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CDLI Literary 000771, ex. 003 (P345102)
Literary, Old Babylonian, Nippur · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | CDLI Literary 000771, ex. 003 |
|---|---|
| ID | P345102 |
| Museum no. | Ist Ni 02268 |
| 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 | ||
| 1a | ⸢kiše₄⸣ a-AK šu-um-du-um mun(|MU.NI|) ⸢su⸣-ub | The ekiše plant is watered, the pomegranate is suckling |
| 1b | teš₂ nu-tuku mu-lu nu-kal-⸢la⸣ | One who does not have a brother, one who is not a friend |
| 2 | ki-ma-an-zi₂-ir lu₂ kal-la nu-te | The kimanzir temple, the mighty one, does not approach. |
| 3 | še-er-da ka-ka-na il₂-la | raised up in his mouth |
| 4 | ti zi₂-id ŋurgu₂ zi₂-id u₄-da-am₃ ba-ge-ne₂-([en]) | “If he lives, if he dies, it is a day of rejoicing. |
| 5 | šaha₂ zuh-a gu₇-gu₇ ze₂-eh-tur zuh-a šu-ni-še₃ ⸢la₂-a⸣ | šaḫa-plant, tamarisk, zehtur-plant (and) ela’e23-plant in his hand |
| 6 | da-ŋu₁₀ zuh-zuh aŋ₂ gu₇-gu₇ šu da-bi-še₃ ⸢dab₅-ba⸣ | The one who eats food, the one who drinks water, his hand is seized |
| 7 | ŋe₆-gen₇ di-di {im}šu-rin-na-ta utul₂ titab ir-ir | As if walking along the riverbank, he twisted the potter’s knife |
| 8a | uŋ₃ dur₂-bi-še₃ ka al-sag₃-ge ; | At its roots the mouth is shaking |
| 8b | ka-ka-ni ⸢la⸣-ba-ni-ib-la₂-la₂-e | When he opens his mouth, |
| 9 | e-ne-eŋ₃ gaba-ri-ka ma-ab-zi₂-iŋ₃-zi₂-⸢iŋ₃⸣ | “He will raise your hand against you, |
| 10 | tu₇ ⸢gu₇⸣ {ŋeš}ŋušur ⸢BIL₂ u₅ gu₇(KA) ka tal₂ | soup made with ešû-flour, ebītu-plant (and) ebil-plant, oil made with (them) and poured into the mouth |
| 11 | ame₂ nu-mu-un-ge-en e₂ a-ra₂-še₃ nu-mu-mar | She does not establish a household, she does not place a house for prayer. |
| 12 | dam-a-ni in-TAR gu-ni gu tab-ba li-bi₂-in-tuku | his wife has seized him, her neck is swollen, she does not have |
| 13 | ta-a-aš ša₃-zu al-kur₄ | Why is your heart turned away? |
| 14 | u₅-mu sur-sur še sa-a-sa-sa inda₃ gu-la du₈-du₈ | (Sum) My storm, the ... of the netherworld, tearing out the great food offerings |
| 15 | mu-lu kiŋ₂-ša₄ a-AK dumu-munus mu du-lum-ma mu uku₂-re | (Sum) The one of the earth ... (Akk) The man of the Earth ... the daughter of the moon ... |
| 16 | nunus <mu>-lu nu-kal-la nu-nus nu-ge-na | <I am> a young woman, a woman who is not able to bear a man, {f}ānu-disease.” |
| 17 | u₄-da-am₃ mu-lu ab-ba ba-an-ku₄-re-en | Today, you are the one who entered the sea. |
| 18 | ša₃ ku₃ til i-bi₂-za e₂-a-na | The pure heart, finished before you, in her house |
| 19 | kaš sa₁₀-sa₁₀ aŋ₂-šeŋ₆-ŋa₂ gu₇-gu₇ | to buy beer, to eat grain |
| 20 | i-bi₂-ŋa₂ nu-ma-ma al-ma:al ; ta nu-ub-be₂ | There is no eye, what can one say? |
| r | ||
| 1 | dam-zu tu₉ nu-um-mu₄ ze₄-e {tu₉}⸢aŋ₂⸣ [...] | Your spouse does not wear a garment, (but) the ... garment |
| 2 | gu-du-zu am₃-ta-[...] | Your gudu priest ... |
| 3 | deš sila₃(TA) še-am₃ ab-pa₃-de₃-⸢en⸣-[...] | You will find a litre of barley in the groats |
| 4 | kaš sa₁₀-a₁₀ aŋ₂-šeŋ₆-ŋa₂ ⸢tum₃-de₃⸣ | to bring forth the price of beer |
| 5 | u₃ ze₄-e ša₃ nu-nus-e-ne-[me-en] | And you are the sweet one of women |
| 6 | lu₂ saŋ ir-ra nu-nus sikil du₃-[...] | The one in tears, the pure woman ... |
| 7 | e-ne-eŋ₃ sig gu₇-gu₇ saŋ-du ⸢tibir₂⸣ [...] | (Sum) The one who eats red meat, the one who goes to the tibir temple (Akk) The man who ate red meat in the temple |
| 8 | aŋ₂-kur₂ du₁₁-du₁₁ KA ⸢lul⸣-la bala-⸢bala⸣ | “Alas, I want to say a lament in the mouth of the lulû-demon, |
| 9 | e-ne zi₂-iŋ₃-zi₂-iŋ₃ mu-lu e₂ mu-lu-ka ⸢nu-tuš⸣ | When he rises, the man in the house of the man sits down. |
| 10 | u₃ ze₄-e lu₂-lu₇{lu}me-en | and you are a man |
| 11 | a lu₃ a lu₃-lu₃-a zi₃ ar₃-ar₃-ar₃-⸢ra⸣ | Woe, woe! Woe! ... flour will be heaped up. |
| 12 | ⸢u₄ 4-kam⸣ | 4th day. |
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