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CDLI Literary 000331a OB Catalogue of ershemmas 2 (P355679)
Literary, Old Babylonian · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | CDLI Literary 000331a OB Catalogue of ershemmas 2 |
|---|---|
| ID | P355679 |
| Museum no. | BM 023701 |
| Collection | British Museum, London, UK |
| 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) |
|---|---|---|
| a | ||
| 1 | 3 an u₂-si₄-an-na | 3 (tablets of) "An in the horizon" |
| 2 | 2 su₈-ba-de₃ ta an-ak | 2. The shepherd, what has he done? |
| 3 | 2 i-bi₂ kug a-lu-⸢lu⸣ | 2 (shekels of) silver before Alulu. |
| 4 | 1 ma-a ge-le-ŋa₂ | 1 (litre) |
| 5 | 1 ud-zal-la me-li-e-a | 1. At dawn, in radiance. |
| 6 | 1 i-lu-ke₄ | 1. The lament. |
| 7 | 1 er₂ gig-ga uru₂-⸢na⸣ | 1. The bitter tears of Uru’ena. |
| 8 | 1 šu ir-ra-⸢ŋa₂⸣ | 1 hand, Irra-e23 |
| 9 | 1 a-ra-li a-[...] | 1. Arali |
| 10 | 1 u₃-u₈ a [šag₄-zu] | 1. Woe, alas, your field |
| 11 | 1 aŋ₂-x [...] | 1 (litre) |
| 12 | 2 a [...] | 2 ... |
| 13 | 1 [...] | 1 ... |
| 14 | 1 [...] | 1 ... |
| 15 | 1 [...] | 1 ... |
| 16 | 1 [...] | 1 ... |
| b | ||
| 1 | 1 ⸢dilmun niŋin₂⸣-u₃ [...] | If Dilmun ... |
| 2 | 1 x šag₄ x-x | 1 , field , |
| 3 | 1 x-x-x | 1. ... |
| 4 | 1 x-x-x | 1. ... |
| 5 | 1 ⸢igi⸣ [...] | 1 (tablet of) “Igi-e23 ... |
| 6 | 1 [...] | 1 ... |
| 7 | 1 x-x-x | 1. ... |
| c | ||
| 1 | 1 i-lu šag₄-ŋa₂ | 1 (tablet of) "The lament of the šag-priest" |
| 2 | 1 [x] am₃-ši-ma-al | 1 ... is there |
| 3 | 1 ⸢a e₂⸣-an-na a ŋi₆-par₄ kug | 1. The Eana temple, the water of the holy ŋipar. |
| 4 | 1 [x-x] uru₂-gin₇ ba-ir-ra | 1. ... carried away like a city. |
| 5 | 1 er₂-ra ud mi-ni-ib-zal | 1. She spends the day weeping. |
| 6 | [...]-x er₂-ra a-še-er-ra | ... in tears and wailing |
| 7 | [...]-x-ŋu₁₀-še₃ | to ... |
| 8 | [...] ⸢a⸣ e₂-ŋu₁₀ | ... the temple |
| 9 | [...]-ke₄ | ... ... |
| 10 | [...] ⸢šeš⸣-zu | ... your ... |
| 11 | [...]-x-ŋu₁₀ | ...- |
| 12 | [...]-x-te | ...-te |
| 14 | [...]-ŋu₁₀ | ...-bu |
| 15 | [...]-x-da | ... ... |
| 16 | [... a]-še-er su₃ | ... full of tears |
| 17 | [...] si-si-ig | ... he silenced |
| d | ||
| 1 | 1 er₂ na-mu-ma-al | 1. There is weeping. |
| 2 | 1 ul-e pa-pa-al-ta | 1 (tablet of) “If the sun rises from the horizon’ |
| 3 | 1 aŋ₂ ma-ma-al-la x-x-x | 1 (tablet of) "Woe" ... |
| 4 | 1 u₃-zu-ur₂-bi na-ŋen | 1. Its ziggurat should not be seen. |
| 5 | 1 uru₂ kur-kur ze₂-ba | 1. The sweet city of all the lands. |
| 6 | 1 a-gin₇ til₃-en | 1. How do you live? |
| 7 | 1 im-ma-al-e gu₃-am₃ | 1 (tablet of) "It is there" is shrill. |
| 8 | 2 ŋa₂-e a-še-er-ra | 2 tubs of ašerru-flour |
| 9 | 1 e₂ gul-la ki-bi | 1. The destroyed house, its place. |
| 10 | 1 GIR₃ KU x me-en | 1. I am ... |
| 11 | 1 u₃-u₈ a e₂-ŋu₁₀ a uru₂-[ŋu₁₀] | 1. Woe, oh, the house! Oh, the city! |
| 12 | 1 a-še-er gig-ga-ke₄ | 1. The bitter cry |
| 13 | 1 egi₂ ud a-še-er-ra | 1. Princess of the ašēru day |
| 14 | 3 aŋ₂ ŋa₂-e ŋa₂-e me-en | 3 (tablets of) "Woe, you are" |
| 15 | 1 al-la₂-e-na | 1. Allana |
| 16 | 1 e₂-ta ŋar-ra me-en | 1. I am one who goes out from the house. |
| e | ||
| 1 | [n] aŋ₂ lu₂-ke₄-ke₄-na | n, the wages of the men |
| 2 | [n] gi-er₂-ra bi₂-in-ra | ... he erected a lament |
| 3 | 76 šid-bi | 76, its offspring |
| 4 | er₂-šem₃-ma {d}inana | Eršema of Inana |
| 5 | 1 de₃-im-mar de₃-im-mar | 1 (tablet of) "Let me see, let me see!" |
| 6 | 1 u₃-u₈ ur₅-re gu₃ im-me | 1. Woe, the dog cries out. |
| 7 | 1 e₂(KID) u₃-a-li-a | 1. The house of Ualiya. |
| 8 | 1 kur-ŋar-ra me-ri-zu-še₃ | 1. In the kurbara, at your feet |
| 9 | 1 a UN akkil di-ŋu₁₀ | 1 akkil-plant, diŋu-plant |
| 10 | 1 aratta{ki} kug-ge | 1. Aratta, gold. |
| 11 | 1 u₃-u₈ a bi₂-in-dug₄ | 1. Woe, he poured water. |
| 12 | 7 | 7 (lines) |
| 13 | er₂-šem₃-ma {d}nin-šubur | An eršema of Ninšubur |
| 14 | er₂-šem₃-ma {d}inana u₃ {d}nin-šubur | An eršema of Inana and Ninšubur |
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