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CDLI Literary 000756, ex. 037 (P357314)
Literary, Old Babylonian · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | CDLI Literary 000756, ex. 037 |
|---|---|
| ID | P357314 |
| Museum no. | YBC 07176 |
| Collection | Yale Babylonian Collection, New Haven, Connecticut, USA |
| Language | Sumerian |
| Period | Old Babylonian · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE |
| Genre | Literary |
| Find spot | uncertain (mod. uncertain) |
Transliteration (ATF)
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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) |
|---|---|---|
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| 1 | šu-zu lu₂-ra mu-da-ge₄-ge₄ a-ra₂-bi-⸢še₃⸣ ; DU-mu-un | You are the one who brings your hand to a man, go to the arabiše temple |
| 2 | šudu₃ he₂-mu-e-ša₄ nam mu-tar-ra | He decreed a fate for the sheep. |
| 3 | na de₅-ga-zu ga i₃ gu₇-a-gen₇ su-ŋa₂ i-ni-in-ku₄-ra | As if you were drinking milk and oil, he entered into the lap of his father. |
| 4 | gub-bu ŋa₂-la nu-dag-ge pa₃-da-zu | When you stand, you are the one who does not wander around. |
| 5 | ki sa₆-ga-bi sa₂ he-ri-ib-du₁₁ niŋ₂-hulu-bi ⸢li⸣-bi₂-AK | Its beautiful place he made perfect for you. Its evil radiance he destroyed. |
| 6 | um-mi-a lu₂ enim zu-u₃-ne saŋ hu-mu-un-kal-le-ne | My mother, the one who knows words, may they hold him in contempt. |
| 7 | e₂-bi-a ki saŋ-kal-la-bi-še₃ sa₂ hu-mu-un-e-ne | In this house, they shall set the righteous place in order. |
| 8 | mu-zu du₁₀-ge-eš pa₃-⸢de₃⸣-da-⸢bi⸣ saŋ-ki-bi ma-ŋal₂ | Your good name is to be praised, its sakib priesthood carried off. |
| 9 | um-mi-a ša₃-hul₂-la-ni-⸢ta⸣ šudu₃ mu-na-an-ša₄-aš | The mother prayed to him joyfully: |
| 10 | lu₂-ŠE₃ enim-ŋu₁₀-še₃ ba-e-tuš-u₃-nam ša₃-ŋu₁₀ bi₂-du₁₀-ga | (Sum) The one who sits on the throne, you are the one who makes the heart happy(?) (Akk) The man who dwells in the treasury, you have satisfied the heart |
| 11 | {d}nisaba dugud-da ⸢um⸣-mi-a šu-za i-ni-in-ŋar-ra | The strong Nisaba seized your hand |
| 12 | šu du₁₁-⸢ga {d}nisaba-me-en⸣ gu₂ an-še₃ he₂-zi-[(x)] | Hand of Nisaba, may you raise your neck to heaven |
| 13 | ⸢nam⸣ i-⸢ri⸣-tar-ra mu-na-ra-kur₂-ru šu-⸢za ha⸣-ra-;-an-⸢ŋa₂⸣-ŋa₂ | “If he changes the fate of the one who enters it, may he not enter your hand for you! |
| 14 | ša₃ ⸢hul₂-la nam-še₃ he₂⸣-tar ša₃ sag₃ he₂-da-⸢zi⸣ | May he decree a joyful heart, may he raise a grievous heart for him |
| 15 | e₂-⸢dub⸣-ba-a ki-⸢umum⸣-ma a-na ŋal₂-⸢la⸣-[x] | The scribal school, like a school, to ... |
| 16 | ⸢nam-mah⸣ {d}nisaba niŋ₂-me-ŋar ⸢pa₃-pa₃⸣-[...] | The great Enammaḫ temple, Nisaba, weeping, the pappa-temple |
| 17 | ⸢gud⸣-re ser₃ du₁₀-du₁₀-ga-bi-še₃ ŋeš i₃-⸢la₂⸣-[...] | When the oxen ... its sweet horns |
| r | ||
| 1 | ser₃ ⸢du₁₀⸣-ga-zu-še₃ ŋeš ga-mu-ni-in-⸢la₂ mi₂-zu⸣-[x] ; ga-mu-ta₃-ta₃ | I want to utter an arazu prayer to you in your Edug temple, let me sing your praises |
| 2 | niŋ₂ {⸢ŋeš-tu₉}ŋeštu-ga nu⸣-lu₇{lu}me-en hu-mu-un-;-pa₃-pa₃-de₃-ne | May you be the one who makes man’s fear disappear. |
| 3 | de₁₀-de₁₀-la₂ enim-enim-ma he₂-du₇-bi hu-mu-un-ku₇-ku₇-de₃-ne | May they sweeten the sweet words of the envoys. |
| 4 | gašam ki kukku₂-ga zalag ŋa₂-ŋa₂ | Gašum-plant in the place of the kukkug-plant, brightening of the mood |
| 5 | sila saŋ ge₄-a sila ba-⸢ŋa₂⸣-ŋa₂ | The streets that were plundered, the streets that had been razed |
| 6 | us₂ teš₂-ba ri-a-si-sa₂-⸢sa₂-e⸣ in ki-bi-še₃ sur-sur | “Lead me together to Riasisa-eše, to its place! |
| 7–8 | nin me-ni-da me nu-sa₂-a // {d}nisaba za₃-mim | Lady whose divine powers are unrivaled divine powers, Nisaba, praise! |
| 9.–12 | 25 mu-bi-im // im-gid₂-da qi₂-iš-ti-e₂-a // iti šu numun-a <u₄> 9-kam // mu sa-am-su-i-lu-na lugal ; bad₃ uri₂{ki} u₃ unug{ki} | 25 lines. Long tablet of Qišti-ea. Month: Hand of Seed. 9th day. year: “Samsu-iluna the king, the walls of Ur and Uruk.’ |
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