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Bilingual lament with Ashurbanipal's colophon (K 4629)
Long Sumerian–Akkadian lament from Nineveh, ending with the library colophon of Ashurbanipal.
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| Designation | K.4629 |
|---|---|
| Museum no. | K.4629 |
| Collection | Kuyunjik |
| Language | Akkadian; Sumerian |
| Period | Neo-Assyrian |
| Genre | CANONICAL > Literature > Lamentations |
| Provenience | Nineveh |
| Findspot | 36.3582, 43.1621 |
| CDLI no. | P395666 |
| Source | electronic Babylonian Library (eBL), LMU Munich — MIT (eBL Zenodo dataset); platform terms unverified |
| Lines | 292 (292 with machine English) |
Machine draft. English generated by model atf-en-best-v2 (montycrypto/atf-to-english) (version d871547f92875415dbbc7f4a37fd65e35f8ac97d) on 2026-10-05, line by line from the ATF. Not a scholarly translation.
The transliteration is not reproduced here because the source (electronic Babylonian Library (eBL), LMU Munich) is not marked as republishable; read it at the source link above.
| Line | English (machine draft) |
|---|---|
| obverse col 1 | |
| 1 | May heaven and earth rejoice over you, may it be its name. |
| 2 | May Anu and Antu rejoice over you. To my lord |
| 3 | ... this may... establish. |
| 4 | So that An and An determine their fates |
| 5 | Anu approached his lord |
| 6 | to establish the foundations of the earth and its foundations |
| 7 | to the gods of heaven and earth |
| 8 | whose master Enlil and lady Ninlil |
| 9 | To ditto, that my lord, and to ditto, that lady |
| 10 | prebend of the heavens and earth of the barley barley |
| 11 | Enki, Ninki, Enul, Ninul |
| 12 | of En-Aur and Nin-Aur |
| 13 | of Endukuga and Nindukuga |
| 14 | to Ninlil and to Enlil |
| 15 | Enutila and Enmearra |
| 16 | Egiziana and Belet-ursag |
| 17 | ulpa’e, lord of the table |
| 18 | the mother of entur and the mother who the rites |
| 19 | Umunsi of Nippur and Umun-men |
| 20 | to shout to the lady of Nippur |
| 21 | To Nabû, the first-born son of the lady of the lands |
| 22 | Nusku, great steward of the Ekur temple |
| 23 | ... whose extispicy is old |
| 24 | the mother of the house and the hero Sadara-nun |
| 25 | the mother of the house of ditto |
| 26 | era and the udug-eara |
| 27 | (For) Nabû and the one who destroys the house, |
| 28 | Lamma-saga of the divine radiance |
| 29 | The good lamassu-demon, whose aura is exalted, |
| 30 | great son of Nanna-Suen |
| 31 | Marduk, great prince, beloved of ditto |
| 32 | zirru priestess of the wife of Nanna |
| 33 | (and) the tribute of the god Sîn |
| 34 | the supreme nubanda priest of Enlil |
| 35 | pious, exalted one of Enlil-zi |
| 36 | Ur-Suena, the herald of the shrine |
| 37 | Marduk and the herald of the house |
| 38 | Enbule, son of Eaba |
| 39 | ............................ |
| 40 | youth Utu, lord of the great hero |
| 41 | the wise one, ama and great warriors |
| 42 | of the great lady and mother of Utu |
| 43 | Ningal and the mother of the sun |
| 44 | Lady of heaven and earth, hero |
| 45 | Itar and whose life is long |
| 46 | and Ama-uumgal-ana |
| 47 | Hawira and Dumuzi |
| 48 | The mother and mother of the lady |
| 49 | the following: “My lord and Ninsun |
| 50 | Umun-banda, lord of Enunna |
| 51 | Lugaldada and lord of Enunna |
| 52 | Eribana, Dumuzi and Mutinana |
| 53 | ... Anu, Belet-eri |
| 54 | the Tigris and the Great Oval, surpassing |
| 55 | ... of abundance, as much as there is |
| 56 | the Twin Gods and the Euphrates |
| 57 | ... |
| 58 | of Enki the wild bull of Eridu |
| 59 | the mother of the Ema and Damgalnuna |
| 60 | Asalluhi, the ruler of Babylon |
| 62 | His lordship, the beloved of Pa-nun-anki |
| 63 | faithful vizier of Muzebbasa |
| 64 | eeu-priestess of Ura |
| 65 | Ennugi and son of Enlil |
| 66 | Marduk and son of Illil |
| 67 | Umun-muduru and Belet-meudu |
| 68 | Nusku |
| 69 | the beautiful Kalkal, the gatekeeper of the Ekur |
| 70 | Shamash, the wise one, has made the Ekur flourish. |
| 71 | For the goddess Belet-ili, the great lady of the Ekur temple |
| 72 | Ninsar, the one who reveres the Ekur |
| 73 | the righteous shepherd Umun-amakug |
| 74 | Apotropaic ritual for Ninamakuga |
| 75 | Mother Babu, your holy lady |
| 76 | Now Marduk and the lady of the hand |
| 77 | Gula and Abû, princely son |
| 78 | The greatness and greatness of Marduk, that of the prince |
| 79 | Mother Lisi, lady of the E-uraba temple |
| 80 | of the Lady of Nisaba and the Great Lady |
| 81 | Umun-aba, lord of oxen, equid |
| 82 | Lugal-abâ and the lord of the warriors are exalted |
| obverse col 2 | |
| 1' | the temples of Umun and Haya, the one who the scribal school |
| 2' | ... |
| 3' | for Kurunnam and the Lady-of-Kasi |
| 4' | ... |
| 5' | of Patendu, the one who reveres him |
| 6' | .... |
| 7' | of Usahar and the sons of Mugiga |
| 8' | ...... |
| 9' | white lady and uziana |
| 10' | Lady... |
| 11' | good meda priest and man of the Ekur temple |
| 12' | ....... |
| 13' | Belet-egal and the mother of Kulaba |
| 14' | Nin- |
| 15' | of Enanun and the holy mother |
| 16' | Marduk and... |
| 17' | the gods |
| 18' | ...... |
| 19' | erida and lord of ulgi |
| 20' | the good son of Ninkarnuna |
| 21' | Amurru... |
| 22' | of the lady of the hero Lumma |
| 23' | Ninmug |
| 24' | Umun-irigal |
| 25' | Nergal |
| 26' | great Irra |
| 27' | ... Marduk |
| 28' | Lamma-saga of the broad street of the plain |
| 29' | Marduk... |
| 30' | Ninimma and Kusi, the banda priest |
| 31' | Ditto... |
| 32' | the lord of lordship |
| 33' | ... |
| 34' | speckled woman, suitable for Aba |
| 35' | (for) the god |
| 36' | Umunbar and Umunbar, chief temple administrator of the abzu |
| 37' | Ezina, Kusu, and fish eat it. |
| 38' | May Ashur, ditto... |
| 39' | of Umunsa, Ansu-udag, princely son |
| 40' | ama, Aya |
| 41' | the udug of my enemy and hero |
| 42' | Greatly my city, warrior... |
| 43' | who provides for Gibil and provides for the hero |
| 44' | ama, exalted one, sage and hero |
| 45' | Uta’e, the man of the holy place |
| 46' | Marduk,... which in |
| 47' | to Umun-mada and the ud prayer of An |
| 48' | Ninmada... |
| 49' | your seed is long. |
| 50' | ..... the lord of the house. |
| 51' | the goddesses Beltirda and Umunmu on the right |
| 52' | ... and Ningizida |
| 53' | Erre, hero of the lady of the ubur (temple) |
| 54' | Ere, warrior, lord of the lands |
| 55' | the mother of the house of Sagittarius, the lady-of-the-throne |
| 56' | of the chief eunuch of An, Beltiina |
| 57' | vizier of An and the lady of the ubur |
| 58' | of Pabilsag, lord of Larak |
| 59' | of Gilgamesh and the great gods of the land |
| 60' | For Gununra, the tarkulli of the land |
| 61' | Damu, good lord of wisdom, |
| 62' | Good lord, Girsu |
| 63' | of Ikur and the lord of the days |
| 64' | May ditto and the lord of peace |
| 65' | Umunbilulu... the hand of heaven |
| 66' | Enbilulu, the strength of Anu |
| 67' | they gave him |
| 68' | esheshese rites and rites of the lands |
| 69' | ... lord of the lands. |
| 70' | of Sudag the princely mother of the house of that heart |
| 71' | (If) ditto a prince says: |
| reverse col 3 | |
| 1 | the righteous reed of Kugaantum-mal |
| 2 | (and) true prince, pure Nintummal |
| 3 | my holy rites and the lady of the scepter |
| 4 | (and) the strength of Ningirim |
| 5 | Mugigana and Beltu-ehuba |
| 6 | Itarit, Anu and Ehubba |
| 7 | to the destroyed mountain of the Lady-of-An |
| 8 | for the righteousegis of Beltina |
| 9 | Princely one, truth and Ninnina |
| 10 | Itaran and Ibbi-uba |
| 11 | Itaran whose face is known |
| 12 | Sumuqan and the man of the steppe |
| 13 | Sumuqan and the lord of the shield |
| 14 | of Pisanuga and the herald of Kulaba |
| 15 | of Enkimdu and the lord of the rulers |
| 16 | ditto... and palgi |
| 17 | of Martu and the man of heroism |
| 18 | of Gubira and the lady of the Gu’edena |
| 19 | who goes out to the netherworld |
| 20 | etellu-priestess of Latarak, who the aditu-priestess |
| 21 | Ea, Elam, and the one who sees me |
| 22 | Etalak of the igaru? |
| 23 | who establishes heaven and earth |
| 24 | The gods of heaven and earth |
| 25 | of the great deeds, 50 |
| 26 | The great gods and their heirs |
| 27 | The seven divine powers of fate |
| 28 | the gods of the destinies of their hearts |
| 29 | the Anunna gods of heaven and earth, the five |
| 30 | The Anunnaki of heaven 5 (?) |
| 31 | The Anunna gods dwell on the earth. |
| 32 | the Anunnaki of the underworld, |
| 33 | reed baskets of Nippur and the reed basket of Nippur |
| 34 | Who completes the work, who completes the work, |
| 35 | udu-Tintir and imar-wood of Esagila |
| 36 | ud-woods of Isin and imar-woods of Egalma |
| 37 | the ud priestess and the house weeping |
| 38 | he enters her mother's house. |
| 39 | the ud priestess of Nippur and the Ekur |
| 40 | the birth mother and the foundation of the Enamtila temple |
| 41 | the mother who begot me, the Ebabbar temple of Sippar |
| 42 | the mother who reveres you in Babylon |
| 43 | the mother of the sun and the Esagil temple of Dur-Sibba |
| 44 | the mother of prayer and the Ezida temple, the Ematila temple |
| 45 | the birth mother and child of Etemenanki |
| 46 | the mother of ud prayers and the Edara’ana temple |
| 47 | the mother of ud prayers and the Enamzida temple |
| 48 | The mother who loves the E-urme temple |
| 49 | the birth mother and the Eirsagusa temple |
| 50 | the mother of ud-disease and Ki, the scribal school |
| 51 | the mother of the ud prayer and the Emeteursag temple |
| 52 | the mother of ud-disease and Kutha the Emeslam temple |
| 53 | the mother of ud and Dilbat, Ibbi-Anum |
| 54 | the mother of ud prayers and Ur, the Ekinugal temple |
| 55 | the mother ud-en-du |
| 56 | the mother uddû and the ursag-kalama |
| 57 | the mother udd and the Eturkalam temple |
| 58 | the mother of the ud prayers and the Edikukalam temple |
| 59 | to make the mother rejoice and the shrine Enama |
| 60 | the mother of ud prayers and the Erabri temple |
| 61 | lady of the house |
| 62 | the mother of the lady of wine...... |
| 63 | May the brickwork of the Egalmah be restored. |
| 64 | It is the harp song of Nintinuga |
| 65 | Who is it that has cooled my heart? |
| 66 | Who will remove me from my guilt? |
| 67 | My lady, Babugan, my lady |
| 68 | the mother of Abu, the one who loves me |
| 69 | The protective deity of the Eanna temple is my strength. |
| 70 | my lady, my lady, I am a lady |
| reverse col 4 | |
| 1 | Nabopolassar, the first-born son of An, |
| 2 | I am the supreme princess who goes at the side of my neck |
| 3 | the holy sons of the lady of the netherworld |
| 4 | The princess and lamma protective spirit of the Eabaga temple are my strength. |
| 5 | the E-udug, the holy city of me, |
| 6 | the shrine Eninnu |
| 7 | of the plain of Laga, my lord |
| 8 | My city that has been struck by a rage |
| 9 | On account of this, her city which was plundered |
| 10 | my fearsomeness, the fate of his house, |
| 11 | In the uggatu, concerning her house |
| 12 | When he had said “Alas, my city, my house” |
| 13 | 'Ahula, my city, Ahula, my house.' |
| 14 | from the water of my wife and the water of my child |
| 15 | I am a widow, I am a widow. By the command of |
| 16 | he screamed at the temple. |
| 17 | in the house of a prostitute and in a man he has sinned |
| 18 | he will dig it. : He will dig it |
| 19 | The one who constantly seeks out the name of him |
| 20 | they sat on the necks of the marsh. |
| 21 | he will stand. |
| 22 | ebony has been received. |
| 23 | He gave me a substantial payment at his expense. |
| 24 | The great mountain range has accepted |
| 25a | Enlil's son has received. |
| 25b | : lord of Enlil |
| 26 | The lord, the lord, the lord, the lord, the city, no one rejoices. |
| 27 | I said: "O my provider, ditto, for the one who is angry, for the one who is not angry, |
| 28 | The destruction of my house is a lament, it is a lament, it is a lament. |
| 29 | He brought the btu-offering, he brought the btu-offering, and he brought his heart to an end, and |
| 30 | The destruction of my city, his lament is bitter, his lament is bitter. |
| 31 | He brought the supplication, he brought out his heart, and |
| 32 | Its destroyed cattle-pen, its ruined cattle-pen, its midst is swollen |
| 33 | Its sheepfolds are weeping, its midst is full of tears. |
| 34 | Who will weep with him in the house? |
| 35 | He brought that house into a rejoicing place and who will remove it? |
| 36 | May your heart rejoice, may your liver be calmed. |
| 37 | May the lord Dikumah make your heart rejoice. |
| 38 | Lord of the Erabri temple, may your heart rejoice. |
| 39 | may your heart rejoice! |
| 40 | of the lady of Isin, may your heart rejoice. |
| 41 | lady of the Egalmah temple, may she rejoice over you. |
| 42 | Lady of the Erabri temple, may your heart rejoice. |
| 43 | My lady, may your heart rejoice over you |
| 44 | Princess Babu, may your heart rejoice! |
| 45 | May Babu, the good woman, your heart rejoice! |
| 46 | May the lady of heaven rejoice over you. |
| 47 | The lament of Nintinuga, the lament of lamentation. |
| 48 | He poured water on the city of the evildoer. |
| 49 | The sixth tablet: |
| 50 | To Nabû, the perfect heir, the one who controls all heaven and earth |
| 51 | The one who grasps the reed mat, the tablet of fates, |
| 52 | Who restores the days, who restores the dead, who establishes the light for the people, |
| 53 | Great lord, his lord: Ashurbanipal, prince, favorite of Aur, Bel and Nabû |
| 54 | shepherd who provides for the sanctuaries of the great gods, who establishes their sattukku offerings |
| 55 | son of Esarhaddon, king of the world, king of Assyria. |
| 56 | Sîn-ahhe-iddin, king of the world, king of Assyria. |
| 57 | For his life, the life of his days, the well-being of his seed |
| 58 | The foundation of the throne of his kingship is heard. |
| 59 | The awe-inspiring radiance of his supplications is unrivaled. |
| 60 | O holy Ea, the scepter of the scepter of the scepter, |
| 61 | Who is attentive to the wrath of the great gods, |
| 62 | When the mouths of the tablet(s), copies of Assyria and Akkad |
| 63 | I wrote, collated, and collated it in tablets. |
| 64 | On the bank of the Ezida, the temple of Nabû that is inside Nineveh, my lord, I built. |
| 65 | On account of this, Nabû, king of the totality of heaven and earth |
| 66 | This wall is surrounded by a halub tree. |
| 67 | (Property) of Assurbanipal, his shepherd, who reveres your divinity |
| 68 | daily in the takribtu-offering |
| 69 | Be present in this ram, be present; may my great divinity know it. |