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Hoe and Plough (Q000760)
Literary, Old Babylonian · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | Hoe and Plough |
|---|---|
| ID | Q000760 |
| 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) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | e {ŋeš}al-e {ŋeš}al-e {ŋeš}al-e sa la₂-e | “The hoe, the hoe! The hoe is bound! |
| 2 | {ŋeš}al-e {ŋeš}asar₂-e zu₂ {ŋeš}ma-nu-e | The hoe, the asar, the teeth, the manu |
| 3 | {ŋeš}al {ŋeš}šeneg-e zu₂ ŋeš ab-ba-ke₄ | The hoe, the scepter, the tongue of the sea |
| 4 | {ŋeš}al-e zu₂ 2-e eme 4-e | The hoe is two, the tongue is four. |
| 5 | {ŋeš}al-e dumu uku₂-ra ša₃ {tu₉}niŋ₂-dara₂ kar-re niŋ₂-dara₂ | The hoe, the son of Uku, the ‘heart’ of the ša nidara and the karre |
| 6 | {ŋeš}al-e {ŋeš}apin-na du₁₄ ga-na ga-nam-mi-ŋar | The hoe, the plow, I want to utter a lament |
| 7 | {ŋeš}al-e {ŋeš}apin-na a-da-min₃ du₁₁-ga | The hoe, the plowman, the equalizer |
| 8 | {ŋeš}al-e {ŋeš}apin-na gu₃ am₃-ma-de₂-e | The hoe shouts in the plow |
| 9 | {ŋeš}apin i₃-gid₂-de₃-en gid₂-da-zu nam-MU | The plow is long, what is your length? |
| 10 | i₃-lagab-be₂-en lagab-ba-zu nam-MU | “If you are a lagab-demon, what is your lagab? |
| 11 | a-u₃-ba i₃-ib-e₃ nu-mu-e-da-an-uš₂-en | In those days when the flood came out, I did not stand with him. |
| 12 | sahar {ŋeš}dubsig-e nu-mu-e-da-an-si-si | The dust of the stela does not cool down. |
| 13 | im nu-lu₃-e-en šeg₁₂ nu-du₃-e-en | We are not clay, we are not bricks. |
| 14 | uš ki nu-ŋa₂-ŋa₂-an e₂ nu-du₃-du₃-en | (Sum) You are the one who does not make the earth tremble, you do not build a house (Akk) You do not establish a place, you don’t build an estate |
| 15 | eŋar šumun-e ur₂-bi nu-us₂-en | The lord does not lay claim to its foundations |
| 16 | ur₃ lu₂ zi-da-ka a nu-um-ŋa₂-ŋa₂-an | In the lap of the righteous man he does not pour water. |
| 17 | {ŋeš}apin sila daŋal-la si nu-um-sa₂-sa₂-en | The plowman is not able to keep the streets in order. |
| 18 | {ŋeš}apin i₃-gid₂-de₃-en gid₂-da-zu nam-MU | The plow is long, what is your length? |
| 19 | i₃-lagab-be₂-en lagab-ba-zu nam-MU | “If you are a lagab-demon, what is your lagab? |
| 20 | {ŋeš}apin-e {ŋeš}al-e gu₃ am₃-ma-de₂-e | The plowman shouts at the hoe |
| 21 | ŋe₂₆-e {ŋeš}apin a₂ gal-e dim₂-ma šu gal-e keše₂-da | The plowman with the great strength, conceived and perfected |
| 22 | saŋ-du₅ mah {d}en-lil₂-la₂-me-en | I am the supreme surveyor of Enlil |
| 23 | engar zi nam-lu₂-lu₇-me-en | I am the true farmer of humanity. |
| 24 | izim-ŋu₁₀ {iti}šu-nuŋun-a a-ša₃-ga AK-da-bi šu-nuŋun-a | In the month of Šunūna, in the field AKdab |
| 25 | lugal-e gud im-ma-ab-gaz-e udu im-ma-ab-šar₂-re | The king slaughtered oxen, he sacrificed sheep. |
| 26 | kaš bur-ra-am₃ mu-e-de₂ | You pour beer into a bowl |
| 27 | lugal a-KIN-a mu-e-DU | king of the Akitu, ... |
| 28 | {kuš}sem₅ {kuš}a₂-la₂-e še₂₆ ma-ab-ge₄-ge₄ sem₅ a₂-la₂-e | The šem and ala drums are sung, the ala songs are played. |
| 28a | lugal-ra x si x-na-ab-sa₂-sa₂-e-en | ... for the king ... |
| 29 | lugal-e a₂-ŋu₁₀ šu bi₂-in-du₈ | The king shaved his hands |
| 30 | gud-ŋu₁₀ {ŋeš}šutul₄-a si ba-ni-in-sa₂ | He placed the ox in the bowl. |
| 31 | para₁₀-para₁₀ gal-gal za₃-ŋu₁₀-ta im-da-su₈-su₈-ge-eš | They stand with the great paraphernalia from the horizon |
| 32 | kur-kur-re u₆ du₁₀-ge-eš mu-e | All the lands marvel at you with beautiful eyes |
| 33 | uŋ₃-e igi hul₂-la mu-un-ši-bar-bar-re | The storm looks at him with rejoicing |
| 34 | ab-sin₂ gub-ba-ŋu₁₀ edin me-te-aš bi₂-ib₂-ŋal₂ | The furrow stands in the steppe, it is carried off in a suitable way |
| 35 | isina a-ša₃-ga ŋal₂-la-ŋu₁₀-uš isina{na} | Ištar of the field, I have been carried off, Isin |
| 36 | maš₂-anše lu-a {d}šagan₂-na im-ši-GAM-e-de₃-eš | The goats of the land will praise Šagan |
| 37 | še šeŋ₆-ŋa₂ kiŋ₂-ŋa₂ gub-ba-ŋu₁₀-še₃ | to the barley of the threshing floor, to the place where it is set up |
| 37a | {uruda}bulug-GUR₁₀ niŋ₂ eg₂-ga a-da-min₃ mu-e | The “cutting-of-the-throat’-tool, the ... of the scepter, I am the one who compares with you. |
| 37b | x {uruda}gur₁₀ še ba-gur₁₀-a-ta | After the arrows had been plundered, |
| 38 | {dug}šakir lu₂ sipa-da du₁₀ ŋar-ra-am₃ | The vat is a good shepherd’s vessel |
| 39 | zar-maš-ŋu₁₀ a-gar₃-ra šal-la-a-bi | The zarmaš-plants in the meadows are sown |
| 40 | udu {d}dumu-zi-da du₁₀ ŋar-ra-am₃ | The sheep of Dumuzi are good, |
| 41 | su₇-ŋu₁₀ edin-na du₈-du₈-a-bi | Its sweepings in the steppe |
| 42 | hur-saŋ si₁₂-ga ni₂ guru₃{ru}-am₃ | The pure mountain range is the fearsome one of the granary. |
| 43 | kuru₁₃-du₆ kuru₁₃-maš {d}en-lil₂-ra gu₂ mu-na-ab-gur-re | The kurudu priest and the kuruma priest of Enlil turned her neck for him |
| 44 | ziz₂ kib₃ gu₂ mu-un-na-ra-dub-dub-be₂ | She heaps up the emmer on her neck for her. |
| 45 | E₂.UŠ.GID₂.DA nam-lu₂-lu₇-ka kur mi-ni-ib₂-si-si-ge | In the E’ušgida of humanity he makes the land tremble. |
| 46 | nu-siki nu-mu-un-kuš lu₂ ki gul-la | The one who destroys the place |
| 47 | {ge}gur ur₃-ra šu um-ma-ab-ti-eš | The “barge of the roof’ has been seized |
| 48 | an pad-pad-ra₂-ŋu₁₀ im-de₅-de₅-ge-ne | They will pour out a libation bowl for you. |
| 49 | in-nu a-ša₃-ga dub-dub-ba-ŋu₁₀ | Innu of the field Dubdubak |
| 50 | nam-lu₂-lu₇{lu} im-da-gid₂-gid₂-de₃-en nam-lu₂-lu₇ | Humanity, you are to be approached, humanity |
| 51 | gud udu {d}šagan₂-na dib-a-bi a₂ mu-da-an-e₃-de₃ | The oxen and sheep of Šagan were brought out at his side. |
| 52 | {ŋeš}al hulu-bi buru₃-da zu₂ hulu-bi sir₂-ra | The hoe, whose evil is in the harvest, its evil is spread out like a net |
| 53 | {ŋeš}al im-ma kiŋ₂-ŋa₂ la₂-a | The herdsman, a lion, sat down on the ground |
| 54 | {ŋeš}al a-ša₃-ga saŋ-bi-im ŋar-ra | The herdsman of the field, its soil is barren |
| 55 | {ŋeš}al {ŋeš}u₃-šub-ba im-ma u₄ zal-la lu₂-lu₇ nu-luh-ha u₃-šub-ba | The hoe, the šubû-demon, when the day passed, the man, the nulluḫa ub drum |
| 56 | pu₂ ba-al sur ba-al lu₂ en₃-dur-ra ba-al | The wells are emptied, the drains are empty, the man is in distress. |
| 57 | {ŋeš}LAGAB uku₂-ra-ba šu nam-para₁₀-ga-ka nu-tum₂-ma | The lagar priestess of the assembly did not accept the hand of the god |
| 58 | šu urdu lu₂-ka saŋ me-te-aš bi₂-ib-ŋal₂ | Hand of a man, he will carry off a suitable bundle |
| 59 | ze₄-e ŋa₂-ra in ge₁₇ mu-e-tub₂ | “Did you see me? I saw you? |
| 60 | ni₂-zu ŋa₂-da mu-da-ab-sa₂-e-en | You set your mind to it. |
| 61 | edin-še₃ e₃-mu-da igi hu-mu-de₃-du₈ | When I go out into the steppe, I look at you. |
| 62 | {ŋeš}apin sur ba-al-ba-al in-še₃ mu-e-tub₂ | A plow that was surrounded by a net has smashed it. |
| 62a | {ŋeš}al-e {ŋeš}apin-na kur₄-ra-ni-še₃ nu-mu-un-ge₄ | The hoe does not approach his plow |
| 63 | {ŋeš}al-e {ŋeš}apin-na gu₃ am₃-ma-de₂-e | The hoe shouts in the plow |
| 64 | {ŋeš}apin tur-ra-ŋu₁₀ nam-me-en buluŋ₃-ŋa₂-ŋu₁₀ nam-me-en piš₁₀-ŋal₂-la-ŋu₁₀ nam-me-en | You are indeed a young plowman, you are indeed an equid-carrying bull |
| 65 | ki {d}en-lil₂-la₂-ka dub-saŋ-zu ŋe₂₆-e-me-en | In the place of Enlil, I am your scribe |
| 66 | e₂ {d}en-lil₂-la₂-ka igi-še₃ ma-ra-ab-gub-be₂-en | I stand before you in the house of Enlil. |
| 67 | eg₂ i₃-AK-en pa₅ i₃-AK-en | I build houses, I build canals. |
| 68 | a-gar₃-a-gar₃-ra a um-ma-si-si | In the meadows he sprinkled water. |
| 69 | ŋeš-ge-ŋeš-ge-a a u₃-mu-ni-in-de₂-de₂ | When he pours water, |
| 70 | {ŋeš}dubsig tur-ŋu₁₀ mu-da-ab-ri | The small scepter he surrounded. |
| 71 | i₇ u₃-mu-ku₅ pa₅ u₃-mu-ku₅ | “I cut the river, I cut the canal, |
| 72 | i₇ mah zi-ga-še₃ a um-ma-ni-ri | After he has filled the great canal with water, |
| 73 | abbar-e da um-da-AK-e | If he slips in through the cracks, |
| 74 | ŋe₂₆-e {ŋeš}al niŋen₂-bi im-da-an-gub-be₂-en | I will stand before the hoe with its yoke |
| 75 | tumu-u₁₈-lu tumu-mer-e nu-mu-un-si-il-si-il-e | The wind, the wind does not cool down. |
| 76 | usandu-e nunus ib₂-de₅-de₅-ge | (Sum) The herdsman carries a female kid (Akk) The shepherd carries the female kid |
| 77 | lu₂ šuku₃-de₃ ku₆ mi-ni-ib-dab₅-dab₅-be₂ | The one who catches fish will catch it. |
| 78 | uŋ₃-e {ŋeš}har mušen-na šu im-ma-an-ti har | The hand of the snake was stung with a harp |
| 79 | ne-še₃ he₂-ŋal₂-ŋu₁₀ kur-kur-ra šu-bi he₂-ni-ib-sud-sud | May he carry it off as a gift, may he make the foreign lands proud. |
| 80 | a-gar₃-ta a um-ta-haš-a-ta | After water has been poured into the meadow |
| 81 | ki-duru₅ kiŋ₂-ŋa₂ ba-ŋal₂-la-ta | from the Ki-duru, the place that was demolished |
| 82 | {ŋeš}apin igi-zu-še₃ a-ša₃-ga ŋe₂₆-e ma-ra-an-e₁₁-de₃ | The plowman, before you, will bring you into the field for you |
| 83 | a-ša₃ TAKA₄.TAKA₄ ma-ra-ra-an-du₈-e | I will let you open the field for you. |
| 84 | a₂-ur₂ eg₂-ga ma-ra-ra-an-zi₂-e-en | I rise up for you at the base of the mountain. |
| 85 | {u₂}kul a-ša₃-ga ŋe₂₆-e ma-ra-an-ŋa₂-ŋa₂-e-en kul | The kullû-plant in the field, I will bring it to you for me. |
| 86 | {ŋeš}mud {ŋeš}{i}irina₃{na}-bi ŋe₂₆-e ma-ra-an-de₅-de₅-ge-en | Its mud and birina have been brought to you. |
| 87 | a-ša₃ kiŋ₂ a-AK us₂ a-ra-ŋar-ra | field “Ask me, I will ask you’ |
| 88 | gud-zu 6-am₃ lu₂-zu 4-am₃ ze₄-e ša₃ 11-a-kam-ma-bi-me-en | Your ox is six, your man is four, it is the eleventh song. |
| 89 | a₂ sa ge₄-a-ŋa₂ kaš₄ mi-ni-ib-kar-kar-re | He flits about at the right side of the rope, |
| 90 | ni₂-zu ŋa₂-a-da mu-da-ab-sa₂-e-en | You set your mind to it. |
| 91 | bar-ŋu₁₀-ta a-ša₃-ga e₁₁-de₃-da-zu-ne | When you go out from the outside, in the field |
| 92 | ab-sin₂-zu AŠ-am₃ igi nu-mu-un-da-ab-sa₆-ge | Your furrow is furrow, it does not see it. |
| 93 | saŋ-zu kiŋ₂-ŋa₂ u₃-mu-e-ni-ri | When you bring your ... to the place, |
| 94 | {ŋeš}{i}irina₃{na} {ŋeš}kišeg u₃-mu-ni-e-la₂ | he made the birina and the kišeg offerings. |
| 95 | {ŋeš}zu₂-zu mu-e-ku₅ {ŋeš}zu₂-zu mu-e-du₃ zu₂-zu zu₂-zu | You cut your teeth, you built your teeth. |
| 96 | {ŋeš}zu₂-zu šu-zu-še₃ nu-im-mi-la₂ zu₂-zu | Your limbs are not suited to your hand |
| 97 | engar-zu {ŋeš}apin-bi til-la mu-še₃ mi-ri-ib₂-še₂₁-še₂₁ | Your farmer, whose plow is finished, cries out to you |
| 98 | min₃-kam-ma-še₃ naŋar ma-ra-ab-huŋ-e lu₂ ma-ra-sa₂-e | The second time he screams, the man shouts for you. |
| 99 | e₂ nam-gašam-ke₄ ma-ra-ab-ni₁₀-ni₁₀-e | The house of the power-of-speech makes it shine for you |
| 100 | tu₉-du₈ bar šaha₂ ma-ra-ra-an-zi₂-e-en | I will bring you the tudu-garment, the outer garment of the vat |
| 101 | niŋ₂-bar-sur-ra ma-ra-ra-an-e₁₁-de₃ | He brings it to you in a nibarsura-vessel. |
| 102 | bar-e₁₁-de₃-e₁₁-de₃ ša-mu-ra-ab-kuš₂-u₃-de₃ | So that he does not go out to fetch (them) for you(?) |
| 103 | kuš nu-du₁₀ saŋ-du-zu bi₂-ib-ku | Your unclean sandals are thrown away |
| 104 | il₂-la-zu tur-ra-am₃ a-ra₂-zu mah-am₃ | Your raising is small, your supplication is supreme. |
| 105 | u₄-za₃-ŋu₁₀ iti 12-am₃ | “Day-of-the-Mountain-day, month 12, |
| 106 | u₄ gub-ba-zu iti 4-am₃ | Your standing-day is 4 months. |
| 107 | u₄ sah₆-zu iti 8-am₃ | The day of your saḫ-offering is 8 months. |
| 108 | gub-ba-zu-gen₇ 2-am₃ ba-du-un | Like you standing at your station, you have built it for two. |
| 109 | {ŋeš}ma₂-la₂-za e₂ i₃-du₃-du₃-e-en ma₂-la₂-za | You are building a boathouse, you are building boats. |
| 110 | u₃-mu-e-ni-ri šu-zu dal-la u₃-mu-e-ni-gid₂ | Umuniri, your hand is a rainbow, umunigid |
| 111 | igi-zu dug ŋeštin-na-gen₇ a im-ta-suh-e-en | Your eye is watered like a pot of wine. |
| 112 | {ŋeš}dal-ta kur-ra um-ta-AK-en | After you have smashed the mountain with a shovel, |
| 113 | {i}ibbi₂-ŋu₁₀ e₂-a mu-ni-in-si₁₂-si₁₂-ge-en | I made the bibbi tree shine in the house. |
| 114 | {ŋeš}inda-zu me-a gurud-da-bi inda-zu | Where is your binda priest, its young man? |
| 115 | lu₂ gurud-da-zu gu₂-guru₅{ru} ba-ab-du₁₁ | Your guru men were carried off to the guguru fields. |
| 116 | {ŋeš}šu-kara₂ sug za₃-ge₄ gu₇-a | The šukara-vessel, which eats the marshland |
| 117 | ŋe₂₆-e {ŋeš}al-me-en iri{ki}-a ga-an-til iri | I am the mighty one, I want to live in the city |
| 118 | lu₂ nam-me dugud-da-me-en | I am a person whose fate is difficult. |
| 119 | urdu lugal-a-ni-ir us₂-sa-me-en urdu₂ | I am the urdu of his king, |
| 120 | e₂ lugal-a-ni-ir i₃-du₃-du₃-a-me-en | I am the one who built his king's house. |
| 121 | e₂-tur₃ gid₂-da-me-en amaš daŋal-la-me-en | I am a long-fleeced stall, I am the one who roams the sheepfold |
| 122 | im i₃-lu₃-en šeg₁₂ i₃-du₃-e-en | I make clay, I make bricks |
| 123 | uš ki i₃-ŋa₂-ŋa₂-an e₂ i₃-du₃-du₃-e-en | After you have poured out the earth, you have built a house |
| 124 | eŋar šumun-e ur₂-bi i₃-us₂-e-en | The lord made me sit on its foundation |
| 125 | ur₃ lu₂ zi-da-ka a im-ŋa₂-ŋa₂-an | In the lap of the righteous man he pours water. |
| 126 | {ŋeš}al-me-en sila daŋal-la si im-sa₂-sa₂-e-en | I am the one who makes the streets tremble |
| 126a | {ŋeš}apin i₃-gid₂-de₃-en gid₂-da-zu nam-MU | The plow is long, what is your length? |
| 126b | i₃-lagab-be₂-en lagab-ba-zu nam-MU | “If you are a lagab-demon, what is your lagab? |
| 127 | iri{ki} u₃-mu-un-niŋen₂ bad₃ ge um-mi-du₃ iri | The city, his lord, incantation: “The true wall was built, the city |
| 128 | e₂ diŋir gal-gal-e-ne-ka pa-e₃ u₃-ba-ni-AK | In the house of the great Ibir priestesses he made it appear resplendently. |
| 129 | im su₄ im si₁₂ im da-ha-mun-na mim um-ma-ni-du₁₁ | I poured out clay, clay, bricks, clay and all kinds of clay. |
| 130 | iri{ki} e₂-gal-la-ka i₃-du₃-e-en | I built the city of the palace. |
| 131 | ugula NU-banda₃-e-ne dur₂ im-ŋa₂-ŋa₂-ne | the foremen of the overseers of the superintendents sat down, |
| 132 | im ge₁₇-bi du-a im-sir₂-bi dugud-da | whose clay was made, whose brickwork was heavy, |
| 133 | e₂ du₃-du₃-a ŋa₂-da se₂₅-bi-še₃ ni₂ he₂-em-ši-ib-te-en-te-en | May he make the building of a house more pleasing than before. |
| 134 | gu₂ izi-ke₄ {ŋeš}al um-ma-ni-in-zal-la za₃-ge₄ um-ma-la₂ | After he had carried off the neck of the fire, he was carried off to the side. |
| 135 | e-ne su₃-ga-ni nu-mu-e-ši-du-un | The word of Sugani is not to be found |
| 136 | mu-ni-ib-gu₇-u₃-ne mu-ni-ib-na₈-na₈-ne | When they eat, they libate. |
| 137 | {a}addir₃{dir}-ra-ni mu-un-na-ab-šum₂-mu-ne {a}addir₃-ra-ni | When he brings out the storm, his storm |
| 138 | ŋuruš-ra dam dumu-ni a₂ mu-un-da-an-e₃ | The spouse of his child came out with him. |
| 139 | ma₂-lah₅-ra kir₁₃ mu-na-an-du₃-e {e₄}esir₂ mu-na-ab-BIL.BIL esir₂ | For the boatman he built a reed fence for him and he erected a wall for him. |
| 140 | {ŋeš}ma₂-gur₈ {ŋeš}ma₂-gi-lum u₃-mu-na-du₃ ma₂-gur₈ ma₂-gi-lum | I built a barge and a boat for him. The barge (and) the boat |
| 141 | ma₂-lah₅-ra dam dumu-ni a₂ mu-un-da-an-e₃ | He brought out the arms of the boatman, his wife and child. |
| 142 | lugal-ra {ŋeš}kiri₆ mu-na-ab-gub-be₂-en | For the king I will set up the orchard for him. |
| 143 | {ŋeš}kiri₆ u₃-mu-un-niŋen₂ im-du₃-a za₃-bi u₃-bi₂-in-dur₂ gu₃ teš₂-a u₃-bi₂-in-si₃-ke | After the orchard of his lord had been planted, he sat at its edge, and he called out with a voice |
| 144 | uŋ₃-e {ŋeš}al-e šu im-ma-an-ti | He took the hand of a hoe |
| 145 | pu₂-bi u₃-mu-ba-al mu-gu₂ u₃-mi-du₃ | I filled its well with water, I built it. |
| 146 | {ŋeš}zi-ri₂-gum u₃-bi₂-du₃ sar-sar-re si im-sa₂-sa₂-e-en | Zirigum, he built it and made it perfect for the garden. |
| 147 | ŋe₂₆-e-me-en sar-sar-ra a bi₂-ib-si₃-si₃-ge-en | I am the one who makes water flow in the garden plots. |
| 148 | {ŋeš}hašhur u₃-mu-buluŋ₃ niŋ₂-sa-ha an-e₃ | “It is a storm, it is an eclipsing radiance that rises in the sky. |
| 149 | niŋ₂-sa-ha-bi e₂ diŋir gal-gal-e-ne-ka me-te-aš im-mi-ib-ŋal₂ | Its radiance carries off the house of the great dibir priestesses |
| 150 | nu-{ŋeš}kiri₆-ke₄ dam dumu-ni a₂ mu-un-da-an-e₃ | The orchardist gave orders to his wife and child. |
| 151 | i₇-da {ŋeš}keše₂-da um-mi-AK ŋiri₃ si um-mi-sa₂ | In the river he poured out a keše-vessel, he filled the canal with reeds. |
| 152 | ki-ba an-za-gara₃ gu₂-ba um-mi-du₃ | In that place, I built the Anzagara on its bank. |
| 153 | lu₂ a-ša₃-ga u₄ ba-an-da-zal-la | The man who spent the day in the field |
| 154 | ŋuruš a-ša₃-ga ŋe₆ ba-an-da-sa₂-a | The young male lambs were placed in the field |
| 155 | an-za-gara₃-ba u₃-mu-e-e₁₁ | I want to go to the Anzagara. |
| 156 | lu₂-bi iri{ki} du₃-a-ni-gen₇ zi-ni ba-ši-in-tum₃ iri | This man, like one who built his city, has taken away his life, the city |
| 157 | {kuš}ummu₃ u₃-mu-dim₂ a mu-na-de₂-e | He watered the ummu-vessel that I had fashioned for him. |
| 158 | zi-ni ša₃-ba mu-na-ŋa₂-ŋa₂ | his life he made it abundant for him |
| 159 | {ŋeš}apin sur₃ ba-al-ba-al in-še₃ mu-e-tub₂ | The plow that was surrounded was thrown into a pit and smashed. |
| 160 | edin {bar}barim ki-duru₅ nu-ŋal₂-la | The barren steppe, a place that cannot be crossed, |
| 161 | a du₁₀-ga-bi u₃-mu-ba-al | I will pour out sweet water for you. |
| 162 | lu₂ emmen₂ tuku gu₂ pu₂-ŋa₂-še₃ zi-ni ba-ši-in-tum₂ | The one who has a emmen-disease brought his life to the bank of the well |
| 163 | i₃-ne-še₃ lu₂ lu₂-ra a-na na-an-du₁₁ | Now, what did the man say to that man? |
| 164 | lu₂ lu₂-ra DILI a-na na-an-tah | “A man, a man, do not turn around!’ |
| 165 | sipa-de₃ u₈ sila₄-a-ni edin me-te-aš bi₂-ib-ŋal₂ | The shepherd takes away his ewe and lamb from the steppe. |
| 166 | u₄ an-ne₂ {sag₃}saga₇ ba-ab-du₁₁-ga-ta | after the storm that An had caused to be bad, |
| 167 | ki-en-gi a ge₁₇ ba-ab-du₁₁-ga-ta | After Sumer was drowned in water, |
| 168 | e₂ du₃-a a i₇-da šu mu-ni-in-la₂-a-ba | When he filled the water of the river with water from the built house |
| 169 | {d}en-lil₂-le ma-da saŋ-ki ba-da-gid₂-da-a-ba | Enlil, when the land was smitten, |
| 170 | sibir₂ {d}en-lil₂-le mu-un-zu-a-ta | After Enlil had known the shepherd, |
| 171 | mah {d}en-lil₂-le mu-un-AK-a-ta | After Enlil had done this, |
| 172 | {d}en-lil₂-le šu nu-me-en-bara₃ | Enlil did not release his hand |
| 173 | {ŋeš}al zu₂ AŠ {pa}parim-še₃ ba-an-šum₂ | The hoe ... his teeth in the netherworld |
| 174 | me-en-de₃ en-te-en buru₁₄-gen₇ mu-e-la₂ | How long will you be confined like a harvester? |
| 175 | šu e₂-me-eš en-te-en-na-gen₇ mu-na-kar-kar-de₃-en | Like the hand of a enchanter in our house, we will smash it for him |
| 176 | {ŋeš}al a₂ la₂-e garadin mu-un-la₂ | The herdsman stretched out the arms, the garadin-offerings, |
| 177 | {ŋeš}har mušen-na a₂ la₂-e {ge}gur ur₃-ra mu-un-la₂ | The arrows of the gods were pierced, the “carrying-of-the-throat’ bolts were tied to the roof |
| 178 | ŋuruš saŋ-dili lu₂ ki gul-la a₂ mu-un-da-an-e₃ | The single female lamb, the one who destroyed the earth, came out with arms. |
| 178a | an pad-pad-ra₂-ŋu₁₀ im-de₅-de₅-ge-ne | They will pour out a libation bowl for you. |
| 179 | u₄-bi-a u₄-de₃ gu₃ he₂-eb-be₂ | At that time, the storm roared. |
| 180 | {na₄}kinkin ma-nu₂ {ŋeš}naŋa₃ ma-du₇-du₇ | He laid down like a šumû-stone, he made it perfect for me. |
| 181 | ŋeš-gana{na}-ta tu₁₁ mu-AK-e | From the field he blows the wind. |
| 182 | {ge}ša₃-sur {ge}ma-an-sim-bi a-da-min₃-bi mu-un-AK | The šasur and the mash-tub he smashed together. |
| 183 | lu₂ sumur-re-eš a-na ma-be₂-e-a | The young man, what has he done to me? |
| 184 | {d}ezinam₂ gu₂-zu a-na-aš mu-e-de₃-šub | Ezinam, why do you stand at your neck? |
| 185 | še šeŋ₆-ŋa₂-zu a-na-aš mu-ne-eb₂-su-su-un | Why do you pour out your own barley? |
| 186 | {d}en-lil₂-le {ŋeš}al gu₃ am₃-ma-de₂-e | Enlil shouted at the hoe |
| 187 | {ŋeš}al mah-bi nam-ba-e-de₃-sumur-re-en | You should not raise a great hoe! |
| 188 | mah-bi gu₂-zu nam-ba-e-de₃-šub-ba | Do not raise your neck to its lofty place |
| 189 | {ŋeš}al-e {d}nisaba ugula-a-ni na-nam {d}nisaba NU-banda₃-a-ni na-nam | The hoe is Nisaba, his overseer is indeed Nisba, his captain is indeed |
| 190 | dub-sar-e kiŋ₂ šu-mu-ra-ab-il₂ kiŋ₂ šu-mu-ra-ab-il₂ | The scribe raises the earth for you, raises it for you |
| 191 | {ŋeš}al-e 5 giŋ₄ {ŋeš}al-e 10 giŋ₄ niŋ₂-ka₉ ha-ra-ab-AK | May the hoe do 5 reeds, may the hoove do 10 ... for you. |
| 192 | {ŋeš}al-e 1/3 ma-na {ŋeš}al-e 1/2 ma-na niŋ₂-ka₉ ha-ra-ab-AK-e | The hoe shall weigh 1/3 mina, the hoe should weigh 1/2 mina. |
| 193 | geme₂-gen₇ gub-ba eš₂-gar₃ i₃-ŋa₂-ŋa₂ | Like a female worker stationed at the ešĝara station |
| 194 | {ŋeš}al-e {ŋeš}apin-na a-da-min₃ du₁₁-ga | The hoe, the plowman, the equalizer |
| 195 | {ŋeš}al-e {ŋeš}apin-na diri-ga-ba | When the hoe surpasses the plow |
| 196 | {d}nisaba za₃-mim | Nisaba, praise! |
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