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CDLI Literary 000359 (Šumunda Grass) composite (P469666)
Literary, Old Babylonian · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | CDLI Literary 000359 (Šumunda Grass) composite |
|---|---|
| ID | P469666 |
| Language | Sumerian |
| Period | Old Babylonian · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE |
| Genre | Literary |
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 | ab-ba na mu-un-de ab-ba na mu-un-de | She says “I want to go to the sea, I want to [go to] the sea. |
| 2 | im ba-szeg3-ga2-ba e2-gar8 ba-gul-la-ba | When the clay was crushed, when the wall was destroyed, |
| 3 | szika bar7-bar7-ra ba-szeg3-ga2-ba | When the šika drums were smashed, |
| 4 | lu2-ra lu2 gi4-ba gaba ba-ri-a-ba | For the man, the one who is to return, when he crosses over the chest, |
| 5 | mu ba-du11-ga-ba in-ga-an-du11 | he has sworn by the name he swore. |
| 6 | sze ba-su-ub-ba in-ga-an-su-ub | He poured out the barley in its ... |
| 7 | u4 im-e ge26-e ga-szeg3 im-mi-in-du11-ga-ba | The storm, I, the hailstone, which he had poured, |
| 8 | u4 e2-gar8-e ge26-e ga-gul im-mi-in-du11-ga-ba | When I, the gatekeeper, uttered a lament, |
| 9 | u4 a-ma-ru ge26-e ga-ur3-ur3 im-mi-in-du11-ga-ba | When I was uttering a flood, |
| 10 | an in-du11 ki in-tu-u4 | Heaven spoke, earth trembled. |
| 11 | {u2}szumunda in-ga-an-tu-u4 | he gave birth to šumunda-plant |
| 12 | ki in-tu-u4 an in-du11 | The earth quakes, heaven trembles |
| 13 | {u2}szumunda in-ga-an-tu-u4 | he gave birth to šumunda-plant |
| 14 | gi lum-lum-ma-ni izi ba-an-la2 | His bright reeds were lit with fire. |
| 15 | ri-a-ri-a-bi gaba ba-ri-a-bi | Its riārīb priests, their breasts, |
| 16 | um-ma u4-da ba-ra-ab-tak4-a | Thus (says) the storm that has passed by. |
| 17 | ab-ba u4-da ba-ra-ab-tak4-a | The elders did not abandon the storm. |
| 18 | gala-mah mu-da ba-ra-ab-tak4-a | The great lamentation singer, who has not ceased there with him. |
| 19 | mu-lu a-ma-ru-ta ba-ra-ab-tak4-a | The one who has not escaped from the flood, |
| 20 | {u2}szumunda kin-gi4-a ba-an-gaz | The šumunda plant was destroyed in the work assignment |
| 21 | kin-gi4-a ba-an-gaz sahar-tu11-be2 ba-tusz | The messenger was killed, the dust settled. |
| 22 | {u2}szumunda izi la2-la2 am3-me u2-du3-a-ni nu-ub-be2 | The šumunda plant is burning with fire, her sheepfold does not speak. |
| 23 | u2 nu-mu-dub2-dub2-be2 u2 nu-mu-bur2-bur2-re | She does not eat food, she does not spread out the food. |
| 24 | u2 nu-mu-bur2-bur2-re ma-a? um-ma-an-du3 | He did not eat food, he built it for me |
| 25 | tukum mu-un-gub-be3 tukum mu-un-nu2-e | If he stands, if he lies down, |
| 26 | izi um-ma-an-szum2 dagal-ba gen-na-ni | When he gave him the fire, he went wide. |
| 27 | {u2}szumunda ki-gub-ba-ni a-a sis-na | šumunda plant, his place of stationing |
| 28 | izi ga-ba-gar ga-ba-gar im-ma-ni-in-du7-e | I want to ignite fire, I am ready to ignite it, he made it perfect for me. |
| 29 | ur2 e2-an-na-ke4 izi im-ma-ni-ri | The base of the Eana was lit with fire. |
| 30 | szu im-ma-ni-in-du3 szu im-ma-ni-in-la2 | He built it, he hung it. |
| 31 | inim ka-na um-ma-da-gal2-la | the words of the land that he had spoken to me |
| 32 | ga-sza-an-an-na-ke4 uga{muszen} ba-e-dab5 ugu-ni-sze3 ba-gub | Gašanana seized the raven and set it upon her. |
| 33 | sipa-de3 e-ze2-ni ma-a-a-ba mu-da-ab-szub | The shepherd abandons his sheep where he is. |
| 34 | ga-sza-an-an-na-ke4 uga{muszen} ba-e-dab5-ba | Gašanana seized the raven |
| 35 | im ba-szeg3-ga2-ba e2-gar8 ba-gul-la-ba | When the clay was crushed, when the wall was destroyed, |
| 36 | szika bar7-bar7-ra ba-szeg3-ga2-ba | When the šika drums were smashed, |
| 37 | {d}dumu-zi-de3 gaba ba-ri-a-bi | Dumuzid, whose chest is split open |
| 38 | im ba-da-szeg3 e2-gar8 ba-da-gul | The clay was crushed, the wall was destroyed. |
| 39 | tur3 ba-da-gul amasz ba-da-bur12 | The cattlepen was destroyed, the sheepfold was torn down. |
| 40 | i7-da a-ge6 hul ba-an-da-szub | In the river, evil floods fell. |
| 41 | ambar-ra im-hul ba-an-da-szub | In the marshes he abandoned them with destruction. |
| 42 | x na-ag2 gada? {i7}idigna {i7}buranun-ke4 | the fate of the linen(?) of the Tigris and Euphrates |
| 43 | {i7}idigna {i7}buranun-ke4 u2 gid2-da ba-an-mu2 | The Tigris and Euphrates grew long grass. |
| 44 | u2 gid2-da AN x ag2 zu-a | Long grass, ... that is known |
| 45 | [...] | |
| 46 | [...] | |
| 47 | [...] | |
| 48 | [...] | |
| 49 | [...] | |
| 50 | u2-du3-a-ni mu-ub-be2 u2 mu-dub2-dub2-be2 | His udug priest speaks, he screams. |
| 51 | {u2}szumunda izi la2 e-x [...] x | The šumunda plant ... fire |
| 52 | {u2}szumunda izi la2 am3-ma-an-du3 | He built a šumunda plant with fire. |
| 53 | izi la2 am3-ma-an-du3 en3 mu-un-na-tar-re | She poured out fire and asked for answers. |
| 54 | ga-sza-an-an-na-ra {lu2}azlag tug2-ga-ni dan3-dan3-na | For Gašanana, the fuller, whose garment is clean |
| 55 | ga-sza-an-an-na nagar {gesz}bala-e szu bi2-in-dab5-ba | Gašanana, the carpenter who took hold of the bala instrument, |
| 56 | ga-sza-an-an-na bahar2-e {dug}sila3 am3-kir3-kir3 | Gašanana strews the potsherd. |
| 57 | bahar2 {dug}utul2 ku3 mu-un-na-an-szum2 sipa-de3 e-ze2-ni mu-na-ab-ga | The potter gave him a holy bowl, and the shepherd brought his sheep for him. |
| 58 | sipa-de3 e-ze2-ni mu-na-ab-ga en3 mu-un-na-tar-re | The shepherd approached him and inquired after him. |
| 59 | u2 giri17-zal u2 giri17-zal buru14-gin7 mu-na-ab-ga | He made the grass grow for her like a wild cow. |
| 60 | gu3 an-e ba-te gu3 ki-sze3 ba-te | He approached heaven, he approached earth. |
| 61 | gu3 szu nigin2-na-ni an-ur2-ra tug2-gin7 im-mi-in-dul gada-gin7 im-mi-in-bur2 | He covered the base of heaven like a garment, covered it like linen. |
| 62 | sag-du {u2}szumunda-ke4 {tum9}u18-lu-{tu15}u18-lu bi2-in-szub | He abandoned the head of the šumunda plant, |
| 63 | {u2}szumunda mu-zu [...] x-e | Šumunda plant, your name ... |
| 64 | u2 he2-me-en [...] | May you be grass |
| 65 | u2 hul gig-ga he2-me-en [...] | May you be an evil plant, a bitter one |
| 66 | mu-zu [...] | Your name |
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