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CT 12, pl. 45, K 02042+ (P386429)
lexical, Neo-Assyrian, Nineveh · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE
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| Designation | CT 12, pl. 45, K 02042+ |
|---|---|
| ID | P386429 |
| Museum no. | BM — |
| Collection | British Museum, London, UK |
| Language | Sumerian; Akkadian |
| Period | Neo-Assyrian · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE |
| Genre | lexical |
| 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 i | ||
| 1' | [ŋeš] {[u₂]-⸢ri}uri⸣{ki} [...] | (In) Ur |
| 2' | [ŋeš]{[mi]-⸢iš⸣} {{<MIN(u₂-ri)>}}uri{ki} [...] | “Mī-eš-e23 Ur |
| 3' | [ŋeš] {⸢u₂⸣-ri}uri{ki} ṣi-[in-ni-tan] | “By means of Ur, he gave it to me.’ |
| 4' | [ŋeš] {su-un}sumun su-un-⸢gin₃⸣-[nu] | “Like a wild ox, like a pig’s |
| 5' | [ŋeš]{⸢mi⸣-iš} {{<MIN(su-un)>}}sumun kil-zap-pu | (As for) the one who removes this inscription, |
| 6' | [ŋeš] {su-un}sumun nu-ta-pu | The young male donkey did not grow |
| 7' | ⸢ŋeš⸣ {su-un}sumun bu-lu-u₂ | “It is enough, the wild cows are plentiful! |
| 8' | ŋeš{mi-iš} {{<MIN(su-un)>}}sumun ni-iq-ru | “Like a wild goat, like a young male goat, |
| 9' | ŋeš {su-un}sumun iṣ-ṣu la-bi-ru | The “finger-nail of the wild cow is old.’ |
| 10' | {ŋeš}haš{ha-as₂} giš-ha-šu | a kind of tree |
| 11' | ŋeš{mi-iš}haš{{<MIN(ha-aš₂)>}} gam-lu | “It is a full-grown male goat, |
| 12' | {ŋeš}haš{ha-as₂} ⸢maš⸣-ga-šu | |
| 13' | ŋeš {ha-aš₂}haš [hi]-iṣ-bu | “If he slips through a hole— |
| 14' | ŋeš{mi-iš} haš [hi]-⸢ṣib⸣-tum | “If he slips through the cracks of the doorway |
| 15' | ŋeš {ha-aš₂}haš [...]-⸢x⸣-ru | “If he is a dog, he will be a fox |
| o ii | ||
| 1' | {⸢ŋeš⸣}[...] [...] | The ešu-priestess |
| 2' | {ŋeš}⸢gag⸣-[...] [...] | “It is enough, I want to ... it for you’ |
| 3' | {ŋeš}gag-[...] [...] | “It is enough, I want to ... it(?) |
| 4' | {ŋeš}gag-[...] [...] | “It is enough, I want to ... it(?) |
| 5' | {ŋeš}gag-⸢du₈⸣-[ba]-⸢la₂⸣ sik-kat₃ nap-pe-e | “Bag-eduba-ela-e23, the scepter of food offerings, |
| 6' | {ŋeš}gag-šum₂-⸢ba⸣-la₂ {<MIN(sik-kat₃)>} šu-me-e | It is the “skin-of-the-mouth’ of the hand. |
| 7' | {ŋeš}gag šum₂ ⸢šir⸣-dili {<MIN(sik-kat₃)>} ta-at-tur-re-e | You recite the incantation “He is the one who is the ēšir-edili-plant, the ditto of the tatturru-plant. |
| 8' | {ŋeš}gag-⸢niŋ₂-{du⸣-uh}du₈ nap-ṭar-tum | “Standing-of-the-throat-dais, scepter of the bartum-festival, |
| 9' | {ŋeš}gag-[niŋ₂]-{{<MIN(du-uh)>}}du₈ nap-te-e-tum | her breast-bone is swollen |
| r i | ||
| 1 | {ŋeš}ir ir-ru | Irru |
| 2 | {ŋeš}ir-ku₅ ir-ku-u₂ | Irku entered. |
| 3 | {ŋeš}ir-dim {<MIN(ir-ku-u₂)>} | Irdim, ditto |
| 4 | {ŋeš}ir-dim mah-ra-šu | His former birdim weapon |
| 5 | {ŋeš}ir-dim tim-mu | a birdim tree |
| 6 | {ŋeš}ir-dim {<MIN(tim-mu)>} | Irdim |
| 7 | {ŋeš}dim gal mah-ra-šu | the great architect whose greatness |
| 8 | {ŋeš}dim tur maṭ-ru-⸢u₂⸣ | a small ghost named Matru-ešme |
| 9 | {ŋeš}⸢dim tur⸣ tim-mu ša₂ aš₂-la-ki | The young ešadim priestess, the one who is yours |
| 10 | {ŋeš}⸢x⸣-[...] ša₂ ⸢mar-di⸣-it hur-ri | The ešû-demon of the Mardītu-temple, the mountain |
| 11 | {⸢ŋeš⸣}[nir-pad₃] {<⸢ŠU⸣(nerpû)>}{pu} | The nirpad-plant, the ešu-plant |
| 12 | [...] ⸢rak⸣-ka-⸢bu⸣ | ... erakkaebû temple |
| 13 | [...] [...]-⸢x⸣-[...] | |
| r ii | ||
| 1 | {ŋeš}ma-nu [ši]-⸢ga-ru⸣ | The ši-e-garû-priest |
| 2 | {⸢ŋeš⸣}niŋ₂-si-sa₂ {<⸢MIN⸣(ši-ga-ru)>} | The eš-ni-sisa (temple) |
| 3 | {[ŋeš]}kab-kur₂-⸢gi⸣ ⸢u₂⸣-tur-tum | “Kabkur-egi-e23-turtum |
| 4 | ŋeš-gu₂ ⸢GIBIL⸣ {<⸢MIN⸣(u₂-tur-tum)>} | “Finger-nail of the new temple, |
| 5 | ⸢ŋeš⸣-gu₂ se₃-ke-er {<⸢MIN⸣(u₂-tur-tum)>} | It is an ešegu-plant, it is a ditto plant |
| 6 | ŋeš-gu₂ ⸢se₃⸣-ke-er ⸢me⸣-su-u₂ | “The neck of the ese’ekēr-plant, the neck of emesû-plant |
| 7 | ⸢ŋeš-gu₂ se₃-ke⸣-er ⸢me⸣-sir₂-ru | “Seize the throne, seize the meširru-tree! |
| 8 | ŋeš-gu₂ se₃-ke-er ⸢ki-is⸣-ki-bir-ru | “Finger-nail of the ekibirru-house, |
| 9 | ŋeš-gu₂ se₃-ke-er ⸢ka⸣-ma-ru | “Seize the neck of the eka’emaru-plant! |
| 10 | ŋeš-gu₂ se₃-ke-er mer-de-e-tum | The merdētum scepter |
| 11 | {ŋeš}gu₂-zi-bi-ir-ra {<MIN(mer-de-e-tum)>} | Guzibira, ditto |
| 12 | ŋeš mah {<MIN(mer-de-e-tum)>} | Exalted queen |
| 13 | ⸢ŋeš⸣ kad₅ {<MIN(mer-de-e-tum)>} | “Seal of the kad-priestess, |
| 14 | {[ŋeš}eš₂]-la₂ {<MIN(mer-de-e-tum)>} | |
| 15 | {[ŋeš}eš₂]-la₂ ⸢ka⸣-[ma-rum] | the ešla-priest of E-ka’e-ma-rum |
| 16 | {[ŋeš}har]-⸢mušen-na⸣ [...] | har-emusvenna-e23 |
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