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CTMMA 2, 016 (P412189)
Prayer, Hellenistic, Babylon · c. 330 BCE–141 BCE
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| Designation | CTMMA 2, 016 |
|---|---|
| ID | P412189 |
| Museum no. | MMA 86.11.285 |
| Collection | Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, New York, USA |
| Language | Akkadian |
| Period | Hellenistic · c. 330 BCE–141 BCE |
| Genre | Prayer |
| 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' | [...] ⸢ki⸣ <kug-ga tud-da> | ... of E-e-e, fashioned in a pure place |
| 2' | [...] ⸢ki⸣ <kug-ga tud-da> | ... of E-e-e, fashioned in a pure place |
| 3' | [... dim₃-me-er-e]-ne ki <kug-ga tud-da> | ... of the gods, born in a pure place |
| 4' | [ka-aš bar {d}a-nun-na-ke₄]-e-ne ki <kug-ga tud-da> | The mouth of the Anuna gods, born in a pure place |
| 5' | [ud gur ud gur i-lu i-lu] e₂ am₃-ma-gi₄ e-la-lu | The storm, the storm, oh woe! Woe! The house is returned, Elalu! |
| 6' | [alim-ma] {d}iškur dumu an-na | Bison Iškur, son of An |
| 7' | [umun-e tin-tir{ki]} umun e₂-nam-he₂ | Lord of Babylon, lord of the Enamhe temple |
| 8' | [umun-e zimbir]{⸢ki⸣} umun-e e₂-ŋi₆-par₃ | Lord of Sippar, lord of the E-bipar |
| 9' | [dumu saŋ an kug]-ga ud gur ud gur | son of Sa’b, the pure An, ... ... |
| 10' | [ka-aš bar an]-⸢ki⸣-šu₂-a ud gur ud gur | The outside of An's Ekia, the storm roared |
| 11' | [eš₃ e₂-nam-he₂ {d]}⸢iškur⸣ dumu an-na | shrine Enamhe of Ea, son of An |
| 12' | [umun-na i-lu-e šag₄] ⸢sag₃⸣-ga-ta sipad DI KA am₃-⸢me⸣ | The lament of the lord, from the midst of the storm, the shepherd ... |
| 13' | [alim-ma] umun {d}diŋir-mar-⸢tu⸣ | Important one, lord Bīr-birmar-etu |
| 14' | [ur-saŋ gal] {d}mar-tu dumu an-[na] | great hero, Martu, son of An |
| 15' | [alim-ma] lu₂ hur-saŋ-ŋa₂-[ke₄] | Bison, man of the mountain range |
| 16' | [ur-saŋ gal] {d}saman dumu an-[na] | great hero Saman, son of An |
| 17' | [...] ⸢sipad⸣ KA KA ⸢am₃⸣-[me] | ... the sipad temple, we are the temple |
| r | ||
| 1 | [e₂-ŋu₁₀ di-da] uru₂-ŋu₁₀ di-⸢da⸣ | “House, go around! City! Go around! |
| 2 | [dam-ŋu₁₀ di-da] dumu-ŋu₁₀ di-⸢da⸣ | “Did you see my wife, my son? did you see me? |
| 3 | [ama₅-ŋu₁₀ erim₃-ma-ŋu₁₀] di-da | to the chamber, to the storehouse |
| 4 | [mu-un-gur₁₁-ŋu₁₀ a gil-sa]-ŋu₁₀ di-da | When one pours out water and treasure |
| 5 | [a gi₄-in tur]-⸢ŋu₁₀⸣ gig-bi di-da | When I was going to the small maids, bitterly |
| 6 | [ama-a-tu]-ŋu₁₀ pel-la₂-bi di-da | When I was going to the “house-born slaves"(?) |
| 7 | [er₂ mu]-⸢ni⸣-ib₂-be₂ er₂ mu-un-da-šub | She weeps, she sits down in tears. |
| 8 | [a-še-er] ⸢mu⸣-ni-ib₂-be₂ a-še-er mu-un-da-šub | He uttered a lament, he sat down with the lament. |
| 9 | [e₂ ba]-⸢an⸣-da-gul uru₂ ba-an-da-gul | The temple was destroyed, the city was destroyed |
| 10 | [tur₃ ba]-⸢an⸣-da-gul amaš ba-an-da-hul | The cattlepen was destroyed, the sheepfold was destroyed |
| 11 | [uŋ₃ lu-lu]-⸢a⸣-ba ba-da-gel-le-eŋ₃-ŋe₂₆-eš | They were destroying the lulû temple |
| 12 | [...]-⸢x⸣-bi ba-bir-bir-re | Its ... are scattered |
| 13 | [...]-⸢x⸣ al-li-li a u₃-u₈-a a u₃-u₈-a | ... alili woe, woe! |
| 14 | [a u₃ igi] im-da-lu₃ a u₃ igi im-da-lu₃ | "Woe, the eye is full, woe the eye!" |
| 15 | [... mu-da]-⸢li⸣-ih ša₂-qu₂-u ina dim-ma-[...] ⸢mu-da-li-ih⸣ | (Sum) ... he made it shine for you. (Akk) In the midst of(?) ..., he radiated it for you |
| 16 | [...] ⸢x⸣ SI KA A ⸢x⸣ [...] | ... e’e23 horn ... |
| 17 | [...] ⸢x x⸣ [...] | |
| 18 | [...] ⸢x⸣ [...] | |
Sources & licences
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