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CDLI Literary 000767, ex. 056 (P342642)
Literary, Old Babylonian · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | CDLI Literary 000767, ex. 056 |
|---|---|
| ID | P342642 |
| Museum no. | MS 3176/3 |
| Collection | Schøyen Collection, Oslo, Norway |
| Language | Sumerian |
| Period | Old Babylonian · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE |
| Genre | Literary |
| Find spot | uncertain (mod. uncertain) |
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) |
|---|---|---|
| r i | ||
| 10 | dumu e₂-dub-ba-a ul-la ŋa₂-nu ki-<ŋu₁₀>-uš | The son of the scribal school, the old one, the lower one |
| 11 | niŋ₂ um-mi-a-ŋu₁₀ ⸢mu-un-pa₃-da⸣ [x]-⸢ra⸣-pa (AŠ.AŠ) | “It is me, Ummi-abû, he has chosen you! |
| 12 | ⸢ze₄⸣-[...] | eze-e-[...] |
| r ii | ||
| 1 | šuku-⸢bi⸣ tu₉-⸢bi u₃⸣ i₃-ba-e-bi ša₃-bi ha-ma- | May its šukû-vessel, its tu’ēbi-flour, and its u'è-flask be in its midst! |
| 2–3 | a-ra-bi-še₃ kiŋ₂-ge₄-a he₂-bi₂-ge₄ // e₂-lugal-⸢bi⸣-še₃ urdu ba-ra-bi₂-NI-(us₂.) | In its sanctuaries, on the earth, may it be established. In its E-lugal-ebi, Urdu has not been brought in. |
| 4 | gaba u₄-ma he₂-bi₂-AK udu-gen₇ he₂-⸢bi₂-ib₂-us₂⸣ | May he act like a sheep on the side of the day, may he make it rise. |
| 5 | siškur₂ sa ge₄-ge₄-da(ZU) he₂-me-du u₄-bi sa ha- | May a siskur prayer be uttered to you, may its days be rejoicing |
| 6 | udu-bi u₂-gu₇-bi ha-ma-ab-sa₆-sa₆ | may its sheep and their food be good for me. |
| 7 | unken ⸢diŋir⸣-zu us₂-sa-bi ⸢giri₁₇ šu⸣ ha-ba-ŋal₂ | May your ‘house-of-the-mound’, whose foundations are firmly planted, be carried off. |
| 8 | gaba{⸢ba⸣} a-ša₃-ga a₂ he₂-⸢me-da-aŋ₂ erin₂-e kiŋ₂⸣ he₂- | May the workers be able to go up to the field, may they be on their way down. |
| 9 | kiŋ₂ a-da-min₃-na ŋe₆ an-bar₇-ba u₃ ba-ra-ku | At the place of the adamina ceremony, at the beginning of the evening, I was not present. |
| 10 | us₂-sa-DU dumu a-gar₃-⸢ke₄⸣-ne saŋ mu-un-kal-la | ..., the sons of the irrigated lands, he holds in his hand. |
| 11 | a-ša₃-za šu nam-⸢sa₆-ga⸣ he₂-bi₂-ge₄ ⸢x ; x x x x x x-du₁₁⸣ | May the hand of a good esag priest be placed in your field |
| r iii | ||
| 1 | ⸢ŋeš₃ per⸣ gu-du keše₂ šeri tu-lu | “Battle-cutter, gudu-priestess, strong one, mighty one, |
| 2 | me-zi₂ gid₂ numdun ḪAR ib₂ gid₂ gu-du KU-⸢x⸣ | Mezida long, seed of ḪAR long, gudu long |
| 3 | ⸢ŋe₂₆⸣-e-gen₇-nam al-dim₂-me-en | I am the one who fashioned me like a house. |
| 4 | lu₂-tumu ehi-e gada ba-la₂ | A man covered in a cloth, |
| 5 | ⸢nim⸣ sahar-ra ge₂ aš-rin-na ba-e-<si> | The enim-house was filled with dust in the threshing floor |
| 6 | ⸢muš⸣-da-kur₄ šutum(|NA.GI.AD.NA.UL|) AŠ | emuš’edakur-plant |
| 7 | ⸢šaha₂⸣ {tu₉}u₂-tu-gu-um al-tuku₅-tuku₅ | šaḫa’e-plant, utugû-plant |
| 8 | ⸢am⸣-si munu₄ si₁₂-si₁₂ al-DAG-gen₇ | Like a ēsî-house, filled with sweet malt, |
| 9 | ka₅ {dug}utul₂-ta ab-ta-KU | from the door of the large bowl ... |
| 10 | {⸢d⸣}nin-ka ša₃-du₈ ša₃-ŋar NE GA | The šadû priest of Ninka, ..., |
| 11 | ⸢ur-bar-ra-ke₄⸣ siki al-peš₆ | The urbara plant grows wool |
| 12? | [...]-⸢x x x⸣ | |
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