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CT 35, pl. 01-08, BM 108862 (P453275)

Lexical, Neo-Assyrian, Assur · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE

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Designation	CT 35, pl. 01-08, BM 108862
ID	P453275
Museum no.	BM 108862
Collection	British Museum, London, UK
Language	Sumerian; Akkadian
Period	Neo-Assyrian · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE
Genre	Lexical
Find spot	Assur
Coordinates	35.4581, 43.2620

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'	[...] [ZA] [ṣa]-⸢ba⸣-[ru]	... the ṣa’eba priest
2'	[...] [ZA] [a]-wi-[lu]	... a man
3'	limmu₅ [...]-⸢mu⸣ ⸢ZA⸣ ⸢er⸣-be₂-e-[ti]	eponym year of ...-ēmû.
4'	ŋeštae ⸢giš⸣-ta-e₃{i} \|(4xZA)×KUR\| KUR šur-min₃-⸢nu⸣	“Three-fifths of the land of Šurminu’e
5'	kur₄ kur LAGAB ka-ab-⸢ru⸣	the enemy, the land of Lagar, Kab-ēru,
6'	gur₄ gur LAGAB KA.KA.SI.⸢GA⸣	gur4 gur, the square-side of a triangle.
7'	kur₄ kur LAGAB ra-bu-u	(If) it is thick: the land will become poor.
8'	tukur tu-kur LAGAB ka-ab-tum	tukur (means) tukur. LAGAB (also means) kabtu.
9'	kir₃ kir LAGAB ka-ra-ṣu
10'	gir₈ gi-ir LAGAB na-gar-ru-ru	“Gir’s reed-bed, the square-side of a nagarrû-container.
11'	girak gi-ir-ak LAGAB ki-ir-ṣu ša₂ pa-ha-ri	“Fingernail of the reed-bed, LAGAB (means) ... of the province
12'	girin gi-ri-in LAGAB el-lu	“Fingernail of the reed-bed’s, the square-side is ellipse.
13'	nin₄ ni-in LAGAB la-mu-u₂	The sister of the ... square.
14'	niŋin₂ ni-gi-in LAGAB sa-ha-ru	The square-side is 0;01 (rods and) arrows.
15'	lugud₂ lu-gu-ud LAGAB ku-ru-u₂	“Loose-headed, lugû-disease, a lump of šār-stone,
16'	ellag el-lag LAGAB kub-bu-tum	“Lapis lazuli, elliptical, ...
16'a	ellag <(el-lag)> <(LAGAB)> pu-uk-ku	pure emmer
16'b	ellag <(el-lag)> <(LAGAB)> me-ek-ku-u	pure emmer
17'	rim ri-im LAGAB ša₂ gi-rim il-lu-ru	The square-side of a square is 0;05.
18'	rim ri-im LAGAB a-a-bu	the length, the width, the father
19'	lagab la-gab LAGAB up-qu	Lagab lagab LAGAB is taken.
20'	kel ke-el LAGAB nap-ha-ru	The square-side is a square. The width is the total.
21'	kel₃ {<MIN(ke-el)>} \|LAGAB.LAGAB\| {<MIN(nap-ha-ru)>}	kel, lagar, napḫaru
22'	kilib₃ ki-lib₂ \|LAGAB.LAGAB\| {<MIN(nap-ha-ru)>}	“The lower part is the lower part of a stag’s thigh—
23'	nin₃ ni-in \|LAGAB.LAGAB\| {<MIN(nap-ha-ru)>}	the lady, the lady of the scepter
24'	niŋin ni-gi-in \|LAGAB.LAGAB\| {<MIN(nap-ha-ru)>}	“Seizing-of-the-mouth, shivering-disease, ditto,
25'	nin₃ ni-in \|LAGAB.LAGAB\| la-mu-u₂	the sister of the scepter of lamû
26'	niŋin ni-gi-in \|LAGAB.LAGAB\| sa-ha-ru	“Seizing-of-the-mouth-disease, shivering,
27'	gigir gi-gir \|LAGAB×BAD\| BAD nar-kab-tu	charioteer of the “Boat-of-the-Crown’,…
28'	gigir₂ {<MIN(gi-gir)>} \|LAGAB×U\| U {<MIN(nar-kab-tu)>}	a kind of chariot, a scepter, and a ditto singer
29'	gigir₃ {<MIN(gi-gir)>} \|LAGAB×LIŠ\| LIŠ {<MIN(nar-kab-tu)>}	The charioteer, the lagar priest, the haruspex
30'	pu₂ pu-u₂ \|LAGAB×U\| bu-ur-tu	(a kind of container for) pomegranates
31'	tul₂ tu-ul \|LAGAB×U\| es-su-u₂	“If he does not pay, the lagû-tax will increase.
32'	ub₄ ub \|LAGAB×U\| up-pu
33'	hab₂ ha-ab \|LAGAB×U\| bu-uʾ-šu	(a kind of reed) that is torn out(?)
34'	kala₃ ka-la₂ \|LAGAB×U\| ka-lak-ku	the all-powerful one, the mighty one,
35'	kala₄ {<MIN(ka-la₂)>} \|LAGAB×AL\| AL {<MIN(ka-lak-ku)>}	the kala-dīn-disease, alkali-plant, kalakku-plant
36'	kala₅ {<MIN(ka-la₂)>} \|LAGAB×KI\| KI {<MIN(ka-lak-ku)>}	the mighty one, the lagar priest of Babylon, with the kalakku priest
37'	guru₂₂ gu-ru \|4xLAGAB\| in-bu	a gūru-vessel, ..., he brought in.
38'	ambar am-bar \|LAGAB×A\| ap-pa-a-ru	the marshes, the marshland, the open country
39'	sug su-ug \|LAGAB×A\| ṣu₂-ṣu-u	a šug-sug, a lagû-snake
40'	aya₄ a-a \|LAGAB×A\| i-šik-tum	my father was a lamentation priest
40'a	aya₄ <(a-a)> \|LAGAB×A\| ša₂ {ŋeš}aya₄-lum	“Aya, lagar-dānu-official of the city of Bayalum
41'	ašte₂ aš-te \|LAGAB×A\| aš-te URU{ki}	As for you, as for the lagar priest, As for the city
42'	bugin bu₄-gin₃ \|LAGAB×A\| bu-gin₃-nu ša₂ A-MEŠ	“Bagin, like a buginnu-bird, of water
43'	buniŋ bu₄-nin \|LAGAB×A\| bu-nin-nu ša₂ NINDA-MEŠ	a būninnu-container (made) of bread
44'	umah u-mah \|LAGAB×(U.A)\| U-A mi-ih-ṣu
45'	umun₅ u₃-mun \|LAGAB×(U.A)\| U-A ha-am-mu ša₂ A-MEŠ	Lord, salt, ... of water
45'a	umun₅ <(u₃-mun)> \|LAGAB×(U.A)\| <(U-A)> hab-bu	The lord, the evildoer
46'	i₈ i \|LAGAB×HAL\| HAL na-a-ru	the canal of the I-lagar-ḫAL-nāru canal
47'	id₃ i-id \|LAGAB×HAL\| {d}id₂	the river, the Lagar-HAL canal of Id
48'	engur en-gur \|LAGAB×HAL\| ap-su-u₂	engur-wood, engura-wood of the Apsû,
49'	nammu nam-mu \|LAGAB×HAL\| {d}namma	Nammu (is) Namma
50'	esir₂ e-sir₂ \|LAGAB×KUL\| KUL iṭ-ṭu-u₂	(If) a lizard, a lagû-snake (or) an enemy attack (means)
51'	kunin(\|LAGAB×KUL\|) ku-nin \|LAGAB×KUL\| KUL ku-nin-nu ša₂ GI-HI.A	a leather bag, a kuninnu-garment (and) a protective spirit of reeds
52'	sidug si-dug \|LAGAB×DAR\| DAR na-hal-lu	a sidug-vessel, a šūmuḫ-vat of nahallu-flour
53'	sidugga si-dug-ga \|LAGAB×DAR\| DAR šu-ut-ta-tum	sidugga siduga šuttatum
54'	agar₂ a-gar₃ \|LAGAB×IGI@g\| IGI@g u₂-ga-ru	field, field of Lagaru, ugaru
55'	agar₃ a-gar \|LAGAB×(A.GAR)\| A-GAR u₂-gar KA₂ URU{ki}	irrigated area, irrigable area, irrigation area, gate of the city
56'	edakua₂ e-da-ku-u₂-a \|LAGAB×(A.DA.HA)\| A-DA-HA si-hi-il nu-u₂-ni	(Sum) When I walk, I am a lamentation singer(?) (Akk) If I go, I go to sleep, I do not sleep
57'	ŋarim qa-rim \|LAGAB×KU₃\| KU₃ ta-mir-tu	“Standing-of-the-throne, a mighty lamentation priest,
58'	zar za-ar \|LAGAB×SUM\| SUM sa-a-ru	the zar of the lagar-priest, the sāru-gift,
59'	zar {<MIN(za-ar)>} \|LAGAB×SUM\| SUM {<MIN(sa-a-ru)>} ša₂ ŠE	The zar of the lagar-priest is given. The ša-sa-ru is that of the hand
60'	zar {<MIN(za-ar)>} \|LAGAB×SUM\| SUM ṣa-ra-ru	zar (means) “to give a šumû-garment.’
61'	zarim za-ri-im(AH) \|LAGAB×SUM\| SUM ṣi-ṣi-tum	zarim-stone, zārīm-stone (a kind of sulphur)
62'	šedur še-dur \|LAGAB×(TE.A.SU.NA)\| TE-A-SU-NA tu-ša₂-ru ša₂ nap-pi-lum(I)	šēdur (means) to snare. TE-A-SU-NA (also means) tušaru-disease.
63'	udub u-du-ub \|LAGAB×NE\| NE pe-en-tum	“Seal of the udub-priest’s lagar priestess, a peentu-festival
64'	immindu im-min₃-du \|LAGAB×IM\| IM ti-nu-ru	“It is raining, it is wailing, a storm wind is blowing,
65'	dilim₃ di-li-im \|LAGAB×IM\| IM ti-nu-ru	“Dilim, dilim, līm, tinuru,
66'	duruna₂ du-ru-na \|LAGAB×IM\| IM ti-nu-ru	a tīru-vessel of tin,
67'	bun bu-un \|LAGAB×IM\| IM nap-pa-hu	(a kind of insect) that eats food
68'	ellamkuš el-lam-kuš \|LAGAB×IM\| IM e-lab-bu-hu ša₂ MUŠEN	Elamkuš (is a synonym of) Elamite. It is an elabbuḫu-plant of the bird
69'	ellamkuš₂ {<MIN(el-lam-kuš)>} \|LAGAB×LU\| LU {<MIN(e-lab-bu-hu)>} ša₂ UDU	ellamkušu-disease (a kind of sulphur)
70'	ellamkuš₃ {<MIN(el-lam-kuš)>} \|LAGAB×HA\| HA {<MIN(e-lab-bu-hu)>} ša₂ KU₆	Elamkušu (a kind of sulphur)
71'	ugra ug-ra \|LAGAB×(U₂.AŠ)\| U₂-AŠ ku-tul-lu	ugra, ugra, lapis lazuli, ašu-plant, kutullu
71'a	ugra <(ug-ra)> \|LAGAB×(U₂.AŠ)\| <(U₂-AŠ)> bu-ṭu-ru	(a kind of grass)
72'	ušera u₂-še-ra \|LAGAB×(U₂.AŠ)\| U₂-AŠ {<MIN(ku-tul-lu)>}	Afterwards, a lagub priest, ašu-priest, ditto (a kind of sulphur)
72'a	ušera <(u₂-še-ra)> \|LAGAB×(U₂.AŠ)\| <(U₂-AŠ)> {<<MIN(bu-ṭu-ru>)>}	After (you have strewn) a lagar offering
o ii
1'	⸢x⸣-[...] [...] ⸢ša₂ {d⸣}[...]	The ... of the E-god
2'	gukin gu-kin \|LAGAB×KIN\| ⸢KIN⸣ kiš-ša₂-tum	The gukin, the gurin, the lagar priest, and the ešatum priests
2'a	gukin <(gu-kin)> \|LAGAB×KIN\| <(KIN)> ⸢da-ad₂⸣-[me]	gukin <carrier> of the e-da-e-me
3'	me₉ me-e \|LAGAB×(ŠITA.GIŠ)\| ŠITA₂ ta-ha-a-⸢zu⸣	Me, me, the man of Taha’ezu
4'	sagdudu sag-du-du \|LAGAB×(ŠITA.GIŠ)\| ŠITA₂ ma-ha-ṣu ša₂ dab₂-de-e	head (and) head (of) a male lammar, a man who is seized by the hand
5'	muššagana muš-ša₂-ga-na \|LAGAB×MUŠ\| MUŠ ka-ru-ur-tu ša₂(\|U&U\|) bar-bar-tum	The snake, the snake of his snake
6'	men₄ me-en \|LAGAB×(ME.EN)\| ME-EN a-gu-u₂	I am a lagar priest, I am an agû priest
7'	bara₆ ba-ra \|LAGAB×(ME.EN)\| ME-EN šar-ru	The throne of the king
8'	bara₇ {<MIN(ba-ra)>} \|LAGAB×IGI@g\| IGI@g {<MIN(šar-ru)>}	The dais (is) the lagar dais, the dais is the king
9'	bara₈ {<MIN(ba-ra)>} \|LAGAB×TAK₄\| TAK₄ {<MIN(šar-ru)>}	(If) on the dais ditto: he will seize the throne;
10'	bara₉ {<MIN(ba-ra)>} \|LAGAB×LUL\| LUL ba-ša₂-a-mu	The dais is my “finger-nail of evil’.
11'	šara₂ ša-ra \|LAGAB×IGI@g\| IGI@g {d}šara	The šara priestess, the one who sees the lord
12'	šara₃ {<MIN(ša-ra)>} \|LAGAB×TAK₄\| TAK₄ {d}šara	The šara priestess, ditto, the lagû-priest, the one who opens the door of the king
13'	ku ku-u₂ KU na-du-u	“Ku, ku, nadû,
14'	kud ku-ud KU ša₂ kut-ta raq-qi₂-du	(Sum) ... ... (Akk) The ... of the ... is to be strewn(?)
15'	gu₅ gu-u KU ša₂ gag-gu₅-uz kak-ku-su	(If) a pig ... : he will become ill with gag-guz-disease.
16'	gu₅ gu-u KU ša₂ gu₅-li ib-ru	(Sum) The ... of the gu’u-demon (Akk) The one who ... the gullu-disease (var.)
17'	gu₅ {<MIN(gu-u)>} KU ša tel-tim	... ox or bull of the teltum
18'	ugu₄ u₂-gu KU ba-nu-u₂	(Sum) The ox ... (Akk) The bull ...
18'a	ugu₄ <(u₂-gu)> <(KU)> a-la-du	ox or bull for aladu
19'	su₅ su-u₂ KU a-ša-bu	... of the mountain
20'	suš su-uš KU {<MIN(a-ša-bu)>}	(a kind of grass)
21'	tuš tu-uš KU {<MIN(a-ša-bu)>}	to sit, sit ...
22'	dur₂ du-ur KU šu-bur-ru	... šuburru
23'	durum₂ du-rum KU {<MIN(šu-bur-ru)>}	... sulphur
24'	duruna du-ru-na KU a-ša₂-bu ša₂ ma-aʾ-du-ti	(Sum) The šabû priestess, the one of abundance(?) ... (Akk) The temple, the temple of abundance
25'	dur₂ du-ur KU ṣa-ra-du	... ṣaradu
26'	tuma tu-ma KU {<MIN(ṣa-ra-du)>}	“Tuma, Tuma, KU (means) ...
27'	sur₁₁ su-ur KU ša₂ šag₄-sur ša₂-as-su-ru	(Sum) The šagsur prayer (Akk) The lapis lazuli prayer (is) the lapis prayer
28'	i₆ i KU lu-bu-uš-tu	The watercourse ... lubuštu
29'	be₅ be₂-e KU te-ṣu₂-u₂	“If he eats, if he drinks ...,
30'	bid₃ bi-id KU {<MIN(te-ṣu₂-u₂)>}	bid bid ku
31'	suh₅ su-uh KU na-sa-hu	“Suḫu, supplication, KU, nasāhu-disease,
32'	še₁₀ še-e KU zu-u₂	(a kind of insect) that eats food
33'	šed₆ še-ed KU {<MIN(zu-u₂)>}	šēdu (means) ...
34'	bu₇ bu-u₂ KU na-ša-pu ša₂ ŠE	(If) he eats ..., he will get better.
35'	dib₂ di-ib₂ KU ṣa-ba-a-tum	“Boats, boots, ...,
36'	nu₁₀ nu-u₂ KU ša₂ unud u₂-tul-lu	(Sum) Sleep, sleep ... (Akk) Sleep ...
37'	tukul ⸢tu-kul⸣ KU kak-ku	“The weapon of the tukul-demon, the ... weapon,
38'	ku-ku ⸢ku⸣-ku KU-KU ṣa-la-a-lu	“I want to eat, I want to go to the temple, I am ready to go!
38'a	ku-ku <(ku-ku)> <(KU-KU)> tam-ṭa-a-tum	<(Kūzu)> ... tamtu
39'	mittu mi-iṭ-ṭu \|KU.AN\| kak-ku ša₂ DINGIR	“If a dead person is seized by a weapon of a god,
40'	mittu₂ {<MIN(mi-iṭ-ṭu)>} \|KU.IDIM\| kak-ku ša₂ ta-ha-zi	(If) a dead person ditto a kudimku-vessel: the weapon of battle.
41'	tu₉ tu-u₂ TUG₂ ṣu-ba-a-tu	(a kind of garment)
42'	tug₂ tu-ug TUG₂ {<MIN(ṣu-ba-a-tu)>}	a garment, a ditto garment
43'	mu₄ mu-u₂ TUG₂ la-ba-šu	(If) he does not wear a garment
44'	nam₂ nam TUG₂ ṭe₂-e-mu	fate, fate of textiles
45'	dul₅ du-ul TUG₂ ša₂ bar-dul₅ ku-si-tum	“Woe, woe, ... garment of the outer garment, kusītu-garment
46'	umuš u-muš TUG₂ pa-ak-ku	(As for) the umuš-demon, the ‘garment of the ditch’
46'a	umuš <(u-muš)> <(TUG₂)> ṭe₂-e-mu	<(If)> a pig’s saliva flows (into his saliva)>
47'	dul du-ul \|U.TUG₂\| ka-ta-a-mu	the work, the utukku-disease (and) the katamāmu
48'	šudul₂ šu-dul \|U.TUG₂\| ni-i-ru	šudul garment
49'	zi₃ zi-i EŠ₂ qe₂-e-mu	True flour, EŠ (means) hand-washing.
50'	eš₂ eš EŠ₂ {<MIN(qe₂-e-mu)>}	“Eš, esh, ES, ditto,
50'a	eš₂ <(eš)> <(EŠ₂)> u₂-pu-un-tum	eš (means) <es> upuntum
51'	huŋ hu-un EŠ₂ na-a-hu	ḫūn (means) to snare.
51'a	huŋ <(hu-un)> <(EŠ₂)> a-ga-ru	<Ḫu₃> (means) ...
52'	ge₇ ge-e EŠ₂ ru-bu-u	“I want to drink, I want to go to the great ...
53'	egi e-gi EŠ₂ ru-ba-tum	Princess, princess, noble one
54'	ub₂ ub EŠ₂ ša₂ lu-ub₂ lu-up-pu	(Sum) ... (Akk) The ... of the ...
55'	eš₂ eš EŠ₂ a-na	... ... to
56'	še₃ še-e EŠ₂ ki-ma	“Hear, hear! Hear! Like
57'	eš₂ eš EŠ₂ eb-lu	The eš priest, the eblu priest,
58'	lu₃ lu-u₂ LU₃ da-la-a-hu	or a man, a lamentation
59'	gug₂ gu-ug LU₃ ku-uk-ku	“The gug-vessel, the kukku-vat,
60'	gar₅ gar LU₃ ša₂ a-gar₅ a-ba-ru	gar5 gar, man of the irrigated area of Abāru
61'	kara₂ ka-ra GAN₂@t ri-ik-su	At the quay, at the port, the field is a knot.
61'a	kara₂ <(ka-ra)> <(GAN₂@t)> ṭa-pa-lu	At the quay, the tavern
62'	kiri₂ ki-ri GAN₂@t ki-ri-tum ša₂ {giš}MA₂	“Fingernail of the kīru-tree, a field of kirritum-wood, of the boat
63'	lu lu-u₂ LU du-uš-šu-u	or a man's son
64'	lug lu-ug LU man-za-zu ša₂ GUD u UDU	“Loose the man! Your position is that of an ox and a sheep!
65'	lu lu-u LU im-mi-ru	or a man they saw
66'	si₆ si-i LU {<MIN(im-mi-ru)>}	“Sulphur, sîn, ...,
67'	eze ez-ze₂ LU {<MIN(im-mi-ru)>}	“Festival of the wild cows, man ditto,
68'	udu u₂-du LU {<MIN(im-mi-ru)>}	sheep, sheep, man
r i
1	ad₃ ad \|LU×BAD\| BAD pa-ag-ru	ad (means) “ad of the wall-builder’s team—
2	gukkal gu-uk-kal \|LU.HUL₂\| ku-uk-kal-lu	“Gukkal, gukkal, LU.ḪUL, kukkallu,
3	ka₆ ka-a PEŠ₂ ši-ik-ku-u₂	The gate of your mouth is sealed.
4	kilim ki-lim PEŠ₂ nam-maš-tu	Kilim, Kilimu, PEŠ (means) sexual desire
5	gilili gi-li-li PEŠ₂ nam-ma-šu-u₂	Gilili, GILILi, PEŠ is its name
6	ge₁₉ ge-e PEŠ₂ {<MIN(nam-ma-šu-u₂)>}	I, I am ...,
7	peš₂ pe-eš PEŠ₂ ha-ma-aṣ-ṣi₂-ru	may a fox, a snake, smite me
8	kišib₂ ki-ši-ib PEŠ₂ pi-a-zu	Seal, seal of your mouth
9	sig₂ si-ig SIK₂ ši-pa-tum	wool, wool of the šipātum-priest
9a	sig₂ <(si-ig)> <(SIK₂)> šar-tu	wool of the king
10	uₓ(SIK₂) u₂ SIK₂ la-ah-ru	(If) it is covered with sulphur and mudbrick:
11	uaₓ(SIK₂) u₂-a SIK₂ {<MIN(la-ah-ru)>}	water, water, ditto
12	lahrumₓ(SIK₂) la-ah-rum SIK₂ {<MIN(la-ah-ru)>}	Lahrum lahrum
13	dara₄ da-a-ra DARA₄ da-aʾ-mu	“Dara, foremost, dAlāmu,
14	inna in-na-a DARA₄ it-qu	Innāya took the stele.
15	gana₆ ga-na DARA₄ im-mir-tu	I want to utter an araŋ prayer to him on the field.
16	eren e-re-en \|SIK₂.NUN\| e-re-nu	The cedars, the cedar ...,
17	še₈ še-e \|SIK₂.LAM\| ba-ku-u	(a kind of insect) that eats food
18	šeš₂ še-eš \|SIK₂.LAM\| pa-ša₂-šu	Hand of a Seal (of Protection) is his mouth
19	šikin₃ ši-kin \|SIK₂.LAM\| ši-kin-nu	sealed documents, sealed documents
20	adkin ad-kin \|SIK₂.LAM\| mu-du-lu	“Adkin, Adkin, the šilammu-official, the one who goes around,
20a	adkin <(ad-kin)> \|SIK₂.LAM\| kir-re-tum	adkin <siklamm> of kirrētu-plant
21	aš₅ aš₂ \|SIK₂.LAM.SUHUR\| et-tu-ut-tum	Ašû-disease (a kind of sulphur)
22	munsub₂ ⸢mu⸣-un-⸢su₂⸣-ub \|SIK₂.LAM.SUHUR\| šar-tum	The scepter of the kingship
23	guruₓ(\|SIK₂.HI×NUN.AŠ.U\|) gu-ru \|SIK₂.HI×NUN.AŠ.U\| ka-ru-u₂	(As for) the gūru-garment, (as for the) karû-garments,
24	sa₆ sa-a ŠA₆ da-ma-qu	Good, good, the hand is sweet
25	sig₆ si-⸢ig⸣ ŠA₆ dam-qu	Good quality red wool, good quality
26	siqqaₓ(ŠA₆) si-⸢iq-qa⸣ ŠA₆ da-ma-qu	a siqqû-vessel, a šūmu₂-vessel is adamqu-fruit
26a	sig₆ si-ig ŠA₆ pa-ša₂-hu	Good quality wool, perfect for the phlegm
27	hud₄ hu-ud ŠA₆ ka-da-du	“Hand-lifting, ḫule, kadadu-plant
27a	hud₄ <(hu-ud)> <(ŠA₆)> hu-ut-pu ša₂ ZABAR	ḫud₄ means <distortion.” Ḫutpu means bronze.
28	had₃ ha-⸢ad⸣ ŠA₆ haṭ-ṭu ša₂ GIŠ-HI.A	He shall have the usufruct of the field.
29	gišimmar gi-⸢šim⸣-mar ŠA₆ gi-šim-ma-ru	A reed fence, a šû-tree
30	ŋešnimbar geš-nim-bar ŠA₆ gi-šim-ma-ru	The nimbar tree is a reed fence
31	ŋal₂ ga-al IG ba-šu-u₂	Great ... that has been carried off
31a	ŋal₂ <(ga-al)> <(IG)> na-ṣa-ru	<(If)> it is high, he will become rich.
32	ig ig IG da-al-tu	“The door, the door is open,
33	dib di-ib DIB ba-aʾ-u	(If) a dīb (means) d[ib (or) b]ālu
33a	dib <(di-ib)> <(DIB)> e-te-qu	(If) he slips through <a hole>
33b	dib <(di-ib)> <(DIB)> ṣa-ba-tu	dib, ṣabatu
34	išib i-šib ME i-ši-ip-pu	(If) he slips through the cracks of the wall,
35	ma₆ ⸢ma⸣-a ME ša₂ bar-dul na-al-ba-šu	The boat of the eašma-ea (is) its sail.
36	men₂ me-en ME a-na-ku	I am men, I am
37	ma₆ ma-a ME a-li	The boat - where is the ...?
38	ma₆ ma-a ME par-ṣu	“It is a boat, it is an equid
39	ma₆ ma-a ME ki-ma	“Mount ... like
40	sur₅ su-ur LAL šu-qal-lu-lu	(If) he is covered in a bandage: he will become poor.
41	la₂ la-a LAL a-ma-ru	(If) he does not ..., I will see (them).
42	lal la-al LAL a-la-lu	Lal, lal, lalû-disease
43	lalla la-al-la LAL₂ tam-ṭa-a-tu	“Lalla, lalla-soapwort, syrup of the sea,
44	la₅ la-a LAL₂ rib-ba-tu	(gloss: not (available))
45	lalʾu₈ la-al-u₂ \|LAL₂.U\| {<MIN(rib-ba-tu)>}	lal-lal-u-disease (a kind of sulphur)
46	laʾu₂ {<MIN(la-al-u₂)>} \|LAL₂.A\| {<MIN(rib-ba-tu)>}	lā-alu-disease, “ditto la-al-û-de-šumi’, ditto (ribbatu)
47	lalʾu₃ {<MIN(la-al-u₂)>} \|LAL₂.NI\| {<MIN(rib-ba-tu)>}	honey, honey (and) ditto honey
48	lalʾu₄ {<MIN(la-al-u₂)>} \|LAL₂.KAK\| {<MIN(rib-ba-tu)>}	lalû-flour, lalu-frit, ribbatu-spurge
49	niŋin₅ ni-gi-in \|LAL₂.LAGAB\| na-gu-u₂	“The nigin-drum, the nagû-drum
50	usar u₂-sar \|LAL₂.SAR\| šit-tu
51	uku₂ u₂-ku \|LAL₂.DU\| la-ap-nu	(If) he is ill and ill: he will die.
52	halbi₄ hal-bi \|LAL₂.HAL\| hal-pu-u	a half-shekel of halbu-resin, halpû-reed
53	halba₅ hal-ba-a \|LAL₂.URU×MIN\| kan-nu ša₂ PU₂	a half-cubit, half a halbâ-bird, seal of the well
54	kur₂ kur PAP nak-ru	enemy land, total enemy.
55	gur₁₂ gur PAP {<MIN(nak-ru)>}	gur gur, total:
56	pa₄ pa-a PAP a-hu	paʿa paʾa
57	pap pa-ap PAP a-ša₂-re-du	Total of the fields.
57a	pap <(pa-ap)> <(PAP)> a-bu	total, <(for)> Abu
58	qa qa-a SILA₃ qu-u₂	[x] litres, a qû-container;
59	sila₃ si-la SILA₃ {<MIN(qu-u₂)>}	a sila-sila-sala-vessel, a ditto-seah
60	sila₃ si-la SILA₃ mi-šir₃-tu	a sila-measure of one-sixth (of a shekel)
61	pa₅ pa-a \|PAP.E\| pal-gu	pa’a canal, pappu canal, palgu canal
62	pa₆ pa-a \|PAP.IŠ\| pal-gu	a canal in the “pā’â-field&us201d district of Palgu
63	pa₄-ugur₂ pa₄-u-gur \|PAP.IGI@g\| ša₂ pa₄-ugur₂ u₂-ga-ru	“Pagur-pa’ugur-plant, a plant of the ugaru-plant
64	isima i-si-ma \|PAP.IGI@g\| ša₂ {d}isimud us-mu-u	“It was the wind that was blowing, it was Isimud who made it.
65	bu₂ bu-u₂ KASKAL na-šar₂-bu-ṣu	“Burn, burst! The road is to be blocked!
66	eš₈ eš KASKAL ša₂ ga-eš₈ ga-iš-šu	The eš-priest, the ḫāru-priestess of the road, I want to utter an arazu prayer
67	ir₇ ir KASKAL ša₂ ir₇-saŋ ur-ša₂(SUR-)nu	“Irsa, Irsanu,
68	ir₇ ir KASKAL ša₂ E.SAG e-ri-šu	The road of Esaggil is his enemy.
69	danna da-an-na \|KASKAL.BU\| ša₂ danna be₂-e-ru	“It is a long road, the path is one that is long.
70	kaskal ka-as-kal KASKAL ⸢har⸣-[ra]-nu	road, road, path of the harranu-house
71	illat il-⸢lat⸣ \|KASKAL.KUR\| ⸢x⸣-[...]-u	illat ilat elat road
72	⸢x-x⸣ \|KASKAL.KUR\| [...]	“(If) he ... a road
73	[...] \|KASKAL.KUR\| [...]	... the journey
74	[...] \|KASKAL.KUR\| [...]	... the journey
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1	[x]-⸢pah⸣ MAŠ u₂-ṭu	x-epaḫ
2	maš [ma]-aš₂ MAŠ ma-a-šu	a male goat, a female goat
3	maš [ma]-aš₂ MAŠ ma-a-šu ša₂ A.ŠA₃	The 'increment' is mine. The increment is mine of the field.
3a	maš <([ma]-aš₂)> <(MAŠ)> el-lu	pure goat
3b	maš <([ma]-aš₂)> <(MAŠ)> eb-bu	a male kid
4	gidim₂ ⸢gi⸣-dim₂ \|MAŠ.U\| e-ṭim₂-mu	The reed-bed of the e’edim (temple) that was fashioned
5	saŋmin ⸢sag⸣-min₃ \|MAŠ.U.U\| ma-a-šu	sag-e-min-plant, mašu-plant
5a	saŋmin <(sag⸣-min₃)> \|MAŠ.U.U\| tu-ʾa-mu	“Sag<emin> of mašû-plant, tu’alamu-plant
6	maš₄ [ma]-⸢aš₂⸣ PA ša₂ maškim₂ ra-bi-ṣu	goat of Maš-Ea, ... of the governor of Rabi-ṣu
7	sig₃ [si]-ig PA ⸢ma⸣-ha-ṣu	brickwork of the emāḫaṣu-house
8	siqqa [si]-iq-qa PA ⸢ša⸣-ha-ṭu	siqqa-plant, siqqû-plant: eša-eḫatbu-plant
9	kun₂ [ku]-un PA na-ba-a-ṭu₂	“It is firmly established, it is not to be loosened
10	luŋa₂ ⸢lu⸣-un-ga PA ša₂ luŋa(\|PA.E₂\|) šil-la-tu	a man, a elû-unga-demon, the šillātu-official
11	luŋa₂ {<MIN(lu-un-ga)>} PA ša₂-lu-u₂ ša₂ A-MEŠ	a man, ditto, a šalû-garment of water
12	hud hu-ud PA hu-ut-pu ša₂ ZABAR	ḫūdu-plant (a kind of sulphur) (and) phlegm of bronze
13	had ha-ad PA ha-aṭ-ṭu ša₂ GIŠ-HI.A	had hād, ša ḫattu of the wood
14	pa pa-a PA kap-pu	“Pa-pa-a, PA-kappu,
14a	pa <(pa-a)> <(PA)> a-ru	<Pa₃> (Šumma ālu 31 unknown) means ...
15	mua mu-u₂-a PA eṭ-lu
16	muati mu-u₂-a-ti PA {d}na-bi-um	“Mother, mother, ... of Nabium,
17	ugula u₂-gu-la PA ak-lu	foreman: Ugula, PA of Aklu;
17a	ugula <(u₂-gu-la)> <(PA)> ša₂-pi-ru	foreman: Gula, šapiru
18	hendur he₂-en-du-ur PA {d}i-šum	may he bind. PA of Išum
19	sullat₂ su-ul-lat PA {d}šullat₂	“Sullat, Sullat, PA of Šullat!
20	haniš₃ ha-niš PA {d}haniš₂	Ḫāniš ḫanî-plant
21	ŋidru gi-id-ru PA ha-aṭ-ṭu	a basket of reeds, ...,
22	nusku nu-us-ku \|PA.TUG₂\| {d}nuska	Nusku, nusku of Nuska
23	enšada en-ša₂-da \|PA.TUG₂\| {d}enšada	Ensvada, Enšada, PA.TUG (means) “ensvada
24	sipa si-pa \|PA.LU\| re-eʾ-u	the shepherd, the shepherd of the shepherd’s corpse
25	\|PA.LU\| re-eʾ-u₂ \|PA.LU\| {<MIN(re-eʾ-u)>}	“Pālû (is) the shepherd,
26	banmin ba-an-min₃ PA šit-ti sa-a-ti	“Babylon, ..., šāttu-disease, (and) sâtu
27	baneš ba-an-eš AŠ₂ ṣi-mi-id	he made the banes rise, he smote
28	AŠ₂ ṣi-mid AŠ₂ {<MIN(ṣi-mi-id)>}	šumū-ṣimid
29	banlimmu ba-an-lim-mu \|AŠ₂.U\| er-bi sa-a-ti	“It is bright, it is bright’s light is reddish,
30	banlimmu ba-an-lim-mu \|AŠ₂.U\| er-bi sa-a-ti	“It is bright, it is bright’s light is reddish,
31	bania ba-an-ia₂ \|AŠ₂.U&U\| ha-me-es sa-a-ti	my foundations I erected. May the earth rejoice!
32	bania ba-an-ia₂ \|AŠ₂.U&U\| {<MIN(ha-me-es)>} sa-a-ti	the bania of Baniya
33	aš₂ aš₂ AŠ₂ ar-ra-tum	Ašû (is a synonym of) ša rātum
34	ud₂ ud AŠ₂ ti-ik-tum	The day (is) the day of death.
35	ziz₂ zi-iz AŠ₂ kiš-ša₂-tum	roasted emmer
36	ba₁₅ ba-a BAR uš-šu-ru
37	bar ba-ar BAR a-ha-a-tu	(If) the liver is swollen (and) the kidneys are split.
38	ib i-ib IB tu-bu-uq-tu	“If he slips through a hole’s door,
39	dara₂ da-⸢ra⸣ IB iz-hu	(If) a dara-bird da-era-e23 (is) an izhu-bird
39a	dara₂ <(da-ra)> <(IB)> ni-⸢bit-tu⸣	The dara priestess Ni’ebittu
40	urta ur-ta IB ša₂ ur-ta {d}nin-urta	... from ... to Ninurta
41	uraš u₂-ra-aš₂ IB pi-riš-tu	Uraš
42	ne₄ ⸢ne⸣-e \|ŠU₂.NE\| pu-luh-tu	“At night, fear is in the sky,
43	lil₃ ⸢li⸣-il \|ŠU₂.U.U.U\| li-il-lu	“Lil, elī-e-il, his hand, lil-lû
44	šu₂ šu₂-u₂ ŠU₂ e-re-bu ša₂ {d}šam-ši	Hand of Hand (is) Hand of Šamaš
45	šuš₂ šu₂-uš ŠU₂ sa-ha-pu	Hand of Hand (means) hand of Hand
46	en₂ ⸢en⸣ \|ŠU₂.AN\| ši-ip-tum	Incantation: “Šiptum
47	še₉ [še]-⸢e⸣ \|ŠU₂.AN\| ba-ku-u₂	The one who ... the še₂-e₂-bakû-plant
48	kungi ⸢kun⸣-gi \|ŠU₂.3xAN\| pa-ru-u₂	kungi-plant, ēšû-plant
49	keš₃ [x] \|ŠU₂.AN.HI.GAD\|{ki} ke-eš URU{ki}	Keš, ..., Kesh, the city
50	šuhub [šu]-hu-ub \|ŠU₂.3xAN\| šu-hu-up-pa-tu	šuhub-stone
51	kibir₂ [ki]-bir \|ŠU₂.AŠ₂\| ki-bir-ru	“To cross, cross, to cross,
52	gibil₂ ⸢gi⸣-bil₂ \|ŠU₂.AŠ₂\| qi₂-lu-tum	New egi-ebil plant, qilūtum plant
53	šudul ⸢šu⸣-dul \|ŠU₂.DUN₄\| ni-i-ru	šudala ritual for releasing the niru-disease
53a	ukuš₂ u₂-ku-uš HUL₂ qiš-šu-u	ukû-plant, ukuš-plant: joy of hand.
54	hul₂ ⸢hu⸣-ul HUL₂ hi-du-tum	rejoice, rejoice, joy!
54a	bibra bi-ib-ra HUL₂ bi-ib-ru-u	(Sum) The bibra priestess, the joyful one, the joyous one, (Akk) The bira priesteses, the happy one,
55	šušana [šu]-⸢ša⸣-na ŠUŠANA šu-uš-ša₂-an	The king, my lord, should know this.
56	šudaₓ(ŠUŠANA) [šu]-⸢da⸣-a ŠUŠANA ši-zu-u₂	šuda prayer (means) prayer.
57	igišŋalₓ(ŠUŠANA) [igi]-⸢eš⸣-gal ŠUŠANA ma-an ṣa-ah-ri	Who can rival you?
58	gidim [gi]-dim₂ GIDIM e-ṭim₂-mu	Ghost, ghost, ghost of a ghost
59	šanabi [...]-bi ŠANABI ši-ni-i-pi	The harvest ... the harvest
60	šudaminₓ(ŠANABI) [šu]-⸢da⸣-min₃ ŠANABI ši-in ši-zi-i	It is a šudamin prayer. It is an arazu prayer.
61	[x]-⸢ma⸣-na-min₃ ŠANABI ši-na ma-an ṣa-ah-ri	x-emana-min, the harvest, who will dig it?
62	udug u₂-dug UDUG u₂-tuk₃-ku	udug-bowls, udukku-vessels,
63	šedu₂ še-du UDUG še-e-du	šēdu-bowl
64	UDUG ra-bi-ṣum UDUG ra-bi-ṣu	a large jar, a big jar
65	kingusila kin-gu-sil-la KINGUSILI pa-ra-as rab	kingusila (is) Kingusila
66	kiši₁₄ ki-ši \|ŠU₂.NAGA\| kul-ba-bu	The kišu, the kishu of Kulaba
67	šenbar še-en-bar \|ŠU₂.NAGA\| ša šeg₉-bar ap-su₂-u	sweet šēnbar spice of the Apsû
68	šeg₈ ⸢še⸣-eg \|ŠU₂.NAGA\| šu-re-e-pu₂	The šeg-plant, the e’esǧu-nagar plant, is poured out
69	šeg₈ [še]-⸢eg⸣ \|ŠU₂.NAGA\| a-tu-du	I am the one who makes the šeg and the eĝa bow down
70	du₃ [...] ⸢KAK⸣ ga-aq-qu ba-nu-u	To build ... the ešakku-house, to build a tower
71	[...]-⸢x⸣ A [...]	... descendant of

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