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BM.47754 (ebl:BM.47754)
CANONICAL > Technical > Ritual texts, Neo-Babylonian · c. 626 BCE–539 BCE
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| Designation | BM.47754 |
|---|---|
| ID | ebl:BM.47754 |
| Museum no. | BM.47754 |
| Collection | Babylon |
| Language | Akkadian |
| Period | Neo-Babylonian · c. 626 BCE–539 BCE |
| Genre | CANONICAL > Technical > Ritual texts |
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 37 | The dwelling of Gula, the beloved of Sîn |
| reverse 15 | You strew 1(?) kurru of barley. The singer speaks... |
| obverse 23 | You strew flour, and (the mixture) of flour. |
| reverse 32 | May they pluck up in my presence... |
| reverse 19 | You perform a sheep offering, perform a ritual assemblage, and... the reeds. |
| obverse 21 | In the future, when Erra and Mamitu will be brought in, |
| obverse 12 | You set up... of juniper and juniper. You libate first-rate beer. |
| obverse 29 | the dwelling of Nabû, the dwelling of Nanaya, the dwelling of Ninurta, the dwelling of Gula |
| obverse 15 | You libate first-rate beer. You libate first-rate sheep, and you libate no-haver and no-haver. |
| obverse 28 | The dwelling of Marduk, the dwelling of Zarpanitu, the dwelling of Ninmah, the dwelling of Nuska |
| reverse 12 | You set up the tables on top of the tables. |
| obverse 1 | When the rites of the dwellings |
| obverse 35 | abode of Ninlil, beloved of Enlil |
| reverse 1 | the residence of Tashmetu, the beloved of |
| obverse 30 | The dwelling of Zababa, the dwelling of Babu, the dwelling of Nergal, the dwelling of Mamitu |
| reverse 9 | From the house where you have entered, 3 throne(s) (are) seated. |
| obverse 4 | You tie a turban, you tie a throne |
| reverse 7 | They stand (there) with a censer (and) a torch. |
| reverse 8 | In the outskirts of Tullalunu, |
| reverse 26 | Incantation: O Sira, the one who reveres god and man, the one who makes the warriors flourish |
| reverse 23 | You speak three times and you sit down afterwards. |
| obverse 5 | You make a flour/incense-offering (and) pour beer. |
| reverse 11 | You strew 12 (times) flour on the throne. |
| reverse 16 | On the fourth day, from the gods and dwellings... |
| obverse 33 | the residence of Ninnippur, the protective deity of the king, the residence of Ninsedda, |
| obverse 24 | You recite the incantations of flour. You recite the rites for Igisigsig. |
| reverse 18 | You set up a ritual assemblage. You libate first-rate beer. You place a censer of juniper |
| reverse 2 | (If) a snake, the day is full of a ghost: a kusarikkum-fish. |
| obverse 16 | In a dream he performed it. The 3rd day, like this |
| obverse 8 | ... a cup of jugs |
| reverse 4 | ... the stars of heaven are guarded. |
| obverse 22 | (You wrap) a garden with flour. |
| reverse 20 | After it, may he take the throne before Igisigsig |
| obverse 17 | On a second day you give a sacrifice to En-mearra. |
| obverse 11 | ... in the halo for Enlil, ama and |
| obverse 13 | The singer sings (this) 3 days. |
| reverse 10 | You set up a throne on the throne. |
| obverse 32 | The great residences are the name of the goddess Itar, lady of the lands. |
| reverse 25 | Incantation: O Sira, the one who reveres god and man,... three times. |
| obverse 2 | On a favorable day, in Ebabbar not... |
| reverse 28 | like a snare, a snare, a snare,..., |
| obverse 6 | You set up..., you set up a garden, and you set it up. |
| obverse 25 | You set up a censer of juniper, make a flour/incense-offering, (and) pour beer. |
| obverse 10 | ... you will bring him to the sea. |
| reverse 22 | ... may my evil be released... |
| obverse 9 | Be present in this ram, place in it a firm positive answer, favorable designs, favorable, propitious omens by the oracular command of your great divinity! |
| obverse 18 | You set up a thigh, a thigh, a thigh, and a thigh. |
| obverse 31 | the dwelling of Sin, the dwelling of Ningal, the dwelling of ama, the dwelling of Aya |
| reverse 5 | You have sworn from these rites. |
| obverse 7 | ... may he take away the throne. |
| reverse 21 | You say to him as follows: “Igisigsig... the work |
| obverse 20 | You perform a ritual assemblage. |
| obverse 14 | You set up a ritual assemblage for the gods, the rites, and the dwellings. |
| reverse 29 | They shall not approach you, they shall not approach you, they shall not write you... |
| reverse 13 | You set up a censer of juniper. You libate first-rate beer. |
| obverse 34 | abode of Nin-imma, exalted one |
| obverse 36 | the residence of uziana, exalted Itar |
| obverse 26 | You set up a alû-flour on top of the ritual assemblage. |
| reverse 31 | By the command of Itar, mistress of the omens, Ninkasi, |
| reverse 14 | You heap up a flour/incense-offering and pour a libation bowl. |
| reverse 17 | In the heart(?) you bind (them) to Enlil |
| reverse 30 | (If) he is ill, he is ill, he is ill, he is ill, he is ill, he is not well, his heart is not well, his flesh... |
| reverse 6 | You libate beer (and) beer. |
| reverse 27 | You are the one who makes the heart happy, you are the one who makes the flesh happy. |
| reverse 3 | Capricorn, Anzu, of the Apsu, guard of the house. |
| reverse 24 | You erase his guilt and make him swear as follows: |
| obverse 3 | You pour a libation bowl of ghee... |
| obverse 19 | You set up a censer and bring out the property and the rent. |
| obverse 27 | the dwellings, the dwelling of Anu, the dwelling of Enlil |
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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