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BagM Beih. 02, 006 (P363270)
Ritual and liturgical, Hellenistic, Uruk · c. 330 BCE–141 BCE
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| Designation | BagM Beih. 02, 006 |
|---|---|
| ID | P363270 |
| Museum no. | IM — |
| Collection | National Museum of Iraq, Baghdad, Iraq |
| Language | Sumerian; Akkadian |
| Period | Hellenistic · c. 330 BCE–141 BCE |
| Genre | Ritual and liturgical |
| Find spot | Uruk (mod. Warka) |
| Coordinates | 31.3234, 45.6395 |
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) |
|---|---|---|
| t.e. | ||
| 1 | ina a-mat {⸢d⸣}60 ...] | By the command of Ea |
| o | ||
| 1 | ⸢dim₃⸣-me-⸢er⸣ [...] | The emešû-plant |
| DINGIR-MEŠ ⸢GAL-MEŠ⸣ [...] | The gods of the palaces | |
| 2 | sug mu-un-⸢gin₆⸣ [...] | He made the marsh grow like a marsh |
| mu-kin-nu ⸢eš-re⸣-[e]-⸢ti⸣ [...] | who establishes the sanctuaries | |
| 3 | na-aŋ₂ tar-tar-⸢re-e-ne⸣ [...] | The fates of the king, my lord |
| mu-šim-mu ši-ma-tu₄ mu-⸢uṣ⸣-[ṣi-ru ...] | Who makes the heavens tremble, who makes the earth shake | |
| 4 | mar-za mu-un-si-sa₂ a₂-⸢aŋ₂-ŋa₂⸣ x [x x] x x [x] | he filled your throne with abundance. |
| muš-te-ši-ru par-ṣi ⸢u₃⸣ [te]-ret ša₂ ⸢kul-lat⸣ ma-ha-[zi] | The one who constantly seeks out the rites of the E22u’e23 temple, the gate of the Kullat E23 temple of the cult centers | |
| 5 | zi ugu₄-ra mu-un-ši-ma-al x x mud x x [x] x | The life of the ox is present ... blood ... |
| ba-nu-u₂ nap-har šik-na-at ⸢na-piš⸣-ti gi-⸢mir⸣ x [x]-⸢ti₃⸣ | Who creates all of the creatures of the netherworld, ... ..., | |
| 6 | e-ne-eš₂ ba-an-gi mu-un-kiŋ₂-zu-e-ne-ne mu-lu ⸢ša₃-ab⸣ ; šeg₉-⸢bi⸣-ta ki-⸢za⸣ an-kiŋ₂-kiŋ₂-ŋe₂₆ | Then they returned to your place. The one of the šabû-temple, from the beautiful place, the place of heaven and earth |
| i-{d}nanna ana ud-du-uš šip-ri-ku-nu ana qe₂-reb ap-⸢si⸣-i ; a-še-ʾe aš₂-⸢ra⸣-ku-un | I (am) Nanna, in order to prolong your days, I have sent your message to you inside the Apsû. | |
| 7 | keš₂-da i-lu mu-un-keš₂-da-e-⸢ne⸣ | They sing a lament with you |
| rik-si el-li₃ aš₂-ku-su-ku-nu-[ši] | I have bound you with a pure bond | |
| 8 | ne-saŋ sikil-⸢la⸣ mu-un-bal-bal-e-⸢ne⸣ | They cross over the pure nesa canal |
| ni-qu-u₂ eb-ba aq-qi₂-ku-nu-ši | I presented to you a pure offering. | |
| 9 | ki kug-ga-ta hul₂-le-eš gub-ba-e-ne | They stand joyfully at the pure place |
| ina aš₂-ri el-li₃ ha-diš iz-zi-za-ma | He stood joyfully in the pure heavens, | |
| 10 | niŋ₂-⸢na⸣ mu-un-dadag-ga i-bi₂-e-ne-ne | They looked at him with awe. |
| ⸢qut⸣-rin-nu el-li₃ mu-uh₂-ra | he received pure equtirinnu-plants. | |
| 11 | gud gal gud mah ⸢a₂⸣-ur₂ gur₄-gur₄-ra ⸢su⸣-bi mu-un-šu-du₇ | The great ox, the supreme bull, the “finger-nail of the scepter of the roof"(?), made perfect(?) for him |
| {<MIN(GU₄.GAL)>} {<MIN(GU₄.MAH)>} ša₂ meš-re-⸢e⸣-ti pu-ug-gu-lu zu-mur-šu₂ šuk-lu-lu | Ditto! The heart of Mešre-eti is pacified, its body is swollen | |
| 12 | {d}nanna amaš kug-⸢ga-ta⸣ mi₂ zid-de₃-eš dug₄-ga | Nanna, when you enter the pure sheepfold, you are treated kindly. |
| <ina su>-pu-ri {d}30 ki-niš iʾ-al-du | In the middle of the moon he smote faithfully. | |
| 13 | ga zid ⸢in⸣-na₈-na₈ me-te nam-diŋir-⸢ra⸣ tum₃-ma | You should not eat good milk, you should not bring a suitable thing (for the ritual). |
| ši-iz-bi ki-ni₇ i-⸢ni₇-qu⸣ šu-lu-uk ana si-mat DINGIR{ti} | (Sum) The ši’izbi of the kīni temple is filled with splendor (Akk) To the sanctuaries of the gods | |
| 14 | {d}gašan-amaš-kug-ga buluŋ₃-ŋa₂ ki kug-ga-ta mu-un-dim₂-ma | Gašanamaškug fashioned it from a pure place. |
| <tar>-bit {d}{<MIN(GAŠAN.AMAŠ.KU₃.GA)>} ša₂ ina aš₂-ri el-li₃ ib-ba-nu-u₂ | <The extispicy of> Anamkug, which was created in the pure heavens. | |
| r | ||
| 1 | inim kug-ga mah-zu-e-ne i-bi₂ mu-lu gub-ba-zu | When you speak a great word, when you stand at the front, |
| ina qi₂-biti-ku-nu ṣir-ti uš-ziz ma-har-kun | At your command, I have placed a message before you. | |
| 2 | mu-lu kiŋ₂-kiŋ₂-zu kid₃-kid₃-bi-še₃ šag₄ engur-ra-ta mu-un-gin₆ | The one of your subterranean waters has made its kiddibs like fields in the deep |
| ana šip-ri ep-še-ti-⸢ku⸣-nu ša₂ ina qe₂-reb ap-si-[i] kun-nu | For the work of the deeds that are established in the Apsu | |
| 3 | inim-ma-zu-e-ne-ne ⸢lu₂⸣ nu-mu-un-bal-e he₂ me-⸢te⸣ nam-diŋir-ra tum₂-ma | May your words not cross a man's body, may it be suitable for a multicoloured garment. |
| ina ⸢e-peš⸣ pi-i-⸢ku⸣-nu ša₂ la in-nen-nu-u₂ lu-u šu-lu-uk <ana> si-mat DINGIR{ti} | In the rituals of your mouth, which cannot be changed, may it be well that (it is) acceptable to the god. | |
| 4 | ⸢dim₃-me-er-bi⸣ {d}nanna-gin₇ še-er-zid mu₂-mu₂-da-ke₄ | Its emār temple, like Nanna, the šerzid temple of Mumuda |
| DINGIR šu-u₂ ki-ma {d}⸢na⸣-an-na-ri li-<di>-iš ša₂-ru-ru | That god, like Enana-Eanna, may he be praised. | |
| 5 | {d}utu-gin₇ pa e₃-a ud da-ri₂-še₃ | made manifest like Utu, forever. |
| ki-ma {d}UTU liš-te-pi ana ⸢u₄⸣-me da-ru-u₂-ti | like Šamaš may it be made manifest for eternity. | |
| 6 | barag gil-sa-⸢ka⸣ ki ni₂ dub₂-bu-da ŋar-ra-ab | May he kiss the dais of gilsa’e, the place where one relaxes. |
| ina šub-ti-šu₂ ša₂ da(AŠ₂-)ra-a-tu₂ šub-ti ne₂-⸢eh-tu₂ li-šib⸣ | (Sum) In his womb, may he be confined to a place of silence (Akk) May he dwell in a peaceful place, a safe place | |
| 7 | ŠU.IL₂.LA₂ ša₂ GU₄(GA).MAH ša₂ E₂ mu-um-mu | Hand-lifting prayer for the oxen of the mūmu-house |
| 8 | ṭup-pi {m}{d}60—PAP—GUR ma-ru₃ ša₂ {m}{d}60—EN-šu₂-nu ma-⸢ru₃ {m}{d⸣}30—le-eq—ER₂ | Tablet of Anu-ah-utir, king of the world. Whoever Anu and Belšunu sends, E23 Sin-leqi-unninni |
| 9 | ⸢qat₃⸣ {m}{d}60—DIN-su—E A ša₂ {m}NIG₂.SUM.MU—{d}60 A ša₂ {m}{d}60—EN-šu₂-nu | Anu-balassu-iqbi, son of Nidintu-Anu, son [of Anu]-belšunu |
| 10 | DUMU {[m]}{d}30—le-eq—ER₂ UNUG{ki}{u₂} UNUG{ki} {iti}KIN.{d}INNIN.NA | son of Sin-leqi-unninni, Urukean. Uruk. Ululu. |
| 11 | ⸢U₄ 21-KAM MU 1 ME 36-KAM {m}si-lu-ku LUGAL | 21st day, year 136, king Seleucus. |
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