise is exalted |
| 16 | [... mu]-⸢un⸣-na-ni-ib-ge₄-ge₄ | ... he will give it to him. |
| 17 | [...] ⸢ga⸣ ba-e-ni-⸢kal⸣ | ... he went out into the open country |
| 18 | [...]-⸢sud⸣ | ...-esud |
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