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RA 013, 190-191 (P394160)
lexical, Neo-Assyrian, Nineveh · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE
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| Designation | RA 013, 190-191 |
|---|---|
| ID | P394160 |
| 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)
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' | [...] [...]-⸢nu⸣ | ... ...-enu-e23 |
| 2' | [...] [...]-nu | ...-nu |
| 3' | [DIB]-⸢ba⸣ ⸢de⸣-e-pu [...] ⸢x⸣ | “Boat-flour, édepu-plant, ...-plant |
| 4' | [lug]-ga ba-da-a-mu ⸢ša₂ bu-lim⸣ | “Lugal, I am the one who is encircled by the eša plant |
| 5' | {[ki]-⸢ir⸣}kiri₃ ap-pu | the orchard of Appu |
| 6' | {[pa]-a}pa {<MIN(ap-pu)>} ša₂ GIŠ | “Pa-a-pâ (means) ... |
| 7' | zib₂ ap-pat ša₂ ANŠE | extispicy of a donkey |
| 8' | [...]-⸢x⸣ apin {<MIN(ap-pat)>} ša₂ {giš}APIN | ... plow, ditto of the plough |
| 9' | {⸢di⸣-ib}dab kul-lum | “The one who seized the kullum-plant, |
| 10' | ⸢ha⸣-za {<MIN(kul-lum)>} ša₂ ṣa-ba-ti | eḫa’eza plant |
| 11' | {du}dug₄ {<MIN(kul-lum)>} ša₂ a-mat | “It is good, it is bad—it is the word |
| 12' | ⸢šu⸣ du₇ {<MIN(kul-lum)>} ša₂ ha-aṭ-ṭi | The ešu’e23-plant, a kind of tamarisk |
| 13' | saŋ us₂ {<MIN(kul-lum)>} ša₂ re-e-ši | the length of a ditto shoulder, of the head |
| 14' | {su-un}sumun na-qa-ru | wild pigeon |
| 15' | a-gi₄-a {<MIN(na-qa-ru)>} ša₂ IRI | “Agia, ditto of the city |
| 16' | pel-la {<MIN(na-qa-ru)>} ša₂ E₂ | Pella, ditto of the house |
| 17' | bal {<MIN(na-qa-ru)>} ša₂ ⸢BAD₃⸣ | Bal of the “Diminisher of the Dūr-eš |
| 18' | dag-ga {<MIN(na-qa-ru)>} ša₂ {giš}MA₂ | “Dag-ga, the vessel |
| 19' | ru-gu₂ {<MIN(na-qa-ru)>} ša₂ NA₄ | rugu-stone |
| 20' | ⸢ki⸣ šu dug₄-ga {<MIN(na-qa-ru)>} ša₂ qaq-qa-ri | E’e23, a good hand, ditto, the heart of the earth |
| 21' | bahar₂ pa-ha-rum | potter of the cult centers |
| 22' | šu-gal-an-zu {<MIN(pa-ha-rum)>} mu-⸢de-e ša₂⸣ ka-⸢la⸣ | Šugalanzu |
| 23' | {nin-da-me-kar}|NINDA₂×(ME.GAN₂@t)| {<MIN(pa-ha-rum)>} re-du-⸢u⸣ ša₂ ⸢kiš-kat₃⸣-te-e | nindāmekar-bread |
| 24' | nir ma-al-ku | noble one, mighty one |
| 25' | nir-ŋa₂-ŋa₂ e-tel-lum | noble one, prince |
| 26' | nam-nir-ŋal₂ šar-ru-⸢tum⸣ | the scepter of kingship |
| 27' | {sig}sig₇ se-pu-u₂ ša₂ ⸢šar⸣-[ti] | red wool, belonging to the šarru-priest |
| 28' | ⸢x⸣ sig₁₀-ga qaq-qad se-⸢pu⸣-[...] | “(If) it rains heavily on the ground, he will be able to ... |
| 29' | [...] dug₄ ma-ha-⸢ṣu⸣ [...] | ... a bowl of ... |
| 30' | [...] ⸢x⸣ ⸢x⸣-[...] | |
| o ii | ||
| 1' | ⸢x-x⸣ [...] | |
| 2' | lal₃ diš-[pu] | honey of Pu |
| 3' | a-ri-a da-ša₂-[pu] | |
| 4' | {⸢ru⸣-u}⸢ru₆⸣ {<MIN(da-ša₂-pu)>} ša₂ diš-[pi] | ēru-e’e-û, ditto of Vapi |
| 5' | ⸢saŋ₅{zag⸣}{ga}[ŋa₂] {<MIN(da-ša₂-pu)>} ša₂ ZU₂.LUM.[MA] | esaĝ-stone, ditto of dates |
| 6' | {u₂}⸢u₁₈-lu⸣ sil-⸢qu⸣ | a kind of plant |
| 7' | zil{⸢zi}la⸣ sa-la-⸢qu⸣ | zil-ezila-e23, sala-eqû. |
| 8' | ša-ra-⸢GAL₂⸣ {<⸢MIN⸣(sa-la-qu)>} ⸢ša₂ UZU⸣ | Šara-egal-e23 |
| 9' | ⸢gurud⸣{gu-ru-ud-da}da [na]-⸢du-u₂⸣ | The “gurud-ešurudda-priest’ is the one who carries out the ritual. |
| 10' | ⸢x⸣-ga [...] ⸢ša₂⸣ [...] | “The ... of the temple, the ša e3 temple |
| 11' | {ku-u}ku [...] | “It is yours, I want to ... it, |
| 12' | {si}[sig₁₀] [...] | ... red wool |
| 13' | ⸢dirig⸣-[ga] [...] | The edirig priestess |
| 14' | ⸢uzu⸣-[...] [...] | ... meat |
| 15' | A [...] [...] | ... ... |
| 16' | ⸢x⸣ [...] [...] | |
| 17' | UD [...] [...] ME | ... moonrise to sunset: |
| 18' | [...] [...]-rum | ...-rum |
| 19' | [...] [...]-nu | ...-nu |
| 20' | [...] ⸢x⸣ [...]-rum | ... ...-rum |
| 21' | hulu-ŋal₂ ⸢za-ma⸣-nu | destroyer of the ziggurat, |
| 22' | hul-dub₂ a-⸢mi⸣-šu | The evildoer, his father |
| 23' | e₃-ba-ra ṣi-⸢i⸣ | come out for me! |
| 24' | he₂-en-ta-e₃ lu-ṣi | may he leave, that man |
| 25' | ba-ra-e₃-e it-ta-ṣi | has left, |
| 26' | ŋiri₃{⸢gi-ir} {si-il}sil⸣ ha-ba-⸢tum⸣ | “Biri-egir, si-il-sil, Ḫaba-etum |
| 27' | ⸢ir⸣ {<MIN(ha-ba-tum)>} ša₂ ša₂-la-⸢li⸣ | “Ir’e-plant, ditto of the šala-e-lî-plant |
| 28' | ⸢sar⸣ {<MIN(ha-ba-tum)>} ša₂ a-la-[ki] | esarû-plant |
| 29' | {⸢lu₂⸣}sa-gaz hab-⸢ba⸣-[tum] | a sagaz-demon, a habbayûtum-disease |
| 30' | eš-še-de₂-a hu-[bu-ut-ta-tum] | esvšēdea ḫubuttatum |
| 31' | ⸢x x⸣ BU ⸢x⸣-[...] | ... ... |
| 32' | [...] ⸢x⸣ [...] | |
| r i | ||
| 1' | ⸢x⸣ [...] [...] | |
| 2' | i-[...] [...] | ... ... |
| 3' | ŋiri₃{gi-[ir]} [...] [...] | The “Biri |
| 4' | ZI ⸢x⸣ [...] [...] | ZI e22x₂ e23 |
| 5' | šag₄-zig₃-[ga] [...] | The šagziga drum |
| 6' | {ku-uš}⸢kušu₂⸣ [...] | The kušû-demon |
| 7' | gu₂-{ha-ar}har [...] | ... guhar stone |
| 8' | HAR UD ⸢x⸣-[...] | a silver ring |
| 9' | daŋal gab-[bu] | all the crossings |
| 10' | du₃ ka-[lu] | built Kalu |
| 11' | du₃-a-bi ka-⸢la⸣-[šu] | Its ritual: its ka’ela priest |
| 12' | |KUŠU₂.AN.MUŠ₃| u₂-ru-[uh-hu] | a kind of snake |
| 13' | dilib₃ {<MIN(u₂-ru-uh-hu)>} ša₂ a-⸢la⸣-[...] | The di’uhhu-disease of Aya-ela-e- |
| 14' | dilib₃-ba a-⸢la⸣-[...] | The heart of A'ela'e |
| 15' | sed pa-⸢ša₂⸣-[hu] | cool water |
| 16' | e₃ {<MIN(pa-ša₂-hu)>} ša₂ [...] | Come out, ditto, ... heart |
| 17' | ni₂ dub₂ {<MIN(pa-ša₂-hu)>} ⸢ša₂⸣ [...] | The fearsome one, ditto, the ešahu-plant |
| 18' | te-en-te-en {<⸢MIN⸣(pa-ša₂-hu)>} ⸢ša₂⸣ [...] | “It is enough, it is enough! It is sufficient, it has to be perfected(?) |
| 19' | ⸢ni₂ x x x⸣ ŋar šup-⸢šu⸣-[hu] | ... a šup’eḫu-plant |
| 20' | [šag₄] {[ta]-⸢am⸣}tam qa-[a-pu] | a field, a tā-e-am-tam, qapu |
| 21' | ⸢ŋeškim⸣-til₃ {<MIN(qa-a-pu)>} ša₂ a-[mat] | “It is finished, ditto is the word |
| 22' | ⸢dirig⸣-ga {<MIN(qa-a-pu)>} ša₂ i-⸢ga⸣-ri | “Dirig-ega-plant, the plant of Igari |
| 23' | lu₂-til₃-la-gid₂-da qi₂-i-pu | Lu-tila-gida, the qipu |
| 24' | {⸢na⸣}na₅ pi-it-nu | e22na-e23 stone |
| 25' | ⸢an⸣-gu₄-ud {<MIN(pi-it-nu)>} ša₂ AN{e} | An ox, ditto, of heaven |
| 26' | [sa]-a {<MIN(pi-it-nu)>} ša₂ ZA₃.MI₂ | “Sa, ditto of the belly |
| 27' | [...]-⸢ad⸣ gi gaz-za {<MIN(pi-it-nu)>} ša₂ AD.KID | ... your burning reeds, ditto of the AD.KID |
| 28' | [...] ⸢sug⸣{su-ug} še šul-pu | ... esu-ug-e-sug, roasted barley |
| 29' | [gi]-su₃ {<MIN(šul-pu)>} ša₂ {lu₂}ŠU.⸢I⸣ | reed mat, ditto of the šūdu-official |
| 30' | gid₂-da ša₂-la-⸢pu⸣ | long (tablet of) Šala-epû |
| 31' | gid₂{gi-id}{{<MIN(gi-id)>}}gid₂ {<MIN(ša₂-la-pu)>} ša₂ [...] | “The long-distance gid, the short-ditto of the ... |
| 32' | zu₂{zu} kud-ru ba-ṣa-[rum] | kudurru-plant |
| 33' | zu₂{{<MIN(zu)>}} kud-kud-ru bu-uṣ-ṣu-⸢rum⸣ | kudkudru-plant, būšbu-erum-e23 |
| 34' | murub₂{mu-ru-ub} hi-iṣ-bu | |
| 35' | bulug-ga {<MIN(hi-iṣ-bu)>} ša₂ {na₄}GUG | a type of ditto stone |
| 36' | zu₂ gaz ga-ṣa-ṣu | |
| 37' | zu₂{zu} {su-ud}sud₂-{{<MIN(su-ud)>}}sud₂ {<MIN(ga-ṣa-ṣu)>} ša₂ šin-ni | Zuzu (means) “sud-sudu-ditto (and) ditto (also means) the heart of his brother. |
| 38' | {bu-u}bur₁₂ ba-⸢qa⸣-mu | “Bur-disease, it is a flood-storm, |
| 39' | šab-ba ga-ṣa-⸢ṣu⸣ | in the womb of Gaša-ešbû |
| 40' | a₂ bur₁₂-ra {<MIN(ga-ṣa-ṣu)>} ša₂ ⸢kap⸣-[pi] | labor of burra, ditto, of the ekap-epi plant |
| 41' | [...] ⸢x⸣ kiš-kat₃-⸢tu⸣-[u] | ... the eškat-ētû-demon |
| 42' | [...] [...]-⸢x-x⸣-[...] | |
| r ii | ||
| 1 | {[na₄]}šuba ⸢šu⸣-bu-u | šubû-stone |
| 2 | {[na₄]}⸢šuba⸣ unug{ki} a-a-ni-bu | šuba stone, Uruk's father, |
| 3 | {[na₄]}⸢šuba⸣ unug{ki} gal ki-bal-tum | ešubû-stone, Uruk's great rebel land |
| 4 | {[u₂]}NINDA₂ il-lu-rum | a kind of bread |
| 5 | {[u₂]}⸢a⸣-a-ar₂ KU₃.BABBAR nu-ṣa-bu | he did not pay the silver. |
| 6 | {[u₂]}⸢a⸣-a-ar₂ KU₃.SIG₁₇ nu-ha-ri | a gold nuḫari plant |
| 7 | ⸢dimma⸣ ṭe₃-e-mu | |
| 8 | ŋalga sud mil-ku | “The balaŋ-drum is well, the milku-drum |
| 9 | ⸢ad⸣-mar ši-tul-⸢tum⸣ | I have set up a šītu-offering for you |
| 10 | šag₄ ki {mu}mu₂ ta-šim-tum | (a kind of container for) tašimtu-beer |
| 11 | šu us₂-sa se-ʾ-u₂ | Hand of a Seizer |
| 12 | zag sag sa-ka-pu | the right side of the head is smashed |
| 13 | ku{⸢ku}{ku⸣}ku {<MIN(sa-ka-pu)>} ša₂ ṣa-la-li | “Ku’e-ku-e-kku, ditto of ša-balalu |
| 14 | muš₂-me zi-i-mu | The one who sees me is life |
| 15 | suh{su-uh}keš₂ ti-iq-nu | a tiqnu-vessel |
| 16 | gun₃-gun₃-nu ti-it-a-rum | speckled with radiance, |
| 17 | ri ra-mu-u₂ | lovemaking |
| 18 | ⸢tuš⸣ a-ša₂-bu | a dwelling place |
| 19 | dur₂-ru-⸢un⸣ na-pal-su-hu | Urru-eune, the napalsuḫu |
| 20 | ⸢dib⸣ ⸢na-pal⸣-ṭu-u₂ | |
| 21 | šu dib-ba ba-⸢ʾ⸣-u₂ | Hand of a Passing One |
| 22 | šu dib-dib e-⸢te-qu⸣ | Hand of the one who passes by to pass by |
| 23 | ⸢ŋizzal⸣{gi-za-⸢al⸣} ⸢pu⸣-[uq-qu] | “Bizal-eal, puqqu-plant |
| 24 | ⸢bar dag⸣ ⸢ta⸣-[a-pu] | ebardag-plant, eta-eapu-plant |
| 25 | ⸢rah₂⸣-rah₂ ⸢x⸣-[...] | The raḫ ešû-tree |
| 26 | sig₁₀ ha-[sa-su] | yellow-green wool |
| 27 | ŋeštug₂ ri ⸢hu⸣-[us-su-su] | “The garment, the ri of the ḫu’ussusu |
| 28 | nu-ha-lam-⸢ma⸣ [...] | Nuḫalama’e |
| 29 | niŋ₂-⸢tag⸣ ⸢li⸣-[...] | The niŋ2-etag’e-plant, the elî-plant |
| 30 | de₅-de₅-ga ⸢mi-qi₂⸣-[it-tum] | “It is a stag’s snare— it is an emiqītum plant |
| 31 | be₄{bi}{bi}be₄ nu-šur-⸢ru⸣-[u] | If he does not release it |
| 32 | šu-nir šu-ri-in-⸢nu⸣ | Hand of Šuri-nu’e23 |
| 33 | uzug{u₂-zug} eš-re-e-tum | |
| 34 | zag-ŋar-ra E₂-MEŠ DINGIR-MEŠ | “River of the temples, of the gods, |
| 35 | e₂ u₆-nir nu-har | the temple whose splendor is unrivaled, |
| 36 | im-du₃-a ziq-qur-ra-tum | he built. Ziqquratum |
| 37 | [im]-⸢du₃⸣-a AK-a pit-qu | “Incantation-formula AK-a, faulty |
| 38 | [sukud]-da za-qa-rum | sukud-da zaqarum |
| 39 | nir {<MIN(za-qa-rum)>} ša₂ ziq-qur-ra-ti | noble one of the ziggurat |
| 40 | burudₓ(U) šup-lum | (a kind of sulphur) |
| 41 | [...]-KU mi-iq-qu | ... a flood. |
| 42 | pu₂ hu-up-pu | huppu-vessel |
| 43 | [...] ⸢x⸣ hu-up-tum | ... a huptu-plant |
| 44 | [...] [...]-tum | ...-tum |
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