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CDLI Literary 002397, ex. 004 (P347183)
Literary, Old Babylonian, Babylon · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | CDLI Literary 002397, ex. 004 |
|---|---|
| ID | P347183 |
| Museum no. | VAT 17071 |
| Collection | Vorderasiatisches Museum, Berlin, Germany |
| Language | Akkadian; Sumerian |
| Period | Old Babylonian · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE |
| Genre | Literary |
| 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) |
|---|---|---|
| [...] ⸢x⸣ [...] | ||
| [...] ⸢per⸣-si-šu-nu ⸢pa⸣-[ra-su ...] | ... their epsīšunu-plants, their prasû-plant | |
| [...]-⸢e⸣-de₃ [...] | ... to go out | |
| [... BUR].⸢GUL⸣{li} at-ma-ši-na ⸢še-ma-a ti⸣-[de-e] | ... I have strewn a libation bowl for you. | |
| [... ša₃]-⸢gu₄⸣-ra eme unud eme ma₂-lah₄ dug₄-dug₄-⸢bi⸣ [...] | For the ... of the oxen-driver, the tongue of the herdsman, (the tongue of) the boatman, its ... | |
| [...] ⸢kul⸣-li-zi MIN u₂-tul-lu MIN ma-la-hi at-ma-ši-na ⸢x⸣-[...] | ... ekullizu-plant, ditto, utullu-plant (and) alaḫi-plant | |
| [...] ⸢ga⸣ a₂-du₃-a₂-du₃-a-bi du₃-a ha-la-ha-la ba a-šag₄ sig₉-ge-de₃ ⸢i₃⸣-[...] | In order to make the ešaŋa and adadû plants flourish, in order to beautify the field(?) | |
| [...] ⸢nik⸣-ka-si pi-qit-tam pa-qa-da a-di ka-la e-pe-ša₂ zi-it-tam za-a-zu ⸢eq⸣-[...] | ... enik-ekasi, the responsibility is entrusted to you, as long as you are free (from obligation) to do (this), eq-e- | |
| [... ki]-ṣir sa-am-me₂-e hi-pi₂ <tim>-bu-ut-ti har-har-ri {ŋeš}za₃-mi₂ {ŋeš}balaŋ-di {ŋeš}har-har [...] | ... sammû-plant, ḫiptu-spurge, harharru-stone, zamu-plant (and) baladi-stone | |
| [...]-šu₂-nu <<nu>>-us-su-ka ti-de-e sur-sur-e-de₃ i₃-⸢zu⸣-[...] | (Sum) ... their ... (Akk) You know how to unravel the secret of the ...(?) | |
| o | ||
| 6' | [...]-⸢tuku⸣ ul aš-mu ina lib₃-bi-ia₂ ul ib-bal-kit šag₄-ŋu₁₀-ta nu-[...] | ... I do not know, in my heart he does not rebel, from the šagbu ... |
| 7' | [...] ⸢at⸣-ta ul taq-ba-a ŠEŠ GAL{u₂} ul u₂-kal-li-man-ni šeš ⸢gal⸣-ŋu₁₀ nu-mu-⸢un⸣-[...] | ... you did not say “It is enough!’, the great hand did not hold me back, I did not see the Great Oval |
| 8' | [... mi-na]-⸢a⸣ i-de-e-ma mi-na-a lu-uq-bi-ka a-na-am₃ ga-mu-⸢ra⸣-[...] | ... what does he know? What should I say to you? Why should I ... for you? |
| r | ||
| 1 | [... mi]-⸢ni⸣-i aš₂-bat a-na-aš [...] | ... what is it that I do? Why ...? |
| 2 | [...] ⸢tak-ta⸣-šad ⸢lit-tu⸣-tu nam-⸢ab⸣-[ba ...] | ... the takta’ešad-plant, the elittu-plant |
| 3 | [...]-⸢x-x⸣ ul ⸢te-re⸣-di nu-⸢x⸣-[...] | ... does not descend, does not ascend |
| 4 | [... si]-ma-ni <tu>-ul-te-ti-iq ud a₂-bi [...] | ... he passed the day, his arm ... |
| 5 | [...] ⸢a⸣-na tap-pe-e-ka ul ta-ra-at-tu-ut an-⸢ta⸣-zu-⸢še₃⸣ [...] | (Sum) ... your companions do not fear you(?) (Akk) You did not fear your companion |
| 6 | [... mu]-du-u₂ ul ⸢x-x⸣-bu-⸢ub⸣ ki gal-zu-⸢ta⸣ [...] | ... who knows nothing, who does not know the place of the great gods |
| 7 | [... e]-li-ka ⸢mar⸣-ṣa-at ⸢x-zu⸣ [...] | ... up to you, the emarsbat ... your ... |
| 8 | [...] ⸢x⸣ [...] | |
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