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K 10179 (P398534)

CANONICAL > Literature > Lamentations, Neo-Assyrian, Nineveh · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE

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DesignationK 10179
IDP398534
Museum no.BM —
CollectionBritish Museum, London, UK
LanguageAkkadian
PeriodNeo-Assyrian · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE
GenreCANONICAL > Literature > Lamentations
Find spotNineveh (mod. Kuyunjik)
Coordinates36.3582, 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.

LineMachine English (draft)
3My akkila priestess, my city, and the city are filled with joy.
6The one who is the one of Damgalnuna and the one who is the one who is the Ekur, the one who is the one who is the one who is the heir of Damgalnuna
9He is a vizier, he is a vizier, he is a vizier in the Ekur.
10(As for) the one who smote Muebbasa, smote him in the Ekur,
8Enbilulu and the lord of the Ekur temple, his lord, is full of praise.
2His word is exalted in the Ekur, his word is a burden which is placed in the womb.
7The word of Asalluhi and the lord of the Ekur, the word of his lord
4The city Iria has become frightened; it is surrounded by ruins.
1He is the one whose word is bright, whose word is supreme in the Ekur.
5Enki, the lord of the Ekur temple, the lord of wisdom,

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