TIM 09, 015 (P223481)
Literary, Old Babylonian, unclear · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | TIM 09, 015 |
|---|---|
| ID | P223481 |
| Museum no. | IM 062827 |
| Collection | National Museum of Iraq, Baghdad, Iraq |
| Language | Sumerian |
| Period | Old Babylonian · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE |
| Genre | Literary |
| Find spot | unclear |
English translation
By van Dijk, Johannes J. A. · Via Open Richly Annotated Cuneiform Corpus (ORACC) · CC BY-SA 3.0 (ORACC)
| Line | English |
|---|---|
| Obverse [0:1] 11–11 | My runner, when he comes [he does not come.] |
| Obverse [1:2] 22–22 | Though he has eyes, [he cannot see] |
| Obverse [2:3] 33–33 | He has a mouth, [but cannot open his mouth.] |
| Obverse [3:4] 44–44 | I gave bread [...] |
| Obverse [4:5] 55–55 | I pour out water - the earth [drinks it] |
| Obverse [5:6] 66–66 | My runner in the netherworld, in the midst of the netherworld [...] |
| Obverse [7:8] 88–88 | O lad, [my] lord [...] |
| Obverse [8:9] 99–99 | O lad, my shepherd, [in the netherworld, in the midst of the netherworld] he ... and he lays down. |
| Obverse [10:11] 1111–1111 | O ..., $ulillilama!$ [...] |
| Obverse [11:12] 1212–1212 | O my spouse, you are to be devoured, o lad, where will I find you? |
| Obverse [12:13] 1313–1313 | O Amaʾušumgalana, you are to be devoured, spending time with (the dead) floating on the river. |
| Obverse [13:14] 1414–1414 | O lord of the Arali, you are to be devoured, o lad, where will I find you? |
| Obverse [14:15] 1515–1515 | [O] Dumuzi, you are to be devoured, spending time with (the dead) floating on the river. |
| Obverse [15:16] 1616–1616 | [O ...] you are to be devoured, o lad, where will I find you? |
| Obverse [16:17] 1717–1717 | [O ...], you are to be devoured, spending time with (the dead) floating on the river. |
| Obverse [17:18] 1818–1818 | [O ...] you are to be devoured, o lad, where will I find you? |
| Obverse [18:19] 1919–1919 | [O ...], you are to be devoured, spending time with (the dead) floating on the river. |
| Obverse [19:20] 2020–2020 | [O] Lugalemuš you are to be devoured, o lad, where will I find you? |
| Obverse [20:21] 2121–2121 | My tamarisk that is no longer watered in the garden. |
| Obverse [21:22] 2222–2222 | My shady orchard, no longer embellishing its branches. |
| Obverse [22:23] 2323–2323 | My poplar no longer growing in the water channel. |
| Obverse [23:24] 2424–2424 | My shoot, no longer $?growing?$ its roots. |
| Obverse [24:25] 2525–2525 | My flax, no longer watered in the garden. |
| Obverse [25:26] 2626–2626 | My forest planted with ceders, no longer covering (with shade). |
| Obverse [26:27] 2727–2727 | My datepalm standing in the mountain, no longer close. |
| Obverse [27:28] 2828–2828 | My one who no longer recovers from a headache caused by rising wind and storm. |
| Obverse [28:29] 2929–2929 | My one who is not to be seen in tomb or earth. |
| Obverse [29:30] 3030–3030 | My one who does not approach running, riding. |
| Obverse [30:31] 3131–3131 | My one who came running to the house of the in-laws. |
| Obverse [31:32] 3232–3232 | My one who had taken the mother-in-law as his mother. |
| Obverse [32:33] 3333–3333 | My one who had taken the brother as his friend. |
| Obverse [33:34] 3434–3434 | With burning lips in the netherworld [...] |
| Obverse [34:35] 3535–3535 | With ... eyes in the netherworld [...] |
| Obverse [35:36] 3636–3636 | The eye of one who has no mother [...] |
| Obverse [36:37] 3737–3737 | The mouth of one who has no mother ... |
| Obverse [37:38] 3838–3838 | ... o lad [...] |
Transliteration (ATF)
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| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | kaš₄-[ŋu₁₀] ⸢ŋen⸣-na-[ni ...] | |
| 2 | i-bi₂ an-tuku i-⸢bi₂⸣ [...] | |
| 3 | ka an-tuku ka [...] | |
| 4 | ninda ba-e-si₃ šu [x-x-x-gur] | |
| 5 | a ib₂-de₂-de₂-e ki in-[...] | |
| 6 | kaš₄-ŋu₁₀ kur-ra kur ša₃-ga šu [...] | |
| 7 | i-bi₂ lum-lum an-ne₂ [...] | |
| 8 | a guruš u₃-mu-un [...] | |
| 9 | a guruš su₈-ba-ŋu₁₀ [kur-ra kur ša₃-ga] šu ba-BALAG ba-nud | |
| 10 | u₃-ta ki-a ba-ši-⸢in⸣-[...] | |
| 11 | a {d}MA u₃-li-li-lam-⸢ma⸣ [...] | |
| 12 | a mu-ud-na-ŋu₁₀ za-e gu₇-dam [a guruš te mu-da-pad₃-de₃] | |
| 13 | [a {d}ama]-ušumgal-an-na za-e gu₂-dam id₂ [diri-ga-bi ud nam-da]-zal | |
| 14 | [a u₃-mu-un] a-ra-li za-e gu₇-dam a [guruš te mu-da]-⸢pa₃⸣-de₃ | |
| 15 | [a {d]}⸢dumu⸣-zi za-e gu₇-dam ⸢id₂⸣ [diri-ga-bi] ud nam-da-zal | |
| 16 | [a {d}...] za-e gu₇-dam a guruš [te] mu-da-pad₃-de₃ | |
| 17 | [a {d}... za]-e gu₇-dam id₂ diri-ga-bi ud nam-da-zal | |
| 18 | [a {d}... za]-⸢e⸣ gu₇-dam a guruš te mu-da-pad₃-de₃ | |
| 19 | [a {d}...] x x [za]-e gu₇-dam id₂ diri-ga-bi ud nam-[da-zal] | |
| 20 | [a {d}lugal-e₂]-muš₃-a za-e gu₇-dam a guruš te mu-da-pad₃-de₃ | |
| 21 | {[ŋeš}šinig] a sar-sar-ra nu-dug₄-ga-ŋu₁₀ | |
| 22 | {[ŋeš}kiri₆] ŋi₆-eden-na pa nu-sa₇-ga-ŋu₁₀ | |
| 23 | {[ŋeš]}ildag₂ šita₃-na nu-buluŋ₃-ŋa₂-ŋu₁₀ | |
| 24 | {⸢ŋeš⸣}ligima ur₂ nu-gur-ra-ŋu₁₀ | |
| 25 | [gu] sar-⸢sar⸣-ra a nu-naŋ-a-ŋu₁₀ | |
| 26 | {⸢ŋeš⸣}tir {ŋeš}eren-na du₃-du₃-a-ŋu₁₀ la-ba-ni-ib-šu₂-a-ŋu₁₀ | |
| 27 | mu-nim-mar kur-ra gub-ba-ŋu₁₀ la-ba-ni-ib-us₂-sa-ŋu₁₀ | |
| 28 | u₁₈-lu dal-ha-mun zig₃-ga-ta saŋ sag₃-ge nu-silim-ŋu₁₀ | |
| 29 | iri₁₁-gal ki-im-du i-bi₂ nu-bar-re-da-ŋu₁₀ | |
| 30 | dub₃ bad-ra₂ u₅-a nu-us₂-sa-ŋu₁₀ | |
| 31 | e₂ ušbar₇-re dub₃ bad-ra₂-a-ŋu₁₀ | |
| 32 | ušbar₇ ama-še₃ ba-an-tuku-a-ŋu₁₀ | |
| 33 | šeš gu₅-li-še₃ ba-an-tuku-a-ŋu₁₀ | |
| 34 | šu-um-du-um kur-ra bil₂-bil₂-la [...] | |
| 35 | i-bi₂ kur-ra a-ra-[...] | |
| 36 | i-bi₂ ama nu-tuku x [...] | |
| 37 | ka ama nu-tuku gal gir₅ gal gir₅-am₃ [...] | |
| 38 | [...] a guruš [...] |
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