Ershema 97 = [...] (Unknown god) (Q009454)
Liturgy, First Millennium
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| Designation | Ershema 97 = [...] (Unknown god) |
|---|---|
| ID | Q009454 |
| Language | Sumerian; Akkadian |
| Period | First Millennium |
| Genre | Liturgy |
Transliteration (ATF)
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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 | [...] mu-un-x ab-ša₃-ga-⸢na⸣ [...] {{ ⸢bi⸣ bi }} x mu-un-x ab-ša₃-ga-na x bi bi | ... he ... the Abzuga-ešgana ... that temple ... his Abzu ... |
| 002 | [...] za-gin₃ ga-ša-an mu-un-[...] x za-gin₃ ga-ša-an mu-un-x | ... lapis lazuli, the lady ... ..., lapis, the woman ... |
| 003 | [...]-a-ni ha-zi₂-in [...] x-a-ni ha-zi₂-in x | ... may he be present(?), may ... be present |
| 004 | [...]-⸢uš⸣ a-ab-ba-na mu-⸢un⸣-[...] x-uš a-ab-ba-na-mu-un-x | ... in his father's sea ... he ... for him |
| 005 | [...] x-ba a-ab-ba-na mu-⸢un⸣-[...] x x-ba a-ab-ba-na mu-un-x | ... in his sea |
| 006 | [...]-DIR a-ab-ba [...] x-DIR a-ab-ba x | ... the sea ... |
| 007 | [...] ma₂ ab-ša₃-ga-na mu-⸢un⸣-[...] x ma₂ ab-ša₃-ga-na mu-un-x | ... the boat in his stall ... |
| 008 | [...] ⸢ma₂⸣-ma₂-a sug-še₃ i₃-⸢ŠI⸣ [...] | ... the ešema-boats to the marshes ... |
| i-na (...) a-na ṣu₂-ṣe-e [...] x ma₂ ma₂-a sug-še₃ i₃-ŠI x i-na x a-na ṣu₂-ṣe-e x | In ... for ... ... the barge in the marshes ... to ... | |
| 009 | [...] ⸢ma₂⸣ ambar mah i₃-⸢ŠI⸣ ... | ... the great marsh ... |
| i-ter-rid [...] x ma₂ ambar mah i₃-ŠI x i-ter-rid x | ... the boat in the great marsh ... he ... | |
| 010 | [...] ga-ša-an ŋen kid-da ⸢LUM⸣ [...] {{ gi }} | ... lady, child-bearing lord, ... reed |
| ki-a-tu ša un-x [...] x ga-ša-an ŋen kid-da LUM x gi ki-a-tu ša un-x x | (Sum) ... of the earth ... (Akk) The earth .... | |
| 011 | [...] gi-bi ib₂ ma-al [...] x gi-bi ib₂-ma-al x | ... its reeds are there, there are |
| 012 | [...]-⸢bi⸣ tir ha-šu-ur₂-⸢ra⸣-[ta] x-bi tir ha-šu-ur₂-ra-ta | ... from the Ḫašur-ra-e3-tree |
| 013 | [...] tir mu gal-gal-la-ta x tir mu gal-gal-la-ta | ... from the great mountain range, from the ... mountain range |
| 014 | [...] tir eren-na-ta x tir eren-na-ta | ... from the cedar forest, from the ... forest, |
| 015 | [...] {ŋeš}ma-nu SAR-SAR-ra-ta | ... from the šarrû (temple) |
| ⸢e⸣-ir ki-ri-a-ti₃ x {ŋeš}ma-nu SAR-SAR-ra-ta e-ir ki-ri-a-ti₃ | “The ... of the orchards, the šarrû-demons, (and) the ...(?) of the [orchard]s, | |
| 016 | [...] šu li-la-gi-ta x šu li-la-gi-ta | ... from the hand of Lilagi .... from the hands of Lilagi |
| 017 | [...]-⸢in⸣-ni ma₂ ul-la bi₂-in-du₈ | ... his ... boat he moored. |
| [...]-te-e-ba ip-hi x-in-ni ma₂ ul-la bi₂-in-du₈ x-te-e-ba ip-hi | ... he opened the ... of his ... boat, he moored it in the open ... | |
| 018 | [...] a-ab-ba-še₃ bi₂-in-ri x a-ab-ba-še₃ bi₂-in-ri | ... to the sea he smote, ... [to the sea] |
| 019 | [dam-a]-⸢ni⸣-ir gu₃ mu-un-na-de₂-e dam-a-ni-ir gu₃ mu-un-na-de₂-e | He called his wife, he called his spouse. |
| 020 | [...] ga-ša-an gu-la-ra gu₃ mu-na-de₂-e x ga-ša-an-gu-la-ra gu₃ mu-na-de₂-e | ... to the great lady he called out. ... for the great queen he cried out. |
| 021 | [...] x ma₂-za i-bi₂ am₃-ma-an-du₈ | ... looked at your boat. |
| hi-pi₂ hi-pi₂ }} x x ma₂-za i-bi₂ am₃-ma-an-du₈ hi-pi₂ hi-pi₂ | “Hipi, hipi! ... he looked at your boat, ḫipi and hippi! | |
| 022 | [...] (...)-du₈ x x-du₈ | ... ... |
| 023 | [...] (...)-du₈ x x-du₈ | ... ... |
| 033 | [...] x DUB 1-KAM (...) x x DUB 1-KAM x | ... 1st tablet [(...)] ... first tablet |
| 034 | [...] x hul siskur₂ nu-zu (...) x x hul siskur₂ nu-zu x | ... evil ... that knows no offering ... ... bad ... which does not know ... |
| 035 | [...]-la₂ ka-naŋ nu-tuku uru₂ x-la₂ ka-naŋ nu-tuku uru₂ | ... has no rival, the city ... [has no rival], the city |
| 036 | [...] ⸢uri₂⸣{ki}ma igi-bi-še₃ im-hul-am₃ a-ga-⸢bi⸣ [...] x uri₂{ki}-ma igi-bi-še₃ im-hul-am₃ a-ga-bi x | ... in front of the Euri temple, it is destroyed, its foundation ... In front of Ur, the damage is destroyed. Its foundation |
| 037 | [...] ⸢uri₂⸣{ki} ba-gul e₂-kiš-nu-ŋal₂ šu ⸢pe-el⸣ [...] x uri₂{ki} ba-gul e₂-kiš-nu-ŋal₂ šu pe-el x | ... Urim was destroyed, the Ekišnubal was defiled ... Ur was destroyed. The Ekishnu-bal was destroyed |
| 038 | ⸢er₂-šem₃⸣-ma {d}[nanna]-⸢kam/ke₄⸣ er₂-šem₃-ma {d}nanna-kam | It is an eršema of Nanna, it is an incantation (of) Nanna. |
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