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IM 058419 (P356636)
Literary, Old Babylonian, Nippur · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | IM 058419 |
|---|---|
| ID | P356636 |
| Museum no. | IM 058419 |
| Collection | National Museum of Iraq, Baghdad, Iraq |
| 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 Open Richly Annotated Cuneiform Corpus (ORACC) · CC BY-SA 3.0 (ORACC default); per-file JSON license fields say: This data is released under the CC0 license (133618)
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) |
|---|---|---|
| o | ||
| 1 | dumu e₂-⸢dub⸣-[...] ⸢dub⸣-me-ka ; a-⸢na⸣-[...] ⸢ga⸣-[...]-en-de₃-en | The son of the scribal school, when we go to our school, we will go to the school |
| 2 | u₄-da U-ta ⸢x⸣-[...] ⸢sar⸣-re-en-de₃-en | On that day, we will go down to the esar temple |
| 3 | na-an-ga-ma ⸢um⸣-[... ...]-⸢da⸣-ni-sis-e | “Don’t be negligent, do not ... with me! |
| 4 | a-na-(⸢A⸣.AN) ⸢an-na⸣-[...]-in-de₃-⸢en⸣ | Why do you go down to the Eanna temple? |
| 5 | DU ŋe₂₆-e ⸢niŋ₂-ša₃⸣-ŋa₂ ⸢ga-x⸣-[...] ⸢mu⸣-e-da-⸢aŋ₂-e⸣ | “If he slips through the thresholds, if he does not pass through the door pivots, |
| 6 | tukum-bi ⸢x⸣ [...] ⸢ses⸣-gal-zu nu-me-en | If you are not a ešegalzu temple |
| 7 | nam-dub-sar-ra-⸢ta⸣ [...]-⸢ge⸣-en-ma ; nam-ses-⸢gal mu-ub⸣-du₇-du₇-un | (Sum) The scribal art is a place of learning and learning (Akk) In order to learn and learn, I have been able to acquire wisdom |
| 8 | di-ba {ŋeš-tu₉}ŋeštu ⸢dugud⸣ [x x] ⸢ge₄ e₂-dub-ba-a⸣ | “Lawsuit, lawsuit, oath, slander, ... of the scribal school |
| 9 | u₂-hub₂ nam-⸢dub⸣-[...] ⸢u₂-UG⸣ eme-⸢gi₇-ra⸣ | Uhub, the scribal art of Sumerian |
| 10 | šu zu-hu-ul [...] ⸢ge⸣-dub-ba-a nu-du | Hand of destruction ... does not go up to the edubâ-shrine |
| 11 | im-ma nu-tum₂-[x] ⸢šu ka-ta⸣ nu-⸢sa₂⸣ | He did not bring the clay, he did not make it straight. |
| 12 | ŋe₂₆-e-gen₇-⸢nam dub-sar-ra⸣-me-en | I am a scribe |
| 13 | a-na-aš [...]-⸢sar⸣ nu-me-en | Why am I not a ...? |
| 14 | u₃ ne-⸢x⸣ [...] ⸢na⸣-ab-be₂-en | And when you speak to Ne’e..., |
| 15 | enim bala-a-ab ⸢enim ba⸣-a-⸢e⸣-de₃ ba-ab-du-un | The word of the balaŋ-demon is to be uttered in order to utter an arazu prayer |
| 16 | babir₂ zu₂ nu-e-gaz i₃-(DU.DU-)e ba-an-ku₄-re-en | (Sum) You are the one who does not eat bread, (but) you enter (Akk) You do not cut bread, you enter |
| 17 | igi 2 5 e-du₈ ⸢ka-enim⸣-ma x 5-am₃ i₃-⸢šid-da-ka⸣ ; dub-sar-me-en bi₂-⸢du₁₁⸣ | The inverse of 2 is 5, the door-jamb is 5. I am a scribe, I have sworn it. |
| 18 | dub i₃-sar dim₂-a-aš nu-e-ku₄ | You do not enter a tablet written in the Isar. |
| 19 | ⸢mu⸣-un-ne-du i₃-sar {ki}kišer a-ra-ab-tuku | “I have written, I have strewn a net for you, |
| 20 | [x] ba-⸢e⸣-de₃ ŋen-na e₂ nu-mu-da-ba-⸢e-en⸣ | ... will go out, lord, the house will not go out |
| 21 | [...] ⸢si-ge⸣-de₃ ⸢ŋen-na⸣ eše₂ gana ge 1 nindan nu-mu-⸢e-x-ha-za-an⸣ | In order to ... the sige temple, in order to make the en-priestess enter the field, one nindan did not ... for you |
| 22 | [...] nu-mu-e-da-⸢du₃⸣-en dim₂-ma-⸢aš⸣ nu-⸢ni-ku₄⸣ | I do not know how to build a temple with you, I am not able to enter (it) |
| r | ||
| 1 | [...]-bi₂-ib-ge₄-⸢ge₄⸣-[(x)] | ... may he not ... it |
| 2 | [...]-ib-⸢dab₅-be₂-en⸣ | ... will seize you |
| 3 | [...]-⸢sar⸣-e-⸢ne⸣ | ... esar’e |
| 4 | [...] me lu₂ he₂-mu-e-⸢x⸣-[...] | ... may a man ... the divine powers |
| 5 | [...]-⸢ba-ab⸣-[x]-⸢un⸣ | ...-eba-ab-e-un |
| 6 | ⸢e₂⸣ [...] ga-⸢ŋen⸣ [...] | I want to enter the temple |
| 7 | a-ša₃ ⸢si-ge⸣-de₃ ga-⸢ŋen⸣ [...] ⸢si-ge mu-zu⸣ | I want to go up to the field of the sige temple, I want [to go up] to the sige temple |
| 8 | lu₂ du₁₄ mu₂-a-bi ša₃-bi ab-[...] ⸢zi⸣ mu-da-gi₄-gi₄-in | (Sum) The one who screams, his heart ... (Akk) Its man who cries out, his mind ... |
| 9 | ses ses-da teš₂-bi bi₂-ib-du₁₀-ge-⸢en⸣ [x] ⸢mu-da⸣-sed₄-de₃-en | I will soothe you together with the sesame tree |
| 10 | ze₄-e gu₂-zal dub-⸢sar-e-ne⸣ ki-še₃ la₂ dumu lu₂-u₃-ne | The scribal art is a place of relaxation for the children of men. |
| 11 | a-ra₂ he₂-e-šid ⸢niŋ₂⸣-ka₉-⸢še₃ i₃⸣-dugud | “For how long will he be slain? He will be imprisoned. |
| 12 | igi-diri he₂-e-tuh za₃ 1-⸢še₃ li-bi₂-ib₂-gi₄⸣-gi₄-in | May he have mercy on me, may he not turn back to me one by one. |
| 13 | sahar-ŋar-ra us₂ ⸢saŋ teš₂⸣-bi gu₇ | The saharbara-plant, the length of the esa-vessel, eats together. |
| 14 | ib₂-sa₂ saŋ-du₃ ⸢zu₂⸣ keše₂ gana₂ u₄-šakar | It is a regular offering, the ešû-house is set up in the field daily. |
| 15 | us₂-us₂ i₃-gu₂ gana₂-[x] ⸢gana₂ ma₂⸣-gur₈ | adjacent to the Igû field, the field of the barge-house |
| 16 | lu₂-u₃ e-ra-an-ŋar ⸢šu⸣ nu-[...]-an-[x] ⸢ka⸣-za am₃-ge₄-ge₄-de₃-⸢en⸣ | “If a man does not ... the ešû-vessel, he will be able to enter into your house. |
| 17 | enim-enim-ma ša₃ dab₅-ba [...]-⸢bi⸣ nu-e-zu | You do not know the words spoken by the envoys |
| 18 | na-ru₂-še₃ u₃-ba-te [...]-⸢ra-he⸣-ši-e | (Sum) The stela that is to be smashed(?) (Akk) Its stella that was to be torn out(?) |
| 19 | tu₆-tu₆ bar-ra šu-⸢ur₃⸣-[x]-⸢še₃ uh₂⸣ nu-mu-ra-ab-KU KA-za am₃-ge₄-ge₄-de₃-en | Outside the incantation, the šu’ur prayer, ... does not ... for you, you set your mouth towards it |
| 20 | eme-⸢ur₃⸣ eme-hul-ŋal₂ in-tub₂-tub₂-bu du₁₄ mu₂-mu₂ | (Sum) Sumerian screamed bitterly (Akk) Slanderer shrieked bitterly |
| 21 | u₃ ze₄-e [x] dumu e₂ dub-ba-a-ke₄-ne-me-en | And you are the sons of the house of tablets. |
| 22 | a-na-aš-am₃ ša₃ dumu dub-ba-a-ke₄-ne nu-me-en | Why am I not one of the scribes' minds? |
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