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MSL 17, 066 H (P388229)
Lexical, Neo-Babylonian, Babylon · c. 626 BCE–539 BCE
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| Designation | MSL 17, 066 H |
|---|---|
| ID | P388229 |
| Museum no. | BM 045742 + BM 045781 + BM 045837 + BM 045916 + 1881-07-06, 0600 |
| Collection | British Museum, London, UK |
| Language | Akkadian |
| Period | Neo-Babylonian · c. 626 BCE–539 BCE |
| Genre | Lexical |
| Find spot | Babylon (mod. Bābil) |
| Coordinates | 32.5350, 44.4258 |
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' | [...] ⸢x x x⸣ | |
| 2' | [...] u₂-šum-gal-lum | ... great ... |
| 3' | [ur]-mah ma-al-ku | lion, magnificent |
| 4' | lu-lim lu-li-mu | Lullim (is) Lullumu |
| 5' | {gu-ul}gul kul-la-tu₂ | “The all-powerful weapon, |
| 6' | gu₂ na-ag-bu | the neck of Nabu |
| 7' | ⸢gu₂⸣-{sa-a}si-a nap-ha-ri | all the egū-e-sa-sî-plants |
| 8' | ki-šar₂-ra x-x-ša₂-tu₂ | The ... of the underworld |
| 9' | kal-kal-la te-ni-še-e-tu₂ | the mighty one of the people |
| 10' | niŋ₂(ZA-)igi-{ni-⸢ŋin}niŋin⸣ ba-ʾ-u₂-la-tu₂ | Ni’igi-ni-e23 was born. |
| 11' | [x]-⸢x⸣-x-ga ⸢ni⸣-ši | The ... of the ... temple |
| 12' | [a]-za-lu-lu ⸢a-me⸣-[lu-tu₂] | “Alas, Ea-me-elutu |
| 13' | [...] ⸢ŋar⸣ pu-⸢uh-ru⸣ | ... the “seizing-of-the-mouth’ ritual |
| 14' | [x ŋar]-⸢ŋar⸣ gur-ru-nu | ... gurru-vessels |
| 15' | [...]-⸢la⸣ ga-ma-ri | I want to bring ... to you |
| 16' | [a]-a {d}dam-ki-an-na | father Damkina |
| 17' | [a-a]-a {d}NIN-E₂-GAL | Father Bēlet-ekalle |
| 18' | ⸢maš-maš⸣ {[d]}⸢LUGAL-IR₉⸣-RA | the mašmaṣ priest of Šarru-irra |
| 19' | ⸢maš⸣-da₃ {d}MES-[LAM-TA-E₃-A] | The mašeda priest of Meslamta-ea |
| 20' | udug še-e-du | udug vessel |
| 21' | a-{ra}ra₂ ra-bi-ṣu | the chief accountant |
| 22' | maškim u₂-tuk-ku | the responsible official of Utukku |
| 23' | niŋ₂-{e-rim}erim₂(|NE.X|) rag-gu | “Nirim-Erim, the raggu-demon, |
| 24' | erim₂{e-rim} a-a-[bu] | the enemies of the father |
| 25' | niŋ₂-a₂-zu ṣe-⸢e⸣-[nu] | Your fearsomeness is a šbēnu |
| 26' | ha-lam lem-[nu] | evil destruction |
| 27' | ⸢hul dub₂⸣ ⸢ZA⸣-[...] | Eḫul ebbi ša ēz̮a elu za e3 |
| 28' | hul-gig-ga [...] | The evil-ghost |
| 29' | ni₂{ni}te nu-ŋal₂ [...] | (Sum) The one who does not carry fear, he cannot carry it away(?) (Akk) He is not carried by fear |
| 30' | ⸢saŋ⸣ gu₄-ud-gu₄-ud [...] | The sa-e-priestess, the bull |
| o ii | ||
| 1' | ⸢gum⸣-[ma] [...] | “It is a flood |
| 2' | šu-⸢uš⸣-[ru] [...] | Hand-lifting prayer |
| 3' | a₂{a} [ri] [...] | labor of ... |
| 4' | du-⸢bu⸣-[ul] [...] | U’ebul |
| 5' | uš-šu [a-ri-a] [...] | Ušu of the arid land |
| 6' | u₄-še₃{še} ⸢nu⸣-[ra] [...] | At that time, for Enû |
| 7' | ša₃{ša₂} ⸢KA⸣ [ba] [...] | From the inside of the E-KA-e-23 |
| 8' | i₃{⸢i⸣}{[li}li₂] [...] | “If he slips through the window, |
| 9' | i₃ [...] [...] | ... oil |
| 10' | ⸢x⸣-[...] [...] | |
| 11' | ba-⸢an⸣-[lah] [mi]-⸢qit⸣ e-ri | “Ba’ean-elaḫ, the lady of the netherworld, |
| 12' | gur₉{⸢gu⸣-ur} bal [par₂]-sik-tu₂ | gurgur-eur bal bal of the scepter |
| 13' | {giš}{⸢li-id⸣}lidda₂ ma-al-tak-tu₂ | a lidda-vessel that is to be opened |
| 14' | {ri}ri₂-ga pa-an na-man-du | “The briga-demon will be seen,’ |
| 15' | dadag{da-dag} el-lu | pure radiance |
| 16' | had₂{ha-ad-{<MIN(ha-ad)>}}⸢had₂⸣ eb(LIB₃-)bi | “Its ḫad-di’e-had-e-metal, it is thick, |
| 17' | ra₃{ra}{ra}ra₃ nam-⸢ri⸣ | the one who loves to rise up, |
| 18' | tam{ta-am}ma qa-aš₂-du | the sea, in the middle |
| 19' | ⸢lul{lu⸣-ul}la ga-aṣ-ṣu | The lullu-priestess, the lamentation singer |
| 20' | [...]-⸢zi⸣-in nu-ut-tu-u₂ | ... did not give birth |
| 21' | [...] ⸢x šu₂⸣ a-ša-⸢mu⸣ | ... hand, ašā-e-mû |
| 22' | [...] ⸢x⸣ ka-ta-mu | ... the katemu |
| 23' | [x] ⸢ak⸣-a a-ra-mu | the ... of Aramu |
| 24' | [a₂] ⸢bad₃⸣ ta-bi-nu | labor of the fortress of Tabinu |
| 25' | [saŋ] tab ṣu-lu-lu | sa tab šululu |
| 26' | [igi] tab bu-un-zi-ru | eye, eyeball |
| 27' | [x] ⸢bar⸣ nap-lu-su | x ebarû-plants, his meal |
| 28' | [x] ⸢bar⸣ a-ma-ri | ... ebarû-vessels for the flood |
| 29' | [x] ⸢tab⸣ ba-ru-u₂ | x etab’e-plants, sown |
| r i | ||
| 1 | [...] [nap]-⸢lu⸣-su | ... his nostrils |
| 2 | [...] a-ma-ri | ... the flood |
| 3 | [x] ⸢x⸣ ba-ru-u₂ | ... eš-e-23 erected |
| 4 | ⸢pa₃⸣ a-tu-u₂ | Atû, |
| 5 | [...] ⸢ak⸣-a ṣu-ub-bu-u₂ | ... uttering a lament |
| 6 | [x] du₈ na-ṭa-lu | ... of the natbalu-vessel |
| 7 | ⸢u₆⸣ ba-nu-u₂ | “The ešû-tree is planted,’ |
| 8 | [u₆ dug₄]-⸢ga⸣ ba-ru-u₂ | The eagle of the scepter was cast down. |
| 9 | [a]-⸢zu⸣ a-⸢zu⸣-u₂ | “Alas, alas! |
| 10 | [...] ba-ru-u₂ | ... is destroyed |
| 11 | [...] [...] ⸢te⸣-er-[tu₂] | ... the extispicy |
| r ii | ||
| 1 | ⸢x⸣ [...] | |
| 2 | udu{u-⸢du}{x-x⸣}[x] [...] | ... sheep |
| 3 | mir{mi-ir}{ša₂}ša₄ [...] | Irmi-irša |
| 4 | nam-tar [...] | Namtar |
| 5 | ir ⸢ba⸣-[...] | Ir ... |
| 6 | tum₂-ma a-[ru-u₂] | fitting for the scepter |
| 7 | lah₄{la-ah}{{<MIN(la-ah)>}}lah₄ ša₂-[la-lu] | laḫ-dîn, šalalu |
| 8 | tum₂-ma ba-⸢ba⸣-[lu] | fitting for the king |
| 9 | tum₃-⸢ma⸣ a-⸢ru⸣-[u₂] | tum-ema’e-ma-e-ru-e'u |
| 10 | lah₄{la-⸢ah⸣}[...] ⸢ša₂⸣-[la-lu] | The laḫ-eah elalu-priestess |
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