RA 019, 184-5 (P355693)
Literary, Old Babylonian, Girsu · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | RA 019, 184-5 |
|---|---|
| ID | P355693 |
| Museum no. | AO 03023 |
| Collection | Louvre Museum, Paris, France |
| Language | Sumerian |
| Period | Old Babylonian · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE |
| Genre | Literary |
| Find spot | Girsu (mod. Tello) |
| Coordinates | 31.5591, 46.1776 |
English translation
By Thureau-Dangin, François · Via Open Richly Annotated Cuneiform Corpus (ORACC) · CC BY-SA 3.0 (ORACC)
| Line | English |
|---|---|
| Obverse [0:1] o 11–o 11 | Oh my brother! ... |
| Obverse [1:2] o 22–o 22 | Oh my brother! ... |
| Obverse [2:3] o 33–o 33 | Oh my brother, son of Gašanmah! |
| Obverse [3:4] o 44–o 44 | I lament for my brother, I lament, I lament in every way. |
| Obverse [4:5] o 55–o 55 | I lament, the song of youthfulness |
| Obverse [5:6] o 66–o 66 | I lament, in crying for the ... man |
| Obverse [6:7] o 77–o 77 | She makes the woes plentyful, she makes the woes plentiful, standing up she makes the woes plentiful, |
| Obverse [7:8] o 88–o 88 | young man, your mother makes the woes plentiful, |
| Obverse [8:9] o 99–o 99 | your mother, Ninhursaŋ, makes the woes plentiful. |
| Obverse [9:10] o 1010–o 1010 | Our Princess in the Emah, the princess makes the woes plentiful. |
| Obverse [10:11] o 1111–o 1111 | Atutur, the minister with hair hanging down makes the woes plentiful. |
| Obverse [11:12] o 1212–o 1212 | My brother, you mother makes the woes plentiful. |
| Obverse [12:13] o 1313–o 1313 | The palace of Keš makes the woes plentiful. |
| Obverse [13:14] o 1414–o 1414 | The brickwork of Irišar makes the woes plentiful. |
| Obverse [14:15] o 1515–o 1515 | The Emah of Adab makes the woes plentiful. |
| Obverse [15:16] o 1616–o 1616 | The brickwork of Adab makes the woes plentiful. |
| Obverse [16:17] o 1717–o 1717 | 'Where shall my son be handed over?' she is saying. |
| Obverse [17:18] o 1818–o 1818 | 'Where shall my son, the Foolish One, be handed over?' she is saying. |
| Obverse [18:19] o 1919–o 1919 | 'Where shall my son, the one I love, be handed over?' she is saying. |
| Obverse [19:20] o 2020–o 2020 | The spouse calls out to her man. |
| Obverse [20:21] o 2121–o 2121 | My brother, rise from your bed, may your mother rejoice over you. |
| Obverse [21:22] o 2222–o 2222 | Your mother, Gašanhursaŋ, may your mother rejoice over you. |
| Obverse [22:23] o 2323–o 2323 | The en-priest, the lord, the great ruler of Adab may he rejoice over you. |
| Obverse [23:24] o 2424–o 2424 | Aširgi, the lord of Keš, may he rejoice over you. |
| Obverse [24:25] o 2525–o 2525 | Atutur, in mourning, may she rejoice over you. |
| Obverse [25:26] o 2626–o 2626 | Damgalnuna, of the Emaḫ, the princess, may she rejoice over you. |
| Obverse [26:27] o 2727–o 2727 | Lisin, the one of liver and heart, may she rejoice over you. |
| Reverse [0:1] r 1r 1–r 1r 1 | Let me hear your sweet lips, |
| Reverse [1:2] r 22–r 22 | let me hear your sweet voice |
| Reverse [2:3] r 33–r 33 | let (my) heart be close to your good looks. |
| Reverse [3:4] r 44–r 44 | Young man, do not let your mother, sit in tears, |
| Reverse [4:5] r 55–r 55 | do not let your mother, Ninhursaŋ, sit moaning, |
| Reverse [5:6] r 66–r 66 | do not let Our Princess, sit (witnessing) your pain, |
| Reverse [6:7] r 77–r 77 | do not let them do "ua!" Rise from your bed! |
| Reverse [7:8] r 88–r 88 | Foolish One, do not let them do "ua!" Rise from your bed! |
| Reverse [8:9] r 99–r 99 | The brother replied to his sister: |
| Reverse [9:10] r 1010–r 1010 | My release, my sister, my release, |
| Reverse [10:11] r 1111–r 1111 | Our Princess, my release, my sister, my release, |
| Reverse [11:12] r 1212–r 1212 | Oh sister, do not speak so much, I am not one who can see. |
| Reverse [12:13] r 1313–r 1313 | Our Princess, do not speak so much, I am not one who can see, |
| Reverse [13:14] r 1414–r 1414 | My mother, Gašanmah, do not speak so much, I am not one who can see. |
| Reverse [14:15] r 1515–r 1515 | In my bed, the dust of the netherworld, the ... lie with me. |
| Reverse [15:16] r 1616–r 1616 | In my sleep, terror, the enemy sits with me. |
| Reverse [16:17] r 1717–r 1717 | My sister, when I lie down and when I do not rise, |
| Reverse [17:18] r 1818–r 1818 | my mother is the one who is anguished(?) over me, may I loosen the silah. |
| Reverse [18:19] r 1919–r 1919 | Gašanhursaŋ is the one who is anguished over me, may I loosen the simlah. |
| Reverse [19:20] r 2020–r 2020 | My sister, stand up, give me my share, the estate of my father. |
| Reverse [20:21] r 2121–r 2121 | My father made the woes over me plentiful, that be my share. |
| Reverse [21:22] r 2222–r 2222 | Let my mother let her hair hang down for me, so that my ribs may lay down. |
| Reverse [22:23] r 2323–r 2323 | May the bride whom my father (chose for me) measure grain for me, so that I may listen to it. |
| Reverse [23:24] r 2424–r 2424 | Acquire a bed for me, (and recite) "Its spirit is blown off." |
| Reverse [24:25] r 2525–r 2525 | Set up the throne, seat the silah. |
| Reverse [25:26] r 2626–r 2626 | Place the clothes on the throne, cover the simlah. |
| Reverse [26:27] r 2727–r 2727 | Make funerary offerings, turn, accept them for me. |
| Reverse [27:28] r 2828–r 2828 | Pour water into the libation pipe, and stir in the dust of the netherworld. |
| Reverse [28:29] r 2929–r 2929 | Pour out the hot soup, let me drink its radiance. |
| Reverse [29:30] r 3030–r 3030 | My sister, alas! Where ...? |
| Reverse [30:31] r 3131–r 3131 | Our Princess ... |
| Reverse [31:32] r 3232–r 3232 | Tears ... |
Transliteration (ATF)
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| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
| obverse | ||
| 1 | a szesz-gu10 [...] | |
| 2 | a szesz-gu10 [...] | |
| 3 | a szesz-gu10 du5-mu ga-sza-an-mah-ke4 | |
| 4 | szesz-gu10 i-lu me-me-me i-lu me-me-me i-lu du3-bi me-me-me | |
| 5 | i-lu me-me-me ser3 na-am2-gurusz-ba | |
| 6 | i-lu me-me-me mu-lu [...] szu ir2-ra | |
| 7 | a ib2-ta-lu-lu a ib2-lu-lu gub-ba a ib2-ta-lu-lu | |
| 8 | gurusz ama-zu a ib2-ta-lu-lu | |
| 9 | ama-zu ga-sza-an-hur-sag-ga2-ke4 a ib2-ta-lu-lu | |
| 10 | egi2-me e2-mah-a egir2-ke4 a ib2-ta-lu-lu | |
| 11 | a-tu-tur lagar3 siki la2-la2-ke4 a ib2-ta-lu-lu | |
| 12 | szesz-gu10 ama-zu a ib2-ta-lu-lu | |
| 13 | e2-gal kesz3{ki}-a-ke4 a ib2-ta-lu-lu | |
| 14 | sze-eb uru-sar-ka a ib2-ta-lu-lu | |
| 15 | e2-mah adab{ki}-a-ke4 a ib2-ta-lu-lu | |
| 16 | sze-eb adab-bu{ki}-ke4 a ib2-ta-lu-lu | |
| 17 | du5-mu-gu10 lu-up-ta-ki-id ma-am3 ib2-gi4 im-me | |
| 18 | du5-mu-gu10 mu-lu-lil ma-am3 ib2-gi4 im-me | |
| 19 | du5-mu mu-lu ki-ag-gu10 ma-am3 ib2-gi4 im-me | |
| 20 | nin9-e szesz-a-ni gu3 mu-un-na-de2-e | |
| 21 | szesz-gu10 ki-nu2-zu zi-ga ama-zu bi2-ri-ib2-la2 | |
| 22 | ama-zu ga-sza-an-hur-sag-ga2-ke4 ama-zu bi2-ri-ib2-la2 | |
| 23 | en u3-mu-un-e ensi2-mah adab{ki}-a bi2-ri-ib2-la2 | |
| 24 | {d}asz-szir-ki u3-mu-un kesz3{ki}-ke4 bi2-ri-ib2-la2 | |
| 25 | a-tu-tur na-ag2-ir2-ra bi2-ri-ib2-la2 | |
| 26 | {d}dam-gal-nun-na e2-mah-sze3 bi2-ri-ib2-la2 | |
| 27 | {d}li9-si4 mu-lu ur5-sza3-ba-ke4 bi2-ri-ib2-la2 | |
| 28 | [...]-zu bi2-ib-la2 | |
| 29 | [...] bi2-ib2-la2 | |
| 30 | [...] bi2-ib2-la2 | |
| 31 | [...] bi2-ib2-la2 | |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | szu-um-du-um isz-isz-da-zu mu bi2-ib2-tuku | |
| 2 | ka-ze2-ba-zu mu bi2-ib2-tuku | |
| 3 | abgal sa6-ga-zu sza3 bi2-ib2-DUB [...] | |
| 4 | gurusz-e ama-zu ir2-ra na-am2-bi2-ib2-tusz-en | |
| 5 | ama-zu ga-sza-an-hur-sag-ga2-ke4 sze-sza4 szu na-am2-bi2-ib2-tusz-en | |
| 6 | egi2-me na-am2-ur5-ra-zu na-am2-bi2-ib2-tusz-en | |
| 7 | u3-a na-am3-bi2-ib-ak-en ki-nu2-zu zi-ga | |
| 8 | mu-lu-lil u3-a na-am3-bi2-ib-ak-en ki-nu2-zu zi-ga | |
| 9 | szesz-e nin9-a-ni mu-na-ni-ib-gi4-gi4 | |
| 10 | szu-bar-mu nin9-gu10 szu-bar-mu | |
| 11 | egi2-me szu-bar-mu nin-gu10 szu-bar-mu | |
| 12 | nin9-e na-am3-mu-ub-du11-du11-en mu-lu i-bi2-du8 nu-me-en | |
| 13 | egi2-me na-am3-mu-ub-du11-du11-en mu-lu i-bi2-du8 nu-me-en | |
| 14 | ama-gu10 ga-sza-an-mah na-am3-mu-ub-du11-du11-en mu-lu i-bi2-du8 nu-me-en | |
| 15 | ki-nu2-gu10 sahar kur-ra-ke4 mu-lu-a-ka-ba bi2-nu2 | |
| 16 | u3-sa2-gu10 mud-e mu-lu-erim2-ba bi2-tusz | |
| 17 | nin9-gu10 mu-nu2-a-gu10 nu-mu-zi-ga-gu10 | |
| 18 | ama-gu10 ma-a ma-ab-la2-da-kam si-la-ah bi2-ib2-tuh | |
| 19 | ga-sza-an-hur-sag-ga2-ke4 ma-a ma-ab-la2-da-kam si-im-la-ah bi2-ib2-tuh | |
| 20 | nin9-gu10 gub-ba e2 ad-da-gu10 ha-la-gu10 zi2-im3-ma-ab | |
| 21 | a-a-gu10 a bi2-ma-ab-lu ha-la-gu10 he2-a | |
| 22 | ama-gu10 siki bi2-ma-ab-la2 ti-gu10 he2-nu2 | |
| 23 | e2-gi4-a ad-da-gu10 sze bi2-ma-ab-la2-e mu-da-am3 ib2-tuku | |
| 24 | mu-nu2 szu-te-ma-ab im-bi ba-bar mu-un-ak | |
| 25 | asz-te gub-i3 si-la-ah tusz-bi | |
| 26 | tug2 asz-te mar-i3 si-im-la-ah dul5-bi | |
| 27 | ninda ki-si3-ga si3-bi gur-bi szu-te-ma-ab | |
| 28 | a a-pa4-sze3 bala-bi sahar kur-ra de2-bi | |
| 29 | utul2 kum2-ma bala-bi me-lam2-bi izi rig7 | |
| 30 | nin9-gu10 me-li-e-a me-e [...] | |
| 31 | egi2-me me [...] | |
| 32 | ir2 [...] | |
| 33 | [...] | |
| 34 | [...] | |
| 35 | nin9 [...] szu nu-bar-ri nu-mu [...] | |
| 36 | [...] szu nu-bar-ri [...] | |
| 37 | [...] | |
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