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CDLI Literary 000636, ex. 003 & 000714, ex. 002 & 000781, ex. 002 (P345364)

Literary, Old Babylonian · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE

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Designation	CDLI Literary 000636, ex. 003 & 000714, ex. 002 & 000781, ex. 002
ID	P345364
Museum no.	AO 05385
Collection	Louvre Museum, Paris, France
Language	Sumerian
Period	Old Babylonian · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
Genre	Literary
Find spot	uncertain (mod. uncertain)

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	a zal-le u3-tu-da [...]	The one born by the flowing water
2	{d}nin-hur-sag-ga2-ke4 mi2 zi#-[de3-esz du11-ga]	Ninḫursaga, who loves you faithfully
3	{d}nin-ka-si a zal-le u3-tu#-[da ...]	Ninkasi, born by the flowing water
4	{d}nin-hur-sag-ga2-ke4 mi2 zi-de3#-[esz du11-ga]	Ninhursaĝa treated him kindly
5	iri-zu lal3-har-re ki us2-sa	Your city is a place of lalḫar,
6	bad3 gal-bi szu mu-ra-an-du7-du7	The great wall he made perfect for you.
7	{d}nin-ka-si iri-zu lal3-har-re ki us2-sa	Ninkasi, your city is set on honeycombs.
8	bad3 gal-bi szu mu-ra-an-du7-du7	The great wall he made perfect for you.
9	a-a-zu {d}en-ki en {d}nu-dim2-mud-e	Your father Enki, lord Nudimmud
10	ama-zu {d}nin-ti nin abzu-a	Your mother Ninti, the lady of the Abzu
11	{d}nin-ka-si a-a-zu {d}en-ki en {d}nu-dim2-mud-e	Ninkasi, your father Enki, lord Nudimmud
12	ama-zu {d}nin-ti nin abzu-a	Your mother Ninti, the lady of the Abzu
13	si nig2-silag {gesz}mar mah-a du8-a-zu	You are the one who makes the horns of the great door bolt bow down,
14	szim-lal3-ta ub4-ba bappir2 hi-hi-a	from the juniper plant in the ub, beer made with hihiya-plant
15	{d}nin-ka-si si nig2-silag {gesz}mar mah-a du8-a-zu	Ninkasi, you are the one who binds the bolt of the great door.
16	szim-lal3-ta ub4-ba bappir2 hi-hi-a	from the juniper plant in the ub, beer made with hihiya-plant
17	bappir2 udun-mah-a du8-a-zu	Your beer made in the great oven,
18	zar gu2-nida-am3 si sa2-sa2-am3	It is the zar of the gu-nida, it is arranged in a straight line.
19	munu4 sahar gar-ra a si-ga-zu	Your malt that has been heaped up with dust, poured out with water.
20	ur me-me nam gam-gam-ma-am3	Dog with a furious aura,
21	sumun2 dug-a a gar-ra-zu	When you sprinkle water in a jug,
22	i-zi zi-zi-dam i-zi ga2-ga2-dam	She rises, she rises.
23	{d}nin-ka-si sumun2 dug-a a gar-ra-zu	Ninkasi, when you have poured water into a jug,
24	i-zi zi-zi-dam i-zi ga2-ga2-dam	She rises, she rises.
25	titab {gi}kid-mah-a bara2-ga-zu	Your throne bearer of the great reed mat,
26	sza3 sed8 AN dib-ba-a	the calmed heart of heaven, passing by
27	{d}nin-ka-si titab {gi}kid-mah-a bara2-ga-zu	Ninkasi, your throne bearer of the great reed mat
28	sza3 sed8 AN dib-ba-a	the calmed heart of heaven, passing by
29	kasz dida gal szu tab-ba gal2-la-zu	You are the one who pours large beer and sweetened beer.
30	lal3 gesztin tesz2-ba sur-ra-a	syrup and wine together,
31	{d}nin-ka-si kasz dida gal szu tab-ba gal2-la-zu	Ninkasi, you are the one who pours large beer and sweetened beer.
32	lal3 gesztin# tesz2-ba sur-ra-a	sweetened honey and wine together
33	kasz# [si]-im# {dug#}lahtan#-na de2-a-zu	When you pour filtered beer into a lahtana vessel
34	[{i7}idigna] {i7#}buranun-na sag se3-ga-am3	The Tigris and Euphrates were on their heads
35	[{gi}gakkul]-e# {gi}gakkul-e	The gukkul-bowl
36	[{gi}gakkul-e] {dug}lam-sa2-ri	a reed mat for a lamsari vessel
37	{gi}gakkul-e nig2 ur5 sa6-sa6-ge	The gukkul-bowl, which makes everything beautiful,
38	[{dug}lam-sa2-ri nig2 sza3] hul2#-hul2-e	a lamsari-bowl that makes the heart rejoice
39	[{dug}u-gur-bala nig2] e2#-a me-te-bi	The ugurbala-vessel, which is fitting for the house
reverse
1	[{dug}sza3-gub-be2 nig2] kasz si-si-ga#	a šagub-vessel filled with beer
2	[{dug}am-am] \|DU.DU\|# {dug}lam-sa2-ra-[ke4]	The amam-bowl, the lamsara-vessel
3	[{gi}bugin {u2}]bur2 {gi}ba-an-du8 silag-[ga2-ke4]	a reed basket of bur-plant and a bandug basket of tamarisk
4	dug sa6 dag-dug-e sa-gi4-a	The good jugs that are to be poured out in the reedbeds,
5	sza3 dingir-za hu-mu-ra-ab-hun-e	May the heart of your god be appeased for you.
6	igi {gi}gakkul-am3 igi-me na-nam	The eye is a reed mat, we are indeed eyes.
7	sza3 {gi}gakkul-am3 sza3-me na-nam	The heart of the gukkul is indeed our heart.
8	ag2 sza3-zu gur4-gur4-ru ni2-bi-a	That which makes your heart tremble in fear,
9	sza3-me-a gur4-gur4-ru ni2-bi-a	In our midst, a roaring storm of fearsomeness,
10	ur5-me bi2-sa6 sza3-me bi2-hul2	Our mood is good, our heart rejoices.
11	szeg12 nam tar-ra a de2-zu	The brickwork of fate deciding water,
12	silim-ma he2-gal2-e ki us2-sa-zu	When you establish peace and abundance in the earth,
13	{d}nin-ka-si za-da hu-mu-u8-da-an-ti	May Ninkasi live with you.
14	kasz gesztin hu-mu-ra-an-bala-bala-e	May he pour beer and wine for you.
15	kurun2 lal3-e gu3 nun ha-ra-ni-ib-be2	May the honey-beer and honey cries out for you.
16	{gi}bugin {u2}bur2-a kasz ku7-ku7-dam	The reed mat of bura beer is sweet.
17	sagi lu2-tur-ra lunga3 bi2-in-gub-en	I am the cupbearer of the child-bearing man, the brewer.
18	a-nigin2-e nigin-na-gu10-ne	When I go around in the water,
19	gur4-gur4-re-ga2 gur4-gur4-re-ga2-gu10-ne	When I rush, when I rush
20	kasz nag-e me-e se3-ga-gu10-ne	When I drink beer,
21	kurun2 nag-a ul ti-a-gu10-ne	When I drink sweet beer,
22	sza3 hul2-la ur5 sa6-ga-gu10-ne	When I am happy and satisfied with my happy heart,
23	sza3-ga2 sza3 hul2-la gal2-la-bi	In my heart, which has a joyful heart,
24	ur5 sa6 {tug2}pala3-a sza-mur10-ra-gu10-ne	When I was wearing my beautiful pala garment
25	sza3 {d}inanna ki-bi ba-ab-gi4	The heart of Inanna was restored.
26	sza3 ga-sza-an-an-na-ke4 ki-bi ba-ab-gi4	The heart of Gašanana has been restored.
27	[...] {d}nin-ka-si-kam	... of Ninkasi
28	ba-lam ba-lam hi-is{sar}-am3 a ba-an-du11	There was no food, there was no lettuce, water was poured.
29	{gisz}kiri6 ge6-edin-na gu2 gar-gar-ra-na sa6-ga ama-na-mu	In the orchards of the plain, whose branches are planted, beautiful is my mother.
30	sze ab-sin2-ba hi-li-a sa5-mu hi-is{sar}-am3 a ba-an-du11	The barley in its furrows, full of allure, was watered with a garden plot.
31	{gisz}haszhur em3-sag-ga2 gurun il2-la-mu hi-is{sar}-am3 a ba-an-du11	He watered the apple trees of the emsaŋ-priest, the fruit of the vine, and the garden.
32	lu2-lal3-e lu2-lal3-e ma2-a mu-ku7-ku7-de3-en	The honey, the honey, I will sweeten the boat.
33	en-mu lu2-lal3-e dingir-ra sa6-ga ama-na-mu	My lord, the honey-bearer of the god, my beautiful mother,
34	szu-ni lal3-e giri3-ni lal3-e ma3-a mu-un-ku7-ku7-de3-[en]	His hand makes honey sweet, his feet make honey sweet for the boat
35	a2-szu-giri3-ni lal3 ku7-ku7-dam ma3-a mu-un-[ku7-ku7-de3-en]	His feet are sweet honey, we sweeten the boat.
36	en3-dur szu-gur4 tukum ku7-ku7-mu sa6#-[ga ama-na-mu]	The endur, the šugur, if my sweet is sweet, my mother
37	hasz4# sa6-sa6 a2 bulug5 e-ru-mu hi-is{sar#}-[am3 a ba-an-du11]	A beautiful calf, a bulug laborer, he poured water into a garden plot
38	min bal-bal-e {d}inanna-[kam]	It is the second balbale of Inanna

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