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MSL 13, 231 A (P381762)
Lexical, Middle Assyrian, Assur · c. 1400 BCE–1000 BCE
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| Designation | MSL 13, 231 A |
|---|---|
| ID | P381762 |
| Museum no. | VAT 09592 |
| Collection | Vorderasiatisches Museum, Berlin, Germany |
| Language | Sumerian; Akkadian |
| Period | Middle Assyrian · c. 1400 BCE–1000 BCE |
| Genre | Lexical |
| 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) |
|---|---|---|
| o i | ||
| 1 | ⸢er₂⸣ [...] | The ereš priestess |
| 2 | ⸢er₂⸣ [bi]-⸢ki-tu⸣ | “Bi-E-kitu-e-23 |
| 3 | er₂ [ta]-⸢ni⸣-hu | she wept |
| 4 | er₂ ⸢ni⸣-is-sa-tu | weeping and lamentation |
| 5 | er₂ gir-ra-nu | tears and laments |
| 6 | ⸢er₂⸣ taq₂-rib-tu | “Taqribtu-disease, |
| 7 | ⸢er₂⸣ ŋa₂-ŋa₂ {<|KI.MIN|(taq₂-rib-tu)>} ⸢ša⸣-ka-nu | The errû-priest, ditto, the ša eskānu (temple) |
| 8 | ⸢er₂⸣ ŋa₂-ŋa₂ nu-uh₂-hu-u₂ | The ereš priestess is the one who does not rejoice. |
| 9 | ⸢er₂⸣ ša₃ ba-da-ri ŠU | erēša-bāri |
| 10 | ⸢er₂⸣ ki-tuš-a ⸢ŠU⸣ | The ereš temple, the residence |
| 11 | ⸢er₂⸣ sahar hub₂-ba ŠU | ereš-sahar hubba-plant Hand of |
| 12 | ⸢er₂⸣ gi di-da ŠU | erēš-e’e-e-23 (means) “to go around with a reed.' Hand of |
| 13 | ⸢er₂⸣ gi-su₃ ŠU | The reed screen is his hand |
| 14 | ⸢er₂⸣ ša₃-ne-ša₄ ŠU | The errû-priests in their womb |
| 15 | ⸢er₂⸣ ša₃ huŋ-ŋa₂ ša ša-⸢la-ša ŠU⸣ | It is an erša-lašu prayer of the heart. |
| 16 | ⸢er₂⸣ nam(GI-)tag-ga du₈ ŠU | The erēšu-lament is uttered. Hand of |
| 17 | ⸢er₂⸣ ka bur₂-ru-da pi₂-še-er-tu | The errû-priest who opens the mouth to speak, |
| 18 | ⸢er₂⸣ ka-tar du₁₁-du₁₁ {<|KI.MIN|(pi₂-še-er-tu)>} | The ereš ritual for uttering a katar prayer, ditto |
| 19 | ⸢er₂⸣ si-bi-it-⸢tum⸣ {<|KI.MIN|(pi₂-še-er-tu)>} | The errû-lamentation priest, the sibit-eštum priest, ditto |
| 20 | ⸢er₂⸣ siskur₂-ra ŠU | erēš-sîkurra-offering |
| 21 | [x a]-⸢ra-zu⸣ ŠU | ... Ār-azû |
| 22 | [...] ⸢ŠU⸣ | ... hand-washing ritual |
| o ii | ||
| 4 | a-ra₂ na-⸢x⸣-[x] [...] | For how long ...? |
| 5 | a-ra₂ ⸢šu⸣-[x] [...] | For how long ... |
| 6 | a-ra₂ ⸢šu⸣-[x] [...] | For how long ... |
| 7 | a-ra₂ šu-⸢tag⸣-[ga] [...] | For the sake of šuetag’e |
| 8 | a-ra₂ šu-⸢tag⸣-[ga] [...] | For the sake of šuetag’e |
| 9 | a-ra₂ šu ⸢mu⸣-[x] [...] | For how long ...? |
| 10 | a-ra₂ šu ⸢mu⸣-[x] [...] | For how long ...? |
| 11 | a-ra₂ ⸢mu⸣-[x] [...] | For how long ...? |
| 12 | a-⸢ra₂ gig⸣-[ga] [...] | The bitter flood |
| 13 | a-ra₂ la-⸢ra⸣-[ah] [...] | How long will you not be able to return? |
| 14 | a-ra₂ {d}[x] [...] | for the god ... |
| 15 | a-ra₂-[x] [...] | ... ... |
| 16 | a-[x] [...] | ... ... |
| 17 | a-[x] [...] | ... ... |
| r i | ||
| 1' | ⸢a⸣-[...] [...] | Ea-e-[...] |
| 2' | a-[zu] [...] | the physician |
| 3' | a-⸢zu⸣ [...] | “Ay! ... |
| 4' | a-⸢zu⸣ [...] | “Ay! ... |
| 5' | a-⸢zu⸣ [...] | “Ay! ... |
| 6' | a-zu-⸢gal⸣ [...] | Azugale |
| 7' | a gidim-⸢ma⸣ [...] | Water of the ghost ... |
| 8' | a-pap [...] | Total ... |
| 9' | a-pap ⸢AN⸣ [...] | Total of the Eanna temple |
| 10' | a kur₂-⸢ra⸣ [...] | Woe, the enemy |
| 11' | a kur₂-⸢ra⸣ [...] | Woe, the enemy |
| 12' | a kur₂-⸢ra⸣ [...] | Woe, the enemy |
| 13' | a kur₂-ra [...] | ... strange water |
| 14' | a kur₂-ra [...] | ... strange water |
| 15' | a kur₂-ra [...] | ... strange water |
| 16' | |A.HA| [...] | |
| 17' | [a]-ha-[an] [...] | ... each other ... |
| 18' | [a]-⸢ha-an⸣ [x] [...] | Aya-ḫan-e |
| r ii | ||
| 1' | [...] |KA₂.GAL| [a-bu-ul]-⸢lum⸣ | ... the city gate of Abul-elum |
| 2' | [...] ⸢MU-BI-IM⸣ | ... ešuma-bīti-e23 |
| 3' | [...] {⸢lu₂⸣}DUB-⸢SAR⸣ TUR | ... the scribal school is small |
| 4' | [...]-⸢su⸣ DUB-SAR LUGAL | ...-esû, royal scribe |
| 5' | [... {m}{d}AMAR-UD]-⸢TI⸣-LA-su-KAM | Marduk-uballiṭ-ebalassu-eriba |
| 6' | [...] ⸢la ta⸣-pa-aš₂-šiṭ | ... you will release |
Sources & licences
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