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CDLI Literary 000768, ex. 00x; 000772, ex. 003 (P521692)
Literary, Old Babylonian, Nippur · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | CDLI Literary 000768, ex. 00x; 000772, ex. 003 |
|---|---|
| ID | P521692 |
| Museum no. | Ist Ni 09497 |
| 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’-2’ | [...]-⸢x⸣ ; [...]-⸢x⸣-en | ... you(?) |
| 3’-4’ | [...]-⸢x⸣-am₃ ; [...]-⸢x⸣-du₁₁ | It is a ..., it is an ... |
| 5’ | [...] ma-ab-be₂-en-na-a | ... I will say to you |
| 6’-7’ | [...]-⸢ŋu₁₀⸣ e sikil du₃-a-bi ; [...]-⸢ab⸣-šid-e-de₃-en | ... the pure house that was built, ... we will bring it to you |
| 8’ | ⸢a-ba-am₃⸣ lu₂-e sikil-du₃-a-bi ; a-ra-ab-šid-e-a | “What is it that makes a man tremble(?) |
| 9’ | {m}{d}en-ki-ta-lu₂-am₃ | Enkitalu |
| 10’ | ⸢a⸣-na-am₃ niŋ₂-e ⸢sikil⸣-du₃-a-bi a-⸢ra⸣-[x (x)] | It is an ea-e’ena, it is a niŋe of the esikil-eduna |
| 11’ | lu₂ nu-me-en-na kiŋ₂ ge₄-⸢a⸣ [...] | You are not a man, you are a place of rejoicing |
| 12’-13’ | a-ra₂ u-am₃ ⸢ma⸣-[...] ; a-na-ni ba-⸢an⸣-[...] | “Are you the one who ...? Why did you ... him? |
| 14’ | {m}{d}en-ki-ta-lu₂ en₃ [...] | Enkitalu inquired after him |
| 15’ | ze₄-e ur₅-⸢gen₇⸣ an-na-[...] | I, like a dog in the sky |
| 16’-17’ | niŋ₂ ŋar-ŋar [x x x] KA [...] ; a-na-[... ...]-e-[...] | (Sum) ... ... (Akk) I want to ... |
| 18’ | [...]-ne-⸢eš₂⸣ [...] | ... they shall ... |
| o ii | ||
| 1 | [...] ⸢x⸣ [...] | |
| 2 | [...] AK-de₃ [...] | ... to act(?) |
| 3 | [...]-zu na-ab-⸢buluŋ₅⸣-en na-[...] | ... do not enter, do not ... |
| 4 | u₂-gu de₂ lu₂ [...] | (Sum) The one who ... (Akk) The ... of a man |
| 5 | tukum-bi AN-ŋu₁₀ ba-[...] | If ... |
| 6 | ni₂ buluŋ₅-e-de₃ la-ba-[...] | The fear of the bulû-demon did not |
| 7 | ni₂ buluŋ₅-e-de₃ la-ba-[...] | The fear of the bulû-demon did not |
| 8-9 | en-na-bi-še₃-am₃ ŋe₂₆-e ⸢KA⸣-[...] ; ze₄-e enim du₁₄ [...] | As long as he (Ninurta) is alive, he will speak a word to you |
| 10 | a-da-lam tu₉-gen₇ i₃-[...] ; a₂-ŋa₂ bi₂-in-⸢la₂-en⸣ | The adalam priestess, like one dressed in a garment, he made you rise up high. |
| 11 | zilulu u₂(PA) udu ša₃-[...] | emmer flour, grass-fed sheep |
| 12 | gir-ab-ba{ku₆} ⸢saŋ⸣ ni₂-ba ⸢x⸣ [...] | Girabba, the esa-priestess, the one who reveres ... |
| 13 | lul du₁₁-du₁₁ ra-gaba ⸢ki⸣ [...] | False utterances, the courier of E-e- |
| 14 | an-ga-am₃ tu₉-gen₇ i₃-⸢tar⸣ [...] | It is indeed (the case) that he is dressed as if in a garment |
| 15 | ⸢nu⸣-mu-un-na-ab-du₇ e-sir₂-ra ⸢na⸣-[...] | “It is perfect for the esir temple, it is suitable for the temple |
| 16 | [...]-⸢mu-un⸣-kal erin₂-na na-[...] | ... of the troops ... |
| 17 | ⸢niŋ₂ šu-ni⸣ ab-⸢tum₃ nam-mu-un⸣-[...] | (Sum) He brought his hand(?) to him, he did not bring (him) to him (Akk) His hand is brought to him(?) |
| 18 | niŋ₂ na-me ba-an-tum₃ [...] ⸢he₂⸣-[...] | No one took it away(?) |
| 19 | u₃ ze₄-e lu₂-lu₇[...] | And a man ... |
| 20 | {⸢tu₉⸣}niŋ₂-dara₂ mu₄-mu₄ niŋ₂-ge₁₇ ⸢TUG₂(ŠE₃) [...] | The eštu’e-ni-dara-temple, the place where one lies, the e-tukulti |
| 21 | ⸢uku₂⸣ ni₂-zuh nam-erim₂ [...] | The eukû-priestess who fear[s] evil |
| 22 | [...]-⸢še₃ gub-ba⸣ [x ...] lu₂-⸢u₃⸣-[...] | stationed at ... Lu-eše |
| 23 | [...] ⸢x⸣ [...] | |
| 24 | [...]-⸢ri-ŋu₁₀⸣-[...] | ...-eriba |
| 25 | [...] ⸢x⸣ [...] | |
| 26 | [...]⸢x⸣ IM [...] | ... ... |
| r i' | ||
| 1’ | IGI ⸢x⸣ [...] | Witness: ... |
| 2’ | saŋ-DU-ni ⸢x⸣ [...] | His sa-DU-ni ... |
| 3’ | ⸢UŠ⸣-am₃ UD ⸢x x⸣ [(x)] ⸢a₂⸣ [...] | It is an ešû-plant |
| 4’ | alan-a-ni alan nam NI GIŠGAL KA ⸢x⸣ [...] | His statue, a statue of ... |
| 5’ | ⸢x AH⸣ tur-ra-⸢gen₇ x⸣ nu-⸢x⸣ [...] | Like a small ..., ... does not ... |
| 6’ | ⸢a x x⸣ tum₃ NIG₂-ge₁₇ e₂ ⸢x x x⸣ [...] | “House ..., bring it to me! House ... |
| 7’ | [x (x)] ⸢PI⸣ PI saŋ-DU-⸢x (x) [...] | ... ēpî-plant |
| 8’ | [x] ⸢x⸣ ad IGI na ⸢x x HU⸣ [...] | (If) ... ...: rising of ...; .... |
| 9’ | [x (x)] ⸢NIN⸣ na ⸢x⸣ ba si am₃ [...] | ... the E-NIN-e-23 ... |
| 10’ | [...]-na i₃-za-ar ma mu ⸢um⸣ AN [...] | ... he will pay back. Year: “Enlil of heaven’ |
| 11’ | ⸢he₂⸣-gu₇-u₃-ne he₂-⸢na₈-na₈⸣-[...] ; muš₃-me-⸢ni x⸣ LI nu-⸢DU⸣-[...] | If he eats, if he does not drink, |
| 12’ | IGI KA na ⸢ze₂ am₃ SUD⸣ [...] | (If) he looks at a man, he eats a sheep |
| 13’ | ama-a-ni ⸢ku₃⸣ AN-ba u₂ mu-ni-⸢im⸣-[...] ; {d}nin-ka₅ x peš a [...] | His mother, the pure scepter of heaven, laid down food for him Ninka |
| 14’ | ⸢ta-a⸣-ke₄ ⸢mul⸣ ma ⸢x x x un⸣ [...] | “If he slips in through the window, the E-star ..., the ...-star |
| 15’ | ŋuruš iri-na-⸢ke₄⸣ u₃ AB₂ ⸢x UR⸣ ba ⸢x⸣ [...] | The cow of Ina-e’e and the cow of ... ... |
| 16’ | urgu₂ ⸢KA⸣-KA deš AN nam-(NE.RU) [...] | (Sum) The lion, the ... of heaven, ... (Akk) The neck of the ešāgu-tree, the tail of heaven |
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