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Emar 6/1, p. 211, Msk 7480a (P272243)
Lexical, Middle Babylonian, Emar · c. 1400 BCE–1100 BCE
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| Designation | Emar 6/1, p. 211, Msk 7480a |
|---|---|
| ID | P272243 |
| Museum no. | NMSA — ? |
| Collection | National Museum of Syria, Aleppo, Syria |
| Language | Akkadian; Sumerian |
| Period | Middle Babylonian · c. 1400 BCE–1100 BCE |
| Genre | Lexical |
| Find spot | Emar (mod. Tell Meskene) |
| Coordinates | 35.9876, 38.1126 |
Transliteration (ATF)
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Machine draft. The right-hand column is machine English from ixmon/atf-to-english (atf-en-t5base-F, 2026-10-17), generated line by line from the transliteration. It is unreviewed and is not a scholarly translation.
| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
| o i' | ||
| 1' | [...] [...] ⸢x za⸣ [(...)] | ... ... you |
| 2' | [...] [...]-⸢x⸣ | |
| 3' | [...] [...]-⸢su⸣ | ... ...-esû |
| 6' | [...] ⸢ka⸣-aṣ-ṣu | ... the eka’ešṣu temple |
| 7' | {[ŋeš}ŋešnimbar] ⸢dilmun-na{ki⸣} ta-al-mu | “Nimbar, the E-dilmunna temple, is empty— |
| 8' | {[ŋeš}ŋešnimbar] ⸢dilmun⸣-na{ki} ar-sa-nu | the nimbar-plants of the E-dilmun-E-na, the arsanu-plant |
| 9' | {ŋeš}ŋešnimbar ⸢al⸣-da-ra re-tu-u₂ | The ešnimbar priestess is the shepherd. |
| 10' | {ŋeš}⸢ŋešnimbar⸣ al-kud-da na-ak-su | “If he slips in through a hole, |
| 11' | {ŋeš}ŋešnimbar al-dub-ba na-ap-ṣu | “Nimbar, the scribal art, ṣābu-disease, |
| 12' | {ŋeš}ŋešnimbar al-šab-⸢ba⸣ šar-mu | The šarmu priestess |
| 13' | {ŋeš}ŋešnimbar al-ug₅-⸢ga⸣ mi-i-tum | “If he dies or flees, it is a crime. |
| r i | ||
| 1 | {ŋeš}ŋešnimbar al-⸢gaz⸣-[za] ⸢di-ki⸣-tu | “The nimbar plant is to be destroyed, the edikitu plant |
| 2 | {ŋeš}ŋešnimbar al-uš₂-a di₃-⸢šu⸣-tu | The nimbar-plants that are planted, the ēšû-plant |
| 3 | {ŋeš}[ŋešnimbar] al-šu-⸢nim⸣-[ma] ⸢muš⸣-ha-li-pu | “I am a nimbar snake, I am an emuš-ḫalipu snake |
| 4 | {ŋeš}⸢ŋešnimbar⸣ maš-tab-⸢ba⸣ [tu]-u₂-mu | “The nimbar priestess, the maštab-priestesses |
| 5 | {ŋeš}⸢ŋešnimbar⸣ nita₂ [zi]-⸢ka⸣-rum | “Nimbar, the man of Zi’erum |
| 6 | {ŋeš}ŋešnimbar mi₂ [si]-ni-šu | “It is a nimbar tree, its horns are full of brilliance |
| 7 | {ŋeš}ŋešnimbar 1(AŠ) gu₂-un iṣ bi-la-tu₄ | 1 talent of tin |
| 8 | {ŋeš}ŋešnimbar al-ŋal₂-la [na]-⸢šu⸣-u | “If a plum is torn out, he will die.’ |
| 9 | {ŋeš}ŋešnimbar nu-al-ŋal₂-la ⸢la⸣-a na-šu | The nimbar plant, which cannot be carried off, is taken away. |
| 10 | {ŋeš}ŋešnimbar al-šeŋ₆-⸢ŋa₂⸣ ⸢ba⸣-aš-lu | The nimbar plant is to be sown, to be planted |
| 11 | {ŋeš}ŋešnimbar nu-al-šeŋ₆-⸢ŋa₂⸣ la-a ba-aš-lu | There is no nimbar tree, it is not planted. |
| 12 | {ŋeš}ŋešnimbar sig₇-sig₇ ar-qu | yellow-green ebony |
| 13 | {ŋeš}ŋešnimbar sig₇-sig₇ al-šeŋ₆-ŋa₂ a-ri-qu u₃ ba-aš-lu | The yellow-green ebony, the red-green alšû-plant, the ariqu-plant and the maṣhatu-plant |
| 14 | {ŋeš}ŋešnimbar u₄-hi-in u₂-hi-⸢nu⸣ | “Nimbar, the storm, the raging storm, |
| 15 | {⸢ŋeš⸣}ŋešnimbar u₄-hi-⸢in⸣ duru₅ [...] | The ešnimbar temple, the uḫī-e23 temple, and the duru temple |
| 16 | {[ŋeš]}⸢ŋešnimbar u₄⸣-[hi-in ...] [...] | The ešnimbar plant, the eḫin plant |
| r ii | ||
| 1 | [...] [...]-⸢tum⸣ | ... ...-etum |
| 9 | [...] [...]-⸢x⸣-nu | ... ...-emenu |
| 10 | [...] [...]-⸢x⸣ ṣe-ri | ... ... the south |
| 11 | [...] [...] li-ib-bi | ... heart |
| 16 | [...] [...]-lu mar-ka-sa UH su₂-lu-pi₂ | ... ... her body is full of dust. |
Sources & licences
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