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RA 017, 172 (K 14726) (P393770)
Lexical, Neo-Assyrian, Nineveh · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE
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| Designation | RA 017, 172 (K 14726) |
|---|---|
| ID | P393770 |
| Museum no. | BM — |
| Collection | British Museum, London, UK |
| Language | Akkadian |
| Period | Neo-Assyrian · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE |
| Genre | Lexical |
| Find spot | Nineveh (mod. Kuyunjik) |
| Coordinates | 36.3582, 43.1621 |
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 | gi-saŋ-du-DI-a {<ŠU(gisandassû)>}{u} ⸢x⸣-[...] | GisaduDIa |
| 2 | gi nam-erim₂ kil-kil-lum {<MIN(...)>} {⸢d⸣}[...] | The reed of evil, the kilkallu-demon, the E22dE23 |
| 3 | gi nam-erim₂ qa-an ma(GIŠ-)mi-ti {<MIN(qa-an)>} {⸢d⸣}[...] | The reed of evil, the hand of the land, the ditto of E-E- |
| 4 | gi nam-erim₂ qa-an ⸢tu⸣-ša₂-⸢ri⸣ {<MIN(qa-an)>} {⸢d⸣}[...] | The reed of evil, the <qān> of Etu-ša-Eri-E3 |
| 5 | {gi}u₂-du₃-du₃ x-⸢lu⸣ {<MIN(...)>} {⸢d⸣}[...] | The reed mats of the elû-priestess, the ditto of the E23 temple |
| 6 | gi-šu-DI-a qa-an tap-šir₃-ti gi-⸢zil⸣-[lu-u] | a reed bundle, the hand of a wild cow, ezilû-wood |
| 7 | gi sikil-e-de₃ qa-an te-lil-ti ⸢gi⸣-[...] | In order to purify the pure reeds, in order to ... the purification rites |
| 8 | gi kun-zid-da qa-an mi-ih-⸢ri⸣ ⸢sik-ru⸣ [...] | The reed of the kunzida canal, the hand of the miḫ-rī-e, the sikrīru canal |
| 9 | {⸢gi}ma₂⸣-la₂ {<MIN(qa-an)>} ma-lal-le gi-[šal-lu] | The e’ešû-boat is a floating boat, a reed fence |
| 10 | {gi}⸢ma₂⸣-da-la₂ {<MIN(qa-an)>} til-la-ti gi-[šal-lu] | a reed boat, the end of the gisvallu-offering |
| 11 | ⸢gi⸣-[niŋ₂]-ninda₂-na {<⸢ŠU⸣(ginindanakku)>} ⸢qa⸣-[an ...] | The reed bed, the ešu-bed, and the qa’ean bed |
| 12 | {⸢gi}dub⸣-pa-an qa-an tub-⸢ba-ni⸣ {<⸢MIN⸣(qa-an)>} ⸢x⸣-[...] | The scribal art is a square-side. |
| 13 | {⸢gi⸣}giri₃-la₂ ⸢šak-ka⸣-nu {<⸢MIN⸣(qa-an)>} ⸢x⸣-[...] | The reed-beds, the šakkannu-house, the ditto ..., |
| 14 | gi-dim-dim qa-an u₂-ru-ul-⸢lu⸣ ⸢ša₂⸣ [...] | (Sum) The gidimdim priestess, the head of Urul-elû, the eša-e-23, (Akk) The ghost of the qān-priest, the hand of Urul-Elu, ... |
| 15 | gi [ŋeš]-keš₂-da {<MIN(qa-an)>} er-re-ti [...] | The reeds, the errûs |
| 16 | gi-⸢nam⸣-sipad-da gup-ru [...] | The reed-bed of the sipad temple |
| 17 | ⸢gi-du₃⸣-a si-⸢i-ru⸣ [...] | The egidu temple, the sīru temple |
| 18 | ⸢gi-du₃⸣-a tar-ba-[ṣu] [...] | The egidu temple, the treasury |
| 19 | {gi}gud₃ hi-[šu] [...] | a reed-bed ..., |
| 20 | {gi}ur₂ ⸢a-da-at⸣-[tu₂] [...] | The reed mat of the adatu-festival |
| 21 | {⸢gi⸣}kid-ma₂-šu₂-a ⸢a⸣-ša₂-[šu₂] [...] | “Its reed mats, its eašû-plants |
| 22 | {gi}us₂-gilim u₂-ša₂-[aš₂-tu₂] [...] | The reed-beds of the utensils |
| 23 | {gi}⸢henbur₂⸣ ⸢x-x⸣-[...] [...] | The henbur-reeds, the e-roasters |
| 24 | {gi}⸢henbur₂⸣ ⸢u₂-di⸣-[it-tu₂] [...] | The henbur plant, the udittu plant |
| 25 | {gi}⸢henbur₂⸣ ha-⸢ba⸣-[ṣil-la-tu₂] [...] | The henbur reeds, the ḫāba-ešbillatu-trees |
| 26 | {gi}⸢anzalub⸣ ha-⸢an⸣-[du-u] [...] | “The eanzalub-reeds, the ḫādû-trees |
| 27 | gi-⸢zi⸣ ki-[i-su] [...] | The reed screen is its foundation |
| 28 | gi-zi hi-a ṣip-[pa-tu₂] [...] | reed bundles of ..., |
| 29 | {gi}ma-an-sim gurum-ma pa-[qa-tu₂] [...] | a reed mat, inspected and cleared |
| 30 | {gi}ma-an-sim šu ŋal₂ ⸢mi⸣-[ik-ku-u] [...] | Hand-lifting reed basket |
| 31 | {gi}šu-saga₁₁ [...] [...] | The good reeds |
| 32 | {gi}dupsik{⸢du⸣-su} [...] [...] | The reed mat |
| 33 | {gi}guhšu [...] [...] | The reed mat |
| 34 | ⸢gi⸣-sig [...] [...] | The reed screen(?) |
| 35 | {[gi]}⸢AL⸣ a-šag₄-⸢ga⸣ [...] [...] | The reed bed, the field |
| 36 | [...]-⸢x⸣ [...] [...] | |
| 37 | [...] ⸢x⸣ [...] [...] [...] | |
| 38 | [...] ⸢x⸣ [...] [...] [...] | |
| 39 | [...] [...] [...] | |
| 40 | [...] [...] [...] | |
| 41 | [gi]-⸢x⸣-[...] [...] [...] | The reed screen(?) |
| 42 | [gi]-⸢x⸣-[...] [...] [...] | The reed screen(?) |
| 43 | ⸢gi⸣-[...] [...] [...] | The egi priestess |
| 44 | ⸢gi⸣-[...] [...] [...] | The egi priestess |
| 45 | ⸢gi⸣-[...] [...] [...] | The egi priestess |
| 46 | ⸢gi-x⸣-[...] [...] [...] | Egi- |
| 47 | gi-⸢x⸣-[...] [...] [...] | Gi-e-[...] |
| 48 | gi-⸢x-x⸣-[...] [...] [...] | Gi-e-[...] |
| 49 | gi-⸢x-x⸣-[...] ⸢x⸣-[...] [...] | Gi-e-[...] |
| 50 | gi-⸢x-x-x-x⸣ ⸢x-x-x-x⸣ [...] | |
| 51 | {⸢dug}x-x-x-x⸣ ⸢na-as-bu-u₂⸣ ⸢ka⸣-[...] | “The ... of the ..., the našbû-vessel, and the ka’e3 |
| 52 | {⸢dug}x-x-x-x⸣ {<⸢ŠU⸣(lahangiddû)>} ⸢ka⸣-[...] | The ešû-plant, the lahangiddu-plant |
| 53 | {dug}⸢dal⸣ ⸢tal⸣-lu na-⸢man⸣-[du] | The dalu vessel, the etalu vessel is to be poured out |
| 54 | {dug}dal a ⸢na-as⸣-sa-pu na-⸢man⸣-[du] | a flask of water to drink, a bowl to drink |
| 55 | {dug}dal mah {<⸢ŠU⸣(talmāhu)>}{hu} ⸢dan⸣-[nu ...] | The supreme jug, the ešû-plant |
| 56 | {dug}dal mah diŋir-re-e-ne gur-gu-uš⸣-šu₂-u₂ ⸢x⸣-[...] | The supreme door of the intertwined chambers, the gurgušû-vessel |
| 57 | {dug}nam-TAR ⸢tir-hu⸣ [...] | a namtar-vessel of tirḫu-plant |
| 58 | {dug}niŋ₂-⸢daŋal⸣ ri(HU-)⸢i⸣-bu [...] | (Sum) The libation vessel(?) is filled with rejoicing(?) (Akk) The bowl(?) of the ri(ḫu) ritual |
| 59 | {dug}sab gal na-⸢aš₂⸣-pa-⸢ku⸣ [...] | The great sab bowl that should not be opened |
| 60 | {dug}sab tur hu-bu-un-⸢nu⸣ [...] | The small sab bowl of Ḫubun-Enu-e23 |
| 61 | {⸢dug}sab⸣ tur ga-ra-[nu] [...] | I want to lay down a small jug for you |
| 62 | {dug}⸢sab tur⸣ ši-⸢x⸣-[...] [...] | The small sab-vessel |
| 63 | {dug}⸢lahtan⸣ ⸢x⸣-[...] [...] | The laḫtan-vessel |
| 64 | {dug}[hubur] ⸢hu-bu⸣-rum {<MIN(nam-har)>} ⸢x⸣-[...] | a bowl of ḫubûrum-plant, a ditto of ...-plant |
| 65 | {dug}⸢am⸣-[ma]-⸢am⸣ {<ŠU(ammammu)>}{mu} {<MIN(nam-har)>} ⸢x⸣-[...] | A jar of ēšû-flour |
| 66 | {⸢dug}hara₅⸣ ha-ru-u₂ nam-[har-tur-ru-u] | ḫarû-vessels, haruru-bowls |
| 67 | {⸢dug}lam⸣-di {<ŠU(lamsīsu)>}{u} na-ma-⸢x⸣ [...] | The lamsu-vessel, his hand should not be thrown away |
| 68 | {dug}⸢šakir⸣ ša₂-ki-ru kar-⸢pat⸣ [...] | The šakirû-vessel, the kar-epat-e23 vessel |
| 69 | {dug}muš kar-pat ṣe-er-ri kar-⸢pat⸣ [...] | The muš-vessel, the karpat, the bēru, and the epat |
| 70 | {dug}sig₇-igi ŠU{u} kar-⸢pat⸣ [...] | a yellow-purple vessel Hand of Kar-epat |
| 71 | {dug}⸢sig₇-bal⸣ ŠU kar-pat [...] | a bowl of red wine Hand of Karpat |
| 72 | ⸢dug x-x-x⸣ kar-pat šiq-qi₂ {<[MIN(...])>} | The ešūdug-vessel, the karpat-flour (and) the ṣiqqû-confection |
| 73 | dug ⸢sikil-e-de₃⸣ kar-pat te-lil-te e-[gub-bu-u] | They set up a pot for purification of the šillû-vessel |
| 74 | {dug}nam-TAR na-ti-ik-tum e-[gub-bu-u] | they set up a namtar-vessel. |
| 75 | {dug}nam-TAR ša₂-ti-iq-tum e-[gub-bu-u] | they set up a šatiqtu-bowl |
| 76 | {dug}niŋ₂-GUL ni-si-ip-tum kur-[kur-ra-tu₂] | a cup of the offerings of all the lands |
| 77 | {dug}gir₉ U₂-GIR₂ ša₂ um-ṣa-ti ⸢nam⸣-[ṣar-tu₂] | a bowl of šēpê-plant from the Umsbati (temple) of Enamesbartu |
| 78 | {dug}gir₉-⸢lam⸣ {<ŠU(kirlammu)>} [...] | The gir-elam-e23 vessel |
| r i | ||
| 1' | ⸢urud⸣-[...] [...] [...] | ... copper ... |
| 2' | ⸢urud⸣-[...] [...] [...] | ... copper ... |
| 3' | ⸢urud⸣-[...] [...] [...] | ... copper ... |
| 4' | {urud}⸢ka⸣-[...] [...] [...] | ... copper |
| 5' | {urud}maš-⸢ka⸣-[nu] [...] [...] | The maš-eka-e-nu-tool |
| 6' | {urud}zu-qa-[qi₂-pu] [...] [...] | ... a torch |
| 7' | {urud}šir₃-[šir₃] [...] [...] | a copper širsu-bowl |
| 8' | {urud}si-⸢ri⸣-[x] [...] [...] | ... copper |
| 9' | urud-niŋ₂-⸢x⸣-[...] [...] [...] | ... copper ... |
| 10' | {urud}šen ⸢x⸣-[...] [...] [...] | ... copper ... |
| 11' | {urud}šen ⸢x⸣-[...] [...] [...] | ... copper ... |
| 12' | {urud}⸢šen x⸣-[...] [...] [...] | ... copper ... |
| 13' | urud-⸢x⸣-[...] [...] [...] | ... copper |
| 14' | ⸢urud⸣-[...] [...] [...] | ... copper ... |
| r ii | ||
| 1 | kug-sig₁₇ huš-a ⸢huš⸣-šu-[u₂] [...] | The reddish gold of the ehuš plant |
| 2 | kug-babbar-me-a ⸢x⸣ [...] [...] | Our silver ... |
| 3 | kug-babbar-me-a ⸢ṣip⸣-pa-[tu] [...] | Our silver, the epātu-vessels |
| 4 | urud sahar hu-luh-ha ṣi-⸢it hur⸣-[ri] [...] | The copper, the dust, the shattered earth, the mountain |
| 5 | zabar nam-[...] [...] | Bronze ... |
| 6 | zabar qu-[u] [...] | bronze kettledrum ... |
| 7 | zabar mu-⸢ša⸣-[lu] [...] | ... bronze |
| 8 | {⸢urud⸣}gag-u₄-tag-ga ⸢mul⸣-[mul-lu] [...] | “The copper arrow, the emullu-star |
| 9 | ⸢x-da⸣{zabar} [...] [...] | ... bronze |
| 10 | za-ha-⸢da{zabar⸣} [...] [...] | The zaḫa-eda-stone |
| 11 | ŋiri₂-⸢gal⸣{[zabar]} [...] [...] | ... the Great Oval |
| 12 | ŋiri₂-⸢gal⸣{[zabar]} [...] [...] | ... the Great Oval |
| 13 | ŋiri₂-tur{[zabar]} [...] [...] | a bronze kettledrum |
| 14 | ŋiri₂-zal(KAK){[zabar]} [...] [...] | ... bronze ... |
| 15 | ŋiri₂-KAK-tag-ga{⸢zabar⸣} ⸢x-ka⸣-[...] [...] | “Biri-KAK-tagga-e22zabar-e23, E-...-ka-e-[...] |
| 16 | udu {⸢e⸣}as₄-⸢lum⸣ ⸢pa⸣-si-[il-lu] [...] | sheep of the Asalluḫi, epa’esilu, |
| 17 | udu {su-⸢lu}suluhu₄⸣ su-lum-⸢hu⸣-[u] [...] | sheep, suluhû-plant, sulumhu-plant |
| 18 | ⸢gukkal⸣{gu-uk-⸢kal⸣} gu-uk-⸢kal-lu⸣ [...] | The gukkal priestess, the gukkal-priestesses, and the gullu-priestess |
| 19 | udu ⸢babbar⸣ ṣu-up-⸢pu⸣ [...] | The white sheep, the ṣuuppu-sheep |
| 20 | ⸢udu⸣ šag₄ ⸢sur⸣ ša₂ niš-hi ⸢x⸣-[...] | The e’udu-plant, the šag-plant (and) the esur-e23-plant |
| 21 | maš₂ {ni-ta}nita da-⸢aš₂⸣-šu [...] | The son of Nita-nita, his father-in-law |
| 22 | gud-ab₂ mi-i-rum [...] | The gudabbu-birds, ... |
| 23 | {gud}ninda₂ bi-i-rum [...] | ... oxen and sheep |
| 24 | gud lu-u₂ [...] | ... ox or ... |
| 25 | ab₂ ar-hu [...] | ... cows |
| 26 | ab₂-šilam lit-⸢tum⸣ [...] | May the cow bring forth a supplication |
| 27 | {du-⸢su⸣}dusu₂ a-ga-⸢lu⸣ [...] | “It is enough, it is enough! It is sufficient! It cannot be overturned, it cannot be changed |
| 28 | anše ⸢ab-ba⸣ i-⸢bi-lu⸣ [...] | The donkeys that go up to the apsû will go up |
| 29 | dur₃ gir₅ ša₂-nu-⸢u₂⸣ [...] | The šānû-priestess, the ... shepherd |
| 30 | am-si-har-⸢ra-an⸣ ⸢i⸣-bi-[lu] [...] | Amsiḫaran’e, Eilu |
| 31 | ⸢šeg₉⸣ a-⸢tu⸣-[du] [...] | The šeĝ-plant, the a’edu-plant |
| 32 | ⸢šeg₉⸣-[bar] [...] [...] | The šeĝbar plant |
| 1' | ⸢ur⸣-[dib] ⸢gir⸣-ru [...] | The urdib-house, the girru-house |
| 2' | ⸢ur⸣ [...] na-ad-ru [...] | The ur temple, the nadru temple |
| 3' | ⸢ur⸣ ka-⸢du₈⸣-[a] kat₃-til-lu ⸢x⸣-[...] | The ur temple, the ka’edu temple, and the kattillu temple |
| 4' | ur hulu lim-nu {<⸢MIN⸣(...)>} [...] | May the evil dog ... ešme-disease |
| 5' | ur {ni-gi-in}niŋin ṣa-a-a-i-du {<MIN(...)>} [...] | Dog, nigīnibin, šaidu, ... |
| 6' | lu-lim lu-li-mu a-[...] | [L]ullim, lulīmu-plant |
| 7' | dara₃ hal-hal-la na-a-lu {<MIN(...)>} | a wild goat with a tail, a suckling kid |
| 8' | {d}nin-ka₆ eden-na a-a-ṣu šik-⸢ku⸣-[u] | Ninka of the steppe, the one who goes to the svikekû-priest |
| 9' | bar-gun₃-gun₃-nu kur-ra a-a-ar₂ DINGIR hur-⸢ba⸣-[bi-lu] | “Did you see the ... of the mountain?’, the god of the Ḫurbilu? |
| 10' | muš hulu hul-mit-tu ⸢muš-huš⸣-[šu] | Evil omen, evil curse, emušḫusu-demon |
| 11' | muš sig₇-sig₇ ur-nu MUŠ ⸢ar⸣-[qu] | red snake, lion snake |
| 12' | muš ŋi₆-a ṣe-er mu-ši MUŠ ⸢ṣal⸣-[mu] | The snake of the river, the wild bull of the ēšbal river |
| 13' | muš gig₂ ṣa-lam-tum {<MIN(MUŠ)>} ṣal-mu | The sick snake, the Balāmtu, the ṣalmu snake |
| 14' | buru₅ hi-a e-ri-bu-u₂ ka-la-bu-⸢nu⸣ | “The burû-flour, the ēribu-festival, all of it, |
| 15' | buru₅ tur-tur zir-zir-rum zu-un-zu-⸢nu⸣ | The small locusts, the zirzirrum-birds, are to be seen. |
| 16' | nim sahar-ra lam-ṣa-tum lam-ṣu | “Flying around in the dust, lammšatum-disease, lamṣbu-illness, |
| 17' | nim sig₇-sig₇ ku-za-zu ha-an-zi-zi-tu₂ | May your beautiful horns rise high! |
| 18' | KU-{kur}gur₄ an-zu-zu ha-di-lu | KU-gurgur (means) to rejoice. |
| 19' | u₂-šukur₂ hal-lu-la-ia šah qaq-qa-ri | (Sum) The one who destroys my ruin heaps, the one who scatters the earth (Akk) My destruction heaps up the earth |
| 20' | ⸢mar⸣ gal iš-qip-pu ma-aṣ-ṣar ṭe₃-em-di | Great ešqippu-tree, a reed fence, you set up. |
| 21' | ⸢mar⸣ sur ur-ba-tum ṣe-e-tum | “Mar-e23 sur urbatum ṣetum |
| 22' | ⸢eh⸣ še gu₇ tal-a-šu kal-mat še-am | The one who eats barley, the one who travels the land, barley |
| 23' | [niŋ₂]-zi-ŋal₂ a-šu-u₂ bu-lum | “As for the man, the bulum plant |
| 24' | [a]-⸢za⸣-lu-lu te-ni-še-e-tum a-me-lu-tum | (As for) the one who removes a person's inscription |
| 25' | {⸢uzu⸣}a-za-ad bi-be₂-nu qaq-qa-du | the azazad-fish, the stag, the head |
| 26' | ⸢DUB⸣ MIN-KAM₂.MA mur-gu₄ im-ru-u bal-lu | The eštābu-tablet (is) the ditto (of the series) “If a murgû-demon is swollen, he will die. |
| 27' | KUR {m}AN.ŠAR₂-DU₃-A MAN ŠU₂ MAN {kur}AN.ŠAR₂{⸢ki⸣} | Palace of Ashurbanipal, king of the world, King of Assyria. |
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