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OrNS 70, 210-211 (P349945)

Lexical, Old Babylonian, unclear · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE

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DesignationOrNS 70, 210-211
IDP349945
Museum no.Anonymous 349945
Collectionanonymous, Canada
LanguageSumerian
PeriodOld Babylonian · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
GenreLexical
Find spotunclear

English translation

Via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative · CDLI (reuse with citation)

LineEnglish
obverse col 1 5'‘long’(?) song
obverse col 1 6'song of gala-ship
obverse col 1 10'song of the cargo boat
obverse col 1 11'song of the happy heart
obverse col 1 12'song of the captured workers
obverse col 1 13'song
obverse col 1 14'high-pitched singing
obverse col 1 15'composer
obverse col 2 4'lungs
obverse col 2 5'to roar
obverse col 2 7'shout, cry
obverse col 2 8'long-necked lyre(?)
obverse col 2 9'equipment, utensils
obverse col 2 11'singer
obverse col 2 12'senior singer
obverse col 2 13'player of string instrument
obverse col 2 14'selected singer
obverse col 2 15'singer of the shrine
obverse col 2 17'singer with a good voice
obverse col 2 18'singer of glorification
obverse col 2 19'singer at the side of the statue
obverse col 2 20'apprentice singer
obverse col 2 21'snake charmer
obverse col 2 22'senior snake charmer
obverse col 2 23'cult singer
obverse col 2 24'great cult singer
obverse col 2 25'apprentice cult singer
obverse col 2 26'junior cult singer
obverse col 2 27'armed cult performer (of Inanna)
obverse col 2 28'martial cult performer (of Inanna)
obverse col 2 29'cult performer
obverse col 2 30'one carrying a neck stock
obverse col 2 31'cult performer
obverse col 2 32'drum player
obverse col 2 33'drum carrier
obverse col 3 1'perfume maker
obverse col 3 2'incantation priest
obverse col 3 3'perfume maker, oil presser
obverse col 3 4'maltster
obverse col 3 6'to pay
obverse col 3 7'weighmaster
obverse col 3 8'merchant
obverse col 3 9'travelling merchant
obverse col 3 10'guarantor
obverse col 3 11'trainee
obverse col 3 12'money lender
obverse col 3 13'artisan
obverse col 3 14'clever, gifted
obverse col 3 15'twister(?)
obverse col 3 16'(prostitute)
obverse col 3 17'fisherwoman
obverse col 3 19'(prostitute)
obverse col 3 22'incantation priestess, exorcist
obverse col 3 24'habitual fornicator
obverse col 3 25'mourner
obverse col 3 26'lesser wife
obverse col 3 27'group of lukur priestesses
obverse col 3 28'lukur-priestess of the journey
obverse col 3 29'prostitute
obverse col 3 30'prostitute wearing sandals
obverse col 3 32'one stationed at the quay
obverse col 3 33'one frequenting the quay
obverse col 3 34'one frequenting the city
obverse col 3 35'one frequenting the levee
obverse col 3 36'one frequenting the arable tract
reverse col 1 1thief
reverse col 1 2assigned work
reverse col 1 3tavern
reverse col 1 4weaver
reverse col 1 5sorcerer
reverse col 1 6(an incantation formula)
reverse col 1 7(an incantation formula), exorcist/incantation priest
reverse col 1 8exorcist/incantation priest
reverse col 1 9exorcist/incantation priest
reverse col 1 10infected by lice
reverse col 1 12mother (?)
reverse col 1 13progenitress
reverse col 1 14barren woman
reverse col 1 15womb
reverse col 1 16to be in labour
reverse col 1 18woman in labor
reverse col 1 19need
reverse col 1 20erection
reverse col 1 21to beget
reverse col 1 22hate
reverse col 1 23malformed birth
reverse col 1 24thief
reverse col 1 25cultically impure person
reverse col 1 26spouse
reverse col 1 27spouse
reverse col 2 1tablet
reverse col 2 2tool for tablet making
reverse col 2 3barley ration
reverse col 2 4oil ration
reverse col 2 5wool ration
reverse col 2 6preparer of sesame oil
reverse col 2 7inspection
reverse col 2 9grow?
reverse col 2 10delivery
reverse col 2 11laborer(s)
reverse col 2 12weeders
reverse col 2 13weak laborer(s)
reverse col 2 14strong laborer(s)
reverse col 2 15reinforcements
reverse col 2 16rented laborers
reverse col 2 17laborers made ready
reverse col 2 18groom
reverse col 2 20groom
reverse col 2 21lame, cripple
reverse col 2 22crippled
reverse col 2 23crippled thigh
reverse col 2 24crippled leg
reverse col 2 25man with single testicle
reverse col 2 26skin disease
reverse col 2 29financial loss
reverse col 2 30planted seed/field?
reverse col 3 1ashes
reverse col 3 2embers
reverse col 3 3flame
reverse col 3 4light, sunlight
reverse col 3 5torch
reverse col 3 6oven
reverse col 3 7brazier
reverse col 3 8glowing ashes
reverse col 3 9flame
reverse col 3 10charcoal
reverse col 3 11flame
reverse col 3 12smoke
reverse col 3 13torch
reverse col 3 14heat of the day,
reverse col 3 15the brightest time of day
reverse col 3 18horizon
reverse col 3 19zenith
reverse col 3 20red horizon
reverse col 3 21silent horizon
reverse col 3 24the whole heavens
reverse col 3 25the distant heavens
reverse col 3 26the evening
reverse col 3 27the middle of heaven
reverse col 3 28the evening

Transliteration (ATF)

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LineATFMachine English (draft)
obverse col 1
1'[x] ha-lam-ma
2'[kesz2]-da
3'[kesz2]-da
4'[kesz2]-da
5'szir3# gid2-da
6'szir3# nam-gala
7'szir3# nam#-geszbun
8'szir3# nam#-erim2-ma
9'szir3# nam#-kesz2-da
10'szir3# ma2-gur8-ra
11'szir3# sza3 hul2-la
12'szir3# gurusz dab5-ba
13'en3-du#
14'en3-du an-na#
15'en3-du-gar-gar#
16'en3-du du11-du11
obverse col 2
1'[x]-x-SI
2'SI#-ak#
3'SI#-x
4'mur#
5'mur sza4
6'A x x [...] x
7'za-[pa-ag2]
8'gesz-[gu3]-di
9'{gesz}[szu]-kar2
10'[gu2 sa] la2
11'nar
12'[nar] gal
13'[nar] sa
14'[nar] pad3-da
15'[nar] esz3-a
16'nar ze2-za
17'nar# gu3 du10-ga
18'nar# ka-silim-ma
19'nar# a2# alan-da
20'nar hal-la-tusz-a
21'musz-lah5
22'musz-lah5 gal
23'gala
24'gala mah
25'gala hal-la-tusz-a
26'gala tur
27'kur-gar-ra
28'sag-ur-sag
29'pi-li-pi-li
30'{gesz}raba gar
31'sag#-ti-rin2
32'{gesz#}balag#-ga2
33'balag# il2-il2
obverse col 3
1'i3#-[ra2-ra2]
2'szim#-[mu2]
3'szim-mu2
4'munu4-mu2
5'ku3-gal2
6'ku3 la2
7'ma-na-la2
8'dam-gar3
9'ga-esz8
10'gab2-gi-en
11'gab2-zu-zu
12'gaszam
13'gaszam
14'gaszam
15'da-ba-ri-ri
16'SAL tilla2
17'SAL szu-ku6
18'SAL bar-szu-gal2
19'SAL suhur-la2
20'SAL ur-a-ak
21'SAL szu-gi4-gi4
22'{munus}ka-pirig
23'SAL ze2-ze2-bar
24'{munus}ga-an-za-za
25'SAL u3-li-li#
26'dam-ban3-da
27'nam-lukur#
28'lukur kaskal
29'kar-kid
30'kar-kid szuhub2 si
31'kar-e-kid?
32'kar-da gub-ba
33'kar# nigin2
34'iri# nigin2
35'eg2 nigin2
36'a-gar3 nigin2
reverse col 1
1gab2-kar
2esz2-gar3
3esz2-dam
4usz-bar
5usz7-zu
6tu6-dug-ga
7ka-tu6-gal2
8ka-pirig
9mumun
10eh# tag-ga
11kuszum4# tag#-ga
12u2-mu-um
13u3-tu
14u3-nu-tu
15zum
16zum
17nam-dumu-zu
18la-ra-ah
19la-ra-ah
20gesz3 zi-zi
21a ri-a
22hul gig
23gesz3 gig# du11-ga
24ni2-zuh
25muzug2
26dam
27dam
28dam-dam
29dam# [gurusz]
reverse col 2
1dub
2dub-dim2-me
3sze-ba
4i3-ba
5siki-ba
6i3-sur
7si-il-la2
8si-il-la2
9si-il-la2
10gurum2
11erin2
12erin2 bur12-ra
13erin2 sig#-ga
14erin2 kal#-ga
15erin2 a2!-dah
16erin2 zu2-kesz2
17erin2 sa-gi4-a
18szusz3
19gu4#!(GA)-ab-sar
20kiri3-dab
21ad4
22ku5-ku5-du
23tuhul ku5
24ib2 ku5
25szir dili
26a-ga-an-tum2
27gin7#-{d}utu
28LUL?-nun
29i-bi2-za
30numun gub-ba
31HI#-ak
32UD-ak
33eden#? tum2-ma#
34eden#? x
35x [...]
reverse col 3
1de3#-dal
2de3-dal
3de3#-dal
4izi#-gar
5izi#-gar
6izi-gar#
7gunni#
8ne#-mur
9ganzer2
10u3#-dub2
11ga-an-ze2-er
12i-bi2#
13sag#-izi#
14an-bar7
15an#-bar7#
16an-bar7 LU-e-na
17bad3 an-bar7
18an-ur2#
19an-pa
20an-ur2# su4-a
21an-ur2 gesz la2-a
22an-ur2 su4!(LAGAR@g) an-ta#?
23an-ur2-e#? su4#!(LAGAR@g) nu-um?-tag#-ga#-ta
24an#-szar2!
25an# su3
26[an]-usan
27[an]-sza3
28[AN]-|GU2xKAK|#
29[{d}u2-su4]-an
30{d}gansis#
31[an-ta]-gal2
32[an-ta]-gal2
33[sag-ku3]-gal2
34{d}lamma#

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