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OECT 05, 16 (P345797)
Literary, Old Babylonian, Kish · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | OECT 05, 16 |
|---|---|
| ID | P345797 |
| Museum no. | Ashm 1930-0363b + Ashm 1930-0363i |
| Collection | Ashmolean Museum, Oxford, UK |
| Language | Sumerian |
| Period | Old Babylonian · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE |
| Genre | Literary |
| Find spot | Kish (mod. Tell Uhaimir) |
| Coordinates | 32.5520, 44.5853 |
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 | ||
| 1 | [hu-lu]-⸢a⸣-be₂-eš ⸢eš₃⸣-[bi] ⸢hu⸣-lu-a-⸢be₂⸣-[eš] | “They are destroyed, they are destroyed! |
| 2 | eš₃ e₂-an-na hu-lu-a-be₂-eš | Because of the destruction of the shrine Eanna |
| 3 | ŋi₆-par₄ imin hu-lu-a-⸢be₂⸣-eš | The seven ipars that have been destroyed |
| 4 | ⸢še-eb⸣ kiš{ki} hu-lu-a-⸢be₂⸣-[eš] | The sanctuaries of Kiš that were destroyed |
| 5 | [hur]-saŋ-kalam-ma hu-lu-a-be₂-eš | Its Hursakalama temple is destroyed |
| 6 | ⸢uru₂⸣-me-a an ⸢tu⸣-tu-ub ki bi₂-x-x-x | In our city heaven and earth ... |
| 7 | [...] ⸢ša₃ an-na⸣ KU ⸢šum₂ x⸣ [...] [...] | ... the inside of heaven ... |
| 8 | [...] ⸢i⸣ mu ⸢da⸣ [...] | ... year: “Dae-dae |
| r | ||
| 1' | [...] ⸢x x ša₃ du₈⸣ [...] | ... the ... of the temple ... |
| 2' | [... ga]-ša-an-ŋu₁₀ i-bi₂ kug ma-[...] | ... Gašanbu looked at me with silver |
| 3' | [...] ⸢x x x x⸣ a šu x ta ⸢x⸣ [...] | ... e’e23 |
| 4' | [...] e₂ nu-[tuku]-gin₇ u₄ DI MA/KU še ⸢NE⸣ [...] | ... like one who does not have a house ... |
| 5' | [...] uru₂ nu-tuku-gin₇ eden bar gi₄-⸢gi₄⸣ [...] | ... like one who does not have a city, may the outer steppe be restored |
| 6' | [...] ⸢i-ri⸣-ma nu-tuku-gin₇ NE ŋarza zi-sa₂ | ... like one who does not have a wife, ... rises. |
| 7' | ga-ša-an-ŋu₁₀ ŋi₆-par₄-na AŠ₂ NE ⸢x x x⸣ [...] | Gašanbu of the Ipar |
| 8' | MU-AB-KU-gin₇ e₂ hul-ŋal₂-⸢še₃⸣ en-⸢še₃⸣ mu-x | Like a ..., he ... the house of the evildoer, the en priest |
| 9' | še-ne-eg dili me-er-me-re ⸢x-a⸣-gin₇ še ša nu-uš(UB-)ku-le | Like a single šēnû tree, like a ... tree, it does not eat (anything) |
| 10' | u₂ de₃-ra-lu-lu u₂ ne-eš-me-gu-e | May the plants be abundant for you, may the plants become plentiful for you |
| 11' | ⸢e⸣ de₃-ra-⸢lu-lu⸣ e ne-eš-me-⸢na⸣;-na-⸢e⸣ | May it be abundant for you, may it be plentiful for you |
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