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CT 36, pl. 43-44, BM 096684 (P345507)
Literary, Old Babylonian · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | CT 36, pl. 43-44, BM 096684 |
|---|---|
| ID | P345507 |
| Museum no. | BM 096684 |
| 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 i' | ||
| 1' | [...] an-dul-la₂ | ... covered |
| 2' | [...]-la₂ [...] ⸢x⸣-TU-zu | ... your ... |
| 3' | [... u₃]-⸢mu⸣-un-na [...] ⸢x⸣-a-e | ... the lord |
| 4' | [... ga-ša]-⸢an⸣-ŋu₁₀ [...] ⸢til₃⸣-la-še₃ | ... to the Gašanean ... towards the Endowment |
| 5' | [...]-a ib-šu₂-šu₂-šu₂ | ... he created |
| 6' | [... u₃] ⸢nu⸣-um-ši-ku-ku | ... and Enumšikuku |
| 7' | [...]-al [...] ⸢am₃⸣-me | ... is our house |
| 8' | [...]-na-še₃ [...] ⸢am₃⸣-me | ... we are ewes |
| 9' | [ki-ru-gu₂ ia₂]-⸢kam⸣-ma | It is the sixth song |
| 10' | [...] di-de₃ | ... to go |
| 11' | [...] ki-ŋu₁₀ | ... of the earth |
| 12' | [...] ⸢ša₃⸣-ŋu₁₀ [...]-⸢x⸣ di-de₃ | ... to go to the eša’ebu temple |
| 13' | [...] i₃-gul [...]-⸢ni ba⸣-ab-BU | ... destroyed ... his ... |
| 14' | [...]-a ma-al [...] am₃-me | ... she says. |
| 15' | [...] me-na-še₃ [...]-⸢ni⸣ am₃-me | ... for how long? ... she says |
| o ii' | ||
| 1' | [...] ⸢nam nu-mu-un⸣-tar-ra-⸢ŋu₁₀⸣ | ... did not decide a fate |
| 2' | [na]-⸢aŋ₂⸣ {d}mu-ul-lil₂-la₂ nu-mu-un-tar-ra-ŋu₁₀ | The na’ea-priestess of Enlil did not ask. |
| 3' | ⸢na⸣-aŋ₂-tar-da ⸢ub⸣-ba ga-ba-da-an-tum₂ ub-e ka mu-ni-in-la₂ | I want to bring it with me to the “house-of-the-mountain-temple,' he opened the door for me in the courtyard. |
| 4' | ⸢na⸣-aŋ₂-tar-da da-e ga-ba-da-an-tum₂ da-e ka mu-ni-in-la₂ | I want to bring it with me to the riverbank, to the watercourse he opened his mouth. |
| 5' | i-lu lugal-la ga-am₃-ma-da-ŋen lu₂-ra ni₂-zu-gin₇ | I want to utter a lament to the king, like you yourself. |
| 6' | mu-lu šir₃-ra lu₂-ra ni₂-zu-gin₇ mu-un-na-e-re-de₃-en | We will go with him to the one in the midst of the forest like your own. |
| 7' | i-bi₂ nam-tar-ŋu₁₀ ka nam-tar-ŋu₁₀ nam-tar-ŋu₁₀ tuš-a | He who sees namtarbu, he who opens the mouth of namtaribu, sits on namaribu |
| 8' | nam-tar-ŋu₁₀ an-na i₃-ma-al nam-tar-ŋu₁₀ tuš-a | The fate of heaven is there, the fate of sitting down. |
| 9' | nam-tar-ŋu₁₀ ki-a i₃-ma-al nam-tar-ŋu₁₀ tuš-a | The fate of the earth is there, the fate of sitting down |
| 10' | na-aŋ₂-gi₁₆-le-eŋ₃-ŋu₁₀ ki-a i₃-ma-al nam-tar-ŋu₁₀ tuš-a | There is rejoicing on earth, sitting in fate |
| 11' | i₇ nu-zu-bi a-bi gam-gam nam-tar-ŋu₁₀ tuš-a | The one who does not know the river, its water is thrown away, sitting in fate |
| 12' | a-ša₃ nu-zu-bi še-bi gam-gam nam-tar-ŋu₁₀ tuš-a | The one who does not know field, its sand is heaped up, sitting in fate |
| 13' | ki nu-zu-bi di e₂ za ga-ŋen nam-tar-ŋu₁₀ tuš-a | I want to go to a place unknown to me, to the house of your choosing, to sit in fate |
| 14' | ambar-gin₇ mušen-bu-ur-u₃{mušen} na-aŋ₂-gi₁₆-le-eŋ₃ sar-sar-re | Like a marsh, a raven should not be found, it is to be smitten. |
| 15' | ki-ru-gu₂ aš₃-kam-ma | It is the second song |
| 16' | mu-lu šir₃-ra u₄-a nam-tar-ŋu₁₀ | The one of the midst, the storm, fate |
| 17' | ša₃-ba-a-tuku | Šabatuku |
| 18' | a₂-bi u₂-te-ša saŋ hul am₃-me | Its power has been released, it is a net of evil. |
| 19' | ki-ru-gu₂ imin-kam-ma | It is the seventieth song |
| 20' | ši-iš e₂ ši-iš e₂-gin₇ te-ga-am₃ ga-DU | I want to go to the house, to the temple like a house. |
| 21' | ki-ru-gu₂ 8kam-ma | It is the eighth song. |
| 22' | im-ma-al gu₃ de₃ ki-ba da-am₃ | It is there, shouting at that place. |
| 23' | ša₃-ba-a-tuku | Šabatuku |
| r i | ||
| 1 | i-⸢di⸣-gin₇ a-bi šag₄-zu nu-kuš₂-u₃ | Like an eagle, its water is unceasing |
| 2 | saŋ-du₅ mah ga-ša-an-i₃-si-in{ki}na | chief surveyor of Gašanisina |
| 3 | ama uru₂-saŋ-ŋa₂ ga-ša-an-tin-lu-ba | Mother of the Urusa, Gašantiluba |
| 4 | dumu e₂-e ga-ša-an-ŋu₁₀ {d}gu-nu-ra | son of the temple, Gašanbugunura |
| 5 | ama e₂-e {d}ezina₂-{d}ku₃-su₃-ŋu₁₀ | the mother of the temple, Ezina-Kusubu |
| 6 | ⸢TUM⸣-DIB-ku₃ a-ma e₂-ša₃-ba-e | The E-dIB-kug, mother of the Ešaba temple |
| 7 | ga-ša-an LA-AD ku₃ ga-ša-an la-ra-ga-ŋu₁₀ | Lady, holy ..., lady of Larag |
| 8 | ša₃-ab e₂ zi-bi ba-gul-la-ŋu₁₀ | The heart of the true temple has been destroyed |
| 9 | ša₃-ab uru₂ zi-bi ba-hul-la-a-ŋu₁₀ | The heart of the true city has been destroyed |
| 10 | balaŋ-di u₄ ša₃-ba nu-pad₃-de₃-da-a | The reign that cannot be found in its midst |
| 11 | ša₃-ba ŋi₆-u₃-na um(DUB-)ke₄-ke₄-a-ŋu₁₀ | In those days, when ... |
| 12 | {i₇}idigna um(DUB-)ke₄-ke₄-a-ŋu₁₀ | the Tigris |
| 13 | u₂ im-ma-zu u₂ na-ma-gu₇-e | The food that you ate, no food was eaten. |
| 14 | a ma-ni-zu a na-ma-na₈-na₈ | Oh, your man, oh, do not drink water! |
| 15 | i-bi₂-bi er₂-ta ba-dab₅-ba-a-ta | After its eyes were seized in tears, |
| 16 | gu₂-bi ki ma-al-e nu-kuš₂-u₃ | Its neck does not tire of touching the ground |
| 17 | ga-ša-an-ŋu₁₀ {d}gu-nu-ra in-di-da NE-bi-da ba-⸢x⸣ | Gašanbu, when he went with Gunura, he was taken away. |
| 18 | mu-lu ir₂-re a ga-ša-an-ŋu₁₀ a ga-ša-an-ŋu₁₀ | The one in tears, woe, Gašanbu! Woe, Mašaanbu! |
| 19 | ša₃ ⸢šu⸣-ub-bi i-da ama gig-ga-⸢ka⸣ | Its inside is the water of the bitter mother |
| 20 | šu gal du₁₁-ga-ŋu₁₀ e₂ zi-ba uru₂ a-ba an-gul-gul | Great hand spoken in the true house, who destroys cities? |
| 21 | ki-ru-gu₂ 9kam-ma | It is the ninth song. |
| 22 | e₂ zi ŋar-re i₃-gul-gul-e en-bi ba-da-tar-re | The true temple is being destroyed, its en-priestess is being investigated. |
| 23 | ⸢uru₂⸣-ŋu₁₀ e₂ zi-de₃ en-bi ba-da-tar-re | The en-priestess of the E-uru-e-bu, the true house, is being investigated. |
| 24 | [e₂] zi-de₃ še-eb e₂-kur-ra-ŋu₁₀ | True temple, brickwork of the Ekur |
| 25 | [e₂ zi-de₃ ki-ur₃] ki gal-ŋu₁₀ | True temple, Kiʾur, great place |
| 26 | [...]-⸢ŋu₁₀⸣ | ...-e22 |
| r ii | ||
| 1 | [...]-nu₂ e-en-nu₂ | ... lying down |
| 2 | [...] ⸢MUŠ₃⸣ al-di-di | ... the ešû-demon roams around |
| 3 | [... ga]-⸢da⸣-ak ri-na | ... I want to do ... for you |
| 4 | [...] ⸢ga⸣-da-ak | ... he will kill |
| 5 | [...]-na | ... his |
| 6 | [...]-⸢ni⸣-ta | from ... |
| 7 | [...] ⸢da⸣-ni-ta | ... by means of his ... |
| 8 | [...]-KA | ...-KA |
| 9 | [...]-⸢an⸣-dug₄ | ... he made perfect |
| 10 | [...] ⸢erim₂⸣ ŋen | ... you are the enemy |
| 11 | [...]-ni imin | ... his seven |
| 12 | [...] ⸢x⸣-KIN | ... eši-e-KIN |
| 13 | [...] ⸢x⸣ | |
| 14 | [...] ⸢x⸣ | |
| 15 | [...]-ma | ... and |
| 16 | [...]-⸢da⸣-e | ...-eda-e |
| 17 | [...]-ŋu₁₀ | ...-bu |
| 18 | [...]-ra-ŋu₁₀ | ...-rabu |
| 19 | [...]-e | ... ... |
| 20 | [...]-e | ... ... |
| 21 | [...]-a | ...-a |
| 22 | [...]-e | ... ... |
| 23 | [...] ⸢x⸣ | |
| 24 | [...] ⸢x⸣ | |
| 25 | [...]-⸢na⸣ | ...-na’e |
| 26 | [...]-⸢šu₂⸣ | ...-ešu’e |
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