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CT 19, pl. 37, Rm 2, 040 (P365416)
lexical, Neo-Assyrian, Nineveh · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE
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| Designation | CT 19, pl. 37, Rm 2, 040 |
|---|---|
| ID | P365416 |
| 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 i' | ||
| 1' | [x]-ab-gi₄ {<⸢ŠU⸣(...)>} | ... returned |
| 2' | ⸢x⸣-ta-sa-an ka-šiš ku-RI-⸢x⸣ | “I have sworn by the command of KūRI-e23. |
| 3' | [a]-⸢u₅⸣-ba mi-il kiš-ša₂-ti | In its depths, the water of the netherworld |
| 4' | [tug₂] duh-duh-a kiš-šu₂ ⸢ša₂⸣ TUG₂ | clothed in a clean garment |
| 5' | [x]-da {<MIN(kiš-šu₂)>} ša₂ ⸢x⸣-DA | x-da, ditto, of E22-e23-DA |
| 6' | [x]{⸢x-x⸣}da ⸢ku⸣-uk-⸢ku-šu⸣ | “If he slips through the door pivots, |
| 7' | [zid₂]-⸢kukkuš⸣{ku-uk-⸢kuš⸣}da {<MIN(ku-uk-ku-šu)>} | “Kukkušda-plant |
| 8' | [x] šu ⸢ur₃⸣ ka-šu₂-[šu₂] | Hand of a Dog's Tail |
| 9' | [ki]-šar₂-ra kiš-šat ⸢UN⸣-[MEŠ] | The king, the creator of the lands |
| 10' | [ki]-šar₂-ra {<MIN(kiš-šat)>} ma-a-⸢ti⸣ | “Ki-šara, ditto, ma-eti-e23 |
| 11' | [ki]-šar₂-ra {<MIN(kiš-šat)>} er-ṣe-[ti] | king of the four world quarters |
| 12' | kiš kiš-ša₂-[tu] | the netherworld |
| 13' | šar₂ [...] | The king |
| 14' | šu₂ [...] | Hand of |
| 15' | {ki-li}kilib [...] | The kilib priestess |
| 16' | imin [...] | Seven ... |
| o ii' | ||
| 1' | ⸢x⸣ [...] [...] | |
| 2' | ⸢x⸣ [...] [...] | |
| r i' | ||
| 1' | {⸢lu₂⸣}[...] [...] | The elu-priestess |
| 2' | ⸢x-x-x⸣ [...] [...] | |
| 3' | šu teŋ₄ le-qu-[u] | Hand of a Treaty |
| 3a' | [...] [...] | |
| 4' | da ri [...] | beside ... |
| 5' | RI [...] | ... ... |
| 6' | a dug₃-⸢ga⸣ AK-a {<MIN(le-qu-u)>} [...] | “Water of the Dug-ega-e-a-vessel, ... |
| 7' | ⸢da⸣ AK-a {<MIN(le-qu-u)>} ⸢ša₂⸣ [...] | “(If) he slips through the window, |
| 8' | ⸢umbin⸣ AK-a {<MIN(le-qu-u)>} ša₂ ⸢ṣu⸣-[up-ri] | ēumbin-e3 AK-a, ditto of the šupru-plant |
| 9' | ⸢UMBIN⸣ kud {<MIN(le-qu-u)>} ša₂ [...] | ešumû-plant |
| 10' | [...] ⸢x⸣ GAN {<MIN(le-qu-u)>} ša₂ ⸢ALAN⸣ [...] | ... ešānu-plant, ditto of the elanû-plant |
| 11' | [...] ⸢x⸣-ga ⸢TUG₂⸣ le-qu-[u] | ... may he take the ... of the ega-vessel |
| 12' | [...] ⸢am₃⸣-da-⸢NIŊIN⸣ NINDA UTUL₂ zu-kam il-te-⸢qi₂⸣ | ... he will take bread from a large bowl. |
| 13' | [...] SUH₃ am₃-ŋar KAŠ UTUL₂ ši-pa il-te-⸢qi₂⸣ | (If) ... is covered in a cloud: beer will flow from the large bowl. |
| 14' | [...] TE du₁₁-du₁₁ šap-tan ⸢ša₂ pul⸣-he-e-ti le-qa-a | ... take the šaptan-vessel of the pulḫētu-plant |
| 15' | [...]-⸢x⸣ TE ŋar-ŋar {<MIN(šap-tan)>} ša₂ pul-he-e-ti le-qa-a | Take ...-e22-e23 (and) <ditto> of the pulḫētu-plant |
| 16' | [...] ⸢šu⸣ teŋ₄-a mel-qe₂-tum | ... a šû-demon, a demon, an enchanter |
| 17' | ⸢x⸣ KUR₂ li-qu₂-tum | (If) a distant enemy |
| 18' | ⸢x⸣-bar-ra {<MIN(li-qu₂-tum)>} | ebarra plant |
| 19' | ⸢nu⸣-bar-ra {<MIN(li-qu₂-tum)>} | ebarru-plant |
| 20' | ⸢su⸣-bar-ra {<MIN(li-qu₂-tum)>} | esûbara plant |
| 21' | ⸢x⸣ a₂ ⸢ri⸣ {<MIN(li-qu₂-tum)>} | “E-23, the arm of e-23 (is) ditto, |
| 22' | ⸢x⸣ da ⸢ri⸣ {<MIN(li-qu₂-tum)>} | next to (the property of) Erība, ditto |
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