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CDLI Literary 000771, ex. 006 (P345266)
Literary, Old Babylonian, Nippur · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | CDLI Literary 000771, ex. 006 |
|---|---|
| ID | P345266 |
| Museum no. | Ist Ni 02794 |
| 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 | [x x x x x x] ⸢x⸣ BU-⸢UD x⸣ [(x x x)] | ... ēšu-plant, ...-plant |
| 2 | [x x x x] ⸢kala⸣-ga [x x (x)] | ... ekala’ega plant |
| 3 | [x x x] ⸢x⸣-zu še-er am₃-[x x] | ... your ... is ... |
| 4 | [...]-⸢e kala⸣-ga sag₁₀ ; [...]-⸢ri⸣-ib-gu₇ | ... the strong one, the one who is beautiful(?) ... eats |
| 5 | ⸢x⸣ [...]-⸢ri⸣-ib-ze₂-en ⸢x⸣-za ⸢ga-ri-ib⸣-ŋar-⸢en⸣ | “When you enter your temple, you will be surrounded(?) in your temple |
| 6 | ⸢nam-erim₂⸣ [na-an-ku₅]-⸢de₃⸣ nam-mu-un-duda-e-ne | They shall not cut off the enmāru-demon, they shall not release him. |
| 7 | ušur-e ⸢in nam⸣-mu-un-ŋa₂-ŋa₂ | (Sum) The lord, do not let him be forgotten(?) (Akk) The hero does not let himself be forgotten |
| 8 | {i}nin-ku₃-zu dumu-⸢munus lugal⸣-nir-ŋal₂ | Ninkuzu, daughter of Lugal-enirbal |
| 9 | ni₂-zu im-ta-⸢x e-ne-eŋ₃ di⸣-ta-am₃ ga-ra-⸢ab-du₁₁⸣ | I want to utter an arazu prayer to you |
| 10 | nam-erim₂ na-an-ku₅-de₃ nam-mu-un-duda-e-ne | They shall not cut off the enemy, they shall not let him run. |
| 11 | u₃-ba-⸢ŋal₂ zi IM KA-ge x (x) x (x) in x (x) NE⸣ | “Uba’ebal, true ... |
| 12 | nam-erim₂-⸢gen₇ zi x da-ri TAG-TAG niŋ₂⸣ dugud | (Sum) Like a true ... forever, ... is heavy. (Akk) Like an oath forever, heavy. |
| 13 | in-da-⸢gur ab-ba NI/IR-NI/IR nam-mu⸣-ni-ib-⸢da₁₃⸣-da₁₃ | (Sum) The indagur priestess does not ... (Akk) Do not let the abba priest(s) ... |
| 14 | ⸢x ab⸣-ba iri-KA na-⸢aŋ₂⸣-[x-x]-DU | “The ... of the Aba temple, the Iri-KA temple, |
| 15 | di-da e-ne-eŋ₃-⸢ŋa₂ lugal⸣-[x x (x)]-DU | The judge, Lugal-e... |
| 16 | ⸢x x šu la⸣ ba-ra-ta-[...] ⸢mu-lu⸣ til₃-le nu-me-en | You are not a ..., you do not live there. |
| 17 | tukum-bi nam-⸢erim₂⸣ [...] ⸢mu-us₂-am₃⸣ | If it is an e’eerû-demon, it is a e'usame-disease |
| 18 | ⸢za₃⸣ [...]-⸢re-en-ta₃ mu⸣-[...] | From the outer courtyard of the ... temple he ... |
| 19 | [...]-⸢bi ha-ma⸣-[...] | May its ... be made perfect for me |
| 20 | [x x x] ⸢ga-ra⸣-ab-[...] | ... the Egarab temple |
| r | ||
| 1 | ⸢lu₂ di⸣-ta-am₃ mu-⸢da-zi₂⸣-ib ⸢ušur kal-la⸣-[...] | The one who rises up from the womb, the strong one |
| 2a | ⸢ga-ba-al in-na-du₃⸣ ; | he built the Egabal. |
| 2b | ⸢x⸣-ta-am₃-⸢di-di⸣-in in-na-⸢du₁₁⸣ | “If he keeps wandering about, he will be able to tell it to him. |
| 3 | tu₉-gen₇ in-tar-re-en a₂-⸢ŋa₂ bi₂⸣-in-la₂-e-en | (Sum) I am the one who is dressed like a garment, (Akk) You are dressed as if in garments, you are adorned with a crown |
| 4 | in nu-zu-ŋu₁₀ mu-un-tub₂ | He smote the one who did not know him. |
| 5 | ⸢aŋ₂ nu-du₁₁⸣-ga-ŋu₁₀ ab-ta-ab-la₂-la₂-e-en | You are the one who does not say “It is enough!" |
| 6 | ⸢nam-erim₂⸣ al ma-an-du₁₁ | “Enam-erība, I want to speak to you! |
| 7a | u₄-⸢da⸣ di-⸢da⸣ gu₂-ni ⸢ba-ra⸣-an-ku₅ ; | When he goes out, when he comes out, his neck is cut off. |
| 7b | KA ma-ab-⸢sa₆-sa₆⸣-ge | The mouth of Ab-Sasa |
| 8 | ⸢dim₃-mi-ir aŋ₂-ge-na-ka u₃-ba⸣-DU | In the “house of the gods,' he ... |
| 9 | nu-nus aŋ₂-erim₂-ma-⸢ka ; di he₂-x-x⸣-ib-dab₅-⸢be₂⸣ | May the woman of the storehouse be seized. |
| 10 | na de₅-⸢de₅⸣ na-de₅ {⸢d}nin⸣-urta | “To go out, to go out to Ninurta, |
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