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OECT 06, pl. 24, K 03341 (P384976)
Literary, Neo-Assyrian, Nineveh · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE
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| Designation | OECT 06, pl. 24, K 03341 |
|---|---|
| ID | P384976 |
| 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' | [...] | |
| ⸢ina⸣ [ṣu₂-ru-up] ⸢lib₃-bi ina bi-ki-ti le-mu-te⸣ | “Ina-e’e (means) šurup of the heart. In an evil bikītu-demon | |
| 2' | ⸢a-še-er-ra⸣ ba-e-tuš | he sat down in the āšerra chapel |
| ina ta-⸢ne₂⸣-hi wa-ši-ib | He is present in the ta’eḫi. | |
| 3' | aŋ₂ i-lu ⸢gig⸣-ga šag₄ sag₃-ga | The lament of the egig priestess, the shaking of the heart |
| ina qu-ub-be₂-⸢e⸣ mar-ṣu-ti ṣu₂-ru-up lib₃-bi | In the qubbê-ē23 maršuti, the ṣurup of the heart | |
| 4' | hul-bi er₂-ra-ke₄ hul-bi a-nir-ra-ke₄ | The evil of tears, the evil of an anthem |
| ina bi-ki-ti HUL{ti} ina ta-ne₂-hi lem-ni | On account of the evil bikītu-demon and the evil tāḫūlu-disease, | |
| 5' | tum₁₂{mušen}gin₇ la-ra-ah ŋi₆ ud zal er₂ mu-un-na-an-ša₄ | Like a wind, he wept for her like a stormwind. |
| ki-ma su-um-ma-ti i-dam-mu-um šu-up-šu-uq mu-ši u ur-ri | (Sum) Like a stag, he cries out a lament. (Akk) Like an oath, the wrath of the day and night | |
| 6' | diŋir ni₂-ba-ke₄ arhuš sud ab₂-gin₇ gu₃ im-me | The bīr-demon of its own radiance shouts like a wild cow |
| ana DINGIR-šu₂ re-mi-ni-i ki-ma lit-ti i-na-ga-ag | To his god, merciful one, he blesses like a lion. | |
| 7' | a-nir gig-ga-bi ba-da-ra-ab-ŋa₂-ŋa₂ | Its bitter cry is sung for you. |
| ta-ne₂-ha mar-ṣa-am iš-ta-na-ka-an | he has given me a gift: | |
| 8' | diŋir-bi-de₃ ša₃-⸢ne⸣-ša₄ kiri₃ šu am₃-mi-in-ŋal₂ | In order to cross over a river, he carried off his hand to the marshes |
| ana i₃-li₂-šu₂ ina un-ni-ni ap-pa i-la-bi-in | To his god in our assembly a reed tree will grow. | |
| r | ||
| 1 | [...] hul sag₃-sag₃ ⸢nu⸣-[...] | ... the evil, the shaking of the eagle(?) |
| [...] nu-hu-sa₃ ul [...] | ... her nuhusa was not | |
| 2 | [niŋ₂-ak-a-ŋu₁₀ ga-an]-⸢dug₄⸣ niŋ₂-ak-a-ŋu₁₀ niŋ₂ ⸢nu⸣-[di-da] | I want to utter an arazu prayer to you |
| ⸢i⸣-[piš-ti lu]-⸢uq⸣-bi i-piš-ti [ul ša qa-be₂]-⸢e⸣ | Let me speak of my case, but it is not my case. | |
| 3 | [inim-ŋu₁₀ ga-mu-ra-ab]-dug₄ niŋ₂ nu-[...] | I want to speak a word to you, I do not fear it |
| ⸢a⸣-[ma-ti lu]-⸢uq⸣-bi ul ⸢ša⸣ [šu-un-ni]-⸢i⸣ | May I be able to speak, but it is not my intention. | |
| 4 | [diŋir-ŋu₁₀ niŋ₂]-⸢ak-a-ŋu₁₀ ga⸣-an-dug₄ niŋ₂ ⸢nu⸣-[di] | I want to utter an arazu prayer to Dibir-Nibak-abu |
| ⸢i₃-li₂⸣ [...] | Ilī | |
| 5 | ⸢lugal⸣-ŋu₁₀ aŋ₂ ⸢lu₂⸣-ra ⸢ga⸣-[an-dug₄ niŋ₂ nu]-⸢di-da⸣ | “Lugal-ešuma-ibni, the labor of the man, he did not go up to the temple. |
| be-li₂ ana a-mi-⸢le⸣-[e lu-uq-bi ul ša] ⸢qa⸣-be₂-⸢e⸣ | My lord, I shall speak to you, but it is not what I said. | |
| 6 | šu ga-bi₂-⸢in⸣-[gi₄ niŋ₂ šu nu-gi₄-gi₄]-da | Hand to be returned, hand to be forgotten |
| lu-ša₂-⸢an⸣-[ni ul ša šu-un]-⸢ni⸣-i | Let me enter, it is not mine | |
| 7 | u₂ ⸢hub-me-en⸣ [... i-bi₂] ⸢nu⸣-duh | I am the one who sees the ehubmê-plant |
| ⸢su-uk⸣-ku-⸢ka⸣-[ku ... a-na]-⸢aṭ⸣-ṭal | “I want to enter into your sukku-vessel, I want to cross the river | |
| 8 | im-mu-e-dug₄-⸢ga⸣-[ta ...]-⸢diri⸣ | After you have finished, ... will finish. |
| e-li ša taq-⸢bi⸣-[...] | Above what you said | |
| 9 | tum₉ niŋ₂-dug₄-ga-⸢zu⸣ [...] | (Sum) The one who brings in the reed bundles(?) (Akk) Bring in your ... bundles |
| ša-ar-ka ⸢ṭa⸣-a-[bu ...] | Your heart, “the one of the easṭābu-disease, ... | |
| 10 | diŋir-ŋu₁₀ šul-a-lum-⸢ŋu₁₀⸣ [...] | Ibirbu, Šulalum |
| i₃-li₂ en-ne-et-ti [...] | (Sum) My lord, the en priestess(?) of heaven (Akk) My god, the wise one | |
| 11 | diŋir-ŋu₁₀ ki mu-e-til₃-la-ta igi ⸢zid⸣ [bar-mu-un-ši-ib₂] | After you have finished the Ibirbu temple, look at the ezid plant |
| i₃-li₂ e-ma x-ta ki-niš nap-⸢li-sa₃⸣-[an]-⸢ni⸣ | (Sum) My god, wherever ... (Akk) May my god be reconciled wherever he goes | |
| 12 | arhuš tuku-ma-ra-ab šag₄ ib₂-ba-zu ha-ba-sed-[de₃] | May your angry heart be soothed to me with a compassionate heart |
| re-e-ma ⸢ri-ša⸣-ma ŠA₃-ka ag-gu li-nu-⸢ha⸣ | May he pray to you, so that your hand may he be pacified. | |
| 13 | ka-inim-ma diŋir lu₂-u₁₈-lu mir-ra a sed-da-kam | Wording of a ‘cutting-of-the-throat’ prayer to a disturbed man. |
| 14 | EN₂ IL₂{ši} di-pa-ra NU-MEŠ-ku-nu a-qal-lu | Incantation: “I raise up the mountain, I raise up your nugig priestess, |
| 15 | E₂.GAL {⸢m⸣}AN.ŠAR₂-DU₃-A šar₃ ŠU₂ šar₃ {kur}AN.ŠAR₂{ki} | Palace of Ashurnasirpal, king of the world, King of Assyria. |
| 16 | [ša] ana AN.ŠAR₂ u₃ {d}NIN.LIL₂ tak-lu₄ | who trusts in Ashur and Mullissu |
| 17 | [ša Nabû u {d}taš-me]-⸢tu₄⸣ GEŠTUG-MIN DAGAL{tu₄} iš-ru-ku-uš | whom Nabû and Tašmētu have bestowed wisdom |
| 18 | [īhuzu īnu na-mir]-⸢tu₄⸣ ni-siq ṭup-šar-ru-ti | When the namir-eštû-demon, the herald of the scribal art |
| 19 | [ša ina šarrānī] ⸢a⸣-lik mah-ri-ia | who in the midst of the Ea-elik before me |
| 20 | [mamma šipru šuātu] ⸢la i-hu-zu⸣ | Whoever this curse shall undo |
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