CDLI Literary 000373, ex. 003 (P345630)
Literary, Old Babylonian, Nippur · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | CDLI Literary 000373, ex. 003 |
|---|---|
| ID | P345630 |
| Museum no. | HS 1506 |
| 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) |
|---|---|---|
| obverse | ||
| 1 | [en-me]-bara2#-ge4-e-si lugal-e | Enmebaragesi, the king |
| 2 | [iri]-na#-nam e2 {d}en-lil2-la2 in-DU | Inanam built the temple of Enlil |
| 3 | ag-ga dumu en-me-bara2-ge4#-[e-si]-ke4 | Aga, son of Enmebaragesi |
| 4 | [tum]-ma#-al{ki}-e pa bi2-i-e3 | Tummal made resplendent |
| 5 | [{d}nin]-lil2 tum-ma-al{ki}-sze3 in-tum3 | Ninlil brought to Tummal. |
| 6 | [a-ra2 1(disz)]-a#-kam tum-ma-al{ki} ba-szub | For the first time Tummal fell into disrepair |
| 7 | [{disz}mes]-an#-ne2-pad3#-da bur-szu2-szu2-a | Meš-Ane-pada, the cupbearer |
| 8 | [e2] {d}en-lil2-la2 in-du3 | built the temple of Enlil |
| 9 | [{disz}mes-ki]-ag2#-nun-na dumu mesz3-an-ne2-pad3-da-ke4 | Mes-kiag-nuna, son of Meš-ane-pada |
| 10 | [tum]-ma#-al{ki#}-e pa bi2#-i#-e3 | Tummal made resplendent |
| 11 | [{d}nin]-lil2# tum#-ma#-al#[{ki}-sze3 in-tum3] | Ninlil brought to Tummal |
| 12 | [a-ra2] 2(disz)-kam tum-ma-al{ki} ba-szub | for the 2nd time Tummal fell |
| 13 | {d#}bil4-ga-mes-e numun2-bur-ra | Gilgamesh, the seed-bearer |
| 14 | [bara2] {d}en-lil2-la2 in-du3 | the dais of Enlil he built |
| 15 | [{disz}]ur#-lugal dumu {d}bil4-ga-mes-ke4 | Ur-lugal, son of Gilgamesh |
| 16 | tum#-ma-al{ki}-e pa bi2-i-e3 | Tummal made resplendent |
| 17 | {d#}nin-lil2 tum-ma-al{ki}-sze3 in-tum3 | Ninlil brought to Tummal |
| 18 | [a]-ra2# 3(disz)-kam tum-ma-al{ki} ba-szub | 3rd time Tummal fell into disrepair |
| 19 | [na-an]-na-ni {gisz}kiri6 mah e2 {d}en-lil2-la2 in-du3 | Nannani planted the great orchard of the temple of Enlil. |
| 20 | [{disz}mes-ki]-ag2#-{d}nanna dumu an-na-ni-ke4 | Mes-kiag-Nanna, son of Anani |
| 21 | [tum-ma-al{ki}-e] pa bi2-i-e3 | Tummal made resplendent. |
| 22 | [{d}nin-lil2 tum-ma]-al{ki}-sze3 in-tum3 | Ninlil brought to Tummal |
| 23 | [a-ra2 4(disz)-a-kam tum-ma]-al{ki} ba-szub | for 4 times Tummal fell |
| 24 | [{d}ur-{d}namma-ke4 e2-kur in]-du3 | Ur-Namma built the Ekur. |
| 25 | [{d}szul-gi dumu {d}ur-{d}namma]-ke4 | Šulgi, son of Ur-Namma |
| 26 | [tum-ma-al{ki}-e pa bi2]-i-e3 | Tummal made resplendent |
| 27 | [{d}nin-lil2 tum]-ma#-al#{ki}-sze3 in-tum3 | Ninlil brought to Tummal |
| 28 | [a-ra2 5(disz)-a-kam tum-ma-al]{ki} ba-szub | for 5 times Tummal fell. |
| 29 | [mu {d}amar-{d}suen]-ka#-ta | from the year: “Amar-Suen |
| 30 | [en-na mu {d}i-bi2-{d}suen] lugal#-e | until the year: “Ibbi-Suen, the king, |
| 31 | [en-am-gal-an-na en {d}]inana# unu{ki}-ga [masz2-e in]-pad3#-de3 | Enamgalana, the lord of Inana of Uruk, has sworn by an oath |
| 32 | [{d}nin-lil2 tum-ma-al]{ki#}-sze3 i3-de6-de6-en | Ninlil brought us to Tummal |
| 33 | [{d}isz-bi-er3-ra e2-kur igi] gal2-la | Išbi-Erra, who sees the Ekur |
| 34 | [{e2}szutum {d}en-lil2-la2] in#-du3 | he built the Šutum of Enlil |
| 35 | [inim lu2-{d}inana aszgab-gal {d}en-lil2-la2-sze3 sar-ra] | the word of Lu-Inana, the chief leatherworker of Enlil |
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