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CDLI Literary 000754, ex. 052 (P388251)
Literary, Old Babylonian, Nippur · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | CDLI Literary 000754, ex. 052 |
|---|---|
| ID | P388251 |
| Museum no. | SC 4, 009 |
| Collection | Cotsen Collection of Cuneiform Tablets, Special Collections, UCLA, Los Angeles, California, USA |
| Language | Sumerian |
| Period | Old Babylonian · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE |
| Genre | Literary |
| Find spot | Nippur (mod. Nuffar) |
| Coordinates | 32.1271, 45.2300 |
Transliteration (ATF)
From Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative · CDLI: reuse of catalogue/transliteration data with citation of CDLI; images restricted (not fetched)
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) |
|---|---|---|
| obverse | ||
| 1 | dumu e2-dub-ba-a u4 ul#?-[...] | The student of the scribal school, long days(?) |
| 2 | e2-dub-ba-sze3? i3-du-de3#-[en] | We go to the scribal school |
| 3 | e2-dub-ba a#-na#?-am3? i3-ak | What did the scribal school do? |
| 6 | dub-mu i3#-du3# i3-sar# til3-ma | My tablet I made, I wrote, and finished. |
| 7 | mu-gub-ba-mu ma-an-gub-bu-usz | I will stand before him. |
| 8 | kin-sig x-x im-szu-mu ma-an-gub-bu-usz? | The work-assignment he received, he will serve him. |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | ad-da-mu im-szu#-mu# in-an#-[du11-ma] | My father spoke to me, and |
| 4 | igi ad-da-mu-sze3 i-gub-[bu-nam] | before my father he shall serve |
| 5 | enmen2 tuku nag-mu#-ub#-[en-ze2] | The one who has counsel, may he soothe you |
| 6 | szagar tuku ninda szum2-ma-ab#-en#-[ze2-en] | If he has a šagar, give me bread! |
| 7 | {gesz?}na2? gub!-ba-ab-en-ze2-en giri3-mu luh-ha-ab-en-[ze2-en] gab-ba-nu2 | Do not stand on the bed, do not lie on my feet |
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
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