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CDLI Literary 000771, ex. 004 (P345114)
Literary, Old Babylonian, Nippur · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | CDLI Literary 000771, ex. 004 |
|---|---|
| ID | P345114 |
| Museum no. | Ist Ni 00445 |
| 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 | ([...].⸢ENGUR⸣-)bi-im | It is its |
| 2 | [...](⸢SAL.ḪUB₂⸣-)bi-im | ... is its |
| 3 | ⸢e₂⸣ [...] muhaldim gal-bi-im | It is the great kitchen |
| 4 | ⸢e₂⸣ [...]-duru₅-a en₃ ⸢al⸣-tar-tar-re | The ešû-house, the ... house, inquire after it. |
| 5 | mu-lu-⸢bi-aŋ₂⸣-ušur ba-an-<da>-ab-du₃-e | He built it for its lord. |
| 6 | e₂-bi ⸢si-sa₂⸣-[...] ba-an-ku₄-ku₄ | Its temple, the esīsa-house he entered |
| 7 | e₂ sa <ab>-la₂-e a ab-⸢su₃-a⸣ | The house that has been plundered, water has been poured out. |
| 8 | a₂ al-⸢aŋ₂-e ka al⸣-sag₃-ge | He raises the arms, he shakes the mouth |
| 9 | gi₄-in ⸢agrig e₂-ge₄⸣-a dumu e₂-⸢e-ke₄⸣ | The maid of the steward of the E-ge-a, the son of E-e-a |
| 10 | ur₂-bi al-tub₂-tub₂-be₂ | Its roots are twisted. |
| 11 | aŋ₂ šu na-⸢ab-tiŋ₄-eš {u}ugu₆-ŋu₁₀ am₃-ŋal₂ im-me-ne-be₂⸣ | They were saying “Have mercy on me!' |
| 12 | u₃ ze₄-⸢e lu₂-lu₇{lu⸣}me-⸢en⸣ | And you, you are a liar! |
| 13 | ir-da e₂-a-ni-im udun pa-pah-a-ni | In the street of his house he dug a canal. |
| 14 | {ŋeš}ig-ge šal-la {ŋeš}⸢ig e₂⸣-a-ka-ni-im | The door is open, the door of the house is open |
| 15 | {na₄}⸢kinkin dam⸣-a-ni {na₄}šu-šu₂ ⸢du₅-ŋu₁₀-ni⸣-im | his wife's ebony, his hand-stone is a šû-stone. |
| 16 | dam e-re-⸢da aŋ₂-ur₂⸣-ra gu₇-gu₇ | The spouse of the slave girl eats food in the stall. |
| 17 | ga gu₇-⸢a gi₄⸣-in-e-ne u₃-du₂-da e-;-⸢re-de₃⸣-e-ne | They will bring back the milk that they ate, they will bring it back. |
| 18 | e₂ ⸢gi⸣-[in]-⸢e du₃-a e-re-da⸣ šu AK | A built-up house plot of egi-e-e, erected by Ereda |
| 19 | u₃ ze₄-[... ...]-⸢en⸣ | And you(?) ... |
| 20 | ni₂-su-⸢ub⸣ [...] ⸢bala-bala⸣ | Nisu-e’ub |
| r | ||
| 1 | KA kur₂ igi ⸢bala aŋ₂⸣-erim₂-ma | the enemy’s mouth, the eye of the e&mbala-demon, the enemy |
| 2 | in-bi tub₂-tub₂-bu e-<ne>-eŋ₃ ; KA-bi-⸢še₃⸣ šub-ba | “The one who screams, the one who goes out into the open country |
| 3-4 | ga-ab-du₁₁ ga-ba-gaz-ŋu₁₀ // ⸢šaha₂⸣ mu-ge ur-gi₇ mu-lu tar-tar | “I want to speak, I want to kill.’ The šaḫē-house is a moaning creature, a dog is an enemy. |
| 5 | KA sun₇-na bala-bala al-IGI-IGI ; du₅-ŋu₁₀ mu-lu nu-zu | ... who does not know ... |
| 6 | gar₃-bi e-ne-eŋ₃ ba-ab-be₂ | Its rites he spoke to him. |
| 7 | in tub₂-tub₂-ŋu₁₀-<gen₇>-nam ba-de-eŋ₃-en | You are to be smitten like a pig. |
| 8 | sila-a gub-gub e-sir₂-ra (NIGIN₂.NIGIN₂) | stationed in the street, in the steppe ... |
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