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CTMMA 2, 003 (P412176)
Literary, Hellenistic, Babylon · c. 330 BCE–141 BCE
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| Designation | CTMMA 2, 003 |
|---|---|
| ID | P412176 |
| Museum no. | MMA 86.11.182 |
| Collection | Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, New York, USA |
| Language | Akkadian |
| Period | Hellenistic · c. 330 BCE–141 BCE |
| Genre | Literary |
| Find spot | Babylon (mod. Bābil) |
| Coordinates | 32.5350, 44.4258 |
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.
| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
| o | ||
| 1 | [ina a-mat {d}EN] u {d}GAŠAN-ia₂ lis-lim | By the command of Bel and Beltija may it be well |
| 2 | [dam]-⸢gar₃⸣-ra {{ a }} ba-da-kur₂ {{ u }} ⸢du₃ ka-naŋ-ŋa₂⸣ [...] | For the merchant he changed the water, and the e’edu-house of Kanab |
| 3 | ⸢tam₂⸣-ka-ri it-ta-kir {{ a }} ⸢ka⸣-[la] ma-a-tu₂ [it-ta]-⸢ad-lah⸣ | The E-ka-e-la-temple has turned away, the land has become frightened |
| 4 | [...] ⸢uru₂⸣-ta dam-gar₃-ra ba-da-kur₂ {{ u }} du₃ ka-⸢naŋ⸣-[ŋa₂ ...]-⸢x⸣ | ... from the city ... the merchant was changed and built Ka-e-na |
| 5 | e }} ⸢mu⸣-lu-šir₃-ra {{ a }} eš₃ ⸢nibru⸣{[ki]}ta [...] | “Hand of the E-lu-šir temple, water of the shrine Enibru |
| 6 | ša₂ be-lu₄ ina ṣer-hi-šu₂ bi-it [ni-ip]-pu-ri | The heart of the lord on his left cheek |
| 7 | a-a }} še-eb e₂-kur-ra-ta {{ a }} ki-ur₃ e₂-⸢nam⸣-til₃-la {{ ⸢a⸣ }} | Father, from the brickwork of the Ekur temple, “Alas, the Ki'ur, the Enametila, the Ea, |
| 8 | a }} še-eb zimbir{ki}ta {{ a }} ba-da-kur₂ {{ u }} | “Alas, the brickwork of Sippar, he changed, and |
| 9 | a-a }} eš₃ e₂-babbar-ra {{ a-e }} e₂-{d}di-kud-kalam-ma {{ a }} | Father of the shrine Ebabbar, father of the temple of Dikudkalama, woe! |
| 10 | a }} še-eb tin-tir{ki}ta {{ a }} ba-da-kur₂ {{ u }} | “Alas, the brickwork of Babylon, he changed, and |
| 11 | a }} še-eb e₂-saŋ-il₂-la {{ a }} eš₃ e₂-tur₃-kalam-ma {{ a }} | Woe, the E-sa-ila temple, woe, shrine E-tur-kalama temple |
| 12 | a }} še-eb bad₃-si-ab-ba{ki}ta {{ a }} ba-da-kur₂ {{ u }} | water from the brickwork of Borsippa was changed, and |
| 13 | a-a }} še-eb e₂-zid-da-ta {{ a }} eš₃ e₂-mah-til₃-la {{ a }} | Father from the brickwork of the Ezida temple, alas, the shrine Emahtila temple |
| 14 | a }} še-eb e₂-te-me-en-an-ki {{ a }} eš₃ e₂-durah-an-na {{ a }} | Woe the brickwork of Etemenanki, woe the shrine Edurahana! |
| 15 | ⸢ŠAG₄ }} uru₂-ta⸣ umun-bi na-aŋ₂ ba-da-kur₂ | The ešaga-priest, from the city its lord was changed. |
| 16 | a-li be-el-šu₂ i-ta-ra-ar-šu₂ | Where is his lord who constantly seeks him out? |
| 17 | gašan-bi gig-gig-bi {{ a }} ba-da-kur₂ | Its gas, its bitterness, was changed. |
| 18 | be-⸢let⸣-su ša₂ mar-ṣa-a-ti it-ta-šab | (Sum) His lady, the one of the scepter, has departed (Akk) His mistress, the woman of the maršbati temple, has left |
| 19 | ⸢uru₂⸣ umun-bi uru₂ mu-ul-lil₂-la₂ {{ a }} en₃ li₉-bi-tar-ra-⸢bi⸣ | The city, its lord, the city of Mullil, “Alas, how long will you inquire after it? |
| 20 | IRI ša₂ {d}{<MIN(...)>} | The city of Ditto |
| 21 | [...] ⸢be-el⸣-šu₂ ar₂-kat₂-su la ip-ru-us | ... his lord did not abandon him |
| 22 | [... lil₂]-⸢la₂⸣-aš kur₉-ra-⸢bi⸣ | ... of Lil-ela-eaš, its enemy |
| 23 | [...] ⸢x x⸣ [...] | |
| r | ||
| 1' | [... tag]-⸢da-mar⸣ | ... to be seen |
| 2' | [...] ⸢e⸣-ze₂ {{ u }} i-ni-in-gub | ... the eše temple and he set it up. |
| 3' | [...] ⸢la⸣ ka-ša₂-⸢x⸣ ana ṣe-e-nu tu-uš-zi-iz | (Sum) ..., you stand at the side (of the temple) (Akk) You stand at (the temple) of the king to the side |
| 4' | ⸢su₈⸣-ba u₃ nu-ku {{ a }} en-nu-uŋ₃-ŋa₂ ba-e-tuš | Its e’esu-eba-vessel does not sleep, the watcher sits down. |
| 5' | re-e₂-a la ṣa-li-lu ana ma-ṣar-ti₃ tu-še-šib | (Sum) The shepherd, the unrelenting one, you have departed into the netherworld (Akk) You have abandoned the shepherd, your unruly one |
| 6' | a-a {d}mu-ul-lil₂-la₂ uru₂-zu-a {{ u }} e₃-ni {{ a }} dub sag₉-ga-na ba-an-gub | Father Enlil, when you enter your city, he stands at the side of his good tablet. |
| 7' | a-bi {d}{<MIN(...)>} IRI-ka hi-i-iṭ-ma ṭup-pi da-mi-iq-ti šu-ṭur | Father, ditto your city, give me a good tablet! |
| 8' | a-a }} ⸢x⸣ [...] ⸢x x x⸣-e ud ul-la uru₂{ru}ŋu₁₀ {{ u }} | Father, eše-priestess, ... in distant days, the city of Bu and |
| 9' | [...] ⸢x x ma⸣-lu-u₂ ša₂-qu-u₂ na-ak-lu₄ | ... ... is high, it is low (lit. high) |
| 10' | [... {d}utu-gin₇] ⸢e₃⸣-ta NU AL.TIL ana DU₁₂ ZI{hi} | ... like Utu, from the E’e-e-a-ta, not finished; it was taken away for singing. |
| 11' | [...] {m}{d}AMAR.UTU-EN-šu₂-nu | ... Marduk-belšunu |
| 12' | [... iš]-ṭur-ma E{ki} | ... he smote, and Babylon |
| 13' | [... DIŠ-ME-DIŠ]-⸢ŠU⸣-IMIN-KAM₂ {m}di-mit-ri LUGAL | ... Dīmitri the king |
| 14' | [... šur]-qa la₃ GIŠ-šu₂ | ... a šurqa-vessel without wood |
| 15' | A HI A TUR ⸢x⸣ [...] | ... small ... |
| 16' | ⸢x x⸣ LI ⸢x x⸣ [...] | “E..., ..., |
| 17' | a-a }} še-eb e₂-nam-til₃-[la ...] | Father, in the brickwork of the Enamtila temple |
| 18' | e₂-hur-saŋ-⸢kalam⸣-[ma ...] | Eḫursa-ekalama |
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