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BM.59569 (ebl:BM.59569)
CANONICAL > Literature > Lamentations > Šuʾila (Emesal), Neo-Babylonian · c. 626 BCE–539 BCE
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| Designation | BM.59569 |
|---|---|
| ID | ebl:BM.59569 |
| Museum no. | BM.59569 |
| Collection | Sippar |
| Language | Akkadian; Sumerian |
| Period | Neo-Babylonian · c. 626 BCE–539 BCE |
| Genre | CANONICAL > Literature > Lamentations > Šuʾila (Emesal) |
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 17 | the lord of the apsû |
| obverse 14 | Ditto by Bel of his stomach! Ditto! |
| reverse 3' | Your house is surrounded by a flood. Iningi |
| obverse 13 | azu, lord of the long-fleeced womb, |
| reverse 15' | In your city he has restored the food offerings, he is able to drink. |
| reverse 31' | Written and collated. Written and collated. |
| reverse 17' | When he has restored your temple to its place, he will be able to eat good food. |
| obverse 3 | the hero of Asalluhi, who rebuilds the city |
| reverse 18' | May the gimilû-priestess of your house be reconciled with the land! |
| reverse 20' | May the sacrificial sheep, your praise and the lands be sated. |
| obverse 5 | the hero of Asal-alimnuna, with a skin on the rebel land |
| reverse 28' | I am able to build a house, as long as he lives, |
| obverse 36 | ...... |
| obverse 38 | is finished... |
| reverse 30' | According to the wording of the tablet, written in accordance with the original and collated. |
| obverse 12 | (If) ditto (and) the lord of life ditto |
| reverse 25' | the hireling who reveres the heart of the heart, |
| obverse 29 | the lord of the Emahtila temple |
| obverse 40 | ... the unchanging land... |
| obverse 21 | the lord of Aur |
| reverse 4' | he strews into your house. What do you take away? |
| obverse 39 | the land of the rebel land |
| obverse 27 | the master of the Ezida temple, the city |
| obverse 26 | The owner of the house ditto |
| obverse 28 | The owner of the house ditto |
| obverse 30 | The owner of the house ditto |
| obverse 32 | Apil?... |
| obverse 25 | the lord of the Esagila temple |
| reverse 12' | Whoever with you, may it not cross over with you. |
| reverse 2' | When...... to your city, |
| reverse 24' | (and) the house will be built. The city will be built. The land will return to its place. |
| obverse 11 | by Tutu, lord of abundance, city |
| obverse 23 | the ruler of Babylon, the city |
| reverse 21' | When you are to smite your utterance, the people are torn out |
| reverse 29' | it is the u’illakku of Marduk |
| reverse 8' | The true city that is situated like your city, there is a sign there. |
| obverse 15 | lord of Sirsir, city |
| reverse 6' | The true house, which is located like your house, is there for you? |
| obverse 33 | chief |
| reverse 19' | May you be your lord of the lands |
| reverse 10' | Whom he loves, may it not go to your side, may it not go out. |
| obverse 4 | the warrior Marduk, the father who engendered him |
| obverse 2 | the warrior, the one who engendered him, the one who subdues the unsubmissive land |
| obverse 42 | ...... |
| reverse 22' | May my supplications be repaid, may my people be repaid. |
| obverse 18 | Ditto! |
| reverse 1' | Your city has been destroyed... like a flood |
| reverse 16' | May he see the splendor of your city and see the land. |
| obverse 7 | by Marduk the foremost one of the city |
| reverse 26' | May my happiness be established for you. |
| obverse 1 | the hero of the city, whose skin is covered in the rebel lands |
| reverse 9 | If a man is not able to grasp the head of an aragangida priestess |
| obverse 34 | ...... |
| obverse 10 | (If) Blum ditto |
| obverse 16 | (If) Blum ditto |
| obverse 31 | ... |
| obverse 37 | (a kind of profession) |
| obverse 9 | the lord of Enbilulu |
| obverse 6 | (and) the hero ditto, overseer of the unsubmissive land |
| obverse 8 | (If) ditto he is weak, he is not before ditto |
| reverse 32' | Hand of...-Marduk, son of Miiraya, the chief judge of Marduk. |
| reverse 14' | his house and his city for the sake of his life, for the clearing of the roads, |
| reverse 23' | to build a house, to build a city, to make beer there, |
| reverse 5' | The divine powers of your Ezi temple have been built for you for you. |
| obverse 19 | the first-born son of Zebba, the city |
| reverse 13' | So that the people can be smitten in their houses, so that they can be smitten. |
| obverse 24 | 'lord of Babylon, ditto |
| obverse 41 | ... Gilim- |
| reverse 7' | Your city Zi, your city is full of radiance, |
| reverse 27' | In the house, in the house, in the house, in the daytime |
| obverse 22 | O lord, see! Ditto! |
| obverse 20 | Ditto. The first part of Eridu: |
| reverse 11' | May a man be brought into your place for you. |
| obverse 35 | Asa-kal- |
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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