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CDLI Literary 000343, ex. 053 (P356898)
Literary, Old Babylonian, Nippur · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | CDLI Literary 000343, ex. 053 |
|---|---|
| ID | P356898 |
| Museum no. | Ist Ni 09685 |
| Collection | Arkeoloji Müzeleri, Istanbul, Turkey |
| 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' | [...] x x [...] | |
| 2' | {na4#}nunuz tab-ba [...] | ... pomegranates |
| 3' | {tug2#}pala3 nam-nin-a x x [...] | The pala garment of ladyship |
| 4' | szimbi# lu2 he2-em-du igi-ni [...] | May the šimbi plant grow in the man’s eyes |
| 5' | tu-di-da lu2 ga2-nu ga2-nu x [...] | The one who is born, come, come ... |
| 6' | har ku3-sig17 szu-na i-im#-[...] | He placed a gold bracelet in his hand |
| 7' | gi 1(disz) ninda esz2-gan2 za-gin3 szu-na i-im#-[...] | Reed, 1 ninda, ešgan-bread, lapis lazuli, in her hand |
| 8' | u4-ba {d}eresz-ki-gal-la-ke4 hasz2 bar-bi [...] | At that time, Ereškigal ... the liver and liver |
| 9' | numdun zu2 bi2-in-gub inim sza3-sze3 ba-tig4# | He set up the seed, he brought the word into the heart |
| 10' | i3-du8 gal-ni-ir gu3 mu-na-de3-e# | He spoke to the chief gatekeeper |
| 11' | ga2-nu {d}bi2-ti i3-du8 gal kur-ra-mu# | Come, Biti, the great doorkeeper of the netherworld |
| 12' | inim a-ra-ab-be-en-na-mu gu2-na la-ba-an-szub-x-x | When I speak to you, you do not abandon your neck. |
| 13' | abul kur-ra 7(disz)-bi {gesz}si-gar-bi he2-eb-ur3 | The 7 gates of the netherworld, its bolts shall be twisted. |
| 14' | e2-gal2 ganzer dili-bi {gesz}ig-bi szu ha-ba-an-us2 | The palace Ganzer, its one, its door was opened. |
| 15' | [...]-ne ku4-ku4-da-ni-ta | ... when he entered |
| 16' | [...] | |
| reverse | ||
| 1' | x [...] ne#-e# | ... this |
| 2' | x [...] x szu al-du7-du7 | ... perfected |
| 3' | {d}x x kur#-ra-ke4# ka-zu na-an-ba-e | The ... of the netherworld should not speak to you |
| 4' | x [...]-kam#-ma ku4-ku4 x x mar# | It is the ... of ... entering ... |
| 5' | [...] x x gu2-na lu2 ba-x-an-x-[...] | ... on his neck ... |
| 6' | [...]-am3# ne!-e | It is the ... of heaven |
| 7' | [...] {d#}inanna# me kur-ra-ke4 szu al-du7-du7# | ... Inanna has perfected the mes of the netherworld |
| 8' | [...]-ra#-ke4 ka-zu na-an-ba-e# | ... should not speak to you |
| 9' | [...] ku4-ku4#-[...] | ... enters |
| 10' | [...] lu2# [...] | ... man ... |
Sources & licences
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