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CT 42, 19 BM 029617 (P283757)
Literary, Neo-Babylonian, unclear · c. 626 BCE–539 BCE
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| Designation | CT 42, 19 BM 029617 |
|---|---|
| ID | P283757 |
| Museum no. | BM 029617 |
| Collection | British Museum, London, UK |
| Language | Sumerian |
| Period | Neo-Babylonian · c. 626 BCE–539 BCE |
| Genre | Literary |
| Find spot | unclear |
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 | ama-bi aš tar-ra-na dumu-ni me-ta ba-an-gurum ⸢nin x⸣ | Its mother, when she asks, where is her child going? “Lady, ... |
| 2 | saŋ-du₅ mah ga-ša-an-i₃-si-in-na{ki} ŋen | Exalted surveyor, Gašanisina, |
| 3 | ama uru₂-saŋ-ŋa₂ ga-ša-an-tin-u₉-ba | Mother of the Urusa, Gašantiluba |
| 4 | dumu e₂-e ga-ša-an-ŋu₁₀ gu-nu-ra | Child of the temple, Gašanbu, Gunura |
| 5 | ama e₂-e {d}ezina₂-{d}ku₃-su₁₃-ŋu₁₀ | the mother of the temple, Ezina-kusubu |
| 6 | {d}TUM-DIB-ku₃ ama e₂-⸢ša₃⸣-ba ŋen | TUM-DIBku, mother of the Ešaba temple, |
| 7 | {d}en-a₂-nun ama kurku₂(|AN.KA.NI.SI|) ŋen | Enanun, mother of desire, |
| 8 | ga-ša-an-niŋar{ŋar}ra ⸢ki⸣ ku₃-ga ŋen | Gašannibara, the holy E-e-house, |
| 9 | ga-ša-an-aš-te ga-ša-an la-ra-ak{ki}a ŋen | Gašanašte, queen of Larak, lord |
| 10 | ama AM imin nu-gu₇-a-ŋu₁₀ | The mother of seven bulls does not eat |
| 11 | dam tuku-tuku dam nu-tuku-ŋu₁₀ | who has a wife, who has no wife, |
| 12 | dumu tu-da dumu nu-tuku-ŋu₁₀ | a child born to a father does not have a son |
| 13 | ša₃-a bar-ra dumu tu-ud-da-ŋu₁₀ | outside, son born |
| 14 | a₂ dara₃ dumu sug-ge gu₇-a-ŋu₁₀ | labor of the dara-workers, the sons of the swamp, |
| 15 | ⸢x⸣ ur-saŋ-e a₂ gig la₂-a-ŋu₁₀ | The hero is afflicted by bitter armour |
| 16 | KA ni-is-kum kunga de₅-de₅-ga-ŋu₁₀ | “Break the ... of the brewer’s kiln, |
| 17 | kir₁₁ tur sila₄ ur-e kar-ra-ŋu₁₀ | The young female lambs of the dog ... |
| 18 | ab₂ amar-bi ur-e dab₅-ba-ŋu₁₀ | The cow whose calf is seized by the dog |
| 19 | amar dili amar sug-ge gu₇-a-ŋu₁₀ | a single calf, a marshland eat |
| 20 | ki lu₂ kur₂-re ba-an-ze₂-eŋ₃-ŋen-na | The place where the enemy gave him up, |
| 21 | ⸢ama⸣-bi dumu gig-bi mu-un-da-gi₄-a-ŋu₁₀ | “Its mother turned away the sick child. |
| 22 | im-te-ul₄-e-na mu-un-zu-a-e | He knows that he has been beaten. |
| 23 | mu-ni-in-ul₄-e-na en₃-bi a-ba tar-re | Who will investigate this? |
| 24 | ga-nam i₃-lu-lu ga-nam i₃-lu-lu uru₂-a ta i-ni-ak | I want to utter an ilulu prayer, [I want to say] "what did I do in the city?" |
| 25 | u₈-e sila₄-bi ga-nam im-da-lu uru₂-a ta i-ni-ak | The ewes and their lambs ... what have they done in the city? |
| 26 | ud₅-e maš₂-bi ga-nam im-da-lu uru₂-a ta i-ni-ak | The nanny goats are plentiful, what did she do in the city? |
| 27 | me-e uru₂-a ta i-ni-ib₂-ge₁₆-le-eŋ₃-ŋen-na ša₃-ŋu₁₀ a-na mu-⸢e⸣-[zu] | I, in the city, what did I learn from you? |
| 28 | ša₃ gig-ga uš nu-e₃-da-ŋu₁₀ ša₃-ŋu₁₀ a-na mu-e-zu | In a bitter heart, what can one learn from you? |
| 29 | lipiš gig-ga u₃ nu-sed₄-de₃-ŋu₁₀ ša₃-ŋu₁₀ a-na mu-e-zu | What do you know about the bitter heart that cannot be soothed and soothed? |
| 30 | ša₃-ŋu₁₀ x-bi na-ab-ha-lam-ma lu₂-bi a-na bi₂-dug₄ | Its ... is destroyed, what did that man say? |
| 31 | ša₃-ab ki-gul-la na-ab-ha-lam-ma lu₂-bi a-na bi₂-dug₄ | What did the heart of the destroyed site say to this man? |
| 32 | ki-utu-bi ama-gan niŋin₂ na-nam kaskal-e na-nam | Its place is a child-bearing mother, it is indeed on the road. |
| 33 | ⸢ama⸣ ŋuruš-a niŋin₂ na-nam kaskal-e na-nam | She is indeed a mother, she is indeed on the road. |
| 34 | ⸢ki⸣-e kaskal-e ga-an-ŋen gu₃ al-de₂-de₂-e | I want to go to E’e, on the road, it is shouting. |
| 35 | ⸢x⸣ ŋuruš-e u₅ mu-un-ši-ib-de₆-bi aš mu-un-na-tar-re | The young woman carries oil, she asks for it. |
| 36 | [...] ⸢ŋuruš⸣-e ga mu-un-ši-ib-de₆-bi aš mu-⸢un-na-tar⸣-re | ... the e’e-buruš-priest who brought milk to him, asks him: |
| r | ||
| 1 | [...] ⸢x⸣ RU mu-un-DU-bi aš mu-un-na-tar-re | ... he has spoken to him, he is asking him |
| 2 | [...] mu-un-DU-bi aš mu-un-na-tar-re | ... he will decide the case for him |
| 3 | [...] ⸢kur⸣-kur-ra i-bi₂ dili mu-ni-du₈ | ... looked alone at the Ekur. |
| 4 | [...] ⸢kur⸣-kur-ra i-bi₂ dili mu-ni-du₈ | ... looked alone at the Ekur. |
| 5 | [...] ⸢x⸣ x ŋen-na-ŋu₁₀ i-bi₂ dili mu-ni-du₈ | ... looked alone at the ... of Enna. |
| 6 | [...] ⸢x⸣ AN ⸢SAG⸣ DA-ŋu₁₀ i-bi₂ dili mu-ni-⸢du₈⸣ | (Sum) ..., the one who sees alone(?) (Akk) I see alone |
| 7 | [...] ⸢x⸣-BU kur-ra ka-ka ⸢x⸣ [...] ⸢x⸣-nu₂ | ... the ... of the mountain, in the mouth ... |
| 8 | [...] ⸢x⸣-de₅-ge i-bi₂ A NE [...] | ... the e’edege, the eye ... |
| 9 | [...] ⸢x⸣ AN ⸢NA⸣ UB i-bi₂ A ⸢NE⸣ [...] | ... ēšu-tree, en-priestess, ..., eye-water of ... |
| 10 | [...] ⸢x mu⸣-un-zu i-⸢bi₂⸣ [...] | ... the one who knows, he knows |
| 11 | [...] ⸢x⸣ mu-un-zu ⸢i⸣-[bi₂ ...] | He knows the ... of the temple, its temple ... |
| 12 | [...] ⸢GIR₃⸣ ga-an-[...] ⸢KA⸣ | I want to ... the šēpê-tree |
| 13 | [...]-⸢še₃⸣ [...] | ... the eše temple |
| 14 | [...] ⸢UN x⸣ [...] | ... ešun-plant |
| 15 | [...] ⸢x⸣ NAM ⸢HU⸣ [...] | ... ēšû-plant |
| 16 | [...] ⸢x⸣ na-⸢x⸣ [...] | ..., ... ... |
| 17 | [...] ⸢TUG₂⸣ RA [...] | ... the ešug temple |
| 18 | [...] ⸢UN x⸣ [...] | ... ešun-plant |
| 19 | [...] ⸢NI |KA×SA|x⸣ [...] | ... e’eNI-plant |
| 20 | [...] guruš ⸢SAG⸣ [...] | ... the young man of the Esaggil |
| 21 | [...] ⸢x⸣ gid₂-gid₂-da ⸢x⸣ [...] | ... the long-distance canal |
| 22 | [...] ⸢lu a⸣-ab-⸢ba⸣ [...] | ... the lord, the a’ub-priestess |
| 23 | [...] ⸢mu⸣-un-⸢gu₇⸣ [...] | ... eats ... |
| 24 | [...] ⸢mu⸣-un-gu₇ [...] | ... did not eat |
| 25 | [...] ⸢x x mu⸣-un-⸢x⸣ [...] ⸢ba⸣ | ... he made ... rise ... |
| 26 | [...] SAR u₂ hul-gig [...] gi₄ | ... the evil-doer |
| 27 | [...] ⸢min⸣ er₂-sem₅-ma {d}[...] | ... ditto ersema of |
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