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Farmer's Instructions 205-206 (P333845)
Lexical, Old Babylonian, Sippar-Yahrurum · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | Farmer's Instructions 205-206 |
|---|---|
| ID | P333845 |
| Museum no. | BM 023331 |
| Collection | British Museum, London, UK |
| Language | Sumerian |
| Period | Old Babylonian · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE |
| Genre | Lexical |
| Find spot | Sippar-Yahrurum (mod. Tell Abu Habbah) |
| Coordinates | 33.0605, 44.2552 |
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 i | ||
| 1 | hul-ŋal₂ ki-is-pu | evil-magic, witchcraft |
| 2 | an-ta iš-ti-ni-iš | above with us |
| 3 | an-ta tap-pu-u | “From above, descendant of |
| 4 | ⸢x⸣-ši{si-i} i-ṭu₃-tum | ēši-sî |
| 5 | he-ši {<|KI.MIN|(i-ṭu₃-tum)>} | heši (means) ditto. |
| 6 | HE-A₂ kum-mu | HE₂ (means) ... |
| 7 | nunuz pe-lu-u | |
| 8 | nu-{mu-ud}nuz li-pu | may he not die!” |
| 9 | nu-nuz-u₂ ka-ap-pa | (a kind of animal) |
| 10 | |NU&NU.NUZ&NUZ.U₂&U₂| a-nu-nu-tum | |
| 11 | kur-ku at-lu-lu | a mountain of abundance |
| 12 | kur-ku na-qa-ru | kurku (means) naqaru. |
| 13 | bad₃ kur-ku du-ru ul-lu-lu | The wall, the kurku-demon, is clad in sweat. |
| 14 | ni₂{ni} huš ne-i-ṣu₂ | a furious fearsome aura |
| 15 | gu₂-du₃-a za-e-ru | gudu’a priest of Zaʾru |
| 16 | ⸢bar⸣-du₃-a {<|KI.MIN|(za-e-ru)>} | ebardû-plant, ditto |
| 17 | [...] ⸢x⸣-il šu₂-tu-ru | ... he received. |
| 18 | [... si]-il ša-la-pu | ... a šalapu-vessel |
| 19 | [... si]-il ⸢X⸣-GU ša-la-pu | ... the ... of the šalapu-house |
| 20 | [ka]-⸢tar⸣ [si]-⸢il⸣ di-li-lu da-la-lu | Ka-etar-e, Si-eil, Dililu, Alalu |
| o ii | ||
| 1 | a-šag₄ {u₂}hirin{hi-ri₂-in} ba-an-mu₂ su₂-up-pu-[hu] | He planted a field with ḫirin-plant and it was covered. |
| 2 | a-šag₄ u₂ nu-me-a ba-an-mu₂ ak-kam-ma-tam ma-li | (Sum) The field was not planted with grass, it was an uncultivated land (Akk) It was cultivated land |
| 3 | a-šag₄ | field |
| 4 | a-šag₄ gud dur₂-ru-na i-na A.ŠA₃ GUD ra-ha-ṣu hup₂-⸢pu⸣-[x] | A field where oxen are grazing in the field of an ewe ... |
| 5 | a-šag₄ ŋeš ki tag-ga i-na A.ŠA₃ APIN ra-ha-ṣu | (If) a field is marked with a marking on it: rāḫaṣu-disease. |
| 6 | gana₂ uru₄{ru}a A-ŠA₃ e-ri-iš | field of Urua: field of Eriš |
| 7 | še-numun ŋa₂-ŋa₂ ŠE.NUMUN za-ru-u | Seed of the fertile field, seed of the arable land |
| 8 | še-numun e₂-tur₃-ra he₂-ib₂-suhur | May the seed of the cattle pen be plundered. |
| 9 | in-e ŋeš im-ma-ab-⸢dar⸣ pu₃(|KA×GAN₂@t|) pul-lu-ša ⸢x⸣ | “If he slips through the cracks of the well, |
| 10 | in-e ki-in-du im-ma-ab-dar {<|KI.MIN|(pu₃)>} er-ṣe-tam ip-[...] | (Sum) He smashed the brickwork, (Akk) The brickwork was destroyed, (its) ditto walls were ruined |
| 11 | in-e igi sahar-ra ab-DU i-na IGI [...] pul-lu-ša at-tap-⸢x⸣-[...] | (Sum) The one who sees (me) ... (Akk) In the presence of ..., I am enraged(?) |
| r i | ||
| 1 | a-šag₄ zag-bi-še₃ ⸢x⸣ [...] [...] | In the field on its side ... |
| 2 | a-šag₄-ga e [...] [...] | In the field |
| r ii | ||
| 1 | a bur U | water from a well |
| 2 | [...] ⸢du⸣-ru | ... edu’eru |
| 13 | UŠ [...] [...] | UŠ |
| 14 | igi us₂-⸢x⸣ [...] | before Uš-e23 |
| 15 | igi dul₂ ak [ne-ke-el-mu-u₂] | who sees the work, who does not cease |
| 16 | igi tum ak [...] | before Tumak |
| 17 | igi suh [...] | ... eyes |
| 18 | igi [...] | before ... |
| 19 | igi [...] | before ... |
| 20 | saŋ dub₂-ba ne-[ke-el-mu-u₂] | a heaped-up heap of flour |
| 21 | saŋ dub₂-ba sa-a-[...] | ... heaped up soil |
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