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CDLI Literary 000418, ex. 001 (P343098)
Literary, Old Babylonian, Nippur · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | CDLI Literary 000418, ex. 001 |
|---|---|
| ID | P343098 |
| Museum no. | Ist Ni 04171 |
| 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)
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 | ⸢U₃⸣ [nu]-mu-e-de₃-[de₅-de₅] | “You will not bring the ešû-vessel in |
| 2 | ⸢šeš⸣-[ŋu₁₀] ⸢U₃⸣ nu-⸢mu⸣-[e]-de₃-de₅-de₅ | The ešu-ēbû-priest does not go to the u₃-house. |
| 3 | gi-ru U₃ nu-mu-[e]-de₃-de₅-de₅ | The reedbed is not to be gathered. |
| 4 | ki-ga-aŋ₂-ŋu₁₀ U₃ nu-⸢mu⸣-e-de₃-[de₅]-⸢de₅⸣ | (Sum) He does not go down to the place where he went down (Akk) The place where I went down, I did not go up to it |
| 5 | i-bi₂ sag₉-sag₉-[ŋu₁₀ U₃ nu-mu-e]-de₃-de₅-⸢de₅⸣ {{ la x-x-e }} | The one who sees me is not able to come out. |
| 6 | an-bi šu-ŋa₂ nu-mu-[e-de₃]-⸢ŋa₂⸣-ŋa₂ | Its anguish cannot be overturned |
| 7 | garadin₃-bi ⸢ma⸣-a-ar A [...] x x x x | Its herdsmen: emā-ea-ar ... ... |
| 8 | x-bi ma-a-[ar] ⸢A⸣ x [nu]-ku₇-ku₇-x | Its ... was not sweet. |
| 9 | še guru₇ x [...] MA x [...] | barley of the silo |
| 10 | nin₉-ŋu₁₀ ⸢gana₂⸣-[ŋu₁₀-še₃ ŋe₂₆-e ga]-⸢ba⸣-e-de₃-ŋen | Let us go to the field of the sister! |
| 11 | nin₉ [sag₉-ga-ŋu₁₀ gana₂-ŋu₁₀-še₃ ŋe₂₆-e ga-ba-e-de₃]-⸢ŋen⸣ | My beautiful sister, let us go to the field |
| 12 | gana₂ gal-[ŋu₁₀-še₃ ŋe₂₆-e ga-ba-e-de₃-ŋen] | Let us go to the great fields |
| 13 | gana₂ tur-[ŋu₁₀-še₃ ŋe₂₆-e ga-ba-e-de₃-ŋen] | Let us go to the small fields |
| 14 | še nim x a šu-nim-[bi] ⸢dug₄⸣-[ga]-ŋu₁₀-še₃ | ... its upper part is its eduga plant |
| 15 | še sig a sig-bi dug₄-ga-ŋu₁₀-še₃ | to make the low-quality barley, the water and the lowland drink |
| 16 | še-bi a gurun-na [...] | Its barley: water and fruit |
| 17 | garadin₃-⸢bi⸣ x x NI [...] | Garadin-ebi ... |
| 18 | [nin₉-ŋu₁₀] ⸢gana₂⸣-ŋu₁₀-še₃ ŋe₂₆-e [ga]-⸢ba⸣-e-de₃-[ŋen] | My sister, when you enter the field, let me enter it! |
| 19 | [nin₉] ⸢sag₉⸣-ga-ŋu₁₀ gana₂-ŋu₁₀-⸢še₃⸣ ŋe₂₆-e [ga-ba-e-de₃-ŋen] | My sister, I want to go to the field of the beautiful esag temple |
| 20 | gana₂ ⸢gal⸣-gal x UD-UD [...] | The fields of the palace ... |
| 21 | ⸢gana₂⸣ tur-ŋa₂ šu [...] | The small field |
| 22 | [...] x U₃ [...] | ... ... |
| 23 | [...] x [...] | |
| r | ||
| 1' | [...] x [...] | |
| 2' | [... x-da]-ka ⸢ba-hul⸣ [...] | In the ... of the Ebabḫul temple |
| 3' | x garadin₃-na-ka AN x [...] | In the ... of the granary ... |
| 4' | x x-da-ka ba-hul x [...] | ... destroyed ... |
| 5' | x garadin₃-na-ka AN x x x [...] | In the ... of the granary ... |
| 6' | mu-un-gar₃ a-šag₄ ur₁₁-ru mu-[...] ŋar-[ra] | The farmer ... the field |
| 7' | ⸢u₃⸣-mu-un šul-gi-ra MU še x x x x x | The lord of Šulgi ... |
| 8' | x x-ir a-šag₄ ur₁₁-ru mu-x ŋar-ra | ... the field ... |
| 9' | AN X-bi gur ab-ba-še₃{{ ab-ba-ŋu₁₀ }} ⸢sa₂⸣-dug₄ šu ha-⸢ra⸣-an-il₂ | Its ... gur, Abbaše, Abba-bug, esa-edug, hand may he raise for you. |
| 10' | nin₉-ŋu₁₀ {[ŋeš]}kiri₆-ŋu₁₀-še₃ ŋe₂₆-e ga-ba-e-de₃-ŋen | My sister, let us go to the orchard! |
| 11' | nin₉ sag₉-[ga]-ŋu₁₀ {ŋeš}kiri₆-ŋu₁₀-še₃ ŋe₂₆-e ga-ba-e-de₃-ŋen | My beautiful sister, let us go to the orchard! |
| 12' | ⸢nin₉⸣-ŋu₁₀ {ŋeš}[kiri₆]-⸢ŋu₁₀⸣-še₃ ŋe₂₆-e ga-ba-<e>-de₃-ŋen | Let us go to the orchard of the younger sister |
| 13' | nin₉-ŋu₁₀ {ŋeš}⸢kiri₆⸣-[ŋu₁₀ ...] x x-mu-ši-ib | My sister, the orchardist ... |
| 14' | {ŋeš}ildag₂ SAR x [...] | Ištar |
| 15' | šita₃{ta} {{ ki-en-DU }} {ŋeš}⸢ildag₂⸣-[ŋu₁₀]-⸢še₃⸣ ga-ba-e-⸢de₃⸣-ŋen | I want to go up to the šivita temple of Sumer |
| 16' | nin₉-ŋu₁₀ {ŋeš}hašhur-ŋu₁₀-⸢še₃⸣ ga-ba-e-de₃-ŋen | Let us go to the “sister-in-law-of-ḫašhur-eše-ṣābî-tree"(?) |
| 17' | DU₈-a {{ i-na }} {ŋeš}hašhur [...] šu-ŋa₂ he₂-ŋal₂ | “If he slips in through a hole, may he carry off his hand. |
| 18' | nin₉-ŋu₁₀ {ŋeš}nu-ur₂-ma-⸢ŋu₁₀⸣-še₃ ga-ba-e-de₃-ŋen | Let us go to the sister of Nurma. |
| 19' | lal₃-e-dar-ra x x-ku₇ in-ga-ba-ni-ib-de₆ | He brought sweet ... for the lal priest. |
| 20' | nin₉-ŋu₁₀ {ŋeš}kiri₆-⸢ŋu₁₀⸣-[še₃ ga]-ba-e-de₃-⸢ŋen⸣ | My sister, let us go to the orchard |
| 21' | nin₉ sag₉-ga {ŋeš}⸢kiri₆⸣-ŋu₁₀-še₃ [ga-ba-e-de₃-ŋen] | Good sister, I want to go to the orchard |
| 22' | nisig ki-en-DU-na-gin₇ [...] | Like the brickwork of Sumer |
| 23' | MA LA KUM NA {{ ⸢TA⸣ KA BI x }} A x [...] | (If) a man ... in the middle of a house: that ... .... |
| 24' | hi-iz ⸢gakkul⸣ <a> ⸢dug₄⸣-ga x; x [...] | The ešukkul plant, the edug plant |
| 25' | niŋ₂ x-la₂{sar} ga-⸢ba⸣-[...] | I want to utter an arazu prayer to you |
| 26' | [...]{sar} ga-⸢ba⸣-[...] | ... I want to ... |
| 27' | ⸢guru₇-za⸣ x A NU x ⸢ga-mu-ra⸣-ab-x | E-guru-za-e-a- |
| 28' | KU₇ GA MU U₈ KA-KA x x [...] x | ... ewe |
| 29' | nin₉ sag₉-ga šag₄ hi-li-e-a x | The beautiful sister, the one adorned with allure |
| 30' | an-na šu-ŋa₂ LA x za-ra ga-mu-[x-x]-da-zu-[...] x | In heaven ... I want to ... for you |
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