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CT 58, 14 (P274209)
Literary, Old Babylonian, Sippar-Yahrurum · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | CT 58, 14 |
|---|---|
| ID | P274209 |
| Museum no. | BM 061547 + BM 067958 + BM 071421 |
| 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)
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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' | [...] ⸢x x⸣ | |
| 2' | [...]-⸢LUM-ke₄ x-ba⸣ sahar-ra | ... dust |
| 3' | [...] te-mu-un | ... lordship |
| 4' | [...]-⸢de₃⸣ te-mu-un | ... the lord |
| 5' | [...] ⸢ra x x x⸣ el-lu el-lu | ... for the ... of ..., ellu, Ellu |
| 6' | [ŋeš-gi] ⸢daŋal⸣-la ⸢NI-a-kam⸣ el-lu el-lu | It is a reed fence, it is an ešgig fence. Ellu, ellu! |
| 7' | ⸢sug⸣ ban₃-da {d}⸢am⸣-an-⸢ki⸣-ga-kam el-lu el-lu | It is the banda-house of Eameane. Ellu, ellu! |
| 8' | en-e nam-SI {⸢d}x⸣-kam el-lu el-lu | The lord, the horn of the ešu-demon, ellu ellus! |
| 9' | a-lu-lu ⸢e₂⸣-saŋ tur-ra-kam el-lu el-lu | Woe, the small esa temple, ellu! Ellu! |
| 10' | edin daŋal-la edin ⸢x x x x⸣ el-lu el-lu | The steppe that is torn out, the steppe of ..., ellu! Ellu! |
| 11' | a mu-ni-ze₂-eb a mu-ni-ze₂-eb | He gave water, he gave water. |
| 12' | AŠ-A-MI₂-A a mu-ni-ze₂-eb | ... he made sweet for her. |
| 13' | {tug₂}aŋ₃-bara₃-ga-na ur₂-bi du₁₀-ga | His abara garment, whose base is good |
| 14' | mu-lu-ŋu₁₀ ki-nu₂-a-na ⸢šim⸣-bi ku₇-ku₇-dam | The one who lies down in his bedroom is sweet. |
| 15' | šu-nir-ra-ni [...] šu-nir-ra-kam | His hand is a ... hand |
| 16' | [...] ⸢x⸣ mu-⸢nu₂⸣ [...] ki-nu₂ dingir-ra-[kam] | ... is the bedroom of a god |
| 17' | [...] ⸢x⸣ [...] | |
| r | ||
| 1' | ⸢x⸣ [...] | |
| 2' | {d}ama-ušumgal-⸢an⸣-[na ...] | Ama-ušumgal-eana |
| 3' | a u₃-li-li [...] ⸢x⸣ [...]-⸢da x x⸣ [...] | Woe, ulili ... |
| 4' | a u₃-⸢li⸣-[li ...]-⸢a x⸣ ku₇-ku₇-da-[am₃ ...] | Woe, elili! ... sweet ... |
| 5' | a u₃-[li-li ...] ⸢x x⸣ mu-un-re₇-re₇-am₃ mu-[...] | Woe, ulili! ... they go, they ... |
| 6' | a u₃-⸢li⸣-[li ...] ⸢x x⸣ KU-ra mu-un-⸢x⸣ [...] | Woe, elili ..., ... he ... for you |
| 7' | me-en-de₃ munus [...] me-en ⸢UD⸣ ga-am₃-KA-LUM-me-en-de₃-en | We are the woman, we are the ešumu-priestess, let us ... |
| 8' | dumu sipa-da me-[en ...] me-en-de₃-en ⸢x⸣ ga-am₃-KA-LUM-me-en-de₃-en | I am the son of the shepherd, we are ... we shall ... |
| 9' | al-li-li ⸢nam⸣-[...] u₂ |UR₂×X| mu-zu-u₃-nam | Allili ... you know. |
| 10' | i-i-am₃ ⸢x x⸣ [...] ia-am₃ ⸢x⸣-ŋu₁₀ | “Woe, ..., woe, the ... |
| 11' | ul-e ŋa₂-e [...] ul-⸢e⸣ [...] ⸢e⸣-re₇-eš | “I want to go out, I want to come out! ... they are going out! |
| 12' | e₂-e x ⸢tur₃⸣ [...] ⸢e⸣-re₇-eš | The temple ... the stall ... they go |
| 13' | an-am₃ e-⸢x⸣ [...] e-re₇-eš | Anam, go out ... they are going |
| 14' | ki-am₃ e-⸢x⸣ [...] ⸢e⸣-re₇-eš | “How is it that you enter the temple? ... they enter. |
| 15' | {d}en-ki {d}nin-⸢ki⸣ [...] ⸢e⸣-re₇-[eš ...] | Enki and Nin-E3 ... the e’eš temple |
| 16' | {d}en-mul {d}⸢nin⸣-[mul ... e]-⸢re₇⸣-[eš ...] | Enmul, Nin-emul, ..., the ones who come out |
| 17' | ⸢x⸣ [...] {d}⸢nin⸣-[...] | The ešû-priestess, the goddess Ninua |
| 18' | [...] ⸢x⸣ [...] | |
Sources & licences
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