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CDLI Literary 000635, ex. 002 & 000638, ex. 008 (P286260)
Literary, Old Babylonian, unclear · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | CDLI Literary 000635, ex. 002 & 000638, ex. 008 |
|---|---|
| ID | P286260 |
| Museum no. | NBC 10923 |
| Collection | Nies Babylonian Collection, Yale Babylonian Collection, New Haven, Connecticut, USA |
| 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) |
|---|---|---|
| obverse | ||
| 1 | nig2# lam-lam-ma ama ugu#-na? [...] | That which is beautiful, the mother who bore him(?) |
| 2 | sza3 i-bi2 sa6-sa6 ad-da-na# [...] | The heart, the beautiful eyes of his father |
| 3 | szesz-me he2-me-en [szesz-me] he2-me-[en] | You are our brother, you are our sister. |
| 4 | szesz ka2 e2-gal-me he2#-me-en | You are our brother in charge of the palace gate |
| 5 | u3-mu-un-si x x x ma2#-gur8-me he2-me-en | You are our captain of the barge |
| 6 | nu-banda3 {gisz}gigir2-ra-me he2-me-en | may you be our captain of the chariot. |
| 7 | kusz7 {gisz}gigir2 sar-ra-me he2-me-en | You are our sailor of the chariot. |
| 8 | ab-ba uru di ku5-ru-me he2-me-en | May you be our city elder who decides cases. |
| 9 | gidlam# nig2 5(ia2) gidlam nig2 1(u) | a spouse of 5 (ninda), a wife of 10 |
| 10 | szesz# gidlam ad-[da]-me he2-me-en | You are our brother and spouse of our father. |
| 11 | gidlam gu2-zi#-[x x] he2-me-en | May you be a spouse and companion |
| 12 | [x x] nig2# ze2-ba [x x x x]-du11# | ... sweet things ... |
| 13 | [x]-ma#-gen-zu na-ag2#-[...] | When you go, fate |
| 14 | [x]-a ku4-ra-zu he2-[...] | May your enter ... |
| 15 | da# nu2-da hul2-la [...] | The one lying down in rejoicing |
| 16 | ze2-ba-gu10 ki-nu2 gi4-ni-ib-[...] | My sweet, I want to ... in the bedroom |
| 17 | bal-bal-e {d}inanna-[kam] | It is the balbale of Inanna |
| 18 | di#-da#-gu10#-de3 di-da-gu10-[de3] | In order to speak, in order to talk |
| 19 | [x x x x] di-da-gu10-de3 | ... when I was going |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | [...]-e?-szi-in-bar | ... he smote |
| 2 | [...]-du11#? ma-ra-an-tah | ... shook for you(?) |
| 3 | sza3# ki-ig ag2? hi-li-na? ag2 ku7-ku7-[dam] | The beloved heart, the thing of his/her allure is something sweet |
| 4 | ku3# ga-sza-an-gu10 ag2-sze3 ma?-ra-an-ba | Holy, my lady, what has been given to me(?) |
| 5 | [ki]-bi?# i-bi2-gu10 ma-ra-gu10-[x] | Its place, before me |
| 6 | [x x] ki#-ig-ga-gu10 gaba im-ma-x-ri# | My beloved ... |
| 7 | [x x] mu-e-szi-in-te dili mu-e-x-x | ... you bring in ..., you alone ... |
| 8 | [x x] e2#-ni im-ma-ni-in-[...] | ... his house |
| 9 | mu-nu2 lal3 hab2-ba bi2-in-[x]-e | he made the bed of malt syrup ... |
| 10 | ze-ba kal-la#-gu10 sza3 x [...] | My precious sweety, ... heart |
| 11 | dili-dili-ta eme# ak# [x x x] | You are alone, you are alone ... |
| 12 | szesz i-bi2 sa6-sa6-gu10 5(u)-x x-x-ak# | My brother, my beautiful eyes ... fifty |
| 13 | lu2 si-ga-gin7 mu-na-de3-gub | Like a solitary man, he stands for her. |
| 14 | ki-ta tuk4-e-da si#-a mu-na-ni-gar | He placed it on the ground for the one who trusts in him |
| 15 | szesz-gu10 ib2-ba-na szu gid2-de3 | My brother, if only he would give (me) a hand! |
| 16 | ze2-ba kal-la-gu10 u4 mu-un-di#-ni-ib-zal-e | My precious sweety passes the day with her |
| 17 | szu ba-mu-u8 nin9-gu10 szu ba-mu-u8# | My sister, let me go! Let my sister go! |
| 18 | DU nin9 ki-ag2-gu10 e2-gal#?-la#? ga#-gen | ... my beloved sister, I want to go to the palace |
| 19 | igi ad-da-ga2 dumu-tur# [he2-me]-en | Before my father you are a child. |
| 20 | {d}ba-ba6 lu2 ha-ba-zu szu# [...]-re# | Baba, your one who has been seized by the hand(?) |
| 21 | bal-bal-e [...] | The balbale priestess |
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