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BL 016 (P393714)
CANONICAL > Literature > Lamentations > Balaĝ, Neo-Assyrian, Nineveh · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE
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| Designation | BL 016 |
|---|---|
| ID | P393714 |
| Museum no. | BM — |
| Collection | British Museum, London, UK |
| Language | Akkadian |
| Period | Neo-Assyrian · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE |
| Genre | CANONICAL > Literature > Lamentations > Balaĝ |
| Find spot | Nineveh (mod. Kuyunjik) |
| Coordinates | 36.3582, 43.1621 |
Machine English (draft)
Machine draft. Machine English from montycrypto/atf-to-english (atf-en-best-v2, 2026-10-05), generated line by line from the source transliteration (not reproduced here). It is unreviewed and is not a scholarly translation.
| Line | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|
| reverse col 4 17' | of the Ebabbar temple built |
| reverse col 4 8' | he decreed the fates |
| reverse col 4 18' | in Babylon built |
| obverse col 1 23 | from the house of its oxen he brought |
| reverse col 4 14' | in the Ki-ur temple built |
| reverse col 3 9' | at the temple... beer... |
| reverse col 3 23' | whose rites are perfected properly |
| obverse col 2 9 | I am ala, lady of the scepter, |
| reverse col 4 20' | of Dr-Sibba, built |
| reverse col 4 23' | the house of Etemenanki |
| obverse col 1 12 | Nanna has ceased there, an empty wind (is set?) for him |
| reverse col 4 6' | brickwork of the Ebabbar temple |
| obverse col 2 12 | the righteous lady of Menunesi |
| reverse col 3 4' | ... house |
| reverse col 4 19' | of Esagil built, |
| obverse col 1 26 | ......... |
| reverse col 4 2' | the lady of the gods |
| obverse col 1 9 | to the nadtu-festival, the place where heaven was erected, |
| obverse col 2 5 | I am ala and the brother of Adad |
| obverse col 1 19 | from the city Ki-urbi he set up. |
| obverse col 2 17 | ...... |
| reverse col 4 32' | like his old one, written and collated. |
| reverse col 3 19' | Their divine powers were destroyed, their designs were changed |
| obverse col 1 14 | The storm that afflicts the people(?) will be smitten(?). |
| obverse col 2 16 | ... a dog... fear |
| reverse col 3 11' | the Emutugudu temple... |
| reverse col 3 22' | (If) he does not complete his great offerings, : he will become poor. |
| reverse col 4 1' | ... |
| reverse col 4 3' | ... |
| reverse col 4 5' | In good health... |
| obverse col 1 8 | For Ugra, he is indeed a slave, he is indeed a slave. |
| reverse col 3 14' | the EKU temple, the prince weeping of heaven and earth |
| reverse col 3 16' | the EKU-lili temple, the master of the ermalu temple |
| obverse col 2 20 | ... |
| reverse col 4 9' | ... good... |
| reverse col 4 31' | (If) he is a lion, he is a lion, he is a lion |
| obverse col 2 14 | to Nabopolassar, the vizier |
| reverse col 3 12' | ... the uznu-house,..., and the kakku-house... |
| obverse col 2 2 | because of her fate and in the land she will be residing. |
| obverse col 1 5 | The great hero - he is one who gives birth to and gives birth to. |
| obverse col 2 4 | I am Me-dima and wife of Adad. |
| reverse col 3 7' | ... house |
| reverse col 4 33' | Palace of Ashurbanipal, king of the world, king of Assyria. |
| reverse col 4 29' | the shrine Eenunna, built in the city |
| reverse col 3 1' | in the temple |
| reverse col 3 2' | in the temple |
| reverse col 3 3' | in the temple |
| reverse col 3 6' | ...... |
| reverse col 4 10' | city built and |
| reverse col 3 10' | ... house of the judges... |
| obverse col 1 10 | heaven was smashed, earth was smashed |
| obverse col 2 13 | I am a lion, I am a lion |
| reverse col 3 24' | His slander did not change. |
| reverse col 3 8' | ... house..., who guides...... |
| obverse col 2 6 | the great lady of Muuranki |
| obverse col 1 2 | In the morning, in the morning, in the morning, in the morning, in the morning, in the morning, in the morning, in the morning, in the morning, in the morning, in the morning, in the morning, in the morning, in the morning, in the morning, in the morning, in the morning, in the morning, in the morning, in the morning, in the morning, in the morning, in the morning, in the |
| reverse col 4 13' | builder of the Ekur |
| reverse col 4 12' | in Nippur built |
| obverse col 2 10 | son of Ea and uba-nuna |
| reverse col 4 27' | temple built in the Epada temple |
| obverse col 1 4 | ... Enlil,...,...,..., |
| obverse col 2 18 | ...... |
| obverse col 1 15 | he smote him in all the lands. |
| obverse col 1 11 | ama of the horizon and the horizon |
| reverse col 3 18' | the house of... he built. |
| reverse col 3 17' | My lord, my servant, |
| obverse col 2 8 | by u-zabar-ku and the lady of the agrun temple |
| reverse col 4 30' | the righteous woman, son of Ikur |
| obverse col 2 11 | the Amorite, the house of ubanuna, am I. |
| obverse col 1 1 | The balajdi ritual, a ritual assemblage, and a ritual assemblage, |
| obverse col 2 1 | to his enemy lands he shall not let go. |
| obverse col 2 15 | I am ditto... the warrior |
| reverse col 4 22' | of the Emahtila temple built |
| reverse col 4 26' | the shrine Ename, built in the city |
| obverse col 1 6 | The supreme shrine of Ikur, he is indeed a lord, he is indeed a lord. |
| obverse col 1 22 | ... in the sheepfold. |
| reverse col 4 24' | in the Edara'ana temple built |
| obverse col 1 27 | city of the Ea-bi temple |
| obverse col 1 18 | he killed the house of its ghost |
| obverse col 1 16 | he poured out the mould from the well. |
| reverse col 3 13' | ... of the Eku- temple |
| reverse col 3 5' | ... |
| obverse col 1 20 | from the quay of the Amorite quay he destroyed |
| obverse col 1 7 | ..., Ugude,...,...,..., |
| obverse col 2 19 | father(?) |
| obverse col 1 21 | from the cattlepen and its cows he brought in. |
| obverse col 1 28 | City? and house... |
| reverse col 4 7' | In the middle of the house... |
| reverse col 4 21' | of the Ezida temple built, |
| reverse col 3 15' | mighty prince of heaven and earth |
| reverse col 3 21' | ... the great festivals |
| obverse col 1 3 | He is indeed a great heaven, he is indeed a god. |
| obverse col 2 3 | to the princess of his enemies and all the lands |
| reverse col 4 4' | good blood(?) and good heart |
| obverse col 1 17 | at the harvest time his iina-bi offering |
| reverse col 4 16' | in Sippar built |
| reverse col 4 28' | at the shrine E-uta built, |
| reverse col 4 11' | I built a city... |
| reverse col 4 15' | the house of life that has built |
| obverse col 1 13 | He spoke to the great storm from heaven |
| reverse col 4 25' | brickwork of the Great Oval, built |
| obverse col 1 25 | The mounds which had been made into a well, which had been made into ruins, were made suitable for him. |
| obverse col 1 24 | ... he heaped up. |
| obverse col 2 7 | I am the great lady, ditto |
| reverse col 3 20' | his slander has risen and his slander has risen. |
Sources & licences
- Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative · CDLI: reuse of catalogue/transliteration data with citation of CDLI; images restricted (not fetched) · Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI), https://cdli.earth/ ; cite CDLI and the P-number
- electronic Babylonian Library (eBL), LMU Munich · MIT (eBL Zenodo dataset); platform terms unverified · electronic Babylonian Library (eBL), LMU Munich, https://www.ebl.lmu.de/ ; Zenodo dataset (MIT)
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