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CDLI Literary 000360 (Pabilsag's Journey to Nippur) composite (P469667)
Literary, Old Babylonian · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | CDLI Literary 000360 (Pabilsag's Journey to Nippur) composite |
|---|---|
| ID | P469667 |
| 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) |
|---|---|---|
| surface a | ||
| 1 | am ur2-ra-am3 gun3-a e2-a-ni giri17-zal | Wild bull whose base is speckled, whose house is joyous, |
| 2 | lugal-gu10 am ur2-ra-am3 gun3-a e2-a-ni giri17-zal | My king, wild bull with speckled thighs, his house is joy. |
| 3 | {d}pa-bil2-sag am ur2-ra-am3 gun3-a e2-a-ni giri17-zal | Pabilsag, wild bull whose base is speckled, his temple is joy. |
| 4 | e2-a-ni e2 la-ra-ag giri17-zal-am3 e2-a-ni giri17-zal | His temple, the temple of Larag, is joy, his temple is joy. |
| 5 | iri-ni iri a2 mah he2-gal2-la e2-a-ni giri17-zal | His city, the city with great strength and abundance, his temple is joyful. |
| 6 | ur-sag-e e2-a-ni e2 la-ra-ag{ki?} x | The hero his temple, the temple of Larag |
| 7 | en {d}pa-bil2-sag-ge26 iri-ni iri a2 mah x x | Lord Pabilsag, his city, the city with great strength |
| 8 | ki u3-tu-da-ni esz3 nibru{ki} [...] | His birth place, the shrine Nippur |
| 9 | ki ga zi gu7-a-ni e2 [...] | When she eats the righteous milk on the ground, the house ... |
| 10 | ki ki sikil-ta ma x x x | From the pure place ... |
| 11 | i3-si-in{ki}-na e2 sag-dili x x | In Isin, the single temple ... |
| 12 | ki gu4-e gu2-da la2-a-ni gu4 szu ur2 gesz x | The place where the ox lies on the back, ... |
| 13 | mir-gin7 kiszi17-kiszi17-ta zi-ga-ni mir ni2-gal2-la-am3 | Like a scorpion rising from its scorpions, it is covered in a furious wind. |
| 14 | ur-bar-ra-gin7 szubtum6-ta zi-ga-ni dum-dam-e ak-da | Like a dog, when he rises from the shackle, he acts as a substitute. |
| 15 | pirig-gin7 eme sig-ta zi-ga-ni a-a dub2?-be2-dam | Like a lion raising its tongue from the lowland, the father squabbles |
| 16 | u4-ba sza3-tum2-ma nam-dun mu-un-ak-e | At that time, the šatum ritual was performed. |
| 17 | en-e sza3-tum2-ma nam-dun mu-un-ak-e | The lord performs the šatum ritual. |
| 18 | en {d}pa-bil2-sag-ge26 sza3-tum2-ma nam-dun mu-un-ak-e | The lord Pabilsag did the šatum ritual. |
| 19 | sza3-tum2-sza3-tum2 i3-si-in{ki}-na-ke4 | the šatumṣatum of Isin, |
| 20 | lugal-gu10 nam-dun mu-un-ak-e | My king did the namdun ritual. |
| 21 | u4-ba lugal-gu10 nibru{ki}-sze3 na-gen | At that time, my king went to Nippur. |
| 22 | ur-sag {d}pa-bil2-sag ki {d}en-lil2-la2-sze3 du-a-ni | Hero Pabilsag, when he went to the place of Enlil |
| 23 | du-a-ni e2-bi i3-si-in{ki}-na an-ta nam-mi-ib2-gi4 | His builder did not return the house of Isin to heaven. |
| 24 | u4-ba nin-gu10 i3-si-in{ki}-na sag a ba-ni-in-e3 | At that time, my lady came out from Isin. |
| 25 | e2 dagal-la e2 i3-si-in{ki}-na-ka siki-ni mi-ni-ib2-x | In the broad house, in the house of Isin, she ... her hair. |
| 26 | siki lum-ma-bi nam-ma-an-[...] | Do not ... its precious wool |
| 27 | suh-bi am3-bu-re-bu-re [...] | Its thickets tremble |
| 28 | {d}pa-bil2-sag-ra sza3 hul2-le gu3 mu-na-de2-e | Pabilsag spoke to him in joy. |
| 29 | sa6-ge x [...] e2 i3-si-in{ki}-na | Beautiful ... in the temple of Isin |
| 30 | ur-sag {d}pa-bil2-sag x GI x x {d}nin-tu-re tu-da | Hero Pabilsag, born by Nintur |
| 31 | la-ra-ag{ki}-da e2-bi i3-si-in{ki}-na mu-un-szi-du-de3-en-na | In Larag we will go to the house of Isin. |
| 32 | a-a-zu-ur2 du11-ga-na-ab mu-u4-na-gu10 de3-a | Say to your father: "May my days be long!" |
| 33 | {d}mu-ul-lil2-ra tah-a-na-ab ma-a-da x x x | For Enlil, bless him! The land |
| 34 | igi du3-du3 igi du3-du3 za-e u3-mu-un-bi de3-a | One should look, one should look - you should indeed be its lord! |
| 35 | e2 i3-si-in{ki}-na igi 1(asz) x x | the temple of Isin ... |
| 36 | {d}pa-bil2-sag za-e u3-mu-un-bi de3-a me-e ga-sza-an-bi de3-a | Pabilsag, you, may it be its lord, I, may its lady be it. |
| surface b | ||
| 1 | [...]-bi gu-bi gu he2-em | ... may its ... be its neck. |
| 2 | [...]-bi sze-bi sze he2-em | ... its barley, may it be barley! |
| 3 | [...] x-bi nig2 du10 gu7 he2-em | ... should eat good things. |
| 4 | i3-ne-esz2 {d}utu u4 ne-e-a ur5 he2-en-na-nam-ma-am3 | Now, Utu, in this day, may it be there for him. |
| 5 | i7-de3 {i7}kir11-sig-e kun-bi i3-su3-e | The canal Kirsig irrigated its tail. |
| 6 | [...] an-sze3 i3-su3-e | ... to heaven he poured. |
| 7 | [...] zi-da e2 im-szi-ga2-ga2 | ... built a house on the right. |
| 8 | [...] x lu2 zi-zi-da x | ... the righteous man |
| 9 | [...] amar zi-da-ke4 ensi2 x [...] | ... the true calf, the ruler ... |
| 10 | [...] x sag e2 im-szi-ga2-ga2 | ... he set up the house. |
| 11 | [...] x-bi gu-bi gu [...] | ... its ..., its neck ... |
| 12 | [...] x-bi sze-bi sze [...] | ... its ..., its barley ... |
| 13 | [...]-bi nig2 du10 gu7-bi [...] | ... its ... good things, its eating |
| surface c | ||
| 1 | {d}nin-isin2{si}-na [...] | Nininsina |
| 2 | i7-de3 {i7}kir11-sig-e [...] | The canal, the Kirsig canal |
| 3 | kun-bi i3-si-in{ki} [...] | Its tail was Isin |
| 4 | dumu-ni hul2-la-da dam in-tuku [...] | His son, who has a spouse |
| 5 | en {d}pa-bil2-sag-ge26 hul2-la-da {d}nin-isin2{si}-na in-tuku [...] | The lord Pabilsag had the joy of Nininsina |
| 6 | i7-de3 {i7}kir11-sig-e {gesz}al mu-na-x [...] | He ... the hoe at the river Kirsig |
| 7 | kun-bi i3-si-in{ki}-na e-ne-er mu-na-x [...] | Its tail in Isin ... for him. |
| 8 | {d}en-lil2-le i7-de3 im-ma-gub gu3 mu-na-de2-e | Enlil stood at the river bank and spoke to him. |
| 9 | i7-de3 {i7}kir11-sig-e im-ma-gub nam-mi-x [...] | He stood at the river Kirsig, he did not |
| 10 | i7 [...] kun-zu BIR an-sze3 a he2-na-[...] | ... canal, your tail ... may he pour water to the sky |
| 11 | x [...] e2 he2-em-szi-ga2-ga2 [...] | ... may he put ... in the house. |
| 12 | [...] lu2 zi-zi-da [...] | ... the righteous man |
| 13 | [...] am? gal UN [...] | ... great wild bull(?) |
| 14 | [...] | |
| surface d | ||
| 1 | x x lul-la ka-na szu mu-un-na-tum3-tum3 | ... falsely brought into her mouth. |
| 2 | x x lul-la ka-na a mu-un-na-lu?-lu | The false ... is drowning in her mouth |
| 3 | x lul-la ka-na a im-mi-ib-ri | The false ... poured water into her mouth. |
| 4 | {d}pa-bil2-sag gu4 ka-a-ni ba-ra-mu-da-gu7 | Pabilsag ate his oxen in his mouth. |
| 5 | [...] {d}pa-bil2-sag e-ze2 ka-a-ni ba-ra-mu-da-gu7 | ... Pabilsag’s sheep did not eat in his mouth |
| 6 | [...]-ra {dug}utul2 mud-a-ke4 szu nu-mu-da-sub? | ... did not subdue the mud bowl |
| 7 | x x-na-sze3 ba-ra-da-du-de3-en | We will not go to ... |
| 8 | x u3-li-li mu-un-il2-e-ne mu-ni-in-ga2-ga2-ne | ... they raised him up, they set him up. |
| 9 | u3-mu-un {d}pa-bil2-sag mu-un-il2-e-ne mu-ni-in-ga2-ga2-ne | The lord and Pabilsag raised him up and set him up. |
| 10 | uru2 nin9-a-na-ka am3-mi-in-gub-bu-ne | They stand in the city of his sister. |
| 11 | e-ne-ra nin9-a-ni e2-ta mu-na-ra-e3 | For him, his sister, he left the house. |
| 12 | [...] x HUB2 lul-la mu-un-si-ig | ... he silenced the liar |
| 13 | [...] me-ri lul-la mu-un-si-ig | ... he silenced the false foot |
| 14 | [...] lul-la ka-na szu mu-un-na-tum3-tum3 | ... falsely brought him into his mouth. |
| 15 | [...] NE lul-la ka-na a im-mi-ib-ri | ... the false ... filled his mouth with water. |
| 16 | [...] x lul-la ka-na a im-mi-ib-ri | ... the false ... poured water into her mouth. |
| 17 | {d}pa-bil2-sag gu4 ka-a-ni ba-ra-mu-da-gu7 | Pabilsag ate his oxen in his mouth. |
| 18 | [...] {d}pa-bil2-sag e-ze2 ka-a-ni ba-ra-mu-da-gu7 | ... Pabilsag’s sheep did not eat in his mouth |
| 19 | [...]-ra {dug}utul2 mud-a-ke4 szu ba-ra-mu-da-sub | For the ... of the mud jug, he did not let him touch it |
| 20 | [...] ba-ra-da-du-de3-en | ... I will not go with you |
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