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CDLI Literary 000402, ex. 001 (P345081)
Literary, Old Babylonian, Nippur · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | CDLI Literary 000402, ex. 001 |
|---|---|
| ID | P345081 |
| Museum no. | Ist Ni 02275 |
| 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 |
Machine English (draft)
Machine draft. Machine English from montycrypto/atf-to-english (atf-en-best-v2, 2026-10-05), generated line by line from the source transliteration (not reproduced here). It is unreviewed and is not a scholarly translation.
| Line | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|
| obverse col 1 8 | the office of the king in amu-tin-ibku |
| obverse col 1 3 | by Ninlil, the Ishtars |
| obverse col 2 7 | Father Enki, the one who longs the days |
| obverse col 1 10 | by Ninlil and Enlil, in amu-ti-x-kuu |
| top 20' | it is its south |
| reverse col 3 3' | in the plain he fashioned a censer of juniper |
| obverse col 2 10 | In the year in which the king, my lord, smote me |
| reverse col 4 16' | it is a sajar container |
| reverse col 3 14' | The quay, the quay, and the awe-inspiring radiance that is not finished |
| reverse col 4 10' | In the house of the... canal of Inana he laid down a pond. |
| reverse col 3 13' | He made Nanna's holy horns grow in the barge with lapis lazuli. |
| obverse col 1 5 | like a green eagle I shall make perfect. |
| top 18' | that ulgi be filled with joy, |
| reverse col 4 15' | ulgi garments, fitting for the en priestess of the uluhhu garment |
| obverse col 2 4 | In Eridu he... the divine powers. |
| obverse col 2 13 | ... |
| obverse col 1 1 | the righteous woman, the Ishtars |
| reverse col 3 1' | the Tigris, the supreme river |
| reverse col 4 13' | to sajar |
| reverse col 3 8' | At the gate(?) of the city he made it straight. The day when fate was determined |
| reverse col 4 11' | He made a reed basket for barley and seed grain, he made a reed basket for Ezina. |
| reverse col 4 7' | He made a reed basket for barley and seed grain, he made a reed basket for Ezina. |
| obverse col 2 2 | who built the Abzu, the pure place |
| reverse col 4 12' | Inana has faithfully built his great palace. |
| obverse col 2 3 | The Anuna gods rejoice over him |
| reverse col 4 4' | to Utu's pleasing words of favorable words he swore. |
| reverse col 3 4' | For the shepherd the seed(?) to its place |
| reverse col 4 9' | the king of destinies to Zabalam he carried off. |
| obverse col 1 16 | ... greatness of Enlil |
| reverse col 3 11' | In his city he smote him like a wild bull. |
| obverse col 2 9 | ulgi, the true mes tree,... |
| obverse col 1 13 | Enlil, ulgi, your shepherd who speaks faithfully |
| obverse col 2 5 | shepherd who... holy heaven |
| reverse col 3 6' | Supreme chariot, holy Nanna, he smote. |
| obverse col 1 12 | the king, your shepherd who speaks faithfully |
| top 17' | the king who is faithfully devoted to him |
| obverse col 1 2 | set up a ibblam net like a holy cow |
| obverse col 1 4 | set up a ibblam net like a holy cow |
| reverse col 3 5' | the king of ulgi like a great horn |
| reverse col 3 12' | The one who has a strong arm, the one of the rebel land destroys the city |
| reverse col 4 6' | In the house of the... canal of the temple of Ninunug he laid down a pond. |
| reverse col 4 3' | He binds the necks of the barley and seed together with Anan |
| obverse col 2 8 | faithful woman |
| reverse col 4 1' | to the shrine? of the Ebarbar temple he brought a sailor |
| reverse col 3 2' | ... fish |
| obverse col 2 11 | the house of the canal |
| obverse col 1 7 | whose allure is pleasing to me, |
| reverse col 3 9' | king with a distant reign, shepherd of ulgi at the festival(?) year: |
| obverse col 2 12 | the lord(?) |
| obverse col 2 6 | king, son of Ninsun |
| obverse col 1 11 | to bring good oxen and good goats |
| reverse col 3 10' | of the Ekinu-jal of Nanna, the supreme temple |
| reverse col 4 2' | The... of the temple of ama laid down in the place |
| reverse col 3 15' | The Anuna rejoiced, Ningal rejoiced. |
| reverse col 4 5' | to ulgi of the fate he brought to Kulaba. |
| reverse col 4 8' | he decorated it for her with sweet praise by Ninunug. |
| top 19' | May the uu-birds and nirjal plants eat it, may the water irrigate. |
| reverse col 4 14' | the king with a pure garment, the lord with a pure garment |
| reverse col 3 16' | The barge brought out a pure reed vessel |
| obverse col 1 14 | for the life of the niduga priestess, |
| obverse col 2 1 | Father Enki, exalted one(?) |
| obverse col 1 15 | Lord of the Ekur temple, your divine powers are pure |
| obverse col 1 6 | the great mountain of Enlil, does not cease. |
| reverse col 3 7' | exalted unir priestess, whose fearsomeness, pure water, water... |
| obverse col 1 9 | In the midst of the Ekur, you will be able to smite |
Sources & licences
- Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative · CDLI: reuse of catalogue/transliteration data with citation of CDLI; images restricted (not fetched) · Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI), https://cdli.earth/ ; cite CDLI and the P-number
- electronic Babylonian Library (eBL), LMU Munich · MIT (eBL Zenodo dataset); platform terms unverified · electronic Babylonian Library (eBL), LMU Munich, https://www.ebl.lmu.de/ ; Zenodo dataset (MIT)
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