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Emar 6/2, p. 387 (Msk 74155) (+) p. 471-473 (Msk 74191b) (P271733)

Lexical, Middle Babylonian, Emar · c. 1400 BCE–1100 BCE

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DesignationEmar 6/2, p. 387 (Msk 74155) (+) p. 471-473 (Msk 74191b)
IDP271733
Museum no.NMSA — ?
CollectionNational Museum of Syria, Aleppo, Syria
LanguageSumerian; Akkadian
PeriodMiddle Babylonian · c. 1400 BCE–1100 BCE
GenreLexical
Find spotEmar (mod. Tell Meskene)
Coordinates35.9876, 38.1126

Transliteration (ATF)

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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.

LineATFMachine English (draft)
o i
1⸢gi⸣ qa-nu-ua kind of reed
2⸢gi⸣ gašam(|NUN.ME.BI|) qa-an ši-ip-ri(a kind of insect) that eats the head of a pig
3{<MIN(gi)>} šul-hi-a qa-an ša-la-luDITTO, a šulḫīya-plant, the ‘hand’ of alkali-plant
4{<MIN(gi)>} ⸢šul⸣-hi-a al-da-ra re-tu-uDITTO (is) e’esvulḫia-plant, left over.
5{<MIN(gi)>} izi ki-suDITTO, <fire> on the ground,
6{<MIN(gi)>} sahar-ra ṣi-ip-pa-tumditto, dust from a ṣippatum vessel
7{<MIN(gi)>} a-sal-bar ar-ti ki-siditto, asalbar-plant, arti kisi,
8{<MIN(gi)>} izi qa-an šu-ru-up-tiDITTO, fire in the midst of the mountains
9{<MIN(gi)>} izi-la₂ gi-zi-lu-u šab-bu-ṭuDITTO, “fire, gizilû-disease,
10{<MIN(gi)>} izi-la₂ di-pa-rumDITTO, ‘fire’ of the Ipāru temple
11{<MIN(gi)>} ig izi-la₂ da-la-at gi-zi-le-eDITTO, the “fire-boiling" reed-beam(?) of the ziggurat
12{<MIN(gi)>} sal-la gi-sal-lu-u“Sala, gisallû-plant
13{<MIN(gi)>} ig sal-la da-la-at {<MIN(gi-sal-lu-u)>}DITTO, the open door is open, the door is closed.
14{<MIN(gi)>} ig |KA×ME| tu-uk-šu(a kind of reed) that has a door
15ig |KA×ME| a-ri-tumdoor of the ārītu-house
16{<MIN(ig-)>}⸢sig₂⸣ mu-mar-ri-⸢tum⸣DITTO (means) “to smear it on the forehead of the šēpê-demon.́
17{<MIN(ig-)>}[...] [...]DITTO (means)
18[...] ⸢x⸣-[...]
19{<[MIN(ig])>} |KA×ME| ⸢maš-tab⸣-ba ⸢x⸣-[...](If) ditto, the maštaba-plant, e...-plant
20kid ⸢ki⸣-[tum]Kid of E-etum
21kid mah bur-[ru]the supreme kid of the bowl
22{<MIN(kid)>} ma₂-šu₂(UD) ⸢ka₃⸣-[ru]DITTO, his boat (is) the e22ka’eru
23{<MIN(kid)>} ma₂-šu₂(UD) [x] [...]Ditto, his boat ...
24{<MIN(kid)>} ma₂-šu₂(UD) a-šag₄-ga ⸢ši⸣-[ru]ditto of a boat, a field, esvi-e-ru
25{<MIN(kid)>} ma₂-šu₂(UD) ⸢a⸣-zi-na {<MIN(ši-[ru])>} [...]DITTO, the boatman, Ea-Ezina
26{<MIN(kid)>} an-[dul₃] [...]DITTO, the canopy of heaven
27{<MIN(kid)>} an-⸢ta⸣-[dul] [...]“Ditto An-eta-edul
28{<MIN(kid)>} [...] [...]Ditto ... ...
29{<⸢MIN⸣(kid)>} [...] [...]... ešamēnu-plant
35{<MIN(kid)>} [...] [...]Ditto ... ...
36{<MIN(kid)>} ⸢dug⸣-[ga ...] [...]DITTO, eduga-plant
37{<MIN(kid)>} ga-[ar₃] [...]DITTO, ... cheese
38{<MIN(kid)>} titab₂(|BARA₂.PAP.ŠE.PAP|) [...]ditto, a kind of sulphur
39{<MIN(kid)>} bappir₂(ŠIM) [...](If) ditto, beer ... .
40{<MIN(kid)>} agarin₄(|GA₂×AN.ŠIM|) [...]DITTO, agarin-plant
41{<MIN(kid)>} gur₂-uš [...](As for) the one who touches the forehead of the god
42{<MIN(kid)>} {ŋiš}gu-[za] [... ku-us-si]-⸢i⸣Ditto, throne-bearer
43{<MIN(kid)>} {ŋiš}⸢gigir⸣ [... na-ar]-⸢kab⸣-tiditto, ešgigir priestess
44{<MIN(kid)>} {ŋiš}⸢mar⸣-[gid₂-da] [... e]-⸢ri⸣-iq-qi₂Ditto, emar-egida, ..., eri-iqqi
45{<MIN(kid)>} {ŋiš}[ma₂] [...]Ditto, a boat
46kid si {ŋiš}⸢ma₂⸣ [...] {giš}MA₂... the boat
47⸢gur⸣ [...]... egur plant
48gur KU [...]... gur
49gur [x x] [...]... gur
50gur ⸢x⸣ [x] [...]... gur
51{<MIN(gur)>} ⸢da⸣ [...]DITTO, e22da’e23 plant
52{<MIN(gur)>} šag₄-ha-⸢a⸣ [...]DITTO, šagḫē-ea-e23-plant
53{<MIN(gur)>} šag₄-ha-a [...]DITTO, šagḫa’a-plant
54{<MIN(gur)>} in-nu-⸢da⸣ [...](If) ditto he slips through the thresholds
55{<MIN(gur)>} [x] [...]DITTO ... ...
56{<MIN(gur)>} hub₂-[x] [...]DITTO ... hub-x
57{<MIN(gur)>} ⸢hub₂⸣-[x] [...]DITTO ehub̂-plant
61{<[MIN(gur])>} 3⸢tab-ba⸣ [šu-ul-lu]-⸢šu⸣DITTO 3rd tabba šullu
62{<[MIN(gur])>} ⸢x-x⸣ [...]DITTO (gur) e22-x-e23
63{<[MIN(gur])>} siki ⸢he₂⸣-nuDITTO, wool of the eḫenu plant
64{<[MIN(gur])>} dupsik(IL₂) pa-an a-ge-editto of a basket before the watercourse
65{<[MIN(gur)>} šu-ti]-⸢a⸣ mi-il-qi₂-tiDitto, my handiwork
66{<[MIN(gur)>} ninda₂] na-ma-an-duHe should not eat bread
67{<⸢MIN⸣(gur)>} [GAM]-⸢ma⸣ ⸢x-ba-x⸣ešmēnu-plant
68{<MIN(gur)>} igi še-ra-⸢ah⸣ ša mar-pa(UD-)⸢si⸣DITTO, before Šeraḫ, belonging to Arpasi
69{<MIN(gur)>} esir₂(|LAGAB×ERIN₂|)šub-⸢ba⸣ ša it-ta-a ⸢la⸣-[ap-tu]ditto of esir-šub-eba-e3 plant, which is called ela-eaptu
70gur sal-la ⸢gur-sal-lu⸣-[u]thick gur of egursallû plant
o ii
1⸢gi⸣ [gur sal-la] [...]The reed-beds, which are thick(?)
2{<[MIN(gur)>} šu]-⸢sal⸣-[la] sa-⸢as⸣-[sa-nu]DITTO, šu’esal-ela, asasanu-plant
3{<[MIN(gur])>} ⸢še-bal⸣ mu-še-[lu-u]ditto eše-balû-plant, which purifies
4{<[MIN(gur)>} a] ab-la₂ da-lu-[u]ditto, water of the balaŋ drum, alû
5{<[MIN(gur])>} sahar-ra gur-ra SAHAR.⸢RA⸣“DITTO, saḫara, gurra, earth
6{<[MIN(gur])>} nisig gur-ra mar-⸢qi₂⸣DITTO, a kind of reed mat for a scepter
7{<[MIN(gur)>} di₅-di₅]-⸢ga⸣ {<MIN(gur-ra)>} li-iq-te-⸢ti⸣“May the little ones of the temple pass by,
8{<MIN(gur)>} ⸢mar⸣-[gid₂]-⸢da⸣ {<MIN(gur-ra)>} i-ri-qi₂DITTO (means) emar-egida-eda.
9{<⸢MIN⸣(gur)>} [zid₂]-⸢da⸣ gur-zi-⸢da⸣-[ku]“It is enough, it is enough! It is sufficient! It has to be poured out for you! It must be dripping with water!
10{<MIN(gur)>} zid₂-⸢da⸣ {<MIN(gur-)>}zi₃-da-⸢ku⸣DITTO (gur) emmer flour
11{<MIN(gur)>} didli(|AŠ.AŠ|) ⸢gur-x-x⸣-[x]ditto of all kinds of egur plant
12gur ⸢x⸣ [...]... gur (of barley)
13[bisaŋ] [...]Isa ...
14⸢bisaŋ⸣ [...] [...]Isa’e
15{<MIN(bisaŋ)>} [...] [...]DITTO (= Ištar XII)
16{<MIN(bisaŋ)>} [...] [...]DITTO (= Ištar XII)
17{<MIN(bisaŋ)>} [...] [...]DITTO (= Ištar XII)
18{<MIN(bisaŋ)>} [...] [...]DITTO (= Ištar XII)
19{<MIN(bisaŋ)>} [...] [...]DITTO (= Ištar XII)
20{<MIN(bisaŋ)>} [...] [...]DITTO (= Ištar XII)
21{<MIN(bisaŋ)>} [...] [...]DITTO (= Ištar XII)
22{<MIN(bisaŋ)>} [...] [...]DITTO (= Ištar XII)
23{<MIN(bisaŋ)>} [...] [...]DITTO (= Ištar XII)
24{<MIN(bisaŋ)>} [kug-sig₁₇] {<⸢MIN⸣(pisan)>} ⸢KUG.GI⸣ditto: gold, ešminu-plant, gold
25{<⸢MIN⸣(bisaŋ)>} azag(|KUG.AN|) e₂⸣ diŋir-e-ne {<MIN(pisan)>} E₂ ⸢KUG.AN ša₂⸣ [...]ešag-plant, azag plant of the temple of the intercessors, ditto, temple of Ekun, ṣābu-plant
26{<MIN(bisaŋ)>} dub-bu ṭup-puDITTO, the scribe of tablets
27{<MIN(bisaŋ)>} ter-zumditto, Terzum,
28{<MIN(bisaŋ)>} na-ah-buditto (is a synonym of) nahbu.
29{<MIN(bisaŋ)>} na-ah-ba-tumditto nahbatum
30{<MIN(bisaŋ)>} niŋ₂ {<MIN(pisan)>} na-ak-ku₈-riDITTO (is a synonym of) “fear of the enemy.'
31{<MIN(bisaŋ)>} eš₃-eš₃ {<MIN(pisan)>} eš-še-šiDITTO (is a synonym of) ešu-disease (and) <ditto> (of) escort
32{<MIN(bisaŋ)>} šu-kam₂-ma ša me-ri-il-⸢ti⸣It is the second tablet of Meril-etī-e23.
33{<MIN(bisaŋ)>} |SI.A| si-AK-⸢su⸣ditto “finger-nail of si-AK-esu-e23
34{<[MIN(bisaŋ])>} ⸢igi⸣-sa₂ {<MIN(pisan)>} i-⸢gi₅-su⸣ditto “Isa'esa’e,—ditto he recites.
35{<[MIN(bisaŋ])>} ⸢igi⸣-kar₂ {<MIN(pisan)>} i-šar-⸢ti⸣Ditto by Egi-ekar, Išar-etī-e3.
36{<[MIN(bisaŋ)>} igi]-⸢du₈⸣-a {<⸢MIN⸣(pisan)>} ⸢ta⸣-[mar-ti]Ditto by Igi-edua, Ipisan and Eta-emarti!
37{<[MIN(bisaŋ)>} ...]-⸢x⸣ [...]Ditto by ...-e22
1'[...] [... ...]-qu... ...-qu
2'[...] [...]
3'{<[MIN(bisaŋ])>} {[u₂]}|X.X.LAGAB&LAGAB| ša₂ na-⸢an⸣-nuDITTO (is a synonym of) ...-plant
4'{<MIN(bisaŋ)>} {[u₂]}ninni₅(|(ŠE.NUN)&(ŠE.NUN)|) ša₂ aš-liditto: ninnu-plant of Asallu
6'{<MIN(bisaŋ)>} [bar gun₃-nu] tab-ri-muditto, whose breasts are speckled with brilliance
7'{<MIN(bisaŋ)>} kuš ⸢si-ga⸣ ša₂ KUŠ uh-<hu>-zuDITTO, a leather pouch of esiga-plant, whose inside is covered with a skin
8'{<MIN(bisaŋ)>} esir(|A.LAGAB×U|) [šub]-⸢ba⸣ ša₂ ESIR(|LAGAB×KUL|) ŠUB.BAditto, esir-plant, šub-eba-e-plant of the ESIR-plant
9'ka-tab [bisaŋ] na-ta-nithe one who holds a cup of churn
10'ma-sa₂-ab ma-sab-bu“It is enough, it is enough!
11'ma-sa₂-ab mahthe supreme storehouse,
12'{<MIN(ma-sa₂-ab)>} tursmall tamarisk
13'{<MIN(ma-sa₂-ab)>} šuHand
14'{<MIN(ma-sa₂-ab)>} šu-i [...]DITTO (means) hand
15'{<⸢MIN⸣(ma-sa₂-ab)>} ⸢kaskal⸣ [...]e22min-e23 e23-campaign
16'{<[MIN(ma-sa₂-ab])>} ⸢ninda⸣ [...]DITTO, e22ninda-plant
17'{<[MIN(ma-sa₂-ab])>} ninda gur₄-raa kind of bread
18'{<[MIN(ma-sa₂-ab])>} dim₃-maditto, a statue
19'{<[MIN(ma-sa₂-ab])>} ⸢kug⸣-babbarditto “Ebabbar
20'{<[MIN(ma-sa₂-ab])>} ⸢kug⸣-sig₁₇DITTO, gold
21'{<[MIN(ma-sa₂-ab])>} gur₇ ma-sab [GUR₇](If) ditto, he eats (and) drinks (it).
22'{<[MIN(ma-sa₂-ab])>} {⸢ŋiš⸣}kiri₆ {<MIN(ma-sab)>} {giš}⸢KIRI₆⸣ditto, e’ešu-tree, <ditto,> orchard
23'{<[MIN(ma-sa₂-ab)>} lu₂ ur₃]-⸢ra⸣ {<MIN(ma-sab)>} lu-ur-ra-[ki]DITTO, the man of Ur-era-e23, (ditto), Lu-ura-ki
24'{<[MIN(ma-sa₂-ab)>} ...](If) ditto ... .
25'{<[MIN(ma-sa₂-ab)>} ...](If) ditto ... .
26'{<[MIN(ma-sa₂-ab)>} ...](If) ditto ... .
27'{<[MIN(ma-sa₂-ab)>} ...](If) ditto ... .
32'{<⸢MIN⸣(ma-sa₂-ab)>} [...] [...]esab-plant
33'{<⸢MIN⸣(ma-sa₂-ab)>} {⸢u₂⸣}[...] [...]esab-plant
34'{<⸢MIN⸣(ma-sa₂-ab)>} {u₂}[ninni₅] [...]esab-plant, ninnu-plant
35'{<⸢MIN⸣(ma-sa₂-ab)>} sig₂ [...]esab-plant
36'⸢ma⸣-sa₂-ab ⸢gur⸣ [...]The emesab plant, the egur plant
o iii
1'{<⸢MIN⸣([ma-an-sim])>} [...] [...]... ditto ... ...
2'{<MIN([ma-an-sim])>} [...] [...]ditto ... ...
3'{<MIN([ma-an-sim])>} [...] [...]ditto ... ...
4'ma-[an-sim ...] [...]-⸢x⸣... ...-e23
5'niŋ₂-guhšu(|SIG₄&SIG₄.ŠU₂|) ⸢gu⸣-[uh-šu-u] si-⸢in⸣-na-[(...)]The niguḫšû-plant, the egū-e-uṣur-plant
6'niŋ₂-guhšu ninda [(...)]niguḫšu-bread
7'niŋ₂-guhšu kaskal [(...)]fearsomeness on the road
8'niŋ₂-guhšu {ŋiš}⸢banšur⸣ [MIN] {⸢giš⸣}BANŠURniguḫšu-disease (a kind of stag)
9'niŋ₂-sig-ga ⸢x⸣-[...] ma-ša₂-huThe nisiga priestess, the ešaḫu priest
10'niŋ₂-sig-ga [...]-⸢x⸣-ku-u(Sum) You are the one who is awe-inspiring(?) (Akk) The one who was enraged(?)
11'sig ⸢pi⸣-[is-sa]-⸢tu⸣below epissa-etu
12'sig-sig [pa]-⸢as⸣-sulow to the lowland
13'niŋ₂-sig-sig ⸢GI⸣ pu-us-su-⸢su⸣“The nisigsig of the ešmēsû-tree’ is its name.
14'RI [le]-⸢qu₂⸣-u... may they pluck up.
15'[...] [mi]-i-tum... a woman
16'[...] GI la-be-rum... reed of Lābum
17'[...] ⸢e⸣-ṣu-u... ešbû-plant
18'[...] ⸢šu₂⸣ pe₃-hu-u... the one who is enraged
19'⸢uri₃⸣ u-⸢ri-in⸣-[nu]“Urinnu,
20'[uri₃] gal [...]Great urru
21'[uri₃] ⸢tur⸣ [...]The small urru-vessel
22'⸢an⸣-[na] [...]In heaven and earth
o iv
1'[...] [...]
2'[...] [...]
3'⸢ma⸣-[...] [...]“[... ...] ...,
4'⸢x⸣-[...] [...]
5'⸢KA⸣-[...] [...]
6'⸢KA⸣-[...] [...]
7'⸢x⸣-[...] [...]
8'[...] [...]
9'⸢KAK⸣ [...] [...]The ešakku-vessel
10'[...] [...]
11'[...] [...]
12'[...] [...]
13'[...] [...]
14'[...] [...]
r i
1'⸢sa⸣ [...] [...]... sa’e-plant
2'sa [...] [...]... ...
3'sa [...] [...]... ...
4'hur-da ⸢hu⸣-[ur-du]mountain range of the Euphrates
5'hur-da {ŋiš}ma₂ HUR.⸢DA⸣ {[giš}MA₂]“Ḫurda, the boat of Ḫūr-ešda-e23, the ship
6'hur-⸢da⸣ {ŋiš}ig HUR.DA {[ŋiš}IG]Ḫurdâ (means) door. HUR.DA (also means) IG.
7'eš₂-gana₂ GI ni-⸢im⸣-[da-ni]his field reed of Ni’em-edani
8'di-še ku-uš 1(DIŠ) GI am-ma-[ti]verdict of Kuš, 1 GI of ammātu
9'⸢šu-us⸣-si 1/2 GI u₂-⸢x⸣-[x]a half shekel of esi-plant,
10'[šu]-⸢ša⸣-na 1/3(MAŠ) GI ši-si-[i]Received by Šu’esina. 1/3 reed bundle
11'dim₃-ma GI te-⸢em⸣-[mi]a statue of a reed that is to be seen
12'[šu] dim₃-ma GI ma-ku-[ti]Hand of a reed mat
13'[šu] ak-a ša i-na ⸢x⸣-[...]That which was done in ...
14'[gibil₂] ak-a GI gi-lu-⸢ti⸣New build, reed of the Ilûti temple
15'[a] ak-a GI A{meš} di-[lu-ti]water, reed, water of the dilution
16'[na₄] ak-a GI NA₄ [...]... stone, reed stone
17'duru₅ raṭ-bu
18'e₃ ša-bu-⸢lum⸣go out, Šabu’elum
19'a₂-kar₂-kar₂ na-ia-[lu]the akarkar-priestess, the nayalu-priest
20'šukur₂(PAD) šu-ku-[ru]šukur-plant
21'šukur₂ šub-ba ⸢ša⸣ [...]The šukur-plant in the ground ...
22'šukur₂ ib₂-⸢šub-ba⸣ [...](Sum) The šukur priestess, when she enters (Akk) The hero, when he enters
23'[...] [...]
r ii
1'kur-⸢ra⸣ ⸢GI⸣ [...]The kur-era-e3 temple, the ešgigi temple
2'kur-ra GI [...]In the mountains ...
3'sikil-e-⸢de₃⸣ GI ⸢ti⸣-[li-il-ti]Sîn-ēde-e, reed of Etililti
4'⸢ka⸣-zi-ra ka-zi-[ru]The ka’ezira (temple) is the kaziru
5'dur ṭur-⸢rum⸣
6'dur gallarge scepter
7'dur tursmall dur
8'dur sig ha-an-⸢ni⸣-[iq]-⸢tum⸣the lower part of the 'finger'
9'dur 2tab-ba eṣ-putwo-thirds of a shekel
10'dur 3tab-ba šu-⸢uš-lu⸣-šu3rd tablet of Šū-ešulu.
11'dili GI e-de₄-⸢nu⸣single reed of E-denu-e
12'umbin GI ṣu-um-⸢bi⸣the base of a reed bundle
13'mud umbin-na ša-ak-ku-⸢ri⸣-[tum]šakkûtum-stone
14'hub₂ hu-pu-⸢tum⸣hub of Ḫupûtum
15'ha-am-bur henbur₂(|ŠE.KAK|) ha-ab-bu-ruḫambur, henbur, (and) abbburu
16'{ŋiš}⸢keš₂⸣-ti GI ir-ri-⸢ti⸣Irri-eti
17'he₂-du₇ GI ha-an-⸢x⸣-[x]perfect, may he ... reed
18'ad₄(ZA@t)ad₄ GI <ku>-bu-⸢ul⸣-[li]reed of the <Kūbu’eli”
19'ma₂-gan-na GI [...]Magan ...
20'gi dug₃-ga ⸢qa⸣-[nu-u ṭa-bu]sweet reed, eqānû-plant
21'gi {ŋiš}gi [...]... reed
r iii
1'[ŠU] {m}{d}[... {lu₂}DUB].SAR {lu₂}HALHand of , scribe, diviner
2'ARAD {d}[...]servant of
3'ARAD {d}[...]servant of
4'ARAD {d}[...]servant of
5'u {d}[... {d}ŠU₂-{d]}⸢gu⸣-laand Šū-Egula

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