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YOS 11, 90 (P306241)
Literary, Old Babylonian · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | YOS 11, 90 |
|---|---|
| ID | P306241 |
| Museum no. | YBC 05149 |
| 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)
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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 | an šar₂ ki šar₂ eme gud diš-a eme udu diš-a | An, the king, the earth, (and) the tongues of oxen and sheep |
| 2 | eme nam-lu₂-ulu₃ u₂ hul ninda hul | The tongue of mankind is evil food, evil bread. |
| 3 | ka ⸢uš₇⸣ ŋal₂-la uktin kur₂-kur₂ | The mouth of the ešû-priestess is filled with awe-inspiring radiance |
| 4 | {d}dim₃-me gig-ha-ab {{ ga-ra-bu-um }} lu₂-ra dirig {{ i-sa₃-ab-bu }} | Lamaštu is bitter, he is frightened, for the man he shouts |
| 5 | lu₂-ulu₃-bi a₂ gig-ga i-i | Its people cried bitterly. |
| 6 | {d}asal-lu₂-hi igi im-ma-an-sig₁₀ | Asalluhi looked at it |
| 7 | a-a-ni {d}en-ki-ra e₂ ba-ši-in-kur₉ gu₂ mu-na-de₂-e | For his father Enki he changed the house and spoke to him. |
| 8 | a-a-mu an šar₂ ki šar₂ eme gud diš-a eme udu diš-a | My father, king of heaven and earth, King of tongues, oxen, sheep, |
| 9 | a-na ab-ba-ak-en x-e ba-da-la₂-e | What did I do? ... |
| 10 | {d}en-ki-ke₄ dumu-ni {d}asal-lu₂-hi mu-na-ni-ib-gi₄-gi₄ | Enki answered his son Asalluhi: |
| 11 | dumu-mu a-na nu-e-zu a-na a-ra-ab-dah-e | My son, what do you know? What can I learn from you? |
| 12 | {d}asal-lu₂-hi a-na nu-e-zu a-na a-ra-ab-dah-e | Asalluhi, what does not know, what can I learn? |
| 13 | niŋ₂ i₃-zu-a-mu u₃ za-e in-ga-zu | “I know myself, and you know it. |
| 14 | niŋ₂-silaŋ-ŋa₂ {{ li-ša-am }} šu u₃-me-ti | “Let my hand be grasped, |
| 15 | lu₂-ulu₃ dumu diŋir-ra-na u₃-me-te-gur-gur | (Sum) The man, the son of the intertwined family, has turned away from him (Akk) He turned away the one, the child of his mixed family |
| 16 | a₂-sag₃ nam-tar diŋir hul a-la₂ [hul] | The asag-demon, the fate of the intertwined lands, the evil ala cult place |
| 17 | udug hul gal₅-la₂ hul [x x x] | Evil udug-demon, evil galla demon ... |
| 18 | lu₂ hul igi hul inim hul eme hul | Evil man, evil eye, evil word, evil tongue |
| 19 | ⸢uš₇⸣ ri niŋ₂-ak-a hul dim₂-ma | The ešû-priestess, the one who acts maliciously |
| 20 | bar-še₃ he₂-em-da-gub | May he stand outside with him |
| 21 | {d}udug {d}lama sag₉-ga | the udug-priest and the good lamassu, |
| 22 | he₂-en-da-su₈-su₈-be₂-eš | may they stand with him |
| 23 | lu₂-ulu₃ dumu diŋir-ra-na | a man, son of Ibirana |
| 24 | u₃-mu-sikil u₃-mu-e-dadag | Umunsikil, Umun-edadag, |
| r | ||
| 25 | bur šaŋan [x x x]-gin₇ u₃-mu-e-luh-luh | Like a bowl filled with ..., he was frightened |
| 26 | bur i₃-nun-gin₇ u₃-mu-e-su-ub | Like a bowl filled with butter, I will fill it for you. |
| 27 | {d}utu saŋ-kal diŋir-re-e-ne-ke₄ šu-na u₃-mu-e-sum | Šamaš, the foremost of the intertwined gods, has given him over to his hand |
| 28 | {d}utu saŋ-kal diŋir-re-e-ne-ke₄ | Šamaš, foremost of the intercessors, |
| 29 | šu sag₉-ga diŋir-ra-na-še₃ šu he₂-eb-ši-gi₄-gi₄ | May he turn his hand to good fortune in his battles |
| 30 | ka-inim-ma niŋ₂-silaŋ-ŋa₂ | Incantation formula: ni-sila |
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