Edubba'a R

Boy, are you a pupil of the scribal school? I am a pupil of the scribal school.

If you are a pupil of the scribal school,

what are the customs of the scribal school?

If you interrogate me about the customs of the scribal school,

I am going to put it to you! From sunrise to the following morning,

one would not be able to finish speaking.

One knows the customs of the scribal school,

but like the unknowable horizon, the unreachable, one does not know to speak of them.

When I go to the scribal school,

while the night is in its first watch, I wake up and eat.

After I have eaten,

after I grab my stylus, my exercise tablet, my supplies,

and the things you need at school,

while humbly being on my way to the scribal school, I do not look around.

When I enter the scribal school,

my clothing is straightened and one prostrates oneself.

After the one in charge of the courtyard has placed my tablet for copying at the kišu for him,

the one of the bird-feather clay, sitting at the place where one crouches ...

At the place where one crouches, after pounding up a lump (of clay),

If the lump is dry he rubs it.

Then I take charge of the bird-feather clay!

I will leave from the place of crouching and

after the one in charge of the courtyard put my copying assignment on the kišu for him,

and after he tells me: "sit!", I will sit down.

If ...

"You all sit down and ...!"

After the one in charge of the courtyard ... together for the second time,

the one reading to the other,

the one reciting multiplication tables will recite multiplication tables,

the one reciting word lists will recite word lists.

If the children are not assembled,

the eštala singer goes out of city quarter.

After the children are assembled,

the one in charge of the courtyard, has inspected the bird-feather clay, the ... clay, the tablets, requirement of the scribal school

for two or three days.

Having written on the bird-feather clay,

...

The one in charge of the water jug ...

One who did not ... his exercise tablet.

The one in charge of the water jug ... a workers' roster ...

The one in charge of the courtyard, the one making a tablet and [the one writing a tablet]

...

Someone trying to make a tablet makes a tablet

until he has finally made his tablet!

A tablet; one who is making his tablet ...

Someone trying to write a tablet is writing on a tablet

until he has finally written his tablet.

In front of the one who is writing a tablet, he is standing.

The handwriting is understandable to him.

After the one in charge of the kiʾus says: "bring your tablet mold in order!",

He brings it in order at the kiʾus.

In the kiʾus, from the place of crouching, while standing ready,

the "You all give it to me!" man straightens his clothing and one prostrates oneself.

...

"You all give it to me!" is called out.

The one whith open eyes, the one whose hand and foot are ...

After the "You all give it to me" man calls someone by name ...

standing ready ... at the kiʾus,

one time, a second time ...

After the one in charge of the water said: 'close the jar!'

and the man in charge of flattening the clay said: 'flatten (the clay)!'

...

... the Šagiri ("Middle of the City") canal.

In order to drink water ...

... sweep ...

... pupil of the scribal school ...

... one date each ...

with their hands they sweep ...

The one in charge of the courtyard makes the tablet man stand.

He (the tablet man) comes out to the crouching place.

The water man ... water in the trusty vessel

The oracle man [accomplished this] on his tray.

After ... in their hands,

the one binds the other.

...

The palm of his hand, the back of his hand, ....

The one in charge of water let them drink water.

They did not take away anyone's drinking water. He tells him to pick up one (piece of) clay and he takes it away

The one in charge of the courtyard says: 'line up' and they will line up.

...

they will laugh(?) and they will enter.

After he says: “You all sit” they will sit.

“You all take” [...]

The ... of his tablet is covered, it is in their hands.

... is called out.

One is hitting with a tablet mold ...

The drawing being drawn at their feet,

saying: “You all ...”

...

They finish ...

...

...

If one has to urinate,

after the one responsible for the place of crouching has put a cloth for him on the ground, one urinates.

After urinating (he says) "I didn't touch anything!" and then he comes up again.

One's saršuba and muguba exercises being correct,

after finishing their tablets,

after reciting their saršuba and muguba exercises,

they collect ..., they touch ...

[...] they fill with water to drink

...

...

... oracle ...

the one in charge of the kiʾus ...

...

...

After he said "You all eat!" they eat.

Because of the food, being piled up, two-thirds of it

the one in whose hands, in whose mouth it is falling [...].

The one of the oracle, after he ..., he ...

The one in charge of water let them drink water.

They did not take away anyone's drinking water,

he tells him to collect one (piece of) clay and he takes it away.

After he finished giving out water,

he will sweep the house and sprinkle water.

After he sweeps the house and sprinkles water,

the man in charge of the courtyard, says: "You all enter!", and they will enter.

After he says: "You all sit" they sit down.

If a tablet inspection is to be carried out,

the pupil of the scribal school makes his saršuba exercise and his muguba exercise

available to him on the obverse of his tablet.

His father of the scribal school corrects it for him.

After "big brother" has taken it, he inspects the tablet.

The places where the writing is not correct he corrects for him.

If the young pupil of the scribal school

does not recite his saršuba and his muguba,

then the big brother and the father of his scribal school slap him.

After the tablet inspection is finished,

and after the water man says: "Get your jar. Idiot!, Your jar!"

they will take their jars

and they fill them with water from the ("Middle of the City") Šagiri canal.

After they have filled the lahtan vessel with water,

he will sweep the ... , the house of Nisaba and sprinkle water.

... the place of Ninlil's throne.

Why are their portions small?

Why is there no food in their portions?

...

After he says: "You all lift their loads!",

"You all line up!", because they will line up,

because they are approaching home,

for the second time, before Nisaba at the place of Ninlil's throne,

the pupils of the scribal school, at the place of the master's chair,

bow to the ground in their ....

At the gate of the transfer man, the place of the "bitter tooth",

they are standing ready to go on their way.

After the big brother gets up,

they read him their exercise tablet.

He brings the knowledge he acquired home.

The man in charge of the hitting brings ...

...

When the scribal pupil enters his father's house

he says about his exercise tablet to his father, his mother, his sister and his brother:

"Take it!. Touch it!".

The customs of the scribal school and the head master.

Praise to Nisaba!

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