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CDLI Literary 002701.03, ex. 003 (P404964)
Literary, Neo-Babylonian, Sippar-Yahrurum · c. 626 BCE–539 BCE
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| Designation | CDLI Literary 002701.03, ex. 003 |
|---|---|
| ID | P404964 |
| Museum no. | Ist Si 0055 |
| Collection | Arkeoloji Müzeleri, Istanbul, Turkey |
| Language | Akkadian |
| Period | Neo-Babylonian · c. 626 BCE–539 BCE |
| Genre | Literary |
| Find spot | Sippar-Yahrurum (mod. Tell Abu Habbah) |
| Coordinates | 33.0605, 44.2552 |
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) |
|---|---|---|
| obverse | ||
| 1' | [...] _masz2#-[ge6_ ...] | ... a black ghost ... |
| 2' | [...] ram#-ku x [...] | ... ramku ... |
| 3' | [...] mul#-li-lu ta-mi-ih rit#-[ti ...] | ..., the one who reveres the hand, ... |
| 4' | [...]-ur2#-alim-ma a-szip nibru#[{ki} ...] | ...-ur-alima, the incantation of Nippur |
| 5' | [...] ub-bu-bi-ka isz-pu-ra-an-[...] | ... wrote to you |
| 6' | [...] na-szu-u2 _ugu_-ia id-[...] | ... the one who took it upon me ... |
| 7' | [...] x ba#-la-t,i id-da-a u2-masz-szi-'i zu#-[...] | ... he gave me life, he made me forget ... |
| 8' | [...]-usz#-ma szu-ut-tu a-na-at,#-[...] | ... ... and that one I shall ... |
| 9' | [...] x _masz2-ge6_ at,-t,u-lu mu-szi-ti#-[ia] | ... ... of the night, I saw my dreams. |
| 10' | [...] _ki-sikil#?_ ba-nu-u2 zi-[...] | ... the young woman who is born ... |
| 11' | [...] la ka#-pisz#-ti i-lisz masz#-[...] | ... unceasing ... ... |
| 12' | [...] x x [...] x _ma-a_ [...] | ... ... |
| 13' | [...] x x [...] | |
| 14' | [...] x x [...] | |
| 15' | [...] | |
| 16' | u3# i-na mim-ma [...] | and in whatever |
| 17' | iq-bi-ma a-hu-lap [...] x [...] | He said: “Alas, my brother, my sister, your servant’s son, my friend |
| 18' | a-a-um-ma sza2# ina# szat# mu-szi ib-ru-u bi-[...] | Whoever in the future, at any time, breaks the contract ... |
| 19' | ina _masz2-ge6_ {disz}ur-{d}nin-tin-ug5-ga ba#?-[...] | In the night Ur-Nintinuga ... |
| 20.a' | et,-lu t,ar-ru a-pir a-ga-szu2 | (Sum) The young man, the young woman, his mother (Akk) The old woman, the younger woman, her mother |
| 20.b' | _masz-masz_-ma na-szi le-[...] | The incantation priest is responsible for ... . |
| 21' | {d}marduk-ma isz-pu-ra-an-[...] | Marduk sent |
| 22' | a-na {disz}szub-szi-mesz-re-e-{d}szakkan2 u2-bil-la s,i-im#-[da] | to Šubši-mešre-Šakkan brought. |
| 23' | ina _szu-min_-szu2 _ku3-mesz_ u2-bil-la s,i-im#-[da] | with his pure hands he carried off the wild cow |
| 24' | [a]-na# mut-tab-bi-li-ia2 qa-tusz-szu2 ip-qi2#-[id] | to Muttabbiliya his hand he entrusted. |
| 25' | [...] mu-na-at-ti isz-pu-ra szi-pir#-[ta] | ... he wrote a letter to me. |
| 26' | [...] x dam-qa-tu _ug3-mesz_-ia2 uk-tal#-[lim] | ... the good ... of my people I brought to an end. |
| 27' | [...] si#-li-tu i#-tal-ku _musz_ et-[gu-ru] | ... went straight away; a snake emerged. |
| 28' | [...] ar2-hi-isz ig#-ga-mir ih-he-pi _{munus}[lagab_] | ... quickly he became ill, he was seized by a woman |
| 29' | [...]-tu# sza2 be-li2-ia2 lib3-ba-szu2 i-[nu-hu] | ... of my lord, his heart was satisfied. |
| 30' | [...] x reme2-ni-i ka-bat-ta-[szu2] ip-pa#-[asz2-hu?] | ... merciful ..., his heart will be pacified |
| 31' | [...]-qu#-u2 un-nin-ni-ia# [x] a#-x-[...] | ... my utterance |
| 32' | [...]-hur#-szu2 t,a-a-bu x [...] | ... his sweet ... |
| 33' | [...] x x [...] | |
| reverse | ||
| 1' | [...] x x [...] | |
| 2' | [...]-ti#-ia# [...] | ... my ... ... |
| 3' | [...] ki-ma te-x-[...] | ... like ... |
| 4' | [ut,-t,e3]-eh#-ha-am-ma ta-a#-szu2# sza2# ki#-ma# su-u-lum# | He shook his hand, which is like a corpse. |
| 5.a' | [ut,]-t,ap#-pir im-hul-la a-na i-szid _an_-e | he made the evil wind blow to the heights of heaven. |
| 5.b' | a-na i-rat _ki_-tim u2-bil#-[la ...] | to the netherworld he brought ... |
| 6' | [usz-te]-rid ap-su-usz-szu2 szu-u2-lu lem-[nu] | The Apsu'ushu, the evil šulu-demon |
| 7' | u2-tuk#-ku la ne2-'i u2-tir e2-kur-ri-[isz] | he smote, he destroyed the Ekurruš, |
| 8' | is-kip la#-masz-tu sza2-da-a usz-te-esz#-[szir] | he cut off the lamaštu-demon, he made the mountain rise. |
| 9' | a-gu-u2 ta-ma-tu szu-ru-up-pa-a u2-szam-hir# | I made the agû-demon and the tāmtu-disease disappear from the sky. |
| 10' | i-szid lu-u2-tu it-ta-sah ki-ma szam-mi# | He swore an oath; he has sinned like a drug. |
| 11' | szit-ti la t,a-ab-tu re-ha-a s,a-la-[la] | “An unfavorable omen, a rejoicing reed, |
| 12' | ki-ma qut-ru im-ma-lu-u2 _an_-e usz-ta-bil# | Like smoke he filled the heavens. |
| 13.a' | ina 'u3-u2-a a-a ne2-'u u ne2-sze-esz | In my ʾû, may there be no fear and no terror. |
| 13.b' | u2-szat-bi im-ba-risz KI-tim usz#-[ta-rid] | He made the earth tremble, he caused the earth to sink. |
| 14' | la-az-zu _gig sag-du_ sza2 su#-u2-isz kab-tu# | (If) he is ill with lazzu-disease: the head of the illness will be severe. |
| 15' | is-suh ki#-ma na-al-szi mu-szi# _ugu_-ia usz-te-es-[si] | he shook like a fog, he made the night over me pass by. |
| 16' | te-'-a-ti _igi-min_-a-a sza2 usz-tesz2-bi#-ih szi-bi-ih mu-u2-[ti] | My eyes, which have been swollen, have been filled with tears. |
| 17' | u2-szat-bi _im danna_ u2-nam-mir nit,-[li] | he made shine. He brightened the light. |
| 18' | _gesztu-min_-a-a sza2 ut,-t,a-am-mi-ma us#-sak-ki-ka ha-szi#-[ik-kisz] | My ears, which I have smeared, I have bound you with a knot. |
| 19' | it-bal a-mi-ra-szin ip-te-ti# nesz-ma#-[...] | he took away their limbs, he opened a nešma. |
| 20' | ap-pa sza2 ina ri-di um-mi u2-nap-pi-qu ni-[...] | (Sum) The apsû-demon, who drowns the mother in the river(?) (Akk) The mouth, which drowns [the mother] in the rivers |
| 21' | u2-pa-asz2-szi-ih mi-hi-is,-ta-szu-ma a-nap-pu-usz [za-mar] | He removed his limbs and I performed (the ritual). |
| 22' | szap-ta-a-a sza2 il-lab-ba il-qa-a dan-na#-[ti] | My lips, which have been seized, have taken severe measures. |
| 23' | ik-pur pul-hat-si-na-ma ki-s,ir-szi-na ip-[t,ur] | he sent out their arrows and cut off their chains. |
| 24' | pi-ia2 sza2 uk-ta-at-ti-mu s,a-ba-risz# asz2-[t,u2] | My mouth, which has seized me, is shattered, I am dead. |
| 25' | im#-su-usz ki-ma qe2-e ru-sza2-szu2 usz-[x-x?] | He smote him like a lion's horn |
| 26' | szin#-na-a-a sza2 it-ta-as,-ba-ta 1(disz)-nisz in-ni-ib#-[t,a] | My thighs, which he has seized, have each taken a different approach. |
| 27' | [ip]-ti bi-rit-si-na-ma ir-da-szin usz-tam-[x-x?] | he opened the gap between them and ... them. |
| 28' | li#-sza2-nu sza2 in-ni-ib-t,a szu-ta#-bu-lu la# i-le#-['i] | The one who has sinned will not be able to escape. |
| 29' | [im]-szu2-usz t,u-pu-usz#-ta-sza2-ma ih#-da-ad2 at-mu-u-[a] | I was frightened by her wailing, and she rejoiced over me. |
| 30' | [u]-ru#-du sza2 in-ni#-is#-ru u2-[nap]-pi-qu la-ga-[ab-bisz] | The urudu-vessels, which were cut off, were smashed. |
| 31' | [usz]-t,ib-ba i-ra-tu sza2 ma#-li#-lisz uh-tal#-[lil] | I wrote down the irātu-offerings that I had made complete. |
| 32' | [mal]-'-ti sza2 u2-tap#-pi-qu la [i]-mah#-ha#-ru# [sza2-a-ra] | The evil that they have done, they will not accept. |
| 33' | [la]-ga#-sza2 i-szi-ir-ma i#-[x x] x x [...] | her limbs became stiff and ... ... |
| 34' | [x x]-e-a sza2-qu2# zu#-un-ni-szu2 u2-x-[...] | (Sum) ..., his ... is high(?) (Akk) The high ... of his body ... |
| 35' | [...] x kit-mur-tu e-lisz u2-szap-[...] x x [...] | ... he raised the truth above ... |
| 36' | [...] u2#-tam#-mi#-lu# ha#-ra#-'-isz x [...] ta# szi# [...] | ... they adorned ... for you ... ... what ...? |
| 37' | [...] x x [...] | |
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