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LKA 076 (P413985)
Literary, Neo-Assyrian, Assur · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE
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| Designation | LKA 076 |
|---|---|
| ID | P413985 |
| Museum no. | VAT 13839 |
| 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)
From Open Richly Annotated Cuneiform Corpus (ORACC) · CC BY-SA 3.0 (ORACC default); per-file JSON license fields say: This data is released under the CC0 license (133618)
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) |
|---|---|---|
| ⸢a⸣-ba-me-en za-e-me-en ⸢a⸣-ba-me-en za-e-me-en | You are the one who makes heaven tremble, you are the man who makes earth shake, | |
| man-nu at-tu-nu ⸢man⸣-nu at-tu-nu | Who are you, you are the emanu-priests? | |
| a-ba-me-en za-e-me-en e₂-me-kilib₃-šu-du₇ ⸢e₂ {d⸣}nin-imma₃-ke₄ dib-dib-e-ze₂-en | Who are you? You are the one who passes by the Emekilibšudu temple, the temple of Ninimma | |
| man-nu at-tu-nu ša i-na E₂.ME.KILIB₃.ŠU.⸢DU₇ i-na⸣ E₂ {d}NIN.IMMA₃ ta-ap-ta-na-ri-ka | Whoever you are, who in the Emekilibšu-ēdu (temple) and in the temple of Ninimma, you keep pleading to you. | |
| me-de₃-en me-de₃-en dumu nibru{⸢ki}ke₄⸣ me-de₃-en | We, we, we are the citizens of Nippur. | |
| ni-nu ni-nu DUMU.MEŠ ni-pu-ru ni-nu | We, we, our sons, we smote, we | |
| e₂-kur umum(MURUB₄) dim₂-dim₂-ma diŋir lugal bi la-⸢bar-bi me-de₃⸣-en | The Ekur, the creator of the diŋir temple, that king should not abandon it. | |
| ša E₂.KUR mu-um-mi ba-nu-u₂ DINGIR u₃ ⸢LUGAL SUKKAL-šu₂⸣ ni-nu | From Ekur, the name of the creator god and E-šarru, his vizier. | |
| {d}en-lil₂ lugal kur-kur-ra-ke₄ ud₅ ⸢si₁₂⸣-ga-[bi me]-⸢de₃⸣-en | Enlil, king of all the lands, I will bring out the goat and its chick | |
| ša {d}EN.LIL₂ EN KUR.KUR en-za-<tu>-⸢šu₂⸣ ar-⸢qa-tu ni-nu⸣ | (Property) of Enlil, lord of the lands, enzātu-ešû-priestess. We are encircled. | |
| ⸢ab₂ ku₃⸣-ga dadag gašan {d}nin-lil₂-la₂-ke₄ ⸢me-de₃⸣-[en] | I want to go up to the holy abode, the pure and bright one of Ninlil | |
| ab-⸢ki⸣-ge-tu el-⸢le⸣-tu ša ⸢šar⸣-ra-te {d}NIN.LIL₂ ni-⸢nu⸣ | “Ab-egētu, the pure one, the one of the šarru’etu-priests, Mullissu, let us go! | |
| lugal-bi ⸢ur-saŋ⸣ {d}nin-urta emedu-bi me-de₃-⸢en⸣ | Its king, Ur-sa-e, Ninurta, its nursemaid, you should come up. | |
| šar-ra-ni ⸢qar⸣-ra-du {d}NIN.URTA ar-du-šu₂ ni-nu | His king, the eqardu-priestess, Ninurta, is his friend. | |
| kingal mah ⸢sukkal mah⸣ lu₂ zid-bi me-⸢de₃-en⸣ | The supreme kingal priest, the supreme minister, we are its righteous man. | |
| mu-ʾi-ra [ṣi-i]-⸢ra SUKKAL ṣi⸣-i-ru a-mi-lu-šu₂ ki-nu-tu ni-nu | The vizier, the minister, the true woman, we are. | |
| ildu₂ ⸢il₂⸣-la {⸢d}nin-nibru⸣{ki}ke₄ me-de₃-en | I am the ildu priest of the Elamite temple, Ninnibru temple | |
| ⸢il-li-tu⸣ ša-qu-tu {⸢d⸣}[be-le-et]-ni-pu-⸢ru ni-nu⸣ | “Ilītu-ēriš, the exalted one, Bēlet-nippuru, weeping, | |
| ⸢erin₂⸣ idim ⸢ku₃⸣-ga ⸢dur-an⸣-[ki-ke₄] me-⸢de₃-en⸣ | Let us go up to the “house of the workers, the god of the holy temple, the Dur-an-e-ki!’ | |
| [ṣa]-⸢ab ki⸣-di-ni el-lu-tu₂ [ša ni-pu]-⸢ru ni-nu⸣ | “Ša-e’ab, the pure place, which we created, we created. | |
| [DUMU] ⸢NIBRU⸣{ki}ke₄ iri gu-la ⸢me-de₃⸣-[en] | I am the son of E-NIBRU-E, the great city | |
| [DUMU].⸢MEŠ⸣ ni-⸢pu-ru⸣ ša IRI GAL-i ⸢ni⸣-[nu] | The sons of Nippur, who the great city | |
| x ba-ab-x x ⸢ku₃⸣ x x x x [...] | ... holy ... | |
| [...] na bi [...] x x | ... ... | |
| [x] UR x [...] | ... ... | |
| [(x)] x [...] | ||
| [he₂]-⸢ga⸣-hul₂ lu₂ ⸢i₅-ŋar⸣-meš ⸢ba-an-sig₅⸣-[ga] | May it rejoice over me, may the one of the ibar temples be happy. | |
| ⸢liḫ⸣-ḫi-iš ša i-⸢ger⸣-ru-ni u₂-dam-[ma-qu] | The eliḫbiš plant, which he had planted, he destroyed. | |
| ⸢a₂⸣ niŋ₂-sig₅-ga iri nibru{ki}ke₄ pa₃-pa₃-⸢de₃⸣ | To make the city of Nippur resplendent, | |
| ⸢a⸣-na [ša] i-di SIG₅-te ni-pu-ru IRI-ni i-za-⸢qa⸣-[ru] | “If we go up to a place of good water, our city will be plundered.’ | |
| o | ||
| 16 | [lugal] he₂ lugal-ta e₃-a lu LUGAL i-na LUGAL e-[la-a] | May a king come forth from the king, or may he be king among kings. |
| [lu₂] ni₂-te-a-ni ⸢he₂-na⸣-nam mu-bi gu₃ de₂(MURUB₄-)[a] | The name of this man is “It is he who shouts in the middle of the night.'" | |
| [lu]-⸢u₂ LU₂ i-na ra-ma-ni⸣-šu₂ MU-šu in-na-ab-[bi] | (If) a man, by his own name, curses | |
| ⸢nibru⸣{ki}še₃ bi₂-in-sig₅-ga {[d]}⸢en⸣-lil₂-le ⸢bi₂-in-sig₅⸣-[ga] | He made the E-nibru shine, he made Enlil shine | |
| ⸢a-na ni⸣-ip-pu-ru dam-[qu] {d}EN.LIL₂ i-dam-mi₃-⸢iq⸣-[šu] | Enlil will praise his good deeds | |
| ⸢nibru⸣{ki}⸢še₃ lu₂ šu hul⸣ ba-⸢ab⸣-[du₁₁-ga] šu nu-ba-ab-zi-[ga] | In Nippur a man whose hand was shattered and whose hands were not raised | |
| ⸢KI.MIN LU₂⸣ [x-x] x [x x x] ⸢qa₂⸣-te i-na-du-u₂ i-[x-x] | Ditto: a man's house ... a house-qaetu-house they will dig and . | |
| [...] {⸢d}nin⸣-urta [...] | ... Ninurta | |
| [... {d]}⸢NIN⸣.[URTA] | ... Ninurta | |
| r | ||
| 1′ | [x] x [...] | |
| DIŠ nun-⸢gal⸣-[piriŋ₃-gal-dim₃ abgal {d}en-me-kar₂ {d}inana ša₃ e₂-an-na-ke₄ an-ta e₁₁-de₃] | If Nungalepirigaldim, the sage of Enmekar and Inana of the Eanna, descends from heaven | |
| DIŠ KI.MIN ⸢ap⸣-[kal MIN ša₂ {d}iš-tar iš-tu AN-e ana qe₂-reb a-a-ak-ki u₂-še-ri-du] | If ditto, Ea-p’e-kal (a kind of juniper) Ditto: Ištar sent from heaven into the midst of the sea. | |
| DIŠ ⸢piriŋ₃⸣-[gal-nun-gal ša₃ kiš{ki}ta u₃-tu-ud-da {d}iškur] ⸢an-ta šur₂⸣ [huš-a mu 3-kam-ma im-šeŋ₃ u₂-šim kur-ta nu-un-ŋal₂]-la | If Epirigalnungal from Kiš has given birth to Adad from Eanna, the fierce mountain, for the 3rd year he will not carry out the harvest of the netherworld | |
| DIŠ ⸢KI.MIN ša⸣ [ina qe₂-reb ki-ši ib-ba-nu-u₂ {d}IŠKUR ina AN-e u₂-ša]-⸢zi⸣-zu-ma 3 MU.MEŠ zu-un-na u ur-qi₂-tam ina KUR la u₂-šab]-šu-u₂ | If ditto ē23-plant (a plant) grows in the middle of the earth: Adad will make you rise from heaven and for three years he will not make you reach the heights and heights in the land. | |
| DIŠ [piriŋ₃-gal-abzu ša₃ adab{ki}ke₄ u₃-tu-ud-da {na₄}kišib-a-ni suhur]-⸢maš₂⸣{ku₆} bi₂-⸢in⸣-[la₂] {⸢d}en⸣-[ki abzu-ta šur₂ huš-a {lu₂}azlag {na₄}kišib] ⸢zi-pa⸣-aŋ₂ bi₂-[in-gaz] | If Pirigal-abzu in Adab has given birth and his seal he has entrusted to Suhur-emāšu-e23 Enki from the Abzu with a furious face the smith the seal of the Ezipaea he shall destroy. | |
| ⸢DIŠ KI.MIN ša⸣ [ina qe₂-reb u₂-ta-ab ib-ba-nu-u₂ {d}e₂-a ina] ⸢ap⸣-si-i u₂-ša-[zi-zu-ma] {na₄}KIŠIB-šu₂ ⸢SUHUR.MAŠ₂ uš-qa-li-lu-ma⸣ [aš₂-la-ku ina] {na₄}KIŠIB ZI(NAM-)šu₂ u₂-[ra-si-bu-šu₂] | (If) ditto, Ea in the apsû-temple rises and his seal is raised (and) the esuḫur-maštu-vessel is stretched out and I am going to carry it with his seal. | |
| DIŠ limmu-kam-ma lu₂-{d}nanna šanabi(KAL){bi} abgal-e-⸢ne⸣ [e₂] {⸢d⸣}nin-[kar-nun-na-ta] e₂ {d}inana {d}šul-gi-ra ušumgal ⸢bi₂⸣-[in-e₃]-⸢de₃⸣ | If it is the eponym year of Lu-Nanna of Šanabi Abgal-e-ene-e3 from the temple of Ninkarnuna to the temples of Inana and Svulgi he will be the chief of the chiefs. | |
| DIŠ ri-bu-u₂ {m}lu₂.{d}NANNA ši-ni-pat ap-kal-[li ša iš]-⸢tu E₂ {d}NIN.KAR⸣.NUN.NA {d}iš-tar ša E₂ {d}šul-gi u₂-šum₂-gal-la ⸢u₂⸣-še-ṣu-⸢u₂⸣ | If a man is seized by Lu-Nanna the šīnipat of the apkallu-official from the house of Ninkar-eniguna (and) Ishtar of the temple of Šulgi he will make great. | |
| ṭup-pi {m}{d}AG-⸢šal⸣-lim LU₂.A.⸢BA⸣ {iri}BAL.TIL-u{ki} | Tablet of Nabû-ešallim, the temple administrator of Baltil. | |
| 8′ | ša₂ TUM₃ {d}UTU lit-bal-šu₂ ša e-ri-šu ⸢u₂⸣-šam-šu₂-u ina ŠU.II {d}AG ḫa-an-tiš US₂ | Whoever takes (this tablet) away may Šamaš carry it off. Whoever entrusts it to him, may he not be forgotten by the hand of Nabû. |
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