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YOS 11, 70 (P305846)
Literary, Old Babylonian · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | YOS 11, 70 |
|---|---|
| ID | P305846 |
| Museum no. | YBC 04622 |
| Collection | Yale Babylonian Collection, New Haven, Connecticut, USA |
| Language | Sumerian |
| Period | Old Babylonian · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE |
| Genre | Literary |
| Find spot | uncertain |
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 | ||
| 1ʾ | [x x]-ta {ŋiš}x [...] | ... from |
| 2ʾ | saŋ saŋ-še₃ x [...] | (Sum) ... (Akk) The ... of the netherworld(?) |
| 3ʾ | {d}en-ki-ke₄ {d}asal-lu₂-hi [...] | Enki and Asalluhi |
| 4ʾ | izi dab₅ dumu-mu hul NE [...] | The one who is seized by fire, the evil child ... |
| 5ʾ | {d}asal-lu₂-hi dumu-mu ⸢hul⸣ [...] | Asalluhi, son of Eḫule |
| 6ʾ | {ŋiš}kirid pa-bi x [...] | The kirid plant ... its mouth |
| 7ʾ | a₂-šu-ŋir₃ ŋir₃ x [...] | “Ašu-bir, bir |
| 8ʾ | e-ne im-mi-in-[...] | He ... the word |
| 9ʾ | {ŋiš}kirid KA-bi [...] | Its mouth is a kirid plant |
| 10ʾ | hul bar-ra gub-ba [...] | Evil standing outside |
| 11ʾ | su lu₂-ulu₃ dumu diŋir-re-[e-ne] | the flesh of a man, the sons of the intertwined |
| 12ʾ | u₃ me-te-⸢gur⸣-gur | and Mete-egur |
| 13ʾ | ka-inim-ma igi hul-kam | It is the wording of a cursed eye. |
| 14ʾ | igi gud dil-am₃ igi udu-am₃ | The one with single eyes, the one with sheep eyes, |
| 15ʾ | igi lu₂ šar₂-am₃ KA lu₂ šar₂-am₃ | The eye of a king, the mouth of king |
| 16ʾ | igi hul-am₃ niŋ₂-nam hul-hul | The eye is evil, its aura is evil. |
| 17ʾ | {d}asal-lu₂-hi igi im-ma-an-sig₁₀ | Asalluhi looked at it |
| 18ʾ | niŋ₂ ŋa₂-e za-mu u₃ za ŋa₂-e-zu | May you be praised, may you be glorified. |
| 19ʾ | sig₂ gig₂ sig₂ babbar saŋ-ŋa₂-ni u₃-X-keš₂ | He ... the wool, shekels, and white wool. |
| 20ʾ | igi hul lu₂ niŋ₂-hul-dim₂-ma | the evil eye of a man who is evil |
| 21ʾ | gud-gin₇ he₂-em-ta-gaz | may he kill him like a wolf. |
| 22ʾ | ka-inim-ma igi hul-kam | It is the wording of a cursed eye. |
| 23ʾ | igi gud huš piriŋ huš igi lu₂-ulu₃ | The eye of the wild bull, the eye of a man, |
| 24ʾ | gud huš piriŋ huš | wild ox, wild pig |
| o ii | ||
| 1ʾ | [x]-e [...] | ... ... |
| 2ʾ | [x] kaskal-la x x [...] | ... the journey |
| 3ʾ | i₃ ab₂ kug-ga ga ⸢ab₂⸣ [...] | oil from the pure cow, milk from the e’ab temple |
| 4ʾ | teš₂-bi u₃-me-[...] | You are the one who ... together |
| 5ʾ | eme hul-ŋal₂ bar-[še he₂-em-ta-gub] | May the evil tongue stand aside. |
| 6ʾ | ka-[inim-ma igi hul-kam] | Wording of a cursed eye |
| 7ʾ | gallaₓ(GUDU₄)e-ne-gallaₓ(GUDU₄)[e-ne] | the galla demons |
| 8ʾ | gallaₓ(GUDU₄)e teš₂ nu-zu [imin-na me-eš] | The galla demon who does not know a name |
| 9ʾ | ⸢ibila⸣ dil-[me-eš ama dili] me-eš | “I am the one who is alone, my mother is alone |
| 10ʾ-11ʾ | lu₂-kin-gi₄-⸢a⸣ {[d}ereš];-[ki-gal]-la me-eš [...] | Lu-kingi-ea, Ereškigal |
| 12ʾ | igi kar₂ nu-[...] | The eye did not see |
| 13ʾ | lu₂ |KA×X| ⸢ugu⸣ [...] | The one who ... over the temple |
| 14ʾ | BAD ⸢di₄-di₄⸣-la₂ x [...] | The city wall of the ešala temple |
| 15ʾ | e-sir₂-ra x [...] | In the street ... |
| 16ʾ | šag₄-ta bar-ta pa [...]-⸢eš⸣ | From the horizon to the outer horizon |
| 18ʾ | [...] nu-[x x me]-eš | ... is not ... |
| 20ʾ | [x x x]-eš | ...-eš |
| 21ʾ | ⸢ki-sikil⸣ x-ra šu ti-a me-eš | The young woman ... |
| 22ʾ | e₂ tur₃-ra ab₂ amar-bi šu ti-<a> me-eš | The cows of the stall, their calfs, hand of life |
| 23ʾ | {ŋiš}kiri₆-ra gurun šu ti-a me-eš | In the orchard, the harvest of the harvest has been harvested |
| 24ʾ | šul diŋir nu-tuku gaba rig₈-ga | Who has no rival, who is presented on the chest |
| 25ʾ | a₂-sag₃ x šu an-dab₅ | The asag demon, hand seized |
| 26ʾ | lu₂-ulu₃ {ŋiš}kak ŋar-re-eš | “A man, a scepter and a shield |
| 27ʾ | lu₂-ulu₃ KA ZI kak-ta [...] | (Sum) A man ... ... (Akk) A person ... |
| 28ʾ | šub-ba niŋ₂ zi-i šaŋar niŋ₂ x [...] | (Sum) The šubba priestess, the true one, the ... one, (Akk) The inside of the man, the life of the woman, the spirit of ... |
| r iii | ||
| 1 | {d}udug KA nu-DU ki nu-DU [...] | The udug priestess does not speak, does not go to the place |
| 2 | gi nu-nu₂-a | reed that has not been slept on |
| 3 | tu-ra nu-zi-zi u₂ ninda nu-x-x-e | She does not rise up for you, she does not ... food. |
| 4 | enmen₂ niŋ₂ DUG₃ SAG₉ DUG₃ i-ri-na x x ku₄-ku₄-⸢ra⸣ | Incantation: “It is good, it is good! It is a good thing! ... enters! |
| 5 | mu GUD-še₃ {d}asal-lu₂-hi igi im-ma-an-sig₁₀ | year: “Asalluḫi looked at the ox. |
| 6 | a-a-ni {d}en-ki-še₃ e₂-e ba-ši-in-kur₉ | his father Enki brought him into the temple. |
| 7 | gu₃ mu-un-na-de₂-a | he spoke to him, |
| 8 | a-a-mu gallaₓ(GUDU₄)e-ne-gallaₓ(GUDU₄)e-ne | My father was among the galla demons. |
| 9 | niŋ₂ ŋa₂-e za-mu-u₃ za-mu-u₃ za ŋa₂-e | (Sum) I want to utter an arazu prayer to him (Akk) The one who utters a niŋ prayer to me is utterly uttered to me |
| 10 | nam-tar-mu nu-ŋen-na | My fate is unknown. |
| 11 | nam-tar ka₂ diŋir-re-e-ne e-ne ba-ab-šum₂-mu | The fate of the gate of the intertwined cult centers was decreed |
| 12 | šu-zu {ŋiš}banšur an-na-ta {d}en-ki ad-da-zu | Your hand from the table of heaven, Enki, your father |
| 13 | zi en he₂-pad₃-de₃ lu₂ kur₂-ra-x | May he find the righteous lord, a stranger |
| 14 | nam-ba-te-ŋa₂-te udug hul-ŋal₂-la bar-še₃ he₂-em-gub | May the evil udug-demon stand outside. |
| 15 | ka-inim-ma {d}udug hul-kam | Incantation for the evil udug-demon. |
| 16 | ud gal an-eden-na šu bar-ra me-eš | The great storm of the high steppe, the hand of the outer one |
| 17 | a₂ gud-de₃ al-gi-na me-eš | The arm of the ox is a reed mat |
| 18 | lu₂ mu-un-dab-be₂ me-eš | The man seized me |
| 19 | inim bal-bal me-eš ba-an-šu₂-šu₂ me-eš | (Sum) The one who is enraged with words, he is angry with him (Akk) He who is infuriated by words, it is him who is furious with words |
| 20 | ka-še₃ ki-ri-da mi-ni-in-keš₂ | He bound beer in the orchard |
| 21 | ki-sikil-ra x mu-un-ŋen-nam | For the young woman ... |
| 22 | ŋuruš-ra a₂ TE DIL E nam | (If) a pig ... arms ... . |
| 23 | lu₂-ulu₃ niŋ₂-AK-bi im-mi-in-⸢DU-DU⸣ me-eš | (Sum) The man screamed, “It is enough, I am the one who is able to soothe the man (Akk) It is enough that a man shouted at me |
| 24 | u₂-a nam in-x niŋ₂-AK-bi x-DU | (Sum) ... ... (Akk) The ... of the water ... |
| 25 | lu₂-ra ba-ni-in-gu₇ | he ate it for the man. |
| 26 | kaš₄ ZA a im-ma-an-tum₂ | He brought water to ... |
| 27 | {d}asal-lu₂-hi igi im-ma-an-sig₁₀ | Asalluhi looked at it |
| 28 | niŋ₂ ŋa₂-e za-mu [...] | (Sum) I am the one who ... praise (Akk) The one who praises me |
| 29 | niŋ₂-silaŋ-ŋa₂-še₃ ⸢mu⸣-[...] | (Sum) The one who makes the šēdu-disease disappear(?) (Akk) To make the nišiŋa-demon disappear |
| 30 | lu₂-ulu₃ pa₄-⸢hal⸣ [...] | (Sum) The man, the ... of the pa’eḫal temple |
| r iv | ||
| 1 | nam kud-da-ni kin-gi₄-a bi₂-gi₄ | he returned his long-lasting fate. |
| 2 | lu₂ nam-tar-tar-ra-ma-ni kin-gi₄-a bi₂-gi₄ | The messenger returned to his fate. |
| 3 | ugu nam-lu₂-ulu₃ zu₂ bi₂-gu₇ | He eats on top of humanity. |
| 4 | šag₄ nam-lu₂-ulu₃ peš-e-še₃ DI-de₃ | To pacify the heart of mankind |
| 5 | igi lu₂ ŋeštin-gin₇ sur-sur-de₃ | to make the face of a man tremble like wine |
| 6 | šu-si lu₂-ulu₃-ka MURGU₂-gin₇ šu gid₂-da | Hand of a man long like a lion |
| 7 | saŋ-ki lul-la u₂-a-gin₇ | like a false crenellation |
| 8 | nam-tar gu₂ mi-ni-ib-ŋar | he smote Namtar, |
| 9 | {ŋiš}ig-e nu-gi₄ im-ma-da-ri | The door was opened with a no-brainer |
| 10 | {d}asal-lu₂-hi igi im-ma-an-sig₁₀ | Asalluhi looked at it |
| 11 | niŋ₂ ŋa₂-e za-mu u₃ ŋa₂-e zu | (Sum) The one who knows how to pray, how to know? (Akk) How can I pray to you, how can I know you? |
| 12 | šag₄-šag₄-ga-na šu bal x ŋal₂ | Hand of a Bal |
| 13 | šu bal ki-bi x ŋal₂ | Hand of bal |
| 14 | sahar kaskal-la-ba-a di-di-de₃ | In order to travel through the dust of the road, |
| 15 | {ŋiš}šinig {u₂}in-nu-uš | a kind of plant |
| 16 | im-ma-da-ri | he smote. |
| 17 | |UR₂×BAR|la kug-ga na-bi degₓ(RI) | The pure urdbar drum, whose name is ... |
| 18 | lu₂-ulu₃ pa₄-hal-la u₃-me-šar₂-ra | (Sum) I am the one who makes man(s) tremble(?) (Akk) The one of man, the one of gate(s), I am a lord |
| 19 | lu₂-ulu₃-bi a₂-sag₃-ga-ni | that man, his asag-demon |
| 20 | muru₉ diri-ga-gin₇ | like a distant cloud |
| 21 | eme hul-ŋal₂ bar-še he₂-em-ta-gub | May the evil tongue stand outside. |
| 22 | ka-inim-ma udug hul-a-kam | Incantation for an evil udug-demon. |
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