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CDLI Literary 000741, ex. 001 (P342886)
Literary, Old Babylonian · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | CDLI Literary 000741, ex. 001 |
|---|---|
| ID | P342886 |
| Museum no. | VAT 06110 |
| Collection | Vorderasiatisches Museum, Berlin, Germany |
| Language | Sumerian |
| Period | Old Babylonian · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE |
| Genre | Literary |
| Find spot | uncertain (mod. uncertain) |
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 | ||
| 2' | [ki]-a gaba-bi-a [...] | On earth, on its surface ... |
| 3' | ⸢lugal⸣ me gal-gal [...] | King of the great mes |
| 4' | {d}šul-pa-e₃ me gal-gal [...] | Šulpa’e, the great mes |
| 5' | ⸢nir⸣-ŋal₂ me₃-a ⸢u₃⸣-[na gub-ba] | The herald of battle stationed in the fortress |
| 6' | en a₂ mah il₂-il₂-i {ŋeš}⸢naŋa₃⸣ [...] | The lord who raises his supreme arms ... |
| 7' | ⸢mi₂⸣-us₂-sa₂ gu₂-tuku a-⸢a⸣ {[d}en-lil₂-la₂] | the throne bearer of Enlil |
| 8' | ⸢šul⸣ zid {d}en-lil₂-la₂ mu mah-zu ⸢mu⸣-[un-pad₃] | You have chosen the righteous esvul temple of Enlil, your supreme name |
| 9' | ⸢nir⸣-ŋal₂ {ŋeš}tukul-a lipiš ⸢me₃⸣-[a] | The enirbal-demon, the one who has a weapon, the evildoer |
| 10' | ⸢lu₂⸣ ki-bal-a-ka nir-ŋal₂ ki-⸢bal⸣-[a] | The elu priestess of the rebel land, the one who carries off the ebal prayer |
| 11' | ⸢lugal⸣-ŋu₁₀ za-e dim₃-me-er mah me-⸢en⸣ | You are the king, you are the supreme god. |
| 12' | za-e dim₃-me-er mah me-en dam-zu u₃-mu-un mah me-en | You are a great god, your spouse is a magnificent lord. |
| 13' | {d}⸢nin-hur⸣-saŋ-ŋa₂-ke₄ ki aŋ₂-ŋa₂-ni za-e me-en | Ninhursa, you are the place of his water. |
| 14' | ⸢ur-saŋ⸣ ni₂ gal diŋir-re-e-ne me-en | I am the great fearsomeness of the intercessors |
| 15' | ⸢ur-saŋ⸣ {d}šul-pa-e₃-a an-ki-a nir-ŋal₂ | Ursaea, Šulpa’ea of heaven and earth, hero |
| 16' | x-ŋu₁₀ mu-zu kur-kur-ra zid-de₃-eš he₂-pad₃-de₃ | May he find your name in all the lands faithfully |
| 17' | ⸢lugal⸣-ŋu₁₀ nam-mah-zu kur-kur-ra zid-de₃-eš he₂-pad₃-de₃ | May your greatness be found in all the lands faithfully |
| 18' | [...] x mah-a a-ŋi₆ zig₃-ga u₁₈-lu lu₂-ra te-a | ... supreme ... rising flood, approaching one. |
| 19' | [nam]-⸢lu₂⸣-ulu₃ mušen ni₂ te-a-gin₇ šudu₃-da mu-ši-ib-ra-an | The elu priestess, like a snake whose fearsomeness is bound to a sheep |
| 20' | [...] x zig₃-ga ni₂ ri-a ⸢šu nu⸣-ra-ab-la₂-e | ... rises ... does not carry a fearsomeness |
| 21' | ⸢ni₂⸣ gur₃-ru su zig₃ gur₃-ru ni₂ gal mu-da-ri | The ešû-priest, the one who is dressed in his ordinary soiled garments, carries a great aura. |
| 22' | [u₄]-⸢ta⸣-u₁₈-lu lu₂-ra te-a me-en | You are the one who approaches a man |
| 23' | [...] ⸢mah⸣ lu₂-še₃ ur₃-ur₃-ra me-en | I am the ... of the great eše temple, the one who is torn apart |
| 24' | [...] x lu₂-še₃ bar-bar-ra me-en | ... you are the one who roams around |
| 25' | [...]-gin₇ kur-ra gana₂ gid₂-gid₂ | Like ... in the mountains, the fields are long |
| 26' | [... an]-⸢ta⸣ šu bar-ra gaba-šu-ŋar nu-tuku | ... has no rival in heaven |
| 27' | [...] x ud kur-ra e₃-a | ... storm coming forth from the mountains |
| 28' | [...] x ud dug₄-ga du₇-du₇ | ... perfecting the storm |
| 29' | [...] UN MAŠ-a-gin₇ nim ŋir₂-ŋir₂-re | ... like a wild bull flying in the wind |
| 30' | [...]{⸢mušen⸣}a zi ir lu₂-ra šub-bu | The true ... of the emušven temple is set upon the man |
| 31' | [... šu] nu-tuku ŋiri₃ nu-tuku lu₂ ŋi₆-a tum₂-mu | ... who has no hand, who does not have a foot, who is suitable for the river |
| 32' | [...]-gin₇ ŋi₆ du-du ZI-LAL₃-gin₇ dim₂-e | ... like a ... floating in the river, like ... |
| 33' | [pu₂]-kiri₆ sar-sar ŋeš-gi sig₇-ga | orchard of sarsar and green reeds |
| 34' | [niŋ₂-ur₂]-limmu₂ an-eden daŋal-la | who makes the high steppe tremble |
| 35' | [maš₂]-anše niŋ₂-zi-ŋal₂ eden-na | Wild goats in the steppe |
| 36' | [ur]-saŋ {d}šul-pa-e₃ za-e lugal-bi me-en | Hero Šulpae, you are their king |
| 37' | [an] ⸢lugal⸣ diŋir-re-e-ne-ke₄ šu-za im-ma-an-šum₂ | An, king of the intertwined heavens, has given your hand to him |
| 38' | [šu-za] im-ma-an-šum₂ za-e lugal-bi me-en | You are its king |
| 39' | [ur-saŋ] {⸢d}šul⸣-pa-e₃-a šu-zu la-ba-ra-⸢e₃⸣ | Hero Šul-epa’ea, your hand cannot be released |
| 40' | [u₂ tuku u₂]-⸢na ba⸣-ni-in-⸢gu₇⸣ | The one who has food, he eats the food. |
| r | ||
| 1' | x [...] diŋir-⸢ra⸣ [...] | ... Ibirae |
| 2' | [...] ba-an-[...] x-a KA la-ba-an-x-x [...] | ... did not ... |
| 3' | [...]-na [...] x ba-an-tum₂-mu | ... he brought |
| 4' | [...]-na [...]-zu ma-ra-an-šum₂-mu | ... your ... will be given to you |
| 5' | [...] an {[d]}⸢en⸣-lil₂-la₂ me-en | I am the ... of An and Enlil |
| 6' | [...] diŋir-re-e-ne me-en | I am ... of the intertwined tribes |
| 7' | [en] {[ŋeš]}⸢banšur⸣-ra {d}en-lil₂-la₂ me-en | I am the lord of Enlil's table. |
| 8' | [... niŋ₂] ŋar-ra-zu la-ba-an-gid₂-de₃-en | ..., do not accept your fearsomeness |
| 9' | [...] anše a mu-ra-an-de₆ | ... he brought water to the donkey |
| 10' | [...] igi-nim-ma mu-ra-ab-dirig | ... he made surpassing for you |
| 11' | [...] x an-ta u₃-mu-e-ŋal₂ | ... from above I will carry. |
| 12' | [...] dugud-da tug₂-gin₇ ši-mi-dul | ... covered like a garment |
| 13' | [...] x-zu mi-ni-ib-dug₄-ga-ta | After you have satisfied your ... |
| 14' | [...] x saŋ ŋa₂-ŋa₂ a-ra-zu ma-ra-ab-be₂ | ... utters an arazu prayer to you |
| 15' | [...] ša₃-ne-ša₄-ka-ni um-ma-ra-an-pad₃ | ... he has chosen you in his heart |
| 16' | [...] x ma₂-gin₇ a-ŋi₆-a-ta im-ma-ra-an-ad-DU | ... like a boat from the river |
| 17' | [...] x-ma im-ma-ra-an-zi-zi | ... rises for you. |
| 18' | [kug-sig₁₇]-gin₇ ba-an-dadag-ge-en | I shine like gold |
| 19' | [zabar]-gin₇ niŋ₂-su-ub im-ma-ak-en | Like bronze, he made me bow down. |
| 20' | [šu sag₉-ga] ⸢diŋir-ra⸣-na-še₃ im-ši-in-gi₄-gi₄ | The good hand returned to the ešibira canal |
| 21' | [...] ⸢mu⸣-un-zalag gu₂ mu-un-zig₃ | ... shines, raises its neck |
| 22' | [...] ⸢kalam⸣-ma dalla mu-ni-in-e₃ | ... the Ekalam brought forth splendor |
| 23' | [...] x-ba mu-un-zu-a-e | ... he knows |
| 24' | [...] x-ra mu-un-e-du₃ | ... built for ... |
| 25' | [...] ⸢inim⸣-ma-bi ma-ra-an-ŋa₂-ŋa₂ | ... its utterance is for you |
| 26' | [...] dug₄-ga ma-ra-an-de₂-e | ... he will give you a good ... |
| 27' | [...] x-la ma-ra-an-ŋa₂-ŋa₂ | ... he made it for you |
| 28' | [...] ki aŋ₂-zu za-e ma-ra-an-du₈-e | ... where your father taught you |
| 29'. | [...] x di₄-di₄-la₂-zu-ne za-e ma-ra-an-ŋa₂-ŋa₂ | ... when you are little, you will give it to me. |
| 30' | [...] x di₄-di₄-la₂-zu-ne za-e ma-ra-an-du₈-e | ... when you are tiny, you set it for me. |
| 31' | [...] x-x-x-za gal-gal-la-zu-ne za-e ma-ra-an-du₈-e | When you ... your great ..., you will release it for me. |
| 32' | [...] x-x-am₃ sur-ra-zu | Your ... is ... |
| 33' | [...]-x-x za-e ma-ra-an-de₂-e | ... you will give to me. |
| 34' | [...]-x-x-x-ra ud 15kam | ... the 15th day |
| 35' | [...] x-x-ra-zu saŋ ⸢im⸣-x-x [...] | ... your |
| 36' | [...]-x-x ⸢šir₃⸣-ra-a mu-x [...] | ... in the orchard ... |
| 37' | [...] x x en₃-du-a ⸢mu⸣-[...] | ... in prayer, emû-priest |
| 38' | [...] me ze₂-eb-a-bi la-x [...] | ... its sweet mes |
| 39' | ⸢lugal⸣ šag₄-la₂ sug₄ kur-kur-ra me-en [...] | I am the king who covers all the lands |
| 40' | [šag₄]-la₂ sug₄ igi du₈-a ŋal₂ a-[...] | (Sum) The šag-laŋ drum that looks at(?) the dead one(?) (Akk) The empty drum which looks at the dead man |
| 41' | [...]-ki tur₃-⸢ra⸣ x [...] | ... the cattlepen |
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