DLL BM 46293+ (Bab. 8)

DLL no. 33124

Texts Hierarchy
Tablet Siglum
BM 46293 (81-07-28, 18) + BM 46334 (81-07-28, 59)
Measurements
circumference
12.2 x 10.3 x 3.2
cm
Collection
British Museum, London
Edition
Genre / Classification
Lyrics
Provenance
Babylon (mod. Kasr, Amran Ibn Ali, Sahn, Ishin Aswad, Merkes)
Notes

A copy (he-pi). Similar writing to BM 46336+. If the two fragments belong to the same tablet, BM 46336+ would be the top left corner of the obverse side. Leichty et al. 2019, 624. 

Text

Obv.

col. i

i 1' [. . .]-?

i 2' [. . .] ⌈x⌉ qar-ni

i 3' [. . .] ⌈x ma/ba la?-si?

i 4' [. . .] ⌈ti?

i 5' [. . .] ⌈x x ⌈li?⌉-ba?-áš-⌈ši?

 

col. ii

ii 1' […] ⌈x⌉

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ii 2' [. . .] x ⌈šá?ina lit?-tu

ii 3' [. . .] tu?/sir-x x⌉-an-nu

ii 4' [. . .] ⌈x⌉ [. . .] iṣ-ba-tu-nu

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ii 5' [. . .] ⌈x⌉ BAR? EN? ⌈x x⌉ ⌈x ḫe-pi

ii 6' [. . .] ⌈x⌉ i-šá-ʾ ul ak-⌈kal ra? x e? ti?ḫe-⌈pi

ii 7' [. . .] ⌈x⌉ e-ra dù-? na ŠI? tu4 ḫe-⌈pi?(ras.)

ii 8' [ana bīt(é) l]ú?bur.lagab? am-me-ni tu!(Text: TE)-te-e!(Text: TE)-a-ni lu?⌉ [x x]

ii 9' [. . .] x ki.min la ṭú-ḫu-du ta-⌈x⌉ [. . .]

ii 10' [ana bīt(é)] ⌈itinnu(⌈tin⌉) ki.min ki!.min epinnu(gišapin?) ki!.min la t[a-. . .]

ii 11' [. . . ana bīt(é) n]appāḫḫi(l]úsimug) ki.min ki.min se-mer? ki.min la x [. . .]

ii 12' […] ⌈x x⌉ ana bīt(é) āškapu(ašgab) ki.min ki.min mašku(kuš) e-lišu? ki.min te-[…]

ii 13' […] ⌈x⌉ ⌈ku⌉? ⌈ki.min⌉? šá-a-ri ta-an-du lìb-bi ki ib? x k[i? …]

ii 14' [da]-ia-a-šú mār(dumu) muš-ke-nu mi x x x-ni-tu4 te-ri-[. . .]

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ii 15' ⌈i-lat ku-uz-bu dzar-pa-ni-tu4 nāṣirtu(pap)? ba-ni-tu4 šá dIš-tar ⌈x⌉ [(x)]

ii 16' inabāb(ká)⌉ ⌈salīmi(silim.ma)⌉ iz-za-⌈zi⌉ dbēl(en) bābili(eki) il-ta-nap-tin-na-šú

ii 17' ⌈ana?⌉ ⌈din?-nu?⌉ ta-ḫi-ib-ba-[tu]-⌈ú⌉ ⌈dbēl(en)? ia-a-ši e-muq?-tú? ⌈il?-qu?⌉ [(x)]

ii 18' ana x ⌈? x x la? x x x [. . .] x LU ḫa? li? šá ?⌉ ⌈x x⌉

ii 19' ⌈anaḫurāṣi(<kù>.gi) šá-du?⌉-⌈ʾ⌉ [x x ana ba-r]e?-⌈e?šá ⌈x⌉ ⌈x⌉ x a x

ii 20' […] ⌈x x x⌉ ⌈ti?⌉-šú ⌈x⌉ […] ⌈x⌉ […]

 

Rev.

r. col. i

r. i 1' [. . .] ⌈x⌉ [. . .]

r. i 2' ana ⌈ḫi-ṣí-tu4 šá qabli(múru) x [. . .] ⌈x x⌉ iz? bi? x⌉ ḫe-⌈pi⌉(ras.) [. . .]

r. i 3' ana šīri(uzu) ab-lu šá ⌈x⌉ […] ⌈x⌉ [(…)]

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r. i 4' ana ni-ši-ik šá šap?-t[i? (x) N]AM? [(. . .)]

r. i 5' ana ḫi-iṣ-in-ni šá ti-ik-ki […] ⌈su?(ras.?) ana-ku ana-ku ana-ku ⌈ni/zi/gi?⌉ […]

r. i 6' [ana] ⌈la pe-ti šá ú-ri šu?⌉ [… b]u?im?tar tu šá ḫa/za/šá ? ⌈x⌉ […]

r. i 7' ana e-re-bi šá bīti(é) x […]-na-nu na-daat?⌉ […]

r. i 8' inabīt(é) ⌈pa-pa⌉-ḫi ṣal-la-a-tu ma? lu?a?⌉-⌈pa?⌉-a-tú šá niš-ʾ-e-⌈šu?⌉ [(x)]

r. i 9' ⌈e-re-ta-a-tú 6-šú e-te-ti-iq ṣal-la-a-tú bītu(é) te-ti-iq ⌈7-šú⌉ [(x)]

r. i 10' ki-i miḫṣi(ad.tab) ra tar ma am ul (ras.?) a-mur aṣ-bat ṣu-up-pi-tú ku ⌈ta/ra?⌉ ⌈x x⌉ [(x)]

r. i 11' le-te-ti-i ki-i at-ta-du⌉-⌈ú?⌉ ⌈ki?-i aq-?-iq? at-te?-[…]

r. i 12' na4lamassu(dlama) šá ti-ik-ki-ka⌉ ⌈ta?pad? iḫ-ḫa?⌉-ru-ru un-tal-⌉ […]

r. i 13' [si]q-qúr-ra-tu4 šá ziq⌉-⌈ni⌉-⌈ka⌉ ⌈x⌉ ta ú kid/nigin? me ḫu ra šá-pa-⌈at?⌉-⌈ti⌉-[(x)]

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r. i 14' šá⌉ ⌈gab⌉ ⌈ta⌉ ⌈a-<na> bīti(é)-⌈niabnu(na4) elītu(an.ta) uḫ-ḫa-zu-ni

r. i 15' na4lamassu(⌈d⌉[lama) šá] ⌈ti⌉-ik-ki-ka⌉ <<⌈/dir/e?⌉>> uḫ-ḫa⌉-⌈zu?ḫurāṣi(kù.sig17) liq-tú

r. i 16' siq-qúr-r[a-tu4 šá ziq-ni-ka ]a-a-bi?⌉ ⌈ub?⌉-ba-ḫu(Text: RI) ni ⌈ud?erasure? kaspu(kù.babbar) ú-pad?-[x]

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r. i 17' ina ú!(Text: NUN)-r[i? šá dbēl(en) ]al?-lu ḫar-ba-qa-an it-ta⌉-na-a[l?]-ú?

r. i 18' it-t[a-na-šá-áš dbēl(en) i]t-ta-n[a]-áš-šá-<áš> šarru(man) ina ID-KAL/DAK-m/ba qu?-ti[m? (x)]

r. i 19' ad⌉-[da-ni-ka] ⌈ḫar⌉-⌈ba⌉-⌈qa⌉-⌈nu⌉ ⌈dbēl(en) šáṣal-lu la ta-de-ek-ku

r. i 20' dbēl(en)⌉ ⌈ šá ⌉ ⌈ṣal-lu la ta-de-ek-ku ma?⌉-nu-ú⌉ BAL ⌈e?⌉ x ⌈tu?⌉ ⌈ur⌉/⌈ú⌉/x

r. i 21' anaka-šá (ras.)-a-ma šá kaspi(kù.babbar) ⌈ep-pu-?⌉-⌈ka⌉ ⌈li-da-nu?⌉-⌈ka šá ḫurāṣi(kù!.sig17)

r. i 22' a⌉-de-ek-ki?-ka a-šak!(Text: KA)-kan i-na⌉ ⌈ḫa?-[si-si-ia ḫu-uṣ-ṣu-bu-ki]

r. i 23' ⌈a⌉-mat u?-qat7?-am?-ma? ú-qàt-ták!-ku8 šitta(min-t[a?) …]

r. i 24' [p]erʾū/pelû([n]unuzmeš)-ka? ana šarri(lugal) ú-qar⌉-⌈rab⌉ […]

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r. i 25' a?⌉-li-idamat(géme)⌉-⌈ka⌉ […]

r. i 26' [. . .] x x [. . .]

 

r. col. ii

r. ii 1' [. . .] ⌈x x⌉

r. ii 2' [. . .] ⌈bi?⌉-ra-áš?

r. ii 3' [. . .]-kal

r. ii 4' [. . .] ⌈x⌉

r. ii 5' [. . .] ⌈x⌉

(break)

r. ii 1'' [. . .] x

r. ii 2'' [. . .] x

r. ii 3'' [. . .] ki? ra-KI-x

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r. ii 4''

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r. ii 5'' […] ⌈x⌉ i-kam?-mu?

 (some erased signs in small writing)

r. ii 6'' [. . .] ⌈x-ka?

r. ii 7'' [. . .]-⌈šú?

Translation

Obv.

i 1'  . . . . . . my . . . 

i 2' . . . . . . horns.

i 3' . . . . . .

i 4' . . . . . .

i 5' . . . . . . may it be.

 

col ii

ii 1' [. . .] . . .

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ii 2' [. . .] . . .

ii 3' [. . .] . . .

ii 4' [. . .] they have seized.

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ii 5' [. . .] . . . broken

ii 6' [. . .] carry! I will not eat . . . broken

ii 7' [. . .] . . . broken

ii 8' [to the house of] . . . – why did you constantly darken me? [. . .]

ii 9' [. . .] ditto (– why did you constantly darken me?), (Why there is) no [abundance? . . .]

ii 10' [To the house of the builder] ditto (– why did you constantly darken me?), ditto (Why are you not plentiful?) The plow ditto, do not [. . .!]

ii 11' [. . . to the house of] the smiths ditto (– why did you constantly darken me?), ditto (Why are you not plentiful?); the ring ditto, do not [. . .!]

ii 12' [. . .] . . . to the house of the leatherworker ditto (– why did you constantly darken me?), ditto (Why are you not plentiful?) The leather above and, ditto, you will. . . [. . .].

ii 13' [. . .] . . .ditto. The wind dropped inside of ditto . . . [. . .]

ii 14' The threshing of simple man . . . you will . . .

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ii 15' The goddess of attractiveness, Zarpānītu, the guardian, the beautiful one, whom Ištar [. . .]

ii 16' In the Gate of Peace, stands Bēl of Babylon; touching her(?) repeatedly.

ii 17' For the bed – overlays; For me, Bēl took by force(?).

ii 18' For the . . . [. . .] . . .

ii 19' For the gold – chests; [to inspe]ct . . . . . .

ii 20' [For . . .] . . . [. . .]

 

Rev.

r. col. i

r. i 1' [. . .] . . . [. . .]

r. i 2' For snapping of the battle . . . . . . broken

r. i 3' For dried meat which . . . [. . .] . . . [. . .] [. . .] . . .

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r. i 4' For the kiss of the lip [ . . .]

r. i 5' In order to protect the neck [. . .] . . . I, I, I . . . [. . .]

r. i 6' [In order] not to open her vulva . . . [. . .] . . . [. . .]

r. i 7' For the entering of the house . . . she is cast(?) [. . .]

r. i 8' In the shrine you are sleeping; the . . . of the windows, whom we are searching for.

r. i 9' You are a river-barrage: six times I have passed by – you are asleep. You have passed the house seven times.

r. i 10' Like a blow . . . I did not see, I grasped the decorated one . . . [(. . .)]

r. i 11' You(f.) are split when I dropped (it). I will scratch . . . [. . .]

r. i 12' The protective spirit of your neck . . . [. . .]

r. i 13' The ziggurat of your beard . . . [. . .]

r. i 14' . . . . . . the upper stone which he/I mounted.

r. i 15' [The protective] spirit [of] your neck they inlay with choice gold.

r. i 16' The ziggurr[at of your] good be[ard] . . . girded with. . . silver . . . [. . .]

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r. i 17' On the roof [where Bēl is sle]eping, where the ḫarbaqqannu-bird keeps lying down,

r. i 18' Bēl is r[epeatedly distre]ssed, the king is repe[atedly distressed . . .

r. i 19' Pl[ease], Oh ḫarbaqqannu-bird – do not wake up the sleeping Bēl!

r. i 20' Do not wake up the sleeping Bēl! W[ho . . .

r. i 21' For you I will prepare ‘that-of-silver’, your golden chicks.

r. i 22' I will wake you up, I will place your splinters(?) in my memory.

r. i 23' (Even if) I die, I will bring to an end, indeed I will bring you twice to an end. . .

r. i 24' I will offer your offspring to the king [. . .]

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r. i 25' The one born of your maidservant [. . .]

r. i 26' [. . .] . . . [. . .]

 

ii (almost entirely broken)

Revision History
23/12/25