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CDLI Literary 000343, ex. 055 (P469280)
Literary, Old Babylonian, Sippar-Amnanum · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | CDLI Literary 000343, ex. 055 |
|---|---|
| ID | P469280 |
| Museum no. | BM 080094 |
| Collection | British Museum, London, UK |
| Language | Sumerian |
| Period | Old Babylonian · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE |
| Genre | Literary |
| Find spot | Sippar-Amnanum (mod. Tell ed-Der) |
| Coordinates | 33.0991, 44.2991 |
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) |
|---|---|---|
| obverse col 1 | ||
| 1' | [...] x ka-e [...] | ... you ... |
| 2' | [...] gu3# mu-un-na-de2#-[...] | ... spoke to him |
| 3' | [...] i3-du8 gal [...] | ... the great doorkeeper |
| 4' | [...] ka mu gesztu dagal# [...] | ... mouth, broad wisdom |
| 5' | [...]-bi# si-gar-bi bi2#-in-us2 | Its ... erected its gates |
| 6' | [...]-gal# ganzer 7(disz)-bi si-gar-bi bar-bi bi2-in-[...] | The great ... of Ganzer, its 7 bolts, its outside |
| 7' | [...]-ne# ku4-ku4-da-ni-ta# | After the ... of his entering |
| 8' | gurum#-ma-ni KA-KA-asz-a-ni u-ga mu-sze3 DU x x | His inspection, his ..., ... |
| 9' | [...] bi2#-ti i3-du8 gal kur-ra-ke4 | ... the great doorkeeper of the netherworld |
| 10' | nin#-a#-ni#-sze3# ka-kesz2 ba-szi-in-ak | To his mistress he bound the seal. |
| 11' | [...] 7(disz)-bi si-gar-bi bi2-ib2-us2 | ... its 7 bolts he bolted |
| 12' | [...] 7(disz)-bi si-gar-bi me-bi bi2-ib2-us2 | ... its 7 bolts, its me |
| 13' | [...] mu#-gal kur-ra-ke4 | ... chief of the netherworld |
| 14' | [...] gu3 mu-un-na-an-de2-e | ... spoke to him |
| 15' | [...] inanna ku4-me-en | ... I am the one who entered Inanna |
| 16' | [...] ku4-ku4-da-ni-ta# | ... after he had entered |
| 17' | gi# 1(disz)-ninda esz2-GAN2 lu2 ba-da-[...] | reeds, 1 ninda, eš-GAN2: the man ... |
| 18' | ta#-am3 me-[...] | What ...? |
| 19' | [...] {d}inanna me kur-ra-ke4 szu mu#-[...] | ... Inanna, the divine powers of the netherworld |
| 20' | [... {d}]inanna garza kur-ra-ke4 ka-zu ka#-[...] | ... Inanna, the rites of the netherworld, your mouth is ... |
| 21' | abul# 2(disz)-kam-ma ku4-ku4#-[...] | It is the 2nd gate |
| 22' | [...]-gin3 di4#-x-[...] | Like a ..., a tiny |
| reverse | ||
| 1' | [...] x [...] | |
| 2' | [...] sahar# kur-ra#-ke4# [...] | ... the dust of the netherworld |
| 3' | [...] sa6#-ga-zu lu2-za-gin2-na-ak-de3# [...] | ... to make your beautiful ... shine for you(?) |
| 4' | [...] gesz#-nagar-ke4 nam-ba-x-x-[...] | ... of the carpenter should not ... |
| 5' | [...]-sza-an-an-na kur-ra nam-ba-da-ab#-[...] | ... Šanana, do not ... in the netherworld |
| 6' | [...] en-lil2 inim-bi nu-mu-ni-in-DU uri2{ki} x [...] | ... Enlil did not speak its word. Ur ... |
| 7' | [...]-x-sze3 e2 {d}suen-na-sze3 ku4-ku4-da-ni-[...] | When he entered the house of Suen |
| 8' | [...] suen-sze3 er sze8-sze8# | ... weeps for Suen |
| 9' | [...]-na du5-mu-zu mu-lu kur-ra nam-ba-da-ab-gam-me# | ... your child should not be taken away by a stranger in the mountain |
| 10' | [...]-ga#-zu sahar kur-ra-ke4 nam-ba-da-ab-szar2-re#-en# | Your ..., the dust of the netherworld, does not expand(?) |
| 11' | [...]-zu lu2-za-gin3-na-ak-da nam-ba-da-ab-si-il-le | ... your ... should not be separated from the lapis lazuli |
| 12' | [...]-zu# nagar-ra nam-ba-da-ab-dar-dar-ra# | Your ... should not be scattered among the carpenters |
| 13' | [...]-an-na kur-ra nam-ba-da-ab#-[...]-me | ... of heaven, do not seize the mountain |
| 14' | [...]-bi {d}suen inim-bi nu#-mu-ni-DU NUN# [...] | ... Suen did not speak its word ... the prince |
| 15' | [...] {d}am-an-ki ku4-ku4-da-[...] | ... when Enki enters |
| 16' | [...]-an#-ki er2 sze8-sze8# | ... weeps over Anki |
| 17' | [...]-an-ki en gesztu dagal-la | ..., the lord with broad wisdom |
| 18' | [...]-zu kur-ra nam-ba-da-ab-gam-me# | ... your ... should not be taken away in the netherworld |
| 19' | [...]-zu# sahar kur-ra-ke4 nam-ba-da-ab-szar2#-[...] | Your ..., the dust of the netherworld, should not be heaped up |
| 20' | [...] lu2#-za-gin3-na-ak-de3 nam-ba-da-ab-si#-[...] | ... the lapis lazuli lord should not ... it |
| 21' | [...] nam-ba-da-ab-dar-dar#-[...] | ... should not be scattered(?) |
| 22' | [...]-ra# nam-ba-da-ab-[...] | Do not ... for the king |
| 23' | [...]en#?-ki? {d#}nin#-[...] | ... Enki, Ninki |
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