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Explanation of Temples Names in Babylon D (Q007953)
Lexical, First Millennium, unclear
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| Designation | Explanation of Temples Names in Babylon D |
|---|---|
| ID | Q007953 |
| Collection | Vorderasiatisches Museum, Berlin, Germany |
| Language | Akkadian; Sumerian |
| Period | First Millennium |
| Genre | Lexical |
| 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) |
|---|---|---|
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| 1 | [e₂-sag-il₂] E₂ na-ša₂-a re-e-⸢ši⸣ | Esagila |
| 2 | [e₂-sag-il₂] E₂ ša₂ re-ša₂-šu₂ ⸢ša₂⸣-qa-[a] | Esagila |
| 3 | [e₂-sa-ag₂-gil] ⸢E₂⸣ na-ra-am {d}⸢AMAR⸣.[UTU] | Esagila, the temple beloved of Marduk |
| 4 | [ag₂ na-ra-mu] ⸢gil⸣ {d}⸢AMAR⸣.[UTU] | That which is beloved by Egil and Marduk |
| 5 | [e₂-sag-il₃-la] ⸢E₂⸣.GAL la-la-e DINGIR.MEŠ ⸢ša₂ AN-e⸣ [(x x)] | The Esagila temple, the E-e-mala temple of the luxuriance of the gods, the ... of heaven and earth |
| 6 | [e₂-sag e-kal-lum] la la-lu-u₂ il₃ i-lu il₃ ša₂-mu-⸢u₂⸣ [(...)] | The Esaŋ temple, the Ekallum temple, not to be sated with joy, a lament, an ilu-lament ... |
| 7 | [e₂-sa₇]-kil₃ E₂ ba-nu-u₂ nap-ḫar ⸢DINGIR⸣.[MEŠ] | Esakkil |
| 8 | [sa₇ ba-nu]-u₂ kil₃ nap-ḫa-ru il₃ i-[lu] | Beautiful one, creator of abundance, who raises up the gods |
| 9 | [e₂-sa₄-ki]-⸢il⸣ E₂ na-bu-u₂ nap-ḫar iṣ-ra-a-⸢ti⸣ | Esaki-Eil |
| 10 | [sa₄ na]-⸢bu⸣-u₂ ki-il nap-ḫa-ru ša iṣ-ra-a-ti | “Finger-nail of the assembly of the cult centers |
| 11 | [e₂-sa₁₂]-⸢an⸣-gil E₂ šu-bat ru-be₂-e {d}AMAR.UTU | Esa’e-ana-egil |
| 12 | ⸢sag⸣ a-ša₂-bu ⸢gi⸣ ru-bu-u₂ gil {d}ma-ru-du-uk | The esaĝ-house, the field, the reed-bed, the treasure of Marduk |
| 13 | [e₂]-⸢sa₁₂⸣-an-aga-il₂ E₂ na-šu-<u₂> a-ge-e LUGAL-u₂-ti | E’esa-e-anaga-il |
| 14 | ⸢sa₁₂⸣ šar-ru sa₁₂ a-gu-u₂ aga a-gu-u₂ il₂ na-šu-u₂ | The sa-e3-priest, the king, the seller of the agû-vessel, the crown of ag<vessel>, bearer of the torch |
| 15 | [e₂]-⸢sa⸣-an-gi-il₂ E₂ na-šu-u₂ ša₂-ru-ru | E’esaeangil |
| 16 | [sa] ša₂-ru-ru il₂ na-šu-u₂ | he who raises the horns raises (his) hand |
| 17 | [e₂]-⸢sa₆⸣-an-gil E₂ a-ša₂-re-du ša₂ mi₃-lik-šu₂ dam-qu | E’esa'eangil |
| 18 | [sa₁₂] ⸢a⸣-ša₂-re-du ša₂ mil-ku sa₆ da-ma-qu | price of Ea-ešaredu, the heart of the good advice, |
| r | ||
| 19 | [e₂-sa-ag₂]-⸢gi⸣-il E₂ e-piš kul-la-ti ra-aʾ-im kit-ti | Esagil |
| 20 | [ag₂ e-pe-šu] gi e-pe-šu gi kul-la-tum gi kit-tum ag₂ ra-a-mu | What is to be done reed, what is [to be done?] Reed of all the lands, truthful <reation> that is beloved |
| 21 | [e₂-si₃]-⸢an⸣-ki-il E₂ sa-pi-in a-a-bi | Esi’ean-ekīl |
| 22 | [si₃] ⸢sa⸣-pa-nu gi a-a-bi | the horn of the esa’e-pānu-tree, the reed of the enemy |
| 23 | [e₂-sa₂]-gil E₂ ka-šid nap-ḫar qar-da-mu | Esagil |
| 24 | [sa₂ ka-ša₂]-du kil₃ nap-ḫa-ru gil qar-da-mu | The one who carries goods, the one who scatters the treasures, the hero |
| 25 | [e₂-sa-an]-gil₂ E₂ mar-kas₄ AN-e GAL.MEŠ | Esangil |
| 26 | [sa mar-ka]-su an ša₂-mu-u₂ gil₂ ra-bu-u₂ | whose limbs are shattered by heaven, great curse |
| 27 | [e₂-si-an]-⸢gil₂⸣ E₂ nu-⸢ur₂⸣ DINGIR.MEŠ GAL.⸢MEŠ⸣ | Esīn-egil |
| 28 | [si nu-u₂-ru] ⸢an⸣ i-lum gil₂ ra-bu-⸢u₂⸣ | “The shining horn of heaven, the great treasure, |
| 29 | [e₂-sa₄-an]-⸢gil⸣ E₂ ni-bit {d}a-nim u {d}EN.LIL₂ | Esa’an-egile |
| 30 | [sa₄ ni-bi]-⸢tu₂⸣ an {d}a-num gil₂ kur {d}EN.LIL₂ | ... of Anu and Anu, treasure of the land of Enlil |
| 31 | [eš₃-gu₂]-⸢zi⸣ E₂ na-si-iḫ nap-ḫar a-a-bi | Ešgû-Ezi’e |
| 32 | [eš₃ bi-i-tu] ⸢zi⸣ na-sa-ḫu gu₂ nap-ḫa-ru gu₂ a-a-bi | The ešu-bītu-vessel of the ezi-e-plant, the nasaḫu-flood of the entire land, the neck of the enemy |
| 33 | [eš₃-gu₂-zi] ⸢E₂ mu⸣-kin ki-nim | “Ešguzi, the temple that establishes truth |
| 34 | [eš₃ bi-i-tu] ⸢zi⸣ ka-a-nu zi ki-i-nu | “House, house, ezî-house, you are the true and just one |
| 35 | [... nig₂]-⸢dim₂⸣-dim₂-ma | ... the creation |
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