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OB catalogue from Nibru (N2) (Q000321)
Literary, Old Babylonian, Nippur · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | OB catalogue from Nibru (N2) |
|---|---|
| ID | Q000321 |
| Language | Sumerian |
| Period | Old Babylonian · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE |
| Genre | Literary |
| Find spot | Nippur |
| Coordinates | 32.1271, 45.2300 |
Transliteration (ATF)
From Open Richly Annotated Cuneiform Corpus (ORACC) · CC BY-SA 3.0 (ORACC default); per-file JSON license fields say: This data is released under the CC0 license (133618)
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) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | lugal-me-en šag₄-ta | I am the king, from the field |
| 2 | lugal mi₂ dug₄-ga | the king who cares for |
| 3 | en-e niŋ₂-du₇-e | The lord made it perfect. |
| 4 | nin me šar₂-ra | Lady of the divine powers |
| 5 | {d}en-lil₂ su₃-ra₂-še₃ | to Enlil, the exalted one |
| 6 | nam₂ nun-e | the princely fate |
| 7 | ud re-a | At that time |
| 8 | in-nin me huš-a | Lady of the furious divine powers |
| 9 | e₂ ud huš an ki | House, furious storm of heaven and earth |
| 10 | en-e kur lu₂ til₃-la-še₃ | The lord, to the mountain of the living |
| 11 | šul me₃-ka | mighty one of battle |
| 12 | lu₂-kiŋ₂-gi₄-a ag | Lu-kibgia |
| 13 | gud-dam iri{ki} | the guddam of the city |
| 14 | i₃-a lum-lum | oil of Lumlum |
| 15 | bur-šu-ma gal | a large bowl |
| 16 | ku₆-ŋu₁₀ e₂ du₃ | a built-up house fish |
| 17 | hur-saŋ an ki-bi-da | the mountain range of heaven and earth |
| 18 | saŋ-ki gid₂-da | long sa-ki |
| 19 | edin i-lu ŋar-u₃ | The steppe, a lament, |
| 20 | ud re-a | At that time |
| 21 | ud re-a | At that time |
| 22 | iri na-nam | indeed a city |
| 23 | nin me zid-da | lady of the true divine powers |
| 24 | iri na-nam | indeed a city |
| 25 | e {ŋiš}al-e {ŋiš}al-e | The hoe, the hoe! |
| 26 | lugal-e mu-ni niŋ₂-ul-e | The king speaks his own name. |
| 27 | ud ul re-ta | from distant days |
| 28 | ki-ur₃ gal-e | the great Kiʾur |
| 29 | an-ne₂ nam-nir-ŋal₂ | An should not carry it off. |
| 30 | ŋiš-gi a-na gu₃ mu-un-de₂ | The reedbed, what is it that he says? |
| 31 | u₅ ŋiš-gi kug-ta | oil from a gold reed |
| 32 | tur₃-ra-na | in his cattlepen |
| 33 | tur₃ me nun-e | The cattlepen, the princely divine powers |
| 34 | ud šu bal ak-de₃ | In order to make the storm go out in the wind |
| 35 | iri me zid-da | City whose divine powers are just |
| 36 | ud huš ki-en-gi-ra | Furious storm of Sumer |
| 37 | ud huš an-ur₂-ra | furious storm sweeping the horizon |
| 38 | ud ul an ki-ta | In distant days, from heaven to earth, |
| 39 | lugal-ban₃-da | Lugalbanda |
| 40 | šeg₁₂ kur šuba-ta | From the roof of the mountain of the šuba stone |
| 41 | an gal-ta ki gal-še₃ | from great heaven to great earth |
| 42 | en mah-di an ki | the supreme lord of heaven and earth, |
| 43 | {gi}en₃-bar-ra gurun-na | in the reedbeds of the granary |
| 44 | in-nin me gal-gal-la | Lady of the great mes, |
| 45 | ud gal piriŋ an-na | Great storm, piri of heaven |
| 46 | en gal men gur₃-ru kul-aba{ki} | Great lord, adorned with a crown, in Kulaba |
| 47 | nam₂ nun-e | the princely fate |
| 48 | iri gud huš | city roaring with oxen |
| 49 | e₂-u₆-nir | the Eunir temple |
| 50 | me-še₃-am₃ i₃-du-de₃-en | „Was ist es, dass du zusammen mit mir gesprochen hast? |
| 51 | ŋa₂-nu ki-ŋu₁₀-še₃ | the “place of relaxation"(?) |
| 52 | ŋa₂-nu ga-na ga-ab-sa₂-sa₂-en-de₃-en | Come on, let us make it perfect for you! |
| 53 | ud-ul-ur₁₁-ra | in the evening |
| 54 | me-ta-am₃ am₃-du-un | Where is he going? |
| 55 | me-ta-am₃ am₃-di-di-in | Where are you going? |
| 56 | eme-gir₁₅ e-zu-u₃ | The Sumerian knows. |
| 57 | a-na-am₃ a₂ aŋ₂-ŋa₂ | What is the labor of labor? |
| 58 | di₄-di₄-la₂ ud-da | The little ones of the storm |
| 59 | eŋer dub-me-ka | of the Eber, our scribe |
| 60 | X X lu₂ lil₂-la₂ | ... a ghost |
| 61 | dim₂-ma-ni-us₂-a-ni | his god, |
| 62 | a dug₃-ga ur-ra | sweet water for the dog |
Sources & licences
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