| Line | Text original | Text translated |
|---|---|---|
| 30 | sipa tur-ra ga[glossary=ga] ni-ib-dun4-dun4[glossary=ni-ib-dun4-dun4] dugšakir3[glossary=dugšakir3] nu-da-da | the little shepherd does not churn[glossary=ni-ib-dun4-dun4] the milk[glossary=ga], he does not collect it in the churn[glossary=dugšakir3], |
| 31 | ša3-bi-ta i3[glossary=i3] gara2[glossary=gara2] nu-mu-un-e3-a | butter [glossary=butter]and cream [glossary=cream]do not come out of it there |
Išbi-Erra E 30-31
by Paola Paoletti 
Commentary
Editions and translations:
(1) Reisman 1969.
(2) Reisman 1976: 359-360.
We thank Pascal Attinger for sharing his work on this composition.
Translations:
(3) Castellino 1977: 140.
(5) Falkenstein/von Soden 1953: 65-67.
(6) Peinado 2006: 92-98.
Manuscripts:
A: OECT 1, pl. 36-39
B: Oxford 1932.156a = OECT 5, 4
C: 3NT-213
H: TIM 9 7; 9 11(?)
| Line | Score | Other Translations |
| 30 | A sipa tur-ra ga ni-ib-dun4-dun4 dugšakir3 nu-da-da B sipa tur-ra ga nu-du7-du7-e ši-ki-ra nu-du3-e C […] ga nu-[…] H ⸢sipa⸣ tur-ra ga šu.bu.šu.bu-ra nu-til3-le |
(2) The little shepherd does not churn the milk, does not pour it in the jug, (3) Per il pastorello non si cura il latte, non lo si scuote nella zangola, (5) bewahrt man dem Junghirten keine Milch, schlägt ihm die Milch nicht im Fass, |
| 31 | A ša3-bi-ta gara2 i3 nu-mu-un-e3-a B ša3-bi-ta i3 kara2 nu-mu-un-ta-e C ša3-bi-ta i3 ga[ra2] nu-mu-un-⸢x⸣ […] H […]-bi-ta i3 ga nu-mu-un-e3 [(x) ?] |
(2) From it, milk and cream do not issue, (5) kommt (ihm) daraus keine Butter. |
Bibliography
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- Falkenstein/von Soden 1953 = Soden, Wolfram von; Falkenstein, Adam (1953): Sumerische und akkadische Hymnen und Gebete. Zürich and Stuttgart: Artemis.
- Peinado 2006 = Peinado, Federico Lara; Civil, Miguel (2006): Himnos sumerios. Madrid: Tecnos.
- Reisman 1969 = Reisman, Daniel (1969): Two Neo-Sumerian Royal Hymns. Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania.
- Reisman 1976 = Reisman, Daniel (1976): A "Royal" Hymn of Išbi-Erra to the Goddess Nisaba, in: Eichler, Barry L. (ed.), Kramer Anniversary Volume. Cuneiform Studies in Honor of Samuel Noah Kramer. Alter Orient und Altes Testament 25. Kevelaer and Neukirchen-Vluyn: Butzon & Bercker, 357-365.