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CT 12, pl. 34-35, K 00197+ (P365268)
lexical, Neo-Assyrian, Nineveh · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE
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| Designation | CT 12, pl. 34-35, K 00197+ |
|---|---|
| ID | P365268 |
| Museum no. | BM — |
| Collection | British Museum, London, UK |
| Language | Sumerian; Akkadian |
| Period | Neo-Assyrian · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE |
| Genre | lexical |
| 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) |
|---|---|---|
| o i | ||
| 1 | ad gi ma-la-ku | “I am a reed-bearing ... |
| 2 | ad ŋar ma-la-ku | “Ad-bar, the rider, |
| 3 | ⸢ad⸣-gi₄-gi₄ ma-li-ku | “Adi-gigi, the lord, |
| 4 | {sa}sa₂ ma-li-ku | the “finger-nail of a man’s |
| 5 | ⸢sa₂⸣-ŋar ma-li-ku | the sa-ebar temple of Maliku |
| 6 | ⸢sa₂⸣-ŋar-ŋar ma-li-ku | The sa-ebarbar (temple) is a place of relaxation. |
| 7 | ⸢sa₂⸣-ŋa₂ ma-li-ku | “The esa’eba-vessel is empty— |
| 8 | ⸢sa₂⸣-ŋa₂-ŋa₂ ma-li-ku | The sa-e-ba-dība (temple) is in good condition. |
| 9 | [x]-ŋar ma-li-ku | ... of the temple |
| 10 | [x]-ŋar ma-li-ku | ... of the temple |
| 11 | [x]-KA-ŋar ma-li-ku | ...-KA-bar, the temple administrator |
| 12 | [šag₄]-⸢kuš₂⸣-u₃ ma-li-ku | a šagkusû-vessel |
| 13 | {⸢gal⸣-ga}ŋalga mil-ku | “It is a palace, it is an exercise in wisdom, |
| 14 | [ma]-al-ga {<MIN(mil-ku)>} EME.SAL | malga (means) lizard |
| 15 | lugal ma-al-ku | king of Malku |
| 16 | barag [ma]-⸢al⸣-ku | The dais is mine |
| 17 | dara₃ [...] | wild ... goat |
| 18 | {d}ma-lik [...] | The god Malik |
| 19 | {d}inana ŋalga sud ma-[lu-ka]-⸢tu⸣ | Inana, the exalted balag priestess of Maluk |
| 20 | ma-al-gi₄-a{ki} ma-al-⸢gu⸣-u | Malgia Malgium |
| 21 | murgu ma-al-gu-u | “The murgu-flood is a mash-tub. |
| 22 | kud da-a-nu | (a kind of fish) |
| 23 | kud-da da-a-nu | (a kind of scepter) |
| 24 | zag-{ša₂}ša₄ du-un-nu | |
| 25 | ŋeš-nu₂-AŠ-nu₂ din-nu-tu₂ | “If he lies down, a lawsuit |
| 26 | [niŋ₂]-⸢saŋ⸣-il₂-la di-na-a-nu | Give it to Ni-esa-e-ila |
| 27 | [niŋ₂]{⸢x⸣-ig}SU nin-da-nu | a nindanu-container |
| 28 | [...]{[...]-⸢da⸣-na}na nin-da-nu | ... his food offerings |
| 29 | [ud] ⸢dug₄⸣-ga a-dan-nu | the day of the eduga ritual |
| 30 | an-za-gar₃ di-im-tu₂ | Anzagar, the diamtu priestess |
| 31 | {er}er₂ di-im-tu₂ | the “finger-of-a-god’s-eye‽ |
| 32 | di di-i-nu | a lawsuit |
| 33 | {du-ug}dug₄ e-re-šu₂ | a pleasant sleep |
| 34 | al di e-re-šu₂ | |
| 35 | di e-re-šu₂ | to render a verdict |
| 36 | ⸢saŋ⸣ e-re-šu₂ | (a kind of plant) |
| 37 | saŋ BU-BU-ru u₂-ra-šu₂ | sa BU-BU-ru (means) to spread out |
| 38 | tug₂ siki {mu-ud-ru}BU a-ra-šu₂ | a woolen garment for the scepter of prayer |
| 39 | tug₂ saŋ e₂ dug₄-ga ur-ru-šu₂ | a good quality textile for the house of the chief cook |
| 40 | tug₂ saŋ reš-tu-u₂ | first-class textile |
| 41 | tug₂-gu-za saŋ reš-tu-u₂ | a throne, first quality |
| 42 | tug₂ mu-dur₇{mu-ud-ra} ṣu-bat a-riš-ti | a cloth for a young child, a garment for the knees of a child |
| 43 | {tug₂}bar-ra-si-il-la₂ ṣu-bat a-riš-ti | a šapputu-garment, the garment of the past |
| 44 | {tug₂}niŋ₂-ugu-gam-ma ṣu-bat a-riš-ti | a cloak, the garment of a woman |
| 45 | {u₂}ugu-dil i-riš-tu₂ šam-mu | a kind of weed |
| 46 | bar-bi-še ŋar me-re-ša₂-a-tu | “Its outside is a sea of reeds |
| 47 | zag-DIL ri-ša₂-a-tu | |
| 48 | niŋ₂-me-ŋar ri-ša₂-a-tu | |
| 49 | aš₂ ha-ša₂-hu | aš-ḫašāḫu |
| 50 | aš₂ di ha-ša₂-hu | a kind of reed |
| o ii | ||
| 1 | aš₂ din ha-ša₂-⸢hu⸣ | Judged by Hašahu. |
| 2 | aš₂ bal ha-ša₂-hu | a kind of reed bundle |
| 3 | a₂-aš₂ hi-ših-tu₂ | a kind of reed |
| 4 | a₂-šita₄ {<MIN(hi-ših-tu₂)>} | (a kind of sulphur) |
| 5 | su-gu₇ hu-šah-hu | |
| 6 | hi-li ha-ša₂-šu | radiance, splendor |
| 7 | gi-šu₂ hi-i-šu₂ | reed, weed |
| 8 | gi-šu₂-a {<MIN(hi-i-šu₂)>} | a reed |
| 9 | gi-zu₂-keš₂ {<MIN(hi-i-šu₂)>} | reed basket |
| 10 | {bu-luh}buluh ha-a-šu₂ | a kind of sulphur |
| 11 | aš₂ buluh {<MIN(ha-a-šu₂)>} | As for the buluḫ-plant |
| 12 | ud šu₂-uš-ru u₄-mu ha-šu-u₂ | The day of the harvest, the favourable day |
| 13 | he₂ an-nu | may Anu |
| 14 | na an-nu | na (means) Annu |
| 15 | na-nam an-nu | indeed Anu |
| 16 | an {d}a-nu-um | Anum, |
| 17 | |AN.NA|{na-ag-ga} a-na-ku | I am a naĝa-priest |
| 18 | en e-nu | the lord of Enu |
| 19 | ereš en-tum | ereš entum |
| 20 | ereš-diŋir-⸢ra⸣ {<MIN(en-tum)>} | Erešdibirae |
| 21 | AN-[...] an-tum | ... Antu |
| 22 | {še}in-nu-HA ⸢x⸣-[...]-nu | InnuHA, ...-nu |
| 23 | ab-{kur}kur₂ e-[nu-u] | the foreign lands he conquered |
| 24 | šimbirida{sar} ni-⸢nu⸣-[u] | šimbirida plant |
| 25 | ku₆ nu-nu | fish that are not suckling |
| 26 | NUN {<MIN(nu-nu)>} | prince |
| 27 | nun{zabar} nu-un-nu | the bronze ruler did not lie down, |
| 28 | še ma-ga-rum | barley of Magarum |
| 29 | še-ga {<MIN(ma-ga-rum)>} | šega |
| 30 | DIL {<MIN(ma-ga-rum)>} | DIL (means) ditto Magarum |
| 31 | ŋeš tuku {<MIN(ma-ga-rum)>} | If he has a son |
| 32 | {lu₂}sikil-du₃-a ma-ag-ru-u | the maiden Agrû |
| 33 | inim sikil-du₃-a ma-ag-ri-tu | the slanderous words |
| 34 | {i-bi-ra}ibira dam-ka-rum | “Ibi-ra-ibira Amkarum |
| 35 | dam-gar₃ {<MIN(dam-ka-rum)>} | merchant, ditto merchant |
| 36 | {pa-a}pad₃ na-bu-u | “Pāya-nabû |
| 37 | dil bad {<MIN(na-bu-u)>} | single wall, ditto |
| 38 | gu₃{gu} de₂ {<MIN(na-bu-u)>} | “The roaring one, ditto, |
| 39 | {sa-a}še₂₁ {<MIN(na-bu-u)>} | sa-še, ditto, |
| 40 | {d}muati {<MIN(na-bu-u)>} | Nabû, ditto |
| 41 | {d}na-bi-um {<MIN(na-bu-u)>} | Nabû |
| 42 | {tug₂}{da-ra}dara₂ ni-bit-tu₂ | a šapputu-garment |
| 43 | da-da-ra nin-bu-tu | Dadara, Ninbutu, |
| 44 | i-lu nu-bu-u | a lament not to be uttered |
| 45 | i-lu-di mu-nam-bu-u | (Sum) The lamentation priest, the one who sings a lament (Akk) The song that the lamenter sings |
| 46 | u₂-gu₃ de₂ na-ʾ-bu-tum | |
| 47 | {lu₂}u₂-gu₃-de₂ mun-nab-tum | the gude priest of Munnabtum |
| 48 | nim lal₃ nu-ub-tu₂ | he did not give birth to honey. |
| 49 | pad₃ za-ka-rum | pad of Zakarum |
| 50 | pad₃-da {<MIN(za-ka-rum)>} | chosen by ditto |
| 51 | mu {<MIN(za-ka-rum)>} | year: “Zakarum. |
| 52 | niŋ₂-saŋ-il₂-la zuk-ku-ru-tu₂ | “Ni-sa-b-ila-zukkurtu-disease, |
| 53 | mah-di ti-iz-qa-rum | exalted one of Tizqarum, |
| 54 | gal-di <(ti-iz-qa-rum)> | <(the one who smites the throat)>, |
| r i | ||
| 1 | nu zi-ka-rum | not zikarum |
| 2 | na {<MIN(zi-ka-rum)>} | |
| 3 | DIL {<MIN(zi-ka-rum)>} | DIL, ditto |
| 4 | pap {<MIN(zi-ka-rum)>} | total, ditto. |
| 5 | {ni-ta-ah}nita {<MIN(zi-ka-rum)>} | male pigeon |
| 6 | {ni-ta}nita₂ {<MIN(zi-ka-rum)>} | male slave, ditto |
| 7 | gi {<MIN(zi-ka-rum)>} | reed |
| 8 | ŋeš {<MIN(zi-ka-rum)>} | |
| 9 | mu {<MIN(zi-ka-rum)>} | year: “Did you see me?> |
| 10 | me {<MIN(zi-ka-rum)>} | me ditto, |
| 11 | NI {<MIN(zi-ka-rum)>} | NI, ditto, |
| 12 | tin {<MIN(zi-ka-rum)>} | wine |
| 13 | mu-tin {<MIN(zi-ka-rum)>} EME.SAL | “Mutin, ditto, emesal, |
| 14 | ⸢zik⸣-rum {<ŠU(zik-rum)>} | ezikrum plant |
| 15 | [...] ⸢x⸣ se-ki-ru | ... eškiru-plant |
| 16 | [...] [...] | |
| 17 | [...] [...] | |
| 18 | [...] [...] | |
| 19 | a ⸢igi kar₂⸣ [...] | ... water of the quay |
| 20 | a gir₅-gir₅-⸢re⸣ [...] | “Alas, I want to go down to the ruins of the city’s ruin mounds! |
| 21 | ⸢pad₃⸣ [ta-mu]-⸢u₂⸣ | “You are adjured, you are exalted, |
| 22 | pad₃-da {<⸢MIN⸣(ta-mu-u₂)>} | chosen by E-min-e-tamû |
| 23 | kud-da {<MIN(ta-mu-u₂)>} | kudda (means) |
| 24 | saŋ-bi {<MIN(ta-mu-u₂)>} | Its value (is) ditto |
| 25 | {lu₂}nam-erim₂-kud-da tam-ma-[ʾ-u₂] | the šandabakku-priest |
| 26 | {lu₂}saŋ-bi-tuku₄-tuku₄ {<MIN(tam-ma-ʾ-u₂)>} | the sabituku priest |
| 27 | maš-tab-ba tu-ʾa-[mu] | |
| 28 | {ŋeš}ig maš-tab-ba tu-ʾ-ma-[tum] | a door with a toggle pin |
| 29 | dim tim-⸢mu⸣ | a statue of myself |
| 30 | bala-bala-e at-mu-u₂ | (Sum) I am the one who makes the bala-balaŋ drums tremble (Akk) The one who make balabala and atmû drums |
| 31 | inim bala-bala-e mu-ta-mu-u₂ | (Sum) The word of the balabala is to be uttered (Akk) It is to utter balaŋ words |
| 32 | zag ta-me-⸢tu₂⸣ | on the right side of Tamētu |
| 33 | zag KU {<MIN(ta-me-tu₂)>} ta-mu-[u₂] | “The right side of the throat is a tammû-disease. |
| 34 | šag₄ tuku₄-[tuku₄] [...] | The one who makes the heart tremble |
| 35 | lipiš tuku₄-[tuku₄] [...] | (who) has sinned |
| 36 | [...] [...] | |
| 37 | ⸢x⸣ [...] [...] | |
| 38 | SAR [...] [...] | ... ... |
| 39 | KI [...] [...] | ... ... |
| 40 | izi šu [hu-uz] [...] | May the hand of the fire extinguish |
| 41 | ⸢nigin₃⸣ [...] | ... enigin-plant |
| 42 | ⸢agrun⸣ [...] | The agrun temple |
| 43 | gambi{[mušen]} [...] | The gambi bird |
| 44 | ⸢bar⸣ [...] | ... ebaru-plant |
| 45 | dab {<MIN(...)>} | DITTO <...> |
| 46 | la₂ {<MIN(...)>} | not ditto |
| 47 | im-ri-a kim-[tu₂] | from the Imriya family |
| 48 | uzu-dirig ka-mu-nu | meat of the kammunu-plant |
| 49 | {u₂}gamun{sar} ka-mu-[nu] | kammunu-plant |
| 50 | ninda šu gid₂-da ka-ma-[nu] | long-tablets of bread |
| 51 | gideštaₓ(|GAR.ŠANABI.SILA₃|){gi-diš-ta} {<MIN(ka-ma-nu)>} | a kind of reed mat |
| 52 | gidešta{{<MIN(gi-diš-ta)>}} {<MIN(ka-ma-nu)>} | (a kind of reed) |
| 53 | gideštaₓ(|GAR.KINGUSILI.SILA₃|){{<MIN(gi-diš-ta)>}} {<MIN(ka-ma-nu)>} | a kind of tree |
| r ii | ||
| 1 | tar ša₂-a-mu | a substitute for my own |
| 2 | ŋar {<MIN(ša₂-a-mu)>} | |
| 3 | šum₂ {<MIN(ša₂-a-mu)>} | If ditto |
| 4 | nam šim-tum | Namšimtum |
| 5 | nam tar šim-tum ša₂-a-mu | a fate determined by fate |
| 6 | an-usan ši-me-tan | anusan šimetan |
| 7 | še-ga še-mu-u₂ | pure, pure |
| 8 | gin₇ šum-ma | If (it is) like |
| 9 | šag₄ ki mu₂ ta-šim-tu₂ | The field, the place of rejoicing |
| 10 | zag-šu₂ ši-im-tu₂ | Hand of life |
| 11 | zib₂ DIB {<MIN(ši-im-tu₂)>} | ..., omitted. |
| 12 | izi sag₃-ge {<MIN(ši-im-tu₂)>} | The one who scatters the fire |
| 13 | sag₃-ge {<MIN(ši-im-tu₂)>} | to strike, ditto |
| 14 | zib₂ {<MIN(ši-im-tu₂)>} | a type of emmer |
| 15 | še-gin₂ {<MIN(ši-im-tu₂)>} | (a kind of reed) |
| 16 | ⸢nim⸣-ma la₂ ša₂-ma-tum | |
| 17 | ⸢suhur⸣-re {<MIN(ša₂-ma-tum)>} | ēsuhur-plant |
| 18 | ⸢gu₂⸣ ri-a {<MIN(ša₂-ma-tum)>} | The throne-dais |
| 19 | sig₉-ga{⸢sig-ga⸣} {<MIN(ša₂-ma-tum)>} | sig-ga-esig-e23, šamatum |
| 20 | tukum-bi šum-ma | If that |
| 21 | ⸢ud-da⸣ {<MIN(šum-ma)>} | |
| 22 | ⸢zag⸣-ŋar-ra {<MIN(šum-ma)>} | ešag-ebara plant |
| 23 | {[u₂]}⸢sumunda(|(LAGAR׊E).ŠE|){sar} šu-mut-tu₂ | esumunda plant |
| 24 | [...] ⸢šum₂⸣{sar} šu-u₂-mu | It is the šum’e23 plant |
| 25 | an ša₂-mu-u₂ | heaven and earth |
| 26 | idim {<MIN(ša₂-mu-u₂)>} | |
| 27 | [ur₅]-ra-aš {<MIN(ša₂-mu-u₂)>} | urrāš (means) |
| 28 | zib šim-tan | šimtan-stone |
| 29 | ⸢saman⸣ šum-man-nu ša₂ GUD | another samannu-plant |
| 30 | [eš₂]-la₂ {<MIN(šum-man-nu)>} | ešla (means) <ditto> |
| 31 | [eš₂]-⸢kiri₃⸣ {<MIN(šum-man-nu)>} | eš’ekiri-e23 |
| 32 | {[ŋeš]}gu₂ zi-ri₂-gum {<MIN(šum-man-nu)>} ša₂ PU₂ | The neck of the ziggurat is the <ditto> of the well. |
| 33 | ⸢gu₂⸣-bar-ra šum-man-nu | a kind of throne |
| 34 | ⸢peš₂⸣-{ŋeš}gi u₂-šum-mu | The e’ešummu-plant |
| 35 | ⸢ar₂⸣ AK-a te-e-lum | “It is an omen, a favorable sign. |
| 36 | [...]-⸢KAM₂-MA uludin₂ nab-ni-tum⸣ | ..., the scepter of Nabnitum |
| 37 | [...]-⸢x⸣-[...]-DU₃-A | ...-ibni-apli |
| 38 | [...] MAN {kur}[AN].ŠAR₂{ki} | king of Assyria |
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