MSL 12, 203-11 (P300937)
Literary, Old Babylonian, unclear · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | MSL 12, 203-11 |
|---|---|
| ID | P300937 |
| Museum no. | NBC 09830 |
| Collection | Nies Babylonian Collection, Yale Babylonian Collection, New Haven, Connecticut, USA |
| Language | Akkadian; Sumerian |
| Period | Old Babylonian · c. 1900 BCE–1600 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 i | ||
| 1 | [lu₂] azlag₂ aš-la-ku | a man who is full of tears |
| 2 | lu₂ (TUG₂.KAR₂-)a-ak aš-la-ku | I am a person who has performed extispicy |
| 3 | lu₂ tug₂ kal-kal mu-ka-di-da | a man who a mighty garment ... |
| 4 | lu₂ {ŋeš}kišig ur₃-ra | a man who a scepter in the lap |
| 5 | lu₂ bar(IGI-)sig₅ ur₃-ra | a person with a shaved head |
| 6 | lu₂ tug₂ bala na-hi-ṣu₂ | a man who a bala garment |
| 7 | lu₂ KA sur-ra ka-pi-lum | The one who the ... of the netherworld |
| 8 | lu₂ niŋin₂ ur₃-ra ma(PA-)še-rum | a person who a reed mat on the roof |
| 9 | lu₂ dub₂-da ka-mi-du | The one who sat down, the kamidu priest |
| 10 | lu₂ tug₂ pa kud-da qa₂-ti-pu | a person who a cloth covered in hair |
| 11 | lu₂ tug₂ gu-la ša par₂-⸢ri-ik⸣ x-ri | the man who the great garment of the ... rites |
| 12 | lu₂ šu-kara₂ ak he-su-u | May the one who performs the šukaru prayer be reconciled |
| 13 | lu₂ šukur-ra pa-li-ku | a man who reveres the gods |
| 14 | lu₂ šukur ur₃-ra e-ṣi-rum | the man who the šukur-priestess sent to the base of the mountain |
| 15 | lu₂ ⸢lunga⸣ | the man who the brewer |
| 16 | lu₂ kurun₂-na | a man of beer |
| 17 | munus lu₂ kurun₂-na | a woman who a man of beer |
| 18 | lu₂ im₂-ma ša-nu-um | the man who the bricks |
| 19 | lu₂ kaš₄-e la-si-mu | The one who carries (them) off to the storehouse |
| 20 | lu₂ kaš₄-e keš₂-da ša-nu-u | The one who binds (them) |
| 21 | lu₂ dub₃-tuku be-el bi-ir-ki | (Sum) The one who has a spouse, the lord of your marriage (Akk) The man who possesses a wife |
| 22 | lu₂ usu-tuku | a man of strength |
| 23 | lu₂-niŋ₂-tuku | his man |
| 24 | lu₂-niŋ₂-nu-tuku | a man |
| 25 | lu₂ dub₃ gurum ka-mi-su | the man who the inspection of Kamisu |
| 26 | lu₂ dub₃ lah₄-lah₄-e | the one who smites, |
| 27 | lu₂ HI-ak ka-du-u₂ | a man HI-ak, kadû, |
| 28 | lu₂ ŋeš₃ bir₂-ra ka-al-ṣu | a man with a twisted thigh |
| 29 | lu₂ dub₃ a ak mu-zi-bu | The one who drank water, who rose up. |
| 30 | lu₂ dub₃-sa-dar uq-qu-rum | the man of Dubsadar, Uqqurum, |
| 31 | lu₂ ma-an-zi-la₂ ša la-ar-si₂-na-tim | Manzila of Larsinātum |
| 32 | lu₂ a₂-ak a-ku-u₂ | a man who acted (against me) |
| 33 | lu₂ al-tuku ma-du-u₂ | (Sum) The one who has a friend, the one who knows him (Akk) The man who has friends, the friend |
| 34 | lu₂ al-ŋal₂ gal-tum | a man who carries a great burden |
| 35 | lu₂ al-ŋal₂ par₂-du | a man who is enraged, frightened |
| 36 | lu₂ al-ŋal₂ ra-ah-bu | a man who is enraged |
| 37 | lu₂ ka-tar-re da-la-<lu>-u₂ | the one who is to be praised, |
| 38 | [lu₂] aš₂-a er-rum | man of Aš-a-Errum |
| 39 | [lu₂] aš₂-a na-az-rum | a person who a gift |
| 40 | [lu₂] ⸢aš₂⸣-a ka-⸢tu⸣-u₂ | the man who the ka’etû prayer |
| o ii | ||
| 1 | lu₂ niŋ₂ ⸢hul⸣-[dim₂-ma] [...] | A person who fear(?) an evil ešedema |
| 2 | [...] [...] | |
| 3 | ⸢lu₂⸣ [...] [...] | The elu-priestess |
| 4 | [...] | |
| 5 | ⸢lu₂⸣ [...] | The elu priestess |
| 6 | ⸢lu₂⸣ [...] | The elu priestess |
| 7 | lu₂ ⸢šag₄⸣ [hul-gig] | the man of the evil šaĝu-temple |
| 8-9 | lu₂ šag₄ ⸢hul⸣-[gig] al-šeš₂-šeš₂ ša li-ba-⸢šu⸣ [...] | (Sum) The one who is enraged by the evil demon, who is angry with him (Akk) The man who is infuriated by the bad demon |
| 10 | lu₂ ti-ri₂-da [nu]-⸢tehi⸣ [...] | The one of the river, the tirida priestess |
| 11 | lu₂ ti-ri₂-da nu-tuku ša ⸢mu-su⸣-ku la [i-ba]-aš-šu | The one who does not have a wife, who is not mine |
| 12 | lu₂ kug kalag ak-ak e-pi-iš mu-⸢su⸣-ki | The powerful man who performs the deeds of your lordship |
| 13 | lu₂ šer₁₁ nu-tuku | one who has no rival |
| 14 | lu₂ gu₃ ra-ah | the one who shouts |
| 15 | ⸢lu₂⸣ [sa] dug₃-dug₃-⸢ur₂⸣-<hi> na-mu-ši-šu | The elû-priest, the one who makes good the ur-vessel |
| 16 | lu₂ tur₅-ra | the sick man |
| 17 | lu₂ er₂-ra ša bi-ki-tim | a man of tears, the heart of a widow |
| 18 | lu₂ er₂-[ra] ⸢ša ta⸣-ni-hi | The one who weeps, he is frightened |
| 19 | lu₂ x-[...] [ša] x-⸢ša⸣-a-ti | The man of ... of the ... |
| 20 | lu₂ ⸢niŋ₂-nu⸣-[ŋar-ra] [ša la ki]-⸢na⸣-tim | a person who a stela without a foundation |
| 21 | lu₂ niŋ₂-nu-ŋar-ra [ša nu-ul-li₂-a]-⸢tim⸣ | a person who a nīnubara prayer that cannot be changed |
| 22 | lu₂ niŋ₂-bal-bal [mu-uš-tab-la]-ki-tum | a man who is to cross over a river |
| 23 | lu₂ niŋ₂-gu-la [x-x] ⸢ak⸣-a | a person of great fearsomeness |
| 24 | lu₂ še gur₁₀ kud | a person who barley rations |
| 25 | lu₂ še [kud-ra₂] e-ṣi₂-du | the man who the barley rations of the kudrīdu-festival |
| 26 | lu₂ ⸢še⸣ [ur₄]-ur₄ | the man who the eše’e-tree |
| 27 | lu₂ še bala ⸢mu⸣-ša-nu-um | the man who the bala of Emušum |
| 28 | lu₂ še bala ak mu-ša-ki-rum | The man who did the bala of the ša-kirum |
| 29 | lu₂ si-par₃ a-ma-de-nu | the one of the sipar, the judge |
| 30 | lu₂ si-par₃ gal(BAR) ša a-ma-de-nu ra-bi-tu | the man of the great sipar, who the great settlements |
| 31 | lu₂ še šu gur₁₀-a mu-pa-hi-⸢ru⸣ | The one who holds the barley in his hand - Upahhiru |
| 32 | lu₂ še šu hum-ma mu-ha-mi-<šu> | The man whose hand is swollen |
| 33 | lu₂ še saŋ-ŋar ak ša-mi-ṭu₃ | the man who the barley rations of Šammitbu |
| 34 | lu₂ še-zar ša sa₃-⸢ri⸣ | the one who enlarges the heavens |
| 35 | lu₂ še zar tab-ba ša sa₃-ar-ma-ši | The one who heaps up barley in a pile, whose sa-ar-ma-ši |
| 36 | lu₂ še zar sal-la | a man who the barley of the salted zar |
| 37 | lu₂ še zar keš₂-da | the man who the barley rations of the netherworld |
| 38 | lu₂ garadin₃ du₇-du₇ mu-pa-hi-rum | the man who makes the garadin-offerings perfect, |
| 39 | lu₂ še il₂-il₂ za-bi-lu | The one who raises the barley, the zabilu-priest |
| 40 | lu₂ še il₂-la na-aš-šu | The one who raises the barley is responsible |
| 41 | [lu₂ x x] x [x] x | the man ... |
| o iii | ||
| 1 | [lu₂] x [...] | ... man |
| 2 | [lu₂] ⸢ku₃⸣ [...] | The man who the holy shrine |
| 3 | lu₂ ku₃-[...] [...] | The holy man |
| 4 | lu₂ x ⸢ra-ah⸣ [x] x [...] | a man ... raḫ |
| 5 | lu₂ ziz₂-da-a šum₂-ma ša ki(DI-)ša-[a-tum] | If a man a zizda'u-offering |
| 6 | lu₂ mur₇-ba(ŠU) nud ša i-na ta-ba-⸢aš⸣-[ta-ni-šu bu-lu-lu] | The man of the murba prayer, the nadītu-priestess, who in his utterances is scattered |
| 7 | ⸢lu₂⸣ šu-nir kar mu-ha-mi-šu-ri-ni-⸢šu⸣ mu-ha-mi-šu-ri-ni-⸢šu⸣ | The elû-priestess of the harbor, Muḫāmi-šurini-e23 |
| 8 | lu₂ šu-nir zil-zil mu-qal-li-ip šu-ri-ni | (Sum) The man, the one who makes the šunir-disease pass by (Akk) The one, the liar, the shepherd, the herdsman |
| 9 | lu₂ dam ŋuruš-a nud-nud ša aš-ša-at a-wi-lim | The man who the wife of a young child, the light of the heart of the man |
| 10 | lu₂ eme-sig-gu₇-gu₇ a-ki-il ka-ar-<ṣi> | The one who eats emešsig-flour, the one who drinks ka’ar-beer |
| 11 | lu₂ KA šu ⸢du₃⸣-a mu-na-gi₄-rum | The man who the ‘hand’ of the edu-vessel returned for him |
| 12 | lu₂ saŋ gub-ba | a man standing in the street |
| 13 | lu₂ tilla₂ | the tiller |
| 14 | munus lu₂ tilla₂ | the woman, the man of the market |
| 15 | lu₂-gub-ba | Lu-guba |
| 16 | munus lu₂-gub-ba | woman of Lu-guba |
| 17 | lu₂-ŋeš-gi-saŋ-keš₂ | Lu-gisake |
| 18 | munus lu₂-ŋeš-gi-saŋ-keš₂ | the woman Lu-gisake |
| 19 | lu₂-tumu sa₃-rum | “Lū-tumû (is) Sa’rum |
| 20 | lu₂-IM-IM sa₃-ra-rum | Lu-IM-IM, the sarrarum priest |
| 21 | lu₂-zuh-a šar-ra-qu₂ | the šarraqu priest |
| 22 | lu₂ ni₂-zuh šar-ra-qu₂ | a person who fear(?) the šarraqu-demon |
| 23 | lu₂ e₂ bur₃-bur₃ mu-pa-li-iš bi-ta-tim | The man who the house is torn down, the one who breaks the house |
| 24 | lu₂ e₂ si-ga ša E₂ GA MU | The man who the siŋa house of the ... house |
| 25 | lu₂ e₂ buluŋ₃ ir-bi(ga) | the man who the bulû-house erected |
| 26 | lu₂ e₂-x-me ša tur₂-mi | The man of the ... house, the one of the cowshed |
| 27 | lu₂ e₂-gi₄ ša bi-tim aš-bi | The bride of that house |
| 28 | lu₂ na-kam-tum | the man of the storehouse |
| 29 | lu₂ eš₃-ta-gur-ra | the man of Eštarura |
| 30 | lu₂ en-nu-uŋ₃ | watchman |
| 31 | lu₂ en-nu-uŋ₃ e₂ | the guard of the house |
| 32 | lu₂ sahar-šub{ub}ba | the man of the saharsub |
| 33 | lu₂ kur₂ | a stranger |
| 34 | ⸢lu₂⸣ x [...] | The elu priestess |
| r i | ||
| 1 | lu₂ x [...] [...] | A man ... |
| 2 | lu₂ x-x-a-la₂ mu-x-[...] | The one who ... |
| 3 | lu₂ gana₂-gid₂ še-tum aš-lim | The man of the ‘fields’ is well. |
| 4 | lu₂ kun eš₂ re-eh EŠ₂ | The one who the tail of the eš temple rests |
| 5 | lu₂ x-kuš₃ u₂-ṭa-nu-u₂ | the ...-kuš-official, the utbanu-official |
| 6 | lu₂ 1/2 kuš₃ u-[ṭu₂]-u₂ | a man half a cubit has carried |
| 7 | lu₂ lirum ša a-ba-rum | a man of the heart of Abarum |
| 8 | lu₂ lirum mu-uš-tap-ṣu₂ | a man of the līrum who has slain |
| 9 | lu₂ [x]-šu ⸢ša⸣ [...] | The man ... his ... |
| 10 | lu₂ [x]-da-DIM₄ ⸢ka⸣-[x]-⸢šu⸣ | the man who ... the ... of the temple |
| 11 | lu₂ igi buluŋ₃-ŋa₂ pe-ti re-bi-tim | The one who opens the rear window, |
| 12 | lu₂ huŋ-ŋa₂ | a man of ḫu’ba (disease) |
| 13 | lu₂ kar-re ar-bu | a man of the quay ... |
| 14 | lu₂ šu kar-re eṭ-ṭe₄-ru-u₂ | The man who the hand of the quay has struck |
| 15 | lu₂ gab₂-kar-re e-ke(DE-)<mu>-u₂ | The one who is to smite the enemy, |
| 16 | lu₂ gab₂-x la-aš-ši-ku | I am not a person who has ... |
| 17 | lu₂ HI-HI-bi-ra ha-aš-ša-a-rum | a person to smite |
| 18 | lu₂ hu-hu-nu ha-ša-a-rum | a man of ḫūḫunu (and) hāšāru |
| 19 | lu₂ šu zig₃ keš₂ dug₄-ga | a man whose hand is raised and whose neck is firm |
| 20 | lu₂ x-x ṣu₂-hu-um | a man ... a ṣuḫum |
| 21 | lu₂ sikil-du₃-a | the one who is pure |
| 22 | lu₂ na-ŋa₂-⸢ah⸣ | the man who Naba’eaḫ |
| 23 | lu₂ mu₂-da ša-ar-bu | a person who a young child |
| 24 | lu₂ kar₂ ak ṭa-ap-lum | a person who the quay of the ṭāplum canal |
| 25 | lu₂ šu kar₂ ak mu-ṭa-pi-lu | The man who the quay inspected, Mutba-pilu |
| 26 | lu₂ zag-ga-bar-bar | the man of the ziggurat |
| 27 | lu₂ gi-di-da ša in-bu-bi | The man who the reed screen has smashed |
| 28 | lu₂ gi-gid₂ | the man who the scepter |
| 29 | lu₂ gi-šu-tuk-ŋar-ra ša sa₃-an-sa₃-an-ni | The one of the gišutukbara prayer(?) who prays to me |
| 30 | lu₂ {kuš}balaŋ ša ba-la-<gi>-i | a man who the booty of Balagi |
| 31 | lu₂ {kuš}balaŋ-balaŋ-di | a man who a scepter |
| 32 | lu₂ {kuš}a₂-la₂ | a man with a sandal |
| 33 | lu₂ i-lu ša nu-bi-e | The one who does not sing an ilu prayer |
| 34 | lu₂ i-lu-di mu-na-bu | The one who utters laments, |
| 35 | lu₂ balaŋ-di | the man of bala-di, |
| 36 | lu₂ pe-el-la₂ | the defiled man |
| 37 | [lu₂] šu pe-el-la₂ | defiled person |
| r ii | ||
| 1 | [lu₂ ...] [...]-mi | The one who ... |
| 2 | [lu₂ ...] [...]-x-⸢ni⸣ | the man who |
| 3 | [lu₂ sa-du₃] ⸢ša⸣ ši-ki-ni | the man who the sadu service of the ešā-e3 temple of his trust |
| 4 | [lu₂] ⸢sa⸣ gu-la ša GU.LA | the man who the great esa’e-vessel of the gula (vessel) |
| 5 | lu₂ sa-ur₃-ra <ša> še-še-e | The man of the saŋur temple |
| 6 | lu₂ sa-x-x ša pa-zi | a man who ... |
| 7 | lu₂ sa-hir ša ša-ha-ri | the man who the saḫaru-offering |
| 8 | lu₂ sa-KEŠ₂ ša ŠA.KEŠ₂ | A person who a sa-kušu-prayer |
| 9 | lu₂ {ŋeš}har-mušen-na | the man of Harmusvena, |
| 10 | lu₂ u₂ tag-tag | a person who eats food |
| 11 | lu₂ niŋ₂ tag-tag | a person who carries fear |
| 12 | lu₂ barag tag-tag | the man who the dais touches |
| 13 | e-pi-iš ip-ši e-pi-iš | |
| 14 | KU-pa-ti e-pi-iš ba-ša-mi | KU-pāti means “to do.’ |
| 15 | lu₂ ma-an-du-um | a man who many |
| 16 | lu₂ pan | a person of the past |
| 17 | lu₂ pan zu-zu | the one who knows the face |
| 18 | lu₂ ŋeš-šub | a man to enter |
| 19 | lu₂ pa-mušen-⸢na⸣ | the man of Pamīšena’e |
| 20 | lu₂ tug₂-ga ša TUG₂.HI.A | a person who a garment |
| 21 | lu₂ BUR₂ | |
| 22 | lu₂ bal x x x x la₂ | A man ... |
| 23 | lu₂ ⸢tag⸣-x x-⸢da⸣ | the man who ... |
| 24 | lu₂ mir-ra | a man of fury |
| 25 | lu₂ {ŋeš}dub-dim₂ | the man who the inscription |
| 26 | lu₂ {ŋeš}⸢sumun⸣-gi | the man who the esumun-egi |
| 27 | lu₂ {na₄}im-na | the man of imna stone |
| 28 | lu₂ lahtan-x | the man of Lahtan- |
| 29 | lu₂ ka₂-na | the man of his gate |
| 30 | lu₂ gi-zi ša ki-zi | the man who the reed mat of the kizi mat |
| 31 | lu₂ bar-hu-da | the man of Barhuda |
| 32 | lu₂ gu₃ de₂-de₂ a-sa₃-u₂ | The one who shouts, Asau |
| 33 | lu₂ gu₃ de₂-de₂ ša-sa₃-u₂ | The one who shouts, the one who trembles |
| 34 | lu₂ gu₃ de₂-de₂ | the one who shouts |
| 35 | lu₂ |(SU.LU.UB₂.GAR)&(SU.LU.UB₂.GAR).ŠIR| [...] | a man who |
| 36 | lu₂ nam-x [...] | The one who ... |
| 37 | lu₂ [...] [...] | ... man |
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