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BM 036339 (P562979)

Ritual, Neo-Babylonian · c. 626 BCE–539 BCE

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DesignationBM 036339
IDP562979
Museum no.BM 036339
CollectionBritish Museum, London, UK
LanguageAkkadian; Sumerian
PeriodNeo-Babylonian · c. 626 BCE–539 BCE
GenreRitual

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.

LineMachine English (draft)
reverse 3In a strong camp, all of the boatmen
reverse 1I, Asalluhi, son of Adad, may he see him.
reverse 5May a later prince restore it. May he restore it. May he return (it) to its place.
reverse 7You recite the incantation three times.
obverse 8'She is a hero, she is a hero, she is a hero
obverse 2'Its ritual: for a ritual assemblage.
reverse 10... great
reverse 2(Incantation): At the quay of the man, the totality of the boat
obverse 6'his kiririu has seized, his limbs his kiririu
obverse 9'... like a gazelle...
reverse 9Incantation:... egizi amtu(?) of Sîn
obverse 5'Incantation:..., I am one who looks at you, I am one who looks at you.
obverse 3'You recite this incantation 7 times over it.
obverse 7'May the erri(?), the father who had engendered me, be well(?)
reverse 4From ama, lord of judgment, to Belet-ili, lady of wisdom, speak!
reverse 8You recite the incantation from above to below and....
obverse 4'You crush and recite the incantation.
reverse 6Its ritual: You mix oil with a reed mat which is in the mouth of a reed mat.

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