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CTMMA 2, 008 (P412181)
Ritual and liturgical, Hellenistic, Babylon · c. 330 BCE–141 BCE
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| Designation | CTMMA 2, 008 |
|---|---|
| ID | P412181 |
| Museum no. | MMA 86.11.346 + VAT 00296 + VAT 00308 + VAT 00370 + VAT 01759 + VAT 01831 |
| Collection | Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, New York, USA; Vorderasiatisches Museum, Berlin, Germany |
| Language | Akkadian |
| Period | Hellenistic · c. 330 BCE–141 BCE |
| Genre | Ritual and liturgical |
| Find spot | Babylon (mod. Bābil) |
| Coordinates | 32.5350, 44.4258 |
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) |
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| 1 | [e₂ a diri-ga] re {{ a-u }} a-e ba-an-[...-ri] | The house that had been plundered - woe! - the water ... |
| 2 | ⸢bi-tu₄⸣ [ša₂ ina me]-⸢e⸣ iz-za-az-za mu-u₂ [it-te-su-šu₂] | (Sum) The one who stands in the me’e-temple, the one who is standing in the mash-tub (Akk) The man who stands at the me-tub and the water-tub |
| 3 | a diri-ga ⸢re⸣ e₂ a diri-ga re {{ a-u }} a-e ba-[an-...-ri] | Exalted water, reed-bed, house, exalted waters, alas, the water ... |
| 4 | ša₂ ina me-e iz-za-az-zu E₂ ša₂ ina me-e iz-⸢za⸣-[az-za mu-u₂ it-te-su-šu₂] | (Sum) The one who stands in water, the house (Akk) (The one who) sits in water(?), the house, the one who sat in water (var.) the day has passed by |
| 5 | uru₂-ze₂-eb-ba{ki} ki ze₂-eb-ba ⸢mu⸣-[...] ba-an-⸢x⸣ | In Eridu, the sweet place, he erected a temple |
| 6 | ⸢eri-du₁₀⸣ aš-ri ṭa-a-bi ⸢x⸣-[...]-⸢x⸣-UD | Eridue, its name is ašri |
| 7 | [e₂] ⸢a⸣ gal diri-ga re {{ a }} a-e ⸢ba-an-x⸣-ri | The house, the great one surpassing in height, woe, ah, ... |
| 8 | ⸢E₂⸣ ša₂ me-⸢e⸣ GAL-MEŠ iz-za-az-zu mu-u₂ it-te-su-šu₂ | (Sum) The temple, the one of the great mê temples, stands by him (Akk) (The temple) of the temple, which is the temple of the Great Mešše temples that stood by him |
| 9 | ⸢id₂⸣-bi a nu-un-de₆-e šag₄-sug₄-ga-bi ba-du₃ | Its watercourses did not flow, its cult centers were built. |
| 10 | na-ar-šu me-e ul ub-bal me-e-ra-nu-uš it-ta-an-di | (Sum) The hero does not carry water (Akk) He does not bring water (to) the hero, he has carried water |
| 11 | ⸢id₂⸣ {d}am-an-ki <nam> ba-kud-da-gin₇ ka-ba sahar ba-⸢si-a⸣ | Like a river that has been cut, Amanki has poured dust into its mouth. |
| 12 | ki-ma na-ar ša₂ {d}e₂-a i-ru-ru-šu₂ pi-i-šu₂ ṭi-di im-ta-⸢la⸣ | Like the singer of Ea, his mouth roared. |
| 13 | {⸢na₄⸣}iškila {d}utu u₆ di-ba-an-da piš₁₀-piš₁₀-bi ba-gul-gul-uš | The e22na’e23 stones of Iškila, the one who sees the light, are destroyed. |
| 14 | [is]-sil₂-lat-su {d}UTU i-ta-mar kib-ru-šu₂ u₂-ta-tab-bit | his guilt Šamaš has seen, his foundations he has weakened |
| 15 | [šag₄-bi]-ta {⸢ŋeš⸣}{u₂}ad₂ kur-ra {mu}U-AB₂-ZU ba-an-mu₂ | From its foundations he built the wall of the netherworld. |
| 16 | [ina] lib₃-bi-šu₂ ed-di-it-tu ša₂-di-i mur-din-na ib-ta-na | In his heart a rejoicing scream has been imposed on him. |
| 17 | [...] ŋeš-dal gid₂-da-bi saŋ ba-an-gurum me-ri-us₂-sa la-ba-an-⸢x⸣ | ... its length was stretched out, its foot did not rise |
| 18 | a-ha giš-tal-gid₂-de-e-šu₂ it-te-ep-hi kib-su ul iš-⸢ku⸣-[un] | He has broken his arrow, he does not know its location |
| 19 | {[ŋeš]}⸢tir⸣-tir-bi ba-sug₂-sug₂-ge-[eš] ⸢pu₂⸣-{ŋeš}kiri₆-⸢bi ba-na-x⸣-eš | They stood in their gardens and they planted orchards. |
| 20 | ⸢qi₂⸣-ša₂-tu-šu₂ it-tar-[...] ṣip-pa-tu-šu₂ i-tab-la | (Sum) The eqīešatu-demon has turned away his scepter (Akk) His eqûišašu-disease turns away his lips |
| 21 | [mu]-⸢nim⸣-mar-bi ⸢x x x⸣ i-bi₂-bi-ta ba-šuš₂ {{ a }} | Its early flood, the ... flood, from its front it was eclipsed. |
| 22 | ⸢gi⸣-šim-[...]-⸢x⸣-at bu-u₂-pa-ni-šu₂ sah-pat | “It is the ešim-disease of his nostrils, it is smashed. |
| 23 | [...]-⸢x⸣-ri-a sug₂-sug₂-sug₂-ga-bi {{ a-a }} ba-da-šar₂-ra {{ a }} | The ... of the Sugsug, the father who had been chosen by the father, |
| 24 | [...] ⸢it⸣-te-su-u₂ qar-ba-tu-šu₂ is-si-qa | (Sum) ..., his horned horns are smashed (Akk) The ... of his head is cut off |
| 25 | [...]-bi ⸢x⸣ ba-hul mul-gana₂ pel {{ e }} ba-an-mu₂ {{ a }} | Its ... were destroyed. The Field, a cloud covering the fields, grew thick. |
| 26 | [...] ⸢x⸣ me-re-⸢ši⸣-šu₂ id-ra-an-nu lem-niš a-ṣi | (Sum) ... his ... (Akk) The ... of the ..., its ... is a curse, it is an evil curse |
| 27 | [...] ⸢x šu⸣ A [...] ⸢x US⸣-US maš₂-anše-bi ba-til | ... descendant of ... ... its goats were finished |
| 28 | [...] ⸢x⸣-šu₂ uq-qu₂-uq bu-ul-šu it-tag-mar | (Sum) ... his ..., he shook his head (Akk) His ... was smashed, his head was struck |
| 29 | [...] ⸢x x x⸣ [...] ⸢x⸣-bi bar-ta ba-sug₂-sug₂-ge-eš | They stood outside the ... of the temple |
| 30 | [...] AN [...]-⸢x⸣-šu₂ a-hi-ta it-ta-zi-iz-zu-šu₂ | ... his brother, he stood by him |
| 31 | [...] ⸢x⸣ [...] ⸢x⸣-ne-ne-ta taka₄ ba-da-la₂-e-eš | ... from among the ... of their ... they sat down |
| 32 | [...] ⸢x⸣ [...]-⸢zi⸣-šu₂-nu [re-ha]-a-tu it-ta-aš₂-ta-a | ... their ... they have taken back. |
| 33 | [... nu]-⸢mu⸣-un-⸢x⸣-[... ir]-si-im nu-ur₅-re {{ u }} | (Sum) ... does not come out(?) (Akk) The ... is not coming out(?), the wind is not blowing(?) |
| 34 | [...] ⸢x x⸣ [...] ⸢x⸣ ul is-sar-raq i-ri-šu₂ ul i-ne₂-ṣe-nu | ... ... did not write his name, did not pronounce his name |
| 35 | [...] ⸢x⸣ mu-un-dul-dul-e | ... covered ... with a cloth |
| 36 | [...]-kat₂-tam | ...-kattam |
| 37 | [...] ⸢x⸣ [... lil₂-la₂]-am₃ mu-un-bu-bu {{ u }} | ... the eše-priestess ... was a ghostly ghost, and |
| 38 | [...] ⸢x x⸣ [... za-qi₂]-⸢qi₂⸣ it-⸢ta⸣-na-aš-rab-biṭ | (Sum) ... (Akk) The ... of the ..., the zaqīqû-priest, has been carried off |
| 39 | [...] ⸢x x⸣ [...] ⸢x⸣ nu-dib-ba | ... the eše-house, the ...-house that does not pass |
| 40 | [...] ⸢ul x⸣-[...] ⸢x⸣ [ul i]-ba-ʾ-i | ... does not ... |
| 41 | [...] ⸢x x⸣ [...] ⸢x x⸣ [...]-e ba-ni-in-mar-re-eš | ... they placed ... |
| 42 | [...] ⸢x⸣ KI-i ⸢x⸣ [...] ⸢x⸣ ša PAP-ba-ZA iš-ta-kan | ... with ... ... of your totality placed |
| 43 | [...] ⸢de₃⸣-mu-un-ši-in-niŋin <de₃-mu-un-ši-in-gi₄> i-bi₂ de₃-en-ši-in-bar-ra {{ a }} | May he/she say to you “I want to return(?) to him(?) and may he ordain you(?) before him |
| 44 | [... be]-lu₄ li-sah-ra-aš₂-šum-ma li-tur-ra-aš₂-šum-ma lip-pa-lis-su | ... may the lord turn him away, may he return him to him, |
| 45 | [...] ⸢de₃⸣-mu-un-ši-in-niŋin <de₃-mu-un-ši-in-gi₄> arhuš-a {{ a }} de₃-en-tuku-tuku {{ u }} | May he/she say to you “I want to return to him(?) and I want to bring you(?) a merciful word(?) |
| 46 | [...] ⸢x⸣ li-sah-ra-aš₂-šum-ma re-e-mu li-ir-ši-šu₂ | ... may he turn to him, may mercy be upon him |
| 47 | [... i]-⸢lu⸣ gig-ga {{ i-i-i }} ud im-mu-da-zal {{ e-a-e-a-a-a-a }} | ... the sick elû-demon spent the day there. |
| 48 | [...] mar-ṣu-ti u₄-mu iq-ti-⸢šum⸣-ma | (Sum) ..., the storm roared(?) (Akk) The storm raged(?), the storm thundered |
| 49 | [...] ⸢x⸣ a gašan-bi-ra er₂ mu-⸢un⸣-na-ab-šeš₄-šeš₄ | ... weeps for him because of its sparkling water |
| 50 | [...] ⸢x⸣ ana be-el-⸢ti⸣-šu₂ ⸢i-bak-ki⸣ | ... to his lordship Ibakki |
| 51 | [...] ⸢x⸣ [...] ⸢x x⸣ [...] | |
| r | ||
| 1' | [...] ⸢x⸣ [...] | |
| 2' | [...] ⸢x re⸣-e-mi-šu₂ ⸢x⸣ [...] | ... his shepherd ... |
| 3' | [...]-ke₄ {{ a }} gu₃ ⸢uru₂⸣-[...] | ... shouted |
| 4' | [...] ši-si-⸢it⸣ [...] | ... the šisītu priestess |
| 5' | [...]-⸢ke₄⸣ {{ a }} gu₃ uru₂-[...] | ... shouted at the city |
| 6' | [...] ⸢ki⸣ ze₂-eb-ba {{ a }} ul₄-ul₄-la-bi ⸢x⸣ [...] | ... sweet E-e-23, its sparkling water |
| 7' | [...] ⸢ṭa⸣-a-bi ur-ru-hi-iš ⸢it-x⸣-[...] | ... its eṭa’eabi urruḫiš |
| 8' | [... i-lu] ⸢gig⸣-ga {{ i-i }} ud im-mu-da-an-zal {{ e-e-e-e i-⸢lu-u⸣ i-⸢lu⸣-[u] an-[nu-u] }} | ... the lament of the Egiga, when he spent the day, he said: “Ee, elû! Ee, this |
| 9' | [ma-a a-ba ud me]-⸢na⸣-gin₇ ma-a-a di-di-in {{ a }} | Where is the future like the past? Where will I go? |
| 10' | [ab₂-gin₇ uru₂-ze₂-eb]{ki}ba-še₃ {{ e-a }} gu₃ mu-un-dub₂-dub₂-be₂ {{ e }} | Like the water of Uruzeb, he shouted out “Ha! Ḫa! |
| 11' | [ki]-ma [lit-tu₄] ⸢ana⸣ eri-du₁₀ is-ta-na-as-si | Like a young child, Eridu keeps chasing her around. |
| 12' | ⸢e₂ x⸣-še₃ ab-gin₇ ⸢uru₂⸣-ze₂-eb{ki}ba-še₃ gu₃ mu-un-dub₂-dub₂-be₂ | She cries out to the house of ... like a sea in the house Uruzeb |
| 13' | ana ⸢E₂ ša₂⸣-qi₂-i ⸢ki⸣-ma lit-tu₄ ana eri-du₁₀ iš-ta-na-as-si | (Sum) The temple that is to be built, may it be restored to Eridu (Akk) For the temple of the lord of eqî, may the temple be restored for EriDU |
| 14' | ama e₂-mah {{ a }} {d}dam-gal-nun-na-ke₄ {{ e }} | Mother of the Emah temple, o Damgalnuna, |
| 15' | um-mi E₂-{<MIN(...)>} {d}{<MIN(...)>} | the mother of the temple ditto, Ditto |
| 16' | e₂-gi₄-a engur-ra {{ a }} {d}pa₄-nun-an-ki-ke₄ | The bride in the deep, the water of Panunanki |
| 17' | kal-lat ap-si-i {d}zar-pa-ni-tu₂ | the daughter of the Apsu, Zarpanitu, |
| 18' | a }} {d}namma ama gal-⸢ra⸣ engur-ra-ke₄ {{ e }} | Woe, Namma, the great mother of the Engur, |
| 19' | {d}{<MIN(...)>} um-mi GAL{tu} ša₂ ap-si-i | The great mother of the Apsu |
| 20' | a }} {d}nanše dumu saŋ uru₂-ze₂-eb{ki}ba-ke₄ {{ e }} | Oh Nanše, son of the sa priest of Uruzeb, |
| 21' | {d}{<MIN(...)>} mar-tu₄ reš-ti-tu₄ ša₂ ⸢eri⸣-du₁₀ | O Marduk, first-born son of Eridu |
| 22' | ŠU₂ |AB₂×(ME.EN)| DAB }} nu-nus sag₉-ga {{ a }} gašan-⸢gi⸣-kug-ga-ke₄ | Hand of a cow, seized by a good woman, the water of the Ekur temple |
| 23' | sin-niš-tu₄ da-mi-iq-tu₄ {d}NIN.GAL | “The good woman, Ningal, |
| 24' | e₂-gi₄-a e₂-saŋ-il₂-la {{ a }} dumu-munus {d}uraš-a-ke₄ {{ e }} | The bride of Esaila, the daughter of Uraš, |
| 25' | kal-lat E₂-{<MIN(...)>} mar-tu₄ {d}{<MIN(...)>} | the daughter-in-law of the Amorite temple, ditto |
| 26' | ⸢udug⸣ e₂-a {{ a }} {d}he₂-dim₃-me-kug-ga-ke₄ {{ e }} | The udug vessel of the temple, water of Hedimmekuga, |
| 27' | ra-bi-iṣ E₂ {d}{<MIN(...)>} | chief of the temple of Ditto |
| 28' | ab-gin₇ tur₃-ba gu₃ mu-un-dub₂-dub₂-be₂ {{ e }} | Like a cow it shouted in its cattlepen: “Ha! |
| 29' | ki-ma ar-hi ina [...] iš-ta-na-⸢as⸣-si | Like an arḫu-demon in ..., he constantly seeks me out |
| 30' | ⸢x x⸣-a-gin₇ [...] gu₃ ⸢gig-ga-bi mi-ni-ib₂⸣-[be₂ {{ e] }} | Like a ..., it cries out bitterly |
| 31' | [... mar]-⸢ṣi⸣-iš i-ša₂-as-si | ... he smote |
| 32' | [...]-⸢x⸣ gu₃ arhuš-a mi-ni-ib₂-be₂ {{ e }} | She cries out kindly to ..., |
| 33' | ki-ma ar-[hi ša₂ bur]-ša₂ par-su ši-si-it re-e-mi i-ša₂-as-si | Like a pig's stomach, a parsu-disease will befall her, mercy will be placed on her. |
| 34' | e₂ zid(NAM) [gul-gul-a]-na {{ a-e }} er₂ gig mu-un-šeš₄-šeš₄ | When she destroys the true temple, she weeps bitterly at the water. |
| 35' | ana E₂-ša₂ ki-i-[ni ša₂] ⸢ub⸣-bu-tu mar-ṣi-iš i-bak-ki | To the true house, the one of the ešubûtu-demon, the slain one, he seized you. |
| 36' | uru₂ zid(NAM) hul-[hul]-⸢a⸣-na {{ a }} še {{ e }} am₃-mi-ni-ib₂-ša₄-ša₄ {{ a }} | The true city that has been destroyed - woe, oh, woe! - she wept. |
| 37' | ana IRI-ša₂ ki-i-[ni] ⸢ša₂⸣ šul-pu-tu i-dam-mu-um | True to her city, the ešupû-priestess was angry. |
| 38' | mu-un-gur₁₁ ir-ra-a-ni-še₃ {{ a }} te {{ e }} mu-un-hur-hur-re {{ u }} | When he brought his possessions, he poured water, water, and water. |
| 39' | ana ma-ak-ku-ri-[šu₂] ša₂ iš-šal-la uq-ṭa-ad-da-ad | to his enemy, who is enraged, he shouted |
| 40' | gil-sa il₂-il₂-⸢la⸣-ni-še₃ {{ a }} ur₄-ra mu-un-tur-re {{ a }} | When he lifts up the treasure, “Alas, he has turned it into a pile of dust— |
| 41' | ana šu-kut-ti-šu₂ [ša₂ iz]-zab-lu ub-ta-aq-qa-am | (Sum) The one who sat down for his life, the one who stood up for him (Akk) For his life that which he stood up, he stands up |
| 42' | aŋ₂ kar-kar-⸢ra⸣-[ni]-še₃ {{ a }} gaba šu mu-un-sag₃-ge {{ a }} | When he has poured water on the ground, he shakes his hand |
| 43' | ana bu-še-e-ša₂ [ša₂ im-maš]-ʾ-u₂ i-rat-su i-mah-ha-aṣ | (Sum) His word is a flood that rages against him (Akk) For his word, the storm that was raged against him will rage |
| 44' | uŋ₃ tu₁₁-tu₁₁-ba-[ni]-⸢še₃⸣ {{ a }} i-lu {{ u }} mu-un-na-ab-be₂ {{ e }} | When he is to go out, he says “Alas, lament, and wailing!' |
| 45' | ana ni-ši-ša₂ ša₂ [ik-kam]-ra qu-be₂-e i-qab-bi | To her own fate, who is a stranger, she speaks: |
| 46' | ka-naŋ til-til-[la-ni]-⸢še₃ {{ e⸣-a }} ⸢an-na mu-un⸣-dub₂-be₂ {{ ⸢a⸣ }} | When he finishes the land, he heaps up the Ea and the Eanna. |
| 47' | ana ma-ti-ša₂ ša₂ [AN{e} u₂]-rab-bi | to the land of heaven he brought in |
| 48' | u₃ nu-mu-un-⸢na⸣-[ku-ku] {{ ⸢a⸣-u }} u₃ nu-mu-un-na-ku-ku {{ u }} | “And I will not be able to sleep, and I will never sleep, |
| 49' | ul i-na-al ul(MI) i-ṣal-lal | He does not sleep, he does not lie down. |
| 50' | u₃ nu-mu-un-sed-de₃ {{ ⸢a⸣-u }} u₃ mu-un-na-te-en-te-en {{ e }} | She does not cool down, the Ea-e’u trembles for her, |
| 51' | ul i-na-ah ul i-pa-aš₂-⸢šah⸣ | he will not rise up, he shall not release |
| 52' | gu₃ gig-ga ab-⸢rah₂⸣-rah₂ [...] gu₃-bi in-da-ab-⸢x⸣-[...] | He shouted bitterly, he was shouting bitterly |
| 53' | mar-ṣi-iš iš-ta-na-as-[si] ri-gim-ša₂ iš-ta-nap-pi₂ | (Sum) He screamed, his voice trembles (Akk) He shouted and his voice shakes |
| 54' | ⸢gu₃⸣ bi₂-in-rah₂ [...] an-na mu-un-na-⸢dub₂⸣-[be₂] | He roared in the temple, he uttered a lament in heaven |
| 55' | i-ša₂-as-si-ma [AN]{e} u₂-ra-ab-bi | he smote her, and the heavens trembled |
| 56' | [nu]-⸢nus⸣ šeg₁₀ bi₂-in-gi {{ e-... }} ki-a mu-un-tuku₄-tuku₄-e | The young woman returned the šeg reed, she ... in the earth |
| 57' | [sin]-niš-tu₄ <i>-šag-gum-ma ⸢KI⸣{ti₃} u₂-na-aš | “Sin-ništu is the i-šag-gum, and the E-e-ti’e-mti he gave to him |
| 58' | [dim₃-me]-er-e-ne mu-⸢un⸣-da-ab-⸢sag₃-sag₃⸣-[ge-ne] | The gods will strike him with lightning. |
| 59' | DINGIR-MEŠ i-šu-bu-šu₂ | the gods will arise. |
| 60' | {d}a-nun-na-⸢ke₄⸣-e-ne {{ a }} mu-un-na-ab-ur₄-ur₄-[re-ne] | The Anuna gods poured water for him |
| 61' | {d}A.NUN.NA.KE ⸢i⸣-nar-ra-⸢ṭu⸣ | The Anunnaku, E-nar-ra-e-tbu-e |
| 62' | a šag₄ ib₂-ba-⸢zu mu⸣-[un]-⸢na-ab-be₂⸣-e-⸢ne⸣ | He will speak to him about the water that he poured out for him |
| 63' | a-hu-lap lib₃-bi-ka ag-gi i-⸢qab⸣-bu-šu₂ | The anger of your heart is a curse. |
| 64' | a bar x su-mu-ug-ga-zu-ta {{ a }} mu-un-na-ab-⸢be₂⸣-e-[ne] | After you have poured out the water of your ..., the water will pour out for him. |
| 65' | a-hu-lap ka-bat-ti-ka i-dir-tu₄ [i]-⸢qab⸣-bu-šu₂ | “Alas, your liver is full of tears, it is filled with tears. |
| 66' | še-eb si-si-ig-ga-bi-še₃ {{ a-a-a-a-a }} ⸢x⸣ [...] ⸢x x⸣ [...] | The brickwork of its sisig gate No father ... |
| 67' | ⸢ana li⸣-bit-ti-ša₂ ša₂ šu-qam-ma-mu [...] | (Sum) The one of the li’ebittu priestess, the one of šuqamamu-disease (Akk) To the one whose heart is like the heart of a lion |
| 68' | [... a] ⸢abzu⸣-ŋu₁₀ NU AL.TIL ana DU₁₂{⸢ru⸣} [...] | ... azû-plant, unfinished, for singing |
| 69' | [...] {⸢d⸣}nanna-u₃-tud ŠU {⸢m⸣}[...] | ... Nanna-utu, hand of ... |
| 70' | [...]-⸢x⸣-KAM₂ MU DIŠ-ME-2(U)-⸢IMIN⸣-KAM₂ [...] | ...-e23. |
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