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RA 017, 121-123 (K 02015+) (P373791)
CANONICAL, Neo-Assyrian, Nineveh · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE
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| Designation | RA 017, 121-123 (K 02015+) |
|---|---|
| ID | P373791 |
| Museum no. | BM — |
| Collection | British Museum, London, UK |
| Language | Akkadian |
| Period | Neo-Assyrian · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE |
| Genre | CANONICAL |
| 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' | [...] x | |
| 2' | [...] ⸢x⸣-ma | ... and |
| 3' | [...] ⸢x⸣ GAR | ... e’e23-plant |
| 4' | [...] ⸢x⸣ | |
| 1'' | [...] ⸢x⸣ | |
| 2'' | [...] ⸢x⸣-ut-tuk | ... sulphur |
| 3'' | [...] ka-x-x-šu | ... his |
| 4'' | [...] ⸢x⸣-am-ma | It is the ... of the ešema |
| 5'' | [...] ⸢x⸣-a-a-li ba-šu ⸢x⸣ ka | ... opened the mouth of the ... temple |
| 6'' | [...] AN {d}NIN.LIL₂ DA ⸢x⸣ DA | ..., Ninlil, next to the e-house |
| 7'' | [...] LUL-KID-ku | ... I am a liar |
| 8'' | [...] ⸢x⸣ ŠU-ma lu-u TUKU la TUKU | ... may he have ..., but he does not have |
| 9'' | [...] ⸢x⸣ be-la {d}LAMMA-KA₃.KA₃ | ... the lord of Lamassaka |
| 10'' | [...] ⸢x⸣ ina še-pi la-ba-an-ka | ... he did not bring (them) down from the ground |
| 11'' | [...] ⸢x⸣ su-ul-li-ma | ... he purified ... and |
| 12'' | [...]-ke₄ an qa-at {d}LU₂-{d}NIN.LIL₂.LA₂ | ... An, hand of Amel-Mullissu |
| 13'' | [... e₂]-⸢šar₂⸣-ra li-ši-im-ku a-di ša₂-ar ⸢nu-har⸣ E₂.ŠAR₂ | May the ... of the Ešara be restored to its place as long as the foundation of the E-šAR |
| 14'' | [...]-⸢tuku⸣ li-šar-ši-ku | ... may he conquer you |
| 15'' | [...] ⸢HI⸣ a-na {d}NIN.SAR qar-di | ... to Ninsar the hero |
| 16'' | [...]-ŋa₂ be-el ma-as-sa-⸢ri⸣ | ... the lord of Assyria |
| 17'' | [...] SI gi-ma-⸢x⸣ | ... Gima-e23 |
| o ii | ||
| 1' | [...] ⸢x x x x⸣ [...] | |
| 2' | [...] ⸢x sag₉-ga⸣ lit-tu-ut-⸢ka⸣ | ... may good ... be restored for you |
| 3' | kiŋ₂ ŋarza-na an ši-pir pel-lu-di-[šu] | In the place of the throne, An, whose mighty deeds |
| 4' | u₃ igi-za ba-ra di-li-im-[ma] | and before you, the one who is confused |
| 5' | nam-ri-a a-na e-ru-⸢ti⸣-[ka] | “May my glory be upon your entry |
| 6' | ša₃-la₂ ha-ma-ra-ab-sug₄ i-te-pi-⸢qa⸣-[ak-ka] | May your heart be pacified to me, may it be listened to. |
| 7' | zabar saŋ-bi-še₃ i-TU-⸢x⸣ [...] | (Sum) The bronze ... (Akk) The iron ... |
| 8' | u₃-ri-in-dadag AŠ ŠE-šu₂ la ⸢x⸣-[...] | Urindadag, his hand does not ... |
| 9' | [...] UNUG{ki} mar-[...] ⸢x x x⸣ [...] | ... Uruk |
| 10' | [...] a₂ da-na ina bi-rit [...] | ... strength between ... |
| 11' | [...] a₂ da-na UD-hi-ir [...] | ... the strength of An ... |
| 12' | ⸢x x⸣ ma ab-du₇-DE₃ na [...] | “The ... of the ... temple is perfect for you, ... |
| 13' | ninda gur₄-ra kid₂ tur-bi u₂ mah-a in e-pe-e KIR-[...] | (Sum) Its small bread bowls are full of great plants. (Akk) In the food bowls of the small kids ... |
| 14' | šu an-na-zu ul₄-bi₂-ib₂ ak-la ru-⸢ub⸣-[bi] | May your hand of An be grasped, may its raging |
| 15' | šu ki-a-zu im-nu-uk šu-⸢uh⸣-[...] | The hand of your earth trembled, the hand ... |
| 16' | gu₂ gid₂-da ak-ab ka-bit-tuk IT-[...] | (Sum) My neck is long, my neck is thick ... (Akk) I am long, I am strong ... |
| 17' | SUR SAL-bi dim₂-ma ma-ha-aṣ-tuk [...] | (Sum) Its ... (Akk) The ... of its ..., a statue of himself(?) |
| 18' | AN a₂-zu zu ŋa₂-ŋa₂-ŋa₂-an a-na ma-ṣar-ri i-da-ti-⸢ka⸣ | “O your strength, I want to go out to the marshes for you! |
| 19' | mar šu gid₂-i-eš saŋ bur₂(BAL-)ra ma-ha-riš ina sa-ri-⸢x⸣ | (If) a young man's long hair is loose: he will be beaten in battle. |
| 20' | ad šir₃-ra-na mir ti-bi ri-gim-šu-un ṣar-⸢hu⸣ | The roar of his heart is a roaring storm |
| 21' | e-da-an-gub-gub-ba da-ap-niš ana MAŠ-U₂ ṣi-ru-⸢x⸣ | (Sum) He stands up (Akk) I stand up (var.) I am standing up |
| 22' | he₂-ŋal₂ me-en iš-tap-pu | You are the one who has carried it off. |
| 23' | KU-za na-an-tuku₄-tuku₄ lu IT-NI-IT-ma ta-tar-ru-ur-ma | You should not touch your ..., but you should turn back and |
| 24' | šu na-ra-ab-tur-re-e-ne la ⸢i⸣-na-aṣ-ṣu-ka | Hand of Narabturrene, not to smite you |
| 25' | SUBUR ŋeš ra-ra te-ri-da DUL₆-la ⸢RI-x x DI⸣-ra-a-⸢ti⸣ | The base of the ‘finger’ is to be twisted. |
| 26' | AŠ₂-da an ki-bi iz-zi-ir-[...]-⸢ir⸣-ra-[...] | Heaven and earth tremble |
| 27' | na-ab-diri-diri-ge-en la ta-at-ta-⸢na⸣-[ad-dar] | Do not smite me, |
| 28' | saŋ-za igi in-tum₃-tum₃-mu li-ka i-šu-⸢x⸣ | (Sum) The one who sees you, may he come to you (Akk) May your eye see me, may your heart come to me |
| 29' | ul₄ gal a-ri-a e-da-ab-us₂-e-ne mim-ma ⸢la⸣ mim-ma i-red-du-⸢ka⸣ | They will bind him with the great ropes of the river, whatever he may bring, anything he shall bring. |
| 30' | šu zig₃-bi na-ab-⸢ak⸣-en la tu-ut-ta-az-za-am-ma | You should not raise a hand against this ziggurat, |
| 31' | ⸢x⸣ uš gu₇(NAG-)za bi-iṭ-la-tuk | (a kind of insect) that eats flesh |
| 32' | ⸢x⸣ de₃-ra-ab-e-ne li-še-ṭu₂-ka | May they utter an arazu prayer to you |
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- electronic Babylonian Library (eBL), LMU Munich · MIT (eBL Zenodo dataset); platform terms unverified · electronic Babylonian Library (eBL), LMU Munich, https://www.ebl.lmu.de/ ; Zenodo dataset (MIT)
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