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BM 054323 (P469275)
Hymn, Old Babylonian · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | BM 054323 |
|---|---|
| ID | P469275 |
| Museum no. | BM 054323 + BM 059692 |
| Collection | British Museum, London, UK |
| Language | Sumerian |
| Period | Old Babylonian · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE |
| Genre | Hymn |
| Find spot | uncertain (mod. uncertain) |
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) |
|---|---|
| reverse 3 | You are the one who smote me(?) |
| obverse? 7 | ............ |
| obverse? 12 | She is the one who makes the lady rejoice, she is the one who raises her head. |
| bottom 15 | ...... |
| reverse 7 | I am the one who makes the divine powers surpassing in Sumer |
| reverse 15 | ... your heart, Umue |
| reverse 6 | I am theegi of Zabalam, I am Sumer |
| reverse 18 | They are gathered together |
| obverse? 13 | The ulli priestess who... the midst of the horizon |
| obverse? 11 | who makes the wide crown bow down, |
| obverse? 9 | who pleases the heavens, who makes the heavens shine, |
| reverse 17 | to the... of the road |
| obverse? 6 | The statues of the king |
| obverse? 5 | The single sister of Utu |
| reverse 19 | ...... are gathered. |
| obverse? 8 | who greets Gaanana |
| obverse? 3 | the young woman Inana |
| reverse 16 | The lord of the lady, they are standing by me |
| reverse 5 | I am the destroyer of the mountain, I am the one of Sumer |
| reverse 12 | ... supreme lady of the scepter |
| bottom 20 | They are the ones who make the house pleasant |
| reverse 11 | ... of the cedar |
| reverse 9 | I am the lady, I am the one who makes reeds flourish, I am the one who reeds flourish |
| reverse 1 | I am the true... of Sumer |
| obverse? 10 | who greets Gaanana, lady |
| reverse 14 | ... your heart. |
| reverse 4 | I am the lady of heaven, I am Sumer |
| obverse? 1 | The gods who... the mother |
| obverse? 4 | esheshes and uba rites |
| obverse? 14 | ... the horizon, the edge of the horizon |
| reverse 13 | For the god ama-uma-uur |
| obverse? 2 | ... awe-inspiring splendor |
| reverse 10 | a lapis lazuli star |
| reverse 8 | I am a prince who has no rival, a prince who has no rival |
| reverse 2 | I am a gudapsû-priest who goes at his side |
Sources & licences
- 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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