CT 15, 1f. (Bēlet-ilī)

SEAL no. 7490

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  • BM 87535 obv. (British Museum)BM 87535 obv. (British Museum)
  • BM 87535 rev. (British Museum)BM 87535 rev. (British Museum)
  • BM 87535 edge 1 (British Museum)BM 87535 edge 1 (British Museum)
  • BM 87535 edge 2 (British Museum)BM 87535 edge 2 (British Museum)
  • King 1902 obv.King 1902 obv.
  • King 1902 rev. 1King 1902 rev. 1
  • King 1902 rev. 2King 1902 rev. 2
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Tablet Siglum
BM 87535
Collection
British Museum, London
Edition
Genre / Classification
Hymns and Prayers, Bēlet-ilī
Provenance
Text
Obv.      
col. i      
1            [za]-ma-ar dBé-le-et-ì-lí a-za-ma-ar
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2            ib-ru uṣ-ṣi-ra qú-ra-du ši-me-a
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3            dMa-ma za-ma-ra-ša-ma e-li di-iš-pi-i-im ù ka-ra-nim ṭa-bu
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4            ṭa-bu-ú e-li di-iš-pi ù ka-ra-ni-i-im
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5            ṭa-bu-ú e-li ḫa-na-na-bi-i-ma ḫa-aš-ḫu-ri-i-im
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6            e-lu ú-lu ḫi-me-e-tim za-ku-ú-tim
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7            ṭa-a-bu e-lu ḫa-na-na-bi-im-ma ḫa-aš-ḫu-ri-i
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8            dMa-ma iš-té-na-am ú-li-id-ma
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9            [z]a?-ap-pa-a-am na-ši ú-wa-ri šar-ra-am
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10          dMa-ma še20-e-na ú-li-id-ma
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11          še20-e-na ma-ša-an za-ri-qá an É.GAL-li[m]
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12          dMa-ma ša-la-aš-ti ú-li-id-ma
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13          [x x] x x x [...]
(rest broken)        
             
col. ii     
1            iš-ti-i-nu-ú a-na [...] a-ta-al-lu-[ku?-um?]
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2            dLi-il5-lum a-n[a ...] a-ta-al-lu-ku!?-[um?]
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3            i-nu-ú-ma dLi-[il5-lum ...]
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4            ku-ur-ku-ur-ra-at [...]
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5            iš-tu ku-ur-ku-ur-[ra-...]
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6            ar-ḫi e-li x [...]
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7            dLi-il5-lu[m ...]
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8            ma-ša-ak r[i?...]
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9            dŠakkan!? ⌈x⌉ [...]
             
col. iii–vi are broken.    
             
Rev.      
col. vii   
1'            ⌈a?⌉ [...]
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2'            ša-ma- [...]
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3'            lu-uš-⌈x⌉ [...]
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4'            ka-ka l[u-...]
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5'            A-nu-um ša-a-š[u ...]
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6'            a-li-ik-ma ⌈x⌉ [...]
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7'            i-na še20-ri i-⌈x⌉ [...]
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8'            a-na ṣe-ri-ia [...]
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9'            a-a i-mi-i-s[í ...]
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10'          dLi-il5-li [...]
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11'          ka-ka il-qé-a-a[m? ...]
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12'          šu-ka-al-lu-um ú-[...]
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13'          ar-ka-tim ur-da-a-a[m? ...]
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14'          il-li-ik mu-ša-am [...]
               
col. viii  
1'            [x ]x-ma i-ri-x x [...] ⌈x⌉ [...]
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2'            AN-nu⌉-um ša-al-la-at Šu-mé-r[i-im] e-li-iš a-a i-l[i]
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3'            Šu-ba-ru-ú-um lu-ú er-še20-et ka-ṣa-ṣí-im-m[a] ša-at-ti-ša-am-ma Šu-mé-ru-um li-ik-ta-ṣa-as-sí
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4'            iš-<tu?>-um-ma it-mu-ú-šu dINNIN ù šu-ú ina pu-ḫu-ur ur-du-ni-i-im
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5'            dINNIN i-qá-tu gi-ni-i-ša
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6'            ú-li i-pa-ša-ḫa-am a-na-a-ma dLi-il5-li
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7'            i-ḫu-uz-ma qar-ra-di-i-ša
8'            ídIDIGNA i-na ku-ut-la-ti sí-pa-ri is-ke-e-er
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9'            i-na ku-ut-la-ti sí-pa-ar-ri ši-gar-ri we-ri-im ídIDIGNA is-ke-er
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10'          i-lu i-zi-bu-ma a-li-šu-nu šu-ub-ti-šu-nu ma-ši-iš uš-bu
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11'          nu-ti
Translation
col. i                  
1                         A song of Bēlet-ilī I will sing.
2                         Attention, comrades! Listen, warriors!
3                         Mama − singing of her is sweeter than honey and wine,
4                         sweeter than honey and wine, 
5                         even sweeter than the fruits(?), the apple,
6                         than the finest of clear butter,
7                         even sweeter than the fruits(?), the apple.
8                         Mama gave birth to one and
9                         he wears a bristle. She cut off the baby.
10                       Mama gave birth to two and
11                       the two twins are multicolored for the palace.
12                       Mama gave birth to three [and]
13                       (...)
                          
col. ii                 
1                         The one to ...
2                         Lillum to ...
3                         When Li[llum ...]
4                         A vessel of [...]
5                         After he [... ] the vess[el ...]
6                         The moon/A cow/Cows [...]
7                         Lillu[m ...]
8                         The hide of [...]
9                         Šakkan [...]
                          
col. iii–vi are broken.    
                          
col. vii               
1'                        [...]
2'                        [...]
3'                        Let me [...]
4'                        Let me [...] the weapon!
5'                        Anum [said] to him:
6'                        “Go and [...]
7'                        In the morning(?) [...]
8'                        To me [...]
9'                        May he not impose on h[er ...]!
10'                      My(?) Lillum [...]
11'                      He took a weapon [...]
12'                      The messenger [...]
13'                      The long ones(?) he went down [...]
14'                      He went at night [...]
                          
col. viii              
1'                        ...
2'                        “From here(?) may the booty of Sumer not ascend upstream!
3'                        Šubarûm is indeed the desire of baring the teeth. May Sumer annually bare the teeth against it!”
4'                        After (?) they had sworn, Ištar and he came down together.
5'                        Ištar, at the end(?) of her regular offerings,
6'                        not acting benevolently toward Lillu,
7'                        took her warriors and
8'                        dammed up the Tigris with bronze fences.
9'                        With fences of bronze, with bolts of copper she dammed up the Tigris.
10'                      The gods left and sat forgotten in their cities on their daises.
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11'                      Not finished.
Vocabulary
Word Translation Semantic Line
aḫāzum (v.) G to take, marry, grasp, seize, learn; Š to make s.o. take, marry, learn viii 8'
ai, ē, â not vii 9', viii 2'
alākum (v.) (DU) G to go, walk; Gt go off, away; Gtn wander, go repeatedly, roam about, walk; Š caus. of G ii 1, ii 2, vii 6', vii 14'
ālum (URU.KI) village, town, city Locations/Buildings viii 10'
ana I to, for i 11, ii 1, ii 2, vii 8'
Anum DN Deities/Divine sphere vii 5'
Bēlet-ilī (DINGIR.MAḪ) DN Deities/Divine sphere i 1
dišpum honey Food/Drink i 4, i 5
ēkallum (É.GAL) palace Locations/Buildings i 12
eli, elu on, above, over i 3, i 4, i 5, i 6
eliš above viii 2'
elûm (v.) G to go up, arise; D make higher, raise, exalt; Š caus. of G; Št be raised (as) high viii 2'
emēdum (v.) to lean on, impose, dock (a ship) vii 9'
erištum request, need, demand viii 3'
ezēbum (v.) G to leave, leave behind; Š to save viii 10'
ginûm regular offering Rituals/Religious practices viii 5'
ginûm regular offering viii 5'
ḫananābum a sweet fruit (?) Food/Drink i 5, i 7
ḫašḫūrum apple (tree) Flora,Food/Drink i 5, i 7
ḫimētum, ḫemētum butter, ghee Food/Drink i 6
ibrum, ebrum friend, colleague Human activities/actions i 2
Idiglat GN, Tigris GN viii 8', viii 9'
ilum (DINGIR) god, deity Deities/Divine sphere viii 10'
ina in, on, by, from vii 7', viii 4', viii 8', viii 9'
inūma, enūma (UD) when, at the time of ii 3
Ištar DN Deities/Divine sphere viii 4', viii 5'
ištēn (DIŠ) one, single, the first one, first i 8, ii 1
ištum from, out of, since, after ii 5, viii 4'
kakkum (GIŠ.TUKUL) stick, weapon, battle Fabricated objects vii 4', vii 11'
karānum (GEŠTIN) vine, wine Food/Drink i 3, i 4
kaṣāṣum (v.) to gnash viii 3'
kurkurratum a vessel ii 4, ii 5
kutlum rail, fence, wall viii 8', viii 9'
leqûm (v.) G to take, take over; Š caus. of G vii 11'
Lillum DN Diseases/Demons ii 2, ii [3], ii 7, vii 10', viii 6'
let it be; or; though; indeed viii 3'
Mama DN Deities/Divine sphere i 3, i 8, i 10, i 12
mašiš in oblivion, forgotten viii 10'
maškum skin, hide, leather Materials ii 8
māšum twin (brother/sister) Kinship terms i 11
mūšum (GI6) night(-time) Abstract concepts,Time concepts vii 14'
našûm (v.) G to lift, carry; Gtn iter. i 8
pašāḫum (v.) G to cool down, rest; Gtn OB "repeatedly gain relief" sexually; Š cause/allow to rest, calm, pacify; Št be assuaged; ŠD calm, pacify viii 6'
puḫrum assembly viii 4'
qarrādum (UR.SAG) warlike; hero, warrior Human activities/actions,Social status/Groups/Professions viii 7'
qatûm (v.) G to come to an end, finish; Š complete; Št be completed; complete ? viii 5'
qurādum hero, warrior Human activities/actions,Social status/Groups/Professions i 3
Šakkan (dŠakkan, dŠákkan) DN ii 9
šalāš three i 12
šallatum booty viii 2'
šâšum (to/of) him vii 5'
šattišam year by year, yearly viii 3'
sekērum (v.) to be cloistered viii 8', viii 9'
šemûm (v.) G to listen, to hear; Gtn to hear, to listen again and again i 2
šerrum young child, baby Social status/Groups/Professions i 9
ṣērum (EDIN) back, upperside, steppe, open country, towards Body/Body parts vii 8'
šērum II morning vii 7'
šigarum (wooden) clamp, (neck-)stock, door lock, bolt Fabricated objects viii 9'
šina II two i 10, i 11
siparrum bronze Materials viii 8', viii 9'
šū he, that viii 4'
Šubarûm GN GN viii 3'
šubtum, šuptum abode, dwelling, place, seat Abstract concepts,Fabricated objects,Locations/Buildings viii 10'
šukkallum, sukkallum minister, a court official Social status/Groups/Professions vii 12'
Šumerum GN, Sumerian GN viii 2', viii 3'
ṭābum (DU10) good, sweet Qualities/Attributes i 3, i 4, i 5, i 7
tamûm II (v.) G to swear; D swear, bind by oath viii 4'
u and, but, also viii 4'
u and, but, also i 3
ul not viii 6'
ulûm finest, best oil Food/Drink i 6
uṣṣurum (v.) to listen attentively i 2
walādum (v.) G to give birth i 8, i 10, i 12
warādum (v.) G to go down, descend; Gt to go down, descend; Š to send, take, bring down vii 13', viii 4'
wašābum (v.) to sit, dwell viii 10'
werûm copper Materials viii 9'
wurrûm (v.) to cut off i 9
zakûm pure, clear i 6
zamārum (ŠÌR) song Verbal expressions,Written texts/Literary terms i 1, i 3
zamārum (v.) to sing, to play i 1
zappum comb; tuft of hair; the star cluster Pleiades i 8
zarriqum iridescent i 11
Signs in text
465
Words in text
189
Sumerograms in text
7
% of Sum. in text
4
Lines in text
47
Average signs per line in text
9.89
SD of signs per line
6.41
Revision History
Kärger, Brit
Transliteration, index
01/01/11
Wasserman, Nathan
Photography, web-imaging
08/03/12
Streck, Michael P.
Catalogue, transliteration (corrections), translation, commentary, index (corrections)
13/12/12
Streck, Michael P.
Corrections
18/12/12
Pohl, Antonia
Corrections, bibliography
04/02/22
Tulaikova, Yulia
Additions to index
21/11/22