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CDLI Literary 000771, ex. 056 (P519357)
Literary, Old Babylonian, Nippur · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | CDLI Literary 000771, ex. 056 |
|---|---|
| ID | P519357 |
| Museum no. | Ist Ni 02732 |
| 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)
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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) |
|---|---|---|
| o i | ||
| 1’ | [...] ⸢gub-ba ša₃-gal-bi⸣-[...] ; ⸢nu-ku⸣ | ... the throne-dais, its great sanctum |
| 2’ | [...]-⸢hi⸣-li-ŋu₁₀-um al-ma-ma-an | ... he presented to me. |
| 3’ | [...] ⸢kar⸣ niŋen₂ e₂-e₂-a ku₄-ku₄-ku₄ | ... enters the house |
| 4’ | [...] in-ku₄-ra šu bi₂-in-si | ... entered, he filled his hand |
| 5’ | ⸢e₂⸣-ba e-ne-eŋ₃ in-tuku | In that temple he had a claim. |
| 6’ | ⸢dam⸣ dam-da im-da-an-gur | he turned away the wife of the spouse. |
| 7’ | [du₅]-ŋu₁₀ ama-da im-da-an-ri | The young man approached the mother. |
| 8’ | [e₂]-⸢ge₄⸣-a-da ušbur-ra-na-⸢ka ; du₁₄⸣-da mu-ni-⸢in⸣-[...] | In the E’egea, in Urana, he utters a lament |
| 9’ | [...]-a-e₃-de₃-⸢en⸣ | ... will come out for you |
| 10’ | [...] ⸢e₂⸣-a-ni-im ur {ŋeš}⸢SUG-da-;-ni-im⸣ | ... his temple, the dog of his temple |
| 11’-12’a | [...]-⸢ka₆⸣ {ge}gur-ni-im // [...]-⸢du₈⸣ | ... ekae’e, his throne |
| 12’b | mu-KEŠ₂ du₉-du₉ | “It is enough, it is enough. |
| r i' | ||
| 1’ | |KA×X| [...] | ... ... |
| 2’ | ⸢aŋ₂⸣ [...] | “(If) he ... a house(?) |
| 3’ | {⸢kaš⸣}[...] | ... beer |
| 4’ | ga-[...] ; [...] | I want to ... |
| 5’ | ⸢bun₂⸣ [...] | The e’udug plant |
| 6’ | ki-⸢sikil⸣ [...] | The young woman ... |
| 7’ | ⸢gaba⸣-[...] | |
| 8’ | e-[...] | ... ... |
| 9’ | nu-nus [...] ; [...] | The woman |
| 10’ | gu₃ [...] | ... voice |
| 11’ | e₂-⸢na⸣ [...] | The Eanna temple |
| 12’ | ⸢šu dag⸣ [...] | The strong one |
| 13’-14’ | gu₇-⸢gu₇⸣ [...] // be₅-⸢da⸣ [...] | “I want to eat, I want to go out, ... |
| 15’ | ⸢en⸣-[...] | |
| r ii | ||
| 1 | [...] mu-un-⸢tub₂⸣ | ... he made descend. |
| 2a | [...] | |
| 2b-3 | dam mu-un-taka₄ // [...]-⸢na dab₅-mu-ub⸣ | ... seized the spouse |
| 4 | [...]-⸢am₃⸣ e-ne | ... he is. |
| 5 | [...]-⸢ša⸣-an-ku₃-zu du₅-ŋu₁₀ u₃-mu-un-;-še-er-ma-al-la-ke₄ | ... Umunšermala |
| 6 | [...]-⸢ri⸣ niŋir u₃-ŋen-na-am₃ | It is the ... of Nibir, the lord |
| 7 | [...]-⸢ra⸣-ra-ab-la₂-e-a u₄-tur-ra ; {⸢u⸣}ugu₆-ŋu₁₀-še₃ tum₂-mu-un | In the “festival of the young man,' fitting for the udug temple |
| 8 | [...] ⸢lu₂⸣ an-ta in-gi₄-;-in-nam | ... the elû-priestess returned from heaven |
| 9 | [...]-⸢ka⸣-ni e-ne e-ne-[bi] ; mu-⸢un-tum₂⸣ | ... his ... he brought out. |
| 10 | [...]-eš{tuš} he₂-em-⸢su₈⸣-[be₂]-⸢eš⸣ | May they make the king, my lord, dwell there |
| 11 | [...]-zu mu-zu al-me-a | ... your ... is your name |
| 12 | [...] dumu lu₂-u₃-tab-ba-za | ... son of Lu-utabaza |
| 13 | [... in]-⸢na⸣-e-du₁₁ dam in-;-[...] | ... said to him, ... wife |
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