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ABAW 143, 065 (P357250)

Literary, Old Babylonian, Isin · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE

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Designation	ABAW 143, 065
ID	P357250
Museum no.	IM 090024
Collection	National Museum of Iraq, Baghdad, Iraq
Language	Sumerian
Period	Old Babylonian · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
Genre	Literary
Find spot	Isin (mod. Bahriyat)
Coordinates	31.8852, 45.2688

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)
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1	{[m]}⸢engar-du₁₀⸣ lu₂ lil₂-la₂ za₃ [...] ; ⸢x⸣ dumu KA-a buluŋ₂-⸢ŋa₂⸣	E-engar-du-e23, a ghostly man, ... the ..., the son of KA-a, the gate-keeper
2	⸢lu₂⸣ pe-el-la₂ ni₂-su-ub kuš(BA) si₃-ga ; ⸢x eŋar⸣-da RU-a	The defiled elû-priestess, the one who removes the sandal, the ... of the ebar e23 temple
3	{m}engar-⸢du₁₀ zi₂⸣ za ⸢nar⸣-e-ne ; lu₂ ⸢dim₂⸣-ma nu-sa₆	Agar-e’edu, flour of the singers, a man who does not like the drums
4	silim du₁₁-du₁₁ ⸢UR (ŠID⸣.ŠID-)na ; lu₂-u₃ ⸢šu⸣-a ⸢e₃⸣	“Performed in a favorable way, in the Eur, the one of the E’ea,
5	⸢e₂ x-ŋal₂⸣-e du₁₄ ga-e-da-AK ; ulutim₂ {a-gu₃}ugu₄(ŠE-)bi	I want to utter an arazu prayer to the ... temple
6	is-hab₂ lu₂ ⸢enim⸣-ma ⸢teš₂⸣ nu-tuku ; di-⸢še₃⸣ gu₂ nu-šum₂-mu	(Sum) The one of the e’enima, who has no rival (Akk) Ishab, the one who does not have rival (var.) No rival
7	ki-⸢ma-an⸣-zi₂-ir lu₂ kal-la nu-zu ; ⸢saŋ⸣ erin₂-na (ŠAL.ŠAL-)⸢x⸣	The ki’eman-ezir, the one who knows no mighty man, the esa-e3 of the troops
8	⸢lu₂ izim nu⸣-KU šaha₂(TU) lu-hu-um-ta su₃(BU) ; ⸢gu₂ ses⸣-gal-la ⸢gid₂-gid₂⸣	The elû-demon does not ... the fire. The šaḫum-disease (and) luhum-debt are swollen. The great egidgittu-denunciation
9	[x x] ⸢ti bala niŋ₂ erim₂⸣-e ki ⸢aŋ₂ ; x x x x⸣	... of the e’eti, a reign of fearsomeness for the enemy,
10	[x] ⸢x mu₂⸣ keše₂-⸢da-ta⸣ [(x x)] ; [(x x)] ⸢in-tub₂⸣-[...]	“If he slips in through a hole,
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1	[...]
2	[...] ⸢x⸣ [...] ; ⸢dim₂-ma⸣ a-ha-⸢x⸣ [(x)]	... ešumma e₃ aḫā-e23
3	[...] ⸢ka-bi⸣-še₃ [(x x)] ; [(x x)] ⸢ni₂-bi nu-x⸣ [(x)]	... its gate ... it does not
4	[...]-⸢sir₂⸣ daŋal-la ; [...]-⸢ta⸣-e₃-a	...-esir’ea
5	enim ⸢si₃-si₃ umuš⸣ dim₂-⸢ma x sig⸣ ; ka tar-re-⸢a⸣ bala-bala	The word of the scepter is a flood that is to be seen.
5’	lu₂-ra ge₁₇ gala muš lah₅-lah₅-e ; tub₂-tub₂ ⸢nar-e-ne⸣	The gala-priests, snakes, raging lions
7’	ur gu₃ de₂ {ŋeš}za₃-mim ⸢a⸣ nu-⸢ŋal₂⸣ ; gu₃ {ŋeš}kiri₆ de₂-de₂-⸢e⸣	“Let the dog cry out, but it does not come out!’—let the lion cry out in the orchard.
8’	(KI.KI) UŠ (KA.KA) ⸢gu₂⸣-ni un-zi ; e₂ sa ab-la₂-e	(In) the land of Sumer and Akkad, he smote his bull colossus.
9’	a₂ al-⸢aŋ₂⸣-e ⸢x⸣ [x] ⸢x ŋal₂⸣ ; erin₂ ab-⸢x⸣ [x] ⸢dar⸣	labor, wages, rations, “house-of-the-mount’, ..., x, labor-troops, [x], edar-tree
10’	⸢x⸣-bi ka ⸢lu₂⸣ [(x)] DI IG ; ⸢x⸣ nu-un-na-du₁₀	Its e’e-house, the mouth of the “house-builder‽ ... did not enjoy.
11’	[x] KA AN hulu-⸢še₃ x bala-bala ; x UŠ⸣ [...]	... in order to destroy ...

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