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CDLI Literary 000347, ex. 063 (P356294)
Literary, Old Babylonian, Nippur · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | CDLI Literary 000347, ex. 063 |
|---|---|
| ID | P356294 |
| 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 | [e2-um-ma {d}be]-li#?-[li]-sze3# zi-ni ba-szi-in-tum3# | He brought his life to the house of Belili |
| 2 | [e2-um-ma] {d}be-li-li-sze3 ba-an-na-te | to the house of Bēlelī he approached. |
| 3 | [um-ma lu2] nu-me-en dam-dingir-ra-nam | “You are not a man, you are the spouse of a god |
| 4 | [a ub-ta]-an-bal-bal a tukum# ga#-nag | I will pour water, I will drink water. |
| 5 | [zi3 ub-ta]-an#-dub#-dub zi3 tukum ga-[gu7] | he heaps up the flour, if he eats the flour |
| 6 | [...] x [...] | |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | [...]-ga2#-sze3# zi#-gu10# ga#-[ba-szi-in-tum3] | I want to bring my life to the place where I live |
| 2 | [{d}utu a-igi-na] szu# ba-szi#-in-ti# | Šamaš received from his father |
| 3 | [szu-ni szu-masz-da3 u3]-mu#-[ni]-in-se3 | his hand to the šumashda weapon he struck |
| 4 | [giri3-ni giri3-masz-da3 u3]-mu#-[ni]-in-se3 | he twisted his feet into a splint |
| 5 | [...]-sze3# zi#-ni# [ba]-szi-in-tum3 | He brought his life to ... |
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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