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CDLI Literary 000370, ex. 021 (P356646)

Literary, Old Babylonian, Nippur · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE

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DesignationCDLI Literary 000370, ex. 021
IDP356646
Museum no.IM 058440
CollectionNational Museum of Iraq, Baghdad, Iraq
LanguageSumerian
PeriodOld Babylonian · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
GenreLiterary
Find spotNippur (mod. Nuffar)
Coordinates32.1271, 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.

LineATFMachine English (draft)
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1[...] ⸢iri⸣{ki}ke₄-ne... of the cities
2[...] ⸢ŋar⸣-ra-ke₄-ne... of the ešabar priests
3[...] a-na-aš-[am₃] nu-um-ŋa₂-ŋa₂-ne ; ad nu-um-ge₄-ge₄-ne... why do they not give it to me? They do not listen to me
4[...] ⸢unu⸣{ki}ga-ke₄ ga-am₃-ba-alI want to go to the ... of Uruk
5[x (LAM].KUR.RU{ki})ka gu₂ ga-mu-ni-in-ŋal₂I want to raise my neck in the ... of the land of Sumer.
6[...]{⸢ki⸣}ga-ke₄ ⸢x eme⸣ um-mi-in-ta₃After he had brought in the ... of E-ĝa,
7[...]-ta igi-⸢nim⸣-še₃ ⸢ab⸣-ta kur {ŋeš}eren-še₃From the ... of the upper world, from the lower world, the land of Erens
8[...] ⸢kur⸣ šem {ŋeš}eren-na-še₃ ⸢gu₂⸣ ga-mu-ni-ib-ŋar... to the Ekur, to the scent of cedar, I want to open the temple
9[...]-gur₁₁ ni₂-ba-ke₄ {ŋeš}ma₂ ⸢he₂⸣-em-⸢da⸣-gid₂-de₃May the ... of its own boat sail long(?)
10[...] ⸢he₂⸣-em-da-la₂-e e₂ ⸢za-gin₃ arata⸣{ki}ke₄... the temple of lapis lazuli of Arata
11[... an]-si₁₂-ga-ri-a iri-na mu-ni-zi ⸢x x⸣ mu-ni-⸢šub⸣He raised the ... of Ansiga in his city, he raised ... for him
12[...] ⸢sugal₇⸣-ŋu₁₀ an-si₁₂-ga-ri-⸢a na⸣-mu-ne₂-⸢du₁₁-ga⸣... the sugal priestess of Ansiga did not speak to him
13⸢x-bi x⸣ šu nu-uš-ma-ab-⸢ge₄⸣-[...]Its ... should not be able to escape
14lugal-ŋu₁₀ ad-da gal-gal iri{ki}ke₄-⸢ne⸣Lugalbu, the great father of the city
15libir-ra uš ki ŋar-ra-⸢ke₄-ne⸣In the olden days, with the barrāne’s
16⸢ki mah e₂-gal-la-ke₄ a-na-aš-am₃ nu-um⸣-[...]-⸢ne⸣ ; ad nu-um-[ge₄-ge₄]-⸢ne⸣What does the great Eki, the palace, say to you? Do not speak to you!
17ŋe₂₆-e i₇ ⸢unu⸣{ki}ga-ke₄ ga-am₃-[ba]-⸢al⸣I want to go up to the Euphrates River
18AMA arata{ki}ke₄ gu₂ ga-mu-⸢ni⸣-[in]-⸢ŋal₂⸣I want to utter a lament to the mother of Arata
19bad₃ unu{ki}ga-ke₄ eme um-mi-in-⸢ta₃⸣He made the walls of Uruk tremble
20lugal-ŋu₁₀ sig-ta igi-nim-še₃ ab-ta ⸢kur⸣ {[ŋeš]}⸢eren⸣-še₃The king, from the lowland to the highland the Ekur-eše
21igi-nim-še₃ kur šem {ŋeš}eren-na-še₃ gu₂ ga-mu-⸢ni-ib-ŋar⸣I want to utter an arazu prayer to him in front of the mountain of cedar smoke
22unu{ki}ga niŋ₂-gur₁₁ ni₂-ba-ke₄ {ŋeš}ma₂ he₂-em-da-⸢gid₂⸣-de₃In order to make the fearsomeness of Uruk surpassing,
23{ŋeš}ma₂ he₂-em-ta-la₂-e e₂-za-gin₃ arata{ki}še₃May the boat sail away, to the lapis lazuli house of Arata
24en-ra hul₂-la-gen₇ im-ma-na-ni-ib-ŋarLike a joyful en priestess, he made it shine forth for her.
25ia₂ ma-na ku₃-si₂₂ mu-na-ab-šum₂-muhe will give him a mina of gold.
26ia₂ ma-na ku₃-babbar mu-na-ab-šum₂-muhe will pay him a mina of silver.
27u₂ nir ⸢gu₇⸣-ba-ab-bi mu-na-ab-be₂he said to her “it is enough for you to eat a nir-plant.
28a nir ⸢naŋ⸣-ba-ab-bi mu-na-ab-be₂She says to him “Alas, noble one!’
29u₄ nam-ra-aš lu₂ be₂-AK-am₃It is a day of abundance that a man has done
30zi-zu kadra₂{a}še₃ šu-zu he₂-ŋal₂ mu-na-ab-be₂He said to him: “May your life, the festival, carry off your hand!’
31maš-maš engar nuŋun saŋ-ŋa₂-⸢ke₄⸣exorcist, farmer who makes the meal plentiful
32ereš₂{⸢ki} iri{ki⸣} {d}nisaba-še₃ ŋiri₃ im-ma-ab-gub-be₂-enEreškia, Nisaba's city, I stand in the city square.
33e₂ ⸢tur₃-ra⸣ e₂ ⸢ab₂ dur₂⸣-ru-na-aš ba-teThe house of the cowshed, the house where the cows dwell, was taken away.
34ab₂-⸢e tur₃⸣-ra saŋ mu-da-ab-sag₃He scatters the cows in the cattlepen.
35ab₂-⸢e enim⸣ bi₂-in-du₁₁ lu₂-lu₇-gen₇ enim mu-da-ab-bala-eThe cow spoke a word, like a man, he was speaking to him.
36ab₂ i₃-zu a-ba-a i₃-gu₇-e ⸢ga-zu a-ba-a i₃-na₈-na₈⸣Who will eat your cow that you bred? Who will drink your beloved cow?
37⸢i₃⸣-ŋu₁₀ i₃-gu₇-e {d}⸢nisaba-ke₄⸣“Eibbu eats, Nisaba
38[ga]-⸢ŋu₁₀⸣ i₃-na₈-na₈ {d}⸢nisaba⸣-ke₄“Ga-e’e-e-23 eats, and Enisaba
39[...]-⸢ŋu₁₀⸣ suku₆ ku₃ galam du₁₁-ga... a pure fish that is adorned with splendor
40[...] unu₂ {d}nisaba-še₃ me-te-a-aš im-mi-ib-ŋal₂... brought into the temple of Nisaba a fitting thing
41[...] ⸢tur₃ ku₃⸣-ta en-na-ga-mu-DU-a-aš... from the holy cowshed EnnagamuDU
42[...] ⸢ku₃-ta en-na⸣-ga-mu-DU-a-aš... from the holy ... Enna’egamuDU
43[...] {⸢d}nisaba dumu-saŋ {d}en-lil₂-la₂ u₃-a lu₂ nu-um-mi-;-in-zi-zi⸣... Nisaba, the daughter of Enlil did not raise a man
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1ab₂ i₃-zu si-muš₃-zu-⸢še₃ ga⸣-[...]I want to ... the cow that knows your oil, simušše
2ab₂ i₃-bi si-muš₃-bi-še₃ ba-ab-[...]The cow ... its oil with its horns
3amaš ku₃ amaš {d}nisaba-še₃ ⸢ba⸣-[te]The pure sheepfold, the sheepfold of Nisaba, is yours
4ud₅-de₃ amaš-a saŋ mu-da-ab-⸢sag₃⸣The goats are scattered in the sheepfold
5⸢ud₅-de₃⸣ enim bi₂-in-du₁₁ lu₂-lu₇-gen₇ enim ⸢mu⸣-[...]He spoke to the nanny goat, like a man, he spoke to me
6⸢ud₅⸣ i₃-zu a-ba-a i₃-gu₇-e ga-zu a-ba-a [i₃-na₈]-⸢na₈⸣The ewe, who will eat your fish? Who will drink your milk?
7i₃-ŋu₁₀ i₃-gu₇-e {d}nisaba-ke₄Nisaba eats,
8ga-ŋu₁₀ i₃-na₈-na₈ {d}nisaba-ke₄I want to eat, Nisaba drinks.
9ga-ara₃-ŋu₁₀ suku₆ ku₃ galam du₁₁-gaGa’arabu, the pure snare, adorned with splendor,
10unu₇ gal unu₇ {d}nisaba-ke₄ me-te-a-aš im-mi-ib-ŋal₂The great banquet, the banquet of Nisaba, was carried away in a fitting fashion.
11i₃-ŋu₁₀ tur₃ ⸢ku₃-ta en-na⸣-ga-mu-un-DU-a-ašWhen he came out from the stall of the holy cowshed
12ga-ŋu₁₀ amaš ku₃-ta en-na-ga-mu-un-DU-⸢a-aš⸣Come out from the pure sheepfold, Ennagamutaš
13u₃-sumun₂ zi {d}nisaba dumu-saŋ {d}en-lil₂-la₂ ⸢u₃⸣-[x (x)] nu-um-mi-in-zi-ziThe true wild bull Nisaba, the daughter of Enlil, did not raise a ...
14ud₅ i₃-zu si-muš₃-zu-še₃ ga-zu murgu₂-zu-⸢še₃⸣Your nanny goats that are fed, your milk is to be poured out for you
15ud₅ i₃-bi si-muš₃-bi-še₃ ba-ab-gid₂ ga-bi ⸢murgu₂-bi⸣-še₃ ba-ab-e₁₁The nanny goat whose oil is poured out, its milk is brought out to the ešurgu-house
16u₄-bi-a tur₃ amaš-a e₂ si-ga ba-ab-⸢du₁₁⸣ ; niŋ₂ ha-lam-ma ba-ab-AKAt that time, the cattlepen and sheepfold were plundered, the temple was destroyed in fear.
17akan ab₂-ka ga nu-un-ŋal₂ amar-e u₄ bi₂-⸢in⸣-šuš₂In the pastures of cows milk is not carried, the calf spends the day there.
18amar tur-bi ša₃ su₃-ga mu-un-⸢ŋal₂ ; ir₂ ge₁₇ i₃-še₂₂-še₂₂⸣Its young calves were carried away in a darkened state, they wept bitterly
19akan ud₅-ka ga nu-un-[ŋal₂]in the pastures of the goats milk was not carried
20maš₂ ud₅-da-bi ša₃ ka tab ⸢x⸣ [x x x] ; zi-bi mi-ni-⸢in⸣-[(x)]-⸢tum₃⸣Its goats and goats ... their mouths and tongues
21ab₂-e amar-bi-še₃ gu₃ ge₁₇ ⸢im-me ir₂⸣ [ge₁₇ i₃]-⸢še₂₂⸣-še₂₂The cow cries out bitterly at its calf
22ud₅-de₃ maš₂-bi mu-na-(NI₁₀.NI₁₀) ⸢x⸣ [x x x]-teŋ₃-ŋe₂₆The goat ... its kid for him
23{dug}šakir₃ ku₃-ga si-si-ig-ga [x x x] ; ša₃ ⸢su₃⸣-ga mu-un-ŋal₂ ša₃ ka ⸢tab-zu⸣In the pure churn ... carried away the heart of the esu-ega-plant, in the mouth of the tabzu-plant
24u₄-bi-a tur₃ amaš-a e₂ si-ga ba-ab-[x] ; niŋ₂ ha-lam-⸢ma⸣ ba-ab-⸢AK⸣At that time, in the cattlepen and sheepfold, the stable was ..., it was destroyed.
25unu₃-de₃ {ŋeš}tukul šu-na ⸢bi₂-in-šub⸣ igi-ni [...]In order to destroy it with the weapon in his hand, he set his eyes upon it
26sipa-de₃ šibir za₃-⸢ga-na bi₂-in-la₂⸣ ; ir₂ ge₁₇ i₃-še₂₂-⸢še₂₂⸣The shepherd carried off the scepter of his shoulder, he wept bitter tears.
27KAB-bar tur amaš tur₃-še₃ la-ba-DU ; ŋiri₃ kur₂ ba-ra-an-dab₅He did not go to the small sheepfold and sheepfold, he seized a foreign city.
28ga-IL₂ {dug}ad gal-⸢še₃⸣ nu-mu-e-DU ; sila kur₂ ba-ra-an-dab₅He did not bring the milk to the great threshing-floor, he was seized by a strange street.
29⸢unu₃⸣ sipa {d}nisaba-ke₄-nethe Nunu-e, the shepherds of Nisaba
30dumu du₂-da ama AŠ-me-ešThe children born by mother
31tur₃ amaš-a e₃-a-me-ešThe cattlepen and sheepfold where they come out
32diš-kam-ma maš₂-gu-la mu-ni he₂-en-na-⸢nam⸣It is the second (time) that he calls himself a great hero
33min-kam-ma ur-edin-na mu-ni he₂-en-na-⸢nam⸣It is the second (time) that Ur-edina calls his name.
34min₃-na-⸢ne⸣-ne KA₂ ⸢mah⸣ igi u₄ e₃-a-⸢ke₄ ; ki⸣ u₆ di kalam-ma-[x]The two of them, at the gate of the Emaḫ temple, the place where the sun rises, the shining place of the Land
35sahar-tu₁₁-sahar-tu₁₁-ba ba-an-dur₂-ru-ne-[...]They sat down in their dust
36⸢maš-maš⸣-e lu₂ arata{ki}ka e₂-⸢tur₃⸣-[...]The mašmaṣ priestess, the man of Arata, the Etur-temple
37e₂-tur₃-ra gara₂ ba-an-⸢kal⸣ [...]In the cattlepen he made the gara offerings plentiful
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1’[...] ⸢x⸣ [...]
2’[x x] ereš{ki} [...]... of Ereš
3’[x] {⸢i₇⸣}(UD.KIB.⸢NUN⸣{na}) [...]... the Euphrates
4’[iri] ⸢nam⸣ tar-ra an {⸢d}en-lil₂⸣-[...]City whose fate was determined by An and Enlil
5’um-ma saŋ-bur-ru šu [...]Thus (says) Saburu
6’min₃-na-ne-ne nun i₇-[...]Two of them, princes of the ... canal
7’maš-maš-e suhur{ku₆} gal-e [...]The incantation priest, the great suhur fisherman
8’⸢um⸣-ma saŋ-bur-ru ŋeš-⸢nu⸣ [...] ; a-ta im-ta-[...](Sum) The saburru priestess, the one who is enraged(?) (Akk) The lamentation priest, the lamenter(?) ... from the water
9’ŋeš-⸢nu ur₂⸣-in{mušen}e suhur{⸢ku₆⸣} [...] ; ⸢hur⸣-saŋ-še₃ ba-[an-ku₄]The ešunu-demon entered the “finger-nail of the eagle and the ḫursa-disease.
10’min₃-kam-ma-aš nun i₇-da ⸢i⸣-[...]-⸢uš⸣Secondly, prince of the river ...
11’maš-maš-e u₈ sila₄-bi a-ta im-⸢ta⸣-[...]The incantation priest brings out the ewe and its lamb from the water
12’um-⸢ma⸣ saŋ-bur-ru ur-bar-ra a-ta ⸢im-ta-an⸣-([UD].DU)(Sum) The saburru priestess, the hero, from the water (Akk) From the water
13’ur-bar-ra u₈ sila₄-⸢bi in⸣-kar edin daŋal-še₃ ba-an-ur₃The dog seized the ewe and its lamb and smashed it in the steppe.
14’⸢eš₅⸣-kam-ma-aš nun i₇-da i-ni-in-šub-⸢bu⸣-ušIt is the fifth ešamaš. The prince approached the river.
15’maš-maš-e ab₂ amar-bi a-ta im-ta-an-e₃The exorcist brought out the cow and its calf from the water
16’um-ma saŋ-bur-⸢ru ur-mah-e a-ta⸣ im-ta-an-e₃The lion has left the sabur-ēru,
17’⸢ur-mah-e⸣ ab₂ amar-bi in-kar geš-ge-še₃ ba-an-ku₄The lion seized the cow and its calf and entered the woods.
18’limmu₅-kam-ma-aš nun i₇-da i-ni-in-šub-bu-ušIt is the eponym year of Prince of the River.
19’maš-maš-e šeg₉ šeg₉-bar-e a-ta im-ta-an-⸢e₃⸣The exorcist brings out the beautiful and the beautiful from the water
20’um-ma saŋ-bur-ru nemur₂ hur-saŋ a-ta im-ta-an-⸢e₃⸣Thus (says) Saburu, the nemur of the mountain range, from the water.
21’nemur₂ šeg₉ šeg₉-bar-e in-kar hur-saŋ-še₃ ba-an-ku₄The beautiful nemur entered the mountains.
22’ia₂-kam-ma-aš nun i₇-da i-ni-in-šub-bu-ušIt is the yākamaš-demon, the prince who fills the river
23’maš-maš-e amar mašda-e a-ta im-ta-an-e₃The exorcist brought out the calf and the exorcerist from the water
24’um-ma saŋ-bur-ru ur-GUG₄ ur-nim-e a-ta im-ta-an-e₃The saburru-demon, the dog, came out from the water.
25’ur-GUG₄ ur-nim-ma amar mašda-e in-kar {ŋeš}ter-ter-še₃ ba-an-ku₄A dog seized a calf and a gazelle, and brought him into a trap.
26’maš-maš-e igi-ni ba-kukku₂ dim₂-ma-ni ba-sah₄The exorcist has looked at him, he has changed his mind
27’um-ma saŋ-bur-ru gu₃ mu-na-de₂-eThe old woman spoke to the saburru priestess:
28’maš-maš nam-maš-maš-zu he₂-ŋal₂ dim₂-ma-zu me-aMay the exorcist carry your extispicy, where is your judgment?
29’a-na-gen₇-nam ereš₂{ki} iri {d}nisaba-še₃Why, in Ereš, the city of Nisaba
30’iri{ki} nam tar-ra an {d}en-lil₂-la₂The city whose fate was determined by An and Enlil
31’iri{ki} ul iri ki aŋ₂ {d}nin-lil₂-la₂-še₃To the city that is not a city, the place of Ninlil’s water
32’nam-maš-maš AK-de₃ a-gen₇ im-da-ŋen-ne-enIn order to undo the ‘witchcraft’, how will we do it?
33’nu-zu-a-ŋu₁₀-ne i-im-ŋen-ne-enWhen they do not know, they say:
34’nam-kur₄-ra-zu i₃-zu nam-ba-an-sis-e-de₃-enYou should not change your course, you should not slander me.
35’šu giri₁₇-na i-ni-in-ŋal₂ šudu₃ mu-un-na-an-ša₄-ašHe carried off the hand of his nose, he gave him the sheep
36’šu ba-mu-u₈ nin₉-ŋu₁₀ šu ba-mu-u₈Hand of a maiden Hand of the maiden
37’silim-ma-ŋu₁₀ iri-ŋu₁₀-še₃ ga-ŋenI want to say: “I want to go to the well-being of the city!
38’arata{ki} kur me sikil-la-še₃ zi-ŋu₁₀ ga-ba-ši-in-⸢tum₃⸣I want to bring you Arata, the mountain of pure divine powers,
39’nam-mah-zu kur-kur-ra ga-bi₂-ib-zuI want to proclaim your greatness over all the lands.
40’arata{ki} kur me sikil-la-[x] ; ka-tar-zu ga-si-[il]Arata, the mountain of pure divine powers, your praise is exalted
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1[...]-⸢ru⸣ [...]...-eru-e23
2[...] ⸢bi₂-AK i₃⸣ [...]... the ebi-ak-plant ...
3[...] ⸢an-bar₇⸣ [...] ⸢bansur⸣ kiŋ₂-⸢sig⸣-a ⸢mu⸣-[...]... the Anbar temple ..., the Bansur temple, the Ki’esig temple
4⸢kiŋ₂-sig unu₇⸣ [...] ⸢i₃ ga⸣ ba-e-ku₅ niŋ₂-ge₁₇-ga ⸢ba-DU⸣E-sig, the dining hall ..., the libation hall was cut down, the shrine was erected.
5nam-da₆-zu i₃ ⸢ga x ki-ba⸣ nu-mu-e-tum₃Your boating does not bring oil and ... to the place of the boat.
6{d}nanna lugal tur₃ amaš-⸢ke₄⸣ [x]-⸢ŋu₁₀⸣-uš ⸢ba-e-šum₂-mu⸣Nanna, king of the cattlepen and sheepfold
7šer₇-da i₃-ŋa₂-ŋa₂ zi ⸢nu-ra⸣-ab-šum₂-mu“It is enough, I want to bring it to you rightly.
8um-ma saŋ-bur-ru maš-maš-e ⸢tibir-na saŋ-ŋa₂ mu⸣-RUThus (says) Saburu, the exorcist of Tibira: Sabar ...
9ad₆-a-ni gu₂ {i₇}buranuna{na}⸢ka⸣ ; i-im-ma-⸢an-šub⸣his cattle on the bank of the Euphrates he shall enter.
10zi nam-til₃-la ba-e-da-⸢kar-re⸣ ; iri{ki}ni-⸢še₃ x x-x⸣-gurYou have taken away the life of life from him, you have turned away from his city.
11en-suku₅-keše₂-an-na-ke₄ enim-bi ŋeš ⸢ba⸣-an-⸢tuku-a-ta⸣Ensukukešanna spoke thus:
12en-me-er-kara₂-ra lu₂ mu-un-ši-⸢in⸣-ge₄For Enmerkara he made the man rise.
13ze₄-e-me-en en ki aŋ₂ {d}innana ⸢x x⸣-me-en ; AŠ-⸢zu-ne⸣ mah-me-enYou are the lord of the earth, father Innana, you are supreme
14{d}innana-ke₄ ⸢ur₂ ku₃⸣-ga-ni-a ; zi-de₃-eš mu-un-pad₃-⸢en ki aŋ₂⸣-ŋa₂-ni-me-enInnana chose me faithfully as his holy abode.
15sig-ta igi-nim-še₃ en gal-bi ⸢ze₄-e⸣-me-en ; ŋe₂₆-e us₂-sa-⸢zu⸣-me-enI am a great lord, I am the one who makes you rise up high from the south.
16a ri-ta gaba-ri-zu nu-me-en ses-⸢gal-ŋu₁₀⸣ ze₄-e-me-enYou are not your rival, you are a prince.
17ŋe₂₆-e nu-mu-da-sa₂-e-en u₄ ⸢da⸣-ri₂-še₃I do not compare with you, when you enter
18en-me-er-kara₂ en-suku₅-keše₂-an-⸢na-da⸣ a-da-min₃ du₁₁-gaEnmerkara and Ensukukeš-ana-da’e, the two rivals,
19en-me-er-kara₂ en-suku₅-keše₂-an-na-⸢x diri-ga⸣-baEnmerkara (and) Ensukukešveanna surpassing
20{d}⸢nisaba za₃⸣-mimEnisaba, praise!

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