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VS 10, 123 (P342931)
Literary, Old Babylonian · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | VS 10, 123 |
|---|---|
| ID | P342931 |
| Museum no. | VAT 06077 |
| 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 i | ||
| 1' | [...]-x | |
| 2' | [...]-ni | ... his |
| 3' | [...]-e | ... ... |
| 4' | [...]-x-AN | ...-AN |
| o ii | ||
| 1' | [...]-⸢na⸣ | ...-na’e |
| 2' | [x x x (x)] ⸢x mi-er⸣-re {{ bad-du }} e₂-a-na | The ... of the mi-er-e-plant, the wall of her temple |
| 3' | [x x (x)]-re šuba₂-gin₇ gun₃-gun₃-a-na | In his ..., speckled like a šuba stone |
| 4' | [x x (x)] ⸢x⸣ tur-tur-ra sig₂ mu₂ da-na{ni-a} | ... the small ..., the wool that grows for her |
| 5' | [x x (x)]-ba maš siki tab gun₃-a-na | In its ..., in its speckled wool |
| 6' | [x (x)]-⸢na⸣ mu-du₈ si₃-ga-na | ... his ..., the door bolt of his proper assembly |
| 7' | {[tug₂]}⸢ib₂⸣-ba-ru-e tab dul-la-na {{ gub-ba }} | The ib2 ebaru-garment, the tab of his work, stands at the side. |
| 8' | {[tug₂]}ib₂-la₂-e tab hi-li du₃-a-na | In his bibla garment made of allure |
| 9' | [(x)]-KA/⸢ba⸣ tab du₃-a{x-x-x}na me-ri-tab si₃{si}ga-na | When he ... the ... of the eba’e temple, when he is seated on the throne, |
| 10' | ⸢dam⸣ banda₃ ur₂-ra {{ u₃ }} nu-ga-na {{ ma-a }} | “The young woman in her lap and the one who is not her mother, |
| 11' | ama-ŋu₁₀ dumu ze₂-ba nu-buluŋ₃-ŋa₂-na | Ama-bubu, sweet child, her nubulu priestess |
| 12' | ⸢e₂⸣ ušbar₇-ra ba-an-pad₃-da-na | When he had chosen the house of the ušbar priest |
| 13' | ušbar₇ ⸢ama⸣-še₃ ba-an-tuku-a-na | when he had inherited the house of the mother |
| 14' | ⸢x ze₂⸣-a ku-li-še₃ KU-KU-a-ra ud ban₃-da-zal-a {{ ba-an-pad₃-da }} | For the one who ... the sweet ... in the temple, when the day had passed, he was found. |
| 15' | u₃-mu-un {{ e-ne-ne }} il₂-la lum-še₃ e-ne-eŋ₃ mu-un-ši-mar-re-eš | The lord and the gods, raising their arms in fearsomeness |
| 16' | e-ne-eŋ₃ dim₃-me-er-ra-ni an-ta na-mu-un-ši-ma-al | The word of his god is present above. |
| 17' | a₂-tuku {ŋeš}illar me-ši-sag₃-ge {{ mu-sag₃-sag₃ }} ud ban₃-da-zal-a | The powerful one, the billar-demon, the one who shakes, shakes with a thundering storm |
| 18' | za₃-še tuku kas₄ me-ši-ib-kar-re | The one who has a neck, the one who is a runner, may he catch you |
| 19' | lipiš-tuku gu₃ me-ši-ib-ra-ra ud ban₃-da-zal-a {{ saŋ ma-ra-dub₂-dub₂-be₂ }} | (Sum) The one who screamed at me, when the day was overcast, it was heaped up for you(?) (Akk) It is the one who shouts at me at night |
| o iii | ||
| 1' | [...] ⸢na-ab x⸣ [...] | ... the ēnab-plant |
| 2' | i₃-ŋen-na-⸢e⸣ i₃-ŋen-na-e na-aŋ₂ am-e pa bi₂-i-e₃ pad₃-bi ⸢im-me⸣ | “When will he go out, when will I go out? The wild bull makes his face resplendent, he makes his name known? |
| 3' | i₃-lum edin-še₃ i₃-ŋen-na-e | Honored one of the steppe, lord |
| 4' | i₃-la-lum edin-še₃ i₃-ŋen-na-e na-aŋ₂ ama₅-e pa bi₂-in-e₃ | Lalum, when he goes to the steppe, he appears in the chamber. |
| 5' | na-aŋ₂ unug{ki}ga-ke₄ pad₃-bi im-me | The fate of Uruk was decreed. |
| 6' | na-aŋ₂ kul-aba₄{ki}ke₄ pa bi₂-in-e₃ na-aŋ₂ ama₅ pad₃-bi im-me | The fate of Kulab made manifest, the fate of its chosen chamber, she says. |
| 7' | a-ra-li da-ma-al-ba e-ze₂ mu-na-dib(LU-)dib(LU-)be₂ | In the Arali where there is plenty, the sheep pass by for him. |
| 8' | u₈-e sila₄ ki ba-an-da-ab-tag ŋuruš-e edin-na | The ewe touched the lamb, the young female lamb in the steppe |
| 9' | ud₅-de₃ maš₂ ki ba-an-da-ab-tag ŋuruš-e edin-na | The goat touched the ground with his goat, the cow in the steppe |
| 10' | BAD ša₃-ba {u₂}harub nu-me-a {u₂}kišig₂-e mu-na-ab-la₂ | In that wall, where there was no ḫabû-plant, the juniper was spread out for him. |
| 11' | ga a-⸢u₂⸣ a-eštub nu-me-a a-gar₃-e mu-na-an-de₂ | She poured milk in the meadows, where there was no eštub irrigation canal, for him. |
| 12' | ga i-ti-⸢ir⸣-da gu₂-en-na nu-me-a ki-in-dar mu-na-ab-haš | Milk from the Itireda canal, where there was no canal, was poured out for her. |
| 13' | ga-⸢ar₃⸣ di₄-di₄ su₇-še₃ mu-na-du₈ ŋuruš-e | He hung the tiny eagles for her in the street, and then she gave birth to a baby. |
| 14' | ga-ar₃ gal-gal gidru-še₃ mu-na-nu₂ ŋuruš-e edin-na | He laid large cheeses on the scepter for him, a young male goat in the steppe |
| 15' | ga tumu tuku₄-gin₇ šu im-ra-ra ŋuruš-e edin-na | Milk that has been poured out like a storm wind, the cow in the steppe |
| 16' | ŋuruš edin ze₂-ba bil₂ mu-da-ab-ak {{ mu-na-ni-ŋar }} ŋuruš-e edin-na | The young male donkey smashed the sweet steppe for him, he stripped it off for him. The young female donkey in the steppe |
| 17' | ki-bi-a ŋuruš-e ama ugu-ni-ir kiŋ₂ mu-un-da-ra-ši-in-gi₄ | At that place, the young man returned to his mother who bore him |
| 18' | lu₂-du ama-ŋu₁₀-ur₂ du₁₁-ga-na-ab edin-še₃ he₂-em-ma-du | Speak to your mother, so that she goes to the steppe. |
| r i | ||
| 1 | ⸢i₃⸣ mu-da-ŋal₂ ga mu-da-ŋal₂ | He brings in the e’e-plant, he brings in milk. |
| 2 | ga-ŋu₁₀ {dug}šakir₃-ra ma-tum₃-tum₃ | he brought the milk into the churn |
| 3 | ga tumu tuku₄-gin₇ šu im-ra-ra | Milk poured out for you like a stormwind |
| 4 | ga i-ti-ir-da tumu-gin₇ i₃ in-tak₄-e edin-še₃ he₂-em-ma-du | He poured milk in the steppe like a wind. |
| 5 | edin-bi-še₃ šag₄ mu-ni-hul-a-⸢ni⸣ i₃-gul-gul {{ kur-ku }} edin-še₃ he₂-em-ma-du | In its steppe he destroyed it for him and the kurku-demon went into the steppe. |
| 6 | edin-še₃ di-ŋu₁₀-ne di-ŋu₁₀-ne ša₃ na ba{{ ma- }}an-de₅-de₅ | When they go to the steppe, when they go there, the heart ... |
| 7 | edin-še₃ a-ra-li-še₃ di-ŋu₁₀-ne | When I was going to the steppe and Arali |
| 8 | edin-⸢še₃ e₂ du₆-šuba⸣-še₃ | To the steppe, to the house of Dusvuba |
| 9 | edin bad₃-tibira{ki}a-še₃ | to the plain of Badtibira |
| 10 | edin e₂-muš₃-a-še₃ di-ŋu₁₀-ne ša₃ na {{ ni-a }} ba-an-de-de | When they go to the steppe of the Emus, he is carried away in fear. |
| 11 | lu₂-me e₂-zu ma-a-am₃ ga-du₃ en₃ me-a-am₃ ga-tar-re-en | We are men, I want to build your house, where can I ask? |
| 12 | lu₂-me ki-zu ma-a-am₃ ga-du₃ en₃ me-a-am₃ {{ DU }} ga-tar-re-en {{ du₃ }} | Our man, where do I build your place? Where do I go? I want to ask you! |
| 13 | uru₂ ama mu-ku₄ mu-un-ku₄ ama mu-ni-tum₂-tum₂ | The mother enters the city, she enters, she brings in the mother. |
| 14 | ⸢MI-bi-da⸣ mu-DU mu-un-da-mu₄ mu-un-dun [...] ⸢mu⸣-ni-tum₂-tum₂ | He ... the E-mi-da-e-23, he ... with him, ... he dug. |
| 15 | [...] ⸢x x⸣ | |
| r ii | ||
| 1 | lal₃ hab₂ na-ni x-x-x-x-e ŋuruš-e edin-na | The sweet honey that ... his nose in the steppe |
| 2 | ⸢ga⸣ x-x x-x šu-ni in-⸢x-x⸣ [...] | (Sum) The temple ... (Akk) His hand ... |
| 3 | u₈ e₃-a ⸢dumu⸣-na ⸢ama x x⸣ | When the ewe emerges, the son ... |
| 4 | u₂ nu-me-a ⸢ama⸣ mu-un-da-⸢gi-NE⸣ | Without food he goes up to the mother’s house |
| 5 | a ur₅ ama-zu a ša₃ ⸢ama⸣-zu ⸢ša₃-ab⸣ hul til-la-za | Woe, your mother, woe the heart of your mother! Your ša-ab-house, which is full of evil, |
| 6 | ŋuruš ama-zu mu-e-ši-kar-kar u₃ nu-mu-e-ši-ku-ku | (Sum) The young woman is chasing your mother, she is not sleeping (Akk) Your mother chases your young woman, you are not sleeping |
| 7 | ga-ša-an-sumun₂-na mu-e-ši-kar-kar u₃ nu-mu-e-ši-ku-ku | Gašansumun trembles, she does not sleep. |
| 8 | ki-ru-gu₂ 7kam-ma-am₃ | It is the seventh song. |
| 9 | a dam-zu a mu-ud-da-na-zu | Woe, your spouse, woe your spouse! |
| 10 | ama-ušum-ŋu₁₀ dam-zu dumu-zu gi₄-u₃ i-lu e-la-lu | Amaʾušum-bu, your spouse, your child, turn back! Lament, Elalu! |
| 11 | ⸢nin⸣ ku₃ ga-ša-an-an-ka a dam-zu | Holy Inana, alas, your spouse |
| 12 | [dam] ⸢u₂⸣ lu-lu-ŋu₁₀ dam a lu-lu-ŋu₁₀ | The wife of the temple, woe! The spouse, wow! |
| 13 | [x] {id₂}idigna-ŋu₁₀ {{ gin₇ }} šu am₃-la₂-la₂-ŋu₁₀ | ... the Tigris, like a hand trembles |
| 14 | [...] ⸢x⸣-na-gin₇ | Like the ... of the eše temple |
| 15 | [...] ⸢x⸣-la-ŋu₁₀ | ... elalu |
| 16 | [...] ⸢x x⸣ | |
| r iii | ||
| 1 | [...] x-KU-ru [...] ra-ka | ... ... to you |
| 2 | [...]-⸢a⸣ edin ni₁₀-ni₁₀ | ... the steppe trembles |
| 3 | [...]-x al-til-e | ... finished |
| 4 | [ki-ru-gu₂ n-kam]-ma-am₃ | It is the nth song |
| 5 | [...] ⸢a⸣ ba-da-dug₄ | ... was satisfied |
| 6 | [...] ⸢x⸣-ta-ta ŋa₂ gig | ... from the ... of the eše2 |
| 7 | [...] ab-ze₂-ŋa₂-gin₇ {{ re }} | ... like a cow ... |
| 8 | [...] ⸢kur⸣ mi-ni-dab₅-ba-re | ... seized the Ekur temple |
| 9 | [...]-a | ...-a |
| 10 | [...]-⸢ib⸣-du₈ | ...-eibdu |
| 11 | [...]-⸢ni⸣-ib-du₈ | ...-ibdu |
| 12 | [...]-du₈ | ...-du8 |
| 13 | [...]-du₈ | ...-du8 |
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