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CDLI Literary 000767, ex. 005 (P283763)
Literary, Old Babylonian, Sippar · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | CDLI Literary 000767, ex. 005 |
|---|---|
| ID | P283763 |
| Museum no. | BM 054723 |
| Collection | British Museum, London, UK |
| Language | Sumerian |
| Period | Old Babylonian · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE |
| Genre | Literary |
| Find spot | Sippar |
| Coordinates | 33.0592, 44.2538 |
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 i | ||
| 1 | [...]-⸢am₃⸣ ; [...]-⸢de₃-en⸣ | ... we will go out |
| 2 | [...]-⸢am₃ i₃-šid⸣ | ... he sent out. |
| 3 | [...]-⸢dub-sar-ra⸣ | ... scribal school |
| 4 | [...] ⸢gašam⸣-ka ; šu-x-ka | ... your egašam temple, your |
| 5 | [...] ⸢mu⸣-e-du₃ | ... I have built |
| 6 | [...]-⸢še₃⸣ i₃-zu | ... knows |
| 7 | [...]-⸢šid⸣-en-de₃-en ; [...] ⸢i₃⸣-zu | ... we will go out |
| 8 | [...] ⸢ab⸣-til | ... finished |
| 9 | [...]-⸢a⸣ | ...-eae |
| o ii | ||
| 1 | ⸢e₂⸣ ad-⸢da⸣-za-a-⸢kam⸣ ša₃-gal iti(UD) ⸢inda₃ babir₂⸣ še-ta-am₃ ⸢nu⸣-[...] | “House of Ada’eša-e23, the great temple of the month of Addaru, the granary of the Babir temple, ... |
| 2 | ama-zu šu-bala ⸢AK⸣-am₃ | Your mother is the one who encircles the EAK temple |
| 3 | ki de₅-de₅-ga LUḪ du₆-ul-du₆-ul-am₃ {tu₉}niŋ₂-dara₂ bur₂-bur₂-ra-⸢x⸣ | It is a place of rejoicing, it is the place where supplications are made. The nidara garment is torn out. |
| 4 | du₁₄ mu₂-mu₂-am₃ e-sir₂-⸢ra⸣ u₃-ba-gub | It is a cry, it stands in the street. |
| 5 | lu₂ ka ⸢piriŋ(UG) dab₅⸣-ba ga-ba-al in-na-e-du₁₁ | I want to speak to the man who seized the mouth of the piri plant. |
| 6 | lu₂-bi ŋešba₂ (A₂.MUŠ₂-)ta un-hi-⸢li⸣-hi-li ; ša₃-ga-ni al-⸢se₂₆⸣-de₃ | This man, after he has sex with a snake, his heart will be pacified |
| 7 | lu₂-tumu a-na-aš-am₃ diri-zu-uš niŋ₂ ab-kur₄-re-en | (Sum) What is it that makes a man surpass you? (Akk) What does he know about you? I will change your mind |
| 8 | ⸢di i₃⸣-du₁₁ egir-bi-⸢še₃⸣ nu-mu-un-til-le-en | After I have spoken, I will not finish it. |
| 9 | [x]-⸢zu⸣ ka-zu nu-ub-da-sa₂ | Your ... does not set your mouth |
| 10 | [x]-gi₇-še₃ eme-⸢zu⸣ si nu-sa₂ | The ... of Sumerian is not balanced |
| 11 | [x x] he₂-šid za₃-bi-še₃ nu-zu | ... may he not know its edge |
| 12 | [x]-⸢diri⸣ he₂-tuh ki-us₂ nu-ra-ab-dab₅ | ... may he pluck up, but the foundations shall not be seized. |
| 13 | [x]-⸢x⸣-ra ki-bi nu-mu-ra-ab-ge₄ | to the ... did not alter its place |
| 14 | [x] ⸢enim⸣-ma ⸢nam⸣-dub-sar-⸢ra-ka⸣ šu-za ib₂-ši-in-tum₃ | he brought into your hand the ... of the enima scribal school |
| 15 | [x x]-⸢ra-tar šu na⸣-mu-ni-⸢ib₂⸣-šum₂(GAR-)mu | He is ..., he is a na’emunib priest |
| 16 | [...] nam-⸢dub⸣-sar-ra gu₃ nu-ra-⸢de₂⸣-e | ... the scribal art does not call out to you |
| 17 | [...] ša₃-ŋar-ta ⸢uš₂⸣ | ... from the ša-bar |
| 18 | [...] ⸢x x x x⸣ | |
| 19 | [...]-⸢x⸣-[...] | |
| r i | ||
| 1′ | [...] ⸢x x⸣ [x] | |
| 2′ | [... (KI].LAM{ka}) mu₇(KA-)mu₇ ⸢ba⸣-[...] | ..., the one who makes the ešaba’e-plant grow |
| 3′ | [...]-⸢de₂⸣-a-še₃ u₃-ŋen-ne-en | When you go to ..., |
| 4′ | [...]-a-še₃ ba-an-ku₄-re-en | I entered into the house of the king |
| 5′ | [...] ab-sag₃-sag₃-e-ne | ... they will strike |
| 6′ | [...] ⸢ki⸣-a u₃-mu-e-ni-la₂ | After he had brought the ... of Ea into the temple |
| 7′ | [...]-⸢a⸣-ta šu pa₄-hal-la a-ab-zi-zi | I rise up from the ... of the netherworld |
| 8′ | [...]-⸢me⸣-eš-a-ka ŋessu (NIGIN₂.NIGIN₂) | “The ... of their ..., |
| 9′ | [...] ⸢DI⸣-da-ka gaba u₄-da NIGIN₂-NIGIN₂ | ... of the ēdi-eda temple, the face of the storm, ... |
| 10′ | [...] ⸢saŋ⸣ (KI.NE-)ka nu₂-⸢nu₂⸣ | ... lying down in the sa-vessel |
| 11′ | [...]-⸢da⸣-zu-ne a₂-šu-ŋiri₃-ni kuš₃-a ⸢ab-zil-zil⸣ | When you rise up, his feet are covered in sweat. |
| 12′ | [...] ⸢šaha₂⸣ zuh-zuh | ... the šaḫa-vessel |
| 13′ | [...] ⸢ga⸣-ba-al mu-du₃-du₃-en | ... I will build you there in the temple |
| 14′ | [...]-⸢ba⸣-zu su-ŋu₁₀ nu-ŋal₂ | ... your ... is not carried away |
| 15′ | [...]-⸢še₃⸣ e₃-mu-da | ... with the one who came out |
| 16′ | [...] ⸢igi⸣ he₂-me-en-du₈-uš-am₃ | ... may you be the one who opens the door for me |
| 17′ | [...] ⸢egir⸣ enim-ma-zu nu-zu | ... does not know your word |
| 18′ | [...]-⸢nam⸣ nu-e-zu | ... you do not know |
| 19′ | [...] nu-(TAKA₄.TAKA₄-)me-en | ... you are not |
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