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CDLI Literary 000427, ex. 001 (P345657)
Literary, Old Babylonian, Nippur · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | CDLI Literary 000427, ex. 001 |
|---|---|
| ID | P345657 |
| Museum no. | HS 1491 |
| 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 |
Machine English (draft)
Machine draft. Machine English from montycrypto/atf-to-english (atf-en-best-v2, 2026-10-05), generated line by line from the source transliteration (not reproduced here). It is unreviewed and is not a scholarly translation.
| Line | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|
| 23 | the king(?) of Ur |
| reverse 25' | ... of the rebel lands... |
| reverse 16' | the youth Suen, the pure snake, set in place |
| reverse 20' | ... bearing an aura,... |
| top 37' | it is its urub priestess of Nanna |
| 17 | by Dilimbabbar, the youth of his place of worship |
| reverse 18' | -Sîn he made grow in the land |
| reverse 15' | with Dilimbabbar being a resplendent dragon |
| 20 | in order to establish the name |
| 10 | In order to... the numerous cosmic powers and radiances of the earth |
| 8 | allure of An, prince Ura |
| 24 | ... came out(?) |
| 3 | ruler(?) |
| reverse 12' | ... a good word |
| reverse 8' | it is the jegi-jal |
| reverse 33' | it is the jegi-jal |
| reverse 9' | the lord, the great son of An |
| 22 | his..., u-Suen-ju |
| reverse 1' | ...... |
| reverse 32' | u-Suen-jug in a joyful day |
| 14 | the great fig tree |
| top 35' | youth Suen, lord of heaven |
| 27 | he made come forth resplendently |
| 19 | it is the barsu-min-ma |
| 26 | the great... of heaven and earth |
| reverse 26' | all of it |
| 29 | ...... |
| 31 | ...... |
| 9 | youth Suen, lord of heaven and earth |
| 7 | ... is a rival |
| top 36' | -Sîn |
| 15 | Father Nanna, your verdict is a great decision |
| 16 | who determines the great fates for Nunamnir |
| 1 | from the brickwork of the wall |
| reverse 2' | ... the true crown of heaven |
| reverse 5' | is a sagda |
| reverse 3' | He entrusted it to the sajaja net |
| reverse 28' | u-Suen (is) his hand |
| reverse 6' | ... u-Suen-ju |
| reverse 11' | favored by Nanna |
| reverse 19' | ... awe-inspiring aura that touches the great heaven |
| 18 | he decrees a fate for -Sîn-eir |
| reverse 7' | -Sîn-eir, grown in heaven |
| reverse 14' | his well-being, a good food offering |
| reverse 31' | to sajarra |
| reverse 29' | ... of my king |
| reverse 22' | ... he heaped up. |
| 21 | by Nanaya |
| reverse 30' | u-Suen |
| 2 | whose fearsomeness... heaven |
| 6 | O Nanna, the amû-danu priestess of..., |
| 13 | for abatuku’am |
| 11 | to Nanna, the lord of the month, give birth |
| 5 | u-Enzu |
| 30 | ... |
| reverse 24' | a long life |
| reverse 13' | In the day of rejoicing, in the day of Ura |
| 12 | -Sîn-eir has born |
| reverse 27' | to the true princely son of An and Enlil |
| top 34' | Lord of heaven and earth |
| reverse 17' | to Nanna, who rises in heaven and earth |
| 4 | the god Enzi |
| 25 | It is the abatuku-priest |
| reverse 4' | by -Sîn-eir, prince of the nation |
| 28 | ... is to be carried away(?) |
| reverse 10' | ... star |
| reverse 23' | ... all the lands |
| reverse 21' | ... prince -Sîn-eir, mighty one of amu-dajal |
Sources & licences
- Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative · CDLI: reuse of catalogue/transliteration data with citation of CDLI; images restricted (not fetched) · Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI), https://cdli.earth/ ; cite CDLI and the P-number
- electronic Babylonian Library (eBL), LMU Munich · MIT (eBL Zenodo dataset); platform terms unverified · electronic Babylonian Library (eBL), LMU Munich, https://www.ebl.lmu.de/ ; Zenodo dataset (MIT)
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