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CDLI Literary 000322 OB Catalogue in the Louvre & 000430, ex. 001 (P345372)
Literary, Old Babylonian · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | CDLI Literary 000322 OB Catalogue in the Louvre & 000430, ex. 001 |
|---|---|
| ID | P345372 |
| Museum no. | AO 05393 |
| Collection | Louvre Museum, Paris, France |
| Language | Sumerian |
| Period | Old Babylonian · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE |
| Genre | Literary |
| Find spot | uncertain (mod. uncertain) |
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 col 1 | ||
| 1' | [...] | |
| 2' | [...] | |
| 3' | [...] | |
| 4' | [...] | |
| 5' | [...]-sze3# | ... to |
| 6' | [...]-e# | ... to the ... |
| 7' | [...]-a | ...-a |
| 8' | in#-nin# me# husz-a | Lady of the furious cosmic powers |
| 9' | e2 u4 husz an ki | The house, the furious storm of heaven and earth |
| 10' | en-e kur lu2 ti-la-sze3 | The lord, to the mountain of the living man |
| 11' | hur-sag an ki-bi-da-ke4 | The mountain range of heaven and earth |
| 12' | sag#-ki gid2-da | long head |
| 13' | edin# i-lu gar-u3 | In the plain where there is lamentation |
| 14' | [u4] re#-a | In those days |
| 15' | u4# re-a min3 | In those days two |
| 16' | e {gesz}al-e al-e | The hoe is there, |
| 17' | lugal-e mu-ni nig2-ul-e | The king, his name is anything |
| 18' | lugal u4 me-lem4-bi nir#-gal2 | The king whose radiance is supreme |
| 19' | iri na-nam | indeed a city |
| 20' | u4 ul re-ta | from distant days |
| 21' | ki-ur3 gal-e | the great Kiʾur |
| 22' | u4 ul an ki-ta | day and night from heaven and earth |
| obverse col 2 | ||
| 1' | [lugal-banda3]{da} | Lugalbanda |
| 2' | [iri] gu4 husz | city of fierce bulls |
| 3' | szeg12# kur szuba-ta | from the brickwork of the land of Šuba |
| 4' | tur3-ra-na | in his cattlepen |
| 5' | tur3 me nun-na | in the cattlepen of the princely mes |
| 6' | iri me zi-da | City with true divine powers |
| 7' | u4 szu bala ak-de3 | in order to achieve a reign of long days |
| 8' | an-ne2 nam-nir-gal2 | An has authority, |
| 9' | e2-u6-nir | the Eunir temple |
| 10' | en mah#-di# an ki | Exalted lord of heaven and earth |
| 11' | an gal-ta# ki gal-sze3 | From great heaven to great earth |
| 12' | in-nin me# gal#-gal-la | Lady of the great mes |
| 13' | nam2 nun-e sag na-an-il2-ta | Because of the princely fate that should not be raised, |
| 14' | nam2 nun-e e2-kur-ta e3-a | Princeliness, coming forth from the Ekur, |
| 15' | szul me3-ka | youth of battle |
| 16' | i3-a lum-lum | oil of Lumlum |
| 17' | nin me zi-da | lady of the true divine powers |
| 18' | in-nin9 sza3 gur4-ra | the lady of the reedbeds |
| 19' | en gal me gur3-ru kul-aba{ki} | Great lord, carrying the divine powers of Kulaba |
| 20' | en-e an ki-a | the lord of heaven and earth |
| 21' | an-gin7 dim2-ma | fashioned like heaven |
| 22' | an-ta e3-a-ra | for the one coming forth from heaven |
| 23' | lu2-ulu3 nam-mah dingir-re-e | The one who the greatness of the gods |
| 24' | me-a dingir-ga2 | where is my god? |
| reverse col 1 | ||
| 1 | szul dingir-zu-ur2 | youth of Dingirzur |
| 2 | ku6-mu e2 du3 | My fish, build a house! |
| 3 | u5 gesz-gi ku3-ta | from the oil of the pure reed bed |
| 4 | u4 gal pirig an-na | Great storm, lion of heaven |
| 5 | u4 husz# [an]-ur2-ra | furious storm in the horizon |
| 6 | u4# [husz] [ki]-en#-gi-ra | furious storm of Sumer |
| 7 | gesz#-[gi x a]-na# x gu3 mu-en-de2 | The reedbed ... speaks to ... |
| reverse col 2 | ||
| 1 | {d}szu-{d}suen lugal en gaba-gal2 | Šū-Sîn, king, lord of the frontier |
| 2 | szul# an gal | youth of great An |
| 3 | u4#-bi-ta | at that time |
| 4 | u4# an-ne2 | When An |
| 5 | {d}en-lil2 diri-sze3 | Enlil surpassing, |
| 6 | iri# me-lem4-zu | City, your radiance |
| 7 | {d}nin#-lil2 nin dingir-re-e-ne-ke4 | Ninlil, the lady of the gods |
| 8 | {d}en#-lil2 temen an ki-bi-da | Enlil, foundation of heaven and earth |
| 9 | iri# mu-bi-gin7 | Like its name(?) the city |
| 10 | lugal-me-en3 am a2 pa3-da | I am the king, the wild bull chosen by the arm |
| 11 | u4 he2-gal-la mu-tum3# | He brought the storm of abundance. |
| 12 | ki du10 ama he2-gal2-la tu-da | The place where the good mother gave birth, |
| 13 | lugal sza3-tur3-gin7 | like a king of the ša-tur |
| 14 | nin-mu suh za-gin3 x | My lady, a lapis beard ... |
| 15 | [1(u)] 4(disz) na-du3-a | 14 (mana wool for) Nadua |
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