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CDLI Literary 000335, ex. 063 (P357255)
Literary, Old Babylonian, Sippar-Yahrurum · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | CDLI Literary 000335, ex. 063 |
|---|---|
| ID | P357255 |
| Museum no. | Ist Si 0512 |
| Collection | Arkeoloji Müzeleri, Istanbul, Turkey |
| Language | Sumerian |
| Period | Old Babylonian · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE |
| Genre | Literary |
| Find spot | Sippar-Yahrurum (mod. Tell Abu Habbah) |
| Coordinates | 33.0605, 44.2552 |
Machine English (draft)
Machine draft. Machine English from montycrypto/atf-to-english (atf-en-best-v2, 2026-10-05), generated line by line from the source transliteration (not reproduced here). It is unreviewed and is not a scholarly translation.
| Line | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|
| obverse col 2 9' | house of the god Engur, pre-eminent one of the Abzu, in the heart |
| reverse col 4 11 | he seated Nintu on the dais |
| obverse col 1 5' | he set up the brick, he spoke to him |
| obverse col 2 11' | your watercourse, like a risen river |
| obverse col 2 6' | the sea of the rising sea has no rival |
| reverse col 3 10 | As for the one who built it, as for the one who built it |
| obverse col 2 10' | the Emah temple of Enki, given wisdom by the Land |
| reverse col 3 14 | as well as the green orchards that carry fruit |
| reverse col 3 6 | Uga and Enki did not change (this). |
| obverse col 1 2' | king of Enki, minister of Papsignunme |
| reverse col 4 5 | its mouth he made sweet dates. |
| obverse col 2 12' | the king of Enki he built for him. |
| reverse col 3 12 | The water is to be exalted in the mountain range |
| reverse col 3 7 | as well as the words of Abzu, which are pure |
| obverse col 1 0' | He made the temple happy for its king |
| reverse col 4 12 | to the Anunna temple's threshing floor its threshing floor |
| reverse col 3 11 | In Eridu and Enki |
| obverse col 2 2' | in the E-engura temple, filled with joy |
| obverse col 2 14' | a cup of fig-beer, a libation vessel |
| reverse col 3 9 | he swore a sweet song by the sag-engur |
| reverse col 3 8 | The minister Papsigginuna spoke to the bricks |
| reverse col 3 5 | May the seven singers sing |
| reverse col 3 1 | arar, Sabtum, Maritum, the temple built |
| obverse col 1 4' | he set up the temple, he spoke to him |
| obverse col 1 7' | whose foundations are firmly established in the abzu |
| reverse col 3 4 | He adorned it with the holy aljar container of Enki. |
| reverse col 3 13 | he seized his shoulder in a reedbed |
| obverse col 1 3' | they say good things about him. |
| obverse col 2 4' | built on the edge of the temple, fitting for the divine powers |
| reverse col 4 13 | they gathered together |
| obverse col 1 6' | in the silver and lapis lazuli house |
| obverse col 2 3' | the true Abzu of the Land, beloved of Enki |
| obverse col 2 7' | who rises from the Great Canal with an aura of purification radiance over the Land |
| obverse col 2 13' | to the house of his desire he smote. |
| obverse col 2 5' | In Eridu, your libation place is empty. |
| obverse col 1 1' | good health is established for you. |
| reverse col 3 2 | sweet voice |
| obverse col 2 8' | to the Engur, the great city, set in place |
| reverse col 3 3 | May he be praised in his own heart |
| obverse col 2 1' | in Eridu and Enki his beloved temple |
Sources & licences
- Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative · CDLI: reuse of catalogue/transliteration data with citation of CDLI; images restricted (not fetched) · Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI), https://cdli.earth/ ; cite CDLI and the P-number
- electronic Babylonian Library (eBL), LMU Munich · MIT (eBL Zenodo dataset); platform terms unverified · electronic Babylonian Library (eBL), LMU Munich, https://www.ebl.lmu.de/ ; Zenodo dataset (MIT)
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