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OECT 06, pl. 03-04, K 05992 (P384936)
Literary, Neo-Assyrian, Nineveh · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE
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| Designation | OECT 06, pl. 03-04, K 05992 |
|---|---|
| ID | P384936 |
| Museum no. | BM — |
| Collection | British Museum, London, UK |
| Language | Sumerian; Akkadian |
| Period | Neo-Assyrian · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE |
| Genre | Literary |
| Find spot | Nineveh (mod. Kuyunjik) |
| Coordinates | 36.3582, 43.1621 |
Transliteration (ATF)
From 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)
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 | ||
| 1' | [i-bi₂ duh ni₂ te]-⸢na šag₄⸣-[zu ...] | The one who sees himself, when you approach, your heart ... |
| [ba-ri] ⸢ra-ma-ni-šu₂ ŠA₃-ka⸣ [...] | (Sum) The one who ... the rāma šu’e ram(?) (Akk) The hero whose ram (is) his hand | |
| 2' | am erin₂-na di-di šag₄-zu [...] | Wild bull, wandering among the troops, your heart ... |
| ri-i-mu mu-di-il um-ma-ni-⸢šu₂ ŠA₃-ka⸣ [...] | (Sum) My wild bull, the one who carries a torch(?) (Akk) The wild bull that carried the torch(?), his wild bull(?) | |
| 3' | am ⸢a₂ x⸣ gur₄-gur₄-ra šag₄-zu [...] | Wild bull of the eše temple, whose body is bent back(?) |
| ⸢ri⸣-[i-mu ...] ⸢be-lu₄⸣ ša₂ e-mu-qa-a-šu₂ ⸢rab⸣-[ba-a ŠA₃-ka ...] | (Sum) The lord, the one of his strength, the rabâ-demon, your hand(?) | |
| 4' | ⸢am⸣ [...] ⸢x⸣ mu₇-mu₇ [šag₄-zu ...] | The e’am-e23 temple ..., the ... temple, your heart ... |
| [ri-i-mu ...] ⸢x⸣ ra-mi₃-mu [...] | My love ..., my love | |
| 5' | ⸢am⸣ [... mu-un-sag₃]-sag₃-ga [šag₄-zu ...] | ... shakes, your heart ... |
| [... mu-nar]-riṭ AN{e} u KI{⸢ti₃⸣} [...] | ..., creator of heaven and earth | |
| 6' | [am u₃-na] ⸢gub⸣-ba lu₂-erim₂-ma zu₂ sud₂-⸢sud₂⸣ [šag₄-zu ...] | (Sum) The wild bull, when it rises, the enemy cuts off the teeth of the enemy (Akk) The bull that rises in the storm, the evildoer cuts off your teeth |
| [ri-i]-⸢mu⸣ kad₃-ru ša₂ ana a-a-bi šin-na i-⸢gaṣ⸣-[ṣa-ṣu] | Rī-Emû, the kadru-priest, who to the enemy in his heart trembles | |
| 7' | [am amaš] ⸢mu⸣-un-gi-na [šag₄-zu ...] | Wild bull of the sheepfold, whose heart is like ..., |
| [ri-i-mu mu]-⸢kin⸣ su-pu-ri [...] | (Sum) I am the one who establishes cult centers(?) (Akk) The one who creates shrines and shrines | |
| 8' | [am usu mu-un]-til-la [šag₄-zu ...] | Wild bull, whose strength is finished, your field ... |
| [ri-i-mu ga]-mir e-mu-qi₂ [...] | “Favorable one, who possesses all the strength . . | |
| 9' | [...] ⸢pa₃⸣-da-e-de₃ [... šag₄-zu] | ... to be found |
| [...] ⸢KUR⸣ za-aʾ-i-ri qar-na-šu₂ pe-⸢ta⸣-[a ...] | ... the Ekur temple, whose horns are pointed(?) | |
| 10' | [am a₂ gur₃]-⸢ru⸣ er₂ e NE x mu-un-BUR₂-[...] | The wild bull ... tears ... |
| [ri-i-mu] ⸢na⸣-aš₂ ⸢qar-ni⸣ gaš-ra-a-ti mu-⸢x⸣-[...] | “Ri₂-na-e-a-šv, qarnī-e23, the powerful one, ... | |
| 11' | [a-ra-zu] ⸢ga⸣-an-na-ab-dug₄ ⸢aŋ₂⸣-[gig ...] | The arazu prayer of Ega’eanabdug, Ea-gig |
| [tes₂-li]-⸢ti⸣ lu-⸢uq⸣-bi-šu₂ ma-⸢ru⸣-[...] | (Sum) His word is a flood that destroys the land(?) (Akk) Its word is an ecstatic whose land is destroyed | |
| 12' | [... gu₂-zu] zi-mu-un-ši-ib₂ i-bi₂ [zid bar-mu-un-ši-ib₂] | ... raise your neck towards him, look at him with a firm yoke |
| [... ki]-⸢šad⸣-ka šu-uq-qa-a ⸢ki-niš⸣ [...] | ... in your place of worship, the rites of the cult center | |
| 13' | [šu il₂]-⸢la⸣-ŋu₁₀-še₃ ba-an-gub ⸢siškur₂⸣ [...] | Hand of Ila'ebb stationed, esiškur temple |
| [ana ni-iš] ⸢qa₂-ti⸣-ia i-⸢zi-za-am-ma x⸣ [...] | (Sum) The one who stands by my hand (Akk) For the sake of my hand I stand and ... | |
| 14' | [...] ⸢x⸣-mar mu-un-gub-⸢be₂-en⸣ [...] | ... you set up ... for me |
| [...]-⸢tum⸣ šak-na a ⸢x⸣ [...] | ... is placed(?) | |
| 15' | [...] ⸢x x x ni₂ te-na šu x⸣ [...] | ... fear ... hand |
| [...] ⸢x x x x x⸣ [...] | ||
| r | ||
| 1' | [...] uru₂ ⸢x⸣ [...] | ... the city |
| [ru]-ba-tu₄ IRI u E₂ ⸢um⸣-[mu ...] | Hero of the city and temple | |
| 2' | [...] mah-zu kingal {d}⸢nuska⸣ | Your supreme ..., kingal of Enuska |
| [šuk]-kal-la-ka ṣi-ru mu-ʾe-er-⸢ru⸣ [...] | Your šukkalla prayer is a lament for the lord | |
| 3' | [i]-⸢bi₂⸣ zid bar-mu-un-ši-ib₂ [de₃-ra-ab-be₂] | May he say to you "raise your neck towards him faithfully" |
| ⸢ki⸣-niš nap-lis-su ⸢liq⸣-[...] | E-niš, his life, eliq-e- | |
| 4' | [gu₂]-zu zi-mu-un-ši-ib₂ ⸢de₃⸣-[ra-ab-be₂] | May he/she say to you "raise your neck towards him" |
| ⸢re⸣-ši-ka šu-uq-qi₂-šu₂ [...] | Your envoy, his hand ... | |
| 5' | [šag₄]-⸢zu⸣ de₃-en-na-huŋ-ŋa₂ ⸢de₃⸣-[ra-ab-be₂] | May he say to you "raise your head towards him" |
| [...]-⸢ka li⸣-nu-uh-šu₂ [...] | ... may your ... be pacified | |
| 6' | [bar]-⸢zu⸣ de₃-en-na-sed-de₃ ⸢de₃⸣-[ra-ab-be₂] | May he/she say to you "may your liver be soothed to him" |
| [ka]-⸢bat⸣-ta-ka lip-šah₂-šu₂ [...] | May your ka’ebata prayer be heeded | |
| 7' | [šag₄-zu] ⸢šag₄⸣ ama tu-ud-da-gin₇ ⸢ki⸣-[bi-še₃ ha-ma-gi₄-gi₄] | May your heart, like the heart of a birth mother, be restored to its place for me |
| [lib₃]-⸢ba⸣-ka ki-ma lib₃-bi um-mi a-li₂-ti₃ ⸢x⸣-[...] | Your heart, like the heart of the mother of the city | |
| 8' | [ama] ⸢tu⸣-ud-da a-⸢a tu⸣-ud-da-gin₇ ki-[bi-še₃ <(ha-ma-gi₄-gi₄)>] | Like a birth mother, like an birth father, may it be restored to its place for me |
| ⸢ki⸣-ma um-mi a-⸢lit⸣-ti a-bi a-li-di ⸢a⸣-[na ...] | In E’ema the mother of the ālītu-priestess, my father who came before me | |
| 9' | [er₂]-ša₃-huŋ-ŋa₂ ninnu-am₃ mu-bi-im [...] | It is an eršahuŋa prayer of Nineveh |
| 10' | [x]-⸢e⸣ luh-e a-⸢ra⸣-[...] | (Sum) The ... of the luḫ priestess, the a’e-priestess(?) of the temple (Akk) The defiled ... |
| 11' | [...] ⸢x x x x x⸣ [...] | |
| 12' | ⸢LIBIR.RA-BI⸣-GIM ⸢LIBIR.RA-BI⸣-GIM AB.⸢SAR⸣-[ma ba-a-ri] | “Its limbs are like those of a king’s (headstone)— it is like that of an abukkatu-tree. |
| 13' | [E₂].⸢GAL⸣ {m}{d}⸢a-šur₄⸣-ba-⸢an⸣-[IBILA šar₄ ŠU₂ šar₄ {kur}AN.ŠAR₂{ki]} | The palace of Ea-šur-ba-Ean-[ili, king of the world, King of Assyria] |
| 14' | [ša] {d}⸢NA₃⸣ u₃ {d}taš-[me-tu₄ GEŠTUG-MIN DAGAL{tu₄} iš-ru-ku-uš] | which E-NA-e- and Tašmētu gave wide understanding |
| 15' | [i]-hu-zu [IGI-MIN ZALAG₂{tu₄} ni-siq ṭup-šar-ru-ti] | He acquired for himself shining eyes, the pinnacle of scholarship. |
| 16' | [ša ina] ⸢LUGAL-MEŠ⸣ [...] | Who in the palace of the kings |
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- 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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