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CDLI Literary 002701.01, ex. 006 (P397986)
Literary, Neo-Assyrian, Nineveh · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE
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| Designation | CDLI Literary 002701.01, ex. 006 |
|---|---|
| ID | P397986 |
| Museum no. | BM — |
| Collection | British Museum, London, UK |
| Language | Akkadian |
| Period | Neo-Assyrian · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE |
| Genre | Literary |
| Find spot | Nineveh (mod. Kuyunjik) |
| Coordinates | 36.3582, 43.1621 |
Transliteration (ATF)
From Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative · CDLI: reuse of catalogue/transliteration data with citation of CDLI; images restricted (not fetched)
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) |
|---|---|---|
| obverse | ||
| 1' | in#-[...] | ... ... |
| 2' | si#-im#-[...] | ... ..., |
| 3' | isz#-szak#-[...] | he smote |
| 4' | usz-te-s,i# [...] | he brought out ... |
| 5' | dal-ha te-re#-[...] | You ... the dalhu-demon |
| 6' | it-ti _{lu2}hal_ u [...] | with the diviner and |
| 7' | ina pi-i _e-sir2#_ [...] | In the mouth of a seal ... |
| 8' | at-til ina szat mu-szu [...] | I have finished in the night ... |
| 9' | _lugal uzu digir-mesz_ [...] | king of the gods' flesh ... |
| 10' | lib3-bu-usz ik-ka-s,ir-ma# [...] | The heart trembled and ... |
| 11' | na-an-za-zi tesz2-lit usz-ta#-[...] | You are exalted, you have ... wisdom |
| 12' | pah-ru-ma ra-man-szu-nu u2-szah#-ha-zu# [...] | (Sum) The one who sees them, their limbs ... (Akk) They are seen and their legs ... |
| 13' | szum-ma isz-ten-ma na-pisz-ta-szu2 u2-[...] | If one-third of his life ... |
| 14' | i-qab-bi sza2-nu-u2 u2-szat-bi ter-[...] | (Sum) The one who says “It is enough, it is enough! (Akk) He says the second, he says it ... |
| 15' | sza2 ki-ma szal-szi qip-ta-szu2 a-tam-ma# [...] | (Sum) I am the one who compares with the other (Akk) I look at the one whose hand is like the other |
| 16' | er-ru-ub bit-usz-szu 4(disz){+u2} i-ta# [...] | He entered his house, four times |
| 17' | 5(disz){+szu} pi-i ha-sze-e szu-bal# [...] | 5 jars of hašê-flour |
| 18' | 6(disz){+szu} 7{u2} i-rad-du-u sze# [...] | 67,000 iraddu barley |
| 19' | ik#-s,ur-nim-ma ri-kisz se-bet il# [...] | he bound me, and the knot of the seven gods . |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | [...] mi#-isz la pa-du-u2 u2# [...] | ... unceasing ... ... |
| 2 | [...] isz-ten _uzu_{mesz}-szu-nu-ma [...] | ... their flesh ... |
| 3 | in#?-na-ad-ru#-num-ma na-an# [...] | He was smitten, he was not able to sleep |
| 4 | tusz-szu u nap-ra-ku u2 [...] | You sit down and I am tired ... |
| 5 | mut2-tal2-lu pi-ia a-pa# [...] | (Sum) My mouth, my mouth ... (Akk) The mouth of my mouth(?) ... |
| 6 | szap-ta-a-a sza2 it-ta-[x] | my lips which ... |
| 7 | sza2-pu-tum sza2-gi-ma-ti | šappūtu-disease (a kind of sulphur) |
| 8 | sza2-qa-a-ti ri-sza-a ik#-[...] | (Sum) The high priestess ... a reed bundle (Akk) The low priesteses ... |
| 9 | lib3-bi kab-ba-ra-a | of the mighty heart |
| 10 | ra-pa-asz2-szi i-ra#-[...] | (Sum) He ... the wide net(?) (Akk) The wide net ... |
| 11 | sza-di-ha, a-ha,-a#-a# | šadiḫāya |
| 12 | sza2 e#-!-lisz at-tal-la# | who above I went |
| 13 | szar-ra-ha,-ku-ma | I am šarraḫ-kūma |
| 14 | a-na rap-szi ki#-[...] | To the wide ... |
| 15 | su-qu a-ba#-[...] | Suqu, who ? |
| 81 | e-ru-ub _e2#?-[gal_-...] | entered the palace |
| 82 | _iri#-mu_ ki-i a#-[a-bi ...] | My city like a enemy ... |
| 83 | tu-sza2-ma nak#-[ra-ti ...] | You take away the enemies . . |
| 84 | a#-na# [...] | to ... |
Sources & licences
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