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VS 02, 007 (P342815)
Literary, Old Babylonian, Sippar-Yahrurum · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | VS 02, 007 |
|---|---|
| ID | P342815 |
| Museum no. | VAT 01337 + VAT 01363 |
| Collection | Vorderasiatisches Museum, Berlin, Germany |
| Language | Sumerian |
| Period | Old Babylonian · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE |
| Genre | Literary |
| Find spot | Sippar-Yahrurum (mod. Tell Abu Habbah) |
| Coordinates | 33.0605, 44.2552 |
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 | uri₂{[ki} gul-la-gin₇ er₂]-ra mu-[ni-in-zal] | Like a destroyed Urim, he was weeping |
| 2 | e₂ ⸢zi⸣-[de₃ uri₂{ki} gul]-⸢la⸣-gin₇ ⸢er₂⸣-[ra mu-ni-in-zal] | In order to destroy the temple, like a destroyed Urim, he passed through the ereš temple |
| 3 | e₂ ⸢zi⸣-[de₃] še-eb ⸢e₂-kur⸣-[ra-ŋu₁₀] | In order to build the Ezida temple, in order to fill the Ekur temple |
| 4 | e₂ ⸢zi⸣-[de₃] ki-ur₃ ki ⸢gal⸣-[ŋu₁₀] | In order to build the temple of the Ezida, in the Ki'ur, the place of the Egal |
| 5 | e₂ [zi-de₃] še-eb ⸢zimbir⸣{[ki}ŋu₁₀] | the true temple, the brickwork of Ezimbir |
| 6 | [...] ⸢eš₃⸣ e₂-babbar-⸢ra⸣-[ŋu₁₀] | ... the Ebabbar temple |
| 7 | [...] ⸢še⸣-eb tin(DINGIR-)tir [...] | ... the sanctuaries of Babylon |
| 8 | [... še]-eb e₂-saŋ-⸢il₂⸣-[la-ŋu₁₀] | ... the brickwork of the Esa-eila temple |
| 9 | [... še-eb] ⸢e₂-zi⸣-[da-ŋu₁₀] | ... the brickwork of Ezida |
| 11 | [...] ⸢im-ši-la₂⸣-la₂ | ... the emšila plant |
| 12 | [... hul₂]-⸢la⸣-ni nu-mu-ni-in-dib₂-be₂ | His joyful ... does not pass by. |
| 13 | [... li]-ba-ni nu-mu-ni-in-dib₂-be₂ | ... does not pass by. |
| 14 | [... am₃-da-ŋar]-ra er₂ nu-mu-ni-gul-e | ... where he lies, he does not stop weeping. |
| 15 | [er₂] i₃-in-pad₃ er₂ nu-mu-ni-gul-e | He chose tears, he did not destroy tears. |
| 16 | [... ba-ra]-gul tu{mušen}bi am₃-ni₁₀-ni₁₀ | ... is destroyed, its pigs are circling around. |
| 17 | [... ba-ra]-si-ig u₆-di-bi ba-gul | ... was silenced, its splendor destroyed. |
| 18 | [... u₃]-⸢mu⸣-un-e tu₉-ba-gin₇ u₄-de₃ ba-ku-ku | ... the lord eats the day like a garment |
| 19 | [... ama] ⸢er₂⸣-ra-ke₄ er₂-re aŋ₂-ŋa₂-tuš | ... the mother of the erra-lament, in tears and wailing |
| 20 | [... gig]-ga-ke₄ šu al-gur-gur-re | The one of the bitter ... holds back his hand |
| 21 | [...]-⸢gin₇⸣ ki am₃-ši-ib-us₂ | Like a ... he made the earth tremble |
| 22 | [...] ⸢mah-bi⸣ [...] ⸢dal⸣-la-gin₇ du₆-du₆ al-gi-re | ... its great temple ... like a towering ešala temple, a mound is being erected |
| 23 | [...] ⸢x⸣-e mu-lu ki ⸢x⸣ [...]-⸢a⸣-gin₇ šu ur-a mi-ni-⸢x⸣ | ... like a dog ... the hand of a man in the place of ... |
| 24 | [... e₂]-zi-da-ka {ŋeš}⸢ig-bi⸣ x ba-HU-HU ba-ab-dab₅-še₃ | In the ... of the Ezida, its door bolts ... were seized. |
| 25 | [e₂-zi]-da {ŋeš}suhub₄-bi {ŋeš}saŋ-kul(MU) ši am₃-ma-ni-ib₂-ša₄ | In the Ezida, its supplications and prayers are uttered. |
| 26 | [...] mu-bi ga-la me-a še am₃-ma-ni-ib-ša₄ | ... that young man, where is he going? |
| 27 | [...] mušen-e gud₃ i₃-ib-ba-an-us₂-e | ... the snake sat on the nest |
| 28 | [...] ⸢amar⸣-e ab-lal₃(AM) li₂-ib ba-⸢ma⸣-[ar ...] | ... the amar-priestess, the ablal-priest, the libib priestess |
| 29 | [...] e-lum-e na-am₃-hul-⸢lu⸣ [...] | ... important one, do not destroy ... |
| 30 | [u₃-mu]-⸢un⸣-e {d}mu-ul-lil₂-le ⸢x⸣ [...];-ma-⸢ni⸣ [...] | The lord, Enlil, the ... of heaven and earth |
| 31 | {[d}mu-ul]-lil₂ mu-lu ka-na-aŋ₂-da [...] | Enlil, the one of the land |
| r | ||
| 12 | [...] ⸢x u₃⸣ [...] | ..., ... |
| 13 | [...] ⸢gur⸣ [...] | ... egur ... |
| 14 | [... ba]-⸢tu₁₁⸣-be₂-eš [...] | ... they have sinned |
| 15 | [... u₃ nu]-ku-ku ⸢ŋen⸣ | ... does not sleep, en priestess |
| 16 | [...]-KA ŋen | ... you are |
| 17 | [... am₃]-me | ... she says. |
| 18 | [...] ⸢am₃⸣-me | ... are our ewes |
| 19 | [...] ⸢x⸣ | |
| 22 | [...] ⸢am₃⸣-[me] | ... are our ewes |
| 23 | [... ki-bi]-⸢še₃⸣ am₃-[me] | ... she says at its place |
| 24 | [...] ki-bi-še₃ am₃-[me] | ... she says at its place |
| 25 | [...] dumu{mu}na ki-bi-še₃ am₃-[me] | ... speaks to his son in this place |
| 26 | [... i]-⸢lu⸣-a u₄ mu-ni-ib-zal-[e] | ... spends the day there. |
| 27 | [... i]-lu-a u₄ mu-ni-ib-zal-[e ...] | ... passes the day in lament ... |
| 28 | [... nu-mu]-⸢un⸣-sed₅(|A.MUŠ₃.DI|)e [...] | ... does not cool down ... |
| 29 | [... mu-un]-⸢gi⸣-gi amaš-a nu-mu-un-[...] | ... returned, he did not ... in the sheepfold |
| 30 | [...] u₃ nu-gu₇-e [...] | ... does not eat food |
| 31 | [...] a nu-naŋ-e [...] | ... does not pour water |
| 32 | ⸢u₃⸣ [...] ⸢x⸣ e ku es-de-⸢e⸣ es-de-⸢e⸣ [...] | (Sum) The ešeŋa temple, the pure temple, (Akk) The E<e₃ temple ... |
| 33 | ⸢e⸣-[ne]-⸢ra⸣ murgu₂ DI-I tu la-ba-⸢ra⸣-[si-ge] | (Sum) Do not let the wind blow against you, do not let a wind blow to you(?) (Akk) You do not make a storm blow against me, you do not release me |
| 34 | i-[ne-eŋ₃ ... nu]-⸢mu⸣-ši-ku₄-ku₄ | When he enters he does not enter |
| 35 | ma-[a-ra ...] ⸢x⸣ am₃-me | For me ... she says. |
| 36 | {d}[mu-ul-lil₂ ... ur₅]-ra-bi am₃-me | Enlil cries out a lament |
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