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SBH 55 (P414320)
Ritual and liturgical, Hellenistic, Babylon · c. 330 BCE–141 BCE
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| Designation | SBH 55 |
|---|---|
| ID | P414320 |
| Museum no. | VAT 00294 + VAT 00586 + VAT 02174 |
| 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 | ina a-mat {d}EN [... lis]-lim | By the command of Bel may it be well |
| 2 | mu-gi₁₇-ib pa e₃ nu-me-a | The mugib priestess does not appear. |
| 3 | iš-ta-ri-tu₄ šu-pu-tu up-pu-tu uq-tu-u₂ | “Ištarītu-disease (is a synonym of) distress, distress, affliction. |
| 4 | ga-ša-an-an-na ⸢ta-a gu₃⸣ mu-un-da-ab-tuku-am₃ | Gašanana, he is the one who shouts out from the temple |
| 5 | mi-nu i-ha-bu-ub | What will he be angry with? |
| 6 | mi-⸢nu⸣ i-qab-bu-šu₂ | what are they saying? |
| 7 | ⸢egir₃⸣ [gašan-an]-⸢na⸣ a e₃-⸢a⸣ nu-me-a | The princess, Gašanana, was not able to bring forth water. |
| 8 | [...] a-hu-lap [...]-⸢un⸣ SAR-ti₃ la-lu-ʾ MU | ... aḫulap ...-une23 sarti lulû-plant |
| 9 | [egir₃ gašan]-an-na ta-a gu₃ mu-un-da-ab-tuku-am₃ | Princess of the vanana, what did she have to say? |
| 10 | mi-nu iq-qa-bi-ki | What has he said to you? |
| 11 | [egir₃] ⸢gašan⸣ e₂-an-na a e₃-a nu-me-a | Princess of the Egašan temple, the Eanna temple, water that came out was not there |
| 12 | ina ni-ši ma-la i-ba-<<x>>-aš₂-ši-a i-mah-hi | (Sum) The king, my lord, will praise your great divinity (Akk) In the nīšu, as much as there is, he praises your divinity |
| 13 | egir₃ gašan ki unug{ki}ga ta-a gu₂ mu-un-da-ab-tuku₄-a | The powerful princess of Uruk, what did she have to say to him? |
| 14 | mi-nu ma-tu₄ i-nu-uš-ša-aš-ši | What is it that makes the land tremble |
| 15 | egir₃ gašan ki zabalam{ki} a e₃-a nu-me-a | The powerful princess of Zabalam, whose waters are not to be brought out, |
| 16 | be-el iṣ-ṣa ina bi-ti₃ ⸢x-x-HI⸣ | The lord of water in the house |
| 17 | egir₃ gašan hur-saŋ-kalam-ma ta-a gu₃ mu-un-da-⸢ab-tuku-am₃⸣ | Princess, mighty one of the Hursa-kalam, what does she have to say? |
| 18 | ma-la ta-qab-bi-i i-pu-⸢ša₂⸣-ki | As much as you say, he will do for you. |
| 19 | egir₃ gašan e₂-tur₃-kalam-ma a e₃-a nu-⸢me-a⸣ | Princess, mighty one of the Eturkalama temple, water that rises does not rise. |
| 20 | egir₃ gašan tin-tir{ki}ra gu₃ mu-un-da-ab-⸢tuku-am₃⸣ | She shouted at the powerful princess of Babylon. |
| 21 | ud du₃-a-ra šag₄ me-er-a-ta | For the one who builds a house, from the midst of a meadow |
| 22 | ka-la u₄-me ina lib₃-bi ag-gi ina nu-ug-ga-⸢at lib₃⸣-bi | (Sum) For all day in the midst of the reed-beds, in the middle of the marshland (Akk) All day in (its) midst, in(?) the marshes |
| 23 | gu₃ gi₆-⸢ga⸣ ambar-ra si-⸢a⸣-ta | From the roar of the night to the shrieking of the marshes, |
| 24 | ina ri-gi-im mu-ši ša₂ ap-pa-⸢ri⸣ ma-lu-u₂ | (Sum) In the reed thicket, the water of the marsh is plentiful (Akk) On the riŋīmu-tree, the river that is abundant |
| 25 | ⸢an⸣ al-dub₂-ba-ta ki sag₃-ga-ta | After the ean’e was smashed, after the earth was shaken, |
| 26 | ša₂-me-e ina ru-u₂-bi er-ṣe-ti₃ ina nu-ur-ru-ṭi | (Sum) My heart, by means of the radiance of heaven and earth (Akk) The heart of the earth, through the rays of heaven |
| 27 | ⸢an⸣ al-dub₂-dub₂-ba-ta ki sag₃-sag₃-ga-ta | After the ean’e-plant was smashed, after the earth was shaken, |
| 28 | ⸢izi⸣ us₂-sa an-na il₂-la-ta | From the “house of fire,’ which raises the heavens, |
| 29 | ina aq-qu₂-li ša₂ ina ša₂-me-e nap-hu | In the aqqūlu-vessel that is in the heavens |
| 30 | [mu]-gi₁₇-ib izi {bi-ir}bar₇ ki-bala-a šeŋ₃-ŋa₂ men₃ | I am the mugib priestess who burns with fire in the rebel land |
| 31 | ina i-ša₂-a-tu₄ na-pi-ih-ti₃ ša₂ el KUR nu-kur₂-ti i-za-an-nu-nu ana-ku | (Sum) I am the one who smites the enemy land (Akk) On account of the destruction that is imposed on the foreign land, I am |
| 32 | [mu]-gi₁₇-ib si an-na il₂-la-ta | The mugib priestess who raises the horns of heaven |
| 33 | nu-⸢ru⸣ ina ša₂-me-e ina na-še-e-a | (Sum) The nu'ēru priestess, in the midst of heaven (Akk) In heaven, in my midst |
| 34 | [mu]-⸢gi₁₇⸣-ib gašan-an-na si an-na il₂-la-ta | After you have sworn by the radiance of heaven |
| 35 | [...] šeg₁₀ gi₄-gi₄-da | ... to be restored |
| 36 | [...] ⸢i⸣-ša₂-gu-mu a-ra-⸢bu-u₂⸣ ša₂ ⸢x x x⸣ [...] | ... I want to utter an ara’ebu prayer to you |
| r | ||
| 1' | [...] ⸢x⸣ [...]-tu₄ ri-⸢x⸣-[...] | (Sum) ... ... (Akk) The ... of the ... temple(?) ... |
| 2' | ⸢in⸣-nin-na ⸢ušumgal⸣-[gin₇ ...] | In the Nineveh temple, like a great ecstatic |
| 3' | [...]-ri ki-ma u₂-šum-gal-le [...] | ... like a dragon ... |
| 4' | [ud] re-en₃-na-am₃ mu-lu-<<un>> nu-un-⸢zi⸣-[zi] | In the future, no one will raise a rival. |
| 5' | {[d]}⸢INANA⸣ [ma]-ma-an la [...] | E-INANA-E3 no one |
| 6' | {[d]}⸢inana⸣ x ⸢x⸣-am₃ [...] | “Einana, it is the ... of the ešum temple |
| 7' | [ud] re-en₃-na-am₃ mu-lu-<<un>> nu-⸢un⸣-[zi-zi] | In the future, no one will raise a rival |
| 8' | [...]-am₃ šu-ni-še₃ [...] | ... his hand |
| 9' | [...] ⸢x x x x x⸣ [...] ŠU-ša₂ [...] | ... ... hand |
| 10' | [ud re-en₃]-na-am₃ mu-lu nu-⸢un⸣-[zi-zi] | At night no one rises. |
| 11' | ⸢x⸣ [...]-am₃ me-ri-ni-še₃ i₃-[...] | It is a ... house, its foot ... |
| 12' | ⸢x⸣ [...]-li še-pi-ša₂ NI LA ⸢x⸣ [...] | (Sum) The ... of the temple ... (Akk) Its ..., its ... ... |
| 13' | ⸢ud⸣ re-[en₃-na]-am₃ mu-lu-<<un>> nu-un-⸢zi⸣-[zi] | The storm is the shepherd, the lord does not rise |
| 14' | ⸢x⸣ [...] ⸢x⸣ me-na mu-un-zi-⸢zi⸣ | ... when will he rise? |
| 15' | ma-ti-ma ⸢i-te-ba⸣-a | at any time in the future |
| 16' | ud re-en₃-na-am₃ mu-lu-<<un>> nu-⸢un⸣-[zi]-zi | In the future, no one will raise a rival |
| 17' | {d}inana me-na mu-un-zi-⸢zi⸣ | Inana, when will you rise? |
| 18' | ud re-en₃-na-am₃ mu-lu-<<un>> nu-⸢un⸣-[zi]-⸢zi⸣ | In the future, no one will raise a rival. |
| 19' | ⸢an⸣ dili bad-ra₂ am₃ ki-a dili mah ⸢am₃⸣ | “It is an empty wind blowing alone, wild bull, on earth, it is an exalted single wind. |
| 20' | [ina ša₂]-me-e e-diš-ši-ša₂ na-⸢ba⸣-at ina er-ṣe-ti₃ e-diš-ši-ša₂ ṣi-rat | In heaven, her name is proclaimed, in the netherworld her name (is) proclaimed |
| 21' | [ud re]-en₃-na-am₃ me-na mu-un-⸢zi⸣-zi | When will he rise again? |
| 22' | [an dili] mah am₃ ki-a dili mah am₃ | An, the one who roams alone is magnificent, on earth he is magnificent. |
| 23' | [...]-⸢x⸣-ha-at ina KI{ti₃} e-diš-ši-ša₂ ṣi-rat | ... is placed in the earth. |
| 24' | [ud] ⸢re⸣-en₃-na-am₃ me-na mu-un-⸢zi-zi⸣ | When will he rise up? |
| 25' | ⸢aratta⸣{ki} ki kug-ga dili im-bad-⸢bad-ra₂⸣ | He destroyed the Eara, the pure place, alone. |
| 26' | aš-ri el-li₃ e-diš-ši-ša₂ na-⸢ba⸣-[at] | The pure one, whose name is proclaimed |
| 27' | ud re-en₃-na-am₃ me-na mu-⸢un-zi⸣-zi | When will he rise again? |
| 28' | saŋ-me saŋ i-im-DU na-nam me-ri-me [...] ⸢na-nam⸣ | (Sum) We are smitten, we are ... (Akk) The šamdu-demon is indeed the immu-disease, our feet are indeed ... |
| 29' | ki-la-al-lu-ni-ma | he smote, and |
| 30' | qa₂-qa₂-da-tu-ni ši-it-ti še-pa-[ni er]-⸢be₂⸣ | “Her head is a gift, her hands are a scepter |
| 31' | nis-⸢hi⸣ [...]{u₂} uru₂ hul-a-ke₄ NU AL.TIL ana DU₁₂{ru} ⸢ZI⸣-[...] | The nišḫē-plant, the plant of the destroyed city, is not finished. For the supplication of the ezi-plant |
| 32' | {m}U-A-MU A ša₂ {m}{d}IDIM-DIN-su-E A {m}{d}nanna-u₃-tud ŠU {[m}{d}IDIM]-⸢DIN-su-E⸣ A-šu₂ | Bel-aplu-iddin, son of Ea-balāṭsu-iqbi, descendant of Nanna-utud. Hand of Esarhaddon, his son |
| 33' | {[lu₂}GALA.TUR]{ru} {d}ŠU₂-KAM₂ E{ki} {iti}BAR U₄ U-IMIN-KAM₂ MU DIŠ-ME-ŠU-3(DIŠ)-KAM₂ ša₂ ši-⸢i⸣ 2(DIŠ)-ME]-NIŠ-AŠ₃-KAM₂ | The junior lamentation priest of Shamash. (In) Nisannu (Month I), day two, year three, of Šī-ēriš II, day two |
| 34' | {m}ar-ša₂-ka-a LUGAL [...] | king Arsaces |
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