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SBH I (P414346)
Ritual and liturgical, Hellenistic, Babylon · c. 330 BCE–141 BCE
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| Designation | SBH I |
|---|---|
| ID | P414346 |
| Museum no. | VAT 00246 |
| Collection | Vorderasiatisches Museum, Berlin, Germany |
| Language | Akkadian; Sumerian |
| Period | Hellenistic · c. 330 BCE–141 BCE |
| Genre | Ritual and liturgical |
| Find spot | Babylon (mod. Bābil) |
| Coordinates | 32.5350, 44.4258 |
Machine English (draft)
Machine draft. Machine English from montycrypto/atf-to-english (atf-en-best-v2, 2026-10-05), generated line by line from the source transliteration (not reproduced here). It is unreviewed and is not a scholarly translation.
| Line | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|
| obverse 20 | The great mountain Enlil poured water and fish. |
| obverse 21 | (If) ditto (it is) a great mountain, (and) ditto (it is) full of water, you wipe clean and do not drink it. |
| obverse 66 | the lord of the land, ama, has no rival in all the lands. |
| reverse 59b | Do not abandon the Ezida, the Emahtila temple, so that you speak aloud, |
| reverse 18 | ... may... rejoicing be at ease. |
| obverse 28 | he brought down the lord Enlil, the son of Sumer, to the nether world. |
| reverse 36 | When you speak to the great hero Ura |
| reverse 34 | May Ikur speak to the wild bull, the storm, and your supplication. |
| obverse 52 | How long will your heart, like a basket, be at peace with me? |
| obverse 19 | O lord, the land has been smitten, and it is surrounded by a fog. |
| reverse 16 | May the lord of the land, your heart, rejoice over you. |
| reverse 61 | Do what you say, do what you say, do what you say, do what you say, |
| reverse 57b | May you not abandon the Ki'ur temple, the Enamtila temple, and may you not speak aloud to you. |
| reverse 62 | Do what you say to its shepherd, do what you say, do what you say! |
| reverse 8 | (If) he is able to go out, he is able to smite the blood. |
| obverse 31 | O lord of the land, O ditto, you have brought the highest rank to the land. |
| obverse 48 | Father Enlil, the one who knows the radiance and radiance of your eye, |
| reverse 46 | When you speak to the sukkalmadi, the chief shepherd Nusku, |
| reverse 51 | When he speaks to the adgigi priest, he is to praise his supplication |
| obverse 50 | You clothe the garment in a garment. |
| reverse 24 | May the great son of Nanna and Arazu speak! |
| reverse 35 | When you speak to Meslamtaea |
| obverse 36 | The great mountain Enlil, the lord of the great door, has smashed up the meadows |
| obverse 15 | O lord, the land is a merciless shepherd, you have sat down in guardian. |
| obverse 62 | ..., he abandoned him |
| obverse 58 | He abandoned your city, the true mother on the right, his son |
| obverse 37 | Greatly ditto, mighty one, awe-inspiring radiance. |
| reverse 65 | The heavy ominous omens will not be filled with tears. |
| obverse 40 | Enlil, the son, the one who makes the people bow down at the right side |
| obverse 24 | The lord Enlil brought water to Sumer and the netherworld |
| reverse 14 | May Marduk, the herald of heaven and earth, rejoice over you. |
| reverse 40 | May the Ilum-rugu and Diku-kalama utter your prayers. |
| obverse 49 | The father of ditto, who swore, does not heed your prayers. |
| reverse 60a | May you not abandon Etemenanki, may your supplication be heard! |
| obverse 53 | When you have placed the ebony of your ear on the top of your neck, |
| reverse 45 | When you speak to the vizier of An, the lady of ubur prayer(?) |
| reverse 53 | The great hero, the lord of the judges, may he say to you: |
| reverse 29 | May youth Utu, the lord of the great hero, decree your fate! |
| reverse 31 | When you speak to the lord of the mountain, the destroyer of the Eanna temple |
| reverse 12 | O lord, may ditto may heaven and earth rejoice over you. |
| obverse 54 | When you have brought the father Enlil out, when you have brought the father out |
| obverse 1 | The wild bulls groan in his sheepfold. |
| obverse 3 | In his sheepfold, in his sheepfold, the grain is bitter. |
| obverse 55 | (If) the father of ditto ditto he has separated, he has separated. |
| reverse 3 | He spoke to father Enlil: |
| reverse 50 | May the adgi priestess and sage speak kindly |
| obverse 35 | O lord of the land, you perform the rites of the heavens, and no one can go. |
| reverse 4 | (and) the father of ditto, who you entrusted to me, you entrusted the people to me. |
| reverse 44 | When you speak to Ura, the slave-girl of Egia |
| obverse 2 | Whom the lord his fingernail and thigh is bruised: |
| obverse 26 | Enlil poured out the water of the mountain and earth in Sumer |
| obverse 42 | In order to make wells and wells flow in wells, in order to establish wells |
| reverse 26 | When you speak to the great hero of thejure body |
| obverse 33 | (As for) the father of ditto ditto, you perform the rites of the heavens and do not forget the rites. |
| reverse 30 | May the lady of the cattlepen of the land and your supplication |
| reverse 33 | May Lila'ana, the lady of the throne, and your supplication |
| reverse 55 | Be present in this ram, place in it a firm positive answer, favorable designs |
| reverse 17 | May the Anuna, your supplications and supplications be uttered to you |
| reverse 9 | He spoke to the enemy of the Land, and he erected the mounds. |
| obverse 61 | "I am a hero, the Amorite warrior, a stag, a stag, a stag, a stag!" |
| obverse 38 | Enlil brought the sweet reeds into the Ezida temple |
| reverse 38 | May Amanki and Amurru-zebba utter your praise! |
| obverse 29 | O lord, Enlil, you have brought the land to the mountain. |
| obverse 11 | (If) ditto, whose mouth cannot be altered, |
| reverse 43 | When you speak to Muzebbasa, the vizier |
| obverse 23 | O lord, you give the land to you, and you keep watch over it. |
| reverse 58a | May you not abandon Sippar and the Ebabbar, may you not speak aloud to you. |
| reverse 28 | May the lord of Nanna and the lord of Aimbabbar and your supplication |
| obverse 32 | Father Enlil built heaven, he did not enter. |
| reverse 49 | When you speak to the sage, the princess, his supplication |
| reverse 19 | May the Anunna gods of heaven and earth rejoice over you |
| reverse 58b | May you not abandon your city in Babylon, may your supplication be heard! |
| reverse 59a | Do not abandon Esaggil and Dr-Sippar, so that you speak aloud |
| obverse 16 | The father and father of Enlil, who had been entrusted to me, had changed (my) mind |
| obverse 7 | May the lord of the lands be frightened, whose word is true |
| obverse 22 | They will set up a libation bowl for you. |
| obverse 60 | the wife of Ur-sajja, the son of banda’e, her child, fell. |
| obverse 8 | that he should not return to his command, that he should not return to his command |
| obverse 39 | (and) the lord of the land, ditto, enters the sanctuaries, his cult center, |
| reverse 42 | May the Anuna gods, the Anuna gods, and your supplications |
| obverse 63 | he gave to his father-in-law |
| reverse 54 | When you speak to the sage, the sage, and the sage, |
| obverse 13 | O lord, O ditto, do not forget my supplication, and you wrote me in the supplications. |
| obverse 30 | he brought down the master-builder Enlil, the son of the mountain, to Kingi. |
| obverse 44 | The lord Enlil made the heart of Enlil dwell in the house. |
| reverse 64 | the elu-disease of the barley |
| reverse 2 | Ditto, ama, Sin will not come out to the land. |
| reverse 37 | May Martu, the man of the mountain range, utter your supplication |
| reverse 6 | O lord, the land of the ahatu-disease, you strew the ahatu-disease and the ahatu-disease. |
| obverse 68 | Great mountain, ditto (and) Sin will not approach the land. |
| reverse 1 | Enlil, ama, Nanaya, his shining radiance does not come out |
| obverse 65 | ... there is not a... of a... of heaven and earth. |
| obverse 51 | You put your neck on the base, you set it up for your body. |
| obverse 56 | ewes, lambs, lambs, and goats seized |
| reverse 15 | Your utterances, the midst of the land, are exalted |
| obverse 10 | that Enlil should not alter the word of the alim, |
| reverse 27 | May the holy lady, the lady of destinies, speak a word to you |
| obverse 18 | He shouted at the kakkaja shrine, he was shouting, he was shouting |
| obverse 9 | They shall not return and return to his command, they shall not return. |
| reverse 32 | When you speak to the righteous wife of Nanaya and your supplication |
| reverse 56 | May you not abandon your city, may you not speak aloud, may you speak aloud |
| reverse 20 | May the Anunna gods who are to drink water from heaven |
| obverse 34 | He has built a kakkaja shrine, he has not come out to the man |
| reverse 10 | You recite the incantations of the land and take (them) to the end. |
| reverse 52 | May the mother of Ursa, the lady of wine, and your supplication |
| obverse 41 | (If) ditto he is a lion, he is a lion |
| obverse 45 | O lord, ditto of the gods, whose... he..., |
| reverse 48 | When you speak to the great hero, he will return to your place. |
| reverse 63 | So that the storm resounds in its midst, so that it reaches its midst, so that it reaches its midst |
| obverse 47 | O lord of the land, ditto your heart is sweet, until the land does not change. |
| reverse 7 | He spoke to the well-being and the well-being. |
| obverse 64 | Father Enlil has no rival in the universe. |
| obverse 17 | (As for) the father of ditto, you give the barley, and the barley is the barley is the barley. |
| reverse 60b | Do not abandon the Edara'ana temple, do not abandon it, do not abandon it! |
| obverse 12 | he poured milk into the milk of Enlil. |
| reverse 47 | When you speak to Umunbar, the chief temple administrator of the apsû |
| bottom 1 | Aunu, son of Aur-au |
| top 1 | By the command of Bel and Bltiya may it go well. |
| obverse 4 | The ruler of all the lands, the ruler of all the lands |
| obverse 25 | O lord, ditto the rest of the land and to the mountain |
| reverse 11 | Lord Enlil, may heaven and earth rejoice over you. |
| reverse 25 | May your beloved child, the lady of heaven and earth, be praised! |
| obverse 46 | Your utterance, Enlil, in your midst, does not change(?) your heart |
| obverse 57 | The lord of the land, the old one, gave birth, and his lord gave birth to his young. |
| obverse 59 | "Ahula is your city, like a mother, his wife he gave. |
| obverse 6 | The lord of all the lands, the one who makes the heart rejoice, |
| reverse 21 | May father Enlil, your spouse, Ninlil, praise you! |
| reverse 13 | Hero Asalluhi, in heaven and earth, |
| reverse 39 | May the mother of the Eshmah shrine, Damgalnuna, speak a word to you |
| obverse 5 | Lord of the lands, strong one, lord of the lands, |
| reverse 5 | He spoke to the master of the kakkaja shrine, and he sat on the dais. |
| reverse 23 | When you speak to the lady of Nippur: |
| obverse 67 | the great mountain Enlil, Nanna, his beautiful Ki’ingi temple did not come out |
| reverse 41 | May the righteousegis of the Lady-Kisa, the beautiful woman, and your supplication |
| obverse 43 | the lord of the land for the clearing of shackles... |
| obverse 27 | The lord of the land, ditto, the rest of the land, to the land Taru |
| reverse 57a | May you not seize the Ekur temple in Nippur, may you not seize your supplication. |
| reverse 22 | May the great sister, the lady of Ke, and your supplication |
| obverse 14 | He sat in the guardian guard |
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- Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative · CDLI: reuse of catalogue/transliteration data with citation of CDLI; images restricted (not fetched) · Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI), https://cdli.earth/ ; cite CDLI and the P-number
- electronic Babylonian Library (eBL), LMU Munich · MIT (eBL Zenodo dataset); platform terms unverified · electronic Babylonian Library (eBL), LMU Munich, https://www.ebl.lmu.de/ ; Zenodo dataset (MIT)
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