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BM 078983 (P345767)
Literary, Old Babylonian, Sippar-Yahrurum · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | BM 078983 |
|---|---|
| ID | P345767 |
| Museum no. | BM 078983 |
| Collection | British Museum, London, UK |
| Language | Sumerian |
| Period | Old Babylonian · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE |
| Genre | Literary |
| Find spot | Sippar-Yahrurum (mod. Tell Abu Habbah) |
| Coordinates | 33.0605, 44.2552 |
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) |
|---|---|---|
| o i | ||
| 1 | a u₃-li-li ni-mu-a-⸢ni ne⸣-mu-a-ni | Woe, ulili, her nimû is her nemu. |
| 2 | nin₉ šub-ba ka-ša-an u₃-ri-ma-ke₄ ne-mu-a-ni | The sister of the hand, the lady of Ur, his nemu |
| 3 | gu₃ ku-ur₂-ku ma-la-ŋu₁₀ ne-mu-a-ni | She shouted a lament to Alābu: |
| 4 | u₃-nu su-bi₂ ku-a-ŋu₁₀ ne-mu-a-ni | When he sat down on the bed of Ku'abu, |
| 5 | a u₃-li-li ne-mu a-ši gi₄-bi₂-di-tu | Woe, ulili, nemu, aši, gibiditu! |
| 6 | u₃ ne-mu-ne im-ma-al hu-mu-ra;-u₃-du | And may the nemu come to you. |
| 7 | a u₃-li-li ne-mu di-ši gi-bi₂-di-tu | Woe, ulili, nemu of the Iši temple, the reed worker |
| 8 | u₃ ki-še ši du₇-nu hu-mu-ra-u₃(ŠI-)du | And may he make the earth tremble for you |
| 9 | ⸢x ne⸣-mu im-ma-ši im-ma-ši gi-bi₂-di-tu | “The ... of the ne’emu-demon was there, the gibi-ditu was there. |
| 10 | [e₂-a]-⸢aš₂⸣-tu-ub hu-mu-ra-u₃-du | May Ea-ešu-tub be built for you |
| 11 | [... gi-bi₂]-di-tu | ... rejoicing |
| o ii | ||
| 1 | gu₃ ku-ur₂-ku ⸢x⸣ [...] | ... shouted, ... the eša temple |
| 2 | {d}inana gi-ri šu a-[...] | Inana, his hand is a reed mat |
| 3 | mu-gi-ib ne-⸢mu⸣ [...] | The mugib priestess ... |
| 4 | {d}inana ma-ne-⸢ŋa₂⸣ [...] | Ištar ... for him |
| 5 | ŋal₂-lu₂ kiri₃ šu [...] | “Balālu-disease, his hand ... |
| 6 | {d}inana diŋir lu₂ [...] | Inana, the ... of the people |
| 7 | gu-za lu₂ zu [...] | The throne of the wise man |
| 8 | {d}inana diŋir ⸢lu₂⸣ [...] | Inana, the dibir priestess, the elu-priest |
| 9 | e si-el [...] | ... a pure house |
| 10 | lu₂-lu₂ [...] | ... man |
| 11 | ⸢i⸣ ba ⸢x⸣ [...] | “If he slips through the window, |
| r i | ||
| 1' | ⸢x x x⸣ [...] | |
| 2' | uru₁₆-na {d}en-lil₂ [...] | The hero Enlil |
| 3' | ur-saŋ gu₄-dam [...] | Ursa, the bull |
| 4' | {d}nin-urta gu₄-⸢dam⸣ [...] | Ninurta, the oxen-driver |
| 5' | {d}pa-bil₂-saŋ gu₄-⸢dam⸣ [...] | Pabilsa, the ox-driver |
| 6' | {d}nin-ŋir₂-su gu₄-dam [...] | Ninbirsu, the bull |
| 7' | si dili-ni ku₃-sig₁₇-ga si ⸢x⸣ [...] | The horn of her single gold horn is a ... horn |
| 8' | a-u₂-ra dili-ni a a-u₂-⸢ra⸣ [...] e ⸢mu⸣-[...] | For the one who is alone, O Auura, ..., E-mu-e-[...] |
| r ii | ||
| 1' | [... di]-⸢en⸣-ŋen | ... I will judge. |
| 2' | {d}nin-e₂-gal-⸢la⸣ [... me di]-en-ŋen | Ninegalelae ... I want to say |
| 3' | ŋi₆-pa-ar ki ⸢kug⸣ [...] ⸢me⸣ di-en-ŋen | “I want to go to the Ipar, the place of the gold ..., |
| 4' | u₂-nu gal an-⸢na-ŋu₁₀⸣ [...] ⸢me⸣ di-en-ŋen | Great herdsman of heaven, I want to go up to heaven |
| 5' | eš₃ e₂-an-na-ŋu₁₀ [...] | The shrine Eanna |
| 6' | gu₄-dam da-bar šu-ŋu₁₀ e lugal ki-⸢sa-la gu-a⸣ | The ox, the bronze ..., the king of the Ki-esala, Gu'e |
| 7' | e dumu lugal-ŋu₁₀ gu-su mu-un-gu-a | Oh, the son of Lugal-bu, whose neck is stretched out. |
| 8' | ⸢ur⸣-saŋ {d}nin-urta a₂-za-a lu₂ nu-mu-un-gu-a | The ur-esa temple of Ninurta was not able to raise its arms. |
| 9' | {⸢d⸣}nin-urta gu₄-dam da-bar šu-ŋu₁₀ e lugal ki(DI-)sa-la gu-di | Ninurta, oxen-driver of bronze ... king of the Kisala. |
| 10' | [...] lugal-ŋu₁₀ gu-su mu-un-⸢gu⸣ [...] ⸢x⸣ | ... the king ... his neck |
| 11' | [ur]-⸢saŋ⸣ {d}nin-urta a₂-za-a lu₂ ⸢nu-mu⸣-un-gu-a | Ur-esa-e3 (is) Ninurta's helper, the man of Enumu-e-ungua |
| 12' | [...] ⸢x⸣ en-da-ak pa-ra an-na-ke₄ | The ... of the endak temple, the gateway of heaven |
| 13' | [...]-SI/BAR-a ki-in-gi-ra-ka | ... of Sumer |
| 14' | [...] ⸢lugal⸣-ŋu₁₀ ki(DI-)sa-la ⸢x⸣-bi-NI/IR | ... kingship in the courtyard of the ... temple |
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