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JRAS 1920, 565-72 (P394316)
CANONICAL > Literature, Neo-Assyrian, Nineveh · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE
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| Designation | JRAS 1920, 565-72 |
|---|---|
| ID | P394316 |
| Museum no. | BM — |
| Collection | British Museum, London, UK |
| Language | Akkadian |
| Period | Neo-Assyrian · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE |
| Genre | CANONICAL > Literature |
| Find spot | Nineveh (mod. Kuyunjik) |
| Coordinates | 36.3582, 43.1621 |
Machine English (draft)
Machine draft. Machine English from montycrypto/atf-to-english (atf-en-best-v2, 2026-10-05), generated line by line from the source transliteration (not reproduced here). It is unreviewed and is not a scholarly translation.
| Line | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|
| reverse 24 | ... may he have no rival. |
| obverse 26' | ... may it be a... |
| reverse 17 | the gods of the gods, |
| obverse 11' | May your days be long! May your years be long! |
| reverse 27 | ... may it be yours |
| obverse 20' | In the halo of your oxen, |
| obverse 22' | May your beloved oxen be exalted! |
| reverse 8 | Be present in your presence, be present, be present. |
| obverse 6' | ... may they release you. |
| obverse 30' | ... may they hear you. |
| obverse 4' | ... may.... |
| reverse 28 | ... your fate. |
| obverse 23' | May my supplication be favourable for you. |
| reverse 9 | By your supplications, may it be known. |
| obverse 16' | May the... of your temple be well. |
| obverse 12' | May my life be long! |
| reverse 7 | By your command, may I be praised. |
| obverse 10' | May the oath be established, may it be established. |
| reverse 6 | By the command of the god and the king, may they be sated. |
| reverse 14 | May Marduk, the one who provides for your life, |
| obverse 24' | all of yours may it be his work. |
| obverse 27' | ... may he enjoy the barley rations. |
| reverse 26 | ... may it be your fate. |
| obverse 28' | ... may your... be bright. |
| obverse 8' | ... or a scepter, |
| reverse 5 | By the command of the top of the house may he make you dwell |
| reverse 22 | By the command of your great divinity, |
| obverse 3' | ..... |
| obverse 18' | I have written to you, may it be known. |
| obverse 17' | You should be a herald before you. |
| reverse 23 | ............................ |
| obverse 9' | Be present in this ram, place in it a firm positive answer. |
| obverse 25' | May your... be repaid. |
| reverse 12 | May Sin, the king, be your guard. |
| reverse 21 | ... your heart, or your heart, |
| obverse 5' | ... may they greet you. |
| obverse 14' | Let them be guarded! |
| reverse 3 | May his... be praised by your prince! |
| obverse 19' | May you be the one who makes you bow down at your feet! |
| obverse 29' | ... as many as there are. |
| obverse 13' | I ask you, or a kappidu priest |
| reverse 4 | At the time of Erra may he release you |
| reverse 32 | ...... |
| reverse 11 | May I be sated with your feet! |
| obverse 21' | Let him do your work. |
| obverse 2' | .... |
| reverse 30 | ... not... |
| reverse 10 | in your arms |
| reverse 2 | ... may they guard you |
| reverse 25 | ... may he... be upon you. |
| reverse 18 | In the morning, a good day |
| reverse 20 | In order to make it shine like daylight, |
| reverse 29 | ... may they release your name. |
| reverse 31 | ......... |
| obverse 7' | ... may they hear you. |
| obverse 15' | ... may it be good. |
| reverse 19 | at the threshing floor of Emeli |
| reverse 13 | May Ninurta, the hero |
| reverse 15 | Who provides for you, whether Baba |
| reverse 1 | ..., may they give you strength. |
| reverse 16 | The oath-priests, the exalted gods |
Sources & licences
- Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative · CDLI: reuse of catalogue/transliteration data with citation of CDLI; images restricted (not fetched) · Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI), https://cdli.earth/ ; cite CDLI and the P-number
- 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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