SBH 51 [Liturgy]


Obverse
o 1o 1	[ina a-mat] ^dEN u ^dGAŠAN-ia₂ lis-lim	According to the word of Bel and my lady, may it be well
o 22	⸢uru₂⸣ ḫul-a-ke₄ a e₂-ŋu₁₀ im-me
o 33	ša₂ IRI-ša₂ šul-pu-tu₂ a-ḫu-lap E₂-mi i-qab-bi	(Akk) The one of the destroyed city cries "Alas, my temple" (Akk) The one of the destroyed city cries "Alas, the temple"
o 44	mušen-e uru₂ ḫul-a-ke₄ a <e₂-ŋu₁₀ im-me> ar-da-tu₄ ša₂ IRI šul-pu-tu <a-ḫu-lap E₂-mi i-qab-bi>	The young woman of the destroyed city cries "Alas, my temple"
o 55	⸢ama uru₂⸣ saŋ-ŋa₂ gašan-tin-lu-ba-ke₄	The lady of the first city, Nintinuga
o 66	⸢saŋ^?-DUN₃^?⸣ an-na gašan-i₃-si-in-na^ki-ke₄	The land recorder of An, Ninisina
o 77	⸢du₅⸣-mu e₂-a gašan ^dgu-nu-ra-ke₄	The child of the temple, lady Gunura
o 88	⸢IB₂^?-LU^?⸣-kug ama e₂-ša₃-ba-ke₄	..., mother of the Ešaba temple
o 99	^duru₁₆-a₂-nun ama ⸢kurku₂⸣-ke₄	Uruanun, the mother of waves(?)
o 1010	gašan e₂-gal-maḫ gašan e₂-rab-⸢de₅⸣-de₅	The lady of the Egalmah temple, the lady of the Erabdede temple
o 1111	gašan e₂-ni₉-mar-ra gašan [ki kug]-⸢ga⸣-ke₄	The lady of the Eniŋara temple, the lady of the pure place
o 1212	gašan-aš-te gašan [la₇-ra₃-ak]⸢^ki⸣-ke₄	Ninašte, the lady of Larak
o 1313	ama e₂-a ^d⸢ezina₂⸣ [^dku₃-su₃-ke₄]	The mother of the temple, Ezina Kusu
o 1414	[...] ⸢x x⸣ [...] mušen-e a e₂-[ŋu₁₀ im-me]
o 1515	ar-da-tu₄ [...]	(Sum) The young woman says "Alas, my temple!" (Akk) The young woman ...
o 1616	[...] ŋissu [...]
o 1717	[...] ⸢x⸣ ar DI ka ⸢x⸣ [...]	(Sum) ... shade ... (Akk) ...
o 1818	[...] ⸢x⸣-gin₇ šir₃ er₂-ra [...]
o 1919	[...]-ri₃ ṣe-re-eḫ ⸢x⸣ [...]	(Sum) Like ... a song of(?) mourning ... (Akk) ... a lamentation of ...
o 2020	[...]-un-gi₄-gi₄ tur₃ ⸢MU⸣ [...]
o 2121	[... tar-ba]-ṣi ul i-tur-ram-ma	(Sum) ... the cattle pen ... (Akk) ... did not return to(?) the cattlepen
o 2222	[...-un]-gi₄-gi₄ amaš ⸢x⸣ [...]
o 2323	[...] ⸢x x x⸣ [...]	(Sum) ..., the sheepfold ... (Akk) ...
o 2424	[...] A [...]
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Reverse
rr NaN	(beginning column missing)
r 1'r 1'	[...] nam x x [...]
r 2'2'	[...] ⸢x⸣-ṣi-iš ⸢x⸣ [...]
r 3'3'	[...] aŋ₂-kal-kal-la-[...]	... that which is prized ...
r 4'4'	[...] ⸢x⸣ MU E ⸢x⸣ dur₂-[ru ...]
r 5'5'	[...] ⸢x x x x x⸣-bi A al-[...]
r 6'6'	[...] nu-gig nu-⸢x x⸣ [...]	... the nugig priestess ...
r 7'7'	[...] e₂-ŋu₁₀ uru₂-ŋu₁₀ ud mu-ni-ib₂-[...]	... my temple, my city ...
r 8'8'	[...] ⸢x⸣ itima-ŋu₁₀ erim₃-ma-ŋu₁₀ [...]	... my shrine, my storehouse ...
r 9'9'	[...] ⸢x⸣ aŋ₂-kal-kal-la-ke₄ a-⸢x⸣ [...]	... of prized things ...
r 10'10'	[...] ⸢x⸣ MU E ⸢x⸣ dur₂-ru ⸢x⸣ [...]

r 11'11'	[ma]-a a-ba ud me-na-gin₇ ma-a di-di-in	Where is the future like the past? Where will I go?

r 12'12'	tum₁₂^mušen-gin₇ ama₅-a ama₅-a
r 13'13'	GIM su-um-ma-tu₂ ana maš-ta-ki-šu₂ ana maš-ta-ki-šu₂	(Sum) Like a dove in the chamber, in the chamber (Akk) Like a dove to its chamber, like a dove to its chamber
r 14'14'	nis-ḫi reš-tu-u₂ uru₂ ḫul-a-ke₄ ša₂ ^dME.ME NU AL.TIL	First excerpt of the balaŋ composition uru hulake of the goddess Meme
r 15'15'	ana DU₁₂ ZI IM.GID₂ ^m^dEN-A-MU A ša₂ ^m^dIDIM-DIN-su-E
r 16'16'	A ^m^dnanna-u₃-tud ŠU ^m^dEN-MU-GIŠ	Descendant of Nanna-utu. Hand of Bēl-šumu-līšir
r 17'17'	⸢A⸣ ša₂ ^mKI^!-^dŠU₂-DIN A ^ma-gi₇-ba^!-til₃-la	Son of Itti-Marduk-balāṭu, descendant of Agibatila
r 18'18'	⸢E⸣^ki ^itiDIRI.ŠE U₄ AŠ₃-KAM₂ MU DIŠ-ME-NINNU-IA₂-KAM₂	Babylon, month of intercalary Addaru, sixth day. 155th year
r 19'19'	[ša₂] ⸢ši⸣-i MU MIN-ME-MIN₃-DIŠ-KAM₂ ^mar-ša₂-ka LUGAL ša₂ <iṭ>-ṭar₂-ri-du	That is, the 221st year. Arsaces, king of ...
r 20'20'	[^mgu]-⸢ṭa⸣-ar₂-za u ^fa-ši-ʾ-a-ba-ṭa-ar	Gūtarzā and Asiʾabaṭar
r 21'21'	[...] ša₂ AD ⸢LU₂ UŠ⸣ A DAM^!-šu₂ GAŠAN	..., his wife, the queen

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