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CDLI Literary 000368, ex. 031 (P356680)
Literary, Old Babylonian, Nippur · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | CDLI Literary 000368, ex. 031 |
|---|---|
| ID | P356680 |
| Museum no. | IM 058747 |
| 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 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 | amar-bi [...] | Its calf |
| 2 | igi#-bi szembi2#-[...] | Its eyes ... juniper |
| 3 | sag-ba# {gesz#}erin# babbar2 mu-un-du3-du3 | On its head he planted white cedar |
| 4 | mu-[x]-li#-a szu gur-gur-ra-bi sag-bi-sze3# [...] | Its ..., its bound hands, its head |
| 5 | muszen-e# ni2#-bi silim-e-esz2 iri in-ga-am3-[x] | The birds ... their fearsomeness in the city |
| 6 | anzu#{muszen}-de3# ni2-bi silim-e-esz2 iri in-ga-am3-[x] | The Anzud bird has calmed its fearsomeness in the city |
| 7 | i7# [x]-hal#-la nun nam# tar#-re-bi-me-en# | I am the prince who determines fate in the ... canal |
| 8 | zi#-du# sza3# kusz2# {d}en-lil2-la2-ka# {gesz}igi-tab-bi-me-en | I am the one who makes the heart of Enlil tremble |
| 9 | [x x]-mu {d#}en#-lil2#-le# mu-un-de6-en | ... Enlil brought me |
| 10 | kur#-ra# [...] igi-ba bi2-in-tab-en | In(?) the netherworld you have ... in front of it |
| 11 | nam [x x]-tar# [...] szu# mi-ni-ib-bal-e | The fate of ... he will overturn. |
| 12 | inim [x]-bi2#-[x] a#-ba# ib2#-ta-bal-e | Who will take away the word of ...? |
| 13 | lu2 gud3#-ga2 ne-en ba-e-a-ak-e | The man of my throne did this. |
| 14 | dingir he2#-me-en inim ga-mu-e-da-ab-du11 | May you be a god, I will speak with you |
| 15 | gu5-li-mu-sze3 nam-ba-ni-ib2-ku4-re | do not bring it to my friend! |
| 16 | lu2-ulu3 he2-me-en nam ga-mu-ri-ib-tar | May you be a man, I will decide fate for you. |
| 17 | mesz3 anzu{muszen}-de3 a2 szum2-ma he2-me-en | May you be the Anzu's meš-bird given strength. |
| 18 | lugal#-banda3#{+da#} ni2 1(DISZ)-ta hul2-la 1(DISZ)-ta | Lugalbanda, one who rejoicing for 1 day |
| 19 | ni2 1(DISZ) sza3 hul2-la 1(DISZ)-ta | at a rate of 1 <shekel> of joy each, |
| 20 | muszen-e mi2 i-ri2-[IN] im-me | The bird cries “Iri-IN!" |
| 21 | anzu{muszen}-de3 mi2 i-ri2-[IN] im#-[x] | The Anzud bird ... its furrow |
| 22 | muszen# szu-ur2 sig7 nigin5-a# tu-da# | a bird that has grown a green frog |
| 23 | anzu#{muszen#} szu-ur2 sig7 nigin5-a tu-da | The Anzu, adorned with a reddish radiance, born |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | sug#-a a tu5-tu5#-[...] | In the marshes ... water |
| 2 | pa-bil-ga-zu# [...] | Your Pabilgal priestess |
| 3 | an szu-zu-sze3 mu#-[...] | An ... to your hand |
| 4 | pa-zu# [...]-szi-im-[...] | Your face ... |
| 5 | ki-[...] kur-ra immal2# [...]-ad!-am3 ba-nu2 | The ... of the netherworld is a wild bull lying down in the mountains |
| 6 | murgu-zu# [x x]-sar#-re-me-en | I am the one who ... your shoulders |
| 7 | ti-ti-[x x] nirah# dar-me-en | I am a fierce ... |
| 8 | sza3-sud-[x] kiri6# sig7#-ga u6-e ba-gub-me-en | I am the one who stands in the šasud plant, the green orchard |
| 9 | sza-du11-ba#-ta# zi-[x] mu#-ri-de6 zag-mu [x]-ri-us2 | From the šaduba prayer ... he brought it to you, praise ... |
| 10 | dam#-zu# ama-mu# he2-am3# bi2#-du11 | Your spouse should be my mother |
| 11 | za-e# ad#-da-ga2 he2#-me#-en# bi2#-du11# | You, may you be my father |
| 12 | [x x]-la2#-zu-ne# [...]-ne-ka [...]-ib-ku4-ra# | When you ... your ..., when you bring in ... |
| 13 | [...] ha#-szu-ur2-ra nu-zu kur-ra-ke4 ki#-gub# mu-na-ak-e | ... the one who does not know ḫašur, he set up a position for him in the netherworld |
| 14 | dam#-zu silim-mu-a he2-me-en-an-da | May your spouse be with you in peace |
| 15 | silim#-mu ga-mu-ra-ga2 nam tar#-ra#-[x] ga-mu-ra-ab#-[...] | I want to bring you my well-being, I want [to bring you] a decreed fate |
| 16 | muszen-e ni2-bi mu-na-ra-[x] ul mu-un#-szi#-[x x] | The bird ... its fearsomeness for him, ... joy for him. |
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