CT 58, 78 (P274275)
Literary, Old Babylonian, Sippar-Yahrurum · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | CT 58, 78 |
|---|---|
| ID | P274275 |
| Museum no. | BM 096568 |
| 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 |
English translation
By Alster, Bendt & Geller, Markham J. · Via Open Richly Annotated Cuneiform Corpus (ORACC) · CC BY-SA 3.0 (ORACC)
| Line | English |
|---|---|
| Obverse [0:1] o 1o 1–o 1o 1 | Deity, manifest, standing at the mountain. |
| Obverse [1:2] o 22–o 22 | He, Šulpaʾe, manifest, <(standing)> at the mountain. |
| Obverse [2:3] o 33–o 33 | ..., manifest, <(standing at the mountain)>. |
| Obverse [3:4] o 44–o 44 | Great dragon, manifest at dusk, <(satnding at the mountain)>. |
| Obverse [4:5] o 55–o 55 | Destroyer of cattle pens, manifest, <(standing at the mountain)>. |
| Obverse [5:6] o 66–o 66 | Who tears up sheepfolds, manifest, <(standing at the mountain)>. |
| Obverse [6:7] o 77–o 77 | Who ruins Sumer, manifest, <(standing at the mountain)>. |
| Obverse [7:8] o 88–o 88 | Dragon who finishes the black-headed people, manifest, <(standing at the mountain)>. |
| Obverse [8:9] o 99–o 99 | Roaring storm, pouring out semen in the cattle pen, manifest, <(standing at the mountain)>. |
| Obverse [9:10] o 1010–o 1010 | Roaring storm, pouring out semen in the sheepfold, manifest, <(standing at the mountain)>. |
| Obverse [10:11] o 1111–o 1111 | Viper's venom, given to a man. |
| Obverse [11:12] o 1212–o 1212 | Venom of a scorpion in the house, that is not revealed to a man. |
| Obverse [12:13] o 1313–o 1313 | Evil water, coming out at night. |
| Obverse [13:14] o 1414–o 1414 | Net, spread out in the sea |
| Obverse [14:15] o 1515–o 1515 | whose meshes the fish cannot escape. |
| Obverse [15:16] o 1616–o 1616 | A claw, seizing a calf. |
| Obverse [16:17] o 1717–o 1717 | Feet, grabbing a man. |
| Obverse [17:18] o 1818–o 1818 | An evil ford, that no sheep can cross. |
| Obverse [18:19] o 1919–o 1919 | An evil bank from which drinking sheep do <not> return. |
| Obverse [19:20] o 2020–o 2020 | Lion, taking a cow from the herdsman. |
| Obverse [20:21] o 2121–o 2121 | Powerful one, taking a sheep from the shepherd. |
| Obverse [21:22] o 2222–o 2222 | Strong one who takes a breeding bull. |
| Obverse [22:23] o 2323–o 2323 | Who takes a breeding bull in his mouth. |
| Obverse [23:24] o 2424–o 2424 | Since his word has no sin |
| Reverse [0:1] r 1r 1–r 1r 1 | Bison - what can one know about you? |
| Reverse [1:2] r 22–r 22 | Šulpaʾe - what can one know about you? |
| Reverse [2:3] r 33–r 33 | His command - what can one know about you? |
| Reverse [3:4] r 44–r 44 | What he commands in addition - what can one know about you? |
| Reverse [4:5] r 55–r 55 | May he who knows his intentions |
| Reverse [5:6] r 66–r 66 | say a prayer to the lord! |
| Reverse [6:7] r 77–r 77 | May he who knows the intentions of grewat An |
| Reverse [7:8] r 88–r 88 | who knows the intentions of Mullil, say a prayer to him. |
| Reverse [9:10] r 2222–r 2222 | ["... do not] abandon it!" May he say to him. |
| Reverse [10:11] r 2323–r 2323 | ["Since you are its] lord," one should say to you. |
| Reverse [11:12] r 2424–r 2424 | "Storm, go back to that house", one should say to him. |
| Reverse [12:13] r 2525–r 2525 | 48 (lines). Eršema of Šulpaʾe. |
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)
| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
| o | ||
| 1 | diŋir pa e₃-a hur-saŋ-e gub-[ba] | |
| 2 | mu-lu₂ {d}šul-pa-e₃ pa e₃-a hur-⸢saŋ-e⸣ | |
| 3 | egi₂ dadag ur₃-ra pa e₃-a | |
| 4 | ušum mah mu-lu u₂-te-na pa e₃-a | |
| 5 | mu-lu tur₃ in-gul-e pa e₃-a | |
| 6 | mu-lu amaš in-bu-re pa e₃-a | |
| 7 | ki-en-gi mu-un-hul-a pa e₃-a | |
| 8 | ušumgal saŋ-gi₆ mu-lu til-e pa e₃-a | |
| 9 | u₄ te-eš tur₃-ra a ri pa e₃-a | |
| 10 | u₄ te-eš amaš a ri pa e₃-a | |
| 11 | uš₁₁ muš-ša₃-tur₃-ra mu-lu-ra ze₂-eŋ₃-e | |
| 12 | uš₁₁ ŋir₃ ŋa₂ mu-lu-ra nu-e₃-de₃ | |
| 13 | a hul ŋi₆-<u₃>-na-ka e₃-a | |
| 14 | sa-par₃ a-ab-ba-ka la₂-a | |
| 15 | i-bi-te-en-bi-ta ku₆ nu-e₃-de₃ | |
| 16 | umbin-še-ba-a amar šu teŋ₄-a | |
| 17 | tu₁₁-tu₁₁-ba mu-nu₁₀ šu teŋ₄-a | |
| 18 | a₂-dir hul-ŋal₂-e e-ze₂ nu-bal-e | |
| 19 | peš₁₀ hul-ŋal₂-e e-ze₂ a naŋ gi₄-a | |
| 20 | piriŋ ab₂-ba mu-nu₁₂ šu teŋ₄-a | |
| 21 | aŋ₂ kalag-ga e-ze₂ sipa šu teŋ₄-a | |
| 22 | kalag-ga gu₄-ab₂-ba šu teŋ₄-a | |
| 23 | ka-ba gu₄-ab₂-ba šu teŋ₄-a | |
| 24 | e-ne-eŋ₃ nam-tag nu-ma-al-la-ta | |
| r | ||
| 1 | [alim]-ma mu-lu ta-zu mu-un-zu | |
| 2 | {d}šul-pa-e₃ mu-lu ta-zu mu-un-⸢zu⸣ | |
| 3 | du₁₁-ga-a-ni mu-lu ta-zu mu-un-⸢zu⸣ | |
| 4 | dah-a-ni mu-lu ta-zu mu-un-⸢zu⸣ | |
| 5 | mu-lu ša₃-ba-ni mu-un-zu-a | |
| 6 | u₃-mu-un a-ra-zu de₃-en-na-ab-be₂ | |
| 7 | ša₃ an gu-la mu-un-zu-a-e | |
| 8 | ša₃ {d}⸢mu⸣-[ul-lil₂-la₂ mu-un-zu]-⸢a⸣ mu-lu a-ra-zu de₃-na-be₂ | |
| 21 | [...] x x [...] | |
| 22 | [...]-⸢šub⸣-bi de₃-⸢en⸣-[na-ab-be₂] | |
| 23 | [za-e u₃-mu]-un de₃-ŋen de₃-en-na-ab-be₂ | |
| 24 | ⸢ud⸣-de₃-ba ⸢ud⸣-de₃-ba gi₄-bi-zu de₃-en-na-ab-be₂ | |
| 25 | 48 er₂(A-)šem₅-ma {d}šul-pa-e₃ | |
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