OECT 06, pl. 01, K 02373 (P384932)
Ritual and liturgical, Neo-Assyrian, Nineveh · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE
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| Designation | OECT 06, pl. 01, K 02373 |
|---|---|
| ID | P384932 |
| Museum no. | BM — |
| Collection | British Museum, London, UK |
| Language | Akkadian; Sumerian |
| Period | Neo-Assyrian · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE |
| Genre | Ritual and liturgical |
| Find spot | Nineveh (mod. Kuyunjik) |
| Coordinates | 36.3582, 43.1621 |
Machine English (draft)
Machine draft. Machine English from montycrypto/atf-to-english (atf-en-best-v2, 2026-10-05), generated line by line from the source transliteration (not reproduced here). It is unreviewed and is not a scholarly translation.
| Line | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|
| obverse 22 | ama, in the midst of the heavens, the pure one, |
| obverse 62 | Incantation: O ama, judge of heaven and underworld, creator of the underworld, |
| obverse 17 | from the side of Utu in the midst of heaven |
| obverse 47 | he chose you for the pure An and the great table |
| obverse 9 | to the orders of the land he imposed on you |
| reverse 25 | or the curse (related to) clearing a reed fence and a reed fence |
| reverse 38 | "Let them be brought in, and let them be brought in." |
| reverse 44 | Palace of Ashurbanipal, king of the world, king of Assyria. |
| reverse 50 | The wisdom of Nabû, the one who is assiduous towards the shrines, as many as there are |
| reverse 52 | For my reading, he established it in my palace. |
| obverse 12 | Relent of your divinity, to the land! |
| obverse 36 | Whoever carries this oath or places it in the oath, |
| reverse 37 | May his enemies come to me with them. |
| reverse 4 | May among the gods, your brothers, be at peace with your word! |
| obverse 2 | ama, in the midst of the heavens, the one who is clad in radiance, who is filled with radiance, |
| reverse 30 | gusty north wind. |
| obverse 37 | may he stand before him |
| reverse 53 | Your supplication is unrivaled. |
| obverse 19 | to Utu from the pure midst of heaven |
| obverse 28 | You are the exalted heir of Enlil |
| obverse 35 | to determine destinies, to raise the lordship of lordship |
| reverse 20 | May the oath, lawsuit, or litigation be void. |
| obverse 46 | ... not.............. |
| obverse 55 | May the god of the king make your greatness manifest. |
| obverse 7 | By Nudimmud, your fate surpasses |
| reverse 40 | Wording of a ghost's house, 5th day. |
| obverse 41 | you are to raise the en-ship high |
| obverse 61 | Wording of a kiutu-prayer to the exorcist |
| reverse 34 | May he bring a bed to me |
| obverse 3 | the gods of their sanctuaries did not know |
| obverse 64 | The exalted judge, whose command cannot be changed, |
| obverse 14 | Be present in this ram, place in it a firm positive answer, favorable designs, favorable, propitious omens by the oracular command of your great divinity! |
| reverse 12 | 'Let me come and give me a favorable answer.' |
| obverse 18 | ama, in the midst of the heavens, |
| obverse 63 | lord, wise one, beloved of Enlil |
| reverse 17 | or the curse of my brother or the curse of my sister |
| obverse 65 | No god will be allowed to alter this matter. |
| reverse 11 | Will he who can see, see my verdict? |
| reverse 32 | May a rainstorm afflict him. |
| obverse 51 | who listens to his prayers, who knows his evil |
| reverse 41 | You pour (the mixture) into a libation bowl. You pour (the mixture) into water and beer. |
| obverse 45 | Its ritual: you will be praised. |
| reverse 21 | May the curse, curse, or famine be favourable. |
| obverse 43 | may he be glad at the rear. |
| obverse 8 | Ea made you rejoice over you, one of the gods made you rejoice. |
| reverse 2 | Your command does not change, your lord does not change. |
| reverse 35 | May the innuu-plant release me, may the date palm be poured out. |
| obverse 27 | you are the supreme heir of Enlil |
| obverse 33 | the hand of ama, the endowed with heaven and earth |
| reverse 36 | Let him give me the earth, let me give me the rites, and may my evil be released. |
| reverse 5 | lord, perfect one, whose strength is great |
| reverse 46 | which Nabû and Tashmetu gave wide understanding, |
| reverse 55 | may Aur and Ninlil overthrow him with fierce rage. |
| reverse 10 | Be present in this ram, place in it a firm positive answer, favorable designs, favorable, propitious omens by the oracular command of the gods. |
| obverse 53 | When he gives orders, he sets his decision. |
| reverse 28 | or the curse (related to) drinking and drinking |
| reverse 18 | May the oath of my family and my friends be removed. |
| reverse 24 | The curse (related to) the name of a god |
| obverse 56 | May the god of the king command your greatness. |
| obverse 58 | May this king sing your praises! |
| reverse 1 | O lord, I swear by your word that I am well; you are well; you are well. |
| reverse 9 | May the gods of... bless you. |
| reverse 27 | or the curse..., |
| reverse 54 | Whoever carries this tablet off or writes his name with my name, |
| reverse 7 | You have guarded your face, which is full of radiance, |
| reverse 43 | Incantation: O Utu, may the horizon be long! |
| obverse 29 | the supreme judge of the great gods, you are |
| obverse 49 | May your wisdom be given to the king, son of his god. |
| obverse 52 | ... may his evil be released. |
| obverse 32 | ama, you are the decision about all the lands |
| obverse 25 | You are the one who provides for you |
| reverse 3 | By Anu, your father, your command is exalted |
| obverse 39 | You are to sit on the throne |
| reverse 23 | May the curse, oath, and oath |
| obverse 34 | If ama... heaven and earth are in opposition, |
| reverse 47 | [Will he who can see, see it? Will he who can hear, hear it? |
| reverse 39 | Wording of a king: |
| reverse 33 | (If) he is seized by a tree: he will not return to his place. |
| reverse 42 | I will remove it, and you will cross it with the curse of the wall. |
| reverse 6 | You are a frightened man, a frightened man. |
| reverse 16 | or the curse of my father or the curse of my mother |
| obverse 31 | by the command of Utu, the decision for all the lands, to be heeded |
| obverse 48 | ... the awe-inspiring radiance of your name, |
| reverse 13 | If you are a sick man, you are a sick man. |
| reverse 31 | May the heavens be as clean as the fire. |
| obverse 59 | And I, the tutu priest, your servant, your katarzu priest, |
| obverse 16 | ama is present in the heavens |
| reverse 51 | I wrote, collated, and collated it. |
| obverse 4 | The god whose way is unrivaled, |
| obverse 11 | Your fearsomeness (is) the god of the lands |
| obverse 1 | Incantation: O Utu, from the midst of heaven, your divine radiance covers the sky |
| reverse 26 | or the curse (related to) eating in the steppe, |
| obverse 24 | ... in the heavens, |
| reverse 22 | May the oath, oath, or curse be taken away. |
| obverse 40 | ........ in the kussû, the supplication is favourable. |
| obverse 20 | ama, in the heavens, the pure one, |
| obverse 54 | ... his supplication, his supplication, |
| reverse 14 | Hand of a Ghost that afflicts me, |
| reverse 8 | May Utu come out from the midst of you, and may the cold water come out. |
| obverse 44 | ... may he return to its place. |
| reverse 48 | which among the kings who came before me |
| obverse 38 | May he stand before him for good things. |
| obverse 26 | You are the... of Anu |
| obverse 6 | (For) the god who makes the heart rejoice, his father, ditto |
| obverse 30 | You are the exalted one, the exalted one of the great gods. |
| obverse 15 | came out from the midst of heaven |
| obverse 50 | ... give... to his god! |
| reverse 15 | Be present in this ram, place (in it) a firm positive answer, favorable designs, favorable, propitious omens by the oracular command of your great divinity, and may I see them. |
| reverse 19 | May the oath, curse, or curse me. |
| obverse 5 | the god of the womb and father of Enlil |
| reverse 29 | or the curse (related to) reciting in a reed bed |
| reverse 56 | May his name (and) his seed disappear from the land. |
| obverse 21 | to Utu in the midst of heaven and earth |
| obverse 23 | stand from the... of the Land. |
| reverse 49 | Anyone in the future who comes forward should not make any claim against this document. |
| obverse 42 | .... the lord, they are... |
| obverse 60 | and I, your servant, let me sing your praises. |
| reverse 45 | who to Aur and Ninlil is faithful |
| obverse 57 | Its king is a reed mat, a reed mat |
| obverse 13 | they made them stand by the young woman. |
| obverse 10 | In the midst of the land, I filled the plain with your hand. |
Sources & licences
- Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative · CDLI: reuse of catalogue/transliteration data with citation of CDLI; images restricted (not fetched) · Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI), https://cdli.earth/ ; cite CDLI and the P-number
- 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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