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CDLI Literary 000782, ex. 035 (P356451)
Literary, Old Babylonian, Nippur · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | CDLI Literary 000782, ex. 035 |
|---|---|
| ID | P356451 |
| 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' | [...]-ta#-bala#-[...] | I have turned into a thief |
| 2' | [...] egir#?-zu-sza-[...] | ... after you(?) |
| 3' | [...] nam#-silig gu2-ga2-[...] | ... the strength of my neck |
| 4' | [...]-e-ur11 uru4{ru} zi bulug-ga-am3 | ... the city, it is a true “breathing-of-the-mouth’, |
| 5' | [...]-du3 a-ug3-e sza-ra-eb-hul#-[...] | ... the people will destroy it for you |
| 6' | [...]-bi2#-ib-la2-e KESZ2-da gal2-la-am3 | It is the one who binds ... with a ritual arrangement |
| 7' | [...]-tum3 lu2-be sze-ba-e-dab5-be2 | ... may the man be seized |
| 8' | [...]-mu-e-x-x | ... ... |
| 9' | [...] du8# na-an-ak uru2-bi sza-[...] | ... did not build, that city ... |
| 10' | [...] nam-bi2-DU-[...] | ... do not ... |
| 11' | [x]-de3# ki#-inim-bi x [...] | ... its wording ... |
| reverse | ||
| 1' | [...]-ra#-si-ga | ... ... torn out |
| 2' | [...]-ra#? nam-mu-dagal?-NE | Do not widen(?) your understanding |
| 3' | [...] ni2#-zu nam-mu-usz2-e | ..., do not fear yourself |
| 4' | [...] mi-si-sahar-ra nam-[...] | ... did not ... the mesu-stone |
| 5' | [...]-dab5# sag na-nam# | ... is indeed a seized slave |
| 6' | [...] nam-mu#-[...]-bi2#-bar-[re] | Do not ..., do not set your mind to it |
| 7' | [...] nam-mu# [...] | ... fate ... |
| 8' | [...] nam#-[...] | ... do not ... |
| 9' | [...] | |
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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