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SBH 01 (P414268)
Ritual and liturgical, Hellenistic, Babylon · c. 330 BCE–141 BCE
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| Designation | SBH 01 |
|---|---|
| ID | P414268 |
| Museum no. | VAT 00269 + VAT 00272 + VAT 00285 + VAT 00417 + VAT 00438 + VAT 01774 + VAT 01705 |
| Collection | Vorderasiatisches Museum, Berlin, Germany |
| Language | Sumerian; 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 | ša₂ ki-ma u₄-mu šur-šu-du qe₂-⸢reb⸣-[ša₂ la a-te-e] | Who, like a bright day, does not depart from its midst |
| 2 | ina a-mat {d}EN ⸢u₃ GAŠAN-ia₂ lis-lim⸣ | At the command of Bel, my lady, may it be well |
| 3 | ud-dam {{ a }} ki am₃-⸢us₂⸣ {{ a }} ⸢ša₃⸣-[bi nu-pad₃-de₃] | On the day that the water enters the earth, the water does not find its place |
| 3a | {<MIN(ša₂)>} ki-ma u₄-mu šur-šu-du qe₂-rib-ša₂ la a-te-e | Ditto! Like a bright day, I will not approach its interior! |
| 4 | e-ne-eŋ₃-ŋa₂-ni {{ e }} ud-dam ki am₃-us₂ ⸢ša₃⸣-[bi nu-pad₃-de₃] | His word makes the house tremble, the earth shakes, its sanctuaries cannot be found |
| 4a | {<MIN(ša₂)>} ki-ma u₄-mu šur-šu-du {<MIN(qe₂-rib-ša₂)>} la a-te-e | Ditto, like a bright day, do not approach! |
| 5 | e-ne-eŋ₃ {{ e }} an gu-la {{ a }} ⸢ud⸣-<dam ki am₃-us₂ ša₃-bi nu-pad₃-de₃> | The word, “House, great An, oh, the ešuddam, the place where he sits, its inside is not found |
| 6 | e-ne-eŋ₃ {{ e }} {d}mu-ul-lil₂-la₂ {{ e }} ⸢ud⸣-<dam ki am₃-us₂ ša₃-bi nu-pad₃-de₃> | The word of Enlil, the word of the ešûda-dais, the place where he sits, whose heart cannot be found |
| 7 | e-ne-eŋ₃ {{ e }} {d}am-an-ki-ga-a ud-<dam ki am₃-us₂ ša₃-bi nu-pad₃-de₃> | The word, the house of Enki, a storm is set upon the earth, its inside cannot be found |
| 8 | e-ne-eŋ₃ {{ e }} {d}asal-lu₂-hi-e ud-<dam ki am₃-us₂ ša₃-bi nu-pad₃-de₃> | The word, the house of Asalluhi, a storm is set upon the earth, its heart cannot be found |
| 9 | e-ne-eŋ₃ {{ e }} {d}en-bi-lu-lu-u ud-<dam ki am₃-us₂ ša₃-bi nu-pad₃-de₃> | The word, the house of Enbilulu, the storm is set upon the earth, its heart cannot be found |
| 10 | e-ne-eŋ₃ {d}mu-ze₂-eb-ba-še₂₁ ud-<dam ki am₃-us₂ ša₃-bi nu-pad₃-de₃> | The word of Mudugaše is a storm touching the earth, its heart cannot be found |
| 11 | e-ne-eŋ₃ {d}šita₅-du₃-ki-šar₂-ra {{ a }} ud-<dam ki am₃-us₂ ša₃-bi nu-pad₃-de₃> | The word of Šitadukišara, a storm is set upon the earth, its heart cannot be found |
| 12 | e-ne-eŋ₃ {d}di-kud-mah-am₃ {{ a }} ud-<dam ki am₃-us₂ ša₃-bi nu-pad₃-de₃> | The word of Dikudmah is a flood that surrounds the earth, its heart cannot be found |
| 13 | ŠU₂ }} e-ne-eŋ₃ an-še₃ an al-dub₂-ba-an-ni {{ e }} | Hand of An, the one who makes heaven tremble |
| 14 | a-ma-tu₄ ša₂ e-liš AN{e} u₂-rab-bu | The word of heaven reaches above |
| 15 | e-ne-eŋ₃ ki-še₃ {{ a }} ki al-sag₃-ga-ni {{ e }} | When he shook the earth, he was shaking the earth |
| 16 | ša₂ šap-liš er-ṣe-ti₃ u₂-nar-<ra>-ṭu | The heart of the four world quarters trembles |
| 17 | e-ne-eŋ₃ {d}a-nun-na {{ a }} in-gi₁₆-le-eŋ₃-ŋe₂₆-eš-a-ni {{ e }} | The Anuna gods, his incantations |
| 18 | ša₂ {d}A.NUN.NA.KE in-ne-eš-ri ša₂ ša₂-ah-lu-uq-ti | The heart of the Anunnaku is fearsome, the heart is frightened |
| 19 | e-ne-eŋ₃-ŋa₂-ni a-zu nu-un-tuku {{ u }} šim-mu₂ nu-un-tuku {{ u }} | His word has no doctor, it has no herbalist |
| 20 | a-mat-su ba-ra-a ul i-šu ša₂-i-la ul i-šu | His word cannot be changed, his heart cannot be altered |
| 21 | e-ne-eŋ₃-ŋa₂-ni {{ a }} a-ma-ru zig₃-ga {{ a }} gaba-šu-ŋar nu-un-tuku | His word is a rising flood that has no rival. |
| 22 | a-bu-bu te-bu-u₂ ša₂ ma-hi-ir la ⸢i⸣-šu-u | A flood, a flood that is not his |
| 23 | e-ne-eŋ₃-ŋa₂-[ni] an al-⸢dub₂-dub₂-be₂ ki al⸣-sag₃-sag₃-[ga]-ni {{ e }} | His word makes heaven tremble, his earth shakes |
| 24 | ša₂-me-e ⸢u₂⸣-[...] er-ṣe-⸢ti u₂⸣-[...] | The heavens, the earth, the heavens |
| 25 | e-ne-eŋ₃-⸢ŋa₂⸣-ni {gi}|KID.MAH|am₃ ama ⸢dumu⸣-bi {{ a }} šu-ba mi-ni-ib₂-[gur-...] | His word is a reed mat, the mother of that “son’s house,' turned away from his hand. |
| 26 | um-ma mar-tu₂ ki-ma bu-re-e [...] | Thus (says) Martu, like a ... |
| 27 | u }} umun-e e-ne-eŋ₃-ŋa₂-ni {gi}en₃-bar ⸢pu₂⸣-ba-am₃ {{ a }} mi-ni-ib₂-gur₂-[...] | And the lord, his word is a reed fence, a well, he makes it bend over |
| 28 | ša₂ be-lu₄ a-mat-su ap-pa-ra ina ⸢šu-uq⸣-li-šu₂ uš-ma-a-at | (Sum) The word of the lord, his word is a flood that wipes away the land (Akk) Its word is an ecstatic whose word wipes off the land |
| 29 | e-ne-eŋ₃ {d}asal-lu₂-hi {{ a }} buru₁₄ išin-ba mu-[ni-ib₂-su₃-su₃] | When Asalluhi poured water into the harvest, |
| 30 | a-mat {d}AMAR.UTU e-bu-ra ina si-⸢ma⸣-[ni-šu₂ ...] | The word of Marduk is a flood in its midst |
| 31 | ⸢umun⸣-e e-ne-eŋ₃-ŋa₂-ni a zig₃-ga-am₃ kiri₃ al-[...] | The lord, his word is a rising flood, the face ... |
| 32 | mi-lu₄ te-bu-u₂ ša₂ ap-pa i-aš₂-ša₂-šu₂ [...] | (Sum) The one who is enraged, the heart of the ear is trembling(?) (Akk) The man who is angry, the eye is shaking |
| 33 | [e]-⸢ne⸣-eŋ₃ {d}asal-lu₂-hi {{ a }} a mah-am₃ {{ a }} kar [...] | E-ene-e, Asalluhi, alas, he is a great ala. Alas! The harbor |
| 34 | [a]-mat {d}⸢AMAR.UTU⸣ bu-tuq-tu₄ ša₂ ⸢ka⸣-[...] | The word of Marduk, a frightened one of your temple |
| 35 | [e-ne]-⸢eŋ₃⸣-ŋa₂-ni {ŋeš}⸢mes⸣ gal-⸢gal-la⸣ gu₂-guru₅-⸢uš⸣ [...] | When he enters, the great rites are performed, the guguru priests |
| 36 | ⸢mi⸣-is ra-ab-bu-⸢ti⸣ [...] | “The great one, the great one ..., |
| 37 | [e-ne-eŋ₃-ŋa₂-ni] ⸢ud⸣-de₃ du₆-du₆-⸢da⸣ {{ a }} šu-še₃ {{ e }} al-[...] | When he rises up, the Dudu-eštae-da-e-23 is in his hand, he ... |
| 38 | [u₄-mu nap-ha]-⸢ra⸣ ana til(BI-)la-a-ti u₂-⸢ra⸣-[kas] | (Sum) The day of my life I want to bring to an end(?) (Akk) The days of my entire life I desire to complete |
| 39 | [e-ne-eŋ₃] {⸢d}mu-ul-lil₂-la₂-ke₄⸣ {{ a }} bu₅-bu₅-⸢am₃⸣ i-bi₂ nu-bar-bar-[re] | The word of Enlil is a flood that cannot be seen |
| 40 | [it]-ta-na-aš₂-rab-bit i-nu ul ip-pal-la-[as] | he shall keep watch; when he does not see it |
| 41 | ⸢šu⸣-ut-ta-tu₄ ša₂ la nap-lu-si | a curse that cannot be undone |
| 42 | [e]-⸢ne⸣-eŋ₃-ŋa₂-ni {{ e }} ⸢u₅⸣-a {{ a }} e-ne-eŋ₃-ŋa₂-[ni] | When he enters, when he exits, |
| 43 | ša₂ ša₂-di-i a-mat-su | His word is a flood |
| 44 | [e-ne]-eŋ₃-ŋa₂-ni {{ e-e-e }} e-⸢lum-e⸣ u₅-a {{ a }} e-ne-⸢eŋ₃⸣-[ŋa₂-ni] | His word, the word of Enume, oh, his word |
| 45 | [...] ⸢x⸣ ZA | ... e’e23 ... |
| 46 | [an gu-la] u₅-a <e-ne-eŋ₃-ŋa₂-ni> | Great An, alas, his word |
| 47 | {[d}mu-ul-lil₂] u₅-a <e-ne-eŋ₃-ŋa₂-ni> | Enlil, alas his word |
| 48 | {[d}am-an-ki] {{ a-u }} u₅-a <e-ne-eŋ₃-ŋa₂-ni> | Enki, alas, his word |
| 49 | [ur-saŋ {d}asal-lu₂-hi] u₅-a {{ a }} <e-ne-eŋ₃-ŋa₂-ni> | Hero Asalluhi, alas, his word |
| 50 | [umun {d}en-bi-lu-lu ibila] {d}en-ki-ke₄ {{ i }} u₅-a {{ a }} <e-ne-eŋ₃-ŋa₂-ni> | Lord Enbilulu the heir of Enki his word |
| 51 | {[d}mu]-ze₂-eb-ba-še₂₁-a u₅-a {{ a }} <e-ne-eŋ₃-ŋa₂-ni> | Mudugašea, alas, his word |
| 52 | {[d}na₃] ibila e₂-saŋ-il₂-la {{ a }} u₅-a {{ a }} <e-ne-eŋ₃-ŋa₂-ni> | Nabu, heir of the Esa-ila temple, alas, his word |
| 53 | [umun {d}di-kud]-⸢mah⸣-am₃ {{ a }} u₅-a {{ a }} <e-ne-eŋ₃-ŋa₂-ni> | Lord Dikudmaḫ, alas, his word |
| 54 | [e-ne-eŋ₃-ŋa₂]-ni a-zu ga-am₃-ma-ga {{ u }} a-zu-bi lul-[la] | His word I want to utter an arazu prayer to him, but that azu prayer is false |
| 55 | [a-mat-su ana ba-ri-i] ⸢ib⸣-ba-bal-ma ba-ru-u₂ šu-u is-sa-ra-ar₂ | (Sum) His word is a flood that wipes away the lands (Akk) Its word is carried away to the ruins and that ruins wipe away the land |
| 56 | [e-ne-eŋ₃-ŋa₂]-⸢ni šim⸣-mu₂ ga-am₃-ma-ga {{ u }} šim-mu₂-bi lul-[la] | His word is a curse, I want to speak it, but its curse is false |
| 57 | [...] ⸢x-x⸣ | |
| 58 | [e-ne]-⸢eŋ₃⸣-ŋa₂-ni {{ a }} mu ⸢u₈-u₃ mu⸣-ak mu-bi {{ e }} še am₃-[ša₄] | Ene-e-bani, year: “The e’u-priestess made it. This year, the house was filled with clamour. |
| 59 | <a-mat-su> ana eṭ-li ina u₂-a [iz]-⸢zak-kar⸣-ma eṭ-lu šu-u₂ i-dam-[mu-um] | (Sum) His word is uttered to a young man in a dream, that young man is smitten (Akk) Its word is spoken to the young woman in the dream, it is said to the old woman |
| 60 | [e-ne]-eŋ₃-ŋa₂-ni {{ a }} gi [u₈]-u₃ [mu]-⸢ak⸣ gi-bi {{ e }} še am₃-[ša₄] | His word ... a reed of ewes, he made it enter. That young woman ... |
| 61 | [e-ne]-eŋ₃-ŋa₂-ni {{ a }} tur-[tur]-bi ši-di-a kur-še₃ {{ e }} gul-[...] | His word, “Alas, its small ones, the scepter of the netherworld, destroyed, |
| 62 | <a-mat-su> rab-bi-iš ina a-la-⸢ki-ša₂⸣ ma-a-ta ⸢u₂⸣-[ab-bat] | His great word in Ala-ekiša-e23 the land seized |
| 63 | [e-ne]-eŋ₃-ŋa₂-ni {{ a }} gal-⸢gal-bi⸣ ši-di-a e₂-am₃ na-⸢tu₁₀⸣-[tu₁₀] | His word is “Woe, its greatness is a house that is to be admired! |
| 64 | <a-mat-su> ra-bi-iš ina a-la-ki-ša₂ E₂-⸢MEŠ x-x-tu⸣ [...] | His great word on the way to the temples ... |
| 65 | [e-ne]-eŋ₃-ŋa₂-ni {{ a }} gakkul-am₃ al-šu₂ {{ u }} šag₄-bi a-[ba ...] | His word is “Alas, it is a kukul-demon,’ and its šag fists, who ? |
| 66 | <a-mat-su> kak-kul-lu ka-tim-tu qe₂-reb-šu₂ man-nu i-lam-mad [...] | <His word> is a kakkullu-demon, a ghost inside it. Who can know ...? |
| 67 | <a-mat-su> ki-ma ka-tim-ti kat-mat-ma ina qer-[...] | (Sum) Its word is like a ... (Akk) His word is as if it were a fog, it was like ... |
| 68 | [e-ne]-eŋ₃-ŋa₂-ni šag₄-bi {{ a }} nu-un-zu-am₃ bar-bi [al-us₂-sa] | His word is a flood that does not know water, its outside is an empty wind |
| 69 | <a-mat-su> [qe₂]-⸢reb⸣-ša₂ ul il-lam-mad a-ha-a-[ti i-da-a-aš] | His word in the middle of the temple did not come to an end, the neighbours saw him |
| 70 | [e-ne-eŋ₃]-⸢ŋa₂⸣-ni bar-bi {{ a }} nu-un-zu-am₃ šag₄-bi [al-us₂-sa] | He did not know the outside of his throne, its inside he stretched out. |
| 71 | [...] ⸢ul⸣ il-lam-mad ⸢qer⸣-[...] | (Sum) ... he smote(?) the eulû demon (Akk) The elalu demon was smiting the qerude demon |
| r | ||
| 1' | {ŋeš}⸢x⸣-[...] | “If he |
| 2' | ⸢šur⸣-[...] | The šur temple |
| 3' | {d}a-nun-na [...] | The Anuna gods |
| 4' | {d}A.NUN.NA.[...] | The Anunnaku |
| 5' | a }} uga{⸢mušen⸣} [...] | “Alas, I want to utter an arazu prayer to you(?) |
| 6' | u }} umun-e kur-kur-ra mu-lu ⸢til⸣-[...] | And the lord of all the lands, the one who ... the end of the world |
| 7' | be-el KUR-MEŠ ⸢ki⸣-[ma ...] | The lord of the lands of Ea |
| 8' | [šag₄]-⸢ŋu₁₀ ma-al-la⸣-[gin₇ ...] | As if there were a marshland |
| 9' | ⸢RU }} lipiš⸣-ŋu₁₀ ⸢u₂⸣ [...] | “ERU, lipišu-ebbu-plant, e’e23-plant |
| 10' | mur-gu₄ ša₃-ba-[ŋu₁₀ ...] | The ox-driver, the šababa priest |
| 10a' | ka-bat-[ti ...] | the mood ... |
| 11' | nu-mu-ra-an-tuku-a gi₁₆-le-eŋ₃ [...] | Without you, the treasure ... |
| 12' | ul i-<šu>-ka šah-lu-x-ta ul i-<šu>-⸢ka⸣ | He does not have ..., he does not come out to you |
| 13' | ⸢x-x-x⸣ }} gi dili du₃-a-gin₇ e-lum-e gi dili du₃-a-gin₇ ni₂ mu-[sag₃-sag₃-ge] | Like a ..., like a single reed planted, the honored one, like an ... planted, trembles with fear. |
| 14' | MU EN U {<MIN(...)>} {<MIN(...)>} }} ki-ma qa-ne₂-e e-de-ne₂-u₂ kab-tu ki-ma qa-ne₂-e e-⸢de-ne₂-u₂⸣ [...] | “The name of the lord and the ditto(?) are like (that of) a qanû-demon, they are mighty like (the name of) an uqannu-demonic. |
| 15' | ⸢x-x⸣ }} e-lum-e {{ a-u }} umun kur-kur-ra-ke₄ {{ [e] }} | The important one, the father of the lord of all the lands |
| 16' | šag₄ su₃-ra-ke₄ {{ a-e }} e-ne-eŋ₃ zid-da-ke₄ {{ e }} | The one of the distant field, the water of the righteous word, |
| 17' | aŋ₂-dug₄-ga-na {{ a-u }} nu-gi₄-⸢gi₄⸣-de₃ {{ e }} | In order that he does not return his good deed, |
| 18' | {d}mu-ul-lil₂ inim ka-na {{ a }} šu nu-⸢bal-e⸣-de₃ {{ e }} | Enlil, the word of his mouth cannot be changed, |
| 19' | nu-BAD-a }} {u₂}šub₅-ba du₃-a-gin₇ {u₂}šu-mu-un du₃-a-gin₇ {{ [e] }} | Like a šubû plant grown in the mountains, like the lord planted in the hills |
| 20' | {<MIN(...)>} }} ki-ma šup-pa-ti u₂-še-man-ni ki-ma el-pe-ti u₂-še-man-ni | Ditto! Like a box he made me bow down, like a scepter he caused me to bow down. |
| 21' | ⸢ki⸣ }} {ŋeš}asal₂ dili piš₁₀ {{ e-a-a }} du₃-a-⸢gin₇ {{ e⸣ }} | E’e23 (Sumerian) : “Ea, like a built-up house plot, |
| 22' | e {<MIN(...)>} }} ki-ma ṣar-ba-ti e-di ina kib-ri u₂-še-man-ni | “ḪE ditto, like a šabarbatu he made me go up to the netherworld. |
| 23' | a }} {ŋeš}ma-nu pa-rim₄-ma {{ e-a-a }} du₃-a-gin₇ {{ [e] }} | “Alas, the manu-demon, who is examined, like one who built a house, |
| 24' | e {<MIN(...)>} }} ki-ma e-ri ina na-ba-li <u₂-še-man-ni> | “E, ditto, like a cedar tree, in the reedbeds he has brought me |
| 25' | a }} {ŋeš}šinig dili me-er-me-re {{ e-a-a }} du₃-a-gin₇ {{ ⸢e⸣ }} | “Alas, the one who is alone in battle, like a builder of a house, |
| 26' | e {<MIN(...)>} }} ki-ma bi-i-ni e-di ina me-he-e <u₂-še-man-ni> | “E, ditto! Like a house, I have gone out into the storm. |
| 27' | a }} e-lum-e {{ a }} gi dili du₃-a-gin₇ ni₂ mu-sag₃-sag₃-ge | The important one, like a single planted reed, trembles with fear. |
| 28' | {<MIN(...)>} {{ e-a-u }} {<MIN(...)>} | DITTO Ea’u |
| 29' | e-ne-eŋ₃-zu-še₃ e-ne-eŋ₃-zu-še₃ {{ e-a }} a e₂ e-⸢ne-eŋ₃-zu-še₃⸣ | When you speak, when you speak ... |
| 30' | ina a-ma-ti-ka ina {<MIN(a-ma-ti-ka)>} u₈-i E₂ [...] | By your word, by your word the ewes of the temple |
| 31' | DIŠ-UŠ-U-5(DIŠ)-am₃ mu šid-bi im diš-kam₂-am₃ ud-dam ⸢ki⸣ [...] | It is the fifth year. It is written in a sealed tablet. The day of the e’e23 temple |
| 32' | [... ki]-⸢ma⸣ SUMUN-šu₂ GUB ⸢x-x⸣ IM {m}lib-luṭ A ša₂ {m}{d}EN-⸢MU⸣-[...] | ... his old ki’ema-emu stand ... tablet of Liblut, son of Bēl-šuma-iddin |
| 33' | A ša₂ {m}{d}AMAR.UTU-MU-MU A ša₂ {m}⸢u₂-x⸣-[...] | son of Marduk-šuma-iddin, son of E-u- |
| 34' | {m}an-ti-iʾ-uk-ku-su LUGAL | king Antiochus. |
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