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CDLI Literary 000381, ex. 002 (P345332)
Literary, Old Babylonian, Nippur · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | CDLI Literary 000381, ex. 002 |
|---|---|
| ID | P345332 |
| Museum no. | Ist Ni 02514 |
| 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' | [ab2 sag2 du11-ga-gin7 e]-ne# sag2# [ba-ra-an-du11] | Like one struck by a pig, he struck it for you |
| 2' | [uru2 sza3-bi er2] gig# dirig-ga | City whose inside is full of bitter tears |
| 3' | [en-na-me-sze3] dingir ga-sza-an-bi en3-bi nu-tar-re | As long as the lady of the gods does not inquire after her |
| 4' | [e2 gu]-la# za-pa-ag2 ib2-zu#-a-bi | In the great temple, the one who knows how to scream |
| 5' | e2#-ri#-a sug4-gin7 lu2 nu-un-ku4-ku4 | In the temple, no one enters like a dead man |
| 6' | nibru{ki} iri{ki} bara2-bara2 gal-e-ne szu im-ma-an-pesz-e-esz-a-asz a-na-asz u2-gu i-ni-in-de2-esz | The great dais of Nippur and the city of the daises were made perfect for them, why did they raise a claim against it? |
| 7' | ug3 sag-ge6-ga u2 hi-a udu-gin7 bi2-ib2-gu7-a u4 en-sze3 i3-szub | The black-headed people eat good food like sheep; how long will they die? |
| 8' | er2 a-nir sza3 sag3 ur5 usz2-a en-sze3 bar bi2-ib-tab2# sza3 nu-ub-szi-hug#-e# | She weeps bitter tears, how long will she not calm her angry heart? |
| 9' | {kusz#}szem5 {kusz}a2-la2 mu-un-du12-a re | The šem and ala drums that he had played |
| 10' | i-lu gig-ga-am3 a-na-sze3 u4 mi-ni-ib2-zal# | The lament is bitter, how long will it last? |
| 11' | balag# di szeg12-ba e-ne ba-dur2-ru-ne-esz | The balaŋ drums playing in their brickwork |
| 12' | kusz2-a gar-ra-bi er2-sze3 ba-ab-be2-ne | They were weeping because of the pain that was imposed upon them. |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | lu2 dam szub-ba dumu szub-ba#-ne | The men who have abandoned their spouses and abandoned their children |
| 2 | a uru2 hul-a-mu szir3-re-esz ba-ab-be2-ne | They sing the song "Alas, my destroyed city!" |
| 3 | uru2-bi e3-a ki-tusz-bi kar-ra | Its city, coming out, its dwelling is abandoned. |
| 4 | szeg12 uru2 ze2-ba#-sze3# im-szi-szir3-szir3-e-ne-esz | They were singing “The bricks of the sweet city are being poured out!' |
| 5 | er2 du11-ga balag di-ne-ne-esz2# | They are supplications and laments. |
| 6 | [a2]-e3# lu2-ed3-da# umusz-bi nu-zu#-gin7 | As if it were not the arm of a scout, |
| 7 | [ug3] ba#-sag3 dim2-ma-bi ba-suh3 | The people were struck down, their design dispersed |
| 8 | [e2 zi]-de3# er2 gig-ga-bi im-me | She weeps bitterly in the true temple |
| 9 | ki#-ru-gu2 1(disz)-a-kam | It is the first kirugu |
| 10 | [...] e2# mu-un-du3 | ... built the temple |
| 11 | [gesz]-gi4#-gal2-bi-im | It is its gešgigal |
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