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CDLI Literary 000754, ex. 004 (P345393)
Literary, Old Babylonian, Nippur · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | CDLI Literary 000754, ex. 004 |
|---|---|
| ID | P345393 |
| Museum no. | AO 06711 |
| Collection | Louvre Museum, Paris, France |
| 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 | dumu e2-dub-ba-a u4 ul-am3 me-sze3 i3-du-de3-en | The student of the scribal school, when will we go? |
| 2 | e2-dub-ba-a-sze3 i3-du-de3-en | We go to the scribal school. |
| 3 | e2-dub-ba-a a-na-am3 i3-ak# | What did the scribal school do? |
| 4 | dub-mu i3-szid ninda-ka-mu i3-nag | My tablet is drawn, my bread is drunk. |
| 5 | dub-mu i3-du3 i3-sar# i3-til3-ma | My tablet he wrote, he finished, and |
| 6 | mu-gub-ba-mu ma#-an-gub-bu-usz | When I stand, I will stand before you. |
| 7 | kin-sig im-szu-mu ma-an-gub-bu-usz | He set up a work assignment for me. |
| 8 | u4 e2-dub-ba-a du8-e-de3 e2-sze3 i3-du-de3-en | When the scribal school is to be built, we go to the house. |
| 9 | e2-e i3-ku4-re ad-da-mu al-tusz | When he enters the house, my father sits down. |
| 10 | 1(asz) ad-da-mu im-szu-mu inim in-an-du11-ma | One father, Imšumu, spoke a word, |
| 11 | dub-mu in-na-an-szid ad#-da#-mu mu-un-sa6 | My tablet has been drawn for him, my father is beautiful |
| 12 | igi ad-da-mu-sze3 i-[gub]-bu-nam | before my father he shall serve |
| 13 | enmen2 tuku a nag#-mu#-ub-en-ze2 | The one who has counsel, may he drink water |
| 14 | szagar tuku ninda szum2-ma-ab-en-ze2-en | If he has a carpenter, give me bread! |
| 15 | {gesz}na2 gub-ba-ab-en-ze2-en giri3-mu luh-ha-ab-en-ze2-en gab-ba-nu2 | Do not stand on the bed, do not lie on my feet. |
| 16 | a2-gu2-zi-ga-ta zi-am-ub-en-ze2-en | From the Aŋuziga you will praise him. |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | u4 na-ab-zal-en um-mi-a-mu mu-un-tud2-de3-en | I will not pass the day, my mother gave me birth. |
| 2 | a2-gu2-zi-ga-ta zi-zi-da-mu-ne | When I rise from the throne, |
| 3 | ama-mu igi-mu in-na-an-gar-ma | my mother placed before me, and |
| 13 | igi um-mi-a-mu-sze3 i3-ku4-re-en ki ib-za-a | Before Ummi-ammu, he brought me to the place of Ibza. |
| 14 | ad-da e2-dub-ba-a-mu dub-mu mu-un-szid | The father of my scribal school brought me my tablet. |
| 15 | 1(asz) im-ta-ku5-asz mu-un-tud2-de3-en | “If he cuts (them) off, I will give birth to him. |
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