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CT 15, pl. 49, K 03399 + (P345485)
Literary, Neo-Assyrian, Nineveh · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE
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| Designation | CT 15, pl. 49, K 03399 + |
|---|---|
| ID | P345485 |
| Museum no. | BM — |
| Collection | British Museum, London, UK |
| Language | Akkadian |
| Period | Neo-Assyrian · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE |
| Genre | Literary |
| Find spot | Nineveh (mod. Kuyunjik) |
| 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) |
|---|---|
| obverse col 1 8' | ... in the potash |
| obverse col 1 1' | ... Ea entered the Apsu |
| reverse col 4 53' | In their quay there was a mole. |
| reverse col 5 15'b | They imposed upon me tribute and tax. |
| reverse col 6 14' | Just as a fish is a part of their face, |
| reverse col 6 3' | He has sworn his own name in the utterance of their name. |
| reverse col 6 4'a | 4 years in the district |
| reverse col 5 19' | The mother did not open her gate for the daughter. |
| reverse col 4 3' | They shall not seize him in their robbery. |
| obverse col 1 6' | ... the light of the land. |
| reverse col 5 13' | 3 years in the kaadi (temple) |
| reverse col 6 12'a | they have taken (it) as a loan. |
| reverse col 6 12'b | ...... |
| obverse col 3 7'b | he has sworn by their name. |
| obverse col 2 10' | In the assembly of the great gods : |
| obverse col 1 3' | ... they entered and |
| reverse col 6 10' | he will recover the debt of a daughter. |
| reverse col 4 49'b | he is a sick man, he is a sick man. |
| obverse col 2 35' | The qablû-flour he entered the gate of Enlil. |
| reverse col 6 7' | 5 years in kaadi |
| reverse col 4 47'a | may she tear out her breast. Nisaba |
| reverse col 4 59' | he will not have mercy, he will not have mercy. |
| obverse col 2 16' | I, the god who created me, |
| reverse col 4 10' | May the fates of their people be exalted. |
| obverse col 2 34' | We are the gods who created us. |
| reverse col 4 14' | The awe-inspiring radiance of their fate |
| reverse col 4 47'b | Nights may they release, |
| obverse col 1 7' | ..... behind her, |
| obverse col 3 22' | ... pure... |
| obverse col 2 9'b | may your weapons take |
| obverse col 1 11' | ..... and they stand by your tablet. |
| obverse col 1 12' | ..... and they stand by your tablet. |
| obverse col 1 13' | ..... and they stand by your tablet. |
| reverse col 4 27' | after you have entrusted us, and |
| reverse col 5 3' | above Adad, he made his lordship firm. |
| reverse col 5 18'b | In the womb of the daughter he will be well. |
| reverse col 6 20' | with me...... |
| reverse col 4 13' | he said, "It is good, it is good." |
| reverse col 5 32' | He has placed him on the bank of the river. |
| obverse col 3 8' | You recite the incantation 'I have done it', you recite the incantation 'I have done it'. |
| reverse col 5 15'a | 4 years in the kaadi |
| reverse col 4 54' | above Adad, he set his gaze upon him. |
| reverse col 4 2' | he has turned away from Rigi-meina |
| obverse col 3 20' | May my slander be repaid to her. |
| reverse col 6 6' | with a frightened hand he has sinned against you, with a frightened hand |
| reverse col 6 13' | ... the house of the iltnu-priestess ditto and |
| obverse col 2 12' | wrote to me: “Anu your father |
| reverse col 4 29'a | Ea speaks to her mouth: |
| reverse col 4 44' | above Adad, may his lord be exalted. |
| reverse col 6 28' | The first tablet: When the gods were like me, |
| obverse col 1 4' | ... Ea |
| obverse col 3 16'b | 7 days may he make shine. |
| obverse col 3 9' | You look upon the earth with pleasure. |
| obverse col 2 13' | your counsel is the scepter of Enlil. |
| obverse col 2 22' | wrote me, your father Anu |
| reverse col 5 4' | he swore, but he did not swore. What is it that he did? |
| obverse col 2 4' | Accept... |
| reverse col 4 22' | the year for Ea, his lord |
| reverse col 6 19' | "The lord of the land... |
| reverse col 5 22'a | 6 years in the kaadi : |
| reverse col 4 25' | Ea, the lord, has sworn this: |
| reverse col 4 30'a | speak! The a pi guard |
| obverse col 3 4'a | Blt-il (means) “tamnu-bowl” |
| reverse col 4 31' | Do not abandon your gods! Do not abandon your goddess! |
| reverse col 4 30'b | May I hear (it) in the land. |
| reverse col 5 23' | they have sat down for a banquet. |
| obverse col 2 18' | Nusku, by his oracular command |
| reverse col 4 38' | you will be sated with a curse. |
| reverse col 4 32' | ... all of his rites |
| reverse col 4 50' | May he establish and to the people, I shall be deprived. |
| reverse col 6 11'b | they have sworn for the meal. |
| reverse col 4 6' | he set up a scepter for mankind, |
| reverse col 5 30' | his (personal) god Ea spoke with him |
| reverse col 5 17' | ... he constantly carries out his... in the street. |
| reverse col 6 5' | the large one, who bore them, was struck down |
| reverse col 5 9'a | he established, and I myself to the people |
| reverse col 4 21' | Attar-gtu, her mouth, speaks: |
| obverse col 2 8' | Anu speaks his mouth to Nuska: |
| reverse col 5 31' | Disregard that he who touches the gate of his god |
| reverse col 4 60' | he established, and to the people I swore. |
| reverse col 6 8' | The mother does not open to a daughter. |
| reverse col 4 1' | "The land has not come to you" = Shumma alu 25 unknown means that 1200 years will come to an end. |
| obverse col 2 3' | You... |
| obverse col 2 21' | spoke to them... |
| reverse col 4 37'b | the name to the gods, his sons |
| reverse col 5 7'a | ............ |
| obverse col 3 3' | ... he brought to us. |
| reverse col 5 8' | he did not pay attention, he did not pay attention. |
| reverse col 4 9' | Say to me: "It is good for you!" |
| obverse col 2 26' | My god, who created me, |
| reverse col 5 24'b | (If) a man's house ditto he strews, and |
| reverse col 4 55' | He swore, but he did not heed it, nor did he heed it. |
| reverse col 6 27' | If the year is overcast: he will not die. |
| reverse col 5 21' | he will recover the loss of a daughter. |
| obverse col 2 19' | his weapons he took |
| obverse col 2 31' | ... great |
| reverse col 4 58'b | he rebels against her; |
| reverse col 6 7'b | He will enter the mother of the daughter. |
| reverse col 5 16' | the wide audience gift of their goods he took |
| reverse col 5 1' | igara, the nabal-demon, the sea |
| reverse col 5 22'b | they have sworn for the meal of the daughter. |
| reverse col 6 26' | May I be sated, may I be sated before you. |
| reverse col 4 61' | (If) he is a kuur snake: he will not be a thief. |
| obverse col 2 5' | and the Anunnaki before you |
| reverse col 4 35' | ... are smashed and |
| reverse col 4 23' | "Will he not stand, but give me life?" |
| reverse col 6 9' | a penalty for the mother of the daughter has been imposed. |
| obverse col 2 14' | Your throne, Ninurta, your great plant(?) |
| reverse col 4 46' | may he restore the field. |
| obverse col 1 10' | .... and they stand at your table. |
| obverse col 1 15' | ... the land |
| reverse col 6 21' | ... and... |
| reverse col 6 11'a | 6 years in kaadi |
| reverse col 4 52' | he opened it for the people. |
| obverse col 3 6'a | 14 giru-vessels, takrish, : |
| obverse col 2 17' | he entered my gate. |
| reverse col 4 33' | 'may he be his helper?, offering |
| obverse col 3 5' | You have sworn by the name of her son. |
| obverse col 2 33' | The gods, the lords of the middle, |
| reverse col 4 57'b | Nights are overturned. |
| reverse col 5 6'b | Nights are overturned. |
| reverse col 6 16' | he took a tablet. |
| obverse col 3 15' | The uurtu-disease of the people will be guarded. |
| reverse col 4 40' | for their future I have been repaid. |
| obverse col 2 9'a | Nuska at the opening of the gate |
| reverse col 5 29' | not... with his god |
| reverse col 5 33' | and a reed fence are set up. |
| reverse col 5 2' | guardian of Ea, the one who listens to his prayers |
| reverse col 5 6'a | her breast is Nisaba |
| obverse col 3 16'a | in the Upper House : |
| obverse col 3 4'b | After the tamnû-demon, the pasa-demon |
| reverse col 5 27' | by the command of Atar-uballi, the man |
| reverse col 4 18' | (As for) the one whose (personal) god (is) Ea, (and) whose (personal) god (is) exalted |
| reverse col 5 14' | his people have become hostile to their people. |
| obverse col 1 17' | he has sworn in all of the lands. |
| obverse col 2 25' | Anyone in the future who comes forward and seeks a lawsuit or litigation |
| reverse col 4 58'a | the open country, he entrusted to me : |
| reverse col 6 1' | 2 years he will be seated on the throne, and he will not succeed. |
| obverse col 1 20' | ...-im |
| obverse col 1 9' | ... they have sworn. |
| obverse col 2 11' | their command... |
| reverse col 4 19' | has sworn by his god. |
| obverse col 3 10'a | 7 and 7 asurati |
| reverse col 6 4'b | They swore by their awe-inspiring radiance. |
| reverse col 4 11' | May they take them like a flood, and |
| reverse col 4 5' | He said to the gods, his sons: |
| obverse col 2 27' | he smote the ground, to the land of Enlil |
| reverse col 4 39' | he did not know, he has returned to the one who preceded him |
| reverse col 6 17' | entered and... |
| reverse col 5 24'a | ......... |
| obverse col 3 21' | he will serve as a loan. |
| obverse col 2 32' | ....... |
| obverse col 1 2' | ... who is assiduous towards the Apsu, |
| obverse col 3 12' | asuru, creator of a fate |
| obverse col 1 18' | ...... |
| obverse col 3 11' | 7 ubanâ-plants |
| reverse col 4 12' | I am a lion, a lion, a scorpion, a lion, and a lion. |
| reverse col 4 16' | I am a lion, a lion, a scorpion, a lion, and a lion. |
| reverse col 4 4' | Enlil has set, his assembly |
| obverse col 3 1' | to...... |
| reverse col 4 15' | like a flood they took them |
| reverse col 6 18' | the extispicy of Atarhasis to Ea |
| obverse col 3 10'b | 7 of Ubanaya, male laborers |
| reverse col 5 26' | He is well; he is well; |
| reverse col 4 57'a | “Nisaba’s breast” |
| obverse col 2 23' | your warrior Enlil |
| reverse col 4 26' | The blood of the gods is all right. |
| obverse col 3 19' | I will go to the side of the city, and |
| obverse col 3 7'a | You set 7 giru-vessels on the left. |
| reverse col 6 24' | The one who... |
| reverse col 5 11' | ...... |
| reverse col 4 34' | from the built house to its ziggurrat |
| reverse col 4 20' | his (personal) god Ea spoke with him |
| reverse col 5 28' | whose (personal) god (is) Ea, has given his wisdom |
| obverse col 3 17' | He swore by the god Bl (Marduk): |
| reverse col 6 2' | 3 years in the kaadi (temple) |
| reverse col 5 18'a | 5 years in the kaadi ritual |
| obverse col 3 6'b | You set up 7 reed mats on the right. |
| reverse col 4 42' | Then, for the life |
| reverse col 4 51' | May he be released, may he be released, may he be released. |
| reverse col 4 56' | Aur, field of Ipiku |
| obverse col 2 29' | The great gods made their mouths open. |
| reverse col 4 28' | I am afraid and afraid, and I am afraid. |
| obverse col 2 2' | May...... |
| reverse col 5 5' | Aur, field of Ipiku |
| obverse col 2 6' | I sat on the throne of the goddesses. |
| reverse col 5 12' | for 2 years he shall set up in the kashadu-vessel, and he will not succeed. |
| obverse col 1 19' | ... for |
| reverse col 6 22' | ... and... |
| obverse col 1 5' | ... they will return. The river |
| reverse col 5 7'b | has rebelled against her merciful place |
| reverse col 4 49'a | may he cross over with her head : |
| reverse col 5 25' | When a fish is spotted in front of her |
| reverse col 4 37'a | Enlil has established his assembly : |
| reverse col 4 7' | In the rigi-meina I have smote |
| reverse col 6 23' | ... like |
| reverse col 4 17' | by the command of Atar-uballi, a man |
| reverse col 6 15' | He is well; he is well; |
| obverse col 2 24' | Your throne, Ninurta, your great plant(?) |
| reverse col 4 8' | They shall not seize me in their... |
| reverse col 5 9'b | (If) he is a kushur-demon and he does not let him go out, he will not go out. |
| obverse col 2 7' | If its side is covered by a sea: |
| obverse col 1 16' | They speak, and they are frightened. |
| obverse col 2 15' | Anyone in the future, at any time, lodges a complaint and breaks the contract, and shall return the money tenfold to its owners. He shall contest in his lawsuit and not succeed. |
| obverse col 1 14' | ... his... they swore. |
| reverse col 4 24' | I have gathered you and are marching about the land. |
| obverse col 2 30' | year: “To Nusku, vizier of Enlil.” |
| obverse col 3 13' | inaamana, they shall allot them |
| reverse col 4 43' | In their quay, may they hear the supplication. |
| reverse col 5 20' | he will recover the loss of the mother of the daughter. |
| obverse col 3 2' | ... Ea placed. |
| reverse col 6 29' | land of Anar-bani |
| reverse col 4 29'b | to Attar-ahhe, his name |
| reverse col 6 25' | After... |
| reverse col 4 48' | May the open country be happy, may he be happy. |
| obverse col 2 20' | In the assembly of the great gods : he smote... |
| obverse col 3 14' | inaamana, her first-fruits offerings |
| reverse col 4 41' | they shall not seize me. That one |
| reverse col 4 45' | May he appoint a lord in the midst of a flood. |
| reverse col 4 36' | ...... he has placed his hand on... |
| obverse col 3 18' | 'Let me rejoice in the house of my heir.' |
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