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CT 19, pl. 44, K 04138 + (P385988)
Lexical, Neo-Assyrian, Nineveh · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE
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| Designation | CT 19, pl. 44, K 04138 + |
|---|---|
| ID | P385988 |
| Museum no. | BM — |
| Collection | British Museum, London, UK |
| Language | Akkadian |
| Period | Neo-Assyrian · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE |
| Genre | Lexical |
| Find spot | Nineveh (mod. Kuyunjik) |
| Coordinates | 36.3582, 43.1621 |
Transliteration (ATF)
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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 i' | ||
| 1' | [...]-⸢x⸣ [...] | |
| 2' | [...]-tu [...] | ...-tu |
| 3' | {[ŋeš}ma]-⸢la⸣-tu [...] | “If he slips through the cracks of the door, |
| 4' | {[ŋeš}ma]-⸢šir⸣-rum [...] | “The scepter of the king’s lordship |
| 5' | {[ŋeš}ma]-⸢šir⸣-rum ⸢tu⸣-[lu-u₂] | The eširum priestess, the elulu priest |
| 6' | {[ŋeš}ma-šir]-rum ta-[an-nu] | The scepter is given |
| 7' | {[ŋeš]}⸢banšur₃⸣ pa-aš₂-⸢šur⸣-[ru] | “A table is to be set up. |
| 8' | {[ŋeš]}⸢banšur₂⸣ {<MIN(pa-aš₂-šur-ru)>} | a kind of table |
| 9' | {[ŋeš]}⸢banšur⸣ {<MIN(pa-aš₂-šur-ru)>} | a kind of table |
| 10' | {[ŋeš}banšur] ⸢gal⸣ ⸢ra⸣-[bu-u₂] | a table, a palace table, an arabû table |
| 11' | {[ŋeš}banšur] ⸢tur⸣ ⸢ṣa-ah⸣-[ru] | a table, a small one, and a large one |
| 12' | {[ŋeš}banšur saŋ]-⸢du⸣ ⸢ša₂ qaq-qa⸣-[du] | The table is a sa-edû-container, the ḫaqqa’edu instrument |
| 13' | {[ŋeš}banšur diŋir]-⸢ra⸣ ⸢pa⸣-aš₂-šur [...] | The table, the dibira ešur, the epa’eassur |
| 14' | [...] {<MIN(pa-aš₂-šur)>} ⸢šar⸣-[ri] | ... ešarru-plant |
| 15' | [...] ⸢ma-ak-ka⸣-[nu-u₂] | ... the makkanû (temple) |
| 16' | [...] me-luh-⸢hu⸣-[u₂] | ... awe-inspiring aura |
| 17' | [...] u₂-⸢ru⸣-[u₂] | ... he will return. |
| 18' | [...] ak-ka-⸢du⸣-[u₂] | ... Akkad |
| 19' | {[ŋeš}banšur] ⸢zag-gu⸣-[la] pa-aš₂-šur ⸢sa⸣-[...] | The table of the ziggû-temple is open, the sa-e- temple is open |
| 20' | {[ŋeš}banšur] ⸢zag⸣-ŋar-⸢ra⸣ {<MIN(pa-aš₂-šur)>} a-šir₃-[ti] | a table, a terrace, and a ditto field |
| 21' | {[ŋeš}dilim₂] banšur it-qur-⸢ti⸣ [...] | The scepter of the throne of Išqur-etīti |
| 22' | {[ŋeš]}⸢bad⸣ banšur kab-[lu] | a large scepter |
| 23' | {[ŋeš]}⸢dal⸣ banšur ki-⸢il⸣-[tu-u] | “The scepter of the heavens and the earth, the foundation of heaven and earth |
| 24' | {[ŋeš]}⸢umbin banšur⸣ [...] | The scepter of the throne |
| 25' | {[ŋeš]}ka-⸢kad₅⸣ [...] | Ka-e22kad-e23 |
| 26' | {[ŋeš}ka]-⸢kad₅ {ŋeš⸣}[esi] ša₂ ⸢u₂⸣-[...] | The ka-ekad-drum, the esi-drum of the temple |
| 27' | {[ŋeš}ka-kad₅ {ŋeš]}mes ša₂ me-[e-su] | kakad-fish, mes-fish of the sea |
| 28' | {[ŋeš}ka]-⸢kad₅⸣ [zu₂ am-si] DUN-DUN ša₂ šin-[ni pi-i-ri] i-ta-ad-⸢du⸣-[u] | “If he slips through the cracks of his nose, |
| 29' | [...] ⸢sig₉⸣-ga ša₂ šin-ni pi-i-ri uh-hu-zu | ... esiĝa-plant, whose insides are filled with saliva |
| 30' | {[ŋeš]}emerah(|UD.SAL.HUB₂|) ku-tu-u₂ | emeraḫ |
| 31' | {[ŋeš}emerah(|UD.SAL.HUB₂|) gal ra-bu-u₂ | great emerah |
| 32' | {[ŋeš}emerah(|UD.SAL.HUB₂|) ⸢tur⸣ ⸢ṣa⸣-ah-ru | Emeraḫ |
| 33' | [...] [...]-⸢x⸣-ʾu | ... ...-e-alu |
| r i | ||
| 1' | [...] hu-u₂-qu | ... destroyed |
| 2' | [...] šu-ku-u₂ | ... is mine |
| 3' | {[ŋeš}bugin] bu-nin-nu | |
| 4' | {[ŋeš}bugin] bu-gin₃-nu | |
| 5' | {[ŋeš}bugin ...] su-us-sul-lu | “Bagin ..., šullu |
| 6' | {[ŋeš}bugin] ⸢gal⸣ ra-bu-u₂ | chief of the great palaces |
| 7' | {[ŋeš}bugin] tur ṣa-ah-ru | small tamarisks |
| 8' | {[ŋeš}bugin ... bar]-ra muh-hu-ṣu | “If he roams around outside, |
| 9' | {[ŋeš}bugin kud]-da kud-du | a long-haired stag |
| 10' | {[ŋeš}bugin šu]-ku₆ ša₂ ba-i-ri | fish caught by the hand |
| 11' | {[ŋeš}bugin] ⸢e₂⸣-pa-na ta-pa-lu | You open the door of the E-pa-na. |
| 12' | {[ŋeš]}naŋa₃ e-sit₂-tum | a type of stone |
| 13' | {[ŋeš]}⸢naŋa₃⸣ še {<MIN(e-sit₂-tum)>} ŠE-im | The ešūna-ba’e23-bird |
| 14' | {[ŋeš]}⸢naŋa₃⸣ še-ŋeš-i₃ {<MIN(e-sit₂-tum)>} ša₂-maš-šam-me | The šamaš-priestess is the one who makes the heavens tremble |
| 15' | {[ŋeš]}⸢naŋa₃⸣ zu₂-lum-ma {<MIN(e-sit₂-tum)>} su-lu-up-pi | The ešūna’e23-plant, dates, ditto, suluppu-plant |
| 16' | {[ŋeš]}⸢naŋa₃⸣ zid₂ gaz ma-dak-ku | The ēšû-demon, the one who eats emmer, kills me. |
| 17' | {[ŋeš}gag] ⸢naŋa₃⸣ zid₂ gaz ka-ak {<MIN(ma-dak-ku)>} | “The head of the e22na-ba’e23-plant, roasted emmer, |
| 18' | [ŋeš-gan]-na bu-kan-nu | “He is a bull’s-tongue, a bukannu-disease |
| 19' | {[ŋeš}...]-⸢x⸣ su-up-pi-in-nu | The šuppinnu |
| 20' | {[ŋeš}...]-⸢DIM₂⸣ {<MIN(su-up-pi-in-nu)>} ⸢i-tin-ni⸣ | ...-ēdim-e23 |
| 21' | {[ŋeš}...]-⸢DIM₂⸣ [...] | ...-ēreš |
| 22' | {[ŋeš}eme]-sig [...] | The emešsig demon |
| 23' | {[ŋeš]}⸢eme⸣-sig ⸢par-sik-tum⸣ | The emesiktum plant |
| 24' | {[ŋeš}ma₂]-ri₂-za pa-ri-⸢is⸣-[su] | your boat is his mooring pole |
| 25' | {[ŋeš}ma₂-ri₂-za zag] ⸢gi₄⸣-a {<MIN(pa-ri-is-su)>} ṣi-iṣ-ṣi | Your boat on the right side of the bride, ditto its horns |
| 26' | {[ŋeš]}⸢ma₂-ri₂⸣-za gu-la {<MIN(pa-ri-is-su)>} iṣ-ṣur-[ti] | The great ešmārī-priestess, his daughter-in-law, |
| 27' | {ŋeš}ma₂-ri₂-⸢za⸣ aga-a {<MIN(pa-ri-is-su)>} a-⸢ge⸣-[e] | Mari-eza-e23, the engraver, his ditto, to the āge’e |
| 28' | {ŋeš}ma₂-ri₂-⸢za nu⸣-gi₄-a {<MIN(pa-ri-is-su)>} ⸢la⸣ [...] | If he does not return your boat to its dock, |
| 29' | {ŋeš}e₂ ⸢ma₂⸣-gur₈ ⸢hi⸣-[in-nu] | “It is a barge, a boat, and a hoe |
| 30' | {ŋeš}⸢e₂ ma₂⸣ [x] {<[MIN(hi-in-nu])>} | a boathouse ditto |
| 31' | {⸢ŋeš}e₂ ma₂ du₃-a⸣ {<⸢MIN⸣(hi-in-nu)>} | “If a barge is built, (or) a ditto barge |
| 32' | {ŋeš}ma₂ e-⸢lip⸣-[pu] | a boat that has floated |
| 33' | {ŋeš}ma₂-⸢gur₈⸣ ⸢ma⸣-kur-⸢ru⸣ | a type of boat, a boat or a shipyard |
| 34' | {ŋeš}ma₂ ⸢tur⸣ ma-tur-⸢ru⸣ | “If a boat is small, if it is large, |
| 35' | {ŋeš}ma₂-⸢u₅⸣ ru-ku-bu | a boat, a rukubu |
| 36' | {ŋeš}ma₂ ⸢lal₂-am₃⸣ {<ŠU(malallû)>}{u} | The boat is elalam, it is šu’allû-plant |
| 37' | {ŋeš}ma₂ sal-la {<ŠU(mašallû)>}{u} | a sallû-boat |
| 38' | {ŋeš}ma₂ til₃-la ⸢mu⸣-bal-liṭ-ṭum | the boat that is still alive, E-mu-e-bal-lit-tum |
| 39' | {ŋeš}ma₂-gid₂-da ⸢ma-ak-ki⸣-tum | the boatman of the makkida vessel |
| 40' | {ŋeš}ma₂-gid₂-da ⸢ma-x-x⸣-[x] | a kind of boat |
| 41' | {⸢ŋeš}ma₂⸣-gid₂-da ⸢šad⸣-da-[tum] | The ešû-boats (and) the edda boats |
| 42' | {ŋeš}⸢ma₂ gu-la⸣ ra-bi-⸢tum⸣ | Great boat, great boat |
| 43' | {⸢ŋeš⸣}[ma₂] ⸢sig⸣ qal-⸢la-tum⸣ | “Boat-boat, boat of the quay (and) a qalatum boat |
| 44' | {[ŋeš}ma₂ šu]-⸢ku₆⸣ e-lip ⸢ba-i⸣-ri | The boat of the šu’e-fisherman, the boatman of the barge |
| 45' | [...] mut-tab-⸢ri⸣-tum | ... muttab-etum |
| 46' | [...] ⸢la⸣-qit-⸢tum⸣ | ... elaqitum-plant |
| 47' | [...] [ma]-⸢i⸣-ri-tum | ... mamīrītum |
| 48' | [...] [...]-⸢tum⸣ | ... ...-etum |
| r ii | ||
| 1' | {⸢ŋeš}ma₂-kar⸣-[mah] [...] | The great boatman |
| 2' | {ŋeš}ma₂-bar-⸢mul⸣ [...] | “The boat of the Pleiades |
| 3' | {ŋeš}ma₂-kaskal-⸢am₃⸣ [...] | It is the boat that makes the journey |
| 4' | {ŋeš}ma₂-u₄-gu₃-⸢de₂⸣ [...] | “If he slips through the door pivots, |
| 5' | {ŋeš}ma₂-kar-⸢nun⸣-[na] [...] | The satrap of the boatman |
| 6' | {ŋeš}ma₂-ša₃-⸢hul₂⸣-[la] [...] {<MIN(...)>} | “The one who rejoices over you, ..., |
| 7' | {ŋeš}ma₂-hi-li-⸢an-na⸣ {<MIN(e-lip)>} {⸢d}iš-tar⸣ | Maḫili-Eanna |
| 8' | {ŋeš}ma₂-gur₈-na-⸢x⸣-a {<MIN(e-lip)>} {⸢d⸣}15 ⸢x-x⸣ | Magurna-ea |
| 9' | {ŋeš}ma₂-ir₂-re {<MIN(e-lip)>} {d}⸢DUMU.ZI⸣ | The boatman, ditto E22DUMUZI E23 |
| 10' | {ŋeš}ma₂-kalam-⸢ma-si⸣-sa₂ {<MIN(e-lip)>} {d}⸢NIN.E₂.GAL⸣ | “Makalama-esa, ditto of Nin-ekalli, |
| 11' | {ŋeš}ma₂-kug-⸢ga⸣ {<MIN(e-lip)>} {d}[NIN.E₂.GAL] | “Makug-ega-e23, ditto of Ninegal, |
| 12' | {ŋeš}ma₂-⸢ab₂⸣-[šilam]-⸢ma⸣ {<MIN(e-lip)>} {d}[NIN.E₂.GAL] | “Mama-eab-svilam-ema'e, ditto of Ninegal, |
| 13' | {⸢ŋeš}ma₂ nesaŋ⸣ ⸢ni⸣-[...] | The nesa-e3 boat, the e3-ni-e3. |
| 14' | [...] [...]-⸢ri⸣ | ... ...-ērī |
| 15' | [...] {<⸢MIN⸣(...)>} u₂-ri | ... the city |
| 16' | [...] {<[MIN(...])>} ⸢x-x-x⸣ | ... e’e23 |
| 17' | [...] {<MIN(...)>} ⸢ki⸣-e-ši | ... of E-eši |
| 18' | [...] {<MIN(...)>} ki-ši | ... of the earth |
| 19' | [...] ⸢e⸣-lip {d}gilgamešₓ(|GIŠ.BIL.X.GA.MES|) | ... the temple of Gilgamesh |
| 20' | [...] {<MIN(e-lip)>} {<MIN({d}gilgamešₓ(|GIŠ.BIL.X.GA.MES|))>} | ... ditto, Ditto Gilgamesh |
| 21' | {⸢ŋeš}ma₂ x⸣-[...] {<⸢MIN⸣(e-lip)>} ⸢a⸣-bi | The ešma boat |
| 22' | {ŋeš}ma₂ gid₂-⸢da⸣ [...] | A long-boat |
| 23' | {ŋeš}ma₂ ⸢sig⸣ [...] | The boat of the ešesig plant |
| 24' | {ŋeš}ma₂ dirig-[ga] [ne-bi-ru] | “The high-priestess of the boat was plundered |
| 25' | {ŋeš}ma₂ dirig-ga [ba-til] [...] | The high-sailing boat finished |
| 26' | {ŋeš}ma₂ gaba ⸢ru⸣-[gu₂] [...]-⸢x⸣-[...] | “If a boat is moored on the bank of the Euphrates River, |
| 27' | {ŋeš}ma₂ gaba ⸢ri x-x⸣ {<MIN(...)>} | “Boat’s breast, ..., ditto, |
| 28' | {ŋeš}ma₂-addir e-lip ⸢x⸣-[...] | A boat that sails on the river |
| 29' | {ŋeš}ma₂-addir {<MIN(e-lip)>} ne₂-be₂-ri | “Seaḫaddir, ditto, the narrow street, |
| 30' | {ŋeš}ma₂ ŋeš₂-⸢šu⸣ gur {<MIN(e-lip)>} šu-ši | “It is the boat, it is the ešû-boat that is in the hand |
| 31' | [...] gur {<MIN(e-lip)>} ha-an-ša-⸢a⸣ | ... gur, hānša-ea |
| 32' | [...] gur {<MIN(e-lip)>} er-ba-[a] | ... gur, erbā |
| 33' | [...] ⸢gur⸣ {<⸢MIN⸣(e-lip)>} ⸢še⸣-[...] | ... egur-plant, eše-plant |
| r iii | ||
| 1' | [...] [...]-⸢tum⸣ | ... ...-etum |
| 2' | {[ŋeš]}⸢dim⸣-DU₃-DU₃ {<MIN(merdītu)>} | e22dim-e23DUDU, ditto |
| 3' | {[ŋeš]}i-zi-anše ku-bu-su | Izi-anšu, his ... |
| 4' | {[ŋeš]}⸢ŋiri₃⸣-a-šag₄-ga u₂-ma-šu | It is the ešû demon |
| 5' | {[ŋeš}ŋiri₃-zag]-⸢gi₄⸣-a {<MIN(u₂-ma-šu)>} | “Biri-zag-e-gi-ea |
| 6' | [...]-⸢x⸣ nar-da-mu | ..., my singer |
| 7' | [...] ⸢gal⸣ us-ha-mu | ... the palace, I am smitten |
| 8' | {[ŋeš}gi-muš] {<ŠU(gimuššu)>}{šu₂} | a reed fence |
| 9' | {[ŋeš}gi-muš] pa-ri-su | a reed mat for his feet |
| 10' | {[ŋeš}eškiri gi-muš] ⸢ṣir⸣-rit {<MIN(pa-ri-su)>} | a reed fence, a cedar fence, ditto its branches |
| 11' | {[ŋeš}ŋisal] [gi]-⸢šal⸣-lu | a reed fence |
| 12' | {[ŋeš}ŋisal šu] {<MIN(gi-šal-lu)>} ⸢qa-ti⸣ | This is a reed mat. |
| 13' | {[ŋeš}ŋisal] ⸢mud⸣ {<MIN(gi-šal-lu)>} ⸢up-pi⸣ | esalu-plant, emud plant, ditto euppi plant |
| 14' | {[ŋeš]}⸢ŋisal⸣ anše nam-ha-⸢ṣu⸣ | a donkey ... the namḫāšû-allocation |
| 15' | {[ŋeš]}⸢ŋisal⸣ lim₂-ma giš-ru up-⸢pi₂⸣ | May a future ruler restore its dilapidated section(s) |
| 16' | {[ŋeš]}⸢kul⸣ ŋisal šu-mu-u₂ ⸢gi⸣-šal-lu | This is the Ekul temple, this is the Isal temple |
| 17' | {[ŋeš]}dilim₂ ŋisal it-qur-ti {<MIN(gi-šal-lu)>} | a stag in the orchard fell, ditto. |
| 18' | {[ŋeš]}⸢zi⸣-gan ⸢sik⸣-kan-⸢nu⸣ | ezi-egan, sik-ekannu-e23 |
| 19' | {[ŋeš]}gag zi-gan sik-kat₃ {<MIN(sik-kan-nu)>} | The breast-bone is thick, the hair is thick. |
| 20' | {[ŋeš]}dilim₂ zi-gan it-qur-ti {<⸢MIN⸣(sik-kan-nu)>} | Dilim, the risen one, the rising of the ešakkannu |
| 21' | {[ŋeš]}sigₓ(UMBIN) zi-gan ṣu-pur {<⸢MIN⸣(sik-kan-nu)>} | red wool, embroidered with the nail of a ditto garment |
| 22' | {⸢ŋeš⸣}gag sik-ka-[tu₂] | a type of garment |
| 23' | {⸢ŋeš⸣}ir ir-⸢ru⸣ | “Irru-ēriš, |
| 24' | {[ŋeš]}ir-ku₅ ir-ku-u₂ | Irku entered. |
| 25' | {[ŋeš]}⸢ir⸣-dim {<MIN(ir-ku-u₂)>} | ērir-edim, ditto |
| 26' | {[ŋeš}ir]-⸢dim⸣ ⸢mah⸣-[ra]-⸢šu⸣ | Ir-Dim-ešum, the great lord |
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