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K 02596 (P394538)
CANONICAL > Magic > Varia > Zuburudabeda, Neo-Assyrian, Nineveh · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE
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| Designation | K 02596 |
|---|---|
| ID | P394538 |
| Museum no. | BM — |
| Collection | British Museum, London, UK |
| Language | Akkadian |
| Period | Neo-Assyrian · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE |
| Genre | CANONICAL > Magic > Varia > Zuburudabeda |
| 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 col 4 10' | ... reed, aromatic |
| reverse col 4 18' | ..., cumin, kurru-plant |
| reverse col 4 6' | ... of cedar |
| obverse col 2 15' | Its ritual: You crush... on the akkilu-tree. |
| reverse col 3 32' | as much as there is, at your disposal |
| reverse col 4 14' | ...... straw and barley rations |
| reverse col 4 26' | which Nabû and Tashmetu gave wide understanding |
| reverse col 3 7' | With great aromatics... |
| reverse col 3 33' | If a statue of copper which has 17 fingers: |
| reverse col 3 25' | Ajacent to the sage, |
| reverse col 4 5' | ... table, brewer |
| reverse col 3 10' | he will take, and he will recover. What are their claims? |
| reverse col 4 12' | ... juniper, juniper, bru-juniper |
| reverse col 4 25' | who trusts in Ashur and Ninlil |
| reverse col 3 14' | (As for) the locusts, the names of the akalu-disease, the akalu-disease, the arrabu-disease, the umairu-disease, |
| obverse col 2 14' | ... let me sing your praises. |
| reverse col 3 6' | May the name of the great gods be known... |
| obverse col 1 1' | ... his |
| obverse col 2 9' | ...... |
| reverse col 3 18' | (Property of) Sukkal-ab-uur, the scribe. |
| reverse col 4 19' | ......-plant,...-plant |
| reverse col 3 30' | Ea, ama and Asalluhi, the great gods |
| reverse col 4 11' | ... aromatic |
| obverse col 2 19' | The reed of these rituals is not performed. |
| reverse col 3 12' | You do not put a qlutu-vessel in the middle of the window, and there will be peace in it. |
| obverse col 2 12' | ... of... |
| obverse col 2 4' | To the Anunnaki... their utterances |
| obverse col 2 16' | You take... before Gilgamesh. |
| obverse col 2 6' | ... may they send them. |
| obverse col 2 20' | The 7th day is favourable. The 7th day is favourable. |
| reverse col 3 20' | True oxen of Esagil and Ezida, written according to the original. |
| reverse col 3 31' | if the one who these rituals |
| reverse col 3 17' | Its ritual: You recite the incantation-priests. |
| reverse col 3 28' | Whoever seeks a lawsuit or litigation, shall have no legal claim. |
| obverse col 2 26' | ... fine oil and...... |
| reverse col 3 23' | He has sworn by the command of an unfaithful man, an unfaithful man,... |
| obverse col 2 25' | 7 kukubu-vessels of cheese, first-class beer, wine, honey, butter |
| obverse col 2 8' | ...... lambs(?) |
| reverse col 4 4' | ... reed mats |
| reverse col 3 11' | You set up a riksi-vessel and... one sacrificial sheep |
| reverse col 4 8' | Its ritual:... a garden. |
| reverse col 4 23' | It is the nth tablet. |
| obverse col 2 5' | ... their... |
| reverse col 4 3' | ... gold |
| reverse col 3 34' | the side of the 'finger' is thick...... |
| obverse col 2 17' | This is the oath of ama. |
| obverse col 2 11' | ... them |
| reverse col 3 27' | May the eru-disease of the assu-disease be released. |
| obverse col 2 1' | ... heart |
| reverse col 4 20' | ...... star of the mother's body is swollen. |
| reverse col 3 9' | Ihha, milk, beer, wine, honey, honey, honey, butter |
| reverse col 3 22' | he filled, he smote, he smote, |
| obverse col 2 24' | If a man is seized by a ghost: he will place it on his head. |
| obverse col 2 3' | By the command of Erekigal, mistress of the universe, |
| reverse col 3 29' | Incantation: Anu, Enlil, Adad, Blet-il, Nisaba |
| obverse col 2 18' | You pound from the field and do not look behind you. |
| reverse col 4 16' | ... a bed, a base of a male ebony |
| obverse col 2 7' | ... their tribute |
| reverse col 3 24' | The land of ama and the star are... |
| reverse col 4 22' | ... juniper, juniper |
| obverse col 2 28' | The abru-demon is a frightened... |
| reverse col 3 5' | Pure tuhab priestess... |
| reverse col 3 16' | (an anatomical part of the head) |
| reverse col 4 9' | ... duprnu-juniper, papparmnu-plant |
| obverse col 2 23' | large aromatics: 1 qa of e-plant, 1 qa of flour |
| reverse col 3 2' | During the night |
| reverse col 3 3' | bread for the god |
| reverse col 3 8' | Concerning those... |
| reverse col 3 15' | 'It is surrounded by a halo of anything, it is surrounded by a halo, and it will return me.' |
| reverse col 3 13' | ... dust... and... |
| reverse col 4 21' | ... date palm(?), ewes, oxen, tablet(s) |
| reverse col 4 28' | Whoever among the kings who preceded me has not received that work, |
| obverse col 2 27' | whom Adad, king of abundance, great lord |
| reverse col 3 19' | uanna, the bronze inscriptions of Nabû and Nanaya |
| obverse col 1 2' | ...-mi |
| reverse col 4 2' | ... iron |
| obverse col 2 13' | ... his |
| obverse col 2 21' | On the river bank you sprinkle pure water. |
| reverse col 4 24' | Palace of Ashurbanipal, king of the world, king of the land of Anar |
| reverse col 4 27' | They rejoiced over me, they rejoiced in the face of an abomination of abundance. |
| obverse col 2 2' | ... may they guard them on a road without interruption. |
| reverse col 4 17' | ... sheep, irrû-plant |
| reverse col 3 26' | The sage, his lord, knows this. |
| obverse col 2 22' | May I be able to seize the sand dunes of the white sheep. |
| reverse col 3 21' | When these rituals are performed |
| reverse col 3 4' | ... and in... |
| obverse col 2 10' | ... their... |
| reverse col 4 15' | ... sweet..., honey, butter. |
| reverse col 4 13' | ...... silver, lapis lazuli, the boundary territory |
| reverse col 4 7' | ... cedar |
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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