ZA 043, 008-009 (P274552)
Lexical, Neo-Babylonian, Uruk · c. 626 BCE–539 BCE
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| Designation | ZA 043, 008-009 |
|---|---|
| ID | P274552 |
| Museum no. | VAT 15594 |
| Collection | Vorderasiatisches Museum, Berlin, Germany |
| Language | Akkadian |
| Period | Neo-Babylonian · c. 626 BCE–539 BCE |
| Genre | Lexical |
| Find spot | Uruk (mod. Warka) |
| Coordinates | 31.3234, 45.6395 |
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) |
|---|---|---|
| obverse col 1 | ||
| 1'a | [...] = [...] | ... ... |
| 1'b | [...] = MIN#<(%n s,=eru)> | ... DITTO |
| 2'a | [...] = [...] | ... ... |
| 2'b | [...] *(P2) u2-ga-ri | ... ugari |
| 3'a | [...] = [...]-tum?# | ...-tum? |
| 3'b | *(P2) ba-ba-a-tum *(P2) MIN<(%n qerb=etu)> | |
| 4'a | [...] = [...]-x?# | ...-x? |
| 4'b | [a]-rat?#-tu#-u2 *(P2) MIN<(%n szad^u)> | |
| 5'a | [...] *(P2) MIN<(%n szad^u)> | ... DITTO (= šaddû) |
| 5'b | *(P2) hur#-sza2#-a#-nu *(P2) MIN<(%n szad^u)> | Ḫuršānu |
| 6' | si?#-ir#-[x]-pu# = ta-am-tum | tamtum |
| 7' | x-x?#-x-tum# = MIN<(ta-am-tum)> | DITTO |
| 8' | masz#-[qi2]-tum# = MIN<(ta-am-tum)> | DITTO TEAMtUM |
| 9' | a#-x-ma#-a-tum# = ta-ma-a-tum | tamātu |
| 10' | ka#-ra#-at-tum = na-a-ru# | nāru |
| 11'a | hub2-bu# *(P2) MIN<(na-a-ru#)> | |
| 11'b | mit,-ra-tum *(P2) MIN<(na-a-ru#)> | Miṭratum |
| 12'a | ra#-qa-tum# *(P2) u2-szal-la | “Raqatum will be carried off. |
| 12'b | *(P2) pa-ra-at-tum *(P2) na-ba-lu# | “Parattu-disease" = Šumma Izbu XIV unknown means nabalu. |
| 13' | a#-ra-an-zu-u2 = i-di-ig-lat SU-BIR4-tum# | to tremble |
| 14'a | am-mu *(P2) MIN<(i-di-ig-lat)> | (If) ditto: he will die. |
| 14'b | i7-hal-hal-la *(P2) MIN#<(i-di-ig-lat)> | The Idḫalhala canal |
| 15' | ga#-at-tum = pu-rat-tum | purattu-disease |
| 16' | u2#-ru-ut-tum = MIN<(pu-rat-tum)> SU-BIR4-tum | DITTO SU-BIR₄-tum |
| 17' | szi-ir-ha-nu = a-gu-u2 | agû |
| 18' | gi#-ip-szu = MIN<(a-gu-u2)> | ditto agû |
| 19' | la-i-ra-nu = A-MESZ pa-szi-ru-tu | water of dispersal |
| 20' | an-za-na-an-su-u2 = A-MESZ szap-lu-tum | the lower water |
| 21'a | a-sur-rak-ku *(P2) MIN<(A-MESZ szap-lu-tum)> | (As for) the asurrakku-vessel, |
| 21'b | *(P2) a-ru-ru *(P2) MIN<(A-MESZ szap-lu-tum)> | Aruru |
| 22' | a-ru-ru = mu-s,e-e me-e | mūṣu-me-e |
| 23'a | a-ru-ru *(P2) mu-u | Aruru (means) |
| 23'b | *(P2) ma-a-mu *(P2) MIN<(mu-u)> | “Mamû |
| 24' | a{e}-du-u2 = A-MESZ na-szu-u2 | water to carry |
| 25' | A{e#}-SIG-GA = A-MESZ na-ha-su | water to drink |
| 26' | la#-i-ra-nu = mi-li kisz-szat | mi-li kiš-st |
| 27' | mi#-li ar2-su-up-pu = MIN<(mi-li)> har-ri | DITTO <mili> harri |
| 28'a | i#-lu *(P2) har-ru | a lament |
| 28'b | *(P2) na-'-lu *(P2)? MIN!<(har-ru)> | naʿlu-disease |
| 29' | na#-'-lu = il-lum | illum |
| 30' | na#-'-lu = hi-ri-tum | hirittu |
| 31' | na#-'-lu = is-su-u2 | issû |
| 32'a | [x-x?]-x *(P2) ru#-szum-tum | rūšumtum |
| 32'b | *(P2) na-ri-t,um = t,i-ru-tum | ṭirutum |
| 33' | [na]-ri#-it, = ru-szum-tum | ru-shum-tum |
| 34' | [hi-ba]-ri-tum = t,i-ru-tum | ṭirutum |
| 35' | [hi-ba]-ri#-tum = ru-szum-tum# | rušumtum |
| 36' | [na-zu]-zu# = [ap]-pa-ru# | apparu |
| 37'a | [...] = [...] | ... ... |
| 37'b | [x-x]-x *(P2)? MIN?#<([ap]-pa-ru#)> | ... DITTO |
| obverse col 2 | ||
| 1' | sza2#-ra#-[pu] = [...] | ... ... |
| 2' | ba#-'-u2# = [...] | ... ... |
| 3'a | sze-e-pi *(P2) [x] | ... brick |
| 3'b | [...] = [...] | ... ... |
| 4' | bu-ru#-mu# = [...]-x | ...-x |
| 5'a | asz-ru# *(P2) [x] | Ašru |
| 5'b | er#-[mi] {d?#}a#-nim# *(P2) MIN#<(%n szam^u)> | The word of Anu |
| 6' | s,i-in#-du# = kak-ka4-bu# | kakkabu |
| 7'a | szu-pu-u2 *(P2) MIN<(kak-ka4-bu#)> | šupû-plant |
| 7'b | *(P2) an-du-gu-u2# *(P2) MIN?#<(kak-ka4-bu#)> | Andugû |
| 8' | an-du-gu-u2 = u2-pu-u2# | to spread out |
| 9' | e-lal-lum# = er-pe-[tum] | erptum |
| 10' | na-al#-ba-asz AN{e} = er-pe-e-tum# | erpētum |
| 11' | s,u2-ul-mu = zu-un-nu# | zunnu |
| 12' | ta-szi-la-tum = ur-qi2-tum# | urqitu |
| 13' | ra-zi-qa-tum = MIN<(ur-qi2-tum#)> | DITTO |
| 14' | szu#-nun-du = MIN<(ur-qi2-tum#)> | DITTO |
| 15' | gi6{gi}-pa-ru = ri-'-i-tum# | rī'itum |
| 16' | gi6{gi#}-pa-ru = ta-mir-tum# | to be dark |
| 17' | u2-ra-szu = ki-ru-u2# | kirû |
| 18' | s,ip-pa-tum = MIN<(ki-ru-u2#)> | ditto |
| 19' | mi-t,ir-tum = MIN<(ki-ru-u2#)> | DITTO (means) |
| 20' | mi-t,ir-tum = mu-sa-ru-[u] | musarû |
| 21' | mu-sa-ru-u = ma-na-ha-a-[tum?] | ma-naḫa-tum? |
| 22' | e-rim-tum = gi-ri-im-mu# | girimmu |
| 23'a | er-szu-tum *(P2) ar2-qu | eršūtu-disease |
| 23'b | *(P2) lil-la-na-tum *(P2) szam-ba#-[lil?-tum?] | lil-lanatum |
| 24'a | ap-ki-su *(P2) szi-ir-' | apkīsu-disease |
| 24'b | *(P2) ti-i-nu *(P2) til-[la-tum?] | tinu-disease |
| 25' | ti-'-u2 = ti#-it-[tum] | tittu |
| 26' | szur-sza2-asz-nu = nu-ur2#-mu#-[u2] | nu-ur-mu-u |
| 27' | hi-in-zu-ru = hasz-[hu-ru] | hashhuru |
| 28' | mar-ra-tum = gi#-[szim-ma-ru?] | gišimmaru? |
| 29' | e-la-mit-tum = MIN<(gi#-[szim-ma-ru?])> | DITTO (gišimmaru?) |
| 30' | ap-lu KI-tim = MIN<(gi#-[szim-ma-ru?])> | DITTO gišimmaru |
| 31' | ar-ha-nu-u2 = MIN<(gi#-[szim-ma-ru?])> | DITTO (gišimmaru?) |
| 32'a | ab-nu *(P2) sis-sin-nu | ... sissinnu-plant |
| 32'b | *(P2) a-[nu] = [...] | ... ... |
| 33' | ne-ma#-zu = MIN<(%n =is,u)> | DITTO |
| 34'a | ku-pu2#-[a]-lum# *(P2) bi#-i-nu | kupū-alum |
| 34'b | *(P2) tu#-[ma-a-tum] = [...] | ... ... |
| 35' | tu-ma#-[a-nu] = [...] | ... ... |
| 36' | a-mu#-[mesz-tum] = [...] | ... ... |
| 37' | ba-asz#-[mu] = [x] | ..., |
| 38' | a-gu#-[x?] = [...] | ... ... |
| reverse col 1 | ||
| 1 | a-ma-ri-du# = a#-[sza2-gu?] | ašagu? |
| 2 | a-pu-<<ba>>-u2 = MIN<(a#-[sza2-gu?])> | DITTO (ašagu?) |
| 3 | ni-i-mu = el-[pe-tum] | el-pe-tum |
| 4 | in#-na-bi = in-bi# | inbi |
| 5 | ha#-ti-' = MIN<(in-bi#)> | DITTO <inbi> |
| 6 | x-GAR?#-ak-ku# = MIN<(in-bi#)> | DITTO |
| 7 | pal-lu-uk-ku# = s,il#-lu-u2# | to smear |
| 8 | hi-isz-sza2-nu = MIN<(s,il#-lu-u2#)> | DITTO (ṣillû) |
| 9 | me-de-du = MIN<(s,il#-lu-u2#)> | DITTO (ṣillu) |
| 10 | u2-ri-ib-szu2 = szal-lu-ru# | to smear |
| 11 | bu-ur-ra-nu = MIN<(szal-lu-ru#)> | DITTO (šalluru) |
| 12 | bu-ur-ra-nu = {gesz}[MA-NU] | a wooden boat |
| 13 | u2#-di-it-tum = ed#-[de-et-tum] | eddettu |
| 14 | pu-uq#-da-tum# *(P2)? [...] | Puqdatum |
| 15 | gab#-gab-bu = [...] | ... to be scattered |
| 16 | ar-ma-hu = ki#-[szit-tum] | kishittu |
| 17a | a-ba-hu *(P2) MIN<(ki#-[szit-tum])> | Abahu |
| 17b | *(P2) a#-[x-x] = [...] | ... ... |
| 18a | ma-am-lu *(P2) MIN<(%n qisztu)> | DITTO (= qištu) |
| 18b | *(P2)? ba#-[ba-ru?] = [x] | ..., |
| 19 | s,ar-s,a-ri = MIN#<(%n qisztu)> | DITTO |
| 20 | {gesz}ta-ni-it-tum = ka#-[nak-tum] | ka-naktu |
| 21 | {gesz}ti-ka-ni-tum = [x] | x |
| 22 | ti-ia-a-lu-<<ru>> = {gesz#}[EREN] | cedar |
| 23 | ka-ak-kal-tum = MIN#<({gesz#}[EREN])> | DITTO (of cedar) |
| 24 | mu#-szap-zi-ir!(NI)-tum = dal?#-[tum] | daltum |
| 25 | ka-ak-mi-tum = MIN<(dal?#-[tum])> | ditto |
| 26a | szur-gu-u2 *(P2) MIN<(dal?#-[tum])> | Šurgu’u |
| 26b | an-du#-[x-x] = [x] | ..., |
| 27 | ka-tim-tum = MIN<(dal?#-[tum])> | ditto |
| 28 | ar-ka-bi-in-ni = MIN<(dal?#-[tum])> la# [...] | DITTO, not |
| 29 | zu-un-ti# KUG-SIG17 = dal-tum# [...] | dAllu ... |
| 30 | ha#-ap-hap-pu = isz-di [...] | išdi ... |
| 31 | sak#-ka#-pu = mi-[di-lu] | midilu |
| 32 | ka#-ta#-mu = e-[de-lu] | edelu |
| 33 | zi#-gar-ru-u2 = er-[szu?] | ersu? |
| 34a | mu-nu-u2 = MIN!<(er-[szu?])> | DITTO (= Šumma Izbu XIV unknown) |
| 34b | *(P2) mu-[ru-szu-u2] = [x] | ... means |
| 35 | te-ni-hu-u2 = MIN<(er-[szu?])> | ditto |
| 36 | dur2-ga#-ru-u2 = ku-[us-su-u2] | kushû |
| 37 | a-rat-tu-u2 = MIN<(ku-[us-su-u2])> ni#-[me-du] | DITTO nimedu |
| 38 | sza2-di-it-tum = MIN<(ku-[us-su-u2])> sir2#-[de-e] | DITTO, sirdê-priest |
| 39 | pal#-tin#-gu = MIN<(ku-[us-su-u2])> har#-[ra-ni] | DITTO, the road |
| 40 | na#-at,#-ba#-hu# = ma#-[ka-s,u] | makkaṣu |
| 41 | gu#-du#-gu-du-u2# = [...] | ... ... |
| 42 | [x]-x?#-x-x-[x-x?] = [...] | ..., |
| reverse col 2 | ||
| 1 | [...] = ti#-il#-lu | ... tillu |
| 2 | [nap-sa]-qu# = MIN#<(ti#-il#-lu)> TUR-MESZ | ditto small ones |
| 3 | [qar]-nu# = qa#-ni-nu | qaninu |
| 4 | [za?-ru]-u2# = ma#-szad-du# | ma-šaddu |
| 5 | [szap-sza2]-qu# = ni-i-ri# | to tremble |
| 6 | [sahar-gu]-u2 = E2 e-pe-ri | house of the steppe |
| 7 | [as-kup?]-pu = ta-{ha#}har#-{ba}bat | to break off |
| 8 | [sa-as]-su# = SZA3#-bi# | Šabi |
| 9 | [man-za]-zu# = pa-an ta#-har-bat | face of battle |
| 10 | [...]-x = ki-me-ek | ... a place |
| 11 | [mar]-ha#-s,u = hur#-da-tum | hurdatum |
| 12a | [...]-x *(P2) MIN<(hur#-da-tum)> | ... DITTO hurdatum |
| 12b | *(P2) u2-hur#-tu?# *(P2) zip-pa-tum# | uḫurtu-plant |
| 13 | [x]-x-pu# = sap-pu | sappu |
| 14a | [...] *(P2) E2# ha-ru# | ... a haru-house |
| 14b | *(P2) kab#-bil#-lum = bu-bu-tu2# | bubutu |
| 15a | [hal-la]-kur#-ri# *(P2) li-mi-tu2 | hallakurru-disease |
| 15b | *(P2) ki#-szad s,u-um-bu *(P2) MIN<(li-mi-tu2)> | kišad means “to be frightened.' |
| 16a | ka#-na#-zir3#-ru *(P2) MIN<(li-mi-tu2)> | Kanazirru |
| 16b | *(P2) s,u#-um-bu *(P2) ma-gar-ri | ṣumbu-disease |
| 17 | i#-ni# s,u#-um-bu# = tu#-le-e ma-gar-ri# | tu-lē-e-ma-gar-ri |
| 18 | ki#-szad# ma#-gar-ri = al#-la#-ak# | to go |
| 19 | a#-ra#-ziq-qu = pa-da-a-tum | padātum |
| 20 | szi#-ip#-ka-a-tum = MIN<(pa-da-a-tum)> | DITTO (padātu) |
| 21 | szar#-da-ap-pu = pa-gu-u2 | pagû |
| 22 | [a]-gu-uh#-hu = me-sir2-ri | mesirru |
| 23 | szal#-la-pit!-tum# = sze-e-nu ri-si-it-tu2 | šēnu, risittu |
| 24 | zu#-un-zu-un-na-tum = sze-e-nu | šēnu |
| 25 | zu-un-zu-un-na-tum = szu#-hup2-pa-tum | šuhuppatum |
| 26 | a#-a-ba-x-x?# = bu-tin-nu sze-e-nu | butinnu means šenu |
| 27 | da-ba-szi-in-ni# = sza2-at-tu-u2-tum | to speak to me |
| 28a | masz#-lu#-u *(P2) masz-ku# | mašlû-plant |
| 28b | *(P2) pa#-a-ri *(P2) masz-ku | “Paʿarī (means) mašku-disease |
| 29a | hi#-ri#-in#-nu# = na-a-a-du | na-a-du |
| 29b | *(P2) pa#-ti#-hu!#(RI) *(P2) nu#-u2-hu | “Patihu-disease" = Šumma Izbu XIV unknown. |
| 30 | nu#-u2#-hu = na#-a#-a#-du# szam-ni | na-a-du šammi |
| 31a | [a]-a#-s,u# *(P2) MIN!<(na#-a#-a#-du# szam-ni)> | (If) ditto: he will get better. |
| 31b | *(P2) a-a?#-s,u# *(P2) ki#-rad# szam#-ni | “Aya-ṣû |
| 32a | bi#-s,il#{{s,i#-il}}-tum = MIN<(ki#-rad# szam#-ni)> | ditto of šamnu plant |
| 32b | *(P2) bi-s,il#{{MIN#<(s,i#)> MIN#<(il)>}}-tum *(P2) szam-ni | “Bīṣilli-ditto’, DITTO, šamnu-plant |
| 33 | bi-s,il{{MIN<(s,i#-il)>}}-tum = ha#-an-qu-la-tum | Ḫanqulatum |
| 34a | bi-s,il{{MIN<(s,i#-il)>}}-tum *(P2) li-pu-u2# | “Bīṣiltum-disease' |
| 34b | *(P2) le-e-pu *(P2) MIN<(li-pu-u2#)> | “Let him do! |
| 35a | sar-bu *(P2) MIN<(li-pu-u2#)> | sarbu (means) |
| 35b | an-zil#-lum# *(P2) hi-t,u# | Anzillum |
| 36a | pi-pi-lu-u2 *(P2) MIN<(hi-t,u#)> | |
| 36b | *(P2) ki#-bala#-u2 *(P2) bar-tum | rebel land |
| 37a | ki#-szi#-tum# = [x] | ..., |
| 37b | tah-tu#-u2 *(P2) dab2-tu-u2 | “Seizing, stealing, |
| 38a | [...] = [...] | ... ... |
| 38b | ni#-tu#-u2 *(P2) ka-ma#-rum | “Nitû-disease" = Enūma Anu Enlil 48 unknown. |
| 39a | [...] = [...] | ... ... |
| 39b | [a]-bu#-szi#-in *(P2) a-bu#-bu# | Abu-shin |
| 40a | [...] = [...] | ... ... |
| 40b | [x]-x-x *(P2) MIN<(%n sap=anu)> | ... DITTO |
| 41 | [...] = [...] sza2# ru-'-tum# | ... of a ruʾtum |
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