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CDLI Literary 000792 (Axe of Nergal) composite (P469958)
Literary, Old Babylonian, Nippur · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | CDLI Literary 000792 (Axe of Nergal) composite |
|---|---|
| ID | P469958 |
| 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) |
|---|---|---|
| surface a | ||
| 1 | nibru{ki}-ta-lu2 | of Nippur-talu |
| 2 | dumu lugal-szuba dam-gar3-ra-ke4 | son of Lugal-šuba, the merchant |
| 3 | {d}nergal-ra | for Nergal |
| 4 | ha-zi-in nagga mu-na-ni-in-dim2 | fashioned a hazin-vessel of lead for him. |
| 5 | gesz-bi {gesz}ar-ga-nu-um hur-sag-ga2 | Its trees are the agānum trees of the mountain range |
| 6 | a-lal3-e dirig-ga-am3 | The alal priest is surpassing. |
| 7 | na4-bi an-ta-sur-ra-am3 | Its stone is the Antasura. |
| 8 | gaba-ri nu-tuku-am3 | has no rival. |
| 9 | he2-sag3-ge a2-ni na-an-kusz2-u3 | May he not be exhausted by his power. |
| 10 | he2-eb2-ta-TAR-e | may he block off. |
| 11 | ga-mu-na-ab-silim | I want to make whole for him. |
| 12 | u2-gu he2-ni-ib-de2-e | he shall bind him. |
| 13 | ki-bi ga-mu-na-ab-gi4 | I want to restore it to its place for him |
| 14 | u4 ti-la-ga2 igi hu-mu-un-du8 | May he look upon me in my life. |
| 15 | u4 ba-ug7-en kur-ra | When I die in the mountains, |
| 16 | a si-ga hu-mu-un-na8-na8 | May he drink pure water. |
Sources & licences
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