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CDLI Literary 000365, ex. 037 (P343683)
Literary, Old Babylonian, Nippur · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | CDLI Literary 000365, ex. 037 |
|---|---|
| ID | P343683 |
| Museum no. | N 3691 + N 3776 + Ist Ni 09746 (+) Ist Ni 04475 |
| Collection | Arkeoloji Müzeleri, Istanbul, Turkey; Penn Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA |
| 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 col 1 | ||
| 1 | [x x] kur lu2# ti-la-sze3# gesztu2#-ga#-ni# na#-[x x] | ... to the mountain of the living man, his ears ... |
| 2 | en# {d}bil4-ga-mes-e kur lu2 ti-la-sze3 gesztu2-ga-ni na-an-gub# | Lord Gilgamesh, he did not set his mind towards the mountain of the living man |
| 3 | [x]-da#-ni en-ki-du10-ra gu3 mu-un-na-de2-e | His ... spoke to Enkidu |
| 4 | [...] murgu2 gurusz-e ti-la sag ti-li-bi-sze3! la-ba-ra-an-e3-a | ... the neck of the young man is not able to come out for you in life |
| 5 | [...]-an-ku4 mu-gu10 ga-an-gar | ... entered, I want to put my name |
| 6 | [...]-bu-ba-am3 mu-gu10 ga-bi2-ib-gub | ... I want to stand my name |
| 7 | [...]-gub#-bu-ba-am3 mu digir-re-e-ne ga-bi2-ib-gub | I want to stand in the ... of the gods |
| 8 | [...]-ki-du10-e inim mu-un-ni-ib-gi4-gi4 | ... replied to Kidug |
| 9 | [x x] tukum#-bi kur-ra# [...]-ku4-ku4-de3-[x] [...]-da#-an-[zu] | If he enters the netherworld, he will learn |
| obverse col 2 | ||
| 1 | {d}utu er2-na# [...] | Utu, in tears |
| 2 | lu2 arhusz-a-gin7 arhusz ba-ni-in#-[x] | Like a man who has compassion, he has compassion |
| 3 | ur#-sag dumu ama dili imin-me-[x] | Hero, child of the single mother, seven times |
| 4 | 2(disz)-am3# szesz-<gal>-bi szu pirig-ga2 [...] | Its 2 brothers, the hand of a lion |
| 5 | ma2-ur3#-ma2-ur3 hur-sag-ga2-ka [...] | The “barge-of-the-horse-boat"(?) of the mountain range |
| 6 | {gisz}eren# sag3-ge hul2#-[...] | You make the cedar tremble joyfully |
| 7 | en {d}bil4-ga#-[...] | Lord Gilgamesh |
| 8 | iri{ki#}-[...] | The city |
| 9 | lu2# [...] | ... man |
| 10 | e2# [...] | The temple of ... |
| reverse col 1 | ||
| 1' | [...]-sza3#-gal2-la#-[...] | ... in the midst of the heavens |
| 2' | [...] ga#-an-szi-re7-en# / igi hu-mu-ni-du8-ru-un# | ... let us go, may they look at us |
| 3' | tukum-bi in-szi-re7-de3-en# | If we go |
| 4' | ni2 i3-gal2 ni2 i3-gal2 gi4-a x# | There is fear, there is fear ... |
| 5' | umun# i3-gal2 umun i3-gal2 gi4-a | Lord, who is there, lord, turn back! |
| 6' | [...]-ma# ga-an-szi-re7-[...] | I want to go to ... |
| 7' | [...]-te-ge26-[...] | ... you will approach |
| 8' | [...]-ka#-ni / [...] | ... his ... |
| 9' | gu4# lipisz-tuku me3-a gub#-[x] | Wild ox, standing in battle |
| 10' | ama#-zu dumu-u3-tu mah-[...] | Your mother gave birth to a magnificent child |
| 11' | [x]-ga-la2-zu dumu ur2-[...] | X-galazu, son of Ur- |
| reverse col 2 | ||
| 1' | [...] ba#-an-tuku | ... acquired |
| 2' | [...]-ra / gu3# mu#-un-na-de2#-[x] | ... spoke to him |
| 3' | [...] muszen# dab5-ba ki-bi-[x] / ha-ba-gen# | ... the captured bird went to its place |
| 4' | [x x]-ba# ur2 ama-na-sze3 he2-gi4#-[x] | ... may he return to the lap of his mother |
| 5' | [x x]-du10-e {d}bil4-ga-mes#-[x] / inim mu-ni-ib-gi4-gi4# | The ... of Gilgamesh answered him |
| 6' | [x x] lum#-lum u3-luh-ha su3-su3# | ... full of fright and terror |
| 7' | [x x] gir17#-zal digir-re-e-ne# | ... favorite of the gods |
| 8' | [x] lipisz#-tuku me3-a gub-[x] | ... awe-inspiring ... standing in battle |
| 9' | [x x] dumu# u3-tu mah-[x] / in-ga-an-[x] | ... the son who gave birth supremely ... |
| 10' | [...] x UM ga-[...] / [...]-ga-an#-[x] | ... I want to ... |
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