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ASJ 20, 215-216 (P349861)
Lexical, Old Babylonian, unclear · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | ASJ 20, 215-216 |
|---|---|
| ID | P349861 |
| Museum no. | BM 054712 |
| Collection | British Museum, London, UK |
| Language | Sumerian |
| Period | Old Babylonian · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE |
| Genre | Lexical |
| Find spot | unclear |
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) |
|---|---|---|
| tablet col 1 | ||
| 1' | [...] x | |
| 2' | [...] x | |
| 3' | [...] x | |
| tablet col 2 | ||
| 1 | [gu2]-TAR [...] | GuTAR ... |
| 2 | [gu2] ki-sze3# [la2] {{%a sza-ab-su2}} | the neck to the ground is twisted |
| 3 | [gu2] ki-[...] | The neck on the ground |
| 4 | gu2# szub-ba# {{%a sza-ab-su2}} | the neck of a fallen man |
| 5 | gu2-bala {{%a e-ru-tum}} | a throne-bearer |
| 6 | gu2-bala | |
| 7 | gu2-giri3 {{%a pi2-ir-s,um}} | |
| 8 | gu2#-zal | |
| 9 | [gu2] me-ri-ni {{%a ek-s,um}} | the neck of his foot is swollen |
| 10 | [gu2] zil {{%a [sa]-la-du}} | (a kind of weed) |
| 11 | [gu2] me-er-me-ri {{%a ha-na-bu}} | the bank of the Mermēri canal |
| 12 | [gu2]-me#-ze2 {{%a ha-ni-nu}} | may the gumēze trees be planted |
| 13 | [gu2] zig3#-ax(GA) | raised neck |
| 14 | [gu2] la2#-a | deficit |
| 15 | [...]-a | ...-a |
| 16 | [...]-a#? | ...-a |
| tablet col 3 | ||
| 1' | a-[...] | A-... |
| 2' | a-ra2 [...] | For how long ...? |
| 3' | a sig-[ga] | low-quality water |
| 4' | a kar-ra# | water of the quay |
| 5' | a kar-ra#? | water of the quay |
| 6' | a kar-ra gal2-la | water that is at the quay |
| 7' | a gub-ba | standing water |
| 8' | a gub-ba {{%a ni-hu-tum}} | water stationed, Nihutum |
| 9' | a de2-a | to be poured out |
| 10' | a de2-a {{%a bi-il me-e}} | I, who carry water, |
| 11' | a de2 | water to drink |
| 12' | [a] nu-de2 | no water to drink |
| 13' | [a] du11-ga {{%a szi-qi2-tum}} | water poured out |
| 14' | [...] x {{%a szu-ni-qu3}} | ... šuniqu |
| 15' | [...] x | |
| reverse col 1 | ||
| 1' | [...] x | |
| 2' | [...] x | |
| 3' | a-pa5 la2 | apa loan |
| 4' | a-sur-ra gal | the great border |
| 5' | a-sur-ra sig | the lower side of the border |
| 6' | a-ba!(ZU) szu!(BA) TU-TU {{%a sa3-pi2-ru-tum}} | Who ... the sapirūtum |
| 7' | a su3-ra2 {{%a ru-qu2-tum}} | long-lasting water |
| 8' | a su3-ra2 {{%a ne!-su-tum}} | long-lasting water |
| 9' | a bad-ra2 | to the river bank |
| 10' | a an-za3 nu-zu | water that does not know the sky |
| 11' | a {d}utu nu-zu | water that does not know Utu |
| 12' | nig2-gur11 | property |
| 13' | nig2 lugal | that of the king |
| 14' | nig2-gur11 lugal | the royal property |
| 15' | nig2-gur11 lugal | the royal property |
| 16' | nig2-gur11 lugal | the royal property |
| 17' | nig2-erim2 | evil |
| 18' | nig2-a2-zig3# | |
| 19' | nig2-a2-[...] | rations |
| 20' | nig2-a2-x [...] | ... gift(?) |
| 21' | nig2-[...] | ... things |
| 22' | nig2-[...] | ... things |
| reverse col 2 | ||
| 1' | [...] x | |
| 2' | [...]-la | ...-la |
| 3' | [...]-GABA | ... breast |
| 4' | [nig2]-dirig# | a kind of thing |
| 5' | [nig2]-dirig gu3 di {{%a hi-sze-eh-tum}} | a scepter of shouting and clamour |
| 6' | [nig2] hibis-hibis | that which has been plundered |
| 7' | [nig2] sze6-ga2 | that of my supplication |
| 8' | [nig2] nu-sze6-ga2 | that which is not sweet |
| 9' | nig2# gu2 gar-ra | that which is placed |
| 10' | nig2# gaba gar-ra | that which is placed on the chest |
| 11' | nig2 dugud | heavy goods |
| 12' | nig2-gal-gal | the great things |
| 13' | nig2-gu-la | |
| 14' | nig2-zal-la | a kind of thing |
| 15' | nig2-gar3-|GA2xX|# | (a kind of container) |
| 16' | nig2-tuku | possessions |
| 17' | nig2 nu-tuku | that has no claim |
| 18' | [nig2]-tuku-tuku | possessions |
| 19' | [nig2]-gu7 {{%a [u2]-kul2-tum}} | food of the kultum plant |
| 20' | [...]-gu7 | ... eat |
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