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BL 056 (P393784)
CANONICAL > Literature > Lamentations, Neo-Assyrian, Nineveh · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE
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| Designation | BL 056 |
|---|---|
| ID | P393784 |
| Museum no. | BM — |
| Collection | British Museum, London, UK |
| Language | Akkadian |
| Period | Neo-Assyrian · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE |
| Genre | CANONICAL > Literature > Lamentations |
| 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 14' | May the lord of Nanna, the lord of Dilimbabbar and your supplications |
| reverse 10' | lord of Enki |
| reverse 7' | whose utterances are pleasing |
| reverse 11' | the hero Asalluhi |
| reverse 12' | lord of Enbilulu, first-born son of Enki |
| reverse 28' | May Asalluhi, the ruler of Babylon, decree your destinies. |
| reverse 13' | the lord of Ura, first-born son of Enlil |
| reverse 34' | May Umunbar, the exalted temple administrator of the Abzu, speak kindly |
| reverse 26' | May the judge of the Land say to you: |
| 18' | E-urme-iminanki |
| 8' | barley rations of the wall of the apsû and ewes |
| reverse 27' | May the righteousegis of the lady Kisa, the pleasant bedchamber, and your supplication |
| 14' | of Etemenki |
| 7' | lady |
| reverse 1' | ...... |
| 20' | Erabrri |
| reverse 23' | May Martu, the man of the mountain range, speak a word to you |
| 9' | the first-born son of Ura |
| reverse 20' | May Ikur, the wild bull, the storm, and the sand dunes |
| reverse 21' | When you speak to Meslamtaea, the lord of the Irigal temple |
| 17' | my lady, Nanaya, |
| 19' | lady of the Eirusa temple |
| reverse 22' | When you speak to the great hero Ura |
| reverse 19' | May Lugalena, the lady of the throne, and your supplication |
| 11' | the first-born son of E-ibbi-Anum |
| 24' | brickwork |
| reverse 4' | whose command is true |
| 21' | lady of the Egalmah temple |
| reverse 15' | May ul-ama, the lord, the great hero, speak to you |
| 26' | (a kind of profession) |
| 27' | (a kind of profession) |
| 28' | (a kind of profession) |
| 29' | (a kind of profession) |
| 30' | (a kind of profession) |
| 31' | (a kind of profession) |
| 32' | (a kind of profession) |
| 33' | (a kind of profession) |
| reverse 8' | who makes the wild bull bow down at the horizon |
| reverse 6' | shepherd of the black-headed |
| 23' | great lady |
| 15' | lady of the Edara'ana temple |
| reverse 18' | May my righteous princess, Nanaya, and your supplication |
| 10' | brickwork of Ezida and ewes |
| reverse 3' | king of all the lands |
| 12' | the Emahtila temple |
| 22' | brickwork |
| reverse 17' | May the devastator, lady of the Eanna temple, and your supplication |
| reverse 31' | When you speak to the sag-anura priest |
| reverse 2' | to the divine powers |
| 13' | the lady of the neck stock, |
| 16' | Its temple temple, Ezida and ewes |
| reverse 33' | May the exalted vizier, the kingal of Nusku, utter your utterance |
| reverse 5' | and Enlil, the father who begot me |
| reverse 16' | May your mother rejoice over you, may the lady of the cattlepen of the land and your supplication |
| reverse 30' | When you speak to the true vizier Muebbasa |
| reverse 25' | May the mother of the Eshmah shrine, Damgalnuna, speak a word to you |
| reverse 24' | May Amanki, the wild bull of Eridu, utter your praise! |
| reverse 29' | May the Anuna gods, your beloved sons, decree your destinies. |
| reverse 32' | vizier of An, lady of the ubur rites and supplications, |
| reverse 35' | When you speak to the great hero Dugabugigi |
| 1' | ... |
| 2' | ... |
| 25' | ... |
| 3' | ... |
| 4' | ... |
| 5' | ... |
| 6' | ... |
| reverse 9' | ... and rejoicing |
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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