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CDLI Literary 002397, ex. 016 (P357277)
Literary, Old Babylonian, Uruk · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | CDLI Literary 002397, ex. 016 |
|---|---|
| ID | P357277 |
| Museum no. | VAT 07853 |
| Collection | Vorderasiatisches Museum, Berlin, Germany |
| Language | Akkadian; Sumerian |
| Period | Old Babylonian · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE |
| Genre | Literary |
| Find spot | Uruk |
| Coordinates | 31.3234, 45.6395 |
Transliteration (ATF)
From Open Richly Annotated Cuneiform Corpus (ORACC) · CC BY-SA 3.0 (ORACC default); per-file JSON license fields say: This data is released under the CC0 license (133618)
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) |
|---|---|---|
| o | ||
| 1 | [dub-sar] ⸢dumu⸣-a-ni ab-dim₄-e-de₃ ⸢ṭup-šar⸣-[ru ...] | (Sum) The scribe, his son, in order to build the scribal school |
| 2 | ⸢x x⸣ lu₂ um-me-a-ke₄(UNKIN-)e-ne ki-⸢sa-al⸣ e₂-⸢dub⸣-[...] | The ... of the craftsmen, the courtyard of the scribal school |
| ŋen dumu-ŋu₁₀ ki-ta-ŋu₁₀-še₃ tuš-⸢a-ab ŋa₂⸣-[...] | “Belonging to your child, sit down on his knees, | |
| al-ka ma-ri ti-šab ⸢ina šap-li⸣-[...] | Come, my lord, enter! | |
| ud tur-ra-a-zu-ta ⸢nam-šul-la-a⸣-zu e₂-⸢dub⸣-[...] | When you grow old your Enamšulla temple, the scribal school | |
| iš-tu u₄-mu ṣe-he-ri-ka a-di meṭ-[lu-ti-ka ...] | From the days of your childhood until your adulthood | |
| nam-dub-sar i₃-zu-a ŋeškim-bi [...] | When you know the scribal art, its sign ... | |
| ṭup-šar-ru-ti ta-hu-uz-ma [...] | “The scribal art has become old and ... | |
| 6 | a-na-am₃ niŋ₂ ⸢nu⸣-mu-un-zu-am₃ mi-na-a ⸢ša⸣ [...] | Why is it that you are not your lord? Why is your servant not your servant |
| 7 | a-na-am₃ i₃-zu mi-na-a [x x] | What do you know? |
| ŋa₂-na en₃ ga-ab-tar-ra dug₄-ga ŋa₂-⸢na⸣ x-[...] | I want to inquire after her, if only she would give me a firm positive answer | |
| ga-na lu-šal-ka-ma qi₂-ba-aʾ ga-na lu-⸢uq⸣-[bi-kum₂-ma ...] | Let me come and speak to you, let me utter an arazu prayer to you | |
| en₃ tar-tar-u₈-a ga-a-mu-ra-ab-dug₄ ⸢dug₄⸣-[ga ...] | I want to say to you “I want to speak to you about the enchanter(?) | |
| ša₂-la-ni-ma lu-uq-bi-ka qi₂-ba-⸢am⸣-[ma ...] | 'Let me speak to you, speak to me, and . | |
| 10 | nu-mu-un-da-ab-gi₄-gi₄ ul tap-pal-[an-ni] | You cannot answer me, |
| 11 | a-na-aš nu-mu-un-da-ab-gi₄-gi₄ am-mi-⸢ni⸣ [...] | Why does he not answer me? Why is he unable to answer me |
| saŋ nam-<dub>-sar saŋtak₄ dili-bi gu₃-bi aš₃-am₃ ŋeš₂-am₃ [...] | The sa of scribal art, the sattak-offering, its one voice is indeed, it is indeed | |
| re-eš ṭup-šar-ru-tu sa-an-tak-ku iš-ten ⸢šu⸣-[u ...] | The beginning of the scribal art is santakkku-disease. The tenth is ešû | |
| eme-ŋir₁₅ a-na i₃-zu niŋ₂ dul-bi ur₅-ra bur-ra [...] | Sumerian, what do you know about yourself? Its work ... the bowl | |
| ina šu-me-ri ma-la ta-hu-zu ka-⸢tim⸣-[ta-šu₂ ...] | In the future, as much as you may add to it, his ... . | |
| inim bal inim šar₂-šar₂ an-ta uri{ki}ra ki-ta ⸢eme⸣-[...] | The balaŋ word, the word of the king, from heaven to Ur, from earth to Ememe | |
| ⸢INIM BAL⸣ šu-ta-bu-lu e-liš ak-ka-⸢da⸣-[a ...] | It is the wording of a lifted-hand prayer. Above Akkadian | |
| ⸢ak⸣-ka-da-a ⸢e⸣-liš šu-me-[ru ...] | “Eak-ekadâ, eliš, the sixth | |
| ⸢ki-bi ŋar⸣-ra niŋ₂ gilim-gilim-bi zu₂-keš₂-⸢ta⸣ [...] | Its E-bara temple, its gilīm-gilim temple, the Zu-kešv-e-23 temple | |
| [...] eme uri{ki}ra ⸢si⸣-[...] | ... the tongue of Ur | |
| [pu-uh]-ti e-gir-ti ka-ṣir-[ti ...] | A copy of a letter, a message ... | |
| [...] ⸢ša₂ ak-ka-du-u⸣ a-na šu-⸢te⸣-[...] | ... of Akkadian to the hand of | |
| [x x (x) niŋ₂] ⸢til-la⸣-a niŋin murub₂-bi [...] | ... in the end, in the middle | |
| [... a-tar]-⸢ti₃⸣ ga-mir-ti₃ ⸢šu⸣-[...] | ..., the totality of all the lands | |
| r | ||
| 1' | [en-na-me-še₃ ... i₃]-⸢bir-en⸣ ⸢a-di⸣ [...] | As long as he (Ninurta) lives, he will go up to the high steppe |
| 2' | [en-na-me-še₃ ... i₃]-⸢ti⸣-ti-en a-di ⸢ma⸣-[tum ...] | As long as I live |
| 3' | [en-na-me-še₃ ...] ⸢SAL⸣ ba-sal-en a-di ma-⸢tum⸣ [...] | As long as I am alive, I will fill the E-SAL-e-23 as far as the Etum-E-23 |
| 4' | [en-na-me-še₃] i₃-mug-en a-di ma-⸢tum⸣ [...] | As long as I live |
| 5' | [en-na-me-še₃ ...] il₂-la-ke₄ a-di ma-tum [...] | As long as he (Ninurta) lives, until the land |
| 6' | [x-x ŋa₂]-⸢ŋa₂⸣ nam-te-e nu-tuku meš₃-ṭu-u₂ sa-ha-⸢x⸣ [...] | ... does not have a fate, the saḫâ-priestess |
| 7' | saŋ-ki ŋal₂-la ŋeš nam-ba-ab-tuku še-ep-ṣe-ti ⸢la⸣ [...] | (Sum) You are the one who has carried off the sa-ki-demon (Akk) The one who carried away the “mood-of-the-goddess-disease's" (demon) ... the deeds |
| 8' | nam-nir-ŋal₂-la nam-ba-tu-lu(UM) pe-et-ne₂-e-⸢ti⸣ [...] | (Sum) The one who is enraged, the one who trembles(?) (Akk) Do not be afraid, do not be scared |
| gu₂-e dim₂-dim₂-ma is-si-iš ba-⸢ra⸣-[ne-en] | You are the one who makes the throne tremble | |
| an-nu-u₂ ma-as-naq-tum₃-ma ul ⸢ta⸣-[na-as-su-us] | This is a misnaqtu-demon, and it is not his. | |
| na-an-na-dirig-dirig-gin₇-nam gu₂-MUR-ra [...] | Do not keep wandering about like a lion | |
| la ta-ta-ad-dar la ⸢taš⸣-[...] | Do not turn back, do not ... | |
| 11' | KA-taka₄-taka₄-a-zu ka-zu nu-si-a x x [...] | Your utterances are unceasing |
| 12' | ŋeštug(NA-)zu ka₂-še₃ na-mu-un-gur-ra u₂-zu-un-⸢ka⸣ [...] | Your garment should not be returned to the gate, the uzû-priest should not ... it |
| 13' | nam-dub-sar-ra-še₃ tuš he₂-en-gam-e a-na ṭup-[šar-ru-ti ...] | May he sit down for the scribal art, for kingship |
| 14' | ŋi₆ ud zal šag₄-zu he₂-ba-e-de₃ mu-uš u ur-[ra ...] | May the day pass by in your heart, a man and a dog |
| nam-dub-sar-ra ŋeš-šub-ba sag₁₀-ga tuku {⸢d⸣}[lamma ...] | The scribal art is a good place, the protective spirit of Enlil | |
| ṭup-šar-ru-u₂-tu is-qu da-ma-qu ⸢ra⸣-[še-e ...] | The scribal art is exalted, it is shining, it shines like the sun | |
| hi-⸢ših⸣-[ti x x] | sulphur ... | |
| nam-dub-sar-ra ama gu₃ de₂-ke₄-⸢e-ne⸣ [...] | The scribal art is the mother of the shouters | |
| ṭup-šar-ru-u₂-tu₂ um-mi la-ʾi-ṭa-⸢at⸣ [...] | The scribal art is the mother of La-alīṭa-eat | |
| 17' | IM {m}{d}60-ŠEŠ.MEŠ-MU DUMU {m}{d}60-EN-šu₂-nu {lu₂}ŠA₃.BAL.[BAL ...] | Tablet of Anu-rēš-iddin, son of [Anu-bēlu-ṣ]unu, descendant of . |
| 18' | {d}60 u an-tum UNUG{ki}u₂ GIŠ {m}ib₂-luṭ-{d}60 [...] | Anu and Antu of Uruk under the protection of Illut-Anu |
| 19' | UNUG{ki}u₂ UNUG{ki} {iti}BAR UD.19.KAM [...] | Uruk. Uruk, 19th day of Nisannu |
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