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5R 52, 1 (P395666)
CANONICAL > Literature > Lamentations, Neo-Assyrian, Nineveh · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE
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| Designation | 5R 52, 1 |
|---|---|
| ID | P395666 |
| Museum no. | BM — |
| Collection | British Museum, London, UK |
| Language | Akkadian |
| Period | Neo-Assyrian · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE |
| Genre | CANONICAL > Literature > Lamentations |
| Find spot | Nineveh (mod. Kuyunjik) |
| Coordinates | 36.3582, 43.1621 |
Machine English (draft)
Machine draft. Machine English from montycrypto/atf-to-english (atf-en-best-v2, 2026-10-05), generated line by line from the source transliteration (not reproduced here). It is unreviewed and is not a scholarly translation.
| Line | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|
| obverse col 2 43' | who provides for Gibil and provides for the hero |
| reverse col 3 26 | The great gods and their heirs |
| obverse col 1 50 | Umun-banda, lord of Enunna |
| reverse col 3 14 | of Pisanuga and the herald of Kulaba |
| reverse col 4 47 | The lament of Nintinuga, the lament of lamentation. |
| reverse col 4 53 | Great lord, his lord: Ashurbanipal, prince, favorite of Aur, Bel and Nabû |
| reverse col 3 27 | The seven divine powers of fate |
| obverse col 2 68' | esheshese rites and rites of the lands |
| reverse col 3 22 | Etalak of the igaru? |
| reverse col 4 7 | of the plain of Laga, my lord |
| reverse col 3 34 | Who completes the work, who completes the work, |
| obverse col 1 25 | the mother of the house of ditto |
| obverse col 2 62' | Good lord, Girsu |
| obverse col 2 54' | Ere, warrior, lord of the lands |
| obverse col 1 52 | Eribana, Dumuzi and Mutinana |
| reverse col 4 55 | son of Esarhaddon, king of the world, king of Assyria. |
| reverse col 4 52 | Who restores the days, who restores the dead, who establishes the light for the people, |
| obverse col 1 48 | The mother and mother of the lady |
| obverse col 2 41' | the udug of my enemy and hero |
| reverse col 3 55 | the mother ud-en-du |
| obverse col 2 20' | the good son of Ninkarnuna |
| obverse col 1 69 | the beautiful Kalkal, the gatekeeper of the Ekur |
| obverse col 2 51' | the goddesses Beltirda and Umunmu on the right |
| obverse col 1 74 | Apotropaic ritual for Ninamakuga |
| reverse col 4 50 | To Nabû, the perfect heir, the one who controls all heaven and earth |
| reverse col 4 58 | The foundation of the throne of his kingship is heard. |
| reverse col 4 35 | He brought that house into a rejoicing place and who will remove it? |
| obverse col 1 23 | ... whose extispicy is old |
| obverse col 1 58 | of Enki the wild bull of Eridu |
| obverse col 2 36' | Umunbar and Umunbar, chief temple administrator of the abzu |
| reverse col 4 51 | The one who grasps the reed mat, the tablet of fates, |
| reverse col 4 23 | He gave me a substantial payment at his expense. |
| reverse col 4 28 | The destruction of my house is a lament, it is a lament, it is a lament. |
| reverse col 4 33 | Its sheepfolds are weeping, its midst is full of tears. |
| obverse col 2 16' | Marduk and... |
| reverse col 4 2 | I am the supreme princess who goes at the side of my neck |
| obverse col 2 53' | Erre, hero of the lady of the ubur (temple) |
| obverse col 1 15 | Enutila and Enmearra |
| reverse col 4 13 | 'Ahula, my city, Ahula, my house.' |
| reverse col 4 57 | For his life, the life of his days, the well-being of his seed |
| obverse col 1 57 | ... |
| obverse col 1 30 | great son of Nanna-Suen |
| obverse col 1 36 | Ur-Suena, the herald of the shrine |
| obverse col 1 67 | Umun-muduru and Belet-meudu |
| reverse col 4 43 | My lady, may your heart rejoice over you |
| reverse col 4 60 | O holy Ea, the scepter of the scepter of the scepter, |
| reverse col 3 5 | Mugigana and Beltu-ehuba |
| obverse col 1 38 | Enbule, son of Eaba |
| obverse col 2 7' | of Usahar and the sons of Mugiga |
| obverse col 1 20 | to shout to the lady of Nippur |
| reverse col 4 37 | May the lord Dikumah make your heart rejoice. |
| reverse col 4 25b | : lord of Enlil |
| obverse col 2 57' | vizier of An and the lady of the ubur |
| obverse col 2 46' | Marduk,... which in |
| obverse col 1 24 | the mother of the house and the hero Sadara-nun |
| obverse col 2 55' | the mother of the house of Sagittarius, the lady-of-the-throne |
| obverse col 1 4 | So that An and An determine their fates |
| reverse col 4 64 | On the bank of the Ezida, the temple of Nabû that is inside Nineveh, my lord, I built. |
| reverse col 4 63 | I wrote, collated, and collated it in tablets. |
| reverse col 4 36 | May your heart rejoice, may your liver be calmed. |
| reverse col 4 49 | The sixth tablet: |
| obverse col 2 1' | the temples of Umun and Haya, the one who the scribal school |
| obverse col 2 59' | of Gilgamesh and the great gods of the land |
| reverse col 3 56 | the mother uddû and the ursag-kalama |
| reverse col 3 8 | for the righteousegis of Beltina |
| obverse col 2 45' | Uta’e, the man of the holy place |
| obverse col 1 81 | Umun-aba, lord of oxen, equid |
| obverse col 1 71 | For the goddess Belet-ili, the great lady of the Ekur temple |
| obverse col 1 11 | Enki, Ninki, Enul, Ninul |
| reverse col 4 59 | The awe-inspiring radiance of his supplications is unrivaled. |
| obverse col 2 2' | ... |
| obverse col 2 33' | ... |
| obverse col 2 4' | ... |
| obverse col 2 14' | Nin- |
| obverse col 1 63 | faithful vizier of Muzebbasa |
| obverse col 1 82 | Lugal-abâ and the lord of the warriors are exalted |
| reverse col 3 33 | reed baskets of Nippur and the reed basket of Nippur |
| reverse col 4 30 | The destruction of my city, his lament is bitter, his lament is bitter. |
| obverse col 2 32' | the lord of lordship |
| obverse col 1 49 | the following: “My lord and Ninsun |
| obverse col 1 10 | prebend of the heavens and earth of the barley barley |
| reverse col 3 69 | The protective deity of the Eanna temple is my strength. |
| reverse col 4 44 | Princess Babu, may your heart rejoice! |
| reverse col 3 6 | Itarit, Anu and Ehubba |
| reverse col 4 16 | he screamed at the temple. |
| obverse col 1 26 | era and the udug-eara |
| reverse col 3 3 | my holy rites and the lady of the scepter |
| reverse col 4 24 | The great mountain range has accepted |
| reverse col 3 62 | the mother of the lady of wine...... |
| obverse col 2 71' | (If) ditto a prince says: |
| obverse col 2 13' | Belet-egal and the mother of Kulaba |
| reverse col 4 62 | When the mouths of the tablet(s), copies of Assyria and Akkad |
| obverse col 1 3 | ... this may... establish. |
| reverse col 3 18 | of Gubira and the lady of the Gu’edena |
| obverse col 2 6' | .... |
| obverse col 1 19 | Umunsi of Nippur and Umun-men |
| reverse col 3 51 | the mother of the ud prayer and the Emeteursag temple |
| reverse col 3 7 | to the destroyed mountain of the Lady-of-An |
| reverse col 3 31 | The Anunna gods dwell on the earth. |
| reverse col 3 52 | the mother of ud-disease and Kutha the Emeslam temple |
| obverse col 1 70 | Shamash, the wise one, has made the Ekur flourish. |
| reverse col 4 20 | they sat on the necks of the marsh. |
| obverse col 2 19' | erida and lord of ulgi |
| reverse col 3 54 | the mother of ud prayers and Ur, the Ekinugal temple |
| obverse col 1 45 | Itar and whose life is long |
| obverse col 2 49' | your seed is long. |
| obverse col 1 66 | Marduk and son of Illil |
| obverse col 1 42 | of the great lady and mother of Utu |
| obverse col 1 37 | Marduk and the herald of the house |
| obverse col 2 28' | Lamma-saga of the broad street of the plain |
| obverse col 1 16 | Egiziana and Belet-ursag |
| reverse col 3 24 | The gods of heaven and earth |
| obverse col 2 12' | ....... |
| obverse col 1 22 | Nusku, great steward of the Ekur temple |
| reverse col 4 3 | the holy sons of the lady of the netherworld |
| obverse col 1 13 | of Endukuga and Nindukuga |
| obverse col 1 31 | Marduk, great prince, beloved of ditto |
| reverse col 4 69 | Be present in this ram, be present; may my great divinity know it. |
| reverse col 3 32 | the Anunnaki of the underworld, |
| obverse col 1 78 | The greatness and greatness of Marduk, that of the prince |
| obverse col 2 15' | of Enanun and the holy mother |
| obverse col 2 69' | ... lord of the lands. |
| reverse col 3 70 | my lady, my lady, I am a lady |
| reverse col 3 39 | the ud priestess of Nippur and the Ekur |
| obverse col 1 40 | youth Utu, lord of the great hero |
| reverse col 3 20 | etellu-priestess of Latarak, who the aditu-priestess |
| reverse col 3 4 | (and) the strength of Ningirim |
| reverse col 4 42 | Lady of the Erabri temple, may your heart rejoice. |
| reverse col 4 9 | On account of this, her city which was plundered |
| obverse col 2 17' | the gods |
| reverse col 3 46 | the mother of ud prayers and the Edara’ana temple |
| reverse col 3 45 | the birth mother and child of Etemenanki |
| reverse col 3 50 | the mother of ud-disease and Ki, the scribal school |
| obverse col 2 58' | of Pabilsag, lord of Larak |
| obverse col 2 61' | Damu, good lord of wisdom, |
| obverse col 2 34' | speckled woman, suitable for Aba |
| reverse col 4 54 | shepherd who provides for the sanctuaries of the great gods, who establishes their sattukku offerings |
| obverse col 1 39 | ............................ |
| reverse col 3 65 | Who is it that has cooled my heart? |
| reverse col 3 17 | of Martu and the man of heroism |
| obverse col 2 65' | Umunbilulu... the hand of heaven |
| reverse col 4 19 | The one who constantly seeks out the name of him |
| reverse col 4 26 | The lord, the lord, the lord, the lord, the city, no one rejoices. |
| obverse col 1 68 | Nusku |
| reverse col 3 61 | lady of the house |
| reverse col 4 21 | he will stand. |
| obverse col 1 65 | Ennugi and son of Enlil |
| reverse col 4 4 | The princess and lamma protective spirit of the Eabaga temple are my strength. |
| reverse col 4 27 | I said: "O my provider, ditto, for the one who is angry, for the one who is not angry, |
| reverse col 4 32 | Its destroyed cattle-pen, its ruined cattle-pen, its midst is swollen |
| obverse col 2 21' | Amurru... |
| reverse col 3 16 | ditto... and palgi |
| obverse col 1 18 | the mother of entur and the mother who the rites |
| obverse col 1 41 | the wise one, ama and great warriors |
| reverse col 4 67 | (Property) of Assurbanipal, his shepherd, who reveres your divinity |
| obverse col 1 2 | May Anu and Antu rejoice over you. To my lord |
| obverse col 2 27' | ... Marduk |
| obverse col 2 42' | Greatly my city, warrior... |
| reverse col 4 5 | the E-udug, the holy city of me, |
| obverse col 2 29' | Marduk... |
| reverse col 4 48 | He poured water on the city of the evildoer. |
| reverse col 4 61 | Who is attentive to the wrath of the great gods, |
| obverse col 2 26' | great Irra |
| reverse col 3 11 | Itaran whose face is known |
| reverse col 4 6 | the shrine Eninnu |
| reverse col 3 49 | the birth mother and the Eirsagusa temple |
| obverse col 1 29 | The good lamassu-demon, whose aura is exalted, |
| reverse col 3 53 | the mother of ud and Dilbat, Ibbi-Anum |
| obverse col 1 9 | To ditto, that my lord, and to ditto, that lady |
| obverse col 2 39' | of Umunsa, Ansu-udag, princely son |
| reverse col 4 17 | in the house of a prostitute and in a man he has sinned |
| obverse col 1 14 | to Ninlil and to Enlil |
| obverse col 2 3' | for Kurunnam and the Lady-of-Kasi |
| obverse col 1 7 | to the gods of heaven and earth |
| reverse col 4 45 | May Babu, the good woman, your heart rejoice! |
| reverse col 3 2 | (and) true prince, pure Nintummal |
| reverse col 4 40 | of the lady of Isin, may your heart rejoice. |
| reverse col 3 35 | udu-Tintir and imar-wood of Esagila |
| reverse col 4 18 | he will dig it. : He will dig it |
| reverse col 4 56 | Sîn-ahhe-iddin, king of the world, king of Assyria. |
| obverse col 2 38' | May Ashur, ditto... |
| obverse col 2 50' | ..... the lord of the house. |
| reverse col 3 10 | Itaran and Ibbi-uba |
| reverse col 3 29 | the Anunna gods of heaven and earth, the five |
| reverse col 3 38 | he enters her mother's house. |
| obverse col 2 23' | Ninmug |
| reverse col 4 68 | daily in the takribtu-offering |
| obverse col 1 46 | and Ama-uumgal-ana |
| obverse col 1 34 | the supreme nubanda priest of Enlil |
| reverse col 4 12 | When he had said “Alas, my city, my house” |
| reverse col 3 63 | May the brickwork of the Egalmah be restored. |
| reverse col 3 37 | the ud priestess and the house weeping |
| obverse col 1 47 | Hawira and Dumuzi |
| reverse col 4 22 | ebony has been received. |
| obverse col 2 22' | of the lady of the hero Lumma |
| reverse col 3 13 | Sumuqan and the lord of the shield |
| obverse col 1 72 | Ninsar, the one who reveres the Ekur |
| obverse col 1 1 | May heaven and earth rejoice over you, may it be its name. |
| reverse col 4 66 | This wall is surrounded by a halub tree. |
| obverse col 1 44 | Lady of heaven and earth, hero |
| obverse col 1 80 | of the Lady of Nisaba and the Great Lady |
| obverse col 2 63' | of Ikur and the lord of the days |
| reverse col 3 15 | of Enkimdu and the lord of the rulers |
| reverse col 3 40 | the birth mother and the foundation of the Enamtila temple |
| obverse col 2 48' | Ninmada... |
| reverse col 3 60 | the mother of ud prayers and the Erabri temple |
| reverse col 3 58 | the mother of the ud prayers and the Edikukalam temple |
| reverse col 4 10 | my fearsomeness, the fate of his house, |
| reverse col 4 46 | May the lady of heaven rejoice over you. |
| obverse col 2 56' | of the chief eunuch of An, Beltiina |
| reverse col 4 34 | Who will weep with him in the house? |
| obverse col 2 9' | white lady and uziana |
| obverse col 2 64' | May ditto and the lord of peace |
| reverse col 3 48 | The mother who loves the E-urme temple |
| reverse col 3 30 | The Anunnaki of heaven 5 (?) |
| reverse col 3 64 | It is the harp song of Nintinuga |
| obverse col 1 33 | (and) the tribute of the god Sîn |
| reverse col 3 47 | the mother of ud prayers and the Enamzida temple |
| obverse col 1 62 | His lordship, the beloved of Pa-nun-anki |
| reverse col 4 65 | On account of this, Nabû, king of the totality of heaven and earth |
| reverse col 3 23 | who establishes heaven and earth |
| reverse col 4 39 | may your heart rejoice! |
| obverse col 1 17 | ulpa’e, lord of the table |
| obverse col 1 5 | Anu approached his lord |
| reverse col 4 1 | Nabopolassar, the first-born son of An, |
| reverse col 4 31 | He brought the supplication, he brought out his heart, and |
| reverse col 3 12 | Sumuqan and the man of the steppe |
| reverse col 3 41 | the mother who begot me, the Ebabbar temple of Sippar |
| obverse col 1 43 | Ningal and the mother of the sun |
| obverse col 2 11' | good meda priest and man of the Ekur temple |
| obverse col 1 28 | Lamma-saga of the divine radiance |
| obverse col 2 24' | Umun-irigal |
| reverse col 3 44 | the mother of prayer and the Ezida temple, the Ematila temple |
| reverse col 3 28 | the gods of the destinies of their hearts |
| reverse col 3 9 | Princely one, truth and Ninnina |
| obverse col 1 6 | to establish the foundations of the earth and its foundations |
| obverse col 2 31' | Ditto... |
| obverse col 1 32 | zirru priestess of the wife of Nanna |
| obverse col 2 25' | Nergal |
| reverse col 4 11 | In the uggatu, concerning her house |
| obverse col 1 73 | the righteous shepherd Umun-amakug |
| obverse col 2 47' | to Umun-mada and the ud prayer of An |
| reverse col 3 1 | the righteous reed of Kugaantum-mal |
| reverse col 3 19 | who goes out to the netherworld |
| reverse col 3 21 | Ea, Elam, and the one who sees me |
| obverse col 1 27 | (For) Nabû and the one who destroys the house, |
| reverse col 4 38 | Lord of the Erabri temple, may your heart rejoice. |
| reverse col 4 15 | I am a widow, I am a widow. By the command of |
| reverse col 3 68 | the mother of Abu, the one who loves me |
| obverse col 1 35 | pious, exalted one of Enlil-zi |
| obverse col 2 37' | Ezina, Kusu, and fish eat it. |
| obverse col 1 51 | Lugaldada and lord of Enunna |
| reverse col 3 43 | the mother of the sun and the Esagil temple of Dur-Sibba |
| reverse col 3 36 | ud-woods of Isin and imar-woods of Egalma |
| obverse col 1 55 | ... of abundance, as much as there is |
| reverse col 4 25a | Enlil's son has received. |
| obverse col 1 56 | the Twin Gods and the Euphrates |
| reverse col 3 42 | the mother who reveres you in Babylon |
| reverse col 3 25 | of the great deeds, 50 |
| reverse col 3 57 | the mother udd and the Eturkalam temple |
| reverse col 4 14 | from the water of my wife and the water of my child |
| obverse col 1 53 | ... Anu, Belet-eri |
| obverse col 1 12 | of En-Aur and Nin-Aur |
| obverse col 1 60 | Asalluhi, the ruler of Babylon |
| obverse col 2 30' | Ninimma and Kusi, the banda priest |
| obverse col 2 5' | of Patendu, the one who reveres him |
| reverse col 3 66 | Who will remove me from my guilt? |
| obverse col 2 66' | Enbilulu, the strength of Anu |
| obverse col 2 35' | (for) the god |
| obverse col 2 60' | For Gununra, the tarkulli of the land |
| obverse col 1 76 | Now Marduk and the lady of the hand |
| obverse col 1 77 | Gula and Abû, princely son |
| reverse col 3 67 | My lady, Babugan, my lady |
| obverse col 2 44' | ama, exalted one, sage and hero |
| obverse col 2 70' | of Sudag the princely mother of the house of that heart |
| reverse col 4 29 | He brought the btu-offering, he brought the btu-offering, and he brought his heart to an end, and |
| obverse col 2 18' | ...... |
| obverse col 2 8' | ...... |
| obverse col 1 75 | Mother Babu, your holy lady |
| reverse col 4 8 | My city that has been struck by a rage |
| obverse col 1 64 | eeu-priestess of Ura |
| obverse col 1 54 | the Tigris and the Great Oval, surpassing |
| reverse col 3 59 | to make the mother rejoice and the shrine Enama |
| obverse col 1 79 | Mother Lisi, lady of the E-uraba temple |
| reverse col 4 41 | lady of the Egalmah temple, may she rejoice over you. |
| obverse col 1 59 | the mother of the Ema and Damgalnuna |
| obverse col 1 21 | To Nabû, the first-born son of the lady of the lands |
| obverse col 1 8 | whose master Enlil and lady Ninlil |
| obverse col 2 10' | Lady... |
| obverse col 2 40' | ama, Aya |
| obverse col 2 67' | they gave him |
| obverse col 2 52' | ... and Ningizida |
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