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AOAT 025, 011-012 (P274929)
Lexical, Old Babylonian, uncertain · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | AOAT 025, 011-012 |
|---|---|
| ID | P274929 |
| Museum no. | IM 070209 |
| Collection | National Museum of Iraq, Baghdad, Iraq |
| Language | Sumerian |
| Period | Old Babylonian · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE |
| Genre | Lexical |
| Find spot | uncertain (mod. Tell al-Diba'i) |
| Coordinates | 33.3229, 44.4823 |
Transliteration (ATF)
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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) |
|---|---|---|
| obverse col 1 | ||
| 1' | ba#-an-[x] | ..., |
| 2' | ba#-an-na-szum2 | he gave to him |
| 3' | ba#-an-de2 | he took away. |
| 4' | ba#-an-zal | he passed. |
| 5' | ba#-an-ku4 | he entered. |
| 6' | ba#-ni-szesz2 | Bani-sheš |
| 7' | ba#-ab-ak | he made it. |
| 8' | ba#-ab-rah2 | he took away. |
| 9' | ba#-ab-du11 | he swore. |
| 10' | ba#-ki-ag2 | beloved |
| 11' | ba#-an-du11 | he said |
| 12' | ba#-il2-la-sze3 | for raising, |
| 13' | ba#-la-ag2 | he will pay back. |
| 14' | ba#-dim2 | fashioned |
| 15' | ba-u4-zal ak | he spent the night. |
| 16' | nigin2 | |
| 17' | ba-an-sze-gar | he set up. |
| obverse col 2 | ||
| 1 | girah(|SZU.DIM2|)# | |
| 2 | [szu] ba#-an-ti | received |
| 3 | [szu ba]-an-ti-mesz | received |
| 4 | [szu ba]-ti#-a | received |
| 5 | [...]-u6#-de3 | In order to make(?) ... shine(?) |
| 6 | [x x]-ra | ...ra |
| 7 | tukum#-bi | If |
| 8 | [x-x]-a | ...a |
| 9 | [...] usar | ... he will return. |
| 10 | [szu] bala | in bala |
| 11 | [szu] szum2 | given |
| 12 | [szu ba]-an#-szum2 | he gave. |
| 13 | [x-x]-dam | ...-dam |
| 14 | [...]-dam | ... is to be established |
| 15 | [...] dah | ... he will multiply. |
| 16 | [...] masz2 | ... goat |
| 17 | [...] x | |
| 18 | [...] x | |
| 19 | [...] x | |
| 20 | [...] x | |
| 21 | [...] x | |
| 22 | [...] x | |
| 23 | [...] x | |
| 24 | za#-[...]-x | Za-... |
| 25 | kun!-giri2-[...] | (a kind of scepter) |
| 26 | dal-ba-an# | |
| 27 | de5-de5-ga# | |
| 28 | de5-ga# | |
| 29 | in-gar | he established. |
| 30 | in-duh | he has sworn. |
| 31 | in-duh-a | he has sworn. |
| 32 | in-ba-al | he will weigh out. |
| 33 | in-il2 | he raised |
| 34 | in-il2-mesz | raised up. |
| 35 | in-BU | ..., |
| 36 | in-SAR-ru | he wrote |
| 37 | in-du3-a | had built, |
| 38 | in [dub2?] | in the ditch(?) |
| 39 | asz2 gi4#-[gi4] | to return |
| obverse col 3 | ||
| 1 | in#-[...]-x [x?] | ... ... |
| 2 | in-[...] | ... ... |
| 3 | in-gaz# | he killed |
| 4 | in-gaz# | he killed |
| 5 | in kin-gi4-a | by the messenger |
| 6 | nig2-gal2 erin2-na | property of the troops |
| 7 | nig2-szu | possessions |
| 8 | gar-ra | to be established |
| 9 | nig2 tug2 | a garment |
| 10 | nig2 nu-tug2 | that cannot be changed |
| 11 | nig2-gur11 | property |
| 12 | nig2-gur11 lugal | the royal property |
| 13 | ninda gesztin-na | bread made with wine |
| 14 | nig2-gur11 tesz2 | possessions belonging to |
| 15 | nig2-gi-na-ta a-na-am ib2-ta-sa2 | (Sum) What has he done wrong by means of justice? (Akk) What did he wrong with justice? |
| 16 | nam-til-la u3-tu | a life of life |
| 17 | nig2-szudul3 | a kind of ornament |
| 18 | nig2-szudul3#-la2 | (a kind of ornament) |
| 19 | nig2-erim2# | evil |
| 20 | nig2-erim2-me-sze3 | against evil |
| 21 | nig2-nam | everything |
| 22 | nig2-nam al-zi-ra | that which has been destroyed |
| 23 | nig2-szu-tag4-a | a gift |
| 24 | sa10-bi | its purchase price |
| 25 | sa10 til-la-bi#-esz-sze3 | as its full price |
| 26 | in-szi-sa10 | he bought. |
| 27 | [zi?]-gu#-us2 | |
| 28 | nig2#-akkil | |
| 29 | nig2-silag-ga2 | a kind of thing |
| 30 | nig2-SZID | |
| 31 | x-SAL | -ušallim |
| 32 | KA szu du8-du8 | “The mouth is swollen (Šumma ālu 31 unknown) |
| 33 | kiri3-zal | joy |
| 34 | inim ga2-ga2-dam | to make a claim |
| 35 | du11-ga | of Duga |
| 36 | inim-inim-ne-ne ba-an-szum2-mu-usz | they gave their words. |
| 37 | sag-ba | on its head |
| 38 | sag nita2 | head of a man |
| 39 | sag munus | the head of the woman |
| 40 | sag an-ni-il? | he raised his head. |
| 41 | u4 kur-ra-a-ni | when his land |
| 42 | u4 tu-ta-a-ni | when he returns |
| 43 | zalag-ga | bright |
| obverse col 4 | ||
| 1 | [u4] tu | day |
| 2 | [u4 tu]-de3 | when to give birth |
| 3 | [...]-NE# | ...-NE |
| 4 | u4# [...]-x | When ... |
| 5 | u4 x-[...] | When ... |
| 6 | u4 szu-[x] | when ... |
| 7 | u4 UR SAG@g#?-[x] ki-gal2-[...] | The storm(?) ... the foundation(?) |
| 8 | u4 UR ki-gal2 [...] x | The storm ... the foundation |
| 9 | u4 ur-sag mar-tu# ib2-ta-sa | When the Amorite hero left |
| 10 | u4 | day |
| 11 | itu | month |
| 12 | mu | year: |
| 13 | ha-la | a share |
| 14 | hul2 | joy |
| 15 | gukkal | fat-tailed sheep |
| 16 | sig3-ga | a kind of brick |
| 17 | DU# | DU (means) |
| 18 | ki#-[tum2?] | (a kind of container) |
| 19 | maszkim# | responsible official |
| 22 | si | horn |
| 23 | arhusz | with mercy |
| 24 | u2-gu2#? de2? | to be taken away(?) |
| 25 | usz | dead, dead |
| 26 | tar | |
| 27 | du3 | built. |
| 28 | SZID | he swore. |
| 29 | szesz2? | brother(?) |
| 30 | dun | |
| 31 | x | |
| 32 | gu7 | to eat |
| 33 | nag | to drink, drink |
| 34 | szu12-de3 | to pray |
| 35 | |KAxX.KAxX|-ga2 | of my ... |
| 36 | de2 | |
| 37 | gig | bitterness |
| 38 | ib2 | |
| 39 | tumx(|TUMxGAN2@t|) | a field |
| 40 | egir | behind |
| 41 | ka2 | gate |
| 42 | abul | Gate |
| 43 | |DAG.(DAG.KISIM5xU2+GIR2)xX| | |
| reverse col 1 | ||
| 1 | |DAG.(DAG.KISIM5xU2+GIR2)xX| | |
| 2 | |DAG.(DAG.KISIM5xU2+GIR2)xX| | |
| 3 | |DAG.(DAG.KISIM5xU2+GIR2)xX| | |
| 4 | szeg12 | brick |
| 5 | szeg12 al-ur3-ra | baked bricks |
| 6 | szeg12# gid2!-da | long bricks |
| 7 | szeg12# gu-la | great brick |
| 8 | szeg12# di4-di4 | small bricks |
| 9 | [szeg12] ansze | bricks for donkeys |
| 10 | gi#-usz-siki | reed mat |
| 11 | [x]-gi#-a | ...-gia |
| 12 | [...]-nin | ...-nin |
| 13 | [gi]-dub-ba | reed basket |
| 14 | [...]-usz | ...-usz |
| 15 | [...]-x-AB | ...-X |
| reverse col 2 | ||
| 1 | lu2 an-ur2#?-ta-a | the man from the horizon(?) |
| 2 | lu2 sag-ASZ | the man of Sag-AŠ |
| 3 | lu2 bulug3-ga2 | a man of bulug, |
| 4 | lu2 gin6#-na | the true man |
| 5 | lu2 nu-gin6#-na | a man who is not true |
| 6 | lu2 tu#-ra | for a young man |
| 7 | lu2 szur2#-ra | a nobleman |
| 8 | lu2 [x] ninnu | the ... of Ninnu |
| 9 | lu2 du3-luh-ha | a person who a ritual |
| 10 | adaminx(|LU2.LU2|) ak | adamin ak; |
| 11 | lu2 suhur-la2 | a man of šuhurla-disease |
| 12 | lu2 KA kar2-kar2 | the one who ... |
| 13 | lu2 KA kar2-kar2# | the one who ... |
| 14 | nam#-la#-x | Namla- |
| 15 | [...] x | |
| 16 | [...] x | |
| 17 | [...] | |
| 18 | [...] | |
| 19 | [...] | |
| 20 | [...] | |
| 21 | [...] | |
| 22 | [...] | |
| 23 | [...]-KA# | ...-KA |
| 24 | [...]-pa6 | ...-pa |
| 25 | [x]-ba | ...ba |
| 26 | [x]-sar | ...-sar |
| 27 | [x]-lal3 | ...-lal |
| 28 | [x]-lal3 | ...-lal |
| 29 | [x]-la | ...la |
| 30 | [x]-hul# | ... evil |
| 31 | [x]-lul | ...-lul |
| 32 | [x]-za#-za | ...zaza |
| 33 | [...]-ra | for ... |
| 34 | [...]-gul | ... destroyed |
| 35 | [...]-zi | ...-zi |
| 36 | [...]-egir | ... after |
| 37 | [...]-la# | ...-la |
| reverse col 3 | ||
| 1 | {tu15}mar-tu | the west |
| 2 | {tu15}kur-ra | the east |
| 3 | tu15 limmu-am3 | it is the four winds. |
| 4 | tu15 nigin2 | wind blowing |
| 5 | im-de2-a | he brought. |
| 6 | {tu15}sag | the south |
| 7 | tu15 szur2 | south wind |
| 8 | im sza3 i7-da | clay in the middle of the river |
| 9 | nigin-na | (a kind of container) |
| 10 | mu-DU | delivery |
| 11 | mu-DU didli | ... of all |
| 12 | a-sza3 | field |
| 13 | dub-ba | tablet |
| 14 | szub-ba | fallen, |
| 15 | szu du3-a | completed, |
| 16 | lu2 dili dam-a-ni geme2-ni | a single man, his wife and his slave woman |
| 17 | kun | tail |
| 18 | [...] | |
| 19 | dilim2 | |
| 20 | i3 dilim2 | filtered oil |
| 21 | nu#-i3-dilim2 | did not become perfect |
| 22 | ki-mah | the Great Oval |
| 23 | ki idim | the earth of a ghost |
| 24 | ki-in-dar | |
| 25 | ki-usz2 | (a kind of container) |
| 26 | ki-bi | and its place |
| 27 | ki-gal | Kigal, |
| 28 | kislah | |
| 29 | ki-gal2 | a place |
| 30 | ki-ba gar-ra | established in that place |
| 31 | ki dirig | a place of dominion |
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