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CT 15, pl. 10, BM 013963 (P345447)
Literary, Old Babylonian · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | CT 15, pl. 10, BM 013963 |
|---|---|
| ID | P345447 |
| Museum no. | BM 013963 |
| Collection | British Museum, London, UK |
| Language | Sumerian |
| Period | Old Babylonian · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE |
| Genre | Literary |
| Find spot | uncertain (mod. uncertain) |
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 | u₃-mu-un na-aŋ₂ zu ka-na-aŋ₂-[ŋa₂] še-er-ma-al ni₂-[te-na] | Lord, who knows the way of the land, the one who is in charge of himself |
| 2 | {d}mu-ul-lil₂ u₃-mu-un na-aŋ₂ zu ka-⸢na⸣-[aŋ₂-ŋa₂] še-er-ma-al ni₂-te-⸢na⸣ | Enlil, the lord who knows how to soothe the mouth, the one who is attentive to his own well-being |
| 3 | a-a {d}mu-ul-lil₂ u₃-mu-un-e kur-kur-ra | Father Enlil, lord of all the lands |
| 4 | a-a {d}mu-ul-lil₂ u₃-mu-un du₁₁-ga zi-da | Father Enlil, lord whose command is true |
| 5 | a-a {d}mu-ul-lil₂ sipa saŋ-gi₆-ga | Father Enlil, shepherd of the black-headed people |
| 6 | a-a {d}mu-ul-lil₂ i-bi₂ du₈ ni₂-te-na | Father Enlil, look at him with his own eyes! |
| 7 | a-a {d}mu-ul-lil₂ am erin₂-na di-di | Father Enlil, wild bull roaming among the troops |
| 8 | a-a {d}mu-ul-lil₂ u₃ lul(GIR₃-)la ku-ku | Father Enlil, sleep falsely! |
| 9 | am nu₂-a gu₄-de₃ sag₂ nu-di | Wild bull lying down, oxen not scattering. |
| 10 | {d}mu-ul-lil₂ dam-gar₃-ra ki-ur₃(DAGAL-)ra | Enlil, merchant of the Ki'ur, |
| 11 | u₃-mu-un mu-rin₂-na-ni saŋ ma-al-la(KI) | The lord, his ... is there. |
| 12 | u₃-mu-un na₄-na ga-ar₃(NUNUZ) am₃-da-ma-al-la | Where the lord of his stone ... |
| 13 | u₃-mu-un ki-tuš-a-ni uru₂ ir-ir | Lord, his dwelling, the city is trembling |
| 14 | ki-nu₂-a-ni a₂-aŋ₂-e gal-la | his bed, the great strength |
| 15 | kur {d}utu e₃-ta kur {d}utu šu₂-še₃ | From the mountain of Šamaš rising up, to the mountain(?) of Utu coming out |
| 16 | kur-ra u₃-mu-un nu-um-ti za-e u₃-mu-un ab-da me-en | In the netherworld no lord lives, you, you are the father-in-law. |
| r | ||
| 1 | {d}mu-ul-lil₂ kur-kur-ra ga-ša-an nu-um-ti dam-zu ga-ša-an ab-da | Mullil, in all the lands no lady lives, your spouse lives with the lady. |
| 2 | e-lum im an-na a ki za-da ša-mu-e-da-ŋal₂ | Important one, the clay of heaven, the water of earth, you carry it with you. |
| 3 | {d}mu-ul-lil₂ ešgiri diŋir-re-ne za-da ša-mu-e-da-ŋal₂ | Enlil, you have carried off the arrows of the intercession ritual. |
| 4 | a-a {d}mu-ul-lil₂ mu-lu gu mu₂-mu₂ me-en mu-lu še mu₂-mu₂ me-en | Father Enlil, you are the one who makes the neck grow thick, (you are) the one that makes the tendons grow thick |
| 5 | {d}mu-ul-lil₂ me-lam₂-zu engur-ra ku₆ mu-ni-ib-šeŋ₆-šeŋ₆ | Enlil, your radiance fills the deep. |
| 6 | mušen-e an-na ku₆-e engur-ra ša₃ im-ma-ni-ib-si | The fish fills the deep waters for the bird of heaven |
| 7 | a-a {d}mu-ul-lil₂ li-id(DA-)da mah mu-e-de₆ saŋ-e gi-gur ba-e-e-de₂ | Father Enlil, you brought out a magnificent lidda vessel and you carried away the reed bundle. |
| 8 | u₃-mu-un ka-na-aŋ₂-ŋa₂ {ŋeš}ba-ri₂-ga mu-e-de₆ gi-gur bala-še₃ me-a | The lord of the land brought the bariga, where is the reed mat for the reign? |
| 9 | a-a {d}mu-ul-lil₂ saŋ zi saŋ lul-la šu bala ba-ni-ib-ak | Father Enlil, the righteous one, the wronged one, his reign was overturned. |
| 10 | šu-niŋin 25 mu-bi-im | It is 25 lines. |
| 11 | er₂-šem₅-ma | Eršemma |
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- electronic Babylonian Library (eBL), LMU Munich · MIT (eBL Zenodo dataset); platform terms unverified · electronic Babylonian Library (eBL), LMU Munich, https://www.ebl.lmu.de/ ; Zenodo dataset (MIT)
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