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BM.38838 (ebl:BM.38838)
CANONICAL > Literature > Narrative > Lugal-e, Neo-Babylonian · c. 626 BCE–539 BCE
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| Designation | BM.38838 |
|---|---|
| ID | ebl:BM.38838 |
| Museum no. | BM.38838 |
| Collection | Babylon |
| Language | Akkadian; Sumerian |
| Period | Neo-Babylonian · c. 626 BCE–539 BCE |
| Genre | CANONICAL > Literature > Narrative > Lugal-e |
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 2 | In the awe-inspiring radiance of the night, |
| obverse 6 | My lord, I go to fight with the enemy. Do not prostrate yourself! Establish your feet in the underworld! |
| obverse 13 | faithful en priestess of lordly princeliness |
| reverse 14' | Tablet of kingship, a time of fearsomeness... |
| obverse 1 | with a weapon and a festival of young men |
| reverse 11' | At any time, the foundation of the sky is as firm as the foundations of the heavens. |
| obverse 12 | ... Marduk, whose limbs... |
| obverse 8 | ditto, the Asakku-demon, will smite you in the land |
| obverse 18 | The king of the land, the one who dwells in distant days, |
| obverse 5 | Lord who goes at the supreme battle, who lays your foot on the ground, |
| obverse 9 | whose great crown is good |
| obverse 10 | The hero who is present in the great cult center |
| obverse 4 | (and) in the radiance of Itar, you should not be negligent. |
| reverse 7' | he will overturn the heart of the land. |
| reverse 8' | .......... |
| reverse 12' | An uttered a grievous utterance. |
| reverse 9' | Now, the day has passed, the day has passed, the day has passed, the day has passed, the day has passed, the day has passed. |
| reverse 5' | He set fire to the gigi temple and brought it into heaven. |
| reverse 4' | The ershatu-disease of her body was swollen and she sat down. |
| reverse 6' | He gave it to the gods, and the heavens he smote the blood. |
| obverse 11 | son of Enlil, its joy |
| obverse 7 | Ninurta, the Asag demon, stood by the mountain. |
| obverse 16 | qarrdu-priest, who like Sin, creator |
| reverse 10' | May it be good, may it be good, may it be good! |
| reverse 1' | he poured water into the mountain, he poured a libation bowl. |
| reverse 2' | He brought water into the mountain and brought out a shower. |
| obverse 17 | the king who prolongs the life of the land |
| obverse 3 | from the KI.E.NE.DI.I.I. |
| obverse 14 | O lord, set up a scepter for my lord, |
| reverse 3' | he smote the earth, he smote the sick. |
| reverse 15' | Tablet of ab-il-Marduk |
| obverse 15 | the hero of Sîn-nagin he smote. |
| reverse 13' | 46 lines |
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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