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CDLI Literary 002701.02, ex. 004 (P394941)
Literary, Neo-Assyrian, Nineveh · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE
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| Designation | CDLI Literary 002701.02, ex. 004 |
|---|---|
| ID | P394941 |
| Museum no. | BM — |
| Collection | British Museum, London, UK |
| Language | Akkadian; Sumerian |
| Period | Neo-Assyrian · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE |
| Genre | Literary |
| Find spot | Nineveh (mod. Kuyunjik) |
| Coordinates | 36.3582, 43.1621 |
Transliteration (ATF)
From Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative · CDLI: reuse of catalogue/transliteration data with citation of CDLI; images restricted (not fetched)
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) |
|---|---|---|
| obverse | ||
| 1' | pa-[la-hu ... _ug3-mesz]_-szu2# | fear ... his people |
| 2' | _dingir_-[szu2 ... a-kal]-szu2 | his god ... his food. |
| 3' | i-[zib ... ub]-la | Disregard that ... he brought it. |
| 4' | a-na# [... im-szu]-u2 | he gave to ... |
| 5' | nisz _dingir_-[szu2 ...] | the life of his god . . |
| 6' | ah-su#-[us-ma ...] | I sinned, and ... |
| 7' | [...] a# sza2#-lam#-tisz2# | ... the waters of the pure river |
| 8' | [...] sza2#-an-na-na _dingir_-szin | ... Šanana, her gods |
| 9' | [...] i#-li# sza2-ma#-'i# | ... the gods of heaven |
| 10' | [...]-bu#-ba# a#-rad# ir#-kal#la# | ... ..., the servant of Irkalla |
| 11' | [...]-x qe2#-reb#-szi-na al#-tan# | ... I gave to them. |
| 12' | [...]-di# me-hu#-[u] | ... battle |
| 13' | [...]-li#-ia# in-ne2-esz2-ra | ... my ... he gave to him |
| 14' | [...] _an_{e} i-zi-qa | ... eclipsed. |
| 15' | [...]-tim# i#-szi-ha t,i-'-u2 | ... he sat down, he was frightened |
| 16' | [...] it#-ta#-s,a-a _zu-ab_-usz-szu2 | ... has come out, it has seized him. |
| 17' | [...] ne2#-'i#-i u2-s,a-a ul-tu e2-kur | ... the nēʾu-demon came out from the Ekur. |
| 18' | [...]-da# ul-tu qi2-rib kur{i} | ... from the middle of the land |
| 19' | [...] _illu#_ szu-ru-up-pu-u i-nu-szu | ... the river level rose sharply. At that time, |
| 20' | [...]-tum# _ki_-tim i-pi-s,i lu-'-tu2 | ... ... the earth, a flood of famine. |
| 21' | [...]-pu#-hur-szu2-nu _disz{nisz}_ it,-hu-ni | ...-puḫuršunu, a man has hired |
| 22' | [...]-du# i-te-i-u2 muh-hi | ... ... on top of |
| 23' | [...] i-ki-lu i-na-i-lu _igi-min_-ia | ... they ate, they drank in front of me. |
| 24' | [...]-te#-qu u2-ram#-mu-u2 ki-sza2-du | (Sum) ... he made pass through (Akk) The ... that has passed through (is) the kišadu ritual |
| 25' | [...]-ha#-s,u tu-le-e it-te-[x] | ... he ... the tūlu-festival |
| 26' | [...] il#-pu-tam ra-'i#?-ba#? id-du#-u2# | ... they performed ..., they shouted |
| 27' | [...]-bi#-ia ip-pu-hu i-sza2-ta#? | ... my ... he smote, he shouted |
| 28' | [...]-hu# u2-na-ti-ia5 ut-ti#-[x] | ... my limbs ... |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | [...] u2-la#-'i-bu ha#-[x-x] | ... he ..., may ... |
| 2 | [x]-re#-ti#-ia# u2#-la#-'i-ib u2-nisz-szu pi-ti#-ri# | ... my ... he smote, his word is a flood. |
| 3 | [x]-na# zaq-ru i#-bu#-tam i-ga-ri-isz | … is a waste field, a flood will come. |
| 4 | [x]-ti# rap-szat u2-ba-isz usz-ni-i-la# | ... wide ... he raised up, he made it shine forth. |
| 5 | ki#-i u2-lil-te an-na-bi-ik bu-pa-nisz an-na-di | Like a pig, I have smeared myself with it. |
| 6 | a-lu-u2 zu-um-ri i-te-di-iq s,u-ba-ti | The alû-priestess has cut off my limbs. |
| 7 | ki-ma szu-usz-kal-li u2-kat3-ti-man-ni szit-tu2 | Like a šušallu-vessel, he encircled me. |
| 8 | pal-s,a-a-ma ul i-na-at,-t,al i-na-a-a | He is ill, but he does not sleep well. |
| 9 | pi-ta-a-ma ul i-szim-ma-a uz-na-a-a | He did not listen to my supplication, |
| 10 | kal pag-ri-ia i-ta-haz ri-mu-tu2 | (Sum) He has slain the whole of my body (Akk) He slackened my whole body |
| 11 | mi-szit-tu im-ta-qut eli _uzu-mesz_-ia | a mišittu-disease has fallen upon my flesh |
| 12 | man-gu# is,-bat i-di-ia | The mangu-demon seized my arm. |
| 13 | lu#-'#-tu2 im-ta-qut eli bir-ki-ia | The luʾtu-demon fell on top of my knees. |
| 14 | ma#-sza2-ma na-mu-szi-sza2 szi-pa#-a-a | “She is my shepherd, her name is mine! |
| 15 | [mi-ih]-s,u# szuk-szu-du u2-nap-paq ma#-[aq-ti]-isz# | He shaved his head, he washed his hands, |
| 16 | [x]-du-ud mu#-tu i#-te-rim pa#-ni#-ia# | ... a young man approached my face. |
| 17 | [...] sa#-sa-ni-ma sza-'i-li ul# ap#-pal | ... I have gathered ..., but I do not know the šaʾīlu-official. |
| 18 | [...] _a_ i-bak-ku-u ra-man ul# [...] x# | ... ... they will eat; there will not be ... |
| 19 | _asz_# pi#-ia# na-ah-bal na# [...] ma# | As for the one who removes my mouth, ... ... |
| 20 | u3# nap#-ra#-ku# si-ki-ir szap# [...] ia# | And I am the one who binds the knot of a ... knot for me. |
| 21 | ba#-bi e-di-il pi-hi masz-qu# [...] a# | Its gate is open(?), its gate is closed(?) ... ... |
| 22 | ar2#-kat bu-bu-te ka-tim ur [...] di# | “I am the one who is enraged by the storm, the storm that is blowing(?) at the mouth, ... the dog |
| 23 | [...] na#-an# szum-ma da-ad-da-risz a#-la#-'#-ut# | ... he will give ...; if he is ever-renewing, I will die. |
| 24 | [...] x# _ugu_#-ia im#-tar#-s,u# | ... ... they became angry with me. |
| 25 | [...] si#?-le#?-e#? [...] | ... slander(?) |
| 26' | mesz-re-tu-u-a su-up-pu-ha i-ta-ad-da-a a-hi-tum | (As for) my limbs, they have twisted (them) in a knot. |
| 27' | ina ru-ub-s,i-ia a-bit ki-i al-pi | “In my youth, I was born like a lion’s |
| 28' | ub-tal-lil ki-i _udu-nita2_ ina ta-ba-asz2-ta-ni-ia | when a ram in my wailing |
| 29' | _sa-gig_-ki-ia isz-hu-t,u _{lu2}masz-masz_ | my sickness has befallen, the incantation priest |
| 30' | u3 te-re-ti-ia _{lu2}hal_ u2-tesz2-szi | and my extispicies the diviner brought to her. |
| 31' | ul u2-sza2-pi a-szi-pu szi-kin mur-s,i-ia | I did not write down the omens of my illness, |
| 32' | u3 a-dan-na si-li-'-ti-ia _{lu2}hal_ ul# [id]-din# | and the stipulated term of my supplication the diviner did not give |
| 33' | ul i-ru-s,a _dingir szu-min_ ul is,#-bat# | He did not enter, the god did not seize his hands. |
| 34' | ul i-ri-man-ni _dingir_isz-ta-ri i-da-a-a ul il#-lik# | The god Ishtar did not approach me, he did not go with me. |
| 35' | pe-ti _ki-mah_ ir-szu-u2 szu-ka-nu#-u#-a# | The opening of the cult daises is my securing. |
| 36' | a-di la mi-tu-ti-i-ma bi-ki-tum gam-rat# | until he has not died, and the house is in good condition. |
| 37' | [kal] ma#-ti#-ia ki-i ha-bil2 iq-bu#-ni# | All my land said to me as if it had been stolen. |
| 38' | [...] ha#-[ ] -u2#-a# im-me-ru [...]-szu2# | ... he saw ... his |
| 39' | [...]-ri# ka-bat-ta-szu2 [...] | ... his stomach ... |
| 40' | [...] kim-ti#-[ia] | ... of my family |
| 41' | [...] -su#-un i-[kil] | ... his ... is pure. |
| 42' | [...] e-le-e na-sza2-sza2 | ... she raises ... |
| 43' | [...] ne2#-me-qi2# [...] | ... wisdom ... |
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