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CDLI Literary 002718.01, ex. 020 (P413907)
Literary, Neo-Assyrian, Assur · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE
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| Designation | CDLI Literary 002718.01, ex. 020 |
|---|---|
| ID | P413907 |
| Museum no. | VAT 14109 + VAT 14149 + VAT 14147 |
| Collection | Vorderasiatisches Museum, Berlin, Germany |
| Language | Akkadian |
| Period | Neo-Assyrian · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE |
| Genre | Literary |
| Find spot | Assur (mod. Qalat Sherqat) |
| Coordinates | 35.4557, 43.2611 |
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' | usz#-[...] | I ... |
| 2' | mim#-[...] | What ...? |
| 3' | an# [...] | An ... |
| 4' | isz-[...] | ... ... |
| 5' | qu-[...] | Qu- |
| 6' | [...]-tur# [...] | ...-tur |
| 7' | {d}e2-a [...] | Ea |
| 8' | ib-szim#-szum-ma u2-s,u#-rat [...] | he named him, and he brought out ... |
| 9' | u2-nak-kil-szu2 szu-tu-ra# [...] | (Sum) The one who holds back his scepter(?) ... (Akk) He held back his weapon ... |
| 10' | im-ni-szum-ma ina _a-mesz_ [...] | he gave him, and in the water ... |
| 11' | szit-tu ir-te-hi-szu2 [...] | The šitātu-disease afflicted him, ... |
| 12' | u2-sza2-as,-lil#-ma _abzu#_ [...] | he made complete, and Apsu ... |
| 13' | mu-um#-mu tam-la-ku [...] | “I am a young man, I am an old woman, ... |
| 14' | ip#-t,ur rik-si#-[...] | he opened the knot of |
| 15' | me-lam-mi-szu2 it-[...] | His splendor ... |
| 16' | ik#-mi#-szu-[...] x [...] | Ikmišu- |
| 17' | {d#}[...]-um#-[...] i#-tas-sir3# [...] | “...-um-[...] he bound |
| 18' | u2#-kin#-ma# e#-li ap#-su#-[...] | I established, and above the Apsu |
| 19' | mu#-um#-[...] it#-ta-mah u2#-kal# [...] | ... has become great, he holds back |
| 20' | ul x-[...] x TI x ik-mu-u2 [...] | ... did not ... ... they sealed ... |
| 21' | {d}e2-[...]-zu ir-nit-ta-szu2 e-[...] | E-[...]-zu, his supplication |
| 22' | qir-bisz# [...]-um-mi-szu2 szup-szu2-hi-isz# [...] | (Sum) ... his ..., he screamed loudly(?) (Akk) He shouted ... loudly |
| 23' | im-bi-szum#-[...] _abzu_ u2-ad-du-[...] | Imbišum-... the Apsu ... |
| 24' | asz2-ru-usz#-[...] gi-pa-ra-szu2 u2-[...] | Ašrum-... his reed screen |
| 25' | {d}e2-a {d#}[...]-ki-na hi-ra-tusz ina rab-[...] | Ea, the ... of the earth, the dwelling place in the netherworld |
| 26' | ina ki-is,-s,i# _nam-mesz_ at-ma-ni u3#-[...] | By means of the decreeing of fates, I ... ... |
| 27' | le-'-[...]-u2-ti _abgal dingir-mesz_ [...] | ... the sage of the gods ... |
| 28' | ina qi2-rib# _abzu_ ib-ba-[...] | in the middle of Apsu ... |
| 29' | ina qi2-rib# [...] _abzu_ ib-ba#-[...] | In the middle of ... the Apsu ... |
| 30' | ib-ni-szum-[...] {d}e2#-a [...] | Ibni-šum-... Ea |
| 31' | {d}dam-ki-[...] | Damki- |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | [...]-ret# _{d}isz-tar#-rat#-te# | ... of Ištarattu |
| 2 | [...] it#-x-[...]-a-ta usz-ma-al-li | ... he filled with ... |
| 3 | szam#-hat nab#-[...]-ir ni-isz _igi_-[...] | The one who ... ..., the one who sees ... |
| 4 | [...] s,i-ta-szu2# ga#-szi#-ir ul-tu ul-la# | ... his limbs are full of tears, from distant days |
| 5 | [...]-szu-ma {d}a#-num# ba-nu-u2 a-bi-[...] | ... Anu, creator of(?) Abi- |
| 6 | [...]-risz# im-mir lib3-ba-szu2 hi-du-ta im-[...] | ... his heart rejoiced, he ... joy |
| 7 | usz#-te-es,-bi-szum-ma szu-un#-na-ta _dingir_-us#-[...] | 'I have brought him out, and you are our god ..., |
| 8 | [...]-usz#-qu ma-'-disz _ugu_-szu2-nu a-tar mim-mu#-[...] | ... ... greatly ... over them, ... anything ... |
| 9 | [...] lam#-da-ma nu-uk#-ku#-la mi-na-tu#-[...] | ... the one who is pure and unceasing(?) |
| 10 | [...]-sisz# la na-t,a-a a-ma-risz pa-asz2-[...] | (Sum) ... not to be seen(?) (Akk) .... not to see(?) |
| 11 | [...]-szu er-bi _gesztu_-szu2 | ... his ..., his ears |
| 12 | [...] szu#-ta-bu-li _{d}gesz.bar_ it-ta-an#-[...] | ... the šutabulu-demon ... a dagger ... |
| 13 | [...]-ba# er-bu-' a-ta-a ha-si-[...] | ... ... why ...? |
| 14 | [...] x ki-ma szu-a-tu2 i-bar-ra#-a# gim-re#-[...] | ... like that he sees everything |
| 15 | [...]-ma# ina _dingir-dingir_ szu-tur2 la#-[...] | ... and in the gods ... not ... |
| 16 | [...]-tu-szu2 szu-ut-tu-ha i-lit-ta szu-[...] | (Sum) ... his ... (Akk) His ..., the šuttūḫūtu-demon, the incantation of ... |
| 17 | [...]-ri-u2-ti ma-ri-u2-[...] | ... mariu |
| 18 | [...]-ri _{d}utu_{szi} [...]{szi} sza2 _dingir_ | ... Šamaš |
| 19 | la#-bisz me-lam-me mesz-ret _[...]-mesz#_ sza2-qisz it-[...] | The radiance, the splendor of the sanctuaries of ... was exalted. |
| 20 | pul#-ha-a-tu ha-am-si-na# _ugu_-szu2 kam2-[...] | “The pulḫātu-plant, the hamsina-plant on his head ... |
| 21 | ib-ni-ma sza2-ar er-bit-ta u2-al-lid {d}a-[...] | he erected, and the four winds he carried off. A[... ...] |
| 22 | qa#-tusz-szu2 u2-ma-al-la-a# ma#-ri lim-mel-[...] | He filled his hands with joy, may he ... my majesty |
| 23 | ib#-szim ep-ri me-ha-a# u2-sza-az#-[...] | He planted the meḫa-tree, he set up a reed hut |
| 24 | u2#-szab-szi a-ga-am-ma# u2-dal-lah3 ti-[...] | (Sum) He sat down in the scribal school (Akk) He sits down, this one, he lies down(?) |
| 25 | [...] ti-amat#-ma ur-ra# [...]-mi i-dul-[...] | ... Tiamat, in the future my ... will cover |
| 26 | _dingir#-dingir_ la szup-szu-ha i-zab#-bi-lu sza2-ri-[...] | May the gods not be afraid, they will carry ... . |
| 27 | ik#-tap#-du-ma kar-szu-us-su2-nu le-mut-ta# | They plotted evil against me, and their oath is evil. |
| 28 | [...]-na ti-amat um-mi-szu-nu szu-nu iz-zak-ru# | ... Tiamat, their mother, they spoke. |
| 29 | [...]-nu-usz-szu _abzu_ ha-ram#-ki# i-na-ru-ma | ... the Apsu, your father, saw him, and |
| 30 | [...]-usz#-szu la tal-li-ki-ma qa-lisz tusz-bi# | ... his ... did not come to you, and you sat in silence. |
| 31 | [...] sza2-ar er-bet-ti sza2 pu-luh-ti# | ... of the four quarters, who is afraid |
| 32 | [...]-uh# kar-szi-ki#-ma# ul ni-s,a-lal ni-i-nu | “..., we will not be able to protect you, we are not capable of protecting you. |
| 33 | [...] _abzu_ ha-ram-ki | ... Apsu, your beloved. |
| 34 | [...]-ka-mu-un e-disz asz2-ba-ti | (Sum) ... I am the one who sits on the throne (Akk) The ... of the lord, I sit with you |
| 35 | [...] dul-lu-hisz ta-dul-li | (Sum) ... you do the work. (Akk) You do the work. |
| 36 | [...] ul# tu2-ri-me-na-szi | ... did not return to us |
| 37 | [...]-ra# i-na-tu-u-ni# | ... he smote |
| 38 | [...] i# ni-is,-lal ni-i-[...] | ... we shall guard, we shall ... |
| 39 | [...]-nu# tir-ra# | ... of the forest |
| 40 | [...] szuk-[...] | ... ... |
| 41 | [...] el-[...] | ... pure ... |
| 42 | [...]-usz [...] | ...-uš |
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