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CDLI Literary 000496, ex. 001 (P432823)
Literary, Middle Babylonian, Babylon · c. 1400 BCE–1100 BCE
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| Designation | CDLI Literary 000496, ex. 001 |
|---|---|
| ID | P432823 |
| Museum no. | MM 0487b |
| Collection | Montserrat Museum, Barcelona, Spain |
| Language | Sumerian |
| Period | Middle Babylonian · c. 1400 BCE–1100 BCE |
| Genre | Literary |
| Find spot | Babylon (mod. Bābil) |
| Coordinates | 32.5350, 44.4258 |
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 col 1 | ||
| 1' | [...] x [...] | |
| 2' | [...] mu#-un#-[...] | ... he ... |
| 3' | [ni2-te-a-ni dingir _i-t,e4?]-eh#-hu#-u2#_ mu#-un-da#-[ab-sa2-e-a] | His own deity is the one who makes the gods tremble |
| 4' | [x x x] sza2 sizkur2#-ra _i-na-aq-qu2-u2_ im-ma-an-ga2#-[ga2-a] | The ... of the sizkur prayer is placed. |
| 5' | [mu dingir]-ra#-na _szu-qu2-ru-szu_ mu-un-na-kal-[la] | The name of his god is “he will weigh it out for him.'" |
| 6' | [nam-er]im2 ku5-ru-de3 _dup-<pu>-ru_ im-ma-da-ab-te-ge26-a | In order to cut off the evil, he seized the tablet. |
| 7' | [ki dingir]-ra#-ni-ta si-sa2-bi i3-dib-be2 | he passes through the place of his god |
| 8' | [nig2 u2]-gu de2-a-ni in-na-ab-su-su | he has deprived him of the property of his estate. |
| 9' | [u4-da]-ni#-sze3 _ana u4-mi-szu_ u4 mu-un-da-an-dah-e | For his days he will extend the days. |
| 10' | [...]-ra#-na _sza2-na-a-tim_ mu bi2-ib2-diri-diri-ge | ... his ... in the future he will make surpassing. |
| 11' | [egir]-ra#-na _u2-sza2-al-la-am_ szu mu-ub-gi4-gi4 | After that, he will be able to restore it. |
| 12' | [ibila]-a#-ni a mu-na-an-de2-e | his heirs poured water for him |
| 13' | lu2# nig2# dingir#-ra#-na ni2-te-ge26-e nu-mu-un-zu-a | The one who does not know the utterance of his god |
| 14' | [ni2-te-a-ni dingir] nu-mu-un-da-ab-sa2-e-a | his own deeds cannot be reconciled |
| 15' | [x x x sizkur2]-ra#? nu-um-ma-an-ga2-ga2-a | ... does not place a sizkur offering(?) |
| 16' | [szu-pe-el-la2-bi] nu-mu-un-na-kal-la | Its šupeʾu-festival did not last long. |
| 17' | [nam-erim2 ku5-ru-de3 nu]-mu#-un-na-gig-ga | In order to cut off the evil, one should not be sickened |
| 18' | [u4 ti-la-ni si nu-sa2]-e# | His days of life were not balanced. |
| obverse col 2 | ||
| 1' | diri#-sze3# [...] | ... surpassingly |
| 2' | gu4-da [...] | With the ox |
| 3' | a-esztub [...] | (Sum) ... ... (Akk) The āštub ... |
| 4' | szu-nim-ta [...] | From afar |
| 5' | ki a-du11-ga pa5#?-[...] | At the place of utterances(?) |
| 6' | su7-za nita ku-[...] _qu2-ur-ri#?-[ib?_] | (Sum) You are the one who ... your body(?) (Akk) Your body is the one that ... the man |
| 7' | szu na-ab-tag-tag [...] | He should not touch ... |
| 8' | ur5 i3-me-am3 kin#-[ga2-am3 he2-en-zu] | He is the one who knows the foundations, he knows the work |
| 9' | ur5 i3-me-am3 [...] | It is a dog ... |
| 10' | a2-ag2-ga2 [engar-kam] | the wages of the farmers |
| 11' | lu2 ni2-te-a-ni [ki mu-un-za-za] | The one of his own free will stood at the place. |
| 12' | lugal iri-na-ka [ni2-te-bi mu-un-zu] | the king of his city knew of it. |
| 13' | szu-kin dab5-be2 he2-[en-zu ki-su-ub-ba he2-en-zu] | May he know how to seize the captured, may he learn how to bind the captives |
| 14' | sun5#-sun5#-na# he2#-[en-zu gub-bu he2-en-zu tusz-sze3 nu-zu-a] | May you be a bright one, may you be standing, but you do not know sitting. |
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