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CDLI Literary 000661, ex. 001 (P464076)
Literary, Old Babylonian, Nippur · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | CDLI Literary 000661, ex. 001 |
|---|---|
| ID | P464076 |
| Museum no. | Ist Ni 04563 |
| 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)
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' | x [...] | |
| 2' | uru? A#? [...] | City(?) |
| 3' | u4-x [...] | The ... day |
| 4' | HA-x [...] | ... ... |
| 5' | x x [...] | |
| 6' | x x [...] | |
| 7' | [...] me-tesz2 x [...] | ... awe ... |
| 8' | x x x [...] szir3 [...] | ... song ... |
| 9' | szul?-e? x x MU U3 x [...] | Youth(?) |
| 10' | bur-e bur-ta [...] | The bowl ... from the bowl |
| 11' | ku6-ma-al i7?-ta? [...] | The fish from the river(?) |
| 12' | musz2 x x musz2? x balag?-ta i?-[...] | The snake ... the snake(?) from the balaŋ drum |
| 13' | u4-bi-a musz2 nita? u4 NE [...] | At that time, the male snake(?) |
| 14' | x ki gisz gid2 x [...] | ... long ... |
| 15' | sag TI x MES? la2 [...] | (If) ... .... |
| 16' | tur-tur-ra? SA? A2? E x [...] | Small ones(?) |
| 17' | ki-sikil tur-ra suh mu#-[...] | The young girl ... the dirt |
| 18' | gurusz tur-ra {tug2}nig2-la2 mu-[...] | The young man wore a cloak |
| 19' | ki? ezem?-ma-sze3 ma-la-gu10-u3 he2#?-[...] | At the place of the festival, may my friend(?) |
| 20' | ur-ra mu-un-u5 ur-ra mu#-[...] | The dog screamed, the dog ... |
| 21' | x x x ur-mah-a mu#-[...] | ... a lion |
| 22' | x x x ur# gal-la [...] | ... the great dog |
| reverse | ||
| 1' | [...] x x x [...] | |
| 2' | x x x x ri-ri gesztu2 x [...] | ... wisdom ... |
| 3' | im-da-du7-ru im-da-du7-ru x x i-[...] | It was made perfect for me, it was perfect ... |
| 4' | szim-bi zi-da im-da-du7#-[ru] | Its aromatics were perfected in the right way |
| 5' | mu-un-dub-dub-be2 mu-un-bur2-bur2#-[re] | He heaps up, he buries it |
| 6' | a im-ma-tu5 naga im-ma-[...] | He bathed, he drank water |
| 7' | na-ma bur babbar-ra im-ma-[...] | The ... of the white bowl |
| 8' | a {urud}szen-dilim2 ku3-ga im-ma-[...] | The water of the pure šendilim vessel |
| 9' | u5 ze2-ba {na4}bur-ra im-ma-[...] | The sweet oil and the bur stone |
| 10' | tug2 dan3-na-ni im-ma-[...] | His clean garment |
| 11' | mu-un-bur2-bur2-re mu-un-dub#-[dub-be2] | She spreads out, she strews it |
| 12' | i-bi2-ni szem-bi-zi-da [...] | His eyes ... with kohl |
| 13' | {na4}za-gin3 gu2-ni!-a im-ma#-[...] | The lapis lazuli on her neck |
| 14' | murub2-bi gu2 sa-na si bi2-[...] | Its middle part ... its horns on its neck |
| 15' | {na4}kiszib gu2 bar-ra-na im-mi-[...] | He placed a seal on his neck |
| 16' | {tug2}pala3 na-ag2-ga-sza-an-na-ka bar-ra# [...] | The outer pala garment of the ladyship |
| 17' | {d}dur7-tur e2 ma-la-ga? x [...] | For Durtur, the temple of Alaga(?) |
| 18' | {d}dur7-tur il2-la du-a KU BI? x [...] | “Durtur raised up(?) ... |
| 19' | {d}dur7-tur du5-la2-ta du7# [...] | Durtur, perfect from the sand dunes |
| 20' | {d}dur7-tur ma-la-ga [...] | “Durtur, the one who is present(?) |
| 21' | {d}dur7#-tur?# x x x [...] | Durtur(?) |
| left | ||
| 1 | [...] HA E x AN x x | ... ... |
| 2 | [...] x x x x na-an-na | ... should not ... |
| 3 | [...] {d}u3-mu-un-ban3-da | ... Umunbanda |
| 4 | [...] an-sun2?-na | ... in the high steppe(?) |
| 5 | {d}dur7-tur x x SZE3-bi-ta szim-zi i-bi2 [...] | Durtur ... aromatics before |
| 6 | x x di-de3 x x in-na?-an-szum2-ma x [...] | ... he gave to him and |
| 7 | x x gisz ki [...] | ... wood |
| 8 | bal-bal-e {d}inanna#-[kam] | It is the balbale of Inanna |
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