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TCL 16, 69 (P345413)
Literary, Old Babylonian, Susa · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | TCL 16, 69 |
|---|---|
| ID | P345413 |
| Museum no. | AO 06906a |
| Collection | Louvre Museum, Paris, France |
| Language | Sumerian; Akkadian |
| Period | Old Babylonian · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE |
| Genre | Literary |
| Find spot | Susa ? |
| Coordinates | 32.1895, 48.2569 |
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 | [...] nu-gub {{ ⸢ul⸣ iz-za-az }} ŋeš x-x-x {{ x-x-x-x-x }} nu-de₆ | ... did not stand, the eul-e-priestess stood, |
| 2 | ⸢e₂⸣ [x x x x] ⸢nu⸣-du₃ UD-x lu₂ {{ be₂-lu }} nu-um-mah {{ ⸢la ṣi⸣-[ru] }} | The e’e-la temple ... the enû-dīn ... a man the lord did not raise a šummaḫ |
| 3 | ša₃ i-na }} šu-a {ŋeš}bala x-MU-x {{ x-x-x }}{{ i-šar }} si-sa₂ nu-um-ma-al {{ la ša₃-ak-nu }} | In my hand a rebellion ... he conquered, there was no peace. |
| 4 | i-na pi₂-i }} ka-ka inim gi-na {{ i-ša₃-ra-tum }} nu-um-ma-al {{ la ša₃-ak-nu }} | In the mouth of the mouth a true word is not present, it is not placed. |
| 5 | ni-šu MIN }} uŋ₃-bi ⸢ku₆⸣ dara₂-gin₇ {{ ki-ma x-ti }}{{ eš-ti-ni-iš x }} teš₂-bi i₃-gu₇-e {{ ka-al }} | Its people DITTO (Sum) Its fish, like a dara fish, eat together like ... (Akk) Like a ... fish, the eštinish fish, they eat each other |
| 6 | a-na }} lu₂-ulu₃ {{ i-na EDIN }} mar-tu-gin₇ {{ ki-ma a-mur }} edin-na gu mi-ni-⸢in-la₂⸣ | To a man, in the steppe like the Amorite, like one who has seen the plain, he raised his neck. |
| 7 | an a-ba-a in-⸢dub₂⸣ ŋa₂-e me-en mu-un-dub₂ | Who compares with An? You are the one who compares to me. |
| 8 | ki a-ba-a in-sag{sag₃} ŋa₂-e me-en mu-un-sag₃ | Who makes the earth shake? I am one who shakes it. |
| 9 | diŋir buru₅-me-eš {{ a-na-ku ka-su-su-nu }} ŋa₂-e mu-tin gal me-en | I am the ... of the harvest, their ... I am a great lady. |
| 10 | {d}a-nun-na du₈-du-re me-eš me-e sun₂ ⸢zi-da⸣ me-en {{ re-⸢at⸣-su-nu }} | The Anuna, you are the one who is to be smashed, I am the sun of the Ezida, their shepherd |
| 11 | sun₂ zi-da {{ ša₃ }} {d}mu-ul-lil₂-la₂ me-en | You are the true sun of Enlil. |
| 12 | ga-ša-an {{ be-le-ku }} me-en sun₂ zi {{ ša₃ i-na }} saŋ-ŋa₂ {{ mah-ra }} du-a {{ i-la-<ku> }} me-en {{ a-⸢na⸣-ku }} | I am the lady of Bēlet-ilī, I am a true šû-priestess, in the midst of a pre-eminent precinct I am an ilakku-priest |
| 13 | {d}a-⸢nun-na⸣ {{ ša₃ ki-ma ṣe₂-ni ir-te-u₂ }} udu-gin₇ murub₄-me lu ušumgal-bi ŋa₂-e me-en | A’ešti-nunna-e23 is the one whose heart is like that of his father. Like a sheep, you are our herdsman. |
| 14 | bad₃ gal kur-kur-ra {{ ši-ka-ar₃-šu }} ŋa₂-e si-ŋar-bi me-en | I am the great wall of all the lands whose šikaru prayer is uttered |
| 15 | alim kur-ra x {{ ša₃ qar-ni-in na-šu-u₂ }} si gur₃-ru me-en | Bison of the mountain, you are the one who carries horns in his hand. |
| 16 | sahar-ŋar i₇-⸢da⸣ {{ ša₃-pi₂-ik na-ri }} šu bi-DA saŋ dar-e me-en {{ ša₃ }} | I am the saharbar canal inspector of the E-da-e. |
| 17 | munus lugal }} an-na u₃-mu-un-bi me-en ki-a {{ be-le-⸢ku⸣ }} ga-ša-an-bi me-en | I am the woman, the king of heaven, its lord. On earth I am Bel-eku-e, its lady. |
| 18 | a-⸢na⸣-ku }} me-e dingir-re-e-ne x-na didli mu-un-na-diri-ge | I am the one who surpasses all the gods |
| 19 | {d}a-nun-na-ke₄-e-[ne] mu-un-na-diri-ge | The Anuna surpass him. |
| 20 | [... zar-re]-⸢eš⸣ mu-ni-ib₂-sal-e | ... the zarrešû-priests fill him |
| 21 | [... bi₂-ib₂]-⸢se₃⸣-se₃-ge | ... he will make it perfect for you. |
| 22 | [...] ⸢x⸣ | |
| r | ||
| 1' | a-da-lam mu-un-na-ra-e₃ {{ uṣ-ṣi₂-šum }} ⸢x x⸣ [...] {{ a-na x-x-x x-x-x [...] }} | The father came out for him. |
| 2' | in-nin₉-⸢na⸣ {d}inana {{ eš₄-tar₂ }} ku₃ {d}inana kur-ra diri-⸢ga ŋen⸣ {{ ša₃ i-na ma-tim šu-tu-ra-⸢at⸣ }} | Inninae, Ištar, holy Inana, surpassing in the land, |
| 3' | ki-sikil ⸢x⸣ [x] ⸢x⸣ ku₃ {d}inana kur-<(ra diri-ga ŋen)> | Maiden of the ... temple, holy Inana, surpassing in the land |
| 4' | {d}inana [kur]-⸢ra diri⸣-[ga] kur-kur-ra ⸢diri⸣-<(ga ŋen)> | Inana, surpassing all the lands, exceeding all the mountains |
| 5' | {d}inana ⸢kur-kur⸣-ra ⸢diri-ga⸣ {{ i-na ki-AN-ri }} ša₃-ga diri-ga-ke₄ | For Inana of the Ekurkur temple, the Eriga temple, in the midst of the earth, the exalted place |
| 6' | ki-ru-gu₂ 31kam-ma | It is the thirty-first song. |
| 7' | nu-gi₁₇-ib nu-gi₁₇-⸢ib⸣ {{ tum }} ma-la-ŋu₁₀ na-nam {{ ru-ut-ti }} | The nugig priestess is indeed the queen, |
| 8' | ga-ša-an-ni₉-[mar] {{ ša₃ ni₃-ma }} ⸢ku₃⸣-ga ma-la-ŋu₁₀ na-nam | Gašannimar is indeed the one of the ‘heart’ of the holy shrine. |
| 9' | dim-gal {{ ša₃ }} kul-aba₄{ki} ma-la-ŋu₁₀ na-nam | The dimgal priestess of the heart of Kulaba is indeed a lady |
| 10' | ma-la-⸢ŋu₁₀⸣ na-nam-ma ama₅-ŋu₁₀ na-nam kaš | It is indeed Ala-ešuma, it is indeed the chamber of Ea |
| 11' | ama₅-ŋu₁₀ ⸢na⸣-nam-ma kaš mu-un-naŋ-a-⸢ta⸣ {{ x-ni ša₃ x }} | When she enters the chamber, she pours beer for her. |
| 12' | kaš mu-un-naŋ-ŋa₂-a-ta {{ ni-x }} ⸢ul⸣ mu-un-de₃-a-ta {{ ⸢x⸣-tu }} | After he pours beer, after he ... the eul-ētu-plant, |
| 13' | u₄-da šu-si-ŋu₁₀ {{ ⸢qa₃⸣-[ti]-ia }}{{ i-na }} an-ta ni₂ im-ma-al {{ i-ba-aš-ši-a }} | On the day that my šusību-disease was present on the surface of the heavens, |
| 14' | ki-⸢ta⸣ ŋiri₃-si-ŋu₁₀ {{ [še]-pa-ia }} ki-a ni₂ im-ma-⸢al⸣ | In the ki’eš temple, “Birīsibu, my ..., was filled with fear on earth. |
| 15' | [x x x]-⸢e⸣ {{ ša₃ x-bi }} ia-x-bi-x mi-ni-ib₂-be₂ {{ i-ša₃-gu-mu }} | “The king, my lord, will say to me ... |
| 16' | [...] ⸢x⸣-e za-e {{ at-ti-ma }} mah {{ ma-an-nu-um }} me-en mu-lu nu-um-da-sa₂ {{ i-ša₃-na-an-ki }} | ... you are the exalted one, who is it that you are? No one compares with you. |
| 17' | [...] ki-ru-gu₂ 32kam-ma | It is the thirty-second song |
| 18' | [...] x-tim ša₃ ma-tim kiš{ki}kam | ... of the land of Kiš |
| 19' | [...]-ra-ar ud 25x | ... 25th day |
Sources & licences
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