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CT 18, pl. 47-48, K 00214 (P346083)
Lexical, Neo-Assyrian, Nineveh · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE
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| Designation | CT 18, pl. 47-48, K 00214 |
|---|---|
| ID | P346083 |
| 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 | erim ⸢huš⸣ a-na-⸢an⸣-[tu] | the enemy’s eḫuš āna-e-tu |
| 2 | inbir ip-⸢pi⸣-[ru] | he smote, |
| 3 | zag nu-sa₂-a a-dam-[mu-u] | who does not have a right side, am I. |
| 4 | sil₂-sil₂ kit-[ru-ṣu] | pure sulphur |
| 5 | kad₅-kad₅ kit-[ru-ṣu] | |
| 6 | šu sa₂-sa₂ šit-[ru-ṣu] | Hand of good fortune |
| 7 | nam-lirum šit-[pu-ṣu] | the life of the scepter |
| 8 | ul₄ gal ma-[gal] | great storms, many |
| 9 | ul₄ gal-gal az-⸢zu⸣-[za-a] | great storms of the ažezû-temple |
| 10 | ul₄-gal a-ri-a mim-ma [...] | “Great one of the arid land, whatever |
| 11 | en₃ tar ša₂-[a-lum] | inquirer of the king |
| 12 | ⸢en₃⸣ tar-tar šit-[a-lum] | |
| 13 | [en₃]-tar a-ri-a uṣ-[ṣu-ṣu] | the entar priestess of the āria priesthood was shouting |
| 14 | [i]-ne-eš₂ i-⸢na⸣-[an-na] | Now then he will speak to me |
| 15 | [a]-da-lam i-⸢na⸣-[an-na] | I will build a wall for him. |
| 16 | [bi₂]-⸢sa₂⸣-sa₂ ih-[tam-ṭam] | he has sworn by it. |
| 17 | [x]-sa₂ a-[...] | ... ... |
| 18 | [uš] gu₇ pe-[du-u₂] | |
| 19 | [uš] ⸢gu₇⸣-gu₇ pe-[du-u₂] | “The one who eats food, the one who drinks food, |
| 20 | [x]-ki tum₃ ka-[a-šu] | Your ... is bound. |
| 21 | [šu]-bar zig₃ a-[za-ru] | Hand of a ziggurat |
| 22 | ⸢an⸣-na-an mi-[nu] | What is this eanan? |
| 23 | ⸢an⸣-na-aš am-[mi-ni] | why is it that he has been seized? |
| 24 | ⸢nam⸣-mu mi-[in-su] | he has slain |
| 25 | gur₄ x-[x-x] | ... horns |
| 26 | gur₄-ra ⸢git₂⸣-[ma-lu] | a kind of ešgig plant |
| 27 | GIR₂ ku₂-⸢e⸣ ⸢x⸣-[x-x] | ... knife for ... |
| 28 | ⸢KA⸣ [...] [...] | |
| r ii | ||
| 1' | ⸢aš⸣ [...] [...] | Aše-e23 |
| 2' | ⸢inim⸣ [e₂-gal] [...] | The word of the palace |
| 3' | ⸢kur₂ du₁₁⸣-[ga] [...] | The ekur prayer that is uttered(?) |
| 4' | kur₂ ⸢bal⸣-[bal] [...] | The enemy will take away the land |
| 5' | an-ta-⸢MU⸣ [...] | Anta-ešum-imbi |
| 6' | il₂-la-⸢mu⸣ [...] | Ila-emu’e |
| 7' | ki-ta-MU [...] | My lower ... |
| 8' | gam-ma-mu [...] | (Sum) I am the one who ... (Akk) My completeness ... |
| 9' | lu₂-an-ne₂ ba-TU [...] | Lu-ane ... |
| 10' | ŋeš-keš₂-da [...] | ... the “seizing-of-the-mouth’-plant |
| 11' | {d}NIN-nun-gal-e-ne [...] | Bēlet-nungalene |
| 31 | a-tar la₂-la₂ [...] | (Sum) I am the one who ... (Akk) The one who has ...(?) ... |
| 32 | DUB 1KAM₂ EŠ₂-[GAR₃ ...] | 1st tablet of the series |
| 33 | E-GAL {m}AN-ŠAR₂-DU₃-A LUGAL ⸢ŠU₂⸣ [...] | Palace of Ashurbanipal, King of the World |
| 34 | ša {d}AK u₃ {d}taš-me-tum uz-nu ⸢ra⸣-[pa-aš₂-tum ...] | of Nabû and Tašmētu, the ears of the ra’epāḫ-priests |
| 35 | e-hu-uz-zu e-nu na-mir-tu₄ ni-[siq ...] | 'When the light shines, the radiance ..., |
| 36 | ša ina LUGAL-MEŠ a-lik mah-ri-ia mim-ma šip-ru šu₂-a-[tu₂ ...] | Which among the kings who came before me, whatever that secret ... |
| 37 | ne₂-me-eq {d}AK ti-kip sa-an-tak-ki ⸢ma⸣-[la ...] | The wisdom of Nabû, the tikku-demon (and) the santakku-disease, |
| 38 | ina ṭup-pa-a-ni aš₂-ṭur as-niq ab-⸢re⸣-[e-ma] | I have written on tablets, checked, collated, and |
| 39 | a-na ta-mar-ti ši-ta-as-si-ia qe₂-reb E₂-GAL-⸢ia⸣ [...] | For my reading and recitation inside my palace |
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