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Ershema 10 = me-er-ra-ĝu₁₀-NE (Marduk) (Q009367)
Liturgy, First Millennium
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| Designation | Ershema 10 = me-er-ra-ĝu₁₀-NE (Marduk) |
|---|---|
| ID | Q009367 |
| 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 | me-er-ra-ŋu₁₀-NE a-ba mu-un-sed-de₃ | Who can soothe me while I am angry? |
| ina e-ze-zi-ia man-nu u₂-na-ah-ha-an-ni me-er-ra-ŋu₁₀-NE a-ba mu-un-sed-de₃ ina e-ze-zi-ia x me-er-ra-ŋu₁₀-NE a-ba mu-un-sed-de₃ ina e-ze-zi-ia man-nu u₂-na-ah-ha-an-ni | Who soothes me in my sheepfold? Merra-būnu, who calms me? In [my] sheepfold, ... Merrarbu<bûnu], who soothes [me]? In my [sheepfold, who soothe]s me?" | |
| 002 | me-er-ra gašan-ŋu₁₀ {d}ba-ba₆ men₃ me-er-ra-ŋu₁₀-NE me-er-ra x me-er-ra gašan-ŋu₁₀ {d}ba-ba₆ men₃ me-er-ra-ŋu₁₀-NE | I want to utter an arazu prayer to Baba, I desire an aramazu prayer ... I desire a amanzu prayer (to) Baba |
| 003 | ama {d}ab-U₂ men₃ me-er-<(ra-ŋu₁₀-NE)> ama x ama dab-U₂ men₃ me-er-ra-ŋu₁₀-NE | Mother AbU, I want to utter an arazu prayer to you |
| 004 | {d}lamma e₂-an-na men₃ me-er-<(ra-ŋu₁₀-NE)> {d}lamma x {d}lamma e₂-an-na men₃ me-er-ra-ŋu₁₀-NE | The protective spirit of the Eana, I want to utter an arazu prayer to you |
| 005 | gašan-ŋu₁₀ gašan-sikil-la men₃ me-er-<(ra-ŋu₁₀-NE)> x gašan-ŋu₁₀ gašan-sikil-la men₃ me-er-ra-ŋu₁₀-NE | The van is the vansikila, come out for me! |
| 006 | {d}nap dumu-saŋ an-na men₃ me-er-<(ra-ŋu₁₀-NE)> {d}nap dumu-saŋ an-na men₃ me-er-x x {d}nap dumu-saŋ an-na men₃ me-er-ra-ŋu₁₀-NE | Nabû, the daughter of An, I want to utter an arazu prayer to you. (Akkadian: “I want to say a merrabu prayer to him>. (Sum) Nappaḫi, the son of An (Utu) is the one who utters a lament to you |
| 007 | egi₂ mah gu₂-en-na men₃ me-er-<(ra-ŋu₁₀-NE)> egi₂ mah gu₂-en-na men₃ me-er-ra-ŋu₁₀-NE egi₂ mah gu₂-en-na men₃ me-er-ra-ŋu₁₀-NE egi₂ x | You are the supreme princess of the throne room, you are the one who ... |
| 008 | dumu ku₃ gašan-MAR-KI men₃ me-er-<(ra-ŋu₁₀-NE)> dumu ku₃ gašan-MAR-KI men₃ me-er-ra-ŋu₁₀-NE dumu ku₃ gašan-MAR-KI men₃ me-er-ra-ŋu₁₀-NE dumu x | The pure son of Gašan-MAR-KI, Merra-bu<NE>, the pure son(?), Gaṣ[am-KI], Merrara-BU₃-NE, the son(?) of Silver [Gaṣun-KI] ..., |
| 009 | egi₂ {d}lamma e₂-ša₃-ba men₃ me-er-<(ra-ŋu₁₀-NE)> egi₂ {d}lamma e₂-ša₃-ba men₃ me-er-ra-ŋu₁₀-NE egi₂ {d}lamma e₂-ša₃-ba men₃ me-er-ra-ŋu₁₀-NE egi₂ x | Princess, the protective spirit of the house, I want to utter an arazu prayer To Princess, lamma of the home, I desire a prayer to you Princess, (the one who) utters a lama-prayer to you Inheritance, ... princess |
| 010 | o du₆ uru₂ ku₃-ga me-er-<(ra-ŋu₁₀-NE)> e₂-u-du₆ uru₂-ku₃-ga me-er-ra-ŋu₁₀-NE du₆ uru₂ ku₃-ga me-er-ra-ŋu₁₀-NE du₆ x | The mound of the holy city, Merrabu The E’udug temple, the pure city ... |
| 011 | eš₃ e₂-ninnu me-er-<(ra-ŋu₁₀-NE)> eš₃ e₂-ninnu me-er-ra-ŋu₁₀-NE eš₃ e₂-ninnu me-er-ra-ŋu₁₀-NE eš₃ x | The shrine Eninnu ... |
| 012 | eden bar lagaš{ki} men₃ me-er-<(ra-ŋu₁₀-NE)> eden-bar lagaš{ki} men₃ me-er-ra-ŋu₁₀-NE eden-bar lagaš{ki} men₃ me-er-ra-ŋu₁₀-NE eden x | The outer steppe of Lagaš, I want to utter an arazu prayer To the outside of the steppe (of) Lagash, I am a harazu prayer to you The outside of lagash is I am an ariazu prayer The outside(?) of Lagar is I want a lagar prayer The ... plain |
| 013 | ib₂-ba na-aŋ₂ uru₂-ni im-me-ir-ra-ŋu₁₀ | The angry one, why does his city tremble |
| ina ug-ga-ti aš-šum URU-ša₂ ša₂ iš-šal-lu ib₂-ba na-aŋ₂ uru₂-ni im-me-ir-ra-ŋu₁₀ ina ug-ga-ti aš-šum URU-ša₂ ša₂ iš-šal-lu x uru₂-ni im-ma-ir-ra-x x-ša₂ ša₂ iš-šal-lu₄ ib₂-x ina x | (Sum) On account of the rebellion, the heart of the city is trembling(?) (Akk) In the rage, because of the enemy's city, the mind of the demon is shaking(?), his city is shaken | |
| 014 | ib₂-ba na-aŋ₂ e₂-ni im-me-ir-ra-ŋu₁₀ | The angry one, whose house was plundered, |
| ina ug-gat aš-šum E₂-ša₂ ib₂-ba na-aŋ₂ e₂-ni im-me-ir-ra-ŋu₁₀ ina ug-gat aš-šum E₂-ša₂ x ib₂-ba na-aŋ₂ e₂-ni * * * bi-ti-ša₂ ib₂-x ina x | (Sum) The one who is angry about the destruction of the temple, his temple is destroyed (Akk) In the anger of the one who has destroyed the temple(?) ... his temple | |
| 015 | a uru₂-ŋu₁₀ a e₂-ŋu₁₀ im-mi-du₁₁-ga-ta | After he said "Alas, the city, aah, the house!" |
| a-hu-lap URU-ia a-hu-lap E₂-ia i-na qa-be₂-e a uru₂-ŋu₁₀ a e₂-ŋu₁₀ im-mi-du₁₁-ga-ta a-hu-lap URU-ia a-hu-lap E₂-ia i-na qa-be₂-e a uru₂ x a-hu-lap x | Woe my city, woe my house! At the command of “Alas, the city, ah, the house!", he said. Woe [my] city, [hoo] my house, at the command [of ...], woe ...! | |
| 016 | a dam-ŋu₁₀ a dumu-ŋu₁₀ im-me-du₁₁-ga-ta | After she said “Alas, my spouse, aaah, my child! |
| a-hu-lap mu-ti-ia a-hu-lap ma-ri-⸢ia⸣ [ina qa-be₂]-e a dam-ŋu₁₀ a dumu-ŋu₁₀ im-me-du₁₁-ga-ta a-hu-lap mu-ti-ia a-hu-lap ma-ri-ia ina qa-be₂-e a dam-x a-hu-lap x | Aw, my husband, aw, Mariya'e At the command of "Alas, my spouse!", after it was said of my son, Aw! my husband! Aw ..., an ... | |
| 017 | e₂ gu₃ ŋi₆-a mu-un-de₂-de₂-e | She shouted at the house. |
| ina E₂ ri-ig-ma ina ⸢mu⸣-[ši ...]-⸢as⸣-su-u₂ e₂ gu₃ ŋi₆-a mu-un-de₂-de₂-e ina E₂ ri-ig-ma ina mu-ši x-as-su-u₂ x de₂-de₂-e x-su-u₂ e₂ gu₃ x ina E₂ ri-ig-x | (Sum) In the temple, the riŋ drum, in the temple ... (Akk) In a temple, a reed mat, in a house, ... | |
| 018 | a-še-er ŋi₆-a mu-un-de₂-[de₂-(e)] ; mu-un-mar-ra-ta | After he had poured out the water in the river, and had set it up for you |
| ta-ni-ha ša₂ ⸢mu⸣-[ši] ...-⸢na⸣-as-su-u₂ a-še-er ŋi₆-a mu-un-de₂-de₂-e mu-un-mar-ra-ta ta-ni-ha ša₂ x-as-su-u₂ x-mar-ra-ta x ša₂ mu-ši x-na-as-su-u₂ a-še-er ŋi₆-a x ta-ni-ha ša₂ mu-ši x | (Sum) The ... of the ēmûši temple (Akk) The incantation(?) of ... (var.) ... the incantations of the river(?) he drew up(?), he brought out(?) (Saying) “You are the one who has ..., you have been the one that has been put aside(?)(?) | |
| 019 | gu₂ ki mar-mar-ra i₃-su₈-su₈-ge-eš | They stand at the edge of the ground |
| kan-ša₂-a-tu₄ [...]-ša₂-a-tu₄ iz-za-az-za-ni x-su₈-su₈-ge-eš x iz-za-az-za-ni x mar-mar-ra i₃-su₈-su₈-ge-eš x-ša₂-a-tu₄ iz-za-az-za-ni gu₂ ki mar-mar-x kan-ša₂-a-tu₄ x | (Sum) ... he stands. (Akk) They stand. ... they stand. They stand ... (var.) The ... of the marshes, they stand .... | |
| 020 | me-er-ra e-lum-e šu ba-an-gi | The honorable one returned his hand |
| kab-tu ina e-ze-zi-šu₂ u₂-šal-li-man-ni x-ra e-lum-e šu ba-an-gi x-tu ina e-ze-zi-šu₂ u₂-šal-li-man-ni me-er-ra e-lum-e šu ba-an-gi kab-tu ina e-ze-zi-šu₂ u₂-šal-li-man-ni mi-ir-ra e-lum-e x kab-tu ina e-ze-zi-x | (Sum) The ... of the lord, he returned to me. (Akk) The important one, in his wailing he restored me. | |
| 021 | me-er-ra kur gal-e šu ba-an-gi x-ra kur-gal-e šu ba-an-gi me-er-ra kur-gal-e šu x mi-ir-ra kur-gal-e šu x | The ... of the great mountain has turned back. The great mountain [has turned back] |
| 022 | umun {d}mu-ul-lil₂-la₂ šu ba-an-gi | The lord of Enlil turned his hand towards him |
| be-lu₄ {d}en-lil₂ x {d}mu-ul-lil₂-la₂ šu ba-an-gi be-lu₄ {d}en-lil₂ umun {d}mu-ul-lil₂-la₂ šu x umun {d}mu-ul-lil₂-la₂ šu x | The lord of Enlil ... Mullil he returned. Lord Enlils, king of Mullil, hand of ... Lord Mullil | |
| 023 | u₃-u₈ ma-ab-be₂ u₃-u₈ ma-ab-be₂ <ir> ir₁₀(DU) na-nam ur₅-re nu-mu-un-hul₂-la | "Woe!" she says, "woe" she says. It is indeed a cry, it does not rejoice. |
| u₂-a a-qab-bi MIN ana ša₂ iš-šal-lu₄ ana šat-tim ki-a-am ul a-had-du u₃-u₈ ma-ab-be₂ u₃-u₈ ma-ab-be₂ ir ir₁₀(DU) na-nam ur₅-re nu-mu-un-hul₂-la u₂-a a-qab-bi MIN ana ša₂ iš-šal-lu₄ ana šat-tim ki-a-am ul a-had-du u₃-u₈ ma-ab-be₂ u₃-u₈ ma-x DU na-nam ur₅-ra mu-un-hul₂-le-en u₂-a a-qab-bi u₂-a a-qab-x šat-ti-šu₂ ki-i a-ha-ad u₃-u₈ ma-ab-be₂ u₃-u₈ ma-ab-be₂ x x mu-x u₂-a a-qab-bi MIN ana ša₂ iš-šal-x | Woe I say, ditto. To the heart of Išvallu, to the world, thus I did not rejoice. Woe, she says, woe she says. She is indeed a raging storm that cannot be rejoicing! Woe [I say], [ditto] to the heart [of Ishvall]u, [to the world], thus [I do not rejoice]. Woe ..., indeed he makes me rejoice. [Woe] I speak, [woe, I ...] his life. When he has sprinkling, he [speaks], he ... ... | |
| 024 | e₂-ŋu₁₀ gul-la-bi er₂ na-aŋ₂-ŋa₂-ni ša₃-kuš₂-u₃ na-aŋ₂-ŋa₂-ni | The destruction of the house, she weeps, she cries. |
| bi-ti ab-tu bi-ki-ta ub-lam-ma ŠA₃-šu₂ ta-ni-ha ub-lam-ma e₂-ŋu₁₀ gul-la-bi er₂ na-aŋ₂-ŋa₂-ni ša₃-kuš₂-u₃ na-aŋ₂-ŋa₂-ni bi-ti ab-tu bi-ki-ta ub-lam-ma ŠA₃-šu₂ ta-ni-ha ub-lam-ma e₂-ŋu₁₀ gul-la-bi er₂ na-x-kuš₂-u₃ na-aŋ₂-ŋa₂-ni E₂ ab-tu₄ bi-ki-tu₄ ub-lam-x ta-ni-ha ub-lam e₂-ŋu₁₀ gul-la-bi er₂ na-x x x bi-ti ab-tu bi-ki-ta x | (Sum) The house, the abtu, the kītu he filled with tears. (Akk) It is the house of the Abtu that fills with tears, it is the ša-kuṣa-demon, the builtu of tears. | |
| 025 | uru₂-ŋu₁₀ hul-la-bi er₂ na-aŋ₂-ŋa₂-ni ša₃-kuš₂-u₃ na-aŋ₂-ŋa₂-ni | Its destroyed city weeps, it trembles. |
| a-li šul-pu-tu₄ bi-ki-tu₄ ub-lam-ma ŠA₃-šu₂ ta-ni-ha ub-lam-ma uru₂-ŋu₁₀ hul-a-bi er₂ na-aŋ₂-ŋa₂-ni ša₃-kuš₂-u₃ na-aŋ₂-ŋa₂-ni a-li šul-pu-tu₄ bi-ki-tu₄ ub-lam-ma ŠA₃-šu₂ ta-ni-ha ub-lam-ma uru₂-ŋu₁₀ hul-la-bi er₂ na-aŋ₂-ŋa₂-ni ša₃-kuš₂-u₃ na-aŋ₂-ŋa₂-ni uru₂-ŋu₁₀ hul-la-bi x | (Sum) Where is the šulpūtu-demon brought to an end, and his hand trembles (Akk) The place where the reed-bed was brought, but his hand was not smashed, and the destruction of the city was not weeping, the damage was not done, where is it? The re[ed]-bed is not ..., the destruction is not done. | |
| 026 | tur₃ gul-gul-la-bi er₂ na-aŋ₂-ŋa₂-[ni] ša₃-<(kuš₂-u₃ na-aŋ₂-ŋa₂-ni)> tur₃ gul-gul-la-bi er₂ na-aŋ₂-ŋa₂-ni ša₃-kuš₂-u₃ na-aŋ₂-ŋa₂-ni x gul-gul-la-bi er₂ na-aŋ₂-ŋa₂-ni ša₃-kuš₂-u₃ na-aŋ₂-ŋa₂-ni tur₃ gul-gul-la-bi x | The destroyer of the stall, she weeps, she sheds tears. The destroyed cowshed, her weeping, her shed tears, the ... of the destroyer, [she wept] tears, her [weeping], the destroyed stall ... |
| 027 | amaš bu-bu-ra-bi er₂ na-aŋ₂-ŋa₂-ni ša₃-<(kuš₂-u₃ na-aŋ₂-ŋa₂-ni)> amaš bu-bu-ra-bi er₂ na-aŋ₂-ŋa₂-ni ša₃-kuš₂-u₃ na-aŋ₂-ŋa₂-ni x bu-ra-bi er₂ na-aŋ₂-ŋa₂-ni ša₃-kuš₂-u₃ na-aŋ₂-ŋa₂-ni amaš bu-bu-ra-bi x | Its bubira sheepfold is indeed filled with tears, its šakunu-vessel is indeed full of tears. |
| 028 | e₂-a ge₁₆-le-eŋ₃-ŋa₂-ni er₂ na-aŋ₂-ŋa₂-ni-ir a-ba mu-un-sed-de₃ | Who can soothe him while he is crying in the house? |
| bi-ti ina šah-lu-uq-ti bi-ki-ti ub-lam-ma man-nu u₂-na-ah-ha-an-ni e₂-a ge₁₆-le-eŋ₃-ŋa₂-ni er₂ na-aŋ₂-ŋa₂-ni-ir a-ba mu-un-sed-de₃ x-uq-ti bi-ki-ti ub-lam-ma man-nu u₂-na-ah-ha-an-ni x eŋ₃-ŋa₂-ni er₂ na-aŋ₂-ŋa₂-ni a-ba mu-un-sed-de₃ x-ti bi-ki-tu₄ ub-lam-ma man-nu u₂-na-ah-ha-an-ni e₂-a ge₁₆-le-eŋ₃-ŋa₂-ni x x x bi-ti ina šah-lu-uq-ti x | (Sum) The ... of the temple is filled with tears, who soothes him? (Akk) The one who calms me in the midst of the wrath, who cools me? The .... (var.) Who soothes me when she enters the temple? (Vagina:) Who calms my ...? (varKA:) ... (varka:) He calmed me when he enters into the temple! (varaka:) [Who soothes] me when I enter the temple, [the ...] of the house, the ... | |
| 029 | [ša₃-zu he₂-en]-huŋ-e bar-zu he₂-en-sed-de₃ | May your heart be pacified, may your liver be soothed |
| [lib₃-ba-ka li-nu-uh] ka-bat-ta-ka lip-šah ša₃-zu he₂-en-huŋ-e bar-zu he₂-en-sed-de₃ x bar-zu he₂-en-sed-de₃ lib₃-ba-ka li-nu-uh ka-bat-ta-ka lip-šah x he₂-en-x | May your heart be pacified, may your liver be soothed. May your body be calmed, may it cool your liver. May ... calm your liver! May your stomach be calm, may the liver be calm ... | |
| 030 | [umun {d}di-ku₅]-mah-am₃ ša₃-zu he₂-en-huŋ-e umun {d}di-ku₅-mah-am₃ ša₃-zu he₂-en-huŋ-e | Lord Dikudmah, may your heart be pacified, lord Dikumah! May your mind be [pacified] |
| 031 | [umun] e₂-rab-ri-ri ša₃-zu <(he₂-en-huŋ-e)> umun e₂-rab-ri-ri ša₃-zu he₂-en-huŋ-e x ša₃-zu | Lord of the Erabri temple, may your heart be appeased ... your heart |
| 032 | gašan-tin-lu-ba ša₃-zu <(he₂-en-huŋ-e)> gašan-tin-lu-ba ša₃-zu he₂-en-huŋ-e x | May your heart be pacified to this vantinuga |
| 033 | gašan i₃-si-in{ki}na ša₃-zu <(he₂-en-huŋ-e)> gašan-i₃-si-in{ki}-na ša₃-zu he₂-en-huŋ-e x ša₃-zu x | Gašan-Isin, may your heart be pacified |
| 034 | gašan e₂-gal-mah ša₃-zu <(he₂-en-huŋ-e)> gašan e₂-gal-mah ša₃-zu he₂-en-huŋ-e x | The van of Egalmah, may your heart be pacified |
| 035 | gašan e₂-rab-ri-ri ša₃-zu <(he₂-en-huŋ-e)> gašan e₂-rab-ri-ri ša₃-zu he₂-en-huŋ-e x-ri-ri ša₃-zu he₂-en-huŋ-e | The van of the Erabri temple, may your heart be pacified (Akkadian: May your heart) be soothed Gašan of the Erbari temple may your mind be p[eated] May your ... heart be calm |
| 036 | gašan-ŋu₁₀ {d}ba-ba₆-ŋu₁₀ ša₃-zu <(he₂-en-huŋ-e)> gašan-ŋu₁₀ {d}ba-ba₆-ŋu₁₀ ša₃-zu he₂-en-huŋ-e x x x | Gašanbu, Bababu, may your heart be pacified |
| 037 | egi₂ ama {d}ba-ba₆ ša₃-zu <(he₂-en-huŋ-e)> egi₂ ama {d}ba-ba₆ ša₃-zu he₂-en-huŋ-e x ša₃-zu he₂-en-huŋ-e x ama {d}ba-ba₆ ša₃-zu he₂-en-huŋ-e | Princess, mother Baba, may your heart be pacified Princess, mothers Baba may your mind be soothed May your ... heart be calm May the ... of the Mother Baba calm your heart |
| 038 | {d}ba-ba₆ nu-nus ša₆-ga ša₃-zu <(he₂-en-huŋ-e)> {d}ba-ba₆ nu-nus ša₆-ga ša₃-zu he₂-en-huŋ-e x-zu x x ša₃-zu | Baba, the beautiful woman, may your heart be appeased Baba! The beautiful woman - may your mind (be) appease your heart |
| 039 | mu-gi₁₇-ib gašan-an-na ša₃-zu he₂-en-huŋ-e mu-gi₁₇-ib gašan-an-na ša₃-zu he₂-en-huŋ-e x ša₃-zu he₂-en-huŋ-e mu-gi₁₇-ib gašan-an-na ša₃-zu he₂-en-huŋ-e | The mugib priestess of Inana, may your heart be appeased. May the mistress of Inanna appease your heart. May ... appease [your] heart. [The mugib priestesses of Gašanana] |
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