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CT 18, pl. 20, K 08312 + CT 19, pl. 38, K 12846 + LTBA 2, 12a (P346017)
Lexical, Neo-Assyrian, Nineveh · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE
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| Designation | CT 18, pl. 20, K 08312 + CT 19, pl. 38, K 12846 + LTBA 2, 12a |
|---|---|
| ID | P346017 |
| 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)
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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) |
|---|---|---|
| o frg.1 | ||
| 1' | [...] ⸢ik⸣-[ki-bu] | ... ekibu-plant |
| 2' | [mi-pa]-⸢rum⸣ <(ik⸣-[ki-bu])> | Ipa’erum |
| 3' | [ki-im-ki]-⸢mu⸣ <(ik⸣-[ki-bu])> | “Kimkī-emû |
| 4' | [sa-am]-⸢nu⸣ ni-[e-šu] | sam-nu-e-23 is his name |
| 5' | [sa-am]-⸢nu⸣ ma-[mi-tum] | sam-e-nû-ma-itum |
| 6' | [tar-ga-gu]-u <(ma-[mi-tum])> | targagû-plant |
| 7' | [ha-lu]-u₂ um-ṣa-⸢tum⸣ [...] | The evildoer, the umšbatum priestess |
| 8' | [ma-ak]-⸢ru⸣-u₂ e-rim-[mu] | I slew the enemy. |
| 9' | [u₂]-gu mu-u₂-⸢tum⸣ | he brought forth the grass. |
| 10' | [sa-am]-ku mi-i-⸢tum⸣ | sammu means mîtum. |
| 11' | [ša₃-kum₂]-⸢mu⸣-u₂ pu-ul-hi-⸢tum⸣ | šakum-ēmû means “pulḫi-etum’. |
| o frg.2 | ||
| 1' | [...] <(dabābu)> | ... supplication |
| 2' | [...] [da-ab]-⸢bi⸣-bu | ... they shall seize |
| 3' | [...] <([da-ab]-⸢bi⸣-bu)> | ... he seized |
| 4' | [...] <([da-ab]-⸢bi⸣-bu)> | ... he seized |
| 5' | [...] ⸢šit⸣-pu-ṣu | ... ešit-epu-ṣum |
| 6' | [...] [qa]-bu-u₂ | ... spoken |
| 7' | [...] [x x x] ⸢x⸣ [x x] | |
| r frg.2 | ||
| 1' | [...] ⸢ab-ša₂-nu⸣ | ... the ešānu plant |
| 2' | [...] <(ab-ša₂-nu)> | ... their ... |
| 3' | [...] <(ab-ša₂-nu)> | ... their ... |
| 4' | [...] <(ab-ša₂-nu)> | ... their ... |
| 5' | [...] me-⸢riš⸣-te ŠE.⸢NUMUN⸣.A | ... of the mēriš ritual of the seed-house |
| 6' | [...] ni-i-rum | ... awe-inspiring ... |
| 7' | [...] <(ni-i-rum)> | ... ... |
| 8' | [...] ša₂-da-⸢du⸣ | ... Šadadu’e |
| 9' | [...] ni-ir ša₂ ⸢GUD⸣ | ... of the oxherd |
| 10' | [...] ⸢mi-nu⸣-[tum] | ... eminûtum |
| o frg.3 | ||
| 1' | [...] [ba-ṭa]-lum | ... of the bātal |
| 2' | [...] a-lik i-di | ... the one who goes on the road. |
| 3' | [da-ma]-⸢ṣu⸣ ka-na-šu | Damāšu is his guarantee |
| 4' | [da]-ka-mu <(ka-na-šu)> | <It is enough> for him |
| 5' | [ti]-⸢id⸣-mu-ṣu <(ka-na-šu)> | Tid-Emušbu |
| 6' | [le]-qu-u ka-ša₂-du | he should take, he will achieve. |
| r i frg.4 | ||
| 1 | ka-pa-⸢ru⸣ [...] | The kapa’e priestess |
| 2 | a-ru-u [x] | donated ...; |
| 3 | ša₂-a-bu ⸢re⸣-[tu-u] | The šābu of the reed hut |
| 4 | dul-lu-lu ha-⸢ba⸣-[lu] | may the work be done! |
| 5 | ka-a-pu <(ha-⸢ba⸣-[lu])> | |
| 6 | ⸢ka-a-a⸣-i-pu hab-⸢bi⸣-[lu] | “If he slips through the cracks of the gate, |
| 7 | hu-bu-ul-⸢lum⸣ šu-ut-⸢ta⸣-[tu] | “Ḫubul-elum-e23 (means) hand-lifting. |
| 8 | mah-⸢du⸣ <(šu-ut-⸢ta⸣-[tu])> | (As for) the one who removes (it) from (his) hand |
| 9 | ha-aš₂-⸢tum⸣ na-hal-[lu] | haš-etum-e23 naḫallu |
| 10 | ša-ak-ka-bak-⸢ku⸣ gu-un-⸢gi-tum⸣ | Šakbak-ekû, Gun-egitum |
| 11 | na-as-sa-bu na-ah-bu-ut-tum | nassabû means “to smite. |
| 12 | ⸢pi⸣-sa-an-nu ⸢na-ṣa⸣-bu ša₂ GIŠ | epī-esannu-plant, našba-ebu-plant |
| 13 | ⸢am⸣-ru-um-mu <(na-ṣa⸣-bu)> ša₂ haṣ-bi | <(If)> it is surrounded by a halo, its inside |
| 14 | a-lal-lu-u <(na-ṣa⸣-bu)> ša₂ GI | alallû (means) <to rise> from reed |
| 15 | ki-ir-ru ⸢ha⸣-ru-⸢u⸣ | The kirru of Eḫaru'e |
| 16 | am-ma-am-⸢mu⸣ <(ha⸣-ru-⸢u)> x⸣ | Ammam-ēmû, <(ḫāru)> |
| 17 | ⸢am⸣-ru-⸢um⸣-[mu] [nam]-⸢ha⸣-rum | “It is me, it is me! It is me’s! Its! is my! is yours! |
| 18 | ⸢lam-si⸣-[su] <([nam]-⸢ha⸣-rum)> | Elam-sisu |
| r ii frg.4 | ||
| 1 | [...] [...] | |
| 2 | [...] [ki-di-in]-⸢nu⸣ | ... Kidin-Enu’e |
| 3 | [...] [ri-ig]-⸢mu⸣ | ... a rig-ēmur prayer |
| 4 | [...] [re-e]-⸢ṣu⸣ | ... the shepherd |
| 5 | [...] [ha]-⸢mat⸣ | ... may it be favourable. |
| 6 | [...] [hab-ba]-⸢tum⸣ | ... of the Habbātum |
| 7 | [...] ⸢ma-na-ah⸣-tum | ... emanaḫtum plant |
| 8 | [...] ša-ka-ṣu | ... ša-kaṣu |
| 9 | [...] uš-šu-ṭu | ... he smote |
| 10 | [...] aš₂-ša₂-bu | ... I am |
| 11 | [...] šam-hu | ... šamḫu |
| 12 | [...] la-a-nu | ... lānu |
| 13 | [...] ha-ša₂-hu | ... a reed fence |
| 14 | [...] gi-lit-tum | ... slander |
| 15 | [...] nu-uš-šu-qu | ... he should not fall |
| 16 | [...] ⸢ri⸣-it-ta-an | ... he put |
| 17 | [...] [rit]-tum | ... hand |
| 18 | [...] [x ki-la]-lu-u₂ | ... killalû |
| 19 | [...] [u₂-ba]-⸢num⸣ | ... he shall remove |
| o frg.5 | ||
| 1' | [...] ⸢hum-mu⸣-[ru] | ... hummuru-plant |
| 2' | [...] ša₂-aš₂-[ša₂-ṭu] | ... ša-as-ṭu |
| 3' | [zu-uq-qu₂]-⸢tu₂⸣ ša₂-ma-[mu] | “It is a flood of the heavens |
| 4' | [i-ta-an]-⸢ṣu⸣-lu <(ša₂-ma-[mu])> | “It is enough, I want to say:’ |
| 5' | [ha-mi-ṭa]-⸢at⸣ lib₃-bi maš-[tum] | I have sinned, my heart is an abomination |
| 6' | [mu-ṣi]-⸢il⸣-tum <(maš-[tum])> | Mušallim-eltum |
| 7' | [ki-im]-⸢ki⸣-mu mur-[ṣu] | of Kim-E’emu, muršbu |
| 8' | [li-ʾi]-bu <(mur-[ṣu])> | may they live! |
| 9' | [ma-an]-⸢gu⸣ <(mur-[ṣu])> | Mangu’e |
| 10' | [ši-ik]-⸢ṣu⸣ [x] | The šik-e22ṣu-e23 |
| 11' | [ra-ah-ha]-⸢tum⸣ [x] | Raḫḫetum |
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