JNES 14, 015 (P355886)
Prayer, Old Babylonian, Nerebtum · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | JNES 14, 015 |
|---|---|
| ID | P355886 |
| Museum no. | OIM A— |
| Collection | Institute for the Study of Ancient Cultures West Asia & North Africa Museum, Chicago, Illinois, USA |
| Language | Sumerian |
| Period | Old Babylonian · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE |
| Genre | Prayer |
| Find spot | Nerebtum (mod. Iščali) |
| Coordinates | 33.3029, 44.5828 |
English translation
By Englund, Robert K. · Via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative · CDLI (reuse with citation)
| Line | English |
|---|---|
| obverse 1 | The earth, they say, the earth |
| obverse 2 | bore the mud; |
| obverse 3 | the mud |
| obverse 4 | bore the stalk; |
| obverse 5 | the stalk bore |
| obverse 6 | the spike; |
| obverse 7 | the spike |
| obverse 8 | bore the seed. |
| obverse 9 | They say in the field of Enlil, |
| obverse 10 | the square one, |
| obverse 11 | the barley of the field |
| obverse 12 | Sin was harvesting, |
| reverse 1 | Šamaš was gathering together. |
| reverse 2 | They say into the eye of the man |
| reverse 3 | did enter |
| reverse 4 | the seed. |
| reverse 5 | Whom should I send |
| reverse 6 | and instruct |
| reverse 7 | to the daughters of An, 7-7? |
| reverse 8 | Let them take |
| reverse 9 | a stand of carneol, |
| reverse 10 | a pot of chalcedony; |
| reverse 11 | let them ladle out |
| reverse 12 | water of the sea, |
| reverse 13 | pure, the seed |
| reverse 14 | let them lift out |
| reverse 15 | from the eye of the man. |
Transliteration (ATF)
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| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
| obverse | ||
| 1 | er-s,e2-tum-mi er-s,e2-tum | |
| 2 | u2-li-id lu-ha-ma | |
| 3 | lu-hu-mu-u2 | |
| 4 | u2-li-id2 i-szi-na | |
| 5 | i-szi-nu-um u2-li-id | |
| 6 | szu-bu-ul-tam{am} | |
| 7 | szu-bu-ul-tum | |
| 8 | u2-li-id me-er-ha | |
| 9 | i-na-mi _a-sza3_ {d}en-lil2 | |
| 10 | mi-it-ha-ri-im | |
| 11 | _sze asza5{a-sza3}_ | |
| 12 | {d}suen i-s,e2-di | |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | {d}utu u-sza-ap-ha-ar | |
| 2 | a-na-mi _igi gurusz_ | |
| 3 | i-te-ru-ub | |
| 4 | me-er-hu-um | |
| 5 | ma-na lu-usz-pu-ur | |
| 6 | u3 lu-wa-'i3-ir | |
| 7 | a-na _dumu-munus_ an 7(disz@v) 7(disz@v) | |
| 8 | li-il-qe2-nim | |
| 9 | _{gesz#}gub_ sza sa-am-ti | |
| 10 | _dug_ sza hu-la-lim | |
| 11 | li-sa-ba-nim | |
| 12 | me tam!-tim | |
| 13 | el#-lu-tim me-er-ha | |
| 14 | li#-sze#-li-[a] | |
| 15 | [i]-na _igi gurusz_ | |
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
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