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BM.35589 (ebl:BM.35589)
CANONICAL > Literature > Lamentations > Eršema (Paired with Balaĝ), Neo-Babylonian · c. 626 BCE–539 BCE
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| Designation | BM.35589 |
|---|---|
| ID | ebl:BM.35589 |
| Museum no. | BM.35589 |
| Collection | Babylon |
| Language | Akkadian; Sumerian |
| Period | Neo-Babylonian · c. 626 BCE–539 BCE |
| Genre | CANONICAL > Literature > Lamentations > Eršema (Paired with Balaĝ) |
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) |
|---|---|
| obverse 10' | may the shrine Eridu be restored to its place for you |
| reverse 2' | May your greatness be restored to its place for you |
| obverse 1' | The lord Dikuma has sworn his supplication |
| obverse 3' | The great lord, who is unrivaled, |
| reverse 5' | ... exalted one, |
| obverse 6' | You speak, you speak, and you speak a word |
| reverse 3' | ... may he return. |
| obverse 2' | The great lord, who has no rival, who establishes destiny? |
| reverse 6' | (a kind of profession) |
| reverse 8' | (a kind of profession) |
| obverse 5' | 'Who is it that Is it that Is it that Is it that Is it that Is it that Is it that Is it that Is It That Is It That Is It That Is It That Is It That Is It That Is It That Is It That Is It That Is It That Is It That Is It That Is It That Is It That Is It That Is It That Is |
| reverse 7' | ... your cleansing ritual. |
| obverse 8' | Now, may your city be built for you |
| obverse 4' | Enki, whose word is unrivaled, |
| obverse 7' | You say, and you have taken it as a loan. |
| obverse 9' | Now, speak to me and do your city! |
| reverse 4' | ... |
| reverse 1' | May the Enamzida temple be built for you, may the E-urme-iminanki be built for you. |
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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