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TCL 15, 01 (P345345)
Literary, Old Babylonian · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | TCL 15, 01 |
|---|---|
| ID | P345345 |
| Museum no. | AO 03024 |
| Collection | Louvre Museum, Paris, France |
| Language | Sumerian |
| Period | Old Babylonian · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE |
| Genre | Literary |
| Find spot | uncertain (mod. uncertain) |
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 | uru₂ ga-ša-an-bi-ra še mu-un-na-[ša₄] | The city ... for its lady |
| 2 | isiš su₃-ge {d}sud₃ ga-ša-an-[bi-ra <(še mu-un-na-ša₄)>] | Sud, the exalted one, made it perfect for his lady |
| 3 | e₂-ki-si₃-ga-ŋu₁₀ ga-ša-an-bi-ra <(še mu-un-na-ša₄)> | To the lady of the Ekisiga temple he ... |
| 4 | e₂-dim-gal-an-na-ŋu₁₀ ga-ša-an-bi-ra <(še mu-un-na-ša₄)> | For the lady of the Edimgalana, he made it shine for her |
| 5 | ub ir₂-ra šir₃-ra tur-tur-bi mu-un-na-⸢du₁₂⸣-du₁₂ | In tears and wailing he sings the small songs for him |
| 6 | ga-ša-an ta mu-aŋ₂ gu₃ mu-re-da aŋ₂ gu₃ mu-x-x | The lady, what did she bring? She cries out, how ...? |
| left_1 | aŋ₂ ak-ŋu₁₀ ga-an-dug₄ <gu₃> mu-re-da UB nu-mu-da-ši-šid-da | I want to say “I want to drink the water, but the ... is not able to bring it to an end. |
| 7 | mu da-ri-a-ta {d}sud₃ dumu nun-na i-⸢bi₂⸣ mu-un-ši-bar-re | from the eternal year: “Sud, the princely son, will be revealed to the people— |
| 8 | za₃-me-ta ga ha-ab-gi₄ gur₃-ru I MUŠ i₃-bala-e | He will return the milk from the border, he will change the ointment. |
| 9 | gu₄-gin₇ nir-ŋal₂ ka-ba-ra-bi mu-un-na-an-lah₅ DU | Like an ox, he chases its ... for him. |
| 10 | am-si šub-ba-gin₇ ba-šub-be₂ ⸢lu₂⸣ zi-iz-zi la-ba-an-tuku | Like a wild bull it rises up like a mountain, it has no rival. |
| 11 | me-na a-a-ŋu₁₀ kalam-bi-še₃ gi-la-ba en-na e₂-e ha-an-ku₄-re | When will the father of the land return to his house? |
| 12 | e₂ diŋir-re-e-en-ne me-e-am ud sud-a šen-šen kalam ul₆-le | The temples of the intertwined cult centers - I, in distant days, the sheepfold makes the land rejoice |
| 13 | kalag-ga-ŋu₁₀ {ŋeš}tukul-e in-ta me-e eš₃ gal-la maš-gi | The powerful one, with the weapon, I, from the great shrine, the mašgi priest |
| 14 | sig₄-ga-ŋu₁₀ ša₃-ŋar-re in-ta ki-aŋ₂ li-bi en nu-mu-<tar> | (Sum) The brickwork of the šabar temple, from where does the lord not decide matters? (Akk) In the brickwork, where does he decide things? |
| 15 | eš₃-<ta>-gur-ra kalag me-en la-ba-šid il-lu-a uz me-en | I am a strong eštagur priestess, I am one who has not been carried off, you are a wild goat |
| 16 | sila-a ki-ne-de₃-ŋu₁₀ ze₂-a-ŋu₁₀ ki-sikil-ŋu₁₀ la-ba-šeš₂ | In the street there is no place to relax, no place for a maiden |
| 17 | ab-ba inim uru₁₆ bi₂-dug₄ dungu-ŋu₁₀ sug-za₃-ge ba-mu₂ | The elders uttered a slanderous word, he grew up in the dust of the marsh. |
| 18 | um-ma ha-me-en im-rig₈-ga a-gin₇ šul-še₃ in-sa ŋidru an-sud | May you be the mother, presented to me. How is it that he has risen up high? <(What has he done?)> |
| 19 | še-ša₄ er₂ ši-ib-be₂ me gi u₃ nu-ku uz-ni in-zi nu-mu-un-gi₄ | She weeps and does not sleep, she does not raise her voice. |
| 20 | ki-ru-gu₂ 1kam-ma | It is the first song. |
| 21 | u₃-u₈-a uru₂-ŋu₁₀ u₃-u₈-a uru₂-ŋu₁₀ | Woe, the city, woe the city! |
| 22 | e₂-edin-e eš₃-e gu₃ hul-lu-bi de-de | In the steppe, in the shrine, I want to utter an evil cry |
| left_2 | ki-ru-gu₂ 2kam e₂-edin-e eš₃-e | It is the second song. In the steppe, in the shrine |
| 23 | bi-ib-kuš₂-u₃ a-še-er nu-uš-gul-e gu₃ hul-lu-bi de-de | The slanderer, the one who does not destroy the ašēr-demon, is shouting bitterly |
| 24 | {d}sud₃ dumu nun lal₃-e₂-ša₃-ba-ke₄ | Sud, princely son of Lal-ešaba |
| 25 | me-a u₃-mu-un-ne sa₆ nun e₂-ki-si₃-ga | Where is the lord, the beautiful one, prince of the Ekisiga? |
| 26 | balaŋ gu-la balaŋ an ad-gi₄-gi₄-ŋu₁₀ | Great reign, reign of An and Adgigi |
| 27 | saŋ-ki gid₂-da-bi an-ne₂ uru₂-na isiš-ta ba-da-an-šar₂ | Its long sa-ki-rope, An entrusted it to his city in the future |
| 28 | u₈ bi₂-in-du₁₁ {d}mu-ul-lil₂ sahar tuš-a na-aŋ₂-bi ba-hul-hul | He said “I am a ewe, Enlil, the dust that dwells in my presence has been destroyed." |
| 29 | he₂ an-ba iri-na di-de gig-bi ba-an-ne₂-eš-a-ta | May An, when he is to speak bitterly in his city |
| 30 | me-bi kur-gal kun₂-na ma-ab-ak-bi za₃-bi ne-en ta | Its divine powers, the great mountain that was cultivated, its edge - what ...? |
| 31 | ga-ša-an-bi tur₃-bi-ta muš mi-ni-in-<tum₂> {ŋeš}kiri₆-a mu-un-da-ti | Its lady has brought a snake from its stall, she has taken it to the orchard |
| 32 | ka-ŋiri₃-na ir₉-re dug₄-ga-ba u₂ nam-ba-an-zi-iz-he | In its “gates of tears, in its well-founded libation-vessels you should not eat food. |
| 33 | na-aŋ₂-bi-še₃ ga-ša-an-e iti-ma-e an-ku₄ ninda la-ba-an-ŋar | Because of this the lady entered the month and did not eat bread |
| 34 | ur-re ša₃-ha ab-gam mu-un-na-di-id-pe ŋeš UŠ x ki nu-KU | (Sum) The enemy ... the šaḫa rites for him (Akk) The dog ... a ritual rite for him |
| 35 | ša₃ ib₂-ba a nu-te-en-te-en gu₃ huš-bi ⸢gig⸣-[...] | The angry heart does not cool down, its furious voice is an egig demon |
| r | ||
| 1 | a-bu-ul-la ka₂ ig tuku-a-bi ig EZEN ba-⸢x⸣ [...] | The gate of the Abul, the gate of ..., the door of the EZEN, was opened |
| 2 | isiš su₃ iri šir₃-bi saŋ in-ul ib ba-ab-bi ⸢x⸣ | (Sum) The ... of the city, its environs are covered in tears (Akk) Its midst is covered with tears |
| 3 | bur-šu-ma um-ma isiš su₃-ga il-lu ud mu-un-da-ti | Buršuma, the mother, a long-lasting curse has seized her. |
| 4 | u₄ aŋ₂-ga-am₃ e₂-a uru₂ dab₅-a uru₂-zu al-gul-gul | The storm is a flood in the house, the city is seized, your city is destroyed. |
| 5 | u₄ aŋ₂-ga-am₃ e₂-a e₂ ku₄-ku₄-zu e₂-zu al-gul-gul | The storm is a flood. In the house, when you enter your house, your house is destroyed. |
| 6 | mušen dal-la-a-gin₇ {d}mu-ul-lil₂-e bad₃ hu-mu-ra-ab-us₂-e | Like a flying snake Enlil will build the wall for you |
| 7 | a-gin₇ me-du₃ {d}mu-ul-lil₂ saŋ-eš e mu-un-du₃ ta i₃-in-gul-lu-u₂-a-bi | How did he build it? Enlil built it anew, what destroyed it? |
| 8 | ki-ru-gu₂ 3kam-ma | It is the third song. |
| 9 | {d}a-nun-ke₄-ne e-en dur₂-ru-ne | The Anuna dwell there. |
| 10 | uŋ₃ dur₂-ru-un dur₂-ru-na-bi u₃-mu-un-e ba-bi-ib-ri bi-bi kul-la-a me-en | The lord has smashed its ..., you are the one who eats the food. |
| 11 | šu-niŋin₂ 42 mu-bi-im | Its lines are 42 |
| r ii | ||
| 3 | ki-ru-gu₂ 2kam-ma | It is the second song. |
| 4 | e₂ edin-e eš₃-e | The house of the steppe, the shrine |
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