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PRAK D 007 + D 038 (P345023)
Old Babylonian, Kish · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | PRAK D 007 + D 038 |
|---|---|
| ID | P345023 |
| Museum no. | AO 10766 + AO 10797 |
| 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)
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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 | i-bi₂ ku₃-ga-na e₂ mu-lu-lu | In his pure eyes, the house is full of people. |
| 2 | u₂-nu ku₃-ga-na a-i gu-re | In her pure bed, a cry of woe. |
| 3 | {⸢ŋeš}kun⸣-sig₃-<<maš>>-ni ⸢gu⸣ am-ma-le-re | His “finger-nail'' is surrounded by a ešgû-tree |
| 4 | [...]-x ku₃-⸢ga⸣ [...] ⸢x⸣ al-du-le | ... of the holy shrine ... the temple that is being built |
| 5 | [...] ⸢x⸣ [...] ⸢x⸣-ra-ma al-tu-be₂ | ... the eše-priestess ... I sit down for you |
| 6 | [...]-⸢be₂⸣-eš gu ma-ma | ... shouted |
| 7 | [... im]-⸢mi⸣-be₂ | ... appears. |
| 8 | [... še] ⸢im⸣-ša | ... of its ešum plant |
| 9 | [...] ⸢al⸣-nu | ... el-nu-plant |
| r | ||
| 1' | [...]-⸢re i⸣-[...] | “If he rises, if he goes up |
| 2' | ⸢e⸣-[gi₄-a] ⸢e₂⸣-ta ⸢nam⸣-[ta-e] al mu-ru-u₂ [...] | The bride, from the bridegroom to the enam priestess ... |
| 3' | mu-gig ⸢an⸣ ma-a ku₃ ga-ša-an-an-⸢na⸣ [...] | Mugib priestess of Eanna, holy Gašanana |
| 4' | ga-ša-⸢an⸣ [hur]-⸢saŋ⸣-kalam-ma e₂-ta nam-⸢ta⸣-[e] | Gaša-Eana, in the Hursa-Ekalama, from the house go out! |
| 5' | ama ⸢gal ama ki⸣-ša e₂-ta nam-ta-[e] | The mother of the palace, the mother of earth, did not depart from the house |
| 6' | ga-ša-an šu-a-na-ma e₂-ta nam-ta-[e] | The lady of her hand will not leave the house |
| 7' | ma-gu-ur₅ kur-re ba-ga-ra-ŋu₁₀ [...] | The ... of the netherworld was ... for you |
| 8' | ⸢a⸣ ru-ŋu₁₀ di-da edin-še gaba-ra-[e] | “The one who goes to the steppe, the one who is to go to the plain |
| 9' | x du₃-a-re ma-ŋu₁₀ di-da edin-⸢še⸣ [...] | The one who ... the ... of the steppe ... |
| 10' | ⸢e₂⸣-ŋu₁₀ di-da uru₂-ŋu₁₀ di-⸢da⸣ [...] | “When I go to the temple, when I enter the city, |
| 11' | ⸢dam⸣-ŋu₁₀ di-da dumu-ŋu₁₀ di-da ⸢x⸣ [...] | “If he goes to the Damascus, if he go[es] to the Child-bearing (temple)… |
| 12' | a ba-⸢gub⸣-be₂-en ki-gub-ŋu₁₀ di-da [...] | When I stand at the place of the throne |
| 13' | a ba-tuš-en ki-tuš-ŋu₁₀ di-da [...] | (Sum) The water that I drank, the place where I sat (Akk) When I ... the water, I sit, I am seated on the throne |
| 14' | [...]-gin₇ KU nu-mu-di ⸢x⸣ [...] | Like ... I do not know ... |
| 15' | [...] ⸢sa⸣-ma-⸢aš mu⸣-[...] | ... sa’emaš-plant |
| 16' | [...] x [...] ⸢me⸣-[...] | ... the eše-priests |
| 17' | [...] ⸢e₂ x⸣ [...]-⸢me⸣ me-⸢e⸣ [...] | ... the house ... ... me ... |
| 18' | a-gin₇ ⸢a₂⸣-[...]-⸢ŋu₁₀⸣ di-da ⸢edin⸣-[še ...] ⸢x⸣ | How is the steppe to be inspected, how is it to be seen? |
| 19' | šu-me-ša₄-ŋu₁₀ bil-la-bi di-da ⸢edin⸣-[še] ⸢gaba⸣-ra-⸢e⸣ | “Šumešabû, the one who goes to the steppe, to the quay |
| 20' | ma-RU a-a-na mu-⸢un⸣-de₃-niŋin₂ | “Woe, father, what did you bring up? |
| b.e. | ||
| 21' | mu-uš ku₃-gin₇ edin am-mi-ni-be₂ | Like a pure man, she roams the steppe. |
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