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CDLI Literary 000669 (Martu B) composite (P478889)
Literary, Old Babylonian · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | CDLI Literary 000669 (Martu B) composite |
|---|---|
| ID | P478889 |
| Language | Sumerian |
| Period | Old Babylonian · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE |
| Genre | Literary |
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.
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| 1 | x x x ZU igi kar2 me DA x x x ur4-ur4 | ... looking at ... |
| 2 | x x x uszum za3 dib an ki-a mu mah-a sa4-a | ... ušum-plant, whose edge crosses heaven and earth, named in a great name. |
| 3 | x x sag an gal ri-a du10 ku3-ga pesz-e | ... the head of great An, a pure and sweet ... |
| 4 | x x si3-ga ulutim2 x x si-a-ni x u3-tu-da {d}urasz-a | ... born by Uraša, |
| 5 | x sa6 MUSZ3 x ul-la u6 di-de3 ba-ab-du7 | ... beautiful ..., perfect for admiring. |
| 6 | mi2 du11-ga kur gal {d}en-lil2-le nam du10-ge-esz tar-ra | The great mountain that Enlil decreed a good fate, |
| 7 | KA? TAR? sa6 gurun szu? ta3? x la-la-bi x-ge nu-gid2?-da? | Beautiful ..., its charm(?) is not long(?) |
| 8 | sag-ku3-gal2 dingir gal-gal-e-ne sza3 dab5-dab5-bi x [...] | The sagkugal priestess of the great gods, whose heart is enraged |
| 9 | x x x-bi sikil szu-luh dadag a-ra2-ni [...] | ... pure šuluḫ, pure, his prayer ... |
| 10 | x x du11-ga-ni u3-en3 nu-sza4 umusz galga [...] | His utterance is unfathomable, a wrath ... |
| 11 | x su3-ra2 mas-su x HI-HI [...] | ... the young man ... |
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| 2 | x U2 gal2-la [...] | ... there is food |
| 3 | GAR NE TUG2? gal2-la [...] | ... garment(?) |
| 4 | x x x [...] x ZA x x mi2 zi3 mu-na-[...]-du11 | ... he ... flour for him |
| 5 | x sze-er-kan du11-ga szim {gisz}erin-na KA x x [...] | ... a šerkan offering of cedar oil ... |
| 6 | x x sza3?-ke4 im-du8-gin7 su-za szeg3-szeg3 a [...] | The ... of the heart(?), like a reed fence, your body is shattered(?) |
| 7 | KA? IM? inim sa6-sa6-ge-zu-a di-de3 mu-[...] | In order to speak your beautiful words(?) |
| 8 | x x zi3-da? x IM x inim sa6-sa6-ge-zu-a di-de3 [...] | ... to say good things(?) |
| 9 | szudu3 a-ra-zu-bi mu-x-sza4 NAM x x x x x x | The prayer and supplication ... |
| 10 | nig2 szu du11-ga-ni szim {gisz}erin-na-gin7? bar zu NE a ha-ba-du10 | May what he has done, like juniper, be good for you |
| 11 | x x x iri? he2-su4? dam dumu-bi he2-sa6 | May the city be ..., may its spouse and children be good |
| 12 | x x x nam-ti u4 su3?-u4-da? sag-e-esz he2-en-na-rig7 | May he present to him life of distant days. |
| 13 | nam-dingir-zu sag-ta du10-ga-am3 | Your divinity is sweet from the head, |
| 14 | x u4 ul-le2-a x x x he2-ni-in-x x | ... in distant days ... |
| 15 | [...] A DI? {d}mar-tu-ka-kam | It is the ... of Marduk |
Sources & licences
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