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CDLI Literary 000331b OB Catalogue of ershemmas 3 (P355678)
Literary, Old Babylonian · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | CDLI Literary 000331b OB Catalogue of ershemmas 3 |
|---|---|
| ID | P355678 |
| Museum no. | BM 023771 |
| Collection | British Museum, London, UK |
| Language | Sumerian |
| Period | Old Babylonian · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE |
| Genre | Literary |
| Find spot | uncertain (mod. uncertain) |
Transliteration (ATF)
From Open Richly Annotated Cuneiform Corpus (ORACC) · CC BY-SA 3.0 (ORACC default); per-file JSON license fields say: This data is released under the CC0 license (133618)
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) |
|---|---|---|
| o i | ||
| 1 | 3 an-e {an}usan(|GU₂.AN|)e | The 3rd, heaven was eclipsed. |
| 2 | 1 su₈-ba-de₃ ta an-ak | 1. The shepherd, what has he done? |
| 3 | šag₄ diš dub | A tablet of |
| 4 | 1 i-bi₂ kug a-lu-lu šag₄ kug a-še-er su₃ | 1. The pure face, alulu, the pure heart, full of tears. |
| 5 | 1 aŋ₂ mu-lu-ke₄ en-na | 1. The labor of the man - how long? |
| 6 | 1 na-aŋ₂ dam-a-na gig-ga | 1. Naya, her spouse is bitter. |
| 7 | 2 aŋ₂-ŋa₂ ŋa₂-e me-en | 2 (tablets of) "How much is my labor?" |
| 8 | 1 aŋ₂ ma-ma-al-la aŋ₂ nu-zu-a | 1. There is nothing, there is nothing. |
| 9 | 1 šag₄-zu a-gin₇ du₃ | 1. How did your heart come to this? |
| 10 | 1 ul-e pa-pa-al-ta | 1 (tablet of) “If the sun rises from the horizon’ |
| 11 | 1 a e₂-an-na | 1. Ay, the Eana. |
| 12 | 1 a-gin₇ til-en | 1. How long until you finish? |
| 13 | 10 šag₄ 1 dub | 10 grass-fed emmer(s), 1 tablet |
| 14 | 1 aŋ₂ lu₂-ke₄ en-na | 1. The wages of the man - how long? |
| 15 | 1 na-aŋ₂ dam-a-na gig-ga | 1. Naya, her spouse is bitter. |
| 16 | 2 aŋ₂-ŋa₂ ŋa₂-e me-en | 2 (tablets of) "How much is my labor?" |
| 17 | 1 aŋ₂ ma-ma-al-la | 1 (tablet of) "Woe is there" |
| 18 | 1 šag₄-zu a-gin₇ du₃ | 1. How did your heart come to this? |
| 19 | 1 ul-e pa-pa-al-ta | 1 (tablet of) “If the sun rises from the horizon’ |
| o ii | ||
| 1 | 1 i-bi₂ kug a-lu-lu šag₄-zu a-še-er su₃ | 1. The pure eye, alulu, your heart is full of tears. |
| 2 | 1 er₂-ra ud mi-ni-in-zal | 1. She spends the day weeping. |
| 3 | 1 ŋa₂-e a-še-er-ra | 1. The ašēru priest |
| 4 | 1 er₂ na-mu-un-ma-al | 1. There is weeping. |
| 5 | 1 e₂-ŋu₁₀ uru₂-ŋu₁₀-še₃ | 1 (tablet of) "House, to its city" |
| 6 | 1 buru₅{mušen} lil₂-la₂-am₃ buru₅{mušen} lil₂-la₂-am₃ gul-e | 1 bird is a ghostly bird, the bird is an evil ghost. |
| 7 | 1 ki-sikil a šeš-zu | 1. Young woman, alas, your hand. |
| 8 | 14 šag₄ 1 dub | 14 grass-fed emmer(s), 1 tablet |
| 9 | 1 an-e usan(|GU₂.AN|)e | 1. The sky, at sunrise. |
| 10 | 1 ŋuruš dab₅-ba | 1 female kid seized, |
| 11 | 1 am an-edin-na | 1. Wild bull of the high steppe. |
| 12 | 1 ka-na-aŋ₂ šeš-a-na-še₃ | 1 Kanaya, for Šešanna |
| 13 | 1 ki-sikil tilla₂(|AN.AŠ|)a šeš-zu bar-ra | 1. The maiden of the market, your hand outside |
| 14 | 1 u₂-saŋ-ŋa₂ nu-mu-un-til₃-le-na | 1. They who do not live in the grass. |
| 15 | 1 am u₂-saŋ-ŋa₂ | 1. Wild bull of the grass. |
| 16 | 1 kug šag₄-ga na-aŋ₂-ir-ra | 1 šagŋa silver ... |
| 17 | 1 er₂-re a-še-er-re e-ne ba-an-ku₄-ku₄ | 1. She enters with tears and wailing. |
| 18 | 1 tum₁₂{mušen} a-še-er su₃ | 1. The eagle, full of wailing. |
| 19 | 10 šag₄ 1 dub | 10 grass-fed emmer(s), 1 tablet |
| 20 | 1 e-en gig-ga-bi | 1. How bitter it is! |
| 21 | 3 tilla₂(|AN.AŠ|)a gam-ma-ni | 3 full-grown tillers |
| 22 | 1 igi sila mu-un-di | 1. She goes in front of the street. |
| r i | ||
| 1 | 1 ur-ra lugal-bi-ir | 1. For the dog, Lugal-bir. |
| 2 | 1 u₃-u₈-a šag₄-zu | 1. Woe, your heart! |
| 3 | 1 tum₁₂{mušen} a-še-er su₃ | 1. The eagle, full of wailing. |
| 4 | 1 ama-gan dumu šub-šub | 1 female child, suckling |
| 5 | 1 u₃-u₈ ur₅-re gu₃ im-me | 1. Woe, the dog cries out. |
| 6 | 1 gu₃ u₃-u₈-a bi₂-in-dug₄ a-še-er-ra ba-dah | 1. He uttered a cry of woe, he was carried away in tears. |
| 7 | 11 šag₄ 1 dub | 11 grass-fed emmer(s), 1 tablet |
| 8 | 1 u₃-u₈ mu-un-ak | 1. The ewe did it. |
| 9 | 1 e₂ gul-la ki-bi | 1. The destroyed house, its place. |
| 10 | 1 ma-ra e₂ zi-ŋu₁₀ | 1. For me, the true house. |
| 11 | 1 tumu kur-ra šeŋ₃-ŋa₂ | 1 (tablet of) "The wind in the mountain" |
| 12 | 1 ud gig-ga mu-un-zal | 1. She spends the day in bitterness. |
| 13 | 1 e₂-kur-re še am₃-ša₄ | 1. The Ekur groans. |
| 14 | 1 u₃-a e-ne-eŋ₃-ŋa₂-ni | 1. Oh, his word. |
| 15 | 1 ud-de₃ a ud-de₃ a | 1. The storm, woe, the storm - woe! |
| 16 | 1 uru₂ a-še-er-re en₃-še₃ ba-gul-e | 1. The city that has been plundered is being destroyed. |
| 17 | 1 e-ne-eŋ₃-ŋa₂-ni ki mu-dub₂ | 1. He smote the earth. |
| 18 | 1 e₂ u₃-a-li-a | 1. The house of Ualiya. |
| 19 | 1 kur-ŋar-ra me-ri-zu-še₃ | 1. In the kurbara, at your feet |
| 20 | 1 a akkil di-ŋu₁₀ | 1. Ay, akkil of Ibbu. |
| 21 | 1 ki-sikil gi du-ru | 1. The young woman, the reed bundles. |
| 22 | 1 šu pe-el en | 1 hand, defiled, lord |
| 23 | 15 šag₄ 1 dub | 15 grass-fed emmer(s), 1 tablet |
| r ii | ||
| 1 | 1 an-e usan(|GU₂.AN|)e | 1. The sky, at sunrise. |
| 2 | 1 ŋuruš dab₅-ba | 1 female kid seized, |
| 3 | 1 am an-edin-na | 1. Wild bull of the high steppe. |
| 4 | 1 am u₂-saŋ-ŋa₂ | 1. Wild bull of the grass. |
| 5 | 1 kug šag₄-ga na-aŋ₂-in-ra | 1 šagg-silver ... |
| 6 | 1 tum₁₂{mušen} a-še-er su₃ | 1. The eagle, full of wailing. |
| 7 | 6 šag₄ 1 dub | 6 grass-fed barley(s), 1 tablet |
| 8 | 1 su₈-ba [...] | 1. The shepherd |
| 9 | 1 su₈-⸢ba⸣ [...] | 1 ... shepherd |
| 10 | 1 su₈-⸢ba⸣ [...] | 1 ... shepherd |
| 11 | 1 su₈-[ba ...] | 1. The shepherd ... |
| 12 | 1 kug ⸢šag₄⸣-[ga na]-aŋ₂-in-ra | 1 silver šag-ega vessel |
| 13 | 1 ma-e di-x na-nam | 1. I ... indeed. |
| 14 | 6 šag₄ 1 dub | 6 grass-fed barley(s), 1 tablet |
| 15 | 1 AŠ u₃-mu-un niŋin-u₃ | 1 (litre) |
| 16 | 1 sim{mušen} tur-ra na-nam | 1 small snake is indeed |
| 17 | 1 ma-gur₄ gu₄-nu₂ | 1 fat-tailed ox, |
| 18 | 1 u₃-u₈ u₃-u₈ | 1. Woe, woe! |
| 19 | 1 u₃-u₈ e₂-gi₄-a | 1. Woe, bride! |
| 20 | 1 a zi-ŋu₁₀ a₂-ŋu₁₀ | 1. Ay, zībû, ay! |
| 21 | 1 u₃-u₈ a šag₄-zu | 1. Woe, alas, your field |
| l.e. | ||
| 1 | 7 šag₄ 1 dub | 7 grass-fed barley(s), 1 tablet |
| 2 | er₂-šem₅-ma diŋir-re-e-ne | Eršema of the judges |
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