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CT 15, pl. 32, K 03641 (P345463)
CANONICAL > Literature > Monologue and dialogue > Debate poems, Neo-Assyrian, Nineveh · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE
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| Designation | CT 15, pl. 32, K 03641 |
|---|---|
| ID | P345463 |
| Museum no. | BM — |
| Collection | British Museum, London, UK |
| Language | Akkadian |
| Period | Neo-Assyrian · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE |
| Genre | CANONICAL > Literature > Monologue and dialogue > Debate poems |
| Find spot | Nineveh (mod. Kuyunjik) |
| Coordinates | 36.3582, 43.1621 |
Machine English (draft)
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| Line | Machine English (draft) |
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| obverse col 1 3' | in... |
| reverse col 4 16 | ...... |
| reverse col 4 4 | Whom in the womb of my heart has sinned against my face, |
| obverse col 1 19' | This KA-A-bitu, when he hears it, his head rises before ama. |
| reverse col 4 1 | I did not return the side of my forest to its rear. |
| reverse col 4 7 | Let me bring your blood and not... |
| reverse col 4 12 | conqueror of...... |
| reverse col 4 6 | May I be at peace with you, and may I not be at peace with you. |
| reverse col 4 15 | owner of the...... |
| reverse col 4 13 | fear...... |
| obverse col 1 15' | They placed them in the sealed document. In my omen |
| obverse col 1 6' | ... its father |
| reverse col 4 2 | and he did not go out and did not see his sun. |
| obverse col 1 5' | ... |
| obverse col 1 4' | to... |
| reverse col 4 14 | strong... |
| reverse col 4 9 | he strews... |
| obverse col 2 3' | ...... |
| obverse col 2 5' | Its ritual:... |
| obverse col 1 9' | Alsum... |
| obverse col 1 12' | You... the kingship of the world, the one who continually... |
| reverse col 4 10 | he keeps watch over him, and after him... |
| obverse col 2 4' | .... |
| obverse col 1 21' | You shall not turn this case against ama. |
| obverse col 1 7' | ... mother |
| obverse col 1 18' | The enqu-priest, the one who guides him, may they kill him. |
| obverse col 1 10' | Elu of the life... |
| reverse col 4 8 | Let me see your flesh and... |
| reverse col 4 5 | I have not prayed to you, I have not prayed to you. |
| reverse col 4 3 | You are a father who is not a liar, a lament. |
| obverse col 1 8' | the strength of my father... |
| obverse col 1 11' | You, at that time you stood... |
| reverse col 4 11 | You are a lion...... |
| obverse col 1 13' | Whose command is evil and frightened, |
| obverse col 2 2' | ...... |
| obverse col 1 14' | After he had sat down in the water, I was a slave. |
| obverse col 1 17' | May ama, in your lawsuit, not be negligent! |
| obverse col 1 20' | In front of the arru of ama, his tears |
| obverse col 1 16' | Now, by my command, I have sinned against my life. |
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- 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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