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CDLI Literary 002399, ex. 001 (P345440)
Literary, Old Babylonian · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | CDLI Literary 002399, ex. 001 |
|---|---|
| ID | P345440 |
| Museum no. | AO 09073 |
| 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 Open Richly Annotated Cuneiform Corpus (ORACC) · CC BY-SA 3.0 (ORACC default); per-file JSON license fields say: This data is released under the CC0 license (133618)
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) |
|---|---|---|
| o | ||
| 1 | [nam-dub-sar-ra] ⸢ama⸣ gu₃ de₂-ke₄-e-ne a-a ⸢um⸣-[...] | The scribal art is the mother-in-law of the utterances of the gods, the father of the temple |
| [ṭup-šar]-⸢ru⸣-tu₄ um-mu la-[i-ṭa]-⸢at⸣ a-bi [um-mi-a-nu] | The scribal art is the mother of Laitbat, the father of Ummian. | |
| 2 | [nam-dub-sar]-⸢ra⸣ nam in-da-ab-⸢x⸣-[...] la-la-bi [...] | The scribal art is a fate that is to be decreed(?) |
| [ṭup-šar]-⸢ru⸣-tu₄ ṣa-a-a-ha-⸢at-ma⸣ la-la-ša₂ ⸢ul⸣ [iš-šeb-bi] | The scribal art is a šaḫātu-song. Its balaŋ composition eul e3 | |
| 3 | [nam-dub-sar]-⸢ra⸣ me zu ŋal₂ lu₂ su-bi nu-⸢un⸣-[...] | The scribal art knows the divine powers, no one can escape its secret |
| [ṭup-šar]-⸢ru⸣-tu₄ la lam-da-at a-hi-is-sa ul ad-[...] | The scribal art is not learned, its companions I did not | |
| 4 | [nam-dub-sar]-⸢ra⸣ ir-pag u₃-bi₂-ak a₂-tuku ha-ra-ab-[...] | The scribal art has been destroyed, I have done it. May your strength be ... for you |
| [a-na ṭup-šar]-⸢ru⸣-tu₄ ki-pid-ma ne₂-me-la li-iṣ-[ṣi₂-ib-ka] | For the scribal art, the foundations are firm, so that the wisdom may be directed to you. | |
| 5 | [nam-dub-sar]-⸢ra⸣ bar-dag u₃-bi₂-ak <niŋ₂>-šu niŋ₂-ŋal₂-la a-ra-ab-[...] | The scribal art is a barren place, its hand is an empty wind |
| [a-na ṭup-šar]-⸢ru⸣-tu₄ tu-pu₂(PUL-)⸢ma⸣ maš-ra-a li-šar-ši-[ka] | To the scribal art you write, so that my spirit may praise you. | |
| 6 | [nam-dub-sar-ra] na-ab-IL₂-en gu₂-zu na-an-šub-be₂-[en] | Do not raise your neck to the scribal art, |
| [a-na ṭup-šar-ru]-⸢tu₄⸣ la a-ga-at ah-ka la ta-nam-⸢di⸣ | For the scribal art, do not neglect your father! | |
| 7 | [nam-dub-sar-ra] ⸢e₂⸣-a niŋ₂-tuku ki urin {d}am-an-ki-⸢ke₄⸣ | The scribal art is a place of reverence for Enki |
| [ṭup-šar-ru]-tu₄ E₂ bu-ni ni-ṣir-ti {d}AM.AN.KI-⸢ma⸣ | The scribal art is a house built by the scepter of Enki. | |
| 8 | [...]-⸢ra⸣-en ki urin na-an-da-ab-la₂-[en] | I want to go up to the place of Ur, but I can’t bring myself down |
| [ta-da-al-lip]-šim-ma ni-ṣir-ta-ša₂ u₂-kal-lam-[ka] | You are constantly frightened, and his wrath holds you back. | |
| 9 | [...]-an-šub-en sag₂-zu di-⸢x-x⸣-[...] | ... you are, your head ... |
| [ah-ka] ⸢ta⸣-nam-di-šim-ma ma-sik-⸢ta-ka⸣ [iq-qab-bi] | Your father said to me: “Come out to me and come out to my house!’ | |
| 10 | [...] ⸢ŋeš⸣-šub-ba zil₂-la niŋ₂-tuku nam-he₂-[a] | ... in its nooks and groats, who has a sense of abundance |
| [ṭup-šar-ru]-⸢tu₄⸣ i-siq da-am-qi₂ [...] | The scribal art is a good thing | |
| 11 | [...]-ta ud ⸢x⸣ [...] | ... day and night |
| 12 | [...] buluŋ₃-[...] | ... the city-gate |
| [ina ṣe-he]-ri-ka ta-nam-ziq ⸢x⸣-[...] | On your left you scatter (them) (and) ... | |
| r | ||
| 1 | [nam-dub]-⸢sar⸣-ra dur da-gan KA [...] ⸢x um⸣-me ⸢x⸣ [...] | The scribal art is a long-lasting tradition |
| [ṭup-šar]-ru-tu₄ mar-kas kul-⸢lat⸣ [...] ⸢x⸣ i ⸢x⸣ [...] | The scribal art is the storehouse of all the temples | |
| 2 | [...] ⸢nam⸣-mu-un-da-ab-ŋa₂-ŋa₂-⸢an⸣ [...] ⸢x⸣-ga [...] | ... enamundab-ba’e-ana-e-ga |
| [ta-aš-šu]-ru-šim-ma du-⸢mu-uq⸣-ša₂ [...] | You are merciful to me, ... its strength | |
| 3 | [... dirig]-⸢ga eme-gir₁₅ zu-zu⸣-de₃ ⸢eme⸣-[x] zu-⸢zu-de₃⸣ [...] | In order to learn the scribal art, in order to acquire the emgir-song |
| 4 | [...]-sar-e-[... a]-⸢šag₄⸣-ga gid₂-⸢i-de₃ niŋ₂-kas₇⸣ sa₂ ⸢x⸣-[...] | In order to prolong the šag-e’e ritual, in order to make the ni-kaṣ-e-sa-disease afflict (the land) |
| 5 | [...] e₂-[...] ⸢x x⸣ NE ⸢x x⸣ [...] | ... the temple ... |
| [...] ⸢šu⸣-tu-ru šu-me-[ru a-ha]-⸢zu KAB⸣-lit la-⸢ma⸣-[du ...] | (Sum) ... (Akk) It is a curse, it is an affliction, it has a stinging sting that cannot be released | |
| [na]-⸢ra⸣-a ša-ṭa-ri eq-⸢la⸣ [ša₂]-⸢da-du nik⸣-kas₃-sa ka-ša₂-du [...] | (Sum) I am the one who makes the heavens tremble(?) (Akk) The one who destroys the earth, destroys its foundation(s), crushes its brickwork | |
| [...] E₂.⸢GAL šu-u₂⸣ ka ⸢x x x x x⸣ [...] | ... the palace ... | |
| 6 | [...]-⸢sar⸣ a ri-a-bi ⸢x⸣ [...] {⸢gi}dupsik x x x⸣ [...] | ... esarû |
| [...]-⸢SAR⸣ lu-u a-rad ⸢x x x⸣ [...] | ... or a servant of ... | |
| 7 | [E₂].⸢GAL⸣ {m}AN.ŠAR₂-DU₃-IBILA ⸢LUGAL⸣ ŠU₂ LUGAL {kur}aš-šur{ki} ša {d}NA₃ {d}<taš>-me-⸢tu₄⸣ GEŠTUG-MIN DAGAL{tu₄} ⸢iš⸣-[ru-ku-uš] | The palace of Ashurbanipal, the palace of Šarru-šarri, king of Assyria, whom Nabu and Tashmetu gave wide understanding |
| 8 | [i-hu]-⸢zu⸣ IGI-MIN ZALAG₂{tu₄} ni-siq ṭup-šar-ru-ti ša ⸢ina⸣ LUGAL-MEŠ a-lik [...] | Iḫū-ešû, the light of the scribal art, the pinnacle of kings, the one who marches |
| 9 | [...] ⸢la⸣ i-hu-uz-zu ne₂-⸢me-eq⸣ {d}NA₃ ti-kip sa-an-⸢tak⸣-ki ma-la [...] | (Sum) ... he sat down(?) (Akk) The one who sits down, the wisdom of Nabû, the tiklip prayer of your san-tak prayer as much as |
| 10 | [... ab]-re-e-ma ana ta-mar-ti ši-ta-⸢as⸣-si-ia qe₂-⸢reb⸣ [...] | ... I sought out and in order to see my scepter inside ... |
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- Open Richly Annotated Cuneiform Corpus (ORACC) · CC BY-SA 3.0 (ORACC default); per-file JSON license fields say: This data is released under the CC0 license (133618) · ORACC project editions, https://oracc.museum.upenn.edu/ ; cite the individual project (see texts.extra_json.project)
- electronic Babylonian Library (eBL), LMU Munich · MIT (eBL Zenodo dataset); platform terms unverified · electronic Babylonian Library (eBL), LMU Munich, https://www.ebl.lmu.de/ ; Zenodo dataset (MIT)
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