YOS 11, 44 (P306706)
Literary, Old Babylonian · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | YOS 11, 44 |
|---|---|
| ID | P306706 |
| Museum no. | YBC 05639 |
| 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 | Water from the mountain destined. |
| obverse 2 | Flood water from the mountain destined. |
| obverse 3 | In the mountain, from the mountain’s stomach destined. |
| obverse 4 | The mountain, the pure place, destined. |
| obverse 5 | The unreturning poplars destined. |
| obverse 6 | Of the ram—its twisted horns destined. |
| obverse 7 | The plant, its split horns destined. |
| obverse 8 | Outside the shrine, its wild bull horns destined. |
| obverse 9 | From the ... the runners(?) carried. |
| obverse 10 | On the silver harbor, the king, son of his god, |
| obverse 11 | then purified and brightened. |
| obverse 12 | The evil tongue being, verily stepped out. |
| obverse 13 | It is an incantation of water cleansing. |
Transliteration (ATF)
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| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
| obverse | ||
| 1 | a# kur#-ta# nam-tar-ra | |
| 2 | a ge6-a kur-ta nam-tar-ra | |
| 3 | kur-ra kur-sza3-ta nam-tar-ra | |
| 4 | hur-sag ki-sikil nam-tar-ra | |
| 5 | ildag2 nu-gi4-gi4 nam-tar-ra | |
| 6 | dar3#-masz si gur#-ru-ba nam-tar-ra | |
| 7 | u2 si hal-hal-la-bi nam-tar-ra | |
| 8 | esz3# bar-ra si am-ma-bi nam-tar-ra | |
| 9 | NE#?-ta? kasz4#?-kasz4#? bi2-il2-la | |
| 10 | kar ku3-ga lugal-e dumu dingir-ra-na | |
| 11 | u3-me-sikil u3-me-dadag | |
| 12 | eme-hul gal2 bar-sze3 he2-em-ta-gub | |
| 13 | KA#-inim-ma a gub2-ba-kam | |
Sources & licences
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