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CDLI Literary 000765, ex. 001 (P345296)
Literary, Old Babylonian, Nippur · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | CDLI Literary 000765, ex. 001 |
|---|---|
| ID | P345296 |
| Museum no. | Ist Ni 02490 |
| 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 | ga-na kiŋ₂ a₂-zu-a bi₂-AK {[d]}⸢en⸣-[...] | I want to go to the place where your strength is, Enlil |
| 2 | ⸢maš₂⸣ ud₅-da-⸢gen₇ eme⸣-bi u₃-⸢mu⸣-[...] | Like a nanny goat, its tongue trembles |
| 3 | ša₃-ba ⸢e₂⸣-gal-am₃ ki-DU-zu-um ŋešbun₂ [...] | In this place the palace is your place of learning |
| 4 | ku₃ e₂-gal nu ki-DU-zu nu ki-tuš-zu ⸢ga⸣-[x x x] | Holy, your palace is not your residence, your dwelling is not ... |
| 5 | lu₂-u₃-ne bešeŋ (TUR.TUR) kala-kala-ga ⸢ma₂⸣-gen₇ a-[x x x]-⸢uš⸣ | The men ... like a small ... in the quay |
| 6 | {tu₉}niŋ₂-dara₂ šumun-šumun-na-ni za-ra a-ra-⸢ni-in⸣-[x (x)] | When he washes his hands with the šunna-garment, he ... for you |
| 7 | ša₃ e₂ tur-ra-ka lu₂ a₂ a-ra-ni-in-⸢ra⸣ | In the midst of the small house a man ... |
| 8 | dug ka-bi uš₂-ša-a-gen₇ {a}agu₂-za im i₃-bi₂-in-du₃ | Like a pot whose opening is open, he poured clay into your bag. |
| 9 | e₂ ša₃-ga ki kukku₂-ga-ba | In the inner house, the place of kukkug |
| 10 | ki-DU ki sah₆-sah₆-bi-a lu₂-u₃ ki a-ra-ni-in-DU | ..., the place of its saḫasah! ... |
| 11 | u₄ ki-duru₅ u₃-ma-ti-a-ta | from the day when the cult site of Umati |
| 12 | {⸢uruda⸣}ha-⸢bu₃-da⸣ {u₂}(KI.KAL-)ga HI nu-u₃-da-ŋal₂ | “A copper ḫa’ebuda-vessel, a ... plant, he will not carry it off. |
| 13 | ur₅-ta en₃-zu lu₂-u₃ nu-tar-re | (Sum) The one who does not inquire after you(?), no one should inquire about you(?) (Akk) From the beginning, nobody inquires after you |
| 14 | u₄ nuŋun-ne₂ u₃-ma-ti-a-ta | After the day had passed, |
| 15 | {uruda}AGA₃ {ŋeš}apin dim₂ nu-u₃-da-ŋal₂ | The plowman was not able to carry it. |
| 16 | ur₅-ta en₃-zu lu₂-u₃ nu-tar-re | (Sum) The one who does not inquire after you(?), no one should inquire about you(?) (Akk) From the beginning, nobody inquires after you |
| 17 | en-te-ne₂-e u₃-ma-ti-a-ta | After the enteneŋ priestess has died, |
| 18 | {uruda}ha-zi-in u₂ ku₅ nu-u₃-da-ŋal₂ | He did not carry hazin-tools and cut grass. |
| 19 | ur₅-ta en₃-zu lu₂-u₃ nu-tar-re | (Sum) The one who does not inquire after you(?), no one should inquire about you(?) (Akk) From the beginning, nobody inquires after you |
| 20 | u₄ ⸢buru₁₄⸣-e u₃-ma-ti-a-ta | When the harvest arrived, |
| 21 | {uruda}kiŋ₂ še gur₁₀ gur₁₀ nu-u₃-da-ŋal₂ | In(?) the city, the barley rations were not carried off(?) |
| 22 | ur₅-ta en₃-zu lu₂-u₃ nu-tar-re | (Sum) The one who does not inquire after you(?), no one should inquire about you(?) (Akk) From the beginning, nobody inquires after you |
| 23 | ⸢buru₁₄⸣ [x]-⸢te-en⸣-za {uruda}AGA₃ bulug niŋ₂ e₂ du₃-du₃ u₃ kir₁₁ za-⸢BA⸣ nu-mu-da-ŋal₂ | The e’eburu-tree, your ..., the agate, the bolt, the building of the temple, and the female lambs did not carry (them) off. |
| 24 | ur₅-ta en₃-zu lu₂-u₃ nu-tar-re | (Sum) The one who does not inquire after you(?), no one should inquire about you(?) (Akk) From the beginning, nobody inquires after you |
| 25 | ku₃ sahar e₂ ša₃-ga {ŋeš-tu₉}ŋeštu-ga u₉(BAD₃)lu-a-⸢me⸣-en₃ | You are the one who makes the silver and earth of the interior of the house shine like daylight |
| 26 | LUL ku₄-kur e₂ si-ga-ka LI LI ⸢sag₃⸣-ge | “Lullaby enters the house of silence, ... the esag-priestess, |
| 27 | ku₃ e₂-gal nu ki-DU-zu-⸢um⸣ | The silver of the palace is not ... |
| 28 | ki sah₆ ki-tum₂-ma-am₃ ur₅-ra-am₃ ki-DU-zu-[um] | It is the place of the sah-demon, it is a place of rejoicing! It is your place! |
| 29 | ku₃ ŋešbun₂ nu eš₂-gar₃-zu nu ša₃-ga-tab ⸢eš₂-gar₃-zu⸣-um | The silver, the nugig, the ešga-tab, the Ša-gatab, (is) your “response-of-the-goddess’. |
| 30 | ku₃ a-gar₅ (LUL.LUL-)na a₂ kiŋ₂ nu-sukud-ra₂ | The silver of his irrigated orchard is not secured at the ground. |
| 31 | kiŋ₂-ge₄-a diŋir dim₂ šu-zu la-ba-teŋ₃-GA₂-da | In the place of the scepter, your hand cannot be grasped |
| 32 | ze₂ ur-gen₇ a-na-aš ma-an-du₇-du₇-de₃-en₃ | Why do you make me tremble like a dog? |
| 33 | ku₄-ba-ni muš e₂ kukku₂-ga ki-DU-za nu₂-i₃ | When he enters, the snake lies down in your ... place. |
| 34 | uruda niŋ₂-kala-ga-a ku₃-ra | the copper of the holy nikalaŋ drum |
| 35 | i-in ge-na-ni mu-ni-in-tub₂ ; ša₃ hulu mu-ni-in-dim₂ | She has smeared her eyes, she has fashioned an evil aura for her |
| r | ||
| 1 | i-in ur hulu til₃-a a pu₂ mun-na-⸢gen₇⸣ | The one who sees the destroyed dog, watering the well, |
| 2 | šu mu-na-ni-in-DU ⸢igi⸣ mu-ta-an-bad₅(IGI)bad₅(IGI) | He brought his hand to him, he made the Eigi’e-temple shine for him |
| 3 | ku₃ ⸢ur-da⸣ (IGI.IGI.IGI) ⸢niŋ₂ KU⸣-ra-ni-še₃ nu-⸢DU⸣ | The silver of the Urda’e temple does not come out from her pure temple. |
| 4 | ku₃-ge ⸢uruda niŋ₂⸣ kala-ga-a-ar mu-na-ni-ib-gi₄-gi₄ | He answers the pure one with a mighty arrow. |
| 5 | {ŋeš}al [...]-⸢gul-la KA⸣ ba-ra-a-ba-en₆ | The hoe is destroyed, the mouth cannot be opened |
| 6 | {ŋeš}šumun-[...] GAG ba-ra-da-an-sar-sar | The šumun-demon did not shave her head |
| 7 | {ŋeš}⸢še⸣-[x]-⸢ra⸣-ah ⸢garadin⸣ [...]-id(DA-)ga-zu sa₂-ma-ab | Your eše’e-ra-eah and egaradin-e-ah are placed as a pledge. |
| 8 | ma₂ [...] ⸢MU⸣ [x] ⸢x⸣ [...]-tiŋ₄-GA₂ | The boat ... the ešumu-e23 |
| 9 | {ŋeš}[...] ⸢gal⸣ e₂ [...]-ra-ra | For the ... palace, the temple of |
| 10 | (URUDA.NAGAR) ⸢na₄⸣-da ⸢du₇⸣-[...] ⸢kala⸣ ha-⸢ra-ab-DU⸣ | (If) he slips through a hole in a carpenter's wheel, a door-jamb (or) a gate, he will be able to open the door for you |
| 11 | GUL-⸢lu⸣ [x (x)]-zu-ta sahar AK | From your ... earth |
| 12 | ki-DU [...]-la mu-dub-dub | ... heaped up |
| 13 | peš₂ ha-⸢mu⸣-[... ...]-⸢gar₃⸣ gi₇-⸢ra-ni(GAG) | May he ... the ... of the reed-beds and his canals |
| 14 | zu₂-zu ki [...]-zu sahar bala-še₃ ⸢AK⸣ | Your teeth, your ... earth, dust from the bala |
| 15 | {uruda}[...] kala-ga-⸢ke₄⸣ TUN₃-[...] | ... the mighty arrow(?) |
| 16 | {⸢uruda⸣}[...] ⸢izi⸣ dub-dub-ba | “A copper ..., an e’izû-plant, a pile of bricks, |
| 17 | {uruda}ha-zi-in ⸢ŋeš⸣ [...]-⸢re {ŋeš}šeneg⸣ {{ [ŋeš] }} ma-nu ; ⸢zil⸣ [...] ⸢x zu₂⸣-bi gul-gul-la | The hazin axe, the šeneg axe (and) the ezil axe are destroyed. |
| 18 | {uruda}⸢šum ŋeš hur⸣-saŋ-[x]-⸢ke₄⸣ gu₂-ba nu₂-nu₂-a | The ešum-tool, the ... of the mountain range, lying on its back |
| 19 | lu₂ [x] ⸢x x⸣ [...] DU ⸢x⸣ [...]-⸢um⸣-ra-ra-an | (Sum) The man ... (Akk) The one ... ... |
| 20 | ur [...] {⸢ŋeš⸣}[x]-gal ⸢kišeg⸣-(HA.[x]-)⸢e⸣ u₃-ma-a-ta-⸢ab-KAR₂-KAR₂⸣ | The dog ... the ... of the Ekišeĝ-ēde temple |
| 21 | nu-⸢zuh⸣ [x] an-na ⸢šu⸣ u₃-mu-un-sar-ra-gen₇ | The one who does not flee, like ... of heaven, the one who flees, like Umunsara |
| 22 | a lu₃ ⸢gal⸣-[x (x)] saŋ us₂-sa mu ⸢a x u₃⸣-um-ta-a-si | “Alas, the one of the Egal-e-..., ..., the ... of the year: '..., Umtasi, |
| 23 | še {⸢bar⸣}[x]-ma gu₂-da-aš u₃-mu-il₂ | I raised the barley of the ... canal |
| 24 | še ŋeš-⸢i₃⸣ sur₃-[x]-ra gu₂ i₇-[x]-aš u₃-mu-il₂ | I raised the barley of the ... canal on the bank of the |
| 25 | šum₂ huš šum₂ ⸢sikil⸣ šum₂ ⸢za-ha⸣-[(x)] ⸢x⸣ [(x)] ⸢x⸣ A | He who is furious, he who is enraged, ‘He who is angry’, ..., .... |
| 26 | lu-ub₂{sar} absin₃-na ⸢x⸣ gur-gur-[(...)] ⸢x x⸣-le u₃-mu-il₂ | The lub plant of the furrow, the eše-plant of the reed-bed, he raised up. |
| 27 | mun gazi ⸢gu₂⸣ a-ša₃-ga-ka [...] bala u₃-mu-AK | I have poured out a libation bowl of gazi-bread in the field |
| 28 | gud udu [(x)] ⸢še⸣ hi [x] u₃-mi-gu₇ | ... oxen, sheep and goats ate |
| 29 | šaha₂ gurušta du₂-du₂ ⸢x x MUNUS⸣ u₃-mu-il₂ | I raised the šaḫa of the young man. |
| 30 | zi₂-da (TUR.TUR-)bi niŋ₂-⸢sila₁₁⸣ i₃-bi₂-gu₇ | Its small flour bowls were eaten by the ni’esila demon. |
| 31 | šaha₂ ŋeš gal-gal-[... ...]-⸢KU⸣ u₃-mu-tukur₂ | The šaḫa priest(s) of the great gods ... he defeated |
| 32 | kuŋ₂-zi{ku₆} IL{ku₆} ⸢suhur⸣{ku₆}⸢ra⸣ ku₆ ša₃ ŋal₂-la | a kind of fish, a type of fish that has been carried away |
| 33 | (AB.GIR) KU₆ DUN A nunus-bi ŋar-ŋar-ŋar-ŋar-⸢a⸣ | (a kind of fish) |
| 34 | (GUR₈.GAL{mušen}) (⸢SU⸣.KUR.RU-)da u₅{mušen} gal ab-ša₃-ga | (As for) the Great Orion, the great bird of the sea, |
| 35 | ⸢nunus⸣ uz-a mušen HI-HI-a | The female kid ... snakes |
| 36 | ⸢niŋ₂⸣ HI-HI edin-na i₃-lu-a ne-ne-ha | ... in the steppe, a lament. |
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