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SBH 39 (P414305)
Ritual and liturgical, Hellenistic, Babylon · c. 330 BCE–141 BCE
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| Designation | SBH 39 |
|---|---|
| ID | P414305 |
| Museum no. | VAT 00211 + VAT 00411 |
| 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' | i-bi₂-⸢zu⸣ [...] | Ibbi-ezû |
| 2' | gu₂-zu ki ma-[al ...] ⸢x⸣ [...] ⸢x⸣ | Your neck is on the ground ... |
| 3' | šag₄-zu bal-bal en₃-še₃ ⸢kuš₂⸣-u₃ | As long as your heart is pacified, how long will it be abandoned? |
| 4' | dam bi₂-ib₂-tak₄ ki kur₂-ra bi₂-in-šub | He abandoned his wife, he abandoned the land. |
| 5' | aš₂-at-ta u₂-še-zib-ma a-šar ša₂-nim-ma id-di | As for you, I sat down, and the king, my lord, gave advice |
| 6' | dumu bi₂-ib₂-tak₄ nim-nim-ma bi₂-in-šub | He has abandoned the son, he has set up the highlands. |
| 7' | ma-ra u₂-še-zib-ma ina la-i-ra-[ni]-šu₂ id-di | For me he sat down and in his sleep he gave (it). |
| 8' | mu-un-gur₁₁ ma-al-la kur₂-re ba-⸢an⸣-ze₂-eŋ₃ | The enemy took away the valuables that were there. |
| 9' | ma-ak-ku-ri šak-na ana nak-ri ta-ad-din | It is given to the enemy in a sealed document. |
| 10' | gil-sa-a ma-al-la kur₂-re <ba-an-ze₂-eŋ₃> | There is treasure, the enemy will give it to you |
| 11' | {ŋeš}gu-za kug-ga-bi kur₂-re ba-an-da-tuš | The enemy has sat on its holy throne |
| 12' | ina ku-us-si-ša₂ el-li nak-ri it-ta-ša-ab | (Sum) He sat down on the pure throne of the enemy (Akk) In her pure cloister, the enemy has settled |
| 13' | mu-nud-bi kug-ga-bi kur₂-re ba-an-da-nud | The enemy sat down with its silver bed. |
| 14' | ina er-ši-šu₂ el-le-tu₂ ša₂-nu-um-ma i-ni-il | In his pure womb he smote |
| 15' | e₂-zu mu-lu-kur₂-ra a-gin₇ mu-un-na-ze₂-eŋ₃ | How could you give your house to a stranger? |
| 16' | E₂-ka ša₂ nak-ri ki-i ta-ad-din | When you gave the house of the enemy, |
| 17' | uru₂-zu mu-lu-kur₂-ra a-gin₇ <mu-un-na-ze₂-eŋ₃> | How could you give your city to a stranger? |
| 18' | šag₄-zu he₂-en-huŋ-ŋe₂₆ bar-zu he₂-en-sed-de₃ | May your heart be pacified, may your liver be soothed |
| 19' | {d}mu-⸢lil₂⸣-la₂ [...] ⸢x⸣ šag₄-zu <he₂-en-huŋ-ŋa₂ bar-zu he₂-en-sed-de₃> | Mu'elil, may your heart be pacified to your ..., may it cool your liver |
| 20' | [...] ⸢x x⸣ šag₄-zu <he₂-en-huŋ-ŋa₂ bar-zu he₂-en-sed-de₃> | ... may your heart be pacified, may your liver be soothed |
| 21' | [...] uru₂-zu he₂-du₃-e | ... may he build your city |
| 22' | [...] ⸢IRI-ka li⸣-in-ne₂-pu-uš-ma | ... may your city be built for you |
| 23' | [...] e₂-zu [he₂]-⸢du₃⸣-e | ... may he build your temple |
| 24' | [...] nibru{[ki} ...]-ra he₂-<du₃-e> {{ AŠ₃ MU-MEŠ GU₄.U₄-MEŠ }} | ... of Nippur may he build for you ... oxen |
| 25' | [...] e₂-durah-an-na [he₂]-du₃-<e> | May ... build the Edurahana |
| 26' | uru₂-zu {d}utu-⸢gin₇⸣ ze₂-ze₂-⸢ed⸣ e₃-ma-ra | Your city, like Utu, come forth for me |
| 27' | ana IRI-ka ki-ma {d}UTU ina u₂-pe-e up-ha | In your city, like Šamaš, in a reed thicket |
| 28' | nibru{ki} ⸢x x x x⸣ ze₂-<ze₂-ed e₃-ma-ra> {{ AŠ₃ MU-MEŠ GU₄.U₄-MEŠ }} | (In) Nippur, the sweet ..., come out for me! |
| 29' | e₂-durah-[an-na ... ze₂]-<ze₂-ed e₃-ma-ra> | Come out to the Edurahana temple, sweet ... |
| r | ||
| 1' | [...] ⸢x⸣ e₂-⸢x-x⸣ [...] | ... the temple, the temple |
| 2' | [...]-⸢x⸣ umun kur-⸢kur⸣-[ra-ke₄] | ... lord of the lands |
| 3' | [...]-ra umun {d}mu-⸢ul-lil₂⸣-la₂ | For ..., lord Enlil |
| 4' | alim-ma ur-saŋ {⸢d⸣}asal-lu-⸢hi⸣ | Important one, hero Asalluhi |
| 5' | ur-saŋ gal umun {d}en-bi-lu-lu | Great hero, lord Enbilulu |
| 6' | sipad ⸢x x⸣ sipad saŋ gig₂-ga | Shepherd of ..., shepherd of the black-headed |
| 7' | ⸢mu⸣-[lu saŋ-zu-a] tug₂ ⸢dul-la⸣ | a sazu-garment, a draped garment |
| 8' | [gu₂-zu ur₂]-ra ⸢x x x x⸣ [...] ⸢x⸣ | Your neck in the lap ... |
| 9' | [...]-⸢x⸣-šuš₂-a | ...-ešuša |
| 10' | [... ur₂-ra] mi-ni-ib₂-us₂-sa | ... sat down in the lap |
| 11' | [dug₄-ga-zu a-ba mu]-un-kur₂-re-de₃ | Who will alter your good deeds? |
| 12' | qi₂-bit-ka ⸢man-nu⸣ u₂-nak-kar | By your command, the emanû-demon will be killed. |
| 13' | tah-a-zu a-ba mu-un-dib-be₂-de₃ | Who can pass by without your help? |
| 14' | a-ṣab-ka man-nu it-ti-qu | Who has taken your word away? |
| 15' | i-bi₂ il₂-la-zu a-ba ba-ra-e₃ | Who can escape your raised eye? |
| 16' | dub₃ bad-ra₂-zu a-ba ba-ra-šub-bu | Who can escape your trembling? |
| 17' | kur igi-nim-ta mu-un-zu mah-am₃ | From the Upper Mountain he knows, it is magnificent. |
| 18' | ina ma-a-tu₂ e-li-tu₂ MU-ka ṣi-ri | (Sum) In the high land, your name is exalted |
| 19' | kur igi-sig-ga-ta mu-un-zu mah-am₃ | From the mountain of the Ŋisigga he knows, it is magnificent. |
| 20' | ina ma-a-tu₂ šap-li-tu₂ MU-ka ṣi-ri | In the lower land, your name is called |
| 21' | an-na mah men₃ ki-a mah men₃ | He is magnificent in heaven, he is magnificent on earth. |
| 22' | ina ša₂-me-e ṣi-ra-ta ina KI{ti₃} ṣi-ra-ta | In heaven, in earth, in heaven |
| 23' | an-na mah men₃ mu-un-zu mah-am₃ | In heaven it is magnificent, you know it. It is magnificent. |
| 24' | ina AN{e} ṣi-ra-ta MU-ka ṣi-ri | In heaven, your name is ṣiru. |
| 25' | mu-un-zu mah-am₃ za-e diŋir mah-am₃ | He knows it, it is magnificent, you are magnificent in the Ŋibir. |
| 26' | MU-ka ṣi-ru₃ at-tu₂ i-lu₄ ṣi-ru₃ | Your name is exalted, you (are) the one who makes the gods tremble |
| 27' | za-e diŋir mah-am₃ dam-zu nin-mah-am₃ | You are the supreme judge, your spouse is the queen. |
| 28' | {<MIN(at-tu₂)>} i-lu₄ ṣi-ru₃ aš₂-šat-ka {d}be-let-DINGIR-MEŠ | DITTO, exalted goddess, your name Bēlet-ilī |
| 29' | ⸢dam-zu⸣ {[d]}⸢a⸣-ru-ru nin₉ {d}mu-ul-lil₂-la₂ | Damzu temple of Ea-Eruru, sister of Enlil |
| 30' | [...] ⸢a⸣-hat | ... the ea-eḫat |
| 31' | [...] ⸢x {d}mu-ul-lil₂-la₂⸣ | ... of Enlil |
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