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Emar 6/1, p. 125, Msk 731044 (P271316)
Lexical, Middle Babylonian, Emar · c. 1400 BCE–1100 BCE
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| Designation | Emar 6/1, p. 125, Msk 731044 |
|---|---|
| ID | P271316 |
| Museum no. | NMSA — ? |
| Collection | National Museum of Syria, Aleppo, Syria |
| Language | Sumerian; Akkadian |
| Period | Middle Babylonian · c. 1400 BCE–1100 BCE |
| Genre | Lexical |
| Find spot | Emar (mod. Tell Meskene) |
| Coordinates | 35.9876, 38.1126 |
Transliteration (ATF)
From Open Richly Annotated Cuneiform Corpus (ORACC) · CC BY-SA 3.0 (ORACC default); per-file JSON license fields say: This data is released under the CC0 license (133618)
Machine draft. The right-hand column is machine English from ixmon/atf-to-english (atf-en-t5base-F, 2026-10-17), generated line by line from the transliteration. It is unreviewed and is not a scholarly translation.
| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
| o i | ||
| 2 | ⸢eš-de₂⸣-[a] [...] | ... the ešdea ritual |
| 3 | ⸢šu⸣-la₂ [...] | The ešu’ela-plant |
| 4 | ⸢še⸣-bal [...] | The ešebal-plant |
| 5 | niŋ₂-ba [...] | By means of his own strength |
| 6 | in-na-an-ba [...] | he gave to him |
| 7 | a mu-⸢un⸣-na-ru [...] | Woe, the one who lights up the sky |
| 8 | ba-an-du₃ | built. |
| 9 | ba-an-⸢bal⸣ [...] | he carried off |
| 10 | ba-an-⸢du₈⸣ [...] | he built for him. |
| 11 | mu-⸢un-na⸣-dim₂ [...] | The one who fashioned it for her |
| 12 | šu [...] | Hand of |
| 13 | šu ŋar ⸢ga⸣-[ma-lu] | Hand of an emālu-priest |
| 14 | šu ŋar-ra gi-⸢mil-lu⸣ [ša-ka-nu] | Hand of a Ghost is present |
| 15 | šu-ŋar gi gi-mil-lu tu-ur-⸢ru⸣ | Hand of a reed, turn back! |
| 16 | šu niŋ₂-ŋal₂-la ma-aš-ru-u₂ | Hand of exalted lordship |
| 17 | šu nam-til₃-la gi-mil-la ba-la-ṭi₃ | Hand of life, rejoicing, life |
| 18 | šu-dirig u₂-sa-tu | šudirig ūsatu-plant |
| 19 | šu-zid gi₅-mil-li na-pu-ul-ti | Release my sin (and) my guilt! |
| 20 | zid kar-ra na-pu-ul-ti e-ṭe₄-ri | (Sum) The life of the quay, the destruction of the netherworld (Akk) (The life of) the dead, the treasury |
| 21 | ha-la zi-it-tu | the share of the inheritance |
| 22 | ŋeš-šub-ba is-⸢qu-tum⸣ | Its inside is a quay |
| 23 | še-ba ep-ru | harvested barley |
| 24 | i₃-ba pi₂-iš-še-tum | the oil of the mouth |
| 25 | siki-ba lu-bu-šu | wool of the lubušu-priest |
| 26 | tug₂-ba na-al-ba-šu | textile for the nalbašu-festival |
| 27 | šag₄-gal <u₂>-kul₂-lu | |
| 28 | šag₄-ŋar bu-bu-tum | |
| 29 | mur-gu₂ im-ru | he smote the murgu-plant |
| 30 | mur-gud ši-ih-ṭum | murgud, šihtum |
| 31 | igi-sa₂ i-gi-su₂-u | (is) its inverse |
| 32 | igi-kar₂ i-šar-tum | eye-snake of the king |
| 33 | igi-du₈-a ta-mu-ur-tu | eye-opener of the observation, |
| 34 | dug₄-sa₂ ša-an-tu₃-uk-ku | (a kind of container) |
| 35 | kaš-de₂-a qi₂-ri-tum | beer of the qirītum-festival |
| 36 | niŋ₂-du-a bi-ib-lu | a niŋdû priestess |
| 37 | niŋ₂-mussa(|SAL.UŠ.DI|) ti-ir-ha-tu | Nimussa, tirḫatu |
| 38 | niŋ₂-TAK₄-ma šu-bu-ul-tu | “We will take care of the debts |
| 39 | niŋ₂-mu-pad₃-da za-ka₄-ar šu-mu | No one should find me! Praise be to me! |
| 40 | kug-babbar pad-ra₂ ši-bi-ir-tu | sealed documents of silver |
| 41 | ki-la₂ šu-qu-ul-tu | weight of a corpse |
| 42 | ki-la₂-bi šu-qu-ul-⸢ta⸣-[šu] | its weight is a šuqullû-container |
| 43 | ki-la₂-⸢bi⸣-ne-ne šu-⸢qu⸣-[ul-ta-šu-nu] | Their weight is a totality. |
| 44 | ⸢maš⸣ ⸢ṣi⸣-[ib-tum] | The maš-e-plant, the ṣībtum-plant |
| o ii | ||
| 1' | saŋ-[du] [...] | regular offerings |
| 2' | e₂-[gi₄-a] [...] | The bride |
| 3' | dag-⸢gi₄⸣-[a] [...] | Dag-egi-ea |
| 4' | ugula dag-[gi₄-a] [...] | foreman: Daĝia |
| 5' | niŋ₂-⸢ŋal₂⸣-[la] [...] | The nibal priestess |
| 6' | niŋ₂-⸢ŋal₂⸣-[la] [...] | The nibal priestess |
| 7' | niŋ₂-⸢kud⸣-[da] [...] | The ni-e-kud-da priest |
| r ii | ||
| 1' | mu-[un-DU] [...] | ... ... |
| 2' | i₃-[DU] [...] | he shall pay. |
| 3' | ⸢an⸣-[DU] [...] | Eanudu |
| r iii | ||
| 1' | ⸢kug⸣-[babbar-ta gub-ba] [...] | stationed in silver |
| 2' | kug-⸢babbar⸣-[ta du₈-a] [...] | ... with silver ... |
| 3' | kug-babbar-ta [du₈-a-ni] [...] | his silver payment ... |
| 4' | kug-babbar-ta ⸢du₈⸣-a-⸢ne⸣-[ne] [...] | The e’aea-priests from the silver |
| 5' | maš₂ kug-babbar-⸢bi⸣-še₃ al-gub [...] | The interest on that silver is to be charged |
| 6' | maš₂ kug-babbar-bi-⸢še₃⸣ nu-al-⸢gub⸣ [...] | Its interest rate is not to be paid in full |
| 7' | ib₂-ta-a-an-gub-ba iz-⸢zi⸣-[iz] | he set up, he raised up. |
| 8' | a mu-un-na-a-an-gub-ba [...] | When he stood for him in the water, |
| 9' | igi ba-ab-du₈-⸢RU⸣-[x] ⸢ip⸣-[...] | Before Bābdu-ēriš, ..., |
| 10' | ib₂-si-sa₂-e-⸢meš⸣ [...] | he will bring out. |
| 11' | ib₂-⸢dirig-ga⸣-e-meš [...] | They are slanderers |
| 12' | he₂-dirig ⸢nam⸣-bal-⸢la₂⸣ ⸢li⸣-ti-ir-⸢ma⸣ [...] | May Enamebal-ela-e23, elī-tir-e22a. |
| 13' | ba-tuku ⸢i⸣-hu-uz | who has possessed eḫūz, |
| 14' | nu-ba-tuku ⸢u₂⸣-ul i-hu-⸢uz⸣ | (Sum) She does not have a spouse, she does not rejoice (Akk) The one who has no spouse is not happy |
| 15' | nam-⸢dam-še₃⸣ ba-tuku [a]-na aš-ša-ti-šu [i-hu-uz] | he acquired as his wife. |
| 16' | ninda{da}bi ⸢i₃⸣-gu₇-e a-kal-⸢šu ik⸣-[kal] | Its bread was eaten, its soup was eaten |
| 17' | tug₂-bi(ME) al-mu₄-⸢mu₄⸣ ṣu-ba-at-[šu ...] | Its garment is worn out, its limbs |
| 18' | A₂ ar₃-[ra] ⸢it⸣-ṭe₄-en(IR) | “If you are a slave, you will become slave-girl’s slave! |
| 19' | ba-uš₂ ba-⸢an⸣-[...] [im]-⸢tu₃⸣-ut ih-⸢ta⸣-[li-iq] | (Sum) The one who was killed, he fell (Akk) He who was slain, fell down |
| 20' | ugu ba-an-⸢de₂⸣-[e] [it-ta-bi]-it | against Ban-ede’e he smote |
| 21' | ŋa₂-la ba-⸢an-dag⸣ ki it-te-[pa-ar-ku] | “If he slips through the door pivots, the place will be blocked. |
| 22' | ud ŋa₂-la ba-an-dag u₂-mu ki ⸢it⸣-[te-pa-ar-ku] | When the day had passed, the day was changed from (its) previous (day) |
| 23' | ud-1kam₂ ban₂ še-ta-am₃ u₂-mu-sa-ta ⸢BAN₂⸣ [...] | On the 1st day, from a fresh barley harvest, the seah of ... |
| 24' | a₂-bi i₃-aŋ₂-e i-di-šu i-ma-⸢da⸣-[ad] | its labor he shall measure out and his wages shall increase. |
| 25' | ud kug-babbar mu-un-DU u₂-mu ka-sa-ap-šu ub-ba-⸢la⸣ | When he brings the silver, he makes the storm pass by. |
| 26' | ud kug-babbar a₂-bi mu-un-DU u₂-mu ka-sa-ap ⸢i⸣-[di-šu ub-ba-la] | When he brought the silver, he ... its interest. |
| 27' | geme₂-a-ni šu ba-ab-ti-ŋa₂-ta-am₃ a-ma-at-šu i-la-qi₂ | His female slave has been taken, his word he shall take |
| 28' | arad-a-ni šu ba-ab-ti-ŋa₂-ta-am₃ a-ra-ad-šu i-la-qi₂ | His servant who has been seized shall take his sacrificial sheep |
| 29' | ⸢a₂⸣-bi ib₂-si-sa₂ i-di-šu i-ma-al-lu-u | (Sum) Its eagles tremble, its limbs are full (Akk) The eaves are full, its legs are full |
| 30' | ⸢in⸣-na-an-šum₂(SU) e-ri-ba | “When he enters, |
| 31' | ŠU {m}{d}⸢IM⸣-[ma]-⸢lik⸣ DUMU {d}IM-UR.⸢SAG⸣ | Hand of Ea-šar-elik, son of Adad-qarrād |
| 32' | {lu₂}DUB.SAR {[lu₂}HAL] ⸢ša⸣ DINGIR{meš} | the scribe, the diviner of the eša-e3-priests |
| 33' | URU e-mar [ARAD {d}AK] | city of Emar, servant of Nabû |
| 34' | u {d}⸢nisaba⸣ [ARAD {d}AMAR.UD] | and Enisaba, servant of Marduk. |
| 35' | u {d}ṣar-⸢pa⸣-[ni-tum] | and Šabar-epānitum |
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