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SBH 18 (P414284)
Ritual and liturgical, Hellenistic, Babylon · c. 330 BCE–141 BCE
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| Designation | SBH 18 |
|---|---|
| ID | P414284 |
| Museum no. | VAT 00284 |
| 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 | [...] {⸢d}EN⸣ u {d}GAŠAN-ia₂ lis-lim | ... may Bel and Beltiya be well |
| 2 | [gu₄]-ud nim kur-ra mu-lu ta-zu [mu-un-zu] | Bull of the high mountains, who can know you? |
| 3 | qar-ra-du ša₂-qu-u ša₂ ma-a-tu₂ gat-tuk man-nu i-⸢lam⸣-[mad] | The exalted warrior of the land, who can rival you? |
| 4 | ⸢alim⸣-ma gu₄-ud nim kur-ra mu-lu <ta-zu mu-un-zu> | Important one, wild bull of the netherworld, who can know of you? |
| 5 | ⸢alim⸣-ma umun ur-saŋ [gal] <mu-lu ta-zu mu-un-zu> | Important one, lord, great hero, who can know of you? |
| 6 | ⸢ur⸣-saŋ gal umun-si {d}mu-ul-⸢lil₂⸣-[la₂] <mu-lu ta-zu mu-un-zu> | Great ursi temple, lord Enlil, who can know of you? |
| 7 | ⸢alim⸣-ma umun an uraš-a <mu-lu ta-zu mu-un-zu> | Important one, lord of heaven and earth, who can know of you? |
| 8 | ur-saŋ gal umun e₂-[ninnu] <mu-lu ta-zu mu-un-zu> | Great hero, lord of the Eninnu, who can know of you? |
| 9 | alim-ma ibila e₂-šar₂-[ra] <mu-lu ta-zu mu-un-zu> | Bison, heir of the Ešara, who can know of you? |
| 10 | ur-saŋ gal umun e₂-šu-me-[ša₄] <mu-lu ta-zu mu-un-zu> | Great hero, lord of the Ešumeša temple, who can know of you? |
| 11 | alim-ma umun e₂-šag₄-⸢mah⸣ <mu-lu ta-zu mu-un-zu> | Important one, lord of the Ešaĝmaḫe temple, who can know you? |
| 12 | ur-saŋ gal umun E₂-i-bi₂-{[d}a-nu-um] <mu-lu ta-zu mu-un-zu> | Great hero, lord of the Bīt-ibbi-Anum temple, who can know of you? |
| 13 | alim-ma umun ŋir₂-su{[ki}a] <mu-lu ta-zu mu-un-zu> | Important one, lord of Birsu, who can know of you? |
| 14 | ur-saŋ gal umun ki ⸢lagaš⸣{[ki}a] <mu-lu ta-zu mu-un-zu> | Great hero, lord of the place Lagaš, who can know of you? |
| 15 | alim-ma umun kiš{⸢ki⸣}[a] <mu-lu ta-zu mu-un-zu> | Important one, lord of Kiš, who can know you? |
| 16 | ur-saŋ gal umun ⸢e₂⸣-[dub-ba] <mu-lu ta-zu mu-un-zu> | Great hero, lord of the Eduba temple, who can know of you? |
| 17 | alim-ma umun e₂-me-[te-ur-saŋ] <mu-lu ta-zu mu-un-zu> | Important one, lord of the Emeteursa temple, who can know of you? |
| 18 | ur-saŋ gal umun e₂ ⸢u₆⸣-[nir ...] <mu-lu ta-zu mu-un-zu> | Great hero, lord of the temple of Enir, who can know of you? |
| 19 | alim-ma umun e₂ [...] <mu-lu ta-zu mu-un-zu> | Important one, lord of the temple ..., who can know you? |
| 20 | ur-saŋ gal umun e₂-[mes-lam] <mu-lu ta-zu mu-un-zu> | Great hero, lord of the Emeslam, who can know of you? |
| 21 | alim-ma umun ⸢e₂⸣ [...] <mu-lu ta-zu mu-un-zu> | Important one, lord of the temple ..., who can know of you? |
| 22 | ur-saŋ gal umun E₂-i-[bi₂-{d}a-nu-um] <mu-lu ta-zu mu-un-zu> | Great hero, lord of the E-ibbi-Anum, who can know of you? |
| 23 | alim-ma umun {d}di-kud-⸢mah⸣-[am₃] <mu-lu ta-zu mu-un-zu> | Important one, lord Dikudmaḫ, who can know you? |
| 24 | ur-saŋ gal umun e₂-rab-⸢de₅⸣-[de₅] <mu-lu ta-zu mu-un-zu> | Great hero, lord of the Erabedede temple, who can know of you? |
| 25 | alim-ma a₂ mah {d}mu-ul-⸢lil₂⸣-[la₂] <mu-lu ta-zu mu-un-zu> | Important one, supreme strength of Enlil, who can know of you? |
| 26 | e-mu-qan ṣi-ra-a-tu₂ ša₂ [...] <gat-tuk man-nu i-lam-mad> | (Sum) The powerful one, who can know of you? (Akk) The strong one, the one of ...? Who can know you? |
| 27 | ur-saŋ gal dumu ŋeškim-ti {d}kur-⸢gal⸣-[la] <mu-lu ta-zu mu-un-zu> | Great hero, son of the scepter, Kurgalela, who can know of you? |
| 28 | ma-ru tu-kul-ti {<MIN(...)>} <gat-tuk man-nu i-lam-mad> | (Sum) The one who eats the food, who can know of you? (Akk) Who can know your food? |
| 29 | alim-ma umun am <a₂> gur-gur <mu-lu ta-zu mu-un-zu> | Important one, lord, wild bull, turn back, who can know of you? |
| 30 | be-lu₄ e-mu-qan pu-gu-⸢la⸣-[...] <gat-tuk man-nu i-lam-mad> | Lord, the strength of Pugu-Ea, who can know of you? |
| 31 | ur-saŋ gal dumu šu-mar-gi a-a-⸢na⸣ <mu-lu ta-zu mu-un-zu> | Great hero, son of Šumargi, father of Eanna, who can know of you? |
| 32 | ma-ri mu-ter gi-[mil-li a-bi-šu₂] <gat-tuk man-nu i-lam-mad> | Who can compare to me, the one who removes my guilt, his father? |
| 33 | alim-ma buluŋ₃-ŋa₂ e₂-kur-⸢ra⸣ <mu-lu ta-zu mu-un-zu> | Important one, gatekeeper of the Ekur, who can know of you? |
| 34 | ša₂ ina E₂.KUR ⸢šur⸣-[bu] <gat-tuk man-nu i-lam-mad> | Who is able to comprehend what is in the Ekur temple? |
| 35 | ⸢ur⸣-saŋ gal dug₄-ga-ni [...] <mu-lu ta-zu mu-un-zu> | The great ur-esa temple whose foundation ..., who can know of you? |
| 36 | ša₂ qi₂-bit-⸢su⸣ [...] <gat-tuk man-nu i-lam-mad> | Who can know the meaning of a qibit-sû-prayer? |
| 37 | alim-ma pa₄-šeš e₂-[kur-ra] <mu-lu ta-zu mu-un-zu> | Bison, shepherd of the Ekur, who can know of you? |
| 38 | a-ša₂-⸢red⸣ [...] <gat-tuk man-nu i-lam-mad> | (Sum) ..., who can know of you? (Akk) Who can know you? |
| 39 | [ur]-saŋ gal šu-⸢mah⸣ [an-na] <mu-lu ta-zu mu-un-zu> | Great hero, supreme hero of heaven, who can know of you? |
| 40 | ⸢x⸣-[...] | |
| 41 | ⸢alim⸣-ma ⸢AN⸣ [...] | “Elimae, Eanae |
| 42 | [...] | |
| 43 | [ur]-⸢saŋ⸣ gal [...] | Ur-esae, the great |
| 44 | [...] | |
| 45 | [alim]-⸢ma⸣ [...] | Bison |
| r | ||
| 1' | [...] ⸢nu₂⸣-[a-ra ...] | For the ... of the bedchamber |
| 2' | [ša₂] ⸢it-ti ma-ri⸣ [ṣal-lu₄ ...] | Whose limbs are like those of a lion |
| 3' | dam-TUR nu₂-a-ra [...] | For the one who lies down with his spouse |
| 4' | ša₂ it-ti mu-ti ṣal-[lu₄ ...] | Who with a husband, a slave |
| 5' | dumu-dam nu₂-a-ra i-lu ⸢mu⸣-[...] | For the one who lies down with his child, the lament ... |
| 6' | ša₂ it-ti ma-ri ṣal-lu₄ qu-be₂-e [...] | (Sum) The one who screams with his voice(?) (Akk) He who shouts with the voice of his voice |
| 7' | e₂ saŋ ki-tuš-ba me-ni-ib₂-⸢dar⸣-[dar] | I will make the house tremble in its midst |
| 8' | eš-re-ti-šu₂-nu ina šub-ti-šu₂-nu tu-⸢pa-x⸣-[...] | You make their shrines in their midst |
| 9' | erim₃-ma kaskal-a-še₃ mu-un-ma-al-⸢la⸣ | The storeroom is there for you on the road. |
| 10' | i-šit-ti ana har-ra-an taš-⸢kun⸣ | “If he slips in on the road, |
| 11' | gašan men₃ ki bad-ra₂ im-mu-da-⸢gi⸣ | He made the carp return to the faraway place |
| 12' | be-el-ku ina na-si-ka-ti a-ša₂-ap-[par] | My lord, I send to you in prayer. |
| 13' | lagab za-gin₃-na lu₂ kal-kal-la-bi-še₃ ba-da-an-⸢ŋa₂⸣-[ŋa₂] | The lapis lazuli body of the mighty man was taken away. |
| 14' | ši-bir-ti uq-ni-i a-⸢x x x x x x⸣ [...] | (Sum) ... ... (Akk) The ... of the šibirtu-vessel(?) ... |
| 15' | ma-a a-ba ud me-na-[gin₇ ...] | Where is the future like the past? Where will it go? |
| 16' | e-ne-eŋ₃-bi-ta ur-⸢saŋ⸣ [e-ne-eŋ₃-bi-ta] | After that, Ur-esa-e, after that |
| 17' | ana a-mat ša₂-a-at ⸢qar⸣-[...] | For the word of Eqar-e... |
| 18' | nis-BU reš-tu-u₂ [...] | First extispicy |
| 19' | ŠU {m}{d}ŠU₂-NUMUN-DU₃ A [...] | Hand of Shamash-zera-ibni, son of |
| 20' | {m}{d}⸢nanna⸣-[u₃-tud ...] | Enanna-eutud |
| 21' | pa-lih MAN ⸢x⸣ [...] | Who reveres the king |
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