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MSL 17, 056 I (P388223)
Lexical, Neo-Babylonian, Babylon · c. 626 BCE–539 BCE
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| Designation | MSL 17, 056 I |
|---|---|
| ID | P388223 |
| Museum no. | BM 038174 |
| Collection | British Museum, London, UK |
| Language | Sumerian |
| 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' | [...] [ṭu]-⸢uh-hu⸣-[du] | ... ṭuḫûdu |
| 2' | [...] ⸢ra⸣-mu-⸢u₂⸣ | ... I want to utter a lament |
| 3' | [...]-x-e za-al-la-du-⸢tum⸣ | ... Zalladûtum |
| 4' | [...]-tak₄ ka-lu-mu | ... all of it |
| 5' | ⸢da⸣-gul ra-pa-qu | “It is destroyed, it is flattened, |
| 6' | ⸢da⸣-gul-la ra-ta-qu | “It is destroyed, it has been plundered. |
| 7' | [ša₃] šu {ki-ri}kiri₃ la-ba-an ap-pi | The hand of the orchard was not cut off |
| 8' | [ša₃] ⸢šu⸣ gid₂-gid₂ su-up-pu-u₂ | In the ‘hand’ of the šuppû-demon |
| 9' | [kiri₃ lu₂] silim-ma ap-pi e-nu-u₂ | the mouth of a well-behaved man lies down. |
| 10' | ir i-ri-šu | |
| 11' | [ir] si za-ʾ-u₂ | “Storm of the scepter’s horn |
| 12' | [ir] ⸢si⸣-im ar-ma-an-ni | I am the one who smote me |
| 13' | [gu₂]-⸢me⸣-ze₂ ha-ni-nu | may they be slain. |
| 14' | [...] {[ki]-⸢sal⸣}kisal pu-uh-ri | ... the courtyard of the assembly |
| 15' | {[ni-it]-⸢ta⸣}nita ti-i-ri | Nitta-ešta, the tīru priest |
| 16' | {[...]}gišgal na-an-za-zu | You should not stand on the throne |
| 17' | {[da]-⸢ag⸣}dag šub-tum | (a kind of scepter) |
| 18' | {[gu]-⸢ru⸣}guru₂ mu-ša₂-bu | the throne-bearer who is present |
| 19' | dakan(|KI.GIŠGAL|){[da-ka]-⸢an⸣} tak₂-ka-nu | the daka-eškan-vessel, which is sealed |
| 20' | suku₄(|KI.URU|){[su]-⸢ug⸣} su-uk-ku | Sukug, the sukku-priest |
| 21' | [...]-na pap-pa-nu | ... pappanu |
| 22' | [x]-la₂ du-u₂-⸢um⸣ | ... Du’eum |
| 23' | [ki-us₂]-sa pa-rak-[ku] | its foundations, the cult dais |
| 24' | [x] ⸢GUL⸣ [...] | ... ešakku-vessel |
| o ii | ||
| 1' | ⸢mud⸣-[da] [...] | “The scepter(?) of heaven and earth |
| 2' | gid₂{⸢gi⸣-[id]}[...] [...] | The scepter(?) |
| 3' | e₃-[de₃] [...] | to go out |
| 4' | mud e₃-[de₃] [...] | to bring out the blood |
| 5' | {⸢bi-il⸣-lu-di}⸢biluda⸣ [...] | “Iluddi-biluda-e23 |
| 6' | biluda{bi-lu-du} ⸢GUD⸣ [...] | The biludu-plant, the ešud plant |
| 7' | si-im-si-[im] [...] | simsim ... |
| 8' | ⸢de₅⸣{di}{di}[de₅] [...] | The ešēde-dîdi irrigation canal |
| 9' | de₅-de₅{{<MIN(di-)>}[MIN]}[ga] [...] | “It is enough, I want to go(?) |
| 10' | zu bur₃-bur₃-[ru] [...] | “How long will your tongue be swollen? |
| 11' | lib{x-x} [x] [...] | ... heart |
| 12' | lib{{<MIN(x-x)>}} {⸢ki⸣-[li]}[kil₃] [...] | The heart of E-eli-kil |
| 13' | i₅{i} [šu ŋal₂] [...] | The river ... carried away |
| 14' | LI-⸢še₃⸣ [...] [...] | LI-eše-e23 |
| 15' | ⸢gu₂⸣ [...] [...] | The throne |
Sources & licences
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