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Ershema 31 = šubur-ĝen šubur-ĝen (Enki) (Q009388)
Liturgy, First Millennium
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| Designation | Ershema 31 = šubur-ĝen šubur-ĝen (Enki) |
|---|---|
| ID | Q009388 |
| 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 | [šubur men₃] ⸢šubur⸣ men₃ ⸢kur⸣-([kur)]-ra kala-ga men₃ | He is the šubur priest, he is the bur eş23 priest, the mighty one of the Ekur kur. |
| [ar-da-tu₄ ana]-⸢ku⸣ {<MIN(ar-da-tu₄)>} ana-ku ina ma-ti₃ [dan-na-ku] šubur men₃ šubur men₃ kur-kur-ra kala-ga men₃ ar-da-tu₄ ana-ku ar-da-tu₄ ana-ku ina ma-ti₃ dan-na-ku x-ra kala-ga men₃ | (Sum) I am a lion, I am an eagle (Akk) (I am) a bull (var. a turtle?) I am in the land of the strong one I am the šubur priestess I am indeed a sizkur priest I am strong in all the lands I am | |
| 002 | [e₂-gi₄-a e₂]-⸢saŋ⸣-il₂-la men₃ šubur men₃ e₂-gi₄-a e₂-saŋ-il₂-la men₃ šubur men₃ x šubur-men₃ | I am the bride of the Esaŋila temple, I am a šubur priest, in my bride of Esabila I am an adolescent priest, ... |
| 003 | [dumu-saŋ {d}uraš]-a men₃ šubur ⸢men₃⸣ dumu-saŋ {d}uraš-a men₃ šubur men₃ x šubur-men₃ | The daughter of Uraš, you are the scepter, the emen-priestess, the son of Urash, you (are) the ..., you(?) are the Scepter |
| 004 | [dumu-saŋ e₂]-i-bi₂-{d}a-nu-um men₃ šubur ⸢men₃⸣ dumu-saŋ e₂-i-bi₂-da-nu-um men₃ šubur men₃ x šubur-men₃ | The daughter of the E-ibbi-Anum temple, I am the šubur priestess, the emen3-priestess (and) the daughter(?) of the Edibidānum temple |
| 005 | [gašan-gu₃]-⸢teš₂⸣-a-si₃-ke men₃ šubur ⸢men₃⸣ gašan-gu₃-teš₂-a-si₃-ke men₃ šubur men₃ x šubur men₃ | I am Gašangudeš-asi, I am the šabur priest of the ēmen’e. I am Gimilgašasi, [I am] the reed-bed, (I am) the ... re[ed]-bed |
| 006 | [gašan]-ŋu₁₀ {d}na-na-a men₃ šubur [men₃] gašan-ŋu₁₀ {d}na-na-a men₃ šubur men₃ | Gašanbu, Nanaya, he is the šubur priest |
| 007 | [dumu] a-e ze₂-eŋ₃-ŋa₂ men₃ šubur [men₃] dumu a-e ze₂-eŋ₃-ŋa₂ men₃ šubur men₃ | The son, alas, I want to kiss you! The šubur priestess, me too, the son, [alas], I want [to kiss you]! |
| 008 | [...] šubur men₃ eŋ₃-x [...] | ... the šubur priest ... |
| [...] ar-da-tu₄ ana-ku ša₂ mim-mu x [...] x šubur men₃ eŋ₃-x x x ar-da-tu₄ ana-ku ša₂ mim-mu x x | (Sum) ... I am a young man ... (Akk) I am the young woman, my heart ... ... male šubur priest ... | |
| 009 | [...] ⸢šubur⸣ men₃ eŋ₃-ma-[al ...] | ... the ešubur-house, I want to go to the house |
| [... ar]-da-tu₄ ana-ku ša₂ bu-šu₂ [...] x šubur men₃ eŋ₃-ma-al x x ar-da-tu₄ ana-ku ša₂ bu-šu₂ x | (Sum) ... I am a young man ... (Akk) I am an old man, my heart ... ... male šubur priestess, the E'al temple ... | |
| 010 | [...] U AB [...] | ... ... |
| [...]-⸢tu₄⸣ šu-BU-[...] x U AB x x-tu₄ šu-BU-x | ... ... | |
| 011 | [...] imin [...] | ... seven |
| [...] ⸢si⸣-[bit-...] x imin x x si-bit-x | ... seven | |
| a+011 | umun e₂-[dub-ba an de₃-eŋ₃-e-huŋ-e] umun e₂-dub-ba an de₃-eŋ₃-e-huŋ-e | Lord of the scribal school, may heaven be appeased, lord of the [scrib]al school, May heaven be soothed |
| a+012 | umun e₂-[me-te-ur-saŋ an de₃-eŋ₃-e-huŋ-e] umun e₂-me-te-ur-saŋ an de₃-eŋ₃-e-huŋ-e | Lord of the Emeteursa temple, may heaven be appeased, lord of the Emetierursa temple may heaven [be appease] |
| a+013 | umun e₂-[mes-lam an de₃-eŋ₃-e-huŋ-e] umun e₂-mes-lam an de₃-eŋ₃-e-huŋ-e | Lord of the Emeslam, may heaven be appeased, lord of the Emeslam! May heaven be soothed |
| a+014 | umun e₂-[i-bi₂-{d}a-nu-um an de₃-eŋ₃-e-huŋ-e] umun e₂-i-bi₂-da-nu-um an de₃-eŋ₃-e-huŋ-e | Lord of the E-ibbi-Anum temple, may heaven rejoice over you, lord of the Eibidanum temple May heaven rejoice on account of you |
| a+015 | umun e₂-⸢rab⸣-[ri-ri an de₃-eŋ₃-e-huŋ-e] umun e₂-rab-ri-ri an de₃-eŋ₃-e-huŋ-e | Lord of the Erabri temple, may heaven be appeased, lord of the Erabri temple, May heaven be soothed |
| a+016 | bad₃ mah ⸢nibru⸣{[ki}a an de₃-eŋ₃-e-huŋ-e] bad₃ mah nibru{ki}-a an de₃-eŋ₃-e-huŋ-e | May heaven be appeased by the great wall of Nippur, may heaven be apprehensive (with it)! |
| a+017 | an ki-bi-⸢ta⸣ [ki-aŋ₂-bi-ta ša₃-zu ha-ma-huŋ-e e-lum me-na-še₃] an ki-bi-ta ki-aŋ₂-bi-ta ša₃-zu ha-ma-huŋ-e e-lum me-na-še₃ | May your heart rejoice over heaven and earth, may your heart be appeased! Honored one, when will you be able to be praised? May your liver be applauded! |
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