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CDLI Literary 000764, ex. 015 (P343721)
Literary, Old Babylonian, Nippur · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | CDLI Literary 000764, ex. 015 |
|---|---|
| ID | P343721 |
| Museum no. | Ist Ni 09803 |
| 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 i | ||
| 1’ | [...]-⸢x-hu-luh⸣ | ... frightened |
| 2’ | [...] im-ma-de₂-e | ... he brought. |
| 3’ | [...]-⸢ba⸣-al mu-ni-in-⸢du₁₁⸣ | ... he uttered |
| 4’ | [...]-⸢zi⸣ u₃-na-ni ba-an-gub | ... stood before him. |
| 5’ | [...] mu-un-na-ni-ib-be₂ | ... speaks to him |
| 6’ | [...] ⸢x⸣ su-lum-mar ⸢nu⸣-ŋal₂ | (Sum) ... a šulmu-plant, (Akk) The ... of the ... plant, the sulum-plant(?), the nu’ebal-plant |
| 7’ | [...] nundum(KA) bur₂-re(ḪU) ⸢buluŋ₅-ŋa₂⸣ | ... a nest, a burrēḫu-house, ebullu-house |
| 8’ | [...] hulu(AL-)bi sur-sur | ... its evil ... will be released. |
| 9’ | [...]-⸢ri⸣-ib-sar-sar-re-ne | ... they will make them tremble |
| 10’ | [...] ⸢zi⸣ ma-ra-(UD(E).⸢DU⸣) | ... the ezi’e temple for you |
| 11’ | [...] ⸢na⸣-mu-⸢ri-gub⸣ | ... stands before you |
| 12’ | [...]-⸢mu⸣-e-ši-ib-gurum-e | ... will make it perfect for you |
| 13’ | [...] nu-mu-⸢e⸣-da-du₁₀-ge | ... is not good for you |
| 14’ | [...]-si-⸢si⸣ | ...-sisi |
| 15’ | [...] ⸢x x⸣ enim mu-e-ši-ib-šub-be₂ | ... speaks a word to you |
| 16’ | [...]-⸢ku₄⸣-ku₄-ne | When they enter |
| 17’ | [...]-⸢mu₇(KA-)e-ne | ...-emu’ene |
| 18’ | [...]-⸢de₂⸣-e-ne | ... the ... of the gods |
| 19’ | [...]-⸢x⸣-gid₂-⸢i⸣-ne | ... the gid priests |
| 20’ | [...]-⸢x⸣-an-tum₂-⸢tum₂⸣-mu | ...-eantum-emu |
| 21’ | [...]-⸢hir⸣-hir-⸢re⸣-ne | ... the ... of the gods |
| 22’ | [...]-⸢luh⸣ u₃ du₁₀ ⸢x x x x⸣-ne | ... eluḫ and good |
| 23’ | [...] ⸢ŋiri₃⸣-zu nu-zil₂-zil₂-i | ... your ešumu-house that is not clad(?) |
| 24’ | [...]-⸢aŋ₂⸣-zu {u}ugu₆-ŋu₁₀-ta | ... your ... from the river bank |
| 25’ | [...]-⸢ib⸣ ur₅-ra-am₃ me-te-zu-um | (Sum) ... is the one who is enraged with you(?) (Akk) You are the one that is angry with me(?) |
| 26’ | [...]-⸢še₃⸣ mu-ni-in-tub₂ | ... he smote |
| 27’ | [...]-ga-ni-še₃ mu-un-zu | He knows his ... |
| 28’ | [...]-in-tub₂-be₂ | ... uttered |
| 29’ | [...] mu-ni-in-du₁₁ | ... he said |
| 30’ | [...]-⸢mu⸣ enim hulu mu-⸢e₁₁⸣-de₃ | (Sum) ..., the evil word is to be uttered(?) (Akk) The evil word has been spoken(?) |
| 31’ | [...]-e | ... ... |
| 32’ | [...]-⸢x⸣ | |
| o ii | ||
| 1’ | [...] ⸢x x⸣ [x x] | |
| 2’ | [...] ⸢a⸣-da-min₃-na ba-⸢x-(x)-gub⸣ | ... stood with the eadamin temple |
| 3’ | [... mu-ni]-⸢in⸣-tub₂-be₂ | ... he uttered |
| 4’ | [...] ⸢enim⸣ bur₂-bi im-me | ... uttered a lament |
| 5’ | [...]-⸢ra⸣ mu-na-ni-ib-ge₄-ge₄ | ... he will speak to him |
| 6’ | ⸢x⸣ [...] ⸢ŋiri₃⸣ su-ul-su-ul ka ha-la eme sal-sal | “The ... of the ... temple, the sanctuaries of the mouth, the abundance of tongues, |
| 7’ | ⸢nam⸣-[...]-⸢x⸣ gu₃ e-da-ra-ah ni₂-zu ad li-bi₂-ge₄ | “Ename-e-[...] ..., your fearsomeness is bound. |
| 8’ | ⸢mah⸣ [gu₇]-⸢gu₇⸣ saŋ šu zi bi-du₁₁-ga kisal-e ši₅ si-⸢si⸣ | The great temple that eats food, whose righteous hand was uttered in the courtyard, |
| 9’ | kisal-[luh] tur e₂-e sa la₂-e eše₂ mu-⸢ri⸣-ib-sar-re | In the small courtyard, the house, he writes a reed screen. |
| 10’ | ⸢NAM⸣ ([LU₂].ŠEM) i₃-du₈ e₂-a til₃-la zi mu-e-da-an-ir-ir-re-eš | “E-NAM-e-23, the doorkeeper of the house, who lives with you faithfully |
| 11’ | mušen ⸢nam-mah⸣-ŋu₁₀ egir-bi nu-e-zukum-zukum ⸢bar-ŋa₂ (x) x⸣ li-bi₂-in-tar | The snake of the Enammaḫ temple, if only he would know (about it), would not have known about it. |
| 12’ | ⸢si-ga⸣ kala-ga-ŋa₂ nu-mu-e-de₃-zu enim u₃-bu-[bu]-⸢ul⸣ i₃-bala | You do not know the “seizing-of-the-mouth’ magic that is to be performed in the thicket |
| 13’ | niŋ₂-⸢AK⸣-ŋa₂ ki-bi u₃-mu-e-kiŋ₂ diri-še₃ ni₂ ⸢sun₅⸣-[ni]-⸢ib⸣ | In Nippur, the place where Umunki surpasses, he was surrounded by a flood. |
| 14’ | enim-zu nam-da₆ dugud im-ma-ab-tum₂ ni₂-[x x] ⸢x-bi₂-ge₄⸣ | Your word brings heavy rain, it ... itself |
| 15’ | ŋe₂₆-e ku₆-me-en he₂-ŋal₂ eš₃ sikil-la teš₂-ba ⸢ŋar-me-en⸣ | I am a fish, may I carry it off together in the pure shrine. |
| 16’ | niŋdaba gal e₂-kur za-gin₃-še₃ saŋ il₂-la tum₂-me-en | You are the one who brings great rejoicing to the lapis Ekur |
| 17’ | {d}ezinam₂-gen₇ ša₃-ŋar kalam-ma-še₃ ba-ŋal₂-le-⸢en a₂⸣-[tah]-⸢ni ŋe₂₆-e⸣-me-en | Like Ezinam, I have been carried off to the šabar of the land. I am his helper. |
| 18’ | buru₁₄ izim-⸢gen₇⸣ mu-da-hul₂-le en₃-tar-ŋu₁₀ i₃-⸢ŋal₂⸣ | He rejoices over the harvest, he is able to bring out the fire. |
| 19’ | uŋ₃-e {ŋeš-tu₉}ŋeštu-bi ma-an-du₃-du₃ igi-bi im-ši-ŋal₂ | The wind blew, its wind was blowing. It carried off its light |
| 20’ | mušen niŋ₂ gal-gal ⸢a-na⸣ mu-e-dim₂-⸢ma⸣-zu kur₄-⸢ra-zu ga⸣-[ri]-ib-zu | (Sum) You have created a creature with great fearsomeness, you have fashioned it for me, I want to make it known to you |
| 21’ | sun₇-⸢na⸣ enim ⸢lul-la bala⸣-zu šu-za ga-ba-ni-[x]-⸢si⸣ | I want to ... your hand to the sun, the lullaby of your reign |
| 22’ | u₄-bi-a ku₆-e mušen-ra sa₂ im-si₃-si₃-ge | At that time, the fish was balancing the snakes |
| 23’ | si-ga lul-ba a₂-ba mu-un-(DU.DU) | He swore an oath by its falsehood. |
| 24’ | ⸢u₄ mušen⸣ gud₃-ba zi-ga-gen₇ ; amar-bi-še₃ niŋ₂-gu₇-u₃-bi tum₃-da | Like a bird rising from its nest, its calf is brought to rest. |
| 25’ | ku₆-e ki si-ga a₂-ba mu-un-ŋar | The fish <goes about> in a quiet place. |
| 26’ | (U₂.KI.SI₃) ŋar-ra u₂ si₃-si₃-ga-ni eš₃ lil₂-la₂ bi₂-⸢sag₃-ge⸣ | When he spreads out the greenery, he scatters it in a haunted shrine. |
| 27’ | e₂ du₃-du₃-a-ni mu-un-gul-gul irimma{ma}ni mu-un-bu | She destroyed her built house, she destroyed her city. |
| 28’ | nunus ŋar-ŋar-ra-ni bi₂-in-gaz-gaz ab-ba im-mi-in-šuš₂ | The young woman smashed her breast, she was struck by the sea |
| 29’ | ku₆-e mušen-ra mu-ni-in-si₃ a-e ba-da-an-kar | The fish drowned the snake in the water, |
| 30’ | mušen-e gud₃-bi-še₃ igi tab-ba a₂-ur₂ ba-bur₂-bur₂ | The snake looked at its nest and burst its wings. |
| 31’ | ⸢u₄-bi⸣-a mušen-e igi piriŋ-ŋa₂ umbin hu-ri₂-in{mušen}na | At that time, a snake was seen with a spear and a harpin spear. |
| r i | ||
| 1’ | [...]-⸢a-AK-e dal-x (x) [x x (x)] | ... ... |
| 2’ | [...] ⸢x mu-un⸣-(NIGIN₂.NIGIN₂) | ... he made rise. |
| 3’ | [...]-⸢ni edin daŋal i₃-zukum-e⸣ | ... his ... in the steppe he smote. |
| 4’ | [...] ⸢mu-un-tub₂-tub₂-be₂⸣ | ... he made it rise up |
| 5’ | [...]-NIGIN₂ abbar i₃-kiŋ₂-kiŋ₂ | ... of the sea, the Ikki, |
| 6’ | [...] ⸢x x {ŋeš-tu₉}ŋeštu ba-ši-in-x⸣ | ... the šūtu-festival |
| 7’ | [...] umbin mu-x-[x (x)] | ... the nail ... |
| 8’ | [...] ⸢zar⸣-re-eš [...] | ... ezarreš ... |
| 9’ | [...] | |
| 10’ | [...] | |
| 11’ | [...]-ta-⸢x x⸣ | ...-tae |
| 12’ | [...] ⸢x x šu₂-šu₂⸣ | ... hand |
| 13’ | [...] ⸢zi bi-du₁₁-ga⸣ | ... he said to you “rise from the steppe!" |
| 14’ | [...] ⸢x x x sur-ra⸣ | ... the ... of the netherworld |
| 15’ | [...]-⸢ga mu-kiŋ₂-kiŋ₂⸣ | ..., the one who makes ... flourish, |
| 16’ | [...]-⸢gid₂ šu uš₂-a⸣ i-ni-sud | (Sum) ... he smote(?) (Akk) The hand of ... was shattered |
| 17’ | [...] ⸢ki-a (DU⸣.DU-)me-en | I am the ... of Babylon |
| 18’ | [...] ⸢a-la mu-un⸣-[x (x)]-e | ... the ala drum ... |
| 19’ | [...] ⸢nun gal-e-ne ma-šum₂-mu-uš⸣ | ... the great princes are waiting for you |
| 20’ | [...] ⸢amar-ŋu₁₀ amar⸣ saŋ-⸢ŋa₂-am₃⸣ | ... a calf, a calves, sab<ed> |
| 21’ | [... šul]-⸢gi dumu⸣ {d}en-lil₂-la₂-ra | For Šulgi, the son of Enlil |
| 22’ | [...] ⸢x x-gin₃-še₃ saŋ il₂⸣-la mu-un-DU | ... to the ... of ..., he ... the sa-offerings of the ila-house |
| 23’ | [...] ⸢ul-li₂-a⸣-še₃ | ... to the Eulilia temple |
| 24’ | [...]-ga ⸢uŋ₃ šar₂⸣-re im-me | ... the king says |
| 25’ | [...]-⸢ŋu₁₀ a-gen₇ nu-e-zu gu₂ ki-še₃ la₂-a⸣-ni | ... as one who does not know water, his neck trembles on the ground |
| 26’ | [...]-⸢ra in-še₃ mu-ni-in-tub₂⸣ | ... he smote him |
| 27’ | [...]-⸢ra ka ba-ab-tuh igi huš x x-in⸣-il₂ | He opened the mouth of ..., he looked furiously |
| 28’ | [...] na-ab-x x (x) x di-ku₅-zu i₃-dab₅ | ... your judge accepted |
| 29’ | [...] ⸢x⸣-me ga-ba-⸢an⸣-[x (x)] | I want to ... our ... |
| 30’ | [...] ⸢x du₁₄ hulu⸣ [...] | ... evil utterances |
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