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CDLI Literary 000663, ex. 001 (P345295)
Literary, Old Babylonian, Nippur · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | CDLI Literary 000663, ex. 001 |
|---|---|
| ID | P345295 |
| Museum no. | Ist Ni 02431 |
| 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 col 1 | ||
| 1 | {lu2}ki-sikil tur3 [...] | The maiden in the cowshed |
| 2 | ki-sikil {d}inanna amasz [...] | Maiden Inanna in the sheepfold |
| 3 | ab-sin2-na GAM-GAM-e [...] | ... furrows |
| 4 | {d}inanna ga#-e-re-dib-dib [...] | I want to pass Inanna by |
| 5 | ziz2 AN#? [...] | ... emmer |
| 6 | in-nin [...] GA [...] | Lady ... |
| 7 | [...]-nus-gen nu-me-en ne nu-[...] | I am not a woman, I do not ... |
| 8 | [...]-ta mul-gen nu-[...] | I am not a star from ... |
| 9 | nitadam# sipa-da nu-me-en#-[...] | I am not a husband of a shepherd |
| 10 | szesz-a-ni ur#-[...] szul {d}utu | His brother, Ur-..., youth Utu |
| 11 | ku3 {d}inanna [...]-de2#-e | Holy Inanna ... to you |
| 12 | nin9-mu he2-du12-du12 su8-ba-de3 | My sister, may it be uttered, the shepherd |
| 13 | ki-sikil {d}inanna za-e a-na-asz nu-ub-sze-ge-en | Maiden Inanna, why do you not agree with her? |
| 14 | i3-ni du10-ga-am3 ga-ni du10-ga-am3 | Her oil is sweet, her milk is sweet. |
| 15 | lu2-su8-ba nig2 szu du11-ga-ni zalag-zalag-ga-am3# | It is a man whose utterances are bright |
| 16 | {d}inanna he2-du12-du12 {d}du5-mu-zi-[...] | May Inanna be perfect, Dumuzi |
| 17 | unu2# la2 szuba la2 za-[...] nu-ub-sze-ge-en | You do not agree with the dining hall, the šuba stone, and the za-stone |
| 18 | i3-ni du10-ga mu-un-da-gu7-e | He eats his good oil. |
| 19 | an-dul3-e lugal-la za-e a-na-asz nu-ub-sze-ge-en | The canopy of the king, why do you not agree? |
| 20 | [...]-e su8-ba-de3 ba-ra-mu-du12-du12-un | ... the shepherd did not speak to you |
| 21 | [...]-gibil-la2-na ba-ra-mi-ni-ga-ga-an | ... he will not bring it to you. |
| 22 | [...] MIN-mu-de3 sa2 ba-ra-mu-e-en | ... you will not be able to equal me. |
| 23 | ki#-sikil-men3 me-e mu-un-gar3-e de3-mu-du12-du12-un | I am the maiden, may the farmer speak to you |
| 24 | mu-un-gar3 gu gun3-gun3-a-da | with the farmer with speckled necks |
| 25 | mu-un-gar3 sze gun3-gun3-a-da | with the farmer of speckled barley |
| obverse col 2 | ||
| 34 | me-[...] ba#-[...] | Me ... |
| 35 | inim-bi [...] | Its words |
| 36 | sipa-ra engar#? [...] | For the shepherd, the farmer |
| 37 | lugal-mu# x# [...] | My king |
| 38 | su8-ba {d}du5-mu-zi#-de3# | The shepherd Dumuzi |
| 39 | [...]-x-du11-ge-de3 in-[...] | In order to speak ... |
| 40 | engar#-e# ga2-a-ra engar-e ga2-a-ra engar-e a-na mu-un-diri-ga-am3 | The farmer, come on! Come on! The farmer - what has the farmer done? |
| 41 | {d}en-ki-im-du lu2-e-pa5-ra-ke4 | Enkimdu, Lu-epara |
| 42 | ga2-a-ra engar-e a-na mu-un-diri-ga-am3 | For me, what has the farmer accomplished? |
| 43 | tug2 gi6-ga-ni ha-ma-ab-szum2-mu | May he give me his black garment. |
| 44 | engar-ra u8 gi6-mu ga2-e ga-mu-na-szi-ib-sum | I want to give the black ewe to the farmer. |
| 45 | tug2-babbar2-ra-ni ha-ma-ab-sum-mu | May he make his white garment shine for me. |
| 46 | engar-ra u8 babbar2-ra-mu ga-mu-na-szi-ib-sum | I want to give him to the farmer my white ewe. |
| 47 | e-ne kasz sag-ga2-ni ha-ma-an-de2-e | May he pour out his first-class beer for me. |
| 48 | engar-ra ga sig7-a-mu ga-mu-na-szi-in-de2 | I want to bring him milk from the farmer. |
| 49 | e-ne kasz sig5-ni ha-ma-an-de2-e | May he pour out his good beer for me. |
| reverse col 1 | ||
| 1 | engar-ra ga-ki-si#-[...] ga-mu-na-szi-in-de2# | I want to pacify the plowmen for him, let me bring it to him |
| 2 | kasz-sa2 gi4-a-ni ha-ma-an-de2-e | may he pour out his second beer. |
| 3 | engar-ra ga BUL-a-mu ga-mu-na-szi-in-de2 | I want to bring him milk from the farmer. |
| 4 | e-ne |KASZ.A.SUD|-a-ni ha-ma-an-de2-e | may he pour his beer for me. |
| 5 | engar-ra ga2-e ga-u2-mu ga-mu-na-szi-in-de2 | I want to bring it to the farmer, let me give it to him. |
| 6 | ha-ha-la sig5-ni ha-ma-ab-sum-mu | May the good divides be given to me. |
| 7 | engar-ra ga-i3-ti-ir-da-mu ga-mu-na-szi-ib-sum | Let me bring it to the farmer, let me give it to him. |
| 8 | ninda sig5-ni ha-ma-ab-sum-mu | may his good bread be given to me. |
| 9 | engar-ra ga |NUNUZ#.TE#|-a-mu ga-mu-na-szi-ib-sum | I want to give my milk to the farmer |
| 10 | gu2 di4-di4-la2-ni ha-ma-ab-szum2-mu | may he give to me his little necks! |
| 11 | engar-ra ga-ar3 tur-tur-mu ga-mu-na-szi-ib-sum | I want to give him small cheeses to the farmer. |
| 12 | u3-mu-ni-gu7 u3-mu-ni-nag-ga2-ta | After she eats and drinks, |
| 13 | i3-ni2-diri-ga ga-mu-na-ra-ab-szub | I want to cast him into a pitfall for him. |
| 14 | ga nig2 diri-ga ga-mu-na-ra-ab-szub | I want to throw out the milk that is surpassing for him. |
| 15 | ga2-a-ra engar-e a-na mu-un-diri-ga#-[am3] | For me, what has the farmer accomplished? |
| 16 | ul am3-te ul am3-te gaba-pesz10-a ul am3-te | She shouts “It is beautiful, it is beautiful! It is shining like a torch.’ |
| 17 | pesz10-am3 sipa-de3 pesz10-am3 | It is a deluge, the shepherd is an equid. |
| 18 | sipa-de3 pesz10-am3 udu na-an-ga-am3-mi#-[...] | The shepherd should not ... sheep on the bank(?) |
| 19 | sipa pesz10-a udu lu-a-ra | For the shepherd of the sheepfold, Lu'ara |
| 20 | lu2-sipa-ra engar mu-na-ni-[...] | Lu-sipara, the farmer, ... |
| 21 | engar {d}en-ki-im-du mu#-[...] | farmer of Enkimdu |
| 22 | {d}dumu-zi lugal eg2 pa5#-[...] | Dumuzi, the king who ... the ditches |
| 23 | edin-a-na |PA.LU|#-[...] du14 [...] | In his steppe ... slander |
| reverse col 2 | ||
| 24 | su8#-ba {d}dumu-zi-de3 edin-a-na# du14 mu-un-di-ni-ib-mu2-mu2 | The shepherd Dumuzi has spoken with him in his steppe |
| 25 | ga2-a za-a-da su8-ba ga2-a za-a-da su8-ba ga2-a za-a-da | I, with you, the shepherd, [I, with] you, [the shepherd, I], with you. |
| 26 | a-na-asz mu-da-ab-sa2-e-en | Why do you set out for me? |
| 27 | udu-zu u2 pesz10 he2-em-mi-gu7 | May your sheep eat grass fed to pigs. |
| 28 | isin-ga2 udu-zu he2-em-mi-lu | May your sheep multiply in my lap. |
| 29 | a-sza3 szuba unu{ki}-ga sze ha-ba-ni-gu7 | in the šuba field of Uruk barley was consumed. |
| 30 | masz2 sila4-zu i7-turungal-ga2 a ha-ba-ni-in-nag | May your lamb drink water in the Iturungal canal. |
| 31 | lu2-sipa-me-en nam-nitadam-mu-sze3 | I am a shepherd, because of my marriage |
| 32 | engar ku-li-ga2 na-ba-ni-in-ku4-ra | did not bring in the farmer of my flock, |
| 33 | engar {d}en-ki-im-du ku-li-ga2 engar ku-li-ga2 | farmer of Enkimdu in my pastures, farmer in my fields |
| 34 | na-ba-ni-in-ku4-ra-am3 | did not enter, |
| 35 | gig ga-mu-ra-de6 gu2 ga-mu-ra-de6 | I want to bring you a bitter thing, I want [to bring you] a neck-rope. |
| 36 | gu2-nida bir-un5-na ga-mu-ra-de6 | I want to bring it to you on a raft of birunna wood. |
| 37 | lu2-ki-sikil nig2 za-a-ra si3-ga | a young woman who carries things for you |
| 38 | ki-sikil {d}inanna sze gin2 gu2-MUNUS ga-mu-ra-de6 | Maiden Inanna, I want to bring you the barley of a she-donkey |
| 39 | sipa engar-da a-da-min3 du11-ga | with the shepherd and the farmer a contest |
| 40 | ki-sikil {d}inanna za3-mi2-zu du10-ga-am3 | Maiden Inanna, your praise is sweet. |
| 41 | bal-bal-e-dam | to cross over |
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