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CDLI Literary 000650, ex. 001 & 000657, ex. 002 (P345619)
Literary, Old Babylonian, Nippur · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | CDLI Literary 000650, ex. 001 & 000657, ex. 002 |
|---|---|
| ID | P345619 |
| Museum no. | HS 1429 + N 2854 + N 2861 |
| Collection | Hilprecht Collection, University of Jena, Jena, Germany; Penn Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA |
| Language | Sumerian |
| Period | Old Babylonian · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE |
| Genre | Literary |
| Find spot | Nippur (mod. Nuffar) |
| Coordinates | 32.1271, 45.2300 |
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 | ||
| 1 | [...] |U.KA|-mu za-a-ra ma3-a im-mi-in-tu-u4-en | ... for you he brought me into the boat. |
| 2 | [...]-sza#-an#-gal?-mu za-a-ra ma3-a im-mi-in-tu-ud-en | ...šangalmu gave birth to me for you |
| 3 | [x x]-un#?-ma-al-e-en sza3-ab ki-ig ag2-ga2 i3-du | You are the one who knows the heart of a beloved one |
| 4 | [x x]-da#?-ma3 sza3-ab ki-ig ag2-ga2 bi2-du | ... loved by the heart(?) |
| 5 | [...]-mu-un-szi-du me-e mu-szi!-hul2-en | ... I rejoice over him(?) |
| 6 | [...]-zi# de3-mu-un-szi-du me-e mu-da-hul2-en | I want to ... with you(?) ..., I will rejoice with you |
| 7 | [x x] |GISZ.KU.TUM|? x# me#?-e#? mu#-na#?-x#-BU# | ... I(?) |
| 8 | [...]-zi de3#-[...] x# [...] | ... may ... rise |
| 9 | [...] x# [...] | |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | x x# [...] | |
| 2 | mu-ud#-na#-mu gu2#-[...] | My spouse ... |
| 3 | ga2-nu e-ne di de3-hul2#-le#?-[...] | Come on, may he rejoice over you |
| 4 | {d}ama!-uszum-mu gu2-da ma3-la2-e-en#-de3#-en# | Ama-ušummu, we lie on the bank |
| 5 | ga2-nu e-ne di4? de3-hul2-le?-en-de3-en | Come on, we shall rejoice |
| 6 | ku-li an-na u3-mu-un ag2 sza3-ba-mu | The fattener of heaven, the lord of my heart, |
| 7 | ur5 sa6-ge sza3 hul2-la {d}utu-me he2-me-en | May you be our happy heart and happy heart, |
| 8 | u3-mu-un-ra da-an-szi-gen me-e du5-mu-na-da-ab-du11 | I want to go with the lord to him, so I can speak to him. |
| 9 | u3-mu-un sza3-ab-ma3 me-e du5-mu-ne-de-be2 | Lord of the heart, I want to speak to them. |
| 10 | ki {d}mu-ul-lil2-da x KU IM? DI?-en | With Enlil ... |
| 11 | a-[...]-en# | I am |
| 12 | sza3-ab-ma3 bi2-in-pa3-de3-en me-e mu-lu sza3-ba-men3 | You chose me in my heart, I am the one of my heart. |
| 13 | aga zi men ku3 sag-za ma-ra-ni-ma-al | The true crown, the holy crown on your head is there for you. |
| 14 | dim3-me-er gal-gal-e-ne i-bi2-bi sza-mu-un-gub-en | May the great gods stand before you. |
| 15 | {d}a-nun-na-ke4-ne mu-lu dalla bi2-in-e3-a | The Anuna, the one who adorned it with splendor, |
| 16 | mu#-ud#-na#-mu# gu2#-da ma3-la2-e-en-de3-en | My spouse, we lie with her |
| 17 | [...]-da# ga#-ba-e-x-na2-en-de3-en | Let us ... with him |
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