AfO 24, 015-017 & pl. III no. 6 (P405569)
Literary, Old Babylonian, unclear · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | AfO 24, 015-017 & pl. III no. 6 |
|---|---|
| ID | P405569 |
| Museum no. | WML 56.05.01 |
| Collection | World Museum Liverpool, Liverpool, UK |
| Language | Sumerian |
| Period | Old Babylonian · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE |
| Genre | Literary |
| Find spot | unclear |
English translation
By Wilcke, Claus · Via Open Richly Annotated Cuneiform Corpus (ORACC) · CC BY-SA 3.0 (ORACC)
| Line | English |
|---|---|
| Obverse [0:1] 11–11 | The wind from the mountains before me - its frosty days have come near to me. |
| Obverse [1:2] 22–22 | The balaŋdi musician, the wind from the mountain before me - its frosty days have come near to me. |
| Obverse [2:3] 33–33 | Lady of this city, lady Šerida, |
| Obverse [3:4] 44–44 | Oh, my lady, splendid one, beautiful woman, |
| Obverse [4:5] 55–55 | Great lady, lady of the Ebabbar, |
| Obverse [5:6] 66–66 | Oh, you are the sister of Panunki, |
| Obverse [6:7] 77–77 | the child (born) in the house, the steady lady you are! |
| Obverse [7:8] 88–88 | The mountains place the wind against her. |
| Obverse [8:9] 99–99 | The word of An, the word of Mullil, |
| Obverse [9:10] 1010–1010 | the storm, the angry heart of great An, |
| Obverse [10:11] 1111–1111 | the malicious heart of Mullil |
| Obverse [11:12] 1212–1212 | that what has destroyed my trusty house, |
| Obverse [12:13] 1313–1313 | that what has destroyed my trusty city, |
| Obverse [13:14] 1414–1414 | the fate that annihalated my house. |
| Obverse [14:15] 1515–1515 | What rises to heaven will not come down. |
| Obverse [15:16] 1616–1616 | [What comes down to earth will not rise up] |
| Reverse [1:2] r 2'2'–r 2'2' | My girl, from the house of her mother ... |
| Reverse [2:3] r 3'3'–r 3'3' | My lad, from the house of the in-law ... |
| Reverse [3:4] r 4'4'–r 4'4' | My clan, killed, is seized, my clan ... |
| Reverse [4:5] r 5'5'–r 5'5' | Those who were not taken captive are separated from the captives. |
| Reverse [5:6] r 6'6'–r 6'6' | He gathered all the big wild ochses. |
| Reverse [6:7] r 7'7'–r 7'7' | Each one of the bulls they struck with hostility. |
| Reverse [7:8] r 8'8'–r 8'8' | Of the mother of five children - her children died. |
| Reverse [8:9] r 9'9'–r 9'9' | Of the mother of ten children - her children died. |
| Reverse [9:10] r 10'10'–r 10'10' | The young lady speaking to her brother goes to her brother. |
| Reverse [10:11] r 11'11'–r 11'11' | The child-bearing mother speaking to her child goes to her child. |
Transliteration (ATF)
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| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
| obverse | ||
| 1 | im-kur-ra igi-ga2 u4-|A.MUSZ3.DI|-bi ma#-te# | |
| 2 | balag-di im-kur-ra igi-ga2 u4-|A.MUSZ3.DI|-bi ma#-te# | |
| 3 | nin uru2-ba ga-sza-an-mu {d}sze3-ri5-DI | |
| 4 | a ga-sza-an-mu su3-ra2-ag2 munus sa6-ga | |
| 5 | nin gu-la ga-sza-an e2-babbar2-ra | |
| 6 | nin9-a-{d}pa4-nun-ki-men3 | |
| 7 | dumu-e2-e ga-sza-an gi-na-men3 | |
| 8 | im hur-sag-e mu-un#-[szi]-gar-re | |
| 9 | e-ne-egx(|NINDA2xNE|)# an-na e-ne#-[egx(|NINDA2xNE|)] {d}mu-ul-lil2#-[la2]-ri | |
| 10 | u4-da sza3 ib2-ba-an-gu#-la-ri# | |
| 11 | sza3 ab-hul-gal2-la {d}mu#-ul-lil2-la2#-ri# | |
| 12 | ag2 e2-zi-mu ba-gul#-la-ri# | |
| 13 | ag2 uru2-zi-mu ba-hul-a-ri# | |
| 14 | nam-tar ag2-e2-mu sig11 bi2-in-du11#-[ga]-ri# | |
| 15 | an#-sze3# i3-zi nu-mu-da-an-[ma-ma] | |
| 16 | [...] x x x x [...] | |
| reverse | ||
| 1' | [x] x-mu szu bi2#-in#-[...] | |
| 2' | ki-sikil-mu e2-ama-ni-[ta ...] | |
| 3' | gurusz-mu e2 uszbar-ra-ni#-[ta ...] | |
| 4' | |IGI.NAGAR|-mu usz2 ba-dab5 |IGI.NAGAR|#? [...] | |
| 5' | sze29-a nu-dab5-ba sze29-a# ba#-an#-ku5 | |
| 6' | am-gal-gal-la#? gu ba-an-gur-gur | |
| 7' | gu4-dili gu4-dili-ba ur-re-esz ba-an-tu10-be2-esz | |
| 8' | ama dumu 5(disz)-ga2 dumu ba-an-da-usz2 | |
| 9' | ama dumu 1(u)-ga2 dili-ni ba-an-da-tusz | |
| 10' | ki-sikil inim szesz-ra bi2-in-du11-ga szesz-ra ba-an-da-DU | |
| 11' | ama-gan inim dumu-ra bi2-in-du11-ga dumu-ra ba-an-da#-[DU] | |
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