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K 05074 + K 09874 (P395863)
Literary, Neo-Assyrian, Nineveh · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE
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| Designation | K 05074 + K 09874 |
|---|---|
| ID | P395863 |
| 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 Open Richly Annotated Cuneiform Corpus (ORACC) · CC BY-SA 3.0 (ORACC default); per-file JSON license fields say: This data is released under the CC0 license (133618)
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 | ||
| 1 | [... ze₂-eb-ze₂-eb-ba]-⸢zu⸣ e-re-za de₃-en-[te-en-te-en] | ... may your servant calm down. |
| [...] ⸢x⸣ ana ARAD-ka lip-[...] | ... may ... speak to your servant | |
| 2 | [...] ⸢x⸣ ze₂-eb-ze₂-eb-ba-zu e-⸢re⸣-[za ...] | ... your sweet ..., when you enter, |
| 3 | [... ze₂-eb]-⸢ze₂-eb-ba⸣-zu e-re-za de₃-⸢en⸣-[te-en-te-en] | May your sweet ... soothe your servant |
| 4 | [... e-da]-⸢šub⸣ a-bi dug₄-ga-[ab] | May he/she say to you “I want to go out to the netherworld, I want to return to my father’s house.' |
| [...] ⸢x x⸣ [... a]-⸢hu⸣-lap-šu qi₂-⸢bi⸣ | ... his ... speak! | |
| 5 | [...] ⸢x⸣ e-da-⸢šub⸣ [a-bi] dug₄-ga-⸢ab⸣ | ... I shall enter with him, my father will be satisfied |
| [...] ⸢x⸣ MA PA DI ⸢x⸣ [...] a-hu-lap-šu qi₂-bi | ... ešû-plant ... his ... speak! | |
| 6 | [...] ⸢x⸣ A e-da-⸢šub⸣ [...] a-⸢bi dug₄-ga⸣-ab | ... descendant of Eda-ešub |
| [...] ⸢x x x x x x⸣ [...] | ||
| 7 | [...] ⸢x x⸣ e-⸢da-šub a⸣-[bi] ⸢dug₄-ga-ab⸣ | ... enters, its water is pure |
| [...] ⸢x x⸣ a-[hu]-⸢lap-šu qi₂-bi⸣ | ... his brother, speak | |
| 8 | [...] ⸢e-da-šub⸣ a-⸢bi dug₄-ga-ab⸣ | I want to utter an arazu prayer to you |
| ⸢x x x BI x x x x na-di-x a-hu-lap-šu qi₂-bi⸣ | “If he ... his brother, speak! | |
| 9 | [...]-⸢ba-zu⸣ e-da-⸢šub⸣ a-bi ⸢dug₄⸣-ga-⸢ab⸣ | (Sum) ..., you are able to enter (Akk) You are unable to enter(?), you cannot enter(?) your house |
| [...] ⸢x-i na-di-x a-hu⸣-lap-šu qi₂-bi | ... his brother speak | |
| 10 | [...] ⸢x x x⸣ e-da-⸢šub⸣ a-bi dug₄-ga-⸢ab⸣ | (Sum) ..., I want to enter (Akk) You are to enter(?) the ... temple, you are to reach its source |
| [...] ⸢x⸣ u ta-ne₂-hi na-⸢di-x a-hu-lap-šu qi₂-bi⸣ | ... and sighing, ... his sorrow, speak | |
| 11 | [...] ⸢x x⸣ BI IM MU ⸢x x x a-bi dug₄⸣-ga-ab | ... that ... may its water be poured out |
| ša₂ ⸢LI⸣ BI ⸢EN x x x⸣ [...] ⸢a-hu-lap⸣-šu ⸢qi₂⸣-bi | That ērib-tree, Ēl-..., Ea-ḫula-ešu, Eqi-ebi | |
| 12 | aŋ₂-gig-ga he₂-en-⸢x⸣ [...] a-bi ⸢dug₄⸣-ga-⸢ab⸣ | May the aŋ-gig-demon release you, may its father release you |
| ma-ru-uš-ta-⸢šu⸣ [...] a-⸢hu-lap-šu⸣ [qi₂-bi] | Arūšta-ēkû (Sumerian) : “Alas, I want to utter an arazu prayer to you | |
| 13 | umun-e aŋ₂ e-re-⸢za⸣ [...]-⸢am₃ x x x x⸣ | The lord, the labor of your servant ... |
| [...] ⸢x x⸣ [...] ⸢x x x x x x x⸣ | ||
| 14 | ⸢me⸣-na ⸢me-na-še₃⸣ a-bi dug₄-ga-ab | “When you enter, when you exit, let your father speak! |
| ma-ti a-di ma-ti a-hu-⸢lap-šu⸣ qi₂-bi | Say to Aḫu-elapšu: | |
| 15 | ⸢mu⸣-lu ib₂-⸢ba⸣-zu en₃ tar-bi umun šag₄-zu ⸢en₃⸣ tar-bi | (Sum) The lord, inquire after what you have done (Akk) The one who has done (this), inquire after how you have performed (this) Lord, ask after what your heart has done |
| ⸢ša₂⸣ ta-gu-gu ši-ta-al be-lu₄ ⸢lib-ba⸣-ka ši-ta-⸢al⸣ | (Sum) The lord of the midst of heaven, your midst is filled with joy (Akk) You are filled with rejoicing, your heart is full of joy | |
| 16 | ⸢kur⸣ gal ⸢a-a⸣ {d}mu-⸢ul⸣-lil₂ en₃ tar-bi umun ⸢šag₄-zu en₃ tar-bi⸣ | The great Ekur temple, the ayya temple, Mudammiq-Elil, inquire after it Lord, ask after your šag temple |
| 17 | umun ⸢dug₄⸣-ga zid-da en₃ tar-bi umun šag₄-⸢zu en₃ tar⸣-bi | Lord of the righteous scepter, inquire after it Lord of your sanctuaries, inquire about it |
| 18 | ⸢a⸣ u₃-mu-⸢un-ŋu₁₀ šag₄⸣-zu he₂-en-huŋ-⸢ŋa₂ x šag₄⸣-zu te-⸢en⸣-te-en-⸢bi⸣ | “Alas, the lord, may your heart be pacified to you, ... may your liver be soothed to you |
| ⸢nu⸣-uh ⸢be⸣-lu₄ ŠA₃-ka li-nu-uh ⸢x x x⸣ šup-ši-⸢ih⸣ | May the enuḫ-plant and the elû-plant soothe your heart. | |
| 19 | aŋ₂-⸢gig⸣-ga i₃-AK-a-aš ⸢tug₂⸣-gin₇ ⸢sig₉⸣-ga-na-ab | If he slips through the ‘seizing-of-the-mouth’-wall, he will bind him like a cloak. |
| ma-ru-uš-ti ep-šu ki-ma ⸢ṣu⸣-ba-ti šu-hu-uṭ | The evil deed is like a šubûtu-demon. | |
| 20 | aŋ₂-⸢hul⸣ ru-gu₂-bi bar ⸢gi⸣-gin₇ ⸢ša₅-a-ab⸣ | “Its destructive force is like a reed screen. |
| ⸢le⸣-mut-tu₄ im-hu-ru-šu ki-ma ⸢qa-ne₂⸣-e ⸢x⸣ [...] | (Sum) The emumuttu-plant received its seed like a qanê-plant | |
| 21 | [na]-⸢an-šu₂⸣-be₂-en umun-e e-re-za ⸢na⸣-an-⸢šu₂-be₂⸣-[en] | Do not approach me, lord, do not approach your servant |
| la tab-ba-ak be-lu₄ ARAD-ka la tab-ba-⸢ak⸣ | Do not be negligent, O lord, your servant, do not become negligent! | |
| 22 | [umun] ⸢kur⸣-kur-ra na-an-šu₂-be₂-en umun e-⸢re-za⸣ [na]-an-šu₂-be₂-⸢en⸣ | Lord of the Ekur temple, do not approach me, lord of the reed-beds do not reach me |
| 23 | ⸢umun dug₄⸣-ga zid-da na-⸢an⸣-šu₂-⸢be₂⸣-[en umun e-re-za] ⸢na⸣-an-šu₂-⸢be₂-en⸣ | Lord, do not abandon the righteous one, lord of your servant |
| 24 | ⸢mu⸣-ru-uš zid na-⸢an-šu₂⸣-be₂-en [umun e-re-za] ⸢na⸣-an-šu₂-be₂-⸢en⸣ | “It is true, do not abandon it Lord, may you not abandon your servant |
| eṭ-la ki-nam ⸢la⸣ [tab-ba-ak be-lu₄ ARAD-ka la] tab-⸢ak⸣ | The lord, your servant, should not go out like a trap!” | |
| 25 | su₈-ba šag₄-ge ⸢tum₂⸣-[ma-zu na-an-šu₂-be₂-en umun e-re-za na-an]-šu₂-be₂-⸢en⸣ | Do not abandon the shepherd, do not abandon your servant |
| re-e₂-a bi-⸢bil⸣ [ŠA₃-ka la tab-ba-ak be-lu₄ ARAD-ka la] tab-⸢ak⸣ | (Sum) The shepherd should not abandon your servant (Akk) Do not abandon the shepherd, do not abandon his servant | |
| 26 | u₂-a-zu [na-an-šu₂-be₂-en umun e-re-za na-an-šu₂]-be₂-⸢en⸣ | Do not neglect your provider, lord, do not abandon your servant |
| 27 | ⸢x⸣ UŠ ⸢x⸣ [... na-an-šu₂]-⸢be₂⸣-[en] | “Lead me to the ..., so that I will not be able to lead you(?) |
| 28 | [...] ⸢x x⸣ [...] | |
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