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N 4101 (P278983)
Literary, Old Babylonian, Nippur · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | N 4101 |
|---|---|
| ID | P278983 |
| Museum no. | N 4101 |
| 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' | sag dumu ga-gu7-a ba-usz2 nu-mu-un-e3-a nig2-gig-ga nu-ak | The head of the child who ate food was slaughtered, he did not come out, there was no evil. |
| 2' | nam-lu2-ulu3-bi ku6-gin7 a lu-ga szub-ba-bi u4-sze3 mu-ni-in-tak4#? | Its people, like fish, have abandoned their fallen water for a long time |
| 3' | ur-sag-e-ne {gesz}tukul igi-zu-sze3 im#-[mi]-in-gub-bu-usz szu#-zu-sze3# sa2 im-mi-ib#-du11# | The warriors stood before you with weapons and spoke to your hand |
| 4' | nam#-usz2-a mu-da-kar-re-ne# ka-tar-zu mu-si-il-le-esz | They are encircling you with death, they carry your fate. |
| 5' | [unu{ki}]-ga#-a geszkim-bi hul2#-la mi-ni-in-ku4 [i-{d}]utu#-bi mi-ni-in-e3 | In Uruk he entered with a joyful sign and brought out the sun. |
| 6' | [nu-siki nu-mu-un]-kusz u2-a lu-lu mu-un-gar [u2-sal] mu#-un-dur2-ru-un | She does not wear a soiled garment, she puts in abundance, she dwells in the grasses. |
| reverse | ||
| 1' | [mu-5(disz)-kam-ma-ta iri-ga2 nu-me-a sag-gin7 im-ma-an-ti] lu2# gesztu2#? [nu-tuku] | In the fifth year, when I was not in my city, he died like a head; no one had wisdom? |
| 2' | [sag-sag3-zu musz3-me-ga2 ba]-ni#-kur2 su-mu-ug#-ga# [GAM-GAM-e] im-lah5 | (Sum) Your head is changed into a mušme temple (Akk) You are changed into an awe-inspiring stupor |
| 3' | [nig2-me-gar szu-mu da]-lam#? im#-ma-ab-ra KA ab-bi-mu nu-um-zu# | “It is enough, my hand has been smashed, my mouth has not known my name(?) |
| 4' | [nam-ab-ba u4-ba] til-la-gin7 banda3{da} tak4-a-mu [ama5]-mu ba-bir-bir-re | In those distant days, when I was finished, like a young child abandoned, my sheepfold was scattered. |
| 5' | [muszen] gesz#-bur2-ra dab5-ba!-gin7 amar-mu gu4?-ta ba-ni-tak4-asz | Like a bird caught in a trap, my calf has been seized by an ox |
Sources & licences
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