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CDLI Literary 000733, ex. 017 (P464228)
Literary, Old Babylonian · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | CDLI Literary 000733, ex. 017 |
|---|---|
| ID | P464228 |
| Museum no. | Anonymous 464228 |
| Collection | anonymous |
| Language | Sumerian |
| Period | Old Babylonian · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE |
| Genre | Literary |
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 | [...] | |
| 2 | [...] | |
| 3 | [...] | |
| 4 | [...] | |
| 5 | [...] | |
| 6 | [x] x [...] | |
| 7 | [...] | |
| 8 | [...] | |
| 9 | [...] | |
| 10 | [...] | |
| 11 | {d#}en#-lil2# hun#-[e-de3] | Enlil to hire |
| 12 | {d#}[ku3]-su3 arhusz [sud] | Kusu, with great mercy |
| 13 | {d#}ezina2# hun-e-de3# | to hire Ezina |
| 14 | en gal# mu-un-hun#-e# | The great lord calmed him |
| 15 | ezen# mu#-un#-hun-e | He gathered the festival |
| 16 | [en] gal# kalam-ma# im#-ma#-un?#-e | The great lord of the land ... |
| 17 | ki-sikil# {d}nisaba# szud3#-de3# mu#-un-ra2 | The young woman Nisaba prayed to her |
| 18 | nidba sikil-la# si# nam#-mi#-in#-[sa2] | The pure food offerings were placed in order |
| 19 | e2# gesztu2#-{d}nisaba#-[ke4] | House of Wisdom of Nisaba |
| 20 | gal2# nam#-mi-in-[tak4] | did not open |
| 21 | dub# za-gin3# dub3#-ba# nam-mi-in-gar# | He placed a lapis tablet on the tablet |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | [...] | |
| 2 | sza3 [...] | The heart |
| 3 | aratta#{ki} | of Aratta |
| 4 | e2-za#-[...] | Ezaza |
| 5 | eresz2[{ki}] he#-nun#-na# | In Ereš, in abundance |
| 6 | mu#-un#-du3-am3# | he built. |
| 7 | sig4# naga# di4#-di4#-la2 | bricks, tiny alkali |
| 8 | ki gar#-ra# gesztu2# [nam]-galam#-ma# | who listens to the place of creation |
| 9 | [...] rig7#-ga# | ... presented |
| 10 | [abzu men] gal# eridu#{ki}# [...] | Apzu, great crown of Eridu |
| 11 | [...] | |
| 12 | [...] | |
| 13 | [...] | |
| 14 | [...] | |
| 15 | [...] | |
| 16 | [...] | |
| 17 | [...] | |
| 18 | [e2] gesztu2# [...] | The temple of wisdom |
| 19 | gal2# tak4-a#-[ni ...] | When he opens his mouth ... |
| 20 | sila#-ba#-gub#-ba#-[ni] | When he stands in the street |
| 21 | x [...] | |
Sources & licences
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