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CM 08 (1997), 214-215 (P520346)
Literary, Old Babylonian, unclear · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | CM 08 (1997), 214-215 |
|---|---|
| ID | P520346 |
| Museum no. | IM 058424 |
| Collection | National Museum of Iraq, Baghdad, Iraq |
| Language | Akkadian |
| 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) |
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| 1 | [lu-uk-ru-ub] ⸢ša⸣-ra-at ⸢ni⸣-ši [ru]-⸢HU-um-tam⸣ | May I reach the eša’erat (and) its ru₂ḫumtam (temple). |
| 2 | [lu-zi-iz] ši-a-aš i-⸢na⸣ [qa₂]-⸢ab⸣-li-tim | May I stand by him in prayer and prayer |
| 3 | [a-na {d]}⸢INANNA⸣ na-bi-a-at te-ne₂-še₂₀-ti-⸢im⸣ | To the goddess Ištar, the one who provides for the people |
| 4 | ⸢lu-zi-iz⸣ i-na mu-ši-im ⸢ša⸣-at lu-uk-ta-ar-ba-am | “Luziz-ēṭ, in the night of the night, let me be at peace.’ |
| 5 | ba-bi-⸢ša i-na⸣ ke-ed-⸢ri⸣-im lu-ši-i-⸢il⸣ | “May I be able to lift up its foundations in a firm foundation. |
| 6 | ta-a-a-⸢ra⸣-at DUMU.⸢MUNUS⸣ {[d]}NANNA te-še-mi zi-ik-ri | You are exalted, daughter of Nanna, you have heard my prayer. |
| 7 | ta-⸢al⸣-hi-ši as-⸢ku⸣-pa-ša lu-ii-se₂-er | (Sum) I want to recite the incantation ta-e-ḫi-šû-song, “I want to go to the place where I go’ (Akk) May I go to his place of worship and I will go to your place |
| 8 | ši-ga-ru-⸢um {d}INANNA⸣ še-mu-u₂ te-<es>-li-ti | Šigarum, Ištar of Ea, the one who hears prayers |
| 9 | ra-ap-⸢ša⸣-at u₂-uz-ni-im SUKKAL {d}nin-šubur | the one who provides for Uznum the vizier of Ninšubur |
| 10 | i-qa₂-ab-⸢bi du-mu-uq⸣ ni-ši e-ne₂-na-am i-de | He says: “It is good, the people know.’ |
| 11 | ⸢x x {d⸣}na-na-a-⸢a⸣ [e]-⸢ki⸣-in-ta du-ta tu-ra-am | ... Nanaya-ea of E-e-in returned from Uta |
| 12 | i-de-ma ⸢x-x⸣ [x]-⸢x⸣-ba-DU i-qa₂-bi du-um-qi₂ | he knows, and ...-ebaDU says: “Good. |
| 13 | ⸢li-zi⸣-iz i-⸢na mu⸣-ut-ti-ki i-lu ⸢a⸣-bi-ia | “Like a lion, like a wild bull, the gods of my wild bull |
| 14 | li-ša-⸢ni⸣-[a]-⸢ki⸣-[im] iš-ta-⸢ri-ia-la⸣-ak-ti li-im-di | May Liša-eni-ea-ēkim and Isvta-yāla-eakti know. |
| 15 | i-na mu-⸢ut⸣-<ti>-⸢ki⸣ {d}INANNA ⸢SUKKAL⸣ i-lu a-bi-ia | In the middle of the city Ištar, the vizier, the god of my father |
| 16 | li-zi-⸢iz⸣-ma e-ne₂-ti pa-ṭa-ra-am li-iq-⸢bi⸣ | May he stand (there) and speak the word openly. |
| 17 | a-bu aš-ta-nap-pu ma-⸢ah-ra⸣-ki ša-di-im pa-ar-hi-im | (Sum) My father, I constantly seek you out (Akk) Your father, you constantly seek me out |
| 18 | <i-na> ⸢bu⸣-ur-mi-⸢ni⸣-ia di-⸢ma⸣-tum i-za-nu-un pa-ar-sa₃-at | <In> the Eurmīnîya temple, Išmetum stands, it is resplendent. |
| 19 | ak-ta-ra-ab iš-⸢ta⸣-ri-iš a-qa₂-ab-bi | I have prayed to you, I have spoken to you |
| 20 | qu₂-li-im a-na di-ni-⸢im⸣ i-na-an(SA-)na be-el-ti at-ti | Now, you, my lady, |
| 21 | la ap-ri-⸢ik⸣ {d}⸢INANNA⸣ a-na ši-⸢ba⸣-tu pa-ni-ki | I have not prayed to you, O Ishtar, for the sake of your face |
| 22 | ma-nu-um [qu₂]-⸢ru⸣-ba-an-ni a-na nu-ga-tu li-ib-bi-ki | “Who is the one who slanders me to your heart? |
| 23 | ap-ri-ik {d}INANNA a-na ši-ba-tu pa-ni-ki | I prayed to the goddess Ištar in your presence. |
| 24 | ta-ah-ta-aṣ₃-ṣi₂ ṣi-li tu-ṭa-pi-ri še-di-ia | (Sum) You have smeared my flesh, you have cut off my hair (Akk) You smear my hair with my hair |
| 25 | ek-me₂-e-ku ⸢ši-ta⸣-am i-na mu-ši-im ṣa-la-la-am | I am afraid, I am frightened in the night |
| 26 | ur-⸢ri⸣-iš(TE) e-⸢re⸣-[e]-⸢ku⸣ i-di a-hi-<ta>-am du-pu-ur-ma | “Urī-Eš (means) ére-e-kû-e. It is the same as the other side. |
| 27 | ⸢a⸣-li-ik i-[na] ma-ah-ra u₄-hu-ru-um i-bu-a-an-ni | “At the beginning of the day, a storm raged against me |
| 28 | ar-ha-tum ⸢bi-ir⸣-ka-a-a u₂-ma-ṭi-a-ni-im li-us₂-ma-am | May the arḫatum-plants of the ēriru-plant, the plants of the earth, be present. |
| 29 | ki-ma aš-lim im-me-hi-im ta-zi-qi₂-im | Like an ašlim bird, you scatter (it) |
| 30 | ur-ra-am uk-⸢lum⸣ ṣil₂-li₂ u₂-tu-ur ⸢pu⸣-lu(PA-)uh-ta-am | In the future, he will restore the brickwork (and) return the eluḫta-plant. |
| 31 | i-na ṣe-ri-⸢ia⸣ i-li-ku u₄-pu-ki | in Ṣeriya’e went, your days |
| 32 | ka-li-a-ku i-na ra-di-im la ⸢e-ir⸣ a-na pu-<uz>-ri-im | (Sum) I am the one who does not go up to the quay (Akk) I do not go down to the river |
| 33 | [(x)]-⸢x⸣-ba-ah ki-ma i-me-er-ti-im ⸢i⸣-na ku-pa-i-im | ... like a stag, ... in the kupāyu |
| 34 | [x]-⸢pa⸣ it-⸢ti ka⸣-ka-bi-im a-⸢di⸣ te-KU-ri-im | “The ... of the mouth is its mouth, the tekû-demon is its tongue. |
| 35 | [la il]-⸢li-ik⸣ u₂ la iq-ri-ba-am ia-a-ši-im | He did not go up and did not approach me. |
| 36 | [qi-na]-⸢za ez⸣-[zi]-⸢iš⸣ ta-ri-ka-at ⸢pa⸣-al-ha-at-ma | You are adjured by Ezid-Eše, you are bound by Epa-alḫat. |
| 37 | [i-ši-id ki-im]-⸢ti⸣-ia tu-ša-bi-li ša-ra-am | he conquered my enemies, you brought about the destruction of the land |
| 38 | [x x x x] ⸢qi₂⸣-in-ni ta-as-pu-⸢hi-iš⸣ u₂-zu-ki | ... you have sent to me, and I have cleared you. |
| 39 | [x x x x x]-⸢i-ta⸣-am na-me-er-tum | ... is a flood. |
| 40 | [x x x] ⸢x x x⸣ i-di-la-am u₂-ma-tim u₂-ṭi | ... he gave to me, the days he left. |
| 41 | [...] ⸢bi⸣-ti ep-še₂₀-⸢ti⸣-ia u₂-ka-bi-is ṣe-te-tu-um | ... my deeds he made manifest. |
| 42 | [... {d]}INANNA u₂-⸢ul⸣ [(x)]-x-⸢ka⸣-ni | ... the goddess Ištar, her ... |
| 43 | [...] {⸢d⸣}INANNA u₂-⸢ul⸣ [ta]-ka-li ṣil₂-li₂ ma-aš-ha-am | ... the goddess Ištar, the goddess Ulû, the ṣilli-priestess, the one who is in tears |
| 44 | [...] ⸢ZI⸣ u₂-hi-ru u₂-⸢ul⸣ [(x)]-⸢x⸣-ti-⸢im⸣ | ... ezī-e, uḫiru-plant, eul-e-, ...-ti-e. |
| 45 | [...] ⸢x⸣ u₂-ul u₂-ši-⸢ib x⸣-a-ku a-ha-⸢x-x⸣ | ... I will not let go, I shall not ... together |
| 46 | [...] ⸢x⸣ bi-ki-ta-am u₂-mi-⸢ša⸣-[am] ia-a-ti | (Sum) ..., I am the one who ... (Akk) The ... of the ... temple is a ruin heap for me |
| r | ||
| 1 | [x x x]-⸢ma⸣-ma-an la i-iz-⸢x⸣ [x] ⸢x⸣ ta-aq-bi-ri | ... he will not stand. You said ... |
| 2 | [x x x]-⸢x⸣-ri-pa-ti-ia ⸢x⸣ [x x]-mi-im u₂-na-pa-x | ... my ...-ri-patiya ... |
| 3 | [a-ta-na]-ka-la-am ša-am-⸢nam⸣ u₄-⸢ma⸣-[am] ⸢be₂-ri⸣-iš at-na-la-ak | I will keep you alive forever, day after day I will go. |
| 4 | [a-ta-na]-ši-iq ša-ap-tu še-ri-⸢im i-na⸣ [x] ⸢x⸣-ti-im | I have strewn a šērītu-symbol in the ... of the temple |
| 5 | [re-qe₂]-⸢et ma⸣-di-iš a-ni-ši a-la-⸢ak⸣-ti [i₃]-⸢li₂⸣ | The requisitioner of the king, my lord, went up to me. |
| 6 | [x x (x)]-IM A ⸢x di⸣-ma-tum u₂-a-ba-at ⸢ki-ma⸣ [x x x] | ... descendant of E-x, the daughter-in-law of the E-ma-tum temple |
| 7 | [i-na] ma-⸢li⸣-ti-im na-ri-⸢x⸣ [x x]-⸢x⸣-ia | In the ... of my ... |
| 8 | [lu]-⸢mu-un li-ib⸣-bi-im ni-sa₃-tum ⸢mu-ur⸣-[ṣu₂-um] | The lord, the heart of the lion, the scepter |
| 9 | ⸢ša⸣-ak-nu-ni-⸢im⸣-ma u₂-ša-am-qa₂-⸢tu ŠI-x⸣-[x x x] | “If he slips through the cracks of the door, |
| 10 | e-li-iš ⸢uš-na⸣-wi-ir šu-⸢tam⸣ nu-ru pa-nu-⸢ia⸣ [na-aw-ru] | Above “Ušna’ewir, the light of my face |
| 11 | ša-ap-la-⸢nu⸣-[um] ek-le-et ka-ab-⸢ta⸣-ti [x (x)]-⸢ni ma-li⸣-at | The ša-apla-ēnum-demon, the dark one, the kab-eta-e-ti, ... his ... is high. |
| 12 | u₂ ša du-um-⸢qa₂⸣-[am] ⸢e⸣-pu-šu-u₂-šu ma-ti-⸢ma⸣ gi-⸢mi⸣-[il lu-um]-⸢ni⸣-im i-ri-ba-am | And the one who is enraged, his enchantress, Ati-ema-e-ma'e-il, the reed-worker, will be angry. |
| 13 | ki-⸢ma⸣ du-di-[tim] ⸢u₂⸣-ul e-di-il-⸢ma⸣ ba-[ba]-⸢am⸣ | I did not go up to the place of the scepter, I went up to it. |
| 14 | i-na ṣe-⸢er ne₂⸣-eh-ti-im u₂-ul a-hi-iš-⸢ma⸣ [u₂]-⸢ul⸣ ma-ši šu-um-ki | In the morning I will not go out, I will go out alone. Your hand |
| 15 | a-wa-at ta-[aq]-⸢bi⸣-im u₂-ka-bi-it wa-ar-ki pi-i-ki | The word of Taqqum he uttered. After your words |
| 16 | u₂ qa₂-be₂-ki ⸢al⸣-li-ik {d}INANNA | and your command, O Ishtar, |
| 17 | a-gu-u₂ ša ⸢tam₂⸣-ti-im ⸢uk⸣-ta-na-ta-mu-ni-in-ni | The agû-priestess of the E-tam-e-ti-m, who has given me the U-E-ta-na-tani |
| 18 | {d}INANNA ša-⸢ru-u₂⸣ i-la-a-ku eṭ-ri-in-ni | Ištar, lord of the sanctuaries, come to me!” |
| 19 | ta-at-⸢ta-ad⸣-ni še₂₀-ṭu₃-ti a-na ka-la-ma | “You have poured out my prayer for all of the people— |
| 20 | ki-ma ha-⸢ar⸣-[bi]-im e-bi-im a-wi-ra-am la i-šu | Like a fox, a man does not have |
| 21 | ip-pa-al-[sa₃-ni] mu-de-e u₂-da-ap-pi-ir | he looked at him, the one who knows, he smote |
| 22 | i-hu-iz pu-[uz-ra]-am i-na pa-ni-ia u₂-ul ip-pa-al-sa₃-am | He sat on the throne, but he did not look at me. |
| 23 | u₂-ta-mi ⸢u iq⸣-bi-a-am i-ta-am it-ba-al | “He has said to me, he has sworn. |
| 24 | a-li₂-ma {d}⸢INANNA⸣ ša tu-ta-ki(DI-)li-in-ni | Where is the goddess Ištar, whom you have fed me? |
| 25 | u₂-ba-al-la-[aṭ]-ka-ma ta-da-la-la-an-ni a-na ma-ti-im | he will bring to you, and you will praise me to the land. |
| 26 | ik-ta-ab-⸢ta⸣-[am] mu-ur-ṣu₂ e-li ša pa-na-nu-um | he kissed, he smote, above that of the face |
| 27 | ki-⸢ma⸣ e-ri-⸢ti⸣-[im] ša ar-hi-iš qu₂-ru-bu u₄-mu-ša | “In the place of the Erīti’e, the one who is furious with his warriors, day and night |
| 28 | u₂ šu-du-lu ⸢x x⸣ [x] ⸢x⸣ [x x] ⸢x⸣ ši-ip-tu-um ki-ma li-ʾ-im u₂-ka-sa₃-ni ša-am-ra-tum ik-ki-ra i-da-tu-u₂-a | The šudūlu-plant, the ē2e23-plant (and) the ...-plant(s), the x-e3-plant and the yoke, like a līlāku-plant he bound. The womb he cut off my limbs. |
| 29 | šu-na-tu-[ia] ⸢na⸣-ap-pa-ṣa-am iš-ti-ma-ni-⸢im⸣ | My hands are swollen, my ears are trembling |
| 30 | ⸢um-mi⸣ a-⸢am⸣-[ri] ⸢a⸣-di-⸢ir⸣-[ti a]-⸢na⸣ ka-ri-im ša la i-du a-na-ku e-mi-id | (Sum) I am the one who smite(?) the enemy (Akk) The one who destroys the enemy, the enemy who does not know (the enemy) |
| 31 | mi-iṣ-⸢ṣa-am {d⸣}INANNA u₂-⸢ul⸣ a-ri-ik ba-la-ṭu₃-um | Ištar, the goddess of abundance, the one who provides life, |
| 32 | a-ta-an-ha-⸢am⸣ {d}INANNA a-⸢di⸣ ma-ti ne₂-ke-em-ti pu-uṭ-⸢ri⸣-im | I have prayed to the goddess Ištar, the lady of the land, the one who trusts in me |
| 33 | ta-ar-ṣa ka-pa-a-⸢a⸣ da-ma am-ma-a-ma | “I want to go to the kapāê-house, where is my father? |
| 34 | i-na ša-⸢ri⸣-im ki-ma ⸢iṣ⸣-ṣu₂-ri-im na-pi₂-iš-ti <te₂>-bi-a-at | In the ša-ērīm, like a e’išbî-ṣurum-plant, the life of the <bird> |
| 35 | ṭa-bu-⸢um⸣ {d}INANNA ša-nu-⸢ur₂⸣-ki li-si₂-qa₂-am ki-ma nu-ur a-pa-ti-im | May Tabû-eum, Ištar, look favorably upon your face like the light of the window. |
| 36 | ⸢li⸣-si₂-⸢qa₂⸣ {d}INANNA ar-⸢ku-um⸣ {d}INANNA ik-ta-ri ki-ša-di | Elī-esîqa-e, Ištar, Ar-ekum-e (and) Inanna gathered together. |
| 37 | ⸢u₂⸣-na-ab-ba ⸢la⸣-la-ra-tum nu-be₂ eṭ-lu-ti-ia | The e’enabba and ela-arātum are not my companions. |
| 38 | u₂-ul a-li-ik it-ti ha-⸢wi⸣-ri a-na bi-it e-mu-ti-im | I did not go with the haruspex to the house of the people. |
| 39 | u₂-ul e-⸢ru-ub⸣-ma ši-pi-[ir] mu-ši-im u₂-ul e-pu-uš | I did not enter, and the ši-pî-priest of the night did not perform |
| 40 | a-gi-iš ta-⸢x-ta-x⸣ ki-ma {⸢d}IŠKUR⸣ e-li-ia ta-sa₃-ap-hi i₃-li₂-ia | “You have ...ed, like the Adad-šadû-demon you have poured out over me, my god, |
| 41 | [a]-⸢na⸣ mu-de-ia šum-⸢ma⸣-an ki-⸢ma u₂⸣-zi-ki la ha-mu-tam ta-ar-di | “As for the one who knows me, may he not be able to see your face!’ |
| 42 | [x]-⸢x-x⸣-um ma-an-<nu>-⸢um⸣ ip-ri-ik a-⸢na pa-ni⸣-i-ki ša(KA) ki-ib-ra-a-ti-im | (Sum) The ... of the ..., who is it that you are? (Akk) Who are you? Who is yours? (var.) Who is the one of the world? |
| 43 | [ku]-⸢um⸣-ma {d}INANNA bu-⸢lu⸣-ṭu₃-um {⸢d}INANNA x x x x⸣-um | Ku’euma, the goddess Ištar, the lûtum-priestess (and) the goddess ... |
| 44 | [x x x]-⸢ni⸣-ri-im ⸢li⸣-ki-⸢ir⸣ a-ha-ma | -ērīm (is) eli-ekî-ir. |
| 45 | [x x x] ⸢x⸣ an-ni-ti-im BU-⸢x-x⸣-in-ni ⸢di⸣-ma-⸢tam⸣ | This is the ... of the temple. |
| 46 | [x x da]-⸢li⸣-i-⸢li⸣ i-na a-lim ⸢lu-ud-lu-ul⸣ | in the city of Ludlul |
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