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Ershema 15 = gu₄-sun₂ e-lum gu₄-sun₂ (Marduk) (Q009372)
Liturgy, First Millennium
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| Designation | Ershema 15 = gu₄-sun₂ e-lum gu₄-sun₂ (Marduk) |
|---|---|
| ID | Q009372 |
| Language | Sumerian |
| 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 | gu₄-sun₂-na e-lum gu₄-sun₂-e mu-zu kur-kur-ra gu₄-sun₂-na e-lum gu₄-sun₂-e mu-zu kur-kur-ra x x x | Wild bull, honored one, wild bull, your name over all the lands, Wild bull! Important one, beloved one, [your name] over all lands ... |
| 002 | umun kur-kur-ra gu₄-sun₂-na umun kur-kur-ra gu₄-sun₂-na | Lord of all the lands, wild ox?, lord of all lands! Wild bull! |
| 003 | umun du₁₁-ga zi-da gu₄-<(sun₂-na)> umun du₁₁-ga zi-da gu₄-sun₂-na | Lord whose utterance is true, wild bull |
| 004 | {d}mu-ul-lil₂ a-a ka-naŋ-ŋa₂ gu₄-<(sun₂-na)> {d}mu-ul-lil₂ a-a ka-naŋ-ŋa₂ gu₄-sun₂-na | Enlil, father of the open country, wild oxen. |
| 005 | sipa saŋ-ŋi₆-ga gu₄-<(sun₂-na)> sipa saŋ-ŋi₆-ga gu₄-sun₂-na | Shepherd of abundance, wild ox? |
| 006 | i-bi₂ du₈ ni₂-te-na gu₄-<(sun₂-na)> i-bi₂ du₈ ni₂-te-na gu₄-sun₂-na | The one who looks at him by himself, the wild ox? |
| 007 | am erin₂-na di-di gu₄-<(sun₂-na)> am erin₂-na di-di gu₄-sun₂-na | Wild bull roaming among the troops, wild ox? |
| 008 | u₃ lul-la ku-ku gu₄-<(sun₂-na)> u₃ lul-la ku-ku gu₄-sun₂-na | Oh, sleep a false sleep, oxen ... |
| 009 | ur-saŋ {d}asar-lu₂-hi gu₄-<(sun₂-na)> ur-saŋ {d}asar-lu₂-hi gu₄-sun₂-na | Hero Asalluhi, wild bull |
| 010 | umun {d}en-bi-lu-lu dumu-saŋ {d}en-ki-ke₄ gu₄-<(sun₂-na)> umun d+en-bi-lu-lu dumu-saŋ {d}en-ki-ke₄ gu₄-sun₂-na | Lord Enbilulu, son of Enki, wild bull |
| 011 | ur-saŋ {d}mu-ze₂-eb-ba-sa₄-a gu₄-<(sun₂-na)> ur-saŋ {d}mu-ze₂-eb-ba-sa₄-a gu₄-sun₂-na | Hero Mudugasa, wild bull |
| 012 | umun {d}di-ku₅-mah-am₃ gu₄-<(sun₂-na)> umun {d}di-ku₅-mah-am₃ gu₄-sun₂-na | Lord Dikudmah, wild bull |
| 013 | mu-zu kur-ra mu-un-[ma-al]-⸢la⸣-še₃ an ni₂-bi nam-dub₂-ba mu-zu kur-ra mu-un-ma-al-la-še₃ an ni₂-bi nam-dub₂-ba | Your name is present in the netherworld, heaven trembles with fear. Your name, when you have been present in this nether world, heaven shakes by fear. |
| 014 | an ni₂-bi nam-dub₂-[ba] ki ni₂-bi nam-sig₃-ga an ni₂-bi nam-dub₂-ba ki ni₂-bi nam-sig₃-ga | An, its fearsomeness, its cool place, its warm place. |
| 015 | an-na ur₂-bi mu-un-ma-al-la-še₃ an-na ur₂-bi mu-un-ma-al-la-še₃ | To the one whose lap is in heaven, to the one who whose plow has been in heaven |
| 016 | ki-a ur₂-bi mu-un-<(ma-al-la-še₃)> ki-a ur₂-bi mu-un-ma-al-la-še₃ | In the earth, its base is there, in the earth it is there. |
| 017 | ki-a za₃-bi mu-un-<(ma-al-la-še₃)> ki-a za₃-bi mu-un-ma-al-la-še₃ | On earth, its side is there, on earth, it is there. |
| 018 | ki-a gab-ba-bi mu-un-<(ma-al-la-še₃)> ki-a gab-ba-bi mu-un-ma-al-la-še₃ | It is there all over the earth, it is there everywhere. |
| 019 | kur im-ri-a-bi mu-un-<(ma-al-la-še₃)> kur im-ri-a-bi mu-un-ma-al-la-še₃ | The land of Imri’a is there for me, the land of Immī'a is here for me. |
| 020 | ⸢kur⸣ niŋin-na mu-un-<(ma-al-la-še₃)> kur niŋin-na mu-un-ma-al-la-še₃ | Because of the fearsomeness of the Ekur temple, because of (the fearless) mountain, |
| 021 | [kur] gu₂-sa₂-bi mu-un-<(ma-al-la-še₃)> kur gu₂ sa₂-bi mu-un-ma-al-la-še₃ | The mountain with its throne is there, the mountain with it thrones is there |
| 022 | [kur-ra an] da-ma-al-la-še₃ mu-un-ma-al-la-še₃ an ni₂-bi-<bi> nam-dub₂-ba kur-ra an da-ma-al-la-še₃ mu-un-ma-al-la-še₃ an ni₂-bi-bi nam-dub₂-ba | In the mountain where there is plenty of heaven, heaven whose fearsomeness cannot be overturned, in the mountain which there is abundance of heaven that is not overshadowed by heaven |
| 023 | [ša₃-ab] hul til-la-zu me-e gig-ga e₃-zu ša₃-ab hul til-la-zu me-e gig-ga e₃-zu | Your heart, while you are dead, I am bitter, when you come out, your heart is bitter, while yo[ur] body is bitter |
| 024 | [e₃]-a ša₃-ab hul til-la-zu me-e <(gig-ga e₃-zu)> e₃-a ša₃-ab hul til-la-zu me-e gig-ga e₃-zu | Come out, evil heart, when you finish it, I, <your> sick heart, come out! [Akkadian: Come out], evil heart that is finished, I am sick, when I finish it. |
| 025 | ⸢egi₂⸣ URU₂-ma gašan tin-tir{ki}ra egi₂ URU₂-ma gašan tin-tir{ki}-ra | “The princess enters the city and the van is in Babylon. The princess enter the city but the van in Babylon is not there. |
| 026 | e₂-saŋ-il₂ i₃-ma-al am uru₂-ze₂-eb-ba{ki} e₂-saŋ-il₂ i₃-ma-al am uru₂-ze₂-eb-ba{ki} | There is the Esail temple, the bull of Uruzeb, there is the Sail temple. The bull of Urub |
| 027 | e₂-kar-za-gin₃-na ba-ab-gul-la-ri e₂-kar-za-gin₃-na ba-ab-gul-la-ri | The Ekarzagina is destroyed, the Ekarzage is destroyed. |
| 028 | e₂-zu hur-saŋ-⸢ŋa₂⸣ alim-ma e₂-zu hur-saŋ-ŋa₂-alim-ma | Your temple is the Hursa-e22-e23, important one, your temple is (the) Hur[sa]-alim. |
| 029 | [ša₃] uru₂-zu-še₃ [mu]-un-ma-al-la-zu-še₃ ša₃ uru₂-zu-še₃ mu-un-ma-al-la-zu-še₃ | In the heart of your city, where there is abundance, in the ‘heart’ that is present in your city |
| 030 | e₂-zu hur-[saŋ-ŋa₂ alim]-ma e₂-zu hur-saŋ-ŋa₂-alim-ma | Your temple is a mountain range, the important one, your temple is an mountain range |
| 031 | [ša₃] ⸢de₃-en-na-huŋ-ŋe₂₆⸣ [bar de₃-en]-⸢na⸣-sed-de₃ ša₃ de₃-en-na-huŋ-ŋe₂₆ bar de₃-en-na-sed-de₃ | May he calm down for him, may he cool down in the outer midst, may his calm down after him |
| 032 | [a umun]-e an-na ⸢de₃⸣-([...)] (...) a umun-e an-na de₃-x x | O lord, may the ešēde demons of heaven ..., may ... the awe-inspiring omens of king An |
| 033 | [ur-saŋ] {d}asar-lu₂-hi an (...) ur-saŋ diŋir-asar-lu₂-hi an x | hero Asarluhi An hero Bīr-Asarlugi An |
| 034 | [eš₃ e₂-kur]-ra ša₃-ba-ni ga-an-huŋ bar-ra-an-ni ga-an-sed-de₃ eš₃ e₂-kur-ra ša₃-ba-ni ga-an-huŋ bar-ra-an-ni ga-an-sed-de₃ | I want to pacify the heart of the temple of the Ekur, let me cool it down! Let me cool the liver of the shrine Ekur! |
| 035 | {[d}en-bi]-lu-lu ša₃-ba-an-ni ga-an-huŋ {d}en-bi-lu-lu ša₃-ba-an-ni ga-an-huŋ | Enbilulu, I want to pacify his heart, EnbilULU, I desire his heart |
| 036 | [me-na-še₃] {d}asar-lu₂-hi ša₃-zu he₂-en-huŋ-ŋe₂₆ bar-zu he₂-en-sed-de₃ me-na-še₃ {d}asar-lu₂-hi ša₃-zu he₂-en-huŋ-ŋe₂₆ bar-zu he₂-en-sed-de₃ | How long, Asalluhi? May your heart be pacified, may your liver be soothed, how long, O Asallohi! May your mind be calm, may [your liver] be calm. |
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