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CT 58, 31 (P274226)
Literary, Old Babylonian, Sippar-Yahrurum · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | CT 58, 31 |
|---|---|
| ID | P274226 |
| Museum no. | BM 061445 |
| 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' | [... dur₂-bi-še₃] ⸢ga⸣-tuš | ... at its base, a dwelling place |
| 2' | [...] ⸢x gul-gul⸣ [...] dur₂-bi-⸢še₃⸣ ga-tuš | ... destroyer of ..., I want to sit down at its throne |
| 3' | [...] ⸢i₃⸣-gul-e dur₂-bi-še₃ ga-tuš | I want to dwell in the Egul temple |
| 4' | [...] ⸢šeg₁₂⸣-ŋa₂ i₃-gul-e dur₂-bi-še₃ ga-tuš | ... destroyed the ešeĝ-house, I want to sit on its throne |
| 5' | [... a]-⸢bi⸣ da-naŋ ama₅-ŋa₂ dur₂-bi-še₃ ga-tuš | I want to dwell in the ... of the ābi-e23 temple, the da-na-demon of the chamber |
| 6' | [...] še-⸢bi⸣ da-ab-si dur₂-bi-še₃ ga-tuš | ... I want to sit on its throne |
| 7' | [...]-⸢ba⸣ ninda ga-an-da-ab-du₈ dur₂-bi-še₃ ga-tuš | ... I want to ... bread for you, let me sit down at its base |
| 8' | [...] ⸢ub⸣ lu₂ nu-um-il₂-e | ... does not raise a man in the temple |
| 9' | [...] lu₂-⸢na⸣ ba-ra-an-e₁₁-de₃ | ... Lu-ena’e will not come out |
| 10' | [...] zi-ga an-RU-a a-ba-a saŋ ba-ab-⸢us₂-e⸣ | (Sum) ... rises ..., who can escape? (Akk) Who can escape the rising ...? |
| 11' | [...] ⸢x dur₂⸣-ra aŋ₂-bil-la₂-e i-bi₂-te ba-⸢du₈-du₈⸣ | ... to the ... of the living quarters he looked at him. |
| 12' | [...] mah-a ga-an-tum₂ ir₇-saŋ{mušen}bi mušen ⸢na⸣-DU | I want to bring ... to the supreme ..., its irsa bird is a bird of ... |
| 13' | [...]-mar-ba eren-na bi₂-ib-be₂-⸢en⸣ tu-gur₄{mušen}bi mušen na-DU | ... the cedar tree he planted there. Its tugur bird ... a bird |
| 14' | [...] ⸢x⸣ gul-la-še₃ na-KU-en al-lub-bi ⸢na-DU⸣ | ... to the destroyer of the temple ... I want to ... it for him |
| 15' | [...] ⸢x⸣ im-dal im-dal-bi NE mu-ni-ib₂-⸢x⸣ | ... the eše-house, it was floating, its ... was floating. |
| 16' | [...] a₂ dub₂ a₂ dub₂-ba ni₂ im-ma-⸢ma⸣-[al] | ... the one who is torn out, the one that is to be smashed, he was enraged |
| 17' | [mu]-⸢un-gur₁₁⸣-ŋu₁₀ i₇-da ma₂-gur₈-ra ba-ni-in-[lah₄-eš] | They brought a boat into the river. |
| 18' | [...] ⸢u₃⸣-mu-un {d}am-an-ki-ke₄ na-aŋ₂ [im-ma-kud-de₃] | ... the lord of Enki cursed. |
| 19' | [... am] uru₂-⸢ze₂⸣-ba-ke₄ na-⸢aŋ₂⸣ [...] | ... the bull of Eridu ... |
| b.e. | ||
| 1 | [... har]-ra-an-na {ŋeš}gigir-ra ba-⸢ni⸣-[...] | ... on the road a chariot was set up |
| 2 | [...] ⸢šul⸣ {d}utu nam im-⸢ma-an⸣-[kud-de₃] | He decreed a fate for the šul-priest and Utu |
| r | ||
| 1' | [...] ma-⸢al⸣ [...] e₃ | ... came out |
| 2' | [...] ⸢im⸣-ma-al ⸢MI⸣ [...]-⸢ŋen⸣ | (Sum) ... is there(?) for me(?) (Akk) I am there for you(?) |
| 3' | [...] de₃-en-ma-al UM/⸢DUB⸣ [...] ⸢de₃⸣-en-ŋen | ... may there be ..., may we ... |
| 4' | [...] ⸢x⸣ KA/de₂ nam-mi-ŋar nin₉ ⸢x de₃⸣-en-ŋen | ... do not open ..., may you be the sister of ... |
| 5' | [...]-⸢ŠI⸣ dumu-ni-ra gi₁₆-sa na-an-na-ak-e | ... should not kill his son |
| 6' | [mu-un]-gur₁₁-ra-ni-še₃ nam-ba-ni-in-ku₄-ku₄ | did not bring in his treasure |
| 7' | [...] ⸢x-re⸣ tu₁₅-mu-ub-gi₄-gi₄ | ... may he return |
| 8' | [...] tu₁₅-mu-ub-gi₄-gi₄ | ... may he return. |
| 9' | [...] ⸢tu₁₅⸣-mu-ub-gi₄-gi₄ | ... may he return |
| 10' | [...] ⸢dam⸣ zi-da me-en | I am ... of the true courthouse |
| 11' | [...] ⸢x⸣ | |
| 12' | [...] ⸢x⸣ me-en | I am the ... of the temple |
| 13' | [...] ⸢x⸣ me-en | I am the ... of the temple |
| 16' | [...] ⸢x⸣ na-aŋ₂ im-di-di | ... was wandering about. |
| 17' | [...] ⸢x⸣ x na-aŋ₂ IM | ... sunrise to moonset: ... |
| 18' | [...] ⸢in⸣-gi₄-gi₄ | ... will return |
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