Unread Atlas
CDLI Literary 000685, ex. 004 (P274239)
Literary, Old Babylonian, Sippar-Yahrurum · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
Open in the reader & map →See it among all tablets
| Designation | CDLI Literary 000685, ex. 004 |
|---|---|
| ID | P274239 |
| Museum no. | BM 113236 |
| 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' | [...] ⸢AB⸣ x [...] | ... the E-ab-e-šumi |
| 2' | u₃-mu-ne u₃-⸢mu⸣-[ne] [...] | The storm, the storm ... |
| 3' | u₃-mu-ne si-sa₂ da-nu-x [...] | The lord ... |
| 4' | u₃-mu-un di-li-babbar₂ x [...] | Lord Dilimbabbar ... |
| 5' | nam-me-en nam-lu₂-gal ab-sa₂ hu-⸢la⸣-[de₃] [...] | I am the ruler, I want to establish kingship in the broad netherworld |
| 6' | {d}nanna nam-lu₂-gal-la ab-sa₂ hu-la-⸢de₃ mu⸣-[...] | Nanna, in order to make the kingship abundant, to make it abundant |
| 7' | el-lu₂ kur-ra ša ku-ra kur-ra a-ta he-ŋal₂ ⸢mu-da⸣-[an-ku] | Ellu of the netherworld, who is like a lion in nether world, may he carry you away from the water |
| 8' | lu₂-gal-e a-ne a kur-ra a-ta he-ŋal₂ mu-da-⸢an⸣-[ku] | The king, alas, the water of the mountain has carried away from the water. |
| 9' | {d}⸢nanna⸣-e a-ne a kur-ra a-ta he-ŋal₂ mu-da-an-⸢ku⸣ | Enanna, he poured out water from the mountains for him, |
| 10' | ku-zu-u₃ du-la mu-da-an-ku he-ŋal₂ mu-da-an-ku | He goes with you, he goes with him. |
| 11' | ŋidru ka-na-am si-sa₂ mu-da-an-ku he-ŋal₂ mu-da-an-ku | He goes to the “Bidru of the Land’s Square′, he goes to bring (him) down. |
| 12' | gu-za su-hu-uš gi-na mu-da-ku he-ŋal₂ mu-da-[an-ku] | I sit on the throne of the faithful one, I shall carry it off. |
| 13' | i-da e-a-tu-ub mu-da-an-ku he-ŋal₂ mu-da-[an-ku] | He went to the river, he went into the river. He went out into the sea. |
| 14' | ⸢a-ša₃⸣-ga ši gu-nu mu-da-⸢an⸣-[ku] [he]-⸢ŋal₂ mu⸣-[da-an-ku] | In the future, may a future ruler restore it and return it to its place. |
| left_edge | a-a i-ni-[ki] [...] ; an-ur₂-ra x [...] | May ... not come to an end! ... the horizon! |
| r | ||
| 1 | lu₂-gal ⸢ka⸣ šu du a-nu-na-⸢ke⸣-[ne] | The king of the temple, the one chosen by Anuna |
| 2 | ⸢ni⸣-iš-tu mah šu-mah e-⸢ri⸣-[du] [...] | Exalted one, great one, creator of the lands |
| 3 | a-a i-ni-ki ka šu ⸢du a⸣-[nu-na-ke-ne] | May the mouths of the gods and goddesses not approach you |
| 4 | ni-iš-tu mah šu-mah e-⸢ri-du⸣ [...] | Exalted gift, exalted hand of Eridu |
| 5 | lu₂-gal ze ma he-me-en ⸢dumu⸣ en-[...] | May you be the king of the land, the son of Enlil |
| 6 | an-ur₂ an-pa₃-ši mu-zu ši-in-ga-ŋen | An's horizon is heaven, your name is sweet |
| 7 | e-zu su₂-en-gi ab-ša-ga mu-ul-la | Your house is Suengi, he who fills the sea |
| 8 | ze šu-gal an-ki-a ša-ba šu-mu-un-ti-⸢la⸣ | Praise be to him who dwells in heaven and earth |
| 9 | eš₃ ab-zu su₂-en-($2 erased signs$)-gi | Shrine Abzu, Suen-gi |
| 10 | ab-ša-ga mu-ul-⸢la⸣ | In the midst of the sea, Mullil rises. |
| 11 | ze šu-gal an-ki-a ⸢ša⸣-[ba šu-mu-un-ti-la] | The mighty one of heaven and earth, who lives in its sanctuaries |
| 12 | en-ki in-ni-nu-un [...] | (Sum) The enki priestess, the one of Enki, ... (Akk) The Enki priestesses(?) ... |
| 13 | [...] x A NA ⸢KA⸣ [...] | ... a man's ... |
| 14 | [...] ⸢LI⸣ x [...] | ... elû-plant |
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.