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K 14862 (P401043)
CANONICAL > Literature > Monologue and dialogue > Scribal > Examenstext B, Neo-Assyrian, Nineveh · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE
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| Designation | K 14862 |
|---|---|
| ID | P401043 |
| Museum no. | BM — |
| Collection | British Museum, London, UK |
| Language | Akkadian |
| Period | Neo-Assyrian · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE |
| Genre | CANONICAL > Literature > Monologue and dialogue > Scribal > Examenstext B |
| 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) |
|---|---|
| reverse col 4 3' | When you inquire, what is it that is it that is it that is it that is that which is written down |
| obverse col 1 16 | When you speak to me,... the scribal art |
| obverse col 1 2 | ... of the erida-disease of the erida-disease. |
| reverse col 4 12' | In... |
| obverse col 1 8 | the... of Urim and Nisaba |
| obverse col 1 5 | I saw their captives, whose captives were captured, |
| reverse col 4 2' | ...... |
| reverse col 4 6' | Tablet... |
| obverse col 1 15 | You are the one who has raised their attention to the great tablet. |
| reverse col 4 4' | In |
| obverse col 1 19 | ... Ulammid?... |
| reverse col 4 5' | in |
| obverse col 1 9 | ... of the uri rites of Nisaba |
| obverse col 1 6 | to... from the... of Sumerian |
| reverse col 4 10' | ..... |
| reverse col 4 11' | ..... |
| reverse col 4 8' | ..... |
| reverse col 4 9' | ..... |
| obverse col 1 10 | May the... of your heart be established for you, may their eyes shine for you |
| obverse col 1 14 | When they have gathered the people of the great tablet(s) |
| obverse col 1 4 | whose protective spirit, whose protective spirit, whose shining light, |
| obverse col 1 7 | ... of Sumer we gave them, we gave them. |
| reverse col 4 1' | ...... |
| obverse col 1 18 | ... |
| obverse col 1 17 | I entrusted to you the... of the scribal art... |
| obverse col 1 11 | ... the sins should be placed in your throne, and they should be exalted. |
| reverse col 4 7' | Esa- |
| obverse col 1 1 | ... Eridu, the Great Oval |
| obverse col 1 13 | ... you put in your presence, and may you be a fang in the tablet house. |
| obverse col 1 12 | You are the one who is standing before you in the scribal school. |
| obverse col 1 3 | of the city... : the temple of the goddess Itar of my heart I built. |
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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