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CDLI Literary 002701.01, ex. 024 & 002718.01, ex. 031 (P381770)

Lexical, Neo-Assyrian, Assur · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE

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DesignationCDLI Literary 002701.01, ex. 024 & 002718.01, ex. 031
IDP381770
Museum no.VAT 10071
CollectionVorderasiatisches Museum, Berlin, Germany
LanguageAkkadian
PeriodNeo-Assyrian · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE
GenreLexical
Find spotAssur (mod. Qalat Sherqat)
Coordinates35.4557, 43.2611

English translation

By Lambert, Wilfred G. · Via Open Richly Annotated Cuneiform Corpus (ORACC) · CC BY-SA 3.0 (ORACC)

LineEnglish
Obverse [0:1] 1515.0–1515.0I shall burn them in a flaming stove,
Obverse [1:2] 1616.0–1616.0O Gira, burn my sorcerer and [my] witch!
Obverse [2:3] 1717.0–1717.0O Šamaš, the caravan, who travels in fear, addresses you,
Obverse [3:4] 1818.0–1818.0The relentless merchant and (his) assistant, the purse bearer.
Obverse [4:5] 1919.0–1919.0My own city frowned at me like an enemy,
Obverse [5:6] 2020.0–2020.0As if it were a foe, [my land] (was) savage.
Obverse [6:7] 2121.0–2121.0Their clamour got loud, throwing Tiāmat into a turmoil,
Obverse [7:8] 2222.0–2222.0They jarred the nerves of Tiāmat.
Obverse [8:9] 2323.0–2323.0May people be afraid and their noise be diminished!
Obverse [9:10] 2424.0–2424.0May animals tremble and be reduce to clay!
Obverse [10:11] 2525–252513?/16? (day of … month).

Transliteration (ATF)

From Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative · CDLI: reuse of catalogue/transliteration data with citation of CDLI; images restricted (not fetched)

LineATFMachine English (draft)
reverse
3_iri_ ki-i a-a-bi# ne2-[...]
4tu-sza2-ma nak-ra-tum# na-an-dur#-ti [...]
5e-szu-u2 ti-amat-ma mi-s,ir-szu-nu [...]
6dal-hu-nim-ma sza2 ta#-a2-wa-ti#{ta-ma#-te} ka#-ra#-[...]
73(disz)#?

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