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CDLI Literary 000381, ex. 020 (P356535)
Literary, Old Babylonian, Nippur · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | CDLI Literary 000381, ex. 020 |
|---|---|
| ID | P356535 |
| 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 | [tur3 me nun]-e ba-du3#-a-ba | When the stall of the princely divine powers was built |
| 2 | lil2#-e# a-gin7 ib2-sag3 ki-bi me-na gi4-gi4 | How is it that the ghost shakes like a wind? When will it return? |
| 3 | [sze]-eb na-ag2#-tar-re# ba-mar-ra re | The brickwork of fate was destroyed |
| 4 | [me]-bi a-ba-a in-bir#-re a-sze-er ba-da-tab | Who splits its me? She spreads out laments. |
| 5 | [szudum] nibru#{ki} esz3 dur-an#-ki-a | the šudum priest of Nippur in the shrine Duranki |
| 6 | [lil2-e] a#-gin7# ib2#-sag3 ki-bi me-na gi4-gi4 | How is it that the ghost shakes like a wind? When will it be restored to its place? |
| 7 | [ki-ur3 ki gal] ba-du3#-a#-bi | Its Kiʾur, the great place that was erected |
| 8 | [sze-eb e2-kur-ra ba]-du3#-a#-bi# | Its brickwork of the Ekur temple that was built |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | [a uru2 hul-a-me szir3-re-esz ba]-ab#?-[be2-ne] | They sing a song about the destruction of the city |
| 2 | [uru2-bi e3-a ki-tusz-bi] kar#-re | Its city, coming out, its dwelling is abandoned |
| 3 | [szeg12 uru2 ze2]-ba# im#-szi#-szir3-szir3-re-ne-esz | They were making the brickwork of the sweet city sing |
| 4 | [er2 dug4-ga] balag# di-ne-ne#-esz2 | They are uttering a sweet lament |
| 5 | [a2-e3 lu2-ed3-da] umusz#-bi# [nu]-zu-gin7 | The troops of the scouts were not familiar with their work |
| 6 | [ug3 ba-sag3] dim2#-ma-bi# ba-suh3 | The people were scattered, their plans were scattered |
| 7 | [e2 zid-de3 er2] gig#-ga-bi im-me | She weeps bitterly in the true temple |
| 8 | [ki]-ru#-gu2 1(disz)-a-kam | 1st kirugu |
| top | ||
| 1 | [...] e2#? mu-un-du3 {d}nin-lil2 NA | ... built the temple(?) of Ninlil |
| 2 | [gisz-gi4-gal2]-bi-im | It is its gišgigal |
Sources & licences
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