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CDLI Literary 002701.05, ex. 002 (P404897)
Literary, Neo-Babylonian · c. 626 BCE–539 BCE
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| Designation | CDLI Literary 002701.05, ex. 002 |
|---|---|
| ID | P404897 |
| Museum no. | BM 034650 |
| Collection | British Museum, London, UK |
| Language | Akkadian |
| Period | Neo-Babylonian · c. 626 BCE–539 BCE |
| Genre | Literary |
Transliteration (ATF)
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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 | [be-li2 u2-pa]-asz-szi-ha-an#-ni | my lord has freed me |
| 2 | [be-li2 u2-s,a]-am-mi-da-an-ni | my lord sent me |
| 3 | [be-li2 u2]-pat,#-t,i-ra-an-ni | my lord has released me |
| 4 | [be-li2 u2]-bal#-li-t,a-an-ni | my lord restored me |
| 5 | [i-na hasz-ti e]-ki#-ma-an-ni | in the midst of the battle, he defeated me. |
| 6 | i-na [... u2]-si#-pa-an-ni | In ... he made me bow down. |
| 7 | [... id]-ka#-an-ni | ... gave to me. |
| 8 | [... isz]-du#-da-an-ni | ... he imposed me. |
| 9 | [... qa]-ti# is,-ba-at | ... seized my hand. |
| 10 | [... im]-ha#-s,a-an-ni | ... struck me. |
| 11 | [... u2-sza2]-qa re-e-szi# | ... he raised the head. |
| 12 | [... ma-hi]-s,i-ia | ... of my support |
| 13 | [... {d}]marduk# | ... Marduk |
| 14 | [... a-ki]-li-ia | ... of my enemies |
| 15 | [... {d}]marduk | ... Marduk |
| 16 | [...-asz2]-szi-di-ia | ... my ... |
| 17 | [...]-ka#-szu2 u2-sah-hi-ir | ... turned its ... into ruins |
| 18 | [...] i-kim | ... he named. |
| 19 | [...]-di# sur-ri | ... screams |
| 20 | [...] x u2-szak-lu | ... he will eat. |
| 21 | [...] u2-ma-al-li | ... he filled. |
| 22 | [...] li# x [x] | ... ... |
| reverse | ||
| 1' | [...] x ba-la#-[t,a ...] | ... life ... |
| 2' | [...] li-[...] | May ... ... |
| 3' | [...] ni-is-[sat-su] | ... his supplication |
| 4' | [...] ba-'u-u2-la-ti#-[szu2] | ... his offspring |
| 5' | [... {disz}szub]-szi#-mesz-ra-a-[{d}szakkan2] | Šubši-mešira-Šakkan |
| 6' | [... mu]-ma-'i-ir [_kur_] | ... who makes the land tremble |
| 7' | [... i]-mu-ra lip-pa-t,ir a-ra-an-[szu2] | ... may he see, release his curse. |
| 8' | [...] ma-na-ah-ta-szu2 lisz-tap-szih | ... may his sin be released. |
| 9' | [... _dingir_-szu2 li-szah-hir-szu2 _{d}]1(u)-5(disz)_-szu2 li-kab-bit-su | may his god be angry with him, may his goddess be furious with him |
| 10' | [... li]-im szul-ma-nisz | ... a very good ... |
| 11' | [... _{d}1(u)]-5(disz)_-szu2 li-kab-bit-su | May ... his Ishtar destroy him. |
| 12' | [...] li#-ba-'a u4-mi-szam | ... may ... live forever. |
| 13' | [...] x {disz}szub-szi-mesz-ra-a-{d}szakkan2 i-[da-la-la] | ... Šubši-mešrā-Šakkan will sing |
| 14' | [...] ta#-nit-ta-ka t,a-bat | ... your praise is sweet |
| 15' | [_dub 5(disz)-kam2_ lud]-lul# _en_ ne2-me-qi2 _za3#-til-bi#-sze3?#_ | Fifth tablet of Ludlul, lord of wisdom, to its end. |
| 16' | [ki-ma _libir_-szu2 _sar_-ma _ba3-ri3 dub_ sza2 ...]-{d#}marduk _a_ sza2# {disz}[...] x _a_ {disz}x-x-[x] | Written and checked according to its original. Tablet of ...-Marduk, son of |
Sources & licences
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