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Iraq 38, 085-094 (P421811)
Middle Assyrian, Nineveh · c. 1400 BCE–1000 BCE
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| Designation | Iraq 38, 085-094 |
|---|---|
| ID | P421811 |
| Museum no. | BM 098496 |
| Collection | British Museum, London, UK |
| Language | Akkadian |
| Period | Middle Assyrian · c. 1400 BCE–1000 BCE |
| Find spot | Nineveh |
| Coordinates | 36.3582, 43.1621 |
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) |
|---|---|---|
| o | ||
| 1' | ⸢x⸣ bal-ne-ne ⸢x⸣ [...] | “The balnēnu-plants, the ...-plant |
| 2' | bal aš₃ lugal-e-ne-še₃ ⸢li⸣-[...] | In the reign of the kings, elī-e- |
| 3' | DIŠ-U-imin-ta mu-meš ⸢x⸣ [...] | If a man, the names of a ešu-priest |
| 4' | nimin lugal-e-ne kilib₃-ba-ne-ne-a niš-limmu BULUŊ₃ MU li-⸢e-ne⸣ [...] | Ditto by the kings, all of them! May the harvest of the year ... |
| 5' | u }} ud ul-li₂-a-ta en a-da-min₃ bal su₂-li-li en-na ⸢bala⸣ [...] | And since distant days the lord of the scepter of purification, until the e’ebala-plant |
| 6' | nam-saŋŋa-ne-ne-a išib ugula išib-e-ne igi {d}a-šur₄-ra | the office of overseer of these overseers before Asurra |
| 6'a | ⸢i⸣-[na ...] | “If he goes out into the open country |
| 7' | en an-ta-ŋal₂ ugu-ni ba-dug₃-ga da-ri₂-še₃ mu-un-gin₆-na | The lord who has ruled over him is glad, forever he has made it right. |
| 7'a | EN ša-qi₂-i ⸢e-li-šu i-ṭi₂-bu x⸣ [...] | The lord of the šaqî-priestess spoke to him: ... |
| 8' | nam-saŋŋa-ŋu₁₀-ta nindaba diŋir-e-ne diš hu-mu-un-in-gin₆-eš | May the nindaba offerings of the intertwined gods be perfect for you |
| 8'a | i-na SANGA-ia in-da-bu DINGIR-MEŠ [...] | Among my priests, the gods ... |
| 9' | mu-gur-gur-re nu-mu-un-ba-ba mu-un-dir-dir-re nam-bal-lal-e | The one who trembles, the one who does not come out, he makes it grow thick and thick. |
| 9'a | ur-te-te-di ul u₂-ne₂-šir₃ u₂-[...] | (Sum) The one who keeps watch, he does not relax (Akk) He keeps watch but does not calm down |
| 10' | nam ⸢dim₂-ma⸣ {d}en-ki-ke₄ ba-tar-re niŋ₂-zid TE-bi diŋir-e-ne ki-ŋu₁₀ im-mi-in-tu-ud | Enki decreed the fate of the emādima-priests, he imposed a nizid ritual on them. The intertwined priests gave birth to a place of abundance. |
| 10'a | i-na ṭe₂-me ša₂ {d}e₂-a u₂-ši-ma kit-tu ⸢x⸣-[...] | At the command of Ea I swear truth |
| 11' | [niŋ₂]-nam ugu diŋir-e-ne zi-ne₂-eš hu-mu-un-ak-ak-eš | May they be able to speak truthfully to the judges |
| 11'a | mi-im-ma ša el DINGIR-MEŠ ṭa-[...] | All that is above the gods |
| 12' | [...] {lu₂}|LU₂×(SIG₂.SUD)|{mu} maš-maš mah-e-ne ki-gub{zabar} an-ta-ŋal₂-eš-a ud-gin₇ bar daŋal-la | ... the people, the exalted exorcists who stand on the bronze platform like the sun |
| 12'a | ina u₄-me-šu-ma MIN lah₂-me ma-še-e ⸢ṣi⸣-[...] | At that time, ditto, the šēdu-plant (and) the e’eṣi-plant |
| 13' | [niš-diš]-⸢ta⸣-am₃ en SAR-bi alan niŋ₂ gid₂-da un₃-na | It is an en-priestess whose inscription is a statue long in stature |
| 13'a | 2(U)-DIŠ-TA-AM₃ ⸢x x x⸣ [...] | 20 each |
| 14' | [ia₂-ta]-⸢am₃⸣ ur daŋal-la gaba-bi-ne-ne-a | “Ata-emūdi, the lion of the crossroads, their chests |
| 14'a | IA₂-TA-AM₃ ⸢x⸣-[...] | Each has taken a copy. |
| 15' | [...] ⸢x x⸣ {d}nun-nam-nir-ra-ke₄ an-ta-ŋal₂ | ... Nunamnir carried off |
| 15'a | ⸢x⸣ [...] | |
| 16' | [...] ⸢a₂⸣ zid-da a₂ gab₂-bu hu-⸢mu-un⸣-ti-eš | ... may the right and left arms be equal |
| 17' | [...]-⸢in-x⸣-[...] | ...-ein- |
| r | ||
| 1' | [...] ⸢x⸣-ga-a-ni-še₃ [...] | ... his temple |
| 2' | [...] ⸢x⸣ dug₃-ga-ta mu-un-dim₂-meš | They fashioned ... from the good ... |
| 3' | [...]-⸢x⸣-še₃ sa₉ kuš₃ šu-bi diš kuš₃ a₂-bi-še₃ ib₂-ta-e₃ | The good one, his hand, the good one he brought out. |
| 3'a | u₂-⸢x⸣-[...] | I want to ... |
| 4' | [...] ⸢x⸣-bi igi la₂-eš-a alan daŋal-la me-te-a-ni nam-e-ne ib₂-ta-e₃ | ... its ... before the defiled statues his appropriate statue he removed. |
| 4'a | ina ⸢x⸣-[...] la-a-na ru-up-⸢ša⸣ [...] | (Sum) In the ... temple, there is no ... (Akk) In(?) the temple(?) of(?) ..., the ruup ... |
| 5' | ⸢ni₂⸣ gal he₂-en-mur₁₀-mur₁₀ me-lim₄ šu₂-šu₂-a NAR KA ŠEŠ ugu-bi-e-ne ŋar-ŋar-re | May the great hero be appeased by the splendor of his hand. |
| 5'a | nam-ri-ri lit-bu-šu me-lam-[me ...] | May radiance, splendor, ... |
| 6' | lu₂-e-de₃ hu-luh-ha-meš ⸢x⸣ ŊIR₃ ak-ak-ne-ne-a | “In order to destroy the evildoers of the fortresses, |
| 6'a | šar-bu-u₂ gal-tu [...] | The great king |
| 7' | saŋ-ki sumur-ra me-te ŋar-ra igi la₂ saŋ-ki gid₂-da | (Sum) The sa-ki-demon is a snake with a stinging sting. (Akk) (The) “sa₂-demon has a long tail. |
| 7'a | zi-me šu-zu-zu me-na-ti nu-⸢x⸣-[...] | Your name, when will you not ... your hand? |
| 8' | saŋ ŋeš ra-ra hul zi-zi-da nu-še-ga-meš de₅-de₅-⸢ga x x⸣ [...] | (Sum) The one who screams evilly, the one who does not rejoice(?) (Akk) The ones who shouted evilly(?) and did not rejoice |
| 8'a | ⸢x-x⸣-ir lem-ni nen-du-ru a-na šum-⸢qut⸣ [...] | (Sum) The evil one, the enduru priestess, to the šum-equt-e23 temple (Akk) To the evildoer, the guardian of the temple |
| 9' | UD GAN DIL-DIL-li lu₂ gi-gi-a sumur-ra ⸢x⸣ [...] | (Sum) ..., the one of the reed screen(?) ... (Akk) The ... of a single-legged person ... |
| 9'a | [...]-⸢x-ru⸣-u₂ ez-⸢zu⸣ [...] | (Sum) ..., the storm(?) rages(?) (Akk) The storm(?), the thunder(?) |
| 10' | u }} ni₂ me-lim₄ nam-diŋir ŋar-ra-ke₄ ⸢x⸣ [...] | And the fearsomeness of the divine powers of the “crossing-of-the-mouth’ magic, |
| 10'a | [...] ⸢x⸣ [...] | |
| 11' | eš₃ e₂-hur-saŋ-kur-kur-⸢ra⸣ [...] ni₂ te-ba ⸢x⸣ [...] | The shrine Eḫursakurkurae |
| 12' | ⸢x x⸣ [...] | |
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