CT 58, 05 (P274200)
Literary, Old Babylonian, Sippar-Yahrurum · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | CT 58, 05 |
|---|---|
| ID | P274200 |
| Museum no. | BM 098396 |
| Collection | British Museum, London, UK |
| Language | Sumerian |
| Period | Old Babylonian · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE |
| Genre | Literary |
| Find spot | Sippar-Yahrurum (mod. Tell Abu Habbah) |
| Coordinates | 33.0605, 44.2552 |
English translation
By Alster, Bendt & Geller, Markham J. · Via Open Richly Annotated Cuneiform Corpus (ORACC) · CC BY-SA 3.0 (ORACC)
| Line | English |
|---|---|
| Obverse [0:1] o 1o 1–o 1o 1 | the cow to the calf, the cow to the calf |
| Obverse [1:2] o 22–o 22 | for looking ... |
| Obverse [2:3] o 33–o 33 | The cow has lost its calf |
| Obverse [3:4] o 44–o 44 | The beautiful one is lost to the child-bearing mother |
| Obverse [4:5] o 55–o 55 | the waters have carried away the desired one. |
| Obverse [5:6] o 66–o 66 | The child-bearing mother, asking and searching, approached the base of the mountain, |
| Obverse [6:7] o 77–o 77 | by asking, by searching she approached the base of the mountain. |
| Obverse [7:8] o 88–o 88 | like a ewe cut off (from her) lamb, she would not be deterred. |
| Obverse [8:9] o 99–o 99 | like a nanny goat cut off (from her) kid, she would not be deterred. |
| Obverse [9:10] o 1010–o 1010 | She approached the base of the mountain, she approached the mountain top, |
| Obverse [10:11] o 1111–o 1111 | she carries before her the numun plant, she carries before her the šumun plant, |
| Obverse [11:12] o 1212–o 1212 | the young man's mother carries the šušua reeds |
| Obverse [12:13] o 1313–o 1313 | The mother of the lord gives tears in the middle of the reed-bed. |
| Obverse [13:14] o 1414–o 1414 | As for me, my one, once he has been found for me, |
| Obverse [15:16] o 1616–o 1616 | I want to give to that man that of the stars of heaven |
| Obverse [16:17] o 1717–o 1717 | Young man approaching that of the stars of heaven ... |
| Obverse [17:18] o 1818–o 1818 | that of the stars of heaven which was brought to you |
| Obverse [18:19] o 1919–o 1919 | [...] I fear and pray to him |
| Reverse [0:1] r 20r 20–r 20r 20 | I do not know where my calf is |
| Reverse [1:2] r 2121–r 2121 | I inspected my position |
| Reverse [2:3] r 2222–r 2222 | I was looking according to my own plan |
| Reverse [4:5] r 2424–r 2424 | To me he is like a liar; it is so, it is so |
| Reverse [5:6] r 2525–r 2525 | I am the child-bearing mother; I(?) beat the earth like a cedar-scented forest |
| Reverse [6:7] r 2626–r 2626 | Look at the child-bearing mother, the cow, who should not cry out to the calf! |
| Reverse [7:8] r 2727–r 2727 | The cow to the calf, to the one that does not answer ... |
| Reverse [8:9] r 2828–r 2828 | the ensi will not give it to you |
| Reverse [9:10] r 2929–r 2929 | the master of ... will not give it to you |
| Reverse [10:11] r 3030–r 3030 | Cow, look toward the river bank |
| Reverse [11:12] r 3131–r 3131 | Bull of arali, look toward the edge of the steppelands |
| Reverse [12:13] r 3232–r 3232 | eršema of Ninḫursaŋa |
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)
| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
| o | ||
| 1 | [ab₂ amar-še₃ ...] ⸢ab₂⸣ amar-še₃ | |
| 2 | ša a-⸢na x⸣ [...] }} [...] aš tar-ra-še₃ | |
| 3 | ab₂ amar-bi {{ ih-ta-li-iq }} u₂-gu mu-da-an-de₂ | |
| 4 | ama-gan-ra aŋ₂ sag₉-ga-ni u₂-gu mu-da-an-de₂ | |
| 5 | aŋ₂ hi-li-a a-e mu-da-an-de₂ ;{{ ša-ah-hu-u₂ it-ba-lu }} | |
| 6 | ama-gan-ra aš tar-tar ki kiŋ₂-kiŋ₂ kur ur₂-ra ba-te | |
| 7 | aš tar-tar-re ki kiŋ₂-kiŋ₂-e kur ur₂-ra ba-te | |
| 8 | u₈ sila₄ kud-da-gin₇ na-an-gul-e | |
| 9 | uz₃ maš₂ kud-da-gin₇ na-an-gul-e ; {{ u₂-ul i-ka-lu-u₂ }} | |
| 10 | kur ur₂-ra ba-te kur-bad₃-da ba-te | |
| 11 | e-ne igi-ni-ta {u₂}šub₅ am₃-il₂-e {u₂}⸢šu⸣-mu am₃-il₂-e | |
| 12 | ama ŋuruš-a-ke₄ gi-šu₂-šu₂-a am₃-il₂-il₂-e | |
| 13 | ama u₃-mu-un-na gi-ur₃-gi-ur₃-ra ; {{ [qe₂]-re-eb re-bi-it a-pi-im }}; er₂ im-ma-ab-ze₂-eŋ₃-e ; {{ i-ta-di-nu }} | |
| 14 | ma-a mu-lu-ŋu₁₀ ma-ab-pad₃-de₃-e-a ;{{ ia-ti }} | |
| 15 | mu-lu-ŋu₁₀ ki-ni ma-ab-pad₃-de₃-e-a | |
| 16 | mu-lu-bi aŋ₂ mul an-na ga-am₃-ma-ab-ze₂-eŋ₃ ;{{ a-na a-wi-lim al-⸢ti⸣ lu-di-šu }} | |
| 17 | ŋuruš aŋ₂ mul an-na-zu aŋ₂-ka-aš te-te-a ;{{ ki lu-um-ni si₂-ni-qi₂(ZI) }} | |
| 18 | ⸢aŋ₂ mul⸣ an-na ma-ra-ir-ra-zu | |
| 19 | [ma-a ni₂] ba-te šu e₃-ta ba-kur₉ ;{{ ⸢x⸣ ap-⸢ta-la-ah-ma⸣ a-ka-ra-ab-šu }} | |
| r | ||
| 20 | ki amar-ra-ŋu₁₀ nu-zu | |
| 21 | ki-gub-ba-ŋu₁₀ {{ ap-ru-is-ma }} am₃-zukum-e | |
| 22 | dim₂-ma ni₂-ŋa₂-še₃ ki am₃-ši-kiŋ₂-kiŋ₂ ;{{ ra-ma-ni-ia }} | |
| 23 | an-bar₇ an-usan₂-e mu-da-an-kur₉ aŋ₂-ka-aš te-te-a | |
| 24 | ma-a lul-gin₇ ma-e-ri-dam ur₅ zid-da-am₃ zid-da-am₃ ;{{ ia-ši ša ki-ma sa₃-ar-tim šu-ma }} | |
| 25 | ama-gan ŋen tir šim {ŋeš}eren-na-gin₇ ki mu-un-sag₃-ge | |
| 26 | ama-gan ab₂ amar-ra inim nam-me i-bi₂-zu mar-am₃-ma ;{{ la ta-na-ga-ga }} | |
| 27 | ab₂ amar-ra inim nu-gi₄-gi₄-ra ;{{ la ta-si-i }} | |
| 28 | u₃-mu-un-si-ke₄ nu-mu-ra-ab-ze₂-eŋ₃-e ;{{ ⸢u₂⸣-ul i-na-di-ki }} | |
| 29 | u₃-mu-un gu₃-ke₄ nu-mu-ra-ab-ze₂-eŋ₃-e | |
| 30 | im-ma-al gu₂ id₂-da-ke₄ i-bi₂-zu ŋar-ra-am₃-ma | |
| 31 | am a-ra-li gu₂ eden-na-ke₄ i-bi₂-zu ŋar-ra-am₃-ma | |
| 32 | er₂-⸢šem₃⸣-ma {d}nin-hur-saŋ-ŋa₂ | |
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