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CDLI Literary 000477, ex. 001 (P357170)
Literary, Old Babylonian · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | CDLI Literary 000477, ex. 001 |
|---|---|
| ID | P357170 |
| Museum no. | BM 023820 + BM 023831 |
| Collection | British Museum, London, UK |
| Language | Sumerian |
| Period | Old Babylonian · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE |
| Genre | Literary |
| Find spot | uncertain (mod. uncertain) |
Transliteration (ATF)
From Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative · CDLI: reuse of catalogue/transliteration data with citation of CDLI; images restricted (not fetched)
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) |
|---|---|---|
| obverse | ||
| 1 | nin nun-gal-e-ne sah-il2 diri-ga# [...] | Lady of the great princes, surpassing in radiance |
| 2 | {d}inanna kur-kur ug3 szar2-ra szeg3 u18-lu za-pa-ag2# [...] | Inanna, all the lands, the numerous people, the wind, the storm that blows(?) |
| 3 | nu-u8-ge17 an tub2-tub2 ki sag3-sag3 nig2-zu a-ba# [a-zu ...] | The nugig priestess, whose heavens are trembling and whose earth is shaking, who can know of you? |
| 4 | izi bar7-ra ki szar2-ra szeg3-ga2 kur-ra nim-gin7 gir2# [...] | Burning fire in a hostile place, raining on the mountain like lightning |
| 5 | u4-ta-u18-lu te-esz du11-ga-zu hur-sag gal dar-dar-ra# | When you approach the storm, the great mountain range is split. |
| 6 | nu-sze-ga am-gin7 si-mul di mud5-me-gar kalam-ma | The unsubmissive one, like a wild bull, the one who renders judgments in the land, |
| 7 | gal2 du11-ga-zu an ki-bi us2-sa ur5-sza4-zu-sze3 gul-gul | Your utterances make heaven and earth tremble before you. |
| 8 | a ab-ba-ke4 szu ki-in-dar di an-bar7-GANA2 he2-szi-sze3 gal2 | May the water of the sea be poured into a reedbed in the horizon! |
| 9 | kukku2-ge an-dib-ba us2-sa# kalam UR-a ke4-e | The kukku-demon, the one who passes by, establishes the foundation of the land, |
| 10 | sza3 ib2-ba i-zi hu-luh-ha-zu pesz10 gal kur-ku-ku | Your angry heart, your frightened rage is a great snake |
| 11 | a2-dam zar-re-esz-e szal-szal-e ug3 zar#-re-esz du8-du8 | (Sum) The one who divides the people into heaps and heaps up the people in heaps(?) (Akk) (The one who splits) the settlements into piles and piles up all the people |
| 12 | a-ma-ru u4 ki-bala-sze3 tum3 a2-sag3 zi-ga-gin7 | The flood brought to the rebel land, like a rising flood, |
| 13 | sze25-gi4-a-zu-sze3 hur#-sag# x-bu#-re an-ur2 ba-an-[...] | As for you, the mountain range ... the horizon |
| 14 | silig-bi gub-zu x [...] DU-gin7 NE-RU-ra x [...] | (Sum) Its ... stands like ... (Akk) Your ... stand like a ... |
| 15 | ni2-zu an ki-a [...] a-ta mu-u8-da-ur4-re | Your fear of heaven and earth ... from the water ... |
| 16 | nin-gu10 nam-x [...] sag im-da-sag3-ge | My lady ... shakes her head |
| 17 | {d}inanna ur-[sag ...] x dib-ba-me-[en] | I am Inanna, the hero who passes by |
| 18 | libisz tuku KA#? [...] x x x | May he who has heart ... ... |
| 19 | a2 bad-ra2 [...] | “The arms of the enemy |
| 20 | {d}inanna SA [...] | Inanna ... |
| 21 | ama nu-u8-[ge17 ...] | The mother who does not sleep ... |
| 22 | {gisz}gu4-si-[ASZ ...] | ... ox or bull |
| 23 | {kusz}e-TUM#-[...] | ... sandals |
| 24 | ze2-na [...] | The sweet one ... |
| 25 | {d}nin [...] | For Nin |
| 26 | AN za-[...] | ... ... |
| 27 | {d}inanna | For Inanna |
| 28 | dumu AN [...] | son of ... |
| 29 | AN x [...] | Mars ... |
| 30 | [...] | |
| 31 | {d}inanna kalam zi#? [...] | Inanna, the true land |
| 32 | x-ba an ki [...] | ... heaven and earth |
| 33 | nin digir gal-gal# [...] | Lady of the great gods |
| 34 | e2-an-na [...] | The Eanna temple |
| 35 | ki unu{ki} [...] | the land of Uruk |
| 36 | an-ne2 nin#? [...] | An, the lady |
| 37 | dam ki-ag2# [...] | beloved spouse |
| 38 | du6 ku3-ga# [...] | The holy mound |
| 39 | ama kalam [...] | The mother of the land |
| 40 | me3 [...] | ... battle |
| 41 | nam-x [...] | ... ... |
| 42 | {d}nin# [...] | The goddess Nina |
| 43 | eridu{ki} [...] | Eridu |
| 44 | {d}en-[ki ...] | Enki |
| 45 | me abzu x [...] | The divine powers of the Abzu |
| 46 | nam-iszib nam-lu2#-[mah ...] | Namišib-priestessship |
| 47 | u8 gegge ud5# [...] | Wild ewes, nanny goats |
| 48 | ab2 ku3 ab2 szilam [...] x | Holy cow, pure cow |
| 49 | ma2 an-na gesz x [...]-dam | The boat of heaven ... |
| 50 | ki-sikil {d}inanna mu#-x [...] mu#-u8-gar | The young woman Inanna ... placed |
| 51 | aratta{ki} am-gin7 si# bi2#-tu11# x [x x] a mi-ni-bala | Aratta, like a wild bull, was struck down, ... turned into water |
| 52 | ki unu{ki}-ga ki-gal#-zu ba-e-dub szer7#-da# mah bi2#-gar | In the place of Uruk, you have strewn your foundation(s) (and) placed a magnificent šerda |
| 53 | ebih{ki}-a giri17 ki su-ub nu-mu-ra-ab-AK ni2-bi nu-mu-szi-ib-zi | In Ebih, he did not open his nose to the place where he lies, his fear did not rise. |
| 54 | ka bar7-ra sza3-ba izi mi-ni-ri ni2-bi-a mi-ni-dub | In its outer mouth he ignited fire, he heaped up its embers. |
| 55 | gesz mah gurun-ba szu bi2-ib2-bala u2-a-nir bi2-mu2 | He overturned the great tree in its fruit and planted an orchard. |
| 56 | ama-nam-da6 ki-sikil {gi6}giparx(KISAL)-zu hi-li mu-e-szi-in-ti-a | Amaʾanamda, the young woman, when you have adorned your gipar with allure |
| 57 | su-din{muszen}-gin7 du10-de3 im-mi-in-ta3 IM x x x NI-dub | Like a dove, he ... good ... |
| 58 | {d}inanna ur-sag dab5-ba!-zu nig2-zu a-ba a#-zu# | Inanna, your captured warrior, who can know of you? |
| reverse. | ||
| 1 | {d}a-nun-na-ke4-ne aga3#-kar2# bi2#-si3# szid#-bi a-ba-a mu-x [...] | The Anuna conquered it, who ... its work? |
| 2 | gesz-gi4-gal2-bi-im | It is its gešgigal. |
| 3 | u4 7(disz) u4-szakar szu-du7-a iti sa2 du11-ga-a-ba | on the 7th day of the šuduŋ festival, in the month of the regular offerings, |
| 4 | a mu-un-tu5 a NI LI musz3 ku3-za si um-mi-in-sa2 | She bathed in water, she set up ... in your pure womb. |
| 5 | {tu9}zulumhi pala3 nam-nin bar-ra nam-mi-in-dul | The date palm adorned the palace of ladyship outside |
| 6 | me3 szen-szen-na za3 mi-ni-in-kesze2 da-da-ra-sze3 ba-e-du11 | In battle and combat, he bound me to the side, and I said: "Alas!" |
| 7 | para10 mah-e dur2 an-sze3 mi-ni-in-gal2 ar2 dagal mu-ni-zu | The great parapet he set up there, it knows how to widen its wings. |
| 8 | {d}inanna gidlam ki-ag2-zu za3-ge4 mu-un-di-ni-ib-si | Inanna, your beloved spouse, fills you with joy. |
| 9 | digir kalam-ma sza-mu-ra-su8-ge-esz di-bi szi-ku5-de3 | The gods of the land stand before you, so that they will decide their case. |
| 10 | {d}a-nun-na an-szar2 ki-szar2-ba igi-zu-sze3 i-im-dur2-ru-usz | The Anuna dwell before you in heaven and earth. |
| 11 | zi-gal2 kalam sag gegge ug3 lu-a in-na-su8-ge-esz-a | The life of the land, the mighty one, the peoples who stood by him. |
| 12 | digir-bi-gin7 szi-im-mah-en {gesz}{szu2}szutul4 ku3-zu bi2-in-gur3-ru-usz | Like a god you are great, and your holy yoke is carried away. |
| 13 | sza-mu-ra-su8? KIN/UR4 iri-gu10 sag-kesze2-bi igi-zu-sze3 bi2-ib-[...] | Šamurasu(?) ... my city ... before you |
| 14 | lu2 dili-du-gin7 igi-zu-sze3 i-im-gal2 IM szub-bi sza# [...] | Like a single man, he is present in front of you |
| 15 | um-ma bur-szu-ma egi2 zi-da ki-sikil sag x [...] | The mother of the buršuma priestess, the true princess, the young woman ... |
| 16 | lu2-banda3{da} ab-ba gurusz-sza szu mu-un-ne-gar | Lu-banda, the father of the sea, gave to the young man. |
| 17 | gala sag-ur-sag kur-gar-ra ba-da-ra szu du8 [...] | The gala-priest, Sagursaŋ, who was carried away by the kurgara weapon, ... |
| 18 | hi-li ma-az-za sun7-na AB ZI AK sul-la x [...] | The allure of your throne, ... joy ... |
| 19 | ki-nu2 u4-szakar-zu sag li-bi2-in-us2-sa-zu [...] | Your bedchamber of the equinox, whose head does not restrain you |
| 20 | a sza3-zu mud-a miri nu-kusz2 szu-ni la-ba-x-[...] | Woe, your heart is bloody, it does not tire of sweating, his hand does not ... |
| 21 | lu2-lu7-ba nin digir-re-e-ne kurun2-gin7 mu-un-de2#-[...] | In its people, the lady of the gods ... like beer |
| 22 | ama {d}inanna gilim-gilim-ma digir-re-e-ne hul [...] | Mother Inanna, the gilimgīma of the gods, evil |
| 23 | sza3-tur3-ra-na giri3 mu-ne-zi2-ir{zi-ir} [...] | In his ša-tur, he cleared the path for him |
| 24 | umusz-a-ni sug-ge4 im-mi-gu7 galga-ni x [...] | His body eats the marshes, his liver ... |
| 25 | sza3-sag3 a-nir-ra u3-mu-un-gur4-gur4 nam-tar u3-[...] | The šasaŋ drum, the anir drum, Umungurgur, fate ... |
| 26 | sza3 ni2-te si12-si12 ir2 ge17-ga sze-sza4 mu-un#-[...] | The one whose heart is filled with fearsomeness and wailing, he cries out |
| 27 | dam mu-un-de3-kur2 dumu mu-un-de3-bala su-x [...] | He changed the spouse, he changed the child |
| 28 | lu2-ba du11-ga-ni x [...] x geszkim-ma x [...] | ... his command ... |
| 29 | ir2 a-nir [...] | Tears and laments ... |
| 30 | [...] DA mir-mir-re [...] | ... shining ... |
| 31 | tum12{muszen}-gin7 ab-lal3-ta ba-e-dal-dal balag-ga2# [...] | Like a pigeon flying from the watercourse, ... the balag drum |
| 32 | {kusz}usan3 bar-us2 ge17 um-mu-e-ta3 ur-da im-[...] | The dog ... with the dog’s leather pouch. |
| 33 | sze-gin7 sahar ses-a la-ba-an-szum2-mu en-nu-ug3 mu-un-[...] | Like barley, he has not given me the dust of the sesame field, the guard ... |
| 34 | nin-gu10 nam-sul-zu du12-a-bi e4-ri-a su3-ga-am3# | My lady, your youth is a ... in the inner city |
| 35 | digir lu2-lu7-ke4 arhusz siszkur2-ra sza-ra-an-x [...] | The god of the man, with mercy and a sizkur prayer ... |
| 36 | nam-szita-bi giri17 szu sza-ra-ab-gal2 sza3-zu szi-im-hug [...] | Its šita ritual: “May your heart be appeased, your heart is pacified(?) |
| 37 | a-nir-ra ig-ni sza-ra-ni-za ni2 sza-ra-ab-tur-tur# [...] | The anira drum, whose horns are small(?) |
| 38 | ir2-sza3-ne-sza4 sza-mu-ra-an-du12-a KA-ZU sza-ra-ab-[...] | May he utter an arazu prayer to you |
| 39 | kur-kur-re lu2 nig2 nu-sze-be2-de3 ama-ni nu-um-du2-ud | In all the lands no one can take away anything from her mother. |
| 40 | ni2 me-lam2 nam-da6 gurusz-a 7(disz) a-ra2 7(disz)-am3 | fearsomeness and radiance, seven times seven, |
| 41 | nin-gu10 nam-mah-zu ba-e-ni-zu szu-zu zi-ba-an-ta# [...] | My lady, your greatness has been revealed to you, your hands have been raised |
| 42 | nam-da6 dugud-bi mu-e-ni-il2-la ki NE RU-e szum2-ma# | When you raise the heavy namda vessel, give it to me! |
| 43 | nin-gu10 digir lu2-lu7-ke4 igi zi u3-mu-un-szi-in-bar | My lady, the god of mankind looked faithfully at you. |
| 44 | gu3 arhusz-a mi-ni-ib-de2-a-ni szu ba-an-szi-in-ti | He uttered a bitter cry to him. |
| 45 | nin igi-gal2-la mas-su kalam-ma-kam sza3 szu-nigin2 su3-ga-am3 | The wise lady, the leader of the Land, is filled with awe. |
| 46 | bar-us2 si3-ke{sag3-ge}-bi mu-ni-in-tag-a lu2-bi-ir ba-an-ta#-[...] | The one who struck the back of the throne ... against that man |
| 47 | a2-sag3 uru2 ge17 mu-na-gul-e lu2-bi-ir ba-an-ta-[...] | The asag-demon destroyed the city for him, this man ... |
| 48 | {kusz}usan3 sur2-bi mu-ni-in-tag-a {tu9}nig2-la2 ba-an-AK | He touched the leather strap of the scepter and he made the nigla garment. |
| 49 | ku3 sa6-ga-gin7 sahar ku3 mu-un-ta-zalag nig2 su-ub mu-ni-AK | Like a beautiful silver he brightened the dust with silver and made it shine like daylight. |
| 50 | igi hul2-hul2-la-na mu-un-szi-in-bar nam-til3-la mi-ni-in-zi# | He looked at her with pleasure, he rose up in life |
| 51 | szu sa6 digir-ra-na-sze3 im-ma-szi-in-gi4-gi4 | he returned to his god's good hand. |
| 52 | {d}udug# sa6-ga {d}lamma ga2-la nu-dag-ge sag-ga2-na bi2-in-tuku# | The good udug priestess, the protective lamma priest who does not pass by, has possessed of his head |
| 53 | {d}lamma# nig2 gi-na mu-un-na-an-tah ur-mah mu-ni-mu4 | The protective deity took away the property of the faithful and named it lion |
| 54 | sza3-tur3-ra-na nam im-mi-in-tar ibila mu-na-an-si3-ga | He decreed a fate in his stall, he appointed him as heir. |
| 55 | dam mu-un-ne-szum2 dumu mu-un-szi-du2-ud hul2-hul2-la bi2-in-gub | He gave her a spouse, he gave birth to a child, and set her up in joy. |
| 56 | geme2 dumu-ni giri3-ni-sze3 im-si tur3 amasz mu-ni-dagal | The female laborer, her child, stretched out a stall and a sheepfold for her. |
| 57 | ab-sin2 gal2-taka4-a mu-un-na-an-szum2 nam du10 mu-ni-in-tar | He gave him the furrow and decreed a good fate for him. |
| 58 | igi hul gal2 inim-gar hul dim2-ma a-ga-bi-sze3 mu-e-gi4-gi4 | You turn the evil eye, the evil word, into its utterance. |
| 59 | inim du10-ga nig2 lal3-gin7 rib-ba sag-e-esz mu-ni-rig7 | He presented to him a good word, something as sweet as honey. |
| 60 | e2-gal-la gu2 mu-na-zi gaba-gi4 nu-mu-ni-in-tuku# | She raised her neck in the palace, she did not have a rival |
| 61 | du11-ga-ni {d}isz-me-{d}da-gan-na NI-le-esz mu-[...] | His command Išme-Dagan ... |
| 62 | a-ba za-gin7 lu2 til3 lu2 u3-du2 nam-da6 tuh# [...] | Who is like you? A man who lives, a man who builds a house(?), a reed thicket |
| bottom | ||
| 1 | szu AK gidlam ki-ag2-zu nun {d}isz-me-[{d}da-gan ...] | Your beloved spouse, prince Išme-Dagan |
| 2 | an ki-szu2-a-sze3# he2-em-mah sipa sza3#-ga# [...] | May heaven and earth be supreme, shepherd of the heart |
| left | ||
| 1 | nin-gu10 igi-du8-a bar-ra-zu sza3 szu-nigin2 su3-ga | My lady, when you look at the door, your outer heart is filled with awe. |
| 2 | ama nu-u8-ge17 igi-du8-a bar-ra-zu sza3 szu-nigin2 su3-ga | The one who does not have a mother, when you look, your outer heart is full of sorrow. |
| 3 | ki-szu2-bi-im | It is its end. |
| 4 | za3-mi2 [du10]-ga {d}inanna-kam | It is the praise of Inanna |
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