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CT 11, pl. 36, K 04606 (P382591)
Lexical, Neo-Assyrian, Nineveh · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE
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| Designation | CT 11, pl. 36, K 04606 |
|---|---|
| ID | P382591 |
| Museum no. | BM — |
| 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) |
|---|---|---|
| 1' | e₄ [...] [A] a-a-u₂ mu-⸢u₂⸣ | The temple ... Aya’u built. |
| 2' | e₄ <(...)> <(A)> <(a-a-u₂)> re-hu-⸢tum⸣ | House <(...)> Aya’u, remainder of the temple |
| 3' | e₄ <(...)> <(A)> <(a-a-u₂)> ri-kib-tum | House <(...)> Ayu Riktum |
| 4' | e₄ <(...)> <(A)> <(a-a-u₂)> ma-a-a-lum | House <(...)> Aya’um |
| 5' | e₄ <(...)> <(A)> <(a-a-u₂)> ni-lum ša ra-he-e | House <(...)> Aya’u, the well-being of Rahe |
| 6' | e₄ <(...)> <(A)> <(a-a-u₂)> mi-i-⸢lu⸣ | <(What troubles heaven and earth?)> ... mi-elu-e |
| 7' | e₄ <(...)> <(A)> <(a-a-u₂)> bu-tuq-⸢tum⸣ | House <(...)> Aya'u Butuq-etum |
| 8' | e₄ <(...)> <(A)> <(a-a-u₂)> e-⸢ru-u₂⸣ | House <(...)> Aya’u eru₂ |
| 9' | e₄ <(...)> <(A)> <(a-a-u₂)> ru-[hu]-⸢u₂⸣ | House <(...)> Aya’u, Ruḫu-ešuma |
| 10' | e₄ <(...)> <(A)> <(a-a-u₂)> ⸢x⸣-[x]-⸢u₂⸣ | House <(...)> Aya’u |
| 11' | e₄ <(...)> <(A)> <(a-a-u₂)> [a]-bu | House <...> Aya'u, father |
| 12' | e₄ <(...)> <(A)> <(a-a-u₂)> [um]-mu | House <(...)> Ayu, mother |
| 13' | e₄ <(...)> <(A)> <(a-a-u₂)> [...]-tum | House ... |
| 14' | e₄ <(...)> <(A)> <(a-a-u₂)> [...]-tum | House ... |
| 15' | e₄ <(...)> <(A)> <(a-a-u₂)> [...]-tum | House ... |
| 16' | e₄ <(...)> <(A)> <(a-a-u₂)> [...]-lum | House <...> |
| 17' | e₄ <(...)> <(A)> <(a-a-u₂)> [...]-rum | House <...> |
| 18' | e₄ <(...)> <(A)> <(a-a-u₂)> [...]-rum | House <...> |
| 19' | e₄ <(...)> <(A)> <(a-a-u₂)> [...]-⸢x⸣-bu | House, <(...)> Ayu |
| 20' | e₄ <(...)> <(A)> <(a-a-u₂)> [pa]-⸢ša₂⸣-hu | House <(...)> |
| 21' | e₄ <(...)> <(A)> <(a-a-u₂)> [...]-ku | (Sum) The temple ... (Akk) The house ... |
| 22' | e₄ <(...)> <(A)> <(a-a-u₂)> [...]-⸢x⸣ | House ... |
| ii | ||
| 1' | eš₁₀ [...] [A] [a]-a-u₂ ⸢mu⸣-[u₂] | ... Aya'u, E’u |
| 2' | eš₁₀ <(...)> <(A)> <(a-a-u₂)> ⸢še⸣-[...] | ešû-plant |
| 3' | eš₁₀ <(...)> <(A)> <(a-a-u₂)> ma-ʾ-[...] | The ešu-priestess ... |
| 4' | eš₁₀ <(...)> <(A)> <(a-a-u₂)> tak-⸢šu⸣-[x] | The eš-priest |
| 5' | aia₂ a-a A a-a-u₂ mu-⸢u₂⸣ | Father, father, father ... |
| 6' | aia₂ <(a-a)> <(A)> <(a-a-u₂)> i-⸢nu⸣ | (Sum) My father, my father, may he lie down (Akk) Father, father, he lies down |
| 7' | aia₂ <(a-a)> <(A)> <(a-a-u₂)> re-hu-⸢tum⸣ | Father, father, <father>, the rest of the etum-priests |
| 8' | aia₂ <(a-a)> <(A)> <(a-a-u₂)> ba-nu-⸢u₂⸣ | Father, father, <father> Nanû-e’e |
| 9' | aia₂ <(a-a)> <(A)> <(a-a-u₂)> ru-uṭ-⸢bu⸣ | Father, father, <father> of the prince |
| 10' | aia₂ <(a-a)> <(A)> <(a-a-u₂)> lu-⸢ub-ku⸣ | Father, father, may I be able to enter. |
| 11' | aia₂ <(a-a)> <(A)> <(a-a-u₂)> ⸢a-bu⸣ | <(Who)> (is) my father, my grandfather?” |
| 12' | aia₂ <(a-a)> <(A)> <(a-a-u₂)> [i-na a]-⸢na⸣ | Father, father, father in heaven |
| 13' | aia₂ <(a-a)> <(A)> <(a-a-u₂)> ⸢a⸣-[x]-ka-⸢x⸣ | Father, father, <father> of the Ea temple |
| 14' | aia₂ <(a-a)> <(A)> <(a-a-u₂)> ⸢ša⸣-a | Father, father, <father> of the eša-ea temple |
| 15' | aia₂ <(a-a)> <(A)> <(a-a-u₂)> i-li | Father, father, <father>, god |
| 16' | aia₂ <(a-a)> <(A)> <(a-a-u₂)> a-na-ku | (Sum) My father, my mother, my father, I am (Akk) Father, <my> father, [I am] |
| 17' | aia₂ <(a-a)> <(A)> <(a-a-u₂)> at-ta | <You are> my father, my father. |
| 18' | me₅ me-e A a-⸢a⸣-[u₂] mu-u₂ | I am the battle-demon, the water of the sea is my name. |
| 19' | me₅ <(me-e)> <(A)> <(a-a-u₂)> ba-⸢nu⸣-u₂ | (Sum) I am the battle-demon, the one who is enraged(?) (Akk) The battle that I am, the enemy, I am |
| 20' | me₅ <(me-e)> <(A)> <(a-a-u₂)> ru-uṭ-⸢bu⸣ | <I> am a warrior, a prince, |
| 21' | me₅ <(me-e)> <(A)> <(a-a-u₂)> lu-ub-ku | <I> am a warrior, let me go! |
| 22' | me₅ <(me-e)> <(A)> <(a-a-u₂)> ri-im-⸢ku⸣ | <I> am a fighter, (but) I am an enemy. |
| 23' | me₅ <(me-e)> <(A)> <(a-a-u₂)> ra-ha-ṣu-⸢x⸣ | <I> am a hero, a son of Rahaṣue |
| 24' | me₅ <(me-e)> <(A)> <(a-a-u₂)> ši-i-⸢bu⸣ | <I> am a hero, (but) my father is a ši’ebû |
| 25' | me₅ <(me-e)> <(A)> <(a-a-u₂)> ⸢a⸣-[bu] | Me, <I>, ayu, ebu |
| 26' | me₅ <(me-e)> <(A)> <(a-a-u₂)> [i]-⸢na⸣ a-⸢na⸣ | <I> am a battler, a father, he will be able to rescue him, his father |
| 27' | me₅ <(me-e)> <(A)> <(a-a-u₂)> [...] | <I> am a battler, my father |
| 28' | me₅ <(me-e)> <(A)> <(a-a-u₂)> [a]-⸢na⸣-ku | <I> am a fighter, (but) I am an enemy. |
| 29' | me₅ <(me-e)> <(A)> <(a-a-u₂)> at-ta | (Sum) I am the battle-demon, you are the enemy (Akk) You are the battle <moon,> |
| r i | ||
| 1 | a-[...] |A×A| [...] a-bi ⸢a⸣-bi | ... its father, its mother |
| 2 | eduru e-[du-ru] |A×A| [...] ap-lum | (Sum) The eduru priestess, the aplum priestesses |
| 3 | esag e-[...] |A×SAG| [...] ap-lum | The esaŋ temple ... Aplum |
| 4 | šeš₃ še-[eš] |A×IGI| [...] ba-ku-u₂ | (Sum) The šû-priestess is the one who ... (Akk) The one who is ..., the one that is .... |
| 5 | ir₂ ⸢ir⸣ |A×IGI| ša₂ {<MIN(a-a-u₂)>} i-ga i-gub di-im-tum | “Irra-e’e-e23 (means) the eye of a ditto man, he stood at the side of the dīmtum-demon |
| 6 | ir₂ <(ir)> |A×IGI| <(ša₂ {<MIN(a-a-u₂)>} i-ga i-gub)> bi-ki-tum | <Ir₂> (Šumma ālu 31 unknown) means {d}i-kitum. |
| 7 | ir₂ <(ir)> |A×IGI| <(ša₂ {<MIN(a-a-u₂)>} i-ga i-gub)> ni-is-sa-tum | <Ir₂> (means) to look, (because) he stands at the side. Nissatum |
| 8 | ir₂ <(ir)> |A×IGI| <(ša₂ {<MIN(a-a-u₂)>} i-ga i-gub)> ta-ne₂-hu | <Ir₂> (Šumma ālu 31 unknown) (refers to the man) who stands at the side of the Great Oval. |
| 9 | ir₂ <(ir)> |A×IGI| <(ša₂ {<MIN(a-a-u₂)>} i-ga i-gub)> un-ni-nu | <Ir₂> (Šumma ālu 31 unknown) (refers to the man) who stands at the side of the river. |
| 10 | ir₂ <(ir)> |A×IGI| <(ša₂ {<MIN(a-a-u₂)>} i-ga i-gub)> taq-rib-tum | <Ir₂> (Sumerian) |
| 11 | ir₂ <(ir)> |A×IGI| <(ša₂ {<MIN(a-a-u₂)>} i-ga i-gub)> ta-zi-im-tum | <Ir₂> (Sumerian) |
| 12 | ir₂ <(ir)> |A×IGI| <(ša₂ {<MIN(a-a-u₂)>} i-ga i-gub)> ga-ar₂-ra-nu | <Ir₂> (Šumma ālu 31 unknown) (refers to the man) who stands at the side of the river. |
| 13 | ir₂ <(ir)> |A×IGI| <(ša₂ {<MIN(a-a-u₂)>} i-ga i-gub)> hu-ub-bu | <Ir₂> (Sumerian) |
| 14 | ir₂ <(ir)> |A×IGI| <(ša₂ {<MIN(a-a-u₂)>} i-ga i-gub)> ma-da-nu | <Ir₂> (Šumma ālu 31 unknown) (refers to the man) who stands at the side of the river. |
| 15 | ir₂ <(ir)> |A×IGI| <(ša₂ {<MIN(a-a-u₂)>} i-ga i-gub)> ši-gu-u₂ | <Ir₂> (Šumma ālu 31 unknown) (refers to the man) who stands at the side of the river. |
| 16 | ir₂ <(ir)> |A×IGI| <(ša₂ {<MIN(a-a-u₂)>} i-ga i-gub)> {ra-ma-at}ra-di i-ni | <Ir₂> (Sumerian) : Ayyā’u (Akkadian) |
| 17 | [i]-⸢si⸣-iš |A×IGI| ša₂ a-a-ak-ku i-ga i-gub ṣi-ih-tum | I-esî-iš (means) “the eye of the enemy will stand at the side.’ |
| 18 | <(i-si-iš)> |A×IGI| <(ša₂ a-a-ak-ku i-ga i-gub)> ni-is-sa-tum | <(Isīš)> (Akkadian: Aya-kku, who stands at the side)> Nissatum |
| 19 | <(i-si-iš)> |A×IGI| <(ša₂ a-a-ak-ku i-ga i-gub)> ba-ku-u₂ | <(Isiš)> Ayyadi, (who) stands at the side(?) of the river(?) |
| 20 | <(i-si-iš)> |A×IGI| <(ša₂ a-a-ak-ku i-ga i-gub)> ra-ba-⸢ṣu⸣ | <(Išsî)> Ayyagku, he stood at the side |
| 21 | <(i-si-iš)> |A×IGI| <(ša₂ a-a-ak-ku i-ga i-gub)> ra-ta-[mu] | <(Isiš)> Ayyadi, who stands at the side |
| 22 | <(i-si-iš)> |A×IGI| <(ša₂ a-a-ak-ku i-ga i-gub)> ba-⸢ta⸣-[qu] | <(Isiš)> Ayyagku stood at the side |
| 23 | <(i-si-iš)> |A×IGI| <(ša₂ a-a-ak-ku i-ga i-gub)> ki-⸢im⸣-[...] | <(Išsî)> Ayyagku stands at the front |
| 24 | <(i-si-iš)> |A×IGI| <(ša₂ a-a-ak-ku i-ga i-gub)> ⸢ši⸣-[...] | <(Išsî)> (Akkadian: Ayya-kku, who stands in the front) |
| r ii | ||
| 1 | a-ra₂ [...] [A-DU] [...] har-ra-nu | ... the road |
| 2 | a-ra₂ <(...)> <(A-DU)> <(...)> kar-mu | For how long ...? |
| 3 | a-ra₂ <(...)> <(A-DU)> <(...)> al-ka-ka-tum | <(If)> for how long will he lie down? |
| 4 | a-ra₂ <(...)> <(A-DU)> <(...)> šip-ku | For how long ...? |
| 5 | a-ra₂ <(...)> <(A-DU)> <(...)> šip-ki-tum | <(...)> ... šip-kitum |
| 6 | a-ra₂ <(...)> <(A-DU)> <(...)> ši-tu-lum | For how long ...? |
| 7 | a-ra₂ <(...)> <(A-DU)> <(...)> git₂-ma-lum | For how long will you be a perfect man? |
| 8 | a-ra₂ <(...)> <(A-DU)> <(...)> šu-ha-at-tum | For how long ...? |
| 9 | a-ra₂ <(...)> <(A-DU)> <(...)> a-ru-u ša₂ NIG₂.KAS₇ | <(...)> ... a gift of beer |
| 10 | a-ra₂ <(...)> <(A-DU)> <(...)> mi-nu-tum | <(What)> does he know? |
| 11 | a-ra₂ <(...)> <(A-DU)> <(...)> a-di | For how long ...? |
| 12 | a-ra₂ <(...)> <(A-DU)> <(...)> še-e-du | For how long will you be forgotten? |
| 13 | a-ra₂ <(...)> <(A-DU)> <(...)> u₂-tuk-ku | For how long will he be a slave? |
| 14 | a-ra₂ <(...)> <(A-DU)> <(...)> ra-bi-ṣu | For how long ...? |
| 15 | a-ra₂ <(...)> <(A-DU)> <(...)> a-⸢la⸣-ku | For how long will you be forgotten? |
| 16 | a-ra₂ <(...)> <(A-DU)> <(...)> ma-ha-⸢ṣu⸣ | For how long will Maha-ešbu-e23 |
| 17 | a-ra₂ <(...)> <(A-DU)> <(...)> ra-ha-⸢ṣu⸣ | For how long will Raha-ešbue |
| 18 | [...] [A]-⸢KAR₂⸣ a ga-na te-nu-u eq-[x] | ... ... water ... |
| 19 | <(...)> <(A-KAR₂)> <(a ga-na te-nu-u)> KUR-[x] | <(Akkadian: ...]> |
| 20 | [...] |A.SA| ⸢a⸣ gi-da-ku [...] | ... I am a reed worker |
| 21 | [...] [...] [a] ⸢x-ra⸣-[ku] [...] | ... ... water ... |
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