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CDLI Literary 000782, ex. 044 (P345814)
Literary, Old Babylonian, Kish · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | CDLI Literary 000782, ex. 044 |
|---|---|
| ID | P345814 |
| Museum no. | Ashm 1932-0156b |
| 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)
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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) |
|---|---|---|
| obverse col 1 | ||
| 1' | geme2-zu-ur2# [...] | Geme-zur |
| 2' | asz2 a2 zi na-ab-[...] | You should not ... the right arm |
| 3' | a szu nu-gid2-de3 na-an-e3-de3 a2 sza3#-[...] | He should not pour out water that is not long, he should not bring it out(?) |
| 4' | mah-bi nig2 x ba-an-szub-be2 nig2-e ba#?-[...] | Its supreme one abandoned something, he abandoned something |
| 5' | ur5-tuku na-an-bad-e lu2-ba sza-ba-[...] | He should not kill a dog, that man should not ... |
| 6' | sun7-na-da [...]-ga2# | ... with the sun(?) |
| 7' | gi4-in-na du-de3 x [...]-de3 | To go to the maidservant, to ... |
| 8' | ere lu2#-ka# [...] na#-ab-ta-bala-e-de3 | In order not to cross over the cedar of a man |
| 9' | igi du#-[...] x szi-x-x-[...]-e-ne | Before ... |
| 10' | gi#-[...] nam-ba-du8-e | Do not ... reeds |
| 11' | [...] su3#-ga szi-me-szi-ib2-e-ne | ... they will call him by name(?) |
| 12' | [x] nam#-mu-un-gu7-e LU2 bi2-ur3-ur3-re | ... should not eat, the man will tremble |
| 13' | [x]-mu nam-silig nam-mu-ke4 lu2 ki na-us2-sa | ... of strength and strength, the one who relies on the ground |
| 14' | dumu lu2-ra lu2-ra asz2-zu na-an-e3 gis-sal-sze3 bi2-zu-zu | The child of a man, do not leave the man, you know how to reach the poplar. |
| 15' | usu-tuku na-an-usz2-e bad3-szul na-an-gul-e | He should not kill a man, he should not destroy a fortress. |
| 16' | gurusz e na-an-usz2-e erin2#-sze3? na-gur-en | Do not let the young man die, do not turn him into a worker(?) |
| 17' | lu2 eme sig-ga-ke4 igi bala-gin7 szi-sir5-sir5 | The one of the thick tongue, like a bala instrument, sings a song. |
| 18' | igi-a nam-bi-du-de3 sza3 ab-kur2-kur2 | Do not look at me, my heart will change. |
| 19' | lu2-lul-la-ge2 e2-kasz-kam KA nam-tar-tar-re | The one who lies down in the E-kaš, ... fate! |
| 20' | ki nam-nita-ke4 um-ma-ta szu# nam-ku4-ku4-de3 | In order to enter the place of manhood from the mother |
| 21' | ur-sag dili na-nam dili-du3 nu szar2-ra | The hero is indeed a single man, he is not numerous. |
| 22' | {d#}utu# dili na-nam dili-ni lu2 nu-szar2-ra | Šamaš is indeed a single man, his single man is not numerous |
| obverse col 2 | ||
| 1' | [...]-ra#-gu7 e2-gal-la# [...] | ... eats for you in the palace |
| 2' | [...]-zu# e2-zu-sze3 im#-[...] | ... your ... towards your house |
| 3' | dumu-munus-mu ama5-zu-sze3 im-me | "My daughter," she says at your chamber. |
| 4' | kasz nag-a-zu-ne di na-an-e3 | When you drink beer, do not come out! |
| 5' | e2-ta sza3-zu na-an-KA-e# | From the house, do not speak to your heart |
| 6' | an su3-da ki kal-kal-la | In the distant heavens, in the mighty earth |
| 7' | an#-da x x-da-lu-lu-un | ... with An |
| 8' | kur-kur-re zi szi-in-da-pa-an-pa-an | The lands will keep on searching for you. |
| 9' | u4 buru14-sze3 u4 kal-kal-la-sze3 | to the day of harvest, to the precious day, |
| 10' | geme2-gim KU-ga-ab egi-gin7 gu7-a | ... eating like a princess. |
| 11' | dumu-mu geme2-gim ESZ2-ga-ab egi-gim KA-a ur5 in-an#-na#-me-en | I am the child-bearing child of a female slave, a princess ... |
| 12' | asz2 tuku5(TAG)-tuku5(TAG)-ge bar szi-in-dar | “If he slips through the window, |
| 13' | igi-tum3-la2 sag gesz ib2-ra-ra | he had brought before him, and he cut his head. |
| 14' | gu3 mur-ra lu2-lul-la tug2 bir7-bir7-ra | The voice of the mur-demon is a false one, a multicoloured garment. |
| 15' | asz2 di nig2-erim2-e na-de5 sze3-il2-il2 | “It is a case of evil, it is brought to an end! |
| 16' | inim diri u3#-bu#-bu#-ul# u2-lipisz-gig-KA-a | “Excessive words, exalted utterances, |
| 17' | mu gun3#-gun3#-de3 ga-mu-ra-ab-za-az-ge | I want to utter a beautiful name for you |
| 18' | inim szed3-de3-mu he2-gal2#-la#-am3# | It is my uttered word of abundance |
| 19' | a-ra-zu a szed4# sza3#-ge# [...] | The arazu prayer, the cold water of the heart |
| 20' | asz2? di? na-ga2?-DU du11-[...] | “Aš-di-Nag-DU, speak(?) to me |
| 21' | szuruppak DU dumu-ni-ra# [...] | Šuruppak ... for his son |
| 22' | szuruppak# [...] | Šuruppak |
| 23' | zi-u4-su3-ra2 dumu-ni-ra# [...] | Ziusura, her child |
| reverse col 1 | ||
| 1 | esz-kam-ma-sze3 szuruppak{ki} dumu-[...] | For the first time Šuruppak, son of |
| 2 | dumu-mu na-de5-ga#? na [...] | The child(?) ... the nadaga(?) |
| 3 | zi-u4-su3-ra2 inim ga-ra-ab-du11 gizzal [...] | I want to speak a word to Ziusura, a reed fence |
| 4 | na-de5-ga-mu szu bi2-bar-[...] | My nadiŋa prayer was uttered |
| 5 | inim du11-ga-mu na-ab-ta-bala-e-[x] | Do not cross over my spoken word |
| 6 | na-de5 ab-ba nig2 kal-la-am3 x [x] x | The nadītu of the sea, a precious thing ... |
| 7 | dumu egar-ra nig2 nam-mu-ra-ra e-pa5 sze3-im#-x | The child of the scepter who does not bring anything to you(?) ... the sheepfold |
| 8 | sza3 im na-sa10-sa10 ka u4-sar-ra#-[x] | In order to buy clay, in order to ... the mouth of the scribe |
| 9 | |AMA.A.TU| na-ab-sa10-sa10-an u4-lipisz gig# | “If he buys a pregnant woman, the days will be painful. |
| 10 | dumu-gi7 na-ab-sa10-sa10 za3 gar-re us2-sa-[x] | The young man should not buy it, he should not place it at the border |
| 11 | geme2 e2-gal-la na-ab-sa10-sa10 giri3 dur2-bi-sze3 gal2#-gal2#-[la]-am3# | The female slaves of the palace should not be bought, they should be on their way to their seats. |
| 12 | sag#-kur#-ra kur-bi2 im-ta-a-x-[x] | He ... the land of the enemy |
| 13 | [...]-ta# u3-mu-[...] | ... from/by means of(?) |
| 14 | [...] {d}utu# e3#-a#?-asz#? | ... when Utu came out |
| 15 | a hu-[...] x igi-zu-sze3 he2-x-in-du | May he ... water ... before you |
| 16 | e2 nu-tuku# e2-a-ni-sze3 la-ba-du | The one who does not have a house, to his house he did not go |
| 17 | ere nu-tuku# ere#-ni-sze3 la-ba-du | The one who does not have a cedar is not able to go to his cedar |
| 18 | {gesz}ig kur# [...] szu# ba-an-da-us2-sa | The door of the mountain ... was pushed away |
| 19 | U4# [x x]-sze3# la-ba-an-da-ku4-ku4 | ... does not enter ... |
| 20 | [...]-hi-li la-ba-e-da-sun7-na | ... you will not be able to satisfy ... |
| 21 | [...] ki# {d}utu-e3-a | ... the place of Utu-ea |
| 22 | [...] kaskal#?-sze3 na-an-ni-du | ... should not go on a campaign(?) |
| 23 | [...]-x-x-ak-ke4 | ...-akke |
| 24 | [...]-x | |
| reverse col 2 | ||
| 1 | [...]-la# gu2-tar# im#-la2 | He carried ..., he carried gutar |
| 2 | dumu-mu lu2-lul-la za3-si mu-un-sa6-sa6 | The child of the liar makes the lapis lazuli beautiful. |
| 3 | munus bar-szu-gal2-la [x] dur2-bi-sze3 mu-un-du8 | The woman ... sat down in her ... |
| 4 | [x] kurun# na#-an-na-ak-ak# [x] im-su-su-su | He should not eat ..., he should not drink ... |
| 5 | [...] x lu2 [...] | ... a man |
| 6 | [...] mi-ni-ib-dal-dal | ... he wails. |
| 7 | [...] inim# [i3]-szid-e | ... speaks a word |
| 8 | [...]-ra# ga mu-[ni]-ib2#-gu7-e | ... eats milk |
| 9 | x [...] KA-x [...]-gi4# | ... return(?) |
| 10 | bala x ur5-ra szu bi2-gal2 | a reign of ... was established. |
| 11 | e2-e2-a i-in-ku4-[ku4]-ku4 | entered the house |
| 12 | e-sir2 e-sir2-ra gu2 mu-un-gi#-gi-de3 | In order to turn the street into a street(?) |
| 13 | da# ur3#?-ra im-me im-me e3-e3 | She shouts at the side of the roof, she shouts, she comes out |
| 14 | bad3-si bad3-si-a igi mu-szi-x-il2-il2?-e | He looked at the wall of the wall |
| 15 | ki du14-de3 gal2-la-sze3 zi im-x-[...]-RI | To the place where there is argument, ... faithfully |
| 16 | ki mu-szub#-ba a2-za [x x] x im-[x] | The place where he fell, your arm ... |
| 17 | zi x-ge4-esz mu-un-ne?-pa3 im-mi-ni-du11 | He chose him faithfully and spoke to him |
| 18 | [x x]-ke4 x? sza3-hul-gig du12#-du12# | ... uttering a šaḫulgig prayer |
| 19 | [...] x lum-lamx(LUM) mi-ni-ib-za | ... Lumlam ... |
| 20 | [...] a x x in-TAR | ... he removed |
| 21 | [...] x x [...]-tum3 | ... brought |
| 22 | [...]-na2 | ...-na |
| 23 | [...]-DU | ...-DU |
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