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BA 05, 694 (P397377)
CANONICAL > Literature > Monologue and dialogue > Love, Neo-Assyrian, Nineveh · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE
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| Designation | BA 05, 694 |
|---|---|
| ID | P397377 |
| Museum no. | BM — |
| Collection | British Museum, London, UK |
| Language | Akkadian |
| Period | Neo-Assyrian · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE |
| Genre | CANONICAL > Literature > Monologue and dialogue > Love |
| 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 1 3' | ... all is unrivaled. |
| obverse col 2 2' | until... good... |
| obverse col 2 13' | The one who... the merciful one who... |
| reverse col 1' 1' | In the street... |
| obverse col 2 8' | The boatman, who is your shepherd |
| obverse col 1 14' | ... my decisions |
| reverse col 2' 4' | ... bed |
| obverse col 2 11' | The young one who is merciful... |
| obverse col 1 10' | ... in the morning, I shall guard you. |
| obverse col 1 9' | ... in the morning, I shall guard you. |
| obverse col 2 12' | Your utterance, which your merciful heart... |
| obverse col 2 15' | You are the one who is merciful... |
| obverse col 1 5' | ................ |
| obverse col 1 8' | ... my utterances, I shall raise you up. |
| obverse col 1 6' | ... the house to your husband |
| obverse col 1 16' | ... Ishil is exalted, |
| obverse col 2 5' | In her arms...... |
| reverse col 2' 2' | Its..., its..., |
| obverse col 1 1' | ... Uurat... |
| obverse col 2 7' | ... unfavorable... your merciful... |
| obverse col 2 4' | At your merciful mercy... |
| obverse col 1 4' | ... may he be sated with wool. |
| reverse col 1' 4' | .... |
| obverse col 1 18' | ...... |
| reverse col 2' 5' | ... your |
| obverse col 1 12' | ... they seized, and may they slaughter you. |
| reverse col 1' 3' | ... |
| obverse col 2 17' | On account of(?) |
| obverse col 1 11' | ... of the foes, |
| obverse col 2 10' | The scribe who is merciful |
| obverse col 2 16' | From the sea of the assembly |
| obverse col 1 17' | ... the gods |
| obverse col 1 13' | ... has asked me. |
| obverse col 2 3' | ...... |
| obverse col 1 2' | ..... and......... |
| obverse col 2 6' | ...... with me. |
| obverse col 1 15' | ... my..... |
| reverse col 1' 2' | in the lap of... |
| reverse col 2' 3' | ... her face |
| obverse col 2 9' | The cook of your merciful heart |
| obverse col 1 7' | ... [...]... [...]... [...] |
| obverse col 2 14' | The slander of the merciful... |
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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