Unread Atlas
BM 098611 + (P394907)
Neo-Assyrian, Nineveh · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE
Open in the reader & map →See it among all tablets
| Designation | BM 098611 + |
|---|---|
| ID | P394907 |
| Museum no. | BM 098611 + |
| Collection | British Museum, London, UK |
| Language | Akkadian |
| Period | Neo-Assyrian · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE |
| 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 | ||
| 1' | [...] x-x-x-x-x [x]-x x [x-x-(x)] | |
| 2' | [... KA.DAB].⸢BE₂⸣.DA ŠU.DINGIR.RA ŠU.{d}INANNA [...] | ..., hand of a god hand of Ištar |
| 3' | [... ŠU.NAM].⸢LU₂⸣.U₁₈.LU u₄-mi-šam-ma ina ⸢SU⸣.[MU ...] | ... daily in the Ēšuma temple |
| 4' | [...] ⸢AN⸣.TA.GAL₂ NITA₃.DAM na-ram-⸢ti⸣ [...] | ... the ēšû-etagal-plant, the male and female slaves |
| 5' | [... da-ma]-qi₂ u₄-mi-šam-ma ZI-⸢ti⸣ [...] | ... good ... every day and life ... |
| 6' | [...] ⸢kiš⸣-pu ru-ḫu-u₂ ru-su-[u₂ ...] | ... ēkišpu-plant, ruḫu-plant (and) rusu-plant |
| 7' | [... {d}iš₈]-⸢tar₂⸣-MU re-e-ma [...] | ... Ištar-ēmur, merciful one |
| 8' | [... eb-be₂]-ku ⸢lu⸣ [...] | ... I am the lord |
| r | ||
| 1 | DINGIR.MU [u {d}iš₈-tar₂]-⸢MU⸣ MAŠ₂.GE₆ SIG₅-⸢tu₂⸣ [li-šab-ru-ni] | May my (personal) god and Ištar-ēmur make a favorable dream for me. |
| 2 | {d}AMAR.UTU [...] ⸢GAL⸣-u da₃-li₂-li₂-⸢ka⸣ [...] | Marduk, the great temple, the one who makes all of the temples rejoice |
| 3 | {d}zar-pa-⸢ni-tum⸣ GAŠAN GAL-tu₂ nar₃-bi-⸢ki⸣ [...] | Zarpanitum, great lady of Nippur |
| 4 | ina qi₂-bi-⸢ti⸣-ku-nu ṣir-ti ša₂ [...] | By your exalted command that |
| 5 | u₃ an-ni-ku-nu ki-nim ša₂ [...] | And your firm affirmation |
| 6 | KA.INIM.MA ki-⸢mil⸣-ti DINGIR DU₃.A.[BI ...] | [Wording (of an incantation)] for a ki’emiltu-prayer to all the gods. |
| 7 | ŠU.DINGIR.RA ŠU.{d}INANNA ŠU.GIDIM.MA ŠU.NAM.ERIM₂.MA ŠU.[NAM.LU₂.U₁₈.LU] | Hand of a god Hand of Ištar Hand of Ghost Hand of Humanity Hand of Man |
| 8 | ḪUL A₂.MEŠ GISKIM.MEŠ a-na NA ⸢NU⸣ [...] | The evil of portents (and) omens against a man: ešunu-plant |
| 9 | DU₃.DU₃.BI UR.IDIM ša₂ {giš}EREN DU₃-uš ina DUR KU₃.[SI₂₂ ...] | Its ritual: You make a dog from cedar wood, in a gold cloak |
| 10 | DUR GADA ina kip-pat KU₃.SI₂₂ NIGIN-mi₃ {na₄}KIŠIB {<na₄>}NIR₂ ... E₃ ⸢ina⸣ [muḫ-ḫi-šu₂ ...] | You wrap a linen towel in a gold knead. Seal of a lapis lazuli . |
| 11 | EN₂ {d}asar-ri-me-en sil₉ erim₂-ma niŋ₂-ak-a bar-bar-⸢re⸣-[eš] | Incantation: “I am Asari, the one who makes the enemy's frightening disappear |
| 12 | EN₂ an-ni-ta ina UGU UR.IDIM SAR-ar₂ ina GE₆ ⸢UR₃⸣ [...] | Incantation: “Write this on top of a planet, during the night, ... e’urû-plant |
| 13 | A KU₃ SU₃ 2 GI.DU₈ ana {d}AMAR.UTU u {d}zar-pa-ni-tum [...] | You sprinkle pure water. Two offering tables for Marduk and Zarpanitu |
| 14 | ZU₂.LUM.MA {zi₃}EŠA DUB-aq NINDA.I₃.DE₂.A LAL₃ I₃.NUN.NA [...] | You strew dates (and) ešû-flour. You knead emmer bread, honey, butter |
| 15 | 2 NIG₂.NA ŠIM.ḪI.A DUB-aq 2 {udu}{nita₂}SISKUR [...] | You strew 2 censers of juniper. 2 male goats |
| 16 | {uzu}ZAG {uzu}ME.ḪE₂ u₃ {uzu}KA.NE tu-⸢qar⸣-[rab] | You recite (the incantation) “ZAG, ME.Ḫ.B.E., and KA.NE. |
| 17 | KAŠ.SAG BAL-qi₂ UR.IDIM qa₂-du ne₂-pe-ši-šu₂ ina bi-rit ⸢KEŠ₂⸣ | You libate first-rate beer. A lion together with its rituals in between the gates |
| 18 | ki-lal-la-an GAR-an UR₅.GIM DU₁₁.[GA] | You set up a ki-lal-la-an. You speak as follows. |
| 19 | mu-ḫur {d}AMAR.UTU EN e₂-sag-il₂ EN GAL-[u] | the one who reveres Marduk, lord of Esagil, great [lord] |
| 20 | mu-uḫ₂-ri {d}zar-pa-ni-tum ⸢šar⸣-rat KA₂.DINGIR.RA{ki} ⸢GAŠAN-tu₂ GAL⸣-[tu₂] | Received by Zarpanitu, the king of Babylon, the great throne-dais. |
| 21 | te-re-qam-ma 2 SIG₄.MEŠ ḫa-ba ta-[ša₂]-⸢ḫat⸣ ZAG u GUB₃ ša ⸢KEŠ₂⸣ [...] | You recite (this) two bricks and you rub (them) with them. The right and left of the ‘seizing-of-the-mouth’ ritual |
| 22 | lu-te-e te-ṣe-en {giš}EREN {giš}⸢ŠUR⸣.[MIN₃] ⸢GI⸣ DU₁₀.GA [...] | “You are the one who makes cedar, ēšur-juniper, sweet gypsum |
| 23 | IZI ina {dug}BUR.ZI NU ⸢AL⸣.[ŠEG₆].⸢GA₂ ta⸣-[leq-qe₂-ma] | You take a fire in a tureen that does not contain elû-plant |
| 24 | ina 2 GI.IZI.LA₂ {giš}EREN [...] GI DU₁₀.GA ⸢tu⸣-[sa-na-aš₂] | With 2 sticks of cedar ... good reed |
| 25 | SIK₂ BABBAR SIK₂ SA₅ tul-laḫ ina IZI ⸢kib⸣-[rit] ⸢ta-qad⸣-ma ana ab-⸢ri⸣ [...] | You fumigate white hair (and) red hair with fire. You recite the incantation “Ekib-erit,’ and you pour it into a reed-vessel. |
| 26 | MU.PA₃.DA.E.NE.NE ... ⸢mu⸣-uḫ-ra DINGIR.⸢MEŠ⸣ [GAL.MEŠ] | The names of the gods, the great gods |
| 27 | ⸢ZI₃⸣.MAD.GA₂ ta-sar₂-raq mi-iḫ-⸢ḫa⸣ [...] | You strew flour from ēšû-tamarisk (and) miḫba-e23-plant |
| 28 | ⸢te⸣-re-qam-ma EN₂ {d}AMAR.UTU EN GAL-u a-ša₂-red ⸢AN⸣-[e ...] | You recite the incantation, O Marduk, great lord, creator of the horizon |
| 29 | ⸢GIM ŠID-u UR⸣.IDIM ⸢ša⸣ GAR-nu IL₂-ma EN₂ {d}⸢asar⸣-[ri-me-en] | (If) it is surrounded by a halo, a snake (or) a planet rises and you invoke the incantation “I am Asari-Erēmî |
| 30 | 7-⸢šu₂⸣ ana IGI ab-ri ša₂ {d}AMAR.UTU u 7-šu₂ ana IGI ab-ri ⸢ša₂⸣ [...] | Seven times in front of the throne of Marduk and seven times (in front of) the temple of ... |
| 31 | ⸢GIM⸣ ŠID-u₂ ina bi-rit KEŠ₂.MEŠ ⸢ki⸣-[lal-la-an ...] | (If) it is surrounded by a halo between the gates of E-lal-lan |
| 32 | kam₂ DU₁₁.GA at-ta UR.IDIM ⸢EN.NUN SILIM-me ša⸣ [...] | You are the lion of the guard, may it be reconciled with the ... |
| 33 | ur-ti TI.LA ša₂-lam ZI-⸢ti⸣ [...] | (Sum) The urtu-priestess of life, the one who provides life (Akk) The hero of life (var.) The one who gives life |
| 34 | ⸢ul⸣-tu u₄-me an-ne₂-e ur-⸢ti⸣ [...] | In those distant days, in those distant years |
| 35 | ⸢ma⸣-ḫar {d}AMAR.UTU u {d}⸢zar⸣-[pa-ni-tum ...] | Marduk and Ezar-pānitu |
| 36 | [mim]-⸢ma⸣ lem-nu mim-ma NU DU₁₀.⸢GA⸣ [...] | Anything evil, anything unfavorable |
| 37 | [ŠU].NAM.ERIM₂.MA ŠU.⸢NAM⸣.[LU₂.U₁₈.LU ...] | Hand of a Man |
| 38 | ⸢la⸣ tu-šaṭ-ḫa-a [...] | You are adjured by the gods |
| 39 | [...] ⸢qi₂⸣-bit {d}AMAR.UTU EN [...] | ... the command of Marduk, lord of |
| 40 | ⸢GIM⸣ ŠID-u <tuš-ken> GIM KEŠ₂ ⸢it⸣-[tu-ḫu ...] | (If) it is surrounded by a halo, you sit (there) like a ritual assemblage (and) the etuḫbu-plant |
| 41 | ⸢KEŠ₂⸣ DU₈ NUMUN ⸢U₃.SUḪ₅⸣ [...] | You break off ēšû-tree (and) seed from e'uzuḫu-plant |
| 42 | [...] ⸢še-rim⸣ [...] | ... the šerim plant |
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
- 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) · ORACC project editions, https://oracc.museum.upenn.edu/ ; cite the individual project (see texts.extra_json.project)
Cite the original edition and translator. Page generated by Unread Atlas from the public corpus export of 2026-10-18.