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K 05063 (P395858)
CANONICAL > Literature > Lamentations > Eršema (Kidudû), Neo-Assyrian, Nineveh · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE
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| Designation | K 05063 |
|---|---|
| ID | P395858 |
| Museum no. | BM — |
| Collection | British Museum, London, UK |
| Language | Akkadian |
| Period | Neo-Assyrian · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE |
| Genre | CANONICAL > Literature > Lamentations > Eršema (Kidudû) |
| 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) |
|---|---|
| 6' | .... his........ |
| 2' | (As for) the eeu-priest who lives in its sheepfold |
| 1' | oxen suckling(?), life |
| 17' | May Nippur, the Ekur, your heart rejoice! |
| 13' | May your heart rejoice, may your dais be calmed. |
| 11' | Your erizu prayer/ritual |
| 15' | May the great mother Ninlil rejoice over you |
| 9' | ... your provider |
| 18' | ......... |
| 19' | ...... the house of the qrtu-priests... |
| 3' | ...... |
| 4' | ... his womb |
| 14' | May the great mountain, father Enlil, your heart rejoice! |
| 7' | the lord of the temple, whose fearsomeness is present in the temple |
| 12' | ... your... in your presence |
| 5' | your..., who... |
| 16' | May your sukkalma priest and queen Nusku rejoice over you. |
| 8' | O lord, to the house?... |
| 10' | You are the one who provides... |
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
- electronic Babylonian Library (eBL), LMU Munich · MIT (eBL Zenodo dataset); platform terms unverified · electronic Babylonian Library (eBL), LMU Munich, https://www.ebl.lmu.de/ ; Zenodo dataset (MIT)
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