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CDLI Literary 002701.03, ex. 001 (P369143)
Literary, Neo-Assyrian, Assur · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE
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| Designation | CDLI Literary 002701.03, ex. 001 |
|---|---|
| ID | P369143 |
| Museum no. | VAT 09954 |
| 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 | kab#-ta-at _szu_-su ul a-le-[...] | I do not know the full extent of his hand |
| 2 | ad#-rat pu-luh-ta-szu u2-[...] | His fearsomeness ... the adrat rituals. |
| 3 | [en?]-nis-su ez-zi-ta a-bu-ba-ma [...] | His anger is a flood that ... |
| 4 | dan#-na-at _ki-gub_-ta-szu2 i-[...] | The strong one ... his standing position. |
| 5 | dan#-nu _gig_ kab-ta ra-ma#-[ni] la i-[...] | Strong one, who has a severe illness, who does not ... |
| 6 | e#-ru-ti ma-sza2-ku u2-szar-pa-du-ni-[in-ni ...] | I am a young man, I am the one who makes me shine. |
| 7 | ur#-ra u mu-szu2 isz-te-nisz a-na-as#-[...] | In the future and in the future, I will ... together |
| 8 | _masz2-ge6_ mu-na-at-tu2 mal-ma-lisz szu-um-ru#-[...] | “Incantation of the black-headed people, all of them ... |
| 9 | isz-ta-nu et,-lu a-tir szi-kit-[ti] | “He is a young man, he is the heir of the scepter. |
| 10 | mi-na-ta szur-ru-uh lu-bu-usz-ta ud-du-usz# | “What have I done? I have made it great, I have built it anew. |
| 11 | asz2-szu2 ina mu-na-at-ti szid-du-szu gat-ta su2-uq#-qu# | Because in the night his šidduŋ drum is split open, |
| 12 | [me]-lam-me ha-lip2 la-bisz# pu#-ul-ha#-[...] | The melammu-demon, the liar, the labiš-disease, the puulḫa-demon |
| 13 | [...]-ba-am#-ma# it-ta-zi-iz! _ugu#_-[...] | ... and stood over ... |
| 14 | [...]-ma# ih-ha-mu-u _uzu_-u-[...] | ... and they became angry ... flesh ... |
| 15 | [...] be-el-ka# isz-pur-an#-[ni] | ... your lord wrote to me |
| 16 | [...] iz#-ziz [szum]-ru#-[s,u] x-qa#-[...] | ... stood ... awe ... |
| 17 | [...]-x-ma a-tam-ma-a [x]-mu!-szu2-nu# | ... and I saw their ... |
| 18 | [...] x-um-ma isz-pu-[...] | ... and ... |
| 19 | i#-qu-lu-ma ul i-[...] | They weighed out and did not ... |
| 20 | szu#-ut isz-na-nin#-ni# [...] | That which he gave to me ... |
| 21 | asz2-ni#-ma [...] | I asked and ... |
| 22 | ina _masz2#-ge6_ at,-[...] | In a dream I ... |
| 23 | isz-ta#-nu ra#-[...] | “If he ..., |
| 24 | {gesz}bi-[nu] mu-li#-[...] | The “bīnu tree"(?) of Mullissu |
| 25 | lal3-ur2-x-[...] | Lalur- |
| 26 | a-na ub-[...] | to Ub- |
| 27 | _a-mesz_ na#-[...] | water ... |
| 28 | szi-pat bal#-[...] | The scribal art is a ... thing |
| 29 | asz2-lu-usz# [...] | I sat down |
| 30 | ina _masz2#-[ge6_ ...] | in a dream ... |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | ni-szi-isz la#-[...] | We did not ... together |
| 2 | szar-ra-at _ug3#-[mesz_ ...] | the queen of the peoples ....... |
| 3 | i-ru-ba-am-ma i-taz-[...] | entered and ... |
| 4 | iq!(QI)-ba-a a-hu-la-pi2 [...] | He said: Aḫula-pi |
| 5 | la ta-pal-lah iq-ba-a u2-sza2-ar#-[hi-s,a-an-ni lib3-bu] | He said to me: "Do not be afraid! He made me frightened!" |
| 6 | me-mu _masz2-ge6_ i-t,ul [...] | (If) a dream predicts ... .... |
| 7 | iq-bu-u a-hu-la-pi2# ma-gal szum-[...] | They said: “Aḫula-pi is great, ... |
| 8 | a-a-um-ma sza2 ina szat mu-szi ib-ru-u bi#-[ra] | Whoever in the future, at any time, breaks the contract, |
| 9 | ina _masz2-ge6_ ur-{d}nin-tin-ug5-ga babilax(|DIN.TIR|)#[{ki} ...] | In the night Ur-Nintinuga of Babylon |
| 10 | et,-lu t,ar-ru a-pi-ir# a-[...] | (Sum) The young man, the hero, the ... of the apsû, ... (Akk) Young man, mighty one, .... |
| 11 | _masz-masz_-um-ma na-szi# le#-'-[...] | The incantation priest is responsible for ... . |
| 12 | {d}marduk-ma [...] | Marduk |
| 13 | a-na {disz}szub#-[...] | to Šub- |
| 14 | ina _szu-min-mesz#_-[...] | In the hands of ... |
| 15 | a-na mut-[...] | to ... |
| 16 | it-tusz dam#-[...] | He sat down with his spouse |
| 17 | ina si-li-[...] | In the street ... |
| 18 | mur-s,i ar2#-hisz x [...] | The illness quickly ... |
| 19 | ul-tu2 sza2 be-[li2]-ia# x [...] | From that of my lord ... |
| 20 | sza2 [{d}]marduk# re-[...] | of Marduk, the shepherd |
| 21 | [il]-qu#-u2 un#-[...] | They took ... |
| 22 | [...]-hur#-szu t,a-a-bu# [...] | ... his sweet ... |
| 23 | [...] a#-hu-la-pi2 ma#-[gal ...]-uh#-ma | ... aḫulāpu-disease greatly ... |
| 24 | [...] a-na szu-pe2-e x [...]-te? | ... to strew(?) |
| 25 | [...] x a-na DU!-lul x [...]-te#? | ... to sing ... |
| 26 | [...] x ar-ni [...] | ... my sin ... |
| 27 | [...] in-nit-ta [...] | ... a curse ... |
| 28 | [...] szer3-ti x [...] | ... šerti ... |
| 29 | [...] e-ga-[...] | ... he ... |
| 30 | [...] MI ID x [...] | ... river ... |
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