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CDLI Literary 000381, ex. 010 (P283755)
Literary, Neo-Babylonian · c. 626 BCE–539 BCE
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| Designation | CDLI Literary 000381, ex. 010 |
|---|---|
| ID | P283755 |
| Museum no. | BM 017308 |
| Collection | British Museum, London, UK |
| Language | Sumerian |
| Period | Neo-Babylonian · c. 626 BCE–539 BCE |
| Genre | Literary |
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' | larsa#[{ki}] iri# [nun-bi nimgir an ki di-ku5 ug3 szar2-ra-ke4] | Larsa, the princely city, the herald of heaven and earth, the judge of the many people |
| 2' | suhusz-bi gi-ne2 us2# zi# dab5#-[be2-da e-ne bi2-in-esz-am3] | The foundations of the reed-bed, firmly secured, they were erected. |
| 3' | unu{ki} kul-aba4{ki} iri ku3 gesz#-kin-ti# dingir#-[re-e-ne-ke4] | Uruk and Kulaba, the holy city, the work-assignment of the gods |
| 4' | esz-bar kin-bi im-mi-in-esz-am3 ki-bi bi2-in-gi4#-esz#-am3# | They pronounced the decision, they restored it. |
| 5' | ki# zabala{ki#} iri nu-gig an-na usu#-ni mu-un#-ti#-la# | The place Zabalam, the city of the mistress of heaven, his strength lived |
| 6' | lu2-erim2# lu2-kur2-ra-da kar#-re#-bi# inim#-bi im-de6-am3# | The word(s) of the enemy and enemy were brought to the quay |
| 7' | lagasz{ki} dim gal an-na esz3 gir2-su{ki} ul-ta# gar-ra-x | Lagaš, the great statue of An, the shrine Girsu, from distant days |
| 8' | an-ne2 {d}en-lil2-le igi sa6-ga-ne#-ne in-szi-in-bar#-re-esz-am3# | An and Enlil have looked at him with their good eyes |
| 9' | e2#-bi# umma{ki} szeg12 hur-sza3-ab{ki}-ba-ka# hul#-bi ba#-ab-ak#-a# | Its temple in Umma, the brickwork of Huršab, was destroyed |
| 10' | ugu#-bi#-ta ti-id-nu-um gar#-ra# ib2#-ta-an-zi-ge#-[esz-am3] | They raised the Tidnum on top of it. |
| 11' | kisz{ki} za3 dab5 ki-en-gi ki#-uri# nam#-en-bi diri#-[ga] | In Kiš, the border of Sumer and Akkad, its lordship surpassing |
| 12' | suhusz-bi gi-ne2-da bi2-in#-x x x [x x]-e-ne | They ... their foundations with a regular offering |
| 13' | mar2#-da#{ki} iri i7-bi a# zal-le# [a]-sza3#-ga sze gu-nu | Marada, the city whose canal is full of water, the field of Gunu barley |
| 14' | [{d}a]-nun#-na-ke4-ne ib2#-ta#-an#-kar-re-esz-am3 ib2#-szi#-in-gur#-re-esz-am3 | The Anuna turned away, turned away |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | i3-si-in{ki#} u2-a AN {d}a-nun-na-ke4-ne ul-ta ni2 il2#-la#-a# | Isin, provider of the Anuna gods, raised up from the fearsomeness |
| 2 | an {d}en-lil2 {d}en-ki {d}nin-mah-bi bala-bi in-su3-u4-da-am3 | An, Enlil, Enki and Ninmaḫ have completed their reign. |
| 3 | du11-ga-ba szu zi bi2-in-gar-re-esz-am3 he2-am3-bi bi2-in-esz-am3 | They placed the right hand on its command, they shall bind it. |
| 4 | {d}nin-urta# szul# ur-sag kal-ga szu-ni ba-an-szum2-mu-usz-am3 | Ninurta, youth and mighty hero, gave his hand to him |
| 5 | {d}nin-isin2{+si}-na dumu mah an-na szim-mu2 kalam-ma-ka | Nininsina, the exalted daughter of An, the perfume maker of the Land |
| 6 | ki-tusz ku3 e2-gal-mah-ni-a ni2 dub2-bu in-na-an-ne-esz-am3 | They have made him sit in his holy residence Egalmaḫ. |
| 7 | {d}da-mu kindagal2 {d}nu-nam-nir-ra a-zu zi-gal2-la-ka | Damu, the chief tailor of Nunamnir, the wise physician, |
| 8 | giri3 ama-na-sze3 a-a-na-sze3 kur gam-gam-e in-na-an-ne-esz-am3 | They have sworn by the life of his mother and father that the land will be plundered. |
| 9 | ki-ru#-gu2 8(disz)-kam-ma-kam-am3 | 8th kirugu |
| 10 | an {d}en-lil2 {d}en-ki# {d}nin#-mah#-bi a2-bi ba-an-ag2-esz | An, Enlil, Enki and Ninmaḫ gave orders |
| 11 | gesz-gi4#-gal2 ki-ru#-[gu2]-da#-kam#-am3 | It is the gešgigal instrument of the kirugu drum |
| left | ||
| 1 | i3#-ne#-esz2# a2#-sze# {d#}en#-[lil2-le u4 zi kalam]-ma# bi2#-in-gub-ba-am3 | Now, Enlil has set the righteous storm in the land |
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