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CRRAI 47, 138-139 (P355876)
Ritual and liturgical, Old Babylonian · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | CRRAI 47, 138-139 |
|---|---|
| ID | P355876 |
| Museum no. | NMS A.1909.405.02 |
| Collection | National Museums Scotland, Edinburgh, Scotland, UK |
| Language | Sumerian |
| Period | Old Babylonian · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE |
| Genre | Ritual and liturgical |
| Find spot | 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) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | ki-sikil sag₉-ga sila-a gub-ba | the beautiful young woman stationed in the street |
| 2 | ki-sikil kar-kid {d}inanna eš₂-dam-ma gub-ba | The young woman, the karkid of Inanna, stationed at the ešdam. |
| 3 | ab₂ šar₂-ra-am₃ ab₂ šar₂-ra-am₃ | The cow is a king, the cow is an king |
| 4 | ab₂ munus mah {d}inanna-kam | It is a cow of the supreme woman of Inanna |
| 5 | ga₂-nun mah {d}en-ki-ga-kam ki-sikil dur₂-a-ni | It is the supreme storehouse of Enki, where the young woman lies down. |
| 6 | {giš}kiri₆ hašhur-a ul gur₃-ru-am₃ | The apple orchard is full of joy. |
| 7 | na₂-a-ni hul₂-la sag aka-am₃ | His roar is a joyful song. |
| 8 | pa {giš}erin-na an-dul₃ aka-am₃ | It is the crown of the cedar tree, the canopy. |
| 9 | dim₂ mu-un-ši-la₂ šu ša₃ ki aŋ₂-kam | He made a decision, his hand was on the ground |
| 10 | šu mu-un-ši-la₂ šu ša₃ ki aŋ₂-kam | The hand he shook, the hand in the place of battle |
| 11 | ŋiri₃ mu-un-ši-la₂ ŋiri₃ šag₄ ki aŋ₂-kam | he stretched out a net, a brickwork of the place of labor |
| 12 | {giš}i-dib kug-ga-am₃ zag za-gin₃-na | It is a gold idib, with a lapis lazuli border. |
| 13 | |AN.AL| ki i-dib e₁₁-de₃-ni | When he went up to the netherworld |
| 14 | ša₃ ki-aŋ₂ par₃-par₃-re-de₃ | to make the heart of the earth tremble |
| 15 | šag₄ ki aŋ₂ UR tur-tur-re-de₃ | to make the earth tremble in its entirety |
| 16 | šag₄ ki aŋ₂ im-duh-gin₇ DUB-ta | from the field of the place of labor like a heavy rainstorm |
| 17 | gaba guruš-a gi-gin₇ he₂-ra-ra | May the chest of the young man be like a reed |
| 18 | {d}asar-lu₂-hi-e igi im-ma-an-sig₁₀ | Asalluhi looked at him. |
| 19 | a-a-ni {d}en-ki-ra e₂-a ba-an-ši-in-kur₉ gu₃ mu-na-de₂-e | For his father Enki he brought him into the house and spoke to him. |
| 20 | a-a-mu ki-sikil sa₆-ga sila-a gub-ba | My father, the beautiful young woman stationed in the street, |
| 21 | a-ra₂ min-kam-ma-še₃ ub-dug₄ | It is the second time that he has spoken. |
| 22 | a-na ib₂-be₂-en-na-bi nu-zu a-na ⸢an-ni⸣-ib₂-gi₄-gi₄ | What is it that you do not know? What does he answer me? |
| 23 | {d}en-ki-ke₄ dumu-ni {d}asar-lu₂-hi mu-un-na-ni-ib₂-gi₄-gi₄ | Enki answered his son Asalluhi: |
| 24 | dumu-mu a-na nu-zu a-na a-ra-ab-dah-e | My son, what does he not know? How long will he roam around? |
| 25 | {d}asar-lu₂-hi-e a-na nu-zu a-na a-ra-ab-dah-e | Asalluhi, what does not know, what is to be forgotten |
| 26 | niŋ₂ i₃-zu-a-mu u₃ za-e in-ga-e-zu | “I know myself, and you know it. |
| 27 | i₃ ab₂ kug-ga gara₂ ab₂-šilam-ma | oil of the pure cow, cream of the cow |
| 28 | i₃ ab₂-a i₃ ab₂ babbar-ra | oil of cows, oil of white cows |
| 29 | {na₄}bur šaŋan sig₇-sig₇-ga a ba-ni-de₂ | he washed himself with a yellow-purple glaze. |
| 30 | gaba ki-sikil-la-ka a mi-ni-in-<de₂> | He pours water on the breast of the maiden |
| 31 | ki-sikil-e {giš}<ig> ŋal₂ tag₄-a nam-mu-un-keš₂-de₃ | The young woman should not tie a reed cord to the door |
| 32 | dumu er₂ pa₃-da-ni nam-mu-un-gurud-de₃ | Do not let a child who has been weeping be led away. |
| 33 | eŋir-mu-še₃ kas₄ hu-mu-ni-ib-be₂ | May he make the runners pass through the Ebirmus. |
| 34 | tu₆ en₂ e₂-nu-ri | Incantation: Enuru |
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