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CT 12, pl. 31, BM 038885 (P386424)
Lexical, Neo-Babylonian, unclear · c. 626 BCE–539 BCE
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| Designation | CT 12, pl. 31, BM 038885 |
|---|---|
| ID | P386424 |
| Museum no. | BM 038885 |
| Collection | British Museum, London, UK |
| Language | Sumerian |
| Period | Neo-Babylonian · c. 626 BCE–539 BCE |
| Genre | Lexical |
| Find spot | unclear |
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 | ||
| 1' | [...] |AL×KI| ⸢KI⸣ [...] | ... Elam, Ea |
| 2' | [...]-bal |AL×KI| KI ⸢nap⸣-[...] | ... cross over Babylon |
| 3' | {<MIN([...]-bal)>} |AL×KAD₃| KAD₃ {<⸢MIN⸣(nap-[...])>} | (If) ditto: he will reach the highest rank. |
| 4' | šušmaš šu-uš-maš |AL×UŠ| UŠ a-[...] | šamaš-plant |
| 5' | gišmaš giš-maš |AL×GIŠ| GIŠ {<MIN(a-[...])>} | a kind of juniper, a type of wood |
| 6' | lidim li-dim |AL×DIM₂| DIM₂ ra-[...] | May the lidim priestess, the mighty one, the one who ... |
| 7' | hibiz₂ hi-bi-iz |AL×UŠ| UŠ ap-[...] | hibiz ḫibīz-plant |
| 8' | hibira hi-bi-ra |AL×HA| HA ma-[...] | (Sum) The ... of the hibira plant, the hibira plant(?) ... (Akk) The flower of the Ḫibi plant |
| 9' | il il IL KA.[KA.SI.GA] | Il, il, KA.SIG.GA |
| 10' | [x]-⸢ig⸣ ŠE ma-[...] | ... hand of ... |
| r | ||
| 1' | [...]-⸢kar⸣ SAR ⸢di⸣-[...] | ...-ekar-e23 |
| 2' | <([...]-kar)> <(SAR)> ša₂ [...] | ... ... of |
| 3' | mu₂ mu-u SAR a-⸢x⸣-[...] | The young man ... the young man |
| 4' | ma₄ ma-a SAR ba-[...] | The boat ... |
| 5' | nissa ni-is-sa SAR [...] | “Let her go, let her go! ... |
| 6' | lu₅ lu-u LUL [...] | either a man or a liar |
| 7' | lul ⸢lu⸣-ul ⸢LUL⸣ [...] | “It is false, it is false |
| 8' | lul <(lu-ul)> [...] [...] | ... falsehood ... |
| 9' | lib li-⸢ib⸣ [...] [...] | May the heart of libbi-ēbi |
Sources & licences
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