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CDLI Literary 000761, ex. 065 (P460893)
Literary, Old Babylonian, unclear · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | CDLI Literary 000761, ex. 065 |
|---|---|
| ID | P460893 |
| Museum no. | FLP 2628 (Wagensonner: FLP 2630) |
| Collection | Free Library of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA |
| Language | Sumerian |
| 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) |
|---|---|---|
| a | ||
| 1’ | [x {d]}ezinam₂ [...] | ... Ezinam |
| 2’ | [...] ⸢gu {d}uttu nu-ub⸣-[...] | ... Šamaš did not enter |
| 3’ | {[d]}⸢uttu-ra temen nu-mu-un⸣-[...] | For the goddess Uttu, she did not ... her foundation |
| 4’ | [...]-⸢e₃-am₃ sila₄ nu⸣-[...] | ... is not a lamb |
| 5’ | [...]-⸢e₃-am₃⸣ [x] ⸢nu-šar₂-ra⸣-[am₃] | It is an ešarra temple |
| 6’ | [x]-⸢e sila₄ min-bi nu-ub-du₂⸣-[x] | ... did not ... its two lambs |
| 7’ | [x]-⸢e maš₂ eš₅-bi nu-ub-du₂⸣-[x] | ... did not ... its extispicy |
| 8’ | [... {d]}⸢ezinam₂ {d}ku₃-su₃ u₈⸣-[...] | ... Eezinam Kusu, the ewe |
| 9’ | {[d]}⸢a-nun-na diŋir gal-gal-e⸣-[...] | The Anuna gods, the great rivers |
| 10’ | [...] ⸢x x nu-ŋal₂⸣-[...] | ... did not carry |
| 11’ | [...] ⸢x nu-ŋal₂⸣-[...] | ... did not carry |
| 12’ | [...] ⸢kur-ra še a₂-dam⸣ [...] | ... the Ekur, the barley of the slave-girl |
| 13’ | [...] ⸢nu-ŋal₂⸣-[...] | ... did not carry |
| 14’ | [...]-⸢du₂-ud men nu⸣-[...] | ... is not adorned with a crown |
| 15’ | [...] ⸢en kal-kal⸣ [...] | ... the strong one |
| 16’ | [...]-⸢ba⸣-ra-⸢e₃⸣ | ...-ebara-e3 |
| 17’ | [...]-⸢ri-a-ke₄⸣-[x] | ... of ... |
| 18’ | [...]-⸢x⸣-[...] | |
| 1” | [...]-⸢gu₇-u₃-ne nu-mu⸣-[...] | ... did not ... their food |
| 2” | ⸢amaš ku₃-ga⸣-[ne]-⸢ne ga⸣-[...] | I want to ... the pure eagle |
| 3” | {[d]}⸢a-nun-na du₆⸣-[...] | The Anuna gods of the Du'e |
| 4” | [...]-⸢na₈-na₈-ne nu⸣-[...] | ... they do not drink ... |
| 5” | [...] ⸢niŋ₂⸣ [...] | ... her temple |
| 6” | [...] ⸢zi-ša₃ im⸣-[...] | ... the eziša plant |
| 7” | [... {d]}⸢en-lil₂-ra⸣ [...] | ... for Enlil |
| 8” | [...] | |
| 9” | [...] ⸢um-ma⸣-[...] | ... the en priestess |
| 10” | [...]-⸢am₃-ma-da⸣-[...] | I want to ... to you(?) |
| 11” | [...] | |
| 12” | [... {d]}⸢ezinam₂-bi du₆-ku₃-ta⸣ [...] | ... its Eezida temple from the Holy Mound |
| b | ||
| 1’ | [...]-⸢ne⸣ | ...-emene |
| 2’ | [...]-⸢ba⸣-ni | ... his |
| 3’ | [...]-am₃ | It is ... |
| 4’ | [...]-⸢ba-ni⸣ | ...-ebani |
| 5’ | [...] ⸢guru₃⸣{ru}am₃ | ... is the guru-house |
| 6’ | [...] ⸢zi il₂-la⸣-ni | ... raising the ezi plant |
| 7’ | [...]-⸢ta de₆-de₆⸣-am₃ | It is the one who goes out from the ... |
| 8’ | [...] ⸢pa-e₃ mu-un-AK⸣-eš | ... they made a ritual assemblage |
| 9’ | [...]-⸢un-de₃⸣-ŋal₂ | ... will not carry it off |
| 10’ | [...] ⸢mu-de₃⸣-ŋal₂ | ... to carry off |
| 11’ | [...]-⸢sa₂-sa₂-e-ne⸣ | ...-sasê |
| 12’ | [...] | |
| 13’ | [...] | |
| 14’ | [...] | |
| 15’ | [...]-⸢bu-uš⸣-[x] | ...-ebuš |
| 16’ | [...]-me-eš | ... are |
| 17’ | [...]-⸢me⸣-eš | ...-emesv |
| 18’ | [...]-⸢ge⸣-eš | ...-egeš |
| 19’ | [...]-⸢na₈⸣-ne | ... they shall ... for him |
| 20’ | [...]-ge-⸢ne⸣ | ... to them |
| 21’ | [...]-⸢naŋ-eš-a⸣-[ta] | from ...-eš |
| 22’ | [...]-⸢mu-un-du₁₀-ge-eš-a⸣-[ta] | After you have strewn good things |
| 23’ | [...]-⸢ni-in-mu₂-mu₂⸣-[x] | ... he made it grow for you |
| 24’ | [...] mu-un-AK-[x] | ... he ... |
| 25’ | {[d]}⸢ezinam₂ u₈⸣ [x]-⸢na⸣-ni-ib₂-⸢ge₄⸣-[x] | “Eezinam, the ewe, ..., |
| 26’ | [...]-⸢zu-me-en⸣ [...]-⸢ra⸣-gub-⸢be₂⸣-[x] | (Sum) I am the one who stands before you(?) (Akk) I stand before you |
| 27’ | [...] ⸢kalam-ma⸣-[...] | ... the Ekalama temple |
| 28’ | [...] ⸢x x⸣ [x] ⸢x⸣ [...] | |
| 29’ | [...]-⸢zi mu⸣-un-da-⸢ri⸣ | ... he made it rise up for you |
| 30’ | [...]-sud-sud-[...] | (Sum) ... ... (Akk) .... |
| 31’ | [...]-⸢nun⸣-[x]-⸢ke₄⸣-ne-⸢me⸣-[x] | ...-nun-eše-me-e-x |
| 32’ | [...] | |
| 33’ | [...] ⸢u₃⸣-mu-na-[x] | ... for him |
| 34’ | [...] ⸢x⸣ | |
| 35’ | [...]-⸢mu-un⸣-[x] | ...-emun-e- |
| 36’ | [...]-⸢di⸣-še₃ ⸢na⸣-[...] | ... to him, to him |
| 37’ | [...]-⸢im⸣-du₁₀-⸢du₁₀-ge-en⸣ | I am the one who makes ... perfect for you |
| 38’ | [...]-⸢bur₂-bur₂-re-en⸣ | ... you will unharness |
| 39’ | [...] ⸢u₃⸣-[...] | ... the ešû temple |
| c | ||
| 1 | ⸢gu-gu {d}uttu me-lim₄ nam-lugal⸣-[...] | The throne of Šamaš, the emblem of kingship |
| 2 | {⸢d}šagan₂ lugal surₓ(ERIM) saŋ-ŋa₂⸣-[...] | Šagan, king of the troops, ... |
| 3 | ⸢me-ni u-gunu₃ mu-na-ab-AK⸣-[...] | His ewes ... the grass for him |
| 4 | ⸢a₂ nam⸣-šita₄-a-ke₄ ⸢si mu-na-ab-sa₂-e⸣-[x] | The esiŋa temple of divination made it perfect for him |
| 5 | ⸢za₃-e₃⸣ gal-gal ki-bala-⸢x x ebih₂⸣ ba-sur-⸢re-en⸣ | The great cult centers of the rebel lands were razed to ruin mounds. |
| 6 | {kuš}da-uš₂ {ŋeš}{mar}⸢maru⸣ [...] ⸢gal⸣-gal-e sa sa₂-sa₂-e-en | “You are the one who binds the sandals, the ... of the great palace. |
| 7 | ⸢zu₂-keše₂ igi bar-ra⸣ [...]-⸢uŋ₃⸣ ŋa₂-a-⸢kam⸣ | “If he looks at him with a naked eye, he will be able to see him. |
| 8 | ⸢a-ša₃-ga⸣ [(x)] zi nam-ŋuruš-⸢a⸣ | “It is the righteous one, it is the good one! |
| 9 | [x] (⸢X.X.LAL⸣) [x (X].DI-)da {kuš}e-sir₂ ŋa₂-a-kam | It is a ... esir cloth |
| 10 | [...] ir nam-diŋir-ra | ... a furious cry |
| 11 | [...] ⸢tub₂⸣-tub₂ {ŋeš}⸢eren⸣ sa₂-du₁₁-ga ŋa₂-a-kam | It is the ... of the eštub-tree, the cedar tree, the regular offering. |
| 12 | [...] tu₉(ŠE₃) siki ⸢babbar₂⸣-ra-ŋu₁₀ | ... wool from Ebabbar |
| 13 | [...] ⸢im⸣-mi-in-hul₂-le-en | ... I will rejoice over you |
| 14 | [...] ⸢gal⸣-e-ne-ka mul-ma-al im-mi-ib₂-za | ... the stars of the palaces were there for you |
| 15 | [...] ⸢x⸣ [x] ⸢a tu₅⸣-a | ... the e’e-a-plant |
| 16 | [x]-⸢luh ku₃⸣-[x] um-ma-da-an-mu₄-ra-am₃ | After he had brought in the holy eluh ritual |
| 17 | [x] ⸢ku₃-x ŋiri₃ mu-da-an-gub⸣-be₂-en | I will stand with you in the ... of the city gate. |
| 18 | [x]-⸢gana₂-ur₃ {ŋeš}eme-apin dur⸣ ab₂-saŋ | x-egana-ur, eme-apin, duru-e, cows |
| 19 | {[ŋeš]}⸢šu-kara₂ sug za₃-ge⸣ gu₇-a | The ešukara-plant, the marsh of the Zage-e-plant eaten |
| 20 | [a]-⸢na-zu mu-da-ŋal₂ a-na ma-be₂⸣-en-na-bi ⸢ge₄-ma-ni⸣ | When you carry your water, what is it that makes you rise up? |
| 21 | [x]-⸢kam-ma-še₃⸣ {d}ezinam₂ u₈-ra ⸢mu-na⸣-ni-ib-⸢ge₄-ge₄⸣ | It is the xth eponymy of Ezinam, the ewe. |
| 22 | ⸢babir₂ udun-na⸣ mim u₃-ba-ni-⸢du₈⸣ | “Babir, the udunna-house, whatever you have built, |
| 23 | [...] ⸢udun-na⸣ u₄ a-ba-ni-ib₂-zal | ... spent the day in the udunna temple |
| 24 | {[d]}⸢nin-ka⸣-si-ke₄ ma-ab-šar₂-šar₂-re | E-nin-kae-esi will enlarge it for me |
| 25 | ⸢maš₂ gal-gal-zu ua₄⸣ gal-gal-zu | Your great en priestess, your great hero |
| 26 | [x] ⸢ŋešbun-na mu⸣-e-til-le | The ... of the throne is finished |
| 27 | [x]-⸢ŋu₁₀-ta a₂⸣ gur-⸢ra im⸣-da-sud-sud-e | From the ..., he was able to raise his arms to the throne. |
| 28 | [...]-⸢zu niŋ₂-ŋu₁₀-uš an-edin⸣-na igi-ni im-ši-ib₂-ŋal₂ | (Sum) ..., he looked at him in the high steppe (Akk) He looked at his ... |
| 29 | [...] ⸢a-ša₃-ga⸣ ŋal₂-la-ŋu₁₀-še₃ | ... to the “Ašaĝa-e’e-temple,' to its empty-handed |
| 30 | [...]-⸢ŋu₁₀ na-gada⸣-za {ŋeš}tukul-ta mu-un-sar-⸢re⸣ | ... your nagda temple with weapons he destroyed. |
| 31 | [...] ⸢ki si⸣-ga-aš u₃-mu-e-re-kiŋ₂ | ... the si₂-e-ga-aš of Umu-Ere |
| 32 | [...] ⸢ni₂-zu nu⸣-mu-un-ta-e₁₁-de₃ | ... will not let your light shine forth(?) |
| 33 | [...] ⸢ŋiri₂ lu₂⸣ la-ga niŋ₂ edin-na-ke₄ | ... of the steppe, the one of the laga temple, the fearsomeness of the plain |
| 34 | [...]-edin-na ku-kur ⸢ba⸣-ni-ib₂-be₂ | ... in the steppe he makes the enemy enter |
| 35 | [...] ⸢x⸣ niŋ₂-ka₉-zu i₃-[x] | ... your account ... |
| 36 | [...]-⸢ma⸣-zu ki i₃-ta₃-[x] | ... your place |
| 37 | [...] ⸢u₈⸣ me-a sila₄ (TUR.[...]) | ... ewes, where are the lambs? |
| 38 | [...] ⸢maš₂⸣ (TUR.TUR) me-a lu₂ mu-na-[...] | ... ešemae, where is the man? |
| 39 | [...]-⸢e uru₂⸣ di-da-[x] | ... I want to go to the city |
| 40 | [...] ⸢sag₃ di-da⸣-[x] | ... the esag plant that ... |
| 41 | [...] ⸢ma-ra⸣-du₃-u₃-[x] | ... emārāedu-plant |
| 42 | [...] ⸢uru₂ di-da⸣-[x] | ... the city that is to be ... |
| 43 | [...] ⸢sag₃ di-da⸣-[x] | ... the esag plant that ... |
| 44 | [...]-⸢ri-a⸣ mu-da-an-gub-[...] | ... stood with him |
| 45 | [...] ⸢du₂-da-me-en ŋa₂-la⸣ [...] | ... I am the scribal apprentice, I am a lamentation singer |
| 46 | [...] ⸢gi₁₆-sa nam⸣-sipa-da [...] | ... her treasure, the shepherdship |
| 47 | [...] ⸢ma-ab-be₂-na⸣-[...] | I want to say to you “I want to go to the house of the king’ |
| d | ||
| 1’ | ⸢eše₂-da⸣ [...] | The ešeda priest |
| 2’ | ⸢ki su₇-še₃ um-ma-an⸣-([x].DU-)[x] | After he has ...ed the E’eš temple |
| 3’ | {⸢ŋeš}tukul-a⸣-ni igi-zu ⸢im-ra-ra⸣ ka-zu [...] | His weapon, before you, your mouth ... |
| 4’ | ⸢lagab zi₃-gu-ka⸣ um-ma-⸢ri⸣-in-[...] | After you have poured out the lagab-flour |
| 5’ | ⸢tumu ulu₃ tumu mer⸣-e ⸢bala⸣-še₃ mu-e-a-⸢AK⸣-[...] | The etumu-house, the south wind, the north wind, to the ebala-house I made |
| 6’ | {⸢na₄}kinkin-e na₄⸣ kur-⸢ra⸣-[...] | The kinkin stone, the emery of the mountains |
| 7’ | {⸢na₄}šu-še₃ bar-zu-a ur₅-ar₃⸣ im-mi-⸢ib₂⸣-[x] | He surrounded the outside of his hand with a šû stone |
| 8’ | ⸢ze₄⸣-e {⸢ŋeš}buniŋ-bi si⸣-ga-⸢zu⸣-[...] | “I want to go up to the sheepfold, I want to come up to its sheepfold |
| 9’ | ⸢lu₂ sila₁₁-ŋa₂ ba-he ki⸣-a ma-⸢ni⸣-in-[...] | The elu-priestess, the one of the lambs, was taken away from the place where he was taken. |
| 10’ | ⸢ki-sikil tuh du⸣-bu-ul-e šu ⸢bur₂⸣-[...] | The young woman, the one who shook the ebullû-vessel, the hand of the “bur-e-e3-[...] plant |
| 11’ | {⸢im}šu-rin-na-ta⸣ im-ta-a-[...] | The šurinnata priest went away |
| 12’ | ⸢ze₄-e {ŋeš}bansur-ra ŋal₂⸣-la-zu-[...] | If he slips through the cracks of the table, |
| 13’ | an-⸢ta ma-ra-ŋal₂⸣-en ki-⸢ta⸣ [...] | I have carried you off from heaven, from earth |
| 14’ | {⸢d}ezinam₂⸣ ni₂-za {ŋeš-tu₉}⸢ŋeštu⸣ [x]-ni | “Ezinam, your own self, |
| 15’ | u₃ ze₄-e GA₂-⸢gen₇⸣ niŋ₂-⸢gu₇⸣-[(x)]-⸢me⸣-[x] | And if only I would eat sweet food |
| 16’ | ⸢me-za igi⸣ mi-ni-ib₂-⸢il₂⸣-[...] | He looked at your house, he raised his eyes |
| 17’ | u₃ ŋe₂₆-e egir-⸢bi⸣ [...] | and after that |
| 18’ | lu₂ {na₄}kinkin-e ⸢hulu⸣ [...] | The one who ... the enchainment of the evildoer |
| 19’ | a-na-zu ⸢mu-da-ŋal₂ a⸣-[...] | What have you done to me? |
| 20’ | ⸢u₄-ba {d}ezinam₂-e nam-kur₄⸣-[...]-⸢dab₅⸣ [...] | At that time, Ištar, do not change it |
| 21’ | {d}⸢ezinam₂-e u₈-ra⸣ [...]-⸢ge₄-ge₄⸣ | Eezida will make the ewes tremble |
| 22’ | ze₄-e {d}iškur lugal-zu {⸢d}šagan₂⸣ [x x {bar]}barim ki ⸢nu₂⸣-[...] | O Iškur, your king, Šagan-e23, ..., the scepter of the place where you sleep |
| 23’ | ⸢e₂-e gan₂-ne₂ NE in⸣ [...] | In the temple, in the field ... |
| 24’ | ⸢e₂-ba ka⸣-[x] ⸢x x x⸣ [...]-⸢ra-gen₇⸣ | Its temple, like a ... temple ... |
| 25’ | eh₃ si-ig [x]-⸢ma-ka⸣ [...]-⸢ra-gen₇⸣ | I am the one who is surrounded by a halo of ... |
| 26’ | GA₂-[x] ⸢gu₂-ŋu₁₀⸣ [x]-⸢še₃⸣ ba-⸢x⸣-[...]-⸢ŋa₂-ŋa₂⸣ | ... the throne-dais |
| 27’ | {⸢ŋeš⸣}[...] {⸢ŋeš⸣}ba-an-e [...]-⸢hal⸣-[...] | The ešû-priests, the ṣābu-priestess, and the en priestess |
| 28’ | ⸢x x x x⸣ [x] ⸢x x x⸣ [x]-⸢in⸣-[x] | “[... ...] ... , |
| 29’ | {tu₉}⸢niŋ₂⸣-[...] ⸢bi₂⸣-[...] | “If he wears a cloak, if he does not |
| 30’ | ⸢u₈⸣-[...] ⸢si-ma⸣-[x] ⸢x x⸣ [...] | “Ewes, ..., sima’e-..., |
| 31’ | ⸢u₄⸣-[...] ⸢gu₃ mu⸣-[...] | |
| 32’ | [...] ⸢x⸣ [...] | |
| 33’ | [...] ⸢x x⸣ [...] | |
| 34’ | [...] ⸢x x x⸣ [...] | |
| 35’ | [...] ⸢he₂-eb-gu⸣-[x] | ... the eḫebgu plant |
| 36’ | [...]-⸢de₃⸣-za-[x] | ... to you |
| 37’ | [...] he₂-eb₂-su-[x]-⸢bu⸣-[x] | ... may he ... |
| 38’ | {⸢d}utu e₃-a-ra {d}utu⸣ [...] | For the one coming out of heaven, Utu |
| 39’ | ⸢mu {d}ezinam₂-ma-ka⸣ [...]-⸢pa₃-pa₃⸣-[x] | In the year of Ezinam |
| 40’ | [x] {⸢d}ezinam₂⸣-[...]-⸢mi-ib₂⸣-[x] | Ezinam-emib |
| 41’ | ⸢ku₃ tuku-e za tuku-e⸣ [...] | The one who possesses silver, you possesses ... |
| 42’ | ⸢KA₂ lu₂ še⸣ [x]-⸢ka dur₂ he₂⸣-[...] ⸢x x⸣ [...] | May the “gate of the ... man’ be the seat of ..., |
| 43’ | ⸢u₈⸣ [...] ⸢a-da-min₃ du₁₁⸣-[x] | The ewe ... the ada prayer |
| 44’ | [...] e₃-[x] | ... came forth |
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