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BE 01/1, 068 (P373758)
Official or display, Middle Babylonian, Nippur · c. 1400 BCE–1100 BCE
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| Designation | BE 01/1, 068 |
|---|---|
| ID | P373758 |
| Museum no. | Ist EŞEM 01900 |
| Collection | Eski Şark Eserleri Müzesi, Arkeoloji Müzeleri, Istanbul, Turkey |
| Language | Sumerian |
| Period | Middle Babylonian · c. 1400 BCE–1100 BCE |
| Genre | Official or display |
| Find spot | Nippur (mod. Nuffar) |
| Coordinates | 32.1271, 45.2300 |
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) |
|---|---|---|
| i | ||
| 3' | [...]-ra | for ... |
| 4' | [...]-ni | ... his |
| 5' | [bur-na-bu]-ri-ia-aš | Burnaburiaš |
| 6' | [...] ni₂-tuku | ... who reveres |
| 7' | ⸢x⸣ DU₃-na | built-up houses |
| 8' | ⸢sipad⸣ sun₅-na | the humble shepherd |
| 9' | nam-šita a-ra-zu-a | the life of the arazu prayer |
| 10' | e₂-kur-ta | from the Ekur |
| 11' | muš₃ nu-tum₂-mu-a | who does not fear |
| 12' | ud-da gub e₂-kur-ra | Standing daily in the Ekur, |
| 13' | en me-te e₂-ki-ur₃-a | the righteous lord of the Ekiur, |
| 14'-15' | dumu gada-aš-ma-an-{d}en-lil₂ | son of Gadašman-Enlil |
| 16' | lugal ka₂-diŋir-ra{ki}a | king of Kadibirra |
| 17' | {na₄}lagab za-gin₃-a za kal-la | lapis lazuli necklace |
| 18' | kur-bi-ta de₆-a | taken away from its mountain |
| 19' | ki-la₂-bi 7(diš) 2/3(diš) ma-na | its weight: 7 2/3 mana |
| 20' | maš₂-da-ri sikil-la | pure goat |
| 21' | saŋ-ŋar sag₉-ga [...] | Good quality sabar offerings |
| 22' | nam-til₃-a-ni-še₃ | for his well-being |
| 23' | a mu-na-ru | dedicated it (this vessel). |
| 24' | ur₅-še₃-am₃ {d}en-lil₂ | It is the ursam of Enlil |
| 25' | lugal-bi | its king |
| 26' | igi hul₂ saŋ-ki zalag-ga-na | whose joyful eye and shining brow |
| 27' | zid-de₃-eš hu-mu-ši-bar | may they be released from slavery. |
| 28' | šag₄-ge KAR₂ mu-pad₃-da | who found the enemy land |
| 29' | dugud-da [...] | heavy ... |
| ii | ||
| 1' | [si]-sa₂-bi | its dividing line |
| 2' | [niŋ₂] tum₂-tum₂ | to bring into being |
| 3' | nam-lugal | kingship |
| 4' | mu-bi gil-sa | whose name is treasure |
| 5' | bala-bi | its bala |
| 6' | hul₂-hul₂-a | joyfully |
| 7' | aš-ti an-ki-gin₇ | As for the hand of heaven and earth |
| 8' | ur₂ gin₆-na-ni | his perfect lap |
| 9' | šibir mu-ŠU₂ | to cross over a river |
| 10' | kur-kur-ra-ke₄ | of all the lands |
| 11' | mu-a za-gin₃ | lapis lazuli name |
| 12' | uŋ₃-e [...] | |
| 13' | si sa₂-sa₂-de₃ | to make right, |
| 14' | šibir niŋ₂-si-[sa₂] | crossroads of joy |
| 15'-16' | ub-da-an gi₄-gi₄-a | “The one who turns back, |
| 17' | ha-ba-ni-in-ŋar | may he release. |
| 18' | gu₂-un dugud-da | heavy talents |
| 19' | kur-kur-ra-ke₄ | of all the lands |
| 20' | hi-nun an-ub-da | the splendor of the high steppe |
| 21' | limmu₄-ba | of the limmu |
| 22' | nu-til-le-da | that is not finished |
| 23' | e₂-kur za-gin₃-še₃ | to the lapis lazuli Ekur |
| 24' | ha-ba-ni-kur₉-kur₉ | may he turn back to him. |
| 25' | lu₂ mu-sar-ra-⸢bi⸣ | a person who this inscription |
| 26' | šu bi₂-[ib₂-ur₃] | he shall erase. |
Sources & licences
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- 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) · ORACC project editions, https://oracc.museum.upenn.edu/ ; cite the individual project (see texts.extra_json.project)
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