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CT 44, 24 (P345533)
Literary, Old Babylonian, uncertain · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | CT 44, 24 |
|---|---|
| ID | P345533 |
| Museum no. | BM 078250 |
| Collection | British Museum, London, UK |
| Language | Sumerian; Akkadian |
| Period | Old Babylonian · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE |
| Genre | Literary |
| Find spot | uncertain (mod. Hillah) |
| Coordinates | 32.4844, 44.4361 |
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 | [...] ⸢x SUD⸣ na-aŋ₂-tag | You pound ..., you should not touch it |
| 2 | ⸢ar⸣-[...] | |
| 3 | [...] ⸢x na-aŋ₂-tag⸣ mu-un-tuku-am₃ | ... did not touch ..., he had |
| 4 | x x (x) ar-[...] | ... ... |
| 5 | [...] x na-aŋ₂-tag mu-un-tuku-am₃ | ... did not have ... |
| 6 | a-na i-li-⸢ia⸣ [...] ⸢ar⸣-[...] x [...] | To Ilīya |
| 7 | [...] (x) x na-aŋ₂-tag mu-un-tuku-am₃ | ... he has no claim |
| 8 | a-na aš-ri [...] ⸢x x x⸣ [...] | To Ašri |
| 9 | [...] na-aŋ₂-tag mu-un-tuku-am₃ | ... he has guilt |
| 10 | DA PA NI [...] ⸢x x x⸣ [...] | ... eša ... |
| 11 | [...] ⸢UN⸣ RA DI x [...] x (x)-am₃ | ... the ešunu-house ... |
| 12 | ša i-na bi-ti ar-[(x)] x [...] | who in the house |
| 13 | [...] RI DU x [(x)] na | ... sunrise to moonset: ... |
| 14 | ši-im-ti i-na ib-ra-ti [...] | (Sum) My life in the netherworld(?) ... (Akk) The life of the Netherworld ... |
| 15 | [...] in ma u₃ nam | ... in the house and the fate |
| 16 | a-na be-el-ti-⸢ia⸣ i-⸢na ib⸣-[ra-ti ...] | To my lady, when I enter, I am ... |
| 17 | [...] ⸢x x x u₃⸣ nam | ... the ... of fate |
| 18 | i-na ṣe-er-ri ša ⸢ib⸣-[...] | In the morning of the eponymy of |
| 19 | [...] x AK | ... AK |
| 20 | a-na ka-ši-im ki-ma ⸢RI⸣ [...] ⸢MI⸣ [...] | To you, like a ērītu-tree |
| 21 | [...] | |
| 22 | ⸢a-na⸣ ka-ši i-na šu-li-i [...] | “Ana, in the hand of ... |
| 23 | [...] | |
| 24 | [...] ⸢x x x⸣ [...] | |
| 25 | [...] x (x) RA RI [x (x)] | ... ... |
| 26 | [...] x x (x) x [...] | |
| 27 | [...] ma-ra NI-mar [...] | ... for me ... |
| 28 | [...] x x MEŠ KI x x [...] | ... ... |
| 29 | [...] x ša-mu-ri-x [x] | ... Šamuri- |
| 30 | x x AN NE GI AB x [...] | ... ... |
| 31 | [...] um-mi-in-[x (x)] | ... he ... |
| 32 | ⸢a⸣-[na] ⸢nu⸣-uh-hi li-ib-bi-ki [...] | May your heart be pacified to the eašḫu-plant |
| 33 | [...] ta mu-ra-x-[x] | ... what ...? |
| 34 | ⸢aš⸣-šu-mi-ki da-al-⸢lum⸣ [...] | “Ašumīki, the mighty one, |
| 35 | [...] u₄-da ba [(x)] | ... on that day |
| 36 | be-el-ti x ⸢AB⸣ x [...] | (Sum) My lady ... (Akk) The lady of ... ... |
| 37 | [...] ⸢bi⸣ na ba [(x)] | ... the ešû-vessel |
| 38 | [u₄]-ma-am al-TA BA/MA x [...] | Today ... ... |
| 39 | [...] ⸢x x x⸣ [...] | |
| 40 | [(x) be-el]-⸢ti⸣ i-na mu-⸢ši⸣ [...] | ... my lady in the night ... |
| r | ||
| 41 | [...] | |
| 42 | [...] ⸢x x x⸣ [...] | |
| 43 | [...] ⸢x x x⸣ [...] | |
| 44 | [...]-nu a-na-ku A x [x (x)] GAN NI [...] | ... I ... |
| 45 | [...] x-⸢men₃⸣ i-bi₂-mu ha-ba-ni-⸢in⸣-[x] | ... may he look at me |
| 46 | [...] x-tu a-na-ku x-⸢ia⸣ tu-UB-x [x (x)] | ... I ... my ... |
| 47 | [mu]-ra{ku₆}gin₇ a lu₃-lu₃-a-mu im-ma-ni-in-⸢dab⸣ [...] | Like a fish, he seized my numerous waters |
| 48 | ⸢ki-ma gi-ri⸣-ti i-na de-el-hi-ia ta-ba-⸢ra-ni⸣ | (Sum) In my city, the reed-bed is filled with awe (Akk) You are filled with joy in my city |
| 49 | {[giš}gu]-⸢za⸣-mu-ta er₂ mu-da-ab-[x] | She wept from the throne |
| 50 | ⸢i-na⸣ GIŠ-GU-ZA-ia bi-ki-tum it-ta-ar-ka-⸢as₂⸣ | (Sum) My throne, my seat, is shattered(?) (Akk) My seat, my chair, is broken |
| 51 | [ki]-⸢na₂⸣ gi₆-u₃-na-ka a-še-er mu-e-ne-la₂ | In the bedroom, in the night he sat down with them. |
| 52 | ma-ia-a-al mu-ši-ti-ia ta-ne-ha tu-ma-⸢al⸣-[...] | “My spouse, you have sex with me, [you have ...] with me. |
| 53 | [dim₃]-⸢me⸣-er er₂ ma-ra a-ra-zu de₃-ra-ab-be₂ | May Imēmer, who weeps for me, utter an arazu prayer to you |
| 54 | i-li i-na ša-ka-an taq₂-ri-ib-tim ⸢te⸣-es-li-tam ⸢li⸣-[iq-bi ...] | (Sum) My god, on the throne of battle, the eslītu-demon (Akk) On the threshing floor of battle ... |
| 55 | |[AMA.AN].INANNA| dingir u₁₈-lu-ke₄ a-<(ra-zu de₃-ra-ab-be₂)> | May the goddess of the gods of the man pray to you |
| 56 | iš-tar a-wi-lim i-li a-wi-⸢lim li⸣-<(iq-bi)> | Ištar, man, god (and) man, may they say |
| 57 | {[d}am-an]-⸢ki⸣ am-⸢uru₂⸣-ze₂-ba-ke₄ a-<(ra-zu de₃-ra-ab-be₂)> | May Amān-Ezida, the bull of Uruzeb, utter an arazu prayer to you |
| 58 | {d}e₂-a ri-im ⸢e-ri⸣-[di] ⸢li⸣-<(iq-bi)> | Ea, the wild bull, the eli priestess |
| 59 | [...] x A AN LI x x x (x) a-<(ra-zu de₃-ra-ab-be₂)> | ... may he pray to you |
| 60 | a-wi-le-e A₂ ⸢li⸣-ib-bi-ki ⸢li⸣-<(iq-bi)> | (If) a man, on the right side of elī-ibbi-kiln, says <(he will die)> |
| 61 | [i-bi₂ zid] bar-mu-ši-ib de₃-ra-ab-be₂ | May he/she say to you "look faithfully" |
| 62 | ki-ni-iš nap-li-si li-⸢iq⸣-[...] | May he ... a firm positive answer |
| 63 | [gu₂]-⸢zu⸣ zi-mu-ši-ib de₃-<(ra-ab-be₂)> | May he/she say to you "raise your neck towards him" |
| 64 | re-ši-ki šu-uq-qi₂-i li-<(iq-bi)> | May he/she say to you "raise your head high" |
| 65 | [ša₃]-⸢zu⸣ hun-ga₂-an-ši-ib de₃-<(ra-ab-be₂)> | May he/she say to you "raise your neck towards him" |
| 66 | ⸢li-ib-ba-ki⸣ [...] li-nu-ha li-<(iq-bi)> | May the Elība temple ... be calm, may it say |
| 67 | ⸢šu⸣ il₂-la-ni maš₂-bi de₃-a de₃-<(ra-ab-be₂)> | May he/she say to you "raise his hand towards him" |
| 68 | ⸢ni⸣-[iš qa₂]-ti-šu lu er-bu-[um-ma] ⸢li⸣-pa-aš-še-⸢eh⸣ | “It is his hand, may it be an erbûma prayer of elī-epaššeḫ |
| 69 | [a] ⸢i⸣-bi₂-ni kadra-bi de₃-a de₃-<(ra-ab-be₂)> | May he/she say to you "may his temple be his shrine" |
| 70 | di-⸢im⸣-tim u₄-mi lu er-bu-um-ma li-<(iq-bi)> | (Sum) May he say “May the storm be a flood, may he ... (Akk) May the storm not ..., may it ... |
| 71 | [x x] x x sizkur₂ de₃-a gi₆ a-ra-zu de₃-a | May ... perform a sizkur prayer, may a black arazu prayer |
| 72 | i-na taq₂-ri-ib-tim u₄-mi lu te-mi-qu₃ i-na mu-ši lu ⸢te⸣-[...] | On the day of the taqribtu-festival, on the night or in the morning |
| 73 | [...] (x) x-e de₃-a bar šed₇ de₃-a | May ... be ..., may he be greeted |
| 74 | i-na bi-ti-ki ša li-ib-bi nu-uh₂-hi u lu ša ka-⸢bat⸣-[ti ...] | In your house, which is full of joy, or that of the ka’ebatu-vessel |
| 75 | [...] ⸢u₄⸣ hul-gal₂-la nam-ba-ni-ib₂-šid-e | ... do not let the evil storm pass by |
| 76 | ARAD ia-a-ti a-na u₄-mi le-em-ni la ta-ṣa-⸢am-mi-di⸣ | Do not abandon my servant in a bad day! |
| 77 | [er₂-ma-ra (x)] ⸢a i-bi₂⸣-ni šu te-ba-ab | In tears ... his eyes are filled with tears. |
| 78 | ša ša-ki-in taq₂-ri-ib-tim di-im-ta-šu [li-qi₂]-⸢i⸣ | May the one who places (it) in the taqribtu-vessel accept his prayer |
| 79 | [...] A {d}nanna-kam | It is the ... of Nanna |
| 80 | [...] KAR ŠID MA [...] | ... ... |
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