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AfO 11, 367-368, pl. 5 (P393843)
Neo-Assyrian, Nineveh · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE
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| Designation | AfO 11, 367-368, pl. 5 |
|---|---|
| ID | P393843 |
| Museum no. | BM — |
| Collection | British Museum, London, UK |
| Language | Akkadian |
| Period | Neo-Assyrian · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE |
| 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 | ||
| 1 | EN₂ at-ti-man-nu {munus}UŠ₁₁.ZU ša₂ tu-ub-ta-en-ni | Incantation: “You are the woman who has seized me, |
| 2 | ta-aṣ-ba-ti ḫar-ra-an tal-li-ki EGIR-ia | You are merciful, you have come behind me. |
| 3 | tub₂-ta-na-en-ni a-na ḫa-ba-li-ia | “You have given me to drink, |
| 4 | ta-ad-da-na-bu-bi a-ma-tu₂ ma-ru-uš-tu₂ | (Sum) You speak to him, he speaks a lament (Akk) You talk to me, I speak the lament |
| 5 | ta-as-ḫu-ri-in-ni ta-še-ʾe-en-ni | You have brought me down, you have made me fall. |
| 6 | ta-at-tal-ki-ma ta-as-ḫu-ri kib-si-ia | You came to me, and you seized my feet. |
| 7 | ana-ku ina qi₂-bit AN.ZIB₂ {d}15 | I, by the command of the eclipse of Ištar |
| 8 | ⸢uz⸣-zu lab-ša₂-ku-ma ak-tal-dak-ki na-ak-de-eš | (Sum) I am a lion, I am an eagle (Akk) You are a wild bull, but I am the one who chases you away |
| 9 | [...] ⸢ub⸣-bu-ri-ki a-na ṣa-bat-i-ki | ... your eburītu-vessel to your spleen |
| 10 | [...] šu-li(ṣi-)i ša₂ šu-mi-ia | ... my handiwork |
| 11 | [al-la-biš] ḫa-šu-ut-⸢tu₂⸣ aḫ-ḫa-lip₂ ḫa-šu-ut-tu₂ | “It is a storm, it is an awe-inspiring storm |
| 12 | [... ḫa]-⸢šu⸣-[ut]-⸢tu₂⸣ aṣ-ṣa-bat ḫa-šu-ut-tu₂ ina pi-ia | I have seized the ... of the ḫāšûtu-demon, I have taken the womb from my mouth |
| 13 | [... {d}na]-⸢na⸣-a {d}ka-ni-sur-ra | ... Nanaya-ea, Kanisura |
| 14 | [be-let kaš-ša₂-pa]-ti te-li-ti {d}15 TU₆ EN₂ | Lady of the chariots, exalted one of Ištar. Incantation formula. |
| r | ||
| 1 | [...] ⸢NAM⸣.ERIM₂.BUR₂.RU.DA.KAM | ... ēribburrû-disease |
| 2 | [DU₃.DU₃.BI {u₂}IGI]-⸢lim⸣ {u₂}IGI-NIŠ {u₂}tar-muš | Its ritual: imhur-līm-ešum-plant (‘faces a thousand’ plant), imhurtu-lupin (and) tarmuša-plant |
| 3 | [...] ⸢ina⸣ KAŠ tara-bak ina UL tuš-bat | ... you stir it into a paste (and) you leave it out overnight under the stars. |
| 4 | [x-x-x-x-x] ⸢NAG⸣-ma BUR₂-ir | ... esangû-plant and it will be released |
| 5 | [(x-x-x) ki-ma la]-bi-ri-šu₂ ša₃-ṭir-ma ba-a-ri | ... like his old one, šaṭir and bāri |
| 6 | [E₂.GAL {m}AN.ŠAR₂-DU₃-A] MAN aš-šur{ki} ša₂ {d}PA {d}taš-me-tu₂ GEŠTU₂{ii} DAGAL-tu₂ | Palace of Ashurbanipal, king of Assyria: (Property) of Nabû and Tašmētu. Wide understanding |
| 7 | [iš-ru-kuš i-ḫu-zu] IGI{ii} na-mir-tu₂ ni-siq tup-šar-ru-⸢ti⸣ | He swore an oath. The shining face, the pinnacle of scholarship |
| 8 | [a-na ta-mar-ti ši-ta-as]-⸢si⸣-ia qe₂-reb E₂.GAL-ia u₂-kin | I placed (it) in my palace for my reading and recitation. |
| 9 | [NIR.GAL₂.ZU NU TEŠ₂] ⸢LUGAL⸣ DINGIR.MEŠ AN.ŠAR₂ man-nu ša₂ i-tab-ba-lu | Whoever trusts in you will not be put to shame, O king of the gods, Ashur! |
| 10 | [MU-šu₂ KI] ⸢MU⸣-ia₂ i-šaṭ-ṭa-ru AN.ŠAR₂ {d}nin-lil₂ ḪUŠ-iš ag-giš | Its name is Ištar of Ashur (and) Ninlil. |
| 11 | ⸢lis-kip⸣-u-šu₂-ma MU-šu₂ NUMUN-šu₂ ina KUR li-ḫal-li-qu | May his name (and) his seed disappear from the land. |
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