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OLA 40, pl. 56 no. 62 (rev.) (P461256)
Commentary, Neo-Babylonian · c. 626 BCE–539 BCE
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| Designation | OLA 40, pl. 56 no. 62 (rev.) |
|---|---|
| ID | P461256 |
| Museum no. | BM 054311 |
| Collection | British Museum, London, UK |
| Language | Akkadian |
| Period | Neo-Babylonian · c. 626 BCE–539 BCE |
| Genre | Commentary |
Machine English (draft)
Machine draft. Machine English from montycrypto/atf-to-english (atf-en-best-v2, 2026-10-05), generated line by line from the source transliteration (not reproduced here). It is unreviewed and is not a scholarly translation.
| Line | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|
| reverse 13 | ...... Tashmetu and Itar : 18th terrace : 15 cellas of the temple |
| obverse 6' | my..., like a beloved hero |
| reverse 11 | its... to its right, the seat of Enlil to its left, Tametu |
| reverse 20 | ... 26. The 18th,... |
| reverse 21 | ...... |
| obverse 7' | ... qaradu-priest who like the earth the shepherd |
| reverse 4 | The one who, like his creation, reaches all the gods, reaches... :... |
| reverse 6 | ... the planet which is in the heavens, which is not Marduk, ama and Ea did not make us dwell |
| reverse 9 | These are the... of the land ama, seen from the mountain, ama, who did not return... |
| obverse 14' | Your..., who is clad in fearsomeness, who sets the foundations towards heaven, |
| obverse 2' | ... in...... : the land... |
| obverse 11' | ... ruqu (means) : ruqu (means):... : eternal |
| reverse 14 | ... 5?... of the cella of the ziggurrat house : 18 iri/IDku (means) : field... |
| reverse 3 | the hand of Asalluhi and Namtila, alternatively, the gods who establishes them : nau (means) : nau (means) : life. |
| reverse 5 | ... the lord who in his extispicy destroys the pure gods,... with Marduk, ama and Adad |
| obverse 5' | ... Marduk... |
| obverse 8' | In the great day, in the threshing floor standing |
| reverse 17 | ... times 18...... |
| obverse 4' | ...... : heaven...... |
| reverse 7 | ... the goddesses who are in my house without Ea, ama, Marduk, did not change |
| reverse 2 | ... of heaven and earth was stationed and... life... they... |
| obverse 12' | ... the niirtu of the white star stands in front of ama. The star |
| reverse 10 | ... is seen... all of it. Marduk, who in the cella of the king... |
| obverse 13' | ... life... lullu-disease |
| obverse 16' | You... whatever of his name |
| obverse 15' | ... the gods ama, Enlil... your name... everything that pertains to me |
| reverse 8 | ... the mountain... which is favourable. The cella of Enlil is now 25 cubits on the right. |
| reverse 16 | ... saw the reeds of the chariot. The 11th (and) 23rd, 10 times... |
| reverse 19 | ... of the house, the ukummu-priest(?) of |
| reverse 15 | ... first appearance. The 9th, 6th, (and) 40th, the lord of Ea. |
| obverse 10' | ... for eternity and long days...... |
| reverse 1 | ... the gods ama and Enlil are placed, and he is killed and in the utensils |
| reverse 12 | ... E'engura temple, the sanctuary of the gods, in its entirety, |
| obverse 3' | ... : Enlil... Enlil |
| obverse 9' | ... : On the day that you are to praise, you stand in the place where you are to praise. On the day that ama is great...... |
| reverse 18 | ... 1 kurru 1 iku 2 kurru seed-measures of arable land with 1 large cubit and... |
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
- 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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