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CTMMA 2, 001 (P412174)
Literary, Old Babylonian, unclear · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | CTMMA 2, 001 |
|---|---|
| ID | P412174 |
| Museum no. | MMA 86.11.062 |
| Collection | Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, New York, USA |
| Language | Akkadian |
| Period | Old Babylonian · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE |
| Genre | Literary |
| Find spot | unclear |
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) |
|---|---|---|
| o | ||
| 1 | ul₄-ul₄-la mu-un-ŋen [...] | He made me tremble, he made me cry |
| 2 | {d}a-ru-ru ul₄-ul₄-la mu-⸢un⸣-[ŋen ...] | Aruru, you are the one who lights up the sky |
| 3 | nin ⸢sa₆⸣-ga ⸢x⸣ [...] | Lady of the beautiful temple, the temple |
| 4 | ab₂ er₂-ra ⸢nin x⸣ [...] | The cow in tears, the lady ... |
| 5 | mu-lu zi-ga-ni mar-uru₅ ⸢zi⸣-[ga] | The one who rises, the flood of the ezi-egan temple |
| 6 | mu-lu nu₂-a-ni eme-sig ⸢nu₂⸣-[a] | The one who lies down, the emešsig-demon lies down |
| 7 | gu₄-dam ki-bal-a muš-šag₄-⸢tur₃⸣ [...] | The bull of the rebel land, the muššaĝ-tur temple |
| 8 | id₂ gal-gal-e ma₂-da-⸢la₂⸣ [...] | The great river Madaela |
| 9 | id₂ bur daŋal-e šegₓ(|KA×LI|) ⸢gi₄⸣ [...] | The river, the “flood-of-the-mountain,’ the šeĝu-priest |
| 10 | id₂-da na-aŋ₂ ba-e-tar id₂-bi [...] | In the river you decide fate, that river ... |
| 11 | a-ša₃-ga na-aŋ₂ ba-e-tar še-⸢bi⸣ [...] | (Sum) In the field(?) you were able to decide fate(?) (Akk) In(?) the field, you did not decide fate (i.e., fate?) |
| 12 | id₂ nam ku₅-da-zu ⸢id₂⸣ [...] | Your river, whose fate has been decided, the E-e-23 canal |
| 13 | a-ša₃ nam ku₅-da-zu [...] | Your field that has been plundered |
| 14 | dam na-aŋ₂ ku₅-da-zu [...] | Your spouse who has been cut off by a curse |
| 15 | dumu na-aŋ₂ ku₅-da-zu [...] | Your ... child who has been seized |
| 16 | e₂-kar-ra-zu [...] | Your Ekara temple |
| 17 | a-tu-⸢zu⸣ [...] | Atu'ezu |
| 18 | a₂ dara₃-zu [...] | Your dara-arms |
| 19 | e₂-zu e₂-zu-gin₇ [u₃-li-li] | Your house, like your house, ulili |
| 20 | uru₂-zu uru₂-zu-gin₇ [u₃-li-li] | Your city, like your city, ulili |
| 21 | dam-zu dam-zu-gin₇ [u₃-li-li] | Your spouse, like your spouse, ulili |
| 22 | dumu-⸢zu⸣ [dumu-zu-gin₇ u₃-li-li] | Your child, like your child, ulili |
| 23 | ⸢x⸣ [...] | |
| r | ||
| 1' | ⸢egi₂⸣ ga-ša-⸢an-hur⸣-[saŋ-ŋa₂ ...] | The princess Gaša-Eanhursa |
| 2' | sipad tur ki amaš-⸢a⸣ [...] | The young shepherd, the place of the sheepfold |
| 3' | eden-na DU NE-DU [...] | In the steppe ... |
| 4' | ta a-ab-ba [ki ba-da-ab-us₂] | What did I do in the sea? |
| 5' | egi₂ ga-ša-an-hur-saŋ-ŋa₂ ⸢egi₂⸣ [...] | Princess Gašanhursa |
| 6' | i-bi₂ il₂-⸢a⸣-zu a-ba [ba-ra-e₃] | Who can escape your rising eyes? |
| 7' | dub₃ bad-ra₂-zu a-ba-a [ba-ra-šub-bu] | Who can escape your trembling? |
| 8' | egi₂ ga-ša-⸢an⸣-hur-saŋ-ŋa₂ egi₂ [...] | Princess Gaša-eanhursa, princess |
| 9' | {e₂}tur₃ mu-e-gul ab₂ sag₂ [ba-e-dug₄] | He destroyed the cattlepen and scattered the cows |
| 10' | ki amaš mu-e-hul e-ze₂ ⸢amaš⸣ [sag₂ ba-e-dug₄] | The place of the sheepfold was destroyed, the sheep and goats were scattered |
| 11' | dumu ama-gan zi-da ur-re-eš [ba-tu₁₀-be₂-eš] | The sons of the righteous birth-giving mother have been seized |
| 12' | mu-lu-mah mu-bur-ra nu-mu-e-de₆ ⸢ba⸣ [...] | Mulumaḫ, the mubur priestess, does not go out to the temple |
| 13' | {tu-mu}mir za₃-ga nu-mu-⸢e⸣-[...] | “If he does not remove the tummir stone from his shoulder, |
| 14' | e₂-gal keš₃{ki}ke₄ na-ma-ni-[...] | The palace of Keš should not be destroyed |
| 15' | u₅ er₂ mah u₅ [...] | O, great tears, oh ... |
| 16' | nin gal {d}mu-ul-lil₂-la₂ u₅ [...] | Great lady of Enlil, ... oil |
| 17' | egi₂ ga-ša-an-hur-saŋ-ŋa₂ u₅ [...] | Princess Gašanhursa |
| 18' | kiši₁₇-kiši₁₇ tur-ra kišig₂-kišig₂ [mah-a] | The small kišig-vessels, the great kiišvvig vessels |
| 19' | kiši₁₇-kiši₁₇ {u₂}teme{sar}gin₇ šu₂-šu₂ [...] | The kišikis plant, like juniper, is the hand of the king |
| 20' | {ŋeš}mar-mah tur-re {ŋeš}mar-⸢mah⸣ [...] | The small Marmah, the Mar-emmah |
| 21' | {ŋeš}eren ku₅-ra₂-e {ŋeš}eren ⸢ku₅⸣ [...] | “If he cuts cedar, if he cut ēru-juniper |
| 22' | ⸢ur₂⸣ su₃-ga u₅ ⸢er₂⸣ [...] | The empty ur temple, the oil of the ereš temple |
| 23' | a ri-ri tum₂-ma ki ⸢amaš⸣-a ⸢x⸣ [...] ⸢PA x⸣ [...] | “Alas, fitting one, where the eamaš-ea-plant, the ...-plant (and) the E-PA-plant |
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