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RA 017, 197-198 (Th 1905-04-09, 001) (P373929)
Lexical, Neo-Assyrian, Nineveh · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE
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| Designation | RA 017, 197-198 (Th 1905-04-09, 001) |
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| ID | P373929 |
| Museum no. | BM 098495 |
| 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' | [...] [pi-i ši-ir]-i-[šu] | ... his own mouth |
| 2' | [ab-su-ub]-su-⸢ub⸣-[be₂] [...] i-ša-⸢kan⸣ | (Sum) The one who screams, he shouts(?) (Akk) He shouts ... |
| 3' | [... an]-⸢ri⸣-ri-ga kir-⸢ba⸣-an-šu i-laq-qa-at | ... he will take his kir-eba-e-an-šu. |
| 4' | [...] a-ša₃-ga ka-da-ra | ... in the field of Kadar |
| 5' | [ba-ab]-⸢niŋin⸣-e i-lam-mi | “If he does not release him, he will die! |
| 6' | [... bi₂]-⸢ib₂⸣-sar-re ṣa-bi-ta u₂-kaš-ša-ad | (Sum) ... he smote (Akk) He smited (them) with a slanderer's weapon(?) |
| 7' | [...] ⸢ab⸣-zi-zi e-ri-ba i-de-⸢ek⸣-ki | (Sum) ... the ezizi temple, enter it! (Akk) I have entered your temple |
| 8' | [...] ⸢ab⸣-zi-zi i-še-e-er | ... erected a ezizi temple |
| 9' | [... ab]-sa₂-e u₂-ša-am-ša | (Sum) ... he shook ... (Akk) The ... of the sea, he made it tremble |
| 10' | [...] ⸢a⸣-ša₃-ga i-na u₄-mi e-bu-ri | ... the ešag plant on the day of the harvest |
| 11' | [... ab]-⸢ur₃⸣-ra A-ŠA₃ i-ša-ka-ak | ... he will measure out the field |
| 12' | [... ab]-⸢gi₄⸣-gi₄ i-še-eb-bir | (Sum) ... is broken into pieces(?) (Akk) The ... of the ab-egî-priestess has broken through(?) |
| 13' | [... ga-an]-⸢peš⸣-a i-šal-la-aš₂ | I want to perform ... for him |
| 14' | [...] ⸢gur še⸣ ⸢i-na⸣ DIŠ šu-ši 8(aš) GUR še-im | ... egur (means) barley. e-ina-e23 (also means) ... 8 kor of barley |
| 15' | [...] ⸢ṣi⸣-bat še-im {giš}PA ri-ki-is GU₂-UN | ... a šūmû-container of pomegranate resin |
| 16' | [...] ⸢še-im⸣ ki-IŠ-pi ka-<ba>-a-si | ... the reed-beds of the netherworld |
| 17' | [...] ⸢er⸣-re-šu i-laq-qi | ... his ... he shall take |
| 18' | [...] [A]-⸢ŠA₃⸣ mi-iš-la-ni | ... his misfortune |
| 19' | [...] [...] hi-ir-ri | ... ... love-making |
| 20' | [...] [a]-⸢na ha⸣-ra-⸢a⸣-ri | ... may he return to the water for you |
| 21' | [...] [ṣi]-⸢lip-ta⸣ [...] u₂-še-ṣi | ... Ṣi-elipta-e3 ... he removed |
| 22' | [...] ⸢A⸣-[ŠA₃ i]-⸢har⸣-ra-ar | ... he will harvest. |
| 23' | [...] [NUMUN]-⸢šu⸣ i-na-ṣa-ar | ... his seed he will measure out |
| 24' | [...] ⸢MUŠEN⸣-MEŠ u₂-kaš-ša₂-ad | ... the ēšû-birds will beat |
| 25' | [...] ⸢ṣi⸣-ba-ra i-de-ek-ki | ... the ṣība-priestess will deprive you |
| 26' | [...] ⸢A⸣-ŠA₃ A-MEŠ i-ša-aq-qi | He pours water from the ešû-vessel |
| 27' | [...] ⸢ŠE⸣-NUMUN-šu u₂-rab-ba | ... his ešḫē-zēru-house he enlarged |
| 28' | [...] [i]-⸢na UD-MEŠ⸣ e-bu-ri ⸢A-ŠA₃⸣ | ... in the days of the harvest |
| 29' | [...] [i-ša]-⸢ak-ka⸣-ak | ... Iša-Eakka |
| 30' | [...] [i]-⸢še-eb⸣-be-er | ... he shall remove |
| 31' | [...] ⸢u₃⸣ pi-i ka-ni-ki-šu | ... the mouth of his seal |
| 32' | [...] a-na EN A-ŠA₃ i-man-da-du | he will measure it to the owner of the field |
| 33' | [...] A-⸢ŠA₃⸣ tap-pu-ti | ... the companions |
| 34' | [...] it-ti EN A-ŠA₃ | ... with the owner of the field |
| 35' | [...] A-ŠA₃ a-na tap-pu-ti | ... a field for cultivation |
| 36' | [...] u₂-še-ṣi | ... he made it rise |
| 37' | [...] LU₂ ki-ma LU₂ | ... like a man |
| 38' | [...] ⸢e-la-ta⸣ ki-ma e-la-ti | ... elātae, like the upper ones |
| 39' | [...] ⸢ze⸣-[ra] ⸢ki-ma⸣ ze-ri | ... for the sheep, for Ekima, the sheep |
| 40' | dili-e-eš in-ŋa₂-ŋa₂-⸢ne⸣ [... i-ša]-⸢ka⸣-nu | (Sum) They are alone, they are not able to escape (Akk) The one who is alone they are unable to escape |
| o ii | ||
| 1' | ⸢ba⸣-[an-uru₄{ru}e] [...] | The Eanuru temple |
| 2' | šu-⸢min⸣ [...] [...] | Hand-of-the-God |
| 3' | a ib₂-⸢ta⸣-[an-de₂-e] [...] | May he/she say to you "woe" |
| 4' | a₂-la₂-e ⸢ab⸣-[du₃-du₃-e] [...] | The ala priest, the eab priestess |
| 5' | {giš}zi-ri₂-gum ⸢u₃⸣-[bi₂-in-ŋar] [...] | The ziggurrum tree was smashed(?) |
| 6' | a ib₂-ta-an-⸢bala⸣-[e] [...] | may he not turn back |
| 7' | ud bur₁₄-ra-ka igi-ia₂-⸢ŋal₂⸣-[la] [...] | At the threshing floor before Igiya-ela |
| 8' | lu₂-uru₄-a diš-ta-⸢am₃⸣ [...] | A stranger, Vta-eam(?) |
| 9' | lu₂-a-ša₃-ga-⸢ke₄⸣ [...] | Lu-ašaga |
| 10' | šu ba-ab-te-ŋe₂₆ [...] | Hand of Abte- |
| 11' | šu su-ub [...] | Hand of ... |
| 12' | šu su-ub-de₃ ⸢a-na e⸣-[se-pi] | The hand to bind (them) in the esēpu-house |
| 13' | šu su-ub-de₃ ib₂-ta-an-e₃ a-na e-⸢se⸣-[pi ...] | (Sum) The hand of the šubû-priest came out (Akk) To the ese’epu-priestess |
| 14' | igi-eš₅-ŋal₂-la šal-ša-a-[tu] | noble heirs |
| 15' | igi-eš₅-ŋal₂-la-še₃ a-na šal-ša-a-[ti] | before him, as a gift |
| 16' | igi-eš₅-ŋal₂-la-še₃ ib₂-ta-an-e₃ a-na šal-ša-a-ti ⸢u₂-še⸣-[ṣi] | he brought up before him, to the rites of the ešeṣi temple |
| 17' | igi-limmu-ŋal₂-la re-ba-a-⸢tu⸣ | Igi-limmu-bala |
| 18' | igi-limmu-ŋal₂-la-še₃ a-na re-ba-a-[ti] | before Igi-limmu-balaše to the rear |
| 19' | igi-limmu-ŋal₂-la-še₃ ib₂-ta-an-e₃ a-na re-ba-⸢a-ti⸣ [...] | (Sum) He brought him up to the rear (Akk) He made him come up to his rear |
| 20' | igi-ia₂-ŋal₂-la ⸢ha⸣-[an-ša-tu] | Igiya-bala, the eḫa’eanšatu |
| 21' | igi-ia₂-⸢ŋal₂⸣-la-⸢še₃⸣ [...] | Igiya-bala’e-la-eše-e3 |
| 22' | igi-⸢ia₂-ŋal₂-la⸣-še₃ ib₂-⸢ta⸣-[an-e₃] [...] | When he came out before Igi-Eya-bala’eše, |
| 23' | ⸢igi-u⸣-[ŋal₂-la] [...] | “Ištar of the Egi’ebala |
| 24' | ⸢igi-u-ŋal₂⸣-[la-še₃] [...] | ... to the egiubal shrine |
| 25' | igi-u-ŋal₂-⸢la⸣-[še₃ ...] [...] | Before Ubališ |
| 26' | igi-u-ŋal₂-[bi] [...] | Its eye ... |
| 27' | igi-u-ŋal₂-[bi] [...] | Its eye ... |
| 28' | e₂-gal-la ⸢ba⸣-[ab-šum₂-mu] [...] | In the palace, the ebabšum temple |
| 29' | za₃-[ia₂] [...] | on my right side |
| 30' | za₃-ia₂ {d}nin-[urta] [...] | on my right, Ninurta |
| 31' | za₃-u [...] | The right ... |
| 32' | za₃-u-⸢bi⸣ [...] | (Sum) Its edge(?) ... (Akk) (Its) edges ... |
| 33' | za₃-u-bi-⸢še₃⸣ [...] | (Sum) The scepter of heaven and earth (Akk) The one of the horizon(?) |
| 34' | za₃-u {d}⸢nusku⸣ [...] | Praise to Nusku |
| 35' | za₃-u e₂ ad-⸢da⸣ [...] | At the side of the house of Adae ... |
| 36' | za₃-u e₂ ⸢ad⸣-da-a-⸢ni⸣ [...] | At the edge of the house of Adā-edini |
| 37' | za₃-u e₂ a-⸢ša₃⸣ {giš}⸢kiri₆⸣ [...] | The edge of the house, the watercourse, the orchard |
| 38' | za₃-u saŋ ⸢geme₂ arad⸣ [...] | The right side of the slave woman, servant of ... |
| 39' | za₃-u zu₂-⸢lum⸣-ma [...] | (Sum) The one who ... the edge(?) of the date palm(?) ... (Akk) The edge of the dates ... |
| 40' | za₃-u še-ke₄ [...] | The righteous one ... |
| 41' | ⸢za₃⸣-u ku₃-⸢ga⸣-ke₄ [...] | The holy sanctuaries |
| 42' | [za₃-u] siki-ke₄ [...] | The fringe of the wool ... |
| 43' | [...] ⸢x udu⸣-hi-a [...] | ... sheep |
| 44' | [...] ⸢gu₄⸣-hi-a [...] | ... ox or bull |
| 45' | [niŋ₂-ku₅]-⸢da⸣ [...] | Ni’eda-e23 |
| 46' | [... šu]-⸢ri-am₃⸣ [...] | ... the hand ... |
| 47' | [... igi]-⸢eš₅-ŋal₂⸣-[la] [...] | ... Igi-ešbala |
| r i | ||
| 1 | niŋ₂-ku₅-da igi-ia₂-ŋal₂-la {<5(miksi)>} [...] | The nikuda ritual in front of me, the miksi ritual in the temple |
| 2 | niŋ₂-ku₅-da igi-u-ŋal₂-la {<6(miksi)>} [...] | The nikuda priestess, the eye-opener, the miksu priest |
| 3 | niŋ₂-ku₅-da za₃-u {<7(miksi)>} [...] | The nikuda drum, the za’u drum |
| 4 | niŋ₂-ŋal₂-la [...] | Its fearsomeness ... |
| 5 | niŋ₂-ŋal₂-la e₂-gal {<MIN(bušû)>} ⸢E₂⸣-[GAL-lim] | The palace, ditto, the E-e-gal-lim |
| 6 | niŋ₂-ŋar ku-mur-[ru-u₂] | a kumurrû |
| 7 | niŋ₂-ŋar-ŋar {<MIN(ku-mur-[ru-u₂])>} | “It is a nibar bar |
| 8 | niŋ₂-ŋar-ŋar šu-kun-[nu-u₂] | a nibar bar |
| 9 | niŋ₂-ŋar-ŋar te-bi-⸢ib⸣-[tu] | “It is enough, I want to go out. |
| 10 | niŋ₂-al-di e-ri-⸢iš⸣-[tu] | “Let us go to the ēriš temple! |
| 11 | niŋ₂-al-di a-ša₃-ga {<MIN(e-ri-⸢iš⸣-[tu])>} [...] | The ni-aldi of the field ditto |
| 12 | niŋ₂-ŋar {giš}kiri₆ šu-kun-⸢ni⸣ [...] | The šukunī-tree, the orchard, and the nibar canal |
| 13 | {giš}kiri₆ ki-⸢ru⸣-[u₂] | orchard of Ki'ēru |
| 14 | {giš}kiri₆ e₂-gal {<MIN(ki-⸢ru⸣-[u₂])>} e-[kal-li] | the orchard of the palace ditto Ekalli |
| 15 | {giš}kiri₆ lugal {<3(ki-⸢ru⸣-[u₂])>} [...] | The orchard of the king of Sumer and Akkad |
| 16 | {giš}kiri₆ |MAŠ.EN.KAK| {<4(ki-⸢ru⸣-[u₂])>} muš-⸢ke⸣-[ni] | The orchard of the mašenkak-priest in Ki'ēru, his snake |
| 17 | {giš}kiri₆ ŋeš gub-ba-ta {giš}KIRI₆ ⸢a⸣-[na ...] | From a planted orchard, a garden |
| 18 | {lu₂}nu-{giš}kiri₆-ra a-na {⸢lu₂⸣}[NU-{giš}KIRI₆] | the orchardist to a gardener |
| 19 | mu eš₅-kam₂-ma-še₃ in-na-an-šum₂ ⸢EŠ₅⸣ [...] | he has sworn by the fifth year; the ešme-priest |
| 20 | {giš}kiri₆ ki-šar₂-ra ib₂-si-si [...] | He filled the orchard of the world quarters |
| 21 | {giš}ŋešnimbar in-gub-bu-da [...] | The date palm stood there |
| 22 | mi-ni-in-til-la [...] | he has finished |
| 23 | {giš}ligima(|IGI.TUR.TUR|)bi [...] | Its ligima plant |
| 24 | a ib₂-ta-an-de₂-e [...] | He pours water ... |
| 25 | im-du₃-a za₃-bi ba-ab-dub-be₂ ⸢pi-ti-iq-ti⸣ [...] | Its edges were smashed, the “pītiqtu-plant ... |
| 26 | {giš}kiri₆ ŋeš DU-a-ta iš-tu ki-⸢ra⸣-[a] | After you have gone to the orchard, |
| 27 | ba-an-til-⸢a⸣-ta i-na za-qa-pi ig-⸢dam⸣-[ru] | After he has finished (the work), he will go back to work. |
| 28 | lugal {⸢giš}kiri₆-ke₄ {lu₂⸣}nu-{giš}kiri₆-ra EN {giš}KIRI₆ a-na {lu₂}NU-{⸢giš⸣}[KIRI₆] | The king of the orchard, the gardener, the owner of the garden to the gardeners |
| 29 | a₂-kuš₂-⸢u₃⸣-a-ni ma-na-ah-ta-[šu₂] | his limbs are swollen |
| 30 | ba-an-na-an-⸢šum₂⸣-mu id-[din] | Banan-ešumi gave |
| 31 | {giš}kiri₆ niŋ₂-ŋar-⸢ra⸣ {giš}KIRI₆ šu-kun-ni-[i] | I planted a garden for you, a orchard for you |
| 32 | {giš}kiri₆ niŋ₂-ŋar-ra ib₂-ta-an-e₃ {⸢giš⸣}KIRI₆ a-na {<MIN(šu-kun-ni-[i])>} it-[ta-ṣi] | The orchard he cleared away and the orcharder to ditto has been taken away. |
| 33 | {giš}kiri₆-še₃ {giš}kiri₆ {giš}KIRI₆ ⸢a⸣-na [...] | In the orchard, in the garden of the eašhena temple |
| 34 | am₃-ta-e₁₁-de₃ u₂-ut-⸢al⸣-[li] | he brought out, he made it rise up. |
| 35 | im-du₃-a za₃-bi ba-ab-dub-be₂ pi-ti-iq-ti i-ta-ti-⸢šu₂⸣ [...] | (Sum) Its border is shattered, its edge is split (Akk) The border is split, its edges are split |
| 36 | {iti}apin-du₈-a ud 30kam₂-ma-ta i-na {iti}APIN-DU₈-A ⸢UD⸣ [...] | On the 30th day of the month Araḫsamna the ešû-house |
| 37 | ba-zal-a-ta i-na na-⸢sa⸣-[a-hi] | from the na’esaḫi canal |
| 38 | mu-un-DU zu₂-lum-ma-ta i-na ⸢šu⸣-[ru-ub-ti ...] | (Sum) The one who carries the dates, in the midst of the reed-bed (Akk) In the middle of the date-bed |
| 39 | u₄-hi-in niŋ₂-ŋar-⸢ra⸣ [...] | (Sum) The storm(?) is a raging storm that is to be sung by the gods(?)(?) (Akk) It is an awe-inspiring storm that makes the people tremble |
| 40 | zu₂-lum šanabi{⸢bi⸣} [...] | dates, šanabi-juniper |
| 41 | saŋ-il₂ ni₂-⸢te⸣-[na-ta] [...] | After he had lifted his hands in prayer |
| 42 | ⸢lugal⸣ [...] [...] | The king |
| r ii | ||
| 1 | [...] [...] E₂ aš₂-bu | ... ašbu-house |
| 2 | [...] ⸢u₂-ur⸣ E₂ i-ba-an-ni | ... a house will be built |
| 3 | [...] ⸢a⸣-sur-ra-a i-kaš-ši-ir | ... will reach the Ea-esur. |
| 4 | [...] ⸢gu⸣-šu-ra ši-ib-ra | ... to its throne in the heavens |
| 5 | [...] i-de-ek-ki | ... he will kill you. |
| 6 | [...] gu-šu-ra dan-na | ... strong ... |
| 7 | [...] i-še-er-ra | ... will enter |
| 8 | [...] E₂ la-be-ra E₂-GAR₈ ša₂ i-qu-up-pu | ... the house of Lābara, the storage room of Iquppu |
| 9 | [...] im-da im-mi-id | ... he surrounded with clay |
| 10 | [...] ma-na-ah A-ŠA₃ | ... manaḫ |
| 11 | [...] ša i-na E₂ i-šak-ka-nu | ... that is placed in the house |
| 12 | [...] i-na lib₃-bi ki-ṣir E₂ | ... in the courtyard of the house |
| 13 | [...] u₂-ṣa-ha-ar | ... he shall remove |
| 14 | [...] i-gar bi-ri-ti | (Sum) ..., the one who establishes ... (Akk) The one who places ... |
| 15 | [...] i-ši-is-su it-te-hi-il-ṣu | ... he shook his ... |
| 16 | [...] ⸢i⸣-ga-ru ša₂ qu-up-pu | ... egāru-plant of the quuppu-plant |
| 17 | [...] ⸢UGU⸣-šu im-ta-qu-ut | ... fell upon him |
| 18 | [...] ⸢a⸣-na ša i-tu-u₂ E₂-šu | ... the one who left his house |
| 19 | [...] ⸢iš⸣-te-niš ip-pu-uš | ... he will perform |
| 20 | [...] [...] ⸢DIŠ⸣-tu a-di MIN-šu | ... ešûtu-plant together with its ditto |
| 21 | [...] ⸢u₂⸣-[še]-⸢di⸣-šu-ma | ... his ... and |
| 22 | [la-ba-an-ši-in]-⸢ŋin⸣ la ⸢im⸣-gu-ur | he did not bring out, he was not bringing out |
| 23 | [ni₂-te-u₃-a]-⸢ni⸣-ta i-na ra-⸢ma-ni⸣-šu | from his own free will |
| 24 | [...] ⸢in⸣-du₃ iq-qur i-⸢pu⸣-uš | ... he built, he erected, |
| 25 | [...] ⸢ku₃-babbar⸣-ra a-di ⸢KU₃-BABBAR⸣ | ... of the silver until the silver |
| 26 | [a₂]-⸢kuš₂⸣-u₃-a-ni ma-na-ah-ti-⸢šu⸣ | his armor he smashed. |
| 27 | [ba-an]-⸢na⸣-ab-la₂-e i-ša-qa-lu | he will raise a claim. |
| 28 | [e₂-gar₈]-be₂ i-na i-ga-ri-šu | The wall on its side |
| 29 | [... nu-ub]-⸢du₃⸣-a {giš}KAK ul i-ret-ti | ... did not build, the gate was not open |
| 30 | [... {giš}ŋušur]-ra gu-šu-ra | The ... of the wagon is on the back |
| 31 | [nu-ub-us₂]-e ul um-mad | he did not sit down, he was tired |
| 32 | [... ki-bi-ŋar]-⸢ra⸣ E₂ pu-hi | ... Kibbi-bara’e, the house of the substitute |
| 33 | [... ki-bi-ŋar-ra]-⸢bi⸣-še₃ E₂ a-na pu-hi-šu | ... of Kibbi-Barra’ebi, the house as a loan |
| 34 | [...] E₂ ki-ma E₂-šu | ... the house like his house |
| 35 | [...] LU₂ a-na LU₂ | ... for a man. |
| 36 | [...] i-ša-ak-ka-an | ... he shall place |
| 37 | [...] aš₂-šu E₂ bi-ta | ... from the house |
| 38 | [...] la-a ka-aš₂-du | ... is not bound |
| 39 | [...] U GIN₂ KU₃-BABBAR i-šaq-qal | ... and shekels of silver he will weigh out. |
| 40 | [...] a-na ar₂-kat₃ UD-MEŠ | ... in the future |
| 41 | [...] LU₂ LU₂ la e-ne₂-e | ... a man will not speak. |
| 42 | [...] ni-iš₃ LUGAL iš-te-ni-iš | ... the king's word |
| 43 | [...] iš-qu-ru | ... he plundered |
| 44 | [lugal] be-⸢lum⸣ | king of the four world quarters |
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