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MAH 15995 (P423962)
Literary, Old Babylonian · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | MAH 15995 |
|---|---|
| ID | P423962 |
| Museum no. | MAH 15995 |
| Collection | Musée d'Art et d'Histoire, Geneva, Switzerland |
| 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 | ||
| 1 | [a] ⸢su₈⸣-ba [a] ⸢su₈⸣-ba | water of the ‘house-of-the-throne’, water of |
| 2 | [a] ⸢su₈⸣-ba {d}dumu-[zi] [a] su₈-ba | water of the esu’eba shrine, Dumuzi water of its shepherd |
| 3 | ⸢su₈⸣-ba i₃-me-[a] i₃ de₆-na-ka | When he had poured out the esu’eba oil, |
| 4 | sipa-tur i₃-me-[a] ga de₆-na-ka | The young shepherd, when he pours milk, |
| 5 | gu₃-⸢da⸣ kuš₂-u₃-de₃ | to bind the neck-rope |
| 6 | inim na-me-na kuš₂-u₃-de₃ | No matter what, in order to stretch out the skin |
| 7 | a-ma-e tur₃-e mu-un-gi₄-gi₄ tur₃-e mu-un-sed₄(|(MUŠ₃×A).DI|)de₃ | The mother returns it to the cattlepen, she soothes the cowpen. |
| 8 | a-ma-e amaš-e mu-un-gi₄-gi₄ amaš-e mu-un-te-en-te-en | The mother returns it to the sheepfold, she calms down in her sheepfold |
| 9 | amaš-zu amaš-a mu-un-gub-gub-bu-ne | When they stand in your sheepfold |
| 10 | amaš-zu amaš-a mu-un-durunₓ(|KU.KU|)ne | Your sheepfold dwells in the sheepfold |
| 11 | u₄ mu-un-zu ša₃ mu-un-da-zu-zu | He knows the storm, he knows the heart |
| 12 | u₄-da zu-ne ul-la zu-ne | They know the storm, they know the long winter. |
| 13 | an-bar₇-GANA₂ mes bu-ra-ba zu zi-ga-am₃ | “Anbar-GAN₂, where the mes trees grow, is rising up. |
| 14 | ša₃-⸢ŋu₁₀ a-ab⸣-ba te mu-da-sed₄(|(MUŠ₃×A).DI|)de₃ | What soothes the ša-e’abû-demon and the sea? |
| 15 | a ⸢u₄⸣ [x (x) (x)] me-e ni₁₀-ni₁₀-ŋu₁₀ | “Alas, the storm, ..., I want to utter an arazu prayer to him |
| 16 | ⸢a x⸣ [...] me-e za-gin₃-duru₅-ŋu₁₀ | I am a lapis lazuli ... |
| 17 | ⸢x⸣ [...] ⸢x⸣ gu₃ de₂-ŋu₁₀ | “I want to utter an arazu prayer(?) to the ešum temple |
| 18 | [a e₂-zu] a uru₂-zu | Woe your house, woe your city! |
| 19 | [a dam-zu] a dumu-zu | Woe your spouse, woe your child! |
| 20 | [a mu-zu] a gi-zu | Woe your name, woe your reputation |
| 21 | [...] er₂ ki-tuš-a | ... weeping in the dwelling place |
| 22 | [a šeš-zu] a šeš-zu | Woe, your body, woe your body |
| 23 | {[d}mu]-⸢tin⸣-an-na a šeš-zu | Mušallim-Eanna, alas, your hand |
| 24 | {[d}mu-tin]-an-na nin₉ u₃-mu-un-na-ke₄ | Mutinana, the sister of the lord |
| 25 | {[d}mu-tin]-⸢an-na⸣ nin₉ {d}dumu-zi-da-⸢ke₄⸣ | Mutin-Eanna, the sister of Dumuzida-e23 |
| r | ||
| 1 | [...] ga-ša-an ⸢uru₂⸣ bad₃-tibira{ki}⸢ke₄⸣ | ... lady of the inner city, Badtibira |
| 2 | [...]-⸢an-na⸣ ga-ša-an-da-lagaš{ki}⸢ke₄⸣ | ... Gašanda-Lagaš |
| 3 | [...] ga-ša-an gu₂ ma-da-⸢ke₄⸣ | ... lady of the neck of Mada |
| 4 | [... dub]-⸢sar⸣ a-ra-li-ke₄ | ... the scribe of Arali |
| 5 | [...] ⸢x⸣ sila sa₆-sa₆-ga-⸢ke₄⸣ | ... of the beautiful street |
| 6 | [...] nin₉ {d}dumu-zi-da-ke₄ | ... the sister of Dumuzi |
| 7 | [...] nin₉ gudu₄-ga-ke₄ | ... sister of the gudug priest |
| 8 | ⸢šeš⸣ [aŋ₂ ia₂]-⸢ŋu₁₀⸣ šeš aŋ₂ u-ŋu₁₀ | “Alas, my son, my brother, my sister |
| 9 | ur₂ ⸢aŋ₂ ia₂⸣-ŋu₁₀ gaba aŋ₂ u-ŋu₁₀ | The base of the 'finger' is swollen, the breast-bone is swelling. |
| 10 | ŋa₂ a-⸢ga⸣ gu-la u₄ ši-iš i₃-ba-ŋu₁₀ | In the great flood, the storm roared |
| 11 | [...] ⸢x x⸣ {d}nu-dim₂-mud-a-ŋu₁₀ | ... Nudimmud |
| 12 | [...] u₂-šim-gin₇ he₂-du₇-a-ŋu₁₀ | May ... be perfect for you like a scepter |
| 13 | [...] e₂-halbiₓ(|MUŠ₃×A|){bi} ba-e-da-gub | ... stood with you in the E-halbi |
| 14 | [...] tug₂ dan₃-na-ŋu₁₀ [...] | ... a clean garment |
| 15 | [...] buniŋ mu-lu-ug-ga-ŋu₁₀ [...] | (Sum) ..., the one who soothes ... (Akk) The ... of the buniŋ drum, the mugga drum |
| 16 | [...] ki u₆-a-⸢ŋu₁₀⸣ [...] | ... the place where the sun rises |
| 17 | [...] ki a-tu₅-a-⸢ŋu₁₀⸣ [...] | ... Atu’a-e23 |
| 18 | [...]-⸢x⸣-ku₄ e-ne mu-da-⸢an⸣-[ku₄] | ... entered, he entered with him |
| 19 | [...]-x-ku₄ e-ne mu-da-⸢an⸣-[ku₄] | ... enters, he enters with him |
| 20 | [a e₂-zu] a uru₂-zu [...] | Woe your house, woe your city |
| 21 | [a dam-zu] a dumu-zu | Woe your spouse, woe your child! |
| 22 | [...] hul ba-ši-ir [...] | ... destroyed ... |
| 23 | [...] ⸢er₂⸣-šem₅-ma ša₃-ba er₂ ⸢ki⸣-[tuš-a] | In the erešema temple, in the midst of the tears of the E-tušu temple |
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