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CDLI Literary 002727, ex. 004 (P395040)
Literary, Neo-Assyrian, Nineveh · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE
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| Designation | CDLI Literary 002727, ex. 004 |
|---|---|
| ID | P395040 |
| Museum no. | BM — |
| Collection | British Museum, London, UK |
| Language | Akkadian |
| 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 | [...] _dumu# nibru{ki}_ ka-tu-u2 u3# [...] | ... the citizen of Nippur, the captive, and ... |
| 2 | [...]-{d}nin-urta zik-ra-szu lum-[...] | ...-Ninurta, his utterance |
| 3 | [...]-szu# nibru{ki} szu-nu-hi-isz a#-[...] | ... his Nippur in order to make it resplendent |
| 4 | [...] kas-pa szi-mat# _ug3#-[..._] | ... the beer, the fate of the people ... |
| 5 | [...] i#-sza2-a si-mat ba-'-u2-[...] | ... is the righteous one ... |
| 6 | [...]-ku#-szu zu-um-mu-u2 el-li-ta {d}[nisaba] | ... his ... is pure Nisaba |
| 7 | [x] e#-re-szu2 _ninda-hi-a_ ka-bat-ta-szu2 [...] | ... his ..., his appetite ... |
| 8 | [...]-re-szu2 _uzu_ u _kasz-sag_ lum-mu-nu zi#-[...] | ... ... meat and first-class beer ... evil ... |
| 9 | [...] sza# la te-ne2-e s,u-ba-[...] | ... who does not fear ... |
| 10 | [...] la# ma-ka-le-e bi-risz# [...] | ... not to eat ... together ... |
| 11 | [...]-bi#-szu2 szu-nu-hi szu-u2 [...] | ... he is a šunuḫi ... |
| 12 | [...]-ut,-ma sza la te-ne2-e# s,u#-[...] | (Sum) ..., the one who does not change(?) ... (Akk) The one who changes ... and that which is not changed |
| 13 | [...]-bit# _iri-_-ia nibru{ki} _udu-nita2#_ [...] | ... of my city Nippur a ram ... |
| 14 | [...]-ma# sza la te-ne2-e [...] | ... that cannot be changed ... |
| 15 | [...] _iri#_-szu2 nibru{ki} i-szam-ma [...] | ... his city Nippur he bought and ... |
| 16 | [...]-bi#-szu2 szu-nu-[...] | ... their ... |
| 17 | [...]-pa#-ri-ia a#-[...] | ... my feet ... |
| 18 | [...] nap#-ta#-[...] | ... a meal |
| 19 | [...] x [...] | |
| 20 | [...]-la#-ti i-ze#-en#-[...] | (Sum) ... is angry(?) with me(?) (Akk) I am angry with you(?) |
| 21 | [...]-na# _e2_ {lu2}ha-za-[...] | ... the house of the mayor |
| 22 | [...] t,a#-a-ba x-[...] | ... good ... |
| 23 | [...] it#-mu-ha# [...] | ... shook ... |
| 24 | [...] nibru#{ki} [...] | ... Nippur |
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
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