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CDLI Literary 000761, ex. 012 (P463972)
Literary, Old Babylonian, Nippur · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | CDLI Literary 000761, ex. 012 |
|---|---|
| ID | P463972 |
| Museum no. | Ist Ni 04106 |
| Collection | Arkeoloji Müzeleri, Istanbul, Turkey |
| Language | Sumerian |
| Period | Old Babylonian · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE |
| Genre | Literary |
| Find spot | Nippur (mod. Nuffar) |
| Coordinates | 32.1271, 45.2300 |
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) |
|---|---|---|
| o ii | ||
| 1’ | [x]-⸢gal-la su-zi mu⸣-[...] | The ... of the palace, the exalted one |
| 2’ | ⸢kalam⸣-ma mu za₃-še₃ mu-⸢da⸣-[...] | In the Ekalama temple he named it with the name “Palace of the Rising Sun"(?) |
| 3’ | ⸢kadra₂⸣{a} {d}a-nun-ke₄-⸢ne⸣-[...] | The Anuna gods of the kadra temple |
| 4’ | libiš para₁₀-para₁₀-ke₄-⸢ne⸣-[...] | The libiš-priests of the apsû priests |
| 5’ | usu-ŋu₁₀ ur-saŋ-ra u₃-[...] | The strength of the warrior ... |
| 6’ | ki me₃-ka gub-ba-[...] | Standing at the place of battle |
| 7’ | su nu-mu-un-zu sa nu-mu-[...] | He does not know the rope, he does not [know] the rope |
| 8’ | ⸢i⸣-gi₄-in-zu ki-a-ne-di-⸢še₃⸣ [...] | (Sum) The egīnu priestess, the one who goes to the place where he was born(?) (Akk) The EgiGinzu priestesses, when they go to the site of his birth |
| 9’ | [x]-⸢ušur⸣ nam-ma₃-la ⸢i-im⸣-du₁₀-du₁₀-⸢ge⸣ [x] | The ... of the ešur temple is indeed a great temple, it is a ... temple |
| 10’ | [...] ⸢du₁₄-a i⸣-im-bur₂-bur₂-⸢re⸣ | (Sum) ... screamed a lament in the temple (Akk) The ... of the temple was lamenting |
| 11’ | [...] ⸢dab₅-ba⸣-ra u₃-mu-un-⸢na⸣-[...] | ... for the captive, Umun-emana |
| 12’ | [...]-⸢ra⸣-na mu-un-ta-⸢na⸣-[...] | ... he made it rise up for him |
| 13’ | [...] ⸢sag₃⸣-ga-ni {ŋeš-tu₉}ŋeštu-ga-⸢ni⸣ [...] | ... his sag plant, his tug plant |
| 14’ | ⸢ŋeš-šu⸣ ŋeš-⸢gu₂⸣ im-du₈-⸢du₈⸣-[...] | “If he slips through the cracks of the wall, |
| 15’ | {⸢d⸣}ezinam₂ {d}⸢ku₃-su₃⸣-me-⸢en⸣ [...] | Ezinam, Kusuemene |
| 16’ | e₂ udu e₂-ubur-ra ⸢an⸣-[...] | In the sheep-pen of the ubur temple ... |
| 17’ | a-na-zu mu-⸢da⸣-ŋal₂ a-na [...] ; ge₄-ma-ni-[x] | What do you know? I want to ... for you |
| 18’ | u₈-e a-ga-ni-še₃ gub-ba [...] | The ewe stands at her side |
| 19’ | ⸢u₈⸣ {d}ezinam₂-ra mu-un-[...] | The ewe ... for Ezinam |
| 20’ | nin₉-ŋu₁₀ niŋ₂ a-na ⸢mu⸣-[...] | “My sister, I want to go to the emû-priestess |
| 21’ | an lugal diŋir-re-[...] | An, king of the intertwined world |
| 22’ | ki ⸢ku₃ ki kal⸣-[...] | The holy place, the holy place |
| r i | ||
| 1’ | [x] ⸢dal-uš₂⸣ [...] | ... the edalû-demon |
| 2’ | [x]-keše₂ ⸢igi⸣ [...] | ... the eiĝ-priest |
| 3’ | [a]-ša₃-ga ⸢zi⸣ [...] | In the field Ezida |
| 4’ | {[kuš]}⸢ummu₃ a⸣ [...] | “It is me, it is me |
| 5’ | [x] du₁₀-⸢ga⸣ [...] | ... Du-ega'e |
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