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BE 31, 017 (P345093)
Literary, Old Babylonian, Nippur · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | BE 31, 017 |
|---|---|
| ID | P345093 |
| Museum no. | Ist Ni 02273 |
| 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) |
|---|---|---|
| o | ||
| 1 | na-aŋ₂ dam-a-na gig-ga-am₃ nu-nus-ra na-aŋ₂ e₂-a-na gig-ga-am₃ | The fate of her spouse is bitter, the fate of the woman is bitter in her house. |
| 2 | mu-gi₁₇-ib an-na ga-ša-an-an-na-ra | For the mistress of heaven, Gašanana |
| 3 | kur gul-gul ga-ša-an e₂-an-na-ra | For the destroyer of mountains, the lady of the Eanna temple |
| 4 | an dub₂-ba ga-ša-an ŋi₆-par₄-ra-ra | Who makes heavens tremble, lady of the Ipar |
| 5 | lil₂-<la₂>-en-na ga-ša-an tur₃ amaš-sa-ra | Lilaʾena, lady of the cattlepen and sheepfold |
| 6 | ⸢mu⸣-lu e₂-an-na hul-a-ra | For the one who destroys the Eanna temple |
| 7 | [mu]-lu ŋi₆-par₃ gul-gul-la-a-ra | For the one who destroys the Ipar |
| 8 | [...]-gi₄-a-ma mu-gi-a-ra | ... for the mugi priestess |
| 9 | [...] ⸢erin₂⸣-na [...] ⸢ba⸣-ga-ra | ... for the “house-of-labor-troops,' |
| 10 | [...] ⸢mu⸣-un-da-an-gi₄-[gi₄ ...] | ... did not return to him |
| 11 | [...] mu-un-da-an-gi₄-[gi₄ ...] | ... answered ... |
| 12 | [...]-ni-in-x-⸢x⸣ [...] | ... he/she(?) |
| 13 | [...] ⸢x⸣ [...] | |
| r | ||
| 1' | [...]-da-ke₄ ⸢x x⸣ [...] | ... the eša temple |
| 2' | [...]-gi₄-gi₄-a ba-ni-in-[...] | ... he made ... return |
| 3' | [...]-gi₄-gi₄-a ba-ni-in-[...] | ... he made ... return |
| 4' | [...] ⸢x⸣ ba-ni-in-ga ⸢x⸣ [...] | ... erected a temple, ... |
| 5' | [...] ⸢mar⸣-mar-ra-ba ba-ni-in-ga ⸢x⸣ [...] | ... he erected a stele there, ... |
| 6' | [...] niŋ₂-dirig uzu mar-mar-ra-ba ba-ni-in-[ga ...] | ... he smote him with a fearsome radiance, ... |
| 7' | [... bi₂]-en-ga KU gi ma₂ šu₂-a bi₂-en-šu₂ | He ... the reeds of the boat in his hand ... |
| 8' | x-⸢x⸣-re u₃ ze₂-eb mar-ra-ba ma₂ dirig ⸢x⸣ bi₂-en-ga | In the ..., where sweet oil is poured out, he poured a boat over it. |
| 9' | i₇ UN u₃ bi₂-en-ga KU ma₂ KID ⸢x⸣ bi₂-en-⸢x⸣ | ... the river ... |
| 10' | ma₂ PA-bi GIŠ šu |SI.A| PAD u₃ ze₂-eb ⸢mar⸣-ra-ba ma₂ kid bi₂-en-[...] | Its ... boat, hand of a snake, ... and sweet ... of the Emaraba boat ... the boat |
| 11' | mu-ud-na-ŋu₁₀ ⸢unu⸣ ki-⸢bi⸣ si₃-⸢ga⸣ KU unu ki igi tum₃-še₃ | (Sum) My spouse, the “house-of-the-house-temple, the place where the house is erected, ... the ... of the cult center(?) (Akk) The spouse of the temple, the temple of the pure place(?) that is to be seen |
| 12' | ⸢x⸣-x-x ⸢gul⸣-la ⸢x x⸣ e₂-x-x-za-ke₄ | “The ... of the ..., the gul-ela-house, the temple of your ... |
| 13' | ⸢ša₃⸣-ga a kal mu-un-⸢gul-gul⸣-la a x-x ⸢x⸣ i₃-de₂ | In the reservoir he destroys all the water, he ... the water |
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