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CDLI Lexical 002480, ex. 002 (P382247)
Lexical, Neo-Assyrian, Nineveh · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE
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| Designation | CDLI Lexical 002480, ex. 002 |
|---|---|
| ID | P382247 |
| Museum no. | BM — |
| Collection | British Museum, London, UK |
| Language | Akkadian; Sumerian |
| Period | Neo-Assyrian · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE |
| Genre | Lexical |
| Find spot | Nineveh (mod. Kuyunjik) |
| Coordinates | 36.3582, 43.1621 |
Transliteration (ATF)
From Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative · CDLI: reuse of catalogue/transliteration data with citation of CDLI; images restricted (not fetched)
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) |
|---|---|---|
| obverse col 1 | ||
| 1 | sib2#-[ta] = %a e#-la#-a-tu | elatu |
| 2 | sib2-ta# [szesz-gal-la] = %a [e-la-at a]-hi# _gal_-i | to the left of the big brother |
| 3 | sib2-ta# [mu nam-gal-la] = %a [...] szu#-um _min_ ($ blank space $) | ... hand, ditto |
| 4 | sib2-ta#-[a-ni] = %a [e]-la#-tu-szu | his upper part |
| 5 | sib2#-[ta-a-ni-ta] = %a [i-na] e#-la-ti-szu | in his upper body |
| 6 | [...] = %a [a-na] e#-la#-ti-szu | to his upper part |
| 7 | [...] = %a [... il]-qe | ... took |
| 8 | [...] = %a [... i-la]-qe# | he will take |
| 9 | [...] = %a [i-di-isz-szi]-szu# | ... he gave to him |
| obverse col 2 | ||
| 1 | TAB?-e-esz mu-dingir-bi = %a 4(disz) ($ blank space $) ni-isz _dingir_-szu-[nu] | 4 of their gods |
| 2 | in-pa3-de3-esz = %a it-mu-u# | they swore |
| 3 | dili-e-esz mu-lugal-bi = %a 5(disz) ($ blank space $) ni-isz _lugal_-szu-nu | together with their king |
| 4 | in-pa3-de3-esz = %a iz-ku-ru | they have chosen. |
| 5 | gu3-gal2-la = %a pu-qur-ru-u2 | |
| 6 | gu3-gal2-la = %a ru-gu-um-mu-u | |
| 7 | gu3-gal2-la# ba-an-ak = %a 2(disz) ($ blank space $) ir-ta-szi | he made into a throne |
| 8 | gu3-gal2-la ba-an-ak = %a 3(disz) ($ blank space $) | 3 (gur) |
| 11 | gu3#-gal2-la-bi = %a pu-qur-ru-szu | its horns |
| 12 | gu3#-gal2-la-bi = %a ru-gu-um-mu-szu2 | its roar |
| 15 | [...] = %a [...] x [...] | ... ... |
| fragment b | ||
| 1' | [...] = %a a#-na la# [...] | to not |
| 2' | [...] = %a ni-isz _dingir#_ [...] | ... reverence for the god ... |
| 3' | [...] = %a isz#-[kun] | ... placed |
| 4' | [...] = %a ni-isz lugal-szu iz#-kur# | ... his kingship will change |
| 5' | [...] = %a ar-ka-tu | |
| 6' | [...] = %a _min_ ($ blank space $) _e2 a-ba_ | ... ditto of the father's house |
| 7' | [...] = %a ar-kat3-su | his head |
| 8' | [...] = %a _min_ ($ blank space $) u2-dan-nin | ... he strengthened |
| 13' | [... i3]-zukum# = %a 4(disz) ($ blank space $) ip-ru-us | ... he cut off |
| 14' | [... tar]-ra = %a ar-ka-tu pa-ra-su | ... he will return. |
| 15' | [... bi2]-in#-tar = %a ar-ka-su par2-sa-at | ... he fixed. |
| 16' | [... li-bi2]-in#-tar = %a _min_ ($ blank space $) | ... may he decide. |
| 17' | [...]-kesz2# = %a ri-ik-sa#-a-tu# | to tie |
| 18' | [...] = %a _min_<(ri-ik-sa-a-tu)> szar#-[ri] | ... ditto king |
| reverse col 1 | ||
| 1 | a2 lu2-sze-il2-il2# = %a [...] | labor of Lu-še-il |
| 2 | a2-mu = %a i#-[di ...] | my wages |
| 3 | a2-mu-a-ni = %a i#-[di ...] | his father |
| 4 | a2-mu-a-ni-sze3!(LAGAB) = %a a-na# [...] | to his father |
| 7 | a2-bi = %a i#-di#?-[szu] | its labor |
| 8 | a2 iti-da-bi = %a i-di# [...] | its monthly rent |
| 9 | a2 u4-da-bi# = %a i-di# [...] | its daylight hours |
| 13 | i7#-da# a-ra2# _min_ = %a i-na i7# [...] | to the river ditto |
| 14 | x-x a#-ra2 esz5 = %a i-na _pu2#_ [...] | in the well ... |
| 17 | u3 kin-gi4-a = %a u3 szi-[ip-ra] | and work assignment |
| 18 | ba-ab-tum3-mu = %a ub-bal#? | to carry off |
| 19 | lu2-hun-ga2-a-ni# = %a a-gir-szu# | his hireling |
| 20 | ninda i3-gu7-e# = %a a-ka-lam u2-sza2-kal# | he will eat bread |
| 21 | tug2 am3-mu4-mu4 = %a u3 s,u-ba-[ta]; u2-lab-ba-[asz] | and a garment he will wear |
| 1' | igi# [...] = %a [...] | before ... |
| 2' | ub-szu#-ukken#-[na-ke4] = %a [...] | Ubšu-ukkena |
| 3' | ka2 {gesz}kiri6#-[ke4] = %a [...] | at the gate of the orchard |
| 4' | e2-mah-ta# = %a [...] | from the Emah |
| 5' | na4-babbar-ta# = %a [...] | from white limestone |
| 6' | esz3-tum4-ta = %a [...] | from the eštum |
| 7' | ab-NIM-ta = %a [...] | from Ab-NIM |
| 8' | {gesz}mitum = %a [...] | a cubit |
| 9' | {gesz}tukul-dingir-ra-ta# = %a [...] | from the Weapon of the God |
| 10' | i3-gub-ba# = %a [...] | will serve |
| 11' | ka2 ur-sag-e#-[ne-ke4] = %a [...] | at the gate of the heroes |
| 1' | [...] = %a mim#-ma#-szu# i#-be#-er#-[ma] | ... all of it will be removed and |
| 2' | szu# bi2#-in#-ti = %a il-qe2# | took |
| 3' | lu2-inim-inim-ma = %a szi-bu-tu | witnesses |
| 4' | iti-bi u4 mu-bi = %a ar-hu u4-mu u szat-tu# | its month, its year |
| 5' | {na4}kiszib3 = %a ku-nu-uk-ku | seal |
| 6' | {na4}kiszib3-a-ni = %a ku-nu-ka-szu | his seal |
| 7' | {na4}kiszib3-a-ne-ne = %a ku-nu-ka-szu-nu | their seals |
| 8' | {na4}kiszib3 ib2-ra = %a bi-ri-im _{na4}kiszib3_ | seal of Ibram |
| 9' | {na4}kiszib3 ib2-ra-bi = %a ku-nu-uk-ku ku-nu-ku#-szu2# | seal of Ibra |
| 10' | {na4}kiszib3 ib2-ra-ne-ne = %a _min_ ($ blank space $) ku-nu-ki-szu2-nu | seal of Ibrane |
| 11' | {na4}kiszib3 nu-ib2-ra = %a ul bi-ri-im _{na4}kiszib3_ | a seal that cannot be opened |
| 12' | {na4}kiszib3 u5-tuku = %a _{na4}kiszib3_ hu-bu-ul-li | seal of Utuku |
| 13' | {na4}kiszib3 esz-de2-a = %a _{na4}kiszib3_ hu-bu-ta-ti | seal of Ešdea |
| 14' | {na4}kiszib3 ha-la = %a 2(disz) ($ blank space $) zi-it-ti | 2 (pieces of) ziggurat |
| 15' | {na4}kiszib3 nam#-sze-sze-ga = %a 3(disz) ($ blank space $) tam-gur-ti | 3 (pieces of) tamarisk |
| 16' | {na4#}kiszib3# ki#-bi-gar-ra = %a 4(disz) ($ blank space $) pi-ha-ti | 4 (pieces of) pihatu-stone |
| reverse col 2 | ||
| 1 | [{na4}kiszib3] x-ta# ki-a = %a 5(disz) ($ blank space $) %a tap#-pi-la#-ti | 5 ...-stones |
| 2 | [{na4}kiszib3] ka-kad3 = %a 6(disz) ($ blank space $) %a ri#-ik#-sa-ti | 6 seals |
| 3 | [{na4}kiszib3] nam#-bur2-ra = %a 7(disz) ($ blank space $) %a ni-ip-la!(TE)-ti | seal of Nambura |
| 4 | [{na4}kiszib3] nam#-TU-la2 = %a 8(disz) ($ blank space $) %a er-re-szu-ti | 8 errešūtu stones |
| 5 | [{na4}kiszib3] nam#-ga-an-tusz-a = %a 9(disz) ($ blank space $) %a asz2-sza#-bu-ti | 9 (pieces of) ašabūti |
| 6 | [{na4}]kiszib3# nam-tab-ba = %a 1(u) ($ blank space $) %a tap-pu-ti | 10 pairs |
| 7 | [{na4}]kiszib3 nam-ibila = %a 1(u) 1(disz) ($ blank space $) %a ap-lu#-ti | 11 (pieces of) aplati |
| 8 | [{na4}]kiszib3 nam-dumu-mi2 = %a 1(u) 2(disz) ($ blank space $) %a ma-ru-ti | seal of the daughter |
| 9 | [{na4}]kiszib3# dag3#-gi4#-a-ni = %a 1(u) 3(disz) ($ blank space $) %a ba-ab-ti-szu# | his sealed tablet of reconciliation |
| 10 | [{na4}kiszib3] ib2#-gi4#-gi4# = %a 1(u) 4(disz) ($ blank space $) %a i-pu-ul# | 14 (pieces of) carnelian |
| 11 | [...]-x = %a 15 ($ blank space $) %a sza-nam-ma# | ... 15th |
| 12 | [in]-na#-an#-tak4# = %a i-zi-ib-szu# | he left it |
| 15 | [ze2-er]-re#-dam = %a up-ta#-ses | to be gathered |
| 16 | [{na4}kiszib3]-lul#-la = %a _{na4}kiszib3_ sa#-ar-ti | seal of sartu |
| 17 | [an-da]-gal2# = %a na-a-szi# | to carry |
| 18 | [{na4}kiszib3-lul]-la# = %a asz-szum _{na4}kiszib3_ sar6-ti# | because of the sartu seal |
| 19 | [...] = %a na-szu-u2 | to carry |
| 20 | [...] = %a [x] _dumu#-mesz_ ba-ab-ti-szu2 | ... sons of his fathers |
| 21 | [...] = %a [iz]-zi#-zu-ma | stood, and |
| 22 | [...] = %a [ka-ni]-ik#-szu | seal |
| 23 | [...] = %a [... pu]-ti#-szu | ... his mouth |
| 24 | [...] = %a [... iq-bu]-u2# | ... they said |
| 1' | ib2-ra = %a ib-ru-um | |
| 2' | [...] = %a [... _mu-mesz_-szu]-nu#? | ... their names? |
| 3' | [...] = %a [ib-ru]-mu# | Ibrumu |
| 6' | [...] = %a [i-bar-ra]-mu | ... will arise. |
| 7' | [...] = %a [mi-ih]-ru# | to receive |
| 8' | [...] = %a [... za-ku]-ti# | ... zakûtu |
| 9' | [...] = %a [... sza-qi2]-il# | ... ša-qīl |
| 10' | [...] = %a [... s,i]-ti# | ... exalted ... |
| 11' | [...] = %a [a-da-an]-nu# | ... a tribute |
| 12' | [...] = %a [a-da-an-na]-szu# | his father |
| 13' | [...] = %a [uh-hi]-ir# | ... reed |
| 1' | [...] = %a [ne2-e]-ru# | to descend |
| 2' | x [...] = %a [...] | ..., |
| 3' | %a _dub 4(disz)-kam2#-[ma_ %s ki]-uludin#-bi-sze3 | the 4th tablet of this inscription |
| 4' | %a _kur_ {disz}an-szar2#-du3#-a _man szu2_ | land of Esarhaddon, king of the world |
| 5' | _man kur_ x an-szar2{ki} | king of the land of Anšar |
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- 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) · ORACC project editions, https://oracc.museum.upenn.edu/ ; cite the individual project (see texts.extra_json.project)
- 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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