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OECT 06, p. 77-80, K 04931 (P385007)
Literary, Neo-Assyrian, Nineveh · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE
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| Designation | OECT 06, p. 77-80, K 04931 |
|---|---|
| ID | P385007 |
| 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' | [... {d]}⸢en⸣-lil₂-⸢la₂-ke₄-ne⸣ [...] | ... the elila gods |
| [...] ⸢x par⸣-ṣi {d}EN.LIL₂.LA₂-MEŠ [...] | ... the rites of Enlil | |
| 2' | [me]-⸢er sar⸣-ra x [...] | The me’er of the garden plot |
| pat-ri zaq-tu₄ [...] | (Sum) The one who is smitten by the storm(?) ... (Akk) The angry storm ... | |
| 3' | dim₃-me-er du₃-du₃-e-ne ⸢me-bi šu⸣ [x-x-du₇] | The gods who built it, their ewes are perfect |
| ba-na-at DINGIR-MEŠ muš-tak-li-la-at par-⸢ṣi-šu₂⸣-[nu] | Creator of the gods, who guides the people aright, | |
| 4' | u₂-šim mu₂-mu₂ mu-lu a-za-lu-lu-⸢ke₄⸣ | “Storm of the wild cow, the one of Azallulu, |
| mu-še-ṣa-at ur-qi₂-te be-let te-ne₂-še-e-⸢ti⸣ | The one who carries the urqītu-disease, the mistress of rejoicing | |
| 5' | ⸢u₃⸣-tu du₃-a-bi-e-ne GI uktin si sa₂-⸢ke₄⸣ | Those who built it, reeds, vines, horns, |
| ba-na-at ka-la-me muš-te-šir-rat gi-mir nab-ni-tu₂ | The one who makes all of the people rejoice, the one who enlarges the totality | |
| 6' | ama mu-gi₁₇-ib dim₃-me-er a₂-bi mu-lu na-an-teŋ₃-ŋa₂ | Mother, mugib priestess, the god, do not let anyone approach its power |
| um-mu {d}iš-ta-ri-tu₄ ša₂ A₂{da-a}ša₂ il mam-ma la i-ṭe-hu-u | The mother of Ištaritu, who is called by the gods, no one can oppose | |
| 7' | gašan gu-la mu-lu me-bi dirig-ga | Great power, who surpasses its divine powers |
| be-el-tu₄ šur-bu-tu₄ ša₂ par-ṣu-ša₂ šu-tu-ru | Lady, exalted one, whose wrath is extolled | |
| 8' | a-ra-zu ga-an-na-ab-dug₄ mu-lu ugu-ŋu₁₀ ze₂-eb-ba mu-un-ak | I want to utter an arazu prayer to him, the one who sweetened me. |
| te-es₃-li-ti₃ lu-uq-bi ša₂ i-li-ia₂(ŠA₂) ṭa-a-bu li-pu-ša₂-an-ni | Let me speak a prayer. May the heart of my (personal) god be pacified to me. | |
| 9' | ⸢gašan⸣-ŋu₁₀ ud tur-ra-a-ni-ta lu₅-aš hul-a aŋ₂-la₂-a-ni | When he was born in the Egašaneš temple, the evildoer seized him |
| ⸢be⸣-el-ti ul-tu u₄-um ṣe-eh-re-ku ma-aʾ-diš šal-pu₂-ti ṣa-⸢am⸣-da-ku | (Sum) I am a goddess, from the day I was born to the day (Akk) From the day that I became a princess, I was a great goddess, | |
| 10' | [u₂ x]-⸢an⸣-gu₇-e er₂ kurum₆-ma-ŋu₁₀ | When he eats ..., he weeps. |
| ⸢a⸣-[ka-la] ⸢ul⸣ a-kul bi-ki-tu₄ kur-ma-ti | “Ea-ekala, Ea-ul, I have eaten the food offerings of the lands, | |
| 11' | [a x-an-naŋ-e] er₂ u₂-a-ŋu₁₀ | ... weeping |
| [... ul aš₂-ti] dim-tu₂ maš-ti-ti | ... I am not a descendant of an adolescent | |
| 12' | [...] bar nu-zalag-⸢ga⸣ | ... not shining(?) |
| [...] ka-bat-ti ul im-mi-ir | ... my heart did not rejoice. | |
| 13' | [...] še-er-ma-al na-⸢an-dib-ba⸣ | ... is plentiful, do not pass by! |
| [...] ⸢e⸣-tel-liš ul ⸢e⸣-[ti-iq] | ... etelliš is not etiq | |
| r | ||
| 1 | [...] ⸢gig⸣-ga mu-⸢un⸣-[...] | ... the egig priestess, the one who ... |
| [...] mar-⸢ṣi⸣-iš a-dam-⸢mu⸣-[um] | ... Mar-eš, Amat-esum | |
| 2 | [...] ⸢x⸣ bar gig-ga-⸢am₃⸣ | ... a bitter liver |
| [...] ⸢ma⸣-a-da šum-ru-ṣa-at ka-bat-ti | ... of the Eada temple, the seat of the mind | |
| 3 | ⸢gašan-ŋu₁₀⸣ [niŋ₂-ak-a]-⸢ŋu₁₀⸣ mu-un-zu ki ni₂ dub₂-bu-da ŋar-ra-ab | He knows the “seizing-of-the-mouth’ ritual and establishing a place of relaxation for you |
| be-el-ti e-piš-ti lim-di tap-šu-uh-ti šuk-ni | O my lady, may my sorcery be undone! Release my guilt! | |
| 4 | še-bi-da sil₇-la₂-e-de₃ i-bi₂ tum₃-a-ni | In order to bring out the reed bundles, he should bring his eyes. |
| hi-ṭi-ti dup-pi-ri ub-lim pa-ni-ia | (Sum) My fault, my sin, my oath (Akk) The fault that I committed, my face (is) my fault | |
| 5 | dim₃-me-er-ŋu₁₀ mu-lu siškur₂-ra-ke₄ siškur₂ de₃-ra-ab-be₂ | May the god, the one of prayer, utter a prayer to you |
| 6 | ⸢amalu⸣-ŋu₁₀ mu-lu a-ra-zu-ke₄ a-ra-zu de₃-<(ra-ab-be₂)> | May the one of prayer utter an arazu prayer to you |
| 7 | {⸢d⸣}mar-tu-e mu-lu-hur-saŋ-ŋa₂-ke₄ siškur₂ <(de₃-ra-ab-be₂)> | May the god Marduk, the one of the mountain ranges, utter a siskur prayer to you |
| 8 | {d}gu₂-bar-ra gašan-gu₂-edin-na-ke₄ a-ra-zu <(de₃-ra-ab-be₂)> | May he/she say an arazu prayer to you |
| 9 | {d}am-an-ki am ⸢uru₂-ze₂-eb⸣-ba{ki}ke₄ siškur₂ <(de₃-ra-ab-be₂)> | May Amanki, the bull of Eridu, utter a siskur prayer to you |
| 10 | ama eš₃-mah {d}⸢dam⸣-[gal]-⸢nun⸣-na-ke₄ a-ra-zu <(de₃-ra-ab-be₂)> | May the mother of the great shrine Edamgalenuna utter an arazu prayer to you |
| 11 | {⸢d}asar⸣-lu₂-hi ⸢umun tin-tir⸣{ki}ke₄ siškur₂ <(de₃-ra-ab-be₂)> | May Asar-eluhi, lord of Babylon, utter a siskur prayer to you |
| 12 | [mu]-⸢ud⸣-na-ni {d}pa₄-nun-an-ki-ke₄ a-ra-zu <(de₃-ra-ab-be₂)> | His birth father Panunanki may he pray to you |
| 13 | [alim]-⸢ma⸣ {d}mu-ze₂-eb-ba-še₂₁(|MUD.NA₂|)a siškur₂ <(de₃-ra-ab-be₂)> | Bison, may he pray to Mudugašea |
| 14 | [e₂]-⸢gi₄⸣-a dumu-saŋ {d}uraš-a a-ra-zu <(de₃-ra-ab-be₂)> | The bride, the daughter of Uraš, may he pray to you |
| 15 | [egir₃] ⸢zid⸣-da gašan-ka-teš₂-a-⸢sig₁₀⸣-ga-ke₄ siškur₂ <(de₃-ra-ab-be₂)> | Princess of the Ezid-temple, may he/she say a siskur prayer to you |
| 16 | [egir₃ gu]-⸢la⸣ gašan-ŋu₁₀ {d}na-⸢na-a⸣ a-ra-zu <(de₃-ra-ab-be₂)> | Princess of Gu'ela, lord of Nabopolassar, may he pray to you |
| 17 | [i-bi₂ zid bar]-⸢mu⸣-[un]-⸢ši-ib₂⸣ de₃-⸢ra-ab-be₂⸣ | May he say to you "look faithfully" |
| 18 | [gu₂-zu zig₃-mu-un-ši]-⸢ib₂⸣ [de₃-ra-ab-be₂] | May he/she say to you "raise your neck towards him" |
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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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