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VS 02, 037 (P342845)
Literary, Old Babylonian, Sippar-Yahrurum · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | VS 02, 037 |
|---|---|
| ID | P342845 |
| Museum no. | VAT 01434 + VAT 01435 |
| 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' | [...] al-⸢ma⸣ [...] | ... he will be released(?) |
| 2' | [...] gu-gu al-ma | ... comes forth. |
| 3' | [...] ⸢gu⸣-gu-gu-gu | ... egugugu |
| 4' | [...] ⸢x⸣ ab-gu-gu-gu-gu al-ma | ... the ešugugû-house is erected |
| 5' | [...] ab-gu-gu | ... he smote |
| 6' | [...]-gu-gu-gu al-ma-ma | (Sum) ... I want to utter a lament to him (Akk) .... |
| 7' | [...] a-gu na-mi | ... is indeed a flood. |
| 8' | [...]-zu ma-ra-ma | ... for you |
| 9' | [...] gi-di-gi-⸢im⸣ | ... rejoicing |
| 10' | [...] ⸢x x⸣-zu ma-ra-ma | ... your ... for me |
| 11' | [...] ⸢a še⸣ DU | ... a reed fence ... |
| 1'' | si ⸢de₃⸣-[ra ...] | The horn of the ešede plant |
| 2'' | u₃-su [...] | (Sum) ... ... (Akk) His ...(?) ... |
| 3'' | u₃-si ⸢gu₂⸣ [...] | ... the throne of the temple |
| 4'' | gu₂ tur₃-bi mu-[lu ...] | The one who ... the neck of its cattle pen |
| 5'' | e-ze ⸢amaš-bi⸣ mu-⸢lu⸣ [...] | The sheep and goats, the elû-priests |
| 6'' | ⸢an-še kur-ra zi-zi⸣ [...] | Rise from the darkness of the netherworld |
| 7'' | gu₂ ku-[ra a-li-im]-bu mu-⸢lu⸣ [...] | (Sum) I am the one who is enraged by the roar of the mountain(?) (Akk) The one of the ... mountain(?), the lord(?) |
| 8'' | e-ze [kur-ra ...]-bi mu-[lu ...] | The sheep of the mountain ... its ... one ... |
| 9'' | tur kur-⸢ra⸣ [...] tur ⸢la⸣-[...] | The small ones of the kur-ērāde temple, the small ones (of) the ela-e temple |
| 10'' | šu gi [...]-⸢gi⸣-ra [...] | Hand of a reed |
| 11'' | a-sa-la-⸢ak⸣ tu-da ⸢ma⸣-a-gi nu-[...] | Asalak, born in Ea, does not ... |
| 12'' | si lu-li-im e₂-ia-na me-ge mu-lu-zu x-[...] | ... in his house, your man ... |
| 13'' | si de₃-ra šu ma-ha pa-ab-gur mu-lu-zu x-[...] | May he ... the horn for you, the hand of a mighty one, your man ... |
| 14'' | za mu-lu-zu mu di-li maš ba-ab-ga | You, your man, the one who is alone has been seized. |
| 15'' | ⸢mu-ru-su⸣ mu di-li maš ba-ab-ga | Murusu, year: “Did you see me?, I saw you?’ |
| 16'' | [...]-x mu la-za-la-ke ba-ab-ga | ... year: “Lazala was erected. |
| 17'' | [...] mu di-li-še aš al-ta-⸢ta⸣-[re] | ... year: “Dilim-šum-aḫi, I have come forth from it.' |
| 18'' | ⸢aš ta⸣ al-[ta-ta-re] ⸢bar-di⸣-[x]-še aš al-[ta-ta]-⸢re⸣ | “Ask me, I will ask you, I shall ask you! I shall go to the bardi’eš temple |
| 19'' | e gi₆-ga-⸢an⸣ aš ⸢ta⸣ [al]-⸢ta⸣-ta-re ⸢mu-lu-zu⸣ du-ra | “Ha! It is dark! It has been darkened, it has been blackened! Its people are tired of it! |
| 20'' | ⸢ze⸣ mu-lu-zu e₂ ⸢silim⸣-[ma naŋ]-⸢ŋa₂⸣ du-ra ba-nu | Your man lies down in the house of Esilim. |
| 21'' | mu-ru-su e₂ silim-ma ⸢naŋ⸣-[ŋa₂] du-ra ba-nu | The one who makes the house prosper, the emana-house lies down in ruin mounds. |
| 22'' | e₂ silim-ma e₂ e-lu nu-⸢ti⸣ [x (x)] ⸢x⸣ du-ra ba-nu | The house of peace, the house of lordship that cannot be changed, ... lies down in darkness. |
| 23'' | ⸢e₂⸣ dam-bi gu₂ nu-di-da du-ra ba-nu | The spouse of the temple, whose neck is not stretched out, lies down sick. |
| 24'' | dumu e ⸢x⸣-mu ⸢nu⸣-ma-ma-da ⸢du-ra⸣ ba-nu | (Sum) The child of the house, the one who is to be smitten by the house (Akk) The son of the temple, the house of the lord, the solitary house |
| 25'' | šu im-šu-pa-ni ba-da-⸢šu⸣-[ub] ⸢du⸣-ra ⸢ba-nu⸣ | The hand of Imšupani was smashed, he was thrown into ruin heaps |
| 26'' | ⸢me⸣-ri im-šu-pa-ni ba-da-šu-⸢ub du⸣-ra ⸢ba⸣-nu | When he opens his mouth, he enters into the house. |
| 27'' | [šu] ⸢me⸣-ri mu-ud i₃-dab₅ gu₂ ki me-ni-ma-⸢al du⸣-ra ⸢ba-nu⸣ | Hand of the emeri-priestess, the husband seized. The neck of the earth was there for me. For the one who goes up to the Ebanu |
| 28'' | [ama-a]-ni-ir a-ba mu-na-be₂-a-ba du-ra ⸢ba⸣-[nu] | Who is it that will speak to his mother? |
| r | ||
| 1 | [nin₉]-⸢a⸣-ni a-ba še-ti-de₃-a-ba du-ra ba-⸢nu⸣ | Who is it that will bring out his sister? He will lie down sick. |
| 2 | ⸢ŋuruš⸣ du-ra-ŋu₁₀ me-di-še ⸢a⸣-ba mu-na-⸢be₂⸣-a-bi | Its buruš plants, whose scent is sweet, that were brought up for him in that garden. |
| 3 | ⸢e₂⸣-ta e nu-mu-gi-a-ŋu₁₀ a-ba mu-⸢na-be₂⸣-a-⸢bi⸣ | Who can compare with him in the house where he does not return? |
| 4 | i ti-ib šu nu-mu-ni-ŋi₆-na-ŋu₁₀ a-ba [mu-na-be₂-a-bi] | Who can say to him “It is enough! It is enough!"? |
| 5 | ⸢aŋ₂ gul⸣-gul i-ti-ma-a-ŋu₁₀ a-ba ⸢mu⸣-[na-be₂-a-bi] | Who will say to him “It is destroyed, Iti-ma-a-bû? |
| 6 | a-⸢ma⸣-[ni ...] ⸢si⸣ i₃-la-ŋu₁₀ ⸢a-ba⸣ [mu-na-be₂-a-bi] | When he enters, he says to him: “I will go to the quay, I will go up to the river.’ |
| 7 | ki ⸢bi₂⸣-[dab₅] šu mu-ni-la-⸢ŋu₁₀⸣ [a-ba mu-na-be₂-a-bi] | Who is it that will speak to him about the place where he was seized? |
| 8 | a-mi ⸢ma⸣-[ni] la-ba-gi-ŋu₁₀ [a-ba] ⸢mu⸣-na-<(be₂-a-bi)> | Who is it that will change his name and turn away from him? |
| 9 | x ma-an-[x mu]-⸢su⸣-ub gub-⸢a⸣-ŋu₁₀ [a]-ba mu-na-<(be₂-a-bi)> | Who is it that will speak to him about this? |
| 10 | gi-ki-ir-⸢x⸣ [...] ⸢mu⸣-su-⸢ub⸣ a-KA-⸢ŋu₁₀ a⸣-ba mu-na-be₂-a-bi | Its gikir-e23 priestess, the emûsu-e3-ub-priest, and the a-KA-e22-bu₂-priestess spoke to him. |
| 11 | me-di-še ⸢si⸣-[...] ⸢x mu-lu⸣ pu₂ ia ba-lu | (Sum) Its watercourse ... (Akk) The watercourse of the ... canal ... |
| 12 | a-ra-⸢li⸣-[še ...] ⸢mu⸣-lu pu₂ ia ba-lu | Arali’eše ... emû-elu ... the well of my mother |
| 13 | pu₂ ia [ba-lu ...]-ri-ig mu-lu ⸢pu₂ ia⸣ ba-lu | The wells of my mother were emptied ... the one of the wells, my mother was emptified |
| 14 | [...] ⸢ama a⸣ [...] ⸢x⸣-HI mu-lu ⸢pu₂⸣ ia ba-lu | ... mother ... ... the one who ... my ... |
| 15 | mi-⸢sa-x ni⸣ eš ⸢ra⸣ [...] ⸢HU⸣-da ŋuruš tu-še | “Missa-..., the ... of the shrine ..., he brought in a young male goat |
| 16 | mu-lu si-⸢ra ŋuruš tu-še i⸣-bi nu-mu-še-ba-re | The one who has sex with a young child does not see it |
| 17 | mu-lu-na u₃-⸢a⸣ zi-⸢ga⸣ a-u₃-⸢a⸣ zi-ga | The one who rises up high, rises high! |
| 18 | mu-lu mu-ud-na-⸢ŋu₁₀⸣ a-u₃-⸢a zi-ga⸣ a-u₃-a zi a-u₃-a [zi-ga] | (Sum) The one who rises up for him, rise up high for him! (Akk) The man who raises up his head for him(?) Rise up high! Rise up low for him |
| 19 | su-li i-bi ku-⸢ku⸣ e₂-e ⸢u₃⸣-[... a]-⸢u₃-a zi⸣ | (Sum) The one who looks at the temple, the temple ... (Akk) I look at the shrine, the house ... |
| 20 | si-pa mu-ul-mu-⸢ul⸣ i-bi ⸢mu⸣-[...] | Shepherd Mulmu-eul, before ... |
| 21 | še-im i-bi za-za [...] x-x [...] | (Sum) The one who sees (me) ... (Akk) (The one who) sees(?) ... |
| 22 | tu-ud-da-na ⸢u₃⸣-[...] | When he gave birth, |
| 23 | ki-ir tu-ur ⸢sila⸣ [...] | (Sum) The kirtu-demon, the reed-bed of the esila temple(?) (Akk) The sprouting of the seed of the sila temple |
| 24 | in-du-zu am-mi [...] | (Sum) Your indeed, wild bull ... (Akk) The one who knows you ... wild bull |
| 25 | a-zu al-la mi-[...] | The physician ... |
| 26 | a-ma-zu mu-lu ⸢MI₂⸣ [...] | Your mother, the one of the ešimu temple |
| 27 | DU-DU-zu ⸢sipad⸣ [...] [...] | ... the sipad temple |
| 28 | ⸢u₃⸣-zu x-[...] | Your temple ... |
| 1' | [...] ⸢pa še⸣ [...] | ... reed ... |
| 2' | [...] u₃-a ⸢mu⸣ mi-ti-⸢si⸣ | (Sum) ... I want to go out(?) (Akk) The ... of the river(?) is a flood(?) |
| 3' | [...] bi-di | ... he went |
| 4' | [...] bi-di | ... he went |
| 5' | [...] ⸢ha⸣ la-ma | ... eḫā-e-lama |
| 6' | [...] ⸢al⸣ ka-la-ŋu₁₀ | ... all the temples |
| 7' | [...] bi-gi | ... returned |
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