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CT 15, pl. 26-27, BM 023658 (P345459)
Literary, Old Babylonian · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | CT 15, pl. 26-27, BM 023658 |
|---|---|
| ID | P345459 |
| Museum no. | BM 023658 |
| 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) |
|---|---|---|
| o | ||
| 1 | ki bad-ra₂-ke₄ i-lu na-aŋ₂-ir-ra | In the faraway place the lament is uttered. |
| 2 | ma du₅-mu-ŋu₁₀ ki bad-ra₂-ke₄ i-lu na-aŋ₂-ir-ra | The house of the son of the faraway place cried out a lament. |
| 3 | {d}da-mu-ŋu₁₀ ki bad-ra₂-ke₄ | Damu of the faraway place |
| 4 | gudu₄-ŋu₁₀ ki bad-ra₂-ke₄ | the gudu priest of the faraway place |
| 5 | {ŋeš}eren kug ki ama-ni tu-da-ta | From the place where her mother gave birth to cedar |
| 6 | e₂-an-na an-⸢še₃⸣ ki-še₃-ta i-lu na-aŋ₂-ir-ra | In the Eana, heaven and earth cried out a lament. |
| 7 | i-lu e₂ mu-lu-ka na-aŋ₂-ir-ra i-lu na-aŋ₂-ir-ra | The lament of the man's house, the lament is overturned. |
| 8 | i-lu uru₂ mu-lu-ka na-aŋ₂-ir-ra | The lament of the city of the man is overturned. |
| 9 | i-lu-bi i-lu gu na-nam šir₃-saŋ-ud na-u₃-tu | Its lament is indeed a lament, a roaring lament. |
| 10 | i-lu-bi i-lu gu na-nam ab-sin₂ na-u₃-tu | Its lament is indeed a lament, the furrow does not give birth. |
| 11 | erim₃-ma-bi eŋ₃ ma-al-e na-nam MIN MIN na-u₃-tu | Its storeroom is indeed a house. |
| 12 | dam til-la dumu til-la na-nam me-saŋ-e na-u₃-tu | The one who has a spouse, the one who (has) a child, it is indeed a gift. |
| 13 | i-lu-bi id₂ mah-e na-nam a-eštub na-u₃-tu | Its lament is indeed over the great river, it is an eštub lament. |
| 14 | i-lu-bi gana₂-e na-nam še gu-nu na-u₃-tu | Its lament is indeed over the field, it is indeed a horned barley |
| 15 | i-lu-bi ambar-e na-nam ku₆-da suhur{ku₆} na-u₃-tu | Its lament is indeed in the marshes, the fisherman should not give birth to a baby. |
| 16 | i-lu-bi mu-gi na-nam {gi}uš₂ gi:henbur na-u₃-tu | Its lament is indeed a mugi-demon, the reed mat is a she-goat. |
| 17 | i-lu-bi tir-tir-ra na-nam šeg₉ šeg₉-bar na-u₃-tu | Its lament is indeed over the forest, it is a beautiful thing to be seen. |
| 18 | i-lu-bi an-eden-na na-nam {ŋeš}maš-gurum na-u₃-tu | Its lament is indeed in the high steppe, mašgurum lament. |
| 19 | i-lu-bi pu₂-{ŋeš}kiri₆ na-nam lal₃ ŋeštin na-u₃-tu | Its lament is indeed over the orchard, honey and wine are given away. |
| 20 | i-lu-bi sar-sar-ra na-nam hi-iz{sar} za₃-hi-li na-u₃-tu | Its lament is indeed a sarsara, a lettuce plant is not given birth. |
| 21 | i-lu-bi e₂-gal-e na-nam zi su₃-ud-ŋal₂ na-u₃-tu | Its lament is indeed over the palace, a long life is given away. |
| 22 | a-u₃-a i₃-al-la₂ re₇-da | “Aua, when you go, |
| 23 | id₂-da id₂-da e₂ sag₃-ge-da | In the river, in the river the house is to be struck. |
| r | ||
| 1 | me-e dumu e₂-da e₂ sag₃-ge-dam | I, the child of the house, the house is to be struck. |
| 2 | {d}da-mu e₂-da e₂ sag₃-ge-dam | Damu, with the house, the house is to be struck. |
| 3 | gudu₄ e₂-da e₂ sag₃-ge-dam | The gudu priest of the house, the house that is to be struck. |
| 4 | zag-ŋu₁₀ {ŋeš}eren-am₃ gaba-ŋu₁₀ {ŋeš}šu-ur₂-min₃-am₃ | It is the ziggurat of cedar, it is the chest of cypress. |
| 5 | e-me-da zag-si-ŋu₁₀ {ŋeš}eren duru₅-am₃ | In the tongue it is a zagsibu-plant, a duru-plant. |
| 6 | {ŋeš}eren duru₅-am₃ ha-šu-ur₂-ra-ka | “The cedar is thick, the cypress is a threshing floor, |
| 7 | mu gi₆-ge dilmun{ki}a-ka | in the dark years of Dilmun |
| 8 | i-bi₂-ŋu₁₀ šem-bi-zid mi₂ im-ma-ni-du₁₁ | He looked at me with awe. |
| 9 | saŋ-ki-ŋu₁₀ men dalla mi₂ im-ma-ni-du₁₁ | He adorned it with a beautiful crown. |
| 10 | a₂ 1 kuš₃ u₅ šim {ŋeš}eren-na-ka mi₂ im-ma-ni-du₁₁ | He treated him well with 1 cubit of oil from the cedar scent. |
| 11 | murgu₂-ŋu₁₀ tug₂ duh gada duh-a mi₂ im-ma-ni-du₁₁ | She adorned her neck with a soft cloth and soft linen. |
| 12 | ma du₅-mu-ŋu₁₀ i₃-ne-eš₂ nu₂-da | When he lies down in the house of his son |
| 13 | am u₃ lul-la i₃-ne-eš₂ nu₂-da | Wild bull lying down in false sleep, |
| 14 | {d}da-mu u₃ lul-la i₃-ne-eš₂ nu₂-da | Damu lying down in false sleep, |
| 15 | gudu₄ u₃ lul-la i₃-ne-eš₂ nu₂-da | The gudu priest lying down in false sleep |
| 16 | {u₂}šub₅ i-ni-in-nu₂ {u₂}šub₅-e am₃-si | He lies down in the grass, he fills the grass. |
| 17 | {u₂}numun₂ i-ni-in-nu₂ {u₂}numun₂-e am₃-si | He lies down in the grass, he fills the grass. |
| 18 | {ŋeš}asal₂ i-ni-nu₂ wu-wu mu-ši-ib-za | When you lie down in the midst of the reed bed, |
| 19 | {ŋeš}šinig i-ni-nu₂ u₃-a mu-un-ši-ib₂-zal | The shepherd lies down, he spends the day there. |
| 20 | du₅-mu-bi-ra an-eden-na šu mu-un-na-ni-in-bar | He presented himself to this child in the high steppe |
| 21 | an-eden ki eden-na šu mu-un-na-ni-in-bar | In the high steppe, in the low steppe he released his hand. |
| 22 | eden ki en-nu-uŋ₃-ŋa₂ mu-un-da-ab-du₃ | The steppe, the place of watch, was built for him. |
| 23 | mu-nu₁₀-gin₇ ki ab₂ lu-a-na en-nu-uŋ₃ mu-un-da-ab-du₃ | Like a herdsman, he keeps watch over the place where cows are pastured. |
| 24 | su₈-ba-gin₇ e-ze₂ lu-a-na en-nu-uŋ₃ mu-un-da-ab-du₃ | Like a shepherd, he keeps watch over his own sheep. |
| 25 | a-u₃-a i-lu a-re-da | Oh, the lament is overflowing. |
| b.e. | ||
| 26 | mah-am₃ mah-am₃ u₃-mu-un mah-am₃ | It is magnificent, it is magnificent! The lord is magnificent. |
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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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