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CDLI Literary 000350, ex. 020 (P357196)
Literary, Middle Babylonian, Nineveh · c. 1400 BCE–1100 BCE
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| Designation | CDLI Literary 000350, ex. 020 |
|---|---|
| ID | P357196 |
| Museum no. | BM 098745 + BM 122652 |
| Collection | British Museum, London, UK |
| Language | Sumerian |
| Period | Middle Babylonian · c. 1400 BCE–1100 BCE |
| Genre | Literary |
| Find spot | Nineveh |
| Coordinates | 36.3582, 43.1621 |
Machine English (draft)
Machine draft. Machine English from montycrypto/atf-to-english (atf-en-best-v2, 2026-10-05), generated line by line from the source transliteration (not reproduced here). It is unreviewed and is not a scholarly translation.
| Line | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|
| obverse col 1 3 | ... he smote him |
| obverse col 2 3 | ... copper |
| reverse col 4 12' | Hand of Marduk-balssu-iqbi, small scribe. |
| obverse col 1 16 | He raised the cosmic powers of the Ekur, he raised the mountain high |
| obverse col 2 4 | The Anzu bird laid down on the breast |
| obverse col 1 12 | May you not return to the king of all the lands! |
| obverse col 1 4 | which the Anuna gods brought out from the mountains |
| obverse col 1 10 | O Ninurta, you are supreme, you are supreme |
| obverse col 1 20 | ... |
| reverse col 4 8' | for Ninurta, the exalted son of the Ekur temple |
| obverse col 2 2 | ... gypsum, emmer |
| obverse col 1 2 | ... given birth |
| obverse col 2 1 | ... fish |
| obverse col 1 8 | My king, you are the supreme one, you are the supreme one. |
| obverse col 1 7 | whose fearsomeness is furious, son of Enlil, who to his forces is merciful |
| reverse col 4 3' | his greatness filled the temple of ditto |
| reverse col 4 9' | Your praise is sweet for the father who begot him |
| obverse col 1 6 | fierce fearsomeness, son of Enlil, exalted one |
| obverse col 1 13 | The son of Enlil, for the sake of his life |
| reverse col 4 11' | total: 3 U 16 is its name. |
| obverse col 1 17 | He raised up the divine powers of Eridu, a place of relaxation |
| obverse col 1 19 | The Anuna gods raised their hands. |
| obverse col 1 18 | by the Ishtars |
| reverse col 4 6' | the great hero who comes out at his side |
| reverse col 4 1' | by Ninurta, son of Enlil |
| reverse col 4 15' | May the name of Aur not be altered. |
| obverse col 1 14 | The furious hero raised up the divine powers like heaven |
| reverse col 4 7' | strong one, sage of Enlil |
| reverse col 4 5' | whose great battles are perfected |
| reverse col 4 10' | the house of the father who had engendered him |
| obverse col 1 9 | May my lord, the best of your greatness, be happy! |
| obverse col 1 1 | ..., son of Enlil |
| reverse col 4 14' | Witness: Bel-ah-iddina. |
| obverse col 1 15 | son of Enlil, he raised up the divine powers like a mountain |
| reverse col 4 13' | Tablet of Ninurta-uballissu, scribe of the king. |
| obverse col 1 5 | The Anunnaki, who swore by the oath |
| reverse col 4 4' | the lord who has no rival |
| obverse col 1 11 | May Ninurta, the exalted one of your greatness, be happy! |
| reverse col 4 2' | his greatness he set up in the shrine of Enlil. |
Sources & licences
- Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative · CDLI: reuse of catalogue/transliteration data with citation of CDLI; images restricted (not fetched) · Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI), https://cdli.earth/ ; cite CDLI and the P-number
- electronic Babylonian Library (eBL), LMU Munich · MIT (eBL Zenodo dataset); platform terms unverified · electronic Babylonian Library (eBL), LMU Munich, https://www.ebl.lmu.de/ ; Zenodo dataset (MIT)
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