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VS 02, 028 (P342836)
Literary, Old Babylonian, Sippar-Yahrurum · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | VS 02, 028 |
|---|---|
| ID | P342836 |
| Museum no. | VAT 01410 + VAT 01411 |
| 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) |
|---|---|---|
| o | ||
| 1 | [si gal me-en si] ⸢gal⸣ me-en si kur-ra diri-ga me-en | I am a great horn, I am the horn of the palace I am an horn surpassing in the mountain |
| 2 | [si gal] ⸢diŋir⸣-re-e-ne me-en | I am the great horn of the mountain ranges |
| 3 | [palil {d}a]-nun-na-ke₄-ne me-en | I am the resplendent one of the Anuna gods |
| 4 | [mu-tin] bara₂-bara₂-ke₄-ne me-en | You are the one of the chief judges |
| 5 | alim kur-ra si gur₃-ru me-en | Bison of the mountain, you are the one who carries the horns. |
| 6 | sahar-ŋar id₂-da saŋ dar me-en | I am the one who scatters dust in the river. |
| 7 | an-na u₃-mu-un-bi me-en ki-a ga-ša-an-bi me-en | I am the lord of heaven, I am its queen on earth |
| 8 | [me-e diŋir]-re-e-ne mu-un-na-diri-ge | I surpass all the judges. |
| 9 | {[d}a-nun]-⸢na⸣-ke₄-ne mu-un-na-diri-ge | the Anuna gods surpass him. |
| 10 | [šu il₂]-⸢la⸣-ŋu₁₀ an-ne₂ ba-e-us₂ | Hand of Ilabu, An seated |
| 11 | [me-ri] ⸢il₂⸣-la-ŋu₁₀ ki-e ba-e-us₂ | The earth trembled with the feet of the elala temple |
| 12 | [ga-ša-an] me-en šu-ŋu₁₀-ta šu sa₂-a nu-ŋal₂ | I am a lady, from afar no hand can take it away |
| 13 | [ga-ša-an] me-en me-ri-ŋu₁₀-ta me-ri sa₂(KI-)a nu-ŋal₂ | I am the lady, I will not carry off the foot from the foot. |
| 14 | [i-bi₂-ŋu₁₀-še₃ a-ba]-⸢am₃⸣ bar-[ŋu₁₀-še₃ a-ba-am₃] | Who is above it, who is below it? |
| 15 | [i-bi₂] ⸢il₂⸣-la-ŋu₁₀ a-ba-a [ba-ra-e₃] | Who can escape the eye of Elābu? |
| 16 | [dub₃ bad]-⸢ra₂⸣-a-ŋu₁₀ a-ba-a [ba-ra-šub-ba] | Who will dig the ditches for you? |
| 17 | [dumu mah]-di {d}mu-⸢ul⸣-[lil₂-la₂ me-en] | I am the exalted son of Mudug-Eula |
| 18 | [gal-di a]-a-ŋu₁₀ {d}suen-⸢na⸣ [me-en] | I am the great hero of father Sîn-emena |
| 19 | [ga-ša-an me]-⸢en⸣ mi₂ du₁₁-ga {d}nu-⸢dim₂⸣-[mud-da me-en] | I am a lady, I am the one treated well by Nudimmud |
| r | ||
| 1 | [en mu-un-il₂]-⸢en⸣ u₃-mu-⸢un⸣-[il₂-en] | The lord raised me up, I raised him up. |
| 2 | [...]-⸢ra⸣ mu-un-na-[ab-il₂-en] | ... I raise for him |
| 3 | [sipa]-ra mu-dur₂-ru-un mu-un-na-[ab-ze₂-ŋen] | I sit down for the shepherd, I will give it to him. |
| 4 | [u₃-mu]-⸢un⸣-e nam-u₃-mu-un-e [mu-tag-ge-en] | The lord, do not touch me! |
| 5 | [ga-ša]-an-e nam-ga-ša-an-e [mu-tag-ge-en] | The lady, do not touch the lady! |
| 6 | [...] x a ra x [...] | ... ... |
| 7 | [...] x-an me-en šu-mu-[...] | ... I am ... |
| 8 | [...] x-la-ŋu₁₀ ŋeš gal i₃-ga-ra | For ..., the great ... was established |
| 9 | [...] u₃-mu-un NI U₄ | ... lord ... |
| 10 | [...] e₂-a [...] me-en | ... in the house ... I am |
| 11 | [...] | |
| 12 | [u₄-de₃] an-na gu₃ mu-ni-ib-be₂ | The storm cries out in heaven |
| 13 | e-ne-eŋ₃ an gu-la-ke₄ u₄-de₃ an-na gu₃ mu-ni-ib-be₂ | The word of great An cries out in the sky. |
| 14 | e-ne-eŋ₃ {d}mu-ul-lil₂-la₂-ke₄ u₄-de₃ an-na gu₃ mu-ni-ib-be₂ | The word of Enlil cries out in the sky. |
| 15 | u₄-da an-na du₁₁-du₁₁-ga-a-ni | When he speaks in heaven, |
| 16 | uru₂-me-a an-ne ba-dub₂ ki-<ne> ba-sag₃ | In our city heaven trembles, earth shakes |
| 17 | kul-aba₄{ki} [an]-ne ba-dub₂-dub₂ ki-<ne> ba-sag₃-sag₃ | In Kulaba the heavens tremble, the earth shakes |
| 18 | [a] ša₃-ba-ni u₅ ⸢bar⸣-[ra-ni] | water of his heart, oil of his ebara canal |
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