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CT 46, 15 (Smith flood tablet) (P285823)
Literary, Old Babylonian, Nineveh · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | CT 46, 15 (Smith flood tablet) |
|---|---|
| ID | P285823 |
| Museum no. | BM — |
| Collection | British Museum, London, UK |
| Language | Akkadian |
| Period | Old Babylonian · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE |
| Genre | Literary |
| Find spot | Nineveh |
| Coordinates | 36.3582, 43.1621 |
Machine English (draft)
Machine draft. Machine English from montycrypto/atf-to-english (atf-en-best-v2, 2026-10-05), generated line by line from the source transliteration (not reproduced here). It is unreviewed and is not a scholarly translation.
| Line | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|
| 5' | I keep watch over the stipulated term that I am writing to you |
| 3' | May he be steadfastly strong above and below. |
| 2' | ... like a basket... |
| 11' | You recite the incantation in his mouth and it will be favourable. |
| 15' | Let me see the uurtu-demon and let me perform the boat. |
| 10' | I will send to you and keep watch over the gate. |
| 9' | (If) there is a mole on the left side of the 'finger', as much as there will be,... |
| 14' | In the middle of the ground he smote the weapon. |
| 16' | Ea was guarding in the ground. |
| 4' | ... of a boat boat |
| 17' | ... above what you said... |
| 8' | I have placed your praise on you, and the scholars of the army |
| 7' | Your barley, your property, and your property, |
| 1' | ... or... |
| 13' | At any time he did not build a boat |
| 6' | a barge brought, gate of the barge of the forest |
| 12' | he shall swear to Ea, his lord |
Sources & licences
- Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative · CDLI: reuse of catalogue/transliteration data with citation of CDLI; images restricted (not fetched) · Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI), https://cdli.earth/ ; cite CDLI and the P-number
- electronic Babylonian Library (eBL), LMU Munich · MIT (eBL Zenodo dataset); platform terms unverified · electronic Babylonian Library (eBL), LMU Munich, https://www.ebl.lmu.de/ ; Zenodo dataset (MIT)
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