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2R 45, 2 (P395475)
lexical, Neo-Assyrian, Nineveh · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE
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| Designation | 2R 45, 2 |
|---|---|
| ID | P395475 |
| Museum no. | BM — |
| Collection | British Museum, London, UK |
| Language | Akkadian |
| Period | Neo-Assyrian · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE |
| Genre | lexical |
| Find spot | Nineveh (mod. Kuyunjik) |
| Coordinates | 36.3582, 43.1621 |
Transliteration (ATF)
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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 i' | ||
| 1' | [...] [šu]-⸢uš⸣-[ša₂]-⸢an⸣ | ... of the šu’euša temple |
| 2' | [...] [šu]-⸢uš⸣-ša₂-an | ... his hand |
| 3' | [...] [šu]-uš-ša₂-ar | ... he will receive. |
| 4' | [...] šu-uš-ša₂-ar | ... to prosper |
| 5' | [...] ⸢x⸣ {<ŠU(...)>} | ... ... hand |
| 6' | [x]-la₂ šu-uš-šu-u₂ | ... his hand |
| 7' | tuku i-šu-u₂ | have he |
| 8' | ⸢zi⸣-ŋar a-šu-u₂ | that ezi-ebar plant |
| 9' | u₃ na-a-qu | and Naqu |
| 10' | a {<MIN(na-a-qu)>} | |
| 11' | i {<MIN(na-a-qu)>} | oil |
| 12' | [i]-i {<MIN(na-a-qu)>} | If ditto |
| 13' | ⸢siškur₂⸣ {<MIN(na-a-qu)>} ni-qu-u | “The esiškur-priestess, the niqû-priest, |
| 14' | [x] de₂ {<MIN(ni-qu-u)>} | ... ditto |
| 15' | ⸢siškur₂⸣ dug₄-ga {<MIN(ni-qu-u)>} na-qu-u | The good esis-priestess, the naqû-priest |
| 16' | [kaš] de₂ {<MIN(ni-qu-u)>} ša₂ ši-ka-ri | beer made with the ditto šikaru plant |
| 17' | [kaš] ⸢siškur₂⸣-ra ši-kar ni-qi-i | beer for the esiškur ritual, offering |
| o ii' | ||
| 1' | [...] ⸢la⸣-[ʾ-bu] | ... ela-e-bu |
| 2' | ⸢dih₂⸣ la-⸢ʾ⸣-[bu] | (a kind of insect) that cannot escape |
| 3' | [sa] dih₂ la-⸢ʾ⸣-[bu] | a dīhu-disease that cannot be undone |
| 4' | [sa] dih₂-dih₂ lu-ʾ-[bu] | I shall weave a braid. |
| 5' | [x] RI la-ʾ-[bu] | ... ...; |
| 6' | [x] TE la-ʾ-[bu] | ... suckling |
| 7' | [x] dih₂ la-ʾ-[bu] | x diḫu-vessels |
| 8' | [x] ⸢sag₃⸣-ga lu-ʾ-[bu] | ... esag-ega-plant |
| 9' | [...]-⸢ga⸣ le-bu-[u] | ... a scepter |
| 10' | [...] la-[bu] | ... labu |
| 11' | [...] {<MIN(la-bu)>} | ... ditto |
| 12' | [...] lib-[bu] | ... heart |
| 13' | [...] {<MIN(lib-bu)>} | ... ditto |
| 14' | ⸢peš⸣ {<MIN(lib-bu)>} | ešû-plant |
| 15' | peš-⸢tur⸣-zi lib-⸢lib⸣-[bu] | May a young child be sated with joy |
| 16' | {ŋeš}ŋešnimbar lipiš bur₁₂-ra la-⸢ab⸣-[bu] | “Nimbar-plants, whose sap is not to be released(?) |
| 17' | {ŋeš}ŋešnimbar lipiš gaz-za {<MIN(la-ab-bu)>} | nīmbar-plants, pomegranates, sulphur |
| 18' | {ŋeš}ŋešnimbar peš gi₄-a {<MIN(la-ab-bu)>} | “Nimbar, turn back! |
| 19' | {ŋeš}ŋešnimbar peš ug₅-ga {<MIN(la-ab-bu)>} | The nimbar snake, the dead, ditto |
| 20' | {ŋeš}ŋešnimbar peš de₅-de₅-ga {<MIN(la-ab-bu)>} | “Did you see the nimbar plant? |
| 21' | {ŋeš}ŋešnimbar peš hab-ba {<MIN(la-ab-bu)>} | “Nimbar-plant, a rotten plant, ditto, |
| 22' | {ŋeš}ŋešnimbar peš gu₂ ŋar-ra {<⸢MIN⸣(la-ab-bu)>} | “Nimbar, a snake with a neck on the outside, ešmin-disease |
| 23' | KA [x] [...] | ... ... |
| 24' | KA [...] [...] | ... ... |
| 25' | ⸢x⸣ [...] [...] | |
| 26' | [...] [...] | |
| 27' | ŋeš-[...] [...] | ... ... |
| 28' | {la-⸢gab⸣}[lagab] [...] | La-egab-elagab |
| 29' | ⸢x⸣ [...] | |
| 30' | IM ⸢x⸣ [...] | |
| 31' | SAHAR lu₂-lu₇{lu} [...] | The earth of mankind |
| 32' | muš NIG₂ [...] | snake |
| 33' | a₂ kalag-ga [...] | The powerful one |
| 34' | šu la₂ ⸢e⸣-[...] | Hand of a non-employee |
| 35' | HI-ki-si₃-ga {<MIN(...)>} | HI-kisiga |
| 36' | TUR-TUR BU-⸢x⸣-[...] | (Sum) The small ones(?) ... (Akk) Small ones ... |
| 37' | KA ur₂ DU ⸢bu⸣-[...] | ... ebbi-e- |
| 38' | TAR {<⸢MIN⸣(...)>} | |
| 39' | ⸢AŠ⸣ kud-ru ⸢x⸣-[...] | The kudurru-vessel of the ... temple |
| 40' | ⸢igi⸣ kar₂ [...] | “Ištar of the quay |
| 41' | {bu-ru}burudₓ(U) [...] | ... copper |
| 42' | [...]-⸢da⸣ [...] | ...-da’e |
| r i | ||
| 1' | [im]-babbar gaṣ-ṣu | gypsum |
| 2' | [en]-⸢te⸣-na ku-uṣ-ṣu | En-e-te-ena, ku-ussbu |
| 3' | ⸢šed₇⸣ {<MIN(ku-uṣ-ṣu)>} | (a kind of sedge) |
| 4' | ⸢itima⸣ ki-iṣ-ṣu | |
| 5' | [...] ga-za-zu | ... your throne |
| 6' | [...] ka-su-u | … is defeated. |
| 7' | [...] ⸢ka⸣-sa-su | ... his eka-esasu |
| 8' | [...] [x]-ga-gu | ... ...-gagagu |
| 9' | [...] [x]-⸢ši⸣-ku | ... ...-ešiku |
| 10' | [...] [...] | |
| 11' | [...] [...] | |
| 12' | [...] [...] | |
| 13' | [...] [...]-⸢u⸣ | ... ...-e’e |
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