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CDLI Literary 000423 (Shu-Suen B) composite (P473725)
Literary, Old Babylonian, Nippur · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | CDLI Literary 000423 (Shu-Suen B) composite |
|---|---|
| ID | P473725 |
| 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 | mu-ti-in sza3-ga2 mu-lu ki-ig-ga ag2-gu10 | The woman of my heart, the one who loves me, |
| 2 | hi-li-zu ag2 ze2-ba-am3 lal3-am3 ku7-ku7-da | Your allure is sweet, it is sweet honey. |
| 3 | gi-ru sza3-ga2 mu-lu ki-ig-ga ag2-gu10 | The young woman of my heart, the one who loves me, |
| 4 | hi-li-zu ag2 ze2-ba-am3 lal3-am3 ku7-ku7-da | Your allure is sweet, it is sweet honey. |
| 5 | en-dab5-en ni2-ga2 du5-mu-u8-szi-gen | I am seized by myself, I want to go with you. |
| 6 | mu-ti-in ga-ba-e-da-kar ki mu-nu2-da-sze3 | I want to flee with the man, to the place where he lies down. |
| 7 | en-dab5-en ni2-ga2 du5-mu-u8-szi-gen | I am seized by myself, I want to go with you. |
| 8 | gi-ru ga-ba-e-da-kar ki mu-nu2-da-sze3 | I want to flee the reed screen, to the place of the bed. |
| 9 | mu-ti-in ag2 ze2-ze2-ba du5-mu-u8-ak | I want to do the sweet things for the man. |
| 10 | ze2-ba kal-la-gu10 lal3-e da-ag2-e-ga | My precious sweety, honey is to be poured out. |
| 11 | e2 ki-nu2-a lal3 hab2 du11-ga-ba | In the bedroom where honey was poured, |
| 12 | hi-li ag2 ze2-ba-zu ga-ba-hul2-hul2-le-en-de3-en | Let us rejoice over your sweet allure! |
| 13 | gi-ru ag2 ze2-ze2-ba du5-mu-u8-ak | I want to do the sweet reeds! |
| 14 | ze2-ba kal-la-gu10 lal3-e da-ag2-e-ga | My precious sweety, honey is to be poured out. |
| 15 | mu-ti-in ma-ra hi-li mu-e-kar | The man took away allure for me. |
| 16 | ama-gu10-ra du11-ga-na-ab ni2 mu-ra-ab-ze2-eg3-e | Speak to my mother, she will give you fear. |
| 17 | ad-da-gu10-ur2 ag2 ba-ba mu-un-ba | My father, what has he done? |
| 18 | ur5-za ki ur5 sa6-ge-bi mu-zu | You know your place, its beautiful place. |
| 19 | mu-ti-in u4 te-en-sze3 e2-me-a nu2-a | One who dwells in our house forever, |
| 20 | sza3-za ki sza3 hul2-bi mu-zu | Your heart knows how to rejoice. |
| 21 | gi-ru u4 te-en-sze3 e2-me-a nu2-a | The reedbeds of distant days lie in our house. |
| 22 | za-e ma-a-ra ki mu-e-a-ag2-a-ta | Because you have loved me, |
| 23 | gi-ru ma-a-ra ag2 ze2-ba-zu nu-usz-mu-e-a-ak-e | For me, you should not do your sweet thing to me. |
| 24 | u3-mu-un dingir-gu10 u3-mu-un {d}lamma-gu10 | Lord, my god, lord, my protective deity |
| 25 | {d}szu-{d}suen sza3 {d}mu-ul-lil2-la2-ke4 ba-ze2-be2-en-na-gu10 | My Šū-Sîn, who pleases Enlil, |
| 26 | ki ze2-ba-zu nu-usz-mu-e-a-ak-a | If only your sweet place could be made perfect for you! |
| 27 | ki lal3-gin7 ze2-ba-zu szu nu-usz-mu-e-tag-ge | You should not touch your sweet place like honey. |
| 28 | tug2 {gesz}ba-an-na-gin7 szu de6-ma-ni | Like a linen garment, his hand is torn out. |
| 29 | tug2 {gesz}ba-an sum-ki-na-gin7 szu gun3-gun3-ma-ni | Like a ... garment, his speckled hands are bright. |
| 30 | bala-bala-e {d}inanna-kam | It is a balabala of Inanna. |
Sources & licences
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