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CDLI Literary 000660, ex. 001 (P283738)
Literary, Neo-Babylonian, unclear · c. 626 BCE–539 BCE
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| Designation | CDLI Literary 000660, ex. 001 |
|---|---|
| ID | P283738 |
| Museum no. | BM 015280 |
| Collection | British Museum, London, UK |
| Language | Sumerian |
| Period | Neo-Babylonian · c. 626 BCE–539 BCE |
| Genre | Literary |
| Find spot | unclear |
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 | [...]-temen#-ni2#-guru3#?-a#? x [...] | ...-temen-niguru |
| 2 | e2 uru2-ze2-ba szu si sa2-a-bi | The house of Uruzeb, whose right hand is straight, |
| 3 | e2 {d}suen-na-ka dadag-ga-bi | in the temple of Sîn, its splendor |
| 4 | e2-an-na-ka uri3 du3-a-bi | The foundation of the Eana, |
| 5 | e2 szu-bi-sze3 he2-rig7 | he presented it to the house in its place. |
| 6 | e2 zi-da-mu dungu-ge{+du-gu-ge} i-im-diri | My true temple, the dungugdug-demon surpasses. |
| 7 | mu inim-gar sa6-ga in-ga-am3 | he has sworn by a good word. |
| 8 | ki-nu2 gi-rin{+ri}-na za-gin3 si3{+zi}-ga-am3 | The bed of the reed screen is a lapis lazuli bed |
| 9 | {d}gibil6 eri12-gal-la mu-ra-an-ku3-ku3-ga | Gibil of Erigal purifies for you |
| 10 | mu-lu2 nam-ga-sza-an-e szu-gal-du3-a | The one of ladyship, the chief steward, |
| 11 | u3-mu-un-na-ni mu-ra-an-si | ... his lord. |
| 12 | e2 gi-uszub-na mu-ra-ab-ku3-ga szu-luh mu-ra-ga2-ga2 | He purifies the house of the reed screen for you, he places the šuluh ritual for you. |
| 13 | u4 ba-an-nu2 u4 ba-an-du11 | The storm lay down, the storm spoke. |
| 14 | u4 ki-nu2-a i-bi2 kar2-kar2-dam | When the bed is rolled up, |
| 15 | u4 u3-mu-un-e mi2 zi-zi-i-dam | When the lord loves me, |
| 16 | u3-mu-un-ra nam-ti ze2-em3-ma3-a | For the lord, life is sweet, |
| 17 | u3-mu-un-ra szibir2 eszkiri szum2-mu-na-ab | For the lord, give him a scepter and a shovel! |
| 18 | al ba-an-du11 al ba-an-du11 ki-nu2 al ba-an-du11 | She shouts, she shouts. She cries out in the bedroom. |
| 19 | ki-nu2 sza3 hul2-la al ba-an-du11 ki-nu2 al ba-an-du11 | He made the bed of the happy heart tremble, he made [the bed] cry. |
| 20 | ki-nu2 ur2 ze2-ba al ba-an-du11 ki-nu2 al ba-an-du11 | He made the bed at the sweet lap comfortable, he made the couch comfortable. |
| 21 | ki#-nu2 nam-lugal-la al ba-an-du11 ki-nu2 al ba-an-du11 | The bed of kingship was sworn, the bed was proclaimed |
| 22 | [...]-nu2 nam-nin-a al ba-an-du11 ki-nu2 al ba-an-du11 | ... the bed of ladyship was sworn, the bed was proclaimed |
| 23 | [...]-ba#-ni-da ze2-ba-ni-da ki-nu2 ze2-ba-ni-da | ... with him, sweet, with him in the bed. |
| 24 | [...] sza3-hul2-la ze2-ba-ni-da ki-nu2 ze2-ba-ni-da | ... with his happy heart, with his sweet bed. |
| 25 | [...] ur2# ze2-ba ze2-ba-ni-da ki-nu2 ze2-ba-ni-da | ... with his sweet lap and his sweet bed |
| 26 | [...]-nam#-lugal-la ze2-ba-ni-da ki-nu2 ze2-ba-ni-da | When ... kingship is sweet, when he lies down in the bed |
| 27 | [...]-nin-a ze2-ba-ni-da ki-nu2 ze2-ba-ni-da | ... with the lady, with her sweet bed. |
| 28 | [...]-nu2#? mu-un-na-bara3-ge ki-nu2 mu-un-na-bara3-ge | She spreads out ... for him, she spreads it out in the bed for him |
| 29 | [...]-un#-na-bara3-ge ki-nu2 mu-un-na-bara3-ge | She ... for him, she ... the bed for him |
| obverse col 2 | ||
| 1 | lugal# [...] | The king |
| 2 | ki-ag2 ki#-nu2# ze2#-ba#-ni#-sze3# gu3# mu#-un#-[...] | He spoke to the beloved of his sweet bedroom |
| 3 | inim{+i-ni}-ti inim u4 su13-ra2{+ra} gu3 mu-un-na-de2-e | His word, a word of long days he spoke to him. |
| 4 | ga-sza-an-szubur-ra sukkal zi e2-an-na-ke4 | Gašanšubur, the true minister of the Eana, |
| 5 | kiszib-la2!{+ki-sze-eb-la2} zi-da-na im-ma-an-dab5 | He seized his right hand. |
| 6 | ur2 ga-sza-an-na-ka-sze3 hi-li-a mu-ni-ku4 | In the lap of Gašanana he brought in allure. |
| 7 | u3-mu-un-e ag2 szag4-ge ba-e-pa3-da-zu | The lord, when you have found out what is going on, |
| 8 | lugal-e nitadam ki-ag2-zu ur2 kug nig2 du10-zu u4 ha-ba-ni-ib-su3-ud-de3 | May the king, your beloved spouse, prolong the days with your pure lap and good things. |
| 9 | bala sa6-ga pa e3 szum2-mu-na-ab | Give him a favorable reign. |
| 10 | {gisz}gu-za nam-lugal-la suhusz gi-na-ba szum2-mu-na-ab | Give him a throne of kingship with a firm foundation. |
| 11 | gidru kalam si sa2 szibir(|ENxKAR2|){+si-bi-ir#} eszkiri(|U.ENxKAR2|) szum2{+szu}-mu-na-ab | Give him the scepter of the land, the straight arrow, the eškiri weapon |
| 12 | aga zi men-na sag dalla-a szum2-mu-na-ab | Give him a true crown, adorned with a shining crown. |
| 13 | {d}utu e3-ta {d}utu szu2-sze3 | Šamaš, coming out, Utu, to the hand |
| 14 | IM-ulu3-ta{+tu-mu-ul-lu-ta} IM-mir-ra-a{+tu-mu-{d}mi-ra}-sze3 | to IM-uluta-tumul-lu-ta |
| 15 | a-ab-ba igi-nim-ta a-ab-ba sig-sze3 | from the Upper Sea to the Lower Sea |
| 16 | {gisz}ha-lu-ub2!-ta {gisz}erin-na-ta | from the Ḫallub tree, from the cedar tree |
| 17 | ki-en-gi ki-uri-a szibir(|ENxKAR2|) eszkiri(|U.ENxKAR2|) szum2-mu-na-ta | in Sumer and Akkad, from the šibir-priests of the reed-beds given to him |
| 18 | sag gi6 dur2-ru-na-bi nam-sipa-bi he2-ak-e | May he act as shepherd for his black-headed people. |
| 19 | e-ne engar-gin7 gana2 he2-ga2-ga2 | May he set up a field like a farmer. |
| 20 | sipa zi-gin7 amasz he2-em-mi-lu-lu | May the sheepfold be filled with abundance like a good shepherd. |
| 21 | gu he2-en-da-gal2 sze he2-en-da-gal2 | May there be flax, may there be barley. |
| 22 | id2-da a-esztub he2-en-da-gal2 | May there be a flood in the river. |
| 23 | a-sza3-ga sze gu-nu he2-en-da-gal2 | In the field he will have plenty of barley. |
| 24 | ambar-ra ku6 muszen gu3 hu-mu-da-ra-ra | In the marshes may fish and birds call out to me. |
| 25 | mu-gi-e gi sumun gi henbur he2-en-da-an-mu2 | May the mugi, the old reeds, the mature ... grow with him. |
| 26 | an-edin-na mu-masz-gurum he2-en-da-an-mu2 | May he grow with him in the high steppe. |
| 27 | tir-tir-ra szeg9 szeg9-bar he2-en-da-lu | May the rains and floods multiply in the forest. |
| 28 | pu2-{gisz}kiri6 lal3 gesztin he2-en-da-il2 | May the orchard carry honey and wine with him. |
| 29 | mu2-sar-ra hi-is{sar} za3-hi-li{sar} he2-en-da-mu2 | In the inscription, may the šaḫili plant grow with him. |
| 30 | e2-gal-la zi su3-ud-gal2 he2-en-da-an-gal2 | In the palace, may there be long life. |
| reverse col 1 | ||
| 1 | i7-idigna i7-buranun-na a-u5-ba hu-mu-ni-ib-tum2#? | May the Tigris and Euphrates bring forth the flood |
| 2 | gu2-gu2-ba u2 hu-mu-ta-mu2-mu2 a-gar3 he2-en-si | May he grow grass on its banks, may he fill the meadows. |
| 3 | guru7-du6 guru7-masz kug ga-sza-an {d}nidaba-ke4 gu2 hu-mu-ni-gur-gur | The silos, the silos of gold, the lady Nidaba, were turned into mounds. |
| 4 | ga-sza-an-mu# nin an ki nin an ki szu2-a | Gašanmu, lady of heaven and earth, lady who reaches the heavens and earth |
| 5 | ur2 [...] u4 ha-ba-ni-ib-su3-e | ... may he make the day long |
| 6 | lugal [...] sag# il2-la mu-un-gen-ne2 | The king went with a raised head |
| 7 | ur2 ku3 [...]-ka#?-sze3 sag il2-la mu-un-gen | He went to the holy lap of ..., raising his head |
| 8 | lugal x [...] il2#-la gen-ne2 | King ..., go up high! |
| 9 | nin!-mu-[...] sag# il2-la gen-ne2 | I am Ninmu who goes with a raised head |
| 10 | x u3-[...] il2-la KA-ta | ... raising ... from the mouth |
| 11 | mu-gi17#-[...]-da-la2 | The mugidala priest |
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