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CDLI Literary 000768, ex. 00x; 000769, ex. 001; 000772, ex. 003 (P343150)
Literary, Old Babylonian, Nippur · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | CDLI Literary 000768, ex. 00x; 000769, ex. 001; 000772, ex. 003 |
|---|---|
| ID | P343150 |
| Museum no. | HS 1606 + HS 1606a + Ist Ni 09497 |
| Collection | Arkeoloji Müzeleri, Istanbul, Turkey; Hilprecht Collection, University of Jena, Jena, Germany |
| Language | Sumerian |
| Period | Old Babylonian · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE |
| Genre | Literary |
| Find spot | Nippur (mod. Nuffar) |
| Coordinates | 32.1271, 45.2300 |
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 i | ||
| 0’ | [...] ⸢nu-mu⸣-[...] | ... the numû priest |
| 1’ | [...] i₃-AK-[...] | ... ... |
| 2’ | [...]-he₂-ŋal₂ na-[...] | ... he carried away |
| 3’ | [...]-⸢x⸣-zu mu diŋir-[...] | ... your |
| 4’-5’ | [...]-⸢bi A AN-ga-a mu⸣ diŋir-ŋa₂ ; [...]-⸢pa₃⸣-de₃ | ... the water of the heavens, the rising of the intertwined ... |
| 6’-7’a | [...] ⸢x x x⸣ [...] ; [...]-⸢e⸣ gaba-ri-[...]-⸢x⸣ | ... ...-e23 |
| 7’b | [...] me-⸢en⸣-[...]-⸢x⸣ | ... you are ... |
| 8’-9’ | [...]-⸢dumu⸣ lu₂-ka-ni nam-⸢dumu⸣ [...]-⸢ŋa₂⸣ ; [...]-a ba-⸢e⸣-[si₃]-⸢KI⸣ | (Sum) ..., his man, does not raise a son (Akk) The ... of the son(?) of his man is not raising a child |
| 10’ | [...]-ta-am₃ a₂ ⸢ninta₂-ta-x-am₃⸣ | It is ..., it is the arm of Ninta |
| 11’ | [...] ⸢lu₂-ka-ni⸣ nam-dumu ⸢lu₂⸣-[...] ; [...]-⸢ba⸣-e-si₃-ki | ... his lordship, the sonship of ... ...-esiki |
| 12’ | ⸢a₂⸣ [...] a₂/da ninta₂-ta-⸢am₃⸣ | “(If) he slips into a hole, he will be a slave of Ninta-tae’e. |
| 13’ | ⸢ŋa₂⸣-a-⸢gen₇⸣ dumu lu₂ nu-me-⸢en⸣ | You are the one who does not have a child. |
| 14’ | gub-ba diri-še₃ ni₂-zu na-ab-gur₄-re-en ⸢egir-zu nu-ŋal₂-la⸣ | Stand up, surpassingly, do not abandon yourself, your behind will not be carried off |
| 15’ | a-na-am₃ egir-ŋu₁₀ nu-ŋal₂-la ; am₃-ma-ab-šid-de₃-en | “What, after you have not carried it off, why do you give it away? |
| 16’ | egir-ŋu₁₀ egir-zu-gen₇ deš-a-ke₄ ba-an-si₃ | After you, like your afterbirth, he filled it with tears |
| 17’ | niŋ₂ tuku-ta-am₃ niŋ₂-dumu lu₂-ta-am₃ | The one who has fear, the one who is a son of a man. |
| 18’ | egir-ŋu₁₀ egir-zu-gen₇ deš-ke₄ ba-an-⸢si₃⸣ | After you, like your afterbirth, he has risen up high |
| 19’ | u₃ niŋ₂ tuku-ta-am₃ u₃ niŋ₂-dumu lu₂-ta-am₃ | “And the one who has a fear, and the fear of a man. |
| 20’ | za-a-ge₂ deš-a-ke₄ ba-an-⸢si₃⸣ | The one chosen by the mouth of the demon was chosen. |
| 21’ | niŋ₂ tuku-zu na lu₂ hulu ge₁₇-ŋu₁₀ na-an-na-⸢x⸣ | Your fearsomeness should not approach a wicked man. |
| 22’ | ze₄-e na-an-na lu₂ hulu ge₁₇-⸢ŋu₁₀⸣ ; šudu₃ in-ne-ša₄-a ba-ra-[x] | The evildoer ... the sheep that he ... |
| 23’ | a-na-am₃ lu₂ lu₂ hulu ge₁₇-⸢ŋu₁₀⸣ ; šudu₃ in-ne-ša₄-a | What is it that makes a man tremble like a bad person? |
| 24’ | niŋ₂-tuku-ŋu₁₀-gen₇ niŋ₂ ba-e-ni-tuku-⸢nam⸣ ; šudu₃ ⸢mu⸣-un-ni-ša₄-a | Like one who does not possess a sheep, like one who has no sheep |
| 25’ | lu₂-⸢tumu⸣ [x x]-du₁₁ a-na-am₃ tuku-zu ; ⸢a⸣-na-am₃ nam-lu₂-lu₇{lu}zu | Lu-etumu-e23 ... what is it that you know? It is the E-a-e-ana, your people |
| 26’a | niŋ₂ tuku-⸢ŋu₁₀⸣ u₃ nam-lu₂-lu₇{lu}ŋu₁₀ | fear of humanity and humanity, |
| 26’b | [x x x x (x)]⸢x x⸣ lu₂ ⸢x x⸣ [x] ⸢x⸣ | ... ..., the man who ... |
| 27’ | [x x x (x)] ⸢x⸣ e ⸢mu⸣ [...]⸢x⸣ | ... e’e23 |
| 28’ | [x x x] ⸢x⸣-še₃ a-⸢na⸣ [...]-ŋal₂ | ... to the ... of the sea(?) |
| 29’-30’ | [...]-da ; [...]-⸢uš⸣ | ... ...-da |
| o ii | ||
| 1’ | ⸢uŋ₃-e ba-an-x⸣ [...]-⸢e ba-an⸣-[...] | He ..., he ... |
| 2’ | šu dag-dag-ge e-sir₂-ra ni₁₀-ni₁₀ | Hand of Agade trembles in the street |
| 3’ | e₂ lu₂-ne-ka gu₂ gid₂-gid₂ e₂ a-ra₂-bi zu | In the house of men, the throne is long, the house knows its course. |
| 4’ | lu₂ si-ga dumu lum-ma buluŋ₃-ŋa₂ | The siga man, the son of Lumma, the herdsman |
| 5’ | enim gaba-ri-ka mu-da-an-gub-be₂-en | I stand before you with the words of your opponent. |
| 6’ | lu₂-tumu lu₂ lul-ta DU-DU | (Sum) A man ... (Akk) A woman ... |
| 7’ | in tub₂-tub₂-bu niŋ₂ ni₂-ba nu-un-zu | She does not know how to soothe herself in the womb, |
| 8’ | lu₂ saŋ šal-la na-ŋa₂-ah lu₂ kara₂-ga | The man of the sa-šal-la-disease, the na-ba-ah, the man of Karaga |
| 9’ | ŋe₂₆-e-gen₇ nam al-dim₂-me-en | I am like you, I have fashioned fate. |
| 10’ | [...] an-da-ŋal₂ nam-nar nu-un-zu | ... Andabal did not know the musicianship |
| 11’ | a-⸢ga⸣-aš ge₄-me-a-aš-e-ne | When I was born, when I grew up |
| 12’ | ⸢ad⸣ ša₄ za-pa-aŋ₂ nu-sa₆ | The “house-born slave’ is not good. |
| 13’ | eme(KA-)⸢gi₇-še₃⸣ al-⸢dugud eme⸣-bi si nu-ub-sa₂ | The emeš-eše-demon is thick, its emêṣi is not slack. |
| 14’ | en₃-du nu-un-da-DI ka ŋal₂ nu-un-taka₄ | She does not scream, she does not open her mouth. |
| 15’ | u₃ ze₄-e lu₂ til-me-en | And you are a man who is finished. |
| 16’ | su-kal igi kal niŋ₂ al-du₁₁-du₁₁ | (Sum) The shepherd, the one who sees everything, speaks a lament (Akk) He is the shepherd, he speaks an arazu prayer |
| 17’ | lu₂ ⸢lu₂ sikil⸣-du₃-a dim₂-ma {ugu}ugu₄-bi | “The man who the pure e’edua god created, |
| 18’ | ⸢is-hab₂ lu₂ di⸣-da lu₂-da₁₃-da₁₃-me-en | I am the eishab priestess, the one who goes with the priest. |
| 19’ | dumu uku₂-ra ka šu-ni nu-sa₂ | The one who has a child, his mouth is not good |
| 20’ | lu₂ umum nu-mu-e-da-AK-en ; mu-da-sa₂-sa₂-e-en₃ | (Sum) I am the one who does not have a father, I am one who has no mother. (Akk) You do not have father, you do not know. |
| 21’ | e₂ buru₃-buru₃ lu₂ iri{ki}a zi-ir šub-bu | The house of the burubur priestess, the man of the city, rising up high, |
| 22’ | e₂-e šu ša-an-ša lu₂ niŋ₂ šu ti-a | That house, that man, that one who is alive |
| 23’ | ib₂-dib ba-an-tum₃ lu₂ sa₂ nu-un-ne | he passed, he brought it, no one equals him. |
| 24’ | niŋ₂-gurud-da a-ab-zi-zi igi he₂-bar-re-en-ze₂-en | May you look at me with pleasure. |
| 25’ | a-da-min₃-na mu-da-gub-be₂-en | I stand with you in battle. |
| 26’ | nam-nar-e nu-ub-du₇ kiŋ₂-ge₄-a-aš la-ba-ab-⸢du₇⸣ | The musician does not perfect it, he does not make it perfect. |
| 27’ | e₂ lu₂-še₃ u₃-un-DU lu₂ nu-mu-e-da-sa₂ | In the house of a man, ... no one compares with him. |
| 28’ | a₂-ni ŋal₂ u₃-<bi₂>-in-⸢taka₄⸣ ser₃-gid₂-da nu-ub-⸢be₂⸣ | His arm he struck down, he did not reach the scepter. |
| 29’ | igi dumu um-mi-a-ke₄-še₃ u₃-ba-tuš ; tigi a-da-ab nu-ub-be₂ | He sat before the son of Ummia, he did not say tigi adab |
| 30’ | e-lil₂-la₂ šu-ni-še₃ la-ba-ab-du₇ ; lu₂ nu-mu-e-da-hul₂-e | Elil's hand is not perfect, no one can rejoice over it |
| 31’ | u₃ ze₄-e lu₂ ge-na ka-bi a-ab-⸢si⸣ | “And I, the righteous man, will open his mouth to you. |
| 32’ | kaš un-naŋ eme-sig al-gu₇-gu₇ | The beer is poured out, the tongue eats it |
| 33’ | inda₃ un-gu₇ si sa₂-bi nu-ub-be₂ | She does not eat bread, she does not arrange its horns. |
| 34’ | ⸢e₂⸣ ku₄-ra-ni mu bi₂-ib-du₁₂-du₁₂ | He named it the temple he entered. |
| 35’ | [...] an-na-kal-le enim-ma-ni ⸢ib₂-hulu⸣ | ... the one who is mighty, his word destroys |
| 36’ | [...] ze₄-e lu₂-lu₇{lu}⸢me⸣-en | ... you are a man |
| 37’ | [...] du₁₁-du₁₁ ni₂ buluŋ₅ egir nu-tuku | ... who has no rival |
| 38’ | [...] ⸢sag₃⸣ igi bala lu₂ nu-ŋar-ra | ... the esaĝ-priestess, the one who does not see the bala |
| 39’ | [...] ⸢kur₂⸣ niŋ₂ kur₂ lu₂ du₁₄-še₃ ⸢di⸣-de₃ | ... the ekur temple, a strange aura, to make the one who is angry rise |
| 40’ | ⸢ga⸣-ba-al mu-un-du₃-du₃-e-en | I am the one who builds the E-bal |
| 41’ | ⸢x niŋ₂⸣ al-ḪAR-ra ša₃-bi ⸢a⸣-ab-diri | “The ... of the ni’eš temple has been plundered, its inside has been reduced. |
| 42’ | [...]-hu-um su₃-a ur-gi₇ ⸢ši₅ dur₂⸣-ra | The ... of the swamp, the dog of the ditch, the šēdu-house |
| 43’ | [...] ki-nu₂ ni₂-ba [...]-gu₇ | ... eating in its own bed |
| 44’ | [...]-na-zu-ta-a du₁₄(LU₂) [...]-da ; [...]-AK-en | (Sum) ... your ... (Akk) You are the one who ... a slanderer |
| o iii | ||
| 1’ | [...] ⸢hulu ge₁₇ ge₄-me-a⸣-[(aš)]-e-ne | ... the evildoers, the ones of ours |
| 2’ | lu₂ ⸢niŋ₂⸣ [...] ⸢sa⸣-hir niŋ₂-erim₂-ma | (Sum) The one of the esaŋḫar temple (Akk) The man of the Šamaš temple, the temple of the E-sa-e-hir temple |
| 3’ | ka hulu ⸢igi⸣ [...] lu₂ eme si nu-sa₂ | The evil mouth of the temple ... no one compares with the tongue |
| 4’ | ni₂-ŋa₂ x x [...] saŋ-ki be₂-ni-ŋal₂ | (Sum) My fear ... carried off (Akk) I carried off the fear of ... |
| 5’ | e₂ ⸢ad-da⸣-ŋa₂ ka-ta du₁₁-ga-ŋu₁₀ | “The house of the father is said from the mouth. |
| 6’ | a-ab-diri-⸢ga na⸣-an-na la-ba-la₂-a ga-ra-⸢ab-ge₄⸣ | I want to utter an arazu prayer to you that cannot be overturned. |
| 7’ | ni₂-zu niŋ₂ ⸢x⸣ ra nu-ra-ŋal₂-la-ta | Because of your fearsomeness and fearlessness that cannot be overturned |
| 8’ | in-ŋu₁₀ [...]-⸢a⸣-e-ne ga-bi₂-ib₂-du₁₁-ga-ta | After I said “I want to go to the house of the king’ |
| 9’ | in-⸢zu⸣ [...]-še₃ ŋe₂₆-e ga-mu-ra-ab-til | ... I want to finish it for you |
| 10’ | ša₃ ⸢a x⸣ lu₂ igi bala | From the house of ..., the man of the ‘interpreter’ |
| 11’ | lu₂ niŋ₂ ⸢nu-ge⸣-[...] ka eme-sig gu₇-gu₇ | (Sum) The one who eats the mouth of a dead person (Akk) The man who ate the mouth(?) of the dead person |
| 12’ | lu₂ ni₂-⸢x⸣ [...] ⸢lul⸣-ta (DU.DU) | (Sum) The one who ... the elul temple(?) (Akk) The man of the ni-e23 temple |
| 13’ | a-na-am₃ niŋ₂ ma-ab-til-le-a | What is it that keeps me alive? |
| 14’ | ama-zu inda₃ du₁₂-du₁₂ muhaldim iri{ki}ka | Your mother heaps up flour, the cook of the city |
| 15’ | ad-da-zu e₂ dam-gar₃-ra-ka ; (KA.NI-)še₃ gub-ba-am₃ | Your father is stationed in the house of the merchant. |
| 16’ | ses-zu-ne šaha₂ zuh-zuh lu₂ iri-a nu-(KI.TUŠ-)ne-eš₂ | Your pigs are scattered, the people of the city do not dwell there |
| 17’ | nin₉-zu-ne lu₂ še sa-sa-me-eš | Your sister, the one of the sasa offerings |
| 18’ | {ge}gur GURU₅ (RU.UB) še sa-a (KI.LAM-)ka ; ab-ta-ab-e₃-NE | (Sum) The “goat’s thigh, the šēṣu-tree, the barley-heap (Akk) You have poured out(?) the gurgur of the threshing floor |
| 19’ | in-nu in-nu teš₂ nu-mu-e-du₁₂-du₁₂ | (Sum) The word of the lord is a word that cannot be uttered together (Akk) It is an incantation, it is not spoken together |
| 20’ | enim-nu in-nu ša₃-še₃ la-ba-an-gid₂-de₃ | The word of the en priestess has not been listened to |
| 21’ | ama-ŋu₁₀ ⸢bur-šu-ma⸣ lu₂ e₂ du₃-a-ka | The mother of the Eburšuma temple, the one who built the temple |
| 22’ | geme₂-ta ⸢u⸣-am₃ [x (x)]-ni-⸢še₃⸣ al-su₈-ge-eš | They are female slaves, they are esoteric. |
| 23’ | ad-da-ŋu₁₀ šagana di ku₅ lugal-a-kam | Adabu is the šagana judge of the king |
| 24’ | ⸢ses-ŋu₁₀⸣-ne aga-us₂ lugal-la ugula ninnu-me-eš | eses-emene the royal soldier foreman Ninnumesv |
| 25’ | ⸢nin₉⸣-ŋu₁₀-ne ame₂ ge-na {ŋeš}ig-gen₇ ab-gub-gub-bu-uš | When the sisters enter the house, it stands like a door. |
| 26’ | LUL-aš ni₂-zu silim-eš₂ na-an-ne-en | Do not be afraid of your evildoer |
| 27’ | ki umum ša₃-za nu-ub-zu-a til₃-la-aš ; a-⸢ba⸣ šu be₂-kara₂-kara₂ | When you do not know your own body, your life is diminished. |
| 28’ | tukum-bi ni₂-ŋu₁₀ silim-eš₂ al-la₂-e-[x] | If the mood is favorable, he will ... |
| 29’ | ŋa₂-nam-ma iri-me-še₃ ga-am₃-ši-er₁₄-en-de₃-[...] | I want to utter an arazu prayer to you in our city |
| 30’ | ge₄-me-a-aš-me deš-am₃ he₂-mi-in-[...] | As for us, we are a son-in-law |
| 31’ | a-ra₂ min-na mu-ne-du₁₁ he₂-em-ma-an-[...] | He said two times to me, may he ... |
| 32’ | murub₄-me-ta lu₂ in na-ni-[...] ; teš₂ he₂-em-ma-an-(TUKU.[...]) | If a man ... from the middle of the womb, may he ... with him |
| 33’ | de₁₀-de₁₀-la₂ niŋ₂-⸢du₁₄(LU₂-)da ba-ni-ib₂-si₃-[...] ; nu-ub-si₃-ke-de₃-[...] | (Sum) The one who screams, he does not calm down (Akk) He who shouts with a loud voice(?) is not calm |
| 34’ | di šu la-ba-an-ti-de₃-en enim-⸢x⸣ [...] ; ⸢la⸣-ba-an-⸢x⸣-dur₂-ru-ne-en-⸢x⸣ [...] | (Sum) We do not hear a case, we do not listen to it (Akk) We are not able to listen to the case |
| 35’ | ŋa₂-nu-⸢ze₂-en⸣ ugula-a-zu di he₂-⸢em⸣-[...] | May Banu-Ezê, your foreman, decide your case |
| 36’ | ugula ge₄-me-⸢a-aš-ŋu₁₀-ne⸣-ka šu-⸢ŋa₂⸣ [...] | The foreman Geme-ašuneka ... |
| 37’ | eš₂-gara₃ li-bi₂-šid (⸢NIGIN₂.NIGIN₂⸣) [...] | The ešŋara, the lībi-svid |
| 38’ | u₄-da u₄-šu₂-uš-bi-[...] | Today, today |
| 39’ | a-ba-am₃ [...] | Who ...? |
| 40’ | {m}{d}en-ki-he₂-[...] ; e-[...] | Enkiḫe |
| 41’ | DU ze₄-⸢e⸣ [...] | ... Ze’ee |
| 42’ | di šu [...] ; ⸢enim⸣ [...] | Judge a case ... ēenim ... |
| 43’ | zi [...] | ... life |
| o iv | ||
| 1’ | |LU₂×NE| ki⸣ [...] | <(If)> a thief in the temple |
| 2’ | igi ugula-⸢a⸣-[...] | before foreman: |
| 3’ | ugula nam-da₆-[...] ; di-bi [...] | The foreman Namda- |
| 4’ | {d}en-ki ⸢lugal⸣ [...] | Enki, the king |
| 5’ | dumu e₂-dub-ba-[...] a-na-am₃ [...] | What does the student of the scribal school say? |
| 6’ | u₄-da U-⸢ta⸣ [...] | When he enters, |
| 7’ | na-an-ga ⸢um⸣ [...] | “Do not be negligent, do not ... |
| 8’ | a-na-an an-⸢na⸣ [...] | Why ...? |
| 9’ | DU GA₂ niŋ₂-ša₃-[...] | ... awe |
| 10’ | tukum-⸢bi⸣ [...] | If ... |
| 11’ | a-na-ta-⸢am₃⸣ [...] | Why do you leave? |
| 12’ | nam-⸢dub⸣-[...] ; ⸢nam⸣ [...] | The scribal art is an art of the king |
| 13’ | di-[...] | ... ... |
| 14’ | ⸢u₂⸣-[...] | “The ešumû-priest |
| 15’ | ⸢šu⸣ [...] | ... a bird |
| 16’ | im-⸢x⸣-[...] ; ⸢nam⸣-[...] | |
| 17’ | ⸢ŋe₂₆⸣ [...] | |
| 18’ | MA [...] | ... ... |
| r i | ||
| 1’ | ⸢ge⸣ [...] | |
| 2’ | ⸢ku₃⸣ [...] | ... the holy shrine |
| 3’ | ⸢a₂⸣ [...] | “(If) a house ..., |
| 4’ | ⸢kiŋ₂⸣ [...] | ... E-e-e |
| 5’ | a ru-[...] | Oh ...! |
| 6’ | ze₄-⸢e⸣ [...] | Ze’ee ... |
| 7’ | dub [...] | Tablet of |
| 8’ | mu [...] | year ... |
| 9’ | al [...] | ... ... |
| 10’-11 | lil ⸢hu⸣-[...] ; ŋe₂₆-e-[...] | “Like a ghost, like a pigeon, I want to ... |
| 12’ | a-na-aš-⸢am₃⸣ [...] | Why is he going out? |
| 13’ | ŋe₂₆-e dumu [...] | the son of |
| 14’ | e₂ ba-e-⸢de₃⸣ [ga-ŋen ...] | I want to enter the house, but I am not able to enter it |
| 15’ | a-ša₃ si-ge-⸢de₃⸣ [...] | The field of Sige-ede |
| 16’ | maš-ta za₃ u NIG₂ [...] | (If) it is surrounded by a halo and ... . |
| 17’ | i₇ bala-e-de₃ ⸢x⸣ [...] ; ki-la₂-bi ⸢ga⸣-[...] | In order to cross the river ... its weight ... |
| 18’ | e si-ge-de₃ ga-[...] | I want to go to the house to stand guard |
| 19’ | igi-a u₄ erin₂ šar₂-ra [...] | In front of the troops of the king |
| 20’ | a₂ is-ŋar-⸢ra⸣ [...] | The labor of Išbarae |
| 21’ | nam-⸢x⸣ [...] | “Do not ..., |
| 22’ | KA ⸢x⸣ [...] | ... the gate of |
| 23’ | šu kara₂-ga ⸢x⸣ [...] | Hand of the quay |
| 24’ | kiŋ₂-ge₄-a ⸢x⸣ [...] ; a-na-aš [...] | In the place of the ešû temple ... what ...? |
| 25’ | in mu-e-⸢tub₂⸣ [...] | When you descend, ... |
| 26’ | enim mu-e-[...] | I spoke to him |
| 27’ | e₂-dub-[...] | The scribal school |
| 28’ | a-ša₃-ga [...] | In the field |
| 29’ | {ŋeš}eme {ŋeš}[...] | “It is me, it is me |
| r ii | ||
| 1’ | ⸢e-ne-gen₇⸣ [...] ; ⸢x⸣ [...] | Like the e’ene-demons, ... |
| 2’ | ses-gal-ŋu₁₀ [...] ; na-[...] | The great one ... |
| 3’ | ses-gal ⸢um-mi-a⸣ [...] | Great herald of Ummia |
| 4’ | ⸢enim um-mi⸣-a-ŋu₁₀ a-⸢gen₇⸣ [...] | “It is the word of a nursemaid, how is it that she is crying out? |
| 5’ | ⸢e₂⸣ [x] ⸢x x x x⸣ [...] | “House ...,House |
| 6’ | lu₂ ⸢sikil-du₃⸣-a-bi al-[...] ; ⸢duda-de₃⸣ ma-⸢ra⸣-[...] | (Sum) The one of the esikil-dais is ... (Akk) The man of the silt-vessel is .... |
| 7’ | tab-ba-ŋu₁₀ lu₂ ŋa₂-gen₇ dub sar [...] | Tabbabu, like a man, scribe of |
| 8’ | šu-ni šu-ŋu₁₀ sa₂ nu-du₁₁ [...] | His hand is a hand that cannot be turned back |
| 9’ | dub-sar nu-me-en-na kiŋ₂-ge₄-a ge₄-⸢ge₄⸣-[...] | I am not a scribe, I want to go up to the netherworld |
| 10’ | la-ba-ab-du-un ki šar₂-ra in-na ba-[...] | They did not dwell there, the place of the king ... |
| 11’ | igi lu₂ DUN-a-ŋu₁₀-ne-ka saŋ mu-e-da-[...] | In the presence of the ..., you fill(?) the net |
| 12’ | igi dumu e₂-dub-⸢ba-a⸣-ŋu₁₀-ne-ka saŋ ib₂-ba ⸢mu⸣-[e-da-AK] | before the students of the scribal school, in tears and wailing |
| 13’ | a-na in-na ⸢x⸣ ur₅-gen₇ ab-be₂ [...] | “What is in the house, what is inside the house? It is like a roof-beam |
| 14’ | ⸢egir dub⸣-me-ka [a]-⸢na⸣-am₃ ga-ab-sar-⸢re⸣-[x-x] ; in-⸢du₁₁-ga⸣-[x] | After we have finished our tablet, I want to write a letter to you. |
| 15’ | saŋ mu-un-⸢x⸣-[...]-⸢pa₃⸣-da u₃ igi iri [...] | (Sum) He ... the netherworld, he looked at the city(?) (Akk) He was able to see/see(?), he saw(?) the city |
| 16’ | kiŋ₂-ge₄-a hu-mu-da-[x] mu-[...] ; ka-ka-ni [x x] ni ba-⸢x⸣ | May he ... with you on the earth. His mouth ... |
| 17’ | a-ba-am₃ lu₂ ur₅-gen₇ [x x]-an-du₁₁-ga | Who is it that will ... like a stranger? |
| 18’ | {m}{d}en-ki-ma-an-šum₂ ⸢x⸣ [x] ⸢an⸣-dil₂-li₂-ke₄ | Enkimanšum, the ... of the E-an-e-dil-li |
| 19’ | ne-⸢x⸣ {d}nanna igi-ni [(x)] silim(KI-)ma ; ⸢x x⸣ TUG₂ e₁₁ [...]-ma | Ne’e-e-23 before Nanna ... well-being and ... a garment ... |
| 20’ | {m}{d}en-ki-ma-an-šum₂ u₃-⸢na-a⸣-du₁₁-ta ; hu-mu-un-(x)-⸢x⸣-de₃ | Enkimanšum, after you have spoken to him, may he speak to you. |
| 21’ | {m}{d}en-ki-ma-an-šum₂-ke₄ [x]-⸢x⸣-ŋa₂ gu₃ <ma>-ra-an-de₂ | Enkimanšum spoke to ... |
| 22’ | ša₃ mud-en ša₃ [x]-⸢x⸣-dar | I am a mud pit, ... pit |
| 23’ | a-na-aš-am₃ ses-gal-ŋu₁₀ [šu mu]-⸢un⸣-kara₂-ma | Why is he called a great hero? |
| 24’ | ⸢kiŋ₂⸣ mu-e-ši-in-⸢gi₄⸣-[x gu₃ x]-e-de₂ | He called out to E-ki-e-23: |
| 25’ | {[m]}ŋiri₃-ni-i₃-sa₆ ⸢saŋ⸣ [...]-⸢ta⸣-DU-a-aš | “Birini-isa, the sa-e23-priest of ...-e-DU-aš |
| 26’ | [an]-⸢ta⸣ in-gi₄-in-⸢ma⸣ [...]-⸢in⸣-ge₄ | He has turned back from heaven, he has turned away from earth |
| 27’ | [...]-⸢nam⸣-ma ga-ŋen ga-mu-[...]-⸢x⸣-en-de₃-en | ... let us go, let us ... |
| 28’ | ⸢mu-un-e₁₁-de₃⸣ šu-du₈ ⸢mu⸣-[...]-un-kara₂ ; šu-kin ba-[dab₅]-ba | The šudu-priest and the e-mu-e-ĝ-unkara were placed as pledge. |
| 29’ | ir₂ im-me-<pa₃> si₁₂-si₁₂ i₃-⸢ŋa₂⸣-ŋa₂ | He uttered a lament |
| 30’ | ses-gal-ŋu₁₀ a-na-aš-am₃ gu₃ mu-e-de₃ | Why do you cry out “Great One, why do you speak to me? |
| 31’ | ba-mud-en ša₃-ŋu₁₀ mu-dar | I am the one who shook the earth |
| 32’ | ŋa₂-nu {m}{d}en-ki-ma-an-šum₂ lu₂-tur im nu-zu | Anu, Enkimansum, a child who does not know clay |
| 33’ | lu₂ du₂-da-za i₃-diri-ga | The one who is a stranger is more than you. |
| 34’ | u₃ nam-dub-sar diri-zu-uš a-zu-a | and the scribal art, Irizu, the physician |
| 35’ | a-na-aš-am₃ ka-⸢tar-re-a⸣-bi in-na-e-du₁₁ | Why did he say to her “I want to go to the ka’etarrû-temple? |
| 36’ | saŋ mu-e-ta-DU-a aš₂ in-ni-sar in x-e-tub₂ | (Sum) The one who ... (Akk) (The one who) ... ... |
| 37’ | ses-gal-ŋu₁₀ enim dumu e₂ dub-ba-a-ke₄-ne ŋeš tuku-ba-ab | Šulgi, the envoy, the son of the house of tablets, may he have mercy on him |
| 38’ | ⸢tukum⸣-bi saŋ-ki gid₂ enim in-na-ni-ge₄ | If he requests it, he will speak a word to him. |
| 39’ | ⸢ses⸣-gal-ŋu₁₀ nam-da₆-ga hu-mu-ub-il₂-e | May he raise the ese’egal tree as a shade. |
| 40’ | ŋe₂₆-me-en nam-da₆-ga e-ri-ib-il₂-e | I am the one who lifts up the scepter |
| 41’ | ⸢tur⸣-ra-ŋu₁₀-gen₇ enim-ŋu₁₀ al-tur | Like a pigeon, the words are small. |
| 42’ | ⸢um⸣-mi-a al-dugud-da-gen₇ enim-ma-ni al-dugud | As if she was heavy, her words were heavy. |
| 43’ | ⸢um⸣-mi-a-ne-ne enim-enim-ne-ne ha-ba-zu-zu | “May the words of their lords be known! |
| 44’ | ⸢unken⸣ enim lu₂ ki enim-ma-ne-ne en₃ he₂-bi₂-ib-tar-re | May the word of a man in the place of their words be inquired after |
| 45’ | [...]⸢nam-da₆-ga he₂⸣-ni-ib-il₂-e | ... may he raise ... for you |
| 46’ | [... {m}{d]}⸢en⸣-ki-ma-an-šum₂ | ... Ea-ekimanšum |
| 47’ | [...] ⸢ne⸣-ne-še₃ | ... of the gods |
| 48’ | [...] ⸢x⸣-ni | ... his |
| 49’ | [...] ⸢x⸣ ba-mar-re-eš | ... are set up |
| 50’ | [...]-ni-SI₃ | ...-ni-SI |
| r iii | ||
| 1 | [...]-⸢in-ŋar⸣-re-ze₂-en | You are the one who ... for me |
| 2 | ⸢ša₃ ge-na⸣ [...]-⸢ra⸣ bi₂-in-zu | He knows how to make the eša tremble |
| 3 | ⸢saŋ-ki-tum₃⸣ [...]-⸢x⸣-da-am₃ ⸢e⸣-še | It is the sakītum-house, it is its ... house |
| 4-5 | ⸢a₂-u₄-da-bi⸣-[...]-⸢duda-de₃-en-ze₂-en ; x su⸣ KA [...]-⸢x-x-en-ze₂⸣-en-na | “If we go to the place where the sun rises, |
| 6 | ⸢za⸣-[...]-⸢aŋ₂ sa₂⸣ nu-ub-du₁₁-ga-a | “If he does not set up a place of prayer for you(?) |
| 7 | ⸢a-na-aš-am₃ ses⸣-gal-⸢zu al⸣-me-a | It is an easû tree, it is a grand ešume tree |
| 8 | u₃ ⸢nam-dub⸣-sar-ra-kam diri-zu-uš an-zu-a | and it is an enamdub-scribal art, surpassing in wisdom |
| 9 | aš₂ in-ni-sar in in-ni-tub₂ | He has written, he has smashed |
| 10 | um-mi-a niŋ₂ na-me ⸢ba⸣-an-zu-a | No mother can compare to you. |
| 11 | diri-še₃ saŋ ⸢e⸣-gid₂ niŋ₂ ša₃-ŋa₂ ⸢AK⸣-mu-un | Excerpted by Egid, the lord of the E-ak. |
| 12 | tukum-bi niŋ₂ ša₃-ŋa₂ e-ri-ib-AK-e | If the fear of the heart afflicts him |
| 13 | lu₂ ZA-gen₇ AK ses-gal-ni saŋ ib₂-ta-an-DU-a | Like a man ... his great divinity ... |
| 14 | {ŋeš}dub-dim₂-ta {ŋeš}tukul 1-am₃ u₃-ba-ab-⸢ra-x⸣ | After you have strewn one scribal art, |
| 15 | {uruda}ser₃-ser₃ ŋiri₃-ba u₃-ub-si₃-ke | The šerser of the city square, the ubsi drum |
| 16 | e₂ a-ni₁₀-ni₁₀-ma e₂-dub-⸢ba⸣-a-ta ; iti 2-am₃ nu-ub-ta-⸢e₃⸣ | From the house of Anini to the scribal school, two months they did not leave. |
| 17 | i₃-ne-še₃ nam-da₆-zu ba-ra-tuh | Because of this, your boat cannot be moored |
| 18 | u₄-da-ta ŋeš igi-ne bi₂-hur | From that day onwards, they received it. |
| 19 | lu₂-lu₂ ⸢sikil⸣-du₃-a-bi na-an-AK-e | One should not kill a man who is building a house. |
| 20 | ses ses-ra nam-ba-da-du₁₁ DI nam-⸢mu-e⸣ | You should not say “Settle, seize it!", you should not go out. |
| 21 | du₁₄ mu₂ {m}{d}en-ki-ma-an-šum₂ ; u₃ {m}ŋiri₃-ni-i₃-sa₆ e-ne-⸢bi-da⸣ | The words of Enkimanšum and Birinisa |
| 22 | ⸢um⸣-mi-a di in-ne-eb-dab₅-be₂ | “It is the case that he has been seized. |
| 23 | {d}nidaba za₃-mim | Nidaba, praise! |
| 24 | ⸢dim₂-ma⸣-ni us₂-a-ni mu-ni-im | He named it “Heroes, his fathers, and his brothers’ descendants. |
| 25 | ⸢x x šu na ab⸣ bala ⸢x zu x x⸣ | ... hand ... bala ... |
| 26 | ⸢x x x x⸣ KA ⸢x⸣ mi-in-du₃-⸢am₃⸣ | “I have built a temple, a ... temple, and a palace. |
| 27 | niŋ₂ ⸢x x x⸣ zi šu gul KA-ga-⸢am₃⸣ | (Sum) The one who ..., the true one, the one who destroys(?) the mouth(?) (Akk) It is the one that destroys the mouth |
| 28 | ša₃-ta ⸢x⸣ mu-un-sa₆ lul gu₂ |URU×GU| am₃ | From the inside he made the ... beautiful, the false one roared |
| 29 | du₃-du₃-a ⸢KA⸣ nam KA AGA/MIR A i-im-zi KA-ga ⸢x⸣ | Who builds the E-KA-E-23 |
| 30 | niŋ₂-si-sa₂ di-da hulu ⸢ba⸣-an-⸢ge₁₇⸣ | (Sum) The one who makes a judgement, the evildoer (Akk) In order to make a judgment, it is the one who destroys |
| 31 | niŋ₂-⸢gi⸣-na ka-ka ŋal₂-la du₁₄-de₃ ba-an-[x] | In order to smite him in the mouth, he ... in battle |
| 32 | pu-uh₂-ru-um tu₉-ga ⸢x⸣ DU di-da-ni | When I was going to the cloister, the clean one, the ... |
| 33 | gud ⸢ga x ra⸣ ka im-ma-da-na-|KA×X| | He opened his mouth to the oxen of the ... temple |
| 34 | nam-lu₂ niŋ₂ TUK KA al-me-a-gen₇ KA-na bi₂-in-si₃-⸢ge⸣ | Like a man who has fear, he makes his mouth tremble. |
| 35 | lil ⸢x⸣ KA im-ma-da-an-⸢e₃⸣ | The lil-demon went out into the mouth |
| 36 | dam ⸢x (x) he₂-la₂ TUR UZU DA dib/dab-ba | “May the spouse of ... be ..., the small ones, the ones who pass by. |
| 37 | niŋ₂ ⸢nam⸣-lu₂ la ga dugud-da-gen₇ kiŋ₂ mu-na-ab-⸢x x⸣ | Like one who does not eat food, he ... the earth for him. |
| 38 | [x x]-a-ni dub-ba dub si₃-si₃ x mu-ne-en-x | His ... a tablet, a straight tablet ... |
| 39 | [x (x)] GIŠGAL til₃-la-ni x ba am₃ | ... his life ... |
| 40 | [x]-ne PA-PA da im-da-DU-NE-en | ... I will go with him. |
| 41 | [x] gu₂ ru ne ⸢x⸣ šu-ba e ne | ... ... hand ... |
| 42 | [x] ⸢bir₈⸣-a-ni im-ma-da-an-naŋ | ... his bir-vessel he smashed. |
| 43 | [x x] ⸢ba⸣-ni-ib-gid₂-gid₂ | “If he keeps snatching ..., |
| 44 | [...]-⸢tumu ma⸣-da-ke₄ | ... of the land |
| 45 | [...] ⸢x⸣ x | |
| r iv | ||
| 1’ | [...] ⸢x e x⸣ | ... ... |
| 2’ | [...] ⸢x x⸣ [(x)] ⸢x x ab x⸣ | ... e’e23 |
| 3’ | [...] ⸢x x⸣ [x] mu-un-da-⸢x (x) | ... he ... with him |
| 4’ | [x] ⸢en⸣ nu-⸢mu-un-x⸣ | ... did not ... |
| 5’ | ⸢eme⸣-ni eme-gi₇-ra nu-⸢ub⸣-[x] | His tongue does not ... the Sumerian |
| 6’ | ma SU edin KI am₃ ⸢x x x x⸣ | ... the steppe ... |
| 7’ | ⸢KA⸣-KA ma gal-gal he₂-[x]-⸢da-ŋal₂⸣ ; niŋ₂-sur muš a ⸢x x x⸣ | May the great quay be carried away with you |
| 8’ | nu-mu-un-da-⸢AK-e⸣ | he did not go out. |
| 9’ | KI PA AN KA he₂-⸢en-zu⸣ | ... may he know. |
| 10’ | ⸢x nu un x il le u₂ x da⸣-an-AK | “It is not ..., it is not |
| 11’ | KA KA NI NI ⸢dag ab-de₂⸣-de₂ | “(If) he slips in through a door, |
| 12’ | NIG₂ TUR um-mi-a-gen₇ igi-a nu-⸢un⸣-dugud | Like a young child, he does not look at the child. |
| 13’ | mah ŋal₂-la KA nam ⸢x x x⸣ ; šu al-dag-dag-ge | The exalted one, the ... of ..., is wandering about. |
| 14’ | {i}us₂-a-ni lu₂ igi bala igi ⸢x⸣ [(x)] ⸢KA⸣ ; KA niŋ₂ ⸢x⸣ KA [x] ⸢x⸣ | His foot is a man who sees a bala. |
| 15’ | nig₂-a₂-taka₄{a} x ba ta x x [(x)] ; niŋ₂-gi-na nu-te-⸢x⸣ | niĝataka-offerings ... did not ... in rejoicing |
| 16’ | niŋ₂-⸢hulu⸣ ge₁₇-ta-⸢am₃⸣ ba-AK-am₃ ; a-na-aš šu am₃-bar | “It is enough, it is enough! It has been taken away! Why is it that he has turned away? |
| 17’ | KA lu₂-tumu-gen₇ kar ⸢he₂⸣-en-du₃ | Like a man, he built a harbor. |
| 18’ | KA-ni gu he₂-en-⸢x⸣ | May his mouth roar. |
| 19’ | ŋeš-ŋiri₃ ŋeš-šu ŋeš-gu₂-ta ; u₄-da-ni hu-mu-un-til₃ | May his days be long, his days long. |
| 20’ | ⸢nam-lu₂⸣-tumu nam-⸢x x⸣-na ; ⸢in⸣ igi-ni-še₃ ⸢x x⸣ zu-a | “Enamlu-etumu, enamna-ešu-plant, before him ... |
| 21’ | ⸢x x ba ni-še₃⸣ [...] ra-na | ... the ... of his own ... |
| 22’ | ⸢x⸣ IGI bar TUR ⸢x⸣ [x] ⸢x x x x⸣ | (If) it is seen while (the sun) rises: ... . |
| 23’ | sila daŋal AN DI KI šu ⸢x x⸣-ab-⸢x⸣-la | In the street ... |
| 24’ | KA-KA ma-ni-ib₂-ta-an-tum₂-mu | he will bring it to me. |
| 25’ | ur-{d}lugal-banda₃{da} ⸢muš⸣-lah₅ gal ; {d}nin-urta-ka ⸢ŋar⸣-ra | Ur-Lugalbanda, chief emuš-elaḫ of Ninurta, |
| 26’ | {d}nin-ma-da šudu₃ {⸢d}nisaba⸣ za₃-mim | Ninmada, the sheep of Nisaba, praise! |
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