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VS 02, 051 (P342859)
Literary, Old Babylonian, Sippar-Yahrurum · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | VS 02, 051 |
|---|---|
| ID | P342859 |
| Museum no. | VAT 01415 |
| 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)
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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.
| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
| o | ||
| 1' | [...]-⸢bi he₂⸣-[...] | ... may he ... its |
| 2' | [...] mi-ši-si-si ⸢x⸣ [...] | ... a reed fence ... |
| 3' | [e]-⸢ri e₂⸣-le-el-ši nu-si-ge-⸢da x⸣ [x (x)] ⸢x x⸣ [x] ⸢x x⸣ | If he does not clear the E-le-el-ši, |
| 4' | ki-bala e₂-le-el-ši gu nu-ŋa₂-ra-ši u₃ ⸢mi⸣-ši-ni-⸢de₆-te⸣ | The rebel land that did not bow down to the E-le-e-lši and the e-mi’e-svi-eni-de-te-e |
| 5' | im di-di-le šu mu-mi-tu i-ia di-di-le | The hand of a young woman, the one who was born in my eyes |
| 6' | im gal-ga-al-le šu mu-mi-tu i-ia ga-al-ga-le | The great clay, the hand of the woman, the great clay |
| 7' | ia di-di-el-zu i-ia ga-al-ga-zu u₃-gu-ba(ZU) u₃-mi-ši | (Sum) My ..., your great ... (Akk) Your ... that stands at your side(?) |
| 8' | lu₂ nam-ta-e lu₂ nam-ta-e lu₂ nam-ta-e da-ga-na-ab | Do not approach a man, do not approach another man! Come to him! |
| 9' | u₃-mu-un na-ta-di-di da-ga-na-ab | Lord, do not wander about, come to him! |
| 10' | ⸢a-a na-de⸣ da(GA-)ga-na-ab | May he/she say to him: “Come out for me, come out!" |
| 11' | še-eb še ki-ga da-ga-na-ab | May he kiss him in the heart of the earth |
| 12' | sa-ha-ar-bi sa-ha-ar gi-ga da-ga-na-ab | Its soil, the soil of the reedbed, you will pour for him. |
| 13' | e₂-zu e₂-zu-še da-ga-na-ab | May he/she say to you "your house, your house!" |
| 14' | uru₂-zu ⸢uru₂-zu⸣-še da-ga-na-ab | May he/she say to you "your city, your city!" |
| 15' | u₃-mu-⸢un x⸣ [...] ⸢da-ga⸣-na-ab | The lord of the ... temple ... for him |
| 16' | ⸢ka-na⸣ [...] | Kananae |
| r | ||
| 1' | x ⸢x⸣ [...] | |
| 2' | u₃-lu-lu [...] | Woe ... |
| 3' | kur-kur-⸢re⸣ [...] | ... the lands |
| 4' | ⸢ka₂ da⸣-[...] | At the gate of Euphrates |
| 5' | u₃-mu-un na-ma-⸢x⸣ [...] | The lord should not leave |
| 6' | u₃-mu-un am ⸢mah mu-ba-ba-ar⸣-[...] | Lord, wild bull of the great E-maḫar temple |
| 7' | du-mu gi-⸢a x-HI⸣ ša mu-ni-⸢ib-hu⸣-ŋe₆ | son of Gi-ea, ..., he will satisfy him. |
| 8' | gala-gi še-er zu-gi šu su sa dirig-ga | The gala-priest, the šēr-zu-gi priest, the hand of the supremely pure, |
| 9' | ba-la-aŋ₂-di-ki še-er zi-gi šu su sa dirig-ga | Your life is bright, the hand is full of brilliance |
| 10' | ka-la-ka e₂-i₃ uru₂-ba ⸢e₂⸣-i₃ | All the oil houses in their cities, the oilhouses |
| 11' | dumu mu-li-lu ta-na ⸢dumu mu⸣-li-lu ta-na | What is the son of Mulilu? What is his son of Mullil? |
| 12' | am-ma dumu <mu>-li-lu ta-na | Why do you give birth to a child of mulilu? |
| 13' | ⸢x-gi dumu⸣ mu-⸢li-el⸣-zu ta-na | “Your ..., the child of your ilī-priestess, what is it that you say? |
| 14' | [...] ta-na | ... what? |
| 15' | [...] ta-na | ... what? |
| 16' | [...] ta-na | ... what? |
| 17' | [...] ⸢x⸣ | |
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