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SBH 86 (P414345)
Ritual and liturgical, Hellenistic, Babylon · c. 330 BCE–141 BCE
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| Designation | SBH 86 |
|---|---|
| ID | P414345 |
| Museum no. | VAT 02190 |
| 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 u {d}GAŠAN-ia₂ lis-lim | By the command of Bel and Beltija may it be well |
| 2 | e₂ ⸢šeg₁₂⸣-ga [...]-⸢gul⸣-gul-la-[am₃] | It is a house that has been destroyed in ruins |
| 3 | E₂ i-ga-ri {d}⸢NA₃⸣ [... in]-⸢nap⸣-lu₄ u₂-ab-⸢bat⸣ | The temple of the Igāru-temple of E-na’e ... he smote, he made it tremble |
| 4 | kisal {d}ki-sal-li MU ⸢x x x⸣ ki-ta [...] | The courtyard of Kisalli |
| 5 | ki-sal-lu šam-hu ⸢x⸣ [...] ⸢x⸣ AD ru BU ⸢x x⸣ [...] | (Sum) The courtyard, the šamḫu (temple) ... (Akk) The ... courtyard ... |
| 6 | kisal gur-ra e₂ ⸢ad⸣ mar-ra-⸢ŋu₁₀⸣ | In the courtyard, the house of the father of Marāšu, |
| 7 | ib-ra-tu₄ ši-tul-ti-ia | (As for) the one who breaks my contract, |
| 8 | kisal-mah-a ki am gub-ba-ŋu₁₀ | In the main courtyard, the place where the wild bull stands, |
| 9 | ki-sal-lu ṣi-ru₃ a-šar ri-mu iz-za-az-⸢zu⸣ | The lofty courtyard, where the king, my lord, stands, |
| 10 | [...] ki-sal-lu SI ki ba ZE₂ ⸢NAŊ⸣ RU-ŋu₁₀ | ... the courtyard ... |
| 11 | [...] {{ ⸢he⸣-pi₂ }}{{ he-pi₂ }} ša₂ a-šar RI NI SI [...] ⸢x⸣ [...] | ... eḫepi-plant |
| 12 | [...] ⸢x⸣-ra ub a-še-er-⸢ra⸣ [...] | ... for the ... of the temple, the shrine of the Ašer temple |
| 13 | [...] ⸢sa⸣-ha-⸢ra x⸣ ta-⸢ne₂-hi⸣ [...] | ... the sa’eḫa rites ... you recite |
| 14 | ⸢muš₂⸣-a i-bi₂ ma-al a-ma-ri kur-kur-ra ⸢x⸣ A [...] | The emuš plant, the eye of all the lands, the e23 plant |
| 15 | kan₄ kug e₂ na-aŋ₂-gašan-⸢na⸣-[ŋu₁₀] | the silver gate of the house of Nagašan-emena |
| 16 | ba-bu el-lu E₂ be-lu-ti-⸢ia⸣ | The pure abode of the temple of Belutiya |
| 17 | kisal bar-ra ki di ku₅-ru-[ŋu₁₀] | outside the courtyard, the place of judgment |
| 18 | ki-sal-lu e-zu a-šar di-nim ⸢x⸣-[...] | (Sum) The courtyard, your house, a verdict(?) (Akk) Your courtyard, the judge(?) |
| 19 | ma balaŋ-ŋa₂ gud ⸢gu₃ di⸣ nun-⸢x⸣ [...] | In the house of the bala, the oxen, the bulls, the princes |
| 20 | e₂ ba-la-aŋ₂-ŋa₂ al-pu ⸢x⸣ [...] | The house of Bala’a was razed |
| 21 | abul{a-bu-ul} {ma-hu}mah {d}mu-ul-lil₂ [...] | The city gate, the great shrine of Enlil |
| 22 | abul ⸢ganzer⸣ i-bi₂ kur-⸢ra⸣ [...] | The gate of Enlil, the eye of the netherworld |
| 23 | {<ŠU(...-)>}ma ša₂ ba-ab er-ṣe-⸢ti₃⸣ [...] | Hand of ..., who ... the Eršbeti-e23 |
| 24' | ⸢x x x x⸣ [...] ⸢x⸣-a ki kug nun-na [...] | The ... of the ... temple, the holy place of the prince |
| 25' | [...] aš-ru₃ el-⸢lu⸣ ša₂ ru-[...] | ... holy elû-vessel |
| r | ||
| 1' | [...] ⸢mah⸣-bi ⸢da⸣ [...] | ... its great ešumah temple |
| 2' | [...] ⸢LU-ba⸣-gin₇ ⸢gu₂⸣ [...] | ... like a man's house, a temple ... |
| 3' | [...] LU-⸢ba⸣-gin₇ gu₂ ⸢x⸣-[...] | ... like a lumaeb priestess, the neck of |
| 4' | [...] ⸢x⸣ aŋ₂-⸢gu₇⸣-bi ba-gaz-[...] | ... its watering place was destroyed |
| 5' | [...] ⸢KA⸣-BAR [a] naŋ-ŋa₂-bi ba-e-gi₁₆-[...] | ... the E-KA-e-BAR temple ... its water |
| 6' | [...]-bi e₂ lil₂-la₂-am₃ bar-bi lil₂-⸢la₂⸣-[am₃] | Its ... is a haunted house, its outside is an empty wind |
| 7' | [...]-bi sig₉-ga i₃-gul-[gul] | Its good ... is destroyed. |
| 8' | [i]-bi₂-bi hul-a i₃-gul-[gul] | Its evil eye has been destroyed |
| 9' | [...]-bi mu-lu-šir₃ er₂-ra mu-lu ⸢im⸣-[...] | ... its ..., the one of tears, the man of the emû-temple |
| 10' | [...] ⸢mu⸣ LU TUR sahar ba-da-dub-dub sahar ⸢ba⸣-[da-šuš₂-šuš₂] | ... a small man heaped up earth, earth piled up |
| 11' | [...] ⸢x ba⸣-ṣu₂ it-ta-aš₂-pa-ku e-pe-ri [...] | (Sum) ... he sat down(?) (Akk) The ... of the ... was laid down(?), I stood up(?) |
| 12' | [...] ⸢x x⸣ sahar-ŋar id₂-da-gin₇ šu im-x-⸢x⸣-[...] | ... like dust from the river ... |
| 13' | [...] ⸢KI MU⸣ ki-ma ša₂-pi₂-ik na-a-ri it-ta-⸢x-x⸣-[...] | ... the name of the temple is “like the ša-pî-knot of the nārī river’ |
| 14' | [...] ⸢x⸣ im ga nam-mu-un-šeŋ₃-ŋe₂₆ alal-bi [...] | ... does not ... milk and milk |
| 15' | [...] ⸢x⸣ NU ra-mu-u₂ AB NU ZI{ba} ⸢pi₂⸣-ša₂-nu ⸢x⸣-[...] | ... ešānu-plant, ramû-plant |
| 16' | [... ud]-⸢da⸣ zalag-ga nam-mu-un-e₃ ki gibil₄-la₂ ⸢x⸣ [...] | ... the bright day did not come out, the new place |
| 17' | [...]-KI-nu {d}UTU ip-pu-ha-am-ma a-šar-šu₂ ⸢x⸣-e-[...] | ... the god Šamaš smote him and his (personal) god |
| 18' | [...] hul-na ina i-⸢ši⸣ a-lu-u₂ ⸢u₁₈⸣-lu mu-un-⸢DU⸣-[...] | (Sum) ..., the evil one, when he enters, the alû-demon enters. (Akk) The evil one enters in the ešīṣi. |
| 19' | AN-NE-⸢x⸣-KA lil₂-la₂ mu-un-⸢bu⸣-[bu] | (Sum) The ... of heaven and earth, the ghostly one, rises up. (Akk) ... that which is the ghost, rise up. |
| 20' | ka₅-a kun-bi mi-ni-ib₂-ur₃-⸢ur₃⸣ | Its tail trembles at the canal |
| 21' | ⸢dar⸣{mušen}e gu₃ il₂-la im-ta-de₂-[de₂] | He shouted at the E-dar-E-mušu. |
| 22' | maš-da₃ gid₂-da-bi hub₂ mi-ni-ib₂-šuš₂-[šuš₂] | Its long-term interest he shall measure out. |
| 23' | ṣa-ba-a-tu ina šid-di-šu₂ il-ta-na-as-[...] | (Sum) The šabatu-demon with his arrow(s) keeps slackening (Akk) The fisherman with his spear |
| 24' | e₂-e dub-la₂-bi ba-gul muš₂-bi ⸢ba⸣-[...] | The house, its cloisters are destroyed, its snakes ... |
| 25' | tu-ub-lu-šu₂ it-ta-ʾ-ba-tu₄ tu-ur-⸢x⸣-[...] | (Sum) The one who has sinned, the one who is angry(?) (Akk) His slander has been smeared, he is angry |
| 26' | ⸢e₂⸣ bad₃-si ba-ra-gul tum₁₂{mušen}bi am₃-niŋin-[ne₂] | The wall of the temple was destroyed, its wind blew. |
| 27' | ša₂ E₂ si-is-su it-ta-bat su-um-ma-tu-šu₂ ⸢x⸣-[...] | The inside of the house has been seized, his body ... |
| 28' | {mu}kan₄-na-bi ba-ra-si-il ki u₆-di ⸢la⸣-[ba-an-tuku] | Its gates were torn out, a place of admiration had become dark |
| 29' | {mu}ŋušur-bi mu-lu u₃-mun tu₉-ba-gin₇ ud-⸢da⸣ [...] | Its young man, like a man bathed in salt, |
| 30' | še-eb saŋ zig₃-bi ama er₂-ra-gin₇ er₂-ra [...]-⸢x-tuš⸣ | Its rising brickwork, like a mother in tears, sits down in tears |
| 31' | ina bi-kit it-[...]-⸢x⸣ | In the ditch ... |
| 32' | gi-sal-la-a-bi siki zi₂-a-gin₇ ki-a ⸢am₃⸣-[...]-⸢bi-us₂⸣ | Its reed screen, like fine wool, rises on the ground |
| 33' | ⸢gi-gur₅⸣-ru-uš-bi mu-lu šag₄-gi-ga-gin₇ [šu] al-gur₄-gur₄-re | Its reedbeds, like a man in a grave, are trembling |
| 34' | ⸢bur₂⸣-ra-ah-bi su-din{mušen} dal-la-gin₇ habrud(DU₆-)⸢da⸣ al-gir₅-gir₅-re | Its e’buraḫ-trees, like snakes flying in the sky, are twisted like a twisted rope. |
| 35' | {ŋeš}⸢ig x-x⸣-bi šu tag dug₄-ga A ⸢x⸣ si ba-⸢x⸣ [...] ⸢x⸣ mu-ul-li | (Sum) Its ... is full of ... (Akk) The ... of its ... has been filled with a good hand(?) |
| 36' | ana da-[lat di]-ip-pi-šu₂ eš-še-ti₃ ša₂ uh-hu-za ⸢x⸣ [...] ⸢x⸣ u₂-⸢x-RI⸣ | (Sum) For the life of his fallen one, the ešû-demon, the one who is enraged with you (Akk) For your life of the fallen one that is angry with you |
| 37' | še-eb nu-⸢x⸣ EN ⸢x⸣ HA NU na-me-a sahar [...] mu-un-šuš₂-šuš₂ | (Sum) It does not rain, it does not ... (Akk) There is no rain, there is no ..., the dust ... |
| 38' | li-bit-ta-šu₂ ul-li-lu BU-UM ⸢x x⸣ HI ri | (Sum) Its limbs are full of ... (Akk) The limb(s) of his body are filled with ... |
| 39' | [a] ⸢dam⸣-ŋu₁₀ a dam-ŋu₁₀ | “Alas, the wife of E-e-a-bû! Alas!, the spouse of E’u! |
| 40' | [...]-⸢x⸣-ti-ia {<MIN(...)>} | ... my ..., |
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