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Fs Sachs 249-250 (P355680)
Literary, Old Babylonian, unclear · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | Fs Sachs 249-250 |
|---|---|
| ID | P355680 |
| Museum no. | BM 096679 |
| Collection | British Museum, London, UK |
| Language | Sumerian |
| Period | Old Babylonian · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE |
| Genre | Literary |
| Find spot | unclear |
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) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | me im-ma-an-mar me-me im-ma-an-mar | He made me tremble, he made me cry. |
| 2 | nu-nuz ma-ra me im-ma-an-ŋar me-me im-ma-an-mar | The woman approached me, she looked at me. |
| 3 | a-lum-e me im-ma-an-mar me-me im-ma-an-mar | The important one saw me, he saw me. |
| 4 | u₃-mu-un-e {d}mu-ul-lil₂-e a-a ka-na-aŋ₂-ŋa₂-ka | Lord Enlil, father of the land |
| 5 | ga-ša-an-an-na ma-ra me-me im-ma-an-mar | For Gašanana he made me tremble. |
| 6 | mu-gib₃ an-na ga-ša-an-an-na-ke₄ | Mistress of heaven, Gašanana |
| 7 | kur gul-gul ga-ša-an e₂-an-na-ke₄ | Destroyer of mountains, lady of the Eana |
| 8 | an dub₂-ba ga-ša-an ŋi₆-par₂-ra-ke₄ | The one who makes heaven tremble, the lady of the Ipar |
| 9 | lu-lu-na ga-ša-an tur₃ amaš-a-ke₄ | Luluna, the lady of the cattlepen and sheepfold |
| 10 | a-a {d}mu-ul-lil₂ uru₂-ŋa₂ me-me im-ma-an-mar | Father Enlil, he was greeted in the city. |
| 11 | uru₂-ŋa₂ ki unug{ki}ga [e₂-an-na-ta] me-me im-ma-an-mar | In the city, in Uruk, from the Eanna he made a noise. |
| 12 | zabalam{ki}[a gi-gun₄]-na-ta me-me im-ma-an-mar | In Zabalam, from the Giguna he was struck with awe. |
| 13 | nibru{ki}a [bara₂-dur₂-ŋar-ra-ta] me-me im-ma-an-mar | From the dais of Nippur he made a noise. |
| 14 | uri₂{ki}[ma e₂-dilmun-na-ta] me-me im-ma-an-mar | In Ur, from the Edilmuna he was struck by a storm. |
| 15 | e₂-⸢kiš⸣-[nu-ŋal₂ e₂ {d}nanna-ta me-me] im-ma-an-mar | From the E-kiš-e-nu-bal, the house of Nanna, he was greeted. |
| 16 | a-[ga-de₃{ki}a e₂-ul-maš-ta] me-me im-ma-an-mar | In Agade, from the Eulmaš he made a noise. |
| 17 | ⸢uru₂⸣-[ŋa₂ me im-ma-an-mar me-me] im-ma-an-mar | He surrounded the city with divine powers, he surrounded it with cosmic powers. |
| 18 | me-[e uru₂-ŋa₂ e₂-ŋu₁₀ da-am₃-šub me-še₃] da-am₃-di | I want to enter the city, the house of the cattlepen, but I do not know where to go. |
| 19 | ⸢unug⸣{[ki}ga e₂-an-na da-am₃]-šub me-še₃ da-am₃-di | I want to lay claim to the E-ana in Uruk, I want (to lay claim) to the divine powers |
| 20 | [zabalam{ki}a gi-gun₄-na da-am₃-šub me]-še₃ da-am₃-di | In Zabalam, I want to stand at the “Giguna"(?) - where can I go? |
| 21 | [nibru{ki}a bara₂-dur₂-ŋar-ra da-am₃-šub me-še₃] da-am₃-di | In Nippur, I want to stand at the dais, I need to go to the water. |
| 22 | [uri₂{ki}ma e₂-dilmun-na da-am₃-šub me-še₃ da]-am₃-di | I want to stand in Ur, in the Edilmuna temple, where can I go? |
| 23 | [e₂-kiš-nu-ŋal₂ e₂ {d}nanna] da-am₃-šub [me-še₃ da]-am₃-di | I want to enter the E-kiš-nu-bal, the temple of Nanna, and I will go to the sea. |
| 24 | [a-ga-de₃{ki}a e₂-ul-maš da]-am₃-šub [me-še₃ da]-am₃-di | In Agade I want to stand at the Eulmaš temple, in the mes(?) I want (to) go |
| 25 | [uru₂-ŋa₂ e₂-ŋu₁₀ da-am₃-šub me-še₃ da]-am₃-di | Place it in the city, in the house of cattle, I want to go there! |
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| 29 | eš₂-dam-ŋa₂ ... | Ešdamba |
| 30 | e₂-x ad-da-ŋa₂ gi₄-in-me-a-aš-bi al-e₃-de₃-eš | They are going to the house of the father as slaves |
| 31 | mu-gib₃ an-na ŋen e-en da-am₃-huŋ | The mugib priestess of heaven, how is it that you rejoice? |
| 32 | a-a-ŋu₁₀ u₆ ga-e-du₁₁ e₂-e ga-ša-an-bi-ta | I want to marvel at the father, but at the house of its lady |
| 33 | {d}mu-ul-lil₂ u₆ ga-e-du₁₁ e₂-e ga-ša-an-bi-ta | Enlil, I want to admire you, from the house of its lady |
| 34 | me-e me-a e₂-ŋu₁₀ ma-ra du₁₁-ma-ab | I, where is the house? Speak to me! |
| 35 | nu-nuz ka-na-aŋ₂ niŋin e₂-ŋu₁₀ ma-ra du₁₁-ma-ab | Speak to me, the nuz-priestess of Kanāya: |
| 36 | uru₂ til₃-la-ŋu₁₀ me-a ma-ra du₁₁-ma-ab | City, where is it that you live? Tell me! |
| 37 | e₂ ni₂ dub₂-ŋu₁₀ me-a ma-ra du₁₁-ma-ab | Say to me, where is the house where one trembles? |
| 38 | {d}mu-ul-lil₂ du₅-mu-zu ŋen e₂-ŋu₁₀-a ma-ra du₁₁-ma-ab | Enlil, your child, the lord of the E-bu’a, say to me: |
| 39 | mu-gib₃ niŋir-si-zu ŋen e₂-ŋu₁₀ me-a ma-ra du₁₁-ma-ab | Mugib priestess, your ..., lord of the storehouse, where are you going? Speak to me! |
| 40 | ga-ša-an-an-na aŋ₂ ša₃-ga-zu ŋen e₂-ŋu₁₀ me-a ma-ra du₁₁-ma-ab | Gašanana, your heart's desire, lord of the storehouse, where is it? Speak to me! |
| 41 | e₂-ŋu₁₀ me-a e₂ ambar si-ig-ŋu₁₀ me-a ma-ra du₁₁-ma-ab | Where is the house, the house of the open marshes, where is it? Speak to me! |
| 42 | e₂ dam nu-til₃ ŋen e₂ du₅-mu-še₃ nu-um-di-en | The house is no longer alive, I do not go to the house of my child. |
| 43 | ga-ša-an-an-na ŋen e₂ dam nu-til₃ ŋen e₂ du₅-mu-še₃ nu-um-di-en | Gašanana, lord, the house of the spouse is no longer alive, you do not go with your child to the house. |
| 44 | mušen ZUM i₃-tuku me-e ZUM-ŋu₁₀ sag₂ di | (Sum) The snake has a stinging sting, (Akk) I am the snake that stings |
| 45 | ku₆-e a-sur-ra-na na₂-a me-e ki sahar-ŋu₁₀ nu-um-ma-al | The fish lies down in his meadows, I do not have earth to eat. |
| 46 | ur-re i-dib gurum-ma me-e i-dib nu-tuku | The enemy passes by, but I do not pass by. |
| 47 | gu₄ e₂-tur₃ i₃-tuku me-e e₂-tur₃ nu-tuku | The ox has the cattlepen, I have no cattlepen. |
| 48 | ab₂-e ki-tuš i₃-tuku me-e ki-tuš nu-tuku | The cow has a dwelling place, I have no dwelling place. |
| 49 | u₈-e amaš i₃-tuku me-e amaš nu-tuku | The ewe has a sheepfold, I have no sheepfold |
| 50 | maš₂-anše ki geš-nud i₃-tuku me-e ki geš-nud nu-tuku | The goat has a bed, but I have no bed |
| 51 | nu-nuz ŋen mu-lu er₂-ra še ša₄ gaba sag₃-ga ŋen | “I am the woman, the one who weeps, I am the one whose chest is shaken. |
| 52 | er₂-šem₃-ma {d}inana | Eršema of Inana |
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