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CDLI Literary 000792, ex. 004 (P356393)
Literary, Old Babylonian, Nippur · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | CDLI Literary 000792, ex. 004 |
|---|---|
| ID | P356393 |
| 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 | [dumu lugal-szuba] dam-[gar3-ra-ke4] | son of Lugal-šuba, the merchant |
| 2 | [{d}]nergal#-[ra] | for Nergal |
| 3 | [{urudu}ha-zi-in an-na] mu-na-[ni-in-dim2] | He fashioned a hazin-bowl for him in heaven. |
| 4 | [gisz]-bi# ar-ga#-[nu-um hur-sag-ga2] | Its tree is the Arganum of the mountain range |
| 5 | a#-lal3-e [diri-ga-am3] | The alal temple is far away |
| 6 | [na4]-bi an-ta#-[sur-ra-am3] | Its stone is the Antasura |
| 7 | gaba#-ri nu#-[tuku-am3] | has no rival |
| 8 | [he2]-sag3#-ge a2#-[ni na-an-kusz2-u3] | May he fall, his arm not tire |
| 9 | [he2]-eb2-ta-hasz-e# [ga-mu-na-ab-silim] | May he smite him, may he be reconciled with him. |
| 10 | [u2]-gu he2-ni-ib-[de2-e ki-bi ga-mu-na-ab-gi4] | I want to restore it to its place for him. |
| 11 | [u4] ti-la-ga2 igi hu#-[mu-un-du8] | May he look upon me in my life! |
| 12 | [u4] ba#-ug7-e? ku4-[ra] | The storm that killed me brought in |
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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