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AOTU 1/1, 69-70 (P370415)
Lexical, Neo-Assyrian, Nineveh · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE
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| Designation | AOTU 1/1, 69-70 |
|---|---|
| ID | P370415 |
| 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' | {[ŋeš]}⸢kun gigir⸣ ⸢zib⸣-[ba-tum] | “The tail of a chariot, the tail of an ezibbatum-vessel |
| 2' | {[ŋeš]}⸢TUM⸣ gigir {<MIN(zib-ba-tum)>} | The ēšûtum-house, the gigir-house |
| 3' | {[ŋeš]}haš₂-e₃-a gigir ⸢uh⸣-[hur-tum] | a kind of stag, eagle, ḫurtu-bird |
| 4' | {[ŋeš]}mud gigir up-[pu] | the mud of the chariot |
| 5' | {[ŋeš]}mu-dul₁₀ gigir ⸢ma⸣-šad-⸢du⸣ | a statue of a charioteer, an ešaddû-priest |
| 6' | {[ŋeš]}šudun gigir ni-i-ru | a šudun-carrier of the mountain range |
| 7' | {[ŋeš]}⸢gag⸣ šudun gigir sik-kat₃ {<MIN(ni-i-ru)>} | The scepter of the chariot, the bolt |
| 8' | {[ŋeš]}⸢su⸣-din gigir su-ut-tin-nu | esû-edin, the charioteer of Suttinnu |
| 9' | {[ŋeš}erin₂] gigir ṣi-mit-tum | red cedar |
| 10' | [...] gigir sik-šu | ... of the chariot, his yoke |
| 11' | [...] gigir {<MIN(sik-šu)>} | ... a scepter |
| 12' | [...] bu-bu-tum | ... bubutum |
| 13' | [...] ⸢ma⸣-gar-ru | ... the ema’egarru |
| 14' | [...] [sik]-kat₃ {<MIN(ma-gar-ru)>} | ... the hem of a ditto garment |
| 15' | [...] ⸢hal⸣-mat-ru | ... the eḫal-e-matru |
| o ii | ||
| 1' | {⸢ŋeš⸣}[...] [...] | The ešu-priestess |
| 2' | {ŋeš}⸢x⸣-[...] [...] | “If he ... ... |
| 3' | {ŋeš}⸢x⸣-[...] [...] | “If he ... ... |
| 4' | {ŋeš}⸢saŋ umbin mar⸣-[...] [...] | “If he slips through the nail of an ox |
| 5' | {ŋeš}igi ⸢umbin mar⸣-[...] [...] | The door and the door bolt of the scepter |
| 6' | {ŋeš}⸢zar-du₃⸣ [...] | The ezardu-priestess |
| 7' | {ŋeš}⸢zar⸣-du₃ [...] | The ešaredu priestess |
| 8' | {ŋeš}zar-la₂ [...] | The zarla-demon |
| 9' | {ŋeš}zar-gu₂ [...] | The zargu weapon |
| r i' | ||
| 1 | {ŋeš}ig ⸢dal⸣-[tum] | the door of the e’dalûtum |
| 2 | {ŋeš}ig gal [...] | The great door |
| 3 | {ŋeš}ig tur [...] | The small door |
| 4 | {ŋeš}ig a₂-⸢x⸣ [...] | The door of the threshing floor |
| 5 | {ŋeš}⸢ig⸣ [...] [...] | The scepter of the gods |
| 6 | {⸢ŋeš⸣}[ig ...] [...] | The door ... |
| r ii' | ||
| 1 | {⸢ŋeš⸣}nu-kuš₂-u₃ {<ŠU(nukuššû)>}{u} | “It is a nukušû-plant |
| 2 | {ŋeš}nu-kuš₂-u₃ an-ta e-lu-u | “The nukušu-demon rises from heaven, |
| 3 | {ŋeš}{<MIN(nu-kuš₂-u₃)>} ki-ta šap-lu-u | “The lower one, the lower one |
| 4 | {ŋeš}suhub₃ me-di-lum | a tub of medilum-wood |
| 5 | {ŋeš}šu-gi nap-ra-ku | I am a šugi creature |
| 6 | {ŋeš}gilim {<MIN(nap-ra-ku)>} | |
| 7 | ŋeš-gan-na sik-ku-ru | a scepter |
| 8 | {ŋeš}saŋ-kul {<MIN(sik-ku-ru)>} | sakul flour |
| 9 | {ŋeš}saŋ-kul elam-ma{ki} mu-tir-ru | The sakul priest of Elam, who restores |
| 10 | {ŋeš}saŋ-kul elam-ma{ki} sik-kur ša₂-qi₂-li | The sakul-priest of Elam, the šaqilu-priestess |
| 11 | {ŋeš}saŋ-kul lal₂ {<MIN(sik-kur)>} ša₂-qi₂-li | sakul-flour, honey, šaqili-plant |
| 12 | {ŋeš}mud saŋ-kul šul-bu-⸢u₂⸣ | “It is enough, I want to go out into the open country! |
| 13 | {ŋeš}aškud aš₂-kut-⸢tum⸣ | Aškud means “assembly.’ |
| 14 | {ŋeš}gag aškud sik-kat₃ {<[MIN(aš₂-kut-tum])>} | a head, a neck, and a hem |
| 15 | {ŋeš}eš₂ eb-[lu] | the pure one |
| 16 | {ŋeš}eš₂ galam-ma {<MIN(eb-lu)>} sik-[ku-ri] | “Let them be seen, and let them be smeared with wool! |
| 17 | {ŋeš}eš₂-šu-ak-a {<MIN(eb-lu)>} [...] | “I am the one who makes the king, my lord |
| 18 | {ŋeš}sa šu AK-a {<⸢MIN⸣(eb-lu)>} [...] | Hand of Akkadian ditto ... |
| 19 | {⸢ŋeš⸣}mud [...] | The ešû-demon |
| 20 | {⸢ŋeš⸣}mud ⸢aškud⸣ [...] | “It is a flood, it is an aškud flood |
| 21 | {⸢ŋeš⸣}gag [mud] [...] | The ešû-demon |
| 22 | {[ŋeš]}⸢niŋ₂-gag⸣-[ti] [...] | “If he slanders me, |
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