YBC 04658 (P305860)
Literary, Old Babylonian · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | YBC 04658 |
|---|---|
| ID | P305860 |
| Museum no. | YBC 04658 |
| Collection | Yale Babylonian Collection, New Haven, Connecticut, USA |
| Language | Sumerian |
| Period | Old Babylonian · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE |
| Genre | Literary |
English translation
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| obverse 1 | ... of battle therefore screamed out. |
| obverse 2 | ... rise(?) and the floodwaters will kill at home. |
| obverse 3 | ... violence(?) ... sit in tells and dirt ... |
| obverse 4 | ... murdered ... you have discountinued(?) my (supply of) beer. |
| obverse 5 | ... Nuska, the vizier of Enlil, is at your disposal. |
| obverse 6 | May the szarur-weapon, the roaring lion, and Kalkal, the gatekeeper of Ekur, protect you. |
| obverse 7 | [May] the merciless szargaz-weapon, and Ninnisig, the butcher of Ekur ... |
| obverse 8 | [May?] the fifty-headed mace, the Heptad, ... |
| obverse 9 | Restoring the place of the forefathers... |
| obverse 10 | My spouse ... benevolence entirely ... |
| obverse 11 | Ninlil ... malevolence in her heart. |
| obverse 12 | Now, spouse does not speak kindly to spouse among themselves |
| obverse 13 | Ninlil, you have erased my tablet of fate |
| obverse 14 | Your beloved children ... evil to me. |
| obverse 15 | Now child does not bury his mother. |
| obverse 16 | At the word of Enlil, Ninlil ... in the ground. |
| obverse 17 | As if ... a small meal ... |
| obverse 18 | Mother Ninlil ... |
| obverse 19 | As she sobbed ... |
| obverse 20 | Mother Ninlil ... |
| obverse 21 | Her child ... |
| obverse 22 | My child, father ... |
| obverse 23 | ... perfected ... |
| reverse 6 | The right garment ... |
| reverse 7 | ... fine oil ... |
| reverse 8 | Damgalnuna ... |
| reverse 9 | The broad earth ... |
| reverse 10 | Mother ... |
| reverse 17 | Gleaming ... |
| reverse 18 | Well-being ... Enki ... |
| reverse 19 | To the shrine, in the abyss ... |
| reverse 21 | Lord Enki ... |
| reverse 22 | He should speak to father Su'en ... he should speak to ... Su'en on the mountain ... |
| reverse 23 | Speak to ... at the mountain pass! |
| reverse 24 | Speak ... to Damgalnuna at the place of entry. |
| reverse 25 | Gleaming ... |
| reverse 26 | ... father Enki gave heed to pure Damgalnuna. |
| reverse 27 | ... youthful Su'en called ... |
| reverse 28 | Su'en touched the earth with his hand and spoke to him and stood with him: |
| reverse 29 | Enki spoke a word to youthful Su'en: |
| reverse 30 | Ahigh! The incantation of the lower land, the living waters ... closed above. |
| bottom 1 | It opened for him to leave, it closed for him to enter. |
| bottom 2 | ... has no anger in the land. |
Transliteration (ATF)
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| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
| obverse | ||
| 1 | [x x x (x)] x x me3-ka ur5-sze3 gu3 mu-un-ra#-ra | |
| 2 | [x x x] x x zi?# a-maru-ke4 e2-e i3-ug5-ge | |
| 3 | [x x x x] a2#-zi?# [...] du6 sahar-a tusz ba-DU | |
| 4 | [x x x x]-e x-gi4#-gi4?#-[(x)] {{da-ik}} za-e kasz-mu musz3?# ba-de6 | |
| 5 | [(x) x x x]-a-da {d}nuska sukkal {d}en-lil2-la2 [x x] mu-ra-gub-bu | |
| 6 | [(x)] szar2#-ur3 pirig ka-du8-a {{(x)-x-mu}} {d}kal-kal [i3-du8] e2#-kur-ra-ke4 uru3 he2-ak-e | |
| 7 | [(x)] szar2#-gaz igi nu-tum2-mu {{la ba-bi-il pa-ni}} {d}nin-nisig [giri2-la2 e2-kur-ra-ke4 ...] | |
| 8 | mi#-tum sag-5(u) digir-imin [...] | |
| 9 | ki ad-da-ne-ne gi4-gi4-de3 [...] | |
| 10 | nita3-dam-mu szu nam-sa6-ga gesztu2 [...] | |
| 11 | {d}nin-lil2-le szu nam-hul-a sza3-ga-ne2 [...] | |
| 12 | a2-sze dam dam-ma-ni-sze3 inim-ma sa6-ga nu#-ga2-ga2 ni2-bi [(x)] | |
| 13 | {d}nin-lil2-le dub nam-tar-ra-mu szu-zu-sze3 mu-gur-ra x | |
| 14 | dumu-zu ki ne-ag2 ga2-a?#-ra?# hul x [...] | |
| 15 | i3-ne-esz2-ta dumu ama-ni ki la-ba-ra-[de6] | |
| 16 | inim {d}en-lil2-la2-sze3 {d}nin-lil2-e ki-a [x] | |
| 17 | {{tu-sza}} i-gi4-in-zu unu2 tur-ra [x] | |
| 18 | ama {d}nin-lil2-le x x [...] | |
| 19 | {{i-na x x (x)-ki/di-sza}} sig7-sig7 ga2-ga2-da-ni#-[sze3? ...] | |
| 20 | ama {d}nin-lil2-le [...] | |
| 21 | dumu-ni [...] | |
| 22 | dumu-mu a-a [...] | |
| 23 | szu# mu-du7# [...] | |
| 24 | [x] mu# [...] | |
| 25 | [x] x [...] | |
| reverse | ||
| 5 | x [...] | |
| 6 | tug2 zi?# x [...] | |
| 7 | i3 du10-ga [...] | |
| 8 | {d}dam-gal-[nun-na ...] | |
| 9 | ki dagal x [...] | |
| 10 | ama [...] | |
| 11 | x [...] | |
| 16 | x-ra [...] | |
| 17 | su3#-ra2-ag2 [...] | |
| 18 | silim-ma {d}en-ki [...] | |
| 19 | esz3#-e ab:[zu-a ...] | |
| 20 | [x] {d}dam?-[...] | |
| 21 | [u3]-mu-un {d}en?-ki?# [...] | |
| 22 | [a]-a# {d}suen in-di# [... {d}suen?]-e?# in-di kur-ra?# | |
| 23 | [har]-ra-an kur-ra-ke4 [...] du11-ga-na-ab | |
| 24 | [x]-ra?# ki sun5-na-ta# [... {d}dam]-gal-nun-na-ra du11-ga-[na-ab] | |
| 25 | [su3]-ra2-ag2 x x [...] DI x (x) | |
| 26 | [x x] ku3 {d}dam-gal-nun-na#-ke4# a#-a# {d#}en#-ki gesztu2-e?# ba?-szum2?#-(x) | |
| 27 | [x] x szul {d}suen ta? [x x x x x] gu3 mu-un-na-de2-e | |
| 28 | {d}suen-e szu-ni ki bi2-in-tag mu-na-be2 ba-da-an-gub | |
| 29 | {d}en-ki szul {d#}suen#-na-sze3 inim-ma mu-na-ab-be2 | |
| 30 | nim# tu6 kur sig-ga a ti-la [x x]-bi an-na kesze2-da | |
| bottom | ||
| 1 | e3-da-ni-sze3 gal2 i3-taka4 ku4-da-ni-sze3 i3?-kesze2-da | |
| 2 | [...] kur-ra sza3#-ib2# nu-tuku | |
| 3 | 6(u)+1(u)+[...] x | |
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