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ISET 1, 221-222 (pl. 163-164), Ist L 01492 (P343583)
Literary, Old Babylonian, Girsu · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | ISET 1, 221-222 (pl. 163-164), Ist L 01492 |
|---|---|
| ID | P343583 |
| Museum no. | Ist L 01492 |
| Collection | Arkeoloji Müzeleri, Istanbul, Turkey |
| Language | Sumerian |
| Period | Old Babylonian · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE |
| Genre | Literary |
| Find spot | Girsu (mod. Tello) |
| Coordinates | 31.5591, 46.1776 |
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 | ||
| 1 | [a e₂-an-na ŋi₆-par₃ ku₃] | water of the Eana, the holy Bipar |
| 1' | [ga-ša-an] ⸢ki zabalam⸣{[ki} ŋen] ⸢a⸣ e₂-an-⸢na⸣ [a ŋi₆-par₄ ku₃] | governor of Ea, Zabalam, lord of the Eane temple, water of the holy Ipar |
| 2' | [ga-ša]-⸢an⸣ ki-sig₃ ŋen a e₂-an-na a [ŋi₆-par₄ ku₃] | Gaša-Eana, the kisig-house, <(what have I done?)> Oh Eana! Oh Holy Bipar! |
| 3' | [ga]-ša-an ŋi₆-par₄-ra ŋen a e₂-an-na a ŋi₆-⸢par₄⸣ [ku₃] | Lady of the Ipar temple, lord of the Eanna temple, holy “house of the ipar temple! |
| 4' | {⸢d}da⸣-da nu-nuz sa₆ ŋen a e₂-an-na a ŋi₆-par₄ ku₃ | For Da’eda, the beautiful woman, the lord, O Eanna, O holy Ipar! |
| 5' | {d}na-na-a dumu ⸢sag₉⸣ e₂-e ŋen a e₂-an-na a ŋi₆-par₄ ku₃ | Nanaya, son of Esaĝ, the temple lord, O Eanna, O Holy Ipar! |
| 6' | ga-ša-an en-gal-DU-DU ŋen a e₂-an-na a ŋi₆-par₄ ku₃ | Lady EngalDUDU, “O Eana, O holy Ipar! |
| 7' | u₃-tuk e₂-ŋu₁₀ e₂ an-ta ki-a gub-ba-ŋu₁₀ | The utuk-priestess of the house, the house that stands above and below, |
| 8' | ma ⸢e₂⸣-ŋu₁₀ še-eb an-ur₂-ta ki gi₄-ra-ŋu₁₀ | In the house, in the brickwork of heaven and earth, the place that is to be restored |
| 9' | e₂-ŋu₁₀ e₂ ŋal₂-lu-e na ma-ru₂-ru₂-a-ŋu₁₀ | “The house, the house that is torn out, it is to be smashed. |
| 10' | mu-gib₃ an-na ŋen ama₅-ŋu₁₀ e₂ dur-an-ki-ŋu₁₀ | Mugib priestess of heaven, lord of the chamber, temple of Duranki |
| 11' | ga-ša-an e₂-an-na ŋen erim₃-ŋu₁₀ ŋi₆-par₄-imin-ŋu₁₀ | Lady of the Eanna temple, lord of the storehouse, Ŋiripar |
| 12' | mu-gib₃ an-na ŋen ma e₂-ŋu₁₀ eš₃ e₂-an-na-ŋu₁₀ | Mugib priestess of heaven, lord of the temple, shrine Eanna |
| 13' | ga-ša-an e₂-an-na ŋen ⸢še⸣-eb unug{ki}ga še-eb kul-aba₄{ki}ŋu₁₀ | Lady of the Eanna temple, lord of the sanctuaries of Uruk and Kulaba |
| 14' | mu-gib₃ an-na ŋen ⸢unu₂ šuba an-ta-sur⸣-ra-ŋu₁₀ | The mugib priestess of heaven, the lord of the “Lady-of-the-Crown-Headed-Face"(?) of the Antasura temple |
| 15' | ga-ša-an e₂-an-na ŋen e₂-bappir-e lahtan dug ⸢x⸣-[ŋu₁₀] | Lady of the Eanna temple, lord of the brewery, lahtan vessel, jug |
| 16' | mu-gib₃ an-na ŋen ka₂ mah e₂ na-aŋ₂-tar-ra-⸢ŋu₁₀⸣ | The mugib priestess of heaven, the lord of the supreme gate, should not enter the house |
| 17' | ga-ša-an e₂-an-na ŋen sig₇-i-bi₂ ku₃ e₂-ta il₂-⸢la⸣-[ŋu₁₀] | Lady of the Eanna temple, “I raise the holy radiance from the house |
| 18' | mu-gig an-na ŋen dur₂ an-ta dur₂ ki-ta-ŋu₁₀ | The mugib priestess of heaven, the lord, the one who sits on the throne of heaven and on earth, |
| 19' | ga-ša-<an> e₂-an-na ŋen UŠ u₃-mu-un DI ka-na-aŋ₂ ⸢x⸣-[ŋu₁₀] | The lady of the Eanna temple, the lord of the ... of the land |
| 20' | mu-gib₃ an-na ŋen kun-saŋ ⸢mah⸣ ša₃-a ku₄-ku₄-⸢ŋu₁₀⸣ | The mugib priestess of heaven, the lord of the great cult centers, enter! |
| 21' | ⸢e₂⸣ KA ⸢x x⸣ [...] ⸢x su₃⸣-ga-ŋu₁₀ | “House, house, house ..., house that is torn out, |
| 22' | ga-ša-an [e₂-an-na ŋen ...]-⸢x ub⸣-e-ŋu₁₀ | Lady of the Eanna temple, lord of the ... temple |
| 23' | mu-gib₃ ⸢an⸣-[na ŋen ...]-⸢e⸣-ŋu₁₀ | The mugib priestess of heaven, lord of heaven |
| 24' | ⸢x⸣ an ⸢x⸣ [...] ⸢x⸣ [...] | “An, Ea, ... Ea ... |
| 25' | [x] ⸢x⸣ an ⸢x⸣ [...] | |
| 26' | [...] ⸢eš₃⸣ [...] | ... eše23 ... |
| 27' | [...] tar ⸢x⸣ [...] | |
| r | ||
| 1 | ga-ša-an ⸢e₂⸣-[an-na ŋen ...] | Lady of the Eana temple, lord of |
| 2 | mu-gib₃ an-⸢na ŋen x⸣ [...] | The mugib priestess of heaven, lord of ... |
| 3 | ga-ša-an e₂-an-na ŋen [...] | Lady of the Eanna temple, ... |
| 4 | mu-gib₃ an-na ŋen ub-a ⸢x⸣ [...] | The mugib priestess of heaven, the lord of the corner chapel |
| 5 | ga-ša-an e₂-an-na ŋen e₂-gal ⸢x⸣ [...] | Lady of the Eanna temple, lord of the palace |
| 6 | en-gal-DU-DU ⸢x⸣ [...] | EngalDUDU |
| 7 | en-gal-DU-DU gi₄-ge er₂-ra [...] | EngalDUDU, turn back, weeping |
| 8 | [ki] zabalam{ki} ⸢uru₂⸣ {d}[mu]-⸢ul⸣-lil₂ ba-⸢x⸣-an-[...] | Zabalam, the city-house of Mudammīl-Elil ... |
| 9 | [e₂]-ib-gal e₂ ⸢šu⸣ [...] ⸢šu⸣ ba-ab-dug₄ | The E-ibgal, the house of the future ..., the future is good |
| 10 | [mu]-gib₃ an-na ŋen e₂ [la]-⸢ga⸣ me nu-me-a-[ŋu₁₀] | The mugib priestess of heaven, lord of the temple, is not able to explain the divine powers |
| 11 | [ga]-⸢ša⸣-an e₂-an-na ŋen uru₂ [la]-ga me nu-me-a-[ŋu₁₀] | I, the lord of the Eana temple, am not able to comprehend the divine powers of the city |
| 12 | [mu]-gib₃ an-na ŋen e₂ la-la-bi nu-mu-ni-gi₄-[a-ŋu₁₀] | The mugib priestess of heaven, the lord of the house, whose charms cannot be changed |
| 13 | [ga]-⸢ša⸣-an e₂-an-na ŋen ama₅ hi-li-bi nu-mu-e-til-⸢la⸣-[ŋu₁₀] | In the Eanna temple, I do not dwell in luxuriance in the cella |
| 14 | [e₂]-an-na-ta ur ⸢im⸣-[ta]-e₃ ur nu-zu-⸢am₃⸣ | From the Eanna a dog has left, a nanny does not know it. |
| 15 | [e₂]-an-na-ta mi-ir im-ta-⸢e₃ mi-ir⸣ nu-⸢zu-am₃⸣ | She left the Eanna, she left, she did not know how to leave. |
| 16 | ⸢e₂⸣-an-na-ta mu-lu im-ta-⸢e₃⸣ [mu]-⸢lu⸣ nu-⸢zu⸣-[am₃] | From the Eana, no one can escape, no man can escape. |
| 17 | e₂-an-na sahar ba-da-dub-dub [sahar ba-da]-šu₂-šu₂ | In the Eana dust was heaped up, dust covered it |
| 18 | e₂-an-na sahar-ŋar id₂-da-ke₄ [šu am₃-ši]-⸢niŋin⸣ | In the Eanna, the river silt rises. |
| 19 | ud e₂-za gu₃ ba-ab-ra-a-ba za-[e me-a i₃-tuš]-en | When you call out to your house, where will you sit? |
| 20 | ama₅-za gu₃ ba-ab-du₁₁-ga-ba za-⸢e⸣ [me-a i₃-tuš]-⸢en⸣ | When you speak in your chamber, where will you dwell? |
| 21 | gu₃ ŋi₆-u₃-na ba-ab-ra-a-ba za-e me-a i₃-[tuš]-⸢en⸣ | When he shouts in the river, where will you sit? |
| 22 | gu₃ an-bar₇ ma-ra-ni-ib-gi₄-a-ba za-e me-a i₃-tuš-⸢en⸣ | When he calls out to you at the horizon, where will you sit? |
| 23 | ud uru₂-za šu ir-ra-a-ba za-e me-a i₃-⸢tuš⸣-en | When the hand entered your city, where will I sit? |
| 24 | ⸢e₂⸣-za šu ba-e-la₂-ba za-e me-a i₃-tuš-en | When you take hold of your house, where will you sit? |
| 25 | ⸢un⸣ ni₂ ba-da-ten sim{mušen}gin₇ ba-dal-e | The wild bull approached with fear, flying away like a snake. |
| 26 | [mu]-⸢lu⸣ dili ba-an še gur ri-ri ur₅-⸢gin₇⸣ mu-e-ak-e | He poured out a single libation bowl, he made a strewn-offering of barley like a flood. |
| 27 | ⸢i₃⸣-gul-gul a-gin₇ i₃-gul-gul ni₂-zu a-gin₇ i₃-pe-[el] | Destroyer of the temple, how did he destroy it? How did you yourself defile it? |
| 28 | [ama₅]-⸢zu⸣ a-gin₇ i₃-gul-gul ni₂-zu a-gin₇ i₃-pe-[el] | How has your chamber been destroyed, how has your aura been defiled? |
| 29 | [ni₂-zu mu-lu kur₂-ra]-ra a-gin₇ mu-un-na-ze₂-eŋ₃ ni₂-zu a-[gin₇ i₃-pe-el] | How have you yourself defiled the enemy? How has your self defiles you? |
| 30 | [ga-ša-an kur₂-ra-ra a]-⸢gin₇⸣ mu-un-na-ze₂-eŋ₃ [ni₂-zu a-gin₇ i₃-pe-el] | For the enemy lady, how have you yourself defiled it? |
| 31 | [me-e ni₂-ŋu₁₀ nu-mu-un-pe-el a-a-ŋu₁₀ mu-un-pe-el-en] | I, I do not defile myself, I defile my father. |
| 32 | [u₃-mu-un an gal-e mu-un-pe-el-en a-a-ŋu₁₀ mu-un-pe-el-en] | Lord of great An, you defiled me, you destroyed my father |
| 33 | [u₃-mu-un kur-kur-ra-ke₄ mu-un-pe-el-en a-a-ŋu₁₀ mu-un-pe-el-en] | The lord of all the lands made me defile it, made me despondent. |
| l.e. i | ||
| 1 | [u₃-mu-un dug₄-ga zi]-⸢da⸣ mu-un-pe-el-en | Lord, you defiled the righteous one. |
| 2 | [a]-⸢a-ŋu₁₀⸣ mu-un-⸢pe⸣-[el-en] | He made me tremble. |
| l.e. ii | ||
| 1 | er₂-šem₅-ma {d}inana-kam | It is an Eršemma of Inana |
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