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CDLI Literary 000368, ex. 034 (P343662)
Literary, Old Babylonian, Nippur · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | CDLI Literary 000368, ex. 034 |
|---|---|
| ID | P343662 |
| Museum no. | Ist Ni 04269 |
| 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 Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative · CDLI: reuse of catalogue/transliteration data with citation of CDLI; images restricted (not fetched)
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 | [anzu{muszen} zag 1(DISZ)] am3#-[ma-da-lug-ga] | The Anzu bird ... 1 (times) |
| 2 | [muszen-e] gud3#-bi#-sze3# |KAxX#| [un-gi4] | The bird returned to its nest |
| 3 | [amar-bi] gud3#-bi-ta inim [nu-um-ma-ni-ib-gi4] | Its calves did not reply to its oxen |
| 4 | [2(disz)-kam-ma-sze3] muszen#-e gud3-bi-[sze3 szeg11 un-gi4] | For the 2nd time the bird returned to its nest |
| 5 | [amar-bi] gud3#-bi-ta inim nu#-[um-ma-ni-ib-gi4] | Its calf does not reply to its oxen |
| 6 | [u4 na-an-ga]-ma# muszen-e gud3-bi-sze3# [szeg11 un-gi4] | When he does not sleep, the bird returns to its nest. |
| 7 | [amar-bi] gud3#-bi-ta inim nu-[...] | Its calves did not speak a word with their horns |
| 8 | [i3-ne-esz2 muszen]-e# |U3.KI.SE3|-bi-sze3 |KAxLI| [un-gi4] | Then the bird returned to its nest |
| 9 | [amar-bi] gud3#-bi#-ta inim [nu-um-ma-ni-ib-gi4] | Its calves did not reply to its oxen |
| 10 | [muszen-e a-nir i-im]-gar an-e# [ba-te] | The bird screamed, heaven trembled. |
| 11 | [dam-bi u8 bi2]-in-du11 engur-ra [ba-te] | Its wife said "Woe!", and brought it to the deep. |
| 12 | [muszen-e u8] du11-ga-[bi-sze3] | The bird, because of its ewes |
| 13 | [dam-bi a]-nir# gar-ra-[bi-sze3] | to its wife, whose name was proclaimed |
| 14 | [{d}a-nun-na] dingir# hur-[sag-ga2] | The Anuna, the god of the mountain range |
| 15 | [kiszi8-gin7 ki-in-dar]-ra# ba-[an-di-ni-ib-ku4-re-esz-am3] | They brought them in like a trap into the netherworld |
| 16 | [muszen-e dam-bi-ir] gu3 [am3-ma-de2-e] | The bird calls out to its spouse |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | [{gesz}ma2 {gesz}haszhur] bal#-bal#-[e-gin7] | Like a boat carrying apple trees |
| 2 | [{gesz}ma2 ukusz2-a an]-dul3# ak#-[a-gin7] | like a nanny boat with a protective spirit |
| 3 | [{gesz}ma2 ki-buru14 hi-li du8]-du8-[a-gin7] | like a boat that carries allure at the harvest time |
| 4 | [szeg12 kul-aba4{ki}-sze3 sag] il2#-la [gen-na] | I went to the brickwork of Kulaba with head raised |
| 5 | [lugal-banda3{+da} lu2 numun-e] ki-ag2#-ga2 [...] | Lugalbanda, the one who loves seed |
| 6 | [{d}szara2 dumu ki-ag2] {d#}inanna#-[gin7] | Šara, beloved son of Inanna |
Sources & licences
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