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CDLI Literary 000754, ex. 043 (P500457)
Literary, Old Babylonian, Nippur · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | CDLI Literary 000754, ex. 043 |
|---|---|
| ID | P500457 |
| Museum no. | Ist Ni 04567 |
| Collection | Arkeoloji Müzeleri, Istanbul, Turkey |
| Language | Sumerian |
| Period | Old Babylonian · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE |
| Genre | Literary |
| Find spot | Nippur (mod. Nuffar) |
| Coordinates | 32.1271, 45.2300 |
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) |
|---|---|---|
| obverse | ||
| 1' | sza3# dub-ba szed nig2-[...] igi mu-un-na#-[...] | In the midst of the tablet, he looked at everything that is sweet(?) |
| 2' | dumu szum2-ma ki-dul# [...] dalla mu-[...] | The one who gave birth to a child ... splendor |
| 3' | kasz x e-ne [...] {gesz}banszur [...] | ... beer ... the table |
| 4' | i3 du10-bi murgu# [...] a-gin7 ga-[...] | I want to ... its good oil on the shoulder |
| 5' | tug2 ga-ni-un#-[...] har szu-na# [...] | I want to dress myself in a garment, the ring of his hand |
| 6' | kasz x lu2 [...] {gesz}banszur mu#-[...] | ... beer, the man ... the table |
| 7' | [...] du10-ga murgu# [...]-gin7# mi#-[...] | ... like a good storm(?) |
| 8' | [...] x NA AN [...] szu-na# [...] | ... ... his hand |
| reverse | ||
| 1' | [...]-na#-me la-ba-gil#-[...] szu-mu-sze3 mu-[...] | ... did not requite ... to my hand |
| 2' | nig2#-ba-a2-ka-a-diri# [...] nam-dugud mu#-[...] | (Sum) It is the “seizing-of-the-mouth"(?) ritual(?), it is a heavy burden(?) |
| 3' | {d}nisaba nin-{d}[...] | Nisaba, the lady of |
| 4' | gi-du3-a-zu x [...] | Your Ŋidu ritual |
| 5' | im-szu ab-ba-zu# [...] | Your brickwork of the sea(?) |
| 6' | szesz-zu-u3-ne [...] | Your brothers |
| 7' | du10-sa-zu-u3-ne [...] | When you are good |
| 8' | an-ta-gal2 dumu e2#-[...] | Antagal, son of E-... |
| 9' | e2 lugal x x [...] | The royal house ... |
| 10' | lu2-tur ad-da x [...] | Young man, father ... |
| 11' | eme i-ri-DU-a [...] | The tongue of Iri-DUa |
| 12' | AN ad-da-zu inim#-[...] | ... your father |
| 15' | um-mi-a nig2-ad-da#-[...] | The mother of the scepter |
| 16' | ur5-ra-am3 nam-x-[...] | It is a curse, do not ... |
| 17' | szu-nam-sa6-ga# [...] | Šunamsaga |
| 18' | x-me-a2-asz lu2 [...] | x hundred ... |
| 19' | [...] | |
| 20' | [...] | |
Sources & licences
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