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BM 100059 (P345779)
Literary, Old Babylonian · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | BM 100059 |
|---|---|
| ID | P345779 |
| Museum no. | BM 100059 |
| 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) |
|---|---|---|
| o i | ||
| 1' | [...]-⸢ke₄ ki-bi⸣ [(x) (x)] ⸢im-x⸣ [...] | ... its place |
| 2' | [...] ⸢zi-da ni₂ am₃⸣-x [ba-ni]-⸢in-ra⸣ | He ... fear in the Ezida temple |
| 3' | ⸢u₃-mu-un kur-kur⸣-ra-ke₄ ni₂ i₃-ŋar ba-ni-in-ra | The lord of all the lands felt fear. |
| 4' | [x] ⸢x⸣-gi-gi kalam-ma-a ni₂ i₃-ŋar ba-ni-in-ra | The ... of the Egi-gods of the Land was overwhelmed by fear. |
| 5' | [x]-na saŋ gi₆ mu-un-til-la ni₂ i₃-ŋar ba-ni-in-ra | After he finished the ... of the black-headed people, he filled them with fear. |
| 6' | ⸢x x x x⸣ hul mu-e-dug₄ ga-e-dug₄ | I want to speak evil ... |
| 7' | ⸢x x⸣ [(x)] ma-al-la | ... is there |
| 8' | ⸢x x x-ŋu₁₀⸣ ma-al-la | there is ... |
| 9' | ⸢x x-ŋu₁₀⸣ ma-al-la | there is ... |
| 10' | ⸢x x⸣ e a LAGAB-LAGAB KA-a-ta mu-un-la₂ | ... stretched out ... from the mouth. |
| 11' | ⸢egi₂-ŋu₁₀ e₃⸣-ma-ra ⸢e₃⸣-ma-ra | “House of the princess, come out for me, come forth for me! |
| 12' | ⸢ki-sikil⸣ {d}⸢inana e₃⸣-ma-ra | “Ekisikil, Einana, come out for me! |
| 13' | ⸢unu₂⸣-la₂ šuba ⸢la₂ e₃⸣-ma-ra | “I want to bring out the šuba plant, the ela plant, for you |
| 14' | ⸢nin₉ dili⸣ {d}utu-am₃ ⸢e₃⸣-ma-ra | The single sister of Šamaš, for the E’emara |
| 15' | ⸢egi₂-ŋu₁₀⸣ gig-ga-am₃ šu-ŋu₁₀ gid₂-da | The princess is bitter, the hand is long |
| 16' | {[d]}⸢inana-ŋu₁₀⸣ gig-ga-am₃ me-ri-ŋu₁₀ gid₂-da | Einana-e23 is bitter, her feet are long |
| 17' | ⸢in⸣-nin₉ ša₃-⸢ba⸣-ta gaba ki-ta ŋen-na | “Lady, when she enters, from the side of the earth, |
| 18' | {⸢d}inana⸣ ša₃-ba-ta gaba ki-ta ŋen-na | “Ištar, from the midst of the heavens, from above to below |
| 19' | ⸢x UR⸣ mu-un-DU gu₃ mu-un-ra mar-tu gam-ma e₃-i₃ | He ... the ..., he shouted, the Martu came forth. |
| 20' | ⸢x x ki⸣ UR mu-un-DU gu₃ mu-un-ra mar-tu gam-ma e₃-i₃ | He ... the ... of the place ..., he shouted, the Martu came forth. |
| 21' | ⸢x x ki⸣ unug{ki} UR mu-un-DU gu₃ mu-un-ra mar-tu gam-ma e₃-i₃ | He ... the ... of Uruk, he shouted, and the Martu came forth. |
| 22' | ⸢x x gul⸣-ke₄ ak-a-ŋu₁₀ mar-tu gam-ma e₃-i₃ | The one who destroys ..., the Martu, come forth to me! |
| 23' | ⸢x x x šu⸣ pe-el du₁₁-ga-ŋu₁₀ mar-tu gam-ma e₃-i₃ | ... defiled ..., the Martu brought out. |
| 24' | ⸢x x x⸣ DU-a-ŋu₁₀ KA siki na-mu-un-hul₂-hul₂ | ... should not rejoice. |
| 25' | [...] ⸢x⸣ hul-a KA-na siki na-mu-un-hul₂-hul₂ | ... should not rejoice over the evil ... of his mouth |
| 26' | [...] ⸢x⸣ mu-lu e₂ pe-el-la₂ KA-na siki na-mu-un-hul₂-hul₂ | ... the one who defiled the temple, his mouth should not rejoice. |
| 27' | [...]-⸢a-gin₇⸣ nu-un-ak siki na-mu-un-hul₂-hul₂ | Like a ... he did not do it, he does not rejoice. |
| 28' | [...] ⸢x⸣-ga-gin₇ nu-um-me siki na-mu-un-hul₂-hul₂ | ... like a ... does not exist, she should not rejoice |
| 29' | [...] ⸢im⸣-ma-an-šub ki-sikil lu₃-lu₃-še₃ | ... to the Ema-ema-nšub, the beautiful young woman |
| 30' | [...] ⸢niŋ₂⸣ im-ma-an-šub ki-sikil lu₃-lu₃-še₃ | ... he sat down, a young woman to the luxuriant |
| 31' | [...] ⸢x⸣ niŋ₂ im-ma-an-šub ki-sikil lu₃-lu₃-še₃ | ... he sat down in fear, a lamenting maiden |
| 32' | [...] ⸢niŋ₂ im⸣-ma-an-šub ki-sikil lu₃-lu₃-še₃ | ... he set up his ... there, a young woman to be numerous |
| 33' | [...] ⸢x⸣-ra-ra i-lu lugal-la-ka | ... the lament of the king |
| 34' | [...] ⸢x x⸣ [...]-⸢GUR⸣ ugu-na ba-⸢x-x⸣ | ... ... over him |
| 35' | [...] ⸢hul-hul⸣-lu-de₃ | In order to destroy the temple |
| 36' | [... hul]-⸢hul⸣-lu-de₃ | In order to destroy ... |
| 37' | [... hul-hul]-⸢lu⸣-de₃ | In order to destroy ... |
| 38' | [...] ⸢x⸣ | |
| o ii | ||
| 1' | ⸢x⸣ [...] | |
| 2' | ⸢ma⸣ AN UN ⸢x x x⸣ [...] | “Ea, ..., |
| 3' | ⸢ma⸣-an-gur₁₁-ŋu₁₀ i₇-da ⸢dirig⸣-[ga-ŋu₁₀ ...] | “Eangurbu in the river, dirigbu-house in the canal |
| 4' | ma-an-gur₁₁-ŋu₁₀ har-ra-an-na ŋen-⸢na-ŋu₁₀ u₂⸣ [...] | “What is there in the road, what is there on the road? ... |
| 5' | ma-an-gur₁₁-ŋu₁₀ an-na de₃-im-ma-al ⸢uga{mušen⸣} [...] | I want to say “May the treasures of heaven be there for me, eugamušene temple |
| 6' | ma-an-gur₁₁-ŋu₁₀ ki-a de₃-im-ma-al še-en-ka₅ [(x)] | May there be abundance on earth, |
| 7' | ma-an-gur₁₁-ŋu₁₀ ma₂-a de₃-im-ma-al ma₂-lah₅-⸢bi⸣ [...] | “I want to bring the valuables into the boat, its boatmen |
| 8' | ma-an-gur₁₁ šakanka-ka de₃-im-ma-al dam-gar₃-bi ⸢e₃⸣ | May the treasure of the market be there for you, its merchant, the e’e-house |
| 9' | bur-šu-ma e₂ mu-un-gur₁₁-ra-na-še₃ nam-ma-ni-ib-ku₄-ku₄ | Do not enter the house of her servant |
| 10' | ⸢egi₂⸣ ŋen mu-un-gur₁₁-ŋu₁₀ kur₂-re de₃-mu-ub-gi₄-gi₄ | May the enemy return the princess who is valuable to you. |
| 11' | ku₃ šu nu-dab₅-ŋu₁₀ kur₂-re de₃-mu-ub-gi₄-gi₄ | May the enemy return the silver that has not been seized! |
| 12' | za [šu] nu-dab₅-ŋu₁₀ kur₂-re de₃-mu-⸢ub⸣-gi₄-gi₄ | May the enemy return your hand that cannot be grasped |
| 13' | gub-um-ma gub-um-ma | Stand, stand! |
| 14' | {d}mu-ul-lil₂ ši ka-na-aŋ₂-ŋa₂ gub-um-ma | Enlil, who stands in the land |
| 15' | ⸢sipad⸣ saŋ gi₆-ga gub-um-ma | The shepherd stationed in the black-headed people |
| 16' | i-bi₂ du₈ ni₂-te-na gub-um-ma | Standing in his own face, |
| 17' | am erin₂-na di-di gub-um-ma | Wild bull who goes among his troops, stand up! |
| 18' | u₃ lul-la ku-ku gub-um-ma | Sleeping falsely, stand up! |
| 19' | aŋ₂ u₃-li u₃ me-en-de₃-en sug₂ me-en-de₃-en | “Woe, woe! We will go, we will go to the marsh. |
| 20' | aŋ₂ u₃-li i₇-da ki-ga-aŋ₂-ŋu₁₀ | The water of the river is a distant place |
| 21' | aŋ₂ u₃-li a-ša₃-ga ki-ga-aŋ₂-ŋu₁₀ | labor of the uli-workers in the field of Kiga |
| 22' | še-bi kur-kur-ra ki-ga-aŋ₂-ŋu₁₀ | The barley of all the lands is settled |
| 23' | im-da-an-ga-ga im-da-an-ga-ga ma-a-ra lu₂ mar-⸢ra⸣ | The one who was seized, the one who is seized for me. |
| 24' | ⸢e₂-bi⸣ di-ri i₇ im-da-an-ga-ga ma-a-ra lu₂ ⸢mar⸣-[ra] | Its temples have been flooded, the river has been irrigated for me, for the man who is to enter |
| 25' | me-a tum₂-mu-un-ze₂-en tum₂-mu-un-⸢ze₂⸣-en de₃-gu-ul-⸢gu⸣-[lu]-⸢un⸣-de₃-en | Where can you bring it, where can we bring it? Let us make it great for you! |
| 26' | ša₃ X-ŋu₁₀ hul₂-la di-da de₃-gu-ul-gu-lu-un-⸢de₃⸣-en | May you make the heart of ... rejoice! |
| 27' | ma-mu-ŋu₁₀ {d}inana dili gam-gam sa₆-ga dili ma-ra lu₂ ⸢na⸣-[...] | Amūbu, Inana, the one who is alone, the beautiful one, the single, for me the man who was alone |
| 28' | u₃-mu-un-da u₃-mu-un-da | With the lord, with the Lord. |
| 29' | u₃-mu-un kur-kur-ra-da | with the lord of all the lands |
| 30' | {d}mu-ul-lil₂ ši ka-na-aŋ₂-ŋa₂-da | Enlil, the one of the land |
| 31' | ⸢sipad saŋ⸣ gi₆-ga-da | “Sipad of the black-headed (people), |
| 32' | i-⸢bi₂ du₈⸣ ni₂-te-na-da | When he looks at him, he himself |
| 33' | ⸢am erin₂-na di-di⸣-da | “I am the one who goes among the troops, |
| r i | ||
| 1 | [...] ⸢KU⸣ [...] | ... the ešku-house |
| 2 | [...] ⸢x⸣ mu-un-⸢x-x⸣ | ... he ... |
| 3 | [...] ⸢x ab-e₃⸣ | ... came forth |
| 4 | [...] ⸢x x⸣ [(x) (x) (x)] NI | ... e’e-plant |
| 5 | [...] ⸢x⸣ [(x) (x)] NI | ... e’e23 |
| 6 | [...] ⸢da⸣ [(x)] NI | ... the eda’e-priest |
| 7 | [...] ⸢i₇⸣-a in-dim₂-dim₂-ma | ... fashioned a canal and |
| 8 | [...] ⸢i₇⸣-a in-si₃-si₃-⸢ge⸣ | ... he will fill the canal |
| 9 | [...] šu/⸢še₃⸣ [...] ⸢x x niŋ₂⸣ mu₂-mu₂-⸢da⸣ | (Sum) ... he made ... rise(?) (Akk) The ... of the mountain(?) ... I made it rise(?). |
| 10 | ⸢x⸣ [(x)] ⸢DU-NE⸣ [...] ⸢x UD⸣ mu₂-mu₂-da | “E-DU-NE-e-23 ... , |
| 11 | ⸢x x x⸣ nu-me-a ⸢i₇⸣-a in-dim₂-dim₂-ma | “The ... is not a ..., the ... of the river has been fashioned and |
| 12 | [(x) (x) (x) (x)] nu-me-a i₇-a ⸢in⸣-si₃-si₃-ge | ... is not ... in the river, the eisisige canal |
| 13 | [(x) ba]-⸢e⸣-de₂ KA ⸢ub⸣-e ⸢x⸣ ba-e-ga | ... is to be brought out, the gate is opened, the door is opened |
| 14 | [(x) ba]-⸢e⸣-de₂ saŋ/⸢KA-da⸣-e ba-e-ga | ... was brought out, it was carried away. |
| 15 | [x] ⸢gi⸣-ma/⸢KA⸣ ba-e-de₂ ⸢x⸣ ba-e-si-si | The ... of the reed-bed was brought in, the ... was brought out. |
| 16 | [(x) (x)] ma/⸢KA⸣ ba-e-de₂ ⸢x⸣ gu₂/⸢dur⸣ sur-ra | The ... of the ... gate is torn out, the “house-of-the-mound-house-building is shattered. |
| 17 | [x x] ra [...] ⸢x x x mi⸣-ni-mar | ... I will place |
| 18 | [x (x)] ⸢x x⸣ udu-da nu₂-⸢a-ra x x nu-mu-un⸣-ŋa₂-ŋa₂ | For the ... who lies down with the sheep, ... does not dwell there. |
| 19 | [x (x)] tuš-a-ra [...] ⸢NE-ŋu₁₀ ma⸣-kar₂-kar₂ | For the one who sits ... the e’ekarkar plant |
| 20 | ⸢x x⸣ [...] ⸢x KU⸣ mu-ni-⸢x-x-DU⸣ | (Sum) The ... of the temple ... (Akk) ... ... |
| 21 | ⸢x x⸣ [...] ⸢x⸣ mu-un [(x)] ⸢x⸣ | “The ... of the ... temple, the lord of ... |
| 22 | ⸢x x⸣ [...] ⸢x ma⸣-da-⸢ŋen⸣-ne-en | “I want to go up to the ... temple, but I do not know where it is. |
| 23 | ⸢x x⸣ [...] ⸢x⸣ ma-da-ŋen-ne-⸢en⸣ | “I want to go up to the ... temple, to the temple of Mada’ene |
| 24 | ⸢x ud-re⸣ en₃-na ⸢ia ud⸣-re en₃-na | The ... of the storm, how long will my storm become distant? |
| 25 | ⸢x x⸣-ŋu₁₀ ⸢ia ud⸣-re en₃-na | The ... of my house, how long until the day arrives? |
| 26 | ⸢x x⸣-ni še-er [(x)] ⸢nam⸣-ni-bi/ga | ... his ..., the ... of that ... |
| 27 | ga-ša-an bar-⸢tab x x an-na⸣ | Lady Bar-etab ... |
| 28 | ⸢a-e⸣-la-lu ia ud-re en₃-⸢na⸣ | “Ea-e-lalu, woe, the storm, how long will it last? |
| 29 | ⸢x x x lu⸣ ši-im-de ⸢TAR⸣ šir₃-e gu₃ ⸢nam-me⸣ | (Sum) The ... of the lord, the one who prays for the ETAR-e, the enviro priestess (Akk) The E-namme-e |
| 30 | {⸢d}mu-ul-lil₂⸣ ši ka-na-aŋ₂-ŋa₂ ši-im-de | Enlil, the name of Kanaya, he named it. |
| 31 | [sipa saŋ] gi₆-ga ši-im-de | shepherd who makes the black-headed people bow down |
| 32 | [i-bi₂] du₈ ni₂-te-na ⸢ši⸣-im-de | The one who sees himself, the esvi-e-imde |
| 33 | [...] erin₂-na di-di ⸢ši⸣-im-de | ... wandering among the troops, it is the ši’emde song |
| 34 | ⸢u₃ lul⸣-la ku-ku ši-im-de | I want to utter an arazu prayer to the demon |
| 35 | ⸢x x x⸣-ma gu₃ nam-mi-ib-be₂ | She shouts at ... |
| 36 | ⸢x x⸣-še₃ NE-bi nam-KU-KU | The ... of the ... does not ... |
| 37 | [x x] DI ⸢AN⸣-e ⸢ta x⸣ ama ugu-ni ša₃ na-mu-un-de₅-de₅ | ... the e’e-tree, from the ... of his mother's house, he was able to soothe him |
| 38 | [x x] DU-DU ⸢AN⸣{mušen}e-ne ša₃ na-mu-un-de₅-de₅ | The ... of the Eana and the E-mušven were to be gathered. |
| 39 | [...] UD/⸢E x hul⸣ [...] | ... evil ... |
| 40 | [...] ⸢x⸣ [...] | |
| r ii | ||
| 3 | ga-ša-an ⸢ki-ur₃-ra⸣ [...] | Lady of the Ekur temple |
| 4 | i₇-⸢da nam-ma-an-DU⸣ [...] ⸢x⸣ [...] | He should not go out to the river |
| 5 | ⸢i₇⸣-da {⸢i₇⸣}buranun-na ⸢nam-ma⸣-DU a-⸢ŋi₆ na⸣-[...] | The river, the Euphrates, the Enamma-DU canal, the watercourse |
| 6 | ⸢maš-tab-ba⸣ {i₇}buranun-na-ke₄ ⸢nam-ma⸣-DU a-ŋi₆ ⸢na⸣-[...] | “It is a flood, the Euphrates is an awe-inspiring flood |
| 7 | ⸢a⸣-ŋi₆-a-ŋi₆-ta [(x) (x) (x)] ⸢RU⸣ [...] | From the river bank |
| 8 | ⸢a-ŋi₆⸣ {tumu}ulu₃{lu} {tumu}mir-⸢ra-ta⸣ [(x)] RU [...] | “Ea-bi-e23, tumulu-lû-demon, merri-ra-ta’e23 |
| 9 | {tumu}si-sa₂ si-ŋar-ra-ta [(x) (x)] RU [...] | From the ‘finger’ of the lung ... |
| 10 | e₂-še šu pe-el du₁₁-ga-⸢ta⸣ [...] RU [...] | Defiled house, defiled ... |
| 11 | i₇ ŋa₂-a-kam ⸢ku₃⸣-ŋal₂-bi ⸢kur₂-ra⸣ [...] | It is a canal that is to be irrigated, its ekurra-vessels |
| 12 | a-ša₃ ŋa₂-a-kam [(x) (x) (x)] ⸢mu⸣-un-gar₃-bi ⸢kur₂-ra⸣ [...] | It is a field on the threshing floor ... its emû-ungar-plant, ekurra-plant |
| 13 | kaskal-ŋa₂-a li-bi-ir kur-ra-⸢ke₄⸣ [(x) (x) (x)] ⸢im⸣-ši-pad₃-⸢pad₃⸣ [...] | On a campaign, the messenger of the netherworld ... eimšipad-e23 |
| 14 | sila-ŋa₂-a li-bi-ir ŋi₆-u₃-na-⸢ke₄⸣ gu₂-ŋiri₃ ⸢mu⸣-[...] | In the street, the lord of the Iuna-temple, the bank of the Euphrates |
| 15 | ma₂ LU-a [(x) (x) (x)] i-bi₂-še₃ na-ma-⸢x⸣ [...] | The man's boat ... should not be seen |
| 16 | ⸢na⸣-ur-saŋ ⸢TUG₂-bi nin-ŋu₁₀ {d}inana im⸣-ši-pad₃-pad₃ [...] | Its e’ursa temple, Nin-bu, Inana chose it |
| 17 | e₂-e-še₃ me-en-de₃ ⸢šudu₃-de₃⸣ mu-un-na-e-re₇-en-de₃-en | We go to the house to feed the sheep. |
| 18 | e₂ ša₃ hul₂-la-še₃ [šudu₃-de₃] mu-un-na-e-re₇-en-de₃-en | We go to the house where the heart rejoices, to the sheepfold |
| 19 | e₂ bar hul₂-la-še₃ [šudu₃-de₃] mu-un-na-e-re₇-en-de₃-en | We go to the house of the happy heart for the sheepfold |
| 20 | e₂ dam til₃-la-⸢še₃⸣ [šudu₃-de₃] mu-un-na-e-re₇-en-de₃-en | We will go to the house where the spouse lives for him, to the sheepfold. |
| 21 | ⸢e₂ du₅⸣-<mu> til₃-la-⸢še₃⸣ [šudu₃-de₃] mu-un-na-e-re₇-en-de₃-en | We will go to the house where my son lives to feed him. |
| 22 | ⸢šud₃ ub⸣-ba-⸢ke₄⸣ ub-ba mu-ni-ib-ša₄ | The ešud priestess of the corner chapel greeted him at the side chapel. |
| 23 | ⸢šud₃ da-ke₄⸣ da-e mu-ni-ib-⸢ša₄⸣ | The šud priestess of the river bank makes the riverbank flow |
| 24 | ⸢an⸣-na KA gu-ud-⸢bi⸣ [(x) (x)] ki-a ur₅ ša₄ | In the “gate of the throne-bearer’s ..., in the place where the heart rests |
| 25 | ki-sikil {d}inana [(x) (x)] de₃-en-ma-⸢da-x⸣ | May the maiden Inana |
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