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SBH 57 (P414322)
Ritual and liturgical, Hellenistic, Babylon · c. 330 BCE–141 BCE
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| Designation | SBH 57 |
|---|---|
| ID | P414322 |
| Museum no. | VAT 00425 |
| 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 | ⸢erim₃-ma erim₃-ma x x⸣ [...] | The storehouse, the storehouse ... |
| 2 | ⸢x⸣ [...] {<MIN(...)>} ⸢x⸣ [...]-⸢nu⸣ | “The ešû-priest, the ...-priestess, ..., |
| 3 | erim₃-ma erim₃-ma uŋ₃-zu ma-a-a i₃-lah₄-eš [...] | The storeroom, the storeroom that you know, where will they take them? |
| 4 | ni-šu-ka e-ka-a iš-šal-⸢la⸣ | Your name is exalted in your presence |
| 5 | e₂ zid-de₃ e₂ {d}am-an-ki-[ke₄] | The true temple, the temple of Enki |
| 6 | e₂ zid-de₃ e₂ {d}dam-gal-nun-[na-ke₄] | The true temple, the temple of Damgalnuna |
| 7 | e₂ zid-de₃ e₂ {d}asal-lu₂-[hi-ke₄] | the true temple, the temple of Asalluhi |
| 8 | e₂ zid-de₃ e₂ {d}pa₄-nun-an-[ki-ke₄] | The true temple, the temple of Panunanki |
| 9 | e₂ zid-de₃ e₂ {d}sukkal-mah-⸢am₃⸣-[ke₄] | The true temple, the temple of Sukkalmaḫ-eam |
| 10 | e₂ zid-de₃ e₂ {d}mu-ze₂-eb-⸢še₂₁⸣-[a-ke₄] | The true temple, the temple of Mudugašea |
| 11 | e₂ zid-de₃ e₂ {d}namma-⸢ke₄⸣ | The true temple, the temple of Namma-e |
| 12 | e₂ zid-de₃ e₂ {d}⸢nanše-ke₄⸣ | True temple, temple of Enanše |
| 13 | e₂ zid-de₃ e₂ {d}ara-ke₄ | The true temple, the temple of Ara |
| 14 | uŋ₃ di₄-di₄-zu uŋ₃ gal-gal-⸢zu⸣ | Your tiny ones, your large ones, |
| 15 | ni-šu-ka ṣe-he-ru-tu ni-šu-ka ra-bu-ti | Your high status, your great status |
| 16 | ⸢di₄⸣-di₄-e ṣe-eh-he-ru-tu-ka šu-ta dug₄-ga-zu-ke₄ ⸢x x⸣ [...]-⸢ka⸣ | (Sum) You are the one who ... in your own hand(?) (Akk) The one of your own hands(?) |
| 17 | [gal]-⸢gal⸣-e ra-bu-ka-ma me-ri-ta lah₄-a ⸢x⸣-a ša₂ har-ra-an ⸢x⸣-[...] | Great palace, your great lord, the one who is seized by foot, the eagle of the path of ... |
| 18 | [...] mu a-me-lu-⸢ki⸣ a₂ ⸢gur⸣ a₂ gur-ra-[zu] | ... year: “Amelu-emūtu, your Egur temple labor, your Gur temple labor |
| 19 | ⸢im⸣-me-ru-ka ša₂ qa₂-an-<ni> kab-ba-[...] | (Sum) Your word is a flood that covers the whole of the land (Akk) The word of your word, which covers the entire land |
| 20 | [...] ⸢da⸣-aš₂-šu-⸢ki⸣ sumₓ(|KA×UD|) la₂ sumₓ(|KA×UD|) la₂ ⸢x-x⸣-[...] | ... Ešūši-e23 |
| 21' | [u₂]-⸢ri⸣-ṣu-ka ⸢ša₂⸣ zi-iq-ni za-aq-nu | Your ērišṣu-vessels, the ziggurat, are cleared. |
| 22' | {munus}⸢x⸣-[...] {munus}aš₂-gar₃ tur lil-⸢li-du-ka x x x⸣ [...]-⸢x-x⸣ | (Sum) The young woman ... (Akk) May the young woman(?) ... your ... |
| 23' | u₂-⸢ni-qi₂⸣-ka ⸢tah⸣-la-pa-⸢ni x⸣ | “When you enter, he will smite him, |
| 24' | unu₂ šuba šu-ku-ut-ta-ki mi₂ dug₄-ga-⸢zu⸣ | May your šukuttu-vessel be glad on your account |
| 25' | šu-bat-ka ša₂ el-li-iš ku-un-na-a-⸢at⸣ | Your dwelling is pure, it is set up for you |
| 26' | šuba za-gin₃-na aŋ₂-šar₂-šar₂-ra-[zu] | Your lapis lazuli hem |
| 27' | ina šu-be-i u uq-ni-i ša-ak-ka-⸢at⸣ | In the morning and evening, the šakkātu-official |
| 28' | e₂-e mu-lu-zu-bi la-ba-gub en₃-zu a-ba ⸢ib₂⸣-[tar-re] | At the house, its man does not stand, who will inquire after you? |
| 29' | bi-tu₄ mu-du-ka ul iz-za-az ar-kat₂-ka ⸢man-nu⸣ [...] mu-du-šu₂ ar-kat₂-su | (Sum) The ... of your birth mother does not stand by you (Akk) Your birth mother did not stand behind you, the emanû-priestess ... his birth mother, his birth father |
| 30' | gala-e šir₃ zu-bi la-ba-gub en₃-zu <ib₂-tar-re> balaŋ-di ⸢šir₃⸣ [zu-bi] <la-ba-gub en₃-zu ib₂-tar-re> | The gala-priest does not stand in his midst, (but) inquires after you |
| 31' | ka-lu-u₂ mu-de-e ṣer-hi-ka zi-im-me-ri-ka ša₂ ṣer-hi mu-de-e ṣer-hi-šu₂ | The kalû-priest knows your ṣerḫu-demon, the ziggurat-priestess knows your [s}erh]i-disease, |
| 32' | balaŋ-e ad-gi₄-gi₄-zu la-ba-gub en₃-zu <ib₂-tar-re> ba-lag-gu ⸢ma-li-ki-ka⸣ [...] | (Sum) In your reign, your adviser does not stand, (but) inquires after you (Akk) In the reign of your adviser, your counsel is not present, (so) your inquiries are not answered |
| 33' | e₂ gi₄-in-zu me la-ba-gub ir-ra la-ba-gub en₃-zu <ib₂-tar-re> E₂ a-mat-ka a-a-iš it-⸢taš⸣-[lal] | The house of your maidservant does not serve as a service, does not stand in tears, (but) inquires after you. |
| 34' | uŋ₃-zu ma-a-a i₃-lah₄-eš me la-ba-gub ir-ra la-ba-gub en₃-zu <ib₂-tar-re> | (Sum) Your lord, where are you coming from? (Akk) Where are you going from? You cannot stand me, you cannot stand in tears, (but) how long will you be asking? |
| 35' | ni-šu-ka e-ka-a iš-šal-la a-a-iš it-ta-aš-⸢lal⸣-<<la>> | (Sum) The one who brought your hand to you(?), why does he keep coming back to you (Akk) Your hand has been brought to you, why has it kept going to you |
| 36' | ni-šu-ka ša₂ iš-šal-la a-a-iš it-taš-lal | Your own heart is troubled, no one can take it away |
| 37' | ki ir-ra am₃-niŋin-e-en am₃-niŋin-e-en | The place is in tears, we are in tears. |
| 38' | a-šar iš-šal-la a-sa-hu-ur ⸢a-sa-hu-ur x x⸣ [...] | (Sum) The asaḫur priestess, the eašhur priestesses(?) ... (Akk) I am the one who is enraged, I am troubled, (I am) troubled |
| 39' | [am₃]-niŋin-e-en <ki> ir-ra am₃-niŋin-e-⸢en⸣ me-en [...] | You are the one who screams, you are one who is a lamentation singer |
| 40' | [a-sa-hu]-ur a-šar iš-šal-la {<MIN(a-sa-hu-ur)>} ana-ku ⸢x x⸣ [...] | I am asaḫur, the one who is enraged, I am e22... e23 |
| r | ||
| 1 | [...] ⸢x⸣ eg₂-⸢ga x x x x⸣ [...] | ... the temple, the temple ... |
| 2 | ⸢ša₂⸣ e-ki ina i-⸢ki⸣ it-ta-⸢an-di⸣ | (Sum) The temple of Babylon, in Ištar, he went up to the temple (Akk) In the temple, the temple has gone up towards the temple |
| 3 | pa₅-ra-ŋu₁₀ pa₅-ra ba-šub | ... enters! Enter! |
| 4 | ša₂ pal-gi ina pal-gi it-ta-⸢an⸣-[di] | The heart of a palgi-demon has gone up from the Palgi |
| 5 | u₂-še₃ ŋen-na-ŋu₁₀ ⸢ba⸣-de₆ | “If he slips in through a hole, |
| 6 | ša₂ ana i-ṣi-ia ⸢il-li-ku it-ta⸣-aš-lal | (Sum) The one who went up to my side cried out “It is enough! It is enough!" |
| 7 | a-še₃ ŋen-na-ŋu₁₀ ⸢ba⸣-de₆ | “It is raining down on the fields, I want to bring it down to the eba-house. |
| 8 | ša₂ ana me-e il-li-⸢ku it-ta⸣-aš-lal | He who went up to the water has been carried off. |
| 9 | u₂-⸢il₂-il₂⸣-[ŋu₁₀ ...]-⸢il₂⸣ ba-⸢de₆⸣ | “U’eilil, ..., was brought out. |
| 10 | za-bil i-⸢x⸣-[...] ⸢it⸣-ta-[aš]-lal | You are exalted, ..., you have slain |
| 11 | za-bil i-ṣi-[ia] ⸢i⸣-ṣi ⸢x⸣ RU [...] it-taš-lal | (Sum) The one who smite(?) my eyes, the one who scatters my eye(?) (Akk) It has been stripped away from my eyes |
| 12 | a-il₂-il₂-ŋu₁₀ a ⸢mu-lu-še₃⸣ [...]-il₂ ba-[de₆] | Ail-ilbu, the water of the emuluše canal was carried away. |
| 13 | za-bil me-e ⸢me⸣-[e ...] e [...] ⸢it⸣-ta-<aš>-lal | I am the one who carries water, I ... the water |
| 14 | ur-gir₁₅ zu-⸢ŋu₁₀ x x⸣ [...] ba-an-[...] | The dog ... the house |
| 15 | ka-la-bi ša₂ ut-⸢ta-ad-du⸣ ana ⸢nak⸣-[ri ...] | All of it, which you have poured out into the enakku-vessel |
| 16 | kal-bi ša₂ ut-⸢ta⸣-[...] ⸢x x⸣ [...]-di | Its mighty one, the one of the Uta’etae temple |
| 17 | ur-gir₁₅ [...] ⸢x⸣ [...] | Dog(?) |
| 18 | ka-[...] ana nak-ra {<⸢MIN⸣(...)>} | ... to the enemy |
| 19 | UH ⸢x⸣ [...]-e | The ... of the ešē-house |
| 20 | [...] | |
| 21 | [...]-ha-nu | ...-hanu |
| 22 | [...]-⸢x⸣ | |
| 23 | [...]-su₁₃ | ... his |
| 24 | [...]-⸢x⸣ | |
| 25 | [...] ⸢x⸣ ga-gurum | ... I want to roast ... |
| 26 | [...] ⸢x⸣-ta-lal | ... eta-lal |
| 27 | [...]-⸢gaz⸣-gaz | ... destroys |
| 28 | [...]-⸢x⸣-du-ku | ...-eduku |
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