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CDLI Literary 000767, ex. 003 (P345247)
Literary, Old Babylonian, Nippur · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | CDLI Literary 000767, ex. 003 |
|---|---|
| ID | P345247 |
| Museum no. | Ist Ni 02771 |
| 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 | ||
| 1 | di i₃-du₁₁ ⸢egir⸣-bi-še₃ nu-mu-un-til-e | The verdict that he rendered, he did not finish. |
| 2 | šu ka-zu nu-ub-da-sa₂ | Hand that cannot be opened |
| 3 | nam-dub-sar-ra he₂-bi₂-šid ki-bi-še₃ ; nu-mu-ra-ab-ge₄ | The scribal art was brought to an end, it did not reach its place for you |
| 4 | eme-gi₇-še₃ eme-zu si nu-ub-sa₂ | The Sumerian, your tongue is not balanced |
| 5 | [x x] he₂-bi₂-šid za₃-bi-še₃ nu-e-zu | May ... be scattered, but you do not know its edge |
| 6 | [...] ⸢diri⸣ he₂-tuh ki-us₂ nu-mu-ra-ab-dab₅ | ... may he pluck up, but he will not seize the throne |
| 7 | [x]-⸢ŋar⸣-ra ki-bi-še₃ nu-mu-ra-ab-ge₄ | ... did not alter its place for you |
| 8 | [x] enim-ma nam-dumu-e₂-dub-a-ka-ne ; ⸢šu⸣-za ib₂-ši-in-tum₃ | ... the words of the scribal school he brought into your hand |
| 9 | [x] nu-ra-tar šu na-ma-<ni>-ib₂-šum₂-mu | ... the nūrātu-demon shall not bring his hand |
| 10 | [...]-⸢sa₆⸣-sa₆ ki nam-dub-sar-še₃ ; [...] ⸢nu⸣-mu-ra-⸢de₂⸣-a | ... to the place of the scribal art ... for you |
| 11 | [x x] ⸢ehi⸣-ta zi₂ ša₃-⸢ŋar-ta⸣ uš₂ | ... from the reed-bed, flour from the bartâ-vessel |
| 12 | [...] ⸢ŋen-na ur₅-ra⸣ me-te-⸢zu⸣ | ... of the en priestess, the one who is yours |
| r | ||
| 1′ | [...]-⸢en⸣ | ... en(?) |
| 2′ | [...] ⸢ki⸣ bad-ra₂ | ... the outer city E-e-e. |
| 3′ | [...] ⸢šutul₄-a⸣ nu₂-nu₂ | ... lying down in the kitchen |
| 4′ | [x] ⸢gu₃ ra-ah⸣ (BIR.BIR{ri})⸢ta⸣ zi-ir-zi-ir | “The ... of the raḫ’e-tree is to be smashed. |
| 5′ | ⸢geme₂⸣ (ŠU.ḪA) {ŋeš}ba-an-⸢e° u₄°⸣ zal-zal | (If) a slave woman, the day passes by |
| 6′ | saŋ lu₂-tumu ⸢udun⸣ bahar₂-ra-ka nu₂-nu₂ | “The slave lying in the uduna-vessel in the potter’s oven, |
| 7′ | saman₄-la₂ ku₃ ⸢dam-gara₃⸣{ra}ka til-til | The silver merchant of the Damgara temple is finished. |
| 8′ | lu₂ ⸢kurun⸣-na zi₃ munu₄ gu₇-gu₇ | a man who eats flour and malt |
| 9′ | ⸢kiše₄⸣ a-AK ⸢ŋa₂⸣-nu ⸢lu₂⸣ KU ⸢sila⸣-ta bar-bar | “It is raining on the fields, the people ... from the fields. |
| 10′ | ⸢lil⸣ hu-ru-um uš₇(|KA×LI|)za₃-ga bar-bar | “Elil, the ḫurum-priestess, the exalted one, |
| 11′ | [...]-na-gen₇-nam ze₄-e ⸢GA₂-da⸣ mu da-ab-sa₂-e | As if I were ..., I would say “I want to go to the ébadâ temple,’ |
| 12′ | ⸢ni₂⸣ su(ZU-)ub lu₂-tumu dim₂-ma {ugu}ugu₄-bi | “Seizing the head of a dead man, tearing out his body, |
Sources & licences
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- 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) · ORACC project editions, https://oracc.museum.upenn.edu/ ; cite the individual project (see texts.extra_json.project)
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