CT 58, 33 (P274228)
Literary, Old Babylonian, Sippar-Yahrurum · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | CT 58, 33 |
|---|---|
| ID | P274228 |
| Museum no. | BM 100111 |
| 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 | ⸢ir₂⸣ na-mu-un-ma-al me-e na-mu-un-til₃-le | There is an irtu-demon, I am alive. |
| 2 | ⸢aŋ₂⸣-ŋu₁₀ eš₃ e₂-an-na-ŋu₁₀ | Ea-e-ana-bu, the temple of Eanna-bu |
| 3 | e₂-an-⸢na e₂⸣ za-gin₃-na-ŋu₁₀ | Eanna, the lapis temple |
| 4 | e₂ an-⸢ta ki⸣-a gub-ba-ŋu₁₀ | In the house, from heaven to earth, stood. |
| 5 | ŋi₆-par₃ e₂ na-aŋ₂-en-na-ŋu₁₀ | The Ipar, the house of lordship |
| 6 | ŋi₆-par₃ hi-li-bi nu-mu-un-til₃-la-ŋu₁₀ | The Ippar temple does not live in its splendor |
| 7 | ir₂ na-mu-un-ma-al balaŋ na-mu-un-[ma]-⸢al⸣ | There is weeping, there is bala |
| 8 | {kuš}ub na-mu-un-ma-al me-ze₂ na-mu-⸢un⸣-[ma]-⸢al⸣ | There is the ub drum, there is the meze drum |
| 9 | mu-gu₃-di imin-na na-mu-⸢un⸣-[ma]-⸢al⸣ | The seven towers should not be there for me |
| 10 | šir₃ ku₃-ta kurku₂ nam-da-⸢du₁₂⸣ [(x) (x)] | From the pure midst of the netherworld ... praise |
| 11 | ⸢balaŋ⸣-di u₃-li-la {{ ma(ZU-)⸢al-li⸣-li-⸢iš⸣ }} nam-da-⸢du₁₂⸣ [(x) (x)] | The bala temple, the ulila temple, alili-eiš temple, Namda-edu temple |
| 12 | ⸢e₂⸣-ŋu₁₀ dim₃-me-er ma-al-la-še₃ ša₃-ŋu₁₀ a-⸢še⸣-[er ...] | The house where the god is present, the house where he is present |
| 13 | [e₂]-⸢an⸣-na-ŋu₁₀ ir₂ ⸢ma⸣-al-la-⸢še₃⸣ ša₃-ŋu₁₀ a-⸢še⸣-[er ...] | (Sum) The Eana temple is a lamenting temple, it is an awe-inspiring temple (Akk) It is an incantation of lamentation and wailing temple |
| 14 | [...] zabalam{⸢ki} ir₂⸣ ŋal₂-la-še₃ ša₃-ŋu₁₀ ⸢a⸣-[še-er ...] | ... to Zabalam, to the cry of the demons, the šabû-demon |
| 15 | [... ir₂] ⸢ŋal₂⸣-la-še₃ ša₃-ŋu₁₀ ⸢a⸣-[še-er ...] | (Sum) The one who ... tears, the one who is smitten by tears(?) (Akk) To the one whose tears have been smeared with tears, he has been struck by tears |
| 16 | [...]-e-a ga-am₃-[...] | ... I want to ... |
| 17 | [...]-⸢saŋ⸣-ta [...] | from ...-esa-e23 |
| r | ||
| 1' | [...] ⸢x⸣ [...] | |
| 2' | [...] ma-a ⸢BU⸣ [...] | ..., saying: “EBU₂ ... |
| 3' | [... mu]-un-ku₄-ku₄ [...] | ... entered ... |
| 4' | [...] ⸢ga⸣-ša-⸢an⸣ [...] nu-un-ga-⸢x⸣ [...] | ... did not ... the eša’ean temple |
| 5' | [...] ⸢x⸣ [...]-bi u₂ ba-[...] | ... its ... plants |
| 6' | [...] ⸢x⸣-ga {u₂}teme₂ [...] | ... ega plant, teme plant |
| 7' | [...]-ta me-lam₂ ⸢ma⸣-[ar] | From the ..., the splendor of Ear |
| 8' | [... mu]-⸢un⸣-te-te-te [...] | ... has approached ... |
| 9' | [...]-⸢ra⸣ mu-un-ši-si-[si ...] | ... filled ... with tears ... |
| 10' | [...] ⸢x⸣ in-ga-me-e-ŋa₂-[kam] | It is the ... of Ištar |
| 11' | [...] ⸢egi₂⸣-re in-ga-me-e-ŋa₂-⸢kam⸣ | ... of the princess, it is there for you |
| 12' | [...] bi₂-in-tuku-a me-na mu-til₃-e | When he acquired ..., when will he live? |
| 13' | [...] ⸢x⸣ ka-na-aŋ₂-ŋa₂-kam saŋ nu-mu-da-us₂-e | ... in the ... of the land he will not be able to find a buyer. |
| 14' | [...] ⸢er₂⸣-šem₅-ma {d}inana | ... eršemmas of Inana |
| 15' | [...] KAR₂-na adab{ki} | ... of Adab |
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