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2R 39, 4 (P395476)
Lexical, Neo-Assyrian, Nineveh · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE
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| Designation | 2R 39, 4 |
|---|---|
| ID | P395476 |
| 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' | [...] [...]-⸢x⸣ | |
| 2' | [...] ⸢iš-ruk⸣ | ... a scepter |
| 3' | [ba-an]-⸢du₃⸣ e-pu-⸢uš⸣ | I have built, I have completed |
| 4' | [ba]-⸢an⸣-bal ih-⸢ri⸣ | he carried off, he returned. |
| 5' | ⸢ba⸣-an-zal is-suh | he dug a canal. |
| 6' | ⸢mu⸣-un-na-dim₂ u₂-še-piš | he had it made |
| 7' | šu gi-mil-lu | Hand of rejoicing |
| 8' | ⸢šu⸣ ŋar ga-ma-lu | “I want to smear my face, I want to spread out my hair’ |
| 9' | ⸢šu⸣-ŋar gi gi-mil-lu tur-ru | The reed fence is a small gimillu fence |
| 10' | ⸢šu-ŋar⸣-ra ŋa₂ {<MIN(gi-mil-lu)>} ša-ka-nu | The šubara drum, the <ditto drum> of the drum |
| 11' | ⸢šu⸣ dir-ra u₂-sa-tum | “Irra-disease, ecstatic, |
| 12' | ⸢šu⸣ u₄ sud-da {<MIN(u₂-sa-tum)>} | “If he is ill for a long time, ditto. |
| 13' | ⸢šu⸣ niŋ₂-ŋal₂-la meš-ru-u | “It is enough, it is enough! It is sufficient! |
| 14' | ⸢šu⸣ nam-til₃-la gi-mil-lu ba-la-ṭi | Its ešû-priest, whose life is a rejoicing reed |
| 15' | ⸢ha⸣-la zi-it-tum | eḫa’ela-plant, zittum-plant |
| 16' | ⸢ŋeš⸣-šub-ba is-qu | he took it away. |
| 17' | ⸢še⸣-ba ip-ru | Its gate was opened. |
| 18' | i₃{i}ba piš-ša₂-tum | in the reservoir |
| 19' | siki-ba lu-bu-uš-tum | wool of the lubuštum-priest |
| 20' | {tug₂}ba na-al-ba-šu | a linen garment for his nape |
| 21' | šag₄-gal u₂-kul-lu-u | |
| 22' | šag₄-ŋar bu-bu-tum | |
| 23' | mur-gu₄ im-ru-u | a bull's neck bone |
| 24' | niŋ₂-mur-gu₄ ši-ih-ṭu | ox or bull |
| 25' | ⸢igi{i-gi}{sa}sa₂⸣ {<ŠU(igisû)>}{u} | “Igi-sasa-e23 |
Sources & licences
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