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Fri, 12/09/2025 - 13:04
If anyone is interested in the original cuneiform spelling 👇
Marduk – 𒀭𒀫𒌓
Marukka – 𒀭𒈠𒊒𒊌𒅗
Marutukku – 𒀭𒈠𒊒𒌅𒊌𒆪
Meršakušu – 𒀭𒂇𒊮𒅗𒅆𒁳
Lugaldimmerankišua – 𒀭𒈗𒈚𒈨𒅕𒀭𒆠𒋙𒀀
Nari-Lugaldimmerankia – 𒀭𒈾𒊑𒈗𒈚𒈨𒅕𒀭𒆠𒀀
Asalluḫi – 𒀭𒍂𒇽𒄭
Asalluḫi-Namtila – 𒀭𒍂𒇽𒄭𒀭𒉆𒋾𒆷
Asalluḫi-Namru – 𒀭𒍂𒇽𒄭𒀭𒉆𒊒
Asarre – 𒀭𒍂𒊑
Asaralim – 𒀭𒍂𒄋
Asaralimnunna – 𒀭𒍂𒄋𒉣𒈾
Tutu – 𒀭𒌅𒌅
Tutu-Zi'ukinna – 𒀭𒌅𒌅𒀭 𒍣 𒌺 𒈾
Tutu-Ziku – 𒀭𒌅𒌅𒀭𒍣𒆬
Tutu-Agaku – 𒀭𒌅𒌅𒀭𒂇𒆬
Tutu-Tuku – 𒀭𒌅𒌅𒀭𒅲𒆬
Šazu – 𒀭𒊮𒍪
Šazu-Zisi – 𒀭𒊮𒍪𒀭𒍣𒋛
Šazu-Suḫrim – 𒀭𒊮𒍪𒀭𒈽𒆸
Šazu-Suḫgurim – 𒀭𒊮𒍪𒀭𒈽𒄘𒆸
Šazu-Zaḫrim – 𒀭𒊮𒍪𒀭𒄩𒀀𒆸
Šazu-Zaḫgurim – 𒀭𒊮𒍪𒀭𒄩𒀀𒄘𒆸
Enbilulu – 𒀭𒂗𒁉𒇻𒇻
Enbilulu-Epadun – 𒀭𒂗𒁉𒇻𒇻𒂊𒉽𒂊𒂄
Enbilulu-Gugal – 𒀭𒂗𒁉𒇻𒇻𒄘𒃲
Enbilulu-Ḫeĝal – 𒀭𒂗𒁉𒇻𒇻𒀭𒃶𒅅
Sirsir – 𒀭𒁎
Sirsir-Malaḫ – 𒀭𒁎𒀭𒈣𒁻
Gil – 𒀭𒄃
Gilima – 𒀭𒄃𒈠
Agilima – 𒀭𒀀𒄃𒈠
Zulum – 𒀭𒍪𒈝
Mummu – 𒀭𒈬𒌝𒈬
Ĝešnumunab – 𒀭𒄑𒆰𒀖
Lugalabdubur – 𒀭𒈗𒀖𒄶
Pagalgu'enna – 𒀭𒉽𒃲𒄘𒂗𒈾
Lugaldurmaḫ – 𒀭𒈗𒄙𒈤
Aranunna – 𒀭𒀀𒁺𒉣𒈾
Dumuduku – 𒀭𒌉𒇯𒆬
Lugalšu'anna – 𒀭𒈗𒋗𒀭𒈾
Irugga – 𒀭𒅕𒂦𒂵
Irqig̃gu – 𒀭𒅕𒆥𒄖
Kinma – 𒀭𒆥𒈠
Dig̃ir Esiškur – 𒀭𒂍𒀬𒀬
Girru – 𒀭𒉈𒄀
This song consists of 50 names of Marduk (a god from ancient Mesopotamia and Babylonia's main deity) from the Enūma Eliš. Aside from proclaiming the names, Marduk's Fifty Names in the Enūma Eliš also consists of stanzas that convey features of Marduk's divinity and presenting his elevation to the head of the pantheon.
I think Kai whispers the lyrics again, can't quite make out the other layered voices.
The transliterated words from Cuneiform sounds different to the song, for example 'Asalluḫi-Namtila' is transliterated as 'ᵈasal-lu₂-ḫi-diĝir-nam-til-la'.
Sources:
- Name Word Play and Marduk's Fifty Names in Enūma Eliš (2013) by David Danzig.
- The Fifty Names of Marduk in Enūma Eliš by Andrea Seri.
Thanks to Dani for the German line, and Nocodeyv for the source.