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CDLI Literary 000695, ex. 001 (P345367)
Literary, Old Babylonian · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | CDLI Literary 000695, ex. 001 |
|---|---|
| ID | P345367 |
| Museum no. | AO 05388 |
| 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 | en ni2 gur6 an# [...] | Lord whose fearsomeness is surpassing |
| 2 | nam#-lugal#-sze3# [a]-a#-zu [...] | To the kingship of your father |
| 3 | sag#-ge6-ga# ni2-zu mi-ni-[ri] | In the black-headed people, your own self is exalted |
| 4 | {d}a#-nun-na dingir gal-gal-e#-[ne] | The Anuna, the great gods |
| 5 | ni2# me#-lam2-zu-de3 tesz2 szi-im-da-szar2#-[...] | In order to bring forth your aura and radiance together |
| 6 | {d}nergal# an ni2 gur6 an ki kalam-ma pa e3-a | Nergal, who makes heaven and earth tremble with fear, |
| 7 | nam#-lugal#-sze3 a-a-zu tu-da | Your father who engendered kingship |
| 8 | [...]-ga# ni2-zu mi-ni-ri | ... your fearsomeness is extinguished |
| 9 | [...]-nun#-na dingir gal-gal-e-ne | ... of the princes, the great gods |
| 10 | [...]-zu-ta tesz2 szi-im-da-szar2-re-ne | ... together with your ... |
| 11 | [...] u4 a#-a#-zu in-tu-ud-de3-en-na-ta | ... when your father gave birth to you |
| 12 | [...]-ki-a ug3# gu2 si-a | In the ... of the netherworld, the people gathered |
| 13 | [...] {d}en-lil2-le sag-e-esz mu-ri-in-rig7 | ... Enlil presented it to you |
| 14 | [nam] tar#-tar-re-de3 szu-za ma-ra-ni-in-gi#-en | In order to decide fates, I will return it to you. |
| 15 | [ur]-sag {d}nergal lugal-bi za-[...] | Hero Nergal, you are its king |
| 16 | {d}nergal ur-sag u4 a-a-zu in-tu-ud-[...]-na#-ta | Nergal, hero, when your father gave birth to you |
| 17 | ki# sag-ki-a ug3 gu2 si-[a] | In the place where the head was raised, where the people roared |
| 18 | a#-[a]-zu {d}en-lil2-le sag-e-esz mu-ri-in#-rig7# | Your father Enlil presented it to you |
| 19 | [nam] tar-tar-re-de3 szu-za ma-ra-[in-gi]-en | In order to decide fates, I will return it to you. |
| 20 | [...] {d}nergal lugal-bi [...]-en | ... Nergal, its king |
| 21 | [en] nig2#-[...] dumu {d}en-[...] | Lord of ..., son of En- |
| 22 | ur#-sag x-na uru2-gin7# ma5# du11#-du11# | Hero ..., sailed like a city |
| 23 | [nig2]-nam-zu {gesz#}banszur# sikil#-[...] | Your possessions, the pure table |
| 24 | [u2]-a lagasz{ki}-ke4 szu he2#-[...]-pesz#-e# | May the plants of Lagaš be taken care of |
| 25 | [{d}]nergal# ki lagasz#{ki} a2 ba9# [hu-mu-un]-x-DU | Nergal of the land of Lagaš ... the labor of construction |
| 26 | [{d}]nergal# en nig2-me-gar dumu {d}en-[lil2]-la2# | Nergal, lord of justice, son of Enlil |
| 27 | [...] x-na uru2-gin7 ma5 du11#-du11 | ... like a city being sailed on a boat |
| 28 | [nig2]-nam#-zu {gesz}banszur sikil-la#-za | Your possessions, your pure table |
| 29 | [u2]-a# lagasz{ki#} szu# he2-em-ma-an-pesz-e# | May the plants of Lagaš bind him |
| 30 | [{d}]nergal# ki lagasz{ki} a2 ba9 hu#-mu-un#-[...] | Nergal, may the land of Lagaš be a place of abundance |
| 31 | [sa]-gid2#-da#-[am3] | it is a sagida |
| 32 | [en {d}]en-lil2 kalam-[...] | Lord Enlil of the land |
| reverse | ||
| 1' | [...] x x [...] | |
| 2' | [...]a#-nun#-na# sag [...] | ... the Anuna gods |
| 3' | [...]-e ki-ag2#-[e] | ... is beloved |
| 4' | [...] {d}mes-[lam]-ta-e3-a me tesz2# [...] | ... Meslamtaea, together with the divine powers |
| 5' | {d}nergal# {d}en-lil2 kalam-ma [...] | Nergal, Enlil of the land |
| 6' | {d}si#-sa2# gaba [...] | Sisa |
| 7' | {d}isztaran# [...] di si# [...] | Ištaran |
| 8' | en gu4 du8# [si]-musz3# za#-[...] x GI [...] | Lord, oxen ploughed, horns ... |
| 9' | ur-sag [...]-zu-sze3 | Hero, to your |
| 10' | {d}en-lil2#-[...] sag-ge6-[...]-ra#-ni-in-x | Enlil ... his black-headed people |
| 11' | dingir-re-e-ne# [...]-in-tar-re-esz | The gods have decreed a fate |
| 12' | [...]-nun#-na# [...]-an#-szum2-mu-usz | ... gave to him |
| 13' | du#-[...] x x | ... ... |
| 14' | an-ki#-[...]-bi# x x | Heaven and earth ... |
| 15' | za-pa-ag2-zu {d}[...]-mu-un-de3-ga2-ga2 | When you speak to your lips |
| 16' | szul zi nam-ti#-[...]-e | True youth, for the life of |
| 17' | u2-[a] lagasz#{ki}-ke4{d}mes-lam-[ta-e3-a] me-tesz2# he2-i-i | provider of Lagaš, may Meslamtaea be praised. |
| 18' | en inim-zu#? [...] x he2-gal2-la | Lord, your word(?) ... abundance |
| 19' | ur-sag-mu# [...]-dab-dab-be2 | My hero ... |
| 20' | ab hu#-luh-[...]-ga-gin7 | Like a terrifying sea |
| 21' | nam-lugal [...]-da-ri | kingship |
| 22' | ur-sag zar# [...] uru2# mu-x-[...] sahar#-re-esz mu-e#-dub# | Hero, sheaves ... the city ... you heap up in the dust |
| 23' | {d}nergal# dingir# kalam#-ma#-ke4 x [...] mu#-ra-an-gal2 | Nergal, the god of the land, had ... for you |
| 24' | nin dumu an-na iri#-ni ki-ag2-e | The lady, the daughter of An, loves her city |
| 25' | {d}ba-ba6# nin# ug3#-da# kusz2-u-de3 | To make Baba, the lady of the people, exhausted |
| 26' | iri-ku3{ki}-e iri nam-nin-a-ka-na | In Iriku, the city of queenship |
| 27' | bala# u4# su3#-ra2 x-x gub-bu-zu pa# he2-em-ma-ni-e3 | May your standing(?) reign of distant days be made resplendent |
| 28' | sa#-[gar]-ra#-[am3] | it is a sagar |
| 29' | tigi {d}nergal-kam | It is a tigi of Nergal |
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