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CDLI Literary 000749, ex. 001 (P310397)
Literary, Old Babylonian · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | CDLI Literary 000749, ex. 001 |
|---|---|
| ID | P310397 |
| Museum no. | YBC 09860 |
| 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) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | am ⸢huš⸣ gal du₇-du₇ ⸢gi⸣-[izi-la₂] | Wild bull of the great Eḫuš temple, perfected by the Ezida temple |
| 2 | am gal {d}en-ki-ke₄ u₃-[na-gub-bu] | The great wild bull Enki stood before him. |
| 3 | absu ki sikil-ta e₃-[a] | who came forth from the Absu, the pure place |
| 4 | {d}gibil₆ e₂ gal ⸢iri₁₁⸣-[gal x x] | Gibil, the great temple of the Irigal |
| 5 | ni₂-gal gur₃-ru-na muš₃ ba-[gun₃-gun₃] | The one who has great fearsomeness is adorned with a face |
| 6 | {d}nun-bar-an-na šu ŋar huš [x x x] | Nunbarana, the hand of the furious dagger |
| 7 | gi-izi-la₂ gal absu-ta e₃-a | The great reed mat that emerges from the absu-vessel, |
| 8 | me nun-na saŋ il₂ | who lifts up the princely divine powers |
| 9 | {giš}erin {giš}šu-ur₂-min₃ {giš}za-ba-lum {giš}taškarin | cedar, cypress, zabalum, taskarin |
| 10 | sig₂ babbar sig₂ giggi giš-kin₂ babbar giš-kin₂ giggi | White wool, green wool, white wool, red wool |
| 11 | {giš}hašhur še-er-kum {giš}peš₃ še-er gid₂-da la₂-a | The apple tree is planted, the peas are planted long. |
| 12 | a₂ dara₃ maš₂ hur-saŋ-ŋa₂ | labor of the dara-priest, goat of the mountain range |
| 13 | i₃ tur₃ ubur ku₃-ta ⸢de₂⸣-a | from the oil of the stall and the holy ubur-vessel to the e’ea canal |
| 14 | [im-šu]-⸢rin⸣-na-ta x-a | from Imšu’erana |
| 15 | [(giš) gi]-izi-la₂-ta na-de₅-ga | to be carried off with a torch |
| 16 | [x x x]-⸢ta⸣ gi im-ma-ra-keš₂ | ... he bound the reed |
| 17 | [x x x]-⸢ta⸣ izi im-ma-ra-la₂ | ... ignited fire |
| 18 | [x x x] im-ta-DU-DU | ... he went |
| 19 | [x x šu] x im-ta-du₇-du₇ | ... he made perfect |
| 20 | [x x x] x-ma {d}ku₃-su₁₃ | ... Kusu |
| 21 | [x x mu-un]-ku₃ gir₄ mu-un-sikil | He purified ..., he purified the nose |
| 22 | [x x x] mi-ni-si na-de₅ si-ga | ... he filled with ..., he brought in ... |
| 23 | [(x)] ⸢gud⸣ udu ab₂-da {d}ku₃-su₁₃ | oxen, sheep and cows for Kusu |
| 24 | ⸢gir₄ gal⸣-e he₂-em-ma-da-an-ku₄-ku₄ | May the great chariot enter with me. |
| 25 | [(x)] ⸢gud⸣ ninda ab₂-da {d}ku₃-su₁₃ | ... oxen, bread for cows, Kusu |
| 26 | gir₄ gal-e he₂-em-ma-da-an-ku₄-ku₄ | May he enter with the great knife. |
| 27 | nam-<tar> nam-<he₂> giš nam-tar giš nam-he₂ | a fate of abundance, a tree of abundance |
| 28 | gi nam-tar gi nam-he₂ | Reeds of fate, reed of abundance, |
| 29 | tur₃ ku₃ ma-ra-ab-du₇ | The pure stall is perfect for you. |
| 30 | sig₂ sila₄ sig₇-ga-ta sig₂ maš₂ sig₇-ga-ta | From the red wool of a lamb, from the blue wool of an kid |
| 31 | {d}gibil₆ saŋ a₂ zid-da | Gibil, whose right arm is straight |
| 32 | saŋ an-še₃ ⸢il₂⸣-la-a-ta | from the top of the high terrace of the Elaean |
| 33 | ubur ku₃ an-na-ta a šu im-ta-dab₅ | He seized the hand from the holy thigh of heaven |
| 34 | a-bi an im-ku₃ ki im-sikil | Its water is pure, its earth is pure. |
| 35 | gud tur₃-bi-a mi-⸢ni⸣-[ib₂]-sikil | he purified the oxen in its stall |
| 36 | udu amaš-⸢bi⸣-a mi-⸢ni⸣-[ib₂]-sikil | I purify the sheep in their sheepfold |
| 37 | {d}utu an-ur₂-⸢ra⸣ mi-ni-ib₂-sikil | Šamaš purifies the horizon |
| 38 | {d}nanna an-pa-a mi-ni-ib₂-sikil | Nanna purified the heavens. |
| 39 | sag₉-ga e₂-a he₂-em-⸢dadag⸣ he₂-em-<ta-kug-ga> | May it be bright, may it be pure in the house |
| 40 | nun absu ⸢ku₃⸣-ga e₂ sila ku₃-ga | prince with the holy throne, in the holy street, |
| 41 | eridu{ki}ta en {d}ku₃-su₁₃ za₃-mi₂ | from Eridu, lord Kusu, praise |
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