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CDLI Literary 000680, ex. 001 (P342876)
Literary, Old Babylonian, Sippar-Yahrurum · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | CDLI Literary 000680, ex. 001 |
|---|---|
| ID | P342876 |
| Museum no. | VAT 01354 |
| Collection | Vorderasiatisches Museum, Berlin, Germany |
| Language | Sumerian |
| Period | Old Babylonian · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE |
| Genre | Literary |
| Find spot | Sippar-Yahrurum (mod. Tell Abu Habbah) |
| Coordinates | 33.0605, 44.2552 |
Transliteration (ATF)
From Open Richly Annotated Cuneiform Corpus (ORACC) · CC BY-SA 3.0 (ORACC default); per-file JSON license fields say: This data is released under the CC0 license (133618)
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 | ||
| 1 | an-gin₇ su₃-ra₂-e ⸢ki⸣-[gin₇ daŋal-la] | Like heaven, he is torn out, like E-e-mala. |
| 2 | u₃-mu-un {d}nanna an-gin₇ su₃-ra₂-e ki-[gin₇ daŋal-la] | Lord Nanna, who makes heavens tremble like heaven and makes earth shake like earth |
| 3 | u₃-mu-un {d}dil-im₂-babbar an-gin₇ su₃-ra₂-e ki-⸢gin₇⸣ [daŋal-la] | Lord Dilimbabbar, who makes heavens tremble like heaven and makes earth shake like the earth |
| 4 | mu-nu₁₀-de₃ ki ab₂ lu-a-⸢na⸣ | The herdsman, the place where cows are pastured, |
| 5 | {d}suen-e tur₃-ta mu-lu mu-un-⸢gi₄⸣ | Sîn returned the man from the cattlepen. |
| 6 | ⸢su⸣-[ba-de₃ ki] amar lu-a-na | to the esu-eba canal, the place of the calf of Luana |
| 7 | {d}suen-e [tur₃-ta] mu-lu mu-un-⸢gi₄⸣ | Sîn returned the man from the cattlepen. |
| 8 | {d}suen X [...] X MUNUS ZI₂ X X X | Sîn |
| 9 | {d}nanna [...] X X X X X | Nanna |
| 10 | aŋ₂ [...] | labor of |
| 11 | {d}suen X [...] X | Suen |
| 12 | lu₂ UŠ mussa [...] | A person who a long-term obligation |
| 13 | lu₂ ⸢dam⸣ {d}nin-gal-e [...] | The man who the bride of Ningal |
| 14 | i₃ mu-da-ŋal₂ [ga mu-da-ŋal₂] | He carries oil, he carries milk |
| 15 | i₃-te-er-da [mu-da-ŋal₂ ...] | he returned, he carried away |
| 16 | ga-ar₃ IM ga-gin₇ [...] | ... like milk |
| 17 | ama {d}nin-gal [...] | Mother Ningal |
| 18 | lu₂-di mu-ud-na-ŋu₁₀ [...] | The man ... the spouse |
| 19 | lu₂-di {d}suen-ŋu₁₀ [...] | A man, Sîn-ibni |
| 20 | ⸢a⸣ tu₅-a-ŋu₁₀ [...] | “If he slips in through a hole, |
| 21 | [... ...] X X X-ŋu₁₀ [...] | ... ... |
| r | ||
| 1' | u₃-mu-un-e dug₄-⸢ga⸣ [zid-da ...] | The lord of the Dug-ega-e ... |
| 2' | u₃-mu-un e-kiš{ki}[nu-ŋal₂ ...] | Lord of Ekisv, ... |
| 3' | id₂-da a-eštub si-a-na [...] | In the river the eštub ... in its horn |
| 4' | a-šag₄-ga še gu-<nu> ŋal₂-la x-[...] | In the field, the barley is carried away |
| 5' | ambar-ra |HI.SUHUR|{ku₆} suhur{ku₆} [...] | In the marshes, suhur-fish |
| 6' | mu-gi-e gi sumun gi [henbur ...] | The mugie, the old reed, the henbur ... |
| 7' | tir-tir-e šeg₉ [šeg₉-bar ...] | The forest is beautiful, it is beautiful |
| 8' | an-edin-na {mu}maš-⸢gurum⸣ [...] | In the high steppe Ninurta-egurum |
| 9' | pu₂-kiri₆ lal₃ ⸢ŋeštin⸣ [...] | In the orchards of honey and grapes |
| 10' | sar-sar-re hi-iz{sar} [za₃-hi-li{sar} ...] | sarsar ḫiz-li-sar |
| 11' | e₂-gal-e zi su₃-ud-[ŋal₂ ...] | The palace, a long life ... |
| 12' | [...] ŋe₂₆-e mu-un-til₃-⸢le⸣ | ... he will live |
| 13' | {[d]}⸢nanna uru₂⸣-za-am₃ ŋe₂₆-e mu-un-[til₃-le] | Enanna, you are the one who dwells in your city |
| 14' | [...] še-eb urim₂{ki}ma-za | ... in your Ur |
| 15' | [... ...] X {d}nanna-za | ... of Nanna |
| 16' | dub-⸢la₂⸣-mah ki ⸢di ku₅⸣-re-za | In your Dubla-emaḫ, the place where the edi rituals are performed |
| 17' | arahₓ(|UŠ.GID₂.DA|) ⸢ŋeštin⸣ lal₃-za | (a kind of sulphur plant) |
| 18' | kar-zid-da kar ma₂-gur₈-ra-[za] | at Karzida, the quay of Magurra |
| 19' | e₂ an-na-za e₂ ki-aŋ₂-za ŋe₂₆-e mu-un-⸢til₃⸣-[le] | The house of heaven, the house of earth, he will live. |
| 20' | {d}nanna igi-nim-ta kur šim {ŋeš}erin-na-za ŋe₂₆-[e mu-un-til₃-le] | Nanna, after you have reached the upper mountain, you will live in your cedar forest. |
| 21' | u₃-mu-un {d}nanna uru₂-za-am₃(A) mu-un-[til₃-le] | Lord Nanna, he lives in your city. |
| 22' | ab₂ i₃-lu amar i₃-lu mu-⸢un⸣-[til₃-le] | The cows are lamenting, the calfs are chanting. |
| 23' | {d}nanna urim₂{ki}ma-za ⸢mu⸣-[un-til₃-le] | Nanna of your Urim, may he not live! |
| 24' | u₃-mu-un mu-nu₂-ba ši-in-ga-an-[...] | The lord lies down in his bed |
| 25' | u₃-mu-un e₂(LIL₂) zid an-edin RA U₃ [...] | Lord of the true temple, in the high steppe ... |
| 26' | u₃-mu-un lugal dumu an-na meš₃ ki gal X [...] | Lord, king, child of An, the great earth |
| l.e. | ||
| 1 | ki-ru-gu₂ 3kam-ma | It is the third song. |
| 2 | šir₃-nam-ŋešba {d}suen-na-kam | It is the širnama of Suen |
Sources & licences
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