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CDLI Literary 000351, ex. 135 (P357206)
Literary, Middle Assyrian, Nineveh · c. 1400 BCE–1000 BCE
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| Designation | CDLI Literary 000351, ex. 135 |
|---|---|
| ID | P357206 |
| Museum no. | BM 122625 + BM 122651 + BM 123380 |
| Collection | British Museum, London, UK |
| Language | Sumerian |
| Period | Middle Assyrian · c. 1400 BCE–1000 BCE |
| Genre | Literary |
| Find spot | Nineveh (mod. Kuyunjik) |
| 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 2 25' | ... stone |
| reverse col 4 26' | Hand of Marduk-balssu-iqbi, small scribe. |
| obverse col 1 23' | ... stone |
| reverse col 3 27' | his father, Enlil, a destiny |
| obverse col 2 10' | Ninurta, the lord, son of Enlil, has written to him. |
| obverse col 2 7' | ... stone he set up, the face he smote |
| reverse col 3 30' | en priestess of the abundance sat on the earth. |
| reverse col 4 17' | the true woman who came with Anu |
| reverse col 4 1' | ... your counsel |
| reverse col 3 1' | May he be installed in the midst of the lord |
| reverse col 3 34' | to the kingship of the rebel land... |
| obverse col 2 2' | Who will bring his hand to you? |
| obverse col 1 13' | given birth to by the pure lady, |
| obverse col 2 40' | The agara stone, a single agara stone, he smote, and he smote it. |
| obverse col 1 16' | May the land... like... at your command. |
| reverse col 3 25' | Total: 36 years. |
| reverse col 3 5' | May the young man, the mother of Babu, as long as he lives |
| obverse col 1 3' | he said |
| obverse col 1 10' | O lord Ninurta, may I be as firm as his face. |
| obverse col 2 27' | with mada stone |
| obverse col 1 21' | carnelian, ebony, saû-stone |
| obverse col 2 30' | urutu-stone...... |
| reverse col 3 14' | The Anuna... the chest of the temple |
| obverse col 2 38' | The lord stood by the agarû-stone |
| reverse col 3 16' | They sat down at the gate and sat down for him. |
| obverse col 2 11' | ditto, the lord, son of ditto he will recover. |
| reverse col 4 25' | ... that year, its totality. |
| reverse col 4 2' | ... ajal priestess, a gigga priestess |
| obverse col 1 8' | to the side, to the side, to the side, to the side, to the side, to the side. |
| obverse col 2 3' | You should not slander your brickwork with a gude stone, (but) you should not return (it) behind you. |
| reverse col 3 3' | the strength of Enlil and Ninurta |
| obverse col 2 33' | bronze spoon of the Ishtar-reeds |
| obverse col 2 18' | May algame stone, regular offerings of the day, be good |
| reverse col 3 36' | ... |
| reverse col 4 19' | to Ninurta the faithful farmer of An the exalted ruler of Kurgal |
| obverse col 2 28' | madû-stone... |
| obverse col 2 41' | ... they will go in the morning,... |
| obverse col 1 11' | May your name be praised. |
| reverse col 3 4' | May the young woman, mother Babu, come out for the day |
| obverse col 2 17' | to do whatever you wish, it is favourable. |
| reverse col 3 21' | They greet the distant days... |
| reverse col 3 35' | The king in battle the day...... |
| reverse col 3 28' | the king of heaven and earth who surpasses you |
| obverse col 1 5' | May I hear my speaking. |
| reverse col 4 16' | true lady, shining in heaven, daughter of Nisaba, praise! |
| obverse col 2 20' | My king stood with the mada stone. |
| reverse col 3 12' | the hero with a strong weapon |
| obverse col 1 2' | May the hand of Urula, the lord of..., be present in your presence. |
| reverse col 4 24' | Total: 45 lines. |
| reverse col 4 10' | that no one could come up to the bronze axe |
| reverse col 3 10' | In Karnunta’e he... the holy water. |
| obverse col 1 18' | The lord stood by the iiktu-stone |
| reverse col 3 18' | The lord made your radiance surpassing, and he made your heart rejoice |
| reverse col 3 13' | The hero, on the shore of the sea, when he goes |
| reverse col 3 19' | O lord, in the supplication, you rejoice over your furious heart. |
| reverse col 3 2' | May the lord resound my heart! |
| reverse col 4 14' | Lady who inquires after the sajgeg rites of the land, |
| obverse col 2 8' | ... algamii-stone sat down and kissed his feet. |
| obverse col 2 34' | In the ziggurrat of the gods |
| obverse col 2 36' | ... may he take... into my hands. |
| obverse col 2 26' | ... stone |
| obverse col 1 22' | ... saggirmud stone |
| reverse col 3 20' | the regular offering, which he... with long days |
| obverse col 2 42' | ... sat down for him |
| obverse col 2 22' | to dubbani and urutu-stones he smote |
| obverse col 2 37' | For my king he set up a aga stone |
| reverse col 4 5' | In the middle of the night, the bird was not seized, |
| reverse col 4 21' | Your praise is supreme, your praise is supreme |
| obverse col 1 15' | May the mountain musicians sing the giddi ritual |
| obverse col 1 4' | a stone (made) of trunuptu-tree(s), whose scent is sweet for drinking and watching |
| obverse col 2 19' | ... algame-stone, a santukku-stone, in the morning,...... |
| reverse col 4 6' | at its work he entrusted it. |
| reverse col 3 38' | a weapon...... |
| obverse col 1 12' | To the mention of your name... may he resound... |
| reverse col 4 28' | Witness: Bl-a-iddina. |
| reverse col 4 12' | your hoe is a good thing, a dangerous thing |
| obverse col 2 12' | He inquired about the well-being of the water |
| obverse col 2 24' | ...-stone,...-stone |
| obverse col 1 20' | He strews engi-...-stone (and) etirana stone |
| obverse col 2 9' | the en priestess who speaks words to the Land |
| reverse col 4 22' | the house of the father who had engendered him, your praise is sweet. |
| obverse col 1 19' | He spoke to the engeen stone and the engeen stone |
| reverse col 4 3' | .............................. |
| reverse col 3 11' | On a boat he slew like a lion. |
| reverse col 3 9' | a boat at his own time has struck it, he shall be killed. |
| reverse col 3 32' | ... may it be good for the chest of the prostitute |
| reverse col 4 7' | he made the work of her deeds firm. |
| obverse col 2 23' | ... stone,... stone |
| reverse col 3 33' | the broad heart, which to the king...... |
| obverse col 2 35' | May his... be finished... for you. |
| reverse col 3 29' | The king in heaven and underworld... |
| reverse col 4 15' | Lady of the black-headed people, foremost one, who guides the lands |
| obverse col 1 9' | My king, the lord Ninurta, stood before them. |
| obverse col 2 21' | He spoke to the scribal art, the urutum stone |
| obverse col 2 43' | ... my.. when you enter |
| obverse col 1 17' | he set up the u-stone for my king |
| obverse col 2 13' | Just as you go to my city, |
| reverse col 3 26' | whose father Enlil decrees a fate |
| reverse col 3 23' | Ninurta, the king, and Uta'ulu, whose head... |
| reverse col 4 9' | On a throne without interruption with the moon, on a day of life |
| reverse col 3 7' | Lord, before the boat they heard |
| reverse col 4 23' | The king, when its divine radiance is supreme |
| reverse col 4 29' | You shall not write the name of Aur, the name of writing. |
| reverse col 3 17' | he set it up, he set it up. |
| obverse col 2 16' | may you be able to smite(?) with your smiter |
| reverse col 3 15' | the Anunnaki in the house has brought him |
| obverse col 1 14' | The wise one, who knows the price of silver, they shall say. |
| obverse col 2 5' | When you are to make imman-stone and alliga stone into the palace |
| obverse col 1 7' | In my land I have sworn. |
| obverse col 2 44' | In its battle, he sat on a throne. |
| obverse col 2 14' | at the threshing floor of the door stationed |
| reverse col 4 11' | ... like a scepter of scepter, no one goes up to her. |
| obverse col 2 31' | bowl-shaped stone |
| obverse col 2 32' | dubbanu-stone... |
| reverse col 3 24' | It is the 15th day of the king. |
| reverse col 4 27' | son of Ninurta-uballissu, scribe of the king. |
| reverse col 3 8' | he made the boats of its own surpassing |
| reverse col 4 18' | is unfavourable. |
| reverse col 3 37' | with a weapon and a city barge set on fire |
| reverse col 4 8' | from the takku-offering of the nru-priest of Suen and the reed-beds |
| obverse col 2 6' | (If) ditto and ditto to the palace you go, may it not say |
| obverse col 1 25' | Ninurta, son of Enlil |
| obverse col 1 6' | May the noses of the foreign lands be exalted for you |
| reverse col 3 6' | he brought it to the lord's palace. |
| obverse col 2 4' | Ditto, your iitka stone, may it not be removed, may it not be removed from you. |
| reverse col 3 22' | In the presence of Ninurta, king of Uta’ulu, he raised his neck there. |
| obverse col 2 39' | He decrees a fate for Ninurta, the lord, son of Enlil |
| reverse col 4 4' | when his fowler was not able to catch the bird |
| reverse col 4 13' | who gives advice and gives advice in all the lands |
| obverse col 1 24' | Ninurta, the son of Enlil, decreed a fate |
| reverse col 3 31' | O lord, in the supplication of abundance... |
| obverse col 2 15' | to my camp in the steppe I went. |
| reverse col 4 20' | (If) ditto (the moon) sets, the firm foundation of Anu is established, the foundation of Enlil |
| obverse col 2 29' | urutum stone... lord |
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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