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SBH 54 (P414319)
Ritual and liturgical, Hellenistic, Babylon · c. 330 BCE–141 BCE
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| Designation | SBH 54 |
|---|---|
| ID | P414319 |
| Museum no. | VAT 00227 + VAT 00310 + VAT 00445 + VAT 00585 |
| 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) |
|---|---|---|
| o | ||
| 1 | [...] i-bi₂-ba a te lu₃-lu₃ | ... before it, woe, how many? |
| 2 | [...]-x a-hu-lap pa-ni-šu₂ ša₂ ina dim-tu₂ dul-lu-[hu] | ... aḫulap, his face is full of woe |
| 3 | [... {{ ...]-⸢x⸣-MEŠ }} gašan-an-na-ke₄ | ... of Gasvanana |
| 4 | [...] dumu saŋ e₂-a-ke₄ | ..., son of the regular offerings of the temple |
| 5 | [...] dub šir₃-ra-ŋu₁₀ | ... tablet of Širrabu |
| 6 | [...] ṭup-pi ṣer-hi-ia | ... of my first tablet |
| 7 | [...] dub lil₂-la₂-ŋu₁₀ | ... a tablet of lilû-disease |
| 8 | [...] ṭup-pi za-qi₂-qi₂-ia | ... my tablet of praise |
| 9 | [...] ⸢x⸣ gu-la ama gu-nu-NE | ... great ..., mother Gununa |
| 10 | [...] ana um-mi-ia ra-bi-tu₄ | ... to my great mother |
| 11 | [...] ba-gul-la-ŋu₁₀ | ... destroyed |
| 12 | [...] ʾ-ab-tu₄ | ... was born |
| 13 | [...] ba-hul-la-ŋu₁₀ | ... destroyed |
| 14 | [...] ⸢x⸣-MEŠ ⸢uš⸣-tal₂-pi-tu₄ | ... ešû-plants, etalpītu-plant |
| 15 | [...] ba-tu₁₁-be₂-eš | ... they have sinned |
| 16 | [...] ⸢ik⸣-[kam₂]-ri | It is the ... of the ek-e-tamri |
| 17 | [...] ⸢uru₂ x⸣ ba-tu₁₁-be₂-iš | ... destroyed the city |
| 18 | [...] ⸢x x IRI⸣ ik-kam₂-ri | ... the city he conquered |
| 19 | e₂ ⸢zid⸣-[ŋu₁₀ ...] ⸢x x⸣ [...]-la til-la | The house of the ešid-priestess, the house of ..., finished |
| 20 | e₂ ⸢zid⸣-[ŋu₁₀ ...] ⸢x⸣-ŋu₁₀ uru₂-ŋu₁₀ ⸢x⸣ [... e₂-kur]-ra-ŋu₁₀ | The temple of the ziggurat, the temple of ..., the city of ...., the Ekur temple |
| 21 | e₂ ⸢zid⸣-[ŋu₁₀ ...]-⸢la⸣-ŋu₁₀ | The house of the ezid-priestess |
| 22 | e₂ ⸢zid⸣-ŋu₁₀ [e₂-nam]-til₃-la-ŋu₁₀ | the temple of Ezid, the Enamtila |
| 23 | ⸢e₂⸣ zid-ŋu₁₀ [še-eb] ⸢zimbir{ki⸣}ŋu₁₀ | The temple of Zidbu, the brickwork of Sippar |
| 24 | e₂ zid-ŋu₁₀ [e₂-babbar]-ra-ŋu₁₀ | the true house, the Ebabbar |
| 25 | e₂ zid-ŋu₁₀ [še-eb] ⸢tin⸣-tir{[ki]}ŋu₁₀ | The true temple, the brickwork of Babylon |
| 26 | e₂ zid-ŋu₁₀ [...] ⸢e₂-saŋ-il₂⸣-ŋu₁₀ | The true temple ... the Esa Esa |
| 27 | e₂ zid-ŋu₁₀ [...] ⸢x-x-x-x⸣-[...] | The true temple ... |
| 28 | e₂ zid-ŋu₁₀ [še]-⸢eb⸣ e₂-⸢zid⸣-[da-ŋu₁₀] | The true house, the šēbû-house, the Ezida temple |
| 29 | ⸢e₂ zid-ŋu₁₀⸣ [e₂]-⸢mah⸣-til₃-⸢la⸣-[ŋu₁₀] | the lofty house, the Emaḫtila temple |
| 30 | e₂ zid-ŋu₁₀ [e₂]-te-me-en-⸢an⸣-[ki-ŋu₁₀] | the true temple, Etemen-Eanki |
| 31 | e₂ zid-ŋu₁₀ ⸢e₂⸣-durah-an-[na-ŋu₁₀] | the true house, the E-durahana |
| 32 | e₂ zid-ŋu₁₀ še-⸢eb⸣ unug{ki}[ŋu₁₀] | the true temple, the še’eb temple of Uruk |
| 33 | e₂ zid-ŋu₁₀ eš₃ e₂-⸢an-na⸣-[ŋu₁₀] | The true temple, the shrine Eanna |
| 34 | e₂ zid-ŋu₁₀ ŋi₆-par₃-imin-⸢na⸣-[ŋu₁₀] | The true temple, the Iparina temple |
| 35 | e₂ zid-ŋu₁₀ še-eb zabalam{[ki}ŋu₁₀] | The true temple, the brickwork of Zabalam |
| 36 | e₂ zid-ŋu₁₀ hur-saŋ-kalam-ma{⸢ki⸣}[ŋu₁₀] | The true temple, the Hursakalama temple |
| 37 | e₂ zid-ŋu₁₀ e₂-tur₃-kalam-ma-[ŋu₁₀] | The true temple, the Eturkalama temple |
| 38 | e₂ zid-ŋu₁₀ tur₃ gul-gul-la-[ŋu₁₀] | The true house, the destroyed cattlepen |
| 39 | e₂ zid-ŋu₁₀ amaš bur₁₂-bur₁₂-ra-[ŋu₁₀] | The true house, the sheepfold that is torn apart |
| 40 | e₂ zid-ŋu₁₀ ug₅-ga-gin₇ til-[la-ŋu₁₀] | like a house that has been plundered and destroyed |
| 41 | dam-ŋu₁₀ mu-un-gurum dumu-ŋu₁₀ mu-un-[gurum] | He has sex with his spouse, he has had his child. |
| 42 | dumu-ŋu₁₀ mu-un-gurum dam-ŋu₁₀ mu-un-[gurum] | The child was born, the wife was born. |
| 43 | mu-un-gur₁₁-ŋu₁₀ gil-sa-a-ŋu₁₀ til-[la] | Finished with treasures and treasures |
| 44 | aŋ₂ kar-kar-ra-ŋu₁₀ ug₅-ga-gin₇ ⸢til⸣-[la] | Like a drowned boat, a dead person, in the endowment |
| 45 | tur₃ in-gul amaš in-[bur₁₂] | He destroyed the cattlepen and demolished the sheepfold |
| 46 | uru₂ ki-sikil-bi nu-hul₂-lu-[bi] | The young woman of the city does not rejoice |
| 47 | uru₂ ŋuruš-bi nu-li-be₂-[bi] | The city does not say “Its young male donkey’ |
| 48 | EN-ra umun-bi nu-hul₂-lu-[bi] | Its lord does not rejoice. |
| 49 | EN-ra gašan-bi hi-li nu-til-la-[bi] | For the lord, its gašan-vessel, whose allure is not finished |
| 50 | ab₂-e eden-na-na er₂ gig mu-un-ma-[ma] | The cow wept bitterly in her steppe. |
| 51 | lit-tu₄ ana E₂-šu₂ mar-ṣi-iš i-bak-ki | “Let him go out to his house, the one who is afraid of you! |
| 52 | eden-na-na ab₂-e eden-na-na er₂ <gig mu-un-ma-ma> | In his steppe, the cow weeps bitterly in his Steppe |
| 53 | mu-gib₃ an-na-ke₄ eden-na-na er₂ <gig mu-un-ma-ma> {{ IA₂ MU-MEŠ GU₄.U₄-⸢MEŠ⸣ }} | The mugib priestess of heaven wept bitter tears in her steppe. |
| 54 | gašan tin-tir{ki}ke₄ eden-na-na er₂ <gig mu-un-ma-ma> | In his steppe the carpenter of Babylon wept bitter tears |
| 55 | e₂-an-na uru₂ na-aŋ₂-tar gig-ga lu₂ zu nu-hul₂-[lu] | Eana, city whose fate is bitter, one who knows no joy |
| 56 | E₂ ša₂ ina ši-ma-a-ti mar-ṣa-a-tu₄ i-du-u₂ ul i-had-du | (Sum) The temple that he knows in the distant past does not rejoice (Akk) That temple, which is known in the faraway past, did not rejoice |
| 57 | uru₂ na-aŋ₂-tar bil-bil-la₂ re lu₂ zu <nu-hul₂-lu> | City whose fate has been decided, who knows no one |
| 58 | ana IRI ši-ma-a-ti hum-mu-ṭa-a-ti ša₂ i-⸢du-u₂⸣ [ul i-had-du] | To that city, the humiliation which he had experienced, he did not rejoice |
| 59 | [še]-er-nu-ma-al-la-bi <gu₃> mur-⸢mur⸣-[re lu₂ zu] <nu-hul₂-lu> | Its šērnumal prayer is <the cry of> the mur-emur prayer, a person who knows no joy |
| 60 | ana ⸢ša⸣ ki-⸢na⸣-tu-šu₂ ⸢ṣur-ru⸣-[pa ša₂ i-du-u₂ ul i-had-du] | For the one who knows the foundations of the earth, the ṣurru-epa-house that he built, he will not prosper. |
| r | ||
| 1 | kug gašan-MAR-KI ba-⸢gel-le⸣-[...] | The silver of the Amurru gate ... |
| 2 | ana el-let {d}NIN.MAR.KI ša₂ ⸢ih-li-qu⸣ [...] | For the goddess Ninmarki, who ... the iḫluqû plant |
| 3 | ⸢na⸣-ru₂-a {tug₂}aŋ₂-mu₄ gaba-na-a-ke₄ li-bi-[ir-ra ...] | In the middle of the turban, the a-mu-garment on her chest |
| 4 | ana ši-ik-ku-ti ša₂ me-ze-eh ir-ti-šu₂ ša₂ gal-lu-⸢u₂ ik-mu⸣-[u₂] <ša₂ i-du-u₂ ul i-had-du> | (Sum) For the šikkûtu-priestess, the one who is enraged by his anger, who is angry with his rage, who knows no mercy, who does not know mercy |
| 5 | er₂ pad₃-pad₃-da-zu gašan-ŋu₁₀ gig-ga ad-da-am₃ ba-⸢x⸣-[...] | Your weeping is bitter, the father ... |
| 6 | i-bak-ki be-el-tu₄ ina rig-gim mar-ṣi-iš i-⸢na⸣-as-su-us | (Sum) My lady, in a rage (Akk) Your lady is raged in rage |
| 7 | a-a-ŋu₁₀ gaba a e₂ ma-an-du₃ gab₂-gaz kur-ra-ŋu₁₀ | My father built a house for me on the edge of the water, I destroyed it for the mountain. |
| 8 | a-bi ina i-rat me-e E₂ i-pu-šam-ma mu-di-ik-ti KUR{i} ana-ku | (Sum) My father built a temple in the flood(?) of water and I am the ruler of the land of the Subartu. (Akk) (My) father built the temple in a flood of water (and) I was the shepherd of the subterranean ocean. |
| 9 | {d}mu-ul-lil₂-la₂ gaba a e₂ ma-an-du₃ gab₂-gaz <kur-ra-ŋu₁₀> | Enlil built a house on the edge of the water, it was destroyed in the mountains |
| 10 | a sig-ta di-di gi₄-in-bi men₃ gab₂-<gaz kur-ra-ŋu₁₀> | I am the one who goes from the south, its maidservant is me, I am a wreck of the mountain |
| 11 | ša₂ šap-liš il-la-ku a-mat-su ana-ku mu-di-ik-ti <KUR{i} ana-ku> | (Sum) I am the one who goes to the underworld, I am his word. (Akk) I go to the upper world, my word. |
| 12 | nim-ta di-di gi₄-in-bi men₃ gab₂-<gaz kur-ra-ŋu₁₀> | I am the one who goes from the east, its maid is a wreck of the mountain |
| 13 | ša₂ e-liš il-la-ku a-mat-su ana-ku <mu-di-ik-ti KUR{i} ana-ku> | (Sum) I am the one who goes up high, I am his word (Akk) The one who went up high I am (the one) whose word (is) O Bīt-Sîn |
| 14 | {ŋeš}banšur gir₇-e-ne men₃ zu₂-gub ka-naŋ-ŋa₂ men₃ gab₂-<gaz kur-ra-ŋu₁₀> | You are the table-bearer of the Girs, you are the one to stand at the gate, (you are) the one who destroys mountains |
| 15 | pa-aš₂-šur u-bar-ti ana-ku ip-te-en ma-a-tu₄ ana-ku <mu-di-ik-ti KUR{i} ana-ku> | (Sum) I am the one who opens the ubartu-vessel (Akk) I open the ugāšu-vat (var.) I opened the mouth of the land I am (the one) who makes the Oath land tremble |
| 16 | kug gašan-MAR-KI men₃ zu₂-gub ka-naŋ-ŋa₂ men₃ gab₂-<gaz kur-ra-ŋu₁₀> | I want to stand in the silver of the ŋītu-vessel, I want [to stand] in the gold of the land, I am going to kill the enemy in the mountain |
| 17 | el-le-tu₄ {d}NIN.MAR.KI ana-ku ip-te-en-šu₂ ⸢ma⸣-[...]-⸢x⸣ <mu-di-ik-ti KUR{i} ana-ku> | Pure Ninmarki, I opened up to him. |
| 18 | sig-ta ŋen sig-ta mu-gi₄-gi₄ gab₂-<gaz kur-ra-ŋu₁₀> | I will return from the south, from the north, and destroy the enemy land |
| 19 | ša₂ šap-liš il-la-ku šap-liš i-duk-ka-an-⸢x⸣ <mu-di-ik-ti KUR{i} ana-ku> | (Sum) The heart goes to the rear, the rear kills the rear (Akk) I go to the front, I kill the rear |
| 20 | nim-ta ŋen nim-ta mu-gi₄-gi₄ gab₂-<gaz kur-ra-ŋu₁₀> | (Sum) From the east he returns, from the west he destroys the enemy land (Akk) In the east you destroy the enemy country |
| 21 | i-bi₂ ma-al-la ab-bi ba-gul-gul tum₁₂{mušen} ba-am₃-⸢dal-dal⸣ | The eyes of the sea were destroyed, the winds were blowing. |
| 22 | ša₂ bi-ši-it uz-ni-ia ap-ta-šu₂ i-a-ab-bit su-⸢um⸣-[...] | (Sum) The heart of the one who opens my ears, he smite(?) (Akk) I open my ears to the heart of a man, ... |
| 23 | tum₁₂{mušen} ab-ba-ke₄ ab-lal₃ in-šub ma-a bi-dal-la-[...] | The tummušnu-bird of the sea stands in a cave, saying: “I will carry it away!’ |
| 24 | su-um-ma-ta ap-ti ša₂ ap-ti-ši-na id-da-a-ma e-ki-a-[am] it-tap-ra-aš₂-šu₂ | “If he slips through the window of their window, he will die, and they will send him to the netherworld. |
| 25 | mušen-bi gud₃ us₂-sa bi₂-in-šub ma-a-a bi-ir-[...] | Its bird sat on the throne, saying: “I want to ... it for you’ |
| 26 | iṣ-ṣu-ra-tu-šu₂ qin-⸢ni⸣-ši-⸢na⸣ id-⸢da⸣-a-ma e-⸢ki⸣-ia-[am ...] | (As for) his scepter, he went up to the netherworld and my E-city |
| 27 | mu-lu-bi ama₅ mar-ra-bi in-šub ma-a-a bi-ŋen-na-[...] | This man has left his chamber, where will he ...? |
| 28 | ni-ši-šu₂ ina maš-ta-ki-ši-na šak-na-a-ta id-da-ma e-ki-[...] | (Sum) The nīšu-priestess gave birth in the mašaknû-demon (Akk) The one who gave birth to his nišīku-disease gave birth and ... the eki |
| 29 | gašan e₂-an-na-ke₄ a dam-ŋu₁₀ di re a dumu-ŋu₁₀ di [re] | The gašan of the Eana <moans, I moan with it>, [I moan] with it with my child |
| 30 | ša₂ u₂-a mu-ti i-qab-bi ša₂ u₂-a ma-⸢ri⸣ [i-qab-bi] | The heart of a man says, the heart of an ewe says |
| 31 | unug{ki} kul-aba₄{ki} ama₅ am-gin₇ {ŋeš}tukul in-⸢zi⸣-ra-[...] | Uruk, Kulaba, the chamber like a wild bull ... with weapons |
| 32 | ša₂ <...> u <...> maš-ta-ki-ša₂ ki-ma ri-⸢i-mu kak⸣-ku im-⸢x⸣-[...] | The one of ... and ..., her maštakku-demon, like a wild bull, the kakkû-disease ... |
| 33 | uru₂ gašan-an-na-ke₄ {ŋeš}⸢tukul im⸣-zi-⸢ra-x x x⸣ im-zi-⸢ra-x⸣ [...] | The city of Gašanana ... weapons ... ... |
| 34 | [...] ⸢x im-zi⸣-ra-⸢x x x x⸣ | (Sum) ... ... (Akk) The ... of(?) the ..., ... |
| 35 | [...] ⸢x x⸣ ŠU₂ ⸢x⸣ | ... hand of ... |
| 36 | [...] ⸢gu₃ bi₂-in⸣-de₂-a ⸢men₃⸣ | When he shouted, “I want to utter an arazu prayer to him. |
| 37 | [...]-ti₃ ⸢iš⸣-ša₂-⸢su-u₂⸣ | ... ešva-essû |
| 38 | ud siškur₂-[...] ŋi₆ a-⸢ra⸣-zu de₃-e-a | May the storm, the siskur prayer be uttered to you |
| 39 | a e₂-a ud ⸢siškur₂⸣-ra ⸢x⸣ [...] ŋi₆ <a-ra-zu de₃-e-a> | “Alas, the house, the storm, the esiškur prayer ..., may the river be your supplication |
| 40 | ud siškur₂-ta ⸢er₂⸣-ra ma-al | From the day of the siškur prayer there was erra |
| 41 | ŋi₆ šud₃(KA-)de₃ de₃-ra-ab-zal-⸢e⸣ | May the river pacify for you |
| 42 | gašan-an-na ud siškur₂ de₃-e-a | May the day of the supplication be a day of siskur prayer |
| 43 | ud re-en₃{en} ŋi₆ a-ra-zu ⸢de₃-e-a⸣ | When I go back to the river, I pray a prayer. |
| 44 | a ša₃-ba-ni u₅ [...] | Woe her heart, ... oil |
| 45 | šud₃-de₃ še-eb e₂-tur₃-kalam-ma ki de₃-en-gi₄-[gi₄-...] | May he pray to you in the brickwork of the Eturkalama temple |
| 46 | ⸢ki⸣-šuš₂-bi-im balaŋ KA [...] | It is the Eki-ešus, the reign of |
| 47 | ER₂.ŠEM₃.MA NU IGI.[...] | The eršû-lament is not seen |
| 48 | ⸢nis⸣-hi LIMMU{u} a-še-er ŋi₆-ta AL.TIL.LA ana DU₁₂ ZI | “Long-tablet of the Aššēr-iddina, completed, for singing |
| 49 | [IM].GID₂.DA {m}{d}ŠU₂-EN-šu₂-nu A ša₂ {m}{d}EN-SIPAD-šu₂-nu | Tablet of Marduk-belšunu, son of Bel-rēssunu. |
| 50 | [A {m}šu]-⸢mu⸣-lib-ši qat {m}{d}EN-MU{na} A-šu₂ {lu₂}⸢GALA⸣.TUR{ru} | from the Šū-emû-libši family, hand of Bel-iddina, son of the Ekalla-eṭiru family |
| 51 | {[d]}ŠU₂-KAM₂ E{⸢ki} {iti⸣}GAN U₄ 2(U)-IA₂-KAM₂ | Shamash-ēriš. E-e-23. Month of Kislimu, day 20, |
| 52 | ⸢MU⸣ DIŠ-ME-NINNU-IMIN-KAM₂ {m}di-mit-ri LUGAL | It is the year (in which) Dimitri, the king, |
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