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CDLI Literary 000782, ex. 036 (P356703)
Literary, Old Babylonian, Nippur · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | CDLI Literary 000782, ex. 036 |
|---|---|
| ID | P356703 |
| Museum no. | OIM A30246 |
| Collection | Institute for the Study of Ancient Cultures West Asia & North Africa Museum, Chicago, Illinois, 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' | [...]-tuku# ere-a-ni-sze3# [...] | ... to her cedar ... |
| 2' | la-ba-e-da-hi-li la#-[...] | I will not ... with you(?) |
| 3' | [x] dumu#-mu di {d}utu-[...] | ... son of Utu- |
| 4' | dili-du3-zu-ne kaskal na-[...] | When you go alone, the road is not ... |
| 5' | lu2-zu-a-zu sag-szu-U4-ba x-[...] | Your acquaintances ... |
| 6' | mu mu-a se3-ga sag-du lu2-[...] | year: “Seal of Lu-..., |
| 7' | kur-ra kur na-an-na-dub-be2 | In the mountain, the mountain should not be smashed. |
| 8' | nam-tar pesz10 dur5-ra-am3 | “The fate of the wild goat is bitter, |
| 9' | lu2-da giri3-ni im-ma-da-an-ze2-[er] | with the man his foot he shall cut off. |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | szesz-gal a-a na-nam nin9 gal ama na-[x] | Great brother, indeed father, great sister, indeed mother |
| 2 | szesz-gal-zu-ur2 gizzal he2-em-[...] | Šešgalzūr, may a reed mat ... |
| 3 | nin9 gal ama-zu-gim szu he2-en-NE-[x] | May the great sister, like your mother, ... |
| 4 | za-e igi-zu-ta kin na-an-ak-[x] | You should not work with your eyes. |
| 5 | ka-zu-ta nig2-nam nu-lu#-lu#-[x] | From your mouth nothing is ... |
| 6 | ga2-la dag#-ge e2 dur2-[...] | The one who ... the throne, the one who dwells in the temple |
| 7 | [...] lu2 kur-ra bi2-in#-[...] | ... the man of the netherworld |
| 8 | [...]-e lu2 [...] | ... man ... |
Sources & licences
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