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K 03018 + 1882-03-23, 0011 + K 13510 + K 19401 + K 13298 (P394768)
CANONICAL > Literature > Lamentations > Šuʾila (Emesal), Neo-Assyrian, Nineveh · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE
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| Designation | K 03018 + 1882-03-23, 0011 + K 13510 + K 19401 + K 13298 |
|---|---|
| ID | P394768 |
| Museum no. | BM — |
| Collection | British Museum, London, UK |
| Language | Akkadian |
| Period | Neo-Assyrian · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE |
| Genre | CANONICAL > Literature > Lamentations > Šuʾila (Emesal) |
| 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 3 | by Baba, the beautiful dwelling of the divine powers |
| obverse 21' | faithful vizier of the god Nabû of the land |
| reverse 20 | ... don't forget the lord. |
| reverse 16 | May they rejoice over you, |
| obverse 15' | Damkina, lady of the Apsu, the land |
| reverse 7 | by the hand of ala, the great wife of his cosmic powers |
| obverse 4' | Princess of the city, great mother Ninlil, who is |
| obverse 19' | Zarpanitu, the lady of the Apsu |
| obverse 6' | Umun-KALa, the first-born son of Enlil, the umah priest of An |
| obverse 1' | May Anu, the great one, father of the gods of the land, speak to you. |
| obverse 2' | great mountain father Enlil, in his cosmic powers |
| reverse 17 | Do not abandon your city Nippur! |
| reverse 9 | ..., the foremost one of the Ekur temple, your outside is An |
| reverse 19 | in Sippar a place of relaxation for the skilled craftsmen |
| reverse 10 | may he be soothed |
| obverse 11' | The wise one, ama, the wise one, son of Ningal, ati |
| obverse 16' | by Asalluhi the ruler of Babylon |
| obverse 20' | the faithful vizier Muz-ibbasa Ena |
| reverse 5 | by Ikur, the beloved son of An, in his cosmic powers |
| reverse 6 | Adad, beloved of Anu, of the land |
| reverse 11 | O lord, most exalted, who dwells in the Ekur, |
| reverse 12 | May Anutika rejoice over you |
| obverse 12' | by the hand of Enki, the king of Engur |
| reverse 27 | ... came out(?) |
| obverse 3' | Great mountain, father of ditto the land |
| reverse 14 | of the hirelings |
| reverse 8 | (If) ditto a great hero in the land |
| obverse 17' | O Marduk, lord(?) of the land |
| obverse 13' | Ea, king of the Apsu, the land |
| reverse 25 | In Babylon, your Esagil temple, your lordship is supreme |
| obverse 25' | ... truth, Tashmetu of the land |
| reverse 4 | (As for) ditto the moon, the light of the land |
| reverse 2 | 2: Bl (and) Dikudma, who dwells in the Anunnaki, |
| obverse 22' | the house of the first-born son of Ura in his cosmic powers |
| obverse 14' | Hand of Damgalnuna, lady of the Abzu |
| obverse 10' | young man Utu, suckling son of Ningal, in his cosmic powers |
| obverse 8' | by Nanna, the storm of heaven and earth, the cosmic powers |
| reverse 22 | ... of your joy, do not abandon your lordship! |
| obverse 24' | the righteous princess of the lady KA-UR-asiga |
| reverse 18 | Do not abandon your city Nippur, no god can approach. |
| obverse 7' | Ninurta, foremost one of Enlil, exalted ruler of Anu |
| reverse 21 | Do not let your joyous city dwell in Babylon! |
| obverse 9' | May Sin, the hero of heaven and netherworld, be present |
| obverse 23' | ... the first-ranking Amurru of Ura of the land |
| reverse 24 | Your house, the abode of your city, the lord |
| reverse 23 | May your house be praised, may your city be praised! |
| obverse 18' | by the hand of Papnuna in the Egi'a temple of Engur |
| reverse 1 | the 1st (of which followed the 30th of the preceding month), the ruler of the Anuna gods |
| reverse 26 | ... the house, ditto; the rest of the lord |
| reverse 13 | (As for) the lamentation priests, the judges |
| obverse 5' | prince of the city and the house of the great mother, ditto of the land |
| reverse 15 | You are the exalted one of the 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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