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4R2 25 (P393736)
CANONICAL, Neo-Assyrian, Nineveh · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE
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| Designation | 4R2 25 |
|---|---|
| ID | P393736 |
| Museum no. | BM — |
| Collection | British Museum, London, UK |
| Language | Akkadian |
| Period | Neo-Assyrian · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE |
| Genre | CANONICAL |
| 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) |
|---|---|
| obverse col 2 15' | You tie a mashtukku-aromatic garment on his left. |
| reverse col 4 19 | Incantation formula: dog |
| reverse col 3 5 | On the day that a god created a sacrificial omen, he made the sacrificial sacrificial omen. |
| obverse col 1 30' | which is commanded by Damgalnuna |
| reverse col 4 22 | In the presence of ama, Ea and Asalluhi |
| obverse col 2 19' | I did not do. The carpenter built his... tree. |
| obverse col 1 19' | The wild bull, the seven wild bulls, and seven lions in the plain... |
| obverse col 2 4' | not created to the gate... |
| reverse col 4 17 | Your mouth has been swollen in a letter. |
| obverse col 1 11' | The reed mat of the grand totality of the boat |
| obverse col 1 12' | Its ebony, the stone of |
| obverse col 2 12' | You are the king(?) of the divine powers, a censer, juniper, and tamarisk |
| obverse col 2 16' | You set up anew a censer (made) of juniper. |
| reverse col 4 31 | Wherever it is appropriate... |
| reverse col 4 32 | ... a censer of juniper... |
| obverse col 1 7' | its reeds from Magan |
| obverse col 1 31' | to Asalluhi, the one who makes the name pleasant, |
| reverse col 3 25 | by the craft of Marduk I made |
| reverse col 4 9 | he brought his young woman to me, and |
| obverse col 2 5' | In the temple of the rites,...... |
| obverse col 2 31' | (If) he does not go with the lord of the large pots, he lifts (it) and throws (it) into the large pots. |
| reverse col 4 7 | to Dara, her holy place, he brought it. |
| obverse col 2 23' | He has made anew anew to Bel his throne. |
| obverse col 2 8' | You strew aromatics and flour. |
| obverse col 2 17' | a new break like the utterance of Kusig-ban |
| reverse col 3 3 | And he speaks as follows: |
| reverse col 3 19 | in the evening |
| obverse col 1 17' | reed mat |
| obverse col 1 28' | Its house is covered with dust(?), it is surrounded by a cubit |
| reverse col 3 7 | a god has smashed all the lands. |
| reverse col 4 8 | Ea went to the place of relaxation |
| obverse col 1 20' | Its treasury stands in front of the heavens. |
| obverse col 2 22' | I did not do. In the afternoon, the garden |
| reverse col 3 27 | This is not from the mouth of the warriors. |
| obverse col 1 2' | ... |
| reverse col 4 25 | The adakurru-vessel... |
| reverse col 4 23 | 3 qû (of barley) per qû: you libate... |
| reverse col 3 22 | who perfects the rites of the storm |
| obverse col 2 30' | You libate first-rate beer for a ritual assemblage. |
| reverse col 3 11 | The radiance of heroism, the radiance of heroism, is great. |
| reverse col 4 30 | honey, butter,... |
| obverse col 1 29' | The boat of Enki decreed a fate |
| obverse col 2 24' | You seize a jug in a garden. |
| obverse col 2 7' | He performs the ritual and sits down. |
| obverse col 1 16' | whose scepter is pure |
| obverse col 1 6' | The boat of Enki at the quay of lapis lazuli |
| reverse col 3 29 | ......... |
| reverse col 4 13 | he has gone to Api-hmtu |
| obverse col 1 32' | of Sirsir, the boatman of Eridu |
| reverse col 3 20 | In the day of the quay, the quay of humanity was fashioned |
| obverse col 1 4' | ... scepter |
| reverse col 4 2 | The pure water, in the midst of which I brought |
| obverse col 2 26' | To Ea, ama and Asalluhi you perform |
| reverse col 4 10 | to the place of rejoicing has gone |
| reverse col 3 23 | ... with a firm foundation, |
| obverse col 1 5' | the boat of |
| reverse col 4 4 | Ditto, ditto of Anu |
| reverse col 4 28 | 3 bowls of emmer,... |
| reverse col 4 26 | The thighs, the fatty tissue, and the KA.NE-plant |
| obverse col 2 28' | dates, ebony, flour, emmer, honey and butter you set up. |
| obverse col 1 15' | Its utensils (and) usuh trees |
| obverse col 1 25' | a kind of container |
| reverse col 3 14 | I am the one who fashioned heaven and earth |
| reverse col 4 24 | You strew bread, honey, butter,... |
| reverse col 3 21 | The creation of heaven, the deeds of mankind, |
| obverse col 2 11' | (If) ditto a man ditto: he will be long and he will die in a libation bowl. |
| obverse col 1 23' | cedar |
| reverse col 3 2 | May the father who had not submitted to a god,...... |
| obverse col 2 10' | (gloss: new break) |
| reverse col 4 16 | he made your mouth filled with awe-inspiring splendor. |
| obverse col 2 6' | (If) his hand is yellow-green: wool, lapis lazuli |
| obverse col 1 34' | he made perfect their holy hand. |
| obverse col 1 22' | Its barge with a forest and erena-wood |
| obverse col 1 10' | canal : its bitumen |
| reverse col 4 14 | may they give you water to drink! |
| reverse col 3 26 | In order to smite the incantation of dispelling the mouth(?) |
| obverse col 1 1' | reed basket |
| obverse col 2 1' | ... cedar |
| reverse col 4 29 | : of the mouth of a man... bread |
| reverse col 4 3 | by Ninzadim, the great bundle of heaven |
| obverse col 2 9' | (If) he is seized by an eu-disease: the goldsmith will make him a possession. |
| reverse col 3 28 | He does not eat grass, he does not drink water |
| reverse col 3 1 | You set up a jug of juniper (and) ghee. |
| reverse col 3 16 | The storm, the storm, the awe-inspiring radiance of the universe |
| obverse col 2 20' | It is a hand-lifting vessel(?) that is like the utterance of Nin-ildu |
| obverse col 1 8' | If he is ill for a long time:.... |
| obverse col 2 14' | The silversmith at his left is red. |
| obverse col 1 18' | its ziggurrat from heaven and the Melueans |
| reverse col 4 21 | lapis lazuli, juniper |
| obverse col 2 32' | cedar, juniper, juniper, juniper, juniper |
| reverse col 3 18 | He went out from the forest of the aur tree. |
| reverse col 4 18 | like heaven |
| obverse col 1 21' | : the heart of the zuqup-plant |
| obverse col 1 33' | for Nin-ildu, the chief carpenter of heaven |
| reverse col 3 8 | who perfects the radiance of heaven and earth, who completes the scepter |
| obverse col 1 13' | ...-am |
| reverse col 4 20 | Its ritual: water of the river... carnelian |
| obverse col 2 29' | You give 3 sacrifices to Ea, ama, and Asalluhi. |
| obverse col 1 9' | the boat whose reeds |
| obverse col 1 36' | May the boat go out from your presence |
| reverse col 3 24 | the work of Kusig-bana, the creation |
| obverse col 1 26' | May it be present in the midst of rejoicing. |
| reverse col 3 6 | who makes a fitting thing resplendent for all the lands |
| reverse col 4 1 | he made the pure water grow in it. |
| reverse col 3 10 | adorned with a beautiful aura, a furious aura |
| obverse col 2 18' | Ea, who the goldsmith did indeed do |
| reverse col 4 6 | he placed in his pure hands. |
| reverse col 3 4 | Incantation: I am the one who makes the storm shine like a god and a pure storm |
| obverse col 1 38' | May you be glad on account of your heart, may you be glad on account of your! |
| reverse col 4 15 | he gave me instructions. |
| obverse col 1 37' | May the boat of your rear come out with joy |
| reverse col 4 5 | he had it brought to you by his holy hand. |
| obverse col 2 3' | Agubaba, a well,... |
| obverse col 1 35' | regular offerings |
| obverse col 1 24' | An, the sumur boat of Dilmun |
| reverse col 3 13 | He constantly seeks out the shrine, he constantly seeks out the shrine, |
| reverse col 3 15 | will be created in the sky. |
| obverse col 2 13' | [You strew] a lamb (and) libate first-rate beer. |
| obverse col 2 21' | Ea, who the carpenter did |
| obverse col 2 2' | On the sixth day... |
| obverse col 1 27' | whose heart is happy, whose days are long |
| reverse col 3 9 | a solitary person, a sick man, a sick man, a sick man, a sick man, |
| reverse col 4 27 | barley rations,..., |
| obverse col 1 3' | ... basket |
| reverse col 3 12 | bright, shining, shining day, |
| reverse col 4 12 | he brought honey and butter for you. |
| reverse col 4 11 | he will receive his pure hands from him. |
| obverse col 1 14' | ... is |
| obverse col 2 27' | You recite this incantation for a ritual assemblage. |
| obverse col 2 25' | on the bank of the watercourse...... |
| reverse col 3 17 | This is what is said in the entirety of heaven and earth. |
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- 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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