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CDLI Literary 000381, ex. 003 (P345341)
Literary, Old Babylonian, Nippur · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | CDLI Literary 000381, ex. 003 |
|---|---|
| ID | P345341 |
| Museum no. | Ist Ni 01583 |
| 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' | [lu2] NE# [RU-e ka-na-ag2]-gu10# [ib2-til-la] | The one who ... my land |
| 2' | er2-ra ma-ar ma-an-ga2-ga2-[ne-am3] | they will place him in tears. |
| 3' | sza3 ag2-gig-ga ib2-dirig-gu10# | My heart that trembles with bitterness |
| 4' | szir3-NE-esz ba-ab-be2-ne ib2-szed8-[de3-ne-am3] | They will sing a song for him and they will bring it to him. |
| 5' | er2-bi u3-mu-un-ga2 mu-un-ga2-ga2-dam | Its tears are placed before my lord. |
| 6' | arhusz sza3-ne-sza4 ma-ar ma-an-tuku-tuku-a | (Sum) The one who has compassion for me, who has mercy on me(?) (Akk) I have compassion for you, I have mercy on you |
| 7' | {d}mu-ul-lil2 a-a sag-ge6-ga-ke4 | Enlil, father of the black-headed people, |
| 8' | ki#-gu10 gi4-gi4-gu10 a2-bi i3-ag2-ga2-a-ke4 | My place, my restored one, whose command was given |
| 9' | ki-ru-gu2 4(disz)-kam-ma-am3 | 4th kirugu |
| 10' | sza3#-gu10# mud-a ma-ni-gel-le-en# | I will make my heart tremble |
| 11' | [ba]-bir#-bir#-en sug-ge4 ma-ab-gu7 | I am scattered, I eat the marshes |
| 12' | [gesz]-gi4#-gal2-bi-im | It is its gešgigal |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | [sze-eb] sag-a ag2#-[tar-zu gig-ga-am3] ib2-szi-szir3-szir3-[am3] | The brickwork of your head is bitter, it screams. |
| 2 | a2!-sze {d}mu-ul-lil2-le [a i-bi2-za] szu# ba-e-szi#-[in-ti-a] | As for you, Enlil poured water into your eyes |
| 3 | nig2# za-e ni2-[za er2 gig-ga] [...] | You, when you yourself weep bitterly |
| 4 | x x zu-sze3 [u3-mu-un-zu-ur2 sizkur] e-ne# [du11-mu-na-ab] | ... to Umunzur, the sizkur priest, speak to him |
| 5 | u3-mu-un-[gu10 en3-sze3 i-bi2 bar-mu-szi-ib u3-mu-un-gu10] e-ne [du11-mu-na-ab] | My lord, how long will you gaze at me? Say to him: "My king, what have I done?" |
| 6 | ta-sze ag2# pel#-la2# [...] [nu-mu-un-zi-zi-i nu-mu-un-da?-x (x) du11-mu-na-ab] | Why does he not raise a claim, he does not ... with him |
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