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CDLI Literary 000343, ex. 030 (P345344)
Literary, Old Babylonian, Nippur · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | CDLI Literary 000343, ex. 030 |
|---|---|
| ID | P345344 |
| Museum no. | CBS 02198 + CBS 09800 + Ist Ni 00368 |
| Collection | Penn Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA |
| 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 col 1 | ||
| 1' | [...] | |
| 2' | [...]-ni na#-[...] | ... his ... |
| 3' | [...] x [...]-e#-a-e11 | ... has left |
| 4' | [...] mu [...]-e#-a-e11 | ... he brought forth(?) |
| 5' | [...]-e-a-e11 | ... to you |
| 6' | [...] x mu-un-szub | ... abandoned ... |
| 7' | [...] mu-un-szub | ... abandoned ... |
| 8' | [...] na# mu-un-szub | ... abandoned |
| 9' | [...] mu-un-szub | ... abandoned ... |
| 10' | nibru#{ki} [...] mu-un-szub | Nippur fell into ruin |
| 11' | kisz{ki}-a hur-sag# [...] mu-un-szub | In Kiš he abandoned the mountain range |
| 12' | a-ga-de3{ki} e2-x-[...] mu-un-szub | Agade abandoned its ... temple |
| 13' | me 7(disz)-bi za3 mu-ni-in-kesz2 | he bound its seven mes. |
| 14' | me mu-un-ur4-ur4 me# [...] x mu-un-gal2 | He gathered the mes, he had the ... mes present |
| 15' | me du giri3 gub-ba# i-im-gen | He went to the place where the divine powers were established, on foot. |
| 16' | {tug2}szu-gur-ra men edin-na sag2-ga2-na mu-un-gal2 | He had the šugur garment, the crown of his scattered steppe, there. |
| 17' | hi-li sag-ki-na szu ba-ni-in-ti | He adorned his forehead with allure. |
| 18' | x [...] | |
| 19' | {na4}za-gin3 di4-di4 gu2-na ba-an-la2 | He hung small lapis lazuli beads on his neck. |
| 20' | {na}[...] tab#-ba gaba#-na# [...]-in-si | ... he filled his chest with a ... stone |
| 21' | {tug2#}pala3# [...]-na ba-an-dul | He covered the pala garment in his temple |
| 22' | szimbi# [...] he2-em-du he2-em-du igi-na ba-ni-in-gar | He placed a šimbi plant in his eyes. |
| 23' | tu-[...] lu2 ga2#-[...] ba-an-gid2 | ... a man ... offered |
| 24' | har ku3-sig17 szu#-na [...]-du8# | The gold bracelet in his hand |
| 25' | {d}inanna kur#-sze3# i-im-gen | Inanna came to the netherworld |
| 26' | sukkal-a-ni {d}ga-sza-an-[...]-na i-im-gen | His minister, Gašan..., came. |
| 27' | ku3-{d}inanna [...] gu3 mu-na-de2-e | Kug-Inanna spoke to him |
| 28' | ge#-en-ge-en-mu | I am strong |
| 29' | sukkal e-ne-eg3 sa6-sa6-ga-mu | the minister, my beautiful word |
| 30' | ra#-gaba e-ne-eg3 ge-en-ge-en-na-mu | The rider, my word is a curse |
| 31' | u4-da kur-sze3 mu-un-e11-[...] | When he brought the storm to the netherworld |
| 32' | x-x kur-sze3 gen-na-[...] | ... going to the netherworld |
| obverse col 2 | ||
| 1' | [...]-ze2-eb{ki} e2 {d}x-[...] | ...-Zeb, the temple of |
| 2' | [...]-an-ki#-ga-sze3 a [...] | ... to Anki |
| 3' | [...] {d}am-an-ki du5?-mu-zu mu-lu kur-ra [...] | ... Enki, your child, the one of the netherworld |
| 4' | ku3 sa6-ga ki# sahar kur-ra-ka nam-ba-an-da-szar2#-[...] | May the good(?) silver be heaped up in the dust of the netherworld |
| 5' | {na4}za-gin3 sa6-ga-zu za-dim-ma-ka nam-ba-an-da-[...] | Your beautiful lapis lazuli should not be carried away with the zadima stone |
| 6' | {gisz}taszkarin#-x x nagar-ra-ka nam-ba-da-an-dar-[...] | The taškarin-wood(?) of the carpenter will not be cut off |
| 7' | ki#-x {d}ga-sza-an-na kur-ra nam-ba-da-an-gam-[...] | Do not take away the ... of Gašanana from the mountain |
| 8' | a-a [...]-an-ki u3-mu-un mu-usz gisz tug2 ma-al-la# [...] | Father ... Anki, lord, who makes the wood of the garment strong, ... |
| 9' | u2 [...]-ti#-la mu-un-zu a nam-ti-la mu-un-[...] | He knows the life of ..., he knows the water of life |
| 10' | e-ne ma-ra hu-mu-un-ti-le-en | May he live for me! |
| 11' | {d}inanna kur-sze3 i-im-gen | Inanna came to the netherworld. |
| 12' | sukkal-a-ni {d}ga-sza-an-szubur-ra gu3 mu-un-na-x | His minister, Gašanšubur, spoke to him |
| 13' | gen-na {d}ga-sza-an-szubur x | came, Gašanšubur |
| 14' | e-ne a-ra-du11-mu-un gu2-zu la-ba-szi-szub | The word of the aradu priestess does not abandon your neck. |
| 15' | {d}inanna e2-gal ganzerx(|KUR.ZA.KUR|)-sze3 um-ma-[...] | Inanna to the palace Ganzer |
| 16' | {gesz}ig kur-ra-ka szu! hul ba-an-us2# | The door of the netherworld was seized by evil hands |
| 17' | e2-gal2 kur-ra-ka gu3 hul ba-an-de2 | In the palace of the netherworld he shouted evilly. |
| 18' | e2 gal2-u2 ni-du8 e2 gal2-u2 | Open the house, doorkeeper, open the house! |
| 19' | e2 gal2-u2 {d}ne-ti e2 gal2-u2 [...] | The open house, Neti, the open house |
| 20' | {d}ne-ti ni-du8 gal kur-ra-ke4 | Nēti, the great gatekeeper of the netherworld |
| 21' | ku3 {d}inanna-ra mu-un-na-ni-ib-gi4-gi4 | He answered holy Inanna: |
| 22' | a-ba-me-en za-e | Who are you? |
| 23' | me-e {d}ga-sza-an-na ki {d}utu e3-a-sze3 | I, Gašanana, to the place where Utu came out |
| 24' | tukumbi za-e {d}inanna ki {d}utu e3-a-[...] | If you, Inanna, come out to the place of Utu |
| 25' | a-na-am3 ba-du-un kur [...] | What have I done? ... the land |
| 26' | har-ra-an lu2# du-bi nu-gi4#-[...] | The road that a man does not go on |
| 27' | [...] | |
| reverse col 1 | ||
| 1' | [...]-me-en [...] | I am |
| 2' | [...] me x [...] me-a | ... where ...? |
| 3' | [...]-x-kur-ra-ke4 x-[...]-du7 | ... perfected |
| 4' | [...] KA [...]-e-en | ... I am |
| 5' | [...]-ku4-ku4-da-ni-ta | After he had entered |
| 6' | [...] szu-na [...]-en#-[...]-x-an-ze2-er | ... in his hand ... |
| 7' | [...] me-[...] | ... me |
| 8' | [...]-du7-du7 | ... made perfect |
| 9' | [...] | |
| 10' | abul 6(disz)-kam-ma [...] | The 6th gate ... |
| 11' | x x x [...] | |
| 12' | ta-am3 me-[...] | What ...? |
| 13' | [...] | |
| 14' | [...] | |
| 15' | abul# [...] | The gate ... |
| 16' | [...] | |
| 17' | ta-am3 [...] | What ...? |
| 18' | [...] | |
| 19' | [...] | |
| 20' | [...] | |
| 21' | [...] en# [...] ni-in [...] | ... lord |
| 22' | [...] | |
| reverse col 2 | ||
| 1' | [...] bi2-in-du11 | ... said |
| 2' | [...] x ib-du11 | ... spoke |
| 3' | [...] du-un | ... a good ... |
| 4' | [...] kur#-ra-x | ... of the mountain |
| 5' | [...]-ta? | from |
| 6' | [...] | |
| 7' | [...] kur-ra nam?-[...] | ... in the netherworld |
| 8' | [...]-ka nam-ba-NI-[...] | Do not ... your ... |
| 9' | [...]-x-ka nam-ba-[...] | Do not ... your ... |
| 10' | [...]-da-[...] | ... ... |
| 11' | [...] nam-ba-DU-[...] | Do not ... |
| 12' | a!-a {d}[...] | Father ... |
| 13' | [...] al# ka# x ka | ... al ka ... |
| 14' | {d}inanna an [...] | Inanna, An |
| 15' | me kur-ra al [...] | The cosmic powers of the netherworld |
| 16' | a-ba-am3 ki-bi [...] | Who is this place? |
| 17' | a-a {d}nanna [...] | Father Nanna |
| 18' | uru2?-ze2-eb ki e2 {d}x-x-x [...]-da-ni-ta | From the Uruzeb, the place where the temple of |
| 19' | {d}en-ki-ga-sze3 [...]-x-ma-sze8-sze8 | ... to Enki |
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