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CLAM 822-4 (P355671)
Literary, Old Babylonian · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | CLAM 822-4 |
|---|---|
| ID | P355671 |
| Museum no. | YBC 16392 |
| Collection | Yale Babylonian Collection, New Haven, Connecticut, USA |
| 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 | i-ni-ma-ni i-lu i-lu [(...)] | His word is woe, woe ... |
| 2 | i-ni mu-li-la i-lu i-lu | His word is a mulila song, a lament. |
| 3 | i-ni a gu-la i-lu i-lu | His word, the great flood, a lament, an ailment. |
| 4 | i-ni-ma-ni i-lu ka-na-ga₂-ka ⸢ši⸣-ku-u₄-gu-ra | His word is the lament of the land |
| 5 | i-ni mu-li-la i-lu ka-ga₂ kiri₃ šu ku-<(...)> | The word of Mullil, the lament of my mouth, the hand of the pure one |
| 6 | i-ni a gu-la i-lu ka-ga₂ ka šu ku-<(...)> | His word is great water, the lament of my mouth is pure mouth |
| 7 | u₄-gin₇ mu-ul-x a ⸢gal⸣-la hu-lu-a si-ge-ta-a | Like a storm ... a flood that destroys the palace |
| 8 | a-⸢sal⸣-le la u-ri-lu-lu-bi hu-lu-a si-ge-ta-a | (Sum) Its awe-inspiring water that cannot be extinguished, it is destroyed (Akk) The esalû-demon, the one who cannot be dispersed, is destroyed |
| 9 | i-ni-ma-ni x u₂ x gi-gi-ra-a u₂-ri-ka ni-x | ... the reedbeds of the city ... |
| 10 | i-ni-mu-li-la u₂-ma-hu a-ra-a u₂-ri-ka ni-x | (Sum) Ini-mulila, the umaḫu priestess of the city, ... (Akk) I-ni-mulila is a ... servant |
| 11 | i-ni-a-gu-la u₂-ma-hu a-ra-a | Ini-agula, the umaḫu priestess, a prayer. |
| 12 | x-ge-da x-x-ta iš ka u₂-ri-ka x-x | ... from the mouth of the city |
| 13 | du-mu-x-da-a a x [x x] x x [x x] x x | Dumu-...dâ |
| 14 | du-ra a-e al-du a [x x] x x [...] | The young man wails, ... |
| 15 | mu-le-el ši-ig-an-zu [umbin] u₂-ri-ni-gi-na-a | Mullil, your scepter is the foundation of Urinigina |
| 16 | u₂-lu-la-a-ku-ku du-ra (x) ri x | I want to sleep ... |
| 17 | am-ri-ni-na-a du-ra (x) ri x | Amrinina ... |
| 18 | e-le-el me-en e-mu x x x x x x x | I am Enlil, the lord ... |
| 19 | u₂-na gu-be₂ x-me-en [...] | I am the one who ... the throne |
| 20 | a-ab-x x [...] | ... ... |
| 21 | du-ur₂-ra x x [...] e mu-na-ab-[x-x] | ... the horizon ... for him. |
| ii | ||
| 1 | [x x] x x a x mu [...] du-ra x [...] | ... ... day ... |
| 2 | x x gi x x x x [...] si-la-ge [...] | ... the street ... |
| 3 | du₅-u₄-mu-mu si-la-ge mu [...] ša-mu mu-[...] | My child in the street ... my heart ... |
| 4 | ki-iš-ki-in {d}inanna si-la-ge mu [...] ša-mu mu-ra-[...] | The foundation of Inanna in the street ... my name for you |
| 5 | ša-ba ŋa₂-ra-a nu-mu-da-al [...] a ba ra mu x [...] | In its midst, there was no ... |
| 6 | ša-ba nir ŋa₂-ra-a nu-mu-da-al [...] a ba ra mu da [...] | In its midst there was no “seizing-of-the-mouth> prayer(?) |
| 7 | e-le-el-me-en x x x [...] x x [...] | I am Ellil ... |
| 8 | e-na-am-ta-⸢ra⸣ [...] | Enamta’e |
| 9 | ku-ru-du ku-ru-[...] | kurudu (is a synonym of) kur[u...] |
| 10 | {d}inanna zi-mu nu-uš-[...] a i-[si ...] | Ištar, the life of the one who does not know |
| 11 | u₄ ba-an-šu-um-ra mi-[...] a i-si [...] | At that time, ... woe ... |
| 12 | x-da-a x pa-aš₂ mi-x i [...] a i-si x [...] | ... ... |
| 13 | [...] x an x x mi-[...] x x | ... ... |
| iv | ||
| 1 | [...] x x x ta da x | ... ... |
| 2 | [...]-ge-en x mu-ši-da-ge-en | I am ..., I am constantly ... |
| 3 | [...] x ni-gar ni-gar-ta | ... by means of a niŋar |
| 4 | [...]-da-ge-da-ge-en si-ri-ši-da (x) en | ... I want to ... with you, lord |
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