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CT 15, pl. 14, BM 022741 (P345450)
Literary, Old Babylonian · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | CT 15, pl. 14, BM 022741 |
|---|---|
| ID | P345450 |
| Museum no. | BM 022741 |
| 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) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | [u₃ lu₂-lirum]-⸢ma⸣ lirum ta me-⸢a⸣ | and Lu-lirum-ema’e23, lurirum, what ...? |
| 2 | [e-lum u₃ lu₂]-⸢lirum⸣-ma lirum ta me-a | Honored one and elirum priestess, what ...? |
| 3 | [ur-sag umun {d}ne₃-eri₁₁]-gal u₃ lu₂-lirum-ma | Hero, lord Nergal and Luluma |
| 4 | {[d}mes-lam-ta]-⸢e₃-a⸣ u₃ lu₂-lirum-ma | Meslamta-ea'ea and Lulumma |
| 5 | [kala-ga-mu mu-lu am₂-gi]-ra u₃ lu₂-lirum-ma | My mighty one, the one of the Amgira, and the Lu-liruma |
| 6 | [am₂-gi-ra gešpu₂] ⸢gir₃⸣-ra u₃ lu₂-lirum-ma | For the Amgira, the Egira and the Luluma |
| 7 | ⸢x⸣ [...] ⸢PA⸣ u₃ lu₂-lirum-ma | “E..., E-PA-e23 and Lu-liruma |
| 8 | nu-⸢x⸣ [...] u₃ lu₂-lirum-ma | “It is not ..., it is a līru-demon |
| 9 | en {d}|SAG.PISAN| unu{ki}ga u₃ lu₂-lirum-ma | Lord SAG.PISAN of Uruk and Lu-lirum |
| 10 | lirum IS-bar-ra sa bi-ak | (Sum) The līrum priestess, the one who ... (Akk) The lamentation priest is ... |
| 11 | {tu-bar-ri-ma}tug₂-pa-rim₄-ma {tug₂-ba-ri-na}|KI.MIN| sa bi₂-|KU.KU| | He washed himself with a cloth, and then he washes himself with another cloth. |
| 12 | te [ba]-šub{ub}be₂-en te ba-zi-ge-en | Why do you stand, why do you rise? |
| 13 | u₃-mu-un-mu su-zi ki e-ne bi₂-u₅ | Umunmuzida, the wild bull ... |
| 14 | i-bi₂-zi-da-zu {zi-ib}zib₂ NI ba-an-gid₂{gi-id} | When you rise up, the rising of ... is repeated. |
| 15 | guruš gab₂-bu-zu uru₃-e ba-an-si | Your young man, your chest fills the city |
| 16 | ⸢du₅⸣-mu lirum nu-zu-ra mu-un-na-an-gi₄-gi₄ | My edum priestess, who does not know radiance, returns to him. |
| 17 | e₂-gal-la gešpu₂ nu-zu-ra mu-un-na-an-gi₄-gi₄ | She answers the one who does not know the palace: |
| 18 | sila ešemen nu-zu-ra mu-un-na-an-gi₄-gi₄ | She answers the one who does not know ešemen in the street |
| 19 | me-e gal₅-la₂-be₂ i-bi-mu mu-un-TAR kiri₄-mu mu-un-TAR | I look at my galla demons, I seek my face. |
| 20 | za₃-si-mu gal₅-la₂ hul-du-e te ba-dur₂-ru-ne-eš | How did the evil galla demons dwell there? |
| 21 | ama ⸢ugu-ni x⸣ (x) KID-na-ka šir₃ mu-un-na-ra | The mother who bore him, the ... of his ..., prayed to him |
| 22 | ⸢x⸣ [...] ⸢x⸣-aŋ₂-ta ud šuš₂-a-ni šir₃ mu-un-na-ra | ... from the ... of the temple, his hand was wailing for him |
| 23 | [...] ⸢x⸣ al ⸢x x⸣ enmen-a-ni šir₃ mu-un-na-ra | ... his enmen priestess surrounded him |
| 24 | [... šu-du₃] ⸢a⸣-[na] tug₂-da ga-ra-BA-mu₄(KU) | I want to dress you in a cloak for you |
| 25 | [...] ⸢x⸣ am₂-gi-ra-na tug₂-tanₓ(|GA₂×TAG₄|) ga-ra-da-mu₄(KU) | I want to wear a tan garment for you in the ... of the amgi temple |
| 26 | KI-KAL li-bi-ir-re ak-a-na tug₂-da ga-ra-da-mu₄(KU) | I want to wear a garment for you on the ... hill. |
| 27 | ki li-bi-ir-re ⸢kin⸣ ŠE₃ ak-a-na tug₂-tanₓ(X) ga-ra-da-mu₄(KU) | I want to wear a tan garment for you at the place of the libir priestess. |
| 28 | ki e-ne-ra eden-bi ⸢re⸣ i-[i] tug₂-da ga-ra-da-mu₄ | I want to dress myself in a garment for you at the place of the word. |
| 29 | |KAL.KAL| DI mu-ub-DU a mu-lu-mu ga-am₃-⸢du₁₁⸣ | I want to utter an arazu prayer to my man |
| 30 | guruš EN-ban₃-da gur-ru-na-ta gudu₄-e gu₃{gu}de₂{de} | After the young man has returned from the lord of the net, the gudu priest is to make a clamor |
| 31 | er₂-ra nam-ba-da-tuš-u₃-de₃ er₂-da tuš-ma-da | Do not dwell in tears, sit in tears! |
| 32 | er₂-da a-nir-da tuš-ma-da er₂-da tuš-ma-da | Sit with me in tears and wailing, sit with us in tears! |
| 33 | ša₃-nu-hul₂-le-de₃ tuš-ma-da er₂-da tuš-ma-da | To please, sit, sit with tears. |
| 34 | bar-nu-zal{za}la-ge-da tuš-ma-da er₂-da tuš-ma-da | You sit with the barnzal lamentation priest, you sit with us in tears. |
| 35 | {giš}ildag₂ {d}bil₄-ga-mes tuš-ma-da er₂-[da tuš]-ma-da | The irĝa-priest of Gilgameš sits down, sits in tears. |
| 36 | a guruš ⸢šu⸣-zu nu-uš-bi-in-tuk bar-zu ⸢ne₂-eš-mi⸣-in-gal₂ | Woe, young man, you have not acquired your skill, your liver is present |
| 37 | {giš}ildag₂ {d}bil₄-ga-mes šu-zu nu-uš-bi₂-in-tuk bar-zu ne₂-eš-mi-ni-gal₂ | The irĝa-priest of Gilgamesh has not acquired your hand, your liver is not present |
| 38 | 3(u) 7(diš) er₂-šem₅-ma-{d}ne₃-eri₁₁-gal | 37 (mana wool for) Eršema-Nergal |
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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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