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CDLI Literary 000791 (Dog for Nintinuga) composite (P478973)
Literary, Old Babylonian · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | CDLI Literary 000791 (Dog for Nintinuga) composite |
|---|---|
| ID | P478973 |
| 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 | {disz}lugal-nesag-e dumu zu-zu um-mi-a nibru{ki}-ke4 | Lugal-nesage, son of Zuzu, the mother of Nippur, |
| 2 | tu6-ni-lu2-sa6 ur kin-gi4-a-ka-ni {d}nin-tin-ug5-ga-ra mu-na-an-dim2 | For Tunilusa, her messenger, Nintinuga fashioned it for her. |
| 3 | nam-bi-sze3 ur-e nin-a-ni-ir kun mu-na-ab-gun3-gun3 zu2 mu-na-ab-ra?-ah? | Because of this, the enemy adorned his mistress with a tail and shaved her teeth. |
| 4 | nin an ki-bi szukur2 szum2-ma agrig {d}en-lil2-la2 | Lady of heaven and earth, given a šukur prayer, steward of Enlil |
| 5 | akan{a-ka-an} du10 kur-kur sza3 si-si nam-he2-a |DU.DU| | In all the lands, in abundance and abundance |
| 6 | a2-sag3 simx(GIG)-ma sza3-bi bar ak giri3-pad-ra2 igi bar-re | (Sum) The asag demon, look at its inside! (Akk) Look at its outside! |
| 7 | sa nam-ti-la sa nam-usz2-a-ka igi sag5-sag5 nig2-kesz2-bi sa6-ge | The one who sees the net of life (and) the net(s) of death, the one who looks at the good things, |
| 8 | nig2 ra-ah-a du11-ga zi ir-ra ki gig-bi zu-zu | That which is uttered in a bitter way, you know how to soothe the sick. |
| 9 | a-zu sa6-ge szim-mu2 tu-ra-ta sza3 lu2-ulu3 igi du8 | The good physician, after you have poured out my aromatics, look at the heart of the man. |
| 10 | nin-gu10 mu-un-dim2-en-na | My lady, you have fashioned me. |
| 11 | tu6-ni-lu2-sa6 mu-sze3 mu-un-sa4 | He named it Tunilusa. |
| 12 | x x-an-sa6-ga mu-sze3 mu-sa4 | ... named it ... |
| 13 | x-ga-DI zi-pa-ag2 u3-mu-ni-x x a2-sag3 zi ba-an-da-x | ... the asag demon ... |
| 14 | x-gu10 mu-zu-ta im-da-an-pa3? | My ... has been found by your name(?) |
| 15 | nam-gur4-ra-zu ki-zu i3-kin-ge26 | Your strength is established at your place. |
| 16 | tu6-ni-lu2-sa6 mu-sze3 mu-un-sa4 | He named it Tunilusa. |
| 17 | u4 ti-la-ga2 igi hu-mu-un-du8 | May he look upon me in my life. |
| 18 | u4 ba-ug7-en kur-ra a si-ga hu-mu-un-na8-na8 | When I die, may he drink the pure water of the mountain. |
Sources & licences
- Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative · CDLI: reuse of catalogue/transliteration data with citation of CDLI; images restricted (not fetched) · Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI), https://cdli.earth/ ; cite CDLI and the P-number
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