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CDLI Literary 000635, ex. 003 & 000643, ex. 001 & 000657, ex. 001 (P343628)
Literary, Old Babylonian, Nippur · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | CDLI Literary 000635, ex. 003 & 000643, ex. 001 & 000657, ex. 001 |
|---|---|
| ID | P343628 |
| Museum no. | Ist Ni 04552 |
| 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 | ||
| 1' | hi#-[...] | ... ... |
| 2' | szesz#-[...] | Šesh- |
| 3' | mu-na2 lal3-hab2-ba bi2-in-na2-en | I set up a lalhaba shrine for him. |
| 4' | ze2-ba-[...] | ... sweetly |
| 5' | dili-dili-ta# [...] | ... alone(?) |
| 6' | szesz#-i-bi2-[...] | Šeš-ibi- |
| 7' | mu-lu-si-ga-gin7 [mu]-un#-na-x-gub#? | Like a man standing in the street(?) |
| 8' | ki-ta tuku4-e-da si-a mu-un-na-[...] | When he goes down from the ground, he ... for him |
| 9 | szesz-mu ib2-ba-na szu gub-bu#-[...] | My brother, when he was angry ... |
| 10' | ze2-ba kal-la-mu u4 mu-un-di-ni-[...] | My precious sweety, when she gave me the day |
| 11' | nin9-mu szu ba-mu-u8 szu ba-[...] | My sister ..., ... |
| 12' | DU nin9 ki-ag2-mu e2-me-sze3 [...] | ... my beloved sister to our house |
| 13' | igi-ad-da-ga2 dumu-tur [...] | Igi-adaĝa, child of ... |
| 14' | {d#}ba#-ba6# lu2# ha#-ba-zu szu ba#-[...] | Baba, your man whom you have chosen has been taken away |
| reverse | ||
| 1' | ki [...] | the place of |
| 2' | a-[...]-en# | I am |
| 3' | sza3#-[...]-RA#-de3#-[...]-e mu-lu [...] | In order to ... the heart, the one ... |
| 4' | aga-zi# men ku3 sag-za ma-ra-ni-[...] | The agazi priestess, the holy crown on your head ... for you |
| 5' | dim3-me-er gal-gal-e-ne i-bi2-bi sza-mu-un#-[...] | The great gods ... their eyes |
| 6' | {d}a-nun-na-ke4-ne mu-lu dalla [...] | The Anuna gods, who are alluring |
| 7' | mu-ud-na-mu gu2-da ma3-la2-e-en#-[...] | My spouse, you are the one on my side(?) |
| 8' | mu-nu2 gi-rin-ma3-da ga-ba?-x-nu2-[...] | I want to lie down in the reed bed |
| 9' | {d}ama-uszum-mu gu2-da ma3-la2-e#-[...] | Amaʾušummu, you(?) are the one who stretches out(?) on the bank |
| 10' | mu-nu2-da gi-rin-ma3-da ga-ba?-x-[...] | I want to ... with the scepter of the bed |
| 11' | szul {d}nanna-mu lu2 AN# [...] | Youth Nanna-mu, the one who ... |
| 12' | ze2#?-ba-mu ki ma!-an-ag2 hul2#? [...] | My sweet one, loved by me, rejoices over me |
| 13' | [...] [{d}]ba-ba6 ki ma-ra-an-ag2 lu2? [...] | ... Baba loved you(?) |
| 14' | [x] a? ru-a-ga2? za-e? [...] | ... you(?) |
| 15' | [...] za KA x [...] | ... ... |
| 16' | [...] x KA x [...] | ... ... |
Sources & licences
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