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Emar 6/2, p. 638, Msk 74298e (P272097)
Lexical, Middle Babylonian, Emar · c. 1400 BCE–1100 BCE
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| Designation | Emar 6/2, p. 638, Msk 74298e |
|---|---|
| ID | P272097 |
| Museum no. | NMSA — ? |
| Collection | National Museum of Syria, Aleppo, Syria |
| Language | Sumerian; Akkadian |
| Period | Middle Babylonian · c. 1400 BCE–1100 BCE |
| Genre | Lexical |
| Find spot | Emar (mod. Tell Meskene) |
| Coordinates | 35.9876, 38.1126 |
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 | ||
| 1' | [maš₂-da-ri-a] [ir]-⸢bu⸣ | he will become a slave |
| 2' | [maš₂-da-ri-a daŋal]-la ir-bu ra-ap-šu | (As for) the exalted one, the great one, |
| 3' | [maš₂-šu-gid₂-gid₂] ba-ru-u | a kind of extispicy is forbidden |
| 4' | [ugula maš₂-šu-gid₂-gid₂] a-kil₂ ba-ri-i | foreman: Mašu-gidgitid, a-kil-barî |
| 5' | [dam-gar₃] tam₂-ka₃-ru | merchant of Tamkaru |
| 6' | [ugula dam-gar₃] ⸢a⸣-kil₂ tam₂-ka₃-ri | foreman of merchants: Ea-ekil, trade agent |
| 7' | [...] ⸢ša⸣-ma-al-lu-u | ... eša’emallû-plant |
| 8' | [...] [ma]-la-lu-u | ... malalû |
| 9' | [...] ih(|HI.AŠ.RI|)ri | ... he received. |
| 10' | [...] [i]-⸢puš₂⸣ | ... he will perform |
| 11' | [...] [e]-⸢gu⸣ | ... the Egu’e |
| 15' | [...] [ra-a]-⸢ṭu⸣ | ... rā’e-ṭbû |
| 16' | [pa₅] ⸢nam-bala⸣ ⸢a⸣-tap-pa ih(|HI.AŠ.RI|)ri | (and) ditches of ennambalâ-plant and ea-tappa-plant he plundered. |
| 17' | [eg₂] sig-ga e-ga iš-pu-uk | The low-lying house, the lowly house he heaped up |
| 18' | ⸢du₃⸣-a-bi ka-la-mu | Its e’edu-abi-plants, all |
| 19' | ⸢im⸣-du₃-a-bi pi₂-ti-iq-tum | Its ēdu’abi-plant |
| 20' | ⸢im⸣-du₃-a-bi ak-a pi₂-ti-iq-tum <pa-ta-qu> | Its emdû-plants are cultivated and cut down. |
| 21' | ⸢nam⸣-|NE.RU| ma-mi-tum | |
| 22' | ⸢nam⸣-|NE.RU| ak-a ma-mi-ta tu-mu | “You are the one who has performed sorcery against me, |
| 23' | nam-ra ša-al-⸢la⸣-tum | a fate of abundance |
| 24' | nam-ra ak-a ša-al-la-tum ša-la-lu | (Sum) The one who makes the šallātu-demon shine, the one who lights up the sun(?) (Akk) To make the sun shine in the light of the sun |
| 25' | nam-me-en-na ⸢ak⸣-a me-et-ru-u | (Sum) I am the one who makes the eagles tremble (Akk) You are the one of whose fate is determined |
| 26' | nam-me-en-na me-en-na | I am the one of fate, I am |
| 27' | nam-me-en-na-še₃ apin še ib₂-ta-e₃ a-na e-re-ši e-⸢ia⸣ u₂-še-ṣi | Because of what I have done, the plow has gone out, to enter my house I have entered. |
| 28' | an-ta e-li-iš | above, above |
| 29' | ki-ta šap-li-iš | lower side |
| 30' | ⸢an⸣-ta ki-ta e-li-iš₃ ⸢u₃⸣ šap-li-iš₃ | From above, from below |
| 31' | us₂ ši-id-du | length, width |
| 32' | saŋ pu-tum | (a kind of grass) |
| 33' | ⸢gur₂⸣ šap-lu | a kind of tree |
| 34' | [...] [mi]-⸢lu⸣-u | ... Mī-ēlû |
| 35' | [...] [...] | |
| r | ||
| 1 | [a₂] [i-du] | labor of Idu |
| 2 | [a₂-bi] [i]-⸢di⸣-šu | its labor he shall measure out |
| 3 | [a₂-bi-ne-ne] [i-di]-šu-nu | their laborers have given |
| 4 | [da] [ṭi₃-hu] | next to the Tibbahu |
| 5 | [da-bi] [ṭi₃-hu]-šu | its adjacent to its canal |
| 6 | [da-bi-ne-ne] [ṭi₃-hu]-šu-nu | their fathers, their sons |
| 7 | [da e₂] [ṭi₃-ih] E₂{ti} | next to the house, the exit of the house |
| 8 | [egir e₂] [ar-ka-at E₂]{ti} | after the house adjoining the house |
| 9 | [...] [i-tu₃] | ... he died |
| 10 | [...] [i-tu₃ eq-li] | ... he left. |
| 11 | [...] [i-tu₃ ki-ri]-⸢i⸣ | ... of the orchard |
| 12 | [...] [ši-id-du ar]-⸢ku⸣ | ... šiddu (means) “to go out. |
| 13 | [...] [ši-id-du ku-ru]-u | ... is a scepter of abundance |
Sources & licences
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