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CDLI Literary 000756, ex. 038 (P464124)
Literary, Old Babylonian, Nippur · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | CDLI Literary 000756, ex. 038 |
|---|---|
| ID | P464124 |
| Museum no. | IM 058461 (+) IM 058465 |
| Collection | National Museum of Iraq, Baghdad, Iraq |
| 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 | ||
| 1 | [...]-⸢ŋu₁₀⸣-še₃ | to ..., |
| 2 | [...]-⸢pa₃⸣ | ...-epa'e |
| 3 | [...]-⸢am₃⸣ | ... is the ... of |
| 4 | [...]-⸢ŋar⸣ | ...-ebar |
| 5 | [...]-⸢en⸣ ; [...] | ... ..., |
| o ii | ||
| 1 | saŋ-ki gal-gal-la um-ma-te enim-⸢x ba-dugud⸣-[...] | The great saki drums, the enim-drums, roared |
| 2 | min₃-kam-ma-še₃ igi keše₂-da-zu-še₃ nu-ra-ni-ib₂-ge₄-⸢ge₄⸣ | Second time, when you look at me, it will not approach you |
| 3 | ki ⸢za-za⸣ teš₂ lu₂-lu₇{⸢lu⸣}ka mah-⸢bi⸣ gu₂ he₂-ri-du₃ | In the place of the ziggurat, together with the people, I built a great temple. |
| 4 | u₂ teš₂-a-ka ša₃ ab-se₂₅-de₃ nam-da₆ ; al-tuh-e | In order to calm the heart of the people, I have stripped off the scepter |
| 5 | lu₂ šu su₃-ga-ka kadra₂{a}ni ⸢ur₅-še₃ nir mu-un-ŋal₂⸣ | The one in charge of the šuga ritual carried off his kadra offering to the urṣu-house. |
| 6 | lu₂ niŋ₂ nu-tuku maš₂ gur-ra-ni ⸢gaba-x x⸣-im-tab | A man who does not have a fear, his returned goat (is) egaba- |
| 7 | ⸢lu₂ ŋarza₂-ra ki he₂⸣-[...] | May the lord of the throne place |
| 8 | [...] ⸢x x⸣ [...] | |
| 1′ | [...] ⸢šu am₃-ma-(KARA₂⸣.[x]) | ... his ... is ... |
| 2′ | ⸢nam-dub-sar-ra a-na⸣ mu-e-pa₃-[x x] ; ⸢šu-za ba⸣-ni-in-⸢šum₂⸣ | What did the scribal school find in your hand? |
| 3′ | e₂-⸢za he₂-ib⸣-gub-⸢be₂-en na-me⸣ ; niŋ₂ ŋa₂-⸢la dag⸣-a-ŋu₁₀ sa₂ ba-ra-mu-⸢ri-(x)-du₁₁⸣ | Do not stand in your house, no one can escape from it! |
| 4′ | geme₂ ⸢urdu ŋiri₃-si₃-ga⸣ e₂-za ⸢kiŋ₂-ge₄⸣-a ; he₂-bi₂-⸢ne-ge/ge₄⸣ | May the female workers of urdu and birisiga enter your house into Ekia! |
| 5′ | šuku-bi tu₉-bi ⸢u₃⸣ i₃-ba-bi ša₃-[...] | Its wool, its linen, its oil, its ... |
| 6′ | a-ra₂-bi-še₃ kiŋ₂-ge₄-a he₂-bi₂-[x (x)] ; e₂ ⸢lugal⸣-za urdu₂-zu ⸢ba-ra⸣-[...] | In its course, may it ... on the ground. In your royal house, your herdsman of the bara-house |
| r i | ||
| 1 | [...]-⸢ŋa₂⸣ he₂-bi₂-AK udu-⸢gen₇ he₂⸣-[...] ⸢x⸣ | ... may it be destroyed, may it become like a sheep |
| 2 | ⸢siškur₂⸣ sa ge₄-ge₄-⸢de₃⸣ [...] ; u₄-bi sa₂ ⸢he₂⸣-[...] | The esiskur prayer to be uttered |
| 3 | [x]-bi gu₇-bi ha-ma-⸢sa₆⸣-[...] | May its ... eat its food |
| 4 | ⸢unken diŋir⸣-zu ⸢us₂⸣-sa-⸢bi giri₁₇ šu ha⸣-[...] | May your ‘distortion-of-the-mouth’ (temple) and its sanctuaries be pleasing to you |
| 5 | [...] ⸢x x a₂⸣ he₂-mu-⸢e-da-a-aŋ₂⸣ ; erin₂ kiŋ₂ he₂-bi₂-AK | May the troops of the netherworld ... |
| 6 | [...]-⸢min₃ ŋe₆ an⸣-bar₇-ba ⸢u₃ ba-ra⸣-bi₂-ku-⸢am₃⸣ | “If he slips through the thresholds of heaven, he will not be able to enter. |
| 7 | [...]-⸢ke₄-ne nam hu-mu-un⸣-[...] | May the ... of the gods decree a fate |
| 1′ | [...] ⸢il₂⸣ | ... elû-plant |
| 2′ | [...] ⸢DU⸣-mu-un | ... the lord's temple |
| 3′ | [x x]-⸢mu-e-ša₄ nam⸣ mu-tar-ra | ... decreed the fate of ... |
| 4′ | [x]-⸢bu⸣ ŋa₂-la nu-dag-ge pa₃-da-zu | Your ... which is not to be approached |
| 5′ | [...]-ga-bi sa₂ he-ri-du₁₁ niŋ₂-hulu-bi ; ⸢li⸣-bi₂-AK | ... its ..., its evil radiance ... |
| 6′ | [x]-⸢mi⸣-a lu₂ enim zu-u₃-ne saŋ hu-;-mu-un-kal-e-ne | ... the one who knows words shall hold him captive. |
| 7′ | ⸢lu₂⸣-tur enim-ŋu₁₀-še₃ ba-tuš-u₃-nam-[(x)] ; ša₃-ŋu₁₀ du₁₀-ga-[x] | “You are the young man who sits on the throne, you are the one who makes good the heart |
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