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CDLI Literary 000765, ex. 005 (P343727)
Literary, Old Babylonian, Nippur · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | CDLI Literary 000765, ex. 005 |
|---|---|
| ID | P343727 |
| Museum no. | Ist Ni 09750 |
| 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 | ||
| 1 | ⸢sugal₇⸣-a-ni {d}nuska-ar ⸢gu₃⸣ [...] | His sugal temple, Nuska, his egu temple |
| 2 | sugal₇ {⸢d⸣}nuska-ŋu₁₀ [...] | The numerous Nuska temples |
| 3 | {ŋeš}gu-za uruda niŋ₂-kala-ga-⸢a x⸣ [...] | The throne, the copper ... of the nikalaga temple |
| 4 | ur₅-gen₇ ⸢hu⸣-mu-na-ab-⸢be₂⸣-[...] | Like a lion, I want to ... for him |
| 5 | {d}nuska-a-ke₄ a-ga sugal₇ ki mar-za-[...] | Nuska, the broad water of the place Marza |
| 6 | ŋiri₃-ni 2(A-)a-bi mu-(DU.[...]) | his two cities he built |
| 7 | uruda niŋ₂ kala-ga-ar ⸢ku₄⸣-mi-ni mu-[...] | When he enters the kalagar shrine with copper, |
| 8 | ⸢u₄⸣-[x] ⸢uruda⸣ niŋ₂ kala-ga kiŋ₂ ⸢a₂(DIM₂) [...] | “The ... of the copper ..., the mighty one, the place of the ... |
| 9 | he₂-ŋal₂ an ki maš₂ ⸢kadra₂⸣{a}še₃ gaba-⸢na⸣ [...] | May heaven and earth be reconciled, the maš-priest of the kadra-priestess (and) the qāba’eše priest |
| 10 | u₃ ⸢ku₃⸣-ga maš₂ ⸢gud udu x⸣ [...] ⸢x x⸣ [x] | and Ekuga goats, oxen, sheep |
| 11 | ⸢x⸣ [(x)] ⸢x x x⸣ [x] ⸢x (KA.KA⸣) ŋeš ki nu-ŋa₂-⸢ŋa₂⸣ | “(If) he does not enter the place of the e’e-demon, |
| 12 | ku₃ ⸢ku₃⸣ [...] ⸢BI⸣ HI IM HI A ZAR HI ŠE₃ ⸢AN⸣ [x (x)] | Holy Eku-e23 |
| 13 | ⸢egir-a-ni⸣ [x (x)] ⸢x⸣-ni mu ⸢tuku niŋ₂ du₁₀-du₁₀-ga⸣ [x (x)] | his younger brother, his ..., year: “The one who has a good reputation, |
| 14 | uruda niŋ₂ kala-ga-⸢ar gu₂-na⸣ [...] | (Sum) The copper ... (Akk) The kalagaŋ-drum(?) ... the gu₂-drum |
| 15 | ku₃ {ge}bešeŋ libir [(x)] ⸢x⸣ [...] | The silver, the old ebony |
| 16 | ša₃-bi-a ⸢HI⸣ [(x)] ⸢ba⸣-ni-[...] | In its midst, the ēḫē-plant |
| 17 | ku₃-ku₃ (TUR.TUR) ⸢x x im⸣-ma-[...] | The pure one ... the eša temple |
| 18 | ibila kala-ga ⸢aia⸣ {d}en-lil₂-ra | the mighty heir of Ea, for Enlil |
| 19 | uruda niŋ₂ kala-ga in ⸢la-ga mu⸣-(TU.⸢UB⸣-)be₂ aš₂ ⸢la-ga⸣ im-da-an-⸢DU⸣ | (Sum) The mighty copper ... (Akk) The strong copper in the ela temple ... |
| 20 | uŋ₃-ga₆-ga₆{ga} ⸢kiŋ₂ a₂⸣ za₃ HAR di | “Ugaga, E-mukīb, the gate of the HAR-disease, |
| 21 | al ki ba-⸢al⸣ baharₓ(EDIN) u₄ 10-še₃ [x]-⸢ma⸣ šu e₃-e₃ | to the place where it was deposited, to the potter's oven. On the tenth day ... came out. |
| 22 | he₂-⸢dab₅⸣ u₄ zal-da dul₂-saŋ luh [x] ⸢tu₅⸣-a nu-du₇ | May he be seized. When the day passes, the ritual assemblage is not good. |
| 23 | [x x] ⸢x⸣ [x x] il₂-⸢la⸣ [(x)] ⸢enim⸣-ma-e gub-⸢ba⸣ | “The ... of the ...-temple, the high-priestess, and the enim-temples, stand by me! |
| 24 | [...] ⸢nu⸣-u₃-tuh šu im nu-šara₉{šar}ge | ... the e’utuḫ-plant, the hand of the šangû-demon |
| 25 | [...] ⸢nu⸣-te-te usu₃ niŋ₂ (DU.DU) ⸢x⸣ | ... the enûtētu-plant, strength, radiance |
| 26 | [...] ⸢la₂⸣ dul₂-⸢saŋ⸣-e gub-ba | ... standing at the threshing floor(?) |
| 27 | [...] ⸢si⸣-il(SUHUŠ-)la DU (MUŠ₂.MUŠ₂) | ... esî-ila plant |
| 28 | [...] saŋ bala-e | ... to requite |
| 29 | [...] ⸢šutul₄⸣-še₃ gu₂ ⸢x⸣ [...] ⸢x x KAL⸣ u₂ il₂-⸢il₂⸣ | ... towards the šutû-vessel(?) ... toward the ... ... |
| 30 | [...] KA SA GA MU [...] | ... ... |
| 31 | [...] ⸢LI LI⸣ [...] | ... elu-plant |
| r | ||
| 1′ | [...] ⸢x⸣ [...] | |
| 2′ | [...] ⸢x⸣ DU [...] | ... the temple ... |
| 3′ | [...] ⸢x⸣ bi₂-ib₂-tuku ⸢x x x⸣ [(...)] | ... he will have ... the ... temple |
| 4′ | [...] ⸢x ur⸣-mah nu-uš₂-ši-im-sar-e | ... the great lion does not write |
| 5′ | ⸢UŠ ba-ra⸣-[...]-ra-du₃-a | which had been built for you |
| 6′ | ⸢e₃⸣-ba-⸢ra⸣ [...] ⸢x⸣ šu im-DAG | He ... the e’ebara-house |
| 7′ | ⸢e₂⸣-a ⸢e₂⸣ [...] (⸢KI⸣.BI) eš-gar₃-ŋu₁₀-⸢um⸣ | “Ea, Ea, ..., Ešgarbum, |
| 8′ | ⸢ku₃⸣-ge ⸢x⸣ [...]-in-si-ig-⸢ga⸣-na x nu-mu-ni-in-TU | He did not ... the holy rites and the holy temples. |
| 9′ | nam-kala-ga [...] ur₅-še₃ mu-ni-in-du₁₁ | In the mighty ... he spoke to him |
| 10′ | u₄-ba uruda niŋ₂ [x x (x)] ur-saŋ ⸢an⸣-na-kam | At that time, copper was the ... of Ursa |
| 11′ | su in-⸢kala x x nu-mu-dab₅⸣ ge₁₇ ša₃ nu-⸢hulu⸣ [x x (x)] | He did not seize ..., he did not destroy ... |
| 12′ | ⸢gu₂⸣ in-kala ⸢x-ga⸣ nu-⸢ge₁₇⸣-ge-bi nu-[...] | The throne-dais, the ... of the temple, does not rise up, it does not ... |
| 13′ | diŋir-re-ne-⸢er TU₉⸣ igi hul₂-la-ni mu-ne-[...] | The birrēnēer priestess looked joyfully at him |
| 14′ | uruda niŋ₂ kala-ga-a ⸢KA⸣ [...] | Copper, the mighty one of the E-KA-e- temple |
| 15′ | {d}a-nun-na-ke₄-ne-⸢er gu₃⸣ [...]-⸢de₂-e⸣ | The Anuna cried out a lament |
| 16′ | {[d]}⸢nin-sumun₂⸣ munus nam-nam-ma-ke₄ ⸢šu daŋal⸣ [...]-⸢ni-in-x⸣ | E-ninsumun-e3 the woman of fate, the one who crosses over |
| 17′ | ⸢du₁₁⸣-ga-am₃ x IN ⸢x⸣ [...] ⸢gu⸣ sa-sa-sa | It is an e’udug plant |
| 18′ | ⸢x⸣ NIG₂ {ŋeš}ŋeštu{⸢tu₉⸣} [...] ⸢x x x x x x⸣ | “If he slips through the thresholds of the house, |
| 19′ | ⸢x⸣ KA (LUL.LUL) NA SUHUŠ-⸢GIM BU x⸣ [...] ⸢x⸣ | (If) a man ... root of a reed |
| 20′ | [x] GAN AN ⸢x ŠA₃⸣ DUL₃ MU [...] | ... IX ... ... DUL |
| 21′ | e₂-a izi-bi igi {d}en-lil₂-la₂-še₃ ⸢x⸣ [...] | In the temple, its fire before Enlil ... |
| 22′ | NI ⸢x⸣ a kum₂-ma AN ⸢saŋ⸣-ŋa₂ ga-⸢an⸣-[...] | I want to ... the esaŋa temple |
| 23′ | uruda niŋ₂ kala-ga ku₃-ra mu-na-ni-[...] | He fashioned for him a mighty copper statue of himself |
| 24′ | ⸢ku₃⸣ a-gar₅ (⸢LUL⸣.LUL-)na a₂ kiŋ₂ ⸢nu⸣-[sukud]-⸢ra₂⸣ | “Ekug’e, the meadow(?) of Enu-sukud-Ea |
| 25′ | (LUL.⸢GU⸣) dub-ba kiŋ₂ uruda nu-[x]-⸢e⸣ | (LUL.GU₂-e23) The tablet, the place where copper was not ... |
| 26′ | šu kišeb-la₂ nu-tuku ⸢kiŋ₂ x x⸣-[x] ⸢DU₃⸣ | Hand of the one who does not have a seal E-ki-x |
| 27′ | gu₂ si-ig niŋ₂ nu-⸢il₂ gu₂-na⸣ niŋ₂ ⸢nu⸣-[...] | (Sum) She does not raise her neck, she does not ... her neck (Akk) The neck of the bull is not raised, it is not elevated |
| 28′ | ša₃ tukul-la su ⸢nu⸣-tuku lu₂-lu₇ a nu-e₃ [...] | The one who does not drink water from a weapon, the one who has no water |
| 29′ | ma₂ esir₂ a-na ⸢i₇⸣-de₃ lu₂ ⸢x x x x⸣ [...] | The boat to the esir canal, the man of the ... canal |
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