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VS 24, 004 (P347124)
Lexical, Neo-Babylonian, Babylon · c. 626 BCE–539 BCE
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| Designation | VS 24, 004 |
|---|---|
| ID | P347124 |
| Museum no. | VAT 17103 |
| Collection | Vorderasiatisches Museum, Berlin, Germany |
| Language | Sumerian |
| Period | Neo-Babylonian · c. 626 BCE–539 BCE |
| Genre | Lexical |
| Find spot | Babylon (mod. Bābil) |
| Coordinates | 32.5350, 44.4258 |
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 | ||
| 5 | [i-ri-gal] ⸢irigal⸣ [qab-ru] | Irigal, the mighty one |
| 6 | [mu]-lu lu₂ [a-mi-lu] | a man or a woman |
| 7 | [umun] lugal [...] | Lord, king |
| 8 | [u-mu]-un lugal [...] | lord, king |
| 9 | [u-mu]-un ⸢lugal⸣ ⸢šar⸣-[ru] | Lord king, king |
| 10 | [u]-⸢mu⸣-un-si ensi₂ iš-[šak-ku] | Umunsi, governor of Išvakku |
| 11 | [me]-a-am sipad re-ia-[u₂] | Where is the shepherd of the shepherds? |
| 12 | [su₈]-ba sipad {<MIN(re-ia-u₂)>} | the shepherds of the flock |
| 13 | [mu]{⸢mu⸣}{nu}nu₁₀ unudₓ(|AB₂×KU|) {<MIN(re-ia-u₂)>} | year: “Nabû-šarru-uṣur, king of Assyria, |
| 14 | [mu]{⸢mu⸣}{nu}nu₁₀ unudₓ(|AB₂×KU|) u₂-⸢tul⸣-lu | the year (in which) the ešûm-priest, the cowherd, and the herdsman |
| 15 | [...]-ar engar{en-gar} ik-⸢ka⸣-[ru] | ...-ar, the farmer of Ik-e-ru |
| 16 | [mu]-⸢un⸣-ga-ar engar{{<MIN(en-gar)>}} {<MIN(ik-ka-ru)>} | Mu-e-un-egar, the plowman, ditto |
| 17 | [ku₆]-ma-al gu₂-gal gu-[gal-lu] | large fish, big fish |
| 18 | [a₂ ma]-al a₂ ŋal₂ ša₂-[ru-u₂] | there is labor, the labor of harvesting |
| 19 | [a₂ ma]-al a₂ ŋal₂ ⸢mu⸣-[ʾe-er-ru] | there is labor, the labor of bala of the emû-priests |
| 20 | [še-er] nir [...] | noble one |
| 21 | [še-er]-ma-al nir-⸢ŋal₂⸣ [...] | “It is enough, it is enough! It is sufficient! |
| 22 | [ze₂]-bi-da dugud [...] | With its sweet radiance |
| 23 | [e]-lum alim [...] | Important one, important one |
| 24 | [i]-⸢bi₂⸣-eš-du igištu [...] | he has seen |
| 25 | [kišib]-ma-al kišib-[ŋal₂] [...] | The sealed document, the sealed document |
| 26 | [mu]-un-kud ⸢enkud⸣ [...] | he set up the enkud-vessel |
| 27 | [mar]-mah gudug [...] | Marmaḫ, gudug-priest |
| 28 | [...]-mar x-[...] [...] | ... ... |
| r ii | ||
| 2' | [...] {[ŋeš}niŋ₂-šu]-luh nim-su-[u₂] | ... sulphur, nimsû-stone |
| 3' | [mu]-⸢gi⸣ ŋeš-[gi ...] [...] | “Return, turn back, ... |
| 4' | [eš₂ ma-ze₂]-eb eš₂ ma₂-[gid₂] [...] | The shrine is sweet, the shrine is long |
| 5a' | [...] [...]-x eb-lum | ... bright ... |
| 5b' | PAP-še-er PAP-nir [...] | PAP-šēr PAPnir |
| 6a' | [šu-mu-un]-bur₂ {u₂}numun₂-bur₂ MIN me-[e-bur-ki] | Šumunbur, šammubur, ditto, meburki |
| 6b-7a' | [...] [...] MIN | ... DITTO |
| 7b' | aŋ₂-la₂ {tug₂}niŋ₂-la₂ ṣi-in-[du] | he made a ṣību-garment |
| 8a' | [...] siki sar šar-tum | ... king's wool |
| 8b' | siki sar siki sar x-[...] | wool, sar wool, |
| 8c-9a' | [u₅] [i₃] [šam-nu] | oil of šamnu-plant |
| 9b' | [u₅ ze₂-eb] i₃ dug₃-ga {<MIN(šam-nu)>} ṭa-a-bu | sweet oil and good oil |
| 9c' | u₅-⸢mu⸣ [...] [...] | (Sum) ... ... (Akk) The storm(?) ... |
| 10a' | [...] i₃ li u₂-lu šam-ni | ... oh, my heart! |
| 10b' | aŋ₂-na [...] [...] | His labor ... |
| 11a' | [...] [...] pat-ri | ... a scepter |
| 11b' | še-en saŋ qaq-[qa-du] | ... of the earth |
| 12' | muštug₂ ŋeštug₂ [...] | The one who wears a soiled garment |
| 13' | [...] ŋizzal [...] | “... suckling(?) ... |
| 16a' | [...] [...] [...] | |
| 16b' | ši{si-i} zi [...] | The righteous heart of |
| 17a' | [...] [...] [...] | |
| 17b' | [...] [zi-pa]-⸢aŋ₂⸣ nap-ša-a-tum | ... life-giving rites |
| 17c' | ša₃-[ab] [šag₄] [lib₃-bu] | The heart of the heart |
| 21b' | [ši-in-gi] [zi-in]-gi [ki-ṣal-lu] | šīn-gi, zigi, and kiṣallu |
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