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CT 15, pl. 11-12, BM 029644 (P345448)
Literary, Old Babylonian · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | CT 15, pl. 11-12, BM 029644 |
|---|---|
| ID | P345448 |
| Museum no. | BM 029644 |
| Collection | British Museum, London, UK |
| 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) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | en-zu sa₂-mar-mar mu-lu ta-zu mu-un-zu | Your lord is shining, who can know of you? |
| 2 | a₂ šum₂-ma u₃-⸢mu⸣-un-e e₂-kur-ra | If the lord of the Ekur |
| 3 | u₃-tu-ud-da hur-sag-ga₂ u₃-mu-un-e e₂-ninnu | The one born in the mountains, the lord of the Eninnu. |
| 4 | u₄ a₂-nun-gal₂ a-a {d}en-lil₂-la₂ | when Anungal, father of Enlil |
| 5 | bulug₃-ga₂ dim₃-me-er-mah-a me₃-še₃ ti-na gub-bu | In my midst, the great gods stand in battle. |
| 6 | kur zi₃-gin₇ peš-peš-e še-gin₇ gur₁₀-a su-ub-bu | The land trembles like flour, shakes like barley |
| 7 | saŋ i₃-mar ki-bal a-a-zu-še₃ | who sees the rebel land of your father |
| 8 | mu-e-te hur-sag gul-la-zu-še₃ | You approached your destroyed mountain range |
| 9 | kur erim₂-še₃ gi dili du₃-a-gin₇ saŋ i₃-sig₃-sig₃-ge | Like a single reed planted in the enemy's land, it is dotted with redness |
| 10 | kur-kur teš₂-a bi₂-ib₂-si₃-si₃-ge | All the lands agree with you |
| 11 | kur-kur bad₃ gal-bi ŋa₂-e si-ŋar-bi me-en | I am the one who makes the great walls of all the lands bow down. |
| 12 | saŋ an-ta-de₃ bi₂-ib₂-ra-ra-ra | he shall carry it on the net for you. |
| 13 | {giš}ig an-na-ke₄ bi₂-ib₂-gub-gub-be₂ | The door of heaven stands there. |
| 14 | {giš}suhub₄ an-na-ke₄ bi₂-ib₂-gar-gar-re-de₃ | so that the bolt of heaven is set up |
| 15 | {giš}sag-kul an-na-ke₄ im-si-il-⸢le⸣-en | You are the one who lifts up the sagkul instrument of heaven |
| 16 | {giš}si-gar an-na-ke₄ im-su₁₃-[ud]-en | The bolt of heaven beats me. |
| 17 | kur nu-še-ga zar-re-eš ⸢sal-sal⸣-e-en | You are the one who makes the foreign lands tremble like sheaves |
| 18 | ki-bal nu-še-ga ki-⸢be₂⸣ nu-gi₄-gi₄ | The rebellious land will not return to its place. |
| 19 | en me-en gu₃-teš₂-a-⸢si₃-ga⸣-zu en₃-⸢še₃⸣ nu-bad-de₃-en | I am the lord, I will not let your voice be interrupted. |
| 20 | ša₃ ib₂-ba-zu a-ba ib₂-šed₁₀-de₃ | Who can calm your angry heart? |
| 21 | ka-ta-e₃-a-zu sig₁₁ nu-di-dam | Your utterance is unrivaled. |
| 22 | za-da a-ba-a in-na-bal-e | Who will take it away from you? |
| 23 | en me-en ug an ku₃-ga me-en nir-gal₂ kalam-⸢ma me⸣-[en] | You are the lord, you are the shepherd of holy An, authoritative one of the land |
| 24 | ku₆ ab asila ak-a mušen (x) nu-ni-ri | The fish doing joy, the snake ... |
| 25 | engar gana₂ uru₂-ru {d}en-lil₂-[la₂ me]-en | I am the farmer of the fields of the city of Enlil |
| 26 | u₃-mu-un bulug₃-ga₂ ur-sag-⸢ga₂⸣ [a-a-na] me-[en] | I am the lord, the mighty one, the hero |
| 27 | ⸢a₂⸣ zi-da-zu lu₂-⸢erim₂⸣ [...] | Your true temple, the temple-demon |
| 28 | [...] ⸢x⸣ [...] | |
| 29 | [...] ⸢KA x⸣ [...] | ... ešakku-plant |
| 30 | [kur ka]-⸢ba⸣-zu ki-be₂ nu-⸢gi₄⸣-[gi₄] | The land of your utterance will not be restored. |
| 31 | [x] ⸢x⸣ ba-e-ku₅-da-zu lu₂ nu-mu-[ni-ib-dib-be₂] | When you cut ..., no one passes by. |
| 32 | [dumu] ⸢mah⸣ di-de₃ {d}mu-ul-[lil₂-la₂ me-en] | I am the son of Enlil who is to go to the great temple |
| 33 | (x) ⸢x⸣ e₂-kur-ra a₂ su₃-⸢su₃⸣-[me-en] | I am the ... of the Ekur temple, whose strength is supreme |
| 34 | ⸢x⸣ [...]-dingir-re-e-ne-me-en | I am the ... of the gods |
| 35 | ⸢x⸣ [...]-{d}a-nun-ke₄-e-ne-me-en | I am the ... of the Anuna gods |
| 36 | [...]-⸢ra⸣ {d}en-lil₂-la₂-me-en | I am the ... of Enlil |
| 37 | ⸢x⸣ [...] {d}a-nun-ke₄-e-ne-me-en | I am the ... of the Anuna gods |
| 38 | en {giš}⸢x⸣-ra {d}en-lil₂-la₂-me-en | I am the en priestess of Enlil |
| 39 | 3(u) 8(diš) er₂-šem₅-ma {d}en-lil₂-la₂-kam | 38 eršemmas of Enlil |
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- 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) · ORACC project editions, https://oracc.museum.upenn.edu/ ; cite the individual project (see texts.extra_json.project)
- 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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