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Ch 2, ms M (X850002)
literary, Old Babylonian, Mari · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | Ch 2, ms M |
|---|---|
| ID | X850002 |
| Language | Sumerian; Akkadian |
| Period | Old Babylonian · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE |
| Genre | literary |
| Find spot | Mari |
| Coordinates | 34.5504, 40.8887 |
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) |
|---|---|---|
| i | ||
| 2′ | [a] ⸢lu⸣-lu-mu x a₂ lu-lu-mu | Woe me, woe me! |
| 3′ | [a] ⸢lu⸣-lu u₃-mu-un ŋuruš-a | Woe, elulu, lord of the infantry |
| 4′ | [a lu]-lu u₃-mu-un ur-saŋ gal | Woe, lord, great hero |
| 5′ | a lu-lu-mu u₃-mu-si {d}mu-ul-la₂ | Woe, lullumu! Umusi of Enlil! |
| 6′ | [a lu]-lu-mu ka-na-aŋ₂ im x x ; x | Woe, the land ... |
| 7′ | [a lu]-lu lu₂ saŋ-zu-a tug₂ bi₂;-dul | Woe, many people! You covered the cloth. |
| 8′ | {[d}mu]-⸢ul⸣-lil₂ MIN gu₂-zu ur₂-ra ; ba-e-ni-ŋar-ra | “Mullil, ditto, you have twisted your neck in the lap. |
| 9′ | [u₃-mu]-un gal ša₃-zu {gi}bisaŋ(GA₂);-⸢gen₇⸣ aŋ₂ ba-da-šu₂-a | Great lord, your heart is like the reed screen that was erected |
| 10′ | [...] {⸢ŋeš⸣-tug₂}PI-na-⸢zu ur₂-ra ; ur₂⸣-ra mi-ni-ŋar-ra | ... your scepter in the base of the earth, he made it open for you |
| 11′ | [...]-⸢mu⸣ a-gen₇ du₃-mu-še₃ ; [...] ⸢im⸣ zal/du₃ | ... like water to his child ... the temple that he built |
| 12′ | [x x] x x x [...] | |
| 13′ | [...] ⸢me⸣-en uru₂-mu x x [x] | ... you are, my city ... |
| 14′ | [... a]-gen₇ du₃-mu-uš im-me | ... she says: “Alas, my son!" |
| 15′ | x x x x a-gen₇ du₃-mu | ... like water, child. |
| 16′ | ur-saŋ niŋir al-⸢nu₂ lu₂ bar-ra⸣ ; na-|E₂×GI₃|rum ; al-nu₂ | Ur-sa-nibir lies down, the outsider lies down in the <House of the Ghost>. |
| 17′ | u₃-mu-si-MIN niŋir al-nu₂ ; niŋir bar-⸢ra⸣ al-nu₂ | Umusi-MIN (means) “to lie down in a cloak, to lie down on a couch.’ |
| 18′ | ur-saŋ niŋir bar-ra nu₂-a-ra ; lu₂ bar-ra al-gub | For the hero, the nibir priestess who lies outside, the outsider stands. |
| 19a′ | u₂-re ⸢kur⸣-ra bar-ra mu-un-gub | He set out outside for the storm of the mountain. |
| 19b′ | na-ak-rum ; lu₂ bar-ra mu-⸢un⸣-gub | The enemy stands outside. |
| 20′ | elam{ki} ⸢kur⸣-ra bar-ra mu-un-gub | Elam stood outside the Ekur. |
| 21′ | su-bir₄ kur-ra bar-ra mu-un-gub | He set up the šuba stones in the nether world. |
| 22′ | mar-tu kur-ra bar-ra mu-un-gub ; lu₂ bar-ra mu-un-gub | The Martu stands outside in the mountain, the man stands outside. |
| 23′ | ⸢ur-saŋ⸣ lipiš tuku saŋ ma-ra-dub₂;-dub₂-be₂ | “If a dog has a nose, he will spit it out for you. |
| 24′ | [x x] saŋ-ŋa₂ MIN/a a₂ tuku {ŋeš}illar(RU) ; [(...)] mu-ra-sag₃-sag₃-ge | ... sa-ba, ditto, the one who has strength, the billar drum ... strikes for you. |
| 24a′ | [...] x be-el e-mu-qi₂-im | ... lord of strength |
| 24b′ | [... i]-na ti-il-pa-nim u₂-ul ; i-ti-ik-ka | ... he did not bind you with a rope. |
| 25′ | [x x x x]-⸢mu⸣ ze₂-eb tuku ⸢x⸣ ; [...] ⸢nu⸣-mu-x [...] | ... who is sweet, ... ... |
| ii | ||
| 1′ | ama [...] | Mother ... |
| 2′ | uru₂-mu x [...] | My city ... |
| 3′ | EN-LIL₂ x x [...] | Enlil ... |
| 4′ | nin-niŋ₂-ga-ra [...] | For his mistress |
| 5′ | ama gal {d}nin-lil₂ [...] | Great mother Ninlil |
| 6′ | ku₃ {d}inana-ke₄ ⸢mu⸣-[...] | Holy Inana |
| 7′ | {d}nin-sumun₂-na-ke₄ ⸢mu⸣-[...] | Ninsumun |
| 8′ | ŋa₂-e lugal mu x [...] ; uru₂-na ⸢ka⸣ x [...] | The king ... in his city |
| 8b′ | a-na-ku šar-ra X a [ku ...] ; a-na ⸢a-li⸣-[šu ...] | I, the king, ... to Eali-ešu |
| 9′ | e₂-e nin-bi [...] | The lady of the house |
| 10′ | lugal-bi [...] | Its king |
| 11′ | unug{ki} x-bi x ⸢tu⸣ [...] ; la i-x ki la [...] | Uruk ... the etu-e23 temple ... not ... |
| 12′ | ⸢u₈-e sila₄⸣ in-⸢tu⸣ [...] ; [...] x x [...] | The ewe gives birth to a lamb |
| 13′-14′ | uz₃-e ⸢maš₂⸣ [...] ; ⸢guru₇-du₆⸣ [...] x x x [...] | The goat ... the emāšu-house |
| 14b′ | uru₂-ŋa₂ [mu-ŋu₁₀ nu]-pa₃-de₃ | In order to not find a name in the city |
| 15′ | mu-e₂-du₃-a ⸢mu⸣-[ŋu₁₀] pa₃-de₃ mu-ŋu₁₀ nu-[pa₃-de₃] | The one who built it, the one who does not find the place where it was planted, |
| 16′ | mu-uru₂ du₃-a mu-[ŋu₁₀ ...] ⸢nu⸣-pa₃-de₃ | The one who builds a city, the one who fills ..., to find the en priestess |
| 17′ | en-me-en nu-[pa₃]-de₃ mu-ŋu₁₀(MU) nu-pa₃ | I am not a lord, no one is able to find me. |
| 18′ | kur in-gaz [...] x in-ga-x ; mu-⸢ŋu₁₀ i₃⸣-pa₃-de₃ a-ḫa-ba-at | The mountain is destroyed ... ..., the one who finds it, it is full of tears. |
| 19′ | ki-bala zar X [...] x x mu li x HUR-ru | The rebel land ... ... |
| 20′ | a du₁₀ a [x]-a um-mi-ni-de₂ ; mu-⸢ŋu₁₀⸣ i₃-pa₃-de₃ | After he has poured good water and ... water, he will find the source of the water. |
| 21′ | en-me-en ni-pa₃ mu-ŋu₁₀ i₃-pa₃-de₃ | You are the en priestess, you find out who you are. |
| 22′ | ša₃ gi-u₃ gi-u₃ ; ša₃ ḫuŋ-e ḫuŋ-e | The heart, the heart - oh, ḫum! Ḫû |
| 23′ | ša₃ an gu-la gi₄ | Returning the heart of great An |
| 24′ | ša₃ {d}mu-ul-lil₂-la₂ | of Enlil |
| 25′ | ša₃ ur-saŋ gal-la ⸢gi₄⸣-[u₃ ...] | In the heart of the great hero, the bride |
| 26′ | ša₃ gi-u₃ gi-[u₃ ...] ; [...] | The heart, the reed-bed ... ... |
| 27′ | x x [...] | |
| 28′ | kur [...] | the land |
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