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JCS 08, 082-3 (P355642)
Literary, Old Babylonian · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | JCS 08, 082-3 |
|---|---|
| ID | P355642 |
| Museum no. | NMC 10051 |
| Collection | Nationalmuseet, Copenhagen, Denmark |
| Language | Sumerian |
| Period | Old Babylonian · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE |
| Genre | Literary |
| Find spot | uncertain (mod. uncertain) |
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) |
|---|---|---|
| i | ||
| 1 | [mi-na]-ši mu-le-el mi-na-ši | How long, Mullil, how long |
| 2 | [du]-ku-ge-en-na-nu-da-an [du]-ku-ge-en-na-nu-da-an me-a an-da-ma-le | I want to lie down with him, but I do not know where he lies down. |
| 3 | kur gal {d}en-lil₂-la₂ me-a an-da-ma-le | Where is the great mountain of Enlil? |
| 4 | an bi-du-ka me-en-ti | (Sum) The heavens, your habitations, are pure (Akk) The earth, your dwellings are pure |
| 5 | ki bi-du-ka su-a i₃-im-du me-a an-da-ma-le | In the place where he built, he grew a sheepfold, where is he going? |
| 6 | i₃-lu a-e i₃-lu a-e a-ši-ir ni-iš-ku-le | Woe, woe! Woe! We will cut off the road! |
| 7 | e-di-ni ir mu-bi i-ši-še | Her young man cried out a lament. |
| 8 | en-du ma-nu-na gi-bi i-ši-⸢še⸣ | The endu priestess of Manuna recite this recitation |
| 9 | mu-bi i-ra i-si-ge-a | Its name is “Alas!’, it is a cry of joy. |
| 10 | [gi]-bi i-ra i-si-ge-a | Its reeds tremble in tears. |
| 11 | gi-bi i-ši-še | Its reed |
| ii | ||
| 1 | mi-na-še mi-na-še | How long, how long? |
| 2 | mu-le-el mi-na-še | Mullil, how long? |
| 3 | kur gal a-a {d}en-[lil₂]-la₂ mi-na-še | The great mountain, father Enlil, how long? |
| 4 | sa-pa sa-gi-ki-ga mi-na-še | How long will the shepherd of Sagikiga |
| 5 | gu sa-an-zu-a du bi-du-la | You have poured out a libation of your own accord. |
| 6 | gu-zi u₂-ra bi-ni-ŋa₂-ra | for the throne-bearer who ... in the city |
| 7 | ša [su]-ta mu-na-ka ša-pa u₂-ga-e | The one who has sworn by the name of his father, the one who swore by his name |
| 8 | u₂-ga-e i-ni-im mu-li-la-ke | The ug priestess, the one of Mullil, |
| 9 | el-lu-um lu sa-a-an-du na-am-ta-ba-ra-e | “Let the elû-demon be a sāndu-disease for me! |
| 10 | a-a mu-le-el ka-na-da gi-u₂ | Father Mullil, return to the land! |
| 11 | ša ki-u₂ ša ki-u₂ | That which is true, that which is false |
| 12 | mu-le-el ša ki-u₂ | Mullil, who is true |
| 13 | i-ni-ra tu-ku-a | “Inira, Tukû, |
| 14 | [ša] ⸢hu⸣-mu hu-mu | of Aḫūmu ḫumu |
| 15 | [mu-lu ši]-⸢iš⸣-ku-ra-ka | Whoever in the future, at any time |
| 16 | [...] mu-na-be₂ | ... says to him |
| r i | ||
| 1' | [...] x x | |
| 2' | [... ti]-in-zi-zi | ... you rise up. |
| 3' | [...] ni-ib-ru du-ra-an-ki-ra-ka | ... of the Nibru of Urankira |
| 4' | a-li-ma-ha a-li-ma-ha nu le-el-di ti-in-zi-zi | “Alas, the alimaḫ-demon is not evil, you rise up! |
| 5' | i-ni-ma₃-ni-lu i-ni-ma₃-ni-lu i-lu | She sings, she sings. |
| 6' | x-du-e ga-am-du | ... I want to go. |
| 7' | mu-li-li-⸢ra⸣ mi-ri-še ga-mu-x | I want to ... to Mullil. |
| 8' | i-a-lu i-a-lu | Woe, woe! |
| 9' | [x] x x šu-mi-še ga-am-du | ... his hand I want to say |
| 10' | [x]-⸢pa⸣-ar x x x x | ...epar ... |
| 11' | ga-am-du mu-li-le | I want to go, Mullil! |
| 12' | mi-ri-ni ga-mu-<(...)> | I want to ... his feet |
| 13' | mi-ri-ni-iš ga-tuš NAM | mīrāniš (means) to sit down. |
| 14' | [...] x x x x x | |
| 15' | [x]-ra-ni ga-ba-da-NI | I want to ... his |
| 16' | x-si-bi ga-mu-[...] | I want to ... its ... |
| 17' | e-lu a ku a ku | Woe, ah! ... |
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