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Please contact us! |  (click on image to enlarge) | Tablet obverse 1. e2 lu2 zi-de3 ba-ab-gar-ra-gu10 en: My temple which was established by the just man 2. gi-sig {gesz}kiri6#-gin7# bar-ba hu-mu-un-dub2 en: Therefore (the storm) has beaten it at its outside 3. e2-kisz-nu-gal2 e2 nam-lugal-la-ga2# en: In(?) my Ekišnugal, the temple of kingship 4. e2 zi# e2 er2-re# ba-an-di-ni-ib-gar-re-[...] en: My true temple that initiates lamentation there along with her (i.e., me?) 5. lul#-[...]-esz du3-a-ba zi#-de3-esz gul-a-ba ha-la ba#-bi# na-ma#-[...]-gar#-[...] en: After being built falsely and destroyed truthfully ... must not establish as its allocated share for me 6. za-lam-gar e2 ki-buru14 bur12-ra-gin7 e2 ki-buru14 bur12-ra-gin7 tu15 szeg3 ha-ba-[...] en: Therefore like a tent, a building torn out at the harvest site, like a building torn out at the harvest site, it was subjected to(?) wind and rain 7. uri2{ki}-ma esag2 ninda si-gu10 en: Urim, my grain storage filled with food(!?) 8. lil2 iri# si-ga hu-mu-un-bu-bu-bu en: Therefore the empty wind howls in the silent city 9. amasz {lu2}sipa-da#-gin7# ha-ba-an-bur12-bur12 en: Like the sheepfold of the shepherd, it was torn out 10. nig2-gur11 uru2 ma-ma#-al#-ma-al#-la sug-ge4 hu-mu-un-ab-SI en: The possessions which the city acquired for me are eradicated(!) 11. [ki]-ru#-gu2# 3(disz)-kam-ma en: It is the 3rd kirugu refrain 12. uri2{ki}-ma er2-ra ba-an-di-ni-ib-gar en: Urim has initiated lamentation to her detriment(?) 13. uru2-ni ba-an-da-gul-la [me]-ni# ba-an-da-kur2-ra en: Her city is destroyed to her detriment, her cosmic powers are changed to her detriment 14. gesz-gi4-gal2#-[bi]-im en: It is the gešgigal “response” 15. u4-ba u4 ne-en ba-si#-[si]-ga-ba en: At that time, this time after (the city) was flattened 16. nin-da uru2{ki}-ni ba-an#-da#-gul en: To the detriment of the lady, her city is destroyed 17. uru2{ki}-ni ba-an-da-gul me-ni ba-an-da-kur2-ra en: Her city is destroyed to her detriment, her cosmic powers are changed to her detriment 18. u4-ba u4 ne ba-dim2-dim2-a-ba en: At that time, this time after (the city) was created 19. uru2-gu10 gul-gul-da im#-ma-an-ag2-esz-a-ba en: When they have ordered(!) my city to be destroyed 20. uri2{ki} gul-gul-da im#-ma-an-ag2-esz-a-ba en: When they have ordered(?!) Urim to be destroyed 21. ug3-bi# ug5#-ge#-de3# im#-ma-an-ag2-esz-a-ba en: When they have ordered(?!) its people to be killed 22. u4#-[...] uru2#?-[...] ga2#-la# ba#-ra#-ba#-dag#-ge# en: At that time (I) will not be indifferent to my city 23. [...] IM szub#-be2 ba-ra#-ba#-ra#-ab#-ak en: (I) will not neglect my land 24. [...]-ga2 me-e he2-[em]-ma#-na#-de2 en: For An, (I) shall pour the tears of my eyes 25. [...]-la2# ni2#-gu10 sza3-ne-sza4 he2-em#-ma#-[...]-in-ni-ak en: I shall supplicate myself to Enlil(?) 26. iri#-gu10# nam-ma#-gul [he2-em]-mi#-in#-ne-du11 en: I shall say to him/them(?) “My city must not be destroyed” 27. uri2#{ki#} nam#-ma#-gul [he2-em]-mi#-in#-ne-du11 en: I shall say to him/them(?) “Urim must not be destroyed” 28. ug3-bi [...]-usz2#-a he2#-[em]-mi#-in#-ne#-du11 en: I shall say to him/them(?) “Its people must not be killed(!?)” 29. an-ne2 e#-ne#-[...] ba#?-[...]-x-da#?-ab#-gi4 en: Despite this An did not rescind his word 30. {d}mu-ul#-lil2-la2 i3#-sa6#-ga he2-a#-bi# [...] ba#-ra#-ab-sed4-de2#? en: Despite this (the statement) “It is good, so be it” of Enlil was not soothing my heart 31. uru2-gu10 gul-gul-de3# he2-em#-ma#-an#-ag2#-esz-a-ba en: Therefore when they have ordered(!) my city to be destroyed 32. uri2{ki} gul-gul#-de3# he2#-em-ma#-an#-ag2#-[esz]-a#-ba en: When they have ordered(!) Urim to be destroyed 33. ug3-bi ug5-ge-de3# he2-em-ma-an-[ag2]-esz-a-ba en: When they have ordered(!) its people to be killed 34. 2(disz)-kam-ma-sze3# pu-uh2-ru-um ki-sag-ki a-ba-an-da-an-gal2#-le#-esz en: For a 2nd time, after they convened an assembly, a “solemn place” 35. {d}a-nun-na-ke4-e-ne e-ne-eg3# zu2 kesz2-da-bi ba-an-[...]-ru-ne-esz en: The Anuna rested on the “organized” (i.e., finalized?) word 36. ur2 he2-em#-ma-BU-BU siki he2-em-ma-sur5-sur5 en: Therefore (I?) shall extend(?) (my) limbs/lap and tie up(?) (my) hair 37. an-ra i-bi2#-ga2 me-e he2-em-ma-na#-de2 en: For An, I shall pour the tears of my eyes 38. {d}mu-ul-lil2-la2 ni2#-gu10 sza3-ne-sza4 he2-em-ma-ni#-in-ak# en: I shall supplicate myself to Enlil(?) 39. uru2-gu10! nam#-ma-gul he2-em-mi-in-ne-du11 en: I shall say to him/them(?) “My city must not be destroyed” 40. uri2{ki} nam-ma-gul he2-em-mi-in-ne-du11 en: I shall say to him/them(?) “Urim must not be destroyed” 41. ug3-bi nam-usz2-a he2-em-mi-in-ne-du11 en: I shall say to him/them(?) “Its people must not be killed(!?)” 42. an-e en-ne-eg3-bi ba-ra-ba-ra-ab-gi4 en: Despite this An did not rescind his word 43. {d}mu-ul-lil2-la2 i3-sa6-ga he2-a-bi sza3-gu10 ba-ra-ab-sed4-de3 en: Despite this (the statement) “It is good, so be it” of Enlil was not soothing my heart 44. uru2-gu10 gul#-gul-de3 he2-em-ma-an-ag2-esz-a-ba en: Therefore when they have ordered(!) my city to be destroyed 45. uri2#{ki#} gul#-gul-de3 he2-em-ma-an-ag2-esz-a-ba en: When they have ordered(!) Urim to be destroyed 46. [ug3]-bi# ug5-ge-de3 he2-em-ma-an-ag2-esz-a-ba en: When they have ordered(!) its people to be killed 47. [...]-KA#-gu10 ba#-e#-da#-szum2-ma-gin7 en: I, as one who gave my advice(?) to my detriment(?) 48. [...]-gu10-da he2-en-ga-ba-e-da-ab-la2-e en: ... therefore shall also bind me with my city 49. uri2#{ki#} ga2-da he2-en-ga-ba-e-da-ab-la2-e en: ... therefore shall also bind Urim with me 50. an-ne2 e-ne#-eg3-bi hur nu-<kur2>-ru#-da en: An is never to change this word 51. {d}mu-ul-lil2-la2 ka#-ta e3-a-ni szu [...]-bala#-e-de3 en: That which issues from the mouth of Enlil is not to be changed 52. ki-ru#-<gu2> 4(disz)-kam-ma en: It is the 4th kirugu 53. nin-da uru2{ki}-ni ba-an-da-gul-la2 en: To the detriment of the lady, her city is destroyed 54. uru2{ki} ba-an-da-gul#-la me-ni ba-an-da-kur2-ru en: Her city is destroyed to her detriment, her cosmic powers are changed to her detriment 55. gesz-gi4-gal2-bi-im en: It is the gešgigal “response” 56. {d}en-lil2-le u4-de3 gu3 ba-an-de2 ug3-e sze am3-sza4 en: Enlil spoke to the storm, and the people wailed reverse 1. u4 he2-gal2-la# kalam-e ba-da-an-kar ug3-e sze am3-sza4 en: He deprived the land of(?) days of abundance, and the people wailed 2. u4 du10 ki-en-gi#-ra# ba-da-an-kar ug3-e sze am3-sza4 en: He deprived Sumer of good days, and the people wailed 3. u4# hul a2 ba-da#-ag2# ug3-e sze am3-sza4 en: He commanded the malevolent storm, and the people wailed 4. kin2-gal u4-da u4-da gub#-ba#-ni szu-ni im-ma-an-szum2-mu-usz en: He gave them to(?) the kiggal official(?) of the storm, his attendant storm/who stood within the storm(?) 5. u4 kalam til-til-e gu3 ba-an-de2 ug3-e sze am3-sza4 en: He spoke to the storm annihilating the land, and the people wailed 6. u4 gal-e# an-na-ke4 gu3# ba#-an-de2 ug3-e sze am3-sza4 en: He spoke to the great storm, the one of An, and the people wailed 7. {d#}en#-lil2#-le# {d#}gibil6# a2-tah-a#-ni#-a mu-un-na-ni-in-ku4#-re en: Enlil was making Gibil (fire) into his helper 8. [...] gu3 ba-an-de2# ug3-e sze am3-sza4! en: He spoke to the great storm of An, and the people wailed 9. [...] gu3 im-me ug3#-e sze am3-sza4 en: The great storm was shouting from above, and the people wailed 10. u4# [...]-e# ki-a murum mi-ni-ib2#-sza4 en: The storm annihilating the land roared upon the earth 11. tu15 hul a mah e3-a-gin7 a2-bi nu-ga2-ga2 en: An evil wind, overflowing like a great flood, which does set down its power/wing(?) 12. uru2{ki}-a {gesz}tukul-e sag-gaz i3-ak-e# tesz2-bi i3-gu7-e en: In the city the weapon was murdering and consuming (as if) in a pack 13. an-na ur2-ba tukur2 mu-ni-in-du11 ug3-e sze am3-sza4 en: At the base of heaven (the storm?) gnawed(?), and the people wailed 14. u4-de igi-bi izi mu-un-bar7-bar7-re ug3-e sze am3-sza4 en: The storm was burning with fire at its front, and the people wailed 15. u4 mir-mir-re izi-ge6-edin-na-gin7 bar-ba hu-mu-un-x en: And therefore(?) the raging storm, like a “fire-shade,” ... at its back 16. an-bar7 tu15 szeg3 il2-il2-i izi mu-un-bar7-bar7-re en: Noon, (which usually) raises the “rainy wind” (fog?) was burning with fire (instead) 17. an-bar7#-GAN2 u4 zalag e3-a u4-mud-e ba-da-an-ku4 en: Mid-day, (which usually) brings out bright sunlight, brought darkness along with it(!?) 18. kalam-ma u4 zalag# la-ba-ra-e3# {d}usanx(DUR)-gin7 ba-zal en: The shining sun did not come out in the land, it dissipated like the evening 19. ge6 giri17-zal# a# sed4-de3 gar#-ra {tu15}ulu3{+lu} ba-ab-dab en: The southern wind seized(?) the joyful night which initiates the cooling of water(?) 20. szika bar-bar-ra sahar im-da#-tab-tab ug3-e sze am3-sza4 en: Burning(?) sherds combined with the soil, and the people wailed 21. sag-gig2-ga tu15 im-ma#-da-ri ug3-e sze am3-sza4 en: (The storm) blew a wind upon the black-headed people, and the people wailed 22. ki-en-gi gesz-bur2-gin8 i3-bala-e ug3-e sze am3-sza4 en: Sumer was tripping(?) as if (in) a {geš}bur snare, and the people wailed 23. ug3-e sag e2-gar8 i3-ke3-e# tesz2-bi i3-gu7-e en: The people(?) (were erecting) a wall of heads(?), (the storm) devouring (as if) in a pack 24. u4 gig-ga er2-re na-ag2-bi nu#-tar-re ug3-e sze am3-sza4 en: The bitter storm, for which weeping was not decreed as its fate(?), (because of this) the people wailed 25. u4# szu ur4-ur4-re# kalam i3-ur4-ur4-re en: The eradicating/gathering(?) storm was sweeping the land/making the land tremble 26. u4# a#-ma#-ru#-gin7# uru2 i3-gul-gul-la en: The storm utterly destroyed the city like a flood 27. u4 kalam til-til uru2-a me bi2-ib2#-gar en: The storm that was finishing the land established silence in the city 28. u4 izi-gin7 bar7-[...] ug3-e bar bi2-ib2-tab2 en: The storm burning like fire was enraged with/corporeally burned(?) the people/land(?) 29. u4 nig2 u2-gu de2-de3# hul gal2-e bi2-gub en: The storm that is to cause (everything) to be forgotten stood among the malevolent (ones?) 30. u4 hul gig du11-ga {d}en-lil2-la2 u4 kalam-ta ba-sa2-e en: The hateful storm, ordered by Enlil, the storm that ... the land 31. uri2{ki#}-ma tug2-gin7 im-dul gada-gin7# im-bur2 en: It covered Ur like a garment, spread over it like linen 32. ki-ru-gu2 5(disz)-kam#-ma en: It is the 5th kirugu 33. u4 ug#-a al-du7#-ru# ug3-e sze# am3-sza4 en: The storm is a lion(?), thrashing(?), and the people wail 34. gesz-gi4-gal2-bi-im en: It is the gešgigal “response” 35. u4-UD u4 uru2 ba#-da-an#-gar uru2-bi du6-du6-da en: At that time(!) the storm was placed together with the city, the city was ruin heaps 36. a-a {d}nanna uru2-bi# du6#-du6-da ba-da-an-gar ug3-e sze am-sza4 en: Father Nanna, the city has been placed into ruins, and the people wailed 37. u4# ka-na-ag2 ba-da-an#-kar ug3-e sze am3-sza4 en: The storm deprived the land of ..., and the people wailed 38. ka-na-ag2-e szika ku5-da# nu-me-a sug-ge4 bi2-in-gu7 ug3-e sze am3-sza4 en: The land was devastated (until) there was not even a broken sherd, and the people wailed 39. bad3-bi gu2-giri16 im-mi#-in-gar ug3-e sze am3-sza4 en: (The storm) made a breach in the wall, and the people wailed 40. abul# mah-ba giri3 gal2-la-ba adda im-mi-in-gar-gar-re en: At the great gate where there was a path, it was piling up corpses 41. sila dagal ezem-gin7 du3-a-ba sag numun-e-esz ba-ab-gar en: In the broad lane prepared as if for a festival, head(s) were placed as seeds 42. e#-sir2-e-sir2-ra giri3 gal2#-la-ba adda im-mi-in-gar-gar-re en: In the streets, where there were paths, it was piling up corpses 43. eszemen ezem gal2-la-ba ug3 zarx(SUG)-re mu-un-sal en: In the playground, where there was a festival, it spread out people (as) sheaves 44. u3-mun kalam#-ma alal?-gin7# an-na-ke4 sur-sur ba-gar-gar en: Ditches/burial pits were put down (for) the blood of land like (it would be done for?) the drainpipe of heaven(?) 45. adda-ba#? {uzu#?}[...] u4#-de3 gal2#-la#-ba ni2-bi mu-un-zal-le#-esz en: (That of) the corpses, (like) sheep fat in sunlight, dissolved by themselves 46. lu2# {uruda}ha#-zi-in-e in-til-la-gin7 sag TUG2 la-ba#-an-ke3-e en: Like a man ended by a hazin axe, one was not (bothering to) “clothe his head"/wear a turban (as a bandage?) 47. masz-nita# gesz-bur2 dab5-ba-gin7 ka sahar-ra bi2-in-us2 en: Like a goat buck caught by a snare, (one) lodged his mouth in the dirt 48. lu2 {gesz}mitum-e i-im-til#-la-gin7 {tug2}nig2-la2 ba-ra-bi2-in-la2 en: And therefore(?) like a man ended by the mitum weapon, one did not (bother to) wear bandages 49. e#-gi4-in-zu ki ha-ri#-isz-tum ama-ba nu2-a mud2-ba mu-in-sze21-sze21 en: As if lying in the birthing place of their mother, one laid in his(!) blood 50. [...] gesztin# nag nu-me-esz# gu2 za3-ga bi2-ib2-la2-esz en: Those who had not drunk wine nonetheless hung their necks down (lit. on the shoulder) 51. {gesz#}tukul-e gub#-ba {gesz}tukul-e bi2-in-gaz en: Those who served with weaponry(?) were slaughtered by weaponry 52. [...]-bi masz-da3 kar-ra-bi u4 im-ma-de6 ug3#-e# sze# am3#-sza4 en: The storm took away(?) fugitive men and gazelles (alike?), and the people wailed 53. uri2#{ki#}-ma# si!-ga kal-ga-bi sza3-gar-re ba-til en: In Urim the weak and strong alike came to an end out of hunger 54. um#-ma# ab#-ba# e2#-ta nu-e3 izi mu-ni-in-si-ge5-esz en: The elder women and men who did not leave the house were set on fire 55. di4#-di4#-la2# ur2# ama#-bi# ne#-a# ku6-sze6 a ba-ab-[...] en: Water brought away(?) the tiny ones ... (from) the lap of the mother like(!) fish 56. emeda{da#} lirum kal#-ga-bi# lirum ba-an#-duh# en: The strong grasp of the wetnurse, (this) grasp was loosened 57. dim2-ma# u2#-gu# ba#-an-de2# ug3#-e# sze am3#-[sza4] en: Allegiance/sense was forgotten, and the people wailed 58. erim3 en: The treasury <of the land was eradicated, and the people wailed> Version History |