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CDLI Literary 002718.01, ex. 036 (P450752)
Literary, Neo-Babylonian · c. 626 BCE–539 BCE
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| Designation | CDLI Literary 002718.01, ex. 036 |
|---|---|
| ID | P450752 |
| Museum no. | Ashm 1924-0790 + Ashm 1924-1813 |
| Collection | Ashmolean Museum, Oxford, UK |
| Language | Akkadian |
| Period | Neo-Babylonian · c. 626 BCE–539 BCE |
| Genre | Literary |
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 | [...] la# na-bu-u2 sza2-ma-mi | ... is not named, the heavens |
| 2 | [...] szu#-ma la zak-rat | ... he is not clear |
| 3 | [...] za#-ru#-szu#-un# | ... their praise |
| 4 | [...]-li#-da-at gim-ri#-szu#-un# | ... all of them |
| 5 | [...]-szu2-nu isz-te#-[...]-u2#-ma | ... their ... and |
| 6 | [...]-ra# la ku-us,-s,u-ru s,u-[...] la# sze-'-u2# | ... does not guard, does not ..., |
| 7 | [...]-ma# _dingir_ la# [...]-u2 ma-na-[...] | ... and a god not ... ... |
| 8 | [...] la# zuk-ku-ru szi#-ma#-[...] la# szi-i-mu | ... is not to be changed, it is not known. |
| 9 | [...]-nu#-u2 _dingir-dingir#_ qi2-rib-[...]-un# | ... the gods ... |
| 10 | [...]-mu# u {d}la-ha-mu# usz-ta#-[...]-mi#-iz-zak#-ru# | ... and Lahamu set up for me |
| 11 | [...]-bu#-u2# i-szi#-hu | ... ... will arise. |
| 12 | [...] {d}ki-szar2 ib-ba-nu-u# [...]-li-szu-nu at-ru | ... the god Kišar, who created them ... their ..., the herald |
| 13 | [...]-ri-ki _u4-mesz_ u2-s,i-bu _mu-mesz_ | ... days, they brought in those years |
| 14 | [...]-num# a-pil-szu-nu sza-ni-na ab-be2-kal-szu | ...-num, their heirs, I entrusted to him. |
| 15 | [...]-num bu-uk-ra-szu u2-masz-szi-il#-ma | ... ... his son, he smote, and |
| 16 | [...]-num# tam-szi-la-szu2 u2-li-id {d}nu#-dim2-mud | ... ... his limbs he bore Nudimmud |
| 17 | [...]-mud# sza _a-ad-mesz_-szu a-lid#-su#-nu szu#-ma | ... ... of his fathers he bore them, and |
| 18 | [...] uz#-nu ha-sis# e#-[...]-qa2-an pu-ug-gul | (Sum) ... a stag ... (Akk) I am a wild bull ..., a snake ... |
| 19 | [...] ma-a-di-isz a-na a-[...] a#-bi-szu2 an-szar2 | ... greatly to ... his father Anšar |
| 20 | [...]-szi# sza-ni-na i-na# [...] at#-he#-e#-szu# | ... another one in ... his brothers |
| 21 | [...]-du#-ma at-hu-u2 _dingir-mesz#_ | ... ... and the assembly of the gods |
| 22 | [...]-u2# ti-amat-am-ma na#-s,ir#-[...] isz-tab-bi | ... Tiamat and ... gathered |
| 23 | [...]-hu#-nim#-ma sza2 ti-amat ka-ra-asz-sa | ... ... of Tiamat is her treasure. |
| 24 | [...]-ru qi2-rib an-duru2-na | ... in the middle of heaven, |
| 25 | [...] na#-szi-ir _abzu_ ri-gim-szu#-un | ... the one who takes care of the Apsu, all of them |
| 26 | u3 ti-amat szu-qam2-mu-mat i-na _igi_-szu-un | and Tiamat, the šuqammû-priests in their presence |
| 27 | im-tar-s,a-am-ma ep-pu-ta-szu-un e#-li-szu-un# | he was furious, and their acts were against them. |
| 28 | la t,a-bat al-su-nu szu#-nu#-ti# i#-ta-s,i#-la# | They have been seized by an evil demon. |
| 29 | i-nu-szu _abzu_ za-ar# _dingir_ ra-bi2-u3-tim | At that time, Apsu, the exalted god, |
| 30 | is-si-ma {d}mu-um-mu suk-kal#-[...]-szu# | and Mummu, his vizier |
| 31 | {d}mu-um-mu suk-kal-lu mu-t,ib-ba# [...] | The god Mummu, the vizier, the one who is fit |
| 32 | al-kam2#-ma s,i-ri-isz tu2-amat [...] ni#-il#-[...] | Come, and we will smite Tuamat. |
| 33 | il-li-ku-ma qu-ud-mi-isz ta-ma-tum# u2-szi#-[...] | They went and sat down in silence. The sea ... |
| 34 | a-ma-a-ti im-tal-li-ku asz-szum _dingir_ bu-uk#-[...] | They spoke to me, saying: "I am a god ...." |
| 35 | _abzu#_ pa-a-szu i-pu#-szam-[...] | Apsu opened his mouth ... |
| 36 | [...]-na# ti-amat el-le#-tam-ma i-zak#-kar#-[...] | ... Tiamat is pure, and he speaks ... |
| 37 | [...]-tar#-s,a-am-ma al-kat2#-su-nu e-li-ia# | ... ... and they went up to me. |
| 38 | [...]-ri-isz la ma-up-szu-ha-ku mu#-szi#-isz la s,a-al-la-ku# | ... I am unceasing, I am not frightened. |
| 39 | [...]-hal#-liq-ma al-kat-su-nu [...]-sa#-ap-pi-ih | ... destroyed and destroyed them. ... shattered |
| 40 | qu-lu lisz-sza-kin-ma i# ni-is,-lal ni-i-ni | Let him establish a guardian of ours. |
| 41 | ti-amat an-ni-ta i-na# sze#-me-e-sza | Tiamat, at her hearing |
| 42 | i-zu-uz-ma il-ta-si# [...] ha#-mi-ri-sza | he sat down, and ... her heart ... |
| 43 | is-si-ma mar-s,i-isz# ug-gu-gat#-sza | he smote her head with a sharp weapon. |
| 44 | le-mut-ta# it-ta-di# a-na kar-szi-sza | The evil has been carried off to her quay. |
| 45 | mi#-na-[...]-ni#-i-ni sza2 ni-ib-nu-um nu-usz#-[...] | Why ...? Let us ... the one who created us |
| 46 | [...]-kat3-[...]-nu lu-u szum-ru-s,a-at-ma i# ni#-isz#-du#-ud# t,a#-[...] | ... may ... be shattered, and we will achieve good fortune. |
| 47 | [...]-pul#-ma# {d}mu-um-mu _abzu_ i-ma-al#-lik | ... he smote, and Mummu, the Apsu, he defeated |
| 48 | [...]-kal#-lum# la ma-gi#-ru mi#-lik# mu-um-mi-szu2 | ... is a mighty, unrivalled one, who goes at his side |
| 49 | [...]-li-qa#-am#-ma a-bi al#-ka-tum e-szi-tum# | ... he will take, and my father will be a slave of ešitum |
| 50 | [...]-ri#-isz lu-u2 szup-szu-ha-at mu#-szi-isz lu-u s,al-la#-at# | ... be it a šupshuhūtu-disease, a mucus disease, or a black-headed person |
| 51 | [...]-du#-szum-ma ap-su3-u2 [...]-mi-ru pa-nu-usz-[...] | ... the Apsû |
| 52 | [...]-szum# lem-ne2#-e-ti ik#-pu-du a-na _dingir-dingir_ ma-re-e#-[...] | ... his evil ... he plotted against the gods ... |
| 53 | [{d}]mu#-um#-ma# i-te-di-ir ki#-szad-su# | “Mumma has twisted his knees, |
| 54 | [...] bir#-ka-a-szu2 u2#-na-asz-szaq sza-a-[...] | ... his limbs ... ... |
| 55 | mi#-[...]-pu#-du i#-na# pu-uh-ru-szu-[...] | ... on his behalf |
| 56 | a#-na _dingir-dingir#_ [...]-szu#-nu# usz#-tan-nu-u2-[...] | To the gods ... their ... they gave ... |
| 57 | isz-mu-nim#-ma# _dingir-dingir_ i#-[...] | They heard me, and the gods ... |
| 58 | qu-lu# [...]-ba#-tum szu-qu#-[...] | (Sum) It is the ... of the scribal art (Akk) The qulu priestess, the .... of the temple |
| 59 | szu-tu#-x uz-nu | Šutu-x uznu |
| 60 | {d}e2-a# ha-sis mi-im-ma#-[...] | Ea, ... everything |
| 61 | ib-szim-szum#-ma u2-s,u-ra-a-ta ka-la [...] | he named it for him, and all the ṣūru-offerings |
| 62 | u2-nak#-ki#-il-szu2 szu-tu-ru ta-a-szu [...] | (Sum) The šutūru priestess, the one who ... his ... (Akk) He ... its ..., he ... a reed stalk |
| 63 | im-ni-szum# a-na me-e# u2#-[...] | He gave him water to drink |
| 64 | szit-tu ir#-te-hi-szu# s,a#-lil t,u2-ub-[...] | The šittu-disease afflicted him, the protection of well-being ... |
| 65 | u2-sza2#-as,-lil-ma ap-su3-u2 re-hi szi-it#-[...] | The Apsu, the rest of the ... |
| 66 | {d}mu#-um#-mu tam-la#-ku# da-la-pi-isz# [...] | “Mummu, you are exalted, your strength is great, |
| 67 | ip-t,u2#-ur# ri-ik-si#-szu# isz-ta-ha-at,# [...] | He loosened his bond, he smashed ... |
| 68 | me-[...]-mi-szu it-[...]-la# | ... his ... ... |
| 69 | ik#-mi-szu-ma# ap-[...] i-na-ra-[...] | He kissed him and ... ... |
| 70 | [{d}]mu#-um-mu i-[...] i-li-szu2 [...] | Mummu ... his god |
| 71 | [...]-kin#-ma e#-[...] _abzu#_ szu#-bat#-su# | ... established and ... the Apsu, his dwelling, |
| 72 | [...]-um#-mu# it#-[...] u2-kal# s,er-re-es-su | ... ... holds back his scepter |
| 73 | [...] lem-ne2-szu# ik-mu#-u2# i-sa-du# | ... his evil ... he conquered, he defeated |
| 74 | [{d}]e2#-a usz-zi-zu ir#-nit#-ta-szu2 e-li ga-ri-i-szu | Ea, his supplication was uttered above his opponent |
| 75 | qir#-bi-isz ku-um-mi-szu szup#-szu#-hi-isz i-nu-uh2-ma# | He washed his loins with a cloth, and |
| 76 | im#-bi-szum-ma _abzu#_ u2#-ad#-du-u2 esz-re-e-ti# | The Apsu, the lord of shrines, |
| 77 | [...]-ru-usz-szu2 gi-pa-ra-szu2# [...]-szar#-szid-ma | ... its ..., its reed screen(?) ... ... and |
| 78 | [{d}]e2-a u {d}dam-ki-na# [...]-ra#-tu-usz ina rab-ba-a-tu2 usz#-[...] | Ea and Damkina dwelled with you in greatness |
| 79 | [...]-na# ki-is,-s,i# [...] ma#-a-ti at-ma-nu _gesz-hur-mesz_ | ... ..., ... the land, all the plans |
| 80 | [...] le-'-u-ti# _abgal# dingir-mesz_ {d}en usz#-tar-he-e#-[...] | ... wisdom, apkallu of the gods, lord of ... |
| 81 | [...] qi2-rib _abzu#_ [...]-ba#-ni# [{d}]marduk# | ... in the middle of Apsu ...-bani Marduk |
| 82 | [...] qi2-rib HA _abzu#_ [...] | ... the middle ... Apsu ... |
| 83 | ib#-ni-szu-ma# [...] a#-bu#-[...] | he created him and ... Abu- |
| 84 | {d#}dam-ki-[...]-sza2#-as#-[...] | Damki-šaš |
| 85 | i-ti-niq-ma s,er-ret {d}isz-tar [...] | “He smote the Ištar-goddess, |
| 86 | [...]-rit it-tar-ru-[...]-ha#-a#-ta usz-ma-al-la# | (Sum) ... he ... the ... (Akk) The ... that ... had ..., he made it abundant(?) |
| 87 | [...]-kat2 nab-nit-su s,a-ri-ra-RI2 ni-szi i-ni-szu# | (Sum) ... his ... (Akk) The ... of his birth, the ṣariraRI of the people, his people |
| 88 | [...]-BI-la-at s,i-[...] ga#-szir3 ul-tu ul-la# | ... ... song from distant days |
| 89 | [...]-mur-szu-ma [...] ba#-nu-u2 AT [...] | ... his ... and ... created ... |
| 90 | i#-risz im-mir lib3-[...]-du#-ti im-li# | He gleans with joy, he fills the heart of ... with joy |
| 91 | usz-ta-as,-bi-szum-ma# [...]-un#-na-ti i-lut [...] | He seized him and ... ... the goddesses |
| 92 | szu#-usz-qu ma-'#-disz# eli-szu2-nu a-tar mim-mu-[...] | (Sum) I am the one who makes everything perfect(?) (Akk) I have made everything perfect for them (var.) I shall make everything perfect |
| 93 | la# lam#-da#-a [...]-uk#-ku#-lu mi-na#-tu#-[...] | (Sum) I am the one who does not know ... (Akk) The one who is not known ..., what ...? |
| 94 | [...]-sa-sisz la na-[...]-risz# pa-asz-qa# | ... not ... a scepter |
| 95 | 4(disz) ina-szu2 [...] uz#-na#-a-[...]-bi# | 4 (mana wool for) Inašu |
| 96 | [...] x x x x [...] x TA [...] | ... ... from |
| 97 | [...] ha#-si#-sa# | ... her ears |
| 98 | [...] | |
| 99 | [...] | |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | [...] | |
| 2 | [...] | |
| 3 | [...] | |
| 4 | [...]-mi# [...] | ... my ... |
| 5 | [...]-tum# ha#-[...]-szat-si-na [...]-szu# kam2#-ra# | ... ... their ... is set |
| 6 | ib-ni-ma _lugal-mesz tab-tab_-tim u2#-[...]-lid {d}a#-[...] | he created, and the numerous kings ... ... A... |
| 7 | qa-tusz-szu2 u2-ma-al-la#-a ma-ri lim-mel-li | He filled his hand with supplication, may he fill my lips. |
| 8 | ib-szim _x-hi-a_ me-ha-a u2-sza-az-bal | he named. ... mehâ-disease he caused to carry off. |
| 9 | u2-szab-szi a-ga-am-ma i-da-al#-[...] ti-amat | He made her dwell, this one ... Tiamat |
| 10 | dal-ha-at ti-amat-am-ma# ur-ri u mu-sza i-du-ul-[...] | The storm of Tiamat swept over the night and day |
| 11 | _dingir#-mesz#_ la szup-szu-hu# i-za-ab-bi-lu sza2-a-ri-x | May the gods not be afraid, they will ... |
| 12 | ik#-tap-du-ma kar-szu-us-su-nu# le-mut-ta | they plotted evil against them and |
| 13 | a-na ti-amat _ama_-szu2-nu szu2-nu iz-zak-ru | to Tiamat their mother they shall speak |
| 14 | e-nu-ma _abzu_ har-ma-ku i-na-ru-[...] | When Apsu ... the road ... |
| 15 | i-du-usz la tal-li-ki-ma# qa#-li#-is tu-usz#-[...] | He knew that you did not go to the quay and you sat down in silence. |
| 16 | ib-ni-ma sza-nu-ar [...] pu#-luh#-[...] | He fashioned a šanû-stone and ... a protective deity |
| 17 | szu#-ud-lu-hu kar-sza-ki-ma [...] ni#-i#-[...] | You are exalted, you are enraged, and ... weeps |
| 18 | ul# ib#-szi lib-bu-uk-ku# [...] har#-ma-ki | 'It does not have a heart, ... your ..., |
| 19 | [... {d}]mu-um-mu# [...]-u2 e-disz asz#-ba#-ti | ... Mummu ... I sat down. |
| 20 | [...] _u4#_-mu at-[...] ta-du-ul-lu | ... the day ... you shook. |
| 21 | [...] sza2# [...]-sak#-ki-pu ul ta-ra-am#-mi-na-szi | ... ... you will not love us. |
| 22 | [...]-'u#-ni hu-um-mu-ra# i#-na-tu-ni | ... he smote ..., |
| 23 | [...]-sza2#-na la sa-ki-pi i ni-is,-lal ni-i-ni | ... ... not to be smashed, we shall cut off our ... |
| 24 | [...]-zi gi-mil-la-szu#-nu tir-ri | ... their rejoicing |
| 25 | [...]-szi#-ma a-na za-qi2-qu# [...]-uk-ni | ... and to raise ... |
| 26 | [...] ti#-amat a-ma-tum i-[...]-sza | ... Tiamat the word ... |
| 27 | [...]-nu tusz-ta-ad-di-nu [...]-usz# _u4_-mu | ... you gave to me. ... the day |
| 28 | [...]-ma _dingir-mesz_ [...]-sza2# | ... and the gods ... her |
| 29 | [...]-zu an-na _dingir-mesz_ ba-ni#-szu-un | ... of heaven, the gods who created them |
| 30 | [...]-ma# i-du-usz ti#-[...] | ... and he did ... |
| 31 | [...]-du# la sa-ki-pu mu-[...] | ... without interruption ... |
| 32 | [...]-ha#-ra# na-zar-bu-bu# [...] | ... torn out, destroyed |
| 33 | [...]-nu#-ma# i-ban#-nu-[...] | ... and ... ... |
| 34 | [...] hu-bur [...] | ... Ḫubur |
| 35 | [...] x-ku la# [...] | ... not ... |
| 36 | [...]-ma# szin-nu la pa#-[...] | ... and they will not ... |
| 37 | [...]-tu# ki-ma da-am zu-mur#-szu#-nu# [...] | ... like a father, their body ... |
| 38 | [...]-_mesz_ na-ad-ru-ti pu-ul-ha#-[...] | … the nadrûtu-priestesses, the ...-priestess, |
| 39 | [...]-lam#-ma usz-tasz-sza-a i-lisz-[...] | “… he made the king, my lord, rise, he ... |
| 40 | a-mi-ir-szu2-nu szar-ba-bi-isz li-ih-[...]-im | (Sum) Their face is awe-inspiring(?) (Akk) Their faces are magnificent |
| 41 | zu-mur-szu2-nu lisz-tah-hi-t,am-ma la i-ne2#-'u# i#-rat#-szu#-un | May their flesh be swollen, but they will not be able to heal them. |
| 42 | usz-zi-iz# ba-asz-mu# musz-husz u la-ha#-mu | I sat on the throne, the scepter, and the laḫamu-vessel. |
| 43 | u4-gal-la# ur-idim-me u3 gir2-tab-lu2-u18#-lu# | Great storm, Ur-idimme and Girtabulu |
| 44 | _u4_-me da-ab#-ru-tu2 ku6-lu2-u18-lu u ku-sa-rik-ku | The days of the dead, the dead and the sick. |
| 45 | na-szi kak#-ku# la pa-du-u2 la a-di-ru ta-ha#-zi# | Who bears no responsibility, no obligation, no rival |
| 46 | gap-sza [...]-tu#-sza la mah-ra szi#-[...] | (Sum) Its gap is a hole, its ... is not present(?) (Akk) Is its gap ... its unacceptable ... |
| 47 | ap-pu-un#-na-ma# [...]-en# esz-sze-ret ki-ma szu-a-tu4 usz-[...]-szi | I looked at him and I ... like that |
| 48 | i-na _dingir-mesz_ bu-uk#-[...]-sza# szu-ut isz-ku-nu-szi pu#-[...] | among the gods ... her ... he established for her. |
| 49 | u2-sza-asz-qa {d}[...]-asz bi-ri-szu-nu sza2#-[...]-rab#-bi-szu | he made bow down. -aš between them ... their ... |
| 50 | a-li-ku-ut ma-ah#-ri# pa#-ni um-ma-nu mu#-[...]-uh2#-ru | Before the king, my lord, ... the face of the army |
| 51 | na#-sze-e kak-[...] ti#-is,-bu-[...]-an#-ta# | You are able to ..., you ... ... |
| 52 | szu-ut ta-am-[...] | that of ... |
| 53 | ip-qid-ma qa-tu#-[...] | he entrusted, and the hand |
| 54 | ad-di ta#-a-ka# [...] | I have sworn by the command of ... |
| 55 | ma-li#-ku#-[...] | Aliku- |
| 56 | lu#-u2 szur#-[...] | or ... |
| 57 | li-ir-[...] | May ... . |
| 58 | id-din-szum#-[...] | Iddinšum |
| 59 | ka-tam _dug4#_-ga_-[...]-it# pi-i#-[...] | It is a sealed document. |
| 60 | [...]-nu [...]-u2# e#-nu-tu2 | ... ... the dead |
| 61 | [...]-ma | ... and |
| 62 | [...]-ni#-ha | ...-niha |
| 63 | [...]-ib# | ...-ib |
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