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CDLI Literary 000714, ex. 001 & 000781, ex. 004 (P342964)
Literary, Old Babylonian · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | CDLI Literary 000714, ex. 001 & 000781, ex. 004 |
|---|---|
| ID | P342964 |
| Museum no. | VAT 06705 |
| Collection | Vorderasiatisches Museum, Berlin, Germany |
| 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) |
|---|---|---|
| obverse | ||
| 1' | [...] szu# mu-ra-an#-[...] | ... he ... for you |
| 2' | [...]-ka#-si# iri{ki}-zu lal3-hur ki us2#-[sa] | ... your city, a place of honey-beer |
| 3' | izim#-bi szu m u-ra-an-du7-[du7] | Its embers are Hand of Urandudu |
| 4' | ama-zu {d}nin-ti nin abzu-[...] | Your mother Ninti, the lady of the Abzu |
| 5' | a-a-zu {d}en-ki en {d}nu-dim2-mud#-[...] | Your father Enki, lord Nudimmud |
| 6' | {d}nin-ka-si ama-zu {d}nin-ti nin [...] | Ninkasi, your mother Ninti, the lady |
| 7' | a-a-zu {d}en-ki en {d}nu-dim2-mud-[...] | Your father Enki, lord Nudimmud |
| 8' | si nig2-gur4-gur4 mar mah-e du8-a-zu# | Your “finger-nail(?) of the supreme canal(?) |
| 9' | szem-ta? lal3# ta-hab2-ba bappir2 hi-hi-a# | From the juniper, the honey that is to be mixed, the beer that has been poured |
| 10' | {d}nin-ka-si nig2-gur4-gur4 mar mah-e du8-a-zu | Ninkasi, you are the one who heaps up the riches of the great harbor |
| 11' | szem lal3 ta-hab2-ba bappir2 hi-hi-a | fragrant cedar, honey mixed with honey, filtered beer mixed with milk, |
| 12' | bappir2 udun mah-a-e du8-a-zu | Your beer made with the great oven, |
| 13' | zar gu2-nida-e-a si sa2-sa2-a | to make the zar of the gu-ni-da-ê-vessels perfect, |
| 14' | {d}nin-ka-si bappir2 udun mah-e du8-a-zu | Ninkasi, when you pour out beer in a great oven |
| 15' | zar gu2-nida-a si sa2-sa2-a | a šar of gūnida-containers, arranged in order, |
| 16' | munu4 sahar gar-ra a si-ga-zu | Your malt that has been heaped up with dust, poured out with water. |
| 17' | ur-me-me nam gurum-gurum-ma-am3 | Ur-meme, the fate of ... |
| 18' | {d}nin-ka-si munu4 sahar gar-ra a si-ga-a-zu | Ninkasi, when you sprinkled water on the malt, |
| 19' | ur-me-me nam gurum-gurum-ma-am3 | Ur-meme, the fate of ... |
| 20' | sumun2 dug-a a gar-ra-zu | When you sprinkle water in a jug, |
| 21' | i-zi zi-i-zi-dam i-zi ga2-ga2-dam | She rises, she rises. |
| 22' | {d}nin-ka-si sumun2 dug-a a gar-ra-zu | Ninkasi, when you have poured water into a jug, |
| 23' | i-zi zi-i-zi-dam i-zi ga2-ga2-dam | She rises, she rises. |
| 24' | titab2 {+ge}ge2 mah-a bara3-ga-zu | Titab, your supreme throne bearer |
| 25' | sza3# se26 dingir dab5-ba-am3 | It is the heart of a captured god |
| 26' | {d#}nin#-ka#-si# titab2# {+ge#}ge2# x x [...] | Ninkasi, the titab priestess of the temple ... |
| reverse | ||
| 1' | {d#}nin-ka-si nig2 [...] | Ninkasi |
| 2' | dida-bi szu im#-ma-ni#-[ | Its dida priestess took it. |
| 3' | dug nig2-dur2-buru3-e gu3 nun di-dam | The pots of libations, shouting loudly, |
| 4' | lahtan mah-a mi-ni-in-si-sa2-am3 | he placed a great lahtan-vessel there. |
| 5' | {d}nin-ka-si dug nig2-dur2-buru3-e gu3 nun di-dam | Ninkasi, when she calls out with a libation vessel, |
| 6' | lahtan mah-a mi-ni-in-si-sa2-a | he filled with a great lahtan-vessel, |
| 7' | kasz si-im dug lahtan-a mi-ni-in-de2-a-zu | When you pour filtered beer into a jug of beer, |
| 8' | {i7}idigna {i7}buranuna!(UD-NUN){+na} sag#? se3-ga-am3-za | The Tigris and the Euphrates are at your disposal |
| 9' | {d}nin-ka-si kasz si-im dug lahtan-a de2-a | Ninkasi, pour out filtered beer into a jug of lahtan-beer. |
| 10' | {i7}idigna# {i7#}buranunana sag se3-ga-am3 | The Tigris and Euphrates are on the head |
| 11 | {gi}gakkul-e {gi}gakkul-e | The gukkul-bowl |
| 12 | {gi}gakkul-e {dug}lam-sa2-ri | The gukkul-vessel and the lamsari-bowl |
| 13 | {gi}gakkul-e nig2 ur5 sa6-sa6-ge | The gukkul-bowl, which makes everything beautiful, |
| 14 | {dug}lam-sa2-ri nig2 sza3 hul2-hul2-e | a lamsari-vessel that makes the heart rejoice, |
| 15 | {dug}u-gur-bala nig2 e2-a me-te-bi | The ugurbala-vessel, which is fitting for the house, |
| 16 | {dug}sza3-gub-be2 nig2 kasz si-si-ge | The šagub-vessels are filled with beer. |
| 17 | {dug}am-am lah5 {dug}lam-sa2-ra-ke4 | The “amam-bowl’, the lamsara-vessel, |
| 18 | {gi}bugin {u2}bur2 {gi}ba-an-du silag-ga2-a-ke4 | The reed mats of bur-plant and bandu-wood, the “silver mats,' |
| 19 | dug sa6 dag-dug-e sa-gi4#-a | Good jugs that are to be poured out in the reedbeds |
| 20 | sza3 dingir-za hu-mu-ra-ab#-[hun-e] | May the heart of your god be pacified to you |
| 21 | igi {gi}gakkul-am3 igi#-me# [na-nam] | It is the face of a reed mat, it is our face indeed |
| 22 | sza3 {gi#}gakkul#-am3 [sza3-me na-nam] | The heart is a reed mat, our heart indeed |
| 23 | [ag2 sza3-zu] gur4#-gur4-ru# [ni2-bi-a] | That which makes your heart tremble in fear |
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