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BM.40090 (ebl:BM.40090)
CANONICAL > Literature > Monologue and dialogue > Love, Neo-Babylonian · c. 626 BCE–539 BCE
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| Designation | BM.40090 |
|---|---|
| ID | ebl:BM.40090 |
| Museum no. | BM.40090 |
| Collection | Babylon |
| Language | Akkadian |
| Period | Neo-Babylonian · c. 626 BCE–539 BCE |
| Genre | CANONICAL > Literature > Monologue and dialogue > Love |
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) |
|---|---|
| top col 2 25 | At the gate of my lady, the goddess Itar he smote, and he... a garden |
| reverse col 2 13 | ...... |
| top col 2 2 | to the gate(?) |
| reverse col 2 18 | ... go up to the courtyard, and |
| top col 2 7 | to the bitumen gate he goes and urida |
| reverse col 1 30 | These are the days of the 4.5th day in the evening and the litu-festival. |
| reverse col 1 15 | For the goddess Mullissu he established, for the for the for the for the for the for the for the for the for the for the for the for the for the for the for the for the E-sadduri, my for the for the for the for the for the for the for the for the for the for the for the for the for the for the for the for the for the for the for the for the for the for the for the for the |
| reverse col 1 22 | The second gate, the gate of the god Ura, the courtyard |
| reverse col 1 35 | the shekel of the4.3th day, the shekel of the4.4th day from the temple of Gula... |
| top col 2 20 | From the Ebabbar, the ursagkalama (temple)... |
| reverse col 1 23 | to the gate(?) of Esangil and Ema |
| top col 1 3 | You are Nanaya-anitu, (you) are my friend who silver to ME-DUR. |
| top col 1 24 | ... of the Anunnaki |
| top col 2 9 | On her behalf he.... |
| reverse col 1 1 | [Be present] in this house, [place (in it) a firm positive answer, favorable designs, favorable, propitious omens by the oracular command of your great divinity], |
| reverse col 2 10 | ... of the lands |
| reverse col 2 32 | ... Eturkalam. |
| reverse col 1 6 | ...... which he destroyed. |
| top col 1 6 | ... which in Du'uzu on the 3rd day... |
| reverse col 2 20 | ... he named it. |
| reverse col 2 23 | ... peace |
| top col 2 10 | I went to the gate of Anu and Ellil and on |
| top col 1 5 | At the command of the goddess Itar of Babylon and the lady |
| top col 2 16 | The udu'aeans and the woman who.... |
| reverse col 2 35 | These are the days of the nindtu day, in the evening and in the evening, the street of the halo and the canal. |
| top col 2 17 | If a man... |
| reverse col 1 34 | The ursagkalama-demon... The qntu-demon from the Equê... |
| reverse col 1 24 | The kurgarrû-official who is placed (in his) body he swore, and he swore to me. |
| reverse col 2 9 | In the... of |
| top col 1 36 | ... a reed hut. |
| top col 1 33 | ... he smote him, he is a widow. |
| top col 2 36 | (As for) the riksu-vessel, the riksu-vessel of the doorjambs, may he see it. |
| reverse col 1 18 | Zarpanitu, when he had left, went down to the ziggurat |
| reverse col 2 11 | ... I sent you |
| top col 2 6 | Like that of a house... oil |
| top col 1 4 | ............................................ |
| top col 2 33 | She smote the Lady, (and) he smote her. At the gate of the extispicy he approached. |
| reverse col 1 28 | From/by means of/by means of/by means of/by means of/by means of/by means of/by means of/by means of/by means of/by means of/by means of/by means of/by means of/by means of/by means of/by means of/by means of(?) |
| top col 1 16 | ... a long life |
| top col 2 11 | When you have approached the garden, you(?) will |
| reverse col 1 8 | For your protection, which you have taken, you pound the stone(?) before you. |
| top col 1 31 | ... of Bl |
| reverse col 1 29 | the lord of cultic rites, the one who goes at the quay... |
| reverse col 2 15 | ... its utterance(?) |
| top col 1 25 | ... lord of the halo |
| reverse col 2 34 | ... the gods wept... |
| top col 2 26 | Zarpanitu went down to the garden, to the garden, and... |
| top col 2 15 | and a qntu-offering... |
| top col 1 19 | ... Nanaya-anitu |
| top col 1 32 | ... I marched. Bel from the presence of Beltiya, the lord of the Esaggil-sukkal |
| reverse col 1 2 | You, my krtu of silver, when I saw you, |
| reverse col 1 9 | "I am the guardian of my friendship; as you do, |
| top col 1 17 | ...-nu |
| reverse col 2 8 | ... you place(?) |
| top col 2 23 | When Zarpanitu approached, he went down to the ziggurat |
| reverse col 1 11 | 'The scepter of ditto — where are the fingers? |
| reverse col 1 16 | Come, go out, come out, see the wind, see the wind. |
| reverse col 2 37 | This inscription |
| top col 2 27 | The gardener, the gardener, and the chief gardener who does not... |
| reverse col 2 21 | ... a reed hut,... |
| reverse col 1 14 | May Eaqa be destroyed and speak! |
| reverse col 1 17 | He is frightened and the lion stands in the middle of a rage. |
| top col 2 21 | You go on the road to Cutha. |
| top col 1 1 | I heard about the strengthening of the band and establishing... |
| top col 2 12 | When Zarpanitu approached, he went down to the ziggurat |
| reverse col 1 7 | For your protection, which you love, he enters the gate. |
| reverse col 1 19 | You libate water. You libate beer. |
| top col 2 31 | The uridaeans, as long as it is good,... the garden |
| top col 2 28 | What is yours that my brother Zarpanitu for the garden |
| reverse col 2 5 | ...... |
| reverse col 2 1 | ... stands in the halo of the halo. |
| top col 1 28 | ... his |
| top col 1 18 | ... you go to the Equlê. |
| reverse col 1 3 | The ursagkalama-demon (is) the city that he built. |
| reverse col 1 4 | the shekel of the 4th day from the Ekur. |
| top col 2 19 | As soon as the land..., alternatively, from the Equlê to the Ebabbara... |
| top col 1 2 | he named it Zarpanitu. In the cella of the black-headed (people) of Bel, in the cella of Bel |
| top col 1 34 | The... of the enemy has smeared him. |
| top col 2 1 | ... his great... to the halo |
| top col 2 18 | Zarpanitu the king entered |
| reverse col 1 25 | Your singers, who on the nth day became frightened, speak a word... |
| reverse col 2 22 | ... |
| top col 1 38 | ... at noon |
| top col 2 13 | his face to......... |
| top col 2 34 | I heard, and placed (them) in your hands. Moreover, the water was poured.... |
| reverse col 1 32 | From the ziggurrat to the Equle temple before the god... |
| reverse col 1 20 | He enters the halo of the halo and goes up to the courtyard. |
| top col 1 27 | ..... lord who enters my lady |
| reverse col 1 13 | (As for) the threshing floor, the threshing floor has become dilapidated, and may I see (them). |
| top col 2 37 | You go to the Equle temple. |
| top col 2 5 | ... the cella, from the cella the cella the cella the cella |
| top col 2 3 | he shall place and the brewers shall... his... |
| reverse col 2 16 | ... and |
| reverse col 2 3 | ... and |
| top col 2 29 | The gardener, the gardener, or the chief cook of my city |
| top col 1 37 | ... he named it. |
| top col 1 35 | .... he will make the flood pass by. |
| reverse col 1 5 | You go on the road of Cutha. |
| reverse col 2 7 | ... the priests |
| reverse col 1 27 | The kurgarrû-demon... and... the king like the wall of the lord |
| reverse col 1 10 | (and) the guards of the cloisters of Babylon he smashed (them). |
| top col 2 35 | These are the days of the fourth day, in the evening and in the evening. |
| reverse col 2 19 | ... its plant(?) at the gate of the temple of the god Sîn |
| reverse col 2 28 | ...-tu |
| reverse col 2 4 | ... black.. |
| top col 2 24 | Who is the ruler of the Anunnaki, pre-eminent one of the ETUR-kalam temple, lord of the kiln |
| reverse col 2 31 | ... its |
| bottom 1 | Witness and witnesses(?) |
| reverse col 2 14 | ... the warrior, the supporter |
| top 1 | By the command of Bel and Bltiya may it go well. |
| reverse col 1 33 | ... which is with Ninatu in the Equle |
| top col 1 23 | ... city built. |
| top col 1 29 | ... his... |
| reverse col 2 17 | ... the qintu-offerings, the shekels of bitumen, |
| top col 2 22 | You, the mother of Itar of Babylon, when he... your own garden |
| reverse col 1 12 | (If) an arrow comes close to the front of a wolf: the kurgarrû-demon will smite in his work and |
| reverse col 2 2 | ... my lord |
| reverse col 1 21 | The qintu-offerings of the bitani, like that of the 4th day, at the gate... |
| reverse col 1 26 | The udug priest... water,... and...... |
| reverse col 2 36 | ......, its name is qntu. |
| reverse col 1 31 | May he make a firm promise, a firm promise,... to the Equle. |
| top col 2 4 | All the temple-enterers of the first-ranking woman... |
| reverse col 2 6 | ...,...,..., |
| top col 1 22 | ... the city(?) Kurbannu |
| top col 1 26 | ... the palace of the halo in the courtyard. |
| top col 2 32 | As for the adtu-disease, the adtu-disease, the adtu-disease, and the goring canal |
| reverse col 2 29 | ...-Itar |
| top col 2 30 | (If) he... a snare, he is a snare, he is a snare, he is a snare that.... |
| reverse col 2 12 | ...... |
| top col 1 30 | ... I go (and) go from the gate of Madanu to the presence of Belia. |
| top col 2 8 | he named it. The abtu priestess of the first-born woman |
| top col 1 15 | ... day(?) |
| reverse col 2 33 | ......... |
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)
Cite the original edition and translator. Page generated by Unread Atlas from the public corpus export of 2026-10-18.