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CDLI Literary 000751, ex. 042 (P345308)
Literary, Old Babylonian, Nippur · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | CDLI Literary 000751, ex. 042 |
|---|---|
| ID | P345308 |
| Museum no. | Ist Ni 02402 |
| 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 Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative · CDLI: reuse of catalogue/transliteration data with citation of CDLI; images restricted (not fetched)
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' | [...] x-kur-ru | ... ... |
| 2' | [...]-da# gu2-la2-a | ... the one who holds back(?) |
| 3' | [...]-a kur-ra sag-il2-bi | ... raising its head in the foreign lands |
| 4' | [...] ri#-a hur-sag x sig7-ga | ... the mountain range(?) ... green |
| 5' | [...]{ki}-ginx# rib-ba lu2 szi-in-ga-an-tum2-mu | Like a ..., one should bring it to me |
| 6' | ur#-sag#-ga {d}aszgi{gi18}-ginx rib-ba ama# szi-in-ga-an-u3#-tu# | Hero Ašgi, you are the one who gives birth to a mother |
| 7' | nin-bi {d}nin-tu-ginx rib-ba-ra a-ba-a igi mu-ni-in-du8 | Who has seen anything as surpassing as its lady Nintu? |
| 8' | e2 1(disz)-kam-ma-am3 | it is the first house. |
| 9' | e2-du10 ki-du10-ga du3-a | built the Eduga temple, the Kiduga temple |
| 10' | e2-kesz3{ki} ki-du10 du3-a | the Ekeš temple, built in a good place |
| 11' | e2 ma2-gur8-nun-ginx an-na diri-ga | The house, like a barge floating in heaven, |
| 12' | e2 ma2-gur8-ku3-ginx ka2-SI ri#-a | The temple, like a gold barge, is a ... gate |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | e2 ma2-an-ginx musz3-kur-kur-ra | House like a barge, a snake in the lands |
| 2 | u5#-banda3-ginx pesz4-ta sur-sur-ra | like a ubanda-demon from the sheepfold, suckling |
| 3 | e2 gu4-ginx ur5 IM sza4 ninda2-ginx gu4-nun-di | The house, like a bull ... roaring like horned bulls. |
| 4 | e2-sza3-bi-ta lipisz-kalam-ma | from the Ešabi |
| 5 | a-ga-bi-ta zi-ki-gi DIRI | (Sum) The one who screams at this place (Akk) From this place he shouts at the place |
| 6 | e2 eb#-gal an-ne2 us2-sa | The house, the great gate of heaven, |
| 7 | e2-zi#-da#-gal an-ne2 us2-sa | The Ezidagal, whose foundations were founded by An |
| 8 | e2 men#-gal# an-ne2 us2-sa | House, great crown established by An |
| 9 | e2-{d}tir#-an#-na an-ne2 us2-sa | E-Tir-ana, whose foundations are firmly founded by An |
| 10 | e2 musz3#-musz3# an-sza3-ga la2-a | Temple, whose “creature-of-the-moon’ is confined in the midst of heaven |
| 11 | [...] x diri-ga | ... surpassing |
| 12 | [...]-mi# du11-ga | ... spoken(?) |
| 13 | [...]-tu#-ra | for ...-tura |
| 14 | [...]-sig7#-ga | ... greenery |
| 15 | [...] x x | |
Sources & licences
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