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CDLI Literary 000754, ex. 009 (P345250)
Literary, Old Babylonian, Nippur · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | CDLI Literary 000754, ex. 009 |
|---|---|
| ID | P345250 |
| Museum no. | Ist Ni 02746 |
| 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' | [...] sza3 hul2-la#-[...] | ... the one who makes the heart rejoice |
| 2' | [...] inim-mu-sze3 [...] im-szub li-[...] | ... to my word ... fell ... |
| 3' | [nam]-dub-sar-ra sag-bi [...] za3-bi-sze3 i3-til | The scribal art, its head ... to its edge he finished. |
| 4' | nig2-na-me la-ba-an-gil-bi-na x szu-mu GA2 mu-e-szum2-ma | (Sum) You have given me ... (Akk) You gave me my ... |
| 5' | nig2-ba-a2-kusz-a-diri mi-ni-in-gar nam-dugud mu-e-dah-e | He placed a heavy burden on me, I will carry it with me. |
| 6' | {d}nisaba nin-{d}lamma-ke4# x {d}lamma-zu he-am3 | Nisaba, lady of the protective spirit, may your protective spirit be |
| 7' | gi-du3-a-zu sa6-ge hu-mu-ra-an-ga2#-ga2 | May your good gidu service be established for you |
| 8' | im-szu DU x x x x x x en-me# | ... ... our lord |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | szesz-zu-ne igi-gub# [...] | When you stand before your brother |
| 2 | du10-sa-zu-ne sag-kal#-bi# [...] | When you are good(?) ... its head |
| 3 | an-ta-gal2 dumu# e2-dub-ba-a-ke4# x x | Antagal, the student of the scribal school |
| 4 | e2 lugal-la-ke4 dib-dib-bi sza3-diri-bi | The king's house is full of wailing. |
| 5 | lu2-tur ad-da ba-an-zu ga2-e us2-sa-ni-me-en | I am the child who knows the father, |
| 6 | eme# i-ri-DU-a nam i-ri-tar-re | The tongue of IriDU decrees a fate |
| 7 | [...] ad-da-zu inim-bi-ta szu-zi ha-ra-ga2-ga2 | ... may your father set you free from this matter |
| 10 | [...] nig2#-ad-da-za# [...] x x | ... your inheritance ... |
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