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SBH 52 (P414317)
Ritual and liturgical, Hellenistic, Babylon · c. 330 BCE–141 BCE
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| Designation | SBH 52 |
|---|---|
| ID | P414317 |
| Museum no. | VAT 00548 |
| 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' | [...] ⸢ana⸣ maš-⸢ta-ki⸣-[šu₂ ...] | ... ana-e, his maš-etaki-e |
| 2' | [... ama₅]-⸢za⸣ {{ u }} te ⸢mu⸣-[un-da-ab-sag₃-sag₃-ge] | (Sum) The ... of the chamber, how is it that he approaches (Akk) How is he approached(?) the chamber and how does he approach the chamber |
| 3' | [... su]-⸢um⸣-ma-ti₃ ana maš-⸢ta⸣-[ki-šu₂ ...] | ... the šūmûtu-demon to his maṣtāku-disease |
| 4' | [ama uru₂-saŋ]-⸢ŋa₂⸣ {{ a }} gašan-tin-[lu-ba-ke₄] | The mother of Urusae, the water of Vantiluba |
| 5' | [saŋ-DUN₃] ⸢an⸣-na {{ a }} gašan-i₃-si-⸢in⸣-[na{ki}ke₄] | sa-dun of Eana, son of Gašan-isina |
| 6' | [...] e₂-a {{ a }} gašan {d}gu-nu-⸢ra⸣-[ke₄] | ... in the house, a flood, Gunu'e |
| 7' | [IB₂]-LU-kug {{ e-a }} ama e₂-ša₃-ba-[ke₄] | ... the mother of the Ešaba temple |
| 8' | {[d}uru₁₆]-a₂-nun {{ a }} ama kurku₂-[ke₄] | Uruanun, the water of mother Kurku |
| 9' | [gašan] e₂-gal-mah {{ a }} gašan e₂-rab-de₅-de₅ | Gas van of Egalmah, water van of Erabdede |
| 10' | [gašan e₂]-⸢ni₉⸣-mar-ra {{ a }} gašan ki kug-ga-[ke₄] | The van of the E-eni-emar temple, the water of the pure van |
| 11' | [gašan]-aš-te {{ a }} gašan la₇-⸢ra₃⸣-ak{ki}⸢ke₄⸣ | “Vanāšte, water, van La-erak, |
| 12' | [ama] e₂-a {{ e-a }} {d}ezina₂ {[d]}ku₃-su₃-ke₄ {{ e }} | The mother of the temple, the mother of Ezina, Kusu |
| 13' | ⸢ama₅⸣-za ⸢eš₃⸣ e₂-gal-mah-a-ŋu₁₀ {{ a }} te mu-un-da-ab-sag₃-sag₃-ge {{ e }} | In your chamber, the sanctuaries of Egalmaḫ, how are they to be struck? |
| 14' | erim₃-ma-ŋu₁₀ eš₃ e₂-GAL-de₅-de₅-a-ŋu₁₀ ki kug-ga {{ a }} te mu-un-da-ab-sag₃-sag₃-ge {{ e }} | The storeroom, the shrine Egaldedea, the pure place - how does it shake? |
| 15' | e₂-gal-mah ki <šag₄> kuš₂-u₃-a-ŋu₁₀ {{ a }} im-me-hul-a-zu {{ u }} | The Egalmah, the place of supplication, when you have destroyed water and |
| 16' | e₂-GAL-de₅-de₅ e₂ nam-en-na-ŋu₁₀ {{ a }} im-me-<hul-a-zu> {{ u }} | The Egaldede, the house of en-ship, when you destroy water |
| 17' | ama₅-ŋu₁₀ še-eb i₃-si-in{ki}na-ŋu₁₀ {{ a }} im-me-<hul-a-zu> {{ u }} | Your chamber, the brickwork of Isin, where water is destroyed, |
| 18' | erim₃-ma-ŋu₁₀ eš₃ e₂-gal-mah-a-ŋu₁₀ {{ a }} im-me-<hul-a-zu> {{ u }} | Your storeroom, the house Egalmah, where water is destroyed, |
| 19' | uru₂-saŋ-ŋa₂ {{ a }} ma balaŋ saŋ-ŋa₂-ŋu₁₀ {{ u }} | “Urusaba, woe, the land, the reign of Sababu, |
| 20' | e₂ er₂ gig {{ a }} e₂ er₂-ra pel-la₂-ŋu₁₀ {{ u }} | The house of bitter tears, the water of the house of tears, destroyed, and |
| 21' | ⸢a⸣-ra-li {{ a }} GUD-BUR nun-na-ŋu₁₀ {{ u }} | Ea-e-ra-li |
| 22' | ⸢ma⸣ balaŋ-ŋa₂ {{ a }} ma balaŋ nun-na-ŋu₁₀ {{ u }} | “At that time, during my reign, I was king, my ruler, and |
| 23' | ⸢e₂⸣-sa-ba-ad er₂-ra ma-al-la-ŋu₁₀ {{ u }} | The E’esabad temple is filled with tears, |
| 24' | e₂-saŋ-dili e₂ barag nun-na-ŋu₁₀ {{ u }} | The Esadili temple, the temple of the princely dais |
| 25' | ⸢e₂⸣-me-an-na {{ a-u }} u₃-šu-de₂-a-ŋu₁₀ {{ u }} | “At the Emeana temple, where did I go?’ |
| 26' | [e₂]-nam-barag-nun-na {{ a }} ki us₂-sa-ŋu₁₀ {{ u }} | Enambaragnuna |
| 27' | [zag]-tir₃-ra {{ a }} zag-tir kug-ga-ŋu₁₀ {{ u }} | The ziggurrat, water, the holy ziggirat, and |
| 28' | [e₂] i₃-si-in{ki}na {{ a }} ⸢bulug⸣ [an]-ki-ŋu₁₀ {{ u }} | the temple of Isin, the water of the ešlugu-vessel, the waters of heaven and earth |
| 29' | [e₂]-gal-mah {{ e-a }} e₂ an-ne₂ mar-ra-ŋu₁₀ {{ u }} | Egalmaḫ |
| 30' | [e₂]-aš-te {{ e-a }} e₂ la₇-ra₃-ak{ki}ŋu₁₀ {{ u }} | the storehouse, the house of Larak, and |
| 31' | [e₂]-sa-bad e₂ a-⸢še⸣-[er]-ra-ŋu₁₀ {{ u }} | Esabad, the house of A’ešerrabu and |
| 32' | [ki] ni₂ dub₂ am₃-⸢mu⸣-[...]-a-ŋu₁₀ {{ u }} | The place where one trembles with fear, |
| 33' | [e₂]-⸢ni₉-mar x⸣-[...]-ga-ŋu₁₀ {{ u }} | E’enimar |
| 34' | [...]-⸢x barag⸣ sag₉-ga-ŋu₁₀ {{ u }} | ... the good dais |
| 35' | [e₂ mu-uš]-kiŋ₂-ti {{ a }} mu-uš-kiŋ₂-ti ka-naŋ-ŋa₂-ŋu₁₀ {{ u }} | The temple of my father-in-law, the temple of (my) grandfather, Kanabu, and |
| 36' | [...] gul-la mah ba-hul-a-ŋu₁₀ {{ u }} | ... the great ... destroyed, and |
| 37' | [e₂]-gar₈ zid {{ e-a }} aŋ₂ x diri-ŋu₁₀ {{ u }} | the true wall of the house ... surpassing and |
| 38' | [e₂]-ur-si-na {{ e-a }} aŋ₂ diri-ŋu₁₀ {{ u }} | E-ursina |
| 39' | [gu₂]-⸢bar⸣-ta-e₃ {{ a }} er₂ ma-al-la-ŋu₁₀ {{ u }} | Gu’ebaraetae, woe, tears are present, |
| 40' | [e₂] ⸢la⸣-la-bi nu-mu-un-gi₄-a-ŋu₁₀ {{ u }} | The house of the elalu-priestess did not return it, and |
| 41' | [ama₅ hi]-⸢li-bi nu-mu-un-til⸣-a-ŋu₁₀ {{ u }} | The mother who bore him did not live there anymore. |
| 42' | [...]-e {{ e }} | ... the house |
| r | ||
| 1' | [...] ⸢x⸣ [...] ⸢x x⸣ [...] | |
| 2' | [...] ŋi₆ ri-gin₇ teŋ₃-ŋa₂ ⸢x x x⸣ | ... like a wild dove ... |
| 3' | [...]-a mu-ši ⸢x⸣ | ... the night |
| 4' | [...] ⸢e⸣-lum-e im-mi-in-zal-la ⸢re⸣ [...] | ... the elum temple passed by, the reed temple |
| 5' | [...] kab-tu ša₂ uš-tab-ra-a | ... the important one, who has multiplied |
| 6' | [...] {d}mu-ul-lil₂-la₂ {{ a }} im-<mi-in-zal-la re> {{ a-e }} | ... of Enlil, he passed the water ... |
| 7' | [...] ⸢uru₂⸣-na {{ a }} im-<mi-in-zal-la re> {{ a-e }} | ... in her city water was flowing, water |
| 8' | {[d}mu]-⸢ul-lil₂ uru₂⸣-na {{ a }} im-<mi-in-zal-la re> {{ a-e }} | Enlil, in his city he was passing water - where is he? |
| 9' | [...] ⸢nibru⸣{ki}na {{ a }} im-<mi-in-zal-la re> {{ a-e }} | ... in Nippur he passed water, he ... water |
| 10' | [...] e₂-kur-ra {{ a }} im-<mi-in-zal-la re> {{ a-e }} | ... in the Ekur he was passing water |
| 11' | [...] e₂-nam-til₃-la {{ a }} im-<mi-in-zal-la re> {{ a-e }} | ... the Enamtila temple, where water flows, where ... water flows |
| 12' | ⸢zimbir⸣{ki} e₂-babbar-ru₃ {{ a }} im-<mi-in-zal-la re> {{ a-e }} | The Ezimbir temple, the Ebabbar temple - woe, it passed by! |
| 13' | [...] tin-tir{ki} {{ a }} im-<mi-in-zal-la re> {{ a-e }} | ... Tintir, where water is flowing, where is the water? |
| 14' | [e₂-saŋ]-il₂ bad₃-si-ab-ba{ki} {{ a }} im-<mi-in-zal-la re> {{ a-e }} | The Esa-il temple of Borsippa, where water flows, where ... water flows? |
| 15' | [e₂]-⸢zid⸣-da e₂-mah-til₃-la {{ a }} im-<mi-in-zal-la re> {{ a-[e] }} | In the Ezida temple, the Emahtila temple he was passing water, where is the water? |
| 16' | [e₂]-⸢te⸣-me-an-ki {{ a }} im-<mi-in-zal-la re> {{ a-[e] }} | The E’etemenanki, where the water flows, where is the water? |
| 17' | [e₂]-⸢durah⸣-an-na {{ a }} im-<mi-in-zal-la re> {{ a-[e] }} | The E-duraḫ-e-ana, where the water flows, where is the water? |
| 18' | [i₃-si]-in{ki} e₂-gal-mah {{ a }} im-<mi-in-zal-la re> {{ [a-e] }} | In Isin, the Egalmaḫ was flowing water |
| 19' | [e₂]-⸢rab⸣-de₅-de₅ {{ a-e }} im-<mi-in-zal-la re> [...] | The Erabedede temple, where water flows, where ... flows |
| 20' | [ud] mu til₃-la {{ a-u }} gi₆ {{ e }} til₃-la | The day of the life of A’u, the night of the moon, the house, the life |
| 21' | [u₄]-mu eṭ-lu i-gam-mar u₄-mu ar-da-tu₂ ⸢u₂⸣-qat-<ta> | The day of the young man will be completed, the day of rejoicing |
| 22' | [ud] ⸢tur₃⸣ gul-la {{ a-u }} ud amaš bur₁₂-ra | The storm that destroyed the cattlepen, the flood that burst the sheepfold |
| 23' | [u₄]-⸢mu tar-ba⸣-ṣi i-ab-bat u₄-mu su-pu-ri i-na-sah | The day reaches its normal length: the day of the šuppuru-festival will be overcast. |
| 24' | [...] ⸢x x⸣ [...] ⸢šag₄⸣-ba {{ a }} nu-pad₃-de-da nam {{ a }} | ... the ... of that šaĝ-house, water that cannot be found, fate, water |
| 25' | [...]-⸢x⸣-un ul in-nam-mar | ... did not see |
| 26' | ⸢tur₃⸣ [in-ga-gul]-e amaš in-ga-bur₁₂-re | The cattlepen has been destroyed, the sheepfold has been torn down |
| 27' | [... i]-⸢ab⸣-bat su-pu-ri i-na-sah | ... he will seize ... and tear out my hair. |
| 28' | ⸢aŋ₂⸣-[...]-mah-bi {{ a }} mu-am₃-da-ab-gi₄-gi₄ | Its great temple, he will return water to him |
| 29' | [...] u ra-ba-a i-da-ak | ... and great he shall kill |
| 30' | mu-a nam-mi-gub {{ a }} mu-bi še am₃-⸢ša₄⸣ | The name of this young man is “Alas, this young woman is enraged.'" |
| 31' | ana eṭ-[...] i-za-az-ma eṭ-lu šu-ma i-⸢dam⸣-[mu-um] | He stands at the gate of ... and that gate is called. |
| 32' | gi₆-a ⸢nam⸣-mi-gub {{ a }} ⸢gi⸣-bi še am₃-[ša₄] | In the night, he stood in the Emammi-temple, water was flowing, its reed-bed was filled with blood |
| 33' | ana [... i]-za-az-ma ar-da-ti₃ ši-i i-⸢dam⸣-[mu-um] | To ... he stands, and that young man shall be brought up. |
| 34' | {[ŋeš}mes gal]-gal-la {{ a }} gu₂-gur₅-uš ⸢am₃⸣-[me] | The great mes |
| 35' | [...]-⸢bu⸣-tu₂ u₂-kap-[par₂] | ... destroys |
| 36' | [ud-de₃ du₆-du₆]-da {{ a }} šu-še₃ ⸢al⸣-[...] | The storm, the mudbrick wall, the water of the hand, the alû temple |
| 37' | u₄-⸢mu nap-ha⸣-ri ana bi-lat [...] | (Sum) The day of my life, the whole of the world, ... (Akk) My day, the totality of the universe |
| 38' | [e]-ne-eŋ₃ {d}mu-ul-lil₂-la₂-ke₄ {{ a }} bu₅-bu₅-am₃ ⸢i⸣-[bi₂ nu-bar-bar-re] | The word of Enlil is a flood that cannot be undone. |
| 39' | a-mat {d}{<MIN(...)>} it-tan-na-aš-rab-biṭ-ma [...] | The word of Ditto has been brought to an end and |
| 40' | [a] umun-ŋu₁₀ i-bi₂-ba {{ a }} a ⸢te⸣ [lu₃-lu₃] | Woe, Lugalbu! At its front, woe, the ešēte’e! |
| 41' | ana u₂-a be-el-tu₄ pa-nu-šu₂ [...] | To Ua, the lady, his face |
| 42' | [nis]-⸢hi⸣ MIN{u₂} uru₂ hul-a-ke₄ NU ⸢AL⸣.[TIL ...] | The nišḫē-plant, ditto, of the destroyed city, did not complete the esal-plant |
| 43' | [...]-⸢x⸣-[...] ⸢A⸣ ša₂ {m}{d}EN-⸢A⸣-[MU ...] | ... of Bel-ea-iddin |
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