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TMH NF 4, 17 (P345662)
Literary, Old Babylonian, Nippur · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | TMH NF 4, 17 |
|---|---|
| ID | P345662 |
| Museum no. | HS 1484 + HS 2521 |
| 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) |
|---|---|---|
| r iii' | ||
| 1' | ⸢uru₂⸣ [...] | The city |
| 2' | mu-lu ⸢šir₃⸣-[ra ...] | To the one of the sanctuaries |
| 3' | še-eb e₂-kur-[ra] ki [...] | The brickwork of the Ekur temple |
| 4' | ⸢e⸣-lum-e ka₂ ⸢e₂⸣ [...] | The important one, the gate of the important one |
| 5' | ma-mu-šu₂-a-ta ma e₂-gal ⸢mah⸣ [...] | Because of his birth father, the palace, the great temple |
| 6' | du₆-kug ki nam tar-tar-⸢re⸣ [...] | The Dukug, the place where fates are determined |
| 7' | ša₃-e₂-lugam-ma a-a {d}mu-⸢ul⸣-[lil₂]-⸢ta⸣ | Ša-elugama, father Muduĝ-elili-etae |
| 8' | eš₃ mah-⸢e⸣ bur šu₂-šu₂-a-ta | From the Exalted Shrine, the well of the mouth |
| 9' | unu₂ ⸢mah⸣-e ki gibil du₃-a-ta | From the dining hall of the Emaḫ, the new place built, |
| 10' | e₂ za₃ {ŋeš}kiri₆ gu₂ tul₂ eš₃-a-ta | from the house on the edge of the orchard on the bank of the new well |
| 11' | an(DILI-)ne₂ mar-ra ⸢aš-te ki sikil⸣-ta | In heaven, in the midst of the steppe, from the pure place |
| 12' | uru₂ u₃-mu-un-e en₃ ⸢li-bi₂⸣-in-tar-ra-⸢ba⸣ | The city that the lord has inquired after |
| 13' | u₃-mu-un-e {d}mu-ul-lil₂-le lil₂-la₂ ku₄-ra-⸢ba⸣ | The lord, Enlil, enters into a ghostly place. |
| 14' | ⸢uru₂⸣ [u₃-mu]-⸢un⸣-bi na-aŋ₂ ba-da-an-ku₅ | He cut down the ruins of the city and its ruins. |
| 15' | ⸢ga-ša-an⸣-bi gig-⸢gig⸣-a ⸢ba⸣-da-an-tuš | Its eaves are sick, it sits down sickly |
| 16' | mu-lu er₂-ra-ke₄ er₂ mu-⸢ni⸣-ib-be₂ | The one of tears weeps. |
| 17' | mu-lu ad-a-ke₄ ad mu-⸢ni⸣-ib-ša₄ | The man of the father spoke to him: |
| 18' | mu-nu₁₀-de₃ ⸢du₉-du₉ mu-ni⸣-ib-⸢be₂⸣ | The herdsman brings out the edudu plant. |
| 19' | sipa-de₃ gi-⸢er₂-ra mu⸣-ni-ib-be₂ | The shepherd utters a lament. |
| 20' | ⸢gudu₄⸣-e asil-la₂ ⸢nu⸣-mu-ni-ib-be₂ | The gudu priest speaks joyfully |
| 21 | ⸢gala⸣-e a ⸢ša₃⸣-zu nu-mu-ni-ib-be₂ | The palace does not say “Alas, your palace!" |
| 22' | ⸢gudu₄⸣-bi hi-li-ta ba-ra-e₃ | Its gudu-priest left her allure. |
| 23' | ⸢en-bi⸣ ŋi₆-par₃-ta ba-ra-e₃ | Its en-priestess left the Ipar. |
| 24' | ⸢ka₅⸣-[a] ⸢kun-bi⸣ mi-ni-ib-ur₃-ur₃-re | “I will tear out the door-jambs and the door bolts, |
| 25' | ⸢x x x gu₃⸣ il₂-la im-⸢ma-de₂⸣-de₂-e | He shouted ..., he was shouting |
| 26' | [x x (x)] ⸢ba⸣-da-gur-re-⸢en⸣ [...] | ... I want to ... to you |
| 27' | {⸢d}mu-ul-lil₂⸣ uru₂-zu ba-da-⸢gur⸣-[re-en] | Enlil, you have turned away from your city |
| 28' | [...] SAG/⸢UN⸣ ba-da-gur [...] | ... turned away |
| 30' | [... ba]-⸢da-gur⸣-[re-en ...] | ... I will turn back to you |
| 34' | ⸢x⸣ [...] ⸢x ba-da-ŠI⸣ [...] | (Sum) The ešû temple ... (Akk) ... ... |
| 35' | ⸢x dul mah e₂⸣-ra sa mu-un/⸢NE⸣ [...] | ... the great work of the house ... |
| 36' | [...] ⸢ŋuruš⸣ {d}gilgameš₂-⸢ra⸣ [...] | ... the ēru-priestess, Gilgamesh |
| 37' | [...] ⸢gu₃⸣ de₂ saŋ dar-e ⸢u₃⸣ [...] | (Sum) ... the ešû demon, the one who snatched up the sa-disease (Akk) I am the ‘seizing-of-the-mouth’ demon(?) of the mountain(?) |
| 38' | ⸢x-gin₇ gu₃⸣ de₂ saŋ-da-e ⸢u₃⸣ [...] | Like a ... shrieking, the šēdu-demon ... |
| 39' | ⸢x x⸣-gin₇ ⸢a⸣ [x] ⸢x⸣ x ⸢x mu⸣-[...] | Like a ... house, a house ... |
| 40' | ⸢x⸣ [x x]-ke₄ KA [...] | The ... of the ... gate |
| 41' | [...] ⸢nu-me-a UR⸣-re ⸢ba-e⸣-[...] | ... in those days, the dog(?) |
| 42' | [...] ⸢mu-lu⸣ a nu-me-a UR-re ⸢x⸣ [...] | ... the emulû-house, where there is no water, the dog ... |
| 43' | [...]-⸢ni-ta gi₄⸣ x {ŋeš}tukul ⸢x⸣ [...] | ... from his ... return ... the weapon |
| 44' | [...]-⸢ni⸣-ta nu(GAM-)mu-⸢un-da-x⸣ [...] | ... did not ... with him |
| 45' | ⸢x⸣ [...] ⸢x⸣ [...] | |
| 46' | nibru{ki}a ⸢dumu-ta e₃⸣ [...] | In Nippur, from the “house of the son’ to the house of the king |
| 47' | uru₂-zu ama dumu-ni mu-ni-⸢in⸣-[...] | In your city the mother ... her child |
| 48' | ⸢nibru⸣{ki}a ki buluŋ-a-ni mu-⸢uš⸣-[...] | In Nippur, the place of his birth, he made him enter |
| 49' | [x x (x)] ⸢x⸣-zu-ta ⸢a⸣-ra-ab-[...] | “If he slips through the cracks of your house, |
| 50' | [x x x (x)] ⸢ta⸣-aš ba-da-⸢gur-re⸣-[en] | “... you have turned away from me! |
| 51' | [x x x] ⸢ša-an-na⸣-e ⸢bara₂⸣ [...] | ... the šannaḫe temple, the ebara temple |
| r iv' | ||
| 1' | [... {d]}⸢mu-ul-lil₂⸣ ki ⸢x mah⸣ de₃-eŋ₃-e-huŋ-e | May ..., Enlil, be at the place of the supreme ... |
| 2' | [...] {[d}a]-⸢nun⸣-na a-ra-zu-a [de₃]-⸢em⸣-su₈-su₈-ge-eš | ... may the Anuna gods stand before you in prayer |
| 3' | [...] ⸢a⸣ gig-ŋu₁₀ te im-mi-gi₄-gi₄ | ... how is it that he answers bitterly(?) |
| 4' | [...]-⸢ŋu₁₀⸣ ga-ša-an tum₂-ma a ⸢gig-ŋu₁₀⸣ | ... fitting for the queen, woe the egig priestess |
| 5' | [...] ama gal {d}nin-lil₂ ŋen | ... great mother Ninlil |
| 6' | [...]-⸢ŋu₁₀⸣ ga-ša-an ki-ur₃-ra ŋen | ... lady of the Ki'ur |
| 7' | {[d}a]-ru-ru dam {d}mu-ul-lil₂-la₂ ŋen | Aruru, wife of Enlil, was the lord |
| 8' | [gu₃] ⸢de₂⸣-de₂ ga-ša-an-nibru{ki} ŋen | I, Gašannibru |
| 9' | [ga]-⸢ša⸣-an ku₃-ŋu₁₀ ⸢ga⸣-[ša]-⸢an⸣-ma-gi₄-a ŋen | “Ga’eša-ean, the pure temple, I want to restore it! |
| 10' | ⸢ama⸣ e₂-a ga-ša-⸢an⸣ nanibgal{gal} ŋen | The mother of the temple, Gašaneana, Nanibgal, |
| 11' | [...] ⸢piriŋ⸣ geme₂ gu₄-e ba-⸢x-ra⸣ ŋen | ... the female oxen-driver went out |
| 12' | [...] ⸢x⸣ ba-zi-⸢ir x x x⸣ ŋen | ... raised ... |
| 13' | x-x [x (x)] gi ⸢KE₄ ru x x x ŋen⸣ | ... the reed of the ešakku-house |
| 14' | ⸢a ama x⸣-e x ⸢asil-la₂ ŋen⸣ | “Alas, mother of ..., ... of the Asila, |
| 15' | [x]-⸢ul⸣-la ⸢x x e₂ x-še₃⸣ ŋen | The ... of the ... temple, the temple of ... |
| 16' | ⸢x-mu-še₃ x x-la⸣ ŋen | I am ..., |
| 17' | ⸢a⸣ su₃-a ⸢x x⸣ ŋen | “An empty house, an empty house ..., |
| 18' | ⸢x-gin₇⸣ er₂-re [...] ŋen | Like a ..., I am weeping |
| 19' | ⸢u₃-mu-un⸣ [...] ŋen | I am the lord of the netherworld |
| 20' | ⸢ni šu-du₃ DU⸣ [...] ⸢x⸣-de₂ | He built his temple, ... the temple |
| 21' | ⸢x šu-du₃ DU⸣ [...] de₂ | (Sum) It is the šudu plant, ... plant(?) ... (Akk) The e’e22 plant ... |
| 22' | [...] ⸢x x x⸣ [...]-⸢ra⸣-bi | ... its ... |
| 23' | [...] ⸢x x x⸣ [...] ⸢x⸣ | |
| 24' | [...] ⸢x⸣ AN ⸢x x x x x⸣ | ... ... |
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