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CUSAS 42, 679 (P409756)
Literary, Old Babylonian · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | CUSAS 42, 679 |
|---|---|
| ID | P409756 |
| Museum no. | CUNES 48-10-131 |
| Collection | Department of Near Eastern Studies, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York, USA |
| Language | Sumerian |
| Period | Old Babylonian · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE |
| Genre | Literary |
| Find spot | uncertain (mod. uncertain) |
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)
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) |
|---|---|---|
| o i | ||
| 1' | [...]-⸢x-tar⸣ | ...-tar |
| 2' | [...]-⸢de₂⸣ | ...-ede-e3 |
| 3' | [...]-me-en | I am |
| 4' | [...]-⸢me⸣-en | I am |
| 5' | [...]-⸢x⸣ | |
| 6' | [...]-⸢x⸣ | |
| 7' | [...]-en | I am |
| 8' | [...]-⸢x⸣ | |
| 9' | [...]-en | I am |
| 10' | [...]-⸢šum₂⸣ | ...-ešum |
| 11' | [...]-en | I am |
| 12' | [...]-⸢x⸣ | |
| o ii | ||
| 1' | ⸢urim₂{ki}še₃ i₃⸣ [...] | In the Eurim, the oil ... |
| 2' | ⸢ki⸣ unug{ki}še₃ ⸢nindaba⸣ [...] | In E’e, in Uruk, in the Nindaba temple |
| 3' | eridug{ki}ta ŋa₂-la nu-dag-⸢ge⸣-[me-en] | I am the one who does not pass through Eridug |
| 4' | e₂-kur-ta nam-til₃ šum₂-ma-[me-en] | I am the one who lives in the Ekur. |
| 5' | zi-ša₃-a-ŋal₂ iri{ki}a-ni-še₃ al di-me-⸢en⸣ | I am the one who carries off the life of his city, |
| 6' | {d}li-pi₂-it-eš₁₈-tar₂ sipad kur-kur-ra-me-en | Lipit-Eštar, you are the shepherd of all the lands. |
| 7' | lugal me₃-še₃ ku-kur-kur du₇-du₇-me-en | I am the king who makes the foreign lands perfect in battle |
| 8' | da-da-ra ⸢nam⸣-šul-la zu₂-kešda nu-duh-me-en | I am the one who does not fear the enamšula ritual |
| 9' | ŋiri₂-ur₃-⸢ra⸣ u₃-sar-ra kam-me-en | I am the one of the Bīr-Ura’e inscribed. |
| 10' | me₃-a nim-gin₇ ŋir₂-ŋir₂-e-me-en | I am the one who makes battles tremble like lightning |
| 11' | suhuš gin₆-na erin₂-na gar₃ dar-a-me-en | I am the one who makes the foundations firm for the troops, |
| 12' | saŋ-kal {na₄}peš-peš-a-me-en | I am the one who holds the sakal-stone |
| 13' | {kuš}gur₂₁{ur₃} igi-tab ⸢KI⸣-[...] | a leather pouch, eye-catcher of the e’e... temple |
| 14' | ur-saŋ igi zalag-[ga ...] | The hero with the shining face |
| r i | ||
| 1 | {⸢d}li⸣-pi₂-it-eš₁₈-⸢tar₂⸣ [...] | “Lī-pît-Ištar |
| 2 | {kuš}ummud sed₄(|MUŠ₃.KI|) ⸢x⸣-[...] | The ‘seizing-of-the-mouth’ sandal |
| 3 | igi-ŋal₂ kaskal-e an-dul₃ [...] | The one who looks at the road, the canopy ... |
| 4 | lugal tuš-a-ni barag-⸢ga⸣ [...] | The king who dwells in Barag-ega'e |
| 5 | šag₄ dugud-da inim-še₃ ŋal₂-la-⸢me⸣-[en] | I am the one who is able to carry out the words in a heavy field |
| 6 | dim₂-ma |ŠU×IGI| sud₄ a-ra₂-e kiŋ₂-a-⸢me-en⸣ | I am the one who makes the ‘hand-of-a-god’ shine brightly in the earth |
| 7 | niŋ₂-nam nu-ul-e egir-bi tuku-tuku-me-en | I am one who has no fear, who is able to follow behind. |
| 8 | šag₄ sud₄-da ŋeštug₂ daŋal-la-me-⸢en⸣ | You are the one who makes the šēgu-disease disappear from the earth |
| 9 | {⸢u₂}niŋ₂⸣-buru₃-da kalam-ta e₃-a-me-en | I am the one who brings out the ebony from the Land |
| 10 | [niŋ₂-gin₆]-na ka-ga₁₄ ŋal₂-la-me-en | I am the one who balances the mouth with his own strength |
| 11 | [si-sa₂] da-ri nu-ha-la-ma-me-en | I am a constant supporter who does not diminish |
| 12 | [di-kud] ka-aš bar-e-de₃ inim si sa₂-de₃-<me-en> | You are the one who decides the case and sets the order |
| 13 | [...]-⸢x x aŋ₂ gal-zu⸣-me-en | ... I am a great helper |
Sources & licences
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- 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) · ORACC project editions, https://oracc.museum.upenn.edu/ ; cite the individual project (see texts.extra_json.project)
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