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CDLI Literary 000659, ex. 001 (P345166)
Literary, Old Babylonian, Nippur · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | CDLI Literary 000659, ex. 001 |
|---|---|
| ID | P345166 |
| Museum no. | Ist Ni 02377a |
| 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 Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative · CDLI: reuse of catalogue/transliteration data with citation of CDLI; images restricted (not fetched)
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 col 1 | ||
| 1 | [...] NE?-gin7? [...] | ... like ... |
| 2 | [...] x-gin7 ab2 x ZU [...] x [...] | ... like ... cow |
| 3 | [{d}nin]-e2-gal-la li-bi-ir-si-zu en#-[...] | Ninegala, your herald |
| 4 | [...] nunuz dub2-dub2-gin7 [...] | ... like a throwing-stick ... |
| 5 | [...] li-bi-ir-si-zu en-me-esz | ... your limbs are lords |
| 6 | [...]-mu? di-di-ta-am3 _isz-te-na-a a x_ | ... my ..., the ... of the Ishtena |
| 7 | [...] gar |A.AN|? min-am3 | ... two |
| 8 | [...] x [...] mu#?-x-[...] | ... ... |
| 9 | [...]-du3-am3 x BU x# [...] | ... is built ... |
| 10 | [...]-HA#-de3 mu#-lu mu-gi-a szag4-ga-bi _sza qe2-er-bi sza a-pi2-im_ | ... the one of the mugî-priestess, whose heart is like the heart of a phlegm |
| 11 | lu2#?-su8-ba-sze3 mu-lu da-an-gi4-gi4 _x x_ | To the ..., the one who will reply |
| 12 | [...] sag ga sag mi2 de3#-ma3#-ab#-be2 _[li-ka]-an-ni-a-am_ | May he say to me “..., ..., I want to soothe my head!' |
| 13 | engar#?-mu-u8?-sze3 mu-lu <da-an-gi4-gi4> | The one who will reply to my farmer(?) |
| 14 | [...] gesztin#-e mi2 de3-<ma3-ab-be2> | ... may he say to you "... wine" |
| 15 | [...]-du3# x sa-du3 nu2-a-sze3 _sza# sze-e-tum szu-nu-la-at-sum2_ | ... ... to the bed of the šunu-la-tsum |
| 16 | [...]-men3 mu-lu da-an-gi4-gi4 | ... I want to send a messenger |
| 17 | [...] sig5#?-ga mi2 de3-ga2-ab-be2 | May he/she say to you "... is good"(?) |
| 18 | szu#-HA-dam gisz-gi sa#-du3-a-ni-sze3 _sza#? a?-pi-im#?_ | ... of the reed bed for his regular offerings(?) |
| 19 | ga-sza-an-an#-na-gen mu-lu da-an-gi4-gi4 | I am Gašanana, I want to return. |
| 20 | suhur{ku6} gur-gur-ra mi2 de3-ga2-ab-be2 | May he say to you “It is a fish that is torn out’ |
| 21 | li-bi-ir-si-ni nig2-a-de6 im-de6 | Libirsini brought gifts. |
| 22 | muszen za-ga muszen-du3 mu-un-de6 _ub?-lam?_ | a bird of the border brought the fowler(?) and the ublam(?) |
| 23 | suhur{ku6} gur-gur-ra szu-HA-de3 mu-un-de6 | He brought the fish into the reedbeds in a šuḫa procession |
| 24 | nin-mu# [x (x)] x ba-an-da-ab-du11 _isz-ta-ka-an_ | My mistress ... spoke ... |
| 25 | lu2-sipa-de3 i3 szu-sze3 mu-un-la2 _it-ta-na-szi_ | the shepherd poured oil into his hands and gave it to her. |
| 26 | {d}dumu-zi-de3 ga zag-sze3 mu-un-la2 _i-na [bu]-di#-szu_ | Dumuzi covered the milk on its side. |
| 27 | i3 ga NIG2-ban3-da zag-sze3 mu-un-la2 _qal?-qal?_ | he spreads butter and milk on top of it. |
| 28 | ga dug-szakir?-ra zag-sze3 mu-un-la2 | he stretched the milk of the churn on its side |
| 29 | [...]-mu# e2-e gu3 ba-an-de2 | ... spoke to the house |
| 30 | [{d}]dumu#-zi-de3 x x x | Dumuzi |
| 31 | [e2] gal2-lu nin-mu e2 [...] | Open the house, my lady, the house ... |
| 32 | [...] x mu#-un#-[...] | ... ... |
| obverse col 2 | ||
| 1 | nu-u8-gig-ge x# [...] x x x | The nugig priestess ... |
| 2 | ama ugu#-ni giri3 mu-un-gub-[...] _i-na MUNUS-mi-sza i-x-x_ | The mother who bore him set foot ... in her woman ... |
| 3 | [...] i-lu-zu mu-un-gub-x _x x-nu u2-za-az_ | ... your lament ... stands. |
| 4 | i-gi4#-[...]-zu7# |NI.SUH|-dam x [...] _x x x_ | “If he slips through your door pivots, ... ... |
| 5 | i-gi4-in#-zu7# a-ME? x x [...] | Iginzu ... water |
| 6 | i-gi4-in-zu7# e-ne za-ra [...] | The one who knows, ... for you |
| 7 | i-gi4#-in-zu7 a-a-zu na-nam# | You are indeed your father |
| 8 | i-gi4-in-zu7 ama-zu na-nam | You are indeed your mother. |
| 9 | ama-ni ama-zu-gin7 in-ga?-x x x _x x a a [...] x_ | His mother like your mother ... |
| 10 | a-a-ni a-a-zu-gin7 in-ga-NE?-en | His father is like your father |
| 11 | e2 gal2-lu nin-mu e2 gal2-lu | Open the house, my lady, open the house! |
| 12 | {d}inanna du11-ga ama-na-sze3 | To Inanna, whose speech is pleasing to her mother, |
| 13 | a mu-un-tu5 i3 du10-ga mu-un#-szesz2 | She bathed in water, she drank good oil |
| 14 | {tug2}pala3 mah bar-ra nam-mi-in-dul | She covered her body with a supreme cloak. |
| 15 | u3 mu-lu-ug-ga-ni szu ba-an-ti | and Mulugani received. |
| 16 | {na4}za-gin3 gu2-a si bi2-ib2-sa2-sa2-e | he arranged lapis lazuli on his neck. |
| 17 | {na4}kiszib szu-ni-a ba-ni-in-du8 _i-na x isz ta [...] x_ | he sealed it with his own seal. |
| 18 | in-nin9-e giri3-ni mu-un-gub-gub _isz-x-x-ma_ | The lady set her foot ... |
| 19 | {d}dumu-zi-de3 {gis}ig im-ma-ni-in-us2 _ip-te-x [...]_ | Dumuzi sat down on the door and opened ... |
| 20 | e2-e iti6-gin7 im-ma-na-ra-e3 _isz?-x-x-x_ | The temple, like a moonlight, came out for him |
| 21 | igi mu-un-szi-bar mu-un-na-hul2-la _ih? x x x_ | He looked at him, he rejoiced for him |
| 22 | gu2-da mu-ni-in-la2# ne# [...]-un#?-su?-su-ub? | He hung it on his neck, he shook his neck |
| 23 | [...] x# x# [...] | |
| reverse col 1 | ||
| 1 | x [...] | |
| 2 | {d}dumu-zi-de3 x [...] | Dumuzi |
| 3 | en {d}dumu-zi IM#? [...] _x x_ | Lord Dumuzi |
| 4 | lugal-mu e2-e [...] | My king at the house |
| 5 | lugal-mu |MUNUS?.USZ#.[DAM]| [...] | my master |
| 6 | {d}dumu-zi-de3 lu2? x# A#? nu-x#-x# | Dumuzi ... the man(?) |
| 7 | lugal-mu e2-a# ku4#-ra-na-ni | My king, when he entered the house |
| 8 | su8-ba {d}dumu-zi-de3 nitadam-a-ni-ir gu3 mu-na-de2-e | The shepherd Dumuzi spoke to his spouse: |
| 9 | nitadam-mu x-ta? e3-i3 | My spouse, come forth from the |
| 10 | {d}inanna x x x e2 dingir!-ga2 | Inanna, ... of the temple of my god |
| 11 | e2 dingir-ga2-sze3 mu-e?-tum3-en | You bring me to the house of my god |
| 12 | igi dingir-ga2-sze3 i3-e?-nu2-en | I lie before my god |
| 13 | za3 gu-la dingir-ga2-ka {d}inanna# mu-da-tusz-u3-de3-en _x x x [x] x x_ | I will sit with Inanna at the great border of my god |
| 14 | ur5-gin7 hu-mu-na-ab-be2-a-ka | May he say to him "like a dog" |
| 15 | x# x# x#-ka im-ma#-an-tusz _x [...] ab_ | ... sat down ... |
| 16 | [...] x szu x [...] x x x _a-na A SZI? RI? AB? NU x x x_ | ... ... to |
| 17 | [...]-ra giri3 im-ma-an-gub#-[gub] _it?-ta-x x_ | ... stood at the foot |
| 18 | [...] x [...]-ra-zu mu-na-ab-be2 _[...] x x_ | ... he says to him ... |
| 19 | [...] x [...] RU? x [...] | ... ... |
| 20 | [...] x x x [...] | |
| 21 | [...] x x [...] | |
| 22 | [...] ha? [...] | ... ha(?) |
| 23 | [...] NE [...] | ... ... |
| 24 | [...] li#-bi-ir-si-zu? | ... your libirsi(?) |
| reverse col 2 | ||
| 1 | [...] x [...] | |
| 2 | [...] igi-za#? [...] | ... before you(?) |
| 3 | [...]-uszumgal-mu {gisz}ma2 [...] _x x x_ | ...-ušumgalmu the boat |
| 4 | [...] in#-nin9-ra gu2 ab-[...] | ... to the lady ... |
| 5 | [...]-geme2-mu-sze3 la-ba-e-de3-ri | ... did not bring me to my ... |
| 6 | [...]-na-am3 banszur?-zu banszur? szen-na-am3 _x x lu-ub-bi-<ib>_ | ... your table is a pure table |
| 7 | banszur? szen-e im-ma-ni-ib-KA-e-en _i-ik-kal x x x_ | He sat on a pure table, eating ... |
| 8 | banszur?-zu banszur#? szen#?-na#? banszur? szen-am3 _ma?-x-[...]_ | Your table is a beautiful table, a splendid table |
| 9 | za-e HUB#? [...] ba-ni-ib-KA-e-en _i-[...]-x-x-x_ | You ... ... |
| 10 | ama-mu# HUB#? [...] la?-ba-ni-ib-KA | My mother did not ...(?) |
| 11 | szesz# tu#-ur-tu-ra la-ba-ni-ib2-KA _x x x_ | My brother, I will not speak to you ... |
| 12 | nin9-mu {d}gesztin-an-na la-ba-ni-ib2-KA | My sister Geštinana did not speak to me |
| 13 | za-e [...] E szu ba-ni-ib-gu7!-e [...]-na | You, ... eats(?) ... |
| 14 | nitadam-mu tug2 na-ma-tag-tag-an | My husband should not touch the cloth. |
| 15 | [...]-e gu na-ma-NU-NU-un | ... should not ... |
| 16 | [...] sig2 ud5? na-ma-ni-ib2-du3-un _[...] ab [...] x [...] x_ | ... should not build a goat's wool ... ... |
| 17 | [...] na#?-ma#?-dun-dun-an | ... should not be piled up(?) |
| 18 | [...] x x [...] x# nun-na _[...]-szum_ | ... ... princely ... |
| 19 | x x x [...] x-an | ... ... |
| 20 | [...] IM? [...] x [...] | ... ... |
| 21 | ninda nam x [...] x x [...] | Bread ... |
| 22 | {d}nin-e2-gal-la PA? [...] | Ninegala |
| 23 | am {d}dumu-zi x x [...] x [...] | Wild bull Dumuzi |
| 24 | x-e sze-er-zi ku3 an-ur2?-[ra] x x | ... pure radiance in the horizon(?) |
| 25 | [...]-na-mu an-ne2 sze-er-zi [...] | ... of heaven ... |
| 26 | [x x x] BA an#?-ur2? x [...] | ... the horizon? |
| 27 | [...] x x [...] | |
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