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BM.32656 (ebl:BM.32656)
CANONICAL > Technical > Ritual texts, Late Babylonian · c. 626 BCE–100 BCE
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| Designation | BM.32656 |
|---|---|
| ID | ebl:BM.32656 |
| Museum no. | BM.32656 |
| Collection | Babylon |
| Language | Akkadian |
| Period | Late Babylonian · c. 626 BCE–100 BCE |
| Genre | CANONICAL > Technical > Ritual texts |
Machine English (draft)
Machine draft. Machine English from montycrypto/atf-to-english (atf-en-best-v2, 2026-10-05), generated line by line from the source transliteration (not reproduced here). It is unreviewed and is not a scholarly translation.
| Line | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|
| reverse col 5 9' | ... of Borsippa |
| obverse col 3 9' | he will come and in the sky he will recover. |
| obverse col 3 4' | You set up and stand at the gate of ama. |
| obverse col 3 10' | I am a thief, I am a thief. |
| reverse col 4 22' | You recite... into the middle of the 'finger.' |
| reverse col 4 7' | and a urma tree will go to the threshing floor of Ekur |
| reverse col 5 6' | This is the rite of the evening. |
| reverse col 4 4' | If in Simanu (Month III), on the 9th day the kurgarrû-official enters the Emeurur, the temple of Nanaya. |
| reverse col 5 5' | .... he will become a widow. |
| obverse col 3 18' | Nimma he plundered, (and) his land he smote. |
| obverse col 3 16' | his bow is full of lustration, he is stricken. |
| reverse col 4 5' | In Aa he goes and his face to the land |
| obverse col 3 2' | The water (from) the agubbu-vessel is poured in(?) its stomach |
| obverse col 2 1' | ...... |
| obverse col 3 22' | ... the lord of wisdom, king ama, speak good(?) |
| obverse col 3 19' | We did not know how to smite and to smite the great ones. |
| obverse col 3 15' | The enemy struck me with a terrible curse. |
| reverse col 5 12' | Nanaya(?) |
| reverse col 4 19' | If in Simanu (Month III), on the 16th day the kurgarrû-demon will fall in the Quê. |
| reverse col 4 2' | ... the great gods... |
| reverse col 4 16' | He libates first-rate beer. |
| reverse col 4 24' | You recite... |
| reverse col 5 7' | If in Simanu (Month III) on the... day... the temple-enterer |
| reverse col 4 21' | You put...... into the midst of the apsû. |
| reverse col 4 13' | If in Simanu (Month III), on the 15th day. |
| obverse col 2 2' | his... |
| reverse col 5 8' | ... of Nanaya |
| obverse col 3 20' | his district he has smashed into ruin heaps. |
| reverse col 5 10' | ... Babylon |
| reverse col 4 8' | This is the ritual of the morning. |
| reverse col 4 12' | (If) he eats a threshing floor (and) ditto: he will be satisfied. |
| reverse col 5 11' | ... Zariqu |
| obverse col 3 17' | he screamed, but we did not know. |
| obverse col 3 23' | ... the evil,..., |
| reverse col 4 18' | This is the ritual for bringing out |
| obverse col 3 5' | ama, pre-eminent one, |
| obverse col 3 7' | entrusted with the scepter, the scepter, the zmanu-demon, |
| reverse col 4 10' | he entered, and I gave (it) to you. |
| obverse col 3 13' | he has given us a scepter; no one |
| reverse col 4 11' | The nigutu-priests will perform (the ritual) for the Ekurs. |
| reverse col 4 23' | ... the palace of Ura |
| reverse col 4 20' | ... in it |
| obverse col 3 14' | he killed the enemy, he struck him |
| reverse col 4 9' | On the4.9th day: the daughters of the btntu of the ETUR-kalam temple. |
| reverse col 5 4' | ... juniper |
| obverse col 3 11' | From ama, the numerous one of the heavens, |
| reverse col 4 14' | (If) he eats lard and flour on top of it, he will be ill. |
| reverse col 4 3' | This is the ritual that is to be performed, |
| obverse col 3 24' | ... and... |
| reverse col 5 3' | ... that |
| reverse col 4 6' | You place (it) and stand (there) to the Ekur. |
| obverse col 3 21' | Anu, king of the gods, ama, judge of heaven and earth |
| obverse col 3 6' | who makes the four quarters of the world bow down at their feet |
| reverse col 4 15' | (If) he is ill: he will die. |
| reverse col 5 2' | ... the house of rejoicing. |
| obverse col 3 8' | conqueror of the evil, who destroys enemies, |
| obverse col 3 12' | I am the one who destroys the evildoer, |
| obverse col 3 3' | If in Simanu (Month III), on the 4.3th day the kurgarrû-demon |
| reverse col 5 1' | You recite... |
| reverse col 4 17' | If I saw (them) in the Quê, |
Sources & licences
- electronic Babylonian Library (eBL), LMU Munich · MIT (eBL Zenodo dataset); platform terms unverified · electronic Babylonian Library (eBL), LMU Munich, https://www.ebl.lmu.de/ ; Zenodo dataset (MIT)
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