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Ershema 8 = a še-eb e₂-kur-ra (Enlil) (Q009365)
Liturgy, First Millennium
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| Designation | Ershema 8 = a še-eb e₂-kur-ra (Enlil) |
|---|---|
| ID | Q009365 |
| Language | Sumerian; Akkadian |
| Period | First Millennium |
| Genre | Liturgy |
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) |
|---|---|---|
| 001 | a še-eb e₂-kur-ra [a še-eb e₂-kur-ra] | The water of the Ekur temple |
| [a-hu]-⸢lap⸣ li-⸢bit⸣-[ti Ekur ahulap libitti Ekur] a-hu-lap li-bit-ti * * * * a še-eb e₂-kur-ra a še-eb e₂-kur-ra | (Sum) The aḫūlapû-demon, the libittu of Ekur (Akk) The abulapu-disease of the libittu-demon, the Ekur | |
| 002 | e₂-kur-ra [e₂ {d}mu-ul-lil₂-la₂-ri] e₂-kur-ra e₂ {d}mu-ul-lil₂-la₂-ri | The Ekur temple, the temple of Enlil, the Ekur, (the temple of) Mullil |
| 003 | e₂-ki-ur₃-ra [e₂ {d}nin-lil₂-la₂-ri] e₂-ki-ur₃-ra e₂ {d}nin-lil₂-la₂-ri | The Ekiur temple, the temple of Ninlil, the Ekiura temple, (the temple of) Ninlils |
| 004 | e₂-nam-ti-la [e₂ {d}mu-ul-lil₂-la₂-ri] e₂-nam-ti-la e₂ {d}mu-ul-lil₂-la₂-ri | The Enamtila, the temple of Enlil, the Ementila (temple), the temple [of Enlils] |
| 005 | e₂-mi-tum-ma-al [e₂ {d}nin-lil₂-la₂-ri] e₂-mi-tum-ma-al e₂ {d}nin-lil₂-la₂-ri | The Emitummal, the temple of Ninlil, the Emitummal |
| 006 | ša₃ e₂-dim₃-ma [e₂ {d}mu-ul-lil₂-la₂-ri] ša₃ e₂-dim₃-ma e₂ {d}mu-ul-lil₂-la₂-ri | In the Edima, the temple of Enlil, in the Edimima, (the temple of) Mullil |
| 007 | e₂-engur-ninnu [e₂ {d}mu-ul-lil₂-la₂-ri] e₂-engur-ninnu e₂ {d}mu-ul-lil₂-la₂-ri | The E-engurninnu, the temple of Enlil, the E-engruninni, (the temple of) Mullil |
| 008 | abul mah-am₃ [e₂ {d}mu-ul-lil₂-la₂-ri] abul-mah-am₃ e₂ {d}mu-ul-lil₂-la₂-ri | The great gate is the house of Enlil, the great gate (is the) house of Mullil |
| 009 | abul-am₃ [ki {d}utu e₃-a-ri] abul-am₃ ki {d}utu-e₃-a-ri | It is a gate, the place where Utu came out, the gate is the place (where) Šamaš came out |
| 010 | abul-am₃ [i-bi₂ uri₂{ki}še₃-ri] abul-am₃ i-bi₂ uri₂{ki}-še₃-ri | It is a gate, the front of Ur. The gate is the front (of) Ur. |
| 011 | e₂-a i-bi₂-bi-ta [i-si-iš am₃-ta-la₂-e] e₂-a i-bi₂-bi-ta i-si-iš am₃-ta-la₂-e | In the house, from front to back, he chases away the thieves. |
| 012 | a-še-er kur-ra [a-še-er-ra am₃-ta-la₂-e] a-še-er kur-ra a-še-er-ra am₃-ta-la₂-e | The storm is blowing in the netherworld, the storm blows in the Netherworld. |
| 013 | mu-lu hul₂-la-na [nu-mu-ni-in-dib-be₂] mu-lu hul₂-la-na nu-mu-ni-in-dib-be₂ | The one who is happy will not pass by, the one that is happy shall not pass. |
| 014 | mu-lu li-ba-na [nu-mu-ni-in-dib-be₂] mu-lu li-ba-na nu-mu-ni-in-dib-be₂ | One does not pass by without his permission, one does no[t pass without] his permission |
| 015 | mu-tin ⸢im-ta-de₂⸣ [a-še-er im-ta-de₂] mu-tin im-ta-de₂ a-še-er im-ta-de₂ | The young man approached, he approached. He approached the young man, [he approached]. |
| 016 | a-še-er kur-ra [im-gin₇ šeŋ₃-šeŋ₃ la₂-la₂] a-še-er kur-ra im-gin₇ šeŋ₃-šeŋ₃ la₂-la₂ | The ašer of the netherworld, like the heavens, is filled with joy. The ašareŋṣs of the Netherworld are filled with happiness like the earth. |
| 017 | a-še-er kur-ra [im-gin₇ i₃-ti] a-še-er kur-ra im-gin₇ i₃-ti | The ‘ašēr of the netherworld’, like a wind blowing wind |
| 018 | e₂-a gig [til-le-gin₇ er₂-ra im-ta-tuš] e₂-a gig til-le-gin₇ er₂-ra im-ta-tuš | In the house, like one who is finished, she sits down in tears. In the temple, like a one who has finished, [she sits in tears] |
| 019 | e₂-a [gig til-le-gin₇ ma-ra ta ma-ma-al] e₂-a gig til-le-gin₇ ma-ra ta ma-ma-al | In the house, like a sick person, what is there for me? The house, as if it had been finished, what are the reeds? |
| 020 | ki [bur gal-gal-la i₃-šar₂-šar₂-ra gig er₂-re] ki bur gal-gal-la i₃-šar₂-šar₂-ra gig er₂-re | The place where there are large bowls, bitterly, she weeps. Where there are big bowls ... bitterly |
| a+001 | me-na-še₃ [nibru{ki} na-an-šub-be₂-en de₃-ra-ab-be₂ a-ra-zu de₃-ra-ab-be₂] me-na-še₃ nibru ki na-an-šub-be₂-en de₃-ra-ab-be₂ a-ra-zu de₃-ra-ab-be₂ | How long will you not approach Nippur? May he pray to you, may he speak an arazu prayer to you |
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