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CDLI Literary 002701.02, ex. 010 (P404961)
Literary, Neo-Babylonian, Sippar-Yahrurum · c. 626 BCE–539 BCE
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| Designation | CDLI Literary 002701.02, ex. 010 |
|---|---|
| ID | P404961 |
| Museum no. | Ist Si 0037 + Ist Si 0881 |
| Collection | Arkeoloji Müzeleri, Istanbul, Turkey |
| Language | Akkadian |
| Period | Neo-Babylonian · c. 626 BCE–539 BCE |
| Genre | Literary |
| Find spot | Sippar-Yahrurum (mod. Tell Abu Habbah) |
| Coordinates | 33.0605, 44.2552 |
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' | [...] ul# u2-[...] | ... did not ... |
| 2' | [...] ki-kit,#-[t,e-e] ki#-mil-[ti ...] | … the incantation of justice, the wrath of ..., |
| 3' | [... ep]-sze#-e#-[ti] sza2#-na-ti [...] | ... those deeds ... |
| 4' | a#-mur#-[ma] ar2#-kat3# ri-da-ti [...] | Look at me and the reed-beds of the river ....... |
| 5' | ki#-[i ...] a#-na _dingir_ la uk#-[tin]-nu# | When ... did not give ... to the god, |
| 6' | u3 [...]-le#-e {d}1(u)-5(disz) la iz-[...] | and ... Ištar did not |
| 7' | ap-[pi ...]-szu#-ken-nu la am#-ru# | I am the one who does not see ... ... |
| 8' | ina pi-[i-...]-par#-ku-u2 su-pu-u2 tes2-le#-tu# | In the ... of your mouth, the supplication, the prayer |
| 9' | ib-t,e#-[...] _dingir_ i#-sze-t,u2 _u4-esz3-esz3_ | ... the god will be appeased, the days will be long |
| 10' | id-du# [...]-szu2#? me-szu2-nu i#-[me2]-szu# | ... his ..., their ... they saw him |
| 11' | pa-la-[hu ...]-du# la# u2#-szal#-[...] | The fearsome one ... did not ... |
| 12' | [...] qe2#-[reb]-szi#-na# [...] | ... inside them ... |
| 13' | _dingir_-[...] e#-ku-lu [...] | Ilum-... ate ... |
| 14' | i#-[zib ... mas,]-ha-tu [la] ub#-[la] | Disregard that an unclean person has performed extispicy in this place. |
| 15' | [a]-na# sza2 [...]-szu2 im#-[szu]-u2 | to that of his ... he carried. |
| 16' | nisz _dingir#_-szu2 kab#-[...]-ku#-ru a-na#-ku# am#-[szal] | The life of his (personal) god is ... I am. |
| 17' | [...]-u tes2-le#-[...] | ... a message(?) |
| 18' | [...]-u2# sak-ku#-[...] | ... sakku ... |
| 19' | u4#-[...]-bi-[ia] | At that time |
| 20' | u4#-[...]-at-ta#-[...] | The day/day(?) ... you(?) |
| 21' | [...] x x [...] | |
| 22' | [...] x x [...] | |
| 23' | [...] na-[s,a-...] | ... ... |
| 24' | [...]-e# i-ha-ak#-[...] | ... he will kill |
| 25' | [...] a#-lak-ti _dingir_ [...] | ... the way of the god ... |
| 26' | [...]-t,u# i-mut u2#-[...] | (Sum) ... he smote(?) the ... (Akk) The ..., the imut ... |
| 27' | [...]-dir# za-am-ra uh-ta# [...] | (Sum) ... he smote(?) ... (Akk) The ..., the ... of the horizon, ... |
| 28' | [...] ap#-pi i-za-am-mu-ru e#-[le-...] | ... they look at the window, ... |
| 29' | [...] pu#-ri-di u2-s,ar-ra-pa la#-[...] | ... he keeps watch over the people, he does not |
| 30' | [...] u# ka-ta-mi t,e3-em-[szi]-na# [...] | ... and you, their report ... |
| 31.a' | [...] sza2#-lam-tisz2 | ... šalamtiš |
| 31.b' | [...] i#-sza2#-an#-na#-na# [...] | ... when he rises ... |
| 32' | [...] sza2-ma#-['i] | ... the heavens |
| 33' | [...] er-kal#-[la] | ... Erkalla |
| reverse | ||
| 1' | [...] im#-ta#-[...] | ... he ... |
| 2.a' | [...] | |
| 2.b' | [...]-tu2# im-ta-qut _ugu#_ [...] | ... he fell, over ... |
| 3' | [...] sze-pa-[a-a] | ... my feet |
| 4' | [...] u2#-nap-pa-qa ma-aq-ti#-[isz] | ... he screamed, he was angry. |
| 5' | [...] i#-te-rim pa-ni-[ia] | ... has turned towards my face |
| 6' | [...]-ma# sza2-e-lu ul ap-pal# | ... and I did not hear the supplication |
| 7' | [...]-a# i-bak-ku-u2 ra-ma-nu ul i-[szi] | ... they will bind, he will have no claim. |
| 8.a' | [...]-ba#-lu na-di-ma | ... is given and |
| 8.b' | u nap-ra-ku sa-ki-ir szap-ti#-[ia2] | and my lips are swollen, |
| 9.a' | [...] pe#-hi masz-qu-u-a | ... of my limbs |
| 9.b' | _egir_ bu-bu-tum ka-tim ur-[u2-di] | After the libation of the mouth was finished, |
| 10' | [...] szum#-ma da-ad-da-risz a-la-[...] | ... if constantly ... |
| 11' | {d#}szim nap#-szat# _ug3-mesz ugu_-ia2 im-tar-[s,u] | “Šim, the life of the people over me has been determined, |
| 12' | ap-pu#-na#-ma i-te#-rik# si-le-[...] | I looked at him, and he established peace. |
| 13' | i-na la# ma-ka-le-e zi#-mu#-u2#-a# it-tak#-[...] | In the absence of food, my life ... |
| 14' | _uzu_ isz-tah-ha da-mi iz-zu-[...] | The flesh is swollen, the blood ... . |
| 15' | e-s,e-et-tum us-su-qat6 a-ri-ma-at masz-[...] | (Sum) The young woman ... (Akk) She ... the young woman, she ... |
| 16' | szi-ir-a-nu-u2-a nu-up-pu-hu u2-ri-iq-tum mah-[...] | My širānû-disease is a raging storm, a great storm |
| 17' | a-hu-uz {gesz}na2 me-si-ru mu-s,e-e ta-ne2-hu# | I sat down on the bed of the mesiru-priestess, the one who is frightened |
| 18' | a-na ki-suk-ki-ia i-tu-ra bi-i-tu# | He returned to my place of worship. |
| 19' | il-lu-ur-tu2 szi-ri-ia na-da-a i-da-a-a | (Sum) The ilurtu priestess, the one who gave birth to me (Akk) I give birth to my child |
| 20' | [masz]-kan# rama-ni-ia muq-qu-ta sze-pa-a-a | my limbs are swollen, my feet are tired |
| 21' | ni#-t,a-tu-u2-a szum-ru-s,a mi-hi-is,-tu dan-na#-at# | My distress is severe, my affliction is severe. |
| 22' | qin-na-zu it,-t,a-an-ni ma-la-ti s,el-la-[...] | “Your ear has bowed down to me, all the ṣillû-demons |
| 23' | pa-ru-usz#-szu2# u2-sah-hi-la-an-ni zi-qa-ti lab#-[...] | (Sum) He shook his head (Akk) He washed my head (with) a splinter(?) |
| 24' | kal# u4-mu ri-du-u2 i-rad-da#-an#-[ni] | All day long, a ridû-offering greets me |
| 25' | ina szat mu-szi ul u2-nap-pa-sza2-an-ni sur#-[risz] | During the night he does not listen to me; very quickly |
| 26' | i-na u2-tab-lak-ku-ti pu-ut,-t,u-ru rik-su-[u2-a] | Release my bindings in the assembly of the gods. |
| 27' | mesz-re-tu-u2-a# su-up-pu-ha i-ta-ad-da-a a-hi#-ti# | My limbs are swollen, my arms are bound. |
| 28' | i-na ru-ub-s,i-ia a-bit ki#-ma _gu4_ | In my journey, I escaped like an ox. |
| 29.a' | ub-tal-lil# ki-ma _udu-nita_ ina ta#-ba-asz2-ta-ni-ia2 | I filled. Like a sheep in my wailing |
| 29.b' | _sa-gig#_-ia2 isz-hu-t,u masz-masz-szu2 | my sickness has weakened, his exorcist |
| 30.a' | u te-re-ti-ia2 _{lu2}hal_ u2-tasz#-szir | and my extispicies the diviner has released |
| 30.b' | ul u2-sza2-pi a-szi-pa szi-kin _gig_-ia2 | I did not send, the one who resides in the place of my illness |
| 31' | u3 a-dan-nu si-li-ti-ia2 _{lu2}hal_ ul id-din | and the stipulated term of my life the diviner did not give |
| 32' | ul i-ru-s,a _dingir_ qa-ti ul is,-bat | He did not come out, the god did not seize my hand. |
| 33' | ul i-re-man-ni disz-ta#-ri i-da-a-a ul il-lik | Ištar did not return, he did not go with me. |
| 34' | pe-ti ki-ma-hu er-su-u2 szu-ka-nu-u2-a | (Sum) Open my eyes, open my ears! (Akk) Open the eyes of the enemy! Open my lips! |
| 35' | a-di# la# mi-tu-tim-ma bi-ki-tum gam-rat | until he has not died, the divorce is void. |
| 36' | kal# [ma-ti]-ia2# ki-i ha-bil iq-bu-ni | All my land said to me as if it had been destroyed. |
| 37' | [isz-me]-e#-ma ha-du#-u2-a im-me2-ru pa#-nu#-[szu2] | He heard of my joy, he saw his face. |
| 38' | [ha-di]-tu#? u2-ba-as-si#-ru ka-bat-ta-sza2 ip#-[per-du] | (Sum) She smears(?) a curse on her body (Akk) The curse has smeared her body |
| 39' | [i-t,i u4]-mu sza2 gi-mir# kim#-[ti-ia] | The day of the totality of my family |
| 40' | [...]-bi# mu-de-e {d}utu-su#-[un i-rim] | Its ..., the one who knows their Utu |
| 41' | [...] x x [...] | |
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