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SBH 83 (P414343)
Ritual and liturgical, Hellenistic, Babylon · c. 330 BCE–141 BCE
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| Designation | SBH 83 |
|---|---|
| ID | P414343 |
| Museum no. | VAT 00266 + VAT 00297 + VAT 01812 + VAT 01825 |
| 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' | sila-bi lu₂ {ŋeš}gid-da-ke₄ [...] | Its streets, the one of the scepter |
| 2' | ina su-qi₂-šu ana a-rik-ti [...] | In his street to the road |
| 3' | ⸢aŋ₂⸣-gu₇-gu₇-bi [...] | Its food offerings |
| 4' | ak-ki-lu-šu [...] | ... his limbs |
| 5' | u₃-DI gu₇-gu₇-bi {{ la-la-<bi> }} [...] | Its food offerings, its luxuriance |
| 6' | ab-ba uru₂-ŋu₁₀ ki di kud-da-gin₇ [...] | The elder of Urubu, like a distant place of judgment |
| 7' | niŋir₂-e bad₃-si eš₃-da-na [...] | The nibir priestess, the wall of his shrine |
| 8' | me-li-e-a a e₂-ŋu₁₀ ga-an-dug₄ [...] | I want to say "melea, woe the house!" |
| 9' | me-li-e-a a uru₂-ŋu₁₀ ga-an-dug₄ [...] | I want to say "melea, alas, my city!" |
| 10' | e₂-ŋu₁₀ ga-an-dug₄ uru₂-ŋu₁₀ ga-an-dug₄ [...] | I want to say “House, I want [to say] "Uru" |
| 11' | dam-ŋu₁₀ ga-an-dug₄ dumu ga-an-dug₄ [...] | I want to say “I want to speak to my spouse, I want [to say] to my child |
| 12' | ⸢ama₅⸣-ŋu₁₀ erim₃-ma-ŋu₁₀ ga-an-dug₄ [...] | I want to say “I want to soothe the heart of the slave-girl, my storeroom’ |
| 13' | mu-un-gur₁₁ gil-sa-ŋu₁₀ ga-an-dug₄ [...] | I want to praise the possessions and treasures |
| 14' | a gi₄-in tur-ŋu₁₀ gig-bi ga-an-dug₄ [...] | I want to say “Alas, the young maidservant, bitterly |
| 15' | ama-a-⸢tud⸣-ŋu₁₀ ba-la₂-bi ga-an-dug₄ [...] | I want to say “Ama-tud-e’ebbi, I want [to ...] its balaŋ |
| 16' | <ama-a>-tur-<ŋu₁₀> | Cama-turbu |
| r | ||
| 1 | ud re-en₃-na-am₃ sug-ga-na ⸢x⸣ [...] | In distant days, in his marshes |
| 2 | ki-ma ša₂ u₄-me ul-lu-ti UD-⸢x⸣ [...] | Like the days of distant days |
| 3 | e-lum ša₃-ba-na ša₃-ab an-na [...] | Important one, in his heart, in the heart of heaven |
| 4 | ša₃-ab an gu-la [...] | The heart of great An |
| 5 | ša₃-ab {d}mu-ul-lil₂-la₂ [...] | The heart of Enlil |
| 6 | ša₃-ab umun {d}am-an-ki-ra [...] | To the heart of lord Enki |
| 7 | ša₃-ab umun {d}asal-lu₂-hi [...] | The heart of lord Asalluhi |
| 8 | ša₃-ab umun ur-saŋ ⸢ŋuruš⸣-e [...] | The heart of the lord, the hero, the female kid |
| 9 | ša₃-ab umun {d}KU-a-⸢ra⸣ [...] | The heart of lord Kûa-era’e |
| 10 | umun uru₂ mah [...] | Lord of the supreme city |
| 11 | ereš erim₆-ma [...] | The lady of the storehouse |
| 12 | {d}mu-ul-lil₂-la₂ [...] | Enlil |
| 13 | mu-lu ša₃-ab an-na hu-luh-ha-gin₇ [...] | Like the one whose heart is afflicted by heaven |
| 14 | ki-ma ša₂ lib₃-bi be-li₂ u₂-gal-lit ⸢AN⸣ [...] | Like the heart of my lord, ... the Eanna temple |
| 15 | ša₃-ab an gu-la hu-luh-ha-na EN [...] | The heart of Great An, his utter destruction ... |
| 16 | ša₃-ab umun {d}KU-a-ra hu-luh-ha-na [...] | For the lord of ..., he who is frightened |
| 17 | nun-bi e₂ a X ru-bu-u₂ ⸢x x⸣-šu₂ [...] | Its prince ... the house ... |
| 18 | šag₄-zu a-gin₇ DU₃ [...] | How did your heart come to this? |
| 19 | ŠA₃-ka ki-ma ⸢x x x x⸣ [...] | Your hand like ... |
| 20 | an-na i-lu balaŋ er₂-ra [...] | The lament of heaven and the weeping of the reign |
| 21 | {d}a-nu-um qu-be₂-e ṣer-hi x-KI-[...] | Anum, the qube priestess, the ṣerḫu priest |
| 22 | i-lu balaŋ-⸢x⸣ ši kur-kur-ra [...] | The lament of the bala priestess, the voice of all the lands |
| 23 | ina qu-be₂-e ṣer-hi na-piš-ti₃ KUR-MEŠ [...] | In battle and battle, the life of the lands |
| 24 | e-lum mu-lu-kur₂-ra kab-tu ni-ši-ka nak-ru [...] | Important one, enemy of yours, ... enemy |
| 25 | mu-lu-kur₂-ra mu-un-gur₁₁ e₂-a-ke₄ ⸢x⸣ [...] | The enemy, the possessions of the house |
| 26 | na-ak-ru ma-ak-kur E₂-ka [...] | The enemy, the enemy of your house ... |
| 27 | mu-lu ki-bala-a kur₂-ra e₂-a-ke₄ ⸢x⸣ [...] | The one of the rebel land, a stranger in the house |
| 28 | ša₂ KUR nu-kur₂-ti nak-ru E₂-ka [...] | Whose house is hostile to the enemy land, |
| 29 | mu-un-gur₁₁ e₂ er₂ pad₃-da-a-ni nu-⸢x⸣-[...] | The valuables, her house, whose tears are not poured out |
| 30 | ana ma-ak-kur E₂ ša₂ ab-ku-u₂ ⸢la x⸣-[...] | (Sum) For the temple that I built, the elalu-plant (Akk) To the temple of the temple which I built |
| 31 | šag₄ dab-ba ⸢x⸣ nu-⸢kuš₂⸣-da-a-ni er₂ ⸢x⸣-[...] | The one who is seized by the storm does not tire, she weeps. |
| 32 | ⸢ša₂ ina x⸣-[...] ⸢la⸣ ta-nu-ha tak-kal-[...] | “The one who in ..., the one who lies down, you eat |
| 33 | a naŋ-ŋa₂ a ⸢x⸣ [...] ⸢a⸣ naŋ-ŋa₂ er₂ [...] | “Alas, the water of the river, a lament ... |
| 34 | me-e ina ša₂-te-e ⸢me⸣-e dan-nu-ti i-na ša₂-te-e [...] | (Sum) Water in the midst of the strong one(?) (Akk) The water in the middle of the fortified one |
| 35 | {d}utu-gin₇ dungu-na na-an-⸢ku₄-ku₄⸣-[...] | Like Utu, do not enter into his dust |
| 36 | ki-ma {d}UTU ana u₂-pe-e la ter-ru-⸢ub⸣ | Like Šamaš, do not go out into the open country |
| 37 | {d}nanna-gin₇ si-un₃-na muš₂ nam-⸢x⸣-[...] | Like Nanna, do not let the snakes fly away |
| 38 | ki-ma {d}EŠ ina e-lat AN{e} ⸢la⸣ ta-pa-ra-[...] | Like Šamaš in the midst of heaven and earth you will release |
| 39 | mu-lu uru₂-zu na-an-gul-e ni₂-zu na-an-⸢ze₂⸣-[eŋ₃-ŋe₂₆] | Do not destroy your city, do not abandon yourself |
| 40 | be-lu₄ IRI-ka la ta-ab-ba-at ra-man-ka la ⸢x⸣-[...] | Lord, do not abandon your city! Do not ... your love(?) |
| 41 | mu-lu e₂-zu ⸢na-an-gul⸣-e ni₂-zu <na-an-ze₂-eŋ₃-ŋe₂₆> | (Sum) The one who destroys your temple, do not abandon yourself (Akk) Do not abandon your temple |
| 42 | mu-lu ki-bala-a ⸢uru₂-zu⸣ na-an-gul-e ni₂-zu <na-an-ze₂-eŋ₃-ŋe₂₆> | The one of the rebel land should not destroy your city, should not give yourself away |
| 43 | mu-lu en nu-še-ga ⸢uru₂-zu⸣ na-an-gul-e ni₂-zu <na-an-ze₂-eŋ₃-ŋe₂₆> | The one who does not obey the lord should not destroy your city, should not be afraid |
| 44 | mu-lu ni₂-zu mu-lu-⸢kur₂⸣-ra na-an-ze₂-⸢eŋ₃⸣-[ŋe₂₆] | May your own man not approach the enemy! |
| 45 | be-lu ra-man-ka ⸢ana⸣ nak-ri la ta-⸢nam⸣-[din] | O lord, your love is merciful, do not abandon the enemy! |
| 46 | ni₂-zu mu-lu-kur₂-ra na-an-ze₂-eŋ₃-ŋe₂₆ ni₂-zu na-[an-ze₂-eŋ₃-ŋe₂₆] | Do not fear the enemy, do not fear yourself! |
| 47 | ra-man-ka ⸢ana⸣ nak-ri la ta-nam-din ra-⸢man⸣-[ka ...] | Do not give your love to the enemy, do not give yourself to the love of the enemy |
| 48 | [...] ⸢x⸣ u₃ na-⸢an⸣-[...] IGI [...] | ... ē23 and na’ean ... |
| 49 | [...] ⸢x x⸣ RU-ti [...] | ... the ... of |
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