Sumerian tablet (Old Babylonian, Literary)

Transliteration:


iri{ki} kug-kug-ga e-ne ba me-en-ze₂-en kur dilmun{ki} kug-ga-am₃
ki-en-gi kug-ga e-ne ba me-en-ze₂-en kur dilmun{ki} kug-ga-am₃
kur dilmun{ki} kug-ga kur dilmun{ki} šen-na
kur dilmun{ki} ki sikil-la kur dilmun{ki} kug-ga
dili-ŋu₁₀-ne dilmun{ki} u₃-bi₂-nud
ki {d}en-ki-ke₄ dam-a-ni-ta ba-da-nud-a-ba
ki-bi sikil-la ki-bi dadag-ga
dili-ŋu₁₀-ne dilmun{ki} u₃-bi₂-nud
ki {d}en-ki-ke₄ {d}nin-sikil-la ba-da-nud-a-ba
ki-bi sikil-la ki-bi dadag-ga
dilmun{ki} uga{mušen} <unk> <unk> nu-mu-ni-be₂
dar{mušen} inim gun₃-gun₃ nu-mu-ni-ib₂-be₂
ur-gu-la gu₂ nu-mu-ni-ib₂-rah₂-rah₂
ur-bar-ra sila₄ nu-ub-kar-ra
ur-gir₁₅ kun gurum-gurum nu-ub-zu
šah₂ še gu₇-gu₇ nu-ub-zu
nu-mu-un-kuš munu₄ ur₃-ra barag₂-ga-ba
mušen an-na munu₄-bi na-an-gu₇-e
tum₁₂{mušen}e saŋ nu-mu-da-šub-e
igi gig-gig igi gig-ŋu₁₀ nu-mu-ni-ib₂-be₂
saŋ gig-gig saŋ gig-ŋu₁₀ nu-mu-ni-ib₂-be₂
...um-ma me-en mu-ni-ib₂-be₂
...ni-ib₂-be₂
...

kur tu-uk-ri-iš{ki} kug-sig₁₇ ha-ra-li...
{na₄}za-gin₃...sag₁₀-ga hu-mu-ra-bal-bal...
kur me-luh-ha{ki} {na₄}gug niŋ₂ al di kal-la...
{ŋeš}mes šag₄-gan ŋeš-ab-ba sig₅-ga...
ma₂ gal-gal hu-mu-ra-ab-sa₂...
kur mar-ha-ši{ki} na₄ kal-la {na₄}du₈...
gaba hu-mu-ra-ab...
kur ma₂-gan₂{ki} urud niŋ₂-kalag-ga <unk> <unk>...
na₄ kalag {na₄}šu₄ {na₄}šu min₃ hu-mu...
kur ab-ba{ki}ke₄ {ŋeš}esi me-te ŋeš...lugal-la hu-mu-ra-ab...
kur za-lam-ŋar{ki} gukkal sag₉-ga...hu-mu-ra-ab...
kur elam{ki}ma siki igi saŋ₅ gu₂-un...hu-mu-ra-ab-bal...
eš₃ urim₂{ki} aga nam-lugal-la iri{ki}...
še-i₃-ŋeš {tug₂}šutur tug₂ sag₁₀ ma₂ gal...hu-mu-ra-ab...
a-ab-ba daŋal-la he₂-ŋal₂-bi hu-mu...
iri{ki} ki-tuš-bi ki-tuš dug₃-ga...
dilmun{ki} ki-tuš-bi ki-tuš dug₃-ga...
še-bi še di₄-di₄-la₂...
zu₂-lum-bi zu₂-lum gu-ul-gu...
buru₁₄-bi eš₅-am₃...
ŋeš-bi ŋeš...
...


...
{d}nin...<unk>...
šu <unk>...bar-ba bi₂...
šeš-ŋu₁₀ a-na-zu a-ra-gig
ugu-dili₂-ŋu₁₀ ma-gig
{d}ab-ba₆ im-ma-ra-an-tu...
šeš-ŋu₁₀ a-na-zu a-ra-gig
pa siki-ŋu₁₀ ma-gig
{d}nin-siki-la₂ im-ma-ra-an-tu...
šeš-ŋu₁₀ a-na-zu a-ra-gig
kiri₃-ŋu₁₀ ma-gig
{d}nin-kiri₃-e-tu im-ma-ra-an-tu...
šeš-ŋu₁₀ a-na-zu a-ra-gig
ka-ŋu₁₀ ma-gig
{d}nin-ka-si im-ma-ra-tu...
šeš-ŋu₁₀ a-na-zu a-ra-gig...
a₂-ŋu₁₀ ma-gig
{d}a₂-zid-mu₂-a im-ma-ra-tu...
šeš-ŋu₁₀ a-na-zu a-ra-gig
zi-ŋu₁₀ ma-gig
{d}na-zi im-ma-ra-tu...
šeš-ŋu₁₀ a-na-zu a-ra...
ti-ŋu₁₀ ma-gig

...
{iti}ud₂-duru₅ ud niš-limmu₅-kam
mu {ŋeš}tukul kalag-ga {d}en-lil₂-le
mu-na-an-šum₂-ma-ta unug{ki} ba-hul-a

Translation:
The city/cities is/are (most?) pure(?), how you have come to be! The land of Dilmun is pure
Sumer is pure, how you have come to be! The land of Dilmun is pure
The land of Dilmun is pure, the land of Dilmun is unspoiled
The land of Dilmun, the pure place, the land of Dilmun is pure
When I was alone, after I laid ... down (in) Dilmun
In the place where Enki laid down with his spouse
That place was pure, that place was holy
When I was alone, after I laid ... down (in) Dilmun
In the place where Enki laid down with Ninsikila
That place was pure, that place was holy
In Dilmun, the raven did not croak(?)
The francolin did not “charm with words"(?)
The lion did not roar/smite the neck/roar(?)
The wolf did not snatch away the lamb
The dog did not know how to curl up/bend its tail/(with) its tail(?)
The pig did not know how to eat grain
When the widow spread out malt on the roof
The bird of the sky was not eating the malt
The wild dove did not duck its head amongst it(?)
The one whose eye hurt/with the igigig disease did not say “my hurting eye”
The one whose head hurt/with the saggig disease did not say “my hurting head”
The elder woman did not say “I am a elder woman”
The elder man did not say “I am an elder man”
May the land of Tukriš ship(?) gold (from) Harali and good quality(?) ....(?) lapis for you
May the land of Meluha straightaway convey(?) great barges (filled with) carnelian, the precious thing that is desired, the mes tree of Magan, and good quality acacia(?) wood for you”
May the land of Marhaši present(?) precious stone and dušia stone for you
May the land of Magan ... “strong copper,” ..., diorite, the single(?) pounding stone(?), and double pounding stone(?) for you
May the sealand ... ebony, the ornament of the ... of(?) the king for you
May the “country of the tent” ... good quality fat-tailed sheep for you
May the land of Elam tranship(?) chosen wool (as?) tribute/a load for you
May shrine Ur, the crown of kingship, ... the ... city ... sesame, šutur garments, and good quality garments/cloth for you
May ... the abundance of the sea for you?
The dwelling place of the city is a good dwelling place
The dwelling place of Dilmun is a good dwelling place
Its barley is tiny barley
Its dates are large dates
Its harvests are three ...
Its trees/wood are ... trees/wood
...
Ninhursag(?) ...
... on the back/outside/outer ...
My brother, what hurts you?
My scalp/brain pan is hurting me
She gave birth to Abba
My brother, what hurts you?
My outgrowth(?) of hair is hurting me
She gave birth to Ninsikila
My brother, what hurts you?
My nose is hurting me
She gave birth to “the lady who was born by(?) the nose” (folk etymology for Ningirida)
My brother, what hurts you?
My mouth is hurting me
She gave birth to Ninkasi
My brother, what hurts you?
My arm is hurting me
She gave birth to Azimua
My brother, what hurts you?
My throat is hurting me
She gave birth to Nazi (an alternative writing of Nanše)
My brother, what hurts you?
My ribs are hurting me.
(Subtotal:) 39 (lines),
(total:) 216(?) (lines)
month “Udduru,“ 24th day,
year “Uruk was destroyed by means of the weapon that Enlil gave to him.”
(Subtotal:) 44 (lines);
(total:) 16 (?).