Sumerian tablet (Old Babylonian, Literary)

Transliteration:


...nud-a ma-ra-ab...
...tuš-a du₁₇ ma-ra-ab...
kur₉-ra-ma-ni dumu ki aŋ₂-a-ŋu₁₀
kur₉-ra-ma-ni dumu sag₉-ga-ŋu₁₀
id₂ mun₃-na-gin₇ pa₅ na-an-zu-zu
sahar-ŋar id₂-da-gin₇ zi-zi na-an-zu-zu-u₃
a zal-le-gin₇ še₂₁-zu na-an-ba-la₂-e
iti₆ e₂-ba nam-bi₂-ni-ib₂-kur₉-kur₉ še₂₁-zu
na-an-ga-ba-e-da-du₃-e igi-zu ki-ŋu₁₀-uš-še₃
...gin₇ ki si-im-si-im ak-zu-še₃ na-an-ga-ba-e-da-du₃-e igi-zu ki-ŋu₁₀-uš-še₃
...gin₇ mur-gu₇-zu-še₃ na-an-ga-ba-e-da-du₃-e igi-zu ki...uš-še₃
...gin₇ ki eš₃-dam <unk> zu-še₃
...an-ga-ba-e-da-du₃-e igi-zu ki-ŋu₁₀-uš-še₃
gud-gin₇ tur₃-ra kur₉-ra-zu-še₃
ku₆-ŋu₁₀ {d}dil-im₂-babbar-re he₂-da-hul₂
udu-gin₇ amaš-a kur₉-ra-zu-še₃
ku₆-ŋu₁₀ {d}dumu-zid {lu₂}sipad-da he₂-da-hul₂

...
ku₆...
...
ku₆-ŋu₁₀ eštub{ku₆}ŋu₁₀ he₂...
gi-muš giggi a-šag₄-ga...
ku₆-ŋu₁₀ kun-bi₂{ku₆}ŋu₁₀ he₂-en...
emeda <unk> gu₂ id₂-taka₄ niŋ₂-silaŋ-ŋa₂...
ku₆-ŋu₁₀ kun-bi₂{ku₆}ŋu₁₀ he₂-en-ga
kun si gam₃ si ku₆ <unk> ta-ta lah₅
ku₆-ŋu₁₀ ubiₓ(|ŠE.SUHUR|) gal-ŋu₁₀ he₂-en
ku₆ nundum-ba dumu er₂ pad₃-da-gin₇
ku₆-ŋu₁₀ ubiₓ(|ŠE.SUHUR|) sal-ŋu₁₀ he₂-en-ga
saŋ-du {ŋeš}al-e zu₂ {ŋeš}ga-rig₂
ŋiri₃-pad-ra₂-bi {ŋeš}u₃-suh₅ an-na
<unk> <unk> <unk> bi {kuš}ummud {d}dumu-zid
kun sal-la-bi {kuš}a₂-si šu-ku₆-e-ne
kuš niŋ₂-gu₇-a kiŋ₂ šu nu-ŋa₂-ŋa₂
ku₆-ŋu₁₀ mur{ku₆}ŋu₁₀ he₂-en-ga
ŋiri₃ ku₆ a lu₃-lu₃ gur₄-gur₄-ra
ku₆-ŋu₁₀ kiŋ₂{ku₆}ŋu₁₀ he₂-en-ga


saŋ-du {na₄}kinkin šu šu saŋ ur-gir₁₅-ra
murgu₂ <unk> <unk> de₃ bar dim du₃-du₃-de₃
ku₆-ŋu₁₀ peš₁₁-gid₂-ŋu₁₀ he₂-en-ga
šag₄-niŋin za-pa-aŋ₂-bi gu₂-bala-bi
ku₆-ŋu₁₀ peš₁₁-ŋu₁₀ he₂-en-ga-mu-e
...<unk> na sig₁₀-ga ku₆ še-er-tab-ba e₃ zu-zu
ku₆ dug₃-ga i₃-ŋal₂ niŋ₂-gig-ga
ku₆-ŋu₁₀ ab-suhur-ŋu₁₀ he₂-en-ga-mu-e
ku₆ a-tar du₃ ze₂ me-ze₂-bi ŋar-ra
ku₆-ŋu₁₀ a-gar₆-gar₆{ku₆}ŋu₁₀ he₂-en-ga-mu-e
dumu dam-gar₃-ra i₃ ga su₃-a-ŋu₁₀
ku₆-ŋu₁₀ ka-mar{ku₆}ŋu₁₀ he₂-en-ga
dumu mar-tu bar-ta <unk> <unk> <unk>
ku₆-ŋu₁₀ agargara bar-huš{ku₆} he₂-en-ga
ku₆ u₂ gu₇ nu-gu₇-a a <unk>...
ku₆-ŋu₁₀ a-zag-gur₁₁{ku₆}...
kuš dugud gar₃-ru <unk>...
ku₆-ŋu₁₀ muš...
<unk>...
...

sug id₂-da-ka gu₃ hul-bi de₃-de₃
ku₆-ŋu₁₀ akan-ni{mušen}ŋu₁₀ šu-še₃ ba-e-la₂-e
a sa-par₄ la₂ sa-par₄-ra ma-ra-niŋin
ku₆-ŋu₁₀ ubur-ri{mušen}ŋu₁₀ šu-še₃ ba-e-la₂-e
ŋiri₃ niŋ₂ zi-zi zu₂ bir₉-bir₉-ra
a bar-bar-ta kaš₄ im-sar-sar-re
ku₆-ŋu₁₀ kiši₆-bar{mušen}ŋu₁₀ šu-še₃ ba-e-la₂-e
...a šu nu-tag-tag-ge
...mušen-a <unk> ku₆-a
...ŋu₁₀ ki-ib{mušen}ŋu₁₀ šu-še₃ ba-e-la₂-e
...ur₂-limmu₂ sug gir₅-gir₅ lug
ku₆-ŋu₁₀ kud-da-ŋu₁₀ šu-še₃ ba-e-la₂-e
...še₃ nu-mu-e-la₂-e ŋiri₃-še₃ nu-mu-e-la₂-e
...ŋu₁₀ ud zal-zal za-e ugu-ŋu₁₀-uš ŋa₂-nu
...zal-zal za-e ugu-ŋu₁₀ ŋa₂-nu
...ga-ša-an {lu₂}šu-ku₆-da za-ra he₂-en-da-hul₂
...

Translation:
My fish, so that the one(s) who sleep (there) are not(!?) woken up
So that the one(s) who dwell (there) do not(!?) quarrel
Enter for me, my beloved child
Enter for me, my beautiful child
Like a brackish waterway, do not discover the irrigation ditch(?)
Like river silt, do not learn how to rise (i.e., be excavated(?))
Like flowing water, do not diminish(!?) your recumbency(?)
Do not bring moonlight into the(?) house when you lie down(?)
May you also not be able to go away from(?) me, (set) your face to where I am
May you also not be able to go (away) like a dog sniffing the ground, (set) your face to where I am
May you also not be able to go away like a ... towards your fodder, (set) your face to where I am
In your manner of going like a prostitute towards the tavern
May you not be able to go away from(?) me, (set) your face to where I am
In your manner of entering like a bull into the cattlepen
My fish, may Dilimbabbar rejoice with you
In your manner of entering like a sheep into the sheepfold
My fish, may Dumuzi, the shepherd, rejoice with you
My fish, my ... fish, may it too enter with you
...
My fish, my eštub carp, may it too enter with you
A black boat pole cast into the field
Nursemaid giving birth(?), taking away(?) dough (from) the riverbank
My fish, my gubi eel, may it too enter with you
(Possessing) a spiked tail, a spiked dorsal fin(?), plundering from the u land(?)
My fish, my great ubi fish, may it too enter with you
A fish which within its lips is like a crying child
My fish, my thin? ubi fish, may it too enter with you
(Its) head is a hoe, (its) teeth are a comb
Its skeleton is the top of a conifer tree
Its air bladder(!?) is the waterskin of Dumuzi
Its thin tail is the whip of (i.e., that threatens?) fishermen
(Its) skin is dehaired (i.e., scaled?) and does not need to be worked by hand(?)
My fish, my mur fish, may it too enter with you
The fins (of) that fish turned back roiled water (i.e., it leaves a wake)
My fish, my kin fish, may it too enter with you
(Its) head is millstone (with) its pounding stone, (with the) paws and head of a dog(?)
Its shoulder is to smite/it is to make its shoulder leap(?), its back(?) is to plant a (mooring) post (i.e., it is difficult to remove from the water?)
My fish, my pešgid fish, may it too enter with you
The cry of its intestines(?), the base of its neck (are ...?)
My fish, my peš fish, may it too enter with you
... placing/preparing ..., a fish who has discovered(?) how to escape a “reed fence” (i.e., fish trap?)
A fish (to whom?) fighting is taboo(?)
My fish, my absuhur carp, may it too enter with you
The fish who sets up(?) derision/derides (like a clown?), placing bile in(?) its jaw
My fish, my agargara fish, may it too enter with you
My child of the merchant, sprinkling(?) dairy products(?)
My fish, my kamar fish, may it too enter with you
The child of the Martu nomads, ... by(?) back/from the outside(?)
My fish, my nunbarhuš fish, may it too enter with you
A fish that does not eat edible plants(?), ... water ...
My fish, my azaggur fish, may it too enter with you
(Possessing) heavy skin(?), ...
My fish, my “snake” fish(?) ...
...
The one shouting(?) malevolently in the marshes of the river
My fish, my akanni bird would bind you to (its) claws
When(?) the sabar net is stretched out in the water(?), prowling around(?) the sapar net
My fish, my uburri bird would bind you to (its) claws
(Possessing) feet that raise, laughing
Darting from the shallows
My fish, my kišibar bird would bind you to (its) claws
Not adorning ...
... of a bird, ... of a fish
My fish, my kib bird would bind you to (its) claws
A quadruped that dives and dwells in/passes through(?) the marshes
My fish, my kuda animal (otter?) would bind you to (its) paw
They(?) will not bind you to (their) claws/front paws, they will not bind you to (their) claws/rear paws
My fish, time elapses, come before me
Time elapses, come before me
May Nanše?, the lady of the fisherman, rejoice for you