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CDLI Literary 000343, ex. 013 (P345159)
Literary, Old Babylonian, Nippur · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | CDLI Literary 000343, ex. 013 |
|---|---|
| ID | P345159 |
| Museum no. | Ist Ni 04187 + Ist Ni 04200 |
| 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' | [...] x [...] | |
| 2' | [...]-zu mu-lu#-[...] | ... your ... one |
| 3' | ku3# [...] sahar# kur-ra-ka nam#-[...] | Holy ..., the dust of the netherworld does not |
| 4' | za-[...] za zadim-ka nam-ba-da-an#-[...] | You should not ... the ... of the stone-carrying basket |
| 5' | {gesz}taszkarin-zu# nagar#-ra-ka nam-ba-an-dar-dar-re | Your taškarin tree should not be scattered among the carpenters |
| 6' | ki-sikil {d}ga-sza-an-an-na kur-ra nam-ba-da-an-gam-e | Young lady Gašanana, do not take it away from the land! |
| 7' | a-a {d}en-ki# {d}nin-szubur-ra-ke4 mu-un-na-ni-ib-gi4-gi4 | Father Enki replied to Ninšubur: |
| 8' | dumu-mu a-na# bi2-in-ak ga2-e mu-un-kusz2-u3 | What did my child do? I am exhausted |
| 9' | {d}inanna-ke4# [...] bi2-in-ak ga2-e mu-un-kusz2-u3 | Inanna did ..., I am exhausted |
| 10' | nin kur-kur-ra#-[...] a-na bi2-in-ak ga2-e mu-un-kusz2-u3 | Lady of all the lands, what have I done? I am exhausted |
| 11' | nu-u8-gig# an#-na-ke4 a-na bi2-i-ak ga2-e mu-un-kusz2-u3 | What has the nugig priestess of heaven done? I am exhausted |
| 12' | umbin si-ni mu-sir2 ba-ra-an-de6 kur-gar-ra ba-an-dim2 | He trimmed her hair and fashioned a kurŋara. |
| 13' | umbin si 2(disz)-kam-ma NA mu-sir2 ba-ra-an-de6 gala#-[...]-dim2# | It is the 2nd horn of a man, he carried the knot for you |
| 14' | kur-gar-ra u2 nam-ti-la ba-an-x [...] | The kurŋara priestess ... life for him |
| 15' | gala-tur-ra a nam-ti-la ba-an-x [...] | The lamentation singer ... water for life |
| 16' | [...] {d}en-ki gala-tur kur-gar-ra gu3 mu-un#-[...] | Enki, the young lamentation singer of the kurgar temple spoke |
| 17' | [...]-na#-an-x-en giri3 kur-sze3 nu2-ba-an#-x-[...] | ... I will not ... the path to the netherworld |
| 18' | [...] nim# dal-dal-e-de3#-en-ze2-en# | ... we will fly high |
| 19' | [...] lil2-gin7 gur-gur-re-de3-en-ze2-en | ... like a ghost we shall return. |
| 20' | [...]-e# nam-dumu-ne-ne-sze3 | ... for their sons |
| 21' | [...]-gal-la-ke4 i-nu2 tu#-[...]-am3# | The great gods lie down in the bed |
| 22' | [...]-ga-na gada nu-un-[...] | The linen of his ... did not ... |
| 23' | [...] bur szagan-na nu-un-gid2 | ... did not extend the bowl of šaganu-flour |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | [...]-si-ni {uruda}lul-x-[...] | ... his ... copper ... |
| 2 | [...]-ni# ga-rasz{sar}-gin7 x [...] | His ... like cheese |
| 3 | [...]-x-a sza3-mu du11-[...] | ... my heart ... |
| 4 | [...]-x-me-en nin-me-a sza3#-zu# [...] x | ... you are our lady, your heart ... |
| 5 | [...]-a# bar-mu du11-ga#-[...]-ni | When he speaks to the king, my lord |
| 6 | [...]-x-me a bar#-zu# du11#-ga-na-ab-ze2-en | ..., say to him "Alas, your liver" |
| 7 | [...]-x za-e-me-en-[...] | ... you are |
| 8 | sza3 [...] x x [...] | The heart ... |
| 9 | [...] inim x x [...] | ... words ... |
| 10 | x [...] x [...]-eb-tar-re# [...] | ... will decide ... |
| 11 | zi? x [...]-x pa3-de3-[...] | True(?) ... is to be chosen |
| 12 | e11# [...]-ab-ze2-en | Come out to me(!?) |
| 13 | a i7#-[...]-x-ba-e-ne szu nam#-[ba]-gid2-i-en-ze2-en | Do not ... the water of the ... canals |
| 14 | a-sza3 sze-ba mu#-un#-na-ba-e-ne szu nam-ba-gid2-i-en-ze2-en | They will give him the barley-heaps of the field, but he will not give it to you |
| 15 | uzu nig2-x-x x-ta la2#-a ba-me-en# du11-x-na-ab-ze2-en | You are the one who has ... meat, speak to him |
| 16 | 1(disz)-am3 u2 nam#-ti-la 1(disz)-am3 a nam-ti-la ugu-na# szub#-bu-de3-en-ze2-en | 1 (piece of) plant for life, 1 (part of) water for life you shall cast upon him |
| 17 | {d}inanna# ha-ba-gub | May Inanna stand there |
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