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CanLament 647-649 (P310399)

Literary, Old Babylonian, unclear · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE

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Designation	CanLament 647-649
ID	P310399
Museum no.	YBC 09862
Collection	Yale Babylonian Collection, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
Language	Sumerian
Period	Old Babylonian · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
Genre	Literary
Find spot	unclear

Transliteration (ATF)

From Open Richly Annotated Cuneiform Corpus (ORACC) · CC BY-SA 3.0 (ORACC default); per-file JSON license fields say: This data is released under the CC0 license (133618)

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)
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1	si gal ŋen si gal ŋen si kur-ra diri-ga ŋen	“Great horns, I want to utter a great horn for you, I desire a horn that surpasses the mountain,
2	si gal diŋir-re-e-ne ŋen si kur-ra diri-ga ŋen	Great horn of the intertwined gods, horn surpassing in the mountain,
3	palil {d}a-nun-<na>-ke₄-ne ŋen si kur-ra diri-ga ŋen	The Anuna gods, I am the one who makes the horns of the mountains surpassing.
4	sumun₂ zi ŋa₂-ŋa₂ a-a {d}en-lil₂-la₂ ŋen	True wild bull, father Enlil, lord
5	sumun₂ zi-da {d}mu-ul-lil₂-la₂ ŋen	True wild bull of Enlil,
6	mu-tin še-er-zi bara₂-bara₂-ke₄-ne ŋen	The young woman of the ziggurat, the ...
7	alim kur-ra si gur₃-ru ŋen	Bison of the mountain, bearing horns,
8	sahar-ŋar id₂-da saŋ-saŋ dar ŋen	The saharbar of the river is scattered, the lord is scattered.
9	an-na u₃-mu-un-bi ŋen ki-a ga-ša-an-bi ŋen	In heaven, its lord, its lady, on earth
10	me-e dim₃-me-er-e-ne ša-mu-un-na-diri-ge-en	I surpass the gods
11	{d}a-nun-na-ke₄-ne ša-mu-un-na-diri-ge-en	I surpass the Anuna gods
12	i-bi₂-ŋu₁₀-[še₃] a-ba-am₃ bar-ŋu₁₀-še₃ a-ba-am₃	Who is above it, who is below it?
13	i-bi₂ ⸢il₂⸣-[la]-⸢ŋu₁₀⸣ a-ba-a ba-ra-e₃	Who can escape the eye of Ila'e?
14	a₂ bad-ra₂-a-ŋu₁₀ a-ba-a ba-ra-šub-bu	Who can compete with you?
15	dumu mah-di {d}mu-ul-lil₂-la₂ ŋen	the exalted son of Enlil,
16	gal-di a-a-ŋu₁₀ {d}suen-na ŋen	The wise one, father Suen
17	ga-ša-an ŋen šu du₁₁-ga {d}nu-dim₂-mud-da ŋen	Lady, you are the one chosen by Nudimmud
18	en mu-un-il₂-en u₃-mu-un-il₂-en	I raised the lord, I raised him.
19	me A lugal-ra x mu-na-ab-il₂-en	I raised the mes for the king.
20	sipa-ra mu-duru₅ mu-na-ab-ze₂-eŋ₃ ŋen	He sat down for the shepherd, he gave him to him.
21	sipa-ra u₂-li-a mu-un-\|DU&DU\|\|DU&DU\|un	He goes for the shepherd in joy.
22	u₃-mu-un-e na-aŋ₂-u₃-mu-un-e mu-tag-ge-en	The lord touched me,
23	u₃-mu-un hul₂-la me-e hul₂-la-de₃ ŋen	The lord who is happy, I am indeed happy.
24	ga-ša-an-e na-aŋ₂-ga-ša-an-e mu-tag-ge-en	The lady touched me, she touched me.
25	ga-ša-an ŋen ga-ša-an hul₂-la me-e hul₂-la-de₃ ŋen	Lady, you are the lady who rejoices, I want to rejoice over you.
26	šu il₂-la-ŋu₁₀ an-ne₂ bi₂-ib₂-us₂	Hand raised to heaven, he sat down
27	me-ri ⸢il₂⸣-la-ŋu₁₀ ki-a ba-ab-us₂	The feet of Elābu were carried off to the earth.
28	ga-ša-an ŋen šu-ŋu₁₀-ta šu sa₂-a nu-ma-al	Lady, lord, from your hand there is no equal
29	ga-ša-an ŋen me-ri-ŋu₁₀-ta me-ri sa₂-a nu-ma-al	Lady, lord, from the foothills there is no foothill.
30	[x] kur-kur-ra ba-an-diri-ga-am₃	... surpassing all the lands
31	[x]-du₇ e₂-kur-ra ba-ni-in-diri-ga-am₃	The ... of the Ekur was surpassing.
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32	{[d]}nanna x [...]	Nanna
33	mu-ŋu₁₀ di-ta-am₃ me-e [ga-ša-an-an-na]	The one who speaks, I am Gašanana
34	i-im-kam-ma-ŋu₁₀ ⸢ga-ša⸣-an kur-kur-ra	It is the sixth: “The Egan of all the lands
35	am₃-mu-uš-kam-ma-ŋu₁₀ an dub₂ ki sag₃	It is the second time that heaven shakes, earth shakes
36	limmu-kam-ma-ŋu₁₀ izi-ŋar me₃	It is the eponym year of Ištar-da''in, commander of battle.
37	ia₅-kam-ma-ŋu₁₀ u₃-ma gub-gub	It is the fifth song. Stand up!
38	aš₃-kam-ma-ŋu₁₀ dili-ni ur-saŋ-ŋa₂	It is the third song, her alone is a hero
39	imin-kam-ma-ŋu₁₀ ga-ša-an ul-maš{ki}a	Nineteenth song, queen of Ulmaš
40	mu-ŋu₁₀ nar-e-ne sa li-bi₂-ib-še-ge-ne	The singers will make their voices heard.
41	saŋ muš₂-ŋu₁₀ gala-e-ne šu nu-mu-un-di-ma-ma	The gala-priests did not know the rope of the snake
42	mušen anzud{mušen} e₂ ni₂-bi an-dub₂	The Anzud bird, the house whose fearsomeness is trembling
43	nam-gala nam-bur-ra tigi-ŋa₂ mu-ra-gub	The gala priesthood and the bur priesthood stood for you in the tigi.
44	a-ba mu-da-ab-še-ga ma-da	Who can rival me in the land?
45	a-ba mu-da-ab-sa₂-e ma-da	Who equals me in the land?
46	ki-ru-gu₂ 1(u) 9(diš)-kam-ma	It is the nineteenth kirugu
47	u₄ mu-un-zu-a-e kur-re mu-un-kuš₂-u₃	When he knows, he is exhausted by the mountains.
48	ama mu-gi₁₇-ib u₄ mu-un-zu-a-e kur-re mu-un-kuš₂-u₃	Mother, mugib priestess, when she knows the storm, she is exhausted by the mountains
49	kur-re mu-un-gur₁₁-bi mu-un-kuš₂-u₃	The foreign lands tire of carrying their valuables
50	kur-re gi₁₆-sa-bi mu-un-kuš₂-u₃	The foreign lands tire of their treasures
51	kur-re elam{ki}ma mu-un-kuš₂-u₃	The foreign lands are tired of Elam
52	elam{ki}ma hu-bu-ur₂-ra mu-un-kuš₂-u₃	Elam, the Hubur, is exhausted.
53	dubur₂ an gi₁₆-gi₁₆-le ki mu-un-kuš₂-u₃	The ... of heaven and earth is exhausted.
54	uru₂ zi-da u₄ mu-un-zu-a-e mu-un-kuš₂-u₃	In the true city, when he knows the storm, he is tired
55	ša₃-ba-ni kuš₂-u₃	His heart is furious
56	ki-šu₂-bi balaŋ {d}inana-kam	Its foundation is the reign of Inana

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