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OECT 05, 10 (P345791)
Literary, Old Babylonian, Kish · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | OECT 05, 10 |
|---|---|
| ID | P345791 |
| Museum no. | Ashm 1930-0362 |
| Collection | Ashmolean Museum, Oxford, UK |
| Language | Sumerian |
| Period | Old Babylonian · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE |
| Genre | Literary |
| Find spot | Kish (mod. Tell Ingharra) |
| Coordinates | 32.5520, 44.5853 |
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 ii | ||
| 1' | [...] ⸢x⸣-BU [...] | ... e’e-BU |
| 2' | [...]-ba/⸢zu⸣-še₃ maš₂ šu mu-un-⸢gi⸣;-di | ... he will return the child to its place |
| 3' | [...] ⸢x⸣ DU-a-ba ⸢maš₂⸣ šu mu-un-gi;-di | ... when the ešû-house comes, he will return his hand to him |
| 4' | [...]-⸢NI⸣ AŠ DU-ba-ba maš₂ šu mu-un-gi;-di | (Sum) ..., the one who ... (Akk) The one who goes(?) ... the hand(?) of the goat(?) |
| 5' | [...] ⸢AŠ⸣-ka-na maš₂ šu ⸢mu-un⸣-gi-di | ... of his own free will, hand of Umun-gidi |
| 6' | [...] ⸢DU⸣-a-na ⸢maš₂⸣ [šu mu-un]-⸢gi⸣-di | When he rises, he turns his hand to the mašši plant |
| 7' | [...] ⸢IG⸣ UM a-⸢KA⸣ [...]-⸢be₂⸣ | (Sum) ... ... (Akk) The ... of the temple ... |
| 8' | [...] ⸢IG⸣ UM a-KA ⸢x⸣ [...] ⸢mu-na⸣-[...] | ... ešamê-plant |
| 9' | [...] ⸢x x⸣ maš₂-šu-gid₂-gid₂ maš₂ za-ta ⸢x⸣ ; šu | ... maššidgig priestess, son of you, ... |
| 10' | [...]-⸢ŋu₁₀⸣ maš₂ šu mi-ni-gi-da-a | ... returned the goat's hand |
| 11' | [...]-ta a me-me-ri zu/šu la | ... water of the deserted land |
| 12' | [...] ⸢lu₂⸣-ŋu₁₀ hu-mu-kuš₂-u₃ za-a na-aŋ₂ ; hu-mu-kuš₂-u₃ | ... may the élû-demon be worn out, you should not wear it, |
| o iii | ||
| 1' | [...] ⸢x⸣ [...] | |
| 2' | ⸢x⸣ [...] ⸢x⸣ še ka-[...] | “The ... of the house, the ...(?) of the mouth |
| 3' | ⸢du₆⸣ [...] ⸢x x⸣ ra ⸢e₂ PAD⸣ [...] | The e’edu-house |
| 4' | e₂ ga sa KA-ra zu saŋ [...]-⸢ge⸣ | In the house where milk is to be poured out ... |
| 5' | lugal ša₃-la₂ kur-kur-ra me-en mu-⸢zu⸣ he₂-⸢pad₃⸣-de₃ | I am the king of all the lands, may he find your name! |
| 6' | ša₃-la₂ tuku igi du₈-a ŋal₂-bi mu-zu zi-de₃-eš am₃ | The one who has a šala-demon, the one who sees it - your name is true. |
| 7' | gu₄-bi tur₃-bi-a nam ba-ni-ib-tar-re | Its oxen determine fate in its cattlepen. |
| 8' | ⸢ur⸣-saŋ {d}šul-pa-e₃ tur₃ im-⸢ma⸣-daŋal-⸢la⸣ | The ur-esa temple of Šulpa’e was surrounded by a stall. |
| 9' | udu-bi amaš-bi-a nam ba-ni-ib-tar-re | Its sheep determines a fate in its fold |
| 10' | ⸢u₃⸣ ra ⸢la₂ lugal⸣-ŋu₁₀ amaš im-⸢ma⸣-daŋal-la | The king has carried away the sheepfold |
| 11' | u₄ a-ri-a a ri-hu-tum-ma | “At that time, (when) the river was flooded, |
| 12' | i-a ⸢gin₇⸣ u₄ a-ri-a a ri-hu-tum-ma | “Woe, like a ešētum-bird, a day of wailing, woe, riḫutum! |
| r i | ||
| 1 | i-lu ⸢x⸣ [...] ⸢x x x⸣ | The lament ... the lament |
| 2 | uru₂-me-a gi saŋ-zu i₃-ma-⸢x⸣ [...] | In our city, your reeds are heaped up |
| 3 | {d}a-ru-ru e₂-zu e₂ mah-am₃ | Aruru, your temple is a lofty temple |
| 4 | diŋir mah uru₂-zu uru₂ mah-am₃ | The magnificent Ibir, your city is a magnificent city. |
| 5 | {d}a-ru-ru-⸢am₃⸣ mah-am₃ | Aruru is magnificent. |
| 6 | diŋir mah dam-zu nin mah-am₃ | The magnificent Ibir, your spouse, is the magnificent lady. |
| 7 | e₂-gal keš₃{ki}a eš₃ dili mu-ra-ab-du₇ | The palace of Keš, the single shrine, was perfect for you |
| 8 | še-eb uru₂-šir₃-ka-zu | Your brickwork of Urušir |
| 9 | še-eb a-ra₂-bu-ka-zu | Your brickwork of Arabu |
| 10 | gu₃ i dim-gal-a-zu | Your roaring voice |
| 11 | e₂-mah a-ra₂-bu-zu | the Emah, your prayer |
| 12 | a-sa-al du-a-ta | From the Asal of Dua |
| 13 | ni-mi-mar(SUD₂) du-a-ta | from the Nimi-mar (SUD) Dua |
| 14 | TUG₂-mu-ki-a du-a-ta | After you have put on my hem, |
| 15 | kiši₁₆-kiši₁₆ tur-a-ta | from the small kiši field |
| 16 | kiši₁₆-kiši₁₆ mah-a-ta | from the great cult centers |
| 17 | kiši₁₆-kiši₁₆ di-me-gin₇ šu₂-šu₂-a-ta | From the place where judgments are made, |
| 18 | e₂-gin₇ i-sig₇-sig₇ e₂-gin₇ ⸢i⸣-[...] | Like a house it is reddish, like a temple it is green |
| 19 | e₂-gin₇ i-sig₇-⸢sig₇⸣-ga e₂-gin₇ [...] | Like a house it is yellowed, like an house ... |
| 20 | gu₄ gal-gal mu-ra-za-gin₇ gu₄ ⸢mu⸣-[...] | Like large bulls that you have surrounded, oxen that I have |
| 21 | ⸢šuba⸣ za-gin₃-ta za-gin₇ mu-⸢mar⸣ [...] | The šuba plant, like a lapis lazuli plant, he planted there |
| 22 | [...] da lu₂ ša₃ za-gin₇ ⸢x x⸣ [...] | ... beside a man like you ... |
| 23 | [...]-⸢TE⸣ lu za-gin₇ mu-[...] | ... like you ... |
| 24 | [...]-⸢mu⸣ si-⸢x⸣ [...] | ..., ... ... |
| r ii | ||
| 1 | ša₃-zu ša₃ a-a ma-gid₂-da-ke₄ ⸢ki⸣-bi ha-ma-gi-gi | May your heart, the heart of the father who bore me, return to its E-mountain for me |
| 2 | ama tu-ta a-a di-ta-ke₄ ⸢ki⸣-bi ha-ma-gi-gi | The birth mother, the father who bore him, may it be restored to its place for me. |
| 3 | {d}a-ru-ru ⸢a {d⸣}a-ru-ru | Aruru (is) Ea, aruru |
| 4 | egi₂ zi gal an-na ⸢nin₉ gal⸣ {d}mu-ul-lil₂-la₂ | The true princess of heaven, the great sister of Enlil |
| 5 | {d}a-ru-ru mu-lu ⸢nu-a⸣-ni me-si ⸢nu⸣-a | Aruru, the one of the enu’ea temple, the mesu priestess |
| 6 | {d}a-ru-ru mu-lu zi-ga-ni mar-uru₅ ⸢zi⸣-ga | Aruru, the one who rises, the scepter of Ezidaga |
| 7 | gu₃-da ki ⸢bala⸣ [...] ušumgal šu ⸢x x⸣ nu-a | The voice of the place of the e’ebala-demon |
| 8 | ⸢x x⸣ si-ga ⸢lil₂-la₂⸣ mu ⸢uru₂-zu DU⸣-KA | “The ... of the ... temple, the silent one of Elil, the name of your temple, |
| 9 | ⸢x⸣-bar-ra hur-saŋ-ŋa₂ u₃ ⸢x⸣ KU-⸢NI⸣-a | The ... of the mountain range and the ... temple ... |
| 10 | ⸢nin⸣-bi ŋen gu ŋen ba-an-da-⸢x-x⸣-a | “I am its lady, I am the one who ... |
| 11 | [...] gu u₂ gid₂-gid₂-da-zu e-sir₂-re a-⸢KA⸣ | (Sum) ... your ... that is long, the steppe ... (Akk) The steppe, your long grass ... |
| 12 | [...] erim₂-ŋu₁₀ in-ga-ia₂-ŋu₁₀ in-ga-[...] | ... what he brought to me, what I brought to you |
| 13 | [...] ⸢x⸣ ku₃-ga kin-na suhuš-bi DU-ga-⸢a⸣ | ... the holy ... of the work, its foundation ... |
| 14 | [...] ⸢x⸣ šu bi₂-la₂ ma-ab-du₇ | The ... of the eše-house was perfect for me |
| 15 | [id₂ tu]-ku a-bi nu-⸢na₈-na₈⸣ | The river that flows, its water does not drink |
| 16 | [a-šag₄ tu]-⸢ku⸣ še-bi nu-⸢gu₇-e⸣ | A field that is to be harvested does not eat its grain |
| 17 | [...] ⸢ur₂⸣ saŋ-bi ⸢x⸣ LU [...] | ... the roof-beam ... its foundation(?) |
| 18 | [...]-⸢a ma⸣-al bi₂-⸢in⸣-[...] | ... was there, he was there |
| 19 | [...] ⸢x⸣ [...] | |
| 20 | [...]-⸢ta⸣ | ...-etae |
| r iii | ||
| 1 | [...] ⸢x⸣-gin₇ | ... like a ... |
| 2 | [...] ⸢x⸣-gin₇ | ... like a ... |
| 3 | [...] ⸢x⸣-gin₇ | ... like a ... |
| 4 | [...]-ri-ni a-gin₇ | ... how |
| 5 | [...]-x me-en igi mu-zu | I am ..., your name |
| 6 | [...] ⸢i₃⸣-zu | ... your e’ezu |
| 7 | [...] ⸢i₃⸣-zu | ... your e’ezu |
| 8 | [...] ⸢x⸣ | |
| 9 | [...] mu-⸢KU⸣-na | ... the one who ... |
| 10 | [...] šu-mu-ba | ... in its hand |
| 11 | [...] ⸢x-ma-la⸣ | ... eša-ma-la-e3 |
| 12 | [...] ⸢x⸣ | |
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