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CDLI Literary 000638, ex. 004 & 000646, ex. 002 & 000662, ex. 001 & 000714, ex. 003 & 000781, ex. 003 (P343146)
Literary, Old Babylonian, Nippur · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | CDLI Literary 000638, ex. 004 & 000646, ex. 002 & 000662, ex. 001 & 000714, ex. 003 & 000781, ex. 003 |
|---|---|
| ID | P343146 |
| Museum no. | Ist Ni 04569 |
| 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 | [...]-me# he2-[me-en] | May you be our ... |
| 2 | [...]-me# he2#-me#-[...] | May you be our ..., |
| 3 | [...]-me he2-me-en# | May you be our ... |
| 4 | [...] x he2-me-en | May you be ... |
| 5 | [...] he2-me-en | May you be ... |
| 6 | [...] he2-me-en | May you be ... |
| 7 | [...] mi2#-us2-sa2 nig2-u | ... everything |
| 8 | [...] ad#-da-me he2-me-en | ... may you be our father |
| 9 | [...]-me# he2-me-en | May you be our ... |
| 10 | [... nig2] ze2#-ba he2-me-da-ab-du11 | May ... speak sweet things with you |
| 11 | [...] na#-ag2-ti na-nam | ... is indeed my fate |
| 12 | [...] he2-ma-al-la | ... abundance |
| 13 | [...] hul2#-la diri-mu | ... surpassing in joy |
| 14 | [... ga?]-mu#?-ni-ib-ze2-be2-en-de3-en | I want to utter an arazu prayer to him |
| obverse col 3 | ||
| 24 | a zal-le u3-tu-da [...] | The one born by the flowing water |
| 25 | {d}nin-hur-sag-ga2-ke4 mim zi-de3-esz# [du11-ga] | Ninḫursag has spoken truthfully |
| 26 | {d}nin-ka-si a zal-le u3-tu-da x-[x] | Ninkasi, born by the flowing water |
| 27 | {d}nin-hur-sag-ga2-ke4 mim zi-de3-esz du11-ga | Ninḫursag, whose commands are true |
| 28 | uru2-zu lal3-hur-e ki us2-sa | Your city is a place of lalhû-frit |
| 29 | izim gal-bi sza-mu-ra-an-du7-du7 | You make its great fire shine for you. |
| 30 | {d}nin-ka-si uru2-zu lal3-hur-re ki us2-sa | Ninkasi, your city is filled with honeycombs, |
| 31 | izim gal-bi szu mu-ra-an-du7-du7 | Its great fire is perfect for you. |
| 32 | ama-zu [{d}nin-ti] nin abzu-a | Your mother Ninti, the lady of the Abzu |
| 33 | a-a-[zu {d}en-ki en {d}nu]-dim2#-mud#-e | Father Enki, lord Nudimmud |
| 34 | {d#}[...] abzu-a | ... of the Abzu |
| 35 | [a-a-zu {d}en]-ki#? [en {d}nu-dim2]-mud#-e | Your father Enki, lord Nudimmud |
| 36 | [...] x [...] | |
| obverse col 4 | ||
| 1' | [...]-zu# | ... your |
| 2' | [...] x | |
| 3' | [...] an# | ... of heaven |
| 4' | [...] x | |
| 5' | [...] ka#? [...] | ... mouth(?) |
| 6' | [...]-ma#?-ni-in-dab5?-ba#?-[am3?] | ... seized him |
| 7' | [...]-bi [...] nun di-dam | Its ... is a princely thing |
| 8' | [...] x-mah mi-ni-in-si-sa2-am3 | ... made supreme ... |
| 9' | [...]-ka#-si# dug nig2-dur2-buru3 [x x?] nun di-dam | ... a pot of libations |
| 10' | [...] mi-ni-[in]-si#-sa2-am3 | ... he set up there. |
| 11' | [...] dug lahtan#?-a de2#-a-za | ..., when you pour a lahtan jug |
| 12' | [...] x x [...]-ga-a | ... ... |
| 13' | [...] dug lahtan-na#? de2#-a-za | ... your vessel of lahtana beer |
| 14' | [...] buranuna# [...]-x-a | ... the Euphrates |
Sources & licences
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