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SBH 10 (P414276)
Ritual and liturgical, Hellenistic, Babylon · c. 330 BCE–141 BCE
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| Designation | SBH 10 |
|---|---|
| ID | P414276 |
| Museum no. | VAT 00274 + VAT 00434 + VAT 00551 + VAT 01750 + VAT 01813 |
| 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)
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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) |
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| 1 | [umun e-ne-eŋ₃-ŋa₂]-ni [e]-⸢ne⸣-eŋ₃-[ŋa₂-ni] | The lord of his word, his word |
| 2 | [ša₂ be-lu a-mat]-su [a]-⸢mat-su⸣ | The word of the lord is his word |
| 3 | [umun e-ne-eŋ₃-ŋa₂]-ni {⸢e₂⸣}tur₃-ra gig [bi₂-ak] | Lord, his word is bitter in the cattlepen |
| 4 | [ša₂ be-lu a-mat]-⸢su⸣ tar-ba-ṣa ma-ru-⸢uš⸣-[tu₄ ...] | The heart of the lord, his word is a storm that destroys humanity |
| 5 | [e-ne-eŋ₃ an gu-la]-⸢ke₄⸣ e-ne-eŋ₃-[ŋa₂-ni] | The word of Great An, his word |
| 6 | [e-ne-eŋ₃ {d}mu-ul-lil₂-la₂-ke₄] e-<ne-eŋ₃-ŋa₂-ni> | The word of Enlil, his word |
| 7 | [ur-saŋ umun-irigal-la] e-<ne-eŋ₃-ŋa₂-ni> | Hero Nergal, his word |
| 8 | {[d}mes-lam-ta-e₃-a] ⸢e⸣-<ne-eŋ₃-ŋa₂-ni> | Meslamta'ea, his temple administrator |
| 9 | [am gal umun-ir₉-ra e-<ne-eŋ₃-ŋa₂-ni>] | Great wild bull Lugalirra, his word |
| 10 | [e-ne-eŋ₃ an-še₃ an] ⸢al⸣-[...] | The word of An ... heaven and earth |
| 11 | ⸢a-ma-at⸣ ša₂ e-liš [...] | “It is the word(?) of heaven |
| 12 | e-ne-eŋ₃ ki-še₃ [...] | The word of the netherworld |
| 13 | a-ma-at ša₂ šap-liš [...] | The word of the lower world |
| 14 | e-ne-eŋ₃ {d}a-nun-na [...] | The Anuna gods |
| 15 | a-ma-at {d}{<MIN(...)>} [...] ⸢x⸣ [...] | The word of Ditto |
| 16 | a-zu nu-tuku [šim]-mu₂ nu-[tuku] | He has no physician, he has no doctor |
| 17 | ba-ra-a ul i-ši [ša₂]-i-li ul i-⸢ši⸣ | He has no rival, he has no friend |
| 18 | ⸢a⸣-ma-ru zig₃-ga [gaba]-šu-ŋar nu-tuku | The rising ea-e-ma-ru has no breast. |
| 19 | ⸢a⸣-bu-bu te-bi-[... ša₂] ⸢ma⸣-hi-ri la i-šu-[u₂] | “Ea-ebubû (means) ..., it has no regard for emāḫiri. |
| 20 | [an] ⸢al⸣-dub₂-⸢dub₂⸣-[be₂ ki al]-⸢sag₃⸣-[...] | Heaven trembles, earth shakes |
| 21 | [AN]{⸢e⸣} u₂-[... u₂-nar]-raṭ | “It is enough, it is enough! It is sufficient! It was sufficient! |
| 22 | [...]-ib₂-gur-[...] | ... will return |
| 23 | [...]-BIT-tu₄ ⸢u₂⸣-[qab]-bar | ... eqabbar plant |
| 24 | {[gi}en₃-bar] ⸢pu₂⸣-ba-am₃ mi-ni-ib-gur₂-[gur₂] | It is a reed fence, it is an ešapû-tree |
| 25 | [...] ⸢ina⸣ šuq-li-šu₂ uš-ma-at | ... his hand is swollen |
| 26 | [buru₁₄ išin]-⸢ba⸣ mu-ni-ib₂-su₃-su₃ | the harvest of the Isin-ba’eba-temple they shall cover. |
| 27 | [...] ina i-si-ni-šu₂ u₂-ṭa-ab-bi | ... in his lap he smote |
| 28 | [a] zig₃-⸢ga⸣-am₃ kiri₃ al-ur-[re] | It is water that rises, it fills the nose |
| 29 | mi-li [te]-bu-u₂ ša₂ ap-pa i-ha-am-[ma-am] | “It is a flood, the wind blows like a stormwind. |
| 30 | ⸢a⸣ mah-[am₃] kar al-ša₅-[ša₅] | It is an exalted temple, it fills the harbor |
| 31 | ki-ma bu-⸢tuq⸣-[tu₄] ka-a-ri i-ha-[...] | Like a stag ... the quay |
| 32 | {⸢ŋeš}mes gal-gal⸣-[la] gu₂-gur₅-ru-uš am₃-[me] | The great mes trees grow in the groves |
| 33 | [...] u₂-kap-par₂ | ... he smashed |
| 34 | [...] al-⸢ma⸣-[ma] | ... he will go out and |
| 35 | u₄-mu ⸢nap⸣-[...]-⸢ti u₂⸣-rak-[kas] | (Sum) The storm that is to be snatched (Akk) On the day of the storm that was torn out |
| 36 | ur-saŋ umun-[irigal-la bu₅]-⸢bu₅⸣-am₃ i-bi₂ [nu]-bar-bar-[re] | The hero Nergal is a bull that cannot be seen |
| 37 | qar-rad {d}U.GUR it-⸢ta-na⸣-[aš₂]-⸢rab⸣-biṭ i-ni ⸢ul⸣ [...] | (Sum) The hero Nergal, when he rises up, he is surrounded by a halo (Akk) He is the hero, Nergi, when you rise up |
| 38 | ⸢umun e-ne⸣-[eŋ₃-ŋa₂-ni] umun e-ne-eŋ₃-ŋa₂-[ni ...] ⸢x x⸣ [...] | Lord, his word, lord, [his word ...] ... |
| 39 | [...] | |
| 40 | [...] il₂ [...] | ... raising ... |
| 41 | ⸢ur-saŋ⸣ [umun-irigal-la gud-<da a-a-re im-DU>] | He ... praise for Ursa, the oxen herald |
| 42 | {d}mes-⸢lam⸣-[ta-e₃-a gud-<da a-a-re im-DU>] | He ... praise for Mes-elam-etaea, the ox |
| 43 | am gal umun-⸢ir₉-ra⸣ gud-<da a-a-re im-DU> | He ... praise for the great wild bull Lugalirra, the bull |
| 44 | umun-gu₂-si-sa₂ [gud]-<da a-a-re im-DU> | He ... praise for Lugalgusisa, the bull |
| 45 | en {d}mes-saŋ-unug{ki} gud-<da a-a-re im-DU> | He ... praise for lord Messa-unug, the ox |
| 46 | umun-e-{d}gu₂-du₈-a{ki} gud-<da a-a-re im-DU> | He ... praise for Lugalgudua, the bull |
| 47 | ⸢umun⸣-e-e₂-mes-lam gud-<da a-a-re im-DU> | He ... praise for Umun-emeslam, the ox |
| 48 | ⸢bad₃⸣ mah e₂-lam-⸢ma⸣ gud-<da a-a-re im-DU> | He ... praise for the supreme wall of the Elama temple, the ox |
| 49 | [ur]-saŋ en-dag-ga gud-<da a-a-re im-DU> | He ... praise for hero Endaga, the ox |
| 50 | {[d]}⸢TUR⸣-TUR i-bi₂ sag₉-sag₉ gud-<da a-a-re im-DU> | He ... praise for Etur-etur, the one with a beautiful face and an ox |
| 51 | [umun]-⸢uru₂⸣-AB{ki} gud-<da a-a-re im-DU> | He ... praise for Lugalurub, the ox |
| 52 | [umun]-⸢uru₂⸣-saŋ-ŋa₂ gud-<da a-a-re im-DU> | He ... praise for Lugalesa, the bull |
| 53 | umun gu₂-a₂-nun-gi₄-a gud-<da a-a-re im-DU> | He ... praise for lord Guanungia, the ox |
| 54 | umun {d}er₃-ra-gal gud-<da a-a-re im-DU> | He ... praise for lord Erragal, the ox |
| 55 | umun-{tug₂}palaₓ(|NAM.EN.NA|)⸢mu₄⸣ {{ a }} gud-<da a-a-re im-DU> | He ... praise for Lugalpala, the oxen-driver, |
| 56 | umun-a-pak gud-<da a-a-re im-ša₄> | He ... praise for Lugalapak, the bull |
| 57 | umun-uru₂-bar-ra gud-<da a-a-re im-ša₄> | He ... praise for Lugalubara, the bull |
| 58 | umun-uru₂-šag₄-ga gud-<da a-a-re im-ša₄> | He ... praise for Lugalirišaga, the bull |
| 59 | umun-sirara₂{ki} gud-<da a-a-re im-ša₄> | He ... praise for Lugal-Sirara, the bull |
| 60 | li-bi-ir {d}hendur-saŋ-ŋa₂ gud-<da a-a-re im-ša₄> | He ... praise for the herald Ḫendursa, the bull |
| 61 | {d}en-dumu-nun-abzu gud-<da a-a-re im-ša₄> | Endumununabzu cried out a lament |
| 62 | lugal-KA-gin₆-na gud-<da a-a-re im-DU> | He ... praise for Lugal-KA-gina, the bull |
| 63 | ur-saŋ {d}šu-bu-la gud-<da a-a-re im-DU> | He ... praise for hero Šubula, the ox |
| 64 | gud-da a-a-re im-DU gud a-ša₃-ba-ke₄ | He ... praise for the bull, the bull of the field |
| 65 | qar-rad ut-ta-aʾ-ad ina qe₂-reb ma-a-tu₂ | (Sum) The hero screamed in the midst of the land (Akk) The warrior shouted, in the middle of the country |
| 66 | gud-da a-a-re im-DU si mul an-na-ke₄ | The ox ... praise, the star of heaven. |
| 67 | <qar-rad ut-ta-aʾ-ad> nu-ri mut-ta-na-an-bi-ṭu ana ša₂-me-e | <The hero has slain> the nugig priestess, he constantly seeks out to the heavens. |
| 68 | umun-ŋu₁₀ ⸢dim₃-me-er zig₃⸣-ga-bi {{ a }} ša-mu-un-u₅ | The lord of the ziggurat, the rising flood, |
| 69 | [...] ša₂-qa-at | ... is high |
| 70 | [...] ša-<mu-un-u₅> | ... the šamunu |
| 71 | [...] ⸢mi⸣-ru ba-nu-u₂ a-bi {d}EN.LIL₂ u₂-šaq-qi₂-ka | ... the creation of the father of Enlil he presented to you. |
| r | ||
| 1 | [... ša-mu-un]-u₅ | ... šamunu |
| 2 | [...] | |
| 3 | ⸢a₂⸣ [...] | “(If) a house ..., |
| 4 | i-dan ⸢ša₂-aq-a-tu₂ be-let⸣ DINGIR-MEŠ <u₂-šaq-qi₂-ka> | He gives the ešaqqûtu-vessel, the mistress of the gods, to you. |
| 5 | ŋiri₃ gid₂-da gal-gal umun-irigal-la ša-<mu-un-u₅> | The great canals of Lugal-irigal ... |
| 6 | ina ta-lu-ki GAL-MEŠ be-lu₄ ina KI{ti₃} <u₂-šaq-qi₂-ka> | On your great journey, O lord, may he bless you in the earth |
| 7 | a-nu-ma-al gašan-na-na ša-<mu-un-u₅> | Now, come to his aid! |
| 8 | kur₉ nir-ba gašan {d}nisaba ša-<mu-un-u₅> | The exalted mountain Nisaba, the lord |
| 9 | ina ne₂-re-bi tar-ṣu-tu₄ be-el-tu₄ {d}{<MIN(...)>} <u₂-šaq-qi₂-ka> | At the beginning of the extispicy, O lady, may ditto (means) to praise you. |
| 10 | am si mu₂ a-a {d}iškur ša-<mu-un-u₅> | Wild bull, horn of father Adad, lord |
| 11 | ri-i-mu qar-nu-u₂ a-bi {d}IŠKUR <u₂-šaq-qi₂-ka> | The hero, the father of Adad, may he bless you |
| 12 | gud-a₂-nun-gu₄-a₂ kur-ra ša-<mu-un-u₅> | The oxen-driver of the netherworld |
| 13 | qar-rad ša₂ la im-mah-har ša₂ KUR ša₂-qa-at <u₂-šaq-qi₂-ka> | (Sum) The hero, who cannot be opposed, the heart of the land is a <furrow> of yours. (Akk) The warrior, whose heart cannot be turned back, is the heart(?) of the enemy. |
| 14 | bur-zi <u₄>-sakar-ra {d}gibil₆ iri₁₂-gal-la ša-<mu-un-u₅> | The burzi and sakar offerings of Gibil in the Irigal |
| 15 | nap-tan ša₂-qu-u₂ ana šu-uh-mu-ṭu {d}GIRA₃ IRI₁₂.GAL.LA <u₂-šaq-qi₂-ka> | The šaqû-meal is offered to you for the well-being of Girra of Irigal. |
| 16 | il₂-la-ab il₂-la-ab a₂-zu an-na | Lift it, lift it! Your power in heaven! |
| 17 | ša₂-qu-u₂ ša₂-qu-u₂ id-ka ana AN{e} | (Sum) The šaqû-demon, the beautiful one, came to heaven (Akk) The high and the low were brought to heaven |
| 18 | umun-ŋu₁₀ il₂-la-ab a₂-<zu an-na> | Lord, raise your arms to heaven |
| 19 | be-lu₄ ša₂-qu-u₂ <id-ka ana AN{e>} | O exalted lord, your word to heaven |
| 20 | umun-⸢irigal⸣-la il₂-la-ab a₂-<zu an-na> | Lugal-irigal, raise your arms to heaven |
| 21 | uru₂-⸢zu⸣ a₂ gur₄-gur₄ im-me-hul-a-zu | Your Urubzu’e, whose roaring arms have been destroyed |
| 22 | ša₂ IRI-ka e-mu-qan pu-ug-<gu>-la-tu u₂-šal-pi-it | (Sum) The heart of your city, the strength of the great gods, is exalted |
| 23 | uru₂-zu a₂ il₂-la im-me-<hul-a-zu> | Your city, your raised arms that have been destroyed |
| 23a | <ša₂ IRI-ka e-mu-qan> ša₂-qa-ti <u₂-šal-pi-it> | The heart of your city is a mighty army |
| 24 | ⸢elam-ma⸣{ki} hu-bu-re im-me-<hul-a-zu> | Your Elam that was destroyed |
| 24a | ša₂ e-liš u šap-liš <u₂-šal-pi-it> | The heart of the upper and lower part is shattered |
| 25 | dubur₂ an gil-le im-me-<hul-a-zu> | Your ... that destroys the pure heavens |
| 26 | i-šit-tu₄ ša₂-me-e et-gu-ru-tu₂ <u₂-šal-pi-it> | (Sum) The one who takes away the scepter of heaven (Akk) He who removes the oath of heaven |
| 27 | šag₄ a-ab-ba-gin₇ še am₃-ša₄-zu | Like a storm blowing in the sea, your wind is blowing |
| 28 | ki-ma lib₃-bi tam-ti₃ tu-dam-mu-u₂ | like the heart of the sea you have destroyed, |
| 29 | ga-am₃-ma-ab-ŋen-ŋen ga-am₃-ma-ab-ŋen-ŋen | Let me speak to you, let me talk to you. |
| 30 | lul-lik-šu₂ lul-lik-šu₂ | Let me go, let me go! |
| 31 | lu₂ ki-bala-a-ra ga-<am₃-ma-ab-ŋen-ŋen> | I want to speak to the man of the rebel land |
| 32 | ana ša₂ KUR nu-kur₂-ti {<MIN(lul-lik-šu₂)>} | to the land of the enemy his ditto |
| 33 | lu₂ en nu-še-ga-ra ga-<am₃-ma-ab-ŋen-ŋen> | I want to utter an arazu prayer to the one who is not a lord |
| 34 | ana la ma-gir be-li₂ {<MIN(lul-lik-šu₂)>} | To the one who does not obey my lord |
| 35 | en {d}en-lil₂-la₂-ra lu₂ en nu-še-ga-ra ⸢ga⸣-<am₃-ma-ab-ŋen-ŋen> | For the lord of Enlil, the one who does not revere the en priestess, I will make it perfect for you |
| 36 | ana la ma-gir be-li₂ {d}{<⸢MIN⸣(...)>} {<MIN(lul-lik-šu₂)>} | To the one who does not obey, my lord, Ea-šumu-iqbi, his son, |
| 37 | ki-⸢ur₃⸣-ra ga-am₃-⸢ŋen⸣ [ud] ga-am₃-[...] | I want to go up to the threshing floor, I want [to go up] to the sun. |
| 38 | [...]-UD-ma lul-mad | ... I am false. |
| 39 | [...] ⸢x⸣-da [...] | ... with the eagle |
| 40 | [...] {<MIN(...-UD-ma)>} lul-mad | ... falsehood |
| 41 | [...] ⸢gu⸣ ga-am₃-ma-da-[...] | ... I want to ... with you |
| 42 | [...] qa-a lu-uš-lu-⸢la⸣ | ... let me raise my hands |
| 43 | [...] še ga-⸢am₃⸣-[ma-da-...] | I want to ... barley with you |
| 44 | [...] ga-[am₃-ma-da-...] | I want to ... with you |
| 45 | [...] | |
| 46 | [...]-da-[...] | ... ... |
| 47 | [...] be-lu₄ ⸢x⸣ {<MIN(...)>} | ... the lord |
| 48 | [...] | |
| 49 | [... a₂]-⸢ŋu₁₀⸣-[a me]-⸢e⸣ mu-lu-ra ga-⸢am₃-ma-da⸣-[...] | ... I want to go up to the aid of a man |
| 50 | [... i-di]-⸢ia⸣ [...] ⸢na⸣-ak-ri lik-nu-⸢šu₂⸣ | ... may ... rejoicing ... bless him. |
| 51 | a₂ [zid-da]-ŋu₁₀-[a me]-⸢e⸣ <mu-lu-ra ga-am₃-ma-da-...> | I want to ... the arms of a ziggurat for the man |
| 52 | a₂ gab₂-bu-ŋu₁₀-[a me]-⸢e⸣ <mu-lu-ra ga-am₃-ma-da-...> | I want to ... the power of battle for the man |
| 53 | a₂ zid-⸢da-ŋu₁₀⸣ {{ a }} a₂ ⸢gab₂⸣-[bu-ŋu₁₀-a me]-⸢e⸣ <mu-lu-ra ga-am₃-ma-da-...> | I want to ... the “women of the ziggurat’, the awe-inspiring water, the women of the gabû-tree, the weavers for the man |
| 54 | a₂ gab₂-ŋu₁₀ {{ a }} a₂ [zid-da-ŋu₁₀-a me]-⸢e⸣ <mu-lu-ra ga-am₃-ma-da-...> | I want to ... the arms of the flanks, arms and legs for the man |
| 55 | a₂ mu-lu ŊIŠ-NI-GAN-⸢x⸣ [...] ⸢na-an⸣-gur₂ | (Sum) The arm of a man(?) ... (Akk) The arms of the man ... |
| 56 | ana i-di-ia ⸢x⸣-[...] | (Sum) For my feet, ... (Akk) To my feet |
| 57 | a₂ zid-⸢da⸣-[ŋu₁₀ ...] | The right side ... |
| 58 | a₂ ⸢zid⸣-[da-ŋu₁₀ ...] | labor of the ezid plant |
| 59 | [...] ⸢he₂-em-ma⸣-[...] | ... may he/she say to you |
| 60 | [...] lik-nu-šu₂ | ... may they bless him |
| 61 | [... a₂ zid-da-ŋu₁₀]-⸢a⸣ mu-un-⸢gur₂⸣-[...] | (Sum) ..., he made the righteous arm bow down to him (Akk) The ... of the right arm bows down to me |
| 62 | [... a₂ gab₂-bu-ŋu₁₀]-a mu-un-<gur₂-...> | ... stretched out his arms to the side |
| 63 | [... a₂] gab₂-bu-ŋu₁₀-a mu-un-<gur₂-...> | ... stretched out arms on the chest |
| 64 | [... a₂] zid-da-ŋu₁₀-a mu-un-<gur₂-...> | ... bends over at the right side |
| 65 | [...]-ni he₂-em-ma-ab-[...] | May ... his ... |
| 66 | [ŋi₆-a am₃-di]-di umun-e ŋi₆-a am₃-[di-di] | The lord goes in the river. |
| 67 | [...] be-lu₄ {<MIN(...)>} | ... lord |
| 68 | [...] ⸢x⸣ NU AL.TIL ana DU₁₂ ZI{hi} IM.GID₂.DA [...] | ... ešû-plant, not finished, excerpted for singing Imgida |
| 69 | [... {m}{d}nanna]-⸢u₃⸣-tud ŠU {m}U-A-MU A-šu₂ E{ki} {iti}⸢x-x⸣ [...] | ... Nanna-e’etud, hand of Bēl-apla-iddin, son of Ebabbar |
| 70 | ša₂ ši-i MU DIŠ-ME-DIŠ-3(U)-3(DIŠ)-KAM₂ {m}⸢ar⸣-[...] | That is the 33rd year of Ear-... |
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