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Lenormant Choix 79 (P394142)
lexical, Neo-Assyrian, Nineveh · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE
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| Designation | Lenormant Choix 79 |
|---|---|
| ID | P394142 |
| 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 | [...] ⸢x⸣-KI-⸢tum⸣ | ... E-KI-e-tum |
| 2 | [šag₄ ki] {⸢ma}mu₂⸣ ⸢ta⸣-šim-[tum] | The field of the place of the ēšû-priest |
| 3 | [šag₄ ki] ⸢mu₂⸣ ha-za-ab {<⸢MIN⸣(ta-šim-tum)>} | In the place of the ḫazaba temple |
| 4 | [nam]-⸢dub⸣-sar-ru [a₂]-zu na-an-šub-ba ana ṭup-šar-⸢ru-ti⸣ ah-ka la ⸢x-x-x⸣ | The scribal art is your power, do not turn back to the kingship! |
| 5 | ⸢x⸣-šabra be-⸢lum⸣ | The ešabra priest, the elum priest |
| 6 | nir šar-⸢rum⸣ | noble one, king |
| 7 | a-gar₃-⸢bi⸣ nu-sur UD-⸢x⸣ | Its meadows are not irrigated |
| 8 | a-de₂-a e-du-⸢u₂⸣ | the treaty of Edu-e’e |
| 9 | a sig₉-⸢ge⸣ e-si-[gu] | water of the sig-ege’e canal |
| 10 | a-⸢niŋin⸣ a-mi-ra-nu | his father, his mother, |
| 11 | GA BI RI ša₂-du-u₂ | ... of the mountains |
| 12 | sig ma-a-ṣu-tum | |
| 13 | su piriŋ e-lam-tum | ... of the Elamites |
| 14 | sa piriŋ e-lam-⸢tum⸣ | bundle of Elam-etum |
| 15 | igi-nim e-lam-⸢tum⸣ | before Elam-etum |
| 16 | su piriŋ su-bar-⸢tum⸣ | Subar-etum |
| 17 | ⸢sa⸣ piriŋ su-bar-⸢tum⸣ | “Subar-etum-ešû-disease, |
| 18 | ⸢x x x⸣ ⸢su⸣-bar-⸢tum⸣ | ..., sûbartum-plant |
| 19 | igi-nim ⸢e⸣-mu-ut-ba-lum | before Emutbalum |
| 20 | gu₂-bar kar-ka-⸢x⸣ | gubar of Karka-e23 |
| 21 | |ŠU.KAL|{šu-ug-BAR} KAL-mu-[x] | Hand-of-BAR |
| 22 | ad mu₂-a ri-ig-mu KI-[x] | “Admire, my love! ... |
| 23 | ŋiri₃ tal-lak-[tum] | “Bīt-tallāktum |
| 24 | si-si za-ma-[rum] | sisi of zamarum |
| 25 | mar pa-DA-[x] | son of Pa-DA- |
| 26 | igi zalag₂ ba-ra-⸢ri⸣ | shining eyes did not come out for you |
| 27 | mul-sig₇-a ek-le-⸢tum⸣ | the Red Star, the Eckletum |
| 28 | BAR-MUL ek-le-⸢tum⸣ | BAR-MUL (means) dark. |
| 29 | mul hi-lim e-ṭu-⸢tum⸣ | the star of the rejoicing |
| 30 | ad tuku e-ṭu-⸢tum⸣ | who has a father, an heir |
| 31 | ⸢tumu⸣ a-ab-la₂-e na-aʾ-du-⸢ru⸣ | “If he slips in through the window, |
| 32 | ⸢tumu⸣ an-da-šub-šub ša₂-a-ru iš-ta-biṭ-⸢su⸣ | (Sum) The šaŋaru-priestess has departed (Akk) The storm has left, the storm has gone away |
| 33 | [...] ⸢x sag₁₀⸣-ga u₄-mu ne-pir-du-u₂ | ... the beautiful ... of the day, the nepīrdu-disease |
| 34 | [...] SAR muq-⸢qu⸣ | ... muqeqû-disease |
| 35 | [...] ⸢x⸣ nak-ru | ... enemy |
| 36 | [...] la-a-bu | ... lābu |
| 37 | [...] [x]-lu-uk-ku | ... lukku |
| 38 | [...] [x]-a-bu | ... ...-abi |
| 39 | [...] [x]-⸢x⸣-mu-u₂ | ... my ... |
| 40 | [...] [x]-⸢x⸣-mu-u₂ | ... my ... |
| 41 | [...] [...]-⸢lu⸣-ṣu | ...-elu-ešbu |
| 42 | [...] [...]-tum | ...-tum |
| 43 | [...] [...]-⸢tum⸣ | ... ...-etum |
| o ii | ||
| 1 | ⸢al⸣-zi-zi-ga šu-tam-ṣi | “Eal-ziziga is its name |
| 2 | nam-tag še-gu-u₂ | sin of the šegû |
| 3 | makkaš ik-kil-lum | (a kind of container) |
| 4 | KI-A id-ra-nu | “(If) he slips through the thresholds, |
| 5 | pa₄-hal zi-it-tum | |
| 6 | ki li ri-ša₂-a-tum | like a wild bull |
| 7 | kurum₆{kur} dirig si-im-tum | a mountain surpassing the rest, |
| 8 | gu₂-gal a-ša₂-re-du | chief of the fields |
| 9 | saŋ zig₃ a-ša₂-re-du | (a kind of grass) |
| 10 | a-ga-zi a-lik mah-ri | “Agazi, the one who marches before me, |
| 11 | ⸢saŋ⸣ qar-nu | horned harp |
| 12 | saŋ pu-hu | (a kind of container) |
| 13 | ⸢saŋ⸣ ⸢x-x-x⸣ | sa’e-plant, ...-plant |
| 14 | [x] [...] | |
| 15 | ⸢x⸣ [...] [...] | |
| 1' | ⸢saŋ-ki⸣ [...] | The saki temple |
| 2' | saŋ-ki [...] | |
| 3' | saŋ-ki gul ke-⸢ze⸣-[ru] | The saki, the gul of Ke’ezeru |
| 4' | saŋ-ki gid₂ na-aʾ-rum | long sa-ki, na-yalrum |
| 5' | saŋ bar-ra pir-tum | |
| 6' | saŋ dub₂ ṣu-um-mu-ru | (a kind of sa-plant) |
| 7' | saŋ dub₂-dub₂ i-te-ek-lim-mu-u₂ | (Sum) The one who smites (Akk) They keep smearing (them) with slander |
| 8' | saŋ gid₂-i ša₂-ra-ru | long-fleeced sa-weed |
| 9' | saŋ gid₂-gid₂ nu-uš qaq-qa-di | long-fleeced goat |
| 10' | ⸢saŋ⸣ bala-a sa-ar-ru | The sa-e-priestess of the reign, the sar-ru |
| 11' | ⸢saŋ⸣ zig₃ te-bu-u₂ | “If the right side of the 'finger' is raised,’ |
| 12' | [...] ⸢nam nu⸣-si SUK-ku-⸢x⸣ | (Sum) ... does not ... (Akk) The ... that is not adorned with a crown(?) |
| 13' | [...]-⸢x⸣-BAR pa-da-⸢nu⸣ | ... ... the padanû priest |
| 14' | [...]-BAR ta-kal-⸢tum⸣ | ... Takal-etum |
| 15' | [...]-⸢NI⸣ KA₂ E₂.⸢GAL⸣ | ... the gate of the palace |
| 16' | [...]-⸢NI⸣ KA₂.⸢GAL⸣ | ... the gate of the palace |
| 17' | [...] ⸢x⸣ me-hu-[x] | ... battle |
| 18' | [...] ⸢x⸣ e-⸢x⸣-[x] | ... the temple, the temple |
| 19' | [...] ⸢x⸣ ⸢ra⸣-[...] | ... the eše and ra’e |
| 20' | [...] ⸢x⸣ e-[...] | ... the temple |
| 21' | [...] [...] | |
| 22' | [...] [...] | |
| 23' | [...] ⸢x⸣ [...] | |
| 24' | [...] ŠUM₂ [...] | ... hand |
| 25' | [...] ⸢x⸣ ZI ⸢x⸣-[...] | ... e’e23 ZI |
| 26' | [...] A MUŠ₂ ⸢x⸣-[...] | ... snake |
| 27' | [...] ⸢x⸣ bal ⸢x⸣-[...] | ... e’e23 bal |
| 28' | [...] sag₃-ga ⸢DA⸣-[...] | ... trembling(?) |
| 29' | [...] GALAM BAR-[...] | ... kingship ... |
| 30' | [...] SAR ha-[...] | ... ... |
| 31' | [...] x ⸢AK⸣-a ša₂-[...] | ... eak-ea |
| 32' | [...] ⸢x⸣ ha-⸢az⸣-za BE-⸢x⸣-[...] | (Sum) ... is your temple, your temple is a temple of abundance (Akk) You are your temple(?) of abundance |
| 33' | [...] tir ga-aš-[ru] | ... the great mountain |
| 34' | [...] GILIM ga-aš-[ru] | ... a strong ... |
| 35' | [...] ⸢x⸣ a-ba-ku ša₂ {giš}⸢MA₂⸣ | ... I am the one of the boat |
| 36' | [...] ⸢x⸣ a-lik tap-pu-⸢ti⸣ | ..., the one who goes at the rear |
| 37' | [...] ⸢x⸣ mi-i-tum | ... a half |
| 38' | [...] ⸢x⸣ di-i-ku | ... a judgment |
| 39' | [...] ⸢nu⸣-tuku ⸢la⸣ pa-li-hu | (Sum) ..., the one who reveres(?) ... (Akk) The ... of the enûtuku-plant, the ela-plant that reveres |
| 40' | [...] ⸢x⸣ nud na-ka-⸢du⸣ | ... sleep should not be established(?) |
| 41' | [...] ⸢x-x-u₂⸣ | ... ešum-plant |
| 41a' | NUN-NUN ma-a-du | many princes |
| 42' | [...] en-šu | ... his lord |
| 43' | [...] ša-ab-ru | ... the mountain |
| 44' | [...] [...]-šu | ... his |
| r i | ||
| 1' | [...] [x]-⸢x⸣-[...] | |
| 2' | [...] re-eh-[...] | ... the rest |
| 3' | [...]-⸢en⸣ re-eh-[...] | ... the rest |
| 4' | [... te]-⸢en⸣ nu-pu-uš [lib₃-bi] | ... you do not perform ... in the heart |
| 5' | i-bi₂-ma-⸢al⸣ mu-⸢du⸣-[u₂] | Ibbi-mā-e-al’e-mu-e'u-u₂” said: |
| 6' | DIL-⸢NAM⸣ te-⸢šu⸣-[u₂] | DIL-emām-ēreš |
| 7' | ma-al-⸢la⸣ ka-⸢ra⸣-[šu] | “It is enough, it is enough! It is sufficient! |
| 8' | am u₃-na i-ši-[tum] | Wild bull with a horn |
| 9' | an-na ⸢ti-i⸣-[x] | “An, eti-e- |
| 10' | SAR ⸢ti-i⸣-[x] | SAR (means) ... |
| 11' | eš₃-a TAG-x-[...] | In the shrine ... |
| 12' | sig₉ dug₄ šu-ut-⸢x⸣-[...] | Good quality bricks |
| 13' | dub₃ nir a-[...] | The mighty one, the one who ... |
| 14' | KA ŠID a-[...] | ... ... |
| 15' | ⸢GUL⸣ ŠID DUB-[...] | (If) it is surrounded by a halo: ... . |
| 16' | ⸢x x⸣ [x]-⸢x⸣-[...] | |
| 17' | [...] [x]-ha-[x] | ... ... |
| 18' | [...] ⸢x⸣ {{ ⸢he-pi₂⸣ eš-[šu₂] }} | ... ešḫepî-plant |
| 19' | [...]-⸢la₂⸣ ⸢um⸣-ma-⸢nu⸣ | “..., ..., |
| 20' | [...]-⸢x⸣-la₂ ⸢um⸣-ma-⸢nu⸣ | “I want to ..., I want to go to the ... of the king, my lord |
| 21' | ⸢x-x⸣-la₂ um-ma-⸢nu⸣ | “If he slips in through the window, |
| 22' | ⸢šab⸣ gal dam-ga-⸢ru⸣ | great šab priestess of the damga priestesses |
| 23' | ⸢šab⸣ tur ša₂-ma-al-lu-u₂ | small ešabû-tree |
| 24' | ⸢al⸣-lib ši-it-tum | |
| 25' | ⸢al-lib⸣ bal ka-a-rum | allib̂-plant, a balu-plant |
| 26' | niŋ₂-⸢gu₇⸣ mu-⸢uṭ⸣-ṭu₂-u₂ | The one who eats food, the one who drinks water |
| 27' | ša-⸢ra-ge⸣ mu-⸢uṭ⸣-ṭu₂-u₂ | The ša-e-ra-gê-priest, the one who makes the e’e-ṭupu-offerings abundant |
| 28' | kad₄ ša₂-ba-šu | his heart |
| 29' | nu₁₁{nu} la₂ a-⸢du⸣-u₂ | a prostitute who is not dressed in soiled garments |
| 30' | nu₁₁{nu} la₂ a-⸢lik⸣ mah-ri | The nugig priestess who has not come before me |
| 31' | {⸢gu-ub⸣}gub nap-ta-nu | standing at the dining hall |
| 32' | ⸢šu⸣ ŋar si-iʾ-u₂ | |
| 33' | zi ne₂-su-u₂ | the life of Nesû |
| 34' | ki-aŋ₂ da-du | to the place Dadu |
| 35' | ⸢gaba-ti-in-nu⸣ u₂-rum | “Gabbatinnu-plant, the plant |
| 36' | ZUM ša₂-as-su-rum | ZUM Ša-assrum |
| 37' | zag la₂ ša₂-as-su-rum | the right side of the 'finger' |
| 38' | ri e-rum ša₂ šit-ti | |
| 39' | ⸢i-bi₂⸣-za bu-tuq-qu-u₂ | Your ibbī-eša-vessel is a pitfall. |
| 40' | [...] ⸢x⸣ qi₂-i-pu | ... a reed fence |
| 41' | [...] ⸢x-x⸣-a-⸢x⸣ | ... a ... |
| 1'' | ⸢KI DIŊIR⸣ [...] [...] | |
| 2'' | e₂ {d}[...] [...] | The temple of |
| 3'' | ⸢ME⸣ [...] | ... the ešme-house |
| 4'' | BAR ⸢x⸣-[...] | Month I, ... |
| 5'' | ka tak₄ RI-⸢x⸣-[x] | opened the mouth ... |
| 6'' | UM DI rah₂-rah₂ IS-⸢x⸣ | ... raḫrāḫu |
| 7'' | šu-ta KAR DAH šu-zu-bu | He who has a šūzubu-mark |
| 8'' | u₂-a nu-kar-rib-bu | they did not recite the incantation |
| 9'' | sur tu-ga-rum | |
| 10'' | ka AK-a pa-ta-nu | AK₁ means "to open." |
| 11'' | uš gu₇ ba-ṭa-lum | (a kind of animal) eater |
| 12'' | uš gu₇ pa-du-u₂ | |
| 13'' | sig₄-tab-ba na-at-ba-ku | I am a brick-carrying frame. |
| 14'' | sig₄-tab-ba kur₉-ra u₂-šub-ba-a-tum | a brick-carrying frame(?), a bolt(?) |
| 15'' | nam-gu₂ ha-ba-lum | Namgu-Ḫabalum, |
| 15a'' | za-ha-⸢aš₂⸣ pu-ri-du | Zaḫa-eaš-e3 puridu |
| 16'' | za-ha-aš₂ pu-uš-⸢qu⸣ | “Puš-eqû-plant |
| 16a'' | ⸢SAR⸣-da ir-kal-lum | he shall hold the scepter. |
| 17'' | [x]-⸢AD⸣-mu ir-[...] | ... my ... |
| 17a'' | [...]-⸢x⸣ ma-aʾ-du-tum | ... a lot |
| r ii | ||
| 1' | [...] [...]-⸢x⸣ | |
| 2' | [...] [...]-⸢x⸣ | |
| 3' | [...] [...]-⸢x⸣ | |
| 4' | [...] [...]-⸢x⸣ | |
| 5' | [...] [...]-⸢x⸣ | |
| 6' | [...] [...]-⸢x⸣ | |
| 7' | [...] [...] | |
| 8' | [...] [...]-⸢x-x-u₂⸣ | ... ...-e23 |
| 9' | [...] [...]-⸢x ša₂⸣ u₄-me | ... of the day |
| 10' | [...] [...]-⸢šu⸣-rum | ... ...-erum |
| 11' | [...] [...]-⸢x⸣-hu-⸢um⸣ | ... ...-ḫēum-e3 |
| 12' | [...] [...]-⸢x-nu ša₂ me-e⸣ | ... ..., who is like me |
| 13' | [...] [...]-⸢x-hi-ru-u₂⸣ | ...-ḫirû |
| 14' | [...] [...] ⸢nap⸣-ha-rum | ... eḫarum-plant |
| 15' | [...] [...] ⸢na-x⸣-rum | ... ešum-plant |
| 16' | [...] [...] ⸢x x x-tim⸣ | ... the ... of |
| 17' | [...] [x]-NE-⸢mu⸣ | ...-NE-emu-e23 |
| 18' | [...] ⸢la-AD⸣-nu | ... ela-abu-e-nu |
| 19' | [...] man-na-šu₂ | Who is ...? |
| 20' | [...] ⸢x-na⸣ a-BAR-ša₂ | ... its watering place |
| 21' | gin₇ ki-⸢ma⸣ | like a place of refuge |
| 22' | [i]-⸢gi₄⸣-in-zu ap-pu-na | “If he returns, he will be able to open his mouth. |
| 23' | [i]-⸢gi₄⸣-in-zu ⸢tu-ša₂-ma⸣ | “If he turns back, he will be restored to life. |
| 24' | [i]-⸢gi₄⸣-in-zu man-di | “If he asks you, who will you be? |
| 25' | [x] ⸢x x⸣ ⸢x-ʾ⸣-u₂ | “[... ...] ..., ...-alû |
| 26' | ⸢x⸣ saŋ tuku ⸢x⸣-ir-lu | “If he has ..., |
| 27' | ⸢li⸣-bi-ir na-gi-rum | “Elī-ebir, the herald, |
| 28' | ⸢li-bi-ir⸣ ⸢ha-za-an⸣-nu | “Elibir, the mayor |
| 29' | ⸢ur⸣-{d}nanše ša₂ ⸢KA₂ E₂.GAL⸣ | Eur-Nanše of the E-KA of the palace |
| 30' | ⸢ur⸣-{d}⸢x⸣-nun-na ša₂ AN-da-hu-⸢x⸣ | Ur-Eštar-nuna, son of An-daḫu-e23 |
| 31' | ⸢ur⸣-{d}nin-ŋir₂-su ik-ka-⸢rum⸣ | Ikka-erum |
| 32' | gu₃ nun di ha-bi-bu | may he shout out with a loud voice. |
| 33' | kul-lum si-⸢ra⸣-šu₂-u₂ | cullum šēpê-plant |
| 34' | arali{a-ra-li} mi-i-⸢tum⸣ | Arali, mi’etum |
| 35' | ki tum₂ qe₂-be₂-ru | a place suitable for prayer, |
| 36' | ki la₂ na-pal-su-hu | where there is no resplendentness |
| 37' | ud ŋissu la₂ ṣil-li tam-he-e | On the day that he does not bring in the billy goats, |
| 38' | abbununnu(|UD.MUD.NUN.KI|) u₄-mu da-⸢aʾ⸣-mu | The Abbununnu, the day of the Da'ea, |
| 39' | ud u₁₈-lu {<MIN(u₄-mu)>} er-pu-u | “If the day reaches its normal length, |
| 40' | ud eden-na ŋen-na {d}IŠKUR | On the day of the steppe lord Adad |
| 41' | u₄-ta-u₁₈-lu u₄-mu me-he-e | The storm, the storm, a storm of darkness. |
| 42' | gi₄-gi₄ pe-tu-u ša₂ pa-⸢ni⸣ | “Opening the door, opening her mouth, |
| 43' | ki us₂-sa ma-ka-nu | where the foundations are established, |
| 44' | e₂-dim₃-ma E₂ šar-ru | Edimma, the temple of the king |
| 45' | ki-tuš kul-la-tum | cult residence |
| 46' | ⸢E₂.GAL⸣ {[m]}⸢AN⸣.[ŠAR₂-DU₃]-⸢IBILA⸣ LUGAL ŠU₂ LUGAL {kur}aš-šur{ki} | the palace of Anu-eṭir-apli, king of the world, ki[ng of Assyria] |
| 47' | ⸢ša x-x x⸣ {d}taš-me-tum GEŠTUG-MIN DAGAL{tu} iš-ru-ku-šu₂ | The ... of Tašmētu, who has wide understanding |
| 48' | [i]-⸢hu-uz⸣-zu IGI-MIN na-mir-tu ni-siq NAM.DUB.SAR | He acquired for himself shining eyes, the pinnacle of scribeship. |
| 49' | [ša i]-⸢na⸣ LUGAL-MEŠ a-lik mah-ri-ia mim-ma šip-ru šu-a-tu₂ la TUKU{zu} | Whom the kings who came before me have no claim |
| 50' | [ne₂]-⸢me⸣-qi₂ AN+AK ti-kip sa-an-tak-ki ma-la ba-aš₂-mu | The nēmeqi prayer of Anu, the tiklip prayer of Santakki, as many as there are |
| 51' | [ina] ⸢DUB⸣-MEŠ aš₂-ṭur as-niq ab-re-e-ma | I have written on tablets, checked, collated, and |
| 52' | [ana ta-mar]-⸢ti⸣ ši-ta-⸢as⸣-[si-ia ...] ⸢E₂.GAL⸣-ia u₂-kin | For my reading and recitation of my scribal lore I established the ... of my palace. |
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