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CDLI Literary needed, ex. nn ? (P345621)
Literary, Old Babylonian, Nippur · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | CDLI Literary needed, ex. nn ? |
|---|---|
| ID | P345621 |
| Museum no. | HS 1494 |
| Collection | Hilprecht Collection, University of Jena, Jena, Germany |
| 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) |
|---|---|---|
| o | ||
| 1' | [...]-x igi-ŋu₁₀ [...] | ... before |
| 2' | [...]-lu-lu KA-bi [...] | ... its mouth |
| 3' | [...] x-lu-x [...] | ... ... |
| 4' | [...]-lu-ŋu₁₀ x nun-na [...] | ... princely ... |
| 5' | [x] mu-lu igi{gi} mu-lu ⸢da x ama-ušumgal-an⸣-[na] | ... the one before whom, the one with the ... of Ama-ušumgal-ana |
| 6' | en dara₃ an-na am muš-gal abzu | Lord, wild goat of heaven, wild bull, great snake of the Abzu |
| 7' | ninda₂{in-da} zi ša₃-ŋa₂ balaŋ kur-ku ban₃-da | True bread of the heart, a reign of exuberance |
| 8' | ku-li {d}mu-ul-lil₂-⸢la₂⸣ {d}ab-u₂ er₂-re ba-ab-gu₇-a-ŋu₁₀ | Enlil-ela-e3 and Abu were eating tears. |
| 9' | u₃-mu-un ⸢gu₂⸣ ma-da sipa amaš-a-na aŋ₂ gi-ra-ŋu₁₀ | Lord of the bank of the land, shepherd of his sheepfold ... |
| 10' | a ŋuruš ⸢sipa⸣ amaš-a-na ba-ra-ab-e₃-a-ŋu₁₀ | Woe, shepherd, he did not come out from his sheepfold! |
| 11' | maš₂{ma-aš₂} ⸢ne⸣{ni}eŋ₃-ma-ri-si ⸢ne⸣{ni}eŋ₃-ma-ri-si mu-lu eden-na u₄ zal-zal-la-ŋu₁₀ | The mašsu-priestess, the ešessi-priest, the one who spends the day in the steppe |
| 12' | du₅-mu lu₂-ta zag-e₃ du₅-mu zag-ba nu-mu-un-su₃-ga;-⸢ŋu₁₀⸣ | The one who has a child does not raise a son with a man. |
| 13' | a-lu-lim lu-lim ama-a-ni ama-ni | Woe, woe! His mother, his mother! |
| 14' | ama-a-ni ama er₂-re mu-un-kuš₂-u₃-a-ni | His mother, the mother who bore him with tears, |
| 15' | er₂-re a-še-er-re mu-un-kuš₂-u₃-a-ni | When she is tired of weeping and wailing |
| 16' | ⸢balaŋ di⸣ šir₃ di-da mu-un-kuš₂-u₃-a-ni | When he was tired of going to the bala temple |
| 17' | ⸢šir₃⸣ di-da balaŋ di-da mu-un-kuš₂-u₃-a-ni | When he was to go to the orchard and to the bala, |
| 18' | ⸢mu-lu⸣ u₂-KIB ama ugu-ni me-a te-ba me-en-nam | Where is the mother who bore him, where is he going? |
| 19' | ŋuruš šu du₃-a ama ugu-ni me-a te-ba me-en-nam | Where is the young man born, his mother who bore him, where is he? |
| 20' | ŋuruš a₂ la₂-a ama ugu-ni me-a te-ba me-en-nam | Where is the young man whose arms are bound? Where is his mother who bore him? |
| 21' | ŋuruš mu-⸢lu⸣ er₂ [...]-am₃ ama-zu si-ni-ta | The elû-priestess is weeping ..., your mother from her womb |
| 22' | u₃ gal₅-⸢la₂⸣ ga-[...]-⸢zu⸣ x x x x | And I want to ... the galla demon |
| 23' | ⸢u₃⸣ x-x [...] ⸢gu-x⸣ [...] ⸢x⸣ me-li-e-a | (Sum) The temple ... (Akk) Temple ... |
| 24' | ŋuruš ⸢me-en⸣ [...] ⸢x me-li⸣-[e-a me-li]-e-⸢a⸣ | I am a young male kid, I am an awe-inspiring young man, i.e., a liar |
| 25' | ⸢ŋuruš⸣ [...] ⸢x⸣ [...] | The e’e23-plant |
| 26' | ⸢me-ri⸣ [...] | The mērī priestess |
| 27' | ⸢x x⸣ [...] | |
| r | ||
| 1' | ⸢am⸣-x ⸢uru₂-ŋu₁₀-še₃⸣ mu-lu he₂-dug₄ [...] | “House ..., house Urušue, may you be the one who pleases |
| 2' | nin₉ banda₃{da}ŋu₁₀-ur₂ hu-mu-ni-ib-zu-zu ⸢ama-ŋu₁₀⸣ [...] | May the young sister know that I am the mother |
| 3' | ŋuruš me-en en me-en mu-lu-u₃-ne ga-⸢nam ug₅-ge⸣-[na] | I am a young male goat, I am the lord, I want to kill those people |
| 4' | a-gin₇ pu₂{pu} lul-la mu-lu-u₃-ne mu-ni-ib-de₂-ne{⸢ni⸣} | As if they were a false well, the people would bring them out. |
| 5' | izi{i}gin₇ saŋ-ŋa₂ mu-lu(KU-)u₃-ne mu-ni-ib-te-en-te | Like a burning fire, the people calmed him |
| 6' | ma₂-gin₇ peš₁₀ gi-bi bil{bi}e di mu-gul-gul-lu-ne | Like a boat, its reeds are full of bile, they destroy them. |
| 7' | ŋuruš a-na bi₂-in-dug₄ a-na bi₂-na e-ne ba-ug₅-ge-na | What did the young man do, what did he do? How is he killed? |
| 8' | dam dim₃-mi-ir-ra dumu-ŋu₁₀ tab-ba-ni tur-ra e-ne ba-ug₅-ge-na | The spouse of the god, her young child, who was seized, how is it that she is dead? |
| 9' | u₂ lu-lu šeš ama mu-tin-na e-ne ba-ug₅-ge-na | Woe, the mother of Mutinana, how is she killed? |
| 10' | kaš{ka-aš} naŋ{na-ŋa₂}zu-u₃-ne a-na bi₂-in-du₁₁ e-ne ba-ug₅-ge-na | What did the brewers say to you when they were killed? |
| 11' | ul te-a-zu-u₃-ne a-na bi₂-in-du₁₁ e-ne ba-ug₅-ge-na | What did you not know? How is it that you are dead? |
| 12' | inim-zu a-na-me nu-mu-ni-ŋal₂ e-ne ba-ug₅-ge-na | What is your word that cannot be overturned, how is it that you are dead? |
| 13' | an li-bi-du₁₁-ga ki li-bi-du₁₁-ga su-bi mu-ug₅-ge-na | Heaven cannot be smitten, earth cannot be soothed, its people are killed. |
| 14' | ka-ŋu₁₀ niŋ₂ me-a nu-mu-un-ne{ni} a su-ub ba;-ug₅-ge-na | When he does not utter a supplication to himself, he is dead in the deep water. |
| 15' | er₂-šem₅-ma {d}dumu-zi | Eršemma of Dumuzi |
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