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CDLI Literary 000761, ex. 002 (P283750)
Literary, Old Babylonian, unclear · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | CDLI Literary 000761, ex. 002 |
|---|---|
| ID | P283750 |
| Museum no. | BM 016921 |
| Collection | British Museum, London, UK |
| Language | Sumerian |
| Period | Old Babylonian · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE |
| Genre | Literary |
| Find spot | unclear |
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’ | [...] ⸢zi⸣-[...] | ... ezi-e- |
| 2’ | [...]-⸢re⸣-ne si [...] | ... their ... |
| 3’ | [...]-ma-ka niŋ₂ [...] | ... in my ... |
| 4’ | [...]-⸢ma⸣-ka ⸢dugud⸣ [...] | ... the throne-dais |
| 5’ | [...] ⸢sahar⸣ ki [...] | ... the sahar temple |
| 6’ | [...]-⸢ŋal₂⸣ [...] | ...-ebal2e23 |
| 7’ | [... ; ...] | ... ... |
| 8’ | [...] ⸢x⸣ [...] ⸢x x⸣ [...] | |
| 9’ | [x]-⸢gub⸣ niŋ₂ SA₂ {d}en-ki ⸢x x⸣ [...] | “The ... of Enki ... the ..., |
| 10’ | [x] an-na ša₃ {d}en-lil₂-la₂-⸢x⸣ [...] | ... of heaven, the heart of Enlil |
| 11’ | ŋeštin(LUGAL) niŋ₂ du₁₀ i-im-na₈-⸢na₈⸣-[x] | he drank good wine |
| 12’ | kaš niŋ₂ du₁₀ i-im-du₁₀-du₁₀-ge-[...] | The one who drank good beer will praise you |
| 13’ | ŋeštin niŋ₂ du₁₀ u₃-mu-un-naŋ-naŋ-⸢eš-a-ta⸣ | After you have poured out sweet wine for the lord |
| r | ||
| 1 | kaš niŋ₂ du₁₀ u₃-mu-un-du₁₀-ge-eš-[a]-⸢ta⸣ | May they drink sweet beer for you |
| 2 | [a]-⸢gar₃⸣-a-⸢gar₃-ra⸣ du₁₄ ⸢mi-ni-ib-x-mu₂⸣-[mu₂]-⸢ne⸣ | “It is enough, it is enough! It is too much! It has not been enough! I have not been able to comprehend it! |
| 3 | [ki] ⸢ŋešbun-na-ka⸣ a-⸢da⸣-min₃ mu-⸢un-AK-ne⸣ | In the place of the scepter, the a’eda-demons were gathered. |
| 4 | {⸢d⸣}ezinam₂ <u₈>-ra mu-na-⸢ni-ib⸣-ge₄-ge₄ | Ezinam approached the ewe |
| 5 | ⸢nin₉ dub⸣-saŋ-zu-me-en igi-⸢še₃ ma⸣-ra-ab-⸢gub-be₂-en⸣ | I am the sister of your tablet, I will stand before you |
| 6 | ⸢sud₂⸣-ra₂-aŋ₂ kalam-ma-ke₄ kalam-ma-aŋ₂ ŋe₂₆-e giri₁₇-zal | The esud priestess of the land, the one who is joyful in the land |
| 7 | saŋ-ur-saŋ-ra usu ⸢ba⸣-ab-⸢šum₂⸣-mu | “Sa-ur-sa, the strength of E-ab-e-šum-iddin, |
| 8 | e₂-gal-la su-zi mu-da-ri | In the palace he brings joy. |
| 9 | ⸢kalam⸣-e ⸢mu⸣ za₃-še₃ ⸢mu-da-sud(BU-)sud(BU-)e-me-en | I am the one who constantly seeks out the sanctuaries of the land, |
| 10 | ⸢kadra₂⸣{a} {d}a-nun-na-ke₄-ne-me+en | I am the kadra priest of the Anuna gods |
| 11 | ([AB₂].⸢ŠA₃⸣-)a para₁₀-para₁₀-ke₄-ne-me+en | I am one of the “paradise cows’"(?) |
| 12 | ⸢usu⸣-ŋu₁₀ ur-saŋ-ra u₃-mu-un-na-te | The lords of the usû-vessel and the hero |
| 13 | [x] ⸢me₃⸣-ka gub-ba-ni | who stands in the ... of the ewes |
| 14 | [...]-⸢mu-un-zu sa⸣ [nu-mu]-⸢un-zu⸣ | ... your lord does not know |
Sources & licences
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