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CT 58, 38 (P274233)
Literary, Old Babylonian, Sippar-Yahrurum · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | CT 58, 38 |
|---|---|
| ID | P274233 |
| Museum no. | BM 109168 |
| 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' | [...] ⸢x⸣ [...] | |
| 2' | [...] lugal kisal-la₂ ⸢pa⸣ [nam-ga-mu-ni-in-e₃] | ... the king of the courtyard did not bring forth a scepter |
| 3' | [ur]-⸢saŋ⸣-e kisal-la₂ pa nam-ga-mu-⸢ni⸣-[in-e₃] | did Ur-esa'e appear in the courtyard |
| 4' | [...]-UD kisal-la₂ ki ⸢us₂⸣-[sa] | ... the courtyard, the place of the uš’esa |
| 5' | ⸢lugal⸣ unken-na šud₃-bi-⸢a⸣ | king of the assembly, šudbi-ea |
| 6' | {[d]}nin-urta e₂-a-kam bara₂ an-na-ke₄ | Ninurta of the temple, the dais of An |
| 7' | ⸢a-x⸣ lugal {ŋeš}mes ki-en-gi-ra-še₃ | ... king of Sumer and Akkad |
| 8' | e dumu lugal kisal-la₂ pa bi₂-in-e₃ | He made the child of the king appear in the courtyard. |
| 9' | ur-saŋ-e kisal-la₂ pa nam-ga-mu-ni-in-e₃ | The hero does not appear in the courtyard. |
| 10' | maš-tab-ba kisal-la₂ ki us₂-sa | In the courtyard, the extispicy is established. |
| 11' | lugal unken-na šud₃-bi-a | king of the assembly, at its offering |
| 12' | il₂-la-ab il₂-la-ab a₂-zu an-še₃ | Lift it, lift it, your arm towards the sky |
| 13' | ŋiri₃-zu ki daŋal a₂-bi ŋal₂-la | Your city is a place of rebellion, its strength is carried off. |
| 14' | ensi₂ {d}en-lil₂-la₂ še ku₃-ku₃-ga-ne-a | the ruler whom Enlil with his holy hand |
| 15' | lugal-ŋu₁₀ il₂-la-ab a₂-zu an-še₃ | Lugal-bu, raise your arms to heaven! |
| 16' | ŋiri₃-zu ki daŋal-la-bi ŋal₂-la | “Your city, the place of reconciliation, is reconciled |
| 17' | ensi₂ {d}en-lil₂-la₂ še ku₃-ku₃-ga-ne-a | the ruler whom Enlil with his holy hand |
| 17a' | 26 ki-ru-gu₂ 1kam-ma | 26 (lines). It is the first song. |
| 18' | e lugal-ŋu₁₀ gu₄ {gi}en₃-bar gu₇-a | Oh Lugalbu! The ox is eating the reed mat. |
| 19' | ur-saŋ {d}nin-urta gu₄ {gi}en₃-bar gu₇-a | Ursa, Ninurta, oxen fed to the enbar drum |
| 20' | ur-saŋ {d}pa-bil₂-saŋ gu₄ {gi}en₃-bar gu₇-a | Ursa (and) Pabilsa, oxen and reed-beds eat |
| 21' | ur-saŋ {d}nin-ŋir₂-su gu₄ {gi}en₃-bar gu₇-a | hero Ninbirsu, oxen fed to the reed screen |
| 22' | igištu {d}en-lil₂-la₂ gu₄ {gi}en₃-bar gu₇-a | before Enlil, oxen tanned with reed |
| 23' | a₂ zi-da {d}en-lil₂-la₂ gu₄ {gi}en₃-bar gu₇-a | the right arm of Enlil, the oxen that eat the reed basket, |
| b.e. | ||
| 1 | 6 ki-ru-gu₂ 2kam-ma | 6 (lines). It is the second song. |
| r | ||
| 1 | ur-saŋ gu₄-da si-ni šen-na | Ursa, the horns of the ox are pure |
| 2 | {d}nin-urta gu₄-da si-ni šen-na | Ninurta, the horns of the ox are pure. |
| 3 | {d}pa-bil₂-saŋ gu₄-da si-ni šen-na | Pabilsa, the horns of the ox are pure. |
| 4 | {d}nin-ŋir₂-su gu₄-da si-ni šen-na | Ninbirsu, the horns of the ox are pure. |
| 5 | si dili-ni ku₃-sig₁₇-ga si min₃-kam-ma-ni ku₃-babbar-am₃ | His single horn is gold, his second horn (is) silver. |
| 6 | a₂-ur₂-ra-ni muš₃-a-ni a₂-ni mu-su₃-ud-dam | His wings, his limbs, his arms are stretched out. |
| 7 | a-pa-ra a-pa-ra | “Settle, settle! |
| 7a | 7 ki-ru-gu₂ 3kam-ma | 7 (lines). It is the 3rd song. |
| 8 | e dumu lugal-ra kur he₂-en-na-du₇-du₇-dam | May the mountain be perfect for the king’s child! |
| 9 | en {d}nin-urta-ra kur he₂-en-na-du₇-du₇-dam | may the mountain be perfect for lord Ninurta |
| 10 | en {d}pa-bil₂-saŋ-ra kur he₂-en-na-du₇-du₇-dam | may the land be perfect for lord Pabilsa |
| 11 | en {d}nin-ŋir₂-su-ra kur he₂-en-na-du₇-du₇-dam | May the mountain be perfect for lord Ninbirsu. |
| 12 | ur-saŋ a₂-na nu-ŋal₂ kur he₂-en-na-du₇-du₇-dam | May the mountain be perfect for Ursa, whose strength cannot be overturned. |
| 13 | zi šum₂-ma nibru{ki} ša₃-ga | The life that is in Nippur |
| 14 | ur₂ am₂-gum₂-gum₂ lu₂ galam dug₄ | The one who is enraged with the lap, |
| 15 | dub₃ ŋiri₃ gub x-⸢ga⸣ bar-ra-ka | standing at the threshing floor of the outer ... |
| 16 | muru₅ tur e₂ ad-da du₃-a-ka | in the small courtyard of the house of the father built, |
| 17 | X kaš₄-e erim₂-e ⸢x⸣-ga bar-ra-ka | ... the enemy in the outer ... |
| 18 | barim-ma ga-ra-ra-e₃ dumu uru₂{ki}ne-ka | I want to leave the outer city, the citizens of his city |
| 19 | a bar-ra ku₄-ku₄ dumu u₄ 3na-ka he₂-en-na-du₇-du₇-dam | May he make the children of the third day perfect for her. |
| 19a | 12 ki-ru-gu₂ 4kam-ma | 12 (lines). It is the fourth song. |
| 20 | ur-saŋ ki-bala-še₃ kaš₄-a bi₂-in-du₁₁ | The hero went to the rebel land |
| 21 | {d}nin-urta(ZU) ki-bala kaš₄-a bi₂-in-du₁₁ | Ninurta was rushing to the rebel land |
| 22 | {d}pa-bil₂-saŋ ki-bala-še₃ kaš₄-a bi₂-in-du₁₁ | Pabilsa poured beer into the rebel land |
| 23 | {d}nin-ŋir₂-su ki-bala-še₃ kaš₄-a bi₂-in-du₁₁ | Ninbirsu poured beer into the rebel land. |
| 24 | uru₁₆-na nu-še-ga uru₁₆-na {d}en-lil₂-ra nu-še-ga kaš₄-a ⸢bi₂⸣-[in-dug₄] | The one who does not rejoice, the one who did not rejoice for Enlil, he was able to make good beer. |
| 24a | 5 ki-ru-gu₂ 5kam-[ma ...] | 5 lines. It is the 5th song. |
| 25 | ur-saŋ gu₄-da si-ni [...] | Ursa, the horns of an ox |
| 26 | {[d]}nin-urta gu₄-da si-ni [...] | Ninurta, the horns of the oxen |
| 27 | {[d}pa]-⸢bil₂-saŋ⸣ gu₄-da si-[ni ...] | Pabilsae, the horns of the oxen |
| 28 | {[d}nin-ŋir₂-su gu₄]-da si-[ni ...] | Ninbirsu, whose horns are like oxen |
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- 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)
- electronic Babylonian Library (eBL), LMU Munich · MIT (eBL Zenodo dataset); platform terms unverified · electronic Babylonian Library (eBL), LMU Munich, https://www.ebl.lmu.de/ ; Zenodo dataset (MIT)
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