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OECT 06, p. 80-82, K 00101 (P385008)
Literary, Neo-Assyrian, Nineveh · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE
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| Designation | OECT 06, p. 80-82, K 00101 |
|---|---|
| ID | P385008 |
| 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' | [... ši] ⸢ma-al-la-ke₄ x⸣ [...] | ... of the emāla temple |
| 1'a | [...] ⸢la-ban⸣ ap-pi ša₂ šik-na-at na-⸢piš-ti⸣ [...] | ... elabanû-plant, apsu-plant of the šiknat na-pišti-e23 plant |
| 2' | [ŋa₂-e e]-⸢ri⸣-za kuš₂-u₃-gin₇ ⸢gu₃⸣ [...] | When you enter your temple, like a cold wind, the temple ... |
| 2'a | [...] ARAD-ki šu-nu-hu a-ša₂-as-⸢si⸣-[ki] | ... your servant is exalted, Ašaši-esi |
| 3' | [mu-lu] na-aŋ₂-tag-ga tuku-a KA sa₆-sa₆-ga šu ⸢te-x⸣ | Whoever has a claim ... good ... |
| 3'a | ⸢ša₂⸣ an-nu i-šu-u₂ te-leq-qe₂-e te-mi₃-iq-⸢šu⸣ | This is it. You take it, you make it pass by. |
| 4' | ⸢mu⸣-lu i-bi₂ bar-ra-zu mu-lu-bi al-til₃ | The elu-priestess, when you look, that man is alive. |
| 4'a | a-wi-lim tap-pa-la-si a-me-lu šu-u i-bal-luṭ | (If) a man lies with a companion: that man will live long. |
| 5' | a₂-ma-al du₃-a-bi-e-ne mu-lu a-za-lu-lu-ke₄ | Those who built it, the one of abundance, |
| 5'a | le-ʾa-at ka-la-ma be-let te-ne₂-še-e-ti | “The lord of all humanity, the lady of the people, |
| 6' | ša₃-la₂-su₃ gur-an-ši-ib₂ ze₂-eb-ba ša₃-ne-ša₄ ba-an-te-ŋa₂ | (Sum) The šalassu of Guran, the sweet one, was brought to an end (Akk) His heart was brought into an end |
| 6'a | reme₂-ni-tum ša₂ na-as-hur-ša₂ ṭa-a-bu le-qat un-ni-ni | Merciful one, who accepts prayer, accepts supplication |
| 7' | dim₃-me-er amalu-bi ki-bi ša₃ dib-ba za-e gu₃ de₂-a-bi | Its god, its amalu priestess, whose place is trembling, you are its shouting. |
| 7'a | [... {d]}⸢iš⸣-tar-šu₂ ze-nu-u it-ti-šu₂ i-ša₂-as-su-ki ka-a-ši | “... Ea-etaršu is angry with him, he is furious with you. |
| 8' | [...] šu gid₂-ba-an-na-ab | ... give him a long life |
| 8'a | [...]-⸢x⸣-šum-ma ta-ṣa-ba-ti qat-su | ... ... his hand |
| r | ||
| 1 | ⸢za⸣-e na dim₃-me-er si-sa₂ nu-tuku-am₃ | “House, the one who does not have a proper god, |
| 1a | e-la ka-a-ti i-lim muš-te-še-ru ul i-ši | Without you, the god will not be able to bring about change |
| 2 | i-bi₂ zi bar-mu-un-ši-ib₂ ša₃-ne-ša₄ šu te-ma-ab | Look faithfully at him, accept his prayer |
| 2a | ki-niš nap-lis-in-ni-ma li-qe₂-e un-ni-ni | Look upon me with due favor and accept my prayer. |
| 3 | muš₂-a-ŋu₁₀ dug₄-ga-ab bar-zu te-en-te-en | May he/she say to you "Speak to me, your liver is sweet" |
| 3a | a-hu-lap-ia qi₂-bi-ma ka-bat-ta-ki lip-ša₂-ha | Speak to my brother-in-law, so that your mood may be pacified. |
| 4 | me-en-na gašan-ŋa₂ i-bi₂-zu niŋin-na-ke₄ | How long, O lord, before you your face is full of fear? |
| 4a | a-di ma-ti be-el-ti su-uh-hu-ru pa-nu-ki | [As far as the land] of my lady, your face is shattered. |
| 5 | tu{mušen} mu-un-še-ša₄-gin₇ a-še-er-ra mu-un-zal-zal | Like a snake, it was flying around in the breezes. |
| 5a | ki-ma su-um-ma-te a-dam-mu-um ta-ne₂-hu uš-⸢ta-bar⸣-ri | Like a šummātu, adammû-disease (and) tanaḫḫu, I have turned back. |
| 6 | ⸢u₃⸣-u₈-a u₃-u₈-a bar kuš₂-u₃-⸢x⸣ [...] | Woe, woe, the liver and liver |
| 6a | [ina] u₂-a u a-a šu-nu-hat ⸢ka⸣-[bat-ti] | May it not be forgotten by you and your descendants! |
| 7 | [...] ⸢i⸣-si-iš-bi ⸢i-lu mu⸣-[...] | ... its eisis plant, the eilu plant ... |
| 7a | [bi]-⸢ki⸣-tum i-bak-ki [...] ⸢x x⸣ [...] | (In) Bīt-Etum he attacked you |
| 8 | [...] ⸢x⸣ [...] | |
| 8a | [...] | |
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- 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) · ORACC project editions, https://oracc.museum.upenn.edu/ ; cite the individual project (see texts.extra_json.project)
- 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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