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CDLI Literary 000398, ex. 002 (P343096)
Literary, Old Babylonian, Nippur · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | CDLI Literary 000398, ex. 002 |
|---|---|
| ID | P343096 |
| Museum no. | Ist Ni 04571 |
| Collection | Arkeoloji Müzeleri, Istanbul, Turkey |
| Language | Sumerian |
| Period | Old Babylonian · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE |
| Genre | Literary |
| Find spot | Nippur (mod. Nuffar) |
| Coordinates | 32.1271, 45.2300 |
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 col 1 | ||
| 1' | [...]-du11# | ... said |
| 2' | [...] x bi2 x x u3#-mu-ni-szub | ... abandoned ... |
| 3' | [...]-x-ne2 giri3! u3-mi-ni-us2 | ... took the path(?) |
| 4' | [...]-ni u3#-mun sur-ra gi4-ni-in-usz2 | ... he made him sit in a pitfall(?) |
| 5' | [...]-la-dam SU nig2 nu-BAD-bi-ir | ... is torn out ... that cannot be dispersed |
| 8' | im-du8-a#? lu2-lu2-bi-ir | The “brick-of-the-mound"(?) of that man(?) |
| 11' | musz ki-ur3#-ra-gin7 ka-a#-mu#-u3# ir he2#-e-tum2-de3 | Like a snake of the Kiʾur, may he bring tears to you |
| 12' | a2-tuku a2#-[na] mu#-szi-in-gen-na# | Powerful one, who came along at his side |
| 13' | [a2]-ni-ta# x ga#-mu-u3-ta-ab-x | I want to ... from his arm |
| 16' | du10-tuku-bi-ir NE# u3-mu-na-ab-[...] | I will ... for him(?) the one who has strength |
| 17' | masz!(AN)-da3-gin7 {gesz}tir#-re [gi4]-bi2-in-[dab5] | Like a gazelle it was seized in the forest |
| 18' | kas4 du11-ga ni2 nu-te#-na#-bi#-ir# | The runners who were beaten did not fear him |
| 19' | mu-bar-gin7 nim-ma u3-ma#-ni-x | Like a ... he ... the highlands for me |
| 22' | ka-silim du11-ga-bi#-ir me3-a gu2? ga!(RA)-an!(BA)-na-gar | I want to establish the “kasilim"(?) of battle for him |
| 27' | lu2 musz mer-te-gin7 bala#-bala#-e-da#-ni | The one who, like a snake of the sea, roams around |
| 28' | gu4 tu-ra ni2-bi MU#-a-gin7# sag#-[ga2-ni] sahar#-e# [gi4-ni]-ib2#-[...] | Like an ox, its head is covered with dust |
| 29' | di4-di4-la2 zi#-bi-da# kar-ra#-ba? | The little ones, who were taken away by the quay |
| 32' | {gesz}szu-nir-mu kur-ra za3-ba ga-am3-du11 | I want to utter my šunirmu tree in the mountains. |
| 33' | e2-mar-uru5-mu-u3 nig2 ga-am3-ta-si | I want to fill the E-mar-Urumu. |
| 34' | {gesz}pan-mu-u3 musz-husz-gin7 gurusz3 ha#-ma#-[bur3-bur3]-re# | May the young man burrow like a snake in a panmu tree |
| 35' | {gesz}ti zu2 igi-mu-sze3 nam-gin7 he2#-gir2-gir2-re | May the teeth of my eyes be twisted like a rope |
| 36' | gi bar-bar-ra su-din{muszen} dal-a-gin7# | Like a flying reed, like a falcon |
| 37' | ka me3-bi-a ha-ma-an-dal#-dal | May he fly in the mouth of battle |
| 38' | im# dal#-usz2-a ug3-ba ha-ma-szeg14 | May the scattered clay afflict its people |
| 39' | [...]-x {na4#}szu?-a2?-min?-gin7 | Like a šuamin stone |
| 40' | [...] x [...] | |
| obverse col 2 | ||
| 1' | [{gesz}tukul ha-zi-in]-da [tab-ba-mu-u3] | they will be armed with a hazin weapon. |
| 2' | u3?-mun? ug?-[dul4?-bi-a x al?-KA?-ul? ha-mu-u3-ak-ke4] | I shall ... the salt(?) of its ugdul(?). |
| 3' | nag? dug gesztin gaz#-[za-gin7 hur-sag-e i3-bi2-i3-su3] | Like a jug of sparkling wine, he filled the mountain |
| 4' | sza3-tum2 sza3-tum2-ba un [se3-sze3 x x] | The heart, in its heart ... |
| 5' | u3-sur-sur#-[be2-e usz2 a-gin7 x x] | The usursur demons, how ... |
| 6' | ki-in-dar ki#-[in-dar kur-ra-ke4? u3-mun x x mi-x x x x] | In the ditch, the ditch of the netherworld, salt ... |
| 7' | dim3#-bi# [... kur-ra ...] | Its god ... in the netherworld |
| 8' | ki-[bala-a ...] | In the rebel land ... |
| 9' | kur [...] | the land |
| 10' | kur#-[ra tur-tur-bi ma2-a ga-am3-ib2-u5] | I want to moor the small ones in the mountains |
| 11' | gal#-[gal-bi szu-gi4-ta ga-am3-gi4] | I want to return the great ones from the handcuffs |
| 12' | nu-mu#-[u3-gi4-esz2 nu-mu-u3-dagal-e-sza-a u4 la-ba-da-ab-su3-ra2-asz] | They did not return, they did not extend their days. |
| 13' | lugal-me-en3 szu iri-ga2 ga#-[am3-gi4] | I am the king, I want to return my hand to my city |
| 14' | nig2 ki-en-gi-ra ba-a-gu-la# [kur-ra ga-am3-mi-ib2-gu-ul] | That which was destroyed in Sumer, I want to destroy it in the land |
| 15' | iri-ba dingir-bi giri3#-ba# [ga-am3-mi-si] | In that city the gods shall be at their feet |
| 16' | u2-du11 igi-sa6 {d}lamma igi#-[sa6-bi bar-sze3 ga-am3-ta-an-gub] | I want to stand outside the good udug ritual and the good protective deity |
| 17' | GAN2 zi sze dadag-ga-be2-e# [u2-gid2-da gi4-bi2-i3-mu2] | I will make the good field grow with bright barley |
| 18' | gesz tur-tur-bi ur2-ba# [ga-mu-bu3-bu3] | I want to make the small trees grow in their roots |
| 19' | gesz dagal gal-be2-e tun3 [gul ga-am3-du11] | I want to utter an arazu prayer to the great trees |
| 20' | gesz nig2-tuku-bi suhur-ba# [gi4-ni-ib2-bala-bala] | May he turn his attention to its possessions and possessions |
| 21' | pu2 {gesz#}kiri6# lal3# {gesz}pesz3 [mu2-a-be2 a-ri2-na{sar} gi4-bi2-i3-mu2 | The watering place of the orchard with honey and figs was being poured out, it was being written down. |
| 22' | {gesz}GIR3 u2-ri2-u3#-[a-ke4 ki he2-dar-dar-re] | May the arrow of Uriu make the earth shake |
| 23' | lugal-me-en3 [iri mu-gul-la-ta bad3 mu-se3-ga-ta] | I am the king, after the city has been destroyed and the wall has been erected |
| 24' | kur kum2#-[ma a-ge6 i3-huluh-ha-ta] | From the place where the heat of the mountain rains, |
| 25' | numun [gu-ti-ma sze sahar-ra-gin7 mu-bi-bi-re-a-ta] | After you have poured out the seed of Gutium like dust |
| 26' | u3-[ma-gub {d}en-lil2-la2 sa2 mu-du11-ga-ta] | After Enlil had set up a stand, |
| reverse col 1 | ||
| 1' | lugal# x [...] | The king |
| 2' | u4-ba kur-ra [...] | At that time, the netherworld |
| 3' | za-pa-ga2-ni hur-sag ki#-[...] | His utterance is the mountain range of the earth |
| 4' | iri {d}en-lil2#-le nam-bi# [ba-an-ku5] | The city that Enlil cursed |
| 5' | an-ne2 sag ba-da#-[an-szum2] | An gave it to him. |
| 6' | {d}nin-tu-re gi x [...] | Nintur ... reeds |
| 7' | {d}en-ki-ke4 gesztu2 nig2 sa6-ga#-bi ba-an-de2] | Enki listened to what was good |
| 8' | {d}nanna si-un-na ba-da#-[gir5] | Nanna cut off her horns |
| 9' | {d}utu an-ur2-re ba-da-[szu2-szu2-ru] | Šamaš, the horizon was shattered. |
| 10' | {d}inanna nin me3-ke4 sag-ki [im-ma-da-an-gid2] | Inanna, the lady of battle, has shaved her head |
| 11' | ki-bala-a ug3-ba gi-usz2 me gar [...] | In the rebel land, the people are enraged, the mes are established |
| 12' | me3 husz-gal szul-gi-ra KA ha#-[...] | May the great battles of Šulgi ... |
| 13' | an-za-gar3 dingir ma-[mu-da-ke4] | Anzagar, the god of my land |
| 14' | u2-du11 sa6-ga-bi-gin7 ba-x-[...] | Like its good udug ritual |
| 15' | x x x x x x ma#-mu#-de3 [...] | ... I will speak ... |
| 16' | [...] tuku# [...] | ... who ... |
| 17' | [...]-bi# [...] | ... its ... |
| reverse col 2 | ||
| 1' | [...] x x x [...] | |
| 2' | [...] kur gu2-erim2-gal2-sze3# [...] | ... to the enemy land |
| 3' | [musz]-sag-kal-gin7 gu3 nun# am3-me-e | Like a lion, it shouts loudly |
| 4' | lugal# a-e3-a ki-bala-sze3 gu3 nun-bi di-da | The king who goes out to the rebel land speaks with a princely voice |
| 5' | szul-gi a-e3-a ki-bala-sze3 gu3 nun-bi di-da | Šulgi, when he goes out to the rebel land, he shouts with a princely voice. |
| 6' | szesz ku-li-ni en {d}gilgames2 | brother of Kulini, lord Gilgamesh |
| 7' | sag-tab-ba-ni im x x tu-da-gin7 tesz2-ba gu2 bi2-ib2-la2 | His head, like one born by a ..., stretched out together. |
| 8' | szul#-gi# sipa zi ki-en-gi-ra-da giri3-a ba!(KI)-da-an-gen | With Šulgi, the loyal shepherd of Sumer, he went on foot |
| 9' | lugal an-ku3-ga men dagal su3#-su3 | king of the universe, with a wide face |
| 10' | en u4 sze-er-zi dingir-re-e-ne | lord of the day of the brightness of the gods, |
| 11' | a-a {d}nanna za3 zi#-da#-ni#-a# mu-un#-di#-x-x-x | Father Nanna ... his right side |
| 12' | szul-gi sipa zi ki-en-gi-ra-da giri3?-a ba-da-gen | With Šulgi, the loyal shepherd of Sumer, he went on foot(?) |
| 13' | am-gal-sze3 tu-da pirig ne-ba gub-ba | The one born to the great wild bull, the lion standing in the midst of it, |
| 14' | ibila kal-ga szul {d}suen-[na] | the mighty heir, youth Suen |
| 15' | dumu ur-sag {d}asz-im2-[babbar-ra] | son of the hero Ašimbabbar |
| 16' | sun2-zi za3# gub3#-bu#-ni-a ba#-[x-x-x] | Sunzida, at the side of her left arm ... |
| 17' | szul-gi# sipa zi [ki-en-gi-ra giri3-a ba-x-x] | Šulgi, the loyal shepherd of Sumer, ... on foot |
| 18' | lugal-giri3# x [...] kar-x [...] | Lugal-giri |
| 19' | {d}nin-gesz#-[zi-da] | For Ningešzida |
| 20' | szul-gi sipa [zi ki-en-gi-ra x x x x] | Šulgi, the life shepherd of Sumer ... |
| 21' | enegir3{ki} x du10 du11?-ga# [...] im-ma-ti-[a-ta] | After Enegir, the sweet ..., was established(?) |
| 22' | musz-husz# [gurusz3] bur2#-bur2# lu2 [...] | The fierce snake, the burrowing young man, the one who ... |
| 23' | en KA-[...] | Lord ... |
| 24' | {d}nin#-a#-zu# [...] x [...] | Ninazu |
| 25' | szul-gi sipa zi ki-en-[gi-ra x x x x] | Šulgi, the true shepherd of Sumer ... |
| 26' | u4-ba abzu-ta ba#-ra#-ta-[e3] | At that time, from the Abzu he left |
| 27' | lugal {d}en#-ki#-ke4 abzu#-ta# igi-asz mu-il2# | King Enki raised his eyes from the Abzu |
| 28' | [ki]-gub-ba-ni kur mu-na-gul#-e | His standing place destroys the land for him |
| 29' | ki-tusz#-a-ni-ta iri mu-na-gul#-[e] | He destroyed the city from his dwelling. |
| 30' | du11-ga zi-da# inim ki-bi-sze3 gar | whose speech is true, whose word is established at its place |
| 31' | nu-dim2-mud#? en#-gal eridu#{ki}-[ga] | Nudimmud, the chief en-priestess of Eridu |
| 32' | szul-gi# [sipa zi ki-en]-gi#-ra-da x [...] | Šulgi, the true shepherd of Sumer ... |
| 33' | e2-babbar e2 {d}utu-ke4 im-ma-ti#-a#-ta | After the Ebabbar, the temple of Utu, had been built |
| 34' | lugal nig2#-si-sa2-e ki-ag2# x x x-e x x sza3# gada#-la2# | The king who loves justice ... the womb |
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