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CDLI Literary 000761, ex. 036 (P345676)
Literary, Old Babylonian, Nippur · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | CDLI Literary 000761, ex. 036 |
|---|---|
| ID | P345676 |
| Museum no. | HS 1458 |
| 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 | [...] ⸢siki⸣ babbar₂-⸢ra⸣-[x] | ... the white esiki temple |
| 2 | [...]-⸢ni im⸣-mi-⸢x-hul₂-le⸣ | ... rejoices over him |
| 3 | [...] ⸢gal-gal-e-ne-ke₄ mul-ma-al⸣ [...] | ... of the great gods, the Great One |
| 4 | [...]-⸢ses lu₂ a tu₅⸣-[x] | ... the one who bathes in water |
| 5 | [...] ⸢ku₃-ŋa₂ um-ma-x-x⸣-[...] | ... the holy shrine |
| 6 | ⸢šuku ku₃-ŋa₂ ŋiri₃ mu-da-gub⸣-[...] | He set up the holy šuku-vessel in the city square |
| 7 | ŋeš-⸢gana₂-ur₃ {ŋeš}eme-apin dur x⸣ [...] | “The plowmen ... the horizon, the emeš-plowman ... |
| 8 | {ŋeš}⸢šu-kara₂ sug za₃-ge/ge₄-a gu₇⸣-[x] | The ešukara fish devoured in the marshes |
| 9 | a-⸢na-zu mu-da-ŋal₂ a-na ma-ab⸣-[be₂]-;-⸢en-na-bi ge₄-ma-ni⸣-[x] | What have you carried away from me? What have I done to you? |
| 10 | min₃-⸢kam-ma-še₃ {d}ezinam₂-e mu-na-ni-ib-ge₄⸣-[x] | For the second time, Ezinam ... for him |
| 11 | ⸢babir₂ udun-na mim u₃-ba-ni-du₁₁⸣ | “Babir plant, whatever you have planted in the open country, |
| 12 | ⸢titab₂ udun-na u₃-ba-ni-ib-zal⸣ | He made the titab plant grow in the oven |
| 13 | {⸢d}nin-ka-si-ke₄ im-ma-ab-šar₂-šar₂-re-e⸣-en | Ninkasi commanded me. |
| 14 | ⸢maš₂ gal-gal-zu ua₄-e gal-gal-zu-um⸣ | Your great en priestess, your great lord |
| 15 | [ki] ⸢ŋešbun-na-ka mu-un-til-le-x⸣ | he finished it in the place of the banquet. |
| 16 | [...]-⸢ta a₂ gur-ra im-da-su₈-su₈-ge⸣-eš | They stand in the “carrying-of-the-throat’ position with their twisted arms |
| 17 | [...] ⸢niŋ₂-ŋu₁₀-še₃ an-edin-na igi-bi im-še₃-ŋal₂⸣ | ... looked at him in the high steppe |
| 18 | [...] ⸢a-ša₃-ga ŋal₂-la-ŋu₁₀-še₃⸣ | ... in the midst of the field(?) is to be carried off |
| 19 | [...] ⸢na-gada-zu {ŋeš}tukul-ta mu-un-sar-re-en⸣ | ... your nagda drum is sung with weapons |
| 20 | [x]-⸢ta ki si-ga-aš u₃-mu-e-re-e⸣-kiŋ₂ | From the ... of the stable place Umure-ki |
| 21 | [x]-⸢ra ni₂⸣-[x] ⸢x-mu-un-ta-e₁₁-de₃⸣-en | I want to go up to the ... of the netherworld |
| 22 | [x] ⸢x⸣ [...] ⸢edin⸣-na-ke₄ | The ... of the steppe |
| r | ||
| 1 | [...] ⸢an-edin⸣-na kur-[...] | ... the high steppe |
| 2 | [...]-⸢e⸣ niŋ₂-ka₉-zu [...] | ... your confidence |
| 3 | [...]-ma-zu ki i₃-⸢ta₃-ge⸣ | Your ... will return to its place |
| 4 | [...]-za u₈ ⸢me-a sila₄ (TUR.TUR) me-a⸣ | Where are your ewes and lambs? |
| 5 | [...] maš₂ ([X].⸢TUR⸣) me-a ⸢lu₂⸣-lu₂-⸢ra⸣ [...]-⸢be₂⸣ | ... the kid, where is the elû demon? |
| 6 | tumu [x x]-⸢e⸣ uru₂ ⸢di-da-bi⸣ | The wind ... the city ... its waves |
| 7 | tumu tur-⸢tur⸣-e {sag₃}saga₇ di-⸢da⸣-bi | The small wind, the bad wind, its wind |
| 8 | ze₄-e e₂-⸢ubur-ra⸣ ma-⸢ra-an-du₃-u₃-ne⸣ | They built for you the E-ubur-ra-e. |
| 9 | tumu tur-tur-[x] ⸢uru₂⸣ di-da-⸢bi⸣ | The small wind(?) that swept through the city |
| 10 | tumu tur-tur-⸢e {sag₃⸣}saga₇ di-da-[x] | I want to ... the small wind and the good saga wind |
| 11 | {d}iškur-e gaba-ri-a mu-da-an-gub-⸢be₂-en⸣ | Iškur, you stand before me. |
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