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CDLI Literary 000351, ex. 091 (P278689)
Literary, Old Babylonian, Nippur · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | CDLI Literary 000351, ex. 091 |
|---|---|
| ID | P278689 |
| Museum no. | Ist Ni 02502 + N 3674 |
| 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 col 1 | ||
| 1 | [...] gar#-ra# [...] | ... established ... |
| 2 | [...]-e# gi# [...] ki#-nu2#-za he2#-[bi2-szub-be2] | ... may the reeds of your bed fall into your bed |
| 3 | [SIG7-a-ama]-ugu#-za he2-[...] | May he/she say to you “May your beautiful face |
| 4 | [a2]-asz2#-zu#-a lu2 na-[...] | The one who ... your power |
| 5 | u2#-gu ba#-an-de2-zu! ug3#-[e nam-me] | When you have spread out the grass, the people will not be able to see it |
| 6 | me da-ri2-sze3# du3-a ki-ni2-dub2#-[bu]-{d}nin-hur-sag-[...] | For eternity, Kinidubbu-Ninhursag |
| 7 | KA#-tar#-re-e-de3 bara2-ba# [...] | In order to ... on its dais |
| 8 | dida# nam-udu#-sze3 lu2 ha-ra#-[ab-zil-e] | May a person be able to raise a lamb for you |
| 9 | zi3#-dub-dub-ba-bi# he2-hul2#-[le] [x] ki-bur2-zu he2-a | May you rejoice over its stela flour, may ... be your place of storage |
| 10 | [lugal]-gu10 {na4}mar-hu-sza ba#-[gub] | My king stood in the Marhuša stone |
| reverse col 2 | ||
| 1 | lugal# [...] | The king |
| 2 | {d}[nin-urta] [...] | Ninurta |
| 3 | ur#-[bar] [...] | Dog ... |
| 4 | u4-zu# [...] | Your day ... |
| 5 | hur#-[sag] [...] | The mountain range |
| 6 | iri# [...] | The city |
| 7 | bara2#-bara2#-[gal-gal-bi] [...] | Its great dais(?) |
| 8 | szita2-an-[na] [...] | Šita-ana |
| 9 | ti#-u4-su3#-ra2# gizkim#-{d#}en-[lil2-la2] | Ti’usura, the trusted one of Enlil |
| 10 | lugal# usu#-an-na# nig2-ba#-[zu he2-a] | May the king of the four world quarters be your gift |
| 11 | ur#-sag-e# a2#-sag3 mu-un#-[...] | The hero ... the asag ritual |
| 12 | en#-e# gu#-ru#-um#-bi# [...] | The lord ... the throne |
Sources & licences
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