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K 08211 (P397537)
Neo-Assyrian, Nineveh · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE
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| Designation | K 08211 |
|---|---|
| ID | P397537 |
| Museum no. | BM — |
| Collection | British Museum, London, UK |
| Language | Akkadian |
| Period | Neo-Assyrian · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE |
| 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 col 1 10' | on the base of its foundations |
| reverse col 2 3' | ...... |
| obverse col 1' 5' | ... their... |
| obverse col 2' 6' | the demons, the evil, the evil, the evil, the evil, the evil, the evil, the evil, |
| obverse col 3' 14 | May Marduk bless...... |
| obverse col 2' 18' | May it be dead, may it be dead, may Enki be dead, may Asalluhi be dead. |
| obverse col 2' 11' | May the hero Enki look at him with a curse. |
| reverse col 1 2' | May his work be long and may he be satisfied. |
| reverse col 1 4' | There are no dates. The 7 and the 7th, there are no dates. |
| obverse col 1' 6' | ... who reveres Marduk |
| obverse col 3' 4 | he has sinned against the man. |
| obverse col 3' 11 | I shall go to his aid... |
| reverse col 1 24' | (The god) Ua took me to his loss |
| obverse col 3' 31 | Like a sagda, you libate a libation bowl. |
| obverse col 1' 16' | .... of a distant |
| obverse col 3' 5 | Your breast/brown/brown/brown/brown/brown/brown/brown/brown/brown/brown/brown/snake/snake/snake/snake/snake/ |
| reverse col 1 25' | I put my hands on the noses between the nose and the back. |
| obverse col 1' 3' | ... of Ubula. |
| obverse col 3' 30 | he is not guilty, he is deprived of his head. |
| obverse col 2' 12' | May the hero Ninurta look at him with joy. |
| reverse col 1 22' | Incantation: “I am a nadtu-priest, son of Amurru |
| obverse col 3' 13 | to Asalluhi's place |
| obverse col 3' 6 | The face of a man is swollen. |
| reverse col 1 20' | ....., perfect one, |
| obverse col 1' 13' | ..... |
| obverse col 1' 10' | ... may he be sated with the open country. |
| reverse col 1 27' | Brother of Marduk, exalted mother of the father, |
| obverse col 3' 10 | The pure water, whose scent is sweet, whatever |
| obverse col 3' 12 | The one who removes the illness of his body...... |
| obverse col 3' 1 | Do not let the... of heaven do anything! |
| obverse col 3' 8 | he returned, he completed the prtu-priestess and went up to the horizon. |
| obverse col 1' 1' | ... my... you set up and |
| reverse col 1 8' | it is the heart of Enki. |
| obverse col 3' 29 | he is not a mother, he is not his face. |
| obverse col 1' 15' | ... he will recover. |
| reverse col 2 4' | ...-tu |
| reverse col 1 19' | to break up the brickwork |
| reverse col 1 23' | He smote me, he smote me, |
| obverse col 3' 16 | the creation of life...... |
| obverse col 1' 9' | ... my lips. |
| reverse col 1 12' | may the good quality sheep be present upon them. |
| reverse col 1 18' | Be satisfied, my life! |
| obverse col 3' 25 | O Gula, lady of life, may she perform his rites. |
| reverse col 2 2' | ...-ti |
| obverse col 3' 19 | may he live... |
| obverse col 3' 18 | By the command of the lord... |
| obverse col 3' 21 | Incantation: O lord, o lord, o lord, his strength is supreme |
| obverse col 2' 4' | the gatekeeper of the nig-kaktu orchard Pa-pab |
| obverse col 3' 9 | whose goodness is pure water, whose goodness is built |
| obverse col 3' 24 | of the kishirtu-vessel, the guhhu-vessel and the sullu-vessel |
| obverse col 2' 10' | May the hero azu see your face, may it rejoice over you. |
| obverse col 2' 20' | ...... |
| obverse col 3' 3 | Incantation: he eats a man's chest |
| obverse col 3' 26 | " (If) ditto a wording board is placed on his breast. |
| obverse col 1' 2' | ... Urta'ibu |
| obverse col 1' 8' | ... of your hands |
| obverse col 2' 8' | Be sworn by heaven, be sworn by earth! |
| reverse col 1 5' | Incantation: You recite [the incantation] in [its] midst. |
| reverse col 1 26' | I erected (it) in my presence. O Itar, my mistress, the one who loves me |
| obverse col 2' 19' | The wording of a curse...... |
| obverse col 3' 7 | May the breasts of heaven and earth rise from the earth. |
| reverse col 1 1' | ...... Gula, the one who provides for life |
| reverse col 1 6' | may the incantation of Enki be seen. |
| obverse col 2' 17' | foremost one of the gods |
| obverse col 2' 13' | He spoke to Damu, the first-born son of Namma: |
| obverse col 1' 4' | ... she is ill. |
| reverse col 1 16' | May your supplication be long! |
| reverse col 2 5' | ... outside |
| obverse col 1' 18' | ...... |
| reverse col 1 13' | May they make good... above him. |
| obverse col 1' 14' | ... a scepter |
| reverse col 1 17' | may your well-being be abandoned. |
| obverse col 2' 7' | May Kamad die, may Kamad-meduru die, may Kamad-me-LAGAB die |
| reverse col 1 29' | May my ancestors not approach. May the merciful Marduk |
| obverse col 1' 7' | ... a date palm |
| obverse col 3' 23 | You are a sailor that is not yours |
| obverse col 3' 15 | ... life |
| reverse col 1 28' | May he make a decision with me, |
| reverse col 1 9' | Ea, in his throne, was entrusted |
| obverse col 3' 34 | ... its heart |
| obverse col 3' 32 | Incantation:... house... |
| obverse col 3' 20 | ... a man who you... |
| obverse col 1' 12' | ... unceasing |
| obverse col 3' 33 | ... heart |
| obverse col 3' 22 | between the mountains he has smashed his throne |
| reverse col 1 11' | Concerning the supplication, he swore to him: |
| reverse col 2 6' | ...-ka |
| obverse col 2' 3' | The one who made the sinful person bow down at the quay |
| obverse col 2' 9' | Incantation: O hero Asalluhi, may your face be praised! |
| obverse col 2' 16' | Incantation: Furious head, furious head, furious head... |
| obverse col 1' 17' | ... the... of the sea |
| obverse col 2' 5' | May the evil udug eat, the evil ala and the evil gidim eat. |
| obverse col 3' 2 | (Ditto:) Incantation formula. |
| reverse col 1 7' | May Ea rejoice over you. |
| obverse col 2' 15' | Your physician does not determine the verdicts. |
| obverse col 3' 17 | Your great command...... |
| obverse col 3' 27 | Incantation: O akkn, in the open country, you slander him. |
| reverse col 1 3' | It is the wording of a favorable heart. |
| reverse col 1 21' | Incantation formula:... |
| obverse col 1' 11' | .... who has sworn (this) |
| obverse col 2' 2' | ... oil of life |
| obverse col 3' 28 | the dust of a man's life, |
| obverse col 2' 14' | My son, do not see a man. |
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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