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CDLI Literary 000502, ex. 001 (P283737)
Literary, Neo-Babylonian, Nippur · c. 626 BCE–539 BCE
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| Designation | CDLI Literary 000502, ex. 001 |
|---|---|
| ID | P283737 |
| Museum no. | BM 014016 |
| Collection | British Museum, London, UK |
| Language | Sumerian |
| Period | Neo-Babylonian · c. 626 BCE–539 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) |
|---|---|---|
| obverse | ||
| 1' | [x x] ni2#-tuku# x x [...] | ... fearsomeness ... |
| 2' | {d}suen-i-din-nam kin ak-da-ni he2-x-[x] | Sîn-iddinam may his work |
| 3' | sa2#-du11#-asz? me-te zid2-kukkusz ku3-sig17 sze mu-na-ga2-[ga2] | He set up for him a regular offering(?) of emmer and gold. |
| 4' | sze sag#?-bi gu2-sa bi2-in-la2-la2 e2-kur za-gin3 [x] | Its capital barley weighed out on the neck, the Ekur lapis lazuli |
| 5' | kar# nam-ti-la kar uri5?{ki}-ma-sze3 gu2-un-bi im#-[mi-ni-u5] | At the quay of life, at the port of Ur, he heaped up its grain. |
| 6' | e2-mah-a e2 [{d}]suen-na-sze3 hul2-la ba-ni-in#-ku4 | He brought joy into the Emah, the temple of Suen |
| 7' | lugal-ra {d}nanna mu-da-hul2 {d}nin-gal# mu#-un-si-in#-[x] | For the king Nanna rejoiced, Ningal rejoiced |
| 8' | {d}suen-i-din-nam {d}nanna mu-da-hul2 {d}nin-gal mu-un-szi-in#-[x] | Sîn-iddinam rejoiced over Nanna, Ningal rejoiced |
| 9' | {d}a-nun-na digir gal-gal-e-ne szu3#? mu-na-DU-asz | The Anuna, the great gods, prayed to him |
| 10' | he2#-gal2 nesag2! sikil nesag2! za3-mu-ka szu# gal mu-un-du7-du7 | There is abundance, the pure nesag offering(?) of Zamu is made perfect with great care |
| reverse | ||
| 1' | {d}suen-e nidba si bi2-in-sa2 nibru{ki}-sze3 x x | Suen set right the food offerings, to Nippur |
| 2' | {d}en-lil2 nidba-da hul2-la-e nam du10 mu-ni-tar | Enlil decreed a good fate for his joyful offering. |
| 3' | ama ugu-ni nin gal {d}nin-lil2-la2 mi2 zi na-mu-un-e | His birth mother, the great mistress of Ninlil, he is indeed loving. |
| 4' | nam {d}suen-i-din-nam szu3-ra2-sze3 tar-re-de3 szu mu-un-ne-mu2-mu2 | To determine the fate of Sîn-iddinam, they made it perfect for him. |
| 5' | sipa sun5-na gu3 zi mi-ni-de2-za-na nam#-[ti he2-na-szu3] | When you speak to the humble shepherd, may life be granted to him. |
| 6' | {d}suen-i-din-nam gu3 zi mi-ni-[de2-za-na] | Sîn-iddinam spoke to you faithfully |
| 7' | zi# szu3# gal2# nam#-tar#-[re?] x nam-e#?-esz# [he2-en-tar] | They decreed a fate for the life of the hands and the fate of the ... |
| 8' | gesz#-szub-ba ti-le#? [da-ri2-ka sag-e-esz he2-en-ba] | May he be the one who raises the head in the treasury that sustains life |
| 9' | [sze sag-bi] e2#-kur x [...] | The capital barley of the Ekur temple ... |
| edge | ||
| 1 | kar? babar#? {d}en-lil2 {d}[...] | The quay(?) of the Babar gods Enlil and |
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