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RA 084, 119-124 (P423975)
Literary, Early Old Babylonian · c. 2000 BCE–1900 BCE
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| Designation | RA 084, 119-124 |
|---|---|
| ID | P423975 |
| Museum no. | MAH 16014 |
| Collection | Musée d'Art et d'Histoire, Geneva, Switzerland |
| Language | Sumerian |
| Period | Early Old Babylonian · c. 2000 BCE–1900 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) |
|---|---|---|
| o | ||
| 1 | gi-bi gi KU-u₃-na gi bu-ra ⸢ŋen⸣-[na] | This reed, a ... “Reed that is torn out, ... the en-priestess |
| 2 | e₂ a-ra-li gi-bi gi KU-un-nam ⸢gi⸣ [bu-ra ŋen-na] | The house of Arali, its reeds ..., the e’eri-house that was plundered |
| 3 | e₂ e₂-muš₃-a gi-bi gi KU-un-nam ⸢gi⸣ [bu-ra ŋen]-⸢na⸣ | The reeds of the Emuš temple ... the e’emû temple, the en priestess |
| 4 | eden du₆-suba gi-bi gi KU-un-nam ⸢gi⸣ [bu-ra ŋen]-⸢na⸣ | In the steppe of the Dusuba the reeds ... the e’emû-tree |
| 5 | eden bad₃-tibira{ki} gi-bi gi KU-un-[nam gi bu-ra] ŋen-na | In the steppe of Badtibira, this reed is a ..., a būra(?) |
| 6 | eden gu₂ ma-da gi-bi gi KU-un-nam ⸢gi⸣ [bu-ra ŋen]-⸢na⸣ | The reeds on the banks of the land ... a bride, a lord |
| 7 | eden tir gi-en-DU gi-bi gi KU-⸢un-nam⸣ | The reeds of the steppe, the ... of the forest ... |
| 8 | gi bu-bu-ra gi-bi KU-u₃-⸢na⸣ | The reeds that are torn out, that ... |
| 9 | gi bu-bu-ra gi-er₂-ra-bi | The reeds that have been plundered, its lament |
| 10 | gi bu-bu-ra gi a-še-ra | reeds that have been plundered, re[ed of the marsh] |
| 11 | gi bu-bu-ra uru₂ a-še-er-re | The reeds that are torn out, the city that has been plundered |
| 11a | gi ⸢bu-bu-ra⸣ e₂ er₂-ra | The reeds of the embankment, the house of tears, |
| 12 | gi bu-bu im-ma-⸢šub⸣{šu-ub}ba-bi | Its reeds that have been plundered, |
| 13 | im-ma-šub-ba {d}dumu-zi-da-a-kam | It is the immašub of Dumuzi |
| 14 | gi dili-bi im-ma-ir-ra-bi | Its single reed that has been plundered, |
| 15 | gi didli-bi im-ma-ir-ra-bi | Its many reeds that have been plundered, |
| 16 | gi e₂ hul-a im-ma-ni₁₀-ni₁₀-e | The reeds of the destroyed house are circling around. |
| 17 | gi uru₂ hul-a im-ma-ni₁₀-ni₁₀-e | The reeds of the destroyed city are floating around. |
| 18 | gi e₂ pe-el-la₂ im-ma-ŋen-na-bi | The reeds of the defiled house that he had planted there, |
| r | ||
| 1 | aŋ₂ egi₂-re er₂-ra mu-ni-ib₂-be₂ | The princess weeps. |
| 2 | aŋ₂ nin gi₁₆-le-eŋ₃ ŋen er₂-ra mu-ni-ib₂-be₂ | “Woe, lady, treasure, lord, she weeps. |
| 3 | er₂ nu-zu-a er₂ i₃-še₈-še₈ | The one who does not know tears weeps. |
| 4 | a-še-er nu-zu-a a-še-er i₃-ŋa₂-ŋa₂-an | The one who does not know a prayer, the prayer will be uttered |
| 5 | a-še-er er₂-re er₂ im-ma-ni-in-pad₃ | She wept in tears. |
| 6 | a-še-er tur₃-bi ba-ŋen-na-ba er₂ im-ma-ni-in-pad₃ | She wept over the stall that had been emptied. |
| 7 | amaš ku₃ amaš-a ba-ul₄-la-ba er₂ im-ma-ni-in-pad₃ | She wept in the pure sheepfold, where the sheepfold was carried away. |
| 8 | a e₂-ŋu₁₀ im-me a uru₂-ŋu₁₀ im-me | She says "Alas, the house!", she says "Oh, the city!" |
| 9 | a ur₅-ŋu₁₀ im-me a ša₃-ŋu₁₀ im-me | She cries “Oh, my liver! Oh my heart!' |
| 10 | a bar-ŋu₁₀ im-me a ra-ma-ni im-me | Woe her liver, woe her heart, she says. |
| 11 | 9 gi-bi gi KU-u₃-na gi bu-ra ŋen-na | Its 9 reeds, a ... Reed ... |
| 12 | 29 er₂-šem₅-ma {d}dumu-zi | 29 (lines). An Eršemma of Dumuzi. |
| 13 | ka {d}udug-ga dumu gala-mah | from the mouth of Uduga, son of the chief gala priest |
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