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UVB 15, 036 (P392626)
Ritual and liturgical, Hellenistic, Uruk · c. 330 BCE–141 BCE
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| Designation | UVB 15, 036 |
|---|---|
| ID | P392626 |
| Museum no. | unknown |
| 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) |
|---|---|---|
| o | ||
| 1 | en EN | the lord, |
| 2 | {d}utu [di-kud-mah diŋir-re-e]-ne {[d]}ša₂-maš da-a-a-nu ṣi-i-ri ša₂ DINGIR-MEŠ | Šamaš, exalted judge of the gods |
| 3 | urin {d}a-nun-⸢na⸣-[ke₄-ne ušumgal {d}nun-gal-e-ne] u₂-ri-in-nu {d}a-nun-na-ki u₂-šum-gal-lu₄ {d}i₂-gi₃-gi₃ | Ur of the Anuna gods great hero of the Great Igigi |
| 4 | piriŋ₃ me-er x-[x an-ki sa₂-dug₄-ga] UD-MEŠ ša₂ e-diš-ši-šu₂ AN{e} u KI{tim} ma-lu-u₂ | The ... of heaven and earth, the one who makes good the days of his life |
| 5 | {[d}utu peš-am₃] si ⸢an⸣-[ta muš-bi] ša₂-am-šu bi-it-ru-u₂ ša₂-ru-ru e-la-a-ti | O Šamaš, open-mouthed one, whose face is like the horn of a eanu-bird, creator of the upper world, |
| 6 | igi-ŋal₂-la ud-da-TUM ki-a [su₃-ud aŋ₂-ŋa₂] ṣa-ad-du la mu-⸢up⸣-par-ku-u₂ nu-ur₂ šap-la-a-tu₂ | (Sum) The one who sees the light of the earth, the one who does not see the light(?) (Akk) The bright light of heaven, the light that cannot be seen (var.) The light that can be seen |
| 7 | lu₂ ti-ti-la₂ TUM ⸢zi-ŋal₂-la sipad-bi⸣ ṣu-lul bal-ṭu re-ʾu-u₂ ši-kin na-piš-tu₄ | The one who carries (this tablet) off is Ezibala, the shepherd, the guardian of life, the overseer of life. |
| 8 | lu₂ ki-ŋar dug₄-ga-am₃ bar-re igi-ŋal₂-de₃ tu-kul za-aq-pi bi-šit uz-ni e-ri | (Sum) The one who looks at the place, the one who sees it (Akk) You look at the person, the place of the scepter, the uzni priest |
| saŋ-tuku diŋir ⸢ug₅⸣-am₃ šag₄-ga arali-ke₄ | The satuku-priestess, the ēmû-priest, the dead, the one of Arali | |
| ra-bi-iṣ dingir-ug₅-ge-e ina qe₂-re-eb a-ra-al-li | Great one of the gods, in the midst of the Arali | |
| saŋ-tab sila šub-šub <gi>-dim me saŋ nu-ti-la | (Sum) The satab priestess in the street, the <gidim> priest who does not live (Akk) The sitab priestesses of the street who do not live | |
| re-eṣ e-ṭem-mu mur-tap-pi-du ša₂ du-u₂-tam la paq-du | The shepherd Urtappidu is the one who is not entrusted with responsibility. | |
| a-pa₄ ki-se₃-ga pad₃-da zag ki-a-naŋ-ŋa₂-ŋu₁₀ | Apa, chosen in the courtyard, on the right side of his bedroom, | |
| pa-qi₂-du a-ru-⸢tu⸣ ki-se₃-ge-e a-šar ma-al-tuš | entrusted to Aru’etu in the Kisege, the ašar-priestess who dwells in it | |
| mud an-na-ke₄ bi₂-⸢ha-za⸣-e-eš {ŋeš}NA₂ an-na ⸢bi₂⸣-[tab] | The mud of heaven poured out, the bed of heaven collapsed | |
| mu-⸢kil⸣ [up]-pi ap-si-i ta-me-eh nam-za-qi₂ ša₂ {d}a-nim | who makes the Apsu tremble, who removes the namzaqi prayer of Anu | |
| e-ne-da nu-⸢me⸣-a lu₂ erigal e₃-de₃ niŋ₂-gu₇ nu-pad₃-da-e-ne | They do not go out with him, they do not find the man who is going out to the granary. | |
| ša₂ ina ba-li-šu₂ ana a-ri-du qab-ri la uk-tal-⸢la⸣-[mu] tak-li-mu | (Sum) The one who without him did not go down to the arid land (Akk) Who without him does not go up to the desert land | |
| {<⸢MIN⸣(e-ne-da)>} nu-me-a en nu-un-ti bara₂-ga ti-la nu-um | There was no en priestess, no lord, no living on the dais | |
| [ša₂ ina] ba-⸢li⸣-šu be-lum ul [a]-šib šar-⸢ri⸣ ul i-na-aš₂-ši | Whoever in the future, at any time, violates (this contract), the lord will not live there, the king will not die | |
| [...] x {d}utu ad-da-⸢zu⸣-[me-en] | ... Utu, I am your father | |
| [ša₂ ... {d}ŠEŠ.KI AB-ka šer₂-ru] {d}⸢ša₂⸣-[maš] at-ta | You, O Šūzub, are the mighty one among the gods. | |
| 16 | [...-zu-še₃ igi-zu ŋar-ra-ta-zu-ne] [...-ka el]-lim pa-ni-ka ina ša₂-na-nu | When you look at your ..., your face is pure in heaven |
| 17 | [... huš e₃-da-zu-ne] [...] nam-ri-iš ina šu-ta-pi(ME-)ka | ... when you come forth furious ... in your hand |
| 18 | [...-re diri-diri-ga-zu-ne] [...-ti] ša₂-qi₂-iš ina a-la-ki-ka | When you surpass ..., ... is high, when you go |
| [... im bal-bala-de₃]-zu-ne | ... when you spin the clay | |
| [... ša-ad-la-tim ina e]-te-et-tu-qi₂-ka | ... the distant lands in your passing | |
| [...-da saŋ igi-gid₂ nu]-⸢ub-zu⸣-zu | ... does not know how to see | |
| [... ta-aš₂-ša-šu ul is-sa₃-mu-u₂ nam-x] | ... his ... did not hear, ... | |
| r | ||
| 1' | [...] x-x {d}60 | ... Anu |
| 2' | [...] iṣ-ṣi DINGIR{u₂-tu} ina lib₃-bi ša₂ {d}GIBIL ina KI.TA{nu} ta-šar-rap | ... of the gods, in the heart of Gilgamesh you scatter (them) below. |
| 3' | [...]-x-la-a tu-še-el-lam-ma a-na ši-pir DINGIR{u₂-tu} te-ep-pu-uš | ... you make pure, and you perform (it) for the work of the god |
| 4' | e-⸢nu⸣-ma ši-pir ina E₂ mu-um-mu šur-ri-i | “Enu’e-nu-e-ma (means) work in the house of a young man. |
| 5' | ki-ma BE-šu₂ SAR-ma ba-ru₃ u₃ ub-ṭu GABA.RI{e} {giš}DA BE-šu₂ NIG₂.GA {d}a-nim u an-tu₄ | Written and checked according to its original. Copy of a writing board. Its original is property of Anu and Antu. |
| 6' | IM {m}{d}60-ŠEŠ-GAL{ši} A ša₂ {m}ki-din-{d}60 {lu₂}ŠA₃.BAL.BAL {m}e₂-kur-za-kir {⸢lu₂⸣}[MAŠ.MAŠ {d}a]-nim u an-tu₄ | Tablet of Anu-ah-ušabši, son of Kidin-Anu, descendant of Ekur-zakir, incantation priest of Anum and Antu |
| 7' | {lu₂}URI₃.GU.LA ša₂ E₂ re-eš {lu₂}SANGA UD {d}60 {d}EN.LIL₂.LA₂ UNUG{ki}{u₂} ŠU-MIN {m}{d}60-DIN-su-E DUMU-A.NI | The šangû priest of the beginning of the priesthood, Anu and Enlil, Uruk. Hand of Anu-balassu-iqbi, his son. |
| 8' | UNUG{ki} {iti}NE.IN.GAR UD 8-KAM MU DIŠ{šu} 2-KAM {m}an-ti-iʾ-ku-su LUGAL KUR.KUR | Uruk, 8th day of Abu, 2nd year of Antiochus, king of the lands. |
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