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SBH 33 (P414300)
Ritual and liturgical, Hellenistic, Babylon · c. 330 BCE–141 BCE
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| Designation | SBH 33 |
|---|---|
| ID | P414300 |
| Museum no. | VAT 00428 + VAT 00174 |
| 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' | ⸢a⸣ }} mu-⸢nu₁₂⸣-[bi ...] | “Its young man, its young woman, |
| 2' | u₂-⸢tul⸣-[...] | ... the u’etul temple |
| 3' | [...] }} sipad-bi ⸢gi⸣ [...] | ... its shepherd, the bride |
| 4' | re-ʾ-u₂-[šu₂ ...] | Rē’ušu |
| 5' | a }} gudug-bi ⸢asila⸣ [...] | The water of the gudug vessel, the asila-vessel |
| 6' | pa-ši-iṣ-ṣi ⸢dup⸣-[...] | Its opening(?) is e22dup-e23 |
| 7' | a-a }} {lu₂}gala-e a šag₄-[zu ...] | Father, the chief lamentation priest, alas, your heart ... |
| 8' | ka-lu-u₂ a-hu-lap lib₃-bi-šu₂ [...] | The kalû-demon, the aḫulap-disease of his heart |
| 9' | a }} gudug-bi hi-li-ta {{ a }} ⸢ba⸣-[ra-e₃] | “Alas, its gudug-vessel is full of allure, |
| 10' | pa-ši-iṣ-ṣi ina ku-uz-bi ⸢it⸣-[ta-ṣi] | Its ritual: In its kuzab ritual, the eitašu-plant |
| 11' | [...] }} en-bi ŋi₆-par₃-ta {{ a }} ba-⸢ra⸣-[e₃] | ... its en-priestess from the Ipar came out |
| 12' | en-šu₂ ina gi-pa-ri ⸢it-ta⸣-[ṣi] | The en priestess, in the reed screen, rises |
| 13' | [... }} {lu₂]}⸢gala⸣-e a-še-er-ta {{ a }} ba-ra-[e₃] | The king, my lord, came forth from the midst of the sea. |
| 14' | ka-lu-u₂ ina ta-ne₂-hi it-ta-[ṣi] | the kalû-plant in the tāḫu-vessel has risen |
| 15' | [...] }} ⸢umun⸣-bi nu-un-til₃ gašan-bi ⸢x⸣-[...] | ... its lordship is no longer alive, its power(?) |
| 16' | be-el-šu ul a-šib be-let-su [ul a-šib] | His lord I do not know, his lady I do no[t know]. |
| 17' | u }} ⸢umun⸣-bi idim-ma-<ra> kur-še₃ ba-[...] | And its lord, like a river, ... to the netherworld |
| 18' | be-el-šu₂ iš-gum-ma ša₂-da-a ⸢x⸣-[...] | (Sum) His lord, when he was born, the šadâ priest(?) (Akk) His lady, when she was born(?) |
| 19' | gašan-bi idim-ma-ra {{ a }} kur-še₃ ba-⸢x-u₅⸣ | Its “carrying-of-the-mouth’-plant, the water of the mountain, was carried off to the underworld |
| 20' | be-let-su iš-gu-um-ma ša-da-a ir-[...]-bi | (Sum) His mistress ..., she ... the šadaŋ priestess(?) |
| 21' | a-a }} ka₅-a kun-bi {{ a }} mi-ni-ib₂-ur₃-ur₃-ra | “Father, the gate, its tail is tearing out, woe! |
| 22' | še-el-le-bi zib-bat-su im-ta-na-aš-šar | (Sum) Its šeŋal instrument has been recited repeatedly (Akk) It has been played repeatedly |
| 23' | [...]-a }} dar{mušen}e gu₃ il₂-la {{ ⸢a⸣ }} im-ta-an-de₂-de₂-e | ... shouted a loud shrill cry out to the eagle |
| 24' | it-ti-du-u₂ ša₂-qi₂-iš iš-ta-na-as-si | They have sworn an oath to her |
| 25' | [...] }} šag₄-bi lil₂-la₂ am₃ {{ i-[...] }} bar-bi lil₂-la₂ am₃ | ... its midst is a ghostly wind, ... it is an empty wind |
| 26' | lib₃-ba-šu₂ za-qi₂-qu a-ha-tu-šu₂ za-qi₂-qu-u₂-ma | His heart is angry, his arms are angry, and |
| 27' | šag₄-bi i₃-sig₉-ga {{ a }} i₃-gul-gul-e | Its brickwork is beautiful, it destroys water |
| 28' | lib₃-ba-šu₂ ina za-qi₂-qu u₂-ta-tab-bit | (Sum) Its heart has been shattered by a flood (Akk) It has been demolished by the flood |
| 29' | ⸢i⸣-bi₂-bi hul-a i₃-gul-gul-e {{ ⸢e⸣ }} | Its e’e-house is destroyed, it is destroyed |
| 30' | [...] šal-pu₂-ut-ti₃ u₂-ta-ta-ab-⸢bit⸣ | (Sum) ... he smote (Akk) The ... of the sceptre he struck down |
| 31' | [...] ⸢x⸣ šir₃-ra {{ a }} mu-lu im-ta-[...] | ... the eše-house in the midst of the earth, water poured out for the man |
| 32' | [...] ⸢x x⸣ a-wi-PI [...] | ... a man |
| 33' | [...] ⸢x⸣ ba I [...] | ... ešamaš temple |
| r | ||
| 1' | [...] ⸢x⸣ [...] | |
| 2' | [...] ⸢la i-tur-ru⸣ | ... will return |
| 3' | [...]-a šu nu-bal-e | ... will not change |
| 4' | [...] pi-⸢i⸣-šu₂ la uš-⸢pe-lu⸣-u₂ | ... his mouth cannot be opened |
| 5' | [...]-na {{ a }} hul-[...] | ... evil water(?) |
| 6' | ⸢še-eb⸣ e₂-⸢kur-ra⸣-ta hul-<...> | In the šeb temple, the Ekur temple, ... evil |
| 7' | ki-⸢ur₃⸣ ki gal hul-<...> | The Ki'ur, the great place ... |
| 8' | eš₃ e₂-nam-til₃-la hul-<...> | The shrine Enamtila ... |
| 9' | ⸢še⸣-[eb] zimbir{ki}ta hul-<...> | The ešeb priestess of Sippar ... evil |
| 10' | ⸢eš₃⸣ e₂-babbar-ra hul-<...> | The ešû-priest of the Ebabbar temple ... |
| 11' | še-eb tin-tir{ki}ta hul-<...> | In/from the brickwork of Babylon ... |
| 12' | še-eb e₂-saŋ-il₂-la-ta hul-<...> | From the brickwork of the Esaila temple ... |
| 13' | še-eb bad₃-si-ab-ba{ki}ta hul-<...> | In the brickwork of Borsippa ... |
| 14' | še-eb e₂-zid-da-ta hul-<...> | From the brickwork of the Ezida temple ... |
| 15' | e₂-mah-⸢til₃⸣-la-ta hul-<...> | From the Emaḫ-etila temple ... |
| 16' | e₂-te-me-⸢en⸣-an-ki-ta hul-<...> | From the Etemenanki temple ... |
| 17' | e₂-durah-an-na-⸢ta⸣ hul-<...> | The Edurahana temple ... |
| 18' | umun ša₃-ba-na ša₂ be-lu₄ ina lib₃-bi-šu₂ mi-na ib-ša₂-a <ta>-am₃ [...] | The lord of his heart, what did he make of it? |
| 19' | muštug₂-⸢ga-na⸣ [ta]-am₃ ma-[...] | What does the muštug-demon say to me? |
| 20' | ina uz-ni-šu [...] | With his wrath |
| 21' | {d}mu-ul-⸢lil₂⸣-[...] | Enlil |
| 22' | [...] {d}EN.LIL ⸢x⸣ [...] | ... Enlil |
| 23' | muštug₂ kug-⸢ga⸣-[na ...] | The one who wears the holy cloak |
| 24' | ina uz-ni-šu₂ el-[le-ti ...] | With his pure ear |
| 25' | kur na-aŋ₂-gi₁₆-[le-eŋ₃-ŋa₂ ...] | The land of Na’agliba |
| 26' | ina ma-a-tu₄ ša₂-⸢ah⸣-[...] | In the land, the šaḫe-priestess |
| 27' | a na-aŋ₂-⸢gi₁₆⸣-[le-eŋ₃-ŋa₂ ...] | Oh Naya-emela, ... |
| 28' | me-e ša₂-⸢ah⸣-[...] | I, the šaḫe-priest |
| 29' | u₂ ⸢teš₂⸣ nu-[zu ...] | The plants that do not know ešû-plant |
| 30' | šam-⸢mu⸣ [...] | Šam-emu-e23 ... |
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