Fs Kraus 134-135 (P355696)
Literary, Old Babylonian · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | Fs Kraus 134-135 |
|---|---|
| ID | P355696 |
| Museum no. | BM 029633 |
| Collection | British Museum, London, UK |
| Language | Sumerian |
| Period | Old Babylonian · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE |
| Genre | Literary |
| Find spot | uncertain (mod. uncertain) |
English translation
By Kramer, Samuel N. · Via Open Richly Annotated Cuneiform Corpus (ORACC) · CC BY-SA 3.0 (ORACC)
| Line | English |
|---|---|
| Obverse [0:1] 11–11 | O child-bearing mother, O her child! O child-bearing mother. O her child! |
| Obverse [1:2] 22–22 | O child-bearing mother, mother Lisin! O child-bearing mother. O her child! |
| Obverse [2:3] 33–33 | She does not drink water from her waterskin, [she is overcome] by thirst. |
| Obverse [3:4] 44–44 | There is no bread in her bag, [she is overcome] by hunger. |
| Obverse [4:5] 55–55 | She does not see her child she is exhausted by sorrow. |
| Obverse [5:6] 66–66 | The lady does not see her child, she is exhausted by sorrow. |
| Obverse [6:7] 77–77 | Bitter, the food; bitter, the food! I cannot eat your bitter (food)! |
| Obverse [7:8] 88–88 | Your belt - there is a belt - I did not loosen it, I covered your face with it. |
| Obverse [8:9] 99–99 | ... where the Ala demons sit, she does not eat bread. |
| Obverse [9:10] 1010–1010 | She ..., she searched him in the river. |
| Obverse [10:11] 1111–1111 | Since there was no stall, the steward brought her ... |
| Obverse [11:12] 1212–1212 | Because of the brother with the flashy eyes she strikes at anything. |
| Obverse [12:13] 1313–1313 | Because of the beloved brother with the flashy eyes, she strikes at everything. |
| Obverse [13:14] 1414–1414 | My lady is crying bitter tears, is crying bitter tears. |
| Obverse [14:15] 1515–1515 | In her house she is crying bitter tears, she raises a lament. |
| Obverse [15:16] 1616–1616 | The father has instructed, the father has instructed, the father has instructed the watery deep. |
| Obverse [16:17] 1717–1717 | O lad, the father has instructed, the father has instructed the watery deep. |
| Obverse [17:18] 1818–1818 | Gašanhursaŋ, the father has instructed, the father has instructed the watery deep. |
| Obverse [18:19] 1919–1919 | ... the small-eyed ... dwell there |
| Obverse [19:20] 2020–2020 | Zurŋu and Zarŋu, cooked in its midst, also dwell there. |
| Obverse [20:21] 2121–2121 | The younger twin and the older twin of Urnuntaʾea also dwell there. |
| Obverse [21:22] 2222–2222 | He opened the waters, having opened the deep, the wind fell. |
| Reverse [0:1] r 23r 23–r 23r 23 | The wind that sinks ships fell, the wind fell. |
| Reverse [1:2] r 2424–r 2424 | The very big one, that drowns the harvest, fell, the wind fell. |
| Reverse [2:3] r 2525–r 2525 | I the child-bearing mother was [wrecked] like a boat on the shore, the child was given over to the water. |
| Reverse [3:4] r 2626–r 2626 | I am his ..., his raising - the child was given over to the water |
| Reverse [4:5] r 2727–r 2727 | When he saw ... the child was given over to the water. |
| Reverse [5:6] r 2828–r 2828 | I am the one ... his command - the child was given over to the water. |
| Reverse [6:7] r 2929–r 2929 | I am the one ... his command - the child was given over to the water. |
| Reverse [7:8] r 3030–r 3030 | [My lady] says to the ferryman: |
| Reverse [8:9] r 3131–r 3131 | Ferryman, you who have set sail, my son set sail ... |
| Reverse [9:10] r 3232–r 3232 | ... he is not to be gathered like river crabs. |
| Reverse [10:11] r 3333–r 3333 | My child should not wrinkle his nose like a river crab. |
| Reverse [11:12] r 3434–r 3434 | You are floating(?), my child, you are floating(?), one should not beat him. |
| Reverse [12:13] r 3535–r 3535 | Child of my Lisin you are floating(?) one should not beat him. |
| Reverse [13:14] r 3636–r 3636 | He should not be circling Nippur, today one should speak to him. |
| Reverse [14:15] r 3737–r 3737 | One should speak to him ... |
| Reverse [15:16] r 3838–r 3838 | Seek him for me in the midst of the marshes, my child ... |
| Reverse [16:17] r 3939–r 3939 | In the river ... my son |
| Reverse [17:18] r 4040–r 4040 | The child-bearing mother will hug the corpse; my son, I am the one who gave you up! |
| Reverse [18:19] r 4141–r 4141 | Someone will ask you: you, what has fate done to you? |
| Reverse [19:20] r 4242–r 4242 | neighbors will ask: you, what has fate done to you? |
| Reverse [20:21] r 4343–r 4343 | Ay, the liver of your mother, Ay, the heart of your mother, your heart living in pain! |
| Reverse [21:22] r 4444–r 4444 | [The heart] of your mother should not be insulted - she cannot sleep. |
| Reverse [22:23] r 4545–r 4545 | Gašanhursaŋa should not be insulted, she cannot sleep. |
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)
| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | [a ama-gan a] dumu-ni a ama-gan a dumu-[ni] | |
| 2 | [a ama-gan] ama {d}li₉-si₄ a ama-gan a dumu-[ni] | |
| 3 | {[kuš]}⸢ummud⸣-da-na a nu-un-naŋ immen₂-e i₃-[...] | |
| 4 | {[kuš]}lu-ub₂-na ninda nu-un-ma-al ša₃-ŋar-re [...] | |
| 5 | [banda₃{da}ni] igi nu-mu-un-ni-duh-a i-si-iš-bi [mu-un-kuš₂-u₃] | |
| 6 | nin-⸢e banda₃⸣{da}ni igi nu-mu-un-duh-a i-si-iš-bi mu-un-kuš₂-[u₃] | |
| 7 | ses niŋ₂-gu₇ ses niŋ₂-gu₇ me-e ses-zu nu-mu-da-gu₇-e | |
| 8 | ib₂-la₂-zu ib₂-la₂ i₃-ŋal₂ me-e nu-mu-un-ba-ra igi-zu an-da-šu₂ | |
| 9 | [x]-še₃ ki a-la₂ durun-na-še₃ ninda nu-gu₇-e | |
| 10 | [x]-zi-si e-ne ba-ŋa₂-ŋa₂ id₂-da e-ne ba-an-kiŋ₂ | |
| 11 | [u₃]-mu-un-si-gal-bi tur₃ nu-me-a x-x mu-un-na-an-tum₂ | |
| 12 | šeš igi lam-lam-ma-še₃ niŋ₂-nam mu-un-ra-ra | |
| 13 | šeš ki-aŋ₂ igi lam-lam-ma-še₃ niŋ₂-nam mu-un-ra-ra | |
| 14 | ⸢nin⸣-ŋu₁₀ er₂ hul i₃-še₈-še₈ er₂ hul ba-še₈-še₈ | |
| 15 | e₂-a-na hul ba-še₈-še₈ a-nir ba-ŋar-ra | |
| 16 | [a-a] na am₂-re a-a na am₂-re idim-e a-a na am₂-re | |
| 17 | [a] ŋuruš a-a na am₂-re idim a-a na am₂-re | |
| 18 | [ga]-ša-an-hur-saŋ-ŋa₂ a-a na am₂-re idim a-a na am₂-re | |
| 19 | [x]-ni igi tur-tur murgu-ni nam-mi-ni-in-dur₂-ru-ne-[eš] | |
| 20 | ⸢zu⸣-ur₂-ŋu₁₀ za-ar-ŋu₁₀ šeŋ₆-ŋa₂ ša₃-ba u₃ nam-mi-ni-in-dur₂-ru-ne-⸢eš⸣ | |
| 21 | maš tur maš gu-la bur-nun-ta-e₃-a u₃ nam-mi-ni-in-dur₂-ru-ne-⸢eš⸣ | |
| 22 | engur mu-un-bar idim mu-un-bar-a-ba u₁₈-lu ba-an-da-šub | |
| r | ||
| 23 | u₁₈-lu {ŋeš}ma₂ su-su ba-an-da-šub u₁₈-lu ba-an-da-šub | |
| 24 | gal-gal buru₁₄ su-su ba-an-da-šub u₁₈-lu ba-an-da-šub | |
| 25 | ama-gan ŋen {ŋeš}ma₂-gin₇ peš₁₀ mu-⸢un⸣-[...] dumu a-e ba-an-ze₂-[eŋ₃] | |
| 26 | [...]-ga-ni me-en buluŋ₃-ŋa₂-ni dumu a-e ba-an-ze₂-[eŋ₃] | |
| 27 | [x] x igi bar-bar-ra-na dumu a-e ba-an-ze₂-[eŋ₃] | |
| 28 | [x x] me-en dug₄-ga-ni dumu a-e ba-an-[ze₂-eŋ₃] | |
| 29 | [x x] me-en dug₄-ga-ni dumu a-e ba-an-[ze₂-eŋ₃] | |
| 30 | [nin-ŋu₁₀ lu₂] {ŋeš}ma₂-dirig-ga-ra gu₃ mu-un-na-⸢de₂⸣-[e] | |
| 31 | [lu₂ {ŋeš}ma₂]-dirig-ga i₃-u₅-na dumu-ŋu₁₀ ba-u₅ [...] | |
| 32 | [x x] x nam-bi-ur₄-ur₄-ru-da al-lub id₂-da-gin₇ | |
| 33 | [dumu]-ŋu₁₀ al-lub id₂-da-gin₇ kiri₃ nam-bi-ur₅-ru-da | |
| 34 | dirig ŋen dumu-ŋu₁₀ dirig ŋen nam-ba-an-si-si-ig-ge | |
| 35 | dumu {d}li₉-si₄-ŋu₁₀ dirig ŋen nam-ba-an-si-si-ig-ge | |
| 36 | nibru{ki}a nam-mu-un-niŋin-de₃ u₄-da hu-mu-un-na-ab-dug₄ | |
| 37 | hu-mu-un-na-ab-dug₄ hul₂ NE-NE-a KA hul₂ ba-x-x | |
| 38 | ambar-ra ša₃ kiŋ₂-kiŋ₂-ma-ni-ib dumu-ŋu₁₀ ba-ŋar-x-x | |
| 39 | id₂-da ša₃ su₃-ud ŋal₂ šu-mu-un-na-ab dumu-ŋu₁₀ x x | |
| 40 | ama-gan-e adda mu-un-na-la₂-e dumu-ŋu₁₀ ba-an-ze₂-eŋ₃ ŋen | |
| 41 | za-ra lu₂-e en₃ ra-tar-re za-e na-aŋ₂ mu-un-ak-e | |
| 42 | nam-usar-ra-ke₄ en₃ ra-tar-re za-e na-aŋ₂ mu-un-ak-e | |
| 43 | a ur₅ ama-za a ša₃ ama-za ša₃-ab hul ti-la-zu | |
| 44 | [ŋuruš] ama-za na-me-ši-kar₂-ka u₃ nu-mu-un-ši-ku-ku | |
| 45 | [ga]-⸢ša⸣-an-hur-saŋ-ŋa₂ na-me-ši-kar₂-ka u₃ nu-mu-un-ku-ku | |
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