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CDLI Literary 000365, ex. 049 (P356085)
Literary, Old Babylonian, Nippur · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | CDLI Literary 000365, ex. 049 |
|---|---|
| ID | P356085 |
| Museum no. | Penn — |
| Collection | Penn Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA |
| 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 Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative · CDLI: reuse of catalogue/transliteration data with citation of CDLI; images restricted (not fetched)
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) |
|---|---|---|
| obverse | ||
| 1 | [x] arhusz#-a-gin7 arhusz# [...] | Like a ... with compassion, with compassion |
| 2 | [x]-sag# dumu ama dili-[...] | ..., child of the single mother |
| 3 | [x]-am3# szesz-gal-bi szu pirig#-ga2 umbin hu-ri2-in#-na | ... its elder brother, the hand of my lion, the nail of a harpina |
| 4 | [x]-ma2-ur3-ma2-ur3 hur-sag-ga2-ka mu-ni-ib-tum2-tum2-mu | ... the ... of the mountains he brought to him. |
| 5 | [x x] sag3-ge hul2#-la-gin7 [x]-ma#-na-ni-in-gar | Like a rejoicing ..., he set it up for him |
| 6 | [x x]-bil3-ga-mes-e hul2#-la-gin7 im-ma-na-[x]-in#-gar | Like a joyful ..., he placed ... for him |
| 7 | [x x]-na# lu2 dili-gin7 si gu3# ba#-ni-ra | ... shouted like a single man |
| 8 | [...]-ba#-gin7 ka tesz2 [x x]-in-du3 | Like a ... he opened the mouth together |
| 9 | [x x] e2#-a-ni-sze3# [x x] ama-a-ni-sze3 | ... to her house, ... [to] her mother |
| 10 | [...] x [...]-sze3 [...]-AG#-esz | ... to ... they ... |
| 11 | [...]-a-ni-sze3 | to his ... |
| 12 | [...]-na# | ... of his |
| 13 | [...]-sag#-ga2-ke4# [...] | ... of the beginning |
| 14 | [...]-ma# in-di3-bal [x x] sza3-ga-ni nu-mu-ni-in#-pa3# | ... took away ..., his heart did not find him |
| 15 | [...]-kam#-ma bal-e-da#-ni# [x x] sza3-ga-ni mu-ni-in-pa3 | ... the second time, when he was alive, ... chose him in his heart |
| 16 | [x x]-un#-tar ki nu!-un-kin | ... did not establish |
| 17 | [...] x x x [...]-ge | ... ... |
Sources & licences
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