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BM.46428 (ebl:BM.46428)

CANONICAL > Literature > Lamentations, Neo-Babylonian · c. 626 BCE–539 BCE

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DesignationBM.46428
IDebl:BM.46428
Museum no.BM.46428
CollectionBabylon
LanguageAkkadian; Sumerian
PeriodNeo-Babylonian · c. 626 BCE–539 BCE
GenreCANONICAL > 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.

LineMachine English (draft)
reverse 4'... they will become frightened.
obverse 6(a) lofty house, house of Ea
reverse 1'he brought to him.
obverse 3: shulpu-disease : shalil.
obverse 4The true temple is a pure Abzu of Eridu.
obverse 5the true temple, the temple of Amankiga
obverse 1The apsû is pure, Eridu is pure.
obverse 2The Apsu of the ristu-festival, the eridu-festival of the tantu-festival,
reverse 5'she weeps bitterly
reverse 3'he made it tremble.
reverse 6'.... he smote you.
reverse 2'.........

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