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CDLI Literary 000767, ex. 006 (P345638)
Literary, Old Babylonian, Nippur · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | CDLI Literary 000767, ex. 006 |
|---|---|
| ID | P345638 |
| Museum no. | HS 1536 + HS 2780 |
| 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)
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 i | ||
| 1′ | [...]-⸢ba⸣ | ...-eba'e |
| 2′ | [...] ⸢ib₂⸣-hulu | ... destroyed |
| 3′ | [...]-hulu | ... destroyed |
| 4′ | [...]-⸢DU⸣ | ...-e’e |
| 5′ | [...]-⸢DU₈⸣ | ...-ēdu-e3 |
| 6′ | [...] ⸢x⸣ [...]-⸢in-šeš₄⸣ | ... he made ... enter |
| 7′ | ⸢gud₃⸣ [x]-na kiŋ₂ ⸢ba⸣-[x]-⸢sa₆⸣-ge | The oxen ... in the place of the ...-sa temple |
| 8′ | [...]-⸢dara₂ a-NI⸣-gen₇ ba-ab-⸢naŋ⸣-ŋa₂ | ... like a sea ... |
| 9′ | ⸢niŋ₂ u₄-bi⸣-ta nu-mu-⸢da⸣-[...]-⸢e⸣ | At that time, I did not go out from there |
| 10′ | nam-tar ⸢egir-ra⸣-ka mu-da-⸢ab⸣-[...]-⸢e⸣ | The fate of the future he will determine for him |
| 11′ | a nu kaš ⸢nu⸣ tuh nu dida ⸢nu zi₃ nu⸣ {zi₃}milla nu ; [...] ⸢nu⸣ {tu₉}⸢niŋ₂-dara₂⸣ nu | water, beer, sulphur, dida, ēmunu-flour, flour, millet, ..., “e’è, nidara-plant, |
| 12′ | an-e ⸢la⸣-[ba]-⸢teŋ₃⸣ ki-še₃ la-ba-an-teŋ₃ | Heaven has not been able to approach the earth |
| 13′ | [...] ⸢tuh⸣ nu-tuku zi₃ tuku in-bu₅-bu₅ nu-tuku | ... does not have a tuḫ-house, has no flour, does not drink it. |
| 14′ | ⸢lu₂⸣-tumu ze₄-e ŋe₂₆-e-gen₇-nam enim gaba-ri ma-ab-šum₂-mu | (Sum) The elûtum priestess, like you, has spoken a word to me |
| 15′ | ⸢bar⸣-zu en₃ bi₂-in-tar ; ur₅-gen₇ dumu al-ge-na ⸢in-nu⸣ | He inquired after your ebar temple, like one who has a child, <(what have I done?)> |
| 16′ | ⸢e₂⸣ ad-da-za-ka ša₃-gal iti-da kaš zi₃ ; GA še-ta-am₃ nu-ub-diri | In the house of your father there is a šagal offering every month: beer, flour, milk and milk are not equal. |
| o ii | ||
| 1′ | ⸢saŋ lu₂⸣-[...] | The esa priest |
| 2′ | saman₄-la₂ ku₃ ⸢dam⸣-[...] | The pure samanla priest of the Edam temple |
| 3′ | lu₂ kurun-na [...] | The one of the beer ... |
| 4′ | kiše₄(SAG) a-AK ŋa₂-⸢nu⸣ [...] | “The netherworld, the sea, the quay |
| 5′ | lil hu-ru-um [...] | The lil hurû-demon |
| 6′ | a-na-gen₇-⸢nam-ze₄⸣-[...] ⸢GA₂-x⸣-[...] | Why should I not go out to the palace? |
| 7′ | ⸢ni₂ su⸣-[ub] ⸢lu₂⸣-tumu dim₂-⸢ma {ugu⸣}[...] | (Sum) The ecstatic, the one who sees him (Akk) He sees himself, he sees his man |
| 8′ | [x nu]-⸢tuku⸣ e-sir₂-ra nu₂-⸢nu₂⸣ | ... does not have ..., does not lie in the street |
| 9′ | {im}šu-rin-na nam-lu₂-lu₇{lu}ka ⸢zi₃⸣ [...] | In the šurina of humanity the ēṣu-flour |
| 10′ | {dug}utul₂ ar-za-na {im}šu-rin-na-⸢ta⸣ [...] | The bowl of Arzana, the urinna-vessel |
| 11′ | ba-e-de₃-gaz tu₇ al-⸢KU-x⸣-[...] | You destroyed it, you ... soup |
| 12′ | {uzu}ma-{sa}sila₃{la₂} sila(TAR) kuš{kušu₂} [...] | The šamaš-sila drum, the sila drum, and the kusu-drum |
| 13′ | {ge}gur nisi-ga-ta zu₂ e-⸢da⸣-[...] | From the reed bed of the ziggurat ... |
| 14′ | {ge}gur (ŠU.ḪA(GIR-))da-ke₄ ku₆ ⸢mi⸣-[...] | The reed mat(?) of the fish |
| 15′ | u₄ (AŠ.AŠ) ŋešba₂ da-gum-ta igi-⸢KA⸣-[...] | When the “seizing-of-the-mouth’ magic has been performed against me |
| 16′ | ga-ab-sa₁₀-sa₁₀ (KI.LAM) lu₂ še [...] | I want to buy (for) a man |
| 17′ | lu₂ ni₂ su-ub-ba-gen₇ igi-zu-ta [...] | Like a man who has fear in front of you |
| 18′ | udun bahar₂-ka kir₃-kir₃-re-da-[...] | In the potter’s oven ... |
| 19′ | gu₂-ŋur₂₃-zu-ta za₃ gu-⸢du⸣-[...] | From your neck to the edge of your neck |
| 20′ | zu₂-keše₂ simₓ(GIG)ma ⸢ab⸣-[...] | “If he slips through the cracks of the door, |
| 21′ | {⸢ge⸣}bešeŋ inda₃ kurum₆-⸢ma⸣ [...] ; ⸢u₃⸣-[...] | “The ege’eše-priestess, the kurum-ema-e3-flour, ... the emu-e-fllour |
| r i | ||
| 1 | ⸢geme₂⸣ [...] | ... female slaves |
| 2 | igi-zu {⸢šaha₂}ze₂-eh-tur-gen₇ am₃⸣-[...] | Your eye is like a small šaḫa plant |
| 3 | e₂ diŋir eš₃ (AŠ.AŠ-[...]) | The temple of Ibir, the shrine |
| 4 | i₃-du₈ gudu₄ u₃-sa₂ igi-bi-⸢ta⸣ [...] ; en-nu-uŋ₃ a-ra-⸢ab⸣-[...] | The doorkeeper, the gudu-priest, the one with the shiny face, the guard of Ara-eab |
| 5 | lu₂-tumu saŋ ka-bi nu-[...] | A man whose mouth cannot be opened |
| 6 | ša₃-gal-ni-še₃ gana₂ kalam-ma [...] | In his greatness the fields of the Land |
| 7 | a-na-am₃ in nu-zu-ŋu₁₀ mu-⸢un⸣-[...] | What is it that I do not know? |
| 8 | a-ga-ŋu₁₀-še₃ na-an-gub-be₂-en igi-ŋu₁₀-[...] ; in-zu ga-mu-ra-ab-[...] | Do not stand in this place, I want to know your position for you |
| 9 | al-ŋen al-zal kiŋ₂-e ⸢ba⸣-[...] | “I am going, I am going to the place, |
| 10 | ni₂ buluŋ₅ a-ša₃-ga DU {kuš}a-ŋa₂-⸢la₂⸣ [...] | The fear of the field ... the sandals |
| 11 | lu₂ huŋ-ŋa₂ egir kar-ke₄-⸢da⸣-[x] | the man of the ḫuba prayer after Karkeda |
| 12 | ge u₂ de₅-ga mi-ni-ib-⸢il₂⸣-[...] | I raised the grass in the pastures |
| 13 | ⸢u₄ buru₁₄⸣-ka a₂-zu ša₃-gal-zu [...] | At the harvest time your strength and your wisdom |
| 14 | ⸢kiŋ₂-ta ba⸣-sah₆ (KI.LAM{ka}) ⸢mu₇⸣ [...] | from E-e-saḫ |
| 15 | e₂ lu₂ ⸢AN⸣ kaš a de₂-a-⸢ka⸣ [...] | The house of the man of the Eanna temple, the beer of the water of Ea temple |
| 16 | egir lu₂ kaš ⸢de₂-a⸣-ka ba-an-[...] | After a man has poured beer in the edea canal |
| 17 | {u}ugu₆-za igi [x x x] ⸢X X⸣-[...] | Your udug plant before ... |
| 18 | gu₂-za ki-a [...] | On your neck ... |
| 19 | ni₂-zu šu nu-⸢zu⸣-[...] | Your fearsomeness cannot be overturned |
| 20 | ⸢niŋ₂ gu₇⸣-ta [...] | After he eats his food, |
| 21 | ⸢e₂⸣-[x]-⸢eš-ka⸣ [...] | In the E’eška temple |
| r ii | ||
| 1 | [...]-zi₂-ir lu₂ kal-la nu-zu | ... who does not know a strong man |
| 2 | [...]-⸢saŋ⸣ gub-ba šu-bi-še₃ la₂-a | ... stationed there, its hand bound |
| 3 | ⸢i₃-gub⸣ nu-mu-un-ge-en ; [...]-tuš li-bi₂-sa₆ | I did not set up the igbi-house, I do not dwell in a good place |
| 4 | i₃-⸢šid ba⸣-e-ul₄-e-en ; i₃-⸢sar šu⸣ ib₂-ta-an-ur₂ | I have inspected it, I have checked it, and it has been erased |
| 5 | niŋ₂ IM-sar-⸢re⸣ [...] gu₃ ⸢nu⸣-ub-ta-de₂-e | (Sum) The one who shouts “It is enough, I will not let it pass (Akk) It is enough that it is enough to pass |
| 6 | dugud bi ab-sar-re-en ⸢šu-ni⸣ ab-zu-hu-ul | I have written on that heavy brick, I have ruined its brickwork. |
| 7 | ⸢šid⸣-da-aš la-⸢ba⸣-ab-du₇ ⸢sar-re⸣-da-aš ; me-te-<<ni>>-bi in-⸢nu⸣ | The svid-dais was not built, the sar-re-eda-š was not constructed. |
| 8 | ki-gub-ba-ni u₂-gu i-ni-⸢in⸣-de₂ | When he is to raise his throne |
| 9 | [...]-⸢ni⸣ al-(BIR.BIR{ri}) | ... he went out. |
| 10 | [...] ⸢ab⸣-ta-⸢šub⸣-ba ; [...] ⸢ab⸣-ta-⸢RU⸣-da | ... in the “seizing-of-the-mouth’ (temple) |
| 11 | [...]-⸢am₃ gu₃⸣ e-ra-an-de₂-ma | ... cried out to you |
| 12 | [...] ⸢du₁₄⸣-še₃ im-ta-⸢e₃⸣ | ... went out into the open country |
| 13 | [...]-⸢al he₂-mu-e⸣-du₁₁ ; [...]-en | ... may I say to you ... |
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