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BM 047458 (P461230)
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| Designation | BM 047458 |
|---|---|
| ID | P461230 |
| Museum no. | BM 047458 |
| Collection | British Museum, London, UK |
| Language | Akkadian |
| Genre | Commentary |
| Find spot | unclear |
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) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | {[d}DI.KU₅ EN] DINGIR-MEŠ ⸢e⸣-piš bi-⸢tu₂⸣ [x x x] x [x x] x [x x x] | Diŋdi, lord of the gods, the e₂-e-piš-priest |
| 2 | [x (x)] ⸢x x x ša₂-niš⸣ {d}ma-DU₃{da-an.}EN ⸢MA⸣ E₂ MIN DU₃ e-pe-šu₂] | “E..., alternatively Ma-ban-Bēl, E22MA-E23, the house of ditto, to build |
| 3 | [EN] be-lu {d}EN.NU.GI {d}DI.KU₅ {d}EN.NU.GI {d}30 [EN be-lu] | the lord, Ennugi, Dayyannu, Ennigi, Sîn |
| 4 | ⸢NU⸣ la-a GI la-ma-du ša₂ NITA u MUNUS {d}DI.KU₅ DINGIR pa-ri-⸢is⸣ [di-nim] | The ešunû-temple is not a reed, it is a male and a female. The judge (is) the god who renders judgment. |
| 5 | [DI] di-num KU₅ pa-ra-su šal-šiš {d}ma-da-{nu}nu₁₁ nu-ur₂ ⸢ma⸣-[ta-a-ti] | “DI₅ (means) di’um-disease; kurāšu (also means) supplication of Mada-nu, the light of the e22ma-e23-tâti. |
| 6 | [MA].DA ma-a-tu₄ NU₁₁{nu} nu-ur₂ ina lib₃-bi ⸢ki⸣-i U₄ 29.KAM ša₂ {iti}[ZIZ₂] | the seah of the land, šubû-offering, pomegranate in the middle of E-e-i, 29th day of Šabaṭu |
| 7 | ⸢nu⸣-ur₂ TA E₂ {d}DI.KU₅ iq-qu-ud-du ša₂ E{u} um-ma {d}DI.KU₅ ⸢ba-nu⸣-[u E₂] | The e’ur-tree from the temple of Dayyān approached. The interior of the house, saying: “Dayyanu, the temple |
| 8 | U₄ 18.KAM ša₂ {iti}SIG₄ {d}NA₃ u {d}DI.KU₅ ana {giš}KIRI₆ ma-suk-kan-nu il-la-ku-[uʾ] | On the 18th day of Simanu Nabu and Dayyan will go to the garden of Masukkannu. |
| 9 | MA ba-nu-u SUK E₂ EN be-lu₄ UR₂.SAG.GA₂ šu-bat {d}UTU ⸢BARA₂⸣ ša₂ ina {iti}SIG₄ | The ... of the temple, the lord, the hero, the one who resides in Šamaš, the temple dais, which in Simanu |
| 10 | U₄ 18.KAM UDU.NITA₂ ina muh-hi uh-tat-ta-pu UR₂ iš-di ⸢SAG⸣ E₂ | On the 18th day, a sheep is suckling on top of it. The roof is attached to the main room of the house. |
| 11 | GA₂ ša₂-kan si-ma-{nu}EN SI re-tu-u ša₂ te-me-en-na ⸢MA⸣ E₂ EN be-⸢lu₄⸣ | “(If) it is surrounded by a halo, the first horn is that of the foundations of the E-MA-E-23, the house of the lord of the Elû-deities.’ |
| 12 | lib₃-bu-u {d}EN.KI {d}UTU u {d}ŠA₃.ZU ba-bi-lu re-⸢e⸣-[(x x)] a-ma-⸢tu₂⸣ | The heart of Enki, Šamaš and Marduk, the one who multiplies, the shepherd, the messenger |
| 13 | ina {iti}SIG₄ U₄ 18.KAM URU₄ e₂-sag-gil na-di {d}EN.NU.GI {d}DI].KU₅ MIN {d}SIG₄ | In Simanu (III), on the 18th day, the threshing floor of Esagil is given. Ennugi (and) Dayyān ditto. Simanus |
| 14 | e₂-sag{an}gil ša₂ GIM šu-me-šu-ma šu-šu-bu ⸢ina lib₃-bi-šu₂ pa⸣-[ra-ak]-⸢ki⸣ NUN {d}AMAR.UTU | The Esaĝil is that which is as it is and that is inside it: “Pa’erak-E23, prince of Marduk, |
| 15 | SI a-ša₂-bu ŠA₃ lib-bi AN šu₂{u} ⸢SAG⸣ x x x] ⸢GIL⸣ a-ša₂-bu | (If) a horn is located inside a man's hand: esagil-plant ... egil-plant (if) it is located outside |
| 16 | SI ru-bu-u₂ GIL {d}AMAR.UTU | the great horn, the arrow of Marduk, |
| 17 | {d}GAŠAN-{ni-na₂-a}NINA NINA ni-na-a ša₂ eš₃-še-ku ku-⸢u₂-a i-gub ki-ki⸣ [x x x x] | Šarrat-Ninaya of Nineveh, in the sanctuaries of Ku’eua stationed |
| 18 | ṣip-pa-tu₂ ŠE.NUMUN {ŋeš}an-na u₃-suh₅ ṣip-pa-tu₄ {ŋeš}an-na u₃-suh₅ ⸢NUMUN⸣ {[giš}U₃.SUH₅] | The ṣippatu-tree is the seed of the Anuna-plant. |
| 19 | ta-rin-na-tu₂ ina ŠU-MIN-šu₂ na-ši ta-ru-u ru-ub-bu-u ⸢GAŠAN⸣{tu₄} be-⸢el⸣-[tu₄] | tarunnû-plants in his hands are given. taru, wild bull, elultu-plant |
| 20 | be-el-tu₄ mu-rab-bat ki mu-še-niq-qu-u₂-tu₂ ⸢a⸣-šu-⸢hu⸣ ša₂-a-hu ra-⸢bu⸣-[u] | (Sum) My lady, the one who encircles the place of the scepter (Akk) The lady, who engendered(?) the place(?), the one (who) makes the eašû-priestess (rise) high |
| 21 | ša₂ SAG.GIL.MUD ši-i SAG ar-kat₃ GIL {d}⸢AMAR.UTU⸣ MUD DU₃ | From the SAG.GIL.MUD.ŠI₂.MUD ši₂, the head of the tail, a reed bundle of Marduk's blood. |
| 22 | {d}e₂-a LUGAL ap-si-⸢i⸣ E₂ LUGAL A ⸢ap⸣-su-u₂ | Ea, king of the Apsû, the royal house, son of Ea |
| 23 | {d}am-an-ki lugal engur-ra me-na huŋ-ŋa₂ ⸢hu-mu-ra-ab-be₂⸣ | Enki, king of the deep, when/how long will he say to you “May it be released for you’? |
| 24 | {d}e₂-a LUGAL ap-si-i ma-ti nu-uh liq-bi-ka | May Ea, king of the Apsu, say to you: |
| 25 | {d}e₂-a ba-nu-u ŠE.NUMUN E₂ ba-nu-u A ši-ir-ki A ŠE.⸢NUMUN⸣ | For Ea, creator of the seed, builder of the house, son of Viriku, descendant of Emanu-zer-iqbi |
| 26 | {d}e₂-a ba-nu-u šip-tu₄ E₂ ba-nu-u A mu-u₂ A šip-⸢tu₄⸣ | Ea created, Scribe of the temple created, son of Mu, descendant of Scribe |
| 27 | {d}e₂-a ha-si-su mim-mu-u₂ i-še-eʾ šib-⸢qi₂⸣-šu-[un] | Ea, he who knows everything, his offspring |
| 28 | [(x) {d]}⸢AM⸣.GAR.UD EN u₄-mu AN EN U₄ u₄⸣-mu [(x)] | May Ea, the lord of the day, rain, the day (and) the day of the moon |
| 29 | {[d}AM].GAR.A AM be-lu₄ GAR{ga-ar₂} ra-mu-u₂ MIN a-ša₂-⸢bu⸣ | AMGAR.A, wild bull, lord, ..., rāmû, DITTO, aša-ebum |
| 30 | [x x] ⸢lib₃⸣-bi-šu₂ a-ša₂-ab ša₂-niš {d}ša₃-⸢maš₂⸣ ŠA₃ ⸢lib-bi⸣ ⸢MAŠ₂⸣ bi-[ri] | “Its interior is the same as that of Šamaš-emāši’s interior and the interior of the house. |
| 31 | x x] x {d}⸢ŠA₃.ZU mu-de⸣-e lib₃-bi DINGIR-⸢MEŠ⸣ [ša₂ i-bar]-⸢ru⸣-u₂ kar-[šu] | ..., Ešuza, who knows the heart of the gods, whose utterance is unfathomable |
| 32 | [ša₂ pi]-i {lu₂}um-man-nu ⸢bar-sip⸣{[ki} x x x x x (x)] | according to the wording of a scholar of Borsippa |
| 33 | [x x x] ⸢x x {d}x x⸣ [...] | ... E |
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