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OECT 06, p. 51-55, K 03343 (P384998)
CANONICAL > Literature > Hymns > Divine > Kiutu; CANONICAL > Magic > Purification > Bīt rimki, Neo-Assyrian, Nineveh · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE
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| Designation | OECT 06, p. 51-55, K 03343 |
|---|---|
| ID | P384998 |
| Museum no. | BM — |
| Collection | British Museum, London, UK |
| Language | Akkadian; Sumerian |
| Period | Neo-Assyrian · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE |
| Genre | CANONICAL > Literature > Hymns > Divine > Kiutu; CANONICAL > Magic > Purification > Bīt rimki |
| 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) |
|---|---|
| reverse 11' | ... living creatures of the land |
| reverse 6' | ... shall... milk |
| reverse 40' | May his name (and) his seed disappear from the land. |
| obverse 37' | by Utu, you are the guardian of Enlil |
| obverse 7' | to Utu of the Land he raised up |
| reverse 1' | rejoicing heart |
| obverse 4' | Before the pure heavens, |
| obverse 11 | to set the light in front of the Land |
| reverse 37' | Its radiance is unrivaled. |
| obverse 3' | The power of the holy door of heaven was present(?) |
| reverse 33' | that work cannot be completed, |
| reverse 29' | who trusts in Ashur and Mullissu |
| reverse 36' | For my reading, I established it in my palace. |
| reverse 2' | ... good... |
| obverse 15' | ... reed |
| obverse 1' | Incantation: O ama of the horizon! |
| reverse 10' | ama, the mighty, great lord, you are |
| obverse 16' | The cattlepen of ditto |
| obverse 24' | ... |
| obverse 26' | ... |
| obverse 41' | by the hand of ama the judgments of the gods |
| reverse 20' | his life, he has written his u'ilta letter. |
| reverse 25' | And I want to eat, I want to eat, I want to eat, I want to drink, I want to drink, I want to drink, I want to drink, I want to drink, I want to drink, I want to drink, I want to drink, I want to drink, I want to drink, I want to drink, |
| reverse 15' | May the one who... the evildoer with his own body |
| obverse 23' | ... |
| obverse 25' | ... |
| obverse 27' | ... |
| obverse 35' | After Utu had sat down for you like a lioness |
| obverse 18' | ama |
| reverse 8' | ... may....... |
| obverse 13 | at the foot of the land he shall be greeted. |
| obverse 38' | ama, you are the helper of Anu and Ellil. |
| obverse 12 | You place a scepter for the protection of the land. |
| reverse 24' | As long as I live, your greatness... |
| reverse 39' | May Aur and Mullissu overthrow him with fierce rage. |
| obverse 17' | to ama |
| obverse 43' | Supreme decision of An |
| obverse 39' | I am Utu, the supreme judge of heaven and earth |
| obverse 40' | ama, you are the exalted judge of heaven and earth |
| obverse 8' | ama, to the land your first-born son |
| reverse 9' | by ama and the great Iku, the great lord of all the lands |
| reverse 23' | May your greatness be manifested in the lord's abode of the storm |
| reverse 5' | to his head |
| obverse 6' | ... the splendor of the heavens, |
| obverse 5' | he opened the door of heaven. |
| reverse 4' | .... may he take... which for a gift. |
| reverse 12' | O lord of the decisions, merciful one of the lands... |
| reverse 3' | May that which he gave to him be |
| reverse 31' | They rejoiced. The eyes were full of scribal art. |
| reverse 26' | With ama, the exorcist(?) (is) 62 lines |
| reverse 17' | like a buragan vessel he purifies |
| obverse 22' | The god... |
| obverse 9 | Utu, the divine radiance of heaven, covered all the lands |
| reverse 35 | I wrote, collated, and collated it on tablets. |
| reverse 16' | ... all the evil deeds whose body is... may they.... in a fight. |
| obverse 44' | ama,.... |
| reverse 14' | ama, on this day, the king of the netherworld, his (personal) god brought him out. |
| obverse 21' | god |
| obverse 2' | May ama, in the midst of the heavens, be at peace! |
| reverse 34' | the wisdom of Nabû, the one who is assiduous towards the shrines, as many as there are |
| reverse 30' | which Nabû and Tashmetu gave wide understanding |
| obverse 36' | ama, the great lord, has returned as if it were a qinnazi ritual |
| obverse 10 | ama, the radiance of the heavens of the land, |
| reverse 13' | When Utu... the king son of his god, he... him |
| reverse 19' | I made it stand like a bronze statue. |
| obverse 42' | ama... |
| reverse 7' | ... its... that cannot be changed |
| reverse 32' | which one of the kings who came before me |
| reverse 38' | Whoever carries this tablet off or writes his name with my name, |
| obverse 14 | You may be able to make the land dwell in its place. |
| reverse 28' | Palace of Ashurbanipal, king of the world, king of Assyria. |
| reverse 18' | like a bowl of butter and butter |
| reverse 27' | Incantation: ama, king of heaven and earth, |
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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