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MSL 05, 084 (P397551)
Lexical, Neo-Assyrian, Nineveh · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE
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| Designation | MSL 05, 084 |
|---|---|
| ID | P397551 |
| Museum no. | BM — |
| Collection | British Museum, London, UK |
| Language | Akkadian |
| Period | Neo-Assyrian · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE |
| Genre | Lexical |
| Find spot | Nineveh (mod. Kuyunjik) |
| Coordinates | 36.3582, 43.1621 |
Transliteration (ATF)
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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 i | ||
| 1 | {[ŋeš}niŋ₂]-tuku gi-šim-ma-⸢ru⸣ | “It has a reed screen, |
| 2 | {⸢ŋeš⸣}mu-niŋ₂-tuku {<MIN(gi-šim-ma-ru)>} | “If he has a daughter-in-law, |
| 3 | {ŋeš}mu-nim-ma-la₂ {<MIN(gi-šim-ma-ru)>} | “Munimmala |
| 4 | {ŋeš}ibila ki gal {<MIN(gi-šim-ma-ru)>} | The eldest daughter, the great place |
| 5 | {ŋeš}ibila ki-in-⸢dar⸣ {<MIN(gi-šim-ma-ru)>} | The heirs of Kin-edar, ditto. |
| 6 | {ŋeš}dug₃ {<MIN(gi-šim-ma-ru)>} | good, ditto |
| 7 | [ŋeš-...]-⸢x⸣ {<MIN(gi-šim-ma-ru)>} | <...>-e22x-e23 |
| 8 | {[ŋeš]}ŋešnimbar {<MIN(gi-šim-ma-ru)>} | Nimbar, ditto |
| 9 | {[ŋeš]}⸢igi⸣-ŋešnimbar {<MIN(gi-šim-ma-ru)>} | Eigî-ešnimbar |
| 10 | {[ŋeš]}⸢ŋešnimbar⸣ kur-ra gu-ru-um-⸢ma-ru⸣ | “Nimbar-birds of the mountains, Gurum-Maru-E3 |
| 11 | {[ŋeš}ŋešnimbar] saŋ-kal za-qi₂-pu | sakal-plant, zaqipu-plant |
| 12 | {[ŋeš}ŋešnimbar] dilmun{ki} til-mu-nu-u | The Elamite gods of Dilmun who live |
| 13 | {[ŋeš}ŋešnimbar] dilmun{ki} as-nu-u | I am Nimbar of Dilmun. |
| 14 | {[ŋeš]}⸢ŋešnimbar⸣ ma₂-gan-na ma-ak-ka-nu-u | The ešnimbar-boats of Magan were built. |
| 15 | {[ŋeš]}⸢ŋešnimbar⸣ me-luh-ha me-luh-hu-u₂ | The ešnimbar priestess, the eluhhu priestesess |
| 16 | {[ŋeš]}suhuš₂(|ŠA₆.TUR|) ⸢su-huš-šu⸣ | “Suḫušsu-e23 |
| o ii | ||
| 1 | {⸢ŋeš}ŋešnimbar maš-tab-ba⸣ [...] | The ešnimbar-plant, the mashtakal-plant |
| 2 | {ŋeš}ŋešnimbar nita [...] | Nimbar, the male ... |
| 3 | {ŋeš}ŋešnimbar munus ⸢x⸣-[...] | The nimbar woman |
| 4 | {ŋeš}ŋešnimbar aš gu₂-un [...] | “It is as if it were plums |
| 5 | {ŋeš}ŋešnimbar al-ŋal₂-la [...] | “It is the nimbar tree that is to be carried off |
| 6 | {ŋeš}ŋešnimbar nu-al-ŋal₂-la [...] | The nimbar snake that was not carried away |
| 7 | {ŋeš}ŋešnimbar al-šeŋ₆-ŋa₂ [...] | The nimbar tree, which is ripe, |
| 8 | {ŋeš}ŋešnimbar ⸢nu-al-šeŋ₆⸣-ŋa₂ [...] | The nimbar plant, the ešnû-plant |
| 9 | {ŋeš}ŋešnimbar u₄-hi-in [...] | “The nimmar-plants, the fresh dates |
| 10 | {ŋeš}ŋešnimbar u₄-hi-in ⸢šag₄⸣-sud [...] | The nimbar plant, the fresh dates, the esud plant |
| 11 | {ŋeš}ŋešnimbar u₄-hi-in had₂-⸢da⸣ [...] | “The nimmbar-plants, the fresh dates, the ēda’e-plant |
| 12 | {ŋeš}ŋešnimbar u₄-hi-in ku₇-ku₇ [...] | The nimbar plant, the sweetening of the day |
| 13 | {ŋeš}ŋešnimbar u₄-hi-⸢in zag-ga⸣ [...] | “If a date palm grows in the morning, |
| 14 | [...]-⸢x⸣ [...] | |
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