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BM.68609 (ebl:BM.68609)
CANONICAL > Literature > Lamentations, Neo-Babylonian · c. 626 BCE–539 BCE
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| Designation | BM.68609 |
|---|---|
| ID | ebl:BM.68609 |
| Museum no. | BM.68609 |
| Collection | Sippar |
| Language | Akkadian; Sumerian |
| Period | Neo-Babylonian · c. 626 BCE–539 BCE |
| Genre | CANONICAL > 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.
| Line | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|
| obverse 13 | he built for him. |
| obverse 28 | of Asalluhi, the supplication |
| reverse 32 | May the heavens rejoice over you, may the earth tear you out. |
| reverse 4 | Your supplications, your supplications, your supplications |
| obverse 33 | Who has no rival, who has spoken a word? |
| reverse 18 | To your righteous command |
| obverse 34 | Who is Ea in your presence? |
| obverse 17 | Enlil set up it for him and Ninlil set it up for him. |
| obverse 30 | the lord Dikumah, the slanderer, |
| obverse 16 | ... may they be seized. |
| obverse 14 | ... may they rejoice over you. |
| obverse 42 | May he build your temple. |
| reverse 7 | offering of Emnidba-arrazu |
| reverse 19 | may all the gods of your enemies |
| reverse 2 | May your supplication be returned to its place. |
| reverse 11 | they shall return the designs of their temples. |
| reverse 33 | May your great divinity, the midst of the land, be praised! |
| reverse 6 | Your exalted ushuratu-disease, your exalted brilliance, |
| obverse 41 | May your house be built for you, may your city be built for you. |
| obverse 20 | ama set up it for him, and erida set it for him. |
| obverse 18 | She seated ulpa’e, she seated Ninma. |
| reverse 10 | Go straight to your house, go straight away! |
| obverse 44 | ema, arandua, a |
| reverse 24 | the gods in their midst |
| reverse 21 | who enters into your sanctuaries |
| obverse 43 | he built for you in the E'unir temple, he built the Eabzu. |
| reverse 20 | the gods to their places |
| reverse 26 | Pure, pure, propitious, |
| reverse 5 | in your great cultic space |
| reverse 17 | who enters your fierce enemy |
| reverse 27 | the storehouse of Kuar, the brickwork of Babylon |
| reverse 12 | May the gods return to their houses. |
| obverse 25 | (As to) what my lord has said in a favorable case, |
| obverse 29 | 4 years of Mercury |
| obverse 47 | he built for you in the Etemenanki temple, in the Edarana temple. |
| reverse 16 | the gods to their cities |
| obverse 39 | may he restore it for you in Eridu’s good place. |
| reverse 29 | The hireling who reveres him, who makes the foundations of the earth secure, |
| obverse 27 | of Ea, with his supplication, he will soothe his heart. |
| obverse 15 | may he be sweetened. |
| reverse 31 | In order to make heaven and earth tremble |
| reverse 15 | may the scribes of your city be |
| obverse 24 | In order to resound your supplications in its midst |
| obverse 19 | He seated Nanna, he seated Ningal |
| reverse 25 | in the Abzu, the holy place of Eridu, the holy place |
| reverse 34 | May the great lord make your heart happy! |
| obverse 31 | Who had no rival? |
| reverse 3 | In the place where the rites of the kalkalkalkalkalkalkalkalkalkalkalkalkalkalkalkalkalkalkalkalkalkalkalkalkalkalkalkalkalkalkalkalkalkalkalkalkalkalkalkalkalkalkalkalkalkalkalkalkalkalkalkalkalkalkalkalkalkalkalkalkalkalkal |
| obverse 45 | of Esagil he built for you, of Dur-Sibba he built. |
| obverse 48 | the Enambi-zida temple he built for you, and the E-urme-iminanki temple he built for you. |
| obverse 35 | You recite the incantation and the incantation. |
| obverse 23 | he built on the earth. |
| reverse 9 | In your E-zi-za, he will be seated on the ground for you. |
| obverse 37 | Now, he has made your city dwell for you |
| reverse 1 | May your greatness be restored to its place for you |
| reverse 22 | In your righteous residence |
| reverse 14 | to your city. |
| reverse 13 | who enters your city |
| obverse 40 | May he return the good omen to its place. |
| reverse 30 | You recite the incantation 'Although the incantation is not good, you recite the incantation 'Although the incantation is not good' |
| obverse 32 | The great lord, who does not fear me, |
| obverse 26 | May Enki, your supplication, resound its utterance! |
| obverse 46 | the Ezida, he built for you, and the Emahtila, he built. |
| obverse 38 | Now, speak! Let them do your city! |
| reverse 28 | the Esagila, Ezida, and Emahtilazu |
| obverse 21 | The Anuna gods stood by him for him. |
| reverse 23 | may the rites of their cultic rites be |
| obverse 22 | he dedicated it (this statue) to An. |
| reverse 8 | Your praises, your praises, |
| obverse 36 | You say, you say, and you will recover. |
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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