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CDLI Literary 000335, ex. 070 (P410010)

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

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Designation	CDLI Literary 000335, ex. 070
ID	P410010
Museum no.	CUNES 48-11-208
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)

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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	⸢hur⸣-saŋ galam <kad₅>-dam a ba-an-[dirig]	He poured water into the “House-of-Esa-temple, the galla demon,’
2	⸢zag⸣-ga-ni ŋeš-gi-a ba-[an-KU]	His throne was turned into a net
3	{ŋeš}kiri₆ sig₇-ga gurun il₂-⸢la⸣-[a-ba]	In the green orchard where the fruit was brought up
4	⸢mušen⸣-e haš₄-bi mu-un-⸢ŋa₂⸣-[ŋa₂]	The emuššen-priest fills its womb
5	⸢suhur⸣{ku₆}e u₂-lal₃-e a-ne mu-[un-e]	The esuḫur-eše-fish ... honey.
6	⸢eštub⸣{ku₆} gi-zi di₄-di₄-la₂ kun mu-⸢un⸣-[na-sud-e]	The eštub fish, the tiny reed-beds, and the tails of the eagles ... for him.
7	{⸢d}en-ki⸣ zig₃-ga-ni ku₆-<<NE>>-e na-⸢zig₃⸣	When Enki rises, the fish rises
8	⸢abzu⸣-e u₆-e nam-ma-⸢gub⸣	The apsû does not stand in the sunlight.
9	[engur]-ra hul₂-la mu-ni-ib-[de₆]	he brought joy into the deep waters.
1O	a-ab-ba-gin₇ ni₂ mu-un-da-ŋal₂	Like the sea he carried fear.
11	id₂ mah-<gin₇> su zig₃ mu-un-da-an-ri	Like a great river, he raises his head high.
12	{id₂}buranun-na u₁₈-lu sumur mu-da-an-⸢zig₃⸣	The Euphrates, the bright sunlight rises for him
13	{ŋeš}gi-muš-a-ni {d}nirah-a-ni	his chariot, his Nirah
14	{ŋeš}ŋisal-a-ni gig tur-tur-ra-ni	His small intestines are sick
15	{[d]}⸢en⸣-ki u₅-a-ni mu he₂-ŋal₂ su₃-⸢ga⸣	E-en-ki, may his name be sworn by Su-e-ga-e.
16	{[ŋeš}ma₂] ni₂-bi nam-du₈ eš₂ ni₂-bi nam-dab₅	The boat, its fearsomeness was sunk, the ešu-demon, it was seized.
17	[e₂] ⸢eridug⸣{ki}ga-ke₄ im-ma-kar-ra	The temple of Eridug was destroyed
18	[id₂-de₃] ⸢lugal⸣-bi-ir ad im-mi-ib-⸢gi₄⸣-[gi₄]	The king sent a message to the river.
19	[gu₃-bi] gu₃ amar-ra gu₃ ab₂ dug₃-ga-⸢ke₄⸣	Its voice is a calf's voice, a sweet cow's cry
20	{[d}en-ki-ke₄ gud] ⸢im⸣-ma-ab-gaz-e udu im-[ma-ab-šar₂-re]	Enki slaughtered oxen and sheep
21	{[kuš}a₂-la₂ nu-ŋal₂-la]-⸢am₃ ki-bi-še₃⸣ im sa₂ [im-dug₄]	The ala drum was not released, it was brought down to its place. The clay was heaped up.
22	[ub₃ zabar nu-ŋal₂-la]-⸢am₃ ki-bi-še₃⸣ [im-mi-in-e₃]	The bronze throne was not raised, it came forth from its place
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1'	[...]
2'	{[dug}ku-kur-ru₂ kaš] du₁₀-du₁₀-ga ⸢duh⸣-[bi bi₂-in-sa₂-sa₂]	He placed a kukurru-vessel of sweet beer in its e22duh plant
3'	[ka-bi] lal₃ zu₂-lum-⸢ma⸣ [niŋ₂ er₉ ba-ni-in-ak]	Its mouth was filled with honey and dates.
4'	[duh-bi] niŋ₂ lal₃-la <dili-a> sed x [bi₂-in-du₈]	Its sweet radiance, scented with honey, calmed the ...
5'	iti ud₂-duru₅ ud 18	month “Udduru,’ 18th day,

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