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BM.51220 (ebl:BM.51220)
MONUMENTAL, Neo-Babylonian · c. 626 BCE–539 BCE
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| Designation | BM.51220 |
|---|---|
| ID | ebl:BM.51220 |
| Museum no. | BM.51220 |
| Collection | Sippar |
| Language | Akkadian; Sumerian |
| Period | Neo-Babylonian · c. 626 BCE–539 BCE |
| Genre | MONUMENTAL |
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 col 1 6' | ... fierce/furious..., the fierce(?) snake of the city |
| obverse col 1 16' | ... he will see the en-priestess of the two gods in heaven and earth. |
| obverse col 1 10' | the Anuna gods |
| obverse col 1 14' | the supreme... of heaven and earth, for the lordship |
| obverse col 1 13' | ... the one who guards his life, the one who loves the gods, |
| obverse col 1 15' | ... exalted..., whose rule is supreme in the midst of heaven and underworld. |
| obverse col 1 32' | ... in heaven and earth nominated by An and Enlil, whose fearsomeness and radiance are uttered. |
| obverse col 1 28' | The evildoers seized the... and seized the city. |
| reverse col 4 9' | May the lord of lords be exalted! May his wrath be ascertained as Asalluhi! |
| reverse col 4 1' | ...... |
| reverse col 4 4' | .... may they establish their..., may they... establish their..., and may they be constantly attentive... |
| reverse col 4 5' | May your palace of lordship be subjugated for me. |
| obverse col 2 2' | ... |
| obverse col 1 34' | ... who is a..., who is a fearsome and awe-inspiring radiance, |
| obverse col 2 1' | of the god Sîn |
| obverse col 2 4' | his lordship... |
| obverse col 1 26' | the foundation(?) of the throne that stands (for) kingship, the awe-inspiring bala(-offering) that makes the days long |
| obverse col 2 9' | good quality emmer |
| obverse col 2 10' | ... great... |
| reverse col 4 8' | ... the liar(?) of ama-uma-ukn, king who reveres you, |
| obverse col 1 0' | ... the people |
| obverse col 1 37' | ... the great gods?, the sage?, the gods who are firm in the totality, |
| obverse col 1 35' | ......... like a qanû-vessel they shall be smitten and their bodies shall be smashed. |
| obverse col 1 4' | whose exalted command cannot be changed |
| obverse col 1 25' | Who provides sattukku-offerings, prefect of the nindabû-offerings, seller of the garments, and taklamu-offerings for all the cult centers, |
| obverse col 1 8' | ... of the gods, whose utterances are unrivaled, |
| obverse col 1 19' | ..................................... |
| obverse col 1 21' | ..., creator of the people, Marduk, who like his name is supplications, his name |
| obverse col 1 24' | ... he heaped up. He heaped up a reed mat, giving advice, and building a reed mat. |
| obverse col 2 3' | of lordship |
| obverse col 1 11' | ... who decrees destinies, overseer of the Anunnaki. |
| obverse col 2 7' | he selected |
| obverse col 2 5' | by the Nungaleans |
| obverse col 1 17' | ... of the gods, guardian of heaven and earth, guardian of heaven and underworld, |
| obverse col 1 2' | before the great gods |
| obverse col 1 5' | ... Marduk(?) whose command cannot be changed |
| obverse col 1 31' | .........., mighty, pious, whose midst cannot be opposed, |
| obverse col 2 11' | gukin priest |
| obverse col 2 6' | or... Igigi |
| obverse col 1 38' | ... he smote him. |
| obverse col 1 1' | .... sage?, whatever his name,......,.., |
| obverse col 1 29' | The one who destroys omens and evildoers, the one who strikes enemies, the one who strikes enemies with evil, |
| reverse col 4 7' | ... the numerous people, Enugal, your king, may your face rejoice at that time. |
| obverse col 1 27' | The one who establishes justice, the one who slays kingship, the one who carries out all of the cult centers, |
| obverse col 1 23' | I am the one who makes the lordship of the four world quarters bow down at the gods, the one who makes all of the rulers bow down at them, |
| obverse col 1 18' | They were the ones who... Nanaya and Utu |
| obverse col 1 9' | ... who establishes the gods who are not submissive to him, who establishes the rites, |
| obverse col 1 36' | The great kings of the great gods, king of the great gods, faithfully speak |
| obverse col 2 8' | ... the mention of his name. |
| obverse col 1 7' | ... furious?..., whose fearsomeness... |
| obverse col 1 20' | Enlil, the lord of the cult centers, whose name is ama, whose name is ulgi>, whose utterance is ulgi> |
| reverse col 4 6' | ... in Esaggil, the temple of your lordship, may he rejoice over you, |
| obverse col 1 12' | ... guards at the gate of the gods' cult centers |
| obverse col 1 33' | ... the heavens and(?) earth,..., whose name is appeased by Anu and Enlil, they stood by him, they swore by him. |
| reverse col 4 2' | ... faithfully... their lives... |
| obverse col 1 22' | ... the seven tukuku-offerings, the seven iru-offerings of all the lands, the agru-offerings, the apsû-offerings, the apsû-offerings of the night, |
| reverse col 4 3' | May the foundation(?) of(?) the throne be rejoicing and its seed be rejoicing |
| obverse col 1 30' | ..., whose lament is bitter in the midst of battle, no one can approach. |
| obverse col 1 3' | ... I go before the great gods. |
| reverse col 4 10' | ... may their greatness...., lord, his name, his merciful... |
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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