K 12937 (P400144)
Neo-Assyrian, Nineveh · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE
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| Designation | K 12937 |
|---|---|
| ID | P400144 |
| 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 |
English translation
By nn · Via Open Richly Annotated Cuneiform Corpus (ORACC) · CC BY-SA 3.0 (ORACC)
| Line | English |
|---|---|
| a [0:1] a 1'a 1'–a 1'a 1' | I (hereby) appeal [to you . . .] |
| a [1:2] a 2'2'–a 2'2' | Release the magi[c (set) against me . . .] |
| a [2:3] a 3'3'–a 3'3' | Tear out [. . .] |
| a [3:4] a 4'4'–a 4'4' | A protective spirit [. . .] |
| a [4:5] a 5'5'–a 5'5' | O Ishtar, [. . .] |
| a [5:6] a 6'6'–a 6'6' | According to [your] comm[and . . .] |
| a [6:7] a 7'7'–a 7'7' | [. . . your] praise [. . .] |
| a [7:8] a 8'8'–a 8'8' | Incantation: [Orion . . .] |
| a [8:9] a 9'9'–a 9'9' | Dumuzi [. . .] |
| a [9:10] a 10'10'–a 10'10' | As [. . .] |
| a [10:11] a 11'11'–a 11'11' | You gu[ide aright . . .] |
| a [11:12] a 12'12'–a 12'12' | As for m[e, . . .] |
Transliteration (ATF)
From Open Richly Annotated Cuneiform Corpus (ORACC) · CC BY-SA 3.0 (ORACC default); per-file JSON license fields say: This data is released under the CC0 license (133618)
| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
| a | ||
| 1' | am-⸢hur⸣-[ka ...] | |
| 2' | pu-šur ⸢kiš⸣-[pi-ia ...] | |
| 3' | u₂-⸢suh⸣ [...] | |
| 4' | {d}ALAD [...] | |
| 5' | {d}⸢INNIN⸣ [...] | |
| 6' | ina ⸢DU₁₁⸣.[GA-ka ...] | |
| 7' | KA.⸢TAR⸣-[ZU ...] | |
| 8' | EN₂ {⸢mul⸣}[sipa-zi-an-na ...] | |
| 9' | {d}dumu-⸢zi⸣ [...] | |
| 10' | ⸢ki⸣-ma [...] | |
| 11' | ⸢tuš-te⸣-[eš-ši-ru ...] | |
| 12' | ⸢ia⸣-[a-ši ...] | |
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
- Open Richly Annotated Cuneiform Corpus (ORACC) · CC BY-SA 3.0 (ORACC default); per-file JSON license fields say: This data is released under the CC0 license (133618) · ORACC project editions, https://oracc.museum.upenn.edu/ ; cite the individual project (see texts.extra_json.project)
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