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BWL pl. 58 K 02024+ (P394144)
Literary, Neo-Assyrian, Nineveh · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE
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| Designation | BWL pl. 58 K 02024+ |
|---|---|
| ID | P394144 |
| Museum no. | BM — |
| Collection | British Museum, London, UK |
| Language | Akkadian |
| Period | Neo-Assyrian · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE |
| Genre | Literary |
| Find spot | Nineveh (mod. Kuyunjik) |
| Coordinates | 36.3582, 43.1621 |
Transliteration (ATF)
From Open Richly Annotated Cuneiform Corpus (ORACC) · CC BY-SA 3.0 (ORACC default); per-file JSON license fields say: This data is released under the CC0 license (133618)
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 | [... a]-HUR-ru-u₂ | … ahurrû |
| 2 | [... a]-⸢na⸣ DAM-šu i-qab-bi | ... his wife he will say |
| 3 | [... at]-ti lu eṭ-lu | ... you should be young! |
| 4 | [... a-na]-⸢ku⸣ lu ar-da-tu | ... I shall go out, may it be a long time. |
| 5 | [...]-⸢x⸣ a-na GURUŠ at-tu-ru | ... I turned into a man |
| 6 | [...] ⸢lu⸣ si-ni-šu | ... his horns |
| 7 | [...] ⸢lu⸣ zi-ka-ru | ... the elû-priestess, the ziggurat |
| 8 | [...]-⸢x⸣-ti-ka-ma | ... your |
| 9 | [...]-⸢x⸣-ti-ka-ma | ... your |
| 10 | [...]-AT-ma | ... and |
| 11 | [...]-⸢gu⸣-u | ...-gu’e-u |
| 12 | [...]-⸢x⸣-ku-u | ...-ekû |
| 13 | [...]-⸢u₂⸣ | ...-e’e |
| 14 | [...] ⸢x HI⸣ | ... ... |
| o ii | ||
| 1 | a-ba ŋar-ra a-⸢ba ŋal₂⸣-la man-nu gi-it-ru-nu man-nu ša-⸢ru⸣ | Who is it that will bring out the rebel land? Who is the fugitive, who is the enemy? |
| 2 | a-ba ur₂-ŋu₁₀ ga-⸢an-na⸣-ab-uru₃ a-na man-ni ut-li a-na-ṣar | Who is it that I want to encircle you? Who can compare with me? |
| 3 | niŋ₂ ki e-da-aŋ₂ ša ta-ra-am-mi | (Sum) The one who is afraid of the place where he was born, the one who was terrified (Akk) You who are terrified of(?) the place of he who was born |
| 4 | u₃ ⸢šudul₄⸣ al-kuš₂-u₃-de₃-en u₃ ni-ra tu-ša₂-aṭ | And I am exhausted by the šudul-vessel, and I am afraid. |
| 5 | ud-da ir-pag an-ak-en u₄-ma ta-kap-pu-ud | (Sum) The storm rages (Akk) You rage (against) the storm, you rage a day |
| 6 | diŋir-zu niŋ₂ zu DINGIR-ka ku-u | Your bīr-demon is your own self, your god is yours. |
| 7 | ud-da ir-pag nu-an-ak-en u₄-ma ul ta-kap-pu-ud | (Sum) The storm rages, you do not sleep (Akk) You rage, you don’t sleep |
| 8 | diŋir-zu ⸢niŋ₂⸣ nu-zu DINGIR-ka la-a ku-u | (Sum) Your ‘distortion-of-justice’ is not known (Akk) You are not known by your god |
| 9 | u₃-e-de₃-nud-de₃-en it-ti-ka lu-uṣ-lal | I want to lie down with you, so I can sleep with you. |
| 10 | diŋir zig₃-ga gu₇-e ⸢DINGIR⸣ ša ni-sih-ti šu-kil₂ | The rising flood that devours the E-ilī-e-23 of the Nisihtu is carried off. |
| 11 | da-da-re u₃-bi₂-dug₄ ⸢šit⸣-par₂-ma i-lu | I am able to praise Dada, the ešit-epar, the lament. |
| 12 | diŋir-zu ri-a-zu he₂-a [lu] na-ra-⸢ar⸣-ka | May your tears be your joy, may your supplication be your praise! |
| 13 | {ŋeš}tukul u₃-⸢bi₂-x⸣-e {⸢giš⸣}[TUKUL ...]-⸢ma⸣ | (Sum) The weapon is a weapon, the weapon is an enemy (Akk) The weapons are weapons, the weapons are enemies |
| 14 | diŋir a₂-tah-⸢zu⸣ he₂-a ⸢DINGIR⸣ [...]-⸢ka⸣ | “If a flood afflicts a city, whether it is your god or your goddess, |
| 15 | za-e ab-gur₂-gur₂-de₃-en ⸢at⸣-[ta ...] | You, when you bend over, from the house of the house |
| 16 | an-ta he₂-⸢en⸣-du₃ tap-⸢pu⸣-[u₂ ...] | May you be built up high, may you be able to rise |
| 17 | ⸢lu₂⸣ sag₉-ga-zu-še₃ ša a-⸢na⸣ [...] | Your good elu priestess, the one of heaven |
| 18 | ⸢niŋ₂-hul⸣ ba-e-du₃ te-pu-[...] | You have built his evil temple, you have built it |
| 19 | ⸢lu₂ hul₃⸣-zu an-ak-en mi-⸢na⸣-[a ...] | (Sum) I am the one who makes a man happy, what can I do about it? (Akk) What can I accomplish to make a person happy? |
| 20 | ⸢lu₂⸣ numun₂ ⸢zi⸣-zi-de₃ kug-dun-bi ša ⸢ba⸣-[...] | The elû-priest, the seed of the ezi-ezid plant, its scepter of the Eba-e-priestess |
| 21 | [x]-GI-ga-gin₇ nam ta-⸢tur⸣-[šu₂ ...] | Like a ..., the fate of his little ones |
| 22 | {⸢lu₂⸣}kug-dim₂-ma kug-dun-bi ša kas₂-[pa ...] | The elû-kugdima-vessel, its silver ring |
| 23 | [...]-⸢x⸣-KU-ra-gin₇ nam ta-tur-⸢šu₂⸣ [...] | Like ..., do not turn back |
| 24 | [a₂]-⸢tah⸣-zu niŋ₂-tuku nu-me-a ri-ṣu-⸢ka⸣ [...] | (Sum) You are the one who does not have fear, (but) you are a wild bull(?) (Akk) You do not possess fear, you are wild bull |
| 25 | [diŋir]-ra-am₃ i-lu-[um-ma ...] | It is a rainbow, a lament ... |
| 26 | [...] kalag-ga ṣe-he-er [...] | ... strong ... |
| 27 | [diŋir a₂]-⸢tah⸣-zu na-nam DINGIR-ma [...] | You are indeed a hero, your hero is a god |
| 28 | [...]-⸢A⸣ babbar-ra a na-ak-⸢ru⸣ [...] | ... white ..., water that cannot be poured |
| 29 | [...] ⸢na₄⸣ he₂-em ⸢zu⸣-[...] | ... may he be a emery stone, may you be the ‘young man’ stone |
| 30 | [...]-⸢A⸣ babbar-ra a [...] | ... white ... |
| 31 | [...]-⸢ga he₂⸣-[...] | ... may he ... |
| r i | ||
| 1' | [...] ⸢x šud₃⸣ [...] | ... šud |
| 2' | [...]-gin₇ i₃-[...] | Like ... ... |
| 3' | ⸢x⸣-bi diŋir-ra-gin₇ nam [...] | Its ... like a rainbow |
| 4' | ⸢lugal⸣-ra [...] | For the king |
| 5' | ⸢x⸣ nu-me-a [...] | ... is not a house |
| 6' | ⸢šag₄⸣-zu nam-sag₉-ga [...] | Your šaĝ-priestship is good |
| 7' | he₂-en-dab bar-da niŋ₂-gen₆ si-sa₂ [...] | May he seize him on the outside like a wild bull |
| 8' | ŋeškim IGI he₂-me-a [...] | May you be the one who sees me |
| 9' | nam-a₂-tah e₂-gal-zu-⸢še₃⸣ [...] | The scepter of Egalzueše |
| 10' | lugal-zu niŋ₂ nu-zu he₂-a [...] | May your king who does not know himself |
| 11' | {d}utu an-na-ab-⸢be₂⸣ [...] | Šamaš, when you rise, |
| 12' | apin u₃-un-hul pad₃-da [...] | The plow, which has been destroyed, was found |
| 13' | {d}utu {d}na₃ ak-bi na-⸢nam⸣ [...] | Šamaš, Nabû, do not ... the act(?) |
| 14' | uŋ₃ lugal nu-me-⸢a⸣ [...] | “If I did not see a king |
| 15' | udu sipad-bi in-⸢nu⸣ [...] | The shepherd ... the sheep |
| 16' | uŋ₃ ugula nu-me-⸢a⸣ [...] | The foreman is not present |
| 17' | a gu₂-gal-bi in-[nu] [...] | ... its canal inspector ... |
| 18' | erin₂ nu-banda₃{da} nu-me-[a ... la]-⸢pu⸣-ut-⸢te-e⸣ | The labor-troops, the supervisors, were not there, they did not come up. |
| 19' | a-šag₄ engar-ra in-[nu ... la]-⸢a⸣ ik-ka-⸢ri⸣ | The field of the farmer has not been cleared, it has been cleared |
| 20' | e₂ en-bi nu ⸢nam E₂⸣ ša la-a EN | The en-priestess of the house is not a house, it is an empty house |
| 21' | munus nita nu-[tuku] MUNUS ša la-a mu-ti | a woman who has no husband |
| 22' | en-e he₂-tuku lugal-e ⸢he₂⸣-[tuku] EN ri-ši LUGAL ri-ši | May the lord have it, may the king have it! Lord of joy, king of joy! |
| 23' | šagina ni₂ teŋ₃-bi GIR₃.NITA₂ pi-lah₃ | governor with fearsomeness, governor who is frightened |
| 24' | ud-da a₂-tuku ni₂ teŋ₃ diŋir-ra u₄-ma ne₂-me-el pa-la-ah DINGIR | (Sum) The storm, the strength, the fearsomeness of the intertwined world (Akk) On the day of the strong one, fearless in battle |
| 25' | mu-ni-in-la₂ ta-ta-mar | he covered it, you have seen it. |
| 26' | diŋir ar₂ ak-en u₃ lugal-ra ba-an-na-ab-be₂ DINGIR ta-na-ʾ-ad ana LUGAL ta-kar-rab | He says to the king: “You will praise the god, and you will present (them) to [the king]. |
| r ii | ||
| 1' | [...] ⸢x⸣ A | ... e’e23-plant |
| 2' | [...] {kur}aš-šur{ki} | ... Assyria |
| 3' | [... DAGAL]{tu} iš-ru-ku-uš | ... wide he smote |
| 4' | [... ni]-⸢siq⸣ ṭup-⸢šar⸣-ru-ti | ... of the scribal art, |
| 5' | [... šu-a]-tu la ⸢i⸣-hu-uz-zu | ... that one should not be afraid |
| 6' | [... sa-an-tak]-⸢ki⸣ ma-la ba-aš₂-mu | ... Santak-ēde, as much as there is |
| 7' | [...] ab-re-⸢e⸣-ma | ... I will go out and |
| 8' | [... qe₂]-reb E₂.GAL-⸢ia⸣ [u₂]-⸢kin⸣ | ... inside my palace I built. |
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- 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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