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OB catalogue from Nibru (N4) (Q000328)
Literary, Old Babylonian, Nippur · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | OB catalogue from Nibru (N4) |
|---|---|
| ID | Q000328 |
| 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) |
|---|---|---|
| Seg.A, | ||
| 1 | X X x | |
| 2 | gub-ba-bi x | Its standing ... |
| 3 | X U₂ NU X | ... . |
| 4 | X X a-še-er X | ... ašer ... |
| 5 | X RU ME X | ... ... |
| 6 | il₂ X NU DU X | ... raising ... |
| 7 | X U₃ NE MA | ... ... |
| Seg.B, | ||
| 1 | x X x | |
| 2 | x X ZU X x | ... ; |
| 3 | x X nir a₂-tuku X x | ..., who has strength ... |
| 4 | x X gel-le-eŋ₃-ŋa₂-ŋu₁₀ X x | gellê-disease |
| 5 | x X-er-ra-ŋu₁₀ x | ...-erra-... |
| 6 | x E mah-me-en x | I am supreme ... |
| 7 | u₃-ma gig-ŋu₁₀ x | ... bitterly |
| 8 | BU RI GUD KA A | ... ox |
| 9 | u₃-ma zi-zi-ŋu₁₀ | when Zizibu |
| 10 | ga-ša-an-ŋu₁₀ de₃-gur | May Gašanbu return! |
| 11 | {d}utu gud huš x | Šamaš, fierce bull |
| 12 | {d}utu ur-saŋ x | Utu, hero |
| 13 | {d}utu e₃-ma | Utu, come out! |
| 14 | e₂-gi₄-a e₂-ta nam-ta-e₃ | The bride left the house. |
| Seg.C, | ||
| 1 | X x | |
| 2 | X x | |
| 3 | X x | |
| 4 | X x | |
| 5 | X x | |
| 6 | X x | |
| 7 | X x | |
| 8 | X x | |
| Seg.D, | ||
| 1 | dumu lugal x | son of the king |
| 2 | an nam-nir-ra | An of radiance |
| 3 | a-ba-a mu-un-ba-al-e | Who will dig it? |
| 4 | me-a lu | Where ...? |
| 5 | me-am-ra | for the king |
| 6 | lugal he₂-ŋal₂ x | may the king carry off. |
| 7 | šembi₂-zid-da dar-ra | šubizida stone |
| 8 | X KA NE ŊAR X x | ... ... |
| 9 | pad₃-da {d}en-lil₂ X | chosen by Enlil |
| 10 | {d}hendur-saŋ šul ŋi₆ du-du | Ḫendursa, the one who makes the river flow, |
| 11 | X gud-gin₇ | like a ... |
| 12 | x bur₁₂-bur₁₂-re | ... burburing. |
| 13 | x lu₂ X | ... man ... |
| 14 | x X x | |
| Seg.E, | ||
| 1 | A X he₂-ŋal₂ NAM | ... may he carry ... |
| 2 | X X ME X | ... moonrise to sunset: ... |
| 3 | AB X X | [Month X, ...] |
| 4 | X me-a | where? |
| 5 | X X X NI | ...; |
| 6 | X X {d}ba-u₂-ŋu₁₀ | ... Bau |
| 7 | X MU X X | ... year |
| 8 | X X X X | |
| Seg.F, | ||
| 1 | x X x | |
| 2 | x a-še-er BU | ... ašer |
| 3 | x dugud-ra na-nam | ... is indeed heavy. |
| 4 | x E na-aŋ₂ mu-na-X | ... ... for him. |
| 5 | x-ra ud i-ni-in-zal | ... passed the day. |
| 6 | x zig₃-ga-na | ... raised. |
| 7 | x hul-hul | ... destroyed. |
| Seg.G, | ||
| 1 | X x | |
| 2 | ME x | [moonrise to sunset: ...] |
| 3 | e₂ x | the house of |
| 4 | nin x | the lady , |
| 5 | MA x | [Mina ...] |
| 6 | X x | |
Sources & licences
- 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) · ORACC project editions, https://oracc.museum.upenn.edu/ ; cite the individual project (see texts.extra_json.project)
Cite the original edition and translator. Page generated by Unread Atlas from the public corpus export of 2026-10-18.