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1880-07-19, 0281 unpublished unassigned ? (P452027)
Literary, Neo-Assyrian, Nineveh · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE
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| Designation | 1880-07-19, 0281 unpublished unassigned ? |
|---|---|
| ID | P452027 |
| Museum no. | BM — |
| Collection | British Museum, London, UK |
| Language | Akkadian; Sumerian |
| Period | Neo-Assyrian · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE |
| Genre | Literary |
| Find spot | Nineveh (mod. Kuyunjik) |
| Coordinates | 36.3582, 43.1621 |
Transliteration (ATF)
From Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative · CDLI: reuse of catalogue/transliteration data with citation of CDLI; images restricted (not fetched)
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' | x x (x) [...] = %a a#-szar gur2-x-[...] | to the place where |
| 2' | gu4-ud-gu4-ud x [...] = %a qar-ra-di x x [...] | wild bull ... |
| 3' | gir2 BAN-GUR2-ra-ka-zu [...] = %a ina pat-ri pa-tar-ri-[ki? ...] | Your ... knife |
| 4' | lu2 za3 GIR2? i3-la2-a-asz-am3 {d}inanna x [...] = %a LAB-ta-an kak-ka {d}isz-tar# [...] | The one who is on the right ... Inanna ... |
| 5' | ur szu-zi-ga imin-na-ne-ne# [...] = %a la-bu na-ad-ru-tu4 si-bit-[tu4 ...] | The seven lions of the seven šuzig rituals |
| 6' | sahar hub2 hal-bi i3-suh3-suh3 gaba x [...] = %a ina tu-ur-bu-u' li-is-me-szu2-nu x [...] | (If) a hole in the middle of the 'finger' is swollen ... . |
| 7' | {u-uh}GIR2 gal nam-munus a2-kar2 tukul bad-bad#? [...] = %a te?-li-tum u2-nu-ut sin-ni-szu-ti# [...] | the great scepter of womanhood, the weapon of the enemy |
| 8' | {d}inanna {tug2}mug-zu-gin7 a2-sag3 lu2 nu-[...] = %a {d}isz-tar _gin7_ e-ne-ki e-ki#-[...] | Ištar, like your cloak, the asag weapon of no one |
| 9' | u3 {gesz}bala-gin7 a2 dam x [...] = %a ki-i pi-lak-ki s,a-i-da-at x [...] | and like a bala instrument, the arm of ... |
| 10' | te#-e sig-ga-gin7 {d}in-nin hul-du# [...] = %a ki-ma na-di-i kan-ni _{d}min_ ana ZA#-[...] | Like a rising wind, the evil Innin ... |
| 11' | lu2#-erim2 nig2-a2-zi-ga {gesz}sag-x [...] = %a ana# rag-gi u3 s,e-e-ni GIM# [...] | The evildoer ... a sag knife |
| 12' | [x (x)] x gu-gin7 si-sa2-bi {gesz}gid2-da sag10 x [...] | ... its ... like a neck, a scepter of splendor |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | [...] x x (x) [...] = %a [(x)] pi#-i# ka-ra-szi x-x-ad? [...] | ... ... the mouth of the king |
| 2 | [dumu] {d}suen-na a2-tab-zu gesz x [...] = %a ma#-rat {d}sin i-da-ki ki-ma [...] | son of Sîn, your helper ... |
| 3 | {[d]}in#-nin bulug-gin7 gir2 mir#-ra = %a _{d}min_-gin7 pal-lu-uk-ki zaq-ta#? [...] | Innin, like a lion, a furious snake |
| 4 | {gesz#}szerimx(|TAG.TUG2|)-zu {gesz}tir-ra x-gin7 [(x)] sa#? [...] = %a s,i-s,i-it-ki qa2-asz2-tum BU-a-na x-[...] | Your šerim tree like a forest |
| 5 | {gesz}kak mur sza3-ga an-da-ab-la2-am3 [...] = %a u2-s,u mu-szaq-qir lib3-bi u ha#-sze#-[e ...] | The “seizing-of-the-mouth’ magic that fills the heart and the intestines |
| 6 | {d}inanna ti-suh3 gesz-gesz-la2 eszemen2#-[gin7 ...] = %a {d}isz-tar a-na-an-ta u tu-qu#-[um-ta ...] | Ištar, from above and below |
| 7 | {gesz}ellag gesz-du3-a-gin7 nin me3 tesz2-a# [...] = %a _gin7_ pu-uk-ki u me-ek-ke#-[e ...] | Like a ball and a bolt, the lady of battle together |
| 8 | amalu a-da-min3-na bi-za# [...] = %a i-lat te-s,e-ti [...] | The amalu priestess, the judge of your house ... |
| 9 | {d}in-nin ki {gesz}tukul sag3#-[ga ...] = %a _{[d]}min#_ a#-szar# tam#-hu#-[us, ...] | Ninnina, where the weapon is struck |
Sources & licences
- Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative · CDLI: reuse of catalogue/transliteration data with citation of CDLI; images restricted (not fetched) · Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI), https://cdli.earth/ ; cite CDLI and the P-number
- 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) · ORACC project editions, https://oracc.museum.upenn.edu/ ; cite the individual project (see texts.extra_json.project)
- electronic Babylonian Library (eBL), LMU Munich · MIT (eBL Zenodo dataset); platform terms unverified · electronic Babylonian Library (eBL), LMU Munich, https://www.ebl.lmu.de/ ; Zenodo dataset (MIT)
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