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Commentary A on God Names (?) (Q005183)
Scholarly, First Millennium
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| Designation | Commentary A on God Names (?) |
|---|---|
| ID | Q005183 |
| Language | Akkadian; Sumerian |
| Period | First Millennium |
| Genre | Scholarly |
Transliteration (ATF)
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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 | Madanu, lord of the gods, the work of the house |
| 2 | x x x x x ša₂-niš {d}ma-DU₃{+da-an}.EN MA E₂ MIN DU₃ e-pe-šu₂ | Secondly, Madan-Bēl, builder of the ditto house. |
| 3 | EN be-lu {d}EN.NU.GI {d}DI.KU₅ {d}EN.NU.GI {d}30 EN be-lu | Lord of Ennugi, Dayyān, Ennigi, Sîn, Lord of lords |
| 4 | NU la-a GI la-ma-du ša₂ NITA u MUNUS {d}DI.KU₅ DINGIR pa-ri-is di-nim | The one who does not have a reed, the one who is a man and a woman, the judge, the god who renders judgments |
| 5 | DI di-num KU₅ pa-ra-su šal-šiš {d}ma-da-{+nu}nu₁₁ nu-ur₂ ma-ta-a-ti | Judge, judge, judge of the world, son of Mada-nu, light of the land |
| 6 | MA.DA ma-a-tu₄ NU₁₁{+nu} nu-ur₂ ina lib₃-bi ki-i U₄ 29.KAM ša₂ {iti}ZIZ₂ | a lot of land, niphtha and pomegranates therein, as on the 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 pomegranate from the temple of Dayyān passed by, (saying) thus: “Diŋa'anû (is) the builder of 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 | ..., creator of the temple, lord of lions, abode of Šamaš, the dais which in Simanu |
| 10 | U₄ 18.KAM UDU.NITA₂ ina muh-hi uh-tat-ta-pu UR₂ iš-di SAG E₂ | (If) on the 18th day a ram is suckling on top of it: the roof will be covered with hair of the house's owner. |
| 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 a foundation, the house of the lord |
| 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 ... the word |
| 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. |
| 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 was in the past. In its midst, the prince Marduk |
| 15 | SI a-ša₂-bu ŠA₃ lib-bi AN šu₂{+u} SAG x x x GIL a-ša₂-bu | (If) the horn of a man’s belly ... hand ... .... |
| 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, my sister, the one of the Eššeku (temple) stands in my place |
| 18 | ṣip-pa-tu₂ ŠE.NUMUN {ŋeš}an-na u₃-suh₅ ṣip-pa-tu₄ {ŋeš}an-na u₃-suh₅ NUMUN {giš}U₃.SUH₅ | The šapītu-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-disease is given in his hands. tarāru (means) rubu (and) lady. |
| 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 place of the scepter (Akk) The lady, who engendered me, the great one |
| 21 | ša₂ SAG.GIL.MUD ši-i SAG ar-kat₃ GIL {d}AMAR.UTU MUD DU₃ | From the SAG.GIL.MUD.ŠU₂, the head of the head, the ... of Marduk, blood is made. |
| 22 | {d}e₂-a LUGAL ap-si-i E₂ LUGAL A ap-su-u₂ | Ea, king of the Apsû, the house of the king, descendant of Aplaya |
| 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: |
| 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 | Ea created. Seed of the temple created. From the Širiku family from the Seed of |
| 26 | {d}e₂-a ba-nu-u šip-tu₄ E₂ ba-nu-u A mu-u₂ A šip-tu₄ | Ea, creator of the netherworld, builder of the temple, son of Mu, descendant of Gimillu |
| 27 | {d}e₂-a ha-si-su mim-mu-u₂ i-še-eʾ šib-qi₂-šu-un | Ea, he has sworn by his life that everything is good. |
| 28 | x {d}AM.GAR.UD EN u₄-mu AN EN U₄ u₄-mu x | Amgar.UD, lord of the storm, ..., |
| 29 | {d}AM.GAR.A AM be-lu₄ GAR{+ga-ar₂} ra-mu-u₂ MIN a-ša₂-bu | Amgara, wild bull, lord, ..., rāmû-priestess, |
| 30 | x x lib₃-bi-šu₂ a-ša₂-ab ša₂-niš {d}ša₃-maš₂ ŠA₃ lib-bi MAŠ₂ bi-ri | his heart, alternatively, Šamaš, hand of the heart, mind |
| 31 | x x x {d}ŠA₃.ZU mu-de-e lib₃-bi DINGIR-MEŠ ša₂ i-bar-ru-u₂ kar-šu | Šazu, who knows the heart of the gods, who sees his face |
| 32 | ša₂ pi-i {lu₂}um-man-nu bar-sip{ki} x x x x x x | according to the mouth of the physician of Borsippa |
| 33 | x x x x x {d}x x x | [......] the god |
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