In Epic Hunt
Agušaya, hymn-epic of Ištar (VS 10, 214)
Old Babylonian poem about the warrior goddess Ištar (Agušaya A); print translations exist.
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| Designation | VS 10, 214 |
|---|---|
| Museum no. | VAT 05946 |
| Collection | Vorderasiatisches Museum, Berlin, Germany |
| Language | Akkadian |
| Period | Old Babylonian |
| Genre | Literary |
| Provenience | uncertain (mod. uncertain) |
| Findspot | find-spot unknown |
| CDLI no. | P343019 |
| Source | Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative — CDLI: reuse of catalogue/transliteration data with citation of CDLI; images restricted (not fetched) |
| Lines | 278 (266 with machine English) |
| Font | OBFreie (Old Babylonian literary), by Corvin R. Ziegeler (with Institut für Altorientalistik, FU Berlin; Latin from Junicode by Peter S. Baker) |
Machine draft. English generated by model atf-en-best-v2 (montycrypto/atf-to-english) (version d871547f92875415dbbc7f4a37fd65e35f8ac97d) on 2026-10-05, line by line from the ATF. Not a scholarly translation.
| Line | ATF | Cuneiform | English (machine draft) |
|---|---|---|---|
| obverse col 1 | |||
| 1 | lu-na-i-id szu-ur-bu-ta | 𒇲𒈾𒄿𒀉 𒊒𒋺𒁍𒁕 | may he entrust to him. |
| 2 | i-ni-li qa2-ra-at-ta | 𒄿𒉌𒇷 𒋡𒅆𒀜𒁕 | Inili, the hero |
| 3 | bu-uk-ra-at {d}nin-gal ($ erasure $) | 𒁍𒊌𒅆𒀜 ·𒃲 · · · | daughter of Ningal |
| 4 | du-un-na-sza lu-ul-li szu-um-sza | 𒁲𒌦𒈾· 𒇲𒌌𒇷 𒊒𒌝· | her work I shall complete, her name |
| 5 | isz8-tar szu-ur-bu-u2-ta | ·𒋻 𒊒𒋺𒁍𒌋𒁕 | from the urbû-priest |
| 6 | i-ni-li qa2-ra-at-ta | 𒄿𒉌𒇷 𒋡𒅆𒀜𒁕 | Inili, the hero |
| 7 | bu-uk-ra-at {d}nin-gal ($ erasure $) | 𒁍𒊌𒅆𒀜 ·𒃲 · · · | daughter of Ningal |
| 8 | du-un-na-sza lu-usz-ta-asz-ni | 𒁲𒌦𒈾· 𒇲𒍑𒁕𒀸𒉌 | her work I shall perform. |
| 9 | szu-pu-u2 na-ar-bu-sza | 𒊒𒁍𒌋 𒈾𒅈𒁍· | whose greatness |
| 10 | a-la-ak-ta-sza re-qe2-et | 𒁕𒆷𒀝𒁕· 𒊑𒆥𒀉 | her journey, the rest |
| 11 | it-na-ar-ru a-na-na-tim | 𒀉𒈾𒅈𒊒 𒁕𒈾𒈾𒁴 | they are snares, for the years |
| 12 | [szi]-ip#-ru-usz nu-uk-ku-ur | ·𒅁𒊒𒍑 𒉡𒊌𒆪𒋺 | he made a nukku-ritual for him. |
| 13 | [...] x isz-ti#-sza#? [...] | × ·𒁲· | ... with her |
| obverse col 2 | |||
| 1 | i-li u3 szar-ri i-ga-a-asz | 𒄿𒇷 𒌋 ·𒊑 𒄿𒂵𒁕𒀸 | the god and the king will be satisfied. |
| 2 | zi-ik-ru-tu-usz-sza | 𒉈𒅅𒊒𒂅𒍑· | her levy |
| 3 | _ki-ru-gu2 1(disz)-kam-ma_ | 𒆠𒊒𒄘 ·𒄰𒈠 | 1st kirugu |
| 4 | szu-tu-qa2-at i-la-tim | 𒊒𒂅𒋡𒀜 𒄿𒆷𒁴 | the possessions of the goddesses |
| 5 | isz8-tar2 ta-ni-da-ta-sza lu-az-mu-ur | ·𒋻 𒁕𒉌𒁕𒁕· 𒇲𒊍𒄭𒋺 | May Itar hear her praise! |
| 6 | _gesz-gi4-gal2-bi_ | ·𒄀𒃲𒁉 | its reed bed |
| 7 | ta-am-ha-at ri-tu-usz-sza | 𒁕𒄠𒄩𒀜 𒊑𒂅𒍑· | the sea of her husband |
| 8 | ka-la-szu-nu pa-ar-s,i | 𒅗𒆷𒊒𒉡 𒁁𒅈· | all of them he shall be seized. |
| 9 | ta-at-na-da-an-szi a-szar li-ib-bi-sza | 𒁕𒀜𒈾𒁕𒁹· 𒁕· 𒇷𒅁𒁉· | you will give her, wherever her heart |
| 10 | isz8-tar2 ri-tu-usz-sza s,e2-re-at | ·𒋻 𒊑𒂅𒍑· ·𒊑𒀜 | Itar, her husband, is a widow. |
| 11 | ni-szi u2-ki-a-al | 𒉌· 𒌋𒆠𒁕𒀠 | he entrusted to me. |
| 12 | [i]-qu2#-ul-la isz-ta-ra-ta-szi-in | ·𒄣𒌌𒆷 ·𒁕𒅆𒁕·𒅔 | he smote her, |
| 13 | [si-iq]-ru#-usz-sza | ··𒊒𒍑· | he entrusted to her |
| 14 | [...] a-wa-as-sa3 | 𒁕𒉿𒊍𒊓 | ... her word |
| 15 | [...] si-qa2-ar-sza | 𒁍𒋡𒅈· | ... her ziggurrat |
| 16 | [...] bu-uk#-ri | 𒁍𒊌𒊑 | ... of a scepter |
| 17 | [...] ma#-an-ma-an | 𒈠𒁹𒈠𒁹 | ... man |
| 18 | [...] x | × | |
| obverse col 3 | |||
| 1 | et,-lu uk-ta-ap-pa-ru | ·𒇲 𒊌𒁕𒀊𒁁𒊒 | a young man has been seized, |
| 2 | sza ki ar-ka-tim | · 𒆠 𒅈𒅗𒁴 | of the world quarters |
| 3 | _ki-ru-gu2 2(disz)-kam-ma_ | 𒆠𒊒𒄘 ·𒄰𒈠 | 2nd kirugu |
| 4 | i-ba-asz-szi isz-ta-ta qu2-ra-du | 𒄿𒉿𒀸· ·𒁕𒁕 𒄣𒅆𒁲 | there is, from the warrior |
| 5 | isz8-tar2 szu-tu-ra-at da-pa-na ti-de | ·𒋻 𒊒𒂅𒅆𒀜 𒁕𒁁𒈾 𒁲𒁲 | To Itar, the one who is to live in the sanctuaries, |
| 6 | _gesz-gi4-gal2-bi_ | ·𒄀𒃲𒁉 | its reed bed |
| 7 | i-si-in-sza ta-am-ha-ru | 𒄿𒁍𒅔· 𒁕𒄠𒄩𒊒 | her eye is swollen |
| 8 | szu-ut-ra-aq-qu2-du# a-an-ti | 𒊒𒌓𒅆𒀝𒄣𒁲 𒁕𒁹𒁲 | utraqqudu, the tiara |
| 9 | i-sza-tu u2-ul ta-am-ha-at a-te-li | 𒄿·𒂅 𒌋𒌌 𒁕𒄠𒄩𒀜 𒁕𒁲𒇷 | he will not die. I have gone out. |
| 10 | i-ta-ar-ru da-asz-ni | 𒄿𒁕𒅈𒊒 𒁕𒀸𒉌 | they shall return. |
| 11 | isz8-tar2 i-si-in-sza ta-am-ha-ru | ·𒋻 𒄿𒁍𒅔· 𒁕𒄠𒄩𒊒 | Ishtar, her eyes are swollen |
| 12 | szu-ut-ra-qu2-du a-an-ti | 𒊒𒌓𒅆𒄣𒁲 𒁕𒁹𒁲 | the utraqudu-disease of the moon |
| 13 | i-sza-tu u2-ul ta-am-ha-at a-te-li | 𒄿·𒂅 𒌋𒌌 𒁕𒄠𒄩𒀜 𒁕𒁲𒇷 | he will not die. I have gone out. |
| 14 | i-ta-ru da-asz-ni | 𒄿𒁕𒊒 𒁕𒀸𒉌 | he has sworn, |
| 15 | i-te-esz-gu# a-na-an-ti | 𒄿𒁲·𒄖 𒁕𒈾𒁹𒁲 | he has sinned against me. |
| 16 | hi-it-bu#-us,# tu-qu2-un-ti | 𒄭𒀉𒁍· 𒂅𒄣𒌦𒁲 | a debt of tuqunti |
| 17 | i-si-[iq]-sza# u2-du-u2-szi-im | 𒄿𒁍·· 𒌋𒁲𒌋·𒅎 | her isiq-sheep, her sheepfold |
| 18 | na#? x [x x?]-ka# szi-ip-ra-am | 𒈾 × · ·𒅗 ·𒅁𒅆𒄠 | The... of your... is a work assignment |
| 19 | [...]-x iq-ra-ab | × 𒅅𒅆𒀊 | ... he will greet. |
| 20 | [...]-x-am | ×𒄠 | ...... |
| 21 | [...]-ri#-am | 𒊑𒄠 | ..... |
| 22 | [...]-bi-im | 𒁉𒅎 | It is its |
| 23 | [...] usz#?-sze?-ru-u2 | 𒍑𒅊𒊒𒌋 | ... will be brought(?) |
| 24 | [...] ka-ia-a3-ni-isz | 𒅗𒅀𒁕𒉌· | ... to you. |
| 25 | [...] nu-qa2-tim | 𒉡𒋡𒁴 | ... the nuqtu-festival |
| 26 | [...]-hu#?-um | 𒊑𒌝 | ...-um |
| 27 | [...]-tim#? | 𒁴 | The... of the land(?) |
| 28 | [...] x | × | |
| 29 | [...] isz8-tar2 | ·𒋻 | ... Itar |
| 30 | [...] | · | |
| 31 | [...]-x-AK | ×𒀝 | ...- |
| 32 | [...]-isz | · | ...-i |
| 33 | [...] x | × | |
| 34 | [...] | · | |
| 35 | [...]-x-nu | ×𒉡 | ...-nu |
| 36 | [...]-asz | 𒀸 | ...-a |
| 37 | [...] x te-ri-ki [x] | × 𒁲𒊑𒆠 · | ... your... |
| 38 | [...]-pa-sza [x x?] | 𒁁· · · | her...... |
| 39 | [...] u2#-ti [...] | 𒌋𒁲 | ... life |
| 40 | [...]-um? ir-bi [...] | 𒌝 𒄈𒁉 | ... its horn |
| 41 | [...] x-um sza [...] | ×𒌝 · | ... the... of |
| 42 | [...]-um? i-li sza#? [...] | 𒌝 𒄿𒇷 · | ... god |
| 43 | [...] x te? x [...] | × 𒁲 × | ...... |
| 44 | ta#?-as,-s,i-x [...] | 𒁕··× | You...... |
| obverse col 4 | |||
| 1 | ha-at,-t,i szar-ru-ti _{gesz}gu-za_ a-gu-u2 | 𒄩·· ·𒊒𒁲 ·𒍪 𒁕𒄖𒌋 | ai, kingship of the throne of Agu |
| 2 | sza!-ar-ku-szi an-sza-asz na?-t,u2 gi-im-ru | ·𒅈𒆪· 𒁹·𒀸 𒈾· 𒄀𒅎𒊒 | She is a solitary man, a solitary man, |
| 3 | i-di-isz-szi et,-lu-ta-am | 𒄿𒁕·· ·𒇲𒁕𒄠 | he gave her a good name |
| 4 | na-ar-bi-a-am da-na-na-am | 𒈾𒅈𒁉𒁕𒄠 𒁕𒈾𒈾𒄠 | the mighty one, |
| 5 | bi-ir-qi2 bi-ir-bi-ir-ri | 𒁉𒄈𒆥 𒁉𒄈𒁉𒄈𒊑 | strewn, strewn |
| 6 | u2-s,i2-ib szu-a-ti usz-ta-as2-hi-ir!-szi | 𒌋·𒅁 𒊒𒁕𒁲 𒍑𒁕𒊍𒄭𒄈· | he smote, he has caused her to smite |
| 7 | isz-ni* us,-ba-asz-szi e-ni-szi-i pu-lu-uh-hi-isz | ·𒉌 ·𒉿𒀸· 𒂊𒉌·𒄿 𒁍𒇲𒄴𒄭· | he has brought her to us. He is a frightened of us. |
| 8 | u2-sza-asz-szi-i-szi ma-le!-em-mi | 𒌋·𒀸·𒄿· 𒈠𒇷𒅎𒈪 | he caused her to reside in a place of wonder |
| 9 | ra-szu-ub-ba-ta-am u3 qu2-ur-dam | 𒅆𒊒𒌒𒉿𒁕𒄠 𒌋 𒄣𒋺𒁮 | to be seized and to be seized |
| 10 | szi-i ih-su-us2* qu2-ur-da-am | ·𒄿 𒄴𒆸𒍑 𒄣𒋺𒁕𒄠 | he smote him, he was a lion |
| 11 | i-li-bi-i-sza ik*-ta-s,a!(A)-ar a-na-an-ta | 𒄿𒇷𒁉𒄿· 𒅅𒁕·𒅈 𒁕𒈾𒁹𒁕 | her god has been guarded, why |
| 12 | i-szu-ub-ti ni-isz-szi-i-ki {d}e2-a | 𒄿𒊒𒌒𒁲 𒉌··𒄿𒆠 𒁲𒁕 | Ea, the one who afflicts you, |
| 13 | pu-lu-uh-ta-am us,-re-e | 𒁍𒇲𒄴𒁕𒄠 ·𒊑𒂊 | a fearsomeness he smote |
| 14 | usz-na-ar-ra-at, e-li-im | 𒍑𒈾𒅈𒅆· 𒂊𒇷𒅎 | he will be sated over the heavens. |
| 15 | ki uz-za-szu ri-gi-im-sza | 𒆠 𒊻𒍪𒊒 𒊑𒄀𒅎· | with her uzzu-disease, her rigum-disease |
| 16 | i-sze-er-t,i la iz-zi-i-zi | 𒄿𒅊𒅕· 𒆷 𒄑𒉈𒄿𒉈 | he shall not raise a claim |
| 17 | u2-s,i i-na du-un-ni-sza | 𒌋· 𒄿𒈾 𒁲𒌦𒉌· | he smote in her strength |
| 18 | na-s,i-ru-usz-sza ig-da-lu-ut | 𒈾·𒊒𒍑· 𒅅𒁕𒇲𒌓 | her envoys are frightened |
| 19 | _dingir_-um e2-a er-szu-um | 𒀭𒌝 𒂍𒁕 𒅕𒊒𒌝 | the god of the house, the Erum |
| 20 | im-la li-ib-ba-ti-sza | 𒅎𒆷 𒇷𒅁𒉿𒁲· | the clay of her heart |
| 21 | e2-a sza-szi-im i-gu-ug | 𒂍𒁕 ··𒅎 𒄿𒄖𒊌 | the house of fates he shall serve. |
| 22 | _ki-ru-gu2 3(disz)-[kam-ma_] | 𒆠𒊒𒄘 ··· | 3rd kirugu |
| 23 | szi-mi-a te-[...] | ·𒈪𒁕 𒁲 | ... my.... |
| 24 | isz8-tar2 e-re-et [...] | ·𒋻 𒂊𒊑𒀉 | Ishtar, the one who.... |
| 25 | sza?-qu2-u2 [...] | ·𒄣𒌋 | to be smitten(?) |
| 26 | _gesz#-[gi4-gal2]-bi#_ | ···· | Its reed mat |
| 27 | er-sze-[...] | 𒅕𒅊 | Ere- |
| 28 | er-[...] | 𒅕 | Er-[...] |
| 29 | a-[...] | 𒁕 | A- |
| 30 | x [...] | × | |
| 31 | IZ-[...] | 𒄑 | .... |
| 32 | i-[...] | 𒄿 | .... |
| 33 | a-[...] | 𒁕 | A- |
| 34 | x [...] | × | |
| reverse col 1 | |||
| 1' | sza-bi-x [...] | ·𒁉× | abi- |
| 2' | szi-i lu sza-[...] | ·𒄿 𒇲 · | ...... |
| 3' | lu tu-uk-ku-la-at [...] | 𒇲 𒂅𒊌𒆪𒆷𒀜 | You should not marry... |
| 4' | li-ir-szi sze-er-a3-na-a#-[tim] | 𒇷𒄈· 𒅊𒅕𒁕𒈾𒁕· | may it be favourable. |
| 5' | li-szi li#-ku*-na-am li-ig-ri [x?] | 𒇷· 𒇷𒆪𒈾𒄠 𒇷𒅅𒊑 · | 'Let me go, let me go, let me go... |
| 6' | [szi?-i?] lu ak-s,a-at | ·· 𒇲 𒀝·𒀜 | he should be killed. |
| 7' | [lu] nu#-ku-la-at sza-ra-as-sa3 | · 𒉡𒆪𒆷𒀜 ·𒅆𒊍𒊓 | may it not be forgotten, its arassa |
| 8' | de#?-sze20-et el s,i-ip-pa-tim | 𒁲𒅊𒀉 𒂖 ·𒅁𒁁𒁴 | a scepter over the scepter |
| 9' | bi-ni*-tu-usz li-id-ni-in | 𒁉𒉌𒂅𒍑 𒇷𒀉𒉌𒅔 | he gave to him, |
| 10' | li-id-bu-ub lu da-an-na-at | 𒇷𒀉𒁍𒌒 𒇲 𒁕𒁹𒈾𒀜 | may he speak. May he be strong. |
| 11' | li-ih-zu la i-<na>-na-ah | 𒇷𒄴𒀸 𒆷 𒄿·𒈾𒄴 | may he not be afraid. |
| 12' | a-ia ik-la ur2-ri tam-hi-i | 𒁕𒅀 𒅅𒆷 𒌫𒊑 𒌓𒄭𒄿 | My father has sinned, my neck is swollen |
| 13' | ri-gi-im-sza li-zu-uz | 𒊑𒄀𒅎· 𒇷𒀸𒊻 | her dowry may he stand. |
| 14' | ip-ta-ah-ru isz-ta-lu | 𒅁𒁕𒄴𒊒 ·𒁕𒇲 | he opened, he smote, |
| 15' | la na-t,u2-szu-nu-szi | 𒆷 𒈾·𒊒𒉡· | they shall not bear. |
| 16' | a-na ni-szi-i-ki {d}e2-a | 𒁕𒈾 𒉌·𒄿𒆠 𒁲𒁕 | To the people, Ea |
| 17' | u2-te!-er-ru si-iq-ra-am | 𒌋𒁲𒅕𒊒 𒁍𒅅𒅆𒄠 | has returned, a sealed document |
| 18' | isz-ti-i-ka lu na-t,u2 | ·𒁲𒄿𒅗 𒇲 𒈾· | with you may he not die. |
| 19' | an-nu-u2 e-pe2-szu-um | 𒁹𒉡𒌋 𒂊𒉿𒊒𒌝 | This is the work of |
| 20' | a-na asz-ri-im sza la ka-la* | 𒁕𒈾 𒀸𒊑𒅎 · 𒆷 𒅗𒆷 | to a place not surpassing |
| 21' | i-sza-ka-an ma-an-nu-um | 𒄿·𒅗𒁹 𒈠𒁹𒉡𒌝 | he shall place. Mannum |
| 22' | u2-sza-s,e-er si-iq-ri i-pu-lu-u2-szu | 𒌋··𒅕 𒁍𒅅𒊑 𒄿𒁍𒇲𒌋𒊒 | he brought out the scepter that they had done, |
| 23' | e2-a er-szu-um | 𒂍𒁕 𒅕𒊒𒌝 | the house of Erum |
| 24' | ru-sza-am sza s,u2-up-ri-i-szu | 𒊒·𒄠 · ·𒌒𒊑𒄿𒊒 | a friend of his tablet |
| 25' | a-di 7(disz){se-be2-szu} iq-qu2-ur2 | 𒁕𒁕 ·𒁁𒊒 𒅅𒄣𒌫 | as far as the 7 corners he smashed |
| 26' | qa2-ti-isz-szu il-qe2 e-pi2-i-szu | 𒋡𒁲·𒊒 𒅋𒆥 𒂊𒉿𒄿𒊒 | his hand took, his work |
| 27' | s,a-al-ta-am ib-ta-ni | ·𒀠𒁕𒄠 𒅁𒁕𒉌 | a black-headed person has created |
| 28' | e2-a ni-isz-szi-i-ki | 𒂍𒁕 𒉌··𒄿𒆠 | Let us take you into the house! |
| 29' | _ki-ru-gu2 4(disz)-kam-ma_ | 𒆠𒊒𒄘 ·𒄰𒈠 | 4th kirugu |
| 30' | i-lu e2-a ih-ti-i-szi | 𒄿𒇲 𒂍𒁕 𒄴𒁲𒄿· | the gods of the house have rejoiced over her |
| 31' | isz-ta-ka-an pa-ni-szu | ·𒁕𒅗𒁹 𒁁𒉌𒊒 | has set his face |
| 32' | i-ba-an-ni s,a-al-ta-am | 𒄿𒉿𒁹𒉌 ·𒀠𒁕𒄠 | he is a black man |
| 33' | asz-szu-te-s,i-i it-ti isz8-tar2 | 𒀸𒊒𒁲·𒄿 𒀉𒁲 ·𒋻 | I sought out, with Ishtar |
| 34' | _gesz-gi4-gal2-bi_ | ·𒄀𒃲𒁉 | its reed bed |
| 35' | ab-ra-at szi-ik-na-as-sa3 | 𒀊𒅆𒀜 ·𒅅𒈾𒊍𒊓 | the father who begot her, |
| 36' | szu-un-na-at mi-ni-a-tim | 𒊒𒌦𒈾𒀜 𒈪𒉌𒁕𒁴 | the unnat of justice |
| 37' | na-ka-la-at ki-ma ma-an-ma-an# | 𒈾𒅗𒆷𒀜 𒆠𒈠 𒈠𒁹𒈠𒁹 | he is a liar like a man. |
| 38' | la u2-ma-asz-sza-lu sze20-ep-s,e2-et | 𒆷 𒌋𒈠𒀸·𒇲 𒅊𒅁·𒀉 | he does not abandon the work |
| 39' | s,a-al-tu-um szi-ik-na-as-sa3 | ·𒀠𒂅𒌝 ·𒅅𒈾𒊍𒊓 | the black-headed |
| 40' | szu-un-na-at mi-ni-a-tim | 𒊒𒌦𒈾𒀜 𒈪𒉌𒁕𒁴 | the unnat of justice |
| 41' | na-ka-la-at ki-ma ma-am-ma-an | 𒈾𒅗𒆷𒀜 𒆠𒈠 𒈠𒄠𒈠𒁹 | she is a hero like anyone. |
| 42' | la u2-ma-asz-sza-lu sze20-s,e2-et | 𒆷 𒌋𒈠𒀸·𒇲 𒅊·𒀉 | he does not abandon the wrath |
| 43' | szi-ru-sza s,a-ba-a'-u2 | ·𒊒· ·𒉿·𒌋 | her inscriptions are seized |
| 44' | s,e2-lu-u2 sza-ra-as-sa3 | ·𒇲𒌋 ·𒅆𒊍𒊓 | the young woman, her husband |
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| 1' | x [...] | × | |
| 2' | da-na#-ni#* [...] | 𒁕𒈾𒉌 | his mighty... |
| 3' | szu-tu-qa2-at# [...] | 𒊒𒂅𒋡𒀜 | ...... |
| 4' | ak-s,a-at sze-er-[...] | 𒀝·𒀜 𒅊𒅕 | I seized,...... |
| 5' | szu-ur2-sza-at e-mu-qe2-em# s,i#-ra#?-[am] | 𒊒𒌫·𒀜 𒂊𒄭𒆥𒅎 ·𒅆· | the one who sustains the strength of the exalted army |
| 6' | s,a-al-tum ki li-ib-szi | ·𒀠𒌈 𒆠 𒇷𒅁· | the black-headed people from Libi |
| 7' | ne2-zu-ha-at tu-qu2-um-ta-am | 𒉈𒀸𒄩𒀜 𒂅𒄣𒌝𒁕𒄠 | a tuqutu-disease |
| 8' | ma-ar me2-e-li ri-ig-mu-usz | 𒈠𒅈 𒅗𒂊𒇷 𒊑𒅅𒄭𒍑 | When he sat on the throne, |
| 9' | nu-uk-ku-ra-at a-ma-ri-isz | 𒉡𒊌𒆪𒅆𒀜 𒁕𒈠𒊑· | the nukkurat of the sky, |
| 10' | pa-al-ha-at | 𒁁𒀠𒄩𒀜 | a kind of profession |
| 11' | e-ek-di-isz i-qer-bu ap-si-i | 𒂊𒅅𒁕· 𒄿𒄫𒁍 𒀊𒁍𒄿 | he approached the Apsu, |
| 12' | na-zu-uz-za-at | 𒈾𒀸𒊻𒍪𒀜 | to be exorcised |
| 13' | a-ma-at i-pi2-sza u2-s,i2*-a i-sa-ha-ar-szi-im | 𒁕𒈠𒀜 𒄿𒉿· 𒌋·𒁕 𒄿𒊓𒄩𒅈·𒅎 | the word of her god he entrusted to her |
| 14' | e2-a be-lu pa-szu i-pu-sza-am | 𒂍𒁕 𒁁𒇲 𒁁𒊒 𒄿𒁍·𒄠 | The lord of the house opened his mouth. |
| 15' | szu-a-szi-im a-s,a-al-tim | 𒊒𒁕·𒅎 𒁕·𒀠𒁴 | of the aum-disease |
| 16' | sza ib-nu-u2 szu-u2 i-sa3-qar | · 𒅁𒉡𒌋 𒊒𒌋 𒄿𒊓𒃼 | that he created he shall cut off |
| 17' | qu2-li uz-na-am szu-uk-ni | 𒄣𒇷 𒊻𒈾𒄠 𒊒𒊌𒉌 | a tavern, a uznam offering, |
| 18' | us,-s,i-ri qi2-bi-ti | ··𒊑 𒆥𒁉𒁲 | he made bow down at my command. |
| 19' | szi-me-e si-iq-ri-ia | ·𒅗𒂊 𒁍𒅅𒊑𒅀 | who hears my prayers |
| 20' | sza u2-a-wa-ru-u2-ki ep-szi-i | · 𒌋𒁕𒉿𒊒𒌋𒆠 𒅁·𒄿 | that you have decreed, |
| 21' | isz-te2-a-at il-[tum] qar-da-at | ·𒁲𒁕𒀜 𒅋· 𒃼𒁕𒀜 | one who is a she-goat, a hero |
| 22' | el ka-la [i]-la-tim | 𒂖 𒅗𒆷 ·𒆷𒁴 | above all the goddesses |
| 23' | szu-tu-qu2 na-ar-bu-sza | 𒊒𒂅𒄣 𒈾𒅈𒁍· | her beloved |
| 24' | sza-ni szi-pi2#-ir#-sza nu-uk-ku-ur2 | ·𒉌 ·𒉿𒄈· 𒉡𒊌𒆪𒌫 | He who does not destroy her work |
| 25' | szu#-um#-za# {d}ir-ni-na | 𒊒𒌝𒍪 𒋛𒀀𒉌𒈾 | umza of Irnina |
| 26' | [ga-asz]-ra#-at ap-lu-ha-tim | ··𒅆𒀜 𒀊𒇲𒄩𒁴 | of the apluhtu-disease |
| 27' | be#-le#-et ba-le-e-tim | 𒁁𒇷𒀉 𒉿𒇷𒂊𒁴 | lady of the four quarters |
| 28' | [te?]-li#-tum bu-uk-ra-at {d}nin-gal | ·𒇷𒌈 𒁍𒊌𒅆𒀜 ·𒃲 | the teltum priestess of Ningal |
| 29' | [a-na]-ku a-ru-sze-e-sza | ··𒆪 𒁕𒊒𒅊𒂊· | I am Aruea |
| 30' | ab#?-ta#-ni ka-a-ti | 𒀊𒁕𒉌 𒅗𒁕𒁲 | (and) his (own) booty |
| 31' | qu2#-ur2-da-am du-un-na-am | 𒄣𒌫𒁕𒄠 𒁲𒌦𒈾𒄠 | It is a good quay |
| 32' | i-na ne-me-qi2 u2-s,i2-ib | 𒄿𒈾 𒉈𒅗𒆥 𒌋·𒅁 | with wisdom he made rise. |
| 33' | la-ni-isz-ki | 𒆷𒉌·𒆠 | Laniki |
| 34' | i-na-an-na al-ki at-ti | 𒄿𒈾𒁹𒈾 𒀠𒆠 𒀜𒁲 | Now, you are |
| 35' | at-ka-szi ta-i-isz-sza | 𒀜𒅗· 𒁕𒄿·· | I prayed to her, her husband |
| 36' | pu-lu-uh-ta-am lu la-ab-sza-a-ti | 𒁍𒇲𒄴𒁕𒄠 𒇲 𒆷𒀊·𒁕𒁲 | a fearsomeness, a fearsomeness, |
| 37' | u2-ta-e-ri-szi an-na | 𒌋𒁕𒂊𒊑· 𒁹𒈾 | he has brought her to heaven |
| 38' | szi-i usz-pe2-et-te-e-ki | ·𒄿 𒍑𒉿𒀉𒁲𒂊𒆠 | I have set you back. |
| 39' | a-wa-ta i-qa2-bi-i-ki | 𒁕𒉿𒁕 𒄿𒋡𒁉𒄿𒆠 | a word shall say to you |
| 40' | i-sza-al-ki ar-da-at-ma ga!-na | 𒄿·𒀠𒆠 𒅈𒁕𒀜𒈠 𒂵𒈾 | he will ask you, and I will go |
| 41' | a-la-ak-ta-ak pu-usz-ri | 𒁕𒆷𒀝𒁕𒀝 𒁍𒍑𒊑 | I will go (and) make a decision. |
| 42' | at-ti lu sza-ab-sa-at | 𒀜𒁲 𒇲 ·𒀊𒊓𒀜 | You should be seized. |
| 43' | la ta-ka-nu-szi-i-szi | 𒆷 𒁕𒅗𒉡·𒄿· | you shall not hold her. |
| 44' | sza nu-pu-usz li-ib-bi | · 𒉡𒁍𒍑 𒇷𒅁𒁉 | that I will do, my heart |
| 45' | la te-at-pa-li-i-szi a-wa-tim | 𒆷 𒁲𒀜𒁁𒇷𒄿· 𒁕𒉿𒁴 | you did not abandon her words, |
| 46' | ma-ti li-il-qe2 mi-im-ma-ki | 𒈠𒁲 𒇷𒅋𒆥 𒈪𒅎𒈠𒆠 | May the land take away your property |
| 47' | bi-ni-it qa2-ti-ia at-ti | 𒁉𒉌𒀉 𒋡𒁲𒅀 𒀜𒁲 | the creation of my hand |
| 48' | sza-al-t,i-isz ma-al pi2-i-ki | ·𒀠·· 𒈠𒀠 𒉿𒄿𒆠 | all the way up to your mouth |
| 49' | u3 ma-la-am ma-ha-ar-sza du-ub-bi | 𒌋 𒈠𒆷𒄠 𒈠𒄩𒅈· 𒁲𒌒𒁉 | and everything in her presence, its tablets |
| 50' | ($ erasure $) | · · · | (total:) |
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| 1' | _ki-ru-gu2 5(disz)-kam-ma_ | 𒆠𒊒𒄘 ·𒄰𒈠 | 5th kirugu |
| 2' | su-pi2-isz it-ta-zi-uz s,a-al-tum | 𒆸𒉿· 𒀉𒁕𒉈𒊻 ·𒀠𒌈 | (and) sat down in mourning. |
| 3' | e2-a qer-bu ap-su-u2 | 𒂍𒁕 𒄫𒁍 𒀊𒆸𒌋 | inside the house, the apsû |
| 4' | i-szi-ia-an-szi-im du-un-na-am | 𒄿·𒅀𒁹·𒅎 𒁲𒌦𒈾𒄠 | a good thing for her |
| 5' | _gesz-gi4-gal2-bi_ | ·𒄀𒃲𒁉 | its reed bed |
| 6' | i-bu-uk-ma s,a-al-ta-am | 𒄿𒁍𒊌𒈠 ·𒀠𒁕𒄠 | he killed, and the black-headed |
| 7' | szu-tu-ru bi-ni-an-nim | 𒊒𒂅𒊒 𒁉𒉌𒁹𒉏 | he presented it to me. |
| 8' | u2-sza-ar-ri-ir-szi am-ma-ag-ra-tim | 𒌋·𒅈𒊑𒄈· 𒄠𒈠𒀝𒅆𒁴 | he brought her to her the lands. |
| 9' | qu2-ul-lu-li-im ta-ar-szi-a-tim | 𒄣𒌌𒇲𒇷𒅎 𒁕𒅈·𒁕𒁴 | a lion’s tail |
| 10' | e2-a er-szu-u2 sza szu-tu-ru ma-la-ak-szu | 𒂍𒁕 𒅕𒊒𒌋 · 𒊒𒂅𒊒 𒈠𒆷𒀝𒊒 | The erû-house, which is a uturu-house, its cult center |
| 11' | u2-s,a-ab u2-re-ed-de a-wa-ta-am | 𒌋·𒀊 𒌋𒊑𒀉𒁲 𒁕𒉿𒁕𒄠 | he will capture, he will release the word |
| 12' | a-na ka-ar-szi-sza | 𒁕𒈾 𒅗𒅈·· | to her fate |
| 13' | it-ti isz8-tar2 szar-ra-tim i-na-da-an-szi | 𒀉𒁲 ·𒋻 ·𒅆𒁴 𒄿𒈾𒁕𒁹· | with Itar, the king, will give her. |
| 14' | isz8-tar2 ga-asz-ra-at el ka-la | ·𒋻 𒂵𒀸𒅆𒀜 𒂖 𒅗𒆷 | Itar, the lady of all |
| 15' | i-la-tim szi-i-ma | 𒄿𒆷𒁴 ·𒄿𒈠 | it is a goddess, and |
| 16' | u2-e-di-szi na-ar-bi-sza | 𒌋𒂊𒁕· 𒈾𒅈𒁉· | he gave her, her greatness |
| 17' | sza ba-asz-ti u2-t,a-a-ab-szi | · 𒉿𒀸𒁲 𒌋·𒁕𒀊· | that I have seized, |
| 18' | an-nu-um-ma asz-szu sza la i-pa-t,a-ru | 𒁹𒉡𒌝𒈠 𒀸𒊒 · 𒆷 𒄿𒁁·𒊒 | Now, because they do not write me, |
| 19' | ar-ka-nu-um | 𒅈𒅗𒉡𒌝 | a kind of profession |
| 20' | i-ga*-at il-tum te-re-ta-sza ra-bi-a | 𒄿𒂵𒀜 𒅋𒌈 𒁲𒊑𒁕· 𒅆𒁉𒁕 | whose great extispicy is great |
| 21' | be-le-et-mi la ip-ru-ku-[szi] | 𒁁𒇷𒀉𒈪 𒆷 𒅁𒊒𒆪· | my mistress did not enter her |
| 22' | pa-ni-isz-sza ma-am-ma-[an] | 𒁁𒉌·· 𒈠𒄠𒈠· | none in her presence |
| 23' | i-sza-am-mu-ur2 da#*-[an-ni-isz] | 𒄿·𒄠𒄭𒌫 𒁕·𒉌· | he will hear, he will be mighty. |
| 24' | ki-i ma-ru [...] | 𒆠𒄿 𒈠𒊒 | like a lion... |
| 25' | i-ra-ah-ha-[as, ...] | 𒄿𒅆𒄴𒄩· | he will be struck... |
| 26' | ip-ta-[...] | 𒅁𒁕 | Ipta- |
| 27' | ki-ma [...] | 𒆠𒈠 | like |
| 28' | at-ti# [...] x | 𒀜𒁲 × | You... |
| 29' | lu [...]-IK#? | 𒇲 𒅅 | ...... |
| 30' | x [...] | × | |
| 31' | [...] | · | |
| 32' | [...] | · | |
| 33' | x [...] x x [...] | × × × | |
| 34' | x BI isz-ti [...] ma-ta-am | × 𒁉 ·𒁲 𒈠𒁕𒄠 | ... from |
| 35' | [...] ri x [...] x | 𒊑 × × | ...... |
| 36' | [...] BU?-UD lu-UD [...] e-li-sza | 𒁍𒌓 𒇲𒌓 𒂊𒇷· | ......... above her |
| 37' | pi2-ki lu szu*-tam#*-li te-ek?-[x szu]-tu#-ra-at | 𒉿𒆠 𒇲 𒊒𒌓𒇷 𒁲𒅅· ·𒂅𒅆𒀜 | Your mouth is full of..., it is full of.... |
| 38' | x x lu#? ka-ad-ra-a-ti#? | × × 𒇲 𒅗𒀜𒅆𒁕𒁲 | .... the warriors(?) |
| 39' | it-ti#-it a-pa-ni-sza | 𒀉𒁲𒀉 𒁕𒁁𒉌· | with her father |
| 40' | usz-ta-ar-ra-ah el-ki-i | 𒍑𒁕𒅈𒅆𒄴 𒂖𒆠𒄿 | he is constantly frightened, he is exalted |
| 41' | la ta-pa-at,-t,a-ri bi-it ni-szi | 𒆷 𒁕𒁁··𒊑 𒁉𒀉 𒉌· | You do not release the house of the people. |
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| 1' | [...] du-nu-usz#-sza# | 𒁲𒉡𒍑· | ... her life |
| 2' | [...]-lu#-usz da-ap-ni-isz | 𒇲𒍑 𒁕𒀊𒉌· | .......... constantly |
| 3' | [...] x szu-lu-UG | × 𒊒𒇲𒊌 | ... ulu-UG |
| 4' | [...] x-wa-al ni-szi | ×𒉿𒀠 𒉌· | ... the people |
| 5' | [...] x {d}ir-ni-na | × 𒋛𒀀𒉌𒈾 | ... of Irnina |
| 6' | [na-asz-pa]-ar#-ta-sza qi2-bi!-a-nim | ·𒀸·𒅈𒁕· 𒆥𒁉𒁕𒉏 | her utterances speak! |
| 7' | [...] x du-ub-ba-nim | × 𒁲𒌒𒉿𒉏 | ... the Dubanim |
| 8' | [...] du-un-ni-sza | 𒁲𒌦𒉌· | ... her strength |
| 9' | [...] x-ra i-de-a | ×𒅆 𒄿𒁲𒁕 | ... he knew |
| 10' | [...] x isz8-tar2 | × ·𒋻 | ... Itar |
| 11' | [...] x-na szu-tu-ra-at | ×𒈾 𒊒𒂅𒅆𒀜 | ............. |
| 12' | [...] x li-za-ak-ra | × 𒇷𒍪𒀝𒅆 | ... may... be praised. |
| 13' | [...] ur2-ri be-le-et | 𒌫𒊑 𒁁𒇷𒀉 | ... the foundation of the lady |
| 14' | [...] bi#?-i te-li-ta | 𒁉𒄿 𒁲𒇷𒁕 | ... from the pure house(?) |
| 15' | [...]-ki us,-s,u2-ra-at | 𒆠 ··𒅆𒀜 | ... your.... he has guarded... |
| 16' | [...] ta#?-sza? qu2-ur2-dam | 𒁕· 𒄣𒌫𒁮 | ... her... is to be smitten. |
| 17' | [...] im#*-tu-usz le-em-ne2-et | 𒅎𒂅𒍑 𒇷𒅎𒉈𒀉 | .... he sat on a evil dais. |
| 18' | [...] li#*-ta-sza ka-asz-da-at | 𒇷𒁕· 𒅗𒀸𒁕𒀜 | .... may she have..., she is a she-goat. |
| 19' | [ki? a?-sza?]-am#-sza-ti et-pu-sza-at | · 𒁕·𒄠·𒁲 𒀉𒁍·𒀜 | I built anew with the field. |
| 20' | [...]-isz a-na-an-tu | · 𒁕𒈾𒁹𒂅 | .... this... |
| 21' | [li?]-bu-sza uz-zu a-gu ti-am-ti | ·𒁍· 𒊻𒀸 𒁕𒄖 𒁲𒄠𒁲 | May the uzgu-demon of the sea |
| 22' | [li]-ik-ta-asz-da-ak-ki | ·𒅅𒁕𒀸𒁕𒀝𒆠 | may he be sated with you. |
| 23' | x-li-KU di-ib-bu-ki | ×𒇷𒆪 𒁕𒅁𒁍𒆠 | [...]... your words |
| 24' | [i?-na?] al-ka-ka-ti | ·· 𒀠𒅗𒅗𒁲 | at the threshing floor |
| 25' | [sza be]-le-et ni-szi te-li-i-ti | · ·𒇷𒀉 𒉌· 𒁲𒇷𒄿𒁲 | of the mistress of the people, |
| 26' | [be?]-el#?*-tum uz-zi-iz isz-nu-u2 | ·𒂖𒌈 𒊻𒉈𒄑 ·𒉡𒌋 | the lady sat down. |
| 27' | [pa]-nu-sza pa-al-hi-isz | ·𒉡· 𒁁𒀠𒄭· | her face was surrounded by a halo. |
| 28' | [i?]-ta-a-ar ug*-da-asz-sza-ar | ·𒁕𒁕𒅈 𒊌𒁕𒀸·𒅈 | he will recover. He will recover. |
| 29' | [nu-uk]-ku-la-at ha-la-qi2-isz | ··𒆪𒆷𒀜 𒄩𒆷𒆥· | a liar of life, |
| 30' | [x x]-sza-ma ki-na-tu | · ··𒈠 𒆠𒈾𒂅 | ... and truth |
| 31' | [pu?]-ur2#-ru-ra-at | ·𒌫𒊒𒅆𒀜 | is to be gathered(?) |
| 32' | [x]-x-i la i-de | ·×𒄿 𒆷 𒄿𒁲 | ... does not know |
| 33' | _ki-ru-gu2 6(disz)-kam-ma_ | 𒆠𒊒𒄘 ·𒄰𒈠 | 6th kirugu |
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| 1 | u2-ta-ar _musz_ | 𒌋𒁕𒅈 · | he will return the snake |