CDLI Literary 000504, ex. 001 (P357157)
Literary, Old Babylonian · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | CDLI Literary 000504, ex. 001 |
|---|---|
| ID | P357157 |
| Museum no. | OIM A07480 |
| 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 | uncertain (mod. uncertain) |
English translation
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| Line | English |
|---|---|
| obverse 1' | The mother of the king, pure Nininsina [...], |
| obverse 2' | To her beloved son Damu, the great physician of Enlil, [said]: |
| obverse 3' | "Great physician, you know the plant of life, [you know] the potion (?) [of life], |
| obverse 4' | Great physician, holding the cloth (?) of life, ... |
| obverse 5' | Your cloth (?) being the plant of life, ... |
| obverse 6' | Your cloth (?) being white linen, your destiny (?)... |
| obverse 7' | Before Utu, who loves to sustain people, ... |
| obverse 8' | The mother speaking a lament for the sick, wailing... |
| obverse 9' | Those who are sick (?)..., diseases (?), ... |
| obverse 10' | The sister, who is proud (?) among the young men, ...you cannot take away (?), |
| obverse 11' | Offspring and little ones (?), who listens to laments (?)... |
| obverse 12' | When he submits the troops...he binds (?). |
| obverse 13' | To scatter their cities one by one, Utu, the judge (?), and pure An ordered (?). |
| obverse 14' | My young man, who has respect of the gods, who [drinks (?)] the potion [of life] (?), |
| obverse 15' | Noble Suen-iddinam, who has respect of the gods, [who drinks (?) the potion of] life (?), |
| obverse 16' | A prayer of life I..., |
| obverse 17' | The healing (?) bandage he wrapped around your hand for you, ... |
| obverse 18' | Your soldier, who holds the weapons he (?) ..., your life (?) ... |
| obverse 19' | The one who holds the reins before me... |
| obverse 20' | The strength of the sick man (?) ... |
| obverse 21' | The young man, Damu, who [holds (?)] the...of destiny... |
| obverse 22' | Noble Suen-iddinam, when he was born... |
| obverse 23' | Nintinuga... |
| obverse 24' | At (?) ... Suen-iddinam...may she (?) look (?) [favourable (?)] |
Transliteration (ATF)
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| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
| obverse | ||
| 1' | ama# lugal#-la# ku3# [{d}]nin#-isin2#{si#}-na# x x x [...] | |
| 2' | dumu# ki-ag2-ga2-ni-ir {d}en#-[lil2-la2-ke4] x [...] | |
| 3' | [a]-zu# gal u2 nam-ti-la me-zu nag#? nam#-[ti-la me-zu] | |
| 4' | [a]-zu gal tug2? na-ag2#-ti-la szu-du8 x [...] | |
| 5' | tug2?-zu-a u2 nam-ti-la gal2-la x [...] | |
| 6' | tug2#?-zu#-a gada# babbar2# gal2-la na-ag2-zu? x [...] | |
| 7' | i#-bi2# {d#}utu# mu-lu#? ti-le-de3 ki#-ag2# [...] x x x [...] x ba-zu? x [x] | |
| 8' | ama# mu-lu# tu#-ra# er2-am3 a-sze-ra mi#?-[...]-x | |
| 9' | ama# mu-lu# tu#-[ra x]-la# gig#-gig-ga# x x [...]-szu2#-szu2 | |
| 10' | nin9 gurusz-a sag!?-il2-la x nun#?-na kalam-ma# x na#-an-kar-re#-en# | |
| 11' | {gesz#}isimu2{sar} TUR-TUR-na er2 gesz-tuku# x x SAR#? [...] un#?-na-an-gal2#? | |
| 12' | ugnim# x gu2# gar-gar-ra-na x [...] [bi2]-ib#-kesz2#? | |
| 13' | iri-bi? dili-dili bir-bir szu-bi {d#}utu di-ku5# [...] u3 an# ku3# [x] KA# na#-ah-he2-[esz?] | |
| 14' | lu2 tur-mu ni2-te-ga2 dingir#-ra# mu-lu a nam#?-[ti-la] [...]-ab-x-[...] | |
| 15' | nun {d}suen-i-din-nam ni2-te#-ga2 dingir-ra# [mu-lu a? x (x)]-ab#?-x [...] mu#?-x-[...] | |
| 16' | szud3? na-ag2-ti-la me-e mi-ri#-[...]-za em3?-x [...] ma#-ra#-ni#-ib#-[...] | |
| 17' | nig2-la2 si!-sa2 szu-za ma-ra-mar-re#? [...] KA#? mu-un-na-ab#-[...] | |
| 18' | aga3-us2 {gesz#}[tukul] szu-du8-zu e-ne-[x x] nam-ti-za em3#?-[gig?] [...] | |
| 19' | mu-lu ul3-la# i#-bi2-mu-sze3 x [...] KA#? BAD#? x [...] | |
| 20' | usu mu-lu gig#-ga# i-bi2-[...] | |
| 21' | gurusz {d#}da#-mu x nam-tar-ra [...] | |
| 22' | [nun {d}]suen#-i-din-nam u4 tu-da zi# [...] | |
| 23' | [{d}]ga#-sza-an-ti-la-ug5-ga# x [...] | |
| 24' | [nun?] {d}suen-i-din-nam-ma? igi x [...] | |
| reverse | ||
| 25' | [...] | |
| 26' | [...] | |
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