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The debate between Date Palm and Tamarisk (Q000766)
Literary, Old Babylonian, Susa · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | The debate between Date Palm and Tamarisk |
|---|---|
| ID | Q000766 |
| Language | Sumerian |
| Period | Old Babylonian · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE |
| Genre | Literary |
| Find spot | Susa |
| Coordinates | 32.1895, 48.2569 |
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 | {ŋiš}šinig ka-ba mu-ni-in-ak bi₂-in-ba | he made a šinig-vessel in its mouth, he set it up. |
| 2 | inim bi₂-in-dug₄ {ŋiš}ŋišnimbar-ra-še₃ | he had spoken a word, to the Elamite |
| 3 | su-ŋu₁₀ su diŋir-re-e-ne-ke₄ X | The ... of the intertwined ... |
| 4 | za-e-me-en gurun-zu mu-un-gub | You are the one who set up your fruit. |
| 5 | igi-ŋu₁₀-ta mu-un-ŋar | he removed from before him. |
| 6 | geme₂-gin₇ igi nin-a-ni am-te | Like a female slave she approached her mistress. |
| 7 | {ŋiš}ba-an nu-mu-un-ŋa₂-ŋa₂ | he will not raise a claim. |
| 8 | X šu gi₄-gi₄ za-e-me-en niŋ₂-sa-sa-ha | ... you are the one who turns back ... |
| 9 | ŋe₂₆-e si mu-un-DU | He ... the horns |
| 10 | ŋiri₃-sig₁₀-zu igi-ŋu₁₀-ta mu-ra-x | Your red wool ... before you. |
| 11 | sumur-ra-a-ni-ta {ŋiš}ŋišnimbar mu-un-na-ni-ib-gi₄-gi₄ | After he has returned from his cella, he will return to him. |
| 12 | inim bi₂-in-dug₄ {ŋiš}šinig šeš-bi-X | he has spoken a word, ... his mouth |
| 13 | tukum-bi ugu-ŋa₂-ra barag al-du₃-du₃-ne | If on top of it, they will build a dais. |
| 14 | i-ga-in-sag₉-sag₉-ne | they will be happy. |
| 15 | diŋir nu-un-pad₃-de₃-ne im-ma-e-še | The judges who did not find justice, he swore |
| 16 | su diŋir-re-e-ne eš₃-bi ze₂-me-en | You are the one who makes the shrines of the intertwined world rejoice |
| 17 | barag diŋir-re-e-ne mu dug₃ ib₂-sa₄-sa₄-ne | On the dais of the intertwined gods they call out a good name. |
| 18 | kug-babbar kuš diŋir-re-e-ne teš₂-a | The silver and the leather of the judges are equally owed. |
| 19 | X-ma-ab niŋ₂ diŋir-ra niŋ₂ sag₉-zu dug₄-ga-ab | ... let your beautiful aura be ... |
Sources & licences
- 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) · ORACC project editions, https://oracc.museum.upenn.edu/ ; cite the individual project (see texts.extra_json.project)
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