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LKA 021 (P413925)
Literary, Neo-Assyrian, Assur · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE
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| Designation | LKA 021 |
|---|---|
| ID | P413925 |
| Museum no. | VAT 09938 |
| 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) |
|---|---|---|
| o | ||
| 1 | [...] | |
| 1a | [...] x [...] | |
| 2 | ⸢gašan⸣ {d}nun-gal x NE x nin-[...] | The Egašane temple of Nungal |
| 2a | be-el-tu {d}ma-nu-kal be-let [...] | Lady Manukal, lady of |
| 3 | {d}nun-gal munus ⸢sa₆⸣-ga nin [...] | Nungal, the woman of Esag, the lady |
| 3a | {d}ma-nu-kal si₂-niš-tu ⸢da-mi-iq-tu⸣ [be-let ...] | Manukal, the scepter of Damiqtu, the mistress |
| 4 | ⸢gašan⸣ {d}nin-tin-ug₅-⸢ga nin⸣ šer₇-[da gal-gal-la] | The Egašane temple of Nintinuga, the lady of great abundance |
| 4a | ⸢be⸣-el-tu {d}nin-tin-ug₅-⸢ga⸣ be-let ⸢še⸣-[re-te GAL{te]} | The eldest daughter of Nintinuga, the mistress of the great shrines |
| 5 | [gašan] {d}nin-si-an-na nin šer₇-da [gal-gal-la] | Gašan of Ninsiana, the great lady |
| 5a | ⸢be⸣-el-tu {d}nin-si-an-na be-let še-re-te GAL{⸢te⸣} | The eldest daughter of Ninsiana, the mistress of the extispicies, |
| 6 | ⸢gašan⸣ {d}lamma e₂-a-ke₄ dingir pa e₃-[a] | The vanguard of the temple, who makes the god manifest |
| 6a | ⸢be-el⸣-tu la-ma-as-si E₂-te {d}il-tu šu-[pu]-⸢tu⸣ | The lord of the temple, Illu, the šupûtu priest |
| 7 | [gašan] ama {d}ba-bu {d}il-tu šu-pu-[tu] | Gašan (means) mother Babu. Illu (also means) šuputu. |
| 7a | ⸢be⸣-[el]-⸢tu⸣ um-mu {d}ba-bu {d}il-tu šu-pu-⸢tu⸣ | “Enlil-etu-e23, the mother of Babu, Iltu, Šupup-e-23 |
| 8 | [...] šer₇-da-zu nu-mu-un-⸢zu⸣ | ... your wild cow does not grow up |
| 8a | ⸢ša⸣ [x]-⸢ki⸣ la-a i-du-u₂ | they did not know the ... of E-e. |
| 9 | [...] nam-erim₂-ma mu-un-⸢pad₃⸣-da | ... the fate that he had decreed |
| 9a | [...] ma-mi₃-ti i-za-ka-ru | (Sum) ... he screams ... (Akk) The ... of my ... is shouting |
| 10 | [...] x ŋir₃ huš u₃-mu-un-du₃ | ... he built a fierce mountain ... |
| 10a | [...] x x ha-li-šu₂ ina GIR₃-šu₂ u₂-šak-la | ... his sin he shall place at his feet |
| 11 | [...] x-ta-e₃-⸢a⸣ | ... tae’ea |
| 11a | [...] x ul uṣ-ṣa-a | ... did not rise |
| 12 | [... igi ...]-⸢ši⸣-bar-re-e-ne | before ...-ešibarrē |
| 12a | [...] x ip-pal-la-su | ... will see him. |
| 13 | [...] x NE x | ... ... |
| 13a | [...] x (x) ŠU x [...] | ... hand |
| r | ||
| 1' | [...] | |
| 1a' | [...] | |
| 2' | [...] ⸢bad-na⸣-ni-ib₂ | ... the E-bad-na-e-nib |
| 2'a | [...] x x tap-qi₂-di-šu₂-ma [...] | ... you have given him and ... |
| 3' | [ša₃-zu ša₃ ama u₃]-tu-ud-da-gin₇ ki-bi-še₃ ha-ma-ab-gi₄-gi₄ | May your heart, like the heart of a birth mother, be restored for me |
| 3'a | [ŠA₃]-⸢ka⸣ [ki]-⸢ma lib⸣-bi um-me a-lit-te ana aš₂-ri-⸢šu₂⸣ li-tur₂ | May your hand turn towards me like the heart of a wild cow. |
| 4' | [ša₃ ama] ⸢u₃⸣-tu-ud-da a-a u₃-tu-ud-da-gin₇ ki-bi-še₃ ha-ma-ab-⸢gi₄⸣-[gi₄] | May it be restored to its place for me like the birth mother, the birth father |
| 4'a | ki-ma lib₃-bi um-mi a-lit-ti a-bi a-li-di ana aš₂-ri-šu₂ [li]-⸢tur₂⸣ | Like the heart of a mother, a woman, my father, my friend, may it be turned back to its place |
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