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VS 02, 008 (P342816)
Literary, Old Babylonian, Sippar-Yahrurum · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | VS 02, 008 |
|---|---|
| ID | P342816 |
| Museum no. | VAT 00605 + VAT 01362 + VAT 01368 + VAT 01374 + VAT 01388 |
| 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) |
|---|---|---|
| i | ||
| 1 | [...] | |
| 2 | [x x (x)] ⸢aŋ₂⸣-[...] | ... ea-e- |
| 3 | [x x] du₆-du₆-dam ⸢zi⸣-[bu-u₃] | the ... of Dududam, the ezi-ebû |
| 4 | {[d]}⸢mu⸣-ul-lil₂ ša₃ su₃-ra ⸢inim⸣ [zi-da-ke₄] | “Emû-Enlil, the one with a profound mind, the incantation of the zida gods, |
| 5 | e-lum am ki ŋar-ŋar [am₂-di-di] | Important one, wild bull who roams the netherworld |
| 6 | am na₂-a gu₄-⸢de₃⸣ [sag₂ nu]-di | Wild bull with no fear of the oxen |
| 7 | {d}mu-ul-lil₂ dam-⸢gar₃⸣ ki-⸢ur₃⸣-ra | Enlil, the merchant of the Ki-eur temple |
| 8 | u₃-mu-un urin-na-[ni] saŋ ma-⸢al⸣-la | The lord, his urine is filled with blood |
| 9 | u₃-mu-un ⸢na₄⸣-[a]-ni ka-ra ⸢am₃⸣-da-ma-la | The lord of his ebony is the one who is to be seen in the street |
| 10 | u₃-mu-un ki-tuš-a-ni uru₂ ir₂-ir | Lord, his dwelling, the city is destroyed. |
| 11 | [ki]-na₂-a-ni a₂-aŋ₂-ŋa₂ gal-zu | His bedchamber is a great strength |
| 12 | [a]-a {d}mu-ul-lil₂ uru₂-ta nibru{ki}ta | Father Enlil, from the city to Nippur |
| 13 | ⸢e₂⸣-kur-re ša₃-ge pa₃-da-ta | From the Ekur temple chosen in the heart |
| 14 | [gi]-⸢gun₄-na⸣ ŋeš-tir šim {ŋeš}eren-na-ta | From the reed screen of the cedar forest |
| 15 | [kissa-a]-ka ⸢uri₃ mul-la⸣-ta | from the underworld, the Euphrates, the Pleiades |
| 16 | [e₂-šar-ra e₂ u₆-di]-ta | from the Ešara, the magnificent house |
| 17 | [itima ku₃] e₂ u₄ nu-zu-ta | from a pure house, a house of unknown days |
| 18 | [ka₂ mah hi]-⸢li⸣ du₈-du₈-a-ta | from the great gate of hi-eli’e dudu |
| 19 | [e₂-sikil]-e ki aŋ₂-sikil-la-ta | from the Esikil temple |
| 20 | [kun]-⸢saŋ⸣-e kun e₂-a-ta | From the tail of the house |
| 21 | [ka₂] ⸢muš₂⸣-a {ŋeš}ig lu-lim-a-ta | From the gate of the Emuš temple, the door of Lullim |
| 22 | ⸢ka₂⸣-silim-ma mu mar-mar-ra-ta | From the Esilima, the place where the name is pronounced |
| 23 | kisal-mah-e aŋ₂ šar₂-šar₂-ra-ta | From the great courtyard |
| 24 | hur-saŋ-galam-ma an-da sa₂-a-ta | From the Hursagalama, the place where heaven is equal to earth |
| 25 | abula mu še-er-ka-an du₁₁-ga-ta | From the gate of the year in which the šērkan prayer was uttered |
| 26 | ka₂-še-nu-ku ni₂-huš gur₃-ru-ta | from the Kašenuku (temple) with a roaring fire |
| 27 | ub-šu-unken-na me zid hal-hal-ta | In the Ubšunkena, where true divine powers are split apart |
| 28 | ⸢ŋa₂⸣-ŋeš-šu₂-a u₅ ze₂-eb ku₄-ku₄-ta | When the ešābû-priest enters with sweet oil |
| 29 | [x]-ta {d}namma eš-bar ak-ta | From the ... of Namma, the decision was made |
| 30 | ⸢ta⸣-ta-re ki tuš-tuš-a-ta | From the place where he dwells |
| 31 | ⸢ŋa₂⸣ e₂-gal-mah ki di gal-bi kur₂-ru-ta | The palace Egalmah, the place of great judgments, changed |
| 32 | ⸢e₂⸣-iti-da-buru₁₄ ki-ni a₂ gal mah-ta | The E-itida-buru temple, his place, with great strength |
| 33 | [ŋa₂]-nun-mah ŋa₂ abgal-ta | from the Great Oval |
| 34 | ⸢en⸣-tum₂ gal-zu hi-li su₁₃-su₁₃-ta | Your great e’etum prayer, filled with allure |
| 35 | [e₂]-uš-gid₂-da ka₂ {d}suen-na-ta | from the Eušgida, the gate of Suen |
| 36 | {[ŋeš]}kiri₆-mah {ŋeš}kiri₆ kiri₃-zal an-na-ta | The great orchard, from the ordeal of heaven |
| 37 | [x] {d}mu-ul-lil₂ du₆-ku₃ ki ku₃-ta | ... Mullil from the Holy Mound, the Holy Place |
| 38 | [... ki] ⸢nam⸣ tar-tar-re-ta | From the place where fates are to be decided |
| 39 | [...] ⸢x x x⸣ lu₂ ga-zu-ta | ... from the man of the gazu (temple) |
| 40 | [...]-⸢ta⸣ | ...-etae |
| ii | ||
| 1' | ⸢x⸣ [...] | |
| 2' | ⸢šakanka⸣ [...] | The šakanka temple |
| 3' | maš₂ [...] | ... goat |
| 4' | aš-⸢te⸣ [...] | Aštē... |
| 5' | tum-ma-[al ...] | Tummal ... |
| 6' | {id₂}piriŋ-⸢ki⸣-[aŋ₂-saŋ-il₂ ...] | Piri-ea-sa-il |
| 7' | i₃-si-in{[ki}na ...] | In Isin |
| 8' | HUB₂ UD [...] | (If) it is surrounded by a cloud: .... |
| 9' | dilmun{ki} [...] | Dilmun |
| 10' | bara₂ ⸢si⸣ [...] | The dais of the sceptre |
| 11' | ⸢a-a⸣ [...] | “Aya, ..., |
| 12' | a-a {d}mu-ul-lil₂ [...] | Father Enlil |
| 13' | u₃-mu-un ka-na-aŋ₂-ŋa₂ [x x]-ki-ta | Lord of the Land, from the ... |
| 14' | a-a {d}mu-ul-lil₂ ki-ur₃-⸢ra⸣ da-a-ta | Father Enlil, from the Ki'ur-erabe |
| 15' | u₃-mu-un ka-na-aŋ₂-⸢ŋa₂⸣ x e₂-e-ta | Lord of the Land, ... from the house. |
| 16' | ki ninda gu₇ [x]-⸢e⸣-še₃ | to the place where he eats bread |
| 17' | bur gal-gal an-ne₂ ⸢su₈⸣-[ga]-še₃ | to the great bowls of heaven, the esu-vessel |
| 18' | ninda šu sikil-la ze₂-[eŋ₃-ŋa₂-še₃] | bread made with pure hands |
| 19' | e₂ lu₂ zi-de [šu e₃-ba-še₃] | To the house where the righteous man blesses |
| 20' | lu₂ zi-zi-da [šu] ⸢e₃⸣-ba-še₃ | The righteous man, the one of the E-e-ba |
| 21' | diŋir lu₂-ulu₃-ke₄ [šu] e₃-ba-še₃ | The “finger-nail of a man’s hand,' |
| 22' | a-a-ŋu₁₀ an a-ra-[gub ki] a-ra-gub | Father, heaven stands before you, earth sits before you |
| 23' | ša-ra-da-gub [su₃-ra₂]-aŋ₂ zi-bu-u₃ RI E | “Ša-ra-da-gub, šura-a-bi, zibû, ..., |
| 24' | an gu-la [an a]-ra-gub ki a-ra-gub | Great An, heaven stands ready, earth stands ready |
| 25' | {d}mu-ul-lil₂-la₂ [an a-ra]-gub ki a-ra-gub | Enlil stood before heaven, he stood before earth |
| 26' | aŋ₂-dug₄ x [... mi]-re-su₈-ge-eš-am₃ | They are the ones who ... praise |
| 27' | {d}a-nun-na-⸢ke₄⸣-[ne] x ze₂-ra šu ⸢de₃-mu₂⸣-ne | The Anunna gods are merciful to you |
| 28' | {d}uraš šeŋₓ(|IM.A.A|) [ša]-ra-da-gub | Uraš, stand ready for you |
| 29' | dam-zu {d}⸢nin⸣-[lil₂ mu]-nud gi-rin ša-ra-da-gub | Your spouse, Nin-elil, set up a reed bed for you |
| 30' | nin₉ gal-zu ga-[ša-an] ⸢keš₃⸣{ki}a-ke₄ ab₂-ur₂ ab₂ ša-ra-ta <(ša-ra-da-gub)> | Your elder sister, the lady of Keš, stand with the cows and cows from the street |
| 31' | {d}šul-pa-⸢e₃⸣-[a] dara₃ u₂-šim-ma lu-a-ta <(ša-ra-da-gub)> | Šulpae-ea, the dara-priestess, you are the one who stands before you |
| 32' | {d}a-ru-ru [gi-dur-kud] im-ma-an ga-raš-sa-ta <(ša-ra-da-gub)> | Aruru, you are the scepter of the reed screen, standing at the edge of the field |
| 33' | u₃-mu-un-gur₄-⸢uš⸣-[a ...] si-sa₂-ni-ta <(ša-ra-da-gub)> | Umungur-eušu-ea stands with you in silence |
| 34' | ga-ša-an-⸢nibru⸣{[ki]} kur-DU₃-RU-ta <(ša-ra-da-gub)> | Gašanenibru, stand with me in the mountain(?) |
| 35' | {d}nuska bara₂ u₄-zal-ta <(ša-ra-da-gub)> | Nuska, stand before you on the dais of dawn |
| 36' | {d}⸢sa-dara₃⸣-[nun-na] x na-am-ga-ša-an-na-ta <(ša-ra-da-gub)> | “Esadaraenuna, from Namgašana stand for you |
| 37' | [...] e₂-u₄-sakar-ra-ta <(ša-ra-da-gub)> | From the ... of the Eusakar temple, stand for me |
| 38' | [...] x ki amar ga naŋ-a-ta <(ša-ra-da-gub)> | ... from the place where calf milk is poured out for you |
| 39' | [u₃-mu-un-gub-la]-ga ki-ab-ri-ga-ta <(ša-ra-da-gub)> | Umungublaga, stand with me in the subterranean ocean |
| 40' | [...]-x-ta <(ša-ra-da-gub)> | ... stand with you |
| 41' | [...]-x ŋa₂ ŋi₆-par₃-ra-ta <(ša-ra-da-gub)> | ... stand with you in the Ipar |
| 42' | [...]-e ur₄-ur₄-ta <(ša-ra-da-gub)> | ... stand with you from the roof |
| 43' | [...] a-gerin-na-ta <(ša-ra-da-gub)> | ... stand with me in the cedar |
| 44' | [... u₃]-⸢mu⸣-un ban₃-da kul-aba₄ he₂-nun-ta <(ša-ra-da-gub)> | ... the lord, standing in abundance in Kulaba |
| 45' | [...]-x sur-ra-ta <(ša-ra-da-gub)> | ... standing at the side(?) |
| 46' | [...]-x-ke₄ e he₂-ŋal₂-la kar gi-na-ta <(ša-ra-da-gub)> | ... may it be carried off! From the regular quay stand for you |
| 47' | [...]-x-ŋal₂-la-ta <(ša-ra-da-gub)> | ... stand with you |
| 48' | [...]-x-ŋa₂-ta <(ša-ra-da-gub)> | ... stand with you |
| 49' | [...]-x gub-gub-ba-ta <(ša-ra-da-gub)> | ... standing ready to serve |
| 50' | [...] kur a-ab-ba-ka-ta <(ša-ra-da-gub)> | ... from the land of the sea stand for you |
| 51' | [... {e₂]}⸢šutum⸣-{e₂}šutum [...] ⸢ša⸣-<(ra-da-gub)> | ... the ešūtum-vessel ... stands for you |
| 52' | [...]-da-ta <(ša-ra-da-gub)> | ... stand with me |
| 53' | [...] ⸢kar⸣-za-gin₃-ta <(ša-ra-da-gub)> | ... stand with me in the lapis lazuli granary |
| 54' | [...] {⸢ŋeš⸣}ig ⸢gal⸣-ta ša-ra-da-⸢gub⸣ | After you have set up the door of the palace for you |
| 55' | [... {ŋeš]}⸢ig⸣ maš-tab-ba e₂ ŋal₂ tag₄-ni-ta <(ša-ra-da-gub)> | (Sum) ..., he stands with his left hand in the house (Akk) You stand with the left hand of the ēšû-demon in his house |
| 56' | [ga-ša-an-ni]-⸢si⸣ ŋiri₂-la₂ lu₂ e₂-kur-ra-ta <(ša-ra-da-gub)> | “Gašanni-esi’e, stand with the man from the Ekur! |
| 57' | [... {ŋeš]}ig nam-ku₃-ga si₃-ga-de₃ šu-x-ga-ta <(ša-ra-da-gub)> | In order to make the holy door open for you, in order to stand by you |
| 58' | [ama {d]}⸢ba⸣-ba₆ unu₂ imin-na [ša-<(ra-da-gub)>] | Mother Ebaba, stand by me in the seven dining halls |
| 59' | [...]-x še-eb si-ga sig₄ ša-re-ta <(ša-ra-da-gub)> | ... standing in the brickwork of the quay |
| 60' | [...] x du₆ {ŋeš}apin ku₃ du₆ men₄ za-gin₃ du₁₁-du₁₁ ŋal₂-la-ta <(ša-ra-da-gub)> | ... the holy plow, the shining ..., the lapis lazuli ... set up for you |
| b.e. | ||
| 1 | 66 | 66 |
| r i | ||
| 1 | [...]-še₃ | to ... |
| 2 | [...]-še₃ | to ... |
| 3 | [...]-še₃ | to ... |
| 4 | [...] udu niga-ŋa₂ | ... grain-fed sheep |
| 5 | [...]-x | |
| 6 | [...]-x | |
| 7 | [...]-gi₄-gi₄ | ... will return |
| 8 | [...]-NE ki im-gi₄-gi₄ | ... restored the earth |
| 9 | [...]-e-gi-de₃-en | ... we will return |
| 10 | [...]-x-en | ... you |
| 11 | [...]-x-en | ... you |
| 12 | [...]-x-x-en | ... you |
| 13 | [...]-⸢ba⸣-še₃ | ... to ... |
| 14 | [...]-⸢ba⸣-še₃ | ... to ... |
| 15 | [...]-x-ba-še₃ | ... to ... |
| 16 | [u₃-li]-ŋu₁₀ u₃-li-ŋu₁₀ | Woe, woe! |
| 17 | [... tur₃-re gub-ba] ⸢amaš⸣-a tuš-am₃ | ... standing in the cowshed, the eagle dwelling |
| 18 | [... tur₃-re] ⸢gub⸣-ba amaš-<a> tuš-am₃ | ... sitting in the cattlepen and in the sheepfold |
| 19 | [... tur₃]-re gub-ba [amaš-a tuš]-am₃ | ... stationed in the cattlepen, sitting in the sheepfold |
| 20 | [...] aŋ₂-bar₇-ra ba-e | ... at the threshing floor ... |
| 21 | [...] ba-e | ... you ... |
| 22 | [... aŋ₂-bar₇]-ra ba-e aŋ₂-bar₇-ra ba-e | ... enters, enters! |
| 23 | [... tur₃-re] ⸢im⸣-ma-gub amaš-a im-ma-tuš | ... stood in the cattlepen, sat in the sheepfold |
| 24 | [...] tur₃-re im-ma-gub amaš-a im-ma-tuš | ... stood in the cattlepen, sat in the sheepfold |
| 25 | [... tur₃-re im-ma]-gub amaš-a | ... stands in the cattlepen, in the sheepfold |
| 26 | [... ba]-e | ... you ... |
| 27 | [...]-na ba-e | ... came out. |
| 28 | [...]-na ba-e | ... came out. |
| 29 | [...] | |
| 30 | [...] | |
| 31 | [... mu]-x-a | ... ... |
| 32 | [...] mu-X-a | ... ... |
| 33 | [...] ⸢ga⸣-am-dug₄ | It is the ... of the egamdug temple |
| 34 | [...] x mu-un-da-gi₄-gi₄ | ... replied to him. |
| 35 | [...] ⸢mu⸣-un-pa₃-de₃ | ... will not find me |
| 36 | x (x) [...] ⸢mu⸣-un-pa₃-de₃ | ... will not find me |
| 37 | me-e [...]-DU-en-de₃-en | We ... |
| 38 | me-e [...]-ši-ib-be₂ | I will speak to him |
| 39 | a igi bar-re-⸢ŋu₁₀⸣ [x x mu]-un-ša-ra-ge | He ... the eye of Bor-re-e. |
| 40 | a ka bar-re-ŋu₁₀ x [x x]-⸢NE⸣ mu-un-ša-ra-ge | ... he brought to you. |
| 41 | i-bi₂ du-um-bi i-bi₂ du-um-bi | Look at me, look at me! |
| 42 | e₂-e u₆ ga-e-du₁₁ e₂-e u₆ ga-e-du₁₁ | The house, I want to admire it, [I want to] admire the house. |
| 43 | e₂-an-na-ka e₂-e u₆ ga-e-du₁₁ e₂-e mi₂ zi ga-e-du₁₁ | In the Eana, I want to admire the house, I need to love the house. |
| 44 | e₂-an-na an-še₃ a e₃ bu ki-še₃ a e₃ bu | In the Eanna, heaven trembles with water, earth shakes with [water] |
| 45 | du₈-du₈-a-ŋu₁₀ ta-at-hab₂-ba-ŋu₁₀ | “Bring it out, bring it out! |
| 46 | ku₃-sig₁₇ {ŋeš}tukul en₃-še₃ du₁₁-ga-ŋu₁₀ | The gold, the weapon, how long will it be poured out? |
| 47 | za-gin₃ {ŋeš}tukul en₃-še₃ ak-a-ŋu₁₀ | The lapis lazuli, how long until you have acted with weapons? |
| 48 | {ŋeš}taskarin ⸢GA₂⸣ du₁₀ bad-ra₂-ŋu₁₀ | “Taskarin, sweet ešāgû-vessel, torn out, |
| 49 | e₂-an-na-ka im-ma-gub-be₂ im-ma-tuš-e | She stands in the Eanna and sits down. |
| 50 | [e₂]-e a ur₂-bi he₂-nun-na šu-kam₂-ma ni₂-bi ši-ur₂ | The temple, whose roots are water, is the hand of abundance. Its fearsomeness is a mountain |
| 51 | [x] x x x u₂-šim {ŋeš}eren-na [...] | ... cedar ... |
| 52 | [...] x x x [...] | |
| r ii | ||
| 1' | [ga-ša]-an-[...] | I want to ... the throne |
| 2' | [ga-ša]-an-[...] | I want to ... the throne |
| 3' | [ga-ša]-an-i₃-⸢si⸣-[in-na ...] | Gašanisina |
| 4' | [x (x)] {d}pa-bil₂-⸢saŋ⸣ [... ta] | ... Pabilsae |
| 5' | {d}gu-nu-ra {ŋeš}⸢dimgul⸣ [kalam-ma ... ta] | Gunura, the ešdimgul priestess of the land, what ...? |
| 6' | {[d]}da-mu sag₉-ga me-er-si x [... ta] | The good Damu, Mersi ... what ...? |
| 7' | u₃-mu-un {d}iškur šeŋₓ(|IM.A|) an-⸢na⸣ [ta] | Lord Adad, what has heaven done to you? |
| 8' | u₃-mu-un ši ka-na-aŋ₂-ŋa₂ ši kur-kur-ra ta | Lord of the land, of all the lands, what ...? |
| 9' | {d}sud₃ dumu nun a {urudu}šen-dili₂ ku₃-ga ta | Sud, princely son, water, pure vendili-vessel, what ...? |
| 10' | u₃-mu-un {d}mar-<tu> dumu an-na hur-saŋ-da ta | Lord Marduk, son of An, in the mountains, what ...? |
| 11' | {d}en-gi-du ki ab-sin₂-a x-x-ri še gu-nu ⸢mu₂-a⸣ ta | Engidu, the place of furrows, ..., the throne-bearer of the ewes, what ...? |
| 12' | {d}sumugan maš₂-anše sig-bar x x u₂-šim-ma lu(KU-)a ta | May Sumugan, the equid-rider of the netherworld, grant me ...!” |
| 13' | {d}ištaran nam-ensi še i₃-te-ma na-aŋ₂-lu-lu ba-ba ta | Ištaran, the governorship he chose, and a nayulu-priestess he appointed, what ...? |
| 14' | [x] x x-da x HA-ad-a ta | ..., what ...? |
| 15' | [x] x lu₂ si-ŋar-ra ta | ... the one of the sibara prayer ... |
| 16' | [...] x-[...] | |
| 17' | e-⸢lum⸣ [...] | E-elum-e23 |
| 18' | a-a-ŋu₁₀ [...] | My father |
| 19' | sila a-x [...] | The street ... |
| 20' | e-lum dub₂-dub₂-x [...] | Important one ... |
| 21' | e-lum a-a-ŋu₁₀ mu-lu ⸢zi⸣ [...] | Important one, father, man of Ezida |
| 22' | {d}mu-ul-lil₂ ša₃ su₃-ra [...] | Enlil, whose heart is profound |
| 23' | e-lum gu₂ ki ma-al [...] | Important one, there is ... on earth |
| 24' | sila-zu niŋin [...] | Your streets are filled with fear |
| 25' | [...] x-ni x-[...] | ... ... |
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