Unread Atlas
CT 58, 10 (P274205)
Literary, Old Babylonian, Sippar-Yahrurum · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
Open in the reader & map →See it among all tablets
| Designation | CT 58, 10 |
|---|---|
| ID | P274205 |
| Museum no. | BM 096569 |
| 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 | ||
| 1 | ki-sikil sig-ga e-sir₂ gub wa-ar-da-tu i-na su-qi₂-im iz-za-az | (Sum) The young woman stands in the street in a scepter (Akk) In the street, the young woman sits with the ... |
| 2 | ki-sikil sig-ga {d}inana e-sir₂ gub an-na NI TUM dumu-munus an-na-an-na e-sir₂ gub-ba | The young woman, the weak one of Inana, standing in the street of heaven ... the daughter of Anana standing (in the street) |
| 3 | {d}dumu-zi sipad šul sig-ga e-sir₂ gub saŋ il₂-la šu iš-ši-i-ma | Dumuzi, shepherd of the lowland, stationed in the street, raised his hand. |
| 4 | {d}dumu-zi sipad sila daŋal-e gi ma an nam-TUR-ta x | Dumuzi, shepherd of the street, reeds from the ... of heaven |
| 5 | a-a-mu {d}en-ki-ke₄ e₂ ba-ši-in-tuš udug mu-un-x | Father Enki sat down in the house and ... the udug vessel |
| 6 | a-a-mu ki-sikil sig-ga e-sir₂ gub-ba | My father, the young lady, standing in the street. |
| 7 | dumu-munus diŋir-ra dumu-munus x kur-ra an-ta ki-ta-a | daughter of Ibira, daughter of ... of the mountain, from heaven to earth. |
| 8 | nin₉-nin₉ da-ar-ra im-da-ri-e | “Lady, if only he would give (me) a life of long days! |
| 9 | dumu da-ri im-da-ra nu-u₂-zu | One who has a child does not know how to soothe a sick child. |
| 10 | munus sig-ga am kur-ra ugu saŋ il₂-la u₂-sa | The weak woman, the wild bull of the netherworld, raises her head high. |
| 11 | {d}dumu-zi a-na ki-in-na-ga nu-zu a-na <a>-ra-ab-ta-ah | Dumuzi did not know to the cult place, to the orchard |
| 12 | i₃-ŋa₂ ŋa₂-za-a u₃ za-a ŋiš ŋa₂-a-kam ŋa₂ in-ŋa₂-zu | You are the one who carries oil, and you are the man who carried oil. |
| r | ||
| 13 | kan-nu niŋ₂-luh {ŋiš}ŋišimmar šu he-a-ti lal₃ si-ga ka-bi su-bu-sa-ma | “Standing(?) at the gate, bringing forth sweet honey and sulphur, |
| 14 | da-ga-ba x-na i-ni-sig₃ sahar-bi ŋir₃ i₃-du₈ mah dab₅ šu im-ti | On its side ... was covered with a ... cloth. Its soil was bir-wood, a great doorman was seized. Hand was taken. |
| 15 | ⸢i₃⸣ ab₂ kug-ga ga AB šu lum-ma šu im-ti te im-sig₃ | A pure cow, milk ... Hand of evil Hand of a dead cow, coming to an end |
| 16 | munus sig-ga u₃ im-hul-la dumu-munus diŋir-ra u₃ dumu-munus kur-ra an-ta ki-ta-a | The weak woman, the evildoer, the daughter of the intertwined family, and the daughter(?) of the mountain, from heaven to earth, |
| 17 | nam-ma ur-gi tur-ra egir dug₄-ga sig-ga eš₃-eš₃ diŋir me-eš | The fate of the young lion, the mighty one, the weak one, (and) the ešû-priestess, the fierce one |
| 18 | gur₄-gur₄-re en-ne₂ x x ugu-mu he₂-em-ši-in-gi-gi | May the en priestess ... over me |
| 19 | {d}en-ki lugal abzu-ke₄ im-du-da-ni nun kalam-ma igi x | Enki, the king of the Abzu, when he sat down, the prince of the Land |
| 20 | x x sig-ga ugu-mu ki-sikil sig-ga inim su-ga an {d}en-lil₂-ta | the weak one, the weak girl, from the weak words of An and Enlil |
| 21 | {d}en-ki x-ta ugu ab-ba egir-mu eš₃-eš₃ an-NI | Enki, from above the sea, behind the shrines of An |
| 22 | inim-bi še-ga-a ki aŋ₂-a-mu {d}inana-ba an imin | Its words are favorable, the place of my father Inana, seven heavens |
| 23 | mu-ud-di mu-ud-<di> mu-di-e mu-di-e inim gi-na | (Sum) The spouse, the spouse ... (Akk) The husband, the husband ... |
| 24 | x x-mu-uš i₃-ŋal₂ ki in-zal-e | ... carried off and passed the place. |
| 25 | ⸢en⸣-ne₂ x x PA x-ri-in-NI-a-x | When he goes out ... |
| 26 | x PA SI ri-a-ka x an-na | ... your ... ... |
| 27 | kur TU-x nam eš-bar tur-re šu ga x x [...] | The mountain ... the small decisions |
| 28 | [...] u₃-DU šu te [...] | ... hand ... |
Sources & licences
- Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative · CDLI: reuse of catalogue/transliteration data with citation of CDLI; images restricted (not fetched) · Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI), https://cdli.earth/ ; cite CDLI and the P-number
- 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.