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BM.35966 (ebl:BM.35966)
CANONICAL > Literature > Lamentations, Neo-Babylonian · c. 626 BCE–539 BCE
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| Designation | BM.35966 |
|---|---|
| ID | ebl:BM.35966 |
| Museum no. | BM.35966 |
| Collection | Babylon |
| Language | Akkadian; Sumerian |
| Period | Neo-Babylonian · c. 626 BCE–539 BCE |
| Genre | CANONICAL > Literature > Lamentations |
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 15 | at my side, at my side |
| obverse 6 | ... from above |
| reverse 40 | ... Enlil and the faithful shepherd |
| reverse 26 | ... he made for me |
| reverse 10 | ... of the rites, lord of the rites, lady of the lands |
| reverse 33 | ..... he smote...., he smote him. |
| obverse 19 | ...-dat |
| reverse 20 | who loves supplication, whose allure is sweet, who raises up in his heart |
| reverse 21 | The great ursag offering of great oxen, whose power is built, |
| reverse 1 | who to the rites |
| reverse 37 | ............ |
| reverse 18 | My..., the arm of Lumma-lama, he has made the reed fence secure. |
| reverse 5 | ..., lord of the lands, lady of the divine powers |
| reverse 30 | ... he will give to me |
| reverse 31 | ... he raises the head like a great storm |
| reverse 19 | In my..., at my side, he smote |
| obverse 10 | She is a hero, she is a hero, she is a lion, she is a lion, she is a lion, she is a lion, she is a lion |
| obverse 5 | Who is it that...? |
| reverse 36 | ... he gave to you |
| reverse 17 | and the beautiful place of my sea |
| reverse 42 | ... harp, broken |
| obverse 8 | to... my heart |
| reverse 41 | may he be praised by Enlil. |
| obverse 14 | which... |
| reverse 23 | to the bed, the holy place, the place of my womb |
| reverse 28 | he abandoned the... and the outer wall. |
| reverse 6 | ... Enlil, lord of the rites, lady of the lands |
| reverse 32 | ... my..., the star of the city |
| reverse 13 | The lord, the great hero of Enlil, at my own command |
| obverse 16 | ...... |
| reverse 11 | the... residence of An, my shrine Eninnu |
| reverse 27 | ... my..., he made me take a step upon me and |
| reverse 4 | Lord Enlil, lord of the rites, lady of the lands |
| reverse 8 | ... Enlil, lord of the rites, lady of all the lands |
| edge 43 | ..... he will kill a scribal art. |
| reverse 24 | ...,..., and allure are present. |
| obverse 2 | spleen |
| reverse 25 | the... of heaven and earth |
| reverse 2 | ... the temple that is to be built in splendor |
| obverse 3 | eeu-disease |
| reverse 7 | the lord of the lands, the lady of the divine powers, |
| obverse 7 | The lord of the great hero, who restores to its place |
| obverse 4 | ... good day |
| reverse 3 | My lord, the brewing of the divine powers, the lady of the lands |
| obverse 11 | Enlil of my city Agag, the lady who is a favorite |
| obverse 15 | ... no foreigner... |
| reverse 16 | Beloved of the heart, who eats allure and allure |
| reverse 35 | ... my good....... |
| reverse 14 | My supplications, my cult daises, and the good divine powers you have given to you. |
| obverse 12 | ... the fate of all the lands and the land |
| reverse 22 | ... of the warriors... |
| reverse 29 | In the... of the lord's house the water was poured out. |
| reverse 34 | ... my heart he brought to me |
| reverse 39 | ...... multicolored, multicolored(?) |
| reverse 38 | ... his..., his mouth and mouth |
| obverse 9 | from my neck to the divine powers of my heart |
| reverse 9 | ... of heaven and earth, lord of the lands, |
| reverse 12 | As for the... of the house of the queen, the joy of my heart |
| obverse 13 | Who... his head? |
| obverse 1 | ....... |
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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