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CDLI Literary 000771, ex. 014 (P274253)
Literary, Old Babylonian, Sippar-Yahrurum · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | CDLI Literary 000771, ex. 014 |
|---|---|
| ID | P274253 |
| Museum no. | BM 054241 |
| 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’a | ⸢e₂ inda₃ ŋal₂-la muhaldim gal-bi⸣ [...] | In the house where the flour is carried, the chief cook ... |
| 1’b | [...] ⸢x⸣ [...] | |
| 2’ | lu₂-bi na-aŋ₂-ušur ba-an-da-[...] | Its man ... |
| 3’a | lu₂-bi si-sa₂-a-bi ba-an-ku₄-ku₄ | Its man entered in order. |
| 3’b | ⸢e₂ sa ab⸣ [...] | “House that is surrounded by a mound(?) |
| 4’a | al-aŋ₂-e ka <al-sag₃>-ge | he screams, he shakes his mouth |
| 4’b-5’a | gi₄-in agrig e₂-⸢ge₄⸣-[...] // zi₂-MU e₂-a-ke₄ | The maid, the steward of the E-ge-e-..., the one of the life of the temple |
| 5’b | ur₂-bi al-tub₂-tub₂-be₂ | Its roots are twisted. |
| 5’c-6’a | aŋ₂ ⸢x⸣ [...] // {u}ugu₆-ŋa₂ am₃-ma-ŋal₂ im-me-ni-ib-be₂ | The water of the ešû-house ... carried the udug plant |
| 6’b | u₃ ze₄-e lu₂ iri tuš-⸢me-en⸣ | And you, the one who dwells in the city |
| b.e. | ||
| 1 | ⸢ir-da⸣ e₂-a-na udun pap-pah-a-na | In his house, the scepter of his pappaḫ |
| 2 | {⸢ŋeš⸣}[ig]-⸢ge-NE⸣ muš₃-la₂ {ŋeš}ig-ge e₂-ka-a-⸢ni⸣ | The door of the Eka'emani temple |
| 3a | {⸢na₄}kinkin dam-a⸣-ni {na₄}šu dumu-ni | a lapis lazuli bracelet for his wife, a stone for his son |
| 3b | dam i-ri-DU ⸢aŋ₂⸣-NE-⸢ra gu₇-gu₇⸣ | The spouse of IriDU eats food in the temple |
| 4 | ⸢ga gu₇⸣ gi₄-in-ne-ne u₃-du₂-⸢da⸣ i-ri-de₃-[...] | (Sum) The one who eats the temple, the maids of the temple (Akk) I am the one who makes the temple eat the temple |
| 5a | ⸢e₂ gi₄-in⸣-ne du₃-a e-ia-ri-DU ⸢šu AK⸣ | “House built by the maids, EyariDU, his house is made perfect for you. |
| 5b | u₃ ze₄-e munus-me-⸢en⸣ | and you are a woman |
| r | ||
| 1a | ⸢ni₂-su-ub lu₂ i₇-da⸣ KA i₇-⸢da⸣ du₉-du₉-⸢NE⸣ | The nisub priestess, the one of the river bank, the gate of the watercourse Dudue |
| 1b | ⸢aŋ₂⸣ kur₂ ⸢igi du₉ lu₂ aŋ₂-erim₂⸣-[(ma)] | “Ea, enemy, built-up house, man of the enemy, |
| 2a | ⸢in⸣ tub₂-tub₂-bu e-sir₂-⸢ra⸣ NE-NE ⸢KA-bi šub⸣-be₂ | The esira e’e-plant ... its ... |
| 2b | ⸢ga⸣-ab-⸢du₁₁⸣ <ga>-ba-gaz ⸢šaha₂⸣ mu-ge lu₂ tar-tar-ra | (Sum) The šaḫa temple is destroyed, (Akk) The Ega-eab-dû-e23 temple is torn down, the svašha temple has been plundered |
| 3 | KA sun₇-na du₉-du₉ al-IGI-IGI zi₂-MU ⸢lu₂⸣ nu-⸢zu⸣ | (Sum) The utterance(?) of the scribal art is to be seen(!?) (Akk) The one who sees me is not to see my name |
| 4a | gar₃-bi e-ne-⸢eŋ₃⸣ ab-be₂ | Its foundations he erected. |
| 4b | ⸢in⸣ tub₂-tub₂-⸢bu⸣-ŋu₁₀-ge-na-a-⸢ba⸣-[...] | “If he slips in through the door pivots, |
| 5a | sila-a gub-gub ⸢e⸣-sir₂-ra (NIGIN₂.NIGIN₂) | stationed in the street, the Esira |
| 5b | i-dib(LU) lu₂-e-⸢ne-ka⸣ [...] | (Sum) The one who passes by (Akk) He passes by(?) the ones who pass by |
| 6a | [...]-⸢e-zu⸣ | ... your ... |
| 6b | dam [...] | the wife of |
| l.e. | ||
| 1-2 | [...] ⸢u₄ 20+X⸣-kam ([...]) // [...] ⸢x⸣ ZU KU/še šu ŋar te ba/ma ⸢x⸣ [(x)] | ... on the 20+xth day |
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