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CT 12, pl. 27, 1881-07-27, 200 (P386403)
Lexical, Neo-Babylonian, Babylon · c. 626 BCE–539 BCE
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| Designation | CT 12, pl. 27, 1881-07-27, 200 |
|---|---|
| ID | P386403 |
| Museum no. | BM — |
| Collection | British Museum, London, UK |
| Language | Sumerian; Akkadian |
| Period | Neo-Babylonian · c. 626 BCE–539 BCE |
| Genre | Lexical |
| Find spot | Babylon (mod. Bābil) |
| Coordinates | 32.5350, 44.4258 |
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' | [...] [...] [...] [pi-sa-an]-⸢nu⸣ | ... ... pisannû |
| 2' | hubhub [...] [...] [...] [hu-up-hu]-up-pu | ... the hubhub ... ... is torn out |
| 3' | x [...] [...] [...] [MIN] | ... ... DITTO |
| 4' | x [...] [...] [...] [...] ŠID | ... ... hand |
| 5' | x [...] [...] [...] [...] ŠID | ... ... hand |
| 6' | x [...] [...] [...] [...] ŠID | ... ... hand |
| 7' | x [...] [...] [...] [...]-⸢rum⸣ | ... ...-erum |
| 8' | x [...] [...] [...] [...]-⸢um⸣ | ... ...-eum |
| o ii | ||
| 1' | x [...] [DI] [...] ⸢qa⸣-bu-[u] | ... ... is high |
| 2' | x [...] [DI] [...] di-i-[nu] | ... ... case ... |
| 3' | x [...] [DI] ⸢MIN⸣ mil-⸢ku⸣ | ... ditto ēkû-plant, mil-eku-e-plant |
| 4' | x [...] [DI] MIN šul-mu | ... ... well-being |
| 5' | x [...] [DI] MIN ša₂-na-nu | ... DITTO Šānanu |
| 6' | x [...] ⸢KI⸣ ki-ku-u₂ er-ṣe-tum | ... of the temple, the foundation of the four world quarters |
| 7' | x [...] KI {<MIN(ki-ku-u₂)>} {<MIN(er-ṣe-tum)>} | ... with ditto kikû-plant and erṣētum-plant |
| 8' | x [gu]-u₂ KI {<MIN(ki-ku-u₂)>} ma-a-tum | ... of the land |
| 9' | ge₅ ⸢ge⸣-e KI {<MIN(ki-ku-u₂)>} ša₂ gibil₃ ki-nu-nu | “It is enough, I want to go out to the place of ditto, the new one, the true one. |
| 10' | KI er-ṣe-tu KI {<MIN(ki-ku-u₂)>} er-ṣe-tum | with the eršētu-plant, with ditto kikû-plant |
| 11' | gagar ga-gar KI {<MIN(ki-ku-u₂)>} qaq-qa-ru | “Fingernail of the throne-bearer, with ditto, the ground, |
| 12' | habruda hab-ru-da |KI×U| U ki-ka-ku geš-pa i-gub hur-rum | “Hand-lifting, ḫabruda, ki-ka-ku, and kika-kû-plant, he set up the tree of the mountain range. |
| 13' | habruda₂ {<MIN(hab-ru-da)>} |KI×BAD| BAD {<MIN(ki-ka-ku)>} bad-da {<MIN(i-gub)>} {<MIN(hur-rum)>} | “Ḫaruda, ditto, the wall of the Dūr-Šamaš, the outer wall, the (city) wall of Ḫurrum, |
| 14' | hanburuda ha-an-bu-ru-da |KI×U| U {<MIN(ki-ka-ku)>} geš-pa {<MIN(i-gub)>} {<MIN(hur-rum)>} | ḫanburuda-sulphur and <ditto] kikû-plant, {gešpa-plant |
| 15' | kislah₂ ki-is-lah₃ |KI×UD| UD {<MIN(ki-ka-ku)>} ut-ta {<MIN(i-gub)>} maš-ka-nu | kislaḫ (means) ki-di-UD. |
| 16' | ne₆ ne₂-e NA na-nu-u₂ šu-u₂ | This is the neŋešu prayer of a man. |
| 17' | na na-a NA {<MIN(na-nu-u₂)>} ab-nu | “(If) a man, he is a ditto, |
| 18' | nu₈ nu-u₂ NA {<MIN(na-nu-u₂)>} la-a | (If) a pig does not eat a man's bread |
| 19' | na na-a NA {<MIN(na-nu-u₂)>} a-wi-lu | “(If) a man’s |
| 20' | ha ha-a HA ku-u₂-a lu-u₂ | May ... be my ... |
| 21' | a₇ a-a HA {<MIN(ku-u₂-a)>} KA.KA.SI.GA | “Alas, father ..., I am the gatekeeper |
| 22' | ku₆ ku-u₂ HA {<⸢MIN⸣(ku-u₂-a)>} nu-nu | The pure fish ... lies down. |
| 23' | kua ku-u₂-a ⸢HA⸣ {<[MIN(ku-u₂-a])>} [...] | “I am the one who is mine, I am my ..., |
| 24' | x [...] |HA.A| [...] [...] | ... ... |
| r i | ||
| 1' | x [...] [...] [...] {⸢d⸣}kab-ta | ... from the E-e-kab |
| 2' | x [...] [...] [...]-⸢ta-ku du⸣-ga i-gub ŠU{ma} | (Sum) ... I am the one who stands up(?) (Akk) I am ..., I stand up(?). Hand of |
| 3' | x [...] x {<⸢MIN⸣([...]-ta-ku)>} {<MIN(du-ga)>} {<MIN(i-gub)>} diš-pu₂ | ... ešamê-plant |
| 4' | x [...] ⸢GA₂⸣ pi-sa-an-nu a-la-ku | ... ešāgu-house, open-air storehouse I go |
| 5' | x [...] ⸢GA₂⸣ {<MIN(pi-sa-an-nu)>} bi-i-tum | ... the ešāgu-house |
| 6' | x [...] ⸢GA₂⸣ {<MIN(pi-sa-an-nu)>} {<MIN(bi-i-tum)>} | ... the ešāgu-house |
| 7' | x [...] ⸢GA₂⸣ {<MIN(pi-sa-an-nu)>} {<MIN(bi-i-tum)>} | ... the ešāgu-house |
| 8' | x [...] ⸢GA₂⸣ {<MIN(pi-sa-an-nu)>} ša₂ {d}za-ba₄-ba₄ ŠU{ma} | ... ešāgu-house ditto of Zababa, in my hand |
| 9' | x [...] ⸢GA₂⸣ {<MIN(pi-sa-an-nu)>} pi-sa-an-nu | ... the ešāgu-house |
| 10' | x [...] |GA₂×BAD| BAD ša₂ pi-sa-an-ga-ku bad-da i-gub e-ṭu₂-tum | (Sum) ... (Akk) I stand on the wall of the pisanga-demon, the wall stands (var.) the eṭūtum |
| 11' | x [...] |GA₂×BAD| BAD {<MIN(ša₂)>} pi-sa-an-ga-ku {<MIN(bad-da)>} {<MIN(i-gub)>} u₂-pu-u ša₂ AN{e} | ... the city wall, ditto I am a pisangāku-priestess, (and) I stand in the assembly of the gods |
| 12' | x [...] |GA₂×AŠ| AŠ {<MIN(ša₂)>} pi-sa-an-ga-ku di-la-a {<MIN(i-gub)>} i-ku ša ID₂ | ... ... I am a ditto of the river |
| 13' | x [...] |GA₂×AN| AN {<MIN(ša₂)>} pi-sa-an-ga-ku a-na {<MIN(i-gub)>} ru-up-šu | ... ..., ditto, I am a pisangakku-priest, to stand in the assembly |
| 14' | x [...] |GA₂×AN| AN {<MIN(ša₂)>} pi-sa-an-ga-ku {<MIN(a-na)>} {<MIN(i-gub)>} um-mu-um | (Sum) ... (Akk) I am ..., I am ditto(?) |
| 15' | x [...] |GA₂×AN| AN {<MIN(ša₂)>} pi-sa-an-ga-ku {<MIN(a-na)>} {<MIN(i-gub)>} {<MIN(um-mu-um)>} | ... ... ditto, I am a pisangaku-priest, I stand, I speak |
| 16' | x [...] |GA₂×U| U {<MIN(ša₂)>} pi-sa-an-ga-ku geš-pa {<MIN(i-gub)>} qab-lum | ... and ditto, I am a “snake-of-the-mouth>-priestess, I stand in the middle |
| 17' | x [...] |GA₂×PA| ⸢PA⸣ {<MIN(ša₂)>} pi-sa-an-ga-ku geš-tu-ra {<MIN(i-gub)>} pu-ha-du | I am the one who stands in the “pisangākû-vessel’ of the E-PA-e-23 temple. |
| 18' | x [...] |GA₂×PA| ⸢PA⸣ {<MIN(ša₂)>} pi-sa-an-ga-ku {<MIN(geš-tu-ra)>} {<MIN(i-gub)>} ša₂ {d}išhur₄ {d}nisaba | ..., E-PA-e-23, PI-sanga-ku, <DITTO, igub, Išḫur, Nisaba |
| 19' | x [...] |GA₂×ZIZ₂| AŠ₂] {<MIN(ša₂)>} pi-sa-an-ga-ku de-eš-ša₂ {<MIN(i-gub)>} ka-su-u | ... ... ditto (is) “I am a pisangakkum-priest’s, my case will be heard— |
| 20' | x [...] |GA₂×(ZIZ₂.GAL)| AŠ₂-GAL] {<⸢MIN⸣(ša₂)>} pi-sa-an-ga-ku de-eš-ša₂ gal-la {<MIN(i-gub)>} na-aš₂-pak ka-si-i | (Sum) I am ..., I am the one who makes the great decisions(?) (Akk) The great decision (is) the decision of the great gods |
| 21' | x [...] |GA₂×NUN| NUN] {<⸢MIN⸣(ša₂)>} pi-sa-an-ga-ku nun-nu-na {<MIN(i-gub)>} ga-nu-nu | ... prince, I am pisangaku-priestess, I want to stand in princeliness |
| 22' | x [...] [...] {<⸢MIN⸣(ša₂)>} pi-sa-an-ga-ku {<MIN(nun-nu-na)>} {<MIN(i-gub)>} mi-iṭ-rum | ... ... I am a pisangaku-plant, a nunnuna-plant (and) a mītrum-plant |
| 23' | x [...] |GA₂×NUN&NUN| NIR] {<⸢MIN⸣(ša₂)>} pi-sa-an-ga-ku ni-ir-ra {<MIN(i-gub)>} u₂-ru | I am the ... of the guardian angel. I am a pisangakku-priest. I stand in the city. |
| 24' | x [...] |GA₂×NUN&NUN| NIR] {<⸢MIN⸣(ša₂)>} pi-sa-an-ga-ku {<MIN(ni-ir-ra)>} {<MIN(i-gub)>} gu-šu-rum | ..., the gate of the scepter, the “pisan-gāku-priestess', (and) the gušum-priest |
| 25' | x [...] |GA₂׊E| ŠE] {<⸢MIN⸣(ša₂)>} pi-sa-an-ga-ku še-a {<MIN(i-gub)>} qa-ri-tum | ... hand, hand of a šangû-demon I am the one who stands in prayer |
| 26' | x [...] |GA₂×(ŠE.TUR)| ŠE-TUR] {<[MIN(ša₂)>} pi-sa-an-ga-ku] ⸢še⸣-a tur-ra {<MIN(i-gub)>} is-rum | (Sum) ... (Akk) I am the one who is surrounded by a halo (var.) a small eše’ea |
| 27' | x [...] [...] [...] {<MIN(i-gub)>} ar-⸢hu⸣ | ... ... Ar-eḫu-e23 |
| 27'a | x <([...])> <([...])> <([...] {<MIN(i-gub)>)>} na-aš₂-pa-ku | <(...)> I am the one who holds back tears. |
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