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CDLI Literary 000350, ex. 036 (P357115)
Literary, Neo-Assyrian, Nineveh · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE
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| Designation | CDLI Literary 000350, ex. 036 |
|---|---|
| ID | P357115 |
| Museum no. | BM — |
| Collection | British Museum, London, UK |
| Language | Akkadian |
| Period | Neo-Assyrian · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE |
| Genre | Literary |
| 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) |
|---|---|---|
| [...] x x [...] uš | ... uš | |
| x ⸢be-li⸣ x [...] x-⸢ti ar⸣-[...] x-šu₂ | ... lord | |
| piriŋ abzu-ta me huš ⸢šu⸣ ti-a | From the depths of the Abzu a furious cosmic powers were brought forth. | |
| nam-ru ina ap-si-i par-ṣi ez-zu-ti le-qu-u | May the mighty in the Apsu take the furious rites. | |
| ni₂ me-lam₂ an-na an-šag₄-ta saŋ-ŋa₂-eš mu-un-rig₇-ga | He presented the aura of heaven and earth as a present. | |
| pu-luh-ti me-lam-me {d}a-nu-um ina qe₂-reb AN-e ana ši-rik-ti iš-ruk-šu₂ | The fearsomeness, the radiance of Anu in the midst of the heavens, is upon him as a pledge. | |
| {d}a-nun-na diŋir gal-gal-e-ne saŋ nu-mu-un-da-ab-ŋa₂-ŋa₂ | The Anuna, the great rivers, do not pass by. | |
| {d}a-nun-na-ki DINGIR-MEŠ GAL-MEŠ ⸢u₂-ul⸣ iʾ-ir-ru-šu₂ | The Anunnaki, the great gods, cried out a lament. | |
| lugal a-ma₂-uru₅ ba-ur₃-ta | king of the Amaʾus, from the Borsippa | |
| be-lu₅ a-bu-ba-niš ib-ta-ʾ | “Lord, he has slain his father | |
| {d}nin-urta bad₃ ki-bala-a gul-gul a-ma₂-uru₅ ba-ur₃-ta | Ninurta, destroyer of the wall of the rebel land, from the threshing floor | |
| {d}MIN mu-ab-bit ⸢du⸣-ri KUR nu-kur₂-tim a-bu-⸢ba⸣-niš ib-ta-ʾ | Ditto, the one who encircles the enemy land, Abum-eba-e-niš | |
| ud-gin₇ an-⸢ur₂-ra⸣ dum-dam mu-ni-ib-za | Like a storm, you make the horizon shine for him. | |
| ⸢ki⸣-ma u₄-me ina i-⸢šid⸣ AN-e ⸢ud-da⸣-az-za-am | In E’ema, the day in the “Ištar of Heaven, I will stand with you— | |
| du-a-ni inim {d}en-lil₂-la₂-ta e₂-kur ⸢ŋa₂⸣-ŋa₂-e-da | By the command of Enlil he built the Ekur. | |
| a-lak-šu₂ ina a-mat {d}EN.⸢LIL₂ a⸣-na E₂.KUR ina na-aš₂-ku-ni | His journey is at the command of Enlil, the father of Ekur, at your disposal. | |
| ur-saŋ diŋir-re-e-[ne] ⸢kuš₇⸣ kalam-ma su₃-su₃-da | Hero of the intertwined cult centers, the e22kušû-priests of the Land, the one who covers the land | |
| qar-ra-du DINGIR-MEŠ ma-a-ta ina sa-pa-ni | Hero of the gods of the land, in the sp[ānu], | |
| nibru{ki}še₃ bad-ra₂ li-⸢bi₂⸣-en-te-a-da | to the faraway Nippur that cannot be conquered | |
| a-na ni-ip-pu₂-ri ni-si-iš la ṭe-he-e | For the nippuru-festival, the šišu-fest, not to be held back | |
| {d}nusku sukkal-mah {d}en-lil₂-la₂-ke₄ e₂-kur-ta gaba mu-un-ri-eš | Nusku, the great vizier of Enlil, approached the Ekur. | |
| {d}MIN suk-kal-lu ṣi-i-ru ša₂ {d}MIN ina E₂.KUR uš-tam-hir-šu₂ | Ditto! The high priestess, who ditto (is) in Ekur. | |
| en {d}nin-urta-ra ⸢silim-ma⸣ mu-un-na-ab-be₂ | To the lord Ninurta he spoke to Esilima. | |
| ana ⸢be-li {d}MIN šul-ma i-qab-bi⸣ | To the lord, ditto, he is well, and says: | |
| lugal-ŋu₁₀ ⸢ur-saŋ⸣-me-en šu du₇-me-en ni₂-zu-še₃ ŋeštu₂-zu | I am the king of Ursa, I am a good hand, your own self | |
| be-lu₅ qar-ra-da-at šuk-lu-lat ana ra-ma-ni-ka u₂-zu-un-ka | O lord, the hero, the warrior, for your own sake I trust in you. | |
| {d}nin-urta ur-saŋ-me-en šu du₇-me-en ni₂-zu-še₃ ŋeštu₂-zu | Ninurta, you are a hero, you have a good hand, your own self | |
| {d}MIN qar-ra-da-at šuk-lu-lat ana ra-ma-ni-ka u₂-zu-un-ka | O ditto, hero, mighty one, for your own sake I established you. | |
| ni₂ me-lam₂-ma-zu eš₂ {d}en-lil₂-la₂-ke₄ tug₂-gin₇ bi₂-dul | Your aura covered Enlil's shrine like a garment | |
| pu-luh-ti me-lam-me-ka E₂ {d}EN.LIL₂ ki-ma ṣu₂-ba-ti ik-tum₃ | Your fearsomeness and radiance enveloped the temple of Enlil like a flood. | |
| {ŋeš}gigir-zu gu₃-de₂ ur₅-ša₄-bi | Your chariot is roaring(?) | |
| nar-kab-ta-ka ana ri-gim ⸢ra⸣-me-me-ša₂ | Your greatness is like that of a wild bull | |
| ŋir₃ gin-na-zu-še₃ ⸢an ki⸣-a tuk₄-tuk₄ | Your “flood-bearing bir’ tree is planted on the ground. | |
| ina a-la-ki-ka AN-u₂ [x] KI-tim i-nu-uš-šu₂ | When you go, heaven ... earth trembles | |
| ⸢a₂⸣ il₂-la-zu-še₃ ⸢gissu⸣ mu-un-la₂-e | When you raise the ladder, he lifts the ladder. | |
| a-na ni-iš i-di-ka ṣil-lu ta-ri-iṣ | To the nišu-priestess, your help, the ṣillu-offering, the tribute | |
| {d}a-nun-na diŋir gal-gal-e-ne en šar₂-ra nam-mi-in-TAR | The Anuna, the great judges, the lord of the world, did not turn away. | |
| {d}a-nun-na-ki DINGIR-MEŠ GAL-MEŠ a-di ša₂-a-⸢ri⸣ i-tar-ru | The Anunnaki, the great gods, as far as Ša-ērī | |
| a-a-zu ki-tuš-a-ni nam-bi₂-in-hu-luh-ha-me-en | Your father, do not disturb his dwelling | |
| a-ba-ka ina šub-ti-šu₂ la tu-gal-lat | Whosoever in his heart does not rejoice | |
| {d}en-lil₂ ki-tuš-a-ni nam-bi₂-in-hu-luh-ha-me-en | Enlil, do not disturb his dwelling! | |
| {d}MIN ina šub-ti-šu₂ la tu-gal-lat | Ditto! Do not be negligent in his life! | |
| {d}a-nun-na ki-tuš ub-šu-ukkin-na-ke₄ nam-mi-ni-ib₂-ur₄-ur₄-e-de₃ | The Anuna, the dwelling of Ubšukkina, should not tremble | |
| {d}a-nun-na-ki ina šu-bat MIN la tu-ra-ar | The Anunnaki do not turn away from the presence of ditto. | |
| a-a-zu a₂ nam-ur-saŋ-ŋa₂-⸢zu⸣-[...]-ba ha-ra-an-ba-e₃ | May your father, the arm of heroism, come forth for you | |
| a-ba-ka a-na i-di qar-ra-du-ti-ka qiš-ta li-qiš-ka | Your word to the side of your heroism may he hand you over. | |
| {d}en-lil₂-la₂ a₂ nam-ur-saŋ-ŋa₂-zu-še₃ niŋ₂-ba ha-ra-an-ba-e₃ | Enlil, may your strength of heroism be released by yourself | |
| {d}MIN ⸢a-na i⸣-di qar-ra-du-ti-ka qiš-ta li-qiš-ka | May ditto Eana know your heroism! May she give you a hand! | |
| lugal rab an-na gu₂-gal diŋir-re-e-ne-ke₄ | the great king of heaven, the foremost of the intercessors, | |
| šar-ru rap-pu {d}a-nim a-ša₂-red DINGIR-MEŠ | mighty king, son of Anu, foremost of the gods | |
| kišib-⸢la₂⸣ {d}en-lil₂-la₂ zi-ša₃-ŋal₂ e₂-kur-ra | The sealed document of Enlil, a copy of the Ekur | |
| ⸢u₂-ma⸣-aš₂ {d}EN.LIL₂ šik-na-at na-piš-ti E₂.KUR | Enlil, the one who provides for the life of the Ekur, | |
| ur-saŋ hur-saŋ-ŋa₂-ke₄ im-mi-ni-in-ug₅-ga-aš | The hero of the mountain range has died | |
| qar-ra-du ša-di-i ša₂ ta-na-ru | (Sum) The hero of battle, the one who smite(?) the enemy (Akk) The warrior who destroys the enemy | |
| [...] ⸢diŋir⸣ diš-am₃ nu-um-ma-ši-in-gi | ... did not return to the ešibir temple | |
| [...] DINGIR iš-tin la u₂-ma-ʾa-ru-ma | ... the god will not release his sin | |
| [...]-ke₄ im-mi-ni-in-ug₅-ga-aš | ... killed him | |
| [...]-⸢i⸣ ša₂ ta-na-ru | ...-eī-e23 of the tanaru | |
| [...]-⸢um⸣-ma-ši-in-gi | ...-eumasingi | |
| [...] ⸢u₂⸣-ma-ʾa-ru-ma | ... the emāru-tree | |
| r | ||
| 16 | [...]-⸢ŋal₂⸣-le-eš | ...-ebaleš |
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