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CDLI Literary 000760, ex. 021 (P356195)
Literary, Old Babylonian, Nippur · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | CDLI Literary 000760, ex. 021 |
|---|---|
| ID | P356195 |
| 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)
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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 | {[ŋeš]}al im-ma kiŋ₂-ŋa₂ ⸢la₂⸣-[x] | The hoe ... the ground |
| 2 | {[ŋeš]}⸢al⸣ a-ša₃-ga saŋ-bi ⸢ŋar⸣-[x] | “If he slips through the cracks of the field, |
| 3 | [...] ⸢u₃⸣-šub-ba im-ma u₄ zal-la ⸢lu₂⸣-[...] | ... in the courtyard, when the day passed, the temple |
| 4 | [...]-⸢al⸣ lu₂ ⸢en₃⸣-dur-ra [...] | ... the one in charge of the endur ritual |
| 5 | [...]-⸢ba šu⸣ nam-⸢para₁₀-ga⸣-[...] | In its ..., the hand of Enlil |
| 6 | [...]-⸢ka⸣ saŋ ⸢me-te bi₂⸣-[...] | (Sum) ..., he was able to bring forth the scepter(?) of heaven (Akk) The ... of the netherworld, which is filled with abundance |
| 7 | ⸢ze₄-e⸣ [...] ⸢in⸣ ge₁₇ mu-[...] | The ze’e-plant ... the e-in-plant |
| 8 | ni₂-zu ⸢ŋa₂⸣-[...]-⸢da-ab⸣-[...] | Your fearsomeness ... |
| 9 | edin-še₃ e₃-mu-⸢da⸣ [...] | I want to go out into the steppe |
| 10 | {ŋeš}al {ŋeš}⸢apin⸣-[...] | The hoe, the plowman |
| 11 | {⸢ŋeš}apin⸣ tur-ra-ŋu₁₀ ⸢nam⸣-[...] | The small plows, the enam-plow |
| 12 | ki {d}en-lil₂-la₂-ka ⸢x⸣ [...] | In the place of Enlil |
| 13 | e₂ {d}en-lil₂-la₂-ka ⸢x⸣ [...] | In the temple of Enlil ... |
| 14 | eg₂ i₃-AK-en [...] | I ... a thing |
| 15 | a-⸢gar₃⸣ a-gar₃-ra [...] | In the meadows and mešures |
| 16 | ŋeš-⸢ge-ŋeš-ge⸣-a ⸢a⸣ [...] | “It is enough, it is enough! It is sufficient! |
| 17 | {⸢ŋeš}dubsig tur⸣-ŋu₁₀ ⸢mu⸣-[...] | The scribal art is the small one, the young one |
| 18 | [...] ⸢u₃⸣-mu-ku₅ ⸢pa₅⸣ [...] | ... emukû-plant, epa-plant |
| 19 | [...] ⸢mah⸣ zi-ga-še₃ a ⸢um⸣-[...] | ... to the rising of the great ešum temple |
| 20 | [...] da um-da-[...] | ... beside ... |
| 21 | [x]-⸢e⸣ {ŋeš}al niŋen₂-bi ⸢al-gub-be₂-en⸣ | (Sum) You are the one who holds the ... high(?) (Akk) I am the one of the hoe, I am its lord |
| 22 | [...]-⸢u₁₈⸣-lu tumu-mer-e ⸢nu-mu⸣-un-⸢si-il⸣-[...] | (Sum) ..., the wind blew(?) (Akk) The wind(?) was blowing(?) |
| 23 | ⸢usandu⸣-e ⸢nunus⸣ ib₂-⸢de₅⸣-[de₅]-⸢ge⸣ | The women’s quarters will be divided up. |
| b.e. | ||
| 1 | [x] ⸢šuku₃-x-de₃ ku₆⸣ mi-ni-dab₅-⸢dab₅-be₂⸣ | ... the šuku fish caught it |
| r | ||
| 1 | [...] mušen-na šu im-ma-an-ti | ... his hand was touched by a snake |
| 2 | [...]-⸢ŋal₂⸣-ŋu₁₀ kur-kur ⸢šu-bi⸣ he₂-ni-ib-sud-sud | ... all the lands shall make their ... surpassing. |
| 3 | [x x]-⸢ta⸣ [x] ⸢um⸣-ta-haš-a-⸢ta⸣ | -ētâe; -um-tahašv-e3; |
| 4 | [...] ⸢kiŋ₂⸣-ŋa₂ ⸢ba⸣-ŋal₂-⸢la-ta⸣ | ... from the Ebaba temple to the Bala temple |
| 5 | {[ŋeš]}⸢apin⸣ igi-zu-[...]-e ⸢ma-ra⸣-an-⸢e₁₁-de₃⸣ | When you see a plowman, he will go up to you. |
| 6 | ([...].⸢TAKA₄⸣) [...] | ... ešāgu-disease |
| 7 | ⸢a₂⸣-[... ...]-⸢ga⸣ [...] | “[... ...]-ega-e3 |
| 8 | [...] | |
| 9 | {⸢ŋeš⸣}[...] | The ešu-priestess |
| 10 | [...] | |
| 11 | [...] | |
| 12 | [...] | |
| 13 | ⸢ni₂-zu⸣ [...] | |
| 14 | bar-ŋu₁₀-⸢x⸣ [...] | Bar-bū’e23 |
| 15 | ab-⸢sin₂⸣-[...] | ... furrow |
| 16 | saŋ-⸢zu⸣ [...] | sa’ezû-plant |
| 17 | {⸢ŋeš}irina₃⸣ [...] ⸢x x⸣ [...] | The ešbirina temple |
| 18 | [...]-⸢ku₅ {ŋeš}zu₂⸣-[...] | ...-ekug, Zu-ešu- |
| 19 | [...]-⸢zu šu-zu u₃⸣-[...] | ... your hand ... |
| 20 | [...] ⸢apin-bi til₃-la⸣ mu-še₃ mi-[...] | ... its plow is alive, he spends the night there |
| 21 | [...]-⸢še₃ naŋar⸣ ma-ra-ab-⸢huŋ⸣-e lu₂ ⸢x⸣ [...] | (Sum) ..., the one who ... (Akk) I want to ... for you(?) ... the one that ... |
| 22 | [...]-gašam ma-ra-⸢ab⸣-[...] | ... you are the one who ... for you |
Sources & licences
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