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VS 02, 026 (P342834)

Literary, Old Babylonian, Sippar-Yahrurum · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE

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DesignationVS 02, 026
IDP342834
Museum no.VAT 00611 + VAT 00612 + VAT 01371
CollectionVorderasiatisches Museum, Berlin, Germany
LanguageSumerian
PeriodOld Babylonian · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
GenreLiterary
Find spotSippar-Yahrurum (mod. Tell Abu Habbah)
Coordinates33.0605, 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.

LineATFMachine English (draft)
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1'[...] nu-dug₄-ga-a-ŋu₁₀... is not good
2'[...] ⸢nu⸣-gur-ra-a-ŋu₁₀... egurru-plant
3'[...] nu-dul-dul-la-ŋu₁₀... is not covered.
4'[...] nu-sun-na-ŋu₁₀... did not praise him
5'[... nu]-bi-ir-bi-ra-ŋu₁₀... did not bring forth ...
6'[... nu]-de₂-a-ŋu₁₀... did not praise
7'[... nu]-il₂-la-a-ŋu₁₀... did not raise ...
8'[... nu]-dug₄-ga-a-ŋu₁₀... is not good
9'[... nu]-⸢sig₇⸣-ga-a-ŋu₁₀... is not good
10'[... nu]-buluŋ₃-ŋa₂-a-ŋu₁₀... the nubulu priestess
11'[... nu]-⸢x⸣-ra-a-ŋu₁₀... did not ... for you
12'[...]-a-ŋu₁₀...-abu
13'[...]-⸢a⸣-ŋu₁₀...-ea-ebbu
14'[...]-⸢a⸣-ŋu₁₀...-ea-ebbu
15'[...]-⸢a⸣-ŋu₁₀...-ea-ebbu
16'[...]-⸢a⸣-ŋu₁₀...-ea-ebbu
17'[...]-ŋu₁₀...-bu
18'[...]-⸢ŋu₁₀⸣...-e22
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1'GAM-GAM-da ⸢eden⸣ [kuara-ka]GAM-GAMda of the Steppe of Kuara
2'guru₂₁ la₂ ⸢x⸣ [...]The silo that is not ...
3'e₂ šagia(|SILA₃.GABA.A|) ⸢zabar⸣ [tur-ra-ka]in the house of the šagia priest (and) the ezabar priestess
4'sir₃-da u₃-mu-un-[na niŋin-na]The širda priestess of the lord in his own aura
5'maš-gan₂ gudu₄-gin₇-⸢ne⸣-[ka]of the gudug-priests
6'gada-la₂-e e₂ ŋeš-bu-na-kaThe linen-worker in the house of the dowry
7'a-zu ku₆ nu-gu₇ mu-da-tuš ; a-zu mu-da-a-tušThe physician who does not eat fish sits with him, the physician sits [with him]
8'a-zu ga-raš nu-gu₇ mu-da-tuš ; a-zu mu-da-tušThe physician who does not eat bread sits with him, the physician sits [with him]
9'ma ŋi₆-par₄-ra-ka nin-a-niIn the house of the Ipar, his mistress,
10'ma ŋi₆-par₄-ra-ka iš-da-bi ba-tušHe sat down in the “house-of-the-irra-temple,'
11'ama-ši-lam-ma nin₉ gudu₄ u-ga-ke₄Amašilama, sister of the gudu priest of Ug
12'mu-tin kug a-zi-mu-a-ke₄the lady of the silver of Azimua
13'{d}gu-nu-ra nin₉ {d}da-mu-⸢ke₄⸣Gunura, the sister of Damu
14'{d}nin-gal kug ha-ma-de-⸢eb₂⸣-kug-ga-ke₄May Ningal glean silver for me!
15'ŋi₆-par₄-ta e₃-a a-zu-ŋu₁₀coming out from the Ipar, azubu prayer
16'[ŋi₆]-par₄-ta e₃-a aš mu-un-na-tar-reShe asks him from the “Ippar, come out!"
17'[(x)] ⸢nin₉⸣ {d}da-mu a-zu-ŋu₁₀Sister Damu, physician
18'[...] ⸢x mu⸣ [...]... year ...
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1[...] ⸢x x x⸣ [...]
2⸢ama⸣-bi me-en u₃ an-na nu-me-en ; u₃ ki-a nu-me-enI am its mother, I am neither in heaven nor on earth.
3⸢ama⸣-bi me-en u₃ dam-ŋu₁₀ nu-me-en ; u₃ dumu-ŋu₁₀ nu-me-enI am its mother, I am neither a husband nor a child.
4⸢ama⸣-gan ab₂ amar-ra gu₃ nam-me ; i(TUR-)bi₂-zu ŋar-ra-am₃-maWhen you look at the mother of the cow and the calf,
5ab₂ amar-ra gu₃ nu-gi₄-gi₄ ; i-bi₂-zu ŋar-ra-am₃-maThe cow does not call out to the calf - look at it!
6dumu-zu li-bi-ir-ra nu-mu-ra-ab-ze₂-ŋenYour child, you will not give it to the libir priestess.
7⸢u₃⸣-mu-un-si-ke₄ nu-mu-ra-ab-ze₂-ŋenI will not give you to the emunsi.
8[u₃]-⸢mu⸣-un gu₃-ke₄ nu-mu-ra-ab-ze₂-ŋenThe lord does not give it to you
9[mu-lu] ⸢šir₃⸣-ra u₃ li-bi-ir-re ; [ma-da] ⸢te⸣ mu-un-tuk-aTo the one of the širvir and the libir priestess who has the land of the Tebetu temple
10[li-bi-ir-re u₃]-⸢mu⸣-un eš₃-a-ra ; [ma-da te mu]-⸢un⸣-tuk-aThe herald, for the lord of the shrine, what does he have?
11[...] ⸢x x⸣ ka... the mouth
12[...] ba-ra-an-ga... did not bring
13[...] ba-ra-an-ga... did not bring
14[...]-ra-ka ga-an-gubI want to stand in ...
15[...]-ŋu₁₀ ga-am₃-duI want to say ...
16[...]-⸢x⸣ gi-bi ga-am₃-duI want to ... this reed
17[...]-bi ga-am₃-duI want to say ...
18[...]-ŋu₁₀ bil₂-la₂-bi ga-am₃-duI want to utter a lament to ...
19[...]-ŋu₁₀ u₄ mi-ib-dug₄-ga-ta ; [me]-⸢li⸣-i-a ta am₃-gi-giAfter ... had finished the day, what has been returned to me?
20[...] ⸢x⸣ mi-ni-in-ri-a-ta ; [me]-li-i-a ta am₃-gi-giAfter he had filled the ... with ..., what will return?
21[...] ⸢mi⸣-ni-ib-si-ga-ta ; [me-li-i-a ta am₃-gi]-⸢gi⸣From the ... of the enibsiga temple, what will I return?
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1[...] ⸢a x⸣ [...] ; [...] ⸢x⸣ nu ⸢x⸣ [...]... the ea-priestess
2a ŋuruš ŋuruš {d}da-⸢mu⸣-[ŋu₁₀]“Woe, young man, young woman, Da’emû-ebum
3i-in-di i-in-di gaba kur-[ra-še₃]He goes, he goes to the edge of the mountain
4u₄ zal u₄ zal kur mud-[še₃]The day passed, the day passed - to the mountain of blood
5a ses-a šub-ba u₃-mu-un-na-še₃In the deep water of the lord's hand
6a-tu₅ a silim-ma nu-zu-še₃The atû-demon who does not know water and peace
7kaskal am₃-ma-an-du til-til-le-še₃The road that he has taken is to be completed.
8sir₃-da u₃-mu-un niŋin-še₃The širda priest, the lord of fear
9maš-gan₂ gudu₄-gin₇-ne-še₃to the gudu priests
10gi za-gin₃ ŋi₆-par₄-ta tumu-e ba-ra-si-igThe lapis lazuli reeds from the ŋipar were silenced.
11e gi za-gin₃ ŋi₆-par₄-ta tumu-e ba-ra-<(si-ig)>The house, a lapis lazuli reed from the Ipar ...
12{tumu}ulu₃ nu-me-en-na {tumu}mir₂-ra nu-me-en-naYou are not a flood, you are not an ewer
13di₄-di₄-la₂ ma₂ su₃-su₃ nu-me-en-naThe little ones, you are not a boat carrying loads.
14gal-gal buru₁₄ su₃-su₃ nu-me-en-naI am not one who has large harvests,
15ŋir₂-ŋir₂ dal-ha-mul nu-me-en-na“You are not a birbir, you are a galḫul!
16ki ŋuruš-a-ka na-mu-un-ma-al; a na-mu-un-de-la-he₂There is plenty in the place of the baby, there is plenty of water.
17ki {d}dumu-zi-ka na-mu-un-ma-al ; a na-mu-un-[de-la-he₂]There is water in the place of Dumuzi, there is water.
18in-ga-x x a-a bi₂-in-dug₄-ga a na-mu-un-<(de-la-he₂)>He ..., he made the father happy, may he ... the water
19⸢x x⸣ x-ga mu e-re-da ma-da-šub-ba-da... the year in which ... was brought to an end
20ši-ni-ta i₃-ta-kar-ra-na ma-da-šub-ba-daWhen he returns from his cella,
21saŋ-ŋa₂-a tug₂ ba-an-dul ma-da-<(šub-ba-da)>The sa-ba-a garment was covered with a cloth, in the presence of Mada
22i-bi₂-ne mu-tin RU NE x [(x)] ; a-na me-⸢a⸣ ma-[al-la]Before him, a young man ...
23nu₂-a ŋuruš a dul [...]lying down, wailing
24zag-še-na ⸢a₂-na⸣ [...]On her right and left ...
25a₂-la šu ŋuruš ba-[...]Alas, the young man
26šu-ŋu₁₀ bi₂-dug₄ šu ba-[...]He treated well, he
27saŋ-ŋu₁₀ bi₂-dug₄ šu/EŠ₂ ba-ab-[...]he was satisfied, he ... his hand
28u₂ nu-me-a u₂ ga-an-da-ab-⸢bala⸣I want to bring out the grass that is not grass for him
29ga nu-me-a dug ba-an-da-⸢gaz⸣There was no milk, the pot was destroyed.
30a ⸢ŋuruš⸣ el-la el-la er ma-ra-ma-raWoe, elalu! Elala! Tears are shed for you.
31[a ŋuruš {d]}⸢da⸣-mu-ŋu₁₀ el-la el-la [er] ⸢ma⸣-[ra-ma-ra]Woe, young man, Ea-da’emu-bubu, ella! Ella! Tears for you
32[...] ⸢x⸣-a... the ea temple
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1'⸢ma-la x⸣ [...] ; ša₃ ⸢su₃-ga⸣ [...]The ... of the saga temple
2'uru₂ ama-ŋu₁₀ ud-⸢da⸣ [...]City, mother-in-law, storm
3'dim₃-me-er-ŋu₁₀ ud-⸢da⸣ [...](Sum) My god, the storm(?) of heaven and earth (Akk) The gods of the night
4'{d}nin-sumun₂-na-ŋu₁₀ ud-⸢da⸣ [...] ⸢x-x-x-x⸣Ninsumun-nabû
5'mu-tin ŋen me-e na-[...] ; ŋuruš me-en [...]I am the young man, I am a young woman
6'ib₂-la₂ ud-⸢da⸣ [...]He carried (them) away on the threshing floor
7'ama-ŋu₁₀ en-nu [...] ; ⸢ŋuruš⸣ [...]“My mother, watch ..., ešû-priest ...
8'ŋuruš me-en ⸢x⸣-na ⸢x⸣ [...]I am a young man, I want to go up to the eše temple
9'aŋ₂ ⸢diŋir⸣-ra i-im-ri ⸢x⸣ [...] ; ŋuruš me-en daŋal-ba nu-mu-[ra-du]I am a young male kid who does not know how to cross the river
10'gu₃ ⸢eden⸣-na bi₂-ib-ra-ra-za ; ŋuruš me-en daŋal-ba nu-mu-ra-duWhen you have screamed in the steppe, you are a young woman, she does not come up.
11'u₃-li-li in-di u₃-li-liWoe, the one who goes, woe!
12'u₃-ri-a an-zu an-DU i-a u₃-li-liIn Ur Anzu ...
13'ŋa₂-e mu-tin me-en ŋa₂-e ŋuruš me-enI am the young man, I am a young woman
14'me-e ki-sikil me-en me-e mu-un-di me-enI am a young woman, I go with him.
15'di₄-di₄-la₂ si-la-ke nu-zu me-enI am one who does not know the little ones of the streets.
16'tur-ra-tur-ra me-e-ta am₃-du-deI will go with the little ones.
17'x-x-ta ŋen me-e-da za-al“From the ... I will go with you.
18'me-e x-x aŋ₂ li-la li-la gub-ba-ŋu₁₀ te-am₃I, ..., how is it that you stand in abundance and abundance?
19'tug₂ aŋ₂ li-la šir₃-re mu-un-zu me-en ; mur₁₀-a-ŋu₁₀ te-am₃You are the one who knows how to soothe the heart with a clean garment
20'mu-tin me-en ŋa₂-e aŋ₂-ba-la-ga-ke₄ hub₂ mu-un-sar-sar-reI am a young man, the one who goes to the watercourse ...
21'ama ugu-ŋu₁₀ aŋ₂ lil₂-lil₂-la NE ma-ma-daThe mother who bore me, the ... of the lilû-demon ...
22'aŋ₂ lil₂-la udu-ŋu₁₀ aŋ₂ lil₂-lil₂-la ; tug₂ niŋ₂ da-an-na diŋir-⸢ra⸣“Alas, the sheep, the lilītu-disease, the strong garment of Ibirae,
23'ŋuruš šu-du-de hu-mu-un-ga-am₃ me-en; šu ku aŋ₂-ŋu₁₀ he₂-em-meYou are a young male goat that is to be tended, may you be a pure hand of watering.
24'gal₅-la₂ lu₂ mu-un-gul-gul-a-a-ŋu₁₀; šu du hu-mu-un-ši-ib-taMay the galla demons who have destroyed me, who have seized me by the hand
25'gu₃ eden-na ba-ni-in-[x x x] za-ra-⸢x⸣He shouted in the steppe ... for you
26'šu al-šu-ub ⸢x⸣ [...] ⸢x⸣ ; ib₂-la₂ x [...]Hand of a lion ... he carried
27'ŋuruš-e ša₃ nu-mu-un-da-da-[x]; ki nu-mu-un-da-⸢da⸣-[x]The young man does not ... with him, he does not go down to the ground
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1'⸢x x⸣ [...]
2'ki-a ⸢x⸣ [...]On earth ...
3'ki-a ⸢x⸣ [...] ⸢x⸣On earth ...
4'i-bi₂ [...] aBefore ...
5'maš₂ [...]-⸢ri⸣-dagoat of ...-eriya
6'ŋeš [...] a-na ; [...] ⸢x⸣ ha-ba-DU-DU... to ... may he ...
7'a-⸢x⸣ [...] ⸢mi⸣-ni-ib-be₂“May he/she say to you(?)
8'⸢x⸣ [... har]-ra-an-na DU ba-te... on the road ... approached
9'[...] ⸢x⸣ gan a dumu-zu... your child
10'a ⸢dumu⸣-zu a dumu dab₅-ba-zuWoe your son, woe your captured child!
11'nin-e mu-un-⸢il₂⸣ nin-e mu-un-de₂-eThe lady lifted it up, the lady hung it up.
12'ama-ŋu₁₀ mu-lu ki-bi ⸢x⸣-raFor the mother, the one who ... this place
13'ama gu₃-ŋu₁₀ eden-na [x] im-me-a-raFor the mother speaking in the steppe ...
14'gu₃-ŋu₁₀ eden-na mi-ni-ib-ra-raThe voice of the steppe is uttered.
15'gi₄-gi₄ nu-me-en nu-mu-un-gi₄-gi₄-de₃I am not a remission, I will not remit it.
16'u₂ nu-me-en nu-mu-un-na-mu₂-mu₂-de₃I am not grass, I will not grow for him.
17'a nu-me-en nu-mu-un-na-zi-zi-de₃I am not water, I will not rise for him.
18'u₂ nu-me-en eden-na ⸢mu₂-e⸣I am not grass, I want to go out into the steppe
19'u₂ gibil nu-me-en eden-na mu₂-mu₂-eI am not new grass growing in the steppe.
20'⸢x x x⸣ ŋen ⸢x⸣ a ⸢x x x⸣ mu-un-baThe lord of the ... temple ...
21'⸢x x x x⸣-ra-kaIn the ... of ...
22'[...] ⸢x⸣ tur-ra-ka... of the small ...
23'[...] ⸢x⸣ tur-ra-ka... of the small ...
24'⸢ur⸣-[saŋ ...] am₃-nu₂-a-baWhere the ur-esa-temple lies
25'a-ra-⸢li⸣ [...]-⸢x⸣-kaArali
26'mu-ud-⸢na⸣ [ga-ša-an-na-ka] ⸢am₃⸣-nu₂-a-baWhen the spouse lies down in the bedchamber
27'⸢x x⸣ KA-a-kaIn the ... of the mouth
28'⸢ŋuruš {d}da⸣-mu am₃-nu₂-a-baWhere the e’emu-priestess and the dais are lying.
29'ŋeš-banda₃{da} kur a-še-er-ra-kathe overseer of the Assyrian mountains
30'dumu u₃-mu-un-mu-zi-da am₃-nu₂-a-bawhere the son of Umunmuzida lies.
31'guru₂₁ ma-al-la har-ra-an {ŋeš}gigir-ra-kaThe silo that is there on the road of the chariot
32'{d}ištaran i-bi₂ šuba am₃-nu₂-a-baWhen Ištaran lies down in front of the throne
33'GAM-GAM-da eden kuara-kaGAM-GAMda, in the steppe of Kuara
34'[(x)] ŋeš-la₂ gu-la-ŋu₁₀ am₃-nu₂-a-baWhere the great ... lies.
35'e₂ šagia(|SILA₃.GABA.A|) zabar tur-ra-kain the storehouse of small bronze vessels
36'{[d]}⸢al⸣-la₂ u₃-mu-un sa-par₃ am₃-nu₂-a-baWhere Eal-ela, the lord of nets, lies.
37'[e]-sir₂-ra ki-mah er₂-ra-kaIn the steppe of the weeping place
38'[li]-⸢bi⸣-ir u₃-mu-un-šud₃-de₃ am₃-nu₂-a-baWhere the lord of the lands lies.
39'[e-sir₂ ga-la]-ma saŋ gi-ka... of reed bundles
40'[...]-el-ma am₃-nu₂-a-baWhere ... lies.
41'[...]-⸢x⸣-e-ŋa₂-kaIn the ... of
42'[...] ⸢x x⸣ [am₃]-⸢nu₂⸣-a-⸢ba⸣... where ... lies.
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1'ki-mah ki u₃-mu-un-⸢x⸣ [...]The great place, the place of Umun-eše
2'u₃-mu-un i-din-{d}da-gan am₃-⸢nu₂⸣-[a-ba]where lord Iddin-Dagan lies.
3'{ŋeš}kiri₆ ni₂ te-na ba-an-gub-[ba-ba]When the orchard was set up in fear
4'⸢sipa iš⸣-me-{d}da-gan am₃-nu₂-a-baWhere the shepherd Išme-Dagan lies.
5'{ŋeš}kiri₆ ni₂ te-na ba-an-gub-ba-baWhen the orchard was set up in fear,
6'⸢sipa⸣ li-pi₂-it-eš₄-tar₂ am₃-nu₂-a-bawhere the shepherd Lipit-Eštar lies.
7'gaba kišib-ba ki-x-na-a-kaon the surface of the sealed document of ...
8'sipa ur-{d}nin-urta am₃-nu₂-a-bawhere the shepherd Ur-Ninurta lies.
9'⸢ki⸣-nu₂ ze₂-ba ki-ur₃ u₃-mu-un-na-kaIn E-enu, the sweet bed in the Ki'ur of the lord
10'⸢sipa⸣ bur-{d}suen am₃-nu₂-a-bawhere the shepherd Bur-Suen lies.
11'[x]-⸢x-x⸣ kur a-še-er-ra-kaIn the ... of the Assyrian land
12'[...]-x-di-ta-an am₃-nu₂-a-baWhere ... lies.
13'[...] ⸢x⸣ ki ša₃ a x di da-a-ka... the ... of the earth ...
14'[sipa ia]-⸢am₃⸣-ši-el₃ am₃-nu₂-a-bawhere the shepherd Ya’emši-El lies
15'[...] ⸢kur⸣ ki su₃-ra₂-ka... of the Ekur temple, the distant place
16'[...]-x-a am₃-nu₂-a-baWhere ... lies.
17'[...]-⸢x⸣-a-kaIn the ... of
18'[...] am₃-nu₂-a-[ba]where ... lies
19'[...] ⸢bar⸣-x-ka... of the ebar
20'[...] am₃-nu₂-a-baWhere ... lies.
21'[...]-x-a-baWhen ...
22'[...] am₃-nu₂-a-baWhere ... lies.
23'[...] ze₂-eb-ba-ba... sweet ...
24'[...] ⸢x⸣ am₃-nu₂-a-baWhere ... lies.
25'[...] ⸢x⸣ AN x [x]-a-ba... of the ... temple
26'[...]-li-ba am₃-nu₂-a-baWhere ... lies.
27'[...] x LU... man
28'[...] ⸢x⸣ mu₂-mu₂... the ešumu plant
29'[...] x na a₂ gur₄-ra-na..., when he raises his arms
30'[...] ke₄... ...
31'[...] ⸢x⸣
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1'[...] ⸢x⸣ la... not
2'[...] ⸢e⸣ kuš₂-e... torn out
3'[...] en... lord
4'[...] x
5'[...] ⸢x⸣ gal... great temple
6'[...] ⸢x⸣

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