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CDLI Literary 000637, ex. 001 (P345089)
Literary, Old Babylonian, Nippur · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | CDLI Literary 000637, ex. 001 |
|---|---|
| ID | P345089 |
| Museum no. | Ist Ni 02408 |
| 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)
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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 | [...] [gaba? da]-mu-da-ri | ... breast(?) of Damudari |
| 2 | [...] x# x# x x a da-an-su3 | ... may he pour water for him |
| 3 | [... a da]-mul#-mul# mes!-mu pa da-e3 | ... make my mesmu appear! |
| 4 | [e2 {d}mu]-ul#-lil2-la2-ke4 a da-am2-su3 | May the house of Enlil be watered! |
| 5 | [x x] x a da-mul-mul mes!-mu pa da-an-e3 | ... I will make my mesmu appear. |
| 6 | [x x e2]-kur-ra a da-am2-su3 | ... of the Ekur, woe him! |
| 7 | [x] lugal#-mu {gisz}mes-gin7 kisal-la bi2-in-mu2-mu2 | ... my king made me grow like me in the courtyard |
| 8 | [e2 {d}]mu#-ul-lil2-la2-ke4 a bi2-in-su3 | he filled the house of Enlil with water |
| 9 | lugal#? {d}ama-uszumgal-an-na {gisz}mes-gin7 kisal-la bi2-in-mu2-mu2 | The king, Ama-ušumgal-ana, made the courtyard grow like mes trees |
| 10 | u3#-mu-un-ra e2-kur-re mu-da-ab-du7 | For the lord, the Ekur is perfect |
| 11 | e2-gal hul2-la me-te-gal2 me-[en-de3-en?] | We are the one who is appropriate in the joyful palace |
| 12 | e2 {d}mu-ul-lil2-la2-ke4 [...] | The temple of Enlil |
| 13 | [e2 {d}mu]-ul#-lil2-la2-ke4 [...] | The temple of Enlil |
| 14 | [...] e2-kur-re? [...] | ... the Ekur |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | [(x) lugal?]-mu# {gisz}mes zi-de3-[esz ...] | My king, the true mes trees |
| 2 | [x x gi]-rin-na hi-li du8-du8 a-a ama#?-na#? | ... of the garden, full of allure, father(?) of his mother |
| 3 | [...]-na-mu ba-an-tud-da x# [...] | ... birthed by ... |
| 4 | [...] x abzu-ta na-am2 ze2-eb da-am2#-[tar] | ... from the Abzu, what is it to me? I want to say sweetly |
| 5 | [...] a zi-da numun zi-da | ... true water, true seed |
| 6 | [...] x szeg12 abzu-ta u3-mu-un-da-szi-e3 | ... coming forth from the brickwork of the Abzu |
| 7 | [...] {gisz}mesz3-gin7 pa da-an-e3 | ... made appear like a meš tree |
| 8 | [...] {d}ama-uszumgal-an-na an-ne2 he2-a-u3-tu | ... Ama-ušumgal-ana, may An give birth. |
| 9 | [...] x#-e szu sza-mu-da-du11 | ... may he speak to you |
| 10 | [...] gi-rin-na-gin7 hi-li-zu du10-ga-am3 | ... like a garden, your allure is sweet |
| 11 | [...] x mi2 ga-mu-ra-ni-ib-du11 | ... I want to say to you ... |
| 12 | [{d}ama-uszumgal]-an-na {gisz}mes ge9-en pa da-an-e3 | Ama-ušumgal-ana, I am the mes tree, I will make it appear. |
| 13 | [...] EN#? KID balag er2 da-mu-ra-de6 | ... the balaŋ drum(?) will bring tears for you |
| 14 | [x x {gisz}]tir ha-szu-ur2-ra-gin7 za3-mu du5-mu-ri-ib-us2 | ... like a ḫašūra tree I will praise you. |
| 15 | [x x] x e2-kur-re hu-mu-un-szi-hul2-e | May ... rejoice in the Ekur! |
| 16 | [...] x# x# x# de3-ma3-ra-su8-su8-ge-esz | ... may they stand for you |
Sources & licences
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