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CDLI Literary 000630, ex. 001 (P283772)
Literary, Neo-Babylonian, unclear · c. 626 BCE–539 BCE
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| Designation | CDLI Literary 000630, ex. 001 |
|---|---|
| ID | P283772 |
| Museum no. | BM 085201 |
| 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 | ma-a-a u₅ ŋen-na ⸢di⸣-[da-ŋu₁₀-ne] | saying: “Oh, when you go out |
| 2 | ma-a-a u₅ ŋen-na ⸢sa⸣-[sa-ŋu₁₀-ne] | saying: “Oh, the esasa priests! |
| 3 | ga-ša-an ŋen abzu-še₃ di-da-[ŋu₁₀-ne] | When I, the lady, was going to the Abzu |
| 4 | e₂ {d}mu-ul-lil₂-la₂-še₃ kur₉-⸢ra⸣-[ŋu₁₀-ne] | When they enter the house of Enlil |
| 5 | ga-ša-an kur-ra dirig-ga me-e [ŋen-na] | Lady who surpasses the mountains, I am the lord |
| 6 | i-bi₂ {d}mu-ul-lil₂-la₂-še₃ gub-ba-[ŋu₁₀-ne] | when they stand before Enlil |
| 7 | ud zalag e₃-a me-e [ŋen-na] | bright day coming out, I, in the en-ship |
| 8 | ka me₃-ka gub-ba-[ŋu₁₀-ne] | when they stand at the mouth of battle |
| 9 | maš₂-saŋ kur-kur-ra me-e ši-in-⸢ga⸣-[ŋen-na] | I am the exorcist of all the lands, |
| 10 | murub₂ me₃-ka gub-ba-[ŋu₁₀-ne] | when they stand in the middle of battle |
| 11 | lipiš me₃-a a₂ nam-ur-saŋ-ŋa₂ me-e ši-<in>-⸢ga⸣-[ŋen-na] | In battle I am the strength of heroism, |
| 12 | haš₂ me₃-ka di-da-[ŋu₁₀-ne] | When I was going to the battlefield |
| 13 | mar-uru₅ šu il₂-la me-e ši-in-[ga-ŋen-na] | I am the one who raises a hand towards the marsh, |
| 14 | eŋer me₃-ka us₂-sa-[ŋu₁₀-ne] | When they are to strew the battle net |
| 15 | nu-nus du-a me-e {{ ba-e }} ŋen-[na] | The woman who is born, I am the one who was born in the lord’s house |
| 16 | e₂ kaš-a-ka tuš-a-[ŋu₁₀-ne] | When you sit in the house of beer |
| 17 | nu-nus ŋen šul giri₁₇-zal-la me-e ŋen-[na] | I, the woman, the one who is full of joy, |
| 18 | ki du₁₄-da-ka ⸢gub⸣-ba-ŋu₁₀-[ne] | When they stand at the place of battle |
| 19 | munus dim₃-ma til₃-la me-e ŋen-[na] | I, the woman living in a dream, |
| 20 | kan₄ eš₂-dam-ma-ka tuš-a-ŋu₁₀-[ne] | When you sit at the gate of the granary |
| 21 | kar-kid mu-lu nu-zu me-e ŋen-[na] | The karkid priestess who knows no man, I am the lord |
| 22 | mu-tin-na gu₅-li-ni munus-e ma-la-ga [ŋen] | The young man, his friend, the woman ... |
| 23 | diŋir-ra ga ŋen{ŋe₆} kur-ra dirig-ga ⸢ŋen⸣-[na] | The dibirra-festival, the milk of the mountain, the rising of the en-priestess |
| 24 | diŋir-ra {d}du₅-mu-zid-da ga ŋen{ŋe₆} kur-ra dirig-ga ⸢ŋen⸣-[na] | In the intertwined space of Dumuzi, the milk of the en priestess of the netherworld, in the high steppe of Enlil |
| 25 | kur šu-ŋu₁₀-še₃ kur me-ri-ŋu₁₀-[še₃] | The land of abundance, the land of justice |
| 26 | elam{ki} šu-ŋu₁₀-še₃ [ŋiri₂] ⸢kiŋ₂⸣-a ⸢ur₂⸣ ma-⸢la⸣ [ŋen] | Elam to its full extent the city E-ea, the ur-e-a, and the e-la-e |
| 27 | dim₃-me-er buru₅{mušen} [me]-eš me-e mu-tin [ŋen] | The gods of the marshes, I am the young man |
| 28 | {d}a-nun-na du₇-du₇ me-eš me-e sumun₂ ŋen | The Anuna are perfect, I am the wild cow |
| 29 | dumu mah-di-di {d}mu-ul-lil₂-la₂ [ŋen] | the exalted son of Enlil |
| 30 | gal-di a-a-ŋu₁₀ {d}suen-na [ŋen] | The wise one, father Suen |
| 31 | ga-ša-an ŋen šu dug₄-ga {[d}nu-dim₂-mud-da ŋen] | Lady, lord of the well-being of Nudimmud |
| 32 | i-bi₂-ŋu₁₀ ⸢il₂⸣ [...] | Ibbi-el |
| 33 | i-bi₂-ŋu₁₀ [...] | Before ... |
| 34 | X [...] | |
| r ii | ||
| 1' | [nam-til₃ u₃-mu-un-na ...] | For the well-being of the lord ... |
| 2' | nam-⸢til₃⸣ lugal-[la ...] | for the well-being of the king |
| 3' | zi šag₄-ge si-a [...] | The life of the dead one ... |
| 4' | iri ki-bi gi₄-a [...] | The city restored to its place |
| 5' | inim inim-ŋar sag₉-ga [...] | The good words and omens |
| 6' | me-ri ki-a sig₁₀-ga [...] | The foot on the ground is a good thing |
| 7' | šu-um-du-um šar₂-re-ba šar₂-re-ba [...] | The hand of the king, the hand of ... |
| 8' | a sur-sur-ra de₃-[mu-X] | I want to ... a sprinkled water bath |
| 9' | ma₂-addir a-ra-zu a-ra-zu lu₂ [...] | The boat of prayer, prayer, ... |
| 10' | ni₂-ŋu₁₀ ⸢il₂-la⸣ ni₂-ŋu₁₀ [il₂-la] | “The one who raises a fear, the one who lifts fear |
| 11' | nam-til₃ u₃-mu-un-na ni₂-ŋu₁₀ ⸢il₂⸣-[la] | For the well-being of the lord, the one who reveres the elil temple |
| 12' | nam-til₃ lugal-la ni₂-ŋu₁₀ ⸢il₂⸣-[la] | for the well-being of the king, by means of the Eila temple |
| 13' | zi šag₄-ge si-a ni₂-ŋu₁₀ ⸢il₂⸣-[la] | The life of the reedbeds, the radiance of the Eila temple |
| 14' | {gi}en₃-bar kuara{ki} ni₂-ŋu₁₀ [il₂-la] | The reed mats of Ku'ara raised in fear |
| 15' | {gi}en₃-bar sag₉-sag₉-ga ni₂-ŋu₁₀ [il₂-la] | a beautiful reed mat raised with radiance |
| 16' | iri ki-bi gi-a ni₂-ŋu₁₀ [il₂-la] | The city, raised as if it were a reedbed |
| 17' | inim inim-ŋar sag₉-ga ni₂-ŋu₁₀ [il₂-la] | who raises himself up with good words and utterances |
| 18' | me-ri ki-a sig₁₀-ga ni₂-ŋu₁₀ [il₂-la] | The feet of the earth were covered in a redness |
| 19' | šu-um-du-um šar₂-re-ba šar₂-re-ba ni₂-ŋu₁₀ [il₂-la] | The šumdû-priest, the king, raises a fearsome radiance |
| 20' | a sur-sur-ra de₃-mu-[...] | May he ... a reed bundle for me |
| 21' | ma₂-addir a-ra-zu a-ra-zu lu₂ X [...] | The boat of prayer, prayer ... |
| 22' | in-ŋa₂-e-re₇-de₃-en in-ŋa₂-[e-re₇-de₃-en] | We will go, we will go! |
| 23' | me-en-de₃ šudu₃-de₃ in-ŋa₂-[e-re₇-de₃-en] | We, we go to the sheepfold |
| 24' | šudu₃ u₃-mu-⸢un⸣-[na-še₃] <in-ŋa₂-e-re₇-de₃-en> | Let us go to the sheepfold of the lord |
| 25' | šudu₃ lugal-la-še₃ <in-ŋa₂-e-re₇-de₃-en> | Let us go to the king's sheep |
| 26' | šudu₃ ub-ba-ke₄ ub-e mu-ni-[in-ša₄] | He placed the sheep in the corner chapel |
| 27' | šudu₃ ⸢da⸣-ke₄ ⸢da⸣-e mu-ni-[in-ša₄] | The sheep of the ešda’e-priestess prayed to the “essa'e-princess. |
| 28' | amalu an-na-ke₄ [hi]-li-a [mu-ni-in-ša₄] | The amalu priestess of heaven uttered a lament |
| 29' | mu-gi₁₇-ib ni₉-[mar-e hi]-li-a mu-ni-[in-ša₄] | The mugib priestess adorned herself with allure |
| 30' | šir₃-nam-ŋešba {d}inana-kam | It is the širnama of Inana |
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