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CDLI Literary 002718.01, ex. 003 (P365278)
Literary, Neo-Assyrian, Nineveh · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE
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| Designation | CDLI Literary 002718.01, ex. 003 |
|---|---|
| ID | P365278 |
| Museum no. | BM — |
| Collection | British Museum, London, UK |
| Language | Akkadian |
| Period | Neo-Assyrian · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE |
| Genre | Literary |
| Find spot | Nineveh (mod. Kuyunjik) |
| Coordinates | 36.3582, 43.1621 |
Transliteration (ATF)
From Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative · CDLI: reuse of catalogue/transliteration data with citation of CDLI; images restricted (not fetched)
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) |
|---|---|---|
| obverse | ||
| 1' | [...]-lum# [...] | ...-lum |
| 2' | [...]-risz {d}[...] | ... of the god |
| 3' | [...]-ma# qud-mesz [...] | ... and ... supplications |
| 4' | [...]-tal-li-ku [...] | ... went |
| 5' | [...]-a-szu2# [...] | ... his |
| 6' | [...] el-le-tam#-[...] | ... pure |
| 7' | [...]-ma# al-kat3-su#-nu# [...] | ... and their screams ... |
| 8' | [...]-szu#-ha-ku mu#-[...] | I am a šuḫāku, I ... |
| 9' | [...]-ma# al-kat3-su-nu# [...] | ... and their scream ... |
| 10' | qu#-lu lisz-sza2-kin-ma ni-is,-lal# [...] | May a qulu-festival be held and we will recite ... |
| 11' | [...]-amat an-ni-ta i#-[...] | ... this word ... |
| 12' | [...]-ta-si e-[...] | ... ... |
| 13' | is-si-ma mar-s,i-isz ug-gu-gat# [...] | He swore an oath, and he became frightened ... |
| 14' | [...]-ta# it-ta-di [...] | ... has left ... |
| 15' | [...]-na#-a ni-i-nu [...] | ... we are |
| 16' | al#-kat3-su-nu lu szum-ru-s,a-at#-ma# nisz#-[...] | Let them be released so that we can ... . |
| 17' | [...]-pu-ul-ma {d}mu-um-mu _abzu_ i#-[...] | ... he filled, and Mummu, the Apsu |
| 18' | _sukkal#_ la ma#-gi-ru mi-lik mu#-[...] | The unsubmissive vizier ... |
| 19' | hul#-li-qam# _ad_ al-ka-ta e#-[...] | You are destroyed, father, come out ... ! |
| 20' | [...]-risz# lu szup#-szu#-ha-at mu-szisz lu#-u2# [...] | ... be it a šupshuhatu-disease, a headache, or ... |
| 21' | [...]-szum-ma _abzu_ im-me-ru pa-nu#-[...] | ... and Apsu became angry ... |
| 22' | [...]-ne2-e-ti ik-pu-du a-na _dingir-dingir dumu#_-[...] | ... they plotted, to Ili-ili, son of ... |
| 23' | [...]-mu# i-te#-dir ki#-[...] | (Sum) My ... has become distant, my place has become a deserted place (Akk) I have become distant from my place |
| 24' | [...]-am# bir-ka-a-szu2 u2#-na-asz2-saq# [...] | ... he shaves his brow ... |
| 25' | [...] ik#-pu-du pu#-[...] | ... they plotted ... |
| 26' | [...]-ri#-szu2-nu [...] | ... their ... |
| 27' | [...] i#-[...] | ... ... |
| reverse | ||
| 1' | [...]-ha#-[...] | ... ... |
| 2' | [...]-me# usz-tasz-sza2#-[...]-li-isz [...]-il# | ... weeping ... he screamed |
| 3' | [...]-ir#-szu2-nu szar-ba#-ba# lisz#-har#-[...] | ... their ... may he accept |
| 4' | [...]-mur-szu2-nu lisz-tah-hi-t,am-ma la i-ne2-'u-u2 i#-[...] | ... may their ... be stricken, but they will not be able to sleep ... |
| 5' | [...]-ziz# ba-asz-mu musz-husz u3 {d}[...] | ... sat down, awe-inspiring, and |
| 6' | [...]-_gal#-mesz ur-idim-mesz_ gir2-tab-lu2-u18#-[...] | ... the great ..., the dogs, the Girtablû-demons |
| 7' | [...]-me# da-ab-ru-te ku6-lu2-u18-lu u3 ku#-[...] | ... we are fierce, the fish and the fish |
| 8' | [...]-szi# kak-ku la pa-du-u2 la a-di-ru# [...] | ... her ..., unceasing, unfailing ... |
| 9' | [...] te#-re-tu-sza2 la mah-ra szi#-[...] | ... her extispicies are not before her |
| 10' | [...]-pu#-na-ma is-ten esz-ret _gin7_ szu-a-ti usz#-[...] | ... ... and like that shrine ... |
| 11' | [...] _dingir-dingir_ bu-uk-ri-sza2 szu-ut isz-ku-nu#-[...] | ... the gods, her counsellors, whom she established ... |
| 12' | [...]-sza2#-asz2-qa {d}qin-gu ina bi-ri-szu2-nu sza2-a-szu2# [...] | ... Qingu in between them |
| 13' | [...]-kut# mah-ri pa-an um-ma-ni mu-'-ir-ru-[...] | ... in the presence of the army ... |
| 14' | [...]-e# _{gesz}tukul_ ti-is,-bu-tu de-ku-u2 a-na#-[...] | ... a weapon, a tiṣbūtu weapon, the dekû weapon, to |
| 15' | [...] tam#-ha-ru ra-ab sik-ka#-[...] | ... battle, the great one of the wool-workers |
| 16' | [...]-tusz-szu u2-sze-szi-ba-asz2-szu2 ina [...] | ... he made him dwell, in ... |
| 17' | [...]-ka# ina _ukken dingir-mesz_ u2-szar#-[...] | ... your ... in the assembly of the gods ... |
| 18' | [...] _dingir-mesz_ gim-ra-at#-szu-nu qa-tuk#-ka# [...] | ... the gods, all of them, your hand ... |
| 19' | [...]-ta#-ma ha-'-i-ri e-du-x [...] | ... and the ḫaʾʾiri priestess ... |
| 20' | [...]-u2 zik-ru-ka _ugu_ x [...] | ... your command over ... ... |
| 21' | [...]-ma# _dub nam-mesz_ i-ra-[...] | ... and the tablet of fates ... |
| 22' | [...]-ka la in-nen-na-a# [...] | ... your ... cannot be changed |
| 23' | [...]-in-gu szu-usz-qu#-[...] | (Sum) ... is a šuŋ drum(?) (Akk) The ... of the drum(?), the shushuqu drum |
| 24' | [...] re#-e-szu2 szi-ma#-[...] | ... his head ... |
| 25' | [...]-nu# _{d}gesz-bar#_ [...] | ... a scepter ... |
| 26' | [...] ma#-ag-sza2-ru# [...] | ... the mighty ... |
Sources & licences
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