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CT 14, pl. 03-04 & 07, K 04205 + (P365316)
Commentary, Neo-Assyrian, Nineveh · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE
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| Designation | CT 14, pl. 03-04 & 07, K 04205 + |
|---|---|
| ID | P365316 |
| Museum no. | BM — |
| Collection | British Museum, London, UK |
| Language | Akkadian; Sumerian |
| Period | Neo-Assyrian · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE |
| Genre | Commentary |
| 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' | [...] [...] {<ŠU(...)>} | ... hand |
| 2' | [...] [...]-⸢x⸣ i-⸢ša⸣-[ru] | ... he will enter |
| 3' | [...] [...] {<MIN(i-ša-ru)>} | ... ... ditto |
| 4' | [...] [...]-⸢x⸣ {<MIN(i-ša-ru)>} | ... ...-e23 ditto |
| 5' | [...] [...] {<MIN(i-ša-ru)>} kal-bi | ..., its strong one |
| 6' | [...] [ka-lit] lib₃-bi ka-li-tu₂ | ... ... of the whole heart |
| 7' | [...] [ka]-⸢lit⸣ bir-ku iš-ku | ... the ka'eliṭi-e23 birku izku |
| 8' | {[uzu}haš₂-gal] [ša₂]-pu-lu bi-rit pu-ri-di | a piece of meat from a šapû-vessel between the legs |
| 9' | {[uzu}pa-pah] li-piš-ša₂-tu bi-iṣ-ṣu-ru | fatty tissue of a lipiššatu-vessel |
| 10' | {[uzu}gal₄] u₂-ru {<MIN(bi-iṣ-ṣu-ru)>} | the flesh of the city |
| 11' | {[uzu}teš₂] ha-an-du-ut-tu {<MIN(bi-iṣ-ṣu-ru)>} | fatty tissue, ditto |
| 12' | {[uzu}erim₂] ⸢gu⸣-ru-uš-ga(BI-)ra-aš₂ {<MIN(bi-iṣ-ṣu-ru)>} | ērim-plant, erû-plant |
| 13' | {[uzu}za-ra-ah] laq-laq-qu ma-aq-la-lu | The meat is shaved (and) thrown away. |
| 14' | {[uzu}ku₃-bu] ni-id lib₃-bi | fatty tissue of the belly |
| 15' | {[uzu}a-dumu] ⸢e⸣-da-muk-ku {<MIN(ni-id)>} lib₃-bi | The adumu of the E-da-mukku temple |
| 16' | {[uzu}kir-zum] {<MIN(ni-id)>} lib₃-bi | kirzum meat |
| 17' | {[uzu}a-sila₃-ŋar-ra] re-e-mu ru-ub-ṣu | “Asilabara-fish, merciful one, |
| 18' | {[uzu}a-sila₃-ŋar-ra] ⸢i⸣-pu i-ba-hu | he will eat asilabara meat and epu-plant |
| 19' | {[uzu}sil₂-sil₂] ši-ši-tu₂ {<MIN(i-ba-hu)>} | a kind of meat |
| 20' | {[uzu}akan] ṣer-tum tu-lu-u | a kind of meat |
| 21' | {[uzu}adama] a-da-ma-tum šar-⸢ku⸣ | “Adamatum, the šarrukû-priest |
| 22' | {[uzu}murgu] ṣe-e-ru e-ṣe-en-ṣe-ru | a thigh bone, a neck bone |
| 23' | [...] qa-ta-at-tu₂ ra-pal-tu₂ ṣe-her-tu₂ | ... hand-lifting, exalted, supreme |
| 24' | [...] na-a-a-BAD a-bul-lum | ... Naʿa-dūrī, the gatekeeper |
| 25' | [...] {<MIN(a-bul-lum)>} | ... ditto alum |
| 26' | {[uzu}sul₂] še-e-mu še-me-tu₂ | fatty tissue of the neck |
| 27' | [...] zi-ru-tu šam-nu-u EŠ sil₂-qu₂ | ... šamnû-plant, EŠ-sulphur, filtered |
| 28' | [...] ⸢mun⸣-du-lum ši-i-ru pu-ut-tu-u | ... ešum-dulum-plant |
| 29' | [...] [...] ⸢maš⸣-ṭe-e UZU ab-lu | ... the maštbê-demon eats flesh |
| 30' | [...] [sin-ga-an]-⸢gu⸣-ri-tu₂ ha-mu-ri-⸢tu₂⸣ | ... may the singaĝanīrūrītu-priestess of Hammurapi |
| 31' | [...] [...] ⸢ur⸣-uʾ-u₂-du | ... urudu-plant |
| 32' | [...] [...] {<MIN(ur-uʾ-u₂-du)>} | ... ... ditto |
| 33' | [...] [...] ⸢li⸣-ša₂-nu | ... ... their lord |
| 34' | [...] [...] [...] | |
| 35' | [...] [...] [...] ⸢x⸣-li | ... eli |
| o ii' | ||
| 1' | {[na₄}ka]-⸢sur⸣-ra ⸢x⸣-[...] [...] | The ka’esura stone, the ... stone |
| 2' | na₄ ze₂ a-ban [...] [...] | ... sweet šēdu stone |
| 3' | na₄ izi {<MIN(a-ban)>} i-[ša-ti] [...] | stone of fire |
| 4' | na₄ {d}utu {<MIN(a-ban)>} ša-[am-ši] [...] | stone of Šamaš, ditto a ban stone |
| 5' | na₄ niŋ₂-gin₆-na {<MIN(a-ban)>} kit-[ti] [...] | nigina stone, ditto aban-stone, truth |
| 6' | na₄ {kuš}niŋ₂-na₄ {<MIN(a-ban)>} ki-i-⸢si⸣ [...] [...] | stone, agate, ditto, like esî-stone |
| 7' | na₄ niŋ₂-di₄-di₄ {<MIN(a-ban)>} ṣe-eh-her-ti [...] | “It is a stone of ṣībḫarti(?) |
| 8' | na₄ šušana giŋ₄ {<MIN(a-ban)>} ṣe-eh-ri [...] | Stone of the head, reed, ditto, ṣeḫri |
| 9' | na₄ igi eš₅ ŋal₂-la {<MIN(a-ban)>} SA₉ MA.NA [...] | stone before eš-stone, checked, ditto, red, mina |
| 10' | {na₄}mul-ug il-lu-ku [...] | The Stars go around |
| 11' | {na₄}suh-keš₂ ti-iq-nu [...] | suḫ-kēš-stone, tiqnu-stone |
| 12' | {na₄}niŋ₂-tag-ga su-du-ru [...] | The šuduru-stone |
| 13' | {na₄}nunuz e-rim-ma-tu₂ [...] | The erimmatu-stone |
| 14' | {na₄}nunuz-gu₂ ni-i-[ru] [...] | The nunuzgu stone, the niru stone |
| 15' | {na₄}nunuz di₄-di₄ ṣip-re-⸢e⸣-[tu₂] [...] | small pomegranates, ṣiprūtu-stone |
| 16' | {na₄}e-tan-de-e-tu₂ {<MIN(ṣip-re-e-tu₂)>} [...] | etandētu-stone, ditto ... |
| 17' | {na₄}iškila-anše bi-iṣ-ṣur a-⸢ta⸣-[ni] [...] | kilānu-stone, a-eta-eni-stone |
| 18' | {na₄}iškila is-⸢sil₂⸣-[la-tu₂] [...] | Iškila-stone, esilatu-stone |
| 19' | {na₄}iškila-iškila ši-[kin-nu] [...] | kilāškila-stone |
| 20' | {na₄}iškila-iškila ha-[an-da-bil-lu] [...] | ḫanda-billu-stone |
| 21' | {na₄}ša-ma-a-a-tum [...] | šamatitu-stone |
| 22' | {na₄}amar-hi-li-ba {<ŠU(amarhilibû)>} [...] | Amar-ḫiliba |
| 23' | {na₄}mar-hu-šum {<⸢ŠU⸣(marhušu)>} [...] | Marhušum stone |
| 24' | {na₄}saŋ-gil-⸢mud⸣ [...] [...] | Saggil-emud stone |
| 25' | {⸢na₄}x-x-x-x⸣ [...] [...] | ... ē2e23 stone |
| 26' | {⸢na₄⸣}[ŠEŠ₂] [...] [...] | e22na2e23 stone |
| 27' | {na₄}har-hum-ba-⸢šir⸣ [...] [...] | harḫumba-eširu-stone |
| 28' | {na₄}ku₃-bal-e [...] [...] | The ... of the bala stone |
| 29' | {na₄}kalag-ga [...] [...] | The mighty stone |
| 30' | {na₄}KA-SAL-⸢la⸣ [...] [...] | KA-SAL-e23 |
| 31' | na₄-⸢x⸣ [...] [...] [...] | ... ebony |
| r i | ||
| 1' | ⸢x x⸣ [...] [...] [...] | |
| 2' | {u₂}|ZI%ZI.LAGAB| [...] [...] | ... šalālu-plant |
| 3' | {u₂}|ZI%ZI.LAGAB| [...] [...] | ... šalālu-plant |
| 4' | {u₂}numun₂-bur-ra [...] [...] | ... the date palm |
| 5' | {u₂}šalambi ⸢šad⸣-[da-ru] [...] | The svalambi plant, the ešad-edar plant |
| 6' | {u₂}{<MIN(šalambi)>} gu-la i-me-[ek-ka-ru-ru] [...] | The great bulls trembled |
| 7' | {u₂}{<MIN(šalambi)>} ban₃-da a-⸢ra⸣-[ru-u] [...] | “It is a wild bull, it is an acrobat |
| 8' | u₂ {d}dim₃-me šam-⸢me⸣ [...] [...] | The plants of Lamaštu, the šamê-plant |
| 9' | {u₂}ka-muš-i₃-gu₇-e šam-⸢me⸣ [...] [...] | ... kamuš-igû-plant |
| 10' | {u₂}am-si-har-ra-na(LAGAB) pi₄(KA)[zal-lu-ru] [...] | Amsiharrana plant |
| 11' | {u₂}ur-tal₂-tal₂ ⸢uz⸣-[nu ...] [...] | Urtaltal, ēžnu-plant |
| 12' | {u₂}ur-tal₂-tal₂ ⸢x⸣-[...] [...] | Urtaltal, e’e...-plant |
| 13' | {u₂}ur₃-ra ⸢x⸣-[...] [...] | Burra plant, e’e... plant |
| 14' | {[u₂}...]-RI-UD ⸢x⸣-[...] [...] | ... e’e... ... |
| 15' | {[u₂}...]-⸢x⸣ [...] [...] | ...-e22-e23 |
| 16' | {[u₂}...]-⸢e₂-zid-da⸣ ⸢x⸣-[...] [...] | ezidda plant, e... plant |
| 17' | [...]-KAK [...] [...] | ...-KAK |
| 18' | {[u₂}a]-⸢zal⸣-la₂ [...] [...] | azallu-plant |
| 19' | [u₂-...]-mu [...] [...] | ... ... |
| 20' | {[u₂]}šab [...] [...] | The heart of ... ... |
| 21' | u₂ ⸢dug₃⸣-ga [...] [...] | The plants of the eduga ritual |
| 22' | u₂ mušen [...] [...] | |
| 23' | u₂ hab [...] [...] | ... poisoned plants |
| 24' | {u₂}u₅-ra-nu [...] [...] | ... juniper |
| 25' | u₂ sikil-e-de₃ [...] [...] | In order to ... pure plants |
| 26' | u₂ {ŋeš}kiri₆ ⸢mut⸣-[hu-um-mu] [...] | The orchard of Emuthummu |
| 27' | mu-sar {<ŠU(mūšaru)>} [...] [...] | The incantation of the king |
| 28' | SAL-da{sar} ⸢x⸣-[...] [...] | SALda |
| 29' | ⸢ga-rašₓ(KIB)saŋ{sar} ⸢bi⸣-[is-ru] [...] | The “caraš-sâ-plant’, the ebi-isru-plant |
| 30' | ⸢ga-rašₓ(KIB)kud-da{sar} ⸢x⸣-[...] [...] | “Egaraškudda-plant, e...-plant |
| 31' | ga-rašₓ(KIB)gid₂-da{sar} [...] [...] | Garasida |
| 32' | lipiš-hi-is{sar} [...] [...] | Lipišḫišaru |
| 33' | u₁₈(IRI-)lu{⸢sar⸣} [...] [...] | The esar priestess |
| 34' | niŋ₂-TAR{⸢sar⸣} [...] [...] | The niŋ-tar-esar-e3 temple |
| 35' | šum₂-huš-a{⸢sar⸣} [...] [...] | The šumḫû-plant |
| 36' | ukuš₂ tur{⸢sar⸣} [...] [...] | a young male goat |
| 37' | ukuš₂-ti-kil-la{⸢sar⸣} [...] [...] | The ukuštikilla plant |
| 38' | ukuš₂ li-li-gi{sar} [...] [...] | The lilīgu-plant |
| 39' | ukuš₂ dam-šil-lum{[sar]} [...] [...] | a male goat named Amsvillum |
| 40' | ukuš₂ kur-dil-⸢lum⸣{[sar]} [...] [...] | The male goat Kurdilum-elum |
| 41' | ukuš₂ šir-gud{[sar]} [...] [...] | širgud plant |
| 42' | kur-gi-⸢x⸣-[...] [...] [...] | Kurgi-e... |
| 43' | ⸢x⸣-[...] [...] [...] | |
| r ii | ||
| 1' | [dub₂-dub₂-bu]{⸢mušen⸣} ša₂-ga-[ṣu] [su]-⸢din⸣-nu | The šagašbu (temple) and the sû-edin(-temple), |
| 2' | [...]-⸢x⸣{mušen} še-u₂-ri-⸢in-nak⸣-[ku] [...] ⸢an⸣-zi-i | ..., Šuri-innak, ... An-ezi |
| 3' | [šen]-⸢šen⸣-na{mušen} ur-bal-lum ha-ah-⸢hu-ru⸣ sa-a-mu | Šen-e-na-mušen, Ur-ballum, Ḫaḫ-ḫuru-e, Sa-amu |
| 4' | ⸢dar⸣-me-luh-ha{mušen} ṣu-la-mu ṣa-lam-du | “Edar-meluhḫa-mušven, Šulamu, Balamdu |
| 5' | ⸢ŋi₆⸣-a{mušen} iṣ-ṣur mu-ši {<MIN(ṣa-lam-du)>} | The Išbi-ea-mušēn (temple) is its name. |
| 6' | ⸢buru₅⸣-gun₃{mušen} bur-ru-um-tu₂ tar₂-ru | The e’ešû-bird is a bird of the burrumtu-vessel. |
| 7' | ⸢buru₅⸣-uz{mušen} bu-ṣu iṣ-ṣur hur-ri | The e’uzmuš-bird, the busbu bird, the hurru bird, |
| 8' | ⸢x⸣-sim{mušen} du-u-du ib-bil-tum | The esimmuššen plant, the ibbiltum plant, |
| 9' | [niŋ₂]-gur₁₁-mu-un-tum₂{mušen} ma-ak-kur ub-la hu-ra-ni-tum | The nigur-muntum (temple) of Akkur, the ubla (vessel) of Huranītum |
| 10' | ⸢peš₁₀⸣-buluŋ₃-ŋa₂{mušen} šar-rat kib-ri lal-la-ar₂-tu₂ | The ebullû-demon, the queen of the world, the lamentation singer, |
| 11' | ku-dur₂-ra-nu{mušen} tar₂-lugal-lum | Kudurranumuš, Tar-lugallum, |
| 12' | su-un-kur-ša₂-nu{mušen} ku-pi-tu | Sūn-kur-šânu-mušven, the fugitive, |
| 13' | kib-šu{mušen} {<ŠU(kibšu)>} ṣi-nun-du | “My hands are the hands of Ṣinundu, |
| 14' | buru₅-gi-zi{mušen} iṣ-ṣur ki-i-si {<MIN(ṣi-nun-du)>} | Burugizimuš, Isibur, Kisi, Ninundu |
| 15' | buru₅-{ŋeš}{u₂}kiši₁₆{mušen} {<MIN(iṣ-ṣur)>} a-ša₂-gi di-iq-di-iq-⸢qu⸣ | “Buru-kisvi-mušven, ditto, the field of Iqdiq-equ’e |
| 16' | su-um-mu{mušen} su-um-⸢mu⸣ | Sūmu-mušven, Su’um-emû, |
| 17' | u₅-dil-ur₄{mušen} da-lu-u bal-lu-⸢ṣi⸣-[tu₂] | Udilurmuš, the one who sings the praises |
| 18' | gir₃-gi-lum{mušen} ṣa-a-a-hu a-ra-⸢bu⸣-[u] | Girgilum, the šaḫu-priestess of Ara'ebu |
| 19' | ŋiri₃-gid₂-da{mušen} sa-qa-tum muš-ku-[u] | a snake, a saqātum snake |
| 20' | ŋiri₃-gid₂-da{mušen} še-ep a-rik {<MIN(muš-ku-u)>} | The birigida bird is the one who performs the arik ritual. |
| 21' | gam₃-gam₃{mušen} gam-gam-mu {<MIN(muš-ku-u)>} | “I am the one who is enraged, I am angry, you are my adversary, |
| 22' | buru₅-sim{mušen} as-qi₂-qu ši-liq-qu | I have strewn a reed bundle for you, I have taken it away. |
| 23' | buru₅-ugu-dil-lum{mušen} ap-pu-un-nu ku-mu-u | “Burugudillum-birds, the apsunnu-bird, are yours! |
| 24' | za-pi-tu₂{mušen} ša₂-pi-tu₂ aš₂-ki-ki-tum | The zapītu-demon, the aškīkitu-disease, |
| 25' | gir₅{mušen} tak-ṣi-ṣi {<MIN(aš₂-ki-ki-tum)>} BABBAR{u₂} | The girmuš-bird, its takṣiṣu-bird is white. |
| 26' | gir₅-za-na{mušen} kur ti-ib-nu {<MIN(aš₂-ki-ki-tum)>} ṣal-mu | Girzana, the Tibnu-mountain, he conquered. |
| 27' | tešlug{mušen} at-mu li-da-nu | May tēvlugmuš-plant give birth to me! |
| 28' | ⸢šu⸣-lu₂{mušen} ha-zu-u hu-u-qu | The elû-bird, the ḫazu-bird |
| 29' | gambi{mušen} ku-mu-u a-ta-an ID₂ | The gambi bird, instead of the river bank, |
| 30' | ama-a{mušen} um-me me-e a-ba-ia | The mother, the nursemaid, I, my father |
| 31' | ka-šu-kud-da{mušen} ṣa-a-a-hu la-ha-an-tu₂ | kašukudda-vessel, ṣaḫu-plant, lahantu-plant |
| 32' | ⸢ši⸣-il-lum-⸢gu⸣{mušen} ši-li-in-gu pu-ri-du | Šī-illum-egûm-emušven (Šilingu) means “puridu-plant.' |
| 33' | ⸢ur⸣-keš₂-da{mušen} ur-ni-qu ka-lu-u | ur-e-kesv-da-mušvēn, the omnipotent one, |
| 34' | [he]-uš₂{mušen} ṭa-ab-bi-iʾ-u ka-kiš ID₂ | “May you be my friend, the one who binds the watercourse |
| 35' | ⸢u₅⸣-DU{mušen} ki-li-li ku-li-li | The e’udu-plant, the kulili plant, |
| 36' | [...]-⸢x⸣-da{mušen} ka-ti-ma-tu₂ e-ru-ul-lu | ... eda-mušven, the captives, they filled. |
| 37' | [iri-hulu]-⸢a⸣{mušen} qa-du-u a-ku-u | “Iriḫulû-ea-e-musven, together with I |
| 38' | [sur₂-du₃]{mušen} su-ur₅-du-u ka-su-su | (a kind of insect) that eats grass, (and) is a kasusu |
| 39' | [šeš]{⸢mušen⸣} mar-ra-tu₂ iṣ-ṣur tu-ba-qi | The šû-bird, the marrātu-bird (and) the iṣbur-bird you will feed. |
| 40' | [...] ⸢di⸣-iq-di-iq-qu du-uq-du-qu iṣ-ṣur sa-me-di | (Sum) ... the scepter(?) (Akk) The ... of the iqdiqqu temple is a treasury of rejoicing |
| 41' | [...] [bal]-lu-ṣi-tu₂ tu-bal-la-aṣ-qi₂-na-sa | ... you will bring her back to life. |
| 42' | [...] [...]-⸢x⸣-tu₂ ab-ki-ni-ni-tu₂ ṣi-li-li-tu₂ | ... the ... of the Abkinītu, the Ṣillilitu |
| 43' | [...] [tal-a]-zu pu-ṭur i-ni | ... your ... is the gate of Isin |
| 44' | [...] ku-lu-ku-u ki-⸢x-x⸣ qa-qu-ul-lum | ... the kilukkû-vessel, the qaqullum-tree |
| 45' | [...] ur-bal-lum ha-hur DINGIR-MEŠ [...]-⸢x maṣ-ha⸣-a-ti | ... Urballum, who receives the gods ..., the maṣḫeātu-priests |
| 46' | [...] pa-as-pa-su iṣ-ṣur ra-[bi-i] | ... his limbs are swollen |
| 47' | [...] na-ah-tu₂ ni-ib-ṣu DUMU MUŠEN ra-⸢bi⸣-[i] | ... weeping, the son of the raven |
| 48' | ŋešburₓ(U){mušen]} nam-bu-ub-tu₂ a-da-mu-mu | The ešbur-bird, the rage of my father |
| 49' | u₅-bi{mušen} šat kap-rum šat ka-par₂-ti | Its horns are of the kaprum and the kapartu. |
| 50' | ku-za-zu{mušen} ha-an-zi-zi-tu₂ pi-laq-qi {d}15 | Kuzzumušu, the ḫanzizītu-priestess, the representative of Ishtar, |
| 51' | ri₆-{ri-ri}ri₆{mušen} ⸢zi⸣-bu-u ha-⸢ru-ha⸣-a-a | The rīrāru-birds, the ezibû-plants, and the ruḫātu-plant |
| 52' | sig₂ he₂-me-da ⸢na⸣-ba-su ⸢x⸣-[...] | May you be the one who ... the ebāsu-plant, the ...-plant |
| 53' | DUB 12-kam ⸢mur⸣-gu₄ ⸢im⸣-[ru-u ...] | The 12th tablet of “If an ox, if an emu-rû-bird |
| 54' | AL.TIL IGI.⸢KAR₂ x-x⸣-eš-tu₂ ⸢x⸣-[...] | Completed. First part of the e’eštu-lament. |
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