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K 08414 (P397614)
CANONICAL > Literature > Hymns; CANONICAL > Literature > Narrative, Neo-Assyrian, Nineveh · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE
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| Designation | K 08414 |
|---|---|
| ID | P397614 |
| Museum no. | BM — |
| Collection | British Museum, London, UK |
| Language | Akkadian |
| Period | Neo-Assyrian · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE |
| Genre | CANONICAL > Literature > Hymns; CANONICAL > Literature > Narrative |
| 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? 21' | ... in the forests |
| obverse? 15' | ... of the mountain he has been entrusted to him, he has been entrusted to him |
| obverse? 24' | ... their heart... |
| reverse? 12' | whose heart is placed on you, his.... |
| reverse? 3' | Thus spoke to him, and the warrior Erra |
| obverse? 10' | ... in his dream... a... bow |
| reverse? 16' | He who sees his divinity... may he rejoice... |
| reverse? 7' | I am going to your presence, and I will make you happy. |
| obverse? 6' | ... inside the pure heavens... |
| obverse? 13' | ... his hand is a liar, he is a liar |
| obverse? 27' | ... sat down(?) |
| obverse? 14' | ... he defeated, he defeated,... |
| obverse? 5' | ... he made surpassing... king |
| obverse? 23' | ........ may I..... |
| reverse? 18' | ...... |
| obverse? 18' | ... a lion.................................. |
| reverse? 4' | ... by your own command you will be attentive and you will speak... |
| obverse? 20' | ... Nergal, alternatively,... |
| reverse? 15' | The one who... your......... |
| obverse? 17' | ... you do... and go to the sheep of the mountain... |
| reverse? 6' | By An, your strength has been constantly wailing. |
| obverse? 3' | ... wide |
| obverse? 7' | ... his feet... |
| obverse? 4' | ... fortresses...... |
| reverse? 17' | ......... |
| obverse? 8' | .... in the pure... |
| reverse? 2' | For his boats of happiness... |
| reverse? 14' | On your right shoulder,... with you. |
| reverse? 13' | ... that which with you to Nugigi |
| obverse? 26' | ... great... |
| reverse? 5' | In your utterance, he... and descends to you |
| reverse? 11' | I shall slander him with an evil curse, and he will die. |
| obverse? 19' | ... their hearts......... |
| reverse? 9' | who to his own power has gone, I shall send weapons |
| obverse? 16' | ..................................... |
| reverse? 8' | Whoever breaks the contract shall place... |
| reverse? 1' | ......... |
| obverse? 12' | ... his... awe-inspiring |
| obverse? 11' | ... a... a... a... a..... |
| reverse? 10' | Whoever breaks the contract shall remove it as if it were an ox or an ox. |
| obverse? 9' | ... warriors |
| obverse? 2' | ... another... |
| obverse? 25' | ... Nergal, there was not(?)... |
| obverse? 22' | ... he destroys and he becomes frightened... |
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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