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PSBA 17, 138-139 (P397535)
CANONICAL > Literature > Hymns > Divine, Neo-Assyrian, Nineveh · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE
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| Designation | PSBA 17, 138-139 |
|---|---|
| ID | P397535 |
| Museum no. | BM — |
| Collection | British Museum, London, UK |
| Language | Akkadian |
| Period | Neo-Assyrian · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE |
| Genre | CANONICAL > Literature > Hymns > Divine |
| 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) |
|---|---|
| reverse 11 | ... like... |
| reverse 2 | The one who is to smite(?)...(?)...(?) |
| obverse 14' | My work that you have done will be repaid. |
| reverse 13 | ... he made come forth, and he...... |
| obverse 12' | I will go, like a great flood that has not yet come to an end |
| reverse 14 | he has become frightened and to... |
| obverse 11' | I have received; among the men I am constantly frightened. |
| obverse 6' | He has no rival among the gods. |
| obverse 9' | May your good deeds be taken away, and my life be ruined. |
| obverse 3' | he has sworn the deeds of yours...... |
| reverse 4 | ... the strength of the old...... |
| reverse 5 | The land and the enemy... |
| reverse 1 | ... strength,... |
| obverse 10' | I am surrounded by Nabu, he is filled with rejoicing |
| reverse 18 | ......... |
| obverse 17' | I have written (on it) a writing-board, and have written (on it) a written document. |
| reverse 15 | he made it stand as a spectacle... |
| obverse 7' | You set up the ritual assemblage of the enu-priestess and the nammû-priestess. |
| reverse 12 | ... he smote a prostitute. |
| obverse 4' | He made my heart rejoice, he made my heart rejoice. |
| reverse 9 | prince who reveres... |
| obverse 15' | You give a firm positive answer to the matter, and you set it up. |
| obverse 13' | I constantly seek out the gods and |
| reverse 7 | many...... |
| reverse 10 | Ruqitin-...... |
| reverse 8 | May your name be taken away and... |
| obverse 8' | of ulya and miqtu-disease, eshû-disease, |
| obverse 5' | he smote, he is a fierce one,...... |
| reverse 6 | My lord... and |
| obverse 2' | ...... |
| reverse 3 | For the work...... |
| obverse 16' | You set up a ritual assemblage. You set up a ritual assemblage. |
| reverse 16 | he made bow down to the lord of lords. |
| reverse 17 | There was no.... |
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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