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PRAK C 052 (P344926)
Old Babylonian, Kish · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | PRAK C 052 |
|---|---|
| ID | P344926 |
| Museum no. | AO 10672 |
| Collection | Louvre Museum, Paris, France |
| Language | Sumerian |
| Period | Old Babylonian · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE |
| Find spot | Kish (mod. Tell Uhaimir) |
| Coordinates | 32.5520, 44.5853 |
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 | uru₂ a-am-i-ra-⸢bi a de₃⸣-[de₃-la-bi] | City, may water be brought out for you there! |
| 2 | nu-gi a-na ga-ša-an-na-⸢na⸣ [...] | The nugig priestess to Gašanana |
| 3 | kur gul-ul ga-ša-an hur-saŋ-⸢kalam⸣-[ma] | Destroyer of mountains, lady of the Hursa-ekalama temple |
| 4 | an tu-pa ama gal ama ki-⸢ša⸣ [...] | Who makes heaven tremble, great mother, mother of the underworld |
| 5 | e₂-lil₂ ga-ša-an tur₃ ⸢ama⸣-sa [...] | Elil, lady of the cattlepen and sheepfold |
| 6 | de₃-de₃-la-bi ⸢gal⸣-gal-⸢bi⸣ [...] | Its ... palace, its palace palace |
| 7 | de-de₃-el-le šu-ta du-⸢ga⸣-[bi] | May the one who carries it off with his hand be released |
| 8 | gal-gal-le ma₃-ri-ta la-ha-[bi] | The great ones, the ones who have been taken away by boat |
| 9 | ⸢uru₂⸣ hu-hu-te ba-bi-ra-bi | The ruins of the city that had been plundered |
| 10 | [x] ⸢hu⸣-hu-te ba-bi-ra-bi | ... which had been plundered |
| 11 | [... gel-le]-⸢eŋ₃⸣-ŋe₂₆-⸢te⸣ bi-du-qa [(x)] | (Sum) ... is destroyed(?) ... (Akk) I am destroyed ... |
| 12 | [...]-⸢te⸣ bi-du-qa | ... is destroyed |
| 13 | [ga-ša-an]-bi ge-le-de₂ [...] | I want to smite its lady |
| 14 | uru₂ e du-qa e gi-ia [...]-za | City, duqa-vessel, reed-bed ... |
| 15 | e du-qa e-ta ⸢ŊA₂⸣ [...]-⸢bi⸣ | “Hand-lifting, from the top of the throne ... |
| 16 | uru₂ zi-a gi bi-x [...]-⸢bi⸣ | The true city ... reeds |
| 17 | uru₂ na-bi nu-ta-⸢re⸣ [...] x ⸢DA⸣ | The city, whose fate is not to be decided |
| 18 | {[d]}mu-lil₂-bi e₂ [...] RI | Its Mullil ... the temple |
| 19 | {[d]}mu-lil₂-le GIR₃ [...] | Mullil ... the sword |
| 20 | [...] ⸢saŋ⸣-ki-ni [...]-bi | ... his sa-e-ki-plant |
| 21 | [...] NE [...]-bi | ... its |
| 22 | [...] ⸢ga⸣ [...]-⸢bi⸣ | ... its ... |
| 23' | [...] | |
| 24' | [x] {⸢ŋeš}tukul⸣-ta la-⸢ba⸣-[...] | ... with weapons did not ... |
| 25' | [uru₂] ki(DI-)iš-ke(DI-)el-bi nu-⸢x⸣-[...] | City, its kiškeŋ ritual does not ... |
| 26' | uru₂ mu-ru-bi nu-li-la-[...] | City, its young men do not ... |
| 27' | uru₂ me₂-a ba-gul-la-bi-e | The city that has been destroyed in battle |
| 28' | uru₂ me₂ sa-ŋa₂ gaba ri-a-⸢bi⸣ | City, where the battles are in order, |
| 29' | uru₂ mu-bi du-ra qa-bi du-ra-⸢bi⸣ | City whose name is called, whose command is called. |
| 30' | e₂ <tu>-ku-bi e₂-ia-nu-du₃ e₂-ia-nu-du₃ | Its <house> that has been plundered, the E-yanudu, (the house) that is to be plunked, |
| 31' | ma-gi-ur tu-ku-bi šu nu-du-ud | The reedbeds of Tukubu are undeveloped |
| 32' | ur-bi a-ta im-da-e-nu-um | (Sum) Its dog, from the water, lies down (Akk) The dog lies down with the water |
| 33' | u₄-ga-bi at-ti im-da-gu₂-e | That storm, you will stand with me. |
| 34' | lu₂ sa-ŋa₂ ama sa-ŋa₂ ba-ab-qa | The one in charge of the sa-vessel, the mother in charge (of the ...), is taken away. |
| 35' | lu₂ gi-ri ama gi-ri ba-ab-qa | The young woman, the young mother, is taken away. |
| 36' | id₂ di-pa ma-tu ma-nu-um ma-tu ⸢x x ur⸣ in-ga | The river, the dipa canal, the ... canal ... |
| 37' | ha-ra-na di-pa gi-qa-⸢ir⸣ ma-nu-um gi-qa-ri in-ga | (Sum) He ... the reed fence, he is the one who is ... (Akk) The ... fence, the shepherd, ... |
| 38' | uru₂ zi-ŋu₁₀ kaskal-la di(KI-)pa u₄-lu ba-da;-ri | The true city, the one who goes on a campaign, the storm rises. |
| 39' | e₂ nu-zu-bi e₂-e ba-ga | The one who does not know the house, the house is plundered. |
| 40' | bi-iš nu-zu-bi bi-ša ba-ga | The one who does not know ... is carried away. |
| o ii | ||
| 1' | [x] ⸢x x⸣ [...] | |
| 2' | ⸢ŋa₂⸣-ri-a-⸢bi⸣ [...] | “Its temples, the temples of Sumer and Akkad |
| 3' | ŋa₂-ri-a-bi i-⸢ne⸣-[...] | “If he goes around in its mounds, |
| 4' | ⸢ia⸣ uru₂ ⸢ia⸣ u₄-⸢ru⸣ [...] | My city, my city, the storm(?) |
| 5' | [nu]-gi a-na NI-ša-[...] | The nugig priestess to ... |
| 6' | ⸢kur gul⸣-ul ga-ša-an-bi hur-saŋ [...] | The destroyer of the mountain, its lady, the mountain range |
| 7' | ⸢an⸣ tu-pa ama gal ama ki [...] | ... great mother, mother of the place |
| 8' | e₂-lil₂-na ga-ša-an tur₃ ⸢amaš⸣ [...] | In the E-lila, the lady of the cowshed, the e-amaš-e-23 |
| 9' | e-ŋu₁₀ im-me-e x [...] | She cries out “House, house of the people’ |
| 10' | dam-ŋu₁₀ im-mi-e ⸢dumu⸣ [...] | The spouse speaks, the son ... |
| 11' | a ba-gi-be₂-en ki [...] | Oh, I will return to the place ... |
| 12' | a nu-ŋal₂-ge-en [...] | I do not carry water |
| 13' | e-ge-en ki(DI-)[...] | You are the one who ... the earth |
| 14' | uru₂ ŋa₂-ra-ba ⸢uru₂⸣ [...] | The city that was plundered, the ... city |
| 15' | ⸢e ma⸣-ra-ba ⸢e⸣ [...] | The e’e-house that was erected, the e.-house |
| 16' | [...] x [...] | |
| 1'' | ⸢e⸣ i-⸢da bi⸣ [...] | “If he goes out, he will go out ... |
| 2'' | u₂ ⸢i⸣-da bi-še [...] | The plants of the e’eda canal ... |
| 3'' | e-mi-ga zi ⸢u₂⸣ [...] | The righteous emiga priestess |
| 4'' | u₂-še ŋa₂-na-ŋu₁₀ ⸢i⸣ [...] | “If he slips through the cracks of the door, |
| 5'' | ⸢e⸣-še ŋen-na-ŋu₁₀ ⸢i⸣ [...] | The en priestess of Enlil ... the eši temple |
| 6'' | u₂ il₂-il₂-ŋu₁₀ [...] | The one who raises the grass ... |
| 7'' | u₄-šu-a-qa mu-lu ku-⸢ra⸣ [...] | The storm, the one who ... |
| 8'' | bu-ru tu-tu-ŋu₁₀ ⸢KU⸣ [...] | The būru-plant, the tutu-plant (and) the ešku-plant |
| 9'' | mušen-ŋu₁₀ ap-pa-ar nu-⸢zu⸣ [...] | (Sum) The one who does not see the horizon(?) (Akk) The serpent, the apsar demon(?) is not seen |
| r iii | ||
| 1 | ⸢gu₂⸣ im-mi-a-de₅ gu₂ uru₂-na na-na-⸢a⸣ | He brought down the throne, he did not bring down the neck of his city |
| 2 | nu-gi a-na ga-ša-an-na-an-na | The nugig priestess, to Gašanana |
| 3 | uru₂{ru}na na-na-a ia-na na-<na> | In the city, indeed, in heaven, indeed |
| 4 | dam-ma na-na dumu-na na-a | The spouse, indeed, the child, indeed |
| 5 | i-bi ud-da-ke i-bi a-mi-du | The eye of the storm, I see it. |
| 6 | ša ud-da-ke i-ga-du-u₄ | The heart of the storm is trembling |
| 7 | gi-gi-ru-ma-an-ni ab-ta-di-e | (Sum) My reed-beds are piled up (Akk) I have piled them up |
| 8 | ud-ta e₂ ku-ga im-da-si-ge-da | After the storm has swept over the pure house, |
| 9 | e₂ ku-ga-ni-a nin mu-til-la-ni | In her pure temple, the lady who lives there, |
| 10 | ⸢munus ku⸣ e₂ ku ama₅ še-na-ni-ta i₃-gi | The pure woman, the pure house, from her own chamber returned |
| 11 | šir₃-sa-ŋa₂ a-na mi-ma-⸢al⸣ [...] | The širsa priestess to everything |
| 12 | a-ra-ta-ŋu₁₀ ⸢a⸣ [...] [...] | Aratta’e |
| 13 | er x [...] | Tears ... |
| 14 | x [...] | |
| 15 | ⸢mu⸣ [...] | |
| 16 | ⸢x⸣ [...] | |
| 1' | [...] ⸢nam⸣ mu | ... ennam-e23-plant |
| 2' | [...] ⸢x⸣ ba-ni-⸢x⸣-bi | ... its ... gate |
| 3' | [...] ⸢mu⸣-da mu-ur₂-mu gu | ... with the ešû-demon, a roaring lion |
| 4' | [...] ⸢x⸣ gud ba-du₃-um | ... oxen erected |
| 5' | [...] ⸢x⸣ mi-ma ⸢x x⸣ | ... whatever ... |
| 6' | [...] du-qa-ga ša ⸢ma⸣-al-la | ... of the Duqaga of the Emala |
| 7' | [...] ⸢x⸣ mi-ma-al še-e | ... everything |
| 8' | [...] ⸢a⸣ bi ka ba-ni-mar | ... opened the mouth of that temple |
| 9' | [...] mu-ni-te-a | ... who approached |
| 10' | [...] ⸢mu ma-al⸣ | ... is mine |
| 11' | [...] ⸢al⸣-la [...] [...] ⸢x⸣ [...] [...] ⸢ba⸣ | ... elalu-plant |
| 12' | [...] ⸢tu še⸣ [...] ⸢u₃⸣ [...] | ... etu-plant, šēdu-plant |
| 13' | ⸢u₂⸣-ru gi ⸢x x x⸣ [...] | ... reed |
| 14' | [x]-mi-⸢ta-da x⸣ [...] | ...-metada |
| r iv | ||
| 1 | tu mu-da-si-ig [...] | He screamed, ... |
| 2 | ŋiri₂-ŋu₁₀ u₄ ba-ab-ti-ib ⸢x⸣ [...] gi-⸢ru⸣ [...] | (Sum) My city, the storm swept away(?) the city(?) (Akk) The city that was destroyed by the storm |
| 3 | ⸢id₂⸣-ŋa₂ ku-ŋa₂-le ⸢dug₃⸣ [...] | The holy watercourse, the shady watercourse |
| 4 | ša₃-ŋa₂ mu-ga-re x [...] | The one who ... in the heart ... |
| 5 | e-ŋu₁₀ e si-sa-ni [...] KU-⸢KU⸣ [...] | (Sum) The temple, his ... (Akk) He ... the temple, he ... its ... |
| 6 | i-ri-ma-⸢ŋu₁₀⸣ [...] [...] | Iri-ma-e23 |
| 7 | ⸢kaskal⸣ [...] | The ešaḫ-campaign |
| 1' | mi du-ŋu₁₀ [...] NI [...] | I (am) Dubu(?) ... |
| 2' | u₄-ba-a ⸢nin⸣ [...] | At that time, the queen |
| 3' | ga-ša-an e₂-[e el-lu a-še-er] | Lady of the temple, ellu! Ašver |
| 4' | e₂ a-še-ra-⸢am₃⸣ [uru₂ a-še-er-am₃] | The house is an ašarrāmu temple, the city is a šēru temple |
| 5' | dam a-[še]-ra-⸢am₃⸣ [dumu a-še-er-am₃] | wife of Ašēram-ēriš, son of Asār-am |
| 6' | [...] na an x [...] | sunrise to moonset: ... |
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