CT 42, 26 BM 085204 (P283773)
Literary, Neo-Babylonian, unclear · c. 626 BCE–539 BCE
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| Designation | CT 42, 26 BM 085204 |
|---|---|
| ID | P283773 |
| Museum no. | BM 085204 |
| Collection | British Museum, London, UK |
| Language | Sumerian |
| Period | Neo-Babylonian · c. 626 BCE–539 BCE |
| Genre | Literary |
| Find spot | unclear |
English translation
By Figulla, Hugo H. · Via Open Richly Annotated Cuneiform Corpus (ORACC) · CC BY-SA 3.0 (ORACC)
| Line | English |
|---|---|
| Obverse [0:1] 11–11 | The rising bull is admired, |
| Obverse [1:2] 22–22 | Father Mullil, the rising bull, is admired. |
| Obverse [2:3] 33–33 | When the wild bull rises he reaches the sky. |
| Obverse [3:4] 44–44 | When Mullil rises he reaches the sky. |
| Obverse [4:5] 55–55 | The important one, the grasp of his hand reaches the sky. |
| Obverse [5:6] 66–66 | Mullil, the placement of his foot reaches the earth. |
| Obverse [6:7] 77–77 | The rising of the wild bull reaches the sky. |
| Obverse [7:8] 88–88 | The ninth kirugu. |
| Obverse [8:9] 99–99 | You command! You command! |
| Obverse [9:10] 1010–1010 | Lord of all the lands, you command! |
| Obverse [10:11] 1111–1111 | Who destroyed all this? You are the one who destryed all this! |
| Obverse [11:12] 1212–1212 | Who razed all this? You are the one who razed all this. |
| Obverse [12:13] 1313–1313 | Enlil turned the trusty house into a reed fence. |
| Obverse [13:14] 1414–1414 | The son of the trusty man gleans the earth. |
| Obverse [14:15] 1515–1515 | Enlil, you kill the one in heavy clothing by cold. |
| Obverse [15:16] 1616–1616 | You kill the one whose fields are vast by hunger. |
| Obverse [16:17] 1717–1717 | For him who gleans the earth, the earth is broken. |
| Obverse [17:18] 1818–1818 | For him who draws water from a pit, the pit is broken. |
| Obverse [18:19] 1919–1919 | You command! And then you add to it. |
| Obverse [19:20] 2020–2020 | The tenth kirugu. |
| Obverse [20:21] 2121–2121 | You are magnificent! You are magnificent! |
| Obverse [21:22] 2222–2222 | Lord of all the lands, you are magnificent! |
| Obverse [22:23] 2323–2323 | In heaven, who is as magnificent as you? You are the one, you are magnificent! |
| Obverse [23:24] 2424–2424 | On earth, who is as magnificent as you? You are the one, you are magnificent! |
| Obverse [24:25] 2525–2525 | Lord to the end of heavens, lord to the end of the earth. |
| Obverse [25:26] 2626–2626 | From the mountain of sunrise to the mountain of sunset, |
| Obverse [26:27] 2727–2727 | in no country dwells a lord - you exercise lordship. |
| Obverse [27:28] 2828–2828 | Mullil in none of the lands dwells a lady, your spouse exercises ladyship. |
| Obverse [28:29] 2929–2929 | You, Mullil, noserope of the gods, own the rain of heaven and the water of the earth. |
| Obverse [29:30] 3030–3030 | You are the one who makes flax grow, you are the one who makes barley grow. |
| Obverse [30:31] 3131–3131 | Mullil, your splendor [boils] the fish in the deep waters - you are magnificent! |
| Obverse [31:32] 3232–3232 | It is the [eleventh] kirugu. |
| Reverse [0:1] r 1'1'–r 1'1' | [Above heavens rumble.] |
| Reverse [1:2] r 2'2'–r 2'2' | [Below] the earth [shakes.] |
| Reverse [2:3] r 3'3'–r 3'3' | The Anuna gods stumble. |
| Reverse [3:4] r 4'4'–r 4'4' | There is no doctor, there is no herbalist. |
| Reverse [4:5] r 5'5'–r 5'5' | [A flood] that has no rival has risen. |
| Reverse [5:6] r 6'6'–r 6'6' | The young man does "Woe!" - this young man is mourning! |
| Reverse [6:7] r 7'7'–r 7'7' | The young woman does "Woe!" - this young woman is mourning. |
| Reverse [7:8] r 8'8'–r 8'8' | [His word] makes "Woe!" abundant, it makes "Woe!" settle in. |
| Reverse [8:9] r 9'9'–r 9'9' | ... says ... "Woe" is troubled, "Woe!" is .... |
| Reverse [9:10] r 10'10'–r 10'10' | ... mother, father, I will go |
| Reverse [10:11] r 11'11'–r 11'11' | It is the twelfth kirugu. |
| Reverse [11:12] r 12'12'–r 12'12' | Important one, go around! I want to admire your city! |
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) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | am zi-⸢ga⸣ [u₆-di] am₃-dug₄ | |
| 2 | a-a {d}⸢mu⸣-[ul-lil₂ am] ⸢zi⸣-ga u₆-di <(am₃-dug₄)> | |
| 3 | am zi-⸢ga-ni⸣ an-ne₂ nam-[us₂] | |
| 4 | {d}mu-ul-[lil₂] zi-ga-ni an-ne₂ ⸢nam⸣-[us₂] | |
| 5 | e-lum-e šu-ni tab-ba-bi an-ne₂ ⸢nam-us₂⸣ | |
| 6 | {d}mu-ul-lil₂-le me-ri gub-ba-bi ki-e [nam]-⸢us₂⸣ | |
| 7 | am zi-ga-ni an-ne₂ ba-ab-us₂ | |
| 8 | ki-ru-gu₂ 9kam-ma | |
| 9 | za-e bi₂-du₁₁ za-e bi₂-du₁₁ | |
| 10 | u₃-mu-un kur-kur-ra za-e bi₂-du₁₁ | |
| 11 | aŋ₂-e a-ba mu-un-gul za-e ŋen mu-e-gul-gul | |
| 12 | aŋ₂-e a-ba mu-un-si₃ za-e ŋen mu-e-si₃-si₃ | |
| 13 | {d}mu-ul-lil₂-le e₂ zi-da gi-sig mi-ni-ku₄-ku₄ | |
| 14 | du₅-mu mu-lu zi-da-ke₄ ki mu-ni-degₓ(RI)degₓ(RI) | |
| 15 | {d}mu-ul-lil₂ tug₂ gal-gal šed₇-de₃ ba-e-gur₂ | |
| 16 | gana₂-ni gana₂ da-ma-al-la ša₃-mar-re ba-e-gur₂ | |
| 17 | ki degₓ(RI)degₓ(RI)ra ki mu-ni-kud | |
| 18 | tul₂-saŋ bulug-e-ra tul₂-saŋ mu-ni-kud | |
| 19 | za-e bi₂-du₁₁ ši-im-diri-ge-en | |
| 20 | ki-ru-gu₂ 10kam-ma | |
| 21 | za-e mah ŋen za-e mah ŋen | |
| 22 | u₃-mu-un kur-kur-ra za-e mah ŋen | |
| 23 | an-e a-ba mah ŋen za-e ŋen mah ŋen | |
| 24 | ki-e a-ba mah ŋen za-e-ŋen mah ŋen | |
| 25 | u₃-mu-un za₃ an-na u₃-mu-un za₃ ki-⸢ke₄⸣ | |
| 26 | kur {d}utu e₃-a kur {d}utu-šu₂-a-še₃ | |
| 27 | kur-ra u₃-mu-un nu-mu-un-ti za-e u₃-mu-un ab-ak | |
| 28 | {d}mu-ul-lil₂ kur-kur-ra ga-ša-an nu-mu-un-ti dam-zu ga-ša-an ab-ak | |
| 29 | šeŋ₇ an-na a ki-a {d}mu-ul-lil₂ eškiri dim₃-me-er-e-[ne] za-e-da ša-mu-e-da-⸢ma⸣-[al] | |
| 30 | mu-lu gu mu₂-mu₂ ŋen mu-lu še ⸢mu₂⸣-[mu₂ ŋen] | |
| 31 | {[d]}mu-ul-lil₂ me-lam₂-zu engur-ra ku₆ mu-[ni-ib-šeŋ₆-šeŋ₆] za-e mah [ŋen] | |
| 32 | ki-⸢ru⸣-gu₂ 11kam-ma] | |
| r | ||
| 1' | [an-še₃ an al-dub₂-ba] | |
| 2' | [ki-še₃] ⸢ki al⸣-[sag₃-ga] | |
| 3' | {[d}a-nun-na] in-gel-[le-eŋ₃-ŋe₂₆-eš] | |
| 4' | [a-zu nu]-⸢tuku⸣ šim-[mu₂ nu-tuku] | |
| 5' | [a-ma-ru zi]-⸢ga⸣ gaba-šu-ŋar [nu]-⸢tuku⸣ | |
| 6' | [mu u₈ mu-ak] mu-bi [še am₃]-⸢ša₄⸣ | |
| 7' | [gi u₈ mu-ak] gi-bi še ⸢am₃-ša₄⸣ | |
| 8' | [e-ne-eŋ₃-ŋa₂]-ni u₈ al-lu u₈ al-tuš | |
| 9' | [...]-x am₃-me u₈ al-lu₃ u₈ al-MI | |
| 10' | [...] ama a-a di-di-in | |
| 11' | ki-ru-gu₂ 12kam-ma | |
| 12' | dil-[mu]-un niŋin₂-u₃ uru₂-zu u₆ ga-e-du₁₁ | |
Sources & licences
- Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative · CDLI: reuse of catalogue/transliteration data with citation of CDLI; images restricted (not fetched) · Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI), https://cdli.earth/ ; cite CDLI and the P-number
- 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) · ORACC project editions, https://oracc.museum.upenn.edu/ ; cite the individual project (see texts.extra_json.project)
- electronic Babylonian Library (eBL), LMU Munich · MIT (eBL Zenodo dataset); platform terms unverified · electronic Babylonian Library (eBL), LMU Munich, https://www.ebl.lmu.de/ ; Zenodo dataset (MIT)
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