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PRAK C 047 + C 129 (P344921)
Literary, Old Babylonian, Kish · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | PRAK C 047 + C 129 |
|---|---|
| ID | P344921 |
| Museum no. | AO 10667 + AO 10745 |
| Collection | Louvre Museum, Paris, France |
| Language | Sumerian |
| Period | Old Babylonian · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE |
| Genre | Literary |
| Find spot | Kish (mod. Tell Uhaimir) |
| Coordinates | 32.5520, 44.5853 |
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 | ||
| 1 | ⸢ir₂ na⸣-mu-ma-⸢al⸣ [...] | I want to utter an arazu prayer to you |
| 2 | nu-gig an-na ga-⸢ša⸣-[an-an-na] | I want to bring out the nugig priestess of heaven |
| 3 | kur ⸢gul⸣-gul ga-ša-⸢an⸣ [...] | The destroyer of mountains, the lord of lands |
| 4 | ma-e e₂ eš₃ hur-saŋ-⸢kalam⸣-[ma ...] | I, the house, the shrine Hursa-ekalama |
| 5 | ama₅-ŋu₁₀ eš₃ e₂-an-⸢na⸣ [...] | The chamber, the shrine Eanae |
| 6 | erim₃-ŋu₁₀ še-eb ki ⸢zabalam⸣ [...] | The storeroom, the brickwork of the place Zabalam |
| 7 | ir₂ na-mu-ma-al balaŋ na-[mu-ma-al] | There is weeping, there is bala |
| 8 | {kuš}ub na-mu-ma-al ⸢šem₅⸣ [na-mu-un-ma-al] | There is a ub drum, there is an ešema-drum |
| 9 | {kuš}⸢x x⸣ li-li-⸢is₃⸣ [na-mu-un-ma-al] | There is a lilī-eiš-e3-shoe |
| 10 | mu-gu₃-di imin-⸢na⸣ [na-mu-un-ma-al] | There is a song of seven lines for him |
| 11 | ba-ad-ra ⸢x⸣ [...] | The one who ... the eše-house |
| 12 | ⸢šir₃⸣ ku₃-da ⸢šir₃⸣ [ku₃ nam-da-du₁₂] | In the pure sanctuaries, in the pure temples one sings a song |
| 13 | ub-lil₂-la A-⸢AN⸣ [...] | In the outdoor shrine A’eana |
| 14 | balaŋ-⸢di⸣ ub-lil₂-⸢la⸣ [...] | In the bala’edi temple, in the ublil temple |
| 15 | ⸢e₂⸣-ŋu₁₀ edin ⸢ir₂⸣ [...] | “House, the steppe, the ir’e |
| 16 | hur-saŋ-kalam-ma-[ŋu₁₀ ...] | Hursa-kalama-bu |
| 17 | e₂-an-na-ŋu₁₀ ⸢ir₂⸣ [...] | The Eanna temple, the ir’e temple |
| 18 | e₂ ki-zabalam{ki}[...] | the temple of Zabalam |
| 19 | ŋi₆-eden-⸢na x x⸣ [...] | In the steppe ... |
| r | ||
| 1' | [...] ⸢e x⸣ [...] | ... the temple ... |
| 2' | ga-am₃-⸢x⸣ [...] i-⸢bi₂⸣ [...] | I want to enter ..., I will enter |
| 3' | i-bi₂-⸢zu⸣ e₂-ŋu₁₀ ⸢x⸣ [...] | Ibbi-ezû, the storehouse, ... |
| 4' | i-bi₂-⸢zu⸣ uru₂-ŋu₁₀ ⸢x⸣ [...] | Ibbi-ezû, the city, the temple |
| 5' | i-bi₂ na-mu-⸢un⸣-[...] | The eye should not look |
| 6' | ama₅-ŋu₁₀ e₂ zi [...] ⸢x⸣ [...] | The chamber, the true house |
| 7' | eš₃ hur-saŋ-[kalam-ma ...] [...] | The shrine Hursa-kalama |
| 8' | ⸢x⸣ [x (x)] ⸢x-da⸣ [...] [...] | “E-da-e-23 ... ... |
| 9' | ⸢egi₂⸣-re e-ši-⸢x⸣ [...] | The princess, the esvi-e23 priestess |
| 10' | in-gur₃-ru za-⸢kam⸣ [...] saŋ nu-[mu-da-us₂ ...] | The ingurru of the za’e22chamber ... was not able to support ... |
| 11' | BI-KA kalam-ma-[ke₄] saŋ nu-mu-⸢da⸣-[us₂ ...] | ... of the land will not be able to sustain it |
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