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Ershema 99 = [...] (Unknown god) (Q009456)
Liturgy, First Millennium
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| Designation | Ershema 99 = [...] (Unknown god) |
|---|---|
| ID | Q009456 |
| 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) |
|---|---|---|
| a+007 | [alim-ma umun] ⸢bad₃-si-ab⸣-[ba{ki]} | Important one, lord of Durab |
| [kabtu] be-lu₄ bar₂-⸢sipa{ki⸣} alim-ma umun bad₃-si-ab-ba{ki} * be-lu₄ bar₂-sipa{ki} | The powerful one, the lord of Borsippa the important one, Lord of Badsiabba | |
| a+008 | a₂-[bad₃ e₂-zi-da] ibila e₂-saŋ-il₂-la | the wall of the Ezida temple, heir of the Esa-ila temple |
| ta-bi-⸢in⸣ [e₂-zi-da] a-pil e₂-saŋ-il₂ a₂-bad₃ e₂-zi-da ibila e₂-saŋ-il₂-la ta-bi-in e₂-zi-da a-pil e₂-saŋ-il₂ | Abī-Ezida, the heir of Esa-il, the wall of the Ezid[a], eldest son of [Esa]-ila, Abi-in of the Edida | |
| a+009 | umun a₂-zu-ta x a₂ nu-mu-un-da-sa₂ | Lord, with your strength ... cannot equal you. |
| be-lu₄ it-ti e-mu-qi₂-ka e-mu-qu ul iš-ša₂-an-na-an umun a₂-zu-ta x a₂ nu-mu-un-da-sa₂ be-lu₄ it-ti e-mu-qi₂-ka e-mu-qu ul iš-ša₂-an-na-an | Lord, with your army there will be no army. Lord, from your strength ... will not be able to equal your strength. | |
| a+010 | {d}mu-ze₂-eb-ba-sa₄-a a₂-zu-ta a₂ nu-mu-un-da-sa₂ | Mudugasa’s arm does not equal his arm. |
| {d}AG it-ti e-mu-qi₂-ka e-mu-qu ul iš-ša₂-an-na-an {d}mu-ze₂-eb-ba-sa₄-a a₂-zu-ta a₂ nu-mu-un-da-sa₂ {d}AG it-ti e-mu-qi₂-ka e-mu-qu ul iš-ša₂-an-na-an | Nabû with your army there is no army. Mudugasa’s strength cannot be equalled by your arm. Nabopolassar with your military force there are no troops. | |
| a+011 | e₂-zu e₂-zi-da e₂ nu-mu-un-da-sa₂ | Your house, the Ezida, is not equal to the house. |
| it-ti E₂-ka e₂-zi-da bi-tu₄ ul iš-ša₂-an-na-an e₂-zu e₂-zi-da e₂ nu-mu-un-da-sa₂ it-ti E₂-ka e₂-zi-da bi-tu₄ ul iš-ša₂-an-na-an | He will not live with your temple Ezida, your temple will not be equal to your temple, he will not have a house with you. | |
| a+012 | uru₂-zu bad₃-si-ab-ba{ki} uru₂ nu-mu-un-da-sa₂ | Your city, Borsippa, the city is not equal. |
| it-ti URU-ka bar₂-sipa{ki} URU ul iš-ša₂-an-na-an uru₂-zu bad₃-si-ab-ba{ki} uru₂ nu-mu-un-da-sa₂ it-ti URU-ka bar₂-sipa{ki} URU ul iš-ša₂-an-na-an | With your city Borsippa no city can be found. Your city Badsiabba is a city that cannot be rivalled with your city Barsipa no town can be located. | |
| a+013 | a-ša₃-zu tin-tir{ki}ta a-ša₃ nu-mu-un-da-sa₂ | Your field from Babylon no field is equal. |
| it-ti eq-li-ka ba-bi-li₃ eq-lu ul iš-ša₂-an-na-an a-ša₃-zu tin-tir{ki}-ta a-ša₃ nu-mu-un-da-sa₂ it-ti eq-li-ka ba-bi-li₃ eq-lu ul iš-ša₂-an-na-an | With your steppe he will have no rival. Your field from Babylon has no field to fill. With your (pl.) steppe the steppe will not have rival. | |
| a+014 | {ŋeš}tukul nir-zu ušumgal ka-bi-ta uš₁₁ nu-bi-iz-bi-iz-e-de₃ | Your supreme weapon does not stand in the middle of the mouth |
| kak-ka-ka u₂-šum-gal-lu ša₂ iš-tu pi-šu₂ im-tu₂ la i-na-at-tu₂-ku // (...) da-mu la i-ṣar-ru-ru {ŋeš}tukul-nir-zu ušumgal ka-bi-ta uš₁₁ nu-bi-iz-bi-iz-e-de₃ kak-ka-ka u₂-šum-gal-lu ša₂ iš-tu pi-šu₂ im-tu₂ la i-na-at-tu₂-ku x da-mu la i-ṣar-ru-ru | (As for) the kakka, the ūšumgallu-demon, who has left his mouth and does not sleep, (as for the one) who does not release (his) blood, Tukulti-nirzu, the great hero, will not stand by him from the mouth, (and thus) will not be able to stand (against him) in the kukka. The 'u₂-stem' (means) “who has left [his] mouth and do[not sleep.•, the god Amu will not release(?)] | |
| a+015 | du₁₁-ga-zu an-gin₇ nu-kur₂-ru-da an-na za-e mah-me-en | Your command, which like heaven cannot be changed, is supreme in heaven. |
| qi₂-bit-ka ki-ma ša₂-me-e ul ut-tak-kar ina AN-e at-ta₅ ṣi-rata(RAT) du₁₁-ga-zu an-gin₇ nu-kur₂-ru-da an-na za-e mah-me-en qi₂-bit-ka ki-ma ša₂-me-e ul ut-tak-kar ina AN-e at-ta₅ ṣi-rata(RAT) | Your command like heaven cannot be changed, in heaven you are the one whose command is unalterable like heaven. You are supreme, your command like earth cannot be altered. In heaven you (are) the one who can be changed. | |
| a+016 | eš-bar-⸢zu⸣ [...] x umun kur-kur-ra men₃ | ... the lord of all the lands |
| pu-⸢ru⸣-[us-sa-ka ...] x be-el ša₂ KUR-KUR at-ta eš-bar-zu x x umun kur-kur-ra men₃ pu-ru-us-sa-ka x x be-el ša₂ KUR-KUR at-ta | You are the lord of the lands, your decision ... Lord of all the countries, you are the one who makes the cultic rites favorable. | |
| a+017 | ⸢di-ku₅⸣-[zu ... ka-aš] al-bar-re | Your judge ... will be slandered |
| [...]-pa-ra-sa di-ku₅-zu x ka-aš al-bar-re x-pa-ra-sa | ... your judge ... the one who opens the mouth, ... |
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