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BM 013128 (P429486)
Lexical, Middle Babylonian · c. 1400 BCE–1100 BCE
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| Designation | BM 013128 |
|---|---|
| ID | P429486 |
| Museum no. | BM 013128 |
| Collection | British Museum, London, UK |
| Language | Sumerian; Akkadian |
| Period | Middle Babylonian · c. 1400 BCE–1100 BCE |
| Genre | Lexical |
| Find spot | uncertain (mod. uncertain) |
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 i | ||
| 1' | [...] [ga]-⸢ar-ṣu⸣ | ... Ga’earšue |
| 2' | [...] ⸢ga⸣-ra-bu | ... the Egarabu |
| 3' | [...] ⸢ma⸣-li-a ga-ra-bi | I want to bring ... to the elia temple |
| 4' | [...] ep-⸢qe₂⸣-e-nu | ... they performed |
| 5' | [...] {<⸢MIN⸣(ep-qe₂-e-nu)>} | ... ditto |
| 6' | [...] {<3(ep-qe₂-e-nu)>} | ... they took |
| 7' | [...]-⸢sig⸣ ep-qu | ... was made |
| 8' | [...]-ba {<MIN(ep-qu)>} | ... ditto |
| 9' | [...]-si {<3(ep-qu)>} | ... šomes up(?) |
| 10' | [...]-⸢x⸣ ša₆ {<4(ep-qu)>} | ..., the four quarters |
| 11' | [...]-⸢LU⸣ ṣe-er-ni-it-tum | “... a ṣernittu-demon |
| 12' | ⸢aš⸣ {<MIN(ṣe-er-ni-it-tum)>} | Aše-e23 (means) |
| 13' | [...]-⸢dib⸣ ma-an-gu | ... he smote me |
| 14' | [...]-⸢x⸣-a lu-u₂-tum | ... a lutum |
| 15' | [...] ⸢gig⸣ sa-⸢da⸣-u₂-um | ... the egig-demon, the sa-eda’um-disease |
| 16' | [...] ⸢gig⸣ ha-ra-su | ... the egig priestess, the harasu priest |
| 17' | [...]-⸢ra⸣ {<MIN(ha-ra-su)>} | ...-era’e |
| 18' | [ka]-⸢muš⸣ tu-ul-tum | kaemušû-plant |
| 19' | [...] {<MIN(tu-ul-tum)>} | ... ditto |
| 20' | [...] ri-ṭi-ib-tum | ... rīṭibtum |
| 21' | [...] pa-al-šum | ... his mouth |
| 22' | [...] pa-ši-it-tum | ... apprehension |
| 23' | [...] ⸢x x x⸣ | |
| o ii | ||
| 1' | ⸢x šub-ba⸣ ⸢zi-qi₂-it GIR₂.TAB⸣ | “[... š]ubbâ-plant, ziqīt-sulphur, Scorpius |
| 2' | muš zu₂ kud ni-ši-ik MUŠ | snake with long teeth, snake horn |
| 3' | gug₆-SAR ni-ši-ik UR.GI₇ | gug-SAR (means) dog sacrifice. |
| 4' | zu₂{⸢zu⸣} haš ki-⸢el⸣-tum | Zûzu-ētum-plant, juniper |
| 5' | zu₂ kud-kud ni-iš-ka-tum | |
| 6' | te sa₃-ha-lum | from Ša-Saḫalum |
| 7' | {ŋeš}dala₂ te-te si₂-hi-il-ti; {giš}DALA₂ | a reed mat, a piece of tamarisk |
| 8' | gi te-te {<MIN(si₂-hi-il-ti)>} GI | a reed from the side of a ditto |
| 9' | ŋeš ra-ah {<3(si₂-hi-il-ti)>} GIŠ | “Loose the neck of the pig’s |
| 10' | gi bar-ra ši-li-iq GI | ... reed |
| 11' | {u₂}numun₂ bar-ra {<MIN(EŠ₅)(ši-li-iq)>} el-pe₂-tum | wild plant, elpītum-plant |
| 12' | {ŋeš}dala₂ bar-ra me-hi-iṣ {giš}DALA₂ | The outside of the scepter is a reed fence. |
| 13' | ŋiri₃-ŋu₁₀ muš₃ a-ab-tum₂ še-pi₂ har-ša-at | “Biri-bû, the snake of the sea, the arrow of the road |
| 14' | ŋiri₃-ŋa₂ ba-an-niŋin₂ {<MIN(še-pi₂)>} i-te-ek-la-an-ni | “My city has been plundered, ditto it has been kept away from me. |
| 15' | niŋ₂-na-me-a ba-TU-de₃ mi-im-ma i-li-a-šum | (Sum) The one who ... by himself, whatever his god (says) |
| 16' | mud da-mu | blood of Damu |
| 17' | uš₂ {<MIN(da-mu)>} | |
| 18' | lugud šar-kum | the king's lord |
| 19' | ir zu-u₂-tum | |
| 20' | a {<MIN(zu-u₂-tum)>} | |
| 21' | a-bar-ra {<3(zu-u₂-tum)>} | the outer sea |
| 22' | hur-da-lal₃ ek-ke(DI-)tum | Ḫurdalal, ekkētum |
| 23' | niŋ₂-bi-lal₃ {<MIN(ek-ke-tum)>} | ni-bilal |
| 24' | umbin ak-ak it-ba-⸢ru⸣ | I shaved my head, I cut off my hair. |
| o iii | ||
| 1' | ⸢šag₄⸣ [...] [...] | The šaĝ-priest |
| 2' | ⸢šag₄⸣ [...] [...] | The šaĝ-priest |
| 3' | ⸢šag₄ BAD⸣ [...] | The šag gate of the city wall |
| 4' | šag₄ šu gul ⸢x⸣-[...] | The one who destroys the hand of the en priestess |
| 5' | šag₄ ta-har ⸢ṣi⸣-[me-er-tum] | a field adjacent to (the property of) E-me-rtum |
| 6' | šag₄ dul ⸢x⸣-[...] | The field of the work |
| 7' | šag₄ šu₂-uš-ru ⸢x⸣-[...] | The šû-demon, the e’e23-disease |
| 8' | šag₄ bil₂-la₂ hi-me-⸢eṭ ŠA₃⸣ | (As for) the billu-vessel, it is full of radiance |
| 9' | šag₄ sig₃ ṣu₂-⸢ru⸣-up ŠA₃ | The brickwork of Šūr-Sîn |
| 10' | šag₄ ti-ki-il ŠA₃ e-eb-ṭu₂ | The field of Tikil, the field of Ebtu |
| 11' | šag₄-IM-bu-lu ni-ip-ṣu₂-u₂ | |
| 12' | šag₄ haš₂-gal si₃-ke mi-qi₂-it er-ri-im | The ‘big-ghost’ of the wind, the lightning of the storm |
| 13' | šag₄-ŋu₁₀ al-lil₂ ŠA₃ sa₃-li-ih | šagbû-plant, allilu-plant |
| 14' | šag₄-ŋu₁₀ il₂ am₃-DU ŠA₃ i-ta-na-al-li-a-am | He raises the šagbû-vessel, he lifts the hand, |
| 15' | šag₄ šu dag-ga sa₃-u₂-um | Hand of a Nabû-demon |
| 16' | zi tur {<MIN(sa₃-u₂-um)>} | small emmer |
| 17' | šag₄ al-li-bi i-sa₃-u₂ | The heart of Allibi is satisfied. |
| 18' | šag₄ še-ri uk-ku-du-um | (a kind of container) |
| 19' | šag₄ gu-di a-⸢ab⸣-dug₄ ŠA₃ ṣe-⸢e-en⸣ | I want to utter an arazu prayer to you |
| 20' | šag₄-ŋu₁₀ uš₂ mu-⸢un⸣-bala-bala-e ŠA₃ da-ma-⸢am⸣ u₂-tab-ba-ak | (Sum) The šagbû-demon, the one who roams around (Akk) The one who wanders around in the street(?) is the one that makes the hand shake |
| 21' | šag₄ lugud de₂-de₂ ŠA₃ ša šar-kam ṣe-em-ra | The one who carries the lordly scepter |
| 22' | ⸢šag₄⸣-ŋu₁₀ al-ur₄ ŠA₃ ha-ri-ir | The šaĝ-vessel is cut off. The hand is split. |
| 23' | šag₄-ŋu₁₀ al-dar-dar ŠA₃ it-ta-na-ap-ha-⸢aṣ⸣ | (If) it is dark: he will keep going back and forth. |
| r i | ||
| 1 | [...]-⸢x⸣ ŠA₃ ⸢ki⸣-ma ⸢x⸣-[x-x]-⸢it⸣ | ...-e’e23 (is) the name of E-ema. |
| 2 | [...] ŠA₃ ⸢ki-ma x-x-x-x⸣ | ... of E-ma ... |
| 3 | [...] ⸢ŠA₃ x⸣ [x] ⸢x⸣ | ... ešu-plant |
| 4 | [...] ⸢ŠA₃ e-si-il⸣ | ... esil-plant |
| 5 | [...] ⸢ŠA₃ x-x-nu⸣ | ... ešu-plant |
| 6 | [...] [ki]-IZ-ZA-⸢tum⸣ | ... KizZA-etum |
| 7 | [...] ⸢x-ru⸣-u₂ | ... the ... of |
| 8 | [...] [x]-eš-tum | ... the ... of |
| 9 | [...] [...]-⸢tum⸣ | ... ...-etum |
| 10 | [...] [...]-nu | ...-nu |
| 11 | [...] [...]-⸢x⸣-um | ...-e’eum |
| 12 | [...] [...]-tim | ... ...-tim |
| 13 | [...] [...]-⸢nim⸣ | ... ...-enim |
| 14 | [...] [...] ma-li-a-at | ... is mine |
| 15 | [...] [...] ⸢x⸣ | |
| 16 | [...] [...] ⸢x⸣ | |
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