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CDLI Literary 000418 (Shulgi Z) composite (P479884)
Literary, Old Babylonian, Nippur · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | CDLI Literary 000418 (Shulgi Z) composite |
|---|---|
| ID | P479884 |
| 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 | U3? nu-mu-e-de3-RI-RI-x | You do not ... |
| 2 | szesz-gu10 U3? nu-mu-e-de3-RI-RI-x | My brother, you(?) do not ... |
| 3 | gi-ru U3? nu-mu-e-de3-RI-RI-x | The reedbed(?) does not ... for you |
| 4 | ki-ga ag2-gu10 U3? nu-mu-e-de3-RI-RI | My beloved, you(?) do not ... |
| 5 | i-bi2 sa6-sa6-gu10 U3? nu-mu-e-de3-RI-RI la-x-x-e | My beautiful eyes(?) do not ... |
| 6 | an-bi szu-ga2 nu-mu-e-de3-ga2-ga2 | An will not place it in my hand. |
| 7 | garadin3-bi ma-a-ar A x x x x x x | Its herdsman is much . |
| 8 | x-bi ma-a-ar A x nu-ku7-ku7-x | Its ... is not sweet. |
| 9 | sze guru7? x [...] MA x x | barley of the silo ... |
| 10 | nin9-gu10 gana2-gu10-sze3 ge26-e ga-ba-e-de3-gen | My sister, I want to go to my field with you! |
| 11 | nin9 sa6-ga-gu10 gana2-gu10-sze3 ge26-e ga-ba-e-de3-gen | My beautiful sister, I will go with you to my field. |
| 12 | gana2 gal-gu10-sze3 ge26-e ga-ba-e-de3-gen | I want to go to my great field! |
| 13 | gana2 tur-gu10-sze3 ge26-e ga-ba-e-de3-gen | I want to go to my small field. |
| 14 | sze nim x a szu-nim-bi du11-ga-gu10-sze3 | Because of my ... barley and its ... water, |
| 15 | sze sig a sig-bi du11-ga-gu10-sze3 | Because of the low barley and the low water that I poured out, |
| 16 | sze-bi a gurun?-na [...] | Its barley: water, fruit |
| 17 | garadin3-bi x x NI [...] | Its herdsmen |
| 18 | nin9-gu10 gana2-gu10-sze3 ge26-e ga-ba-e-de3-gen | My sister, I want to go to my field with you! |
| 19 | nin9 sa6-ga-gu10 gana2-gu10-sze3 ge26-e ga-ba-e-de3-gen | My beautiful sister, I will go with you to my field. |
| 20 | gana2 gal-gal x UD-UD [...] | Great fields ... |
| 21 | gana2 tur-ga2 szu [...] | In my small fields |
| 22 | [...] x U3? [...] | ... ... |
| 23 | [...] x [...] | |
| 1 | [...] x [...] | |
| 2 | x x-da-ka ba-hul? [...] | ... destroyed(?) |
| 3 | x garadin3-na-ka AN x [...] | In the ... of the granary ... |
| 4 | x x-da-ka ba-hul? x x x | ... destroyed(?) |
| 5 | x garadin3-na-ka AN x x x x | In the ... of the granary ... |
| 6 | mu-un-gar3 a-sza3 ur11-ru mu-x gar-ra | The farmer ... the field. |
| 7 | u3-mu-un szul-gi-ra MU sze x x x x x | Lord Šulgi ... |
| 8 | x x-ir a-sza3 ur11-ru mu-x gar-ra | ... the field ... placed. |
| 9 | AN x-bi gur ab-ba-sze3{ab-ba-gu10} sa2?-du11 szu ha-ra-an-il2 | I raised my hands towards the ... of the sea for you |
| 10 | nin9-gu10 {gesz}kiri6-gu10-sze3 ge26-e ga-ba-e-de3-gen | My sister, I will go with you to my garden. |
| 11 | nin9 sa6-ga-gu10 {gesz}kiri6-gu10-sze3 ge26-e ga-ba-e-de3-gen | My beautiful sister, I will go with you to my garden. |
| 12 | nin9-gu10 {gesz}kiri6-gu10-sze3 ge26-e ga-ba-e-de3-gen | My sister, I will go with you to my garden. |
| 13 | nin9-gu10 {gesz}kiri6-gu10 x x x-mu-szi-ib | My sister, my orchard ... |
| 14 | {gesz}ildag2 SAR x [...] | An ilīgu tree |
| 15 | szita3{ta?} _ki-en-DU_ {gesz}ildag2-gu10-sze3 ga-ba-e-de3-gen | I want to go to the šita temple, my shrine |
| 16 | nin9-gu10 {gesz}haszhur-gu10-sze3 ga-ba-e-de3-gen | My sister, I will go with you to my apple tree |
| 17 | GAB-a {gesz}haszhur x szu-ga2 _i-na_ he2-gal2 | the apple tree of my hand in abundance |
| 18 | nin9-gu10 {gesz}nu-ur2-ma-gu10-sze3 ga-ba-e-de3-gen | My sister, I will go with you to my cypress tree |
| 19 | lal3-e dar-ra x x-ku7 in-ga-ba-ni-ib-DU | The bitter honey ... |
| 20 | nin9-gu10 {gesz}kiri6-gu10-sze3 ga-ba-e-de3-gen | My sister, I will go with you to my garden. |
| 21 | nin9 sa6-ga {gesz}kiri6-gu10-sze3 ga-ba-e-de3-gen | I want to go with my beautiful sister to my garden. |
| 22 | nisi ki-en-DU-na-gin7 [...] | Like ... of Sumer |
| 23 | MA LA KUM NA? _TA? KA BI? x_ A x [...] | ... a man? ... |
| 24 | hi-iz gakkul du11-ga x x [...] | (Sum) The ... of the slaughtered sheep ... (Akk) The malt that is poured out ... |
| 25 | nig2 x-la2{sar} ga-ba-[...] | I want to ... something |
| 26 | [...]{sar} ga-ba-[...] | ... I want to ... |
| 27 | guru7-za? x A NU x ga?-mu?-ra-ab-x | Let me ... your silo for you |
| 28 | GU7 GA? MU U8? KA-KA x x [...] x | (If) a ewe ... ... |
| 29 | nin9 sa6-ga sza3 hi-li-e?-a [...] | Beautiful sister, whose heart is full of luxuriance |
| 30 | an-na szu-ga2 LA x za?-ra ga-mu-x-x-da-zu-x x | In heaven, in my hand, I want to ... for you |
Sources & licences
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