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CDLI Literary 000381, ex. 018 (P356222)
Literary, Old Babylonian, Nippur · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | CDLI Literary 000381, ex. 018 |
|---|---|
| ID | P356222 |
| 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) |
|---|---|---|
| obverse | ||
| 1' | sze#-eb#-bi# [a-na-sze3 giri3 ib2-ta-an-gar] | The brickwork, why did he set foot on it? |
| 2' | tum12{muszen} za-pa-ag2# [ga2-ga2-bi ab-ta ib2-ta-an-dal] | The flaming tum bird flew away from the window |
| 3' | e2 ad zu sze-eb x [ag2 ze2-ba] | The house where your father knows, the brickwork of ... that is sweet |
| 4' | ud mi-ni-ib-zal-zal#-e# ta#-[asz igi bi2-in-gi4] | He spends the day there, what did he see? |
| 5' | e2 sun5-na giri17# szu ma-al#-[la re] | In his humble temple, where there is joy, |
| 6' | e2 ni2 nu-tuku-gin7# sig9#-[ga-bi ba-du3] | The temple, like one who has no fear, was built anew |
| 7' | ag2 iszib-bi [nu-kug-kug-ga-gin7] | like a šib priestess who does not drink water |
| 8' | szu#-luh#-[bi kur-kur-ra nu-ub-ta-sed6-a-gin7] | Like one who does not cool off from the cleansing rituals of the lands |
| reverse | ||
| 1' | [a-sze-er gig im-me] er2#? [bi2-ib-lu3-lu3] | She laments bitterly, she weeps |
| 2' | balag# di# lu2# [i-lu] ba#-ab#-[be2-a] | The balag drum, the one who sings a lament |
| 3' | sza3# nu#-ze2#-ba#-[bi] ba#-ni-ib#-[gi4-gi4] | Its unsatisfied heart has been turned away |
| 4' | u3-mu#-un-bi me-bi# ba-[ra-an-e3-a] | Its lord has left its divine powers behind |
| 5' | [a2-bi nu-mu]-un#-tag#-ge# en3#-[bi nu-tar-ra-am3] | Its power cannot be altered, its enchantment cannot be determined |
| 6' | ki#-ru#-gu2 [3(disz)-kam-ma-am3] | 3rd kirugu |
| 7' | [me gal-gal-la-ni a]-gin7#? ba#-ra-dal# | How did he fly away from his great me? |
Sources & licences
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