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CDLI Literary 000793 (Home of Fish) composite (P478976)

Literary, Old Babylonian · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE

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Designation	CDLI Literary 000793 (Home of Fish) composite
ID	P478976
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	ku6-gu10 e2 du3 ku6-gu10 ma-ra-an-du3	My fish built a house for you, my fish built for you.
2	ku6-gu10 e2 ma-ra-an-du3 arah4 ma-ra-an-du3	My fish built a house for you, I built an arah temple for you.
3	e2-a e2 dirig-ga amasz gid2-da ma-ra-an-du3	In the house, the lofty house, he built for you a long sheepfold.
4	sza3-bi na-izi tug2 ma-ra-mur10 ki sza3 hul2-le a asila ma-ra-x	Its inside is a torch, I have clothed it for you, a place where the heart rejoices, ... joy for you.
5	e2 gu ha-la-ha-la-ba na-an-na-te kusz3-kusz3-ta mu-[...]	In the house where there is no feudal service, he ... from the fumigants
6	e2-e nig2-gu7 i3-gal2 nig2-gu7 sag-ga2-ba	In the house food is available, food is on the head.
7	e2-e nig2-gu7 i3-gal2 nig2-gu7 silim-ma-ba	In the house food is available, food is well.
8	e2 ki kasz de2-a-zu nim nu-mu-un-bu-bu-bu	Your house, where beer is poured, does not roar.
9	mu HAR-da-zu du6-da giri3 kur2 nu-gal2-la	Your HAR-da-name is “At the foot of the mountain, no path is available.‭
10	za3-du8 {gesz}si-gar-bi zid2 dub-dub-bu nig2-na-e gar-ra	The door-jambs and its bolts, firmly secured, are placed in order.
11	e2-e ir-bi tir szim {gesz}erin-na-gin7 ir-si-bi ba-ur5	The tears of the temple, like a forest of fragrant cedar, were ripped out.
12	e2-e kasz mu-un-gal2 kasz saga-ga mu-un-gal2	The house has beer, it has good beer.
13	kasz dida-imgaga ninda ku7-ku7-da-bi gi gar-re-esz mu-un-gal2	They placed reeds in their sweetened beer and sweet bread.
14	zu-a-zu he2-em-du	may your wisdom be known.
15	kal-la-zu he2-em-du	May your strength be strong.
16	ad-da pap-bil2-ga-zu he2-em-du	May your father, your papbil priestess, come here!
17	dumu szesz-gal-zu dumu szesz-ban3-da-zu he2-em-du	May your son Šešgalzu, son of <(your)> scream!
18	di4-di4-la2-zu gal-gal-zu he2-em-du	Your little ones, your large ones, may they come.
19	dam-zu dumu-zu he2-em-du	May your spouse and child be born.
20	gu5-li-zu du10-us2-sa-zu he2-em-du	May your pigeons go at your side.
21	murum5 uszbar-zu he2-em-du	May a murum prayer be uttered to you.
22	ildum2 bar nam-ga-ku4-ra-zu-usz he2-em-du	May the ildum priestess know how to enter without ceasing.
23	dumu gu7-li-zu nam-mu-ni-ib-da13-da13-a	Do not let your child be eaten!
24	da-a-zu nam-me-esz nam-mu-ni-in-da13-da13	Do not approach your father!
25	ku4-ra-ma-ni-ib dumu ki ag2-gu10	Enter for me, my beloved child!
26	ku4-ra-ma-ni-ib dumu sa6-ga-gu10	Enter for me, my beautiful child!
27	u4 nam-zal-e ge6 nam-sa2-e	The storm will not pass, the night will not set in motion.
28	iti6 e2?-ba nam-ba-ni-ib-ku4-ku4	Do not enter the moonlight into its house(?)
29	u4 me-e-zal-la-a-gin7 ge6 me-e-sa2-a-gin7	Like a storm that passes by, like a black wind.
30	ku4-ra ba-ni-hun-ge26 ki-gar ma-ra-ab-du7	he brought in and made the foundation perfect for you.
31	sza3-ba dur2 gar x si ma-ra-ab-sa2-e	In its midst he arranges ... for you.
32	ku6-gu10 lu2 nu2-a ba-ra-ab-zi-zi	My fish did not rise from the bed of a man.
33	lu2 tusz-a du14 ba-ra-mu2-mu2	The one who sat down did not speak.
34	ku4-ra-ma-ni-ib dumu ki ag2-gu10	Enter for me, my beloved child!
35	ku4-ra-ma-ni-ib dumu sa6-ga-gu10	Enter for me, my beautiful child!
36	i7 mun-na-gin7 pa5 na-an-zu-zu	Like a canal irrigated with malt, he should not know how to dig it.
37	sahar-gar i7-da-gin7 zi-zi na-an-zu-zu-u3	Like the dust of the river, he should not know how to rise.
38	a zal-le-gin7 nu2-zu na-an-ba-la2-e	Like flowing water, you should not carry it away!
39	iti6 e2-ba nam-ba-ni-in-ku4-ku4	he will not enter that house in the evening.
40	na-an-ga-ba-e-da-du-e igi-zu ki-gu10-usz-sze3	Do not go with me, your face towards my place
41	x-gin7 ki mur gu7-zu-sze3 na-an-ga-ba-e-da-du-e igi-zu ki-gu10-usz-sze3	Like ..., you should not go to the place where you eat grass, your face towards my place.
42	ur-gin7 ki si-im-si-im ak-zu-sze3 na-an-ga-ba-e-da-du-e igi-zu ki-gu10-usz-sze3	Like a dog, you should not go to the place where you make a noise, your eyes should not be directed towards my place.
43	tu?{muszen}-gin7 ki ab-TU? du-zu-sze3 na-an-ga-ba-e-da-du-e igi-zu ki-gu10-usz-sze3	Like a pigeon, when you go to the place where you ..., do not go before me
44	gu4-gin7 tur3-zu-sze3 udu-gin7 amasz-zu-sze3 na-an-ga-ba-e-da-du-e igi-zu ki-gu10-usz-sze3	Like an ox, you should not go to your cattlepen, like a sheep to your sheepfold! Your face towards my place!
45	a2-sze gu4-gin7 tur3-zu-sze3 x [...]	... labor, like an ox, to your cattlepen
46	ku4-ra-ma-ni {d}suen he2-en-da-hul2-hul2	When he enters, may Suen rejoice with him.
47	a2-sze udu-gin7 amasz-zu-sze3 [...]	... to your sheepfold like a sheep
48	ku4-ra-ma-ni {d}dumu-zi-de3 he2-en-da-hul2-hul2	When he enters, may Dumuzi rejoice with him.
49	gu4-gin7 tur3-zu-sze3 sag il2-la-zu-ne	When you raise your head towards your cattle pen like a bull,
50	en {d}asz-im2-babbar {d}suen he2-en-da-hul2-hul2	Lord Ašimbabbar, may Suen rejoice over him.
51	udu-gin7 amasz-a sag il2-la-zu-ne	When you raise your head in the sheepfold like a sheep,
52	{d}dumu-zi {lu2}sipa he2-en-da-hul2-hul2	May Dumuzi, the shepherd, rejoice over him.
53	nam-ba-an-da-x [...]	Do not ...
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68	ku6 KASZ4 ba-ba za3 nam DAG-ge	“If he eats fish, he will not be able to control his side.
69	ku6-gu10 ku6 hi-a he2-ga-me-da-an-ku4-ku4	My fish, may he enter with you in a good fish.
70	sun4? sa6-sa6 u2-lal3 gu7-gu7	beautiful goat(?) eating honey
71	ku6-gu10 suhur-gal{ku6}-gu10 he2-ga-me-da-an-ku4-ku4	My fish, my suhurgal fish, may it enter with you.
72	{gi}ub-zal gu7-gu7 KU i3-[...]	... eating reed baskets
73	ku6-gu10 suhur-tur{ku6}-gu10 he2-ga-me-da-an-ku4-ku4	My fish, my suhurtur fish, may it enter with you.
74	nundum gal-gal gi-zi nag-ga2	large reed bundles, drinking gizi-beer,
75	ha-la HI-HI [...]	Share ...
76	gu7-gu7-da-bi [...]	Its food offerings
77	ku6-gu10 esztub{ku6}-gu10 he2-en-ga-mu-e-da-an-ku4-ku4	May my fish and my eštub fish enter with you!
78	{gesz}gi-musz ge6 a-sza3-ga ri-a	a black reed mat in the field
79	szah2 ama-gan gu2 i7-da-ka nig2-silag-ga2 kar-kar-re	The pigeons of the birth mother are chasing me along the banks of the river.
80	ku6-gu10 gu2-bi2{ku6}-gu10 he2-en-ga-mu-e-da-an-ku4-ku4	My fish, may my fish enter with you!
81	kun si gam3 si ku6 ku?-ru-usz-ta \|DU.DU\|	The tail, the horn, the tail of the fish, from the ... fish
82	ku6-gu10 \|SZE.SUHUR\|-gal{ku6}-gu10 he2-en-ga-mu-e-da-an-ku4-ku4	May my fish enter with you into my šuhurgal fish
83	ku6 szudu3-ba dumu er2 pa3-da-gin7	The fish of the šudug ritual, like a child weeping,
84	ku6-gu10 \|SZE.SUHUR\|-se3{ku6}-gu10 he2-en-ga-mu-e-da-an-ku4-ku4	May my fish enter with you into my šuhursu.
85	sag-du {gesz}al-la zu2 {gesz}ga-rig2 zu	the head of the hoe, the teeth of the scepter
86	giri3-pad-ra2-bi {gesz}u3-suh5 an-na	Its footstool is a thornbush of heaven
87	mu-tun3-na-bi {kusz}ummu {d}dumu-zi-da	Its herdsman, the scepter of Dumuzi,
88	kusz nig2-gu7-a kin-sze3 nu-ga2-ga2	shoes for eating food were not placed.
89	kun sal-la-bi {kusz}a2-si szu-ku6-de3-ne	Its lower tail is covered with a leather bag; the fishermen
90	ku6 szu tu11-tu11 kusz ni2-ba gu7-gu7	(Sum) The fish that have been snatched away, the skin that has been eaten by itself (Akk) The fishermen who have been plundered, the furious furrows are eating by themselves
91	sza3-ga-ni giri17-ba nu-gal2-la	his heart did not have joy,
92	ku6 gaba-ri a2-ur2 dab5-ba	fish caught on the border,
93	{kusz}dala2-a gag-sze3 bala-bala-a-bi	and its balabala sandals,
94	nig2-gig esz3 iri sa2-du11 nu-ga2-ga2	The evil of the shrine, the city, is not established as regular offerings.
95	ku6-gu10 mur{ku6}-gu10 he2-en-ga-mu-e-da-an-ku4-ku4	My fish, my mur fish, may it enter with you!
96	giri3 ku6-a a lu3-lu3 gur-ra	via Ku’a, gurgur of plentiful water,
97	ku6 i3-guru5-a igi du8-de3 dab5-ba	Fish caught in the granary,
98	ku6-gu10 kin{ku6}-gu10 he2-en-ga-mu-e-da-an-ku4-ku4	My fish, my work-assignment, may it enter with you.
99	sag-du {na4}kin2-szu szu sag ur-gi7-ra	a head of a lapis lazuli nail, a dog's head
100	MURGU LUM-LUM-de3 bar szir du3-du3-de3	In order to ..., in order to sing a song.
101	ku6 {u2}x x MU nu-gu7 al-HAR [...]	The fish did not eat the ... plant
102	ku6-gu10 gir2-gi7{ku6}-gu10 he2-en-ga-mu-e-da-an-ku4-ku4	My fish, my Girgi, may it enter with you.
103	sza3-nigin za-pa-ag2-bi gu2 bala-bi	The totality of its shouting, its bala,
104	ku6-gu10 gir{ku6}-gu10 he2-en-ga-mu-e-da-an-ku4-ku4	May my fish and my lion enter with you!
105	ku6 KU-na se3-ga ku6 sze-er-tab-ba e3 zu-zu	(Sum) The ... fish is bound, the šertab fish is coming out. (Akk) You know how to bring out the .... fish in its ...
106	ku6 du10-ga i3-gal2 nig2-gig-ga	The good fish are here, the evil ones.
107	ku6-gu10 ab-suhur{ku6}-gu10 he2-en-ga-mu-e-da-an-ku4-ku4	My fish, my absuhur fish, may he enter with you.
108	ku6 a-ku5 du3 ze2 me-ze2-bi gar-ra	The fish that eat fish, whose sweet sweety is established.
109	ku6-gu10 a-garx(NUN@t)-garx(NUN@t){ku6}-gu10 he2-en-ga-mu-e-da-an-ku4-ku4	My fish, my agar fish, may it enter with you.
110	dumu dam-gar3-ra NI ga IM A-gu10	The son of the merchant ... my water.
111	ku6-gu10 ka-mar{ku6}-gu10 he2-en-ga-mu-e-da-an-ku4-ku4	My fish, my kamar fish, may it enter with you.
112	dumu mar-tu bar-ta tum2-tum2-mu	son of Martu, bring it out from the outer world!
113	ku6-gu10 \|NUN.BAR\|-gid2? ku6 he2-en-ga-mu-e-da-an-ku4-ku4	My fish, may the fish enter with you
114	ku6 u2-gu7 nu-gu7-a a pu2 KA [...]	Fish that do not eat grass, water from the well
115	ku6-gu10 a-za3-gur11{ku6}-gu10 he2-en-ga-mu-e-da-an-ku4-ku4	My fish, my field, may it enter with you!
116	kusz dugud gar3-ru szu x [...]	... heavy shoes
117	ku6-gu10 musz{ku6}-gu10 he2-en-ga-mu-e-da-an-ku4-ku4	My fish, my snake, may it enter with you
118	du5 x [...]	The young man ...
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1	x \|DU.DU\| ama pe-en-du [...]	(Sum) ..., the mother who bore him(?) ... (Akk) The ... of the mother that bore him
2	ku6-gu10 gir2-u2{ku6}-gu10 he2-en-ga-mu-e-da-an-ku4-ku4	My fish, my giru fish, may it enter with you.
3	tur-tur a bar-ra tum2-tum2-mu	Small ones, fitting for the outside water,
4	ku6-gu10 sal-sal{ku6}-gu10 he2-en-ga-mu-e-da-an-ku4-ku4	My fish, my salsal fish, may he enter with you
5	igi musz ka pesz2 ad pesz10-pesz10 ar3-ra	(Sum) The eye is a snake, the mouth is swollen, the tongue is an arrow (Akk) The eyes are a serpent, the lips are arrows
6	[...] zi-da sza3? nu2-nu2	... lying down in the true ...
7	[...] AB se3-ga	... laid low!
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1	ambar i7-da gu3-gu3 hul-bi de2-de2	In the marshes of the river one shouts evilly.
2	ku6-gu10 akan-ne2{muszen}-gu10 szu-sze3 ba-e-la2-e	My fish, my akannu bird ... to the hand.
3	a sa-sa la2 sa-par3 ma-ra-nigin2-nigin2	I have surrounded you with a net for you.
4	ku6-gu10 ubur-re{muszen}-gu10 szu-sze3 ba-e-la2-e	My fish, my eagle, you have carried it to the hand.
5	giri3 nig2 zi-zi zu2 NE-NE-ra	The feet of the righteous ones ...
6	a bar-bar-ta KASZ4 im-sar-sar-re	(Sum) He drew the water from the marshes (Akk) He was droiling from a marsh
7	ku6-gu10 kiszi6-bar{muszen}-gu10 szu-sze3 ba-e-la2-e	My fish, my kišibar bird ... to the hand.
8	x x a szu nu-tag-tag-ge	... does not touch ...
9	x muszen-a giri3 ku6-a	... bird, foot of fish
10	ku6-gu10 ki-ib{muszen}-gu10 szu-sze3 ba-e-la2-e	My fish, my kib bird, you have carried it to the hand.
11	nig2-ur2-4(disz) ambar gir5-gir5 dab5	two-thirds of the marshland irrigated;
12	ku6-gu10 ku5-da-gu10 szu-sze3 ba-e-la2-e	My fish, my fish, you have carried it to the hand.
13	szu-sze3 nu-mu-e-la2-e giri3-sze3 nu-mu-e-il2 x	He does not hold it in his hand, he does not carry it on his feet.
14	ku6-gu10 u4 zal-zal-la za-e ugu-gu10-usz ga2-nu	My fish, while the day is passing, come upon me!
15	u4 zal-zal-la za-e ugu-gu10-usz ga2-nu	When you pass the day, come upon me!
16	x x ga-sza-an {lu2}szu-ku6-da	... lady of the fisherman
17	{d}nansze za-ra he2-en-da-hul2	May Nanše rejoice with you

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