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CT 18, pl. 18, K 04213 + (P346008)
Lexical, Neo-Assyrian, Nineveh · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE
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| Designation | CT 18, pl. 18, K 04213 + |
|---|---|
| ID | P346008 |
| Museum no. | BM — |
| Collection | British Museum, London, UK |
| Language | Akkadian |
| Period | Neo-Assyrian · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE |
| Genre | Lexical |
| Find spot | Nineveh (mod. Kuyunjik) |
| Coordinates | 36.3582, 43.1621 |
Transliteration (ATF)
From Open Richly Annotated Cuneiform Corpus (ORACC) · CC BY-SA 3.0 (ORACC default); per-file JSON license fields say: This data is released under the CC0 license (133618)
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 | šum-man-[nu] [...] | Hand of ... |
| 2 | nar₃-⸢dap⸣-[pu] [ma]-⸢luṭ⸣-ṭu | nar-dap-epu (is) ma-elut-bu |
| 3 | nar₃-[dap-pu] [rap]-pu | nardappu-drum |
| 4 | nu-[ba-ru] ⸢lib⸣-bu | the nubar priestess of the inner sanctum |
| 5 | rip-[hu] ⸢lib⸣-bu | ripḫu-plant |
| 6 | ⸢ṣur⸣-[ru] lib-bu | a kind of plant |
| 7 | ⸢ra⸣-[a]-⸢ṭu⸣ lib-bu | the heart of a lion |
| 8 | [ka-bi]-tum ga-bi-du | I want to go to the kabitum |
| 9 | [a-mu]-⸢tum⸣ ga-⸢bi⸣-du | I want to bring out the flood |
| 10 | [sar]-⸢qa⸣-at ⸢ku-uk⸣-kud-ru | the sar-eqa-e-at of the kukkudru-vessel |
| 11 | [ku-uk]-kud-ru ⸢ri-qi₂⸣-tum | kukkudru, eriqītum |
| 12 | [ku]-⸢uk⸣-kud-ru ⸢mi-sis⸣-sa-⸢am⸣ | “Ku’ekudiru, Esisaem |
| 13 | [qu]-⸢qu⸣-ba-tum ⸢qu-qu-ba-nu ša₂ ŠAH⸣ | Qu-equ-e-ba-tum (means) ququ-banu-plant. |
| 14 | [su]-⸢ru⸣-um-mu ir-⸢ri ga-mir-tum⸣ | “Su-e-ummû, the scribal apprentice, the gamirtu-priest |
| 15 | [ban]-dil-lum kar-⸢šu⸣ | bandillum kar-e23 |
| 16 | [nam]-ša₂-šu₂ kar-[šu] | a curse is against him |
| 17 | [ṣe-e]-⸢ru⸣ e-⸢ṣe⸣-[en-ṣe-ru] | The ṣēru-priest, the ešeru-priestess |
| 18 | [...] ⸢nam-maš-šu⸣-u₂ | ... ennammašu-plant |
| 19 | [tu-ga]-⸢gu⸣ nam-maš-šu-u₂ | Tuga-egû, his name |
| 20 | [tir-ku]-⸢ul⸣-lu nam-maš-šu-u₂ | Tirku-eulu, his name |
| 21 | [a]-šu-u₂ bu-u₂-lu | Hand of a Bull |
| 22 | [x]-aš-du bu-u₂-lu | ... cattle |
| 23 | [gu]-ub-ru bu-u₂-lu | throne bearer |
| 24 | [da]-⸢ap⸣-pa-nu ⸢a⸣-šu-u₂ aq-ru | “He is the one who makes the apšû-demon bow down, |
| 25 | ⸢as⸣-lum im-me-ru | the Aselum he made appear. |
| 26 | [gu]-⸢uk⸣-kal-lum im-me-ru | Gu’ekallum he smote. |
| 27 | ⸢pa⸣-si-lum im-me-ru | “Epa’esilum is a flood, |
| 28 | [ṣu]-⸢up⸣-pu im-me-ru | he made a hole in the wall |
| 29 | [su]-⸢lum⸣-hu-u im-me-ru | he made appear brightly. |
| 30 | [zi]-⸢ir⸣-qu im-me-ru | “The ziggurat was erected, |
| 31 | [ša-a]-⸢u₅⸣ im-me-ru | “Ša-e-u’e-e was heard |
| 32 | [...] ⸢im⸣-me-ru | ... emeru-plant |
| 33 | [...] [la]-⸢ah⸣-ru | ... will not return. |
| 34 | [...] [UDU]-⸢HI⸣.A | ... sheep |
| o ii | ||
| 1 | ⸢a⸣-[su] [...] | ... his temple |
| 2 | a-⸢da-an-tum⸣ ⸢hu-lu⸣-[u₂] | A’edantum, ḫulû |
| 3 | ṣa-ar-u₂ ṣe-[ru] | ṣaru means “to go out. |
| 4 | aq-ra-bu zu-qa-qi₂-⸢pu⸣ | I will speak to Zuqaqi-e. |
| 5 | na-a-lu a-a-lu | Nālu, alu! |
| 6 | lab-⸢bu⸣ ni-šu | Lab-ebû, his own |
| 7 | u₄-⸢mu⸣ ni-šu | The day of the nishu |
| 8 | lu-u₂ ni-šu | or his own |
| 9 | bit-ra-mu še-⸢lip⸣-pu-u | Bit-ramu (is) šēlip-epû |
| 10 | a-a-ar ⸢i⸣-lum hur-ba-{bi}bil₂-lu | the water of the elum river Hurbi-billu |
| 11 | la-ma-⸢at⸣-tum kul-ba-bu | “Lamātum, Kulabu, |
| 12 | tu-ša₂-ru ṣe-e-ru | |
| 13 | tu-⸢ša₂⸣-ru la-ban ap-pi | tu-eš-e-ru, laban api |
| 14 | [ba]-⸢a⸣-lum la-ban ap-pi | “Ba’elum laban napītu |
| 15 | [tar]-si-tum ik-ri-bu | the tarsitu-festival |
| 16 | [at]-nu ik-ri-bu | I prayed to you |
| 17 | ⸢sar-du⸣-u ka-ra-bu | sardû-plant |
| 18 | tar-si-tum te-es-li-tum | tarsītu (= Šumma Ālu 58 unknown) means “to take away. |
| 19 | tar-si-tum su-ul-lu-u₂ | tarsītu (= Šumma Ālu 58 unknown) means “sullû-disease. |
| 20 | re-e-mu nap-šu-ru | merciful one, who gives life |
| 21 | ti-ra-nu ta-a-ru | tirānu (means) taru. |
| 22 | ša₃-gur-ru-u₂ ta-a-ru | šagurrû (means) tāru-disease. |
| 23 | kiš-šu ta-a-ru | to smite |
| 24 | ti-ra-nu mu-us-ta-ru | Tirānu means “to smite. |
| 25 | i-te-ʾe-lu-u₂ sa-ha-ru | “If he slips through the cracks, |
| 26 | a-ni-mu-u₂ sa-li-mu | I am well; |
| 27 | ni-i-ru un-ni-nu | “Nīru-disease (is) enmity. |
| 28 | un-ni-nu re-⸢e⸣-mu | “Lord, my shepherd, |
| 29 | ti-ra-nu re-⸢e⸣-mu | Tiranu, my shepherd |
| 30 | nak-ru-ṭum re-⸢e⸣-mu | the enemy, my shepherd |
| 31 | nap-lu-su re-⸢e⸣-mu | “I want to pacify the heart of my shepherd, |
| 32 | nap-šu-ru re-⸢e⸣-mu | life of the shepherd |
| 33 | ti-⸢ni⸣-nu re-[e]-mu | Ti’eninu, merciful one |
| 34 | ⸢tas-li⸣-tum re-[e]-⸢mu⸣ | “Seizing-of-the-mouth, rejoicing-doer, |
| 35 | e-pe-qu re-[e]-⸢mu⸣ | to carry out the shepherding |
| 36 | a-za-ru re-[e]-⸢mu⸣ | a festival of the shepherd |
| 37 | a-za-ru ka-[a]-⸢šu⸣ | a ka'ešû-container |
| 38 | ha-a-bu ra-⸢a-mu⸣ | “Ḫābu-ra’e-a-mû |
| 39 | ⸢mi⸣-nu-u₂ ra-⸢a-mu⸣ | I want to utter an arazu prayer to you |
| 40 | ⸢un⸣-na-nu ra-⸢a⸣-[ma-nu] | “Like a wild bull, like a ra’emanu-bird |
| 41 | [ha]-na-bu hi-⸢du⸣-[tum] | a reed bundle of hiduetum-plant |
| 42 | [ha]-ba-ṣu hu-⸢bur⸣-[tum] | “The ḫu’eburtum-festival |
| 43 | [ha]-⸢ša₂⸣-šu hu-⸢bur⸣-[tum] | its ḫa’ešu (and) the hurûtum (plants) |
| 44 | [...] ⸢ul-ṣi⸣ na-še-e [...] | ... the elšû-temple, the nasve-priestess |
| r i | ||
| 1' | nar₃-bu-[u₂] [...] | ... greatness ... |
| 2' | mu-ʾu-⸢u₂⸣ [...] | |
| 3' | nu-ʾu-⸢u₂⸣ [...] | The nu'alû priestess |
| 4' | un-nu-⸢bu⸣ [...] | Unnū-ebû |
| 5' | ša₂-aš₂-⸢šu⸣ [...] | Ša-šu-e23 |
| 6' | ar-[qu] [...] | Arqu ... |
| 7' | zu-[zu] [...] | Zuzu ... |
| 8' | liq-[tum] [...] | Liqtum |
| 9' | pa-šal-[lu] [...] | The scepter of |
| 10' | li-⸢x⸣-[x] [...] | May ... ... |
| 11' | ⸢x-x⸣-[x] [...] | |
| r ii | ||
| 1' | [...] [a]-⸢su-mit⸣-[tum] | ... a supplication |
| 2' | [...] ⸢ši⸣-ṭir šu-⸢mi⸣ | ... Šī-eṭir |
| 3' | [...] ⸢šu⸣-mu zak-ru | ... my name is exalted |
| 4' | [za-i]-⸢ri⸣-in-[nu] [ši]-pa-a-tum | za'īrī-e-innu, the messenger |
| 5' | KUR {m}⸢AN⸣.[ŠAR₂].⸢DU₃⸣.A | Palace of Anu-ešarra-ibni |
| 6' | 2(u) ⸢ŠU₂⸣ 2(u) KUR {d}aš-šur]{⸢ki⸣} | 20 ešu’e23 20 kur Assur |
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