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CDLI Literary 000751, ex. 002 (P464122)
Literary, Old Babylonian, Nippur · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | CDLI Literary 000751, ex. 002 |
|---|---|
| ID | P464122 |
| Museum no. | Ist Ni 01992bis |
| 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 col 1 | ||
| 1' | [...] x ama szi-in-ga-an-u3-du8 | ... the mother šiganudu |
| 2' | [...] nin-tu-ginx rib-ba-ra a-ba-a igi mu-ni-du | Who can see the ... of Nintu? |
| 3' | [...] 1(disz)-kam-ma | It is the first ... |
| 4' | [...] ki-du10-ga du3-a | ... built a good place |
| 5' | [...] ki-du10 ki-du10-ga du3-a | ... the place of learning, the place where learning is built |
| 6' | [...]-gur8#-nun-ginx an-na diri-ga | ... like a gurnun creature of heaven surpassing |
| 7' | [...]-gur8#-ku3-ginx ka2-SI ri-a | ... like a golden ... at the gate |
| 8' | [...]-an-ginx musz3-kur-kur-ra | Like ... of all the lands |
| 9' | [...]-x-ginx pesz4-ta sur-sur-ra | ... like a ... from the steppe ... |
| 10' | [...]-ur5-x-sza4 ninda2-ginx gu3-nun-na | ... like a ninda-cake in the throne room |
| 11' | [...]-ta# lipisz-kalam-ma | ... from/by means of the ... of the Land |
| 12' | [...]-ta zi-ki-en-gi-ra | From the ... of Sumer |
| 13' | [...]-gal an-ne2 us2-sa | ... the great ... of heaven |
| 14' | [...] an-ne2 us2-sa | ... rising from heaven |
| 15' | [...] us2-sa | ... followed |
| 16' | [...] us2-sa | ... followed |
| obverse col 2 | ||
| 1' | e2 an-[...] | The temple of An |
| 2' | kesz3-ginx [...] | Like a string ... |
| 3' | ur#-sag#-[...] | Hero |
| 4' | nin-bi {d}nin-tu-ginx rib#-[...] | Its lady, like Nintu |
| 5' | e2 3(disz)-kam | the 3rd house |
| 6' | iri x ga-am3 iri x ga#-[...] | I want to go to the city ..., I want [to go to] the city |
| 7' | e2-kesz3{ki} iri x ga-am3#-[...] | I want to ... the Ekeš, the city |
| 8' | sza3-bi-a ur-sag-ur-sag-[...] | In its midst, heroism |
| 9' | esz-bar-kin du11-ga szu#-[...] | The decision that was made(?) |
| 10' | e2 gu4-udu x x gu4 x [...] | The sheep-pen ... oxen |
| 11' | [...] x-gu4# x al#-ku2#-e# | ... oxen ... is cut off |
| 12' | e2 x gu4-szar2-ra AN [...] | House ... oxen ... |
| 13' | e2 x udu szar2-ra x [...] | The house ... sheep of all kinds |
| 14' | x x e-ne am-ma#-x-[...] | ... ... |
| 15' | {gesz}taszkarin-da# men# x an-da# [...] | The taškarinda weapon ... with heaven |
| 16' | {gesz}asal2-ginx# an-da# [...] | Like a date palm growing in the sky |
| 17' | hur-sag-da an-da sig7 [...] | In the mountain range of heaven ... |
| 18' | kesz3{ki}-ginx rib-ba [...] | ... like Keš |
| 19' | ur-sag-bi {d}{asz}aszgi#-[...] | Its hero Ašgi |
| reverse col 3 | ||
| 1 | e2 4(disz)-kam | the 4th house |
| 2 | e2 x [...] | The temple ... |
| 3 | e2 x LA [...] | House ... |
| 4 | sza3-bi-a ur-sag [...] | In it, the hero |
| 5 | {d}nin-hur-sag-ga2 [...] | Ninhursag |
| 6 | {d}nin-tu ama-gal-la tu-tu-[...] | Nintu, the great mother ... |
| 7 | {d}szul-pa-e3-a ensi2-ke4-[...] | Šulpaea, the ruler |
| 8 | {d}{asz}aszgi ur-sag AB mu#-[...] | Ašgi, hero ... |
| 9 | {d}iri-masz nimgir-gal-la eden mu-un-[...] | Irīmaš, the great hero, ... in the steppe |
| 10 | e2 lulim SI AM am3-ma-[...] | The temple of the lulim priestess ... |
| 11 | kesz3{ki}-ginx rib-ba lu2 szi-in-ga-an-tum2-[...] | Like Keš, a man should not bring it to me |
| 12 | ur-sag-bi {d}{asz}aszgi{gi18} rib-[...] ama szi-in-ga-an-u3-tu | Its hero Ašgi ... mother Šiganutu |
| 13 | nin-bi {d}nin-tu-ginx rib-ba-ra a-ba#-[...] | Its lady, like Nintu, who can escape? |
| 14 | e2 5(disz)-kam-ma | The 5th house. |
| 15 | e2 utu-ginx ki-gal-la gub-ba# | House, standing on the platform like a lion |
| 16 | am-babbar-ginx eden-na su8-su8-[...] | Like white elephants ... in the steppe |
| 17 | [...]-ra x x x x [...] | ... ... |
| reverse col 4 | ||
| 1 | [...] | |
| 2 | [...] x [...]-me-en | ... I am |
| 3 | [...] x mu-un-DU | ... he ... |
| 4 | [...] mu-un-a2 | ... he set up. |
| 5 | [...] | |
| 6 | [...] a#-[...] mu-e-tum2 | ... brought |
| 7 | [...] x x [...]-tusz# | ... sits ... |
| 8 | enkum-e-ne arax [...] am3 | The enkum priestess ... |
| 9 | [...]-gal2-le-esz | ... are there |
| 10 | A NI [...]-sig3-ge-ne | ... the ...-siĝne |
| 11 | [...]-ga-ne | ... of them |
| 12 | [...]-mi mi-ni-ib-za | ... he placed there. |
| 13 | [...] girix-zal-bi al-du10 | ... its ... is good |
| 14 | [...] mu-un-tusz | ... sat down |
| 15 | [...] mu-[...]-tusz | ... sat down |
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