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CT 18, pl. 43-46, K 02022 + (P346075)

Lexical, Neo-Assyrian, Nineveh · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE

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Designation	CT 18, pl. 43-46, K 02022 +
ID	P346075
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	[...] [šu]-⸢te⸣-ṣu-⸢u₂⸣	... šútēṣu-e23
2	[...] ⸢qa⸣-ab ša₂-ni-tu₂	... that ešānitu
3	[...] ṣu-uh-hu	... ṣuḫu-plant
4	[...] qu-lu-lu	... are scattered
5	[...] kub-bu-du	... is shattered
6	[...] ak-ṣu
7	[...] šak-ṣu	... šakṣu-plant
8	[...] er-re-šu-u₂	... his slander
9	[...] ša₂-a-qu	... is high
10	[...] la-a-pu	... lapu
11	[...] ⸢la⸣-a-qu	... ela-e-aqu
12	[...] zi-i-mu	... life
13	[...] bu-un-na-nu-u	... a stag
14	[...] ⸢li⸣-i-bu	... elī-ibu
15	[...] [du]-u₂-tu₂	... he will live
16	[...] [ba]-⸢aš₂⸣-tu₂	... the scepter
17	[...] [še-e]-du	... he built.
18	[...] [la-mas]-su	... his ghost
19	[...] [ša₂-na]-nu	... his heart
20	[...] [ka-ša₂]-⸢du⸣	... kašadû-flour
41	[...] [...]
42	[...] [si]-⸢i⸣-ru	... ši-e-ru
43	[...]-a me-e-su	... his ...
44	[ŋiri₃]-⸢saga₁₁⸣ us₂-sa ⸢ka⸣-ba-su	“Biri-esaga-e23 is its side,
45	[si]-ŋar ši-ga-ru ša₂ DINGIR	“Finger-nail of the šigaru-disease of the god
46	{[giš]}si-ŋar {<MIN(ši-ga-ru)>} ša₂ a-me-li	a type of juniper
47	{[giš]}az-la₂ {<MIN(ši-ga-ru)>} ša₂ kal-bi	azla-wood, ditto, whose heart is strong
48	{[giš]}az-gu₂ {<MIN(ši-ga-ru)>} ša₂ ki-ša₂-di	azgu-wood, ditto, of the ground
49	{[giš]}az-bal-la₂-e e-ri-in-nu	The azballa drum was played
50	eš-sa-du na-ah-ba-lu	ešsadu means “to devastate.‭
51	niŋ₂-huš-a šu-ut-ta-tu₂	(a kind of sulphur)
52	si-dug₄ ha-aš₂-tu₂	good quality emmer
53	kuš₃-kuš₃ ra-a-⸢ṭum⸣	sandals for the ra'etum-priests
54	šita₃-na {<MIN(ra-a-⸢ṭum⸣)>} nu-ka-rib-[bi]	His breath is not favourable
55	kuš₃-kuš₃ {<MIN(ra-a-⸢ṭum⸣)>} nap-pa-[hi]	“Bagšû-disease (a kind of sulphur)
56	me-a {<MIN(ra-a-⸢ṭum⸣)>} ša₂ me-[e]	Where is the “ditto> of the water?
57	umun₂ um-ma-[tu₂]	the lord of wisdom
58	umun₂ {na₄}kinkin {<MIN(ummatu)>} e-ri-⸢i⸣	The lord of the kiln, ditto, (is) Erī-Ei
59	ama erin₂-na {<MIN(ummatu)>} ṣa-⸢bi⸣	Mother of the troops, ditto, its ṣa’ebi ritual
60	{giš}MI-HAR-ra pu-uk-⸢ku⸣	a type of tree
61	ir-dam ir-⸢ri-tu₂⸣ ša₂ ŠAH	He who enters, he who leaves
62	ŋeš-keš₂-da {<MIN(ir-⸢ri-tu₂⸣)>} ša₂ ID₂	The “seaḫ of the river
63	aš₂-bala-⸢e⸣ {<⸢MIN⸣(ir-⸢ri-tu₂⸣)>} ša₂ na-za-ri	Ašbalā-e’e, ēritû-song of Nazari
64	⸢igi x⸣ ša₂-pa-tu₂	before ..., supplication
65	[igi] bala ṣa-ba-ru	before the bala of the ṣaru
66	⸢da⸣-gal šu-u₂-tu₂	that stela
67	⸢da⸣-gal ban₃-da il-ta-nu	The big e’egal he gave to him.
68	[da-gal] šu-du₇ ša₂-du-u	wide, perfect
69	[...] a-mur-ru	... amurru
o ii
1	{tum₉}u₁₈-lu šu-u₂-[tu₂]	that pig
2	{tum₉}si-sa₂ il-ta-[nu]	he swore.
3	{tum₉}kur-ra ša₂-du-[u]	a high mountain
4	{tum₉}mar-tu a-mur-⸢ru⸣	the Amurru canal
5	saŋ ŋa₂-ŋa₂ a-⸢ru⸣	“Sa-ba-Ba’e-e-23
6	saŋ šum₂-mu ha-a-šu₂	sa-su-ḫašu-plant
7	saŋ gid₂-i ša₂-ra-ru	long-fleeced sa-weed
8	saŋ gid₂-gid₂-i ši-tar-ru-ru	sa-gid-gigi svi-tar-ruru
9	bi-ri-ig gu-un-nu-⸢ṣu⸣	a bridge to Gunnu-eš
10	niŋ₂-a₂-zi ga-na-⸢ṣu⸣	I want to utter a lament to him
11	sun₅ ⸢e⸣-[re]-⸢bu⸣
12	sur gir₅ ha-[la-pu]	a kind of splinter
13	sur ⸢hum⸣ [...]
14	diri [...]	Excerpted
15	diri-diri [...]	surpassing
16	zi-ir-zi-⸢ir⸣ [...]	Zirzir
17	ha-[lam] ⸢ma⸣-šu-[u]	the destruction of his land
18	u₁₈-⸢x⸣ ⸢ša₂⸣-mu-[u]	“It is the day, it is the night
19	⸢u₁₈⸣-[x-x] ŋar ha-sa-[su]	“The ... of the ḫasāsu plant
20	[...]-⸢x⸣ u₂-⸢x-x⸣	..., ...
21	[...] a-a-u₂	... father
22	[...] {<MIN(⸢a⸣-a-u₂)>} ⸢rik⸣-sa-tu₂	... ditto ea'û, rik-esatu
23	[...] ha-ar₂-ru	... is destroyed
24	[...] HAR-ru-qu-⸢x⸣	... HARruqu-e23
25	[...] [x]-⸢qu⸣-u	... ...-eqû
26	[...] [x]-⸢qu⸣-u	... ...-eqû
27	[...] [...]-⸢lum⸣	... ...-elum
28	[x]-⸢x-x⸣ [...]-mu	... my
29	[x] ⸢IRI⸣ gi-sa-a ⸢an-x⸣-[x]-bu	... the reed bed, the ... bed
30	⸢x⸣ bad₃ zag gi₄-a NUN-⸢x⸣-tu₂	The ... of the wall, the one who turns back, the prince
31	šu su-ub du-um-šum	Hand of a Child
32	šu he₂-ze₂-er da-ma-šum	May his hand be cut off
33	šu bu-lu-ga da-ra-su	Hand of Buluga, eternal
34	⸢ku₆⸣ dab-ba ba-a-ru	The seized fish were carried away.
35	[šu] ku₆ dab-ba sa-ha-šum	Hand of seized fish, sahašum
36	[x]-re e-še-šum	... of the house
37	[ša₃]-ne-ša₂ un-ni-nu	a šāne’s, supplication
38	[a₂] ŋar na-a-qu	labor of the “barn-worker’s prebend" (nāqu)
39	[x x]-a ne₂-e-šu₂	... his ...
40	⸢še₈⸣ ba-ku-u	a type of plant
41	še₈-[še₈] di-im-ma-tu₂	the one who makes the dīmû-demon rejoice
42	še₈-⸢še₈⸣ ⸢da⸣-ma-mu	I am the one who makes the heavens tremble
43	⸢tuku₄⸣-tuku₄ ⸢i⸣-dir-tu₂	etuku-disease (is a synonym of) edirtu.
44	⸢saŋ⸣ tuku₄-tuku₄ uk-lu	“(If) he slips through the thresholds,
45	gu₄-ud tuku₄-tuku₄ ku-ut-tu-tu₂	oxen that have been slaughtered and plundered,
46	uh tag hu-ut-tu-tu₂
47	uh tag-tag ha-ti-ta-⸢an⸣	Hatīta-Ean,
48	bar bur-ru
49	⸢bar⸣ tam₅(PIR₂) ub-bu-bu	“Standing-of-the-mound-tree’-plant, a kind of reed
50	gi-na kun-nu	established regular offerings
51	bar ṣi-in-du
52	bar-bar-re bi-ir-tu₂	(Sum) The one who smites (Akk) To the one whose tongue is smeared with blood
53	ur nak-ru	dog of the enemy
54	ur-ur-re a-hu-u	“Storm, the brother’s brother,
55	[...] ⸢be₂⸣-e-šum	... his
56	[...] [nu]-⸢uk-ku-ru⸣	... Nu’eukkuru
57	[...] ⸢su⸣-um-⸢šum⸣	... esûum-šum
58	[...] be₂-e-šum	... is his
59	[...] nu-US-SU-ru	... nūšu-ru
60	[...] ⸢x⸣ su₂-um-šum	... his body
61	⸢šu⸣ [gur₁₀] ⸢šu⸣-u₂-ru	The šu’e23 gurgur
62	⸢šu⸣ [ur₄] [ki]-sit₂-tu₂	a reed fence around the knee
63	šu [ur₄-ur₄] [hi]-⸢im⸣-ma-tu₂	Hand of a lion
64	⸢in⸣-[ti] [har-ra]-nu	a road
65	⸢in⸣-[ti] [a-la]-⸢ak⸣-tu₂	“It is me, it is me’s I—it is me
66	⸢in⸣-[ti-ti] [al-ka-ka]-tu₂	“It is me, it is me’s I—
67	⸢in⸣-[ti] [...]-⸢x⸣	“It is me, it is me
68	⸢in⸣-[ti-ti] [...]	“It is me, it is me
71	[...] [šu-zu-ub]-⸢tu₂⸣	... release
72	[...] [en]-qu	... he took
73	[...] [pa-tu]-u	... open ...
74	[...] [zaq]-tu₂	... was cut off
75	[...] [qar]-du	... hero
76	[...] [ri-šu]-tu₂	... a gift
77	[...] [ha-zi]-⸢qa⸣-tu₂	... hazītu-disease
78	[...] [... na]-ga-ri	... of the quay
79	[...] [x] ⸢bu⸣-lim	... elû-plant
80	[...] [x a]-me-lu-ti	... humanity
81	[...] ⸢x⸣ ⸢šam⸣-hu	... the šamû-plant
82	[x]{⸢x⸣}na šal-ṭu	..., the šaltbu-priest
83	[hi]-⸢li⸣ ne₂-⸢hu-u⸣	Ḫi-elî, ne-ḫu’u
r i
1	[al-sal]-la ma-as-⸢ku⸣	“It is dark, I want to go out.
2	[nam-la]-⸢kal⸣-kal-la pe-su-⸢u⸣	Namla’ekala, the sage,
3	a gir₅-gir₅-re ša₂-lu-u	swollen water
4	gir₅-gir₅-re ṭe-bu-u
5	gir₅-gir₅ ri-a na-pa-gu	“Girgir-gir’a, the one who screams,
6	inim sag₉-sag₉-ga su-up-pu-[u]	a good word, a bad word
7	du₁₀ ak-ak te-es-pi₂-⸢tu₂⸣	I have done good, I have made it perfect for you.
8	a-ra-zu te-es-li-tu₂	arazu prayer
9	nam-E₂-mes₂-ke₄ šu-te-mu-qu	The houses should be inspected.
10	garaš₂(\|KI.KAL×BAD\|) ka-ra-⸢šu₂⸣	“Battle-crystals, kara’ešu-disease
11	⸢har⸣-ra-an kalag hal-⸢ṣu⸣	strong harran weapon of the ḫal̮āl-ešbu-demon
12	⸢bar⸣-NUN hi-il-⸢ṣu⸣	ebarnun-plant, ḫilšu-plant
13	[bir₅]-tum₂-ma bi-ir-tu₂	intertumma birtum
14	[ki]-⸢bi⸣-in-ŋar pi-ha-tu₂	a reed fence
15	[x]{⸢x⸣}DARA₄ ša₂-niš {<MIN(pi-ha-tu₂)>}	a second ditto of pomegranates
16	[bi]-⸢ir⸣-tu₂ bi-ir-tu₂	“Bīrtu, bīritu
17	[ki]-⸢bad⸣-da na-si-ka-tu₂	the cult center of Nippur
18	[...] zu-zu e-du-tu₂	... learning
19	[... a]-⸢da⸣-min₃ šu-te-ṣu-u	... the ada di’ešû-priests
20	[...] ša₂-la-[hu]	... šalahu
21	[...] ⸢le⸣-[e-u₂-tu₂]	... of the upper world
22	[...] [...]
23	[...] ⸢x x⸣ [...]
24	[šu] il₂-il₂ me-⸢lu⸣-[lu]	Hand raised, elulu-disease
25	⸢an⸣-ba ha-a-⸢mu⸣	“May it be released in its midst!
26	⸢ki⸣-ba hu-ṣa-bu	in its E-ba, a flood,
27	an-ba-gul {<MIN(ha-a-⸢mu⸣)>}	Anbagul
28	ki-ba-gul {<MIN(hu-ṣa-bu)>}	Kibagul
29	gu₂ tuku ša₂-ru-u	who has a neck, a chest
30	saŋ gu₂ tuku šar-hu	who has strength, kingship
31	lipiš tuku-tuku na-zar-bu-bu	possessor of strength, mighty one,
32	gu₂ tuku-tuku ku-tam-la-lu	(Sum) The one who has a neck, the one who shaves his head (Akk) You who have necks, the neck of the man
33	⸢ša₃⸣ dab-⸢ba⸣ ze-nu-u	The one who is angry with Aba'e,
34	⸢gu₂⸣ šub-ba ša₂-ba-su	The throne-dais is his dwelling
35	⸢gu₂⸣-še₃ ŋar ša₂-niš {<MIN(ša₂-ba-su)>}	“If he slips through a hole in the wall,
36	[gu₂] ⸢ki-še₃⸣ ŋar ša₂-na-[ṣu]	the bank of the E-kisve-e-bar
37	[x]-⸢x su₃⸣-su₃ u₂-⸢x⸣-am	... its ... is a ...
38	[x-x] hul su-⸢hu⸣-um-mu	evil ... of Sūḫû-eummu
39	[x] saga₁₁ [sa]-ka-pu	... fine quality emmer flour
40	[...] ⸢da⸣-ra-su	... his scepter
41	[...] ša₂-su-u	... he is
42	[x] ⸢de₂⸣ na-bu-u	“The ... of the ešēde is the name
43	[x x] ⸢de₂⸣ ha-ba-bu	... the ešēde-house was destroyed
44	[x] ⸢de₂⸣ na-gu-u	... ede’e, nagû
45	[x x] de₂ na-ga-gu	... the ... of Nagu
46	[x]-⸢gid₂⸣-i gu-gi-it-tu₂	x-egid-e’i, gugittu
47	[...] ⸢x⸣ ⸢x⸣-tu₂	... ešûtu-plant
48	[...] [x]-⸢ru⸣-su	... his ...
49	[...] ⸢x-x-x⸣
50	[...]-⸢x⸣ hab-šar-ru	... a thief
51	[x] ⸢bu⸣ qa-ta-pu	... ēbû-plant, qatapu-plant
52	[x] ⸢bu⸣-bu ša₂-ma-ṭu	... ēbûbu-plant
53	[x]-na ma-hir-tu₂	received
54	zag ŋiri₃ kab-bar-tu₂	the edge of the narrow alley;
55	dal ŋiri₃ kap-pal-tu₂	“Foot of the city-wall, the kappaltu-vessel,
56	ellaŋ₂ gun₃ pi-in-na-ru	a speckled pomegranate
57	ellaŋ₂ gun₃-gun₃ pi-in-na-na-ru	“Lilac, speckled with brilliance,
58	dim₃ šu-dub₂-ur₂ {<MIN(pi-in-na-na-ru)>} ru-se-e	a figurine of šudubur-plant, ditto rūsê-plant
59	šu ur₃-ra te-ʾ-u	Hand of a lion
60	šu us₂-sa se-ʾ-ru	Hand of a seizing snake
61	⸢u₂⸣-gug su-un-qu
62	⸢u₂⸣-gug ub-bu-ṭu
63	u₂-gul hu-šah-hu	foreman: Ḫušaḫu
64	u₂-gul-ta ka-ru-ur-tu₂	from the forecourt of Karurtu;
65	me-IM-du₁₁ ṣer-re-tu₂	Me-IM-du (means) mountain.
66	me-a-ri e-me-tu₂	“Storm of the Emetu,
67	a-⸢ri⸣ mar-ti e-me	the Amorite leaders
68	šu dag ru-up-pu-du	Hand of bitterness
69	šu dag-dag ra-pa-du	Hand of a Raging One
70	bar dag tu-⸢u₂-pu⸣	“Standing(?) on the edge of the steppe,
71	bar dag-dag ta-⸢a⸣-[pu]	“Break the neck of the storm,
72	⸢di⸣-di du-ub-bu-⸢bu⸣	“If he slips through the thresholds,
73	⸢di⸣-di-ba-⸢an⸣ da-ba-bu	speak!”
74	ŋeš-keš₂-da mi-hir ID₂	to the bank of the river
75	ŋeš-ŋal₂ {<MIN(mi-hir)>} za-ma-ri	“It is carried away, ditto it is smashed—
76	⸢gaba⸣-ri {<MIN(mi-hir)>} a-me-li	The e’ebari plant, ditto, the man
77	ti-sah₄ a-na-an-tu₂	Tisaḫ, Anantu
78	ti-sah₄ tu-qu-un-tu₂	tisaḫ (is a synonym of) tuquntu.
79	ti-sah₄-sah₄ aš₂-ga-gu
80	šu hub-hub sa-a-⸢ru⸣	Hand of hubhub
81	šu ŠUR₂ ⸢al⸣-[pu]	Hand of a snake
82	šu gid₂-i ša₂-niš [MIN]	Hand of another hand
r ii
1'	⸢u₃⸣-[li] [...]	The eli priestess
2'	⸢ŋiri₃-babbar⸣-[ra] [...]	For the Ebabbar temple
3'	uludin [...]	After I had ...,
4'	ud ⸢sur⸣ [...]	On the day of the esuru-priestess
5'	ud ⸢men⸣ ⸢it⸣-[tu]	the day of the rising of the sun
6'	ud du₁₁-ga ⸢a-da⸣-[num]	When the command of Ea-da-Enum
7'	an-si₃-ga muš-⸢šu⸣-[lum]	Ansiga, the snake
8'	an-ta-bar-ra hi-ir-[ṣu]	“Antabara, the ḫiršbu-demon
9'	a-ba a-[bu]	who, my father
10'	na-⸢an⸣-ga-a-ba ma-šiš-[tu₂]	Its nae’ean-e-ga-a-ba-priest is a woman
11'	ŋeš ⸢NE⸣-[x x x] eš-še-⸢šam⸣-[mu]	It is an ešşv-e-mu prayer
12'	{giš}⸢kuŋ₄⸣ ⸢x⸣-[x x x]	a type of ebony
13'	{giš}U₃-AŠ-KU {<MIN(simmiltu)>} [...]	U₃-AŠ-KU
14'	{ŋeš}galam-ma {<MIN(simmiltu)>} [...]	“It is a flood, ditto it is ...,
15'	ne ri ⸢ul⸣-[lu-u]	“I want to utter an arazu prayer to you
16'	ne-še a-⸢num⸣-[mu-u]	the aforementioned A-enum-e-mu-u
17'	ud-da šum-[ma-an]	On the day that
18'	⸢a₂⸣-še lu-[ma-an]	may he be.
19'	⸢tukum⸣ sur-[ri]	If a flood
20'	⸢tukum⸣ DI ki-in-[ni-ka-a]	“If(?) you (are) the judge of your case
21'	⸢tukum⸣ DI-DI sur-sur-[tu₂]	If he (the patient) has a stroke of the nose
22'	[ša₃]-gar bu-bu-[tu₂]	šaŋar bubutu
23'	[ša₃]-gar-gar gal-gal-⸢la⸣-[tu₂]	large šagargar offerings
24'	[ša₃]-gar tuku um-[ṣu]	who has a šagar ritual
25'	[ša₃] su₃-ga ni-ib-[ri-tu₂]	in a darkened state of mourning
26'	[a₂]-sag₃ a-[sak-ku]	asag-disease (a kind of sulphur)
27'	[aš-bur₂]-ra hur-[ba-šu]	Ašbura is its mountain
28'	[aš]-ŋar ⸢di⸣-[ʾ-u₂]	Ašbar ēdî-plant
29'	[aš]-⸢ŋar⸣ ⸢x⸣ [...]	Ašbara
57'	[...] {[d}iš]-⸢tar⸣	... Ištar
58'	[...] {[d}MUŠ₂]-⸢ERIN⸣	... the goddess Ištar
59'	[...] {[d]}⸢TIŠPAK⸣	... Ea-balāṭu-e23
60'	[...] {[d]}⸢la-ta⸣-rak	... Elata-erak
61'	⸢dag⸣ šub-tu₂	(a kind of container)
62'	[...] erim-huš	... enmity
63'	[...] 20 KUR AN-ŠAR₂{ki}	20th moonrise to sunrise: Anšar

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