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CDLI Literary 000756, ex. 004 (P345632)
Literary, Old Babylonian, Nippur · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | CDLI Literary 000756, ex. 004 |
|---|---|
| ID | P345632 |
| Museum no. | HS 1441 |
| 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 | [...]-⸢gal⸣-[x] ⸢um-ma⸣-te enim-[x x]-⸢dugud-de₃-en⸣ | I want to utter an arazu prayer to the great gods |
| 2 | [...]-še₃ igi ⸢keše₂-da⸣-zu-še₃ nu-ra-⸢ni-ib⸣-ge₄-ge₄ | ... will not approach you before the ekešeda temple |
| 3 | [...] ⸢teš₂ lu₂⸣-lu₇-ka ⸢mah⸣-bi gu₂ he₂-ri-du₃ | ... the eštê-priestess, the great one, may he build it for you |
| 4 | [...]-a-kam ša₃ ab-se₂₉ nam-da₆-ga al-tuh-⸢e⸣ | It is a ... of the heart, I am frightened by the roaring storm |
| 5 | [...] ⸢su₃⸣-ga-ka kadra₂{a}ni ur₅-⸢še₃⸣ nir mu-un-ŋal₂ | In the ... of the esu’ega temple, his kadra was carried away in fear. |
| 6 | [x x] ⸢nu⸣-tuku maš₂ gur-ra-na gaba-na ⸢i⸣-im-tab | ... enu’etuku-plant, a reed ... on her chest |
| 7 | [x] ⸢ŋarza₂⸣-ra ki he₂-en-ne-za ; he₂-keše₂ ⸢ba-se₂₉⸣-de₃ | May the ... of the throne be placed there for you, may it be bound to the sceptre |
| 8 | [...]-⸢mi⸣-a-ŋu₁₀ mu-un-pa₃-de₃ ; e-ra-šid nu-mu-ra-ab-⸢taka₄⸣ | ... he found, he did not find it for you |
| 9 | ⸢ŋessal⸣{sal₄} he₂-bi₂-⸢AK⸣ ša₃-še₃ gid₂-i-de₃ ; ⸢sa₆⸣-ge-zu ⸢mu⸣-un-⸢da⸣-ŋal₂ | May the esalsal be filled with abundance, may your good egesal be carried off. |
| 10 | [...] ⸢umum⸣ AK sun₅-na-bi ugula-a-ni ⸢mu⸣-na-ni-ib-⸢ge₄⸣-ge₄ | ... his foreman will not let him enter |
| 11 | [...]-⸢mu₇-gen₇⸣ ab-šid-en-⸢na⸣-a ; [x]-an-⸢ge₄⸣ ba-ra-ha-za | ... like a flood, when you enter ..., ... is destroyed. |
| 12 | [...] ⸢i-lu⸣ du₁₀-ga-zu ŋeš i₃-⸢la₂⸣-bi | ... your good ilu-vessel, its elalû ritual |
| 13 | [...] ⸢nam⸣-mu-ni-ib₂-⸢ku₄⸣-ku₄ ; [x]-⸢am₃⸣ ga-ra-ni-⸢ib₂-ge₄⸣ | ... I want to enter it for you |
| 14 | [...] ⸢tur⸣-gen₇ mu-un-bad-bad ; [x]-⸢lu₂⸣-lu₇ ⸢u₃⸣-mu-e-⸢AK⸣ | ... like a small ešapsû-house, he made it tremble |
| r | ||
| 1 | [...]-⸢ga⸣-gen₇ ; [...]-⸢hur⸣-re | Like ..., like ... of the mountain range |
| 2 | [...] ⸢am₃⸣-ma-(⸢KARA₂⸣.KARA₂) | ... esame-e-ma-e’e-kara |
| 3 | [...]-⸢da⸣-zu ; [...]-šum₂ | ... your ... |
| 4 | [...] ⸢u₄⸣ na-me ; [...]-⸢ra⸣-mu-ri-ib-du₁₁ | ... is indeed a storm |
| 5 | [...]-⸢ge₄⸣-a ; [...]-⸢ne-ge⸣ | ... they shall ... them |
| 6 | [...]-⸢ma⸣-du₁₀-ga | ... good |
| 7 | [...]-⸢ne⸣-ge ; [...]-us₂ | ... the ... of the king |
| 8 | [...]-⸢AK⸣ ; [...] i₃-⸢ib-us₂⸣-u₃-nam | (Sum) ... I am the one who makes(?) ... rise(?) (Akk) The one who made ... arise(?) |
| 9 | [...]-⸢da he₂⸣-mu-e-du₁₁ ; [...] ⸢he₂-ri⸣-ib-⸢du₁₁⸣ | May he say to you “..., may he speak to you&us201d |
| 10 | [...] ⸢ha⸣-ma-⸢sa₆-sa₆ diŋir⸣-zu he₂-hul₂ | ... may you rejoice over the emā-esasa temple |
| 11 | [...]-⸢bi⸣ giri₁₇ šu ha-ra-ab-ta₃-ge-ne | ... they shall strike him with their noses |
| 12 | [...] ⸢a₂⸣ he₂-mu-e-da-a-a-⸢aŋ₂⸣ ; [...]-⸢e⸣ kiŋ₂ he₂-bi₂-AK | ... may he go up to the horizon with you, may ... enter the earth with you |
| 13 | [...] an-⸢bar₇⸣-ba u₃ ba-ra-bi₂-ku-am₃ | ... in its outer sanctum it is not pure. |
| 14 | [...] ⸢x x⸣-ke₄-ne ⸢saŋ⸣ hu-mu-kal-⸢le-ne⸣ | May the ... of ... and the šāmû-temple keep you alive! |
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