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CDLI Literary 000343, ex. 008 (P283756)
Literary, Old Babylonian · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | CDLI Literary 000343, ex. 008 |
|---|---|
| ID | P283756 |
| Museum no. | BM 017427 |
| Collection | British Museum, London, UK |
| Language | Sumerian |
| Period | Old Babylonian · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE |
| Genre | Literary |
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 | kur-gar-ra u2 nam-ti-la ba-an-szum2 | He gave the kurŋara-plant for life. |
| 2 | gala-tur-ra a nam-ti-la ba-an-szum2 | The lamentation singer gave him life-giving water. |
| 3 | 1(disz)-am3 u2 nam-ti-la 1(disz)-am3 a nam-ti-la ugu-ni-a szub-ba-ab-ze2-en | 1 (piece of) plant for life, 1 (part of) water for life - you shall cast it upon him. |
| 4 | gen-na-an-ze2-en gala-tur kur-gar-ra giri3 kur-sze3 nu2-ba-an-ze2-en | Go, young lamentation singer, do not go to the netherworld. |
| 5 | {gesz}ig nim-gin7 dal-dal-bi2-ib-ze2-en | You will make it fly like a rising wind. |
| 6 | za-ra SZID-gin7 gur#-gur#-mu#-ub#?-ze2#-en# | You should bend over like a ... for you |
| 7 | [...] x x x [...] | |
| reverse | ||
| 1' | x x [...] | |
| 2' | gala-tur kur-gar#-ra inim#-[...] x x x sag kesz2 ba-[...]-ak#-esz | The lamentation singer and the kurgar priest spoke a word |
| 3' | {gesz}ig nim-gin7 mu-un-dal#-dal#-ze2-en | You make the door fly like a rising wind |
| 4' | za-ra# SZID#-gin7 mu-un-gur-gur-ze2-en | I will bend over like a ... for you |
| 5' | ama#-gan#-[...] nam-dumu#-ne-ne-sze3 | The child-bearing mother ... for their children |
| 6' | AN# x x | ..., |
Sources & licences
- Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative · CDLI: reuse of catalogue/transliteration data with citation of CDLI; images restricted (not fetched) · Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI), https://cdli.earth/ ; cite CDLI and the P-number
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