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CT 11, pl. 35-36, Sm 1300 (P365236)
lexical, Neo-Assyrian, Nineveh · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE
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| Designation | CT 11, pl. 35-36, Sm 1300 |
|---|---|
| ID | P365236 |
| 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 | ||
| 1' | dadag [...] [...] [...] ⸢el⸣-lu eb-⸢bu⸣ [...] | The pure one ... ... the elu-priestess ... |
| 2' | had₂-had₂ [...] [...] [...] {<MIN(MIN.NA-BI)>} {<MIN(el-lu)>} {<MIN(eb-bu)>} [...] | ... ... ditto, ellu, ebbu |
| 3' | ra₃-ra₃ [...] [...] [...] {<⸢MIN⸣(MIN.NA-BI)>} {<MIN(el-lu)>} {<MIN(eb-bu)>} [...] | (Sum) ... ... (Akk) The ... of the ēšû-priestess, ... |
| 4' | uh₂ [...] [UH₂] {<MIN(u₂-tu)>} na-gar deš-še-ku ru-ʾ-tu₂ | ... sulphur, ditto, the carpenter, the exalted one |
| 5' | uh₂ <(...)> <(UH₂)> <(u₂-tu na-gar deš-še-ku)> ru-pu-uš-tu₂ | <(...)> ..., the carpenter, the exalted one, |
| 6' | uh₂ <(...)> <(UH₂)> <(u₂-tu na-gar deš-še-ku)> il-la-tu₂ | uḫu-plant, <(...-plant),> nagar plant, desšku-plant |
| 7' | uh₂ <(...)> <(UH₂)> <(u₂-tu na-gar deš-še-ku)> im-tu₂ | <(...)> ..., the carpenter, was born. |
| 8' | uh₂ <(...)> <(UH₂)> <(u₂-tu na-gar deš-še-ku)> uh-hu | <(...)> ... the carpenter ... ... |
| 9' | uh₂ <(...)> <(UH₂)> <(u₂-tu na-gar deš-še-ku)> ha-ah-hu | uḫu-plant, <(...-plant)>, nagar, deššeku-plant |
| 10' | uh₂ <(...)> <(UH₂)> <(u₂-tu na-gar deš-še-ku)> hur-hum-ma-tum | uḫu-plant, <nāgu-plant>, the carpenter, ..., Ḫurhummatum |
| 11' | zabar [...]-⸢x⸣ |UD.KA.BAR| u₂-⸢tu ka bar-ra⸣-ku si-par-⸢ru⸣ | (Sum) The bronze ... (Akk) The iron ..., the bronze u-e-tu |
| 12' | zabar <(...)> |UD.KA.BAR| <(u₂-tu ka bar-ra-ku)> qu-[u] | bronze, <(I am)> a bronze ..., I am a qû-demon |
| 13' | zabar <(...)> |UD.KA.BAR| <(u₂-tu ka bar-ra-ku)> sap-[pu] | bronze, <(I am)> a bronze ..., (but) I am a sappu |
| 14' | zabar <(...)> |UD.KA.BAR| <(u₂-tu ka bar-ra-ku)> ⸢kak⸣-[ku] | bronze, <(I am the one who opens] the mouth (of the gods)>, ekak-eku-plant |
| 15' | zabar <(...)> |UD.KA.BAR| <(u₂-tu ka bar-ra-ku)> el-[lu] | bronze, <(... of)> agate, pure (and) pure mouth |
| 16' | zabar <(...)> |UD.KA.BAR| <(u₂-tu ka bar-ra-ku)> eb-[bu] | bronze, <(I am] the one who opens my mouth to speak(?)> |
| 17' | zabar <(...)> |UD.KA.BAR| <(u₂-tu ka bar-ra-ku)> nam-[ru] | bronze, <(I am)> a shining(?) |
| 18' | zabar <(...)> |UD.KA.BAR| <(u₂-tu ka bar-ra-ku)> šen-[nu] | bronze, <(I am)> the one who opens my mouth |
| 19' | zabar <(...)> |UD.KA.BAR| <(u₂-tu ka bar-ra-ku)> mu-ša₂-[lu] | bronze, <(I am)> the one who opens the mouth (of the gods), |
| 20' | zabar <(...)> |UD.KA.BAR| <(u₂-tu ka bar-ra-ku)> hu-ut-[pu] | <(I am)> a bronze ..., I have cast (it).” |
| 21' | abbununnu [...] |UD.MUD.NUN.KI| {<MIN(u₂-tu)>} mu-ud nu-un ki-ki {d}[...] | The abununnu priestess of Dilmun |
| 22' | abbununnu <(...)> |UD.MUD.NUN.KI| <(u₂-tu mu-ud nu-un ki-ki)> u₄-mu da-aʾ-⸢mu⸣ | The abunnu priestess of the <Šamaš temple>, the one who does not know a husband, the day of Da’al-emu-e23 |
| 23' | heš{ki} [he-eš] [UD]{ki} {<MIN(u₂-tu)>} ki-ki {<ŠU(heš)>} | Heš, hesu, UD, kiki, |
| 24' | haš₃{ki} ⸢ha-aš₂⸣ [UD]{ki} {<MIN(u₂-tu)>} ki-ki {<ŠU(haš)>} | Haš, Haṣāṣu, DITTO, Kiki |
| 25' | UD{ki} ⸢wa⸣-ṣi-it ⸢UD⸣{ki} {<MIN(u₂-tu)>} ki-ki {<ŠU(waṣit)>} | “Dad, Ewa-ešbit, E-UD-e-23, ditto, Ki-ki, |
| 26' | UD{ki} ⸢ma⸣-ṣi-it UD{ki} {<MIN(u₂-tu)>} ki-ki {<ŠU(maṣit)>} | “It is the day of the ēšû-demon, it is the night of the ditto day, (it is) the place of the evil-doer. |
| 27' | adab{ki} ⸢a⸣-da-ab |UD.NUN|{ki} {<MIN(u₂-tu)>} nu-un ki-ki x x x x | Adab, the Ea-edab temple, the Uruk, the ditto place |
| 28' | adab{mušen} ⸢a⸣-ra-ab |UD.NUN|{mušen} {<MIN(u₂-tu)>} {<MIN(nu-un)>} mu-še-en-nu-u u-sa-[bu] | The adab bird, the ea-e-rab bird, (and) the ditto muše-nû-bird |
| 29' | zimbir{ki} ⸢zi⸣-im-bir |UD.GIŠ%GIŠ.NUN|{ki} {<MIN(u₂-tu)>} ki-ib nu-un ki-ki si-ip-[par] | (In) Sippar, Ezid-Imbir, the “Geminorum of the World's End,’ |
| 30' | ararma a-ra-ar-ma |UD.UNUG|{ki} {<MIN(u₂-tu)>} eš gu-nu-u₂ ki-ki la-⸢ar⸣-[sa] | Ararma I smote, and Uruk ditto, the shrine Gunû, the place of her demons |
| 31' | sirara₂ si-ra-ra |UD.MA₂.AB×HA.ŠIR|{ki} {<MIN(u₂-tu)>} ma-a ša₂ eš-še-ku ku-u-a i-gub si-ir ...] | Sirara, Sirara of Udmāb-Ḫašūri, a ditto, saying: “I am the one who is chosen by the heart, I am youršeku, I will stand by you. The yoke |
| 32' | iti₆ i-id |UD.AN.ŠEŠ.KI| {<MIN(u₂-tu)>} na-an-na-ku ṣi-⸢it⸣ [...] | (In) the month of Šabaṭu (VII), ditto (is) “I will not be afraid, I will not ... the ṣītu-e23 ritual |
| 33' | iti₆ <(i-id)> |UD.AN.ŠEŠ.KI| <(u₂-tu na-an-na-ku)> el-[lu] | (In) the month of Šamaš, I am pure |
| 34' | iti₆ <(i-id)> |UD.AN.ŠEŠ.KI| <(u₂-tu na-an-na-ku)> eb-[bu] | (In) the month of Šamaš, (when) I was born, I was bright |
| 35' | iti₆ <(i-id)> |UD.AN.ŠEŠ.KI| <(u₂-tu na-an-na-ku)> ⸢nam⸣-[ru] | (In) the month of Šabaṭu (VII), I shall not be a slave |
| 36' | e₃ e e₃ {<MIN(u₂-tu)>} a-ra-gub-bu-u a-[ṣu-u] | Go out, go out! |
| 37' | e₃ <(e)> <(e₃)> <(u₂-tu a-ra-gub-bu-u)> e-[re-bu] | <Go out>, go out! I will stand before you, I will enter. |
| 38' | e₃ <(e)> <(e₃)> <(u₂-tu a-ra-gub-bu-u)> na-[pa-hu] | <Go out>, go out! I will stand before you” (Sumerian) |
| 39' | e₃ <(e)> <(e₃)> <(u₂-tu a-ra-gub-bu-u)> na-[pa-šu] | <Go out, go out>, I will stand before you. |
| 40' | e₃ <(e)> <(e₃)> <(u₂-tu a-ra-gub-bu-u)> na-[...] | Come out, come out! I want to stand before you |
| 41' | e₃ <(e)> <(e₃)> <(u₂-tu a-ra-gub-bu-u)> šu-[pu] | <Go out>, go out! I am standing before you” |
| 42' | e₃ <(e)> <(e₃)> <(u₂-tu a-ra-gub-bu-u)> ru-[ub-bu-u] | <Go out, go out>, stand up, rise! |
| 43' | e₃ <(e)> <(e₃)> <(u₂-tu a-ra-gub-bu-u)> a-[...] | <I want to go out>, I want to stand (in the street) ... |
| 44' | e₃ <(e)> <(e₃)> <(u₂-tu a-ra-gub-bu-u)> a-[ba-lu] | <Go out>, go out! I will stand before you, I will praise you! |
| r i' | ||
| 1' | akkil₂ <(...)> |AD.KID| <(...)> ši-[si-tu] | akkil-plant |
| 2' | akkil₂ <(...)> |AD.KID| <(...)> ta-[...] | Akkil ... |
| 3' | akkil₂ <(...)> |AD.KID| <(...)> E₂-⸢x⸣-[...] | Akkil |
| 4' | akkil₂ <(...)> |AD.KID| <(...)> E₂-⸢x⸣-[...] | Akkil |
| 5' | ešsadu eš-sa-du |AB.HA.ZAG.GABA.HU| eš ku-u-a zag ga-⸢ab⸣ mu-še-nu-u is-[hu ...] | The esadu-priestess, the abḫazzagû-priest, the holy shrine, I want to ... the right (and) left (of the throne). The musvēnu-prisoner, the incantation priest |
| 6' | niŋin₆{ki} ni-na-a nina{ki} ša₂ eš-še-ku ku-u-a i-gub ki-ki {<⸢ŠU⸣(nina)>} | In Nippur, in Nineveh, in the sanctuaries of Ku’a stationed. |
| 7' | sirara₅{ki} si-ra-ra UNUG{ki} eš-še gu-un ki-ki {<ŠU(sirara)>} | Sirara, si’ara, Uruk, the shrine, the throne of Kiki |
| 8' | unug{ki} u₂-nu-ug UNUG{ki} {<MIN(eš-še)>} gu-un {<MIN(ki-ki)>} u₂-[...] | Uruk ... Uruk, ... the talents of Uruk |
| 9' | unugi u₂-nu-gi |AB×GAL| GAL ša₂ eš-še-ku gal-la i-gub par-ṣu ⸢e⸣-[...] | Urugi, the great unigi priestess, the one of the great shrine, stood by the rites of the E22e23 temple |
| 10' | KU₇{ki} bu-be₂-e [KU₇]{ki} uš nu-til ki-ki {<ŠU(bube)>} ⸢IRI⸣{[ki]} | The bubê-priests of Kutha did not finish, the kiki-priestess of E-e-23 |
| 11' | šindilib{ki} šen-di-lib [KU₇]{ki} {<MIN(uš)>} nu-til {<MIN(ki-ki)>} šen-di-⸢li⸣-[ib ...] | Šindilib Vendilib Kushite, not finished, Vendu-elīb |
| 12' | ku₇-ku₇ ku-uk-ku ⸢KU₇⸣-KU₇{ki} uš nu-til MIN.NA-BI ṭa-a-bu | Sweet, sweet kukku-vessel of E-KU. Its ditto means “it is not finished.' |
| 12a' | ku₇-ku₇ <(ku-uk-ku)> <(KU₇-KU₇{ki)>} <(uš nu-til MIN.NA-BI)> [...] | Sweet, <(Kukku)>, ..., not finished, its ditto |
| 13' | ku₇-ku₇ <(ku-uk-ku)> <(KU₇-KU₇{ki)>} <(uš nu-til MIN.NA-bi)> da-aš₂-pu | Sweet, <(Kukku)>, (the city) that is not finished, (its) ditto is swollen. |
| 13a' | ku₇-ku₇ <(ku-uk-ku)> <(KU₇-KU₇{ki)>} <(uš nu-til MIN.NA-bi)> [...] | Sweet, <(Kukku)>, (the city) that is not finished, its ditto is |
| 14' | ku₇-ku₇ <(ku-uk-ku)> <(KU₇-KU₇{ki)>} <(uš nu-til MIN.NA-BI)> a-hu-[u] | Sweet, <(sweet)> Babylon, (its) second is Aḫû |
| 15' | ku₇-ku₇ <(ku-uk-ku)> <(KU₇-KU₇{ki)>} <(uš nu-til MIN.NA-BI)> šid-da-⸢at⸣ [...] | Sweet, <(sweet)> Babylon, (its) second is Šidda-eat-e23 |
| 16' | ku₁₀-ku₁₀ MIN-{<MIN(ku-uk-ku)>} |MI.MI| gi-gig MIN.NA-BI e-ṭu-[tu] | (If) it is dark: ditto (he will experience) a seizure of the gigig-disease. |
| 17' | ku₁₀-ku₁₀ <(ku-uk-ku)> |MI.MI| <(gi-gig MIN.NA-BI)> ek-le-[tu] | <It is dark, it is dark.” |
| 18' | ku₁₀-ku₁₀ <(ku-uk-ku)> |MI.MI| <(gi-gig MIN.NA-BI)> ta-ra-[x] | (If) it is dark: he will die. |
| 19' | ku₁₀-ku₁₀ <(ku-uk-ku)> |MI.MI| <(gi-gig MIN.NA-BI)> da-ʾ-[mu] | <It is dark, it is dark.” |
| 20' | ku₁₀-ku₁₀ <(ku-uk-ku)> |MI.MI| <(gi-gig MIN.NA-BI)> du-ʾ-u₂-[mu] | <It is dark, it is dark.” |
| 21' | di₄-di₄ [...] TUR-TUR du-mu ⸢MIN⸣.NA-BI ṣe-eh-he-ru-⸢tum⸣ | The small ones ..., the sons of the ēmina-house, the ṣḫerûtum-house |
| 22' | di₄-di₄ <(...)> <(TUR-TUR)> <(du-mu ⸢MIN⸣.NA-BI)> daq-qa-qu-⸢tum⸣ | The tiny ones, the <small ones>, the sons of the E-min-e-na-BI, the daqqaqû-priests, |
| 23' | di₄-di₄ <(...)> <(TUR-TUR)> <(du-mu ⸢MIN⸣.NA-BI)> duq-qu-qu-tum | The tiny ones, the <small ones>, the sons of the ešmina-house, the duqququtu-house |
| 24' | di₄-di₄ <(...)> <(TUR-TUR)> <(du-mu ⸢MIN⸣.NA-BI)> suk-ku-ku-tum | The tiny ones, the <small ones>, the sons of the E-min-e-na-BI, sukkukutum |
| 25' | di₄-di₄ <(...)> <(TUR-TUR)> <(du-mu ⸢MIN⸣.NA-BI)> un-nu-šu₂-tum | The tiny ones, <(the small ones)>, the sons of the E-min-e-na-BI, the unnuš-tum |
| 26' | di₄-di₄ <(...)> <(TUR-TUR)> <(du-mu ⸢MIN⸣.NA-BI)> un-nu-tu₂-tum | The tiny ones, the <small ones>, the children of the E-min-e-na-BI, the unborn ones, |
| 27' | di₄-di₄ <(...)> <(TUR-TUR)> <(du-mu ⸢MIN⸣.NA-BI)> rab-bu | The tiny ones, the <small ones>, the grandson of the E-min-e-na-BI |
| 27a' | di₄-di₄ <(...)> <(TUR-TUR)> <(du-mu ⸢MIN⸣.NA-BI)> dal-lu | The tiny ones, <(the small ones)>, the sons of the E-min-e-na-BI, the allu priestess, |
| 28' | di₄-di₄ <(...)> <(TUR-TUR)> <(du-mu ⸢MIN⸣.NA-BI)> pa-a-qu | The tiny ones, the <small ones>, the sons of the E-min-e-na-BI, are taken away. |
| 29' | ibila [...] |DUMU.UŠ| du-mu ni-ta-ha-ku ap-lu | heir of ..., son of Nitaḫaku, the steward |
| 29a' | ibila <(...)> |DUMU.UŠ| <(du-mu ni-ta-ha-ku)> ma-ru | The heir (is) the son of Nitaḫāku. |
| 29b' | ibila <(...)> |DUMU.UŠ| <(du-mu ni-ta-ha-ku)> šu-mu | The heir (is) the son of Nitaḫumu. |
| 30' | ibila₂ [...] |DUMU.ARAD| {<MIN(du-mu)>} ni-it-ta-ku {<MIN(ap-lu)>} | The heir of ..., a slave, we did not let go |
| 30a' | ibila₂ <(...)> |DUMU.ARAD| <(du-mu ni-it-ta-ku)> {<MIN(ma-ru)>} | heir of a slave, we (are) sons |
| 30b' | ibila₂ <(...)> |DUMU.ARAD| <(du-mu ni-it-ta-ku)> {<MIN(šu-mu)>} | The heir (is) the son-in-law (of) Nittāmu. |
| 31' | ibila₃ [...] |DUMU.SAG| {<MIN(du-mu)>} sag-ga-ku {<MIN(ap-lu)>} | heir of ..., eunuch, sag-ga-ku, ditto, |
| 31a' | ibila₃ <(...)> |DUMU.SAG| <(du-mu sag-ga-ku)> {<MIN(ma-ru)>} | heir of the eunuch, the first-born son |
| 31b' | ibila₃ <(...)> |DUMU.SAG| <(du-mu sag-ga-ku)> {<MIN(šu-mu)>} | heir of the eunuch, my first-born son |
| 32' | ibilaₓ(|TUR.DIŠ|) [...] |TUR.DIŠ| {<MIN(du-mu)>} de-eš-še-ku {<MIN(ap-lu)>} | The heirs of ..., the eldest son, the one who decrees justice, |
| 32a' | ibilaₓ(|TUR.DIŠ|) <(...)> |TUR.DIŠ| <(du-mu de-eš-še-ku)> {<MIN(ma-ru)>} | The heir, the <child’s> son, the one who seeks a lawsuit |
| 32b' | ibilaₓ(|TUR.DIŠ|) <(...)> |TUR.DIŠ| <(du-mu de-eš-še-ku)> {<MIN(šu-mu)>} | The heir, the <shepherd’s son” (Šumma ālu 31 unknown) (is) my daughter. |
| 33' | banda₃{da} [...] TUR{da} {<MIN(du-mu)>} da-ad-du-u šer₃-ru | The young man ..., the small one, the mighty one, |
| 33a' | banda₃{da} <(...)> <(TUR{da)>} <(du-mu da-ad-du-u)> ṣe-eh-ru | Young man, <(young man, you young woman),” addû-demon |
| 34' | banda₃{da} <(...)> <(TUR{da)>} <(du-mu da-ad-du-u)> la-ʾ-u | Young man, <(you are)> a young child, a lā’u-demon |
| 34a' | banda₃{da} <(...)> <(TUR{da)>} <(du-mu da-ad-du-u)> la-ku-u | Young man, <(young man, the young man is)> weak, |
| 35' | banda₃{da} <(...)> <(TUR{da)>} <(du-mu da-ad-du-u)> ek-du | Young man, <(you are)> a young child, a weak one, |
| 35a' | banda₃{da} <(...)> <(TUR{da)>} <(du-mu da-ad-du-u)> uk-ku-du | Young man, <(you are)> a young child, a slain child, |
| 36' | banda₃{da} <(...)> <(TUR{da)>} <(du-mu da-ad-du-u)> rid-du | Young man, <(you are)> the one who is to be smitten, young man, riddu |
| 36a' | banda₃{da} <(...)> <(TUR{da)>} <(du-mu da-ad-du-u)> ta-šim-tu₂ | Young man, <(you are)> a slain child, a dying child, |
| 37' | banda₃{da} <(...)> <(TUR{da)>} <(du-mu da-ad-du-u)> tak-ši-ru | Young man, <(you are)> a young child, a takširu |
| 38' | banda₃{da} <(...)> <(TUR{da)>} <(du-mu da-ad-du-u)> ba-an-du-u | “The young man, the young woman, the one who is torn out, |
| 39' | hibiz [...] |TUR.DIŠ| [...] [ru]-⸢uš⸣-šu₂-u | ... a pig ... his ru'eušû |
| 40' | hibiz <(...)> |TUR.DIŠ| <(...)> [ru-te]-eš-šu₂-u | <(...)> a young child, whose limbs |
| 41' | hibiz <(...)> |TUR.DIŠ| <(...)> [uk]-ku-du | <...> a pig ... he slaughtered |
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