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Edubba'a E (Q000758)
Literary, Old Babylonian · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | Edubba'a E |
|---|---|
| ID | Q000758 |
| Language | Sumerian |
| Period | Old Babylonian · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE |
| Genre | Literary |
Transliteration (ATF)
From Open Richly Annotated Cuneiform Corpus (ORACC) · CC BY-SA 3.0 (ORACC default); per-file JSON license fields say: This data is released under the CC0 license (133618)
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) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | dumu e₂-dub-ba-a u₄ ul-la-am₃ me-še₃-am₃ i₃-ŋen-ne-en | The son of the scribal school - when is there someone who knows me? |
| 2 | e₂-dub-ba-še₃ i₃-ŋen-ne-en | We go to the scribal school |
| 3 | e₂-dub-ba-ke₄ a-na-am₃ i₃-AK | What did the scribal school do? |
| 4 | dub-ŋu₁₀ in-šid EZEN dub-ŋu₁₀ in-sar | He has written a tablet, he has written an inscription |
| 5 | mu-gub-ba-ŋu₁₀ ma-gub-bu-uš | stands, stands, |
| 6 | ŋa₂-nu ki-ŋu₁₀-uš-še₃ | the “base of the earth’s quay"(?) |
| 7 | niŋ₂ um-mi-a-ŋu₁₀ mu-un-pa₃-de₃ ze₄-e ga-ra-pa₃-pa₃ | He chose me by name, I want to utter a lament for you. |
| 8 | ze₄-e-gen₇-nam nam-lu₂-tur i₃-AK ses-gal-a i₃-tuku-a | “I am like you, I am a young man, I have the great wisdom. |
| 9 | ge al-gu₂-ud-da-gen₇ in-gu₂-de₃ kiŋ₂-ŋa₂ bi-in-si₃-ge | Like a pig, he sat down on the ground. |
| 10 | na-de₅-ga-ni-ta lu₂ hu-ru šu bar dib₂-ba-e | After he has brought it to him, the ḫuru-demon will take away his hand and body. |
| 11 | ni₂ te-ŋe₂₆-e šu ni₂ te-ŋe₂₆-de₃ ki za-ba | One should not fear, one should not be afraid, the place where you are |
| 12 | alan ŋeš-ge-en-ge-na-ŋu₁₀ tu₉ mu₄-mu₄ | He made a statue of ešgēnabû. |
| 13 | igi-ni-še₃ gub-bu-de₃ libiš-bi du₁₀-ge-de₃ | In order to stand before her, in order to sweeten her heart |
| 14 | urgu₂ ŋiri₃ si₃-ge-de₃ si mu-ra-ni-in-sa₂ | He placed the “finger-nail’ of the forest in order for you to be straight. |
| 15 | e-sir₂-ra gu₂ ki-še₃ la₂ DU-a-ŋu₁₀-ne | If he does not go to the street, |
| 16 | saŋ-ŋu₁₀ nu-il₂-i-de₃ lu₂ nu-mu-un-da-RU-e | He does not raise a claim, no one can litigate. |
| 17 | saŋ nu-NE nu-DU.DU-ŋa₂-ke₄ | The one who does not ... or ... |
| 18 | sun₅-na-bi e₂ ad-da-ŋu₁₀-še₃ ku₄-ku₄-de₃ | To bring its luxuriant one into the house of his father |
| 19 | igi ad-da-ŋa₂ ama-ŋa₂ ses-gal-ŋa₂ nin₉-gal-ŋa₂ u₃ geme₂ e₂-a-ke₄ | before Adda-ba, mother-in-law, eldest sister, and female slaves of the house |
| 20 | dim₂ ge-na-ŋu₁₀-ne igi-še₃ bar-bar-re-de₃ na-še₃ mu-un-de₅-de₅ | When they make a decision, they look at each other, they are deciding fate. |
| 21 | e₂-dub-ba-še₃ dub-sar ku₃-zu-ŋu₁₀ šu mu-un-ŋar | The scribe Kuzubu opened his hand to the scribal school |
| 22 | dub ki-en-gi ki-uri-e-ke₄ nam-dub-sar mi-ni-zu | You know the scribal art in Sumer and Akkad. |
| 23 | KA-enim-ma enim šar₂-šar₂ mu-un-zu | He knows the utterances of the king |
| 24 | dub-sar-me-en {na₄}na-du₃-a mu-da-sar-re | I am a scribe, I scribal art. |
| 25 | enim uŋnim-ma-ke₄ mu-un-da-AK-e | The word of the Elamite is being uttered. |
| 25a | x A x GA₂ x x in-dab₅-be₂-x | ... seized ... |
| 26 | šudum zi-zi ŋar-ŋar-ra-bi ŋar-ŋar-ra-bi mu-un-zu | He knows the rising of the horizon and the setting of the sun. |
| 27 | igi-diri a-ra₂-kara₂-bi mu-un-tuh | (Sum) He shook the horizon, his way (Akk) The horizon was shattered, its way |
| 28 | saŋ us₂ saŋ-du₃ zu₂-keše₂-bi i₃-ib₂-du₃ | The length is one-quarter of a mile, its width one-third. |
| 29 | gana₂ u₄-šakar saŋ-ki-gu₄-da-ke₄ | The fields of the “day of the harvest’ and the oxen-trading |
| 30 | us₂-us₂ i₃-gu₇-e-en ha-la-bi i₃-dab₅ | I will eat, I will take its share. |
| 31 | gana₂ pana-zu-uš a-ša₃ sar eše₂-gana₂ ge 1 nindan a-ša₃-ga i₃-gid₂-gid₂ | Field of Panzuuš field plot of sar ešegana ge 1 nindan field plot he will measure out |
| 32 | maš il₂-la-ŋu₁₀-ne a₂-ur₂-a₂-ur₂-še₃ | when they raise the goats |
| 33 | e₂ du₃-a mu-un-du₃-du₃ a-ša₃-ga i₃-ge-na | He built the house, he built the field. |
| 34 | ge ku₅-a ge pa₃-da il₂-la daŋal-la₂-bi šu te-ŋe₂₆-de₃ | In order to raise the hand against the cut ge and the chosen ge |
| 35 | im-du₃-a-ta e₂ guru₃-guru₃ ki-sa₇-lam-bi im-du₃-a | After it was built, the house of the guruguru priests, its courtyard was built. |
| 36 | uš-bar siki a-AK | hair of a pig |
| 37 | e₂ tur₃ ab-sin₂ a-ra₂ hi-a | house, cattle pen, furrows ... |
| 38 | e₂ du₃-a arah₄ šeg₁₂-anše | A built-up house, a threshing floor, and a roofed terrace |
| 39 | i₇ ba-al eš₂-gar₃ ŋar-ra | the canal Bal, the ešgar canal |
| 40 | eg₂ zi-zi-i pa₅ ŋa₂-ŋa₂ | The ziziŋ-house, the canal |
| 41 | kiŋ₂ til-la si₇ hi-hi ša₃-bi mu-zu | The one who knows how to fill the empty place with rejoicing |
| 42 | gurum-ma-še₃ um-mi-a-ŋu₁₀ hu-mu-x hu-mu-ŋar-re | The inspector, Ummi-abu, may it ... may it release. |
| 43 | dub-sar-me-en e₂ {d}nin-e₂-gal-ka-kam | I am the scribe of the house of Ninegal. |
| 44 | nin niŋ₂ ŋal₂ niŋ₂ na-me sa₂-sa₂ | Lady, no one compares with her, nobody equals her. |
| 45 | igi bar nu-zi-zi sa-šu₂-uš-gal ba-šu₂ | The one who does not look is a sašûgal creature |
| 46 | x-NE dumu giri₃ NE NE NE-ra KA-a-ni A AN x | ... his mouth ... |
| 47 | x-x gub-ba x x-x x x x x x | stationed |
| 48 | x x x NI sag₃-ge NE im-be x | ... shaking ... |
| 49 | x x x gub-bu-de₃ | to stand ... |
| 50 | x na enim bur₂-ra ni₂ buluŋ₅ silim-eš₂ di | ... speaking a word in a bur-vessel, deciding a case of well-being |
| 51 | x x IGI x-ŋu₁₀ mu-ši-NIGIN₂.NIGIN₂ | [... in the presence of ...]-bû, the guarantor. |
| 52 | x x x e-da-zi₂-ir hulu ŋal₂-bi hul₂-le | (Sum) ... is destroyed, the evil is released, the joy is overtaken (Akk) The ... was destroyed, its evil was released, it was rejoiced |
| 53 | x x ŠUM₂ kiŋ₂ munus-sa ba-DU nu-ŋar-bi na-an-na-ab-be₂ | ... should not say to him: "The place where the woman ... |
| 54 | x a₂ {d}nin-e₂-gal-la-kam | It is the ... of Ninegala. |
| 55 | x x niŋ₂-ša₃-še₃ ŋal₂-la-am₃ | It is a ... that is carried away by itself |
| 56 | x lu₂ teš₂ he₂-du₁₂-du₁₂ | ... may he sing your praises. |
| 57 | x NE EN dugud dugud-da du₁₀-du₁₀-ga-am₃ | ... is good, good. |
| 58 | x-x IM-zu na-an-ŋar-ra | Do not ... your tablet! |
| 59 | x enim-enim na-an-ŋa₂-ŋa₂ | He should not speak a word |
| 60 | x MI e₂ lugal-la-kam he₂-eb-DI x | ... of the king's house ... |
| 61 | niŋ₂-gur₁₁ ku₄-ku₄ nu-si-sa₂ ni₂ a₂ nu-silig-ge | The fear that enters is not dispersed, the fear that does not cease. |
| 62 | niŋ₂-gur₁₁ lugal-la-kam | It is a gift of the king |
| 63 | ka šu du₃-du₃ enim hulu dim₂-ma enim hulu x | Who opens his mouth to speak evil words, who ... evil words |
| 64 | nam-x-ŋu₁₀-še₃ i₃-tuku saŋ-ki-zu ha-ra-ab-silim-me-en | He has ..., may you be reconciled with me. |
| 65 | ni₂-zu en nu-ŋal₂ | Your own self does not carry the lord |
| 66 | x um-mi-a-ŋu₁₀ na-de₅ sar-sar-de₃ | ... ummī-abû to bring, to sarsar |
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