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RA 028, 128 (P394161)
lexical, Neo-Assyrian, Nineveh · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE
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| Designation | RA 028, 128 |
|---|---|
| ID | P394161 |
| 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' | en-nun an-[ta] [...] | The guard from above ... |
| 2' | en-nun murub₄-ba qab-li-[tum] | watch of the middle part of the courtyard |
| 3' | en-nun ud zal-la šat-tur-[rum] | Watch of the passing day, Šatturrum |
| 4' | {ba-ab-bar}babbar pe{a}ṣu-[u] | white sulphur |
| 5' | {gi-ig}gig₂ e-re-⸢pu⸣ | a reed mat for the erēpu-festival |
| 6' | ŋeš-šu₂ {<MIN(e-re-pu)>} ša₂ šam-[ši] | His word is a ditto of heaven |
| 7' | babbar{ba-ab-ba-ra}ra ṣi-it ⸢šam⸣-[ši] | “White is its name, |
| 8' | gig₂{ku-ga}ga e-reb ⸢šam⸣-[ši] | the black-headed ones who enter into the sanctuaries |
| 9' | {ŋeš}ma-nu ši-ga-[rum] | a manu of šigarum |
| 10' | {ŋeš}az-la₂ {<MIN(ši-ga-rum)>} ša₂ UR.[MAH] | azla-plant, ditto of lion |
| 11' | {ŋeš}gu₂-ha-za {<MIN(ši-ga-rum)>} ša₂ UR.[GIR₁₅] | a throne, ditto of a dog |
| 12' | ŋeštug₂ ha-as-[su] | a hemmed garment |
| 13' | ⸢ŋeštug₂⸣ la₂ ṭu-um-⸢mu⸣-[mu] | “Do not wear a cloak! |
| 14' | ⸢ŋeštug₂⸣ šuš₂ a-mi-[rum] | a scepter, a hand of amīrum |
| 15' | ⸢ŋeštug₂ šuš₂⸣-a pe-hu-[u] | “The scepter, the ear, the eye-opener |
| 16' | u₂-{⸢pi⸣-[...]}⸢pil₇⸣ suk-ku-[ku] | “The epil temple, the sukkuku temple |
| 17' | ki ba-an-⸢ze₂⸣-[er] muš-hal-ṣi-[tum] | from Ban-ezer, the diviner |
| 18' | ⸢uru₉⸣{u₂-rum} ⸢in⸣-[du] | the uru’ērum (temple) and the edu(-plant) |
| 19' | nam-⸢us₂⸣ [ni]-⸢mit⸣-[tum] | The namēšu-priestess (is) the ni’emitum-priest |
| 20' | ⸢gi⸣ [...] | The reed screen |
| 21' | ⸢tah⸣ [...] | The etaḫ temple |
| 22' | ⸢peš⸣ [...] | Incantation(?) |
| 23' | ⸢peš⸣-gi [...] | The egi ritual |
| 24' | ⸢peš⸣-bal-gi [...] | The ebalgi ritual |
| 25' | peš-bal-gi₄-gi₄ [...] | (Sum) You are the one who is to be turned back(?) (Akk) You have been turned back |
| 26' | [peš]-peš-gi ⸢IMIN⸣ | reed bundles of e’e-plant |
| 27' | {⸢u₂⸣-sa}⸢ussu⸣ {d}i₂-[gi₃-gi₃] | Igigi |
| 28' | {⸢i⸣-lim}ilimmu {d}a-nun-na-ki | E-lim-bilimmu of the Anunnaki, |
| 29' | {⸢zu⸣-ur}zur ku-un-nu-u₂ | “Eurzur is a kunnû-vessel |
| 30' | [zur]-ra ṣu₂-u-hu | swollen limbs |
| 31' | [zur] ⸢us₂⸣ nu-uh-hu-ṭu | (a kind of insect) that eats grass |
| 32' | ⸢kaskal⸣ har-ra-nu | “The road |
| 33' | [...] ⸢x⸣ gir-rum | ... the “finger-of-a-thousand’ |
| 34' | [a]-ra₂ a-lak-tum | the way of the road |
| 35' | nunuz li-i-pu | may a wild cow grow. |
| 36' | peš₄ {<MIN(li-i-pu)>} ru-qu | |
| 37' | peš₄ li-ip-li-pi | |
| 38' | [...] ⸢x⸣ numun mar ma-ru | ... the early seed |
| 39' | ka₅-a še-le-bu | |
| 40' | [...] KAŠ₄ {<MIN(še-le-bu)>} ša₂ {lu₂}TUR | ... beer, ditto of the child |
| 41' | šub na-du-u₂ | Hand of Nadu |
| 42' | [...] ma-qa-tum | “... mashtakal-plant,… |
| 43' | [...] ⸢na⸣-ša₂-ku | ... I am |
| o ii | ||
| 1' | ⸢x⸣ [...] [...] | |
| 2' | [...] [...] | |
| 3' | DU₇ ⸢x⸣ [...] [...] | ... ešû-plant |
| r i | ||
| 1 | saŋ ⸢tab⸣ [...] | ... etabu-plant |
| 2 | a₂ zig₃-⸢ga⸣ [...] | The arms of the ziggurat |
| 3 | UZ₃-⸢x⸣ [...] | The ewes |
| 4 | {su-un}⸢sun₇⸣ [...] | “Sun-esun, ..., |
| 5 | {ka-la}⸢KAL⸣ [...] | All the eskallu-priests |
| 6 | KAL [...] [...] | ... ... |
| 7 | KA-kug-[ŋal₂] [...] | KA-kug-bal |
| 8 | {gu₄-ud}⸢x⸣-[...] [...] | The ox or bull |
| 9 | UR-⸢x⸣-[...] [...] | UR-e... |
| 10 | {gar₃-⸢ri⸣}[...] [...] | The gar-ērī (temple) |
| 11 | [...] [...] | |
| 12 | ⸢x⸣-[...] [...] | |
| 13 | ⸢x⸣-[...] [...] | |
| 14 | saŋ-⸢x⸣-[...] [...] | Sa’e22... ... |
| 15 | ⸢KI⸣-[...] [...] | ... the E-e-(?) temple |
| 16 | ⸢x⸣-[...] [...] | |
| 17 | ⸢x⸣-[...] [...] | |
| 18 | ⸢x⸣-[...] [...] | |
| 19 | ⸢x⸣-[...] [...] | |
| r ii | ||
| 1 | [...] [x]-ul-lu-u₂ | ... ...; |
| 2 | [...] ⸢pi⸣-pi-lu-u₂ | ... epilû-plant |
| 3 | [...] pil-tum ha-tu-u₂ | ... a broken ... |
| 4 | ⸢hibiz⸣ uk-ku-du | (a kind of plant) |
| 5 | [...] ⸢x⸣ šum-su-ku | ... a scepter |
| 6 | [...] ⸢x⸣ ṭa-pa-lum | ... ṭābû-plant |
| 7 | [šu kar₂]-kar₂ ⸢ṭu⸣-up-pu-lum | Hand of a stag |
| 8 | {[lu₂]}⸢na⸣-gada na-qi₂-du | a man is to be offered |
| 9 | [gu₄-ud]-⸢da⸣-us₂ ri-id GUD | a kind of ox or bull |
| 10 | [ur-{d]}⸢nin⸣-ŋir₂-su ik-ka-ru | Ur-Enin-birsu prayed |
| 11 | bungaₓ(|UŠ.GA₂|) še-er-ru | |
| 12 | [lu₂]-tur la-ʾ-u₂ | a child born in poverty |
| 13 | hibiz la-ku-⸢u₂⸣ | lakû-plant |
| 14 | henzer(|IGI.DIM|){⸢x-x-x⸣} gu-da-⸢du⸣ | Hezer, Guda-edu, |
| 15 | [šu] silig ŠU KUG{tum} | Hand of gold |
| 16 | [šu] silig-ga im-nu | Hand of good fortune |
| 17 | [šu] niŋ₂-⸢gig⸣ ŠU ma-ru-uš-tum | Hand of Ni’egig Hand of Arus |
| 18 | [šu] niŋ₂-⸢gig-ga⸣ šu-me-lu | Hand of Niŋ-gigga priest |
| 19 | {[ŋeš]}gid₂-⸢da⸣ ⸢a⸣-rik-tum | long-tablets of the eašriktu-festival |
| 20 | [ŋeš]-⸢x⸣ til-pa-nu | “Tilpānu-plant |
| 21 | {[ŋeš]}BAN [ap]-⸢lu⸣-uh-tum | sutu of ap-eluḫtum |
| 22 | {[ŋeš]}pana qa-aš-tum | Hand of a Pana |
| 23 | [niŋ₂]-šum₂-mu ni-⸢din⸣-tum | The nišum-demon, the ni’edin-etum-disease |
| 24 | [šag₄]-gi-na bi-⸢bil lib₃⸣-bi | He carried off the šaggina, he carried off its inside |
| 25 | [šag₄]-gi-gur₆ ba-⸢bal lib₃⸣-bi | The šaggigur was carried off, its inside |
| 26 | ⸢gal⸣-an-zu er-šu₂ | Egaleanzu, erru |
| 27 | mušen{⸢x-x⸣-an-du}du₃ mu-du-⸢u₂⸣ | The bird(s) that he had snatched up, he smote them |
| 28 | gašam ⸢ha⸣-as-⸢su⸣ | Gašum-ašāssu-e23 |
| 29 | lu₂-{ŋeš}šu-kar₂ nam-ga-[rum] | Lu-šukar of Namgarum |
| 30 | {lu₂}zermušku qur-qur-[rum] | the diviner of the royal bodyguard |
| 31 | {lu₂}za₂-dim₂-ma za-dim₂-[mu] | the smith, my smith |
| 32 | {lu₂}alam-gu-u₂ pur-kul-[lum] | the balamgû priest, purkullum priest |
| 33 | ⸢x⸣ te-me-rum ⸢ša₂⸣ [...] | “The temerum-plant, the eša-e23-plant |
| 34 | bil ⸢ša₂⸣-ra-⸢pu⸣ [ša₂ ...] | bil ešāru-ra-epu-e3 |
| 35 | {bi-⸢x⸣}bil na-pa-hu [ša₂ ...] | “Bī-e-bil, the napḫu-demon of |
| 36 | bil{{<MIN(bi-x)>}}{{<MIN(bi-x)>}}bil ša₂-ha-nu [ša₂ ...] | bilbil means šahanu-disease. |
| 37 | ⸢lu₂⸣-ze₂-⸢tuku⸣ mar-[rum] | |
| 38 | ⸢ses⸣ ma-ra-[rum] | the ese’e temple of Mararum |
| 39 | gurun ⸢gig⸣-hab-ba {<MIN(ma-ra-rum)>} ša₂ [...] | Seed from egig-ehabba plant |
| 40 | hi-iz-tur mu-ra-[rum] | Hiztur mūrarum |
| 41 | illu ha-a-[lu] | flood, haze |
| 42 | sur-sur za-a-[bu] | |
| 43 | bi-iz-bi-iz i-ta-⸢at⸣-[tu-ku] | I stand, I rise up. |
| 44 | zukum kib-[su] | to cut off its limbs |
| 45 | ki-us₂ {<MIN(kib-su)>} [...] | “Ki-uš, ditto |
| 46 | ⸢x⸣ {<MIN(kib-su)>} [...] | e22-e23 (means) ... |
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