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CT 18, pl. 39-41, K 04243+ (P346069)
Lexical, Neo-Assyrian, Nineveh · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE
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| Designation | CT 18, pl. 39-41, K 04243+ |
|---|---|
| ID | P346069 |
| 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 i | ||
| 1' | [...] [...]-⸢x⸣ | |
| 2' | [...] [...]-⸢x⸣ | |
| 3' | [...] [...]-⸢x⸣ | |
| 4' | [...] [...]-⸢x-x⸣ | |
| 5' | [...] ⸢x⸣-[...]-⸢x-x⸣ | |
| 6' | [...] ⸢x⸣-du-⸢x⸣-ni | ... his |
| 7' | [...] mi-it-ha-ru | ... equals |
| 8' | [...] pe-tu-u₂ | ... opened |
| 9' | [...] KAL-qu | ... will be plentiful. |
| 10' | [...] ⸢x⸣ na-ka-šu | ... is to be smashed |
| 11' | [...] SAL ši-ip-ku | ... of the šipku-vessel |
| 12' | [...] SAL tu-ra-am-an-ni | ... return to me! |
| 13' | [...] ZI ŠID PA AK-A | ... ... |
| 14' | [...] ⸢x⸣ tuku-tuku pu-uh-ma-ah | (Sum) ... (Akk) The one who has ..., the one who is enraged |
| 15' | ⸢x⸣ GIBIL iš-šap-pa-ak | a new house is set up |
| 16' | [...] ab-tuku šu-ug-gu-šu | ... has ... his hand |
| 17' | [...] ⸢tum₃⸣ šit-pu-ru | ... etumê-plant, šitpuru-plant |
| 18' | [a-ri]-a re-hu-tum | leftovers from a previous year |
| 19' | [a-ri]-a ta-ku-ru | “You have turned to me, you have turned into a stranger’s |
| 20' | [a]-⸢ri⸣-a KAL-⸢x⸣ | Ayyaru, king of kings |
| 21' | [a]-⸢ri⸣-a TIL-[...] | “Arī-ea finished |
| 22' | ⸢a⸣-ri-a na-⸢ka⸣-[...] | “I want to go up to the horizon, I want to come up to you |
| 23' | [...] ⸢dug₃⸣-ga mut-tu-⸢ru⸣ | ... the scepter, the muttu priestess |
| 24' | [...] ⸢dug₃⸣-ga ma-ha-ru | ... the eduga-vessel was presented |
| 25' | [...] ⸢dug₃⸣-ga na-šu-u₂ | He is the one who ... the eduga ritual |
| 26' | [...] ⸢dug₃⸣-ga til-lu-u₂ | ... eduga-plant, life-giving plant |
| 27' | [...] ⸢x⸣ ZI la-mu-u₂ | ... e’e23 ZI lamû |
| 28' | [...] dim₂ ka-a-šu | ... of the mouth |
| 29' | [...] ⸢dim₂⸣-ma-ab a-ša₂-šu | ... of the ešumab plant, his field |
| 30' | [...] ⸢bar⸣-bar-re šu-ta-aš-qu-u₂ | ... is torn apart(?) |
| 31' | ⸢x⸣ tum₃-tum₃ | to bring in the e-house |
| 32' | gi₄ hu-a-ku | I am a reed worker, |
| 33' | gi₄ ma-ha-a-lum | a reed worker of the cult centers |
| 34' | gi₄ li-pu-u₂ | they shall make a return. |
| 35' | [...] mi-it-ku-šu | ... his limbs |
| 36' | [...] su-bal-lum | ... of the rebellious |
| 37' | [...] [...]-⸢it⸣-tu-šum | ... his |
| 38' | [...] [...]-⸢x⸣-u₂ | ... ...-e’u |
| o ii | ||
| 1' | ⸢x⸣ [...] [...] | |
| 2' | ⸢x⸣ [...] [...] | |
| 3' | ⸢x⸣ [...] [...] | |
| 4' | ⸢x⸣ [...] [...] | |
| 5' | ⸢x⸣ [...] [...] | |
| 6' | me-me-a tir-[...] | Like a ... forest |
| 7' | me-me-a ti-⸢x⸣-[...] | Whatever ... |
| 8' | me-me-a ti-ib-qu | whatever tibqu-disease |
| 9' | me-me-a na-kiš-tum | whatever nakištu-disease |
| 10' | me-me-a si-it-ma-tum | “Everything, the šītum-disease |
| 11' | dib-dib-be₂ si-im-⸢x⸣-lu | who passes by, Sim-elu |
| 12' | dib-dib-be₂ ti-in-tum | who passes by, Tintum |
| 13' | dib-dib-be₂ šit-mar-ru | |
| 14' | dib-dib-be₂ šit-pu-ṣu | to pass, pass |
| 15' | dib-dib-be₂ šit-pu-ru | |
| 16' | dib-dib-be₂ kur-ru-⸢x⸣ | the passings of Kurru-e23 |
| 17' | dib-dib-be₂ kur-ru-⸢x⸣ | the passings of Kurru-e23 |
| 18' | šid-šid mi-ir-⸢x⸣ | |
| 19' | šid-šid ma-da-⸢x⸣ | ... of Mada-e23 |
| 20' | šid-šid ka-ma-[x] | |
| 21' | šid-šid a-la-mi-[x] | the shepherd of Alami- |
| 22' | šid-šid a-lak te-eš-li-[...] | (Sum) I want to go to the place where the king, my lord, is going (Akk) The one who goes to the places where he is going |
| 23' | SAR-SAR ri-im-[...] | SAR-SAR |
| 24' | SAR-SAR ri-im-ma-[...] | SAR-SAR |
| 25' | SAR-SAR ra-ma-a-[...] | SAR-SAR |
| 26' | SAHAR su₃ ta-⸢x⸣-[...] | (Sum) ... the earth, ... (Akk) The earth ... |
| 27' | SAHAR su₃-su₃ na-AD-⸢x⸣-[...] | (Sum) The earth is covered in dust (Akk) The dust is covered, Na-abu-e... |
| 28' | SAHAR su₃-su₃ a-ma-[...] | (Sum) The earth is covered with dust ... (Akk) I have covered the earth with dust |
| 29' | SAHAR DIL-DIL e-di-⸢x⸣-[...] | (Sum) The dust of the dilû (temple) ... (Akk) The earth of the single ... |
| 30' | SAHAR a-a ma-tak-[...] | May the earth not ... |
| 31' | SAHAR a lu-a mi-il [...] | (Sum) The earth ... (Akk) The soil ... |
| 32' | lu₃-lu₃ di-il-hi-[...] | Woe, I want to ... |
| 33' | lu₃-lu₃ ma-ga-[x] | Lulu ... |
| 34' | lu₃-lu₃ dul-lu-[x] | Woe, woe! |
| 35' | a lu₃-a ⸢x⸣-[...] | Woe the man, the eše temple |
| 36' | a lu₃-a [...] | Woe, one man ... |
| 37' | a lu₃-a [...] | Woe, one man ... |
| 38' | zu-uš [...] | |
| 39' | zu-uš [...] | |
| 40' | zu-zu-⸢uš⸣ [...] | Zuzueušue |
| 41' | ⸢in⸣ [...]-tum | “(If) he slips through the door pivots, |
| 42' | in ⸢na⸣-a-šu | in the evening |
| 43' | in si-lu-u₂ | in silence |
| 44' | in-in ul-lu-hu | he smote. |
| 45' | in-in ud-du-du | he has sworn. |
| 46' | in-di-di re-e-zu | Your shepherding, |
| 47' | ⸢in⸣-di-di e-lu-u₂ | the high steppe |
| 48' | [in]-di-di ka-am-ma-ru | “I have been wandering about like a wild cow’s |
| 49' | [...] kur₂ na-ka-ru | ... hostile ... |
| 50' | [...] kur₂ na-ak-ru | ... enemy land |
| 51' | [...] kur₂ pa-la-DU | ... foreign land ... |
| 52' | [...] kur₂ še-mi-e-tum | ... foreign land |
| 53' | [...] ⸢kur₂⸣ nu-kur₂-tum | ... the unchangeable ... |
| 54' | [...] ⸢x⸣ ⸢la⸣-ma-du | ... e’e-ma-du |
| 1'' | [...] [...]-TAB-⸢x⸣ | ...-TAB-e23 |
| 2'' | [...] [x]-a-du | ...-adu |
| 3'' | [...] pa-a-du | ... the pādu-priest |
| 4'' | [...] ka-da-ru | ... the kadāru |
| 5'' | [...] kin na-ma-⸢x⸣ | ... should not come out. |
| 6'' | [...] kin da-ra-⸢x⸣ | ... work of Ara’e |
| r i | ||
| 1 | [...] [...] | |
| 2 | [...] a-hu-[...] | ... Ahu- |
| 3 | [...] DI-im-[...] | ... ... |
| 4 | [...] ⸢x⸣-ŠID-[x] | ... ešud-plant |
| 5 | [...] [x]-tu-u₂ | ... ...; |
| 6 | [...] [x]-a-šum | ... his |
| 7 | [...] [x]-a-šum | ... his |
| 8 | [...] [x]-⸢x⸣-šum | ... his |
| 1' | [...] a-[...] | ... ... |
| 2' | [...] ⸢KA⸣ ki-it-tum | ... the foundation(?) |
| 3' | [...] dug₄ qa-bu-u₂ | ... speaking ... |
| 4' | [...] ⸢x⸣ a-la-lum | ... alalum |
| 5' | [...] la a-di-ru | ... I am not afraid |
| 6' | [...] la-bu-uš-tum | ... labuštum |
| 7' | [...] pa-ša₂-ṭu | ... scepter |
| 8' | [...] ⸢x⸣-ra-mu | ... e-ramu |
| 9' | [...] ⸢x⸣-di-nu | ... edinnu-plant |
| 10' | [...] [...]-⸢qu⸣-u₂ | ... ...-eqû |
| 11' | [...] [...]-⸢u₂⸣ | ... ...-e23 |
| 1'' | ⸢x⸣ [...] | |
| 2'' | šub-šub-bu ⸢e⸣-[...] | The šubbu-priest of the temple |
| 3'' | šub-šub-bu e-[...] | The šubbu-demon |
| 4'' | šub-šub-bu e-⸢x⸣-[...] | (Sum) The šubbu priestess of the E-e- temple(?) (Akk) The shrine of the e-e temple |
| 5'' | šub-šub-bu da-[...] | The šubbu-priestess |
| 6'' | šub-šub-bu ul-⸢lu⸣-[...] | (Sum) The šubbu priest(ess) of heaven and earth (Akk) I am the king who makes heaven tremble |
| 7'' | šub-šub-bu ter-[...] | The šubbu drum |
| 8'' | gid₂-i ma-ha-[...] | Long tablet of ... |
| 9'' | gid₂-i a-la-[...] | Long tablet of Ala- |
| 10'' | gid₂-i a-ta-[...] | Long tablet of ... |
| 11'' | gid₂-i u₂-ur-[...] | Long tablet of ... |
| 12'' | gid₂-i te-eš-li-[...] | (Sum) You are a long-fleeced (one) |
| 13'' | gid₂-i e-du-[...] | Long tablet of “I want to ... |
| 14'' | gid₂-i ma-lu-[...] | Long tablet of Alu- |
| 15'' | gid₂-i a-mir-[...] | Long tablet of "Amir- |
| 16'' | gid₂-gid₂-i na-a-⸢x⸣ | The scepter should not be thrown out. |
| 17'' | gid₂-gid₂-i a-la-mi-⸢tum⸣ | the scepter of Alamu-etum |
| 18'' | gid₂-gid₂-i ip-⸢ru⸣ | the scepter he opened |
| 19'' | gid₂-gid₂-i ni-ip-⸢ru⸣ | the scepter of the nip-ēru |
| 20'' | gid₂-gid₂-i šu-uq-qu-u₂ | long-distance lines |
| 21'' | [zur]-zur ha-ma-šum | ... of Hamasum |
| 22'' | [zur]-zur da-a-⸢ku⸣ | the mighty one, Aya-ekû |
| 23'' | ⸢zur⸣-zur da-ka-⸢ku⸣ | “Zūrzur, Dakku’e, |
| 24'' | ⸢zur⸣-zur hu-up-pu-⸢u₂⸣ | “Zur-ezur (is) huppu-e23 |
| 25'' | zur-zur hu-uš-šu-[lu] | to be frightened |
| 26'' | zur-zur hu-uṣ-⸢ṣu⸣-[...] | “To save, save, and save |
| 27'' | zur-zur ⸢x-x⸣-[...] | “To the god Umzur |
| 28'' | zur-⸢zur⸣ [...] | Um’ezur |
| 29'' | zur-[zur] [...] | Zurzur |
| 30'' | [...] [...] | |
| 31'' | [...] [...] | |
| 32'' | ⸢alan⸣ [...] [...] | a statue of |
| 33'' | ⸢alan⸣ [...] [...] | a statue of |
| 34'' | ⸢alan⸣ [...] [...] | a statue of |
| r ii | ||
| 1' | [...] ⸢x⸣ [...] | |
| 2' | [...] ⸢x x⸣ ⸢x⸣-[...] | |
| 3' | [...] ⸢x x⸣ ⸢x⸣-[...] | |
| 4' | [...] ⸢x x⸣ ⸢x⸣-[...] | |
| 5' | [...] ⸢x x⸣ ⸢ra⸣-[...]-du | ... the ..., the ra’edu, |
| 6' | [...] ⸢x x⸣ ⸢x⸣-ka-ku | ... I am the ... of ... |
| 7' | [...] ⸢x⸣ [...] | |
| 8' | [...] ⸢x⸣ ⸢x⸣-IB-BAD pi-i | ... E-IB-BAD |
| 9' | [...] ⸢x x⸣ ⸢x⸣-IB-BAD pi-i | ... the mouth of |
| 10' | [...] ⸢x⸣ {<ŠU(...)>}{u} | ... ... hand |
| 11' | [a-ra]-li er-ṣe-tum | the Arali of the four |
| 12' | [...] ⸢x⸣ er-ṣe-tum | ... the Eršetum |
| 13' | [...] er-ṣe-tum | ... of the four world quarters |
| 14' | [...] re-eš šur-re-e | ... the head of the mountain |
| 15' | [...] ⸢BIR⸣ še-e-lu ša {giš}TUKUL | ... the scepter of the weapon |
| 16' | [...] alan la-a-nu | ... a statue of himself |
| 17' | [...] ⸢GAL⸣ LUGAL dan-nu LUGAL ŠU₂ LUGAL {kur}aš-šur{ki} | ... palace, strong king, king of the world, King of Assyria |
| 18' | [...]-ŠUM{na} LUGAL {kur}aš-šur{ki} | ...-šum, king of Assyria |
| 19' | [...]-MEŠ-SU LUGAL {kur}aš-šur{ki}ma | ... king of Assyria |
| 20' | [...] ⸢DUB⸣-MEŠ {ŋeš}LE.U₅.UM-MEŠ | ... ešû-tablets, lexicals |
| 21' | [...]{⸢ki⸣} {kur}EME{ki} u₃ URI{ki} | ..., the land of Sumer and Akkad |
| 22' | [...] ina tap-hur-ti um-ma-a-ni | ... in the assembly of the scholars |
| 23' | [...] as-niq IGI.KAR₂-ma | ... I have inspected, and |
| 24' | [...] LUGAL{ti}ia | ... of my kingship |
| 25' | [...]-⸢x⸣ u₂-kin | ... established |
| 26' | [...]-⸢x-x⸣ | |
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