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CT 12, pl. 38, K 00244 (P365270)
lexical, Neo-Assyrian, Nineveh · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE
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| Designation | CT 12, pl. 38, K 00244 |
|---|---|
| ID | P365270 |
| 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 | ka pu-u₂ | the mouth of Pû |
| 2 | unu₂ pu-u₂ | (a kind of container) |
| 3 | murub₂ pu-u₂ | the middle of the 'finger' |
| 4 | ka bar-ra {<MIN(pu-u₂)>} pe-tu-u₂ | The one who opens the mouth of the outsider, |
| 5 | ka bar-ra {<MIN(pu-u₂)>} uš-šu-ru | “If he opens the mouth of the outsider, |
| 6 | ka bad-ra₂ pi(IGI-)it pi-i | The mouth of the enemy is the mouth of a mouth. |
| 7 | ka ba pi(IGI-)it pi-i | opened the mouth of the mouth. |
| 8 | ka ba e-piš pi-i | mouth, mouth-washing |
| 9 | ka gilim si-kur pi-i | “Open the mouth, sīkur-offering(?) of the mouth! |
| 10 | a-u₅ la-qa pi-i | The water is taken from the mouth. |
| 11 | ⸢ka⸣-ka ⸢pa⸣-a-tum <pa-a>-nu | <(If)> you are to open (them) up, open the (other) doors!” |
| 12 | [ka]-ta e₃ ṣi-it pi-i | coming out from the mouth |
| 13 | [ka]-⸢ta⸣ šub-ba mi-qit pi-i | The ka’etâ-demon, the šubba-disease of the mouth |
| 14 | e₃ up-pu-u₂ | |
| 15 | {[gi]}pad₃ pat-tu-u₂ | a sealed reed mat |
| 16 | [gi-šu₂]-a {<MIN(pat-tu-u₂)>} | reed mat |
| 17 | [gi-šu]-⸢bil⸣-la₂ {<MIN(pat-tu-u₂)>} | gišû-ebilla-plant |
| 18 | |KI.KAL| a-pi-<<x-⸢tum>>-tum | “The ... of Apī-etumtum |
| 19 | eme ⸢li-ša₂-nu⸣ | tongue of Elišanni |
| 20 | [lu₂ eme] tuku ⸢ša₂ li⸣-[ša₂-ni] | If a man has a tongue, his tongue will be swollen |
| 21 | [eme ha]-mun ⸢li-ša₂⸣-[an mit-hur-ti] | the tongues of the ḫamun-plant, eliša-ean, and mithhurtu-plant |
| 22 | [lu₂] ⸢eme⸣ nu-tuku la ⸢i⸣-[ša₂-nu-u₂] | a person who has no ancestor |
| 23 | [lu₂ saŋ]-⸢du⸣ nu-tuku la i-[ša₂-nu-u₂] | a man who has no sa-edu-priest shall not have |
| 24 | silaŋ la-[a-šu₂] | there is no street |
| 25 | [niŋ₂-silaŋ]-ŋa₂ [...] | The ni-sila priestess |
| 1' | [...] [...]-⸢x⸣ | |
| 2' | [...] [...]-⸢x⸣ | |
| 3' | [...] [...]-⸢x⸣ | |
| 4' | [...] [...]-⸢x⸣ | |
| o ii | ||
| 1 | ⸢a₂⸣ zid-da im-⸢nu⸣ | He lies down in a good bed. |
| 2 | zag e-mit-tum | the right side of the 'finger' |
| 3 | zag-LU {<MIN(e-mit-tum)>} | |
| 4 | kur ma-a-tum | land of the land |
| 5 | kalam {<MIN(ma-a-tum)>} | the land of the ditto |
| 6 | ⸢ka⸣-naŋ {<MIN(ma-a-tum)>} EME.SAL | eka-e-na (means) lizard |
| 7 | IGI ma-a-tum | Witness Atu. |
| 8 | ⸢ki⸣ {<MIN(ma-a-tum)>} | of E-e-23, ditto |
| 9 | ⸢ki⸣-in-⸢gi⸣ {<MIN(ma-a-tum)>} | E-in-e-gi-e |
| 10 | gi {<MIN(ma-a-tum)>} | reed |
| 11 | ⸢ma⸣ {<MIN(ma-a-tum)>} | |
| 12 | da {<MIN(ma-a-tum)>} | next to (the property of) DITTO |
| 13 | ma-da {<MIN(ma-a-tum)>} | the land of the ditto |
| 14 | gu₂ {<MIN(ma-a-tum)>} | |
| 15 | ⸢MUŠ₃⸣ {<DIŠ(ma-a-tum)>} | (a kind of snake) |
| 16 | ⸢x⸣ [...] | |
| 17 | dug₄ [...] | The one who ... |
| 18 | di [...] | ... case |
| 19 | e [...] | above ... |
| 20 | me [...] | ... divine powers |
| 21 | [dug₄]-ga [...] | Accepted by ... |
| 1' | ⸢ka-ta dug₄-ga⸣ [...] | From the “house of the gods’, the house of the lords, |
| 2' | {⸢lu₂}inim⸣-du₁₁-⸢du₁₁⸣ [...] | The inim priestess |
| 3' | i-lu [...] | The lament ... |
| 4' | gu₃ dub₂ [...] | ... shouting |
| 5' | i-lu-di ⸢mu⸣-[qa-ab-bu-u] | the lamentation priest |
| 6' | gi₄ a-⸢pa⸣-[lu] | the reedbed of A-e-palu |
| 7' | ib₂-gi₄-gi₄ e-⸢pu⸣-[ul] | he shall return, he will not succeed. |
| 8' | inim bala-e na-pa-[lu-u₂] | the words of the bala are to be sung. |
| 9' | inim{i} bala-e {<MIN(na-pa-lu-u₂)>} | In the words of the bala |
| 10' | še sig up-pu-lu ša₂ [ŠE] | The wool is piled up. That is the handiwork |
| 11' | ibila ap-⸢lu⸣ | heir of Ape’e |
| 12' | ibila {<MIN(ap-lu)>} | heir of DITTO |
| 13' | ⸢ibila₂⸣ {<MIN(ap-lu)>} | E’ibila E23 |
| 14' | [...] {<MIN(ap-lu)>} | ... ditto |
| r i | ||
| 1' | ⸢saŋ⸣ ŋa₂-ŋa₂ [...] | The sa-e-priestess, the baba-priest |
| 2' | pa [...] | ... ... |
| 3' | ⸢uru₆⸣{ur}{ku₆} [...] | The e’uru-e23-fish |
| 4' | peš {<⸢MIN⸣(a-ru)>} | |
| 5' | ⸢pa⸣ kud-da ⸢u₂⸣-[ru-u₂] | “Pa’e, kudda, erû-plant |
| 6' | ⸢he₂⸣{sar} {<MIN(u₂-ru-u₂)>} | eḫē-e-sar, ditto |
| 7' | urud e-⸢ru⸣-[u] | copper for the e’eru |
| 8' | ad-hal {<MIN(e-ru-u)>} | Adḫal |
| 9' | niŋ₂-kalag-ga {<MIN(e-ru-u)>} | strong fearsomeness |
| 10' | te₈{mušen} {<MIN(e-ru-u)>} | The tēmuš-house, ditto |
| 11' | {na₄}kin₂-kin₂ {<MIN(e-ru-u)>} | a type of stone |
| r ii | ||
| 1' | x BARAG ⸢x⸣ [...] | |
| 2' | ⸢ad-gi₄⸣ [...] | The adgig priestess |
| 3' | DUB 4(DIŠ)-KAM₂-MA ⸢uludin₂⸣ [...] | Fourth tablet of euludin e23 |
| 4' | ⸢x⸣ [...] | |
| 5' | MAN ⸢ŠU₂⸣ MAN {⸢kur⸣}[AN].ŠAR₂{ki} | king of the four quarters (of the world), king [of Assyria] |
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