Unread Atlas
CDLI Literary 000767, ex. 030 (P274251)
Literary, Old Babylonian, Sippar-Yahrurum · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
Open in the reader & map →See it among all tablets
| Designation | CDLI Literary 000767, ex. 030 |
|---|---|
| ID | P274251 |
| Museum no. | BM 038304 |
| 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 i | ||
| 1′? | [...] ⸢x⸣ [...] | |
| 2′ | [...] ⸢x⸣ šurum-ma-⸢še₃ za₃ x⸣-[...] | ... the šumma-priestess at the side |
| 3′ | ⸢lu₂⸣-tumu i₃ dug i₃-ib₂-⸢hulu⸣ [x x x x x] | The elûtumu-demon poured oil into a jug |
| 4′ | [x] ⸢dal-la⸣ ŋal₂-la-bi e₂ niŋ₂-gur₁₁-ra [x x] | The ... of the towering ..., the house of fearsomeness |
| 5′ | ⸢a-ša₃ ha⸣-ma-tur e₂-še₃ ga-ba-an-[...] | I want to make it small for you in the house |
| 6′ | tu₉ ba-da-an-til {tu₉}siki ba-ni(BI-)in-⸢DU₈⸣ | He finished the garment, he donned the garment. |
| 7′ | i₃ {dug}silim ba-da-an-til ir₂-ba bi₂-in-[x] | He finished the oil in the jug, he ... in tears. |
| 8′ | ⸢gud₃⸣ uman-e kiŋ₂ ba-e-sa₆-⸢ga⸣ | The oxen of the humankind were made perfect for you |
| 9′ | {⸢tu₉⸣}niŋ₂-⸢dara₂⸣-ni a-gen₇ ba-ab-naŋ-[...] | When he has poured out his eštu-vessel like water |
| 10′ | ⸢niŋ₂⸣ u₄-bi-ta nu-mu-un-da-sa₂-sa₂-[...] | (Sum) She does not find the place where the sun rises(?) (Akk) She did not find its place(?) at that time |
| 11′ | [...]-⸢tar⸣ egir-ra-ta mu-un-e-da-sa₂-sa₂-[...] | After you have arranged the ... of the etar temple for me, |
| 12′ | [...] kaš nu tuh nu dida nu zi₃ nu {⸢zi₃}milla⸣ nu tu₉ ⸢nu⸣ [...] | ... no beer, no butter, no flour, no milla-flour, no linen, no ... |
| 13′ | [x x] an-še₃ la-ba-ab-teŋ₃-ŋe₂₆-en ki-še₃ la-ba-ab-teŋ₃-⸢ŋe₂₆⸣-[x] | (Sum) ... you cannot approach heaven (Akk) You cannot approach the netherworld |
| 14′ | [...] ⸢tuku⸣ tuh nu-tuku zi₃ tuku in-⸢bu₅-bu₅⸣ nu-⸢tuku⸣ | ... does not have ..., does not possess flour, he does not acquire flour |
| 15′ | [x]-⸢tumu⸣ a-na-gen₇-nam ⸢enim⸣ gaba-ri-⸢ka-am₃⸣ ; ma-ab-zi₂-⸢ŋe₂₆-en⸣ | What is the ... of the temple, what is it that makes the temple tremble? |
| 16′ | [x]-⸢za en₃⸣ bi₂-in-tar ur₅-gen₇ dumu lu₂ ⸢al⸣-ge-na [x x x] | ... inquired after your ..., like a son of a man in charge of the temple |
| 17′ | [x] ⸢ad⸣-da-zu ša₃-gal iti-da kaš zi₃-munu₄ še-ta-⸢am₃⸣ ; nu-ub-⸢diri⸣ | Your ..., the šagal-priest, in the month, beer and flour were poured out, they did not surpass it |
| 18′ | ama-zu-še₃(TUG₂) šu-bala AK-⸢am₃⸣ | Your mother, turn back to me! |
| 19′ | LUḪ du₆-ul-du₆-ul-e {⸢tu₉}niŋ₂-dara₂⸣ bur₂-⸢bur₂⸣-[x] | LUḪ (means) “to make a hole in the wall, to break through the door pivots, |
| r ii | ||
| 1 | [x x] ba-ulu₃-⸢x⸣ [x x x] šu ib₂-⸢ta⸣-[x-x] | ... Ibulu-e23 |
| 2 | [x] ⸢IM⸣-sar-re ⸢gu₃⸣ nu-ub-ta(DU-)⸢de₂⸣-[x] | The ... of the esarru temple did not bring forth the gude temple |
| 3 | [x]-⸢ba⸣ ab-sar-re-en ⸢šu⸣-ni al-su-[x-x] | I have written ..., his hand ... |
| 4 | [x]-⸢da⸣-aš la-ba-an-du₁₂ sar me-te in-⸢nu⸣ | He did not speak to ..., he wrote a suitable inscription. |
| 5 | ⸢dub⸣ ha-ma-tur ul₄-la-bi ga-ab-⸢sar⸣ | I want to recite the incantation “May it be small for me, may it be long for me! |
| 6 | [x]-⸢gub⸣-ba-a-ni u₂-gu i-ni-in-⸢de₂⸣ | When he stands up, he rises up. |
| 7 | [x-x]-a-ni i₃-(BIR.BIR{⸢ri⸣}) | his ... will be scattered |
| 8 | [x]-⸢ma⸣ ab-ta-šub |SAG×NI| ab-ta-giri₁₁-⸢da⸣ | he entered, he approached the head of Nisannu |
| 9 | [...]-⸢am₃⸣ gu₃ i-ni-ra-an-⸢de₂⸣ [x] | ... shouted to you |
| 10 | [x-x]-⸢zu⸣ al-ŋal₂-la du₁₄-še₃ im-ta-an-⸢e₃⸣ | ... has been carried off, the battle has been brought off |
| 11 | [x x] lu₂-tumu ga-ba-al he₂-me-du nam-mu-du₃-⸢en⸣-;-ze₂-⸢en⸣ | ... I am a man, may you be able to come up. |
| 12 | šid-bi 143 | Its depth 143 |
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.