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CT 18, pl. 36-37, K 04323 (P346065)
Lexical, Neo-Assyrian, Nineveh · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE
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| Designation | CT 18, pl. 36-37, K 04323 |
|---|---|
| ID | P346065 |
| 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 | SI-GI irigal pa-te-e qab-ri | SI-GI (means) “the city of the open country. |
| 2 | ki-nud {gu-ud}gud₂ ma-a-a-al qu-ra-di | The bed of the ox is for the warriors. |
| 3 | saŋ-gig di-hu | dīhu-disease |
| 4 | niŋ₂-bir šag-gaš-tum | |
| 5 | nam-uš₂ mu-ta-nu | the fate of Mutanu |
| 6 | du₁₄(|LU₂.NE|) tu-qu-un-tum | a lawsuit or litigation |
| 7 | u₄ teš₂ dug₄-ga ṣal-tum | The day of good counsel and reconciliation |
| 8 | šu ha-za ha-a-ṭu | Hand of haze |
| 9 | igi duh-a {<MIN(ha-a-ṭu)>} ša₂ da-ga-li | before: Duḫa, ditto of Dagali |
| 10 | igi la₂ AK-a {<MIN(ha-a-ṭu)>} ša₂ DUB | before AK-a, ditto of the tablet |
| 11 | kug-babbar i₃-la₂ AK-a {<MIN(ha-a-ṭu)>} ša₂ KU₃.BABBAR | the silver he shall weigh out. |
| 12 | e₃ ha-a-rum ša₂ ⸢bir-ṣi⸣ | The ḫārirum-plant of the birsû-plant |
| 13 | gu₂-HAR {<MIN(ha-a-rum)>} ša₂ ⸢sim-me⸣ | Gu-HAR, ditto of the esimme-plant |
| 14 | dam du₁₂-a {<MIN(ha-a-rum)>} ša₂ aš₂-ša₂-ti | The one who slanders a wife |
| 15 | saŋ ŋa₂-ŋa₂ a-rum | |
| 16 | {ŋeš}pa ŋešnimbar {<MIN(a-rum)>} ša₂ {giš}GIŠIMMAR | a plant, a date palm |
| 17 | uru₆{ku₆} {<MIN(a-rum)>} ša₂ KU₆ | a fish of the ditto type |
| 18 | mur₇{mu-ur}gu₂ a-ma-rum | murmurgu-plant, alum |
| 19 | sig₄-anše {<MIN(a-ma-rum)>} ša₂ li-bit-ti | bricks, ditto, of the libittu type |
| 20 | igi la₂ {<MIN(a-ma-rum)>} ša₂ na-⸢ṭa⸣-li | before the ditto of Na’eṭāli |
| 21 | šen-šen saŋ gi₄-a qab-lu la mah-ri | “Favorable, merciful, unrivalled, |
| 22 | niŋ₂-a₂-nu-gi₄-a mim-ma ša₂ im-mah-ha-⸢ru⸣ | may he not return to him anything that is pleasing to him |
| 23 | šurum ru-ub-[ṣu] | Hand of a Raven |
| 24 | sar ⸢ra-ba⸣-[ṣu] | sar raba-esbu |
| 25 | nud [...] | ... sleeping |
| 26 | SAL-⸢la⸣ [...] | SAL-ela-e23 |
| 27 | SAL-la {gu}⸢x⸣ [...] | ... the throne |
| 28 | IM [...] [...] | Tablet ... |
| 29 | ⸢x⸣ [...] [...] | |
| 30 | ⸢x⸣ [...] [...] | |
| o ii | ||
| 1 | barag u₂-du-u₂ | the dais of Udu’u |
| 2 | barag ba-ša-mu | The dais was erected |
| 3 | bar₂-ra saq-qu | a saqqu-disease |
| 4 | {ge-e}ge₁₄ mi-hi-il-tum | “An oath |
| 5 | gu₂-gu₂ mi-hi-iṣ-tum | |
| 6 | si mi-ih-ṣa-tum | |
| 7 | igištu a-lik mah-ri | Before: the one who came before |
| 8 | a₂-tuku be-el pa-ni | the power of the lord of the face |
| 9 | a₂-tuku-e EN e-mu-qi₂ | The one who has power, the lord of strength, |
| 10 | BUR₂ a-⸢x⸣-[...] | “Burn of Aya-e-[...] |
| 11 | sun₅-nam-ma {<MIN(a-...)>} [...] | “It is sunnamma, ... |
| 12 | ur₄-ur₄ ⸢x⸣-[...] | “I want to scream, I want to speak to you(?) |
| 13 | lu₂-⸢x⸣-nam [...] | Lu-e-nam |
| 14 | lu₂-{⸢x-x⸣-al}⸢x⸣ [...] | Lu-eal |
| 15 | lu₂-{⸢x⸣}[...] [...]-⸢x-x⸣ | Lu-e23 |
| 16 | lu₂-[...] [nu]-⸢ʾ-u₂⸣ | Lu-... did not enter |
| 17 | [...] in-ga-[...] | ... he ... |
| 18 | [...]-a iš-tu-[...] | ... from |
| 19 | [...] hal a-ru-[...] | ... the ... of Aru- |
| 20 | [...] tum₃ {<MIN(a-ru-...)>} ta-⸢x⸣-[...] | ... bring ... |
| 21 | [...] DU {<MIN(a-ru-...)>} ša₂ ŠA₂-[...] | ... ... of the hand |
| 22 | na₄ ab-[nu] | stone of adnu-stone |
| 23 | [...] {de-eh}dehi₂ {<MIN(ab-nu)>} bir-[...] | ... deḫi dehē, bir ... |
| 24 | [...]-GANA₂ {<MIN(ab-nu)>} KA-[...] | ...-GAN2 (means) |
| 25 | [...] ⸢gurun⸣ {ŋeš-u₂}AD₂ {<MIN(ab-nu)>} ha-[...] | ... ešunû-plant, ṣābu-plant |
| 26 | [...] KU₇ a-hu-[...] | ... sweet ... |
| 27 | [...]-mu a-hu-[...] | ... my brother |
| 28 | [...]-mu a-ha-[...] | ... together |
| 29 | [...] sig₁₀-sig₁₀-ke ru-uh-[...] | ... reddish ... |
| 30 | [... gun₃]-⸢gun₃⸣-nu {<MIN(ru-uh-...)>} ša₂ ⸢x⸣-[...] | Gunûnu, ditto of the eša temple |
| 31 | [...] TUR ri-⸢x⸣-[...] | ... small Ri-e... |
| 32 | [...] ⸢x⸣ {<MIN(ri-x-...)>} ša₂ ⸢x⸣-[...] | ... e’e23 |
| 33 | [...] ha-⸢ra⸣-[pu] | ... may it be released for you |
| 34 | [...] {<⸢MIN⸣(ha-ra-pu)>} ša₂ [...] | ... eša-dî-plant |
| 35 | [...]-e {<MIN(ha-ra-pu)>} ša₂ [...] | ... the “ditto ḫarapu>-plant |
| 36 | [...]-la₂-e ur-ri-⸢ih⸣-[ma ...] | ... he smote ... and |
| 37 | tab₂ ha-⸢ma⸣-[ṭu] | tab2 hā-ema-eṭu |
| 38 | [šu-ru]-⸢uz⸣-za {<MIN(ha-ma-ṭu)>} ša₂ [...] | šurūz-e-za |
| 39 | [...]-⸢a⸣ {<MIN(ha-ma-ṭu)>} ša₂ [...] | ...-ea-e23 |
| 40 | [ka]-⸢izi⸣ {<MIN(ha-ma-ṭu)>} ša₂ [...] | ka’ezī-e23 |
| r i | ||
| 1' | [...] [sa-ba]-⸢su⸣ | ... sabbāsû |
| 2' | [...] [ki-mil]-⸢tum⸣ | ... kīmiltum |
| 3' | [...] [ze-nu]-tum | ... angry ... |
| 4' | [...] ⸢LU⸣ sa-[ma]-ku | ... I am a fugitive |
| 5' | [sahar] niŋin {<MIN(sa-ma-ku)>} [ša₂] SAHAR | The earth is dust, ditto I, the earth |
| 6' | ⸢sahar⸣-ŋar-ra kut-tu-mu | “The sahar temple is a place of relaxation, |
| 7' | luŋ₂-ŋa₂{lu-ŋa₂} šil-la-tum | a high-ranking slave |
| 8' | luŋ₂ ŋa₂-ŋa₂ {<MIN(šil-la-tum)>} KA | “(If) a man, ditto a mouth |
| 9' | kur₂{kur} dug₄-ga tuš-šu | who dwells in a favorable land |
| 10' | bal he-ru-u₂ | a new balû |
| 11' | {du-un}dun {<MIN(he-ru-u₂)>} ša₂ KI{tim} | to dig, ditto, of the earth |
| 12' | dun{{<MIN(du-un)>}}{{<MIN(du-un)>}}dun ha-ra-rum | “Dun-dun, the harārum priestess, |
| 13' | dag-dag na-ga-šu ša₂ LU₂ | “Dagdag is the name of a man.’ |
| 14' | si {<MIN(na-ga-šu)>} ša₂ IZI | horn of a fire |
| 15' | si mul {<MIN(na-ga-šu)>} ša₂ GUD | The horn of the star of the ox |
| 16' | gurum ka-na-nu ša₂ šip-ri | inspection of Kananu from the sent |
| 17' | ⸢muš⸣ [gu₂] gilim {<MIN(ka-na-nu)>} ša₂ ⸢MUŠ⸣ | emuš-e23 gu2 gilīm-plant |
| 18' | ⸢LUM⸣-LUM {<MIN(ka-na-nu)>} ša₂ pu-⸢u₂⸣ | ešum-plant |
| 19' | ⸢x⸣ [...] ⸢x⸣ ga-pa-⸢šu₂⸣ | |
| 20' | [...] ⸢x⸣ {<MIN(ga-pa-šu₂)>} ša₂ gi-ip-⸢ši⸣ | ... ešû-plant |
| 21' | ⸢x⸣ ma-ra-qu₂ | the ešāru-house was plundered. |
| 22' | ⸢x⸣ pa-a-ṣu ⸢ša₂⸣ NA₄ | “(If) he slips into a hole in a house,’ |
| 23' | [...]-a bi-ri-hu | ... a reed fence |
| 24' | [...] NAM šur-šum-mu | ... destinies |
| 25' | [...] ⸢NAM⸣ {<MIN(šur-šum-mu)>} ša₂ KAŠ | ... ēšamê-plant |
| 26' | [...] li-bit-tum | ... libittu |
| 27' | [...]-⸢ra⸣ a-gur-rum | ... baked bricks |
| 28' | [...] SUD a-ma-rum | ... you pound (them). Amarum |
| 29' | [...] ⸢x⸣-ma ar₂-hi u a-gur-ri | ... ... and baked bricks and bricks |
| 30' | [pad]-ra₂ ši-ib-ru | chosen by the secret |
| 31' | [...] KUD še-be₂-ru ša₂ GIŠ | ... of the scepter of the wood |
| 32' | [...] ⸢šu x⸣ {<MIN(še-be₂-ru)>} ša₂ ši-bir-ti | ... ešu ... ditto of the crossroads |
| 33' | kug pad-⸢ra₂⸣ ši-bir-tum | silver of Pad-ra’e, šibirtum |
| 34' | ib₂ a-ga-gu | |
| 35' | šag₄ ib₂-ba na-an-gu-gu | May he not hold back the angry heart |
| 36' | šag₄ ib₂-ba ⸢AK⸣-a a-ga-mu | The angry heart of the Ea temple is my flood |
| r ii | ||
| 1' | [...] [...]-⸢x⸣-ri | ... ...-eri |
| 2' | [...] [...] ⸢x⸣ [...]-ša₂-ti | ... the ... of |
| 3' | [...] [a]-šu-uš-tum | ... ašutum |
| 4' | [...] ⸢šu⸣-ut-tum | ... a scepter |
| 5' | ⸢i₅⸣-[ŋar] e-ger-ru-u | |
| 6' | niŋ₂-[...] bi-ru-tum | “Niŋ-..., the scepter |
| 7' | DIL ⸢x⸣ [...] e-ṭim₂-mu | (Sum) I am the one who is alone(?) ... (Akk) The one of the single ... |
| 8' | DUB 8(DIŠ)-KAM₂ an⸣-ta-ŋal₂ ša₂-qu-u | 8th tablet of Anu-etabal. Excerpted. |
| 9' | ki-i pi-i DUB-MEŠ u GIŠ.ZU-MEŠ LIBIR.RA-MEŠ | According to tablets and old writing boards |
| 10' | GABA.RI {kur}aš-šur{ki} u {kur}URI{ki} | Copy of Assyria and Akkad. |
| 11' | {⸢m⸣}AN.ŠAR₂-DU₃-A LUGAL ŠU₂ LUGAL {kur}AN.ŠAR₂{ki} | Ešarra-ban-apli, king of the world, King of Assyria. |
| 12' | ŠAGINA kan-šu₂ pa-lih DINGIR-MEŠ GAL-MEŠ | O mighty lady, who reveres the great gods |
| 13' | DUMU {m}AN.ŠAR₂-PAP-DIL LUGAL ŠU₂ LUGAL {kur}AN.ŠAR₂{ki} | son of Esarhaddon, king of the world, ki[ng of Assyria] |
| 14' | DUMU {m}{d}30-PAP-MEŠ-SU LUGAL ŠU₂ LUGAL {kur}AN.ŠAR₂{ki} | son of Sennacherib, king of the world, ki[ng of Assyria] |
| 15' | ša {d}MUATI u {d}NISABA u₂-bal-li-ṭu-šu-ma | of Nabu and Nisaba restored to him, and |
| 16' | iṣ-ṣu-ru LUGAL-us-⸢su⸣ | king of the four quarters (of the world) |
| 17' | ne₂-me-qi₂-šu₂-nu pal-ku-⸢u₃⸣ [...] | Their wisdom is a palkû-demon |
| 18' | a-na TIL₃.LA ZI-MEŠ-šu₂ [...] | For the life of his life |
| 19' | kun-nu BAL-MEŠ-šu₂ [...] | Establisher of destinies |
| 20' | šur-šu₂-du {giš}GU.ZA LUGAL{ti}[šu₂ ...] | The throne of his royal majesty |
| 21' | bu-un-ni-šu₂ nam-ru-u-ti ⸢UGU-šu₂ x⸣-ra-⸢x⸣ | (Sum) The one who is bright (Akk) His bright light (var.) |
| 22' | ina DUG₃.GA UZU-MEŠ hu-ud lib₃-bi na-mar ka-bat-ti | On account of the good health of your flesh, joy of the heart (and) satisfaction of your mood, |
| 23' | šal-meš i-tal-la-ku ma-har-šu₂ | The soldiers went before him |
| 24' | iš-ṭur is-niq IGI.KAR₂-ma | Išṭbur has inspected, checked, and |
| 25' | ina IM.GU₂.LA₂ E₂ {d}AK EN-šu₂ ša₂ qe₂-reb NINA{ki} u₂-kin | In the imgula of the temple of Nabu, his lord, which is inside Nineveh he established. |
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