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SBH 06 (P414272)
Ritual and liturgical, Hellenistic, Babylon · c. 330 BCE–141 BCE
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| Designation | SBH 06 |
|---|---|
| ID | P414272 |
| Museum no. | VAT 00552 |
| 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) |
|---|---|---|
| o | ||
| 1 | [ina a-mat {d}EN u] ⸢GAŠAN⸣ lis-lim | By the command of Bel and the ešarra may it be well |
| 2 | e-ne-eŋ₃-ŋa₂-ni ul₄-ul₄ e₂-kur-ra e-ne-eŋ₃-ŋa₂-ni ud gu-da ma-al | His word is a thundering storm in the Ekur, his word is an awe-inspiring storm |
| 3 | <e-ne-eŋ₃-ŋa₂-ni> ud lu₃-lu₃ u₂ gu-da ŋal₂ {{ e }} | His word is a storm that rages on the earth |
| 4 | a-mat-su u₄-um mu-ri-ih-ti₃ a-mat-su u-um me-he-e | His word is a storm, a flood. |
| 5 | a-mat-su šu-ru-hat ina E₂.KUR a-mat-su bil-tu₂ ša₂ ina ki-ša₂-da šak-na-at | His word is uttered in Ekur, his word is guilt that is placed in the earth. |
| 6 | ⸢akkil⸣-a-ŋu₁₀ uru₂-ŋu₁₀ uru₂ ma-al e-la-⸢lu⸣ | “Akkil, the city, there is a city for you, Elalu! |
| 7 | ⸢ik⸣-kil-lu₄ ši-si-it IRI{i} IRI im-mah-hu ina lal-⸢la⸣-[...] | (As for) the ekillu-vessel, the guardian of the city, the city was overwhelmed, in lal-ela-e-[...] |
| 8 | e-ne-eŋ₃ {d}am-an-ki-ga ul₄-ul₄ e₂-kur-[ra] | The word of Enki makes the Ekur grow long. |
| 9 | e-ne-eŋ₃ {d}dam-gal-nun-na ul₄-ul₄ <e₂-kur-ra> | The word of Damgalnuna makes the Ekur grow long |
| 10 | e-ne-eŋ₃ {d}asal-lu₂-hi ul₄-ul₄ <e₂-kur-ra> | The word of Asalluhi makes the Ekur grow long |
| 11 | e-ne-eŋ₃ {d}en-bi-lu-lu ul₄-ul₄ <e₂-kur-ra> | Enbilulu, the one who makes the Ekur rejoice, |
| 12 | e-ne-eŋ₃ sukkal-mah-am₃ ul₄-ul₄ <e₂-kur-ra> | He is Ene’a, the sukkalmaḫ, the one who makes the Ekur rejoice |
| 13 | e-ne-eŋ₃ {d}mu-ze₂-eb-ba-še₂₁-a ul₄-ul₄ <e₂-kur-ra> | The word of Mudugašea makes the Ekur grow long. |
| 14 | e-ne-eŋ₃ {d}di-kud-<mah>-am₃ ul₄-ul₄ <e₂-kur-ra> | He is Dikudmah, the one who makes the Ekur rejoice |
| 15 | i₃-gi-en i₃-gi-en nu-gi-en nu-gi-en | I am the one, I am not the one. I am no longer the one! |
| 16 | ana ki-i-nu ki-na-ku ana la ki-i-nu ul ki-na-ku | I am true, I am not false. |
| 17 | ana sar-ra sar-ra-ku | I am a scribal apprentice. |
| 18 | ana ki-i-nu ki-na-at ana sar-ra sar-rat | True, true, true to the scribal art, |
| 19 | uš₁₁ ša₃-tur₃-ra mu-lu na-an-ze₂-eŋ₃ | “Don’t let anyone pass through the ša-tur |
| 20 | i-ma-at ba-aš-mi ša₂ PI-wi-lu i-ṣa-an-nu | He who sees my face is a PI-wilu-demon |
| 21 | ⸢uš₁₁ x⸣ piriŋ-ŋa₂ mu-lu-ra nu-ed₂-de₃ | The ešu-priestess, the ... of the netherworld, does not approach a man |
| 22 | i-mat SU-qa-qi₂-pu ša₂ PI-wi-li la up-pu-u la i-pa-[...] | The sign SU-qaqipu (means) the one of PI-wili. It is not made, it is not done |
| 23 | a bu-tuq-tu₄ hul ŋi₆-u₃-na-ke₄ e₃ ša₂ ina šat ⸢mu⸣-[ši ...] | The evil water of the river comes out. In the midst of its ešû-demon |
| 24 | HUL-SAR ṣa-ad-du [...] | ḪUL-SAR (means) ... |
| 25 | ⸢x⸣ }} sa [...] | |
| 26 | ⸢x⸣ [...] | |
| r | ||
| 1' | ⸢be-x⸣ [...] | “The ... of the ..., |
| 2' | ama-gan ⸢al⸣-[šu₂-šu₂-de₃ ...] | The child-bearing mother ... to him |
| 3' | um-ma a-[...] it-ta-[...] | "... ... |
| 4' | ama {d}dam-⸢gal⸣-[nun]-⸢na⸣ al-šu₂-šu₂-⸢de₃⸣ [...] | Mother Damgalenunae, when you enter, |
| 5' | nu-uš-ba-an-⸢ze₂-eŋ₃⸣-ŋa₂ nu-uš-ba-an-⸢ze₂⸣-[eŋ₃-ŋa₂] | Do not enter, do not enter! |
| 6' | lu-man i-nam-[di]-⸢na⸣ {<MIN(lu-man)>} i-nam-di-na | a man will give, a second one will give |
| 7' | ama-ni na-an-ku₄-ku₄ na-an-di-di du₅-⸢mu⸣-[ŋu₁₀ nu-<uš-ba-an-ze₂-eŋ₃-ŋa₂>] | He should not enter his mother, he should not wander around. He should never approach a young man |
| 8' | ana maš-ta-ki-ša₂ i-dal i-te-ne₂-⸢ru⸣-[ub] <lu-man i-nam-di-na> | (Sum) He screamed at the maštakku-demon (Akk) He shouted to the mashtakku god, he did not give (it) to him |
| 9' | dumu {urud}šen-dili₂ kug-ga a tu₅-ŋu₁₀ ⸢du₅⸣-[mu-ŋu₁₀ nu-<uš-ba-an-ze₂-eŋ₃-ŋa₂>] | The son of a pure vendili vessel will not drink water from the well |
| 10' | ma-ri ša₂ ina še-en-ni el-lu ir-⸢mu⸣-[ku] <lu-man i-nam-di-na> | (Sum) My son, who is pure in the pure heavens, <does> he not give him? (Akk) The son who was pure in heaven, he does not give (it) to me |
| 11' | dumu bur-ta ninda ⸢gu₇⸣-a-ŋu₁₀ du₅-mu-ŋu₁₀ [nu-<uš-ba-an-ze₂-eŋ₃-ŋa₂>] | If a child eats bread from a bowl, if he does not give it to his child |
| 12' | ma-ru ša₂ ina pu-u₂-ru a-ka-lu i-ku-[lu]; <lu-man i-nam-di-na> | (Sum) The young man eats food with a spoon (Akk) The old man eating food in a bowl, he gives (it) only once |
| 13' | bi₂-gu₇-e ni₂-ba buluŋ₃-ŋa₂-ŋu₁₀ du₅-mu-ŋu₁₀ [nu-<uš-ba-an-ze₂-eŋ₃-ŋa₂>] | (Sum) He eats by himself, he does not eat by himself (Akk) He does not feed by himself |
| 14' | ša₂ i-ku-lu ina ra-ma-ni-šu₂ ir-bu-u₂ <lu-man i-nam-di-na> | (Sum) He eats what is in his heart (Akk) The one who is eating what is inside his heart, he does not give (it) (to anyone) |
| 15' | bi₂-še₈-še₈ ni₂-ba sukud-re-ŋu₁₀ du₅-mu-ŋu₁₀ <nu-uš-ba-an-ze₂-eŋ₃-ŋa₂> | (Sum) He screamed at himself (Akk) He was shouting at himself, he was screaming at his son |
| 16' | ša₂ ip-pa-aš₂-šu ina ra-ma-ni-ki i-ši-hu <lu-man i-nam-di-na> | (Sum) The one who opens his mouth (Akk) He who opens your mouth (to speak) by means of your love, he will give (it) only once |
| 17' | gi gub-gub-ba i-bi₂ bar-bar-re-ŋu₁₀ du₅-mu-ŋu₁₀ <nu-uš-ba-an-ze₂-eŋ₃-ŋa₂> | May he look at the reeds that stand there, may he not give birth to children! |
| 18' | ⸢ša₂⸣ ina qa-an min-da-a-ti at-tap-la-su-šu₂ u₂-man-di-⸢du⸣ <lu-man i-nam-di-na> | (Sum) The eša’e-plant is planted in the midst of the reedbeds (Akk) I have planted it in the middle of the marshes, I have cultivated it |
| 19' | [mu]-⸢lu⸣ me-en šud₃-de₃ mu-un-na-sub₂-en-na ul-le-eš | I am a lord, I pray to him. |
| 20' | [be]-⸢lu⸣ ni-nu ina ik-ri-bi i ni-lik ina qe₂-re-e-tu₂ | The lord, we are in prayer, we go in prayer. |
| 21' | [be-lu] ni-nu ina ik-ri-bi i ni-lik ul-ṣi-iš ina ri-ša₂-a-tu₂ | O lord, let us go in prayer! May we rejoice in joy! |
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