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OECT 06, pl. 19, K 04623 (P384964)
Literary, Neo-Assyrian, Nineveh · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE
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| Designation | OECT 06, pl. 19, K 04623 |
|---|---|
| ID | P384964 |
| Museum no. | BM — |
| Collection | British Museum, London, UK |
| Language | Akkadian; Sumerian |
| 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' | ⸢dam ur-saŋ⸣-[ŋa₂ ...] | The “house of Ursa'eba"(?) |
| ⸢ana⸣ al-ti qar-⸢ra⸣-[di ...] | “Ana, I am the one of the hero(?) | |
| 2' | ⸢gašan⸣-ŋu₁₀ e-re-zu-še₃ [...] | The Egašaneš temple, your servant |
| ⸢be⸣-el-tu₄ ana ARAD-ki [...] | “Eltu to your servant | |
| 3' | ⸢i⸣-bi₂ i-si-iš ma-al-la ⸢x⸣ [...] | Its e’e23-plant is a reed bundle, ... . |
| ina i-ni-šu₂ ša₂ dim-ti₃ šak-[...] ⸢taq-rib⸣-tu₂ ⸢e x x x x x x⸣ [...] | With his righteous utterance the gods ... the taqribtu-plant | |
| 4' | i-bi₂-ni ku₁₀-ku₁₀-de₃ er₂ <(...)> | In order to darken his eyes, weeping |
| ina pa-ni-šu₂ e-šu-ti₃ | in his own face | |
| 5' | er₂-ra unu₂-bi nu-UD-DU-DU er₂ <(...)> | Weeping does not ... its cella, weeping ... |
| ina u₂-suk-ki-šu₂ ša₂ dim-ti₃ la ib-ba-lu₄ | (Sum) In his supplication, the heart of the god cannot be reconciled (Akk) With his prayer, the mind cannot be confused | |
| 6' | ⸢šu⸣-um-du-um si-PAP-e šub-ba-a-ta er₂ <(...)> | The šu’eumdû-plant, the ... of the netherworld, weeps in the corner |
| ina šap-ti-šu₂ ša₂ la-ga-a na-da-a | In his nostrils, which are swollen, he is given | |
| 7' | gaba ra-ra šu kuš₂-u₃-e-de₃ er₂ <(...)> | In order to stretch out the hand against the breast, in order to weep |
| ina qa-⸢ti⸣-šu₂ ša₂ ina rap-pi šu-nu-ha | In his hand, which is wide, he is smitten | |
| 8' | gaba-a-⸢ni gi⸣-gid₂ i-lu ze₂-eb-be₂-da-gin₇ er₂ <(...)> | His chest, like a reed mat, laments sweetly |
| ina ir-ti-šu₂ ša₂ ki-ma ma-li-li qu₂-bi-i i-hal-lu-lu₄ | (Sum) In his womb, like a pig, the qubītu-plants are destroyed (Akk) With his innards, which are like pigs, they are destroyed | |
| 9' | gašan-ŋu₁₀ šag₄ ze₂-eb-ba gu₃ šir₃-ra šub-ba-a-zu muš₂-a-ŋu₁₀ dug₄-ga-⸢ab⸣ | When you raise your voice in the midst of the sweet reed-bed, be appeased |
| be-el-tu₄ ina ṣu₂-ru-up lib₃-bi rig-mi₃ ṣar-piš ad-di-ki a-hu-lap-ia ⸢qi₂⸣-[bi] | (Sum) My lady, by means of the supplication of the heart, I have slain you. (Akk) My mistress, with the resounding of my heart I have killed you. | |
| 10' | gašan-ŋu₁₀ e-re-zu-še₃ ib₂-si ba-ab-dug₄ šag₄-zu de₃-en-na-huŋ-[...] | Gašanbu, your servant is satisfied, may your heart be pacified to him |
| be-el-tu₄ ana ARAD-ki ma-ṣi qi₂-bi-šu₂ ŠA₃-ki li-nu-uh-[šu₂] | Lady, speak to your servant: may your heart be at ease. | |
| 11' | e-re-zu-še₃ aŋ₂-gig-ga ak-a-ŋu₁₀ arhuš tuku-an-na-⸢ab⸣ | (Sum) Your servant, the one who is ill, may he have mercy on him (Akk) May your servant, who is sick, be merciful to him |
| ana ARAD-ki ša₂ ma-ru-uš-tu₄ ep-šu₂ re-e-mu ri-ši-⸢šu⸣ | To your servant, who is a virgin, may mercy be upon him. | |
| 13' | ⸢gu₂⸣-zu gur-an-ši-ib₂ ša₃-ne-ša₄ til₃-la-bi | May your throne be restored to its place for him |
| ⸢ki⸣-šad-ki su-hi-ir-šum-ma li-qe₂-e ut-nen-šu | (In) E-šadki, if he so pleases, may he take his utensils. | |
| 14' | ⸢e⸣-re-zu-še₃ ib₂-ba-bi ki-bi silim-ma-ab | When you enter your house, you will be reconciled. |
| ana ARAD-ki ša₂ ta-gu-gi si-il-mi₃ it-⸢ti⸣-šu₂ | To your servant, who is a tagû-priestess, sīlmu-disease will befall him. | |
| r | ||
| 1 | gašan-ŋu₁₀ šu a₂ la₂-bi-de₃ kuš₃ ki a-ra-ab-tag-tag | Gašanbû, whose arms are bound, the skin touches the ground for you |
| be-el-tu₄ qa-ta-a-a ka-sa-ma ap-ta-šil-ki | O lady, my hands are bound, I have opened you. | |
| 2 | ur-saŋ šul {d}utu-ra mu-ud-na ki-aŋ₂-zu ubi dab-ba-ta | Hero, prince of Utu, spouse, when you have seized your place |
| 3 | nam-til₃-la ud sud-da-še₃ ⸢i-bi₂⸣-zu he₂-en-dib-dib | May your ibbi-house pass by for your well-being in distant days. |
| ana qar-ra-di eṭ-lu₄ {d}UTU ha-aʾ-i-ri na-ra-mi₃-ki a-bu-ti ṣab-ti-⸢ma⸣ | To the hero, the young man, Šamaš, the harû-priest, your beloved one, the father of Ṣabti-ema’e | |
| ba-laṭ u₄-me ru-qu-ti ma-har-ki lut-tal-⸢lak⸣ | May I be able to go forth before you in distant days. | |
| 4 | ⸢dim₃⸣-me-er-ŋu₁₀ er₂-ra tum₂ šag₄-zu de₃-en-na-huŋ-⸢e⸣ | May your heart be pacified to you by Enlil, the one who brings tears. |
| [i]-li taq-rib-tu₂ iš-kun-ki ŠA₃-ki li-nu-⸢uh⸣ | May the gods of battle entrust you to me, may your hand be pacified to me | |
| 5 | ⸢amalu⸣-ŋu₁₀ a-ra-zu dug₄-ga-ab bar-zu de₃-en-na-sed-de₃ | I want to utter an arazu prayer to you, may your liver be soothed to him |
| {d}⸢iš-ta⸣-ri tes₂-li-ti iq-bi-ki ka-bat-ta-ki lip-šah | Ištāri, my counsellor, said to you: May your mood be appeased! | |
| 6 | ur-saŋ šul {d}utu mu-ud-na ki-aŋ₂-zu a-ra-zu de₃-ra-ab-be₂ | The hero, the crown of Utu, your spouse, may he pray to you. |
| 7 | {d}niŋ₂-zid {d}niŋ₂-si-sa₂ siškur₂ <(de₃-ra-ab-be₂)> | May Nizid and Nisa utter a siskur prayer to you |
| {d}kit-tu₄ u {d}mi-ša₂-ru ik-ri-bi | Kittu and Mīšaru sang. | |
| 8 | {d}bu-ne-ne li-bi-ir mah-a-zu a-ra-zu <(de₃-ra-ab-be₂)> | May Bunene, your supreme messenger, utter an arazu prayer to you |
| {d}{<MIN(BU.NE.NE)>} suk-kal-la-ki ṣi-i-ru tes₂-li-tu₂ | Ditto by Sukkallāki, the šurītu-priestess! | |
| 9 | {d}alad zimbir{ki} {d}lamma e₂-babbar-ru₃ siškur₂ <(de₃-ra-ab-be₂)> | May Alad of Sippar, the protective deity of the Ebabbar, utter a siskur prayer to you |
| 10 | ⸢i⸣-bi₂ zid bar-mu-un-ši-ib₂ de₃-ra-ab-be₂ | May he/she say to you "raise your neck towards him faithfully" |
| 11 | ⸢gu₂⸣-zu zig₃-mu-un-ši-ib₂ de₃-<(ra-ab-be₂)> | May he/she say to you "raise your neck towards him" |
| 12 | ⸢šag₄⸣-zu de₃-en-na-huŋ-⸢ŋa₂⸣ de₃-<(ra-ab-be₂)> | May he say to you "raise your head towards him" |
| 13 | ⸢bar⸣-zu de₃-en-na-sed-⸢de₃⸣ de₃-<(ra-ab-be₂)> | May he/she say to you "raise your neck towards him" |
| 14 | ⸢šag₄⸣-zu šag₄ ama tu-ud-da-⸢gin₇⸣ ki-bi-še₃ ha-ma-gi₄-[gi₄] | May your shrine be restored to its place like the shrine of a birth mother |
| 15 | ⸢ama⸣ tu-ud-da a-a tu-ud-da-⸢gin₇⸣ ki-bi-še₃ ha-ma-gi₄-gi₄ | May it be restored to its place for me like a birth mother and birth father. |
| 16 | ⸢er₂⸣-ša₃-huŋ-ŋa₂ 37-am₃ mu-[bi]-⸢im⸣ {d}⸢a-a⸣-[...] | It is the thirty-seventh eršahuŋa song |
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