YOS 11, 46 (P306689)
Literary, Old Babylonian · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | YOS 11, 46 |
|---|---|
| ID | P306689 |
| Museum no. | YBC 05622 |
| Collection | Yale Babylonian Collection, New Haven, Connecticut, USA |
| Language | Sumerian |
| Period | Old Babylonian · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE |
| Genre | Literary |
English translation
By Guerra, Dylan M. · Via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative · CDLI (reuse with citation)
| Line | English |
|---|---|
| obverse 1 | Heaven is king, earth is queen. |
| obverse 2 | An is king, Mami is queen. |
| obverse 3 | Enki, king of the Abzu |
| obverse 4 | whose cleansed water purifies heaven, |
| obverse 5 | pure water and cleansed water he created. |
| obverse 6 | When Asal, princely son, let the jug of cleansed water |
| obverse 7 | and the crescent-shaped bowl in the pure place fall; |
| obverse 8 | he then purified and brightened. |
| obverse 9 | The evil tongue being, verily stepped out. |
| obverse 10 | It is an incantation of letting cleansed water fall into the bowl. |
Transliteration (ATF)
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| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
| obverse | ||
| 1 | an lugal-am3 ki nin!-am3 | |
| 2 | an-na lugal-am3 {d}ma#-mi nin!-am3 | |
| 3 | en#-ki lugal abzu-ke4 | |
| 4 | a gub2-ba an ku3-ge-de3 | |
| 5 | a sikil a gub2-ba im-ma-ni-in-dim2 | |
| 6 | {d}asal dumu nun-na dug a gub2-ba | |
| 7 | bur#-zi u4-sakar ki-sikil szu2-szu2-a-ba | |
| 8 | mu-un-sikil mu-un-dadag | |
| 9 | eme#-hul gal2 bar-sze3 he2-em-ta-gub | |
| 10 | KA-inim-ma a gub2 bur-zi szu2-szu2-ba | |
Sources & licences
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