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CDLI Literary 002718.01, ex. 014 (P369097)
Literary, Neo-Assyrian, Assur · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE
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| Designation | CDLI Literary 002718.01, ex. 014 |
|---|---|
| ID | P369097 |
| Museum no. | VAT 09677 |
| Collection | Vorderasiatisches Museum, Berlin, Germany |
| Language | Akkadian |
| Period | Neo-Assyrian · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE |
| Genre | Literary |
| Find spot | Assur (mod. Qalat Sherqat) |
| Coordinates | 35.4557, 43.2611 |
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) |
|---|---|---|
| obverse | ||
| 1' | asz#-szum# lem#-ne2#-[...] | Because of the evil |
| 2' | {d}mu-um-mu i-te#-dir# [...] | “Mummu has turned back(?) |
| 3' | usz-ba-am-ma bir-ka-a-szu2 u2-na#-asz2#-saq# [...] | He sat down and shook his knees ... |
| 4' | mim-mu-u2 ik-pu-du ina _sag_-usz-szun# | whatever he plotted against them |
| 5' | a-na _dingir-dingir_ bu-uk-ri-szu2-nu usz-tan-nu-ni# | to the gods, their counsel, they gave me. |
| 6' | isz#-mu-nim-ma# _dingir-mesz_ i-dul#-[...] | The gods heard me and covered ... |
| 7' | qu#-lu# is,-ba-tu sza2-qu-um-mesz usz-[...] | They grasped the throne, they ... the highlands |
| 8' | szu-tur uz-ni et-pe-sza2 te-le-'-[...] | (Sum) The young man, the young woman, you are able to learn (Akk) You have learned how to learn the young man(?) |
| 9' | {d}e2-a ha-sis mim-ma-ma i-sze-'-a szib#-qi2-szu2-[...] | Ea, he who listens to everything, his utterance |
| 10' | ib-szim-szum-ma us,-rat ka-li u2-[...] | he named him, and all the lands ... |
| 11' | u2-nak#-kil szu-tu-ra ta-a-szu el#-[...] | He binds the šuturru-demon, what ...? |
| 12' | im-ni-szum-ma ina _me-a-mesz_ u2-szap-szi#-[...] | he gave him, and in water he made ... |
| 13' | szit-tu2 ir#-te-hi-szu s,a-lil t,u-ub-ba#-[...] | The šittu-disease afflicted him, the protection of well-being ... |
| 14' | u2-sza2-as,-lil-ma _abzu_{am} re-hi szit#-[...] | The Apsu, the rest of ... |
| 15' | {d}mu-um-mu tam-la-ku da-la-pisz ku-[...] | “Mummu, you are exalted, [you are] mighty |
| 16' | ip-t,ur rik-si-szu isz-ta-hat, a-ga#-[...] | He loosened his bond, ... ... |
| 17' | me-lam-me-szu it-ba-la szu-u2 u2-ta-di#-[...] | (Sum) He carried away his radiance(?) (Akk) He brought away his aura(?) |
| 18' | [...]-me-szu#-ma _abzu_{am} i-na-ra-asz-[...] | ... him and the Apsu will praise him |
| 19' | [...]-um-mu i-ta-sir3 _ugu_-szu2 ip-tar-[...] | ... he smote, over him ... |
| 20' | [...]-kin#-ma _ugu abzu_ szu-bat-su# | ... he established and his dwelling upon the Abzu. |
| 21' | [...] mu#-um-mu it-ta-mah u2-kal s,er-ret-su# | ... he made great ..., he held back his enemies. |
| 22' | ul#-tu lem-ne2-e-szu2 ik-mu-u2 i-sa-a-du | After he had grasped his evil, he shouted |
| 23' | [...] usz-ziz-zu ir-nit-ta-szu2 _ugu_ ga-ri-szu2# | ... he sat down, his anger over his body |
| 24' | [...] kum2-mi-szu2 szup-szu-hi-isz i-nu-uh2-[...] | ... his body was swollen, he was frightened |
| 25' | [...]-szum-ma _abzu_ u2-ad-du-u2 esz-re-e#-[...] | ... and the Apsu added, ... |
| 26' | [...]-szu gi6-par-ra-szu u2-szar-szid#-[...] | ... his ..., his Ŋipar |
| 27' | [...] la#-ha-mu hi-ra-tusz# ina rab#-ba-a-te [...] | ... the laḫamu-demon, the spouse, in the great ... |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | [...] _nam-tar#-mesz_ at#-ma-an _gesz-hur-mesz_ | ... fates, the design of fates. |
| 2 | [...] le#-'-u2-ti _abgal# dingir-mesz_ {d}en# usz#-tar#-hi# | ... wisdom, sage of the gods, lord of wisdom |
| 3 | [...] qi2#-ri# _abzu_ ib-ba-ni an-szar2 | ... the command of the Apsu, who created Anshar, |
| 4 | ina qi2-rib _ku3 abzu_ ib-ba-ni an-szar2 | In the middle of the holy Abzu he created Anshar. |
| 5 | [...]-szu-ma# {d}e2-a a-ba-szu | ... his father Ea |
| 6 | [...]-ha#-mu _ama_-szu har-sza2-as#-szu | ... ... his mother, his foes |
| 7 | [...]-niq-AB# s,er-ret _{d}u-dar-mesz_ | ...-niq-AB, the shield of the gods |
| 8 | ta#-ri-tu it#-tar#-ru-szu# pul#-ha-a#-ta# usz-ma-al-li | The tarītu-demon approached him, the pulḫa-disease filled him. |
| 9 | szam-kat nab#-nit#-su a#-ri-ir ni#-szi _igi_-szu2# | his nabnītu-demon, the herald of the people, his face |
| 10 | ut,-t,u-la-AB s,i#-ta-szu mu#-szir3 ul-la# ul-la# | Uṭula-AB, his ṣitašu, the song of heaven and earth |
| 11 | i-mur-szu-ma {d}lah3-mu ba-nu-u _ad_-szu2 | saw him and Laḫmu, the creator, his father |
| 12 | i-risz im-mir lib-ba-szu hi-du-ta im-la# | He rejoiced, his heart filled with joy. |
| 13 | usz-te-es,-bi-szum-ma szu-un-na-at _dingir_-us-[...] | I had him recite to him the incantation, “God-us-…, |
| 14 | szu-usz-qi2 ma-disz _ugu_-szu2-nu a-tar mim-mu-[...] | I imposed upon them a šushqi-offering, ... everything ... |
| 15 | la na-t,a-a-ma nu-uk-ku-la mi-na-tu-[...] | “It is not good, I am weak, what ...? |
| 16 | ha-sa-sisz# la# na#-t,a#-a# a-ma-risz# pa-asz2-qa# | I am frightened, unfavorable, i.e., terrified, |
| 17 | _sza2 igi_-szu2 _sza2 gesztu_-szu2 | of his eyes, of his ears |
| 18 | szap#-ti-szu2 ina szu-ta-bu#-li _{d}gesz.bar_ it#-[...] | His lips ... in a šutabulu-demon |
| 19 | ir#-ti#-bu-u2 _sza2_{ta-am3} [...] | They became frightened, ... heart |
| 20 | u3# _igi#_ ki-ma szu-a-tu# i-bar-ra#-[...] | And the eye ... like that |
| 21 | ul#-lu#-ma ina _dingir_ [...] | He went up and ... in the god ... |
| 22 | mesz#-re#-tu-szu [...] | His limbs ... |
| 23 | x x x [...] | |
| 24 | _dumu {d#}utu_ [...] | son of Šamaš |
| 25 | la#-bisz# mi-[...] | I am a labiš priest ... |
| 26 | pul#-[...]-a#-[...] | You are the one who pulsates(?) |
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