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CT 58, 09 (P274204)
Literary, Old Babylonian, Sippar-Yahrurum · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | CT 58, 09 |
|---|---|
| ID | P274204 |
| Museum no. | BM 088319 |
| 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 |
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) |
|---|---|---|
| o i | ||
| 1 | [...] {ŋeš}gigir har-ra-⸢an⸣-[na ...] | ... the chariot on the road |
| 2 | [ki]-sikil a šeš-zu ama-gan-[zu] dumu-[zu] | Young woman, woe your hand, your mother, your child |
| 3 | [...]-⸢ba⸣-zu de₃-en-dirig-e u₂-bi de₃-en-de₃-gu₇-e | May he bring your ... to me, may he eat its food |
| 4 | {d}ga-ša-an-X-da-lu de₃-en-dirig | I want to praise Gašan-X-dalu |
| 5 | u₂-bi de₃-en-de₃-gu₇-e | I want to eat this food. |
| 6 | u₂-bi de₃-en-de₃-gu₇-e ; a-bi de₃-en-de₃-na₈-na₈ | May he eat this food, may he drink this water. |
| 8 | u₂-ni gu₇-a-ni a-še-er-ra šu gi₄-a-ni | His food that he ate, his hand that was turned back |
| 9 | ⸢a⸣-ni naŋ-a-ni a-še-er-ra šu gi₄-a-ni | His name is “Alas, his hand is turned back.’ |
| 10 | ⸢i⸣-lu dug₄{du}dug₄{du}ge i-lu e-ne ba-am₃-me-en | You are the one who makes the elu-plant grow, you make the lilu-bird grow! |
| 11 | [...]-x ŋuruš {d}da-mu | ... lamb of Damu |
| 12 | [...]-x dumu u₃-mu-un-mu-zi-da | ... son of Umunmuzida |
| 13 | [...]-x {d}ištaran i-bi₂ šuba | ... Ištaran, the one with the shiny face |
| 14 | [...]-x {d}alla u₃-mu-un sa-par₄ | ... Balla, lord of the net |
| 15 | [...]-x li-bi-ir u₃-mu-un-⸢šud₃-de₃⸣ | ... the herald Umunšude |
| 16 | [i-lu] dug₄-dug₄-ge i-lu e-ne ba-am₃-me | The lament is uttered, the lament has been made. |
| 17 | [... x-ir]-⸢zu⸣ er₂-ra ba-ra-ba-an-tu-ud-de₃-en | ... you will not give birth to tears for you |
| 18 | [i-lu dug₄-dug₄-ge i-lu] e-ne ba-am₃-me | She sings a lament, she sings an ilu song. |
| 19 | [...]-ir-zu er₂-ra ba-ra-ba-an-dim₂-me-en | ... you will not make your tears tremble |
| 20 | [i-lu dug₄-dug₄-ge i-lu] e-ne ba-am₃-me | She sings a lament, she sings an ilu song. |
| 21 | [...] x-ri-in-dug₄ | ... he satisfied |
| o ii | ||
| 1' | {ŋeš}[...] ; [...] | ... ... |
| 2' | er₂ ama [...] ; igi x-[...] | Tears of the mother ... |
| 3' | nin₉-e mu nu-mu-un-x-[...] ; ni₂-ŋa₂ ga-ba-⸢al⸣-[...] | The sister did not ... her name, I want to ... in fear |
| 4' | ama u₃-mu-un-na {d}ga-ša-an-⸢sumun₂⸣-[na ...] | Mother of the lord, Gašansumuna |
| 5' | nin₉ u₃-mu-un-na {d}mu-tin-an-⸢na⸣ [...] | Sister of the lord, Mutinanae |
| 6' | {d}a-zi-mu₂-a dam u₃-mu-⸢un⸣-ŋeš-[zid-da ...] | Azimua, wife of Umun-ešzida |
| 7' | id₂-da eridu{ki} da-bi nu-zu ki id₂ x-x-x [...] | On the river, Eridu, whose side is unknown, the place where the river ... |
| 8' | U₂ ŠUM₂-na eridu{ki} da-bi nu-zu ama ŋuruš-a-ke₄ ⸢BAR-DU₃⸣ [...] | The plant of Eridu, whose side is unknown, the mother of the baby, the ebardu-plant |
| 9' | mu-lu ama-ni-ta šeg₁₁ gi₄-a-e | The one who has abandoned his mother |
| 10' | nin₉ banda₃{da}ni šeg₁₁ gi₄-a-e | When his younger sister returned, |
| 11' | ama ŋuruš-a-ke₄ ki id₂-še₃ ba-tuš | The mother of the young child sat on the riverbank |
| 12' | ki bad-ra₂-ke₄ i-lu na-aŋ₂-ir-ra | In the faraway place the lament is uttered. |
| 13' | ma-a dumu-ŋu₁₀ ki bad-ra₂-ke₄ i-lu ⸢na⸣-[aŋ₂-ir-ra] | "The son of the faraway place cried out a lament. |
| 14' | ŋuruš {d}da-mu-ŋu₁₀ ki bad-ra₂-ke₄ i-⸢lu⸣ [na-aŋ₂-ir-ra] | The lamb of Damu of the faraway place will be brought up. |
| 15' | gu₃ ama-na-še₃ nu-um-x-[...] | The voice of his mother does not ... |
| 16' | gu₃ nin₉ banda₃{da}ni-še₃ ⸢nu⸣-[...] | The voice of his younger sister ... |
| 17' | tumu-gin₇ gi-sal-la [...] | Like a wind in the reed screen |
| 18' | {ŋeš}al-⸢gin₇⸣ im-⸢ma⸣-[...] | Like a hoe, it rises up against me |
| r i | ||
| 2' | DU [...] | ... ... |
| 3' | DU {ŋeš}x-[...] | ... ... |
| 4' | ⸢DU⸣ x nin₉ banda₃ x-x-x [...] | DU₂ ... the younger sister |
| 5' | [...] UD li-[...] | ... day ... |
| 6' | [...]-x-ŋu₁₀ [...] | ...- |
| 7' | [...] nu-mu-[...] | ... did not ... |
| 8' | [...]-x-a niŋ₂-x [...] | ... ... |
| 9' | [...] ⸢ŋuruš⸣ {d}da-mu [...] | ... the female kid of Damu |
| 10' | x [...] {d}u₃-mu-un-mu-[zi-da] | ... Umunmuzida |
| 11' | {d}gu:nu-ra [...] nin₉ {d}da-mu-ke₄ | Gunura, the sister of Damu |
| 12' | {d}ama-šilamₓ(|NUN.LAGAR|)ma⸣ nin₉ gudu₄-ga-ke₄ | Amašilama, the sister of the gudug priestess |
| 13' | {d}a-zi-mu₂-a x-[... u₃-mu]-un-na-[ke₄] | Azimua, the ... of the lord |
| 14' | {d}mu-tin-an-na ⸢nin₉⸣ u₃-mu-un-na-⸢ke₄⸣ | Mutinana, the queen of the lord |
| 15' | nin₉ gal kug {d}dim₃-pi-kug-ga-[ke₄] | the great sister, the pure one of Dimpikug |
| 16' | mu-tin tum₄-mu a-a-na x-x-ta me-a-[...] | Young man, bring it! Where ...? |
| 17' | mu-tin tum₄-mu i₃-me-a-⸢re⸣ x-x-x [...] | The young man who is brought up ... |
| 18' | mu gi₆-gi₆-ge mu bu-bu-⸢re⸣ gi [...] | The black-headed people, the bubu-ērē temples, the reeds |
| 19' | gi-sal-la-gin₇ [x]-ta ⸢gudu₄⸣ [...] | Like a reed ... the gudu-house |
| r ii | ||
| 1' | [...]-ka ⸢mu⸣-x | ... your ... |
| 2' | [...] me-a mu-⸢da⸣-gi kur₉ | ... where will he return? |
| 3' | [...]-e ⸢lugal⸣-la-ke₄ ZA du₃-ba-ra | ... kingship ... for you |
| 4' | [...] IG du₃-ba-ra | ... for the one who builds ... |
| 5' | [...]-e ⸢lugal-la⸣-ke₄ ZA du₃-ba-ra | ... kingship ... for you |
| 12' | [...]-x-ke₄ | ... ... |
| 13' | [...]-x te-e | ... approaching |
| 14' | [...]-x-ta-a | ...-taya |
| 15' | [...]-e-a | ... ... |
| 16' | [...] mu-ak-e | ... he did |
| 17' | [... mah]-⸢am₃⸣ u₃-mu-un mah-am₃ | ... is magnificent, the lord is magnificent. |
| 18' | [...] mu-lu mah-am₃ | ... is a great man |
| 19' | [... u₃]-mu-un mah-am₃ u₃-mu-un mah-am₃ | ... the lord is magnificent, the king is magnificent. |
| 20' | [...] x-x-x ⸢u₃-mu-un⸣ [...] | ... the lord of ... |
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