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BTT pl. 01, VAT 13101 (P479208)
Lexical, Neo-Babylonian, Babylon · c. 626 BCE–539 BCE
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| Designation | BTT pl. 01, VAT 13101 |
|---|---|
| ID | P479208 |
| Museum no. | VAT 13101 |
| Collection | Vorderasiatisches Museum, Berlin, Germany |
| Language | Akkadian |
| Period | Neo-Babylonian · c. 626 BCE–539 BCE |
| Genre | Lexical |
| Find spot | Babylon (mod. Bābil) |
| Coordinates | 32.5350, 44.4258 |
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 | [x-x]{⸢ki} ba-bi⸣-[x x] ⸢ta-na⸣-da-⸢a-ti⸣ u ri-ša₂-a-ti šar-kaš | ... E-bi-e-x ... tanaedae and rišāti the king |
| 2 | ⸢tin-tir{ki} KI⸣.MIN šu-⸢bat⸣ [x]-uḫ-ši | The E-tintir temple, ditto, the šu’ebat temple |
| 3 | tin-⸢tir⸣{ki} KI.MIN šu-⸢bat⸣ [x]-la-ṭu | Babylon, ditto, Šu’ebat |
| 4 | šu-an-na KI.MIN e-⸢muq⸣ AN-e | Now, ditto, emuqê-disease of the heavens |
| 5 | si-an-na KI.MIN nu-ur AN-⸢e⸣ | Sîn, ditto, light of heaven and earth, |
| 6 | ⸢sa⸣-an-na KI.MIN mar-kas₂ AN-⸢e⸣ | esa’eana-plant, ditto, markaš-plant |
| 7 | sa₄-an-na KI.MIN ni-bit AN-⸢e⸣ | Ša-ana, ditto, descendant of Anu-e'e |
| 8 | uru-sig₄-bi-dub-sag-ga₂ KI.MIN URU ša₂ li-bit-ta-šu₂ ⸢maḫ⸣-ra-⸢ti⸣ | Uru-sigbidubsaĝa |
| 9 | uru-sil₆-la₂ KI.MIN URU ri-ša₂-a-ti | Urusila, ditto, the city of joy. |
| 10 | uru-me-bi-⸢kal⸣-[x] ⸢KI⸣.MIN URU ša₂ par-ṣu-šu₂ šu-⸢qu-ru⸣ | (In) Umēbi-ekal, ditto (is) the city that is to be conquered. |
| 11 | uru-billuda-⸢bi⸣-[x-x-x x].⸢MIN⸣ URU ša₂ pel-lu-du-šu₂ ⸢na⸣-[x]-⸢qu⸣ | Urbilluda- |
| 12 | uru-⸢lugal-dingir⸣-[x-x-x-x x.x] ⸢URU šar⸣-ri ⸢DINGIR.MEŠ⸣ | “Uru-lugal-dingir-..., the temple of the king of the gods, |
| 13 | ⸢uru⸣-[x-x-x-x-x-x ... x]-bit {⸢d}AMAR.UTU⸣ | The city ..., the temple of Marduk |
| 14 | ⸢uru⸣-[x-x-x-x-x-x ... x-x]-⸢u₂⸣-šu₂ la ⸢iš⸣-šeb-bu-⸢u₂⸣ | The ... of the city ... does not ... its ... |
| 15 | ⸢uru⸣-[x-x-x-x ...] x [(x)] ⸢eṭ⸣-lu-⸢ti⸣-šu₂ | “It is the city of ..., it is the temple of lordship |
| 16 | [... x]-⸢na⸣-a-⸢ti⸣ | ... ...-ea-e-ti’e |
| 17 | [...] ⸢mi⸣-ša₂-⸢ri⸣ | ... emi-eša-eri |
| 18 | [... x]-⸢gu⸣ | ... ...-egu’e |
| o ii | ||
| 1 | dur-an-na MIN {⸢d}u₂⸣-šum-gal-⸢lum⸣ [...] | Urana |
| 2 | ki-gal-la MIN {d}⸢nin⸣-giš-zi-[x ...] | Kigalla |
| 3 | šu-gi₄-gi₄-nigin-šu-a-bi MIN {⸢d⸣}[x-x-x-x ...] | Šugiginšab |
| 4 | e₂-nig₂-erim₂-ḫul-e-⸢de₃⸣ [...] | The Eniĝarḫe temple |
| 5 | e₂-gur₂-⸢ḫur⸣-sag MIN {⸢d⸣}[x-x-x-x-x] ša₂ sip-[x ...] | Egur-ḫur-esag |
| 6 | ⸢ki⸣-ša₃-du₁₀-ga ⸢MIN⸣ [...] | E-ša-duga, E-min-... |
| 7 | ki-zalag-⸢ga⸣ [...] | The shining place |
| 8 | du₆-ki-⸢sikil⸣ [...] | The Duki’esikil temple |
| 9 | ki-⸢ur₃⸣-[x-x ...] | Ki-eur-... |
| 10 | ⸢e₂⸣-[x-x ...] | E-e-x-x |
| r i' | ||
| 1' | ⸢ik⸣-[x-x-x-x-x ...] | “Ik’e-...- |
| 2' | ⸢i⸣-[x-x-x-x ...] | “(If) he ... ... |
| 3' | ⸢šu⸣-[x-x-x-x-x ...] | “(If) he ... ... |
| 4' | {d}⸢iš⸣-[x-x-x-x-x-x-x ...] | Ištar- |
| 5' | {d}EN.⸢LIL₂⸣-[x-x-x-x ...] | Enlil-e- |
| 6' | li-⸢bur⸣-[x-x-x ...] | Li-ebur-e- |
| 7' | {d}IŠKUR-⸢ZI⸣-[x-x.x-x ...] | Adad-ezid- |
| 8' | {d}UTU-SUḪUŠ-[x.x-x.x ...] | Šamaš-eṭir |
| 9' | im-gur-{d}⸢EN⸣.[x x-x] | Imgur-Bēl- |
| 10' | ne₂-met-{d}EN.⸢LIL₂⸣ [...] | Nēmet-Enlil |
| 11' | ID₂ a-ra-aḫ-⸢tum⸣ [...] | The river Araḫtum |
| 12' | ID₂ ḪU-du-uk-[...] | The river Ḫaduk- |
| 13' | li-bil-ḫe₂-gal₂-lim | Libil-ḫegal-lim |
| 14' | i-šem-me-še-eʾ-a-šu₂ | he shall remove him |
| 15' | [x-(x)]-⸢uš⸣-kad₂-ru SILA SIG-nu a-a-⸢i⸣-[x-x-x-x ...] | -euš-ekadru |
| r ii' | ||
| 1' | [x x].⸢GAL⸣-[x-x ...] nu-[...] | ... did not |
| 2' | ⸢TA⸣ KA₂.GAL-a-ku-si-⸢tum⸣ [...] ša₂ eš₃-maḫ ina qer-bi-šu₂ ib-⸢ba⸣-[x-x ...] | ... the Ešmah temple inside it ... |
| 3' | TA LI.DUR {giš}BAN ša₂ KA₂ E₂ {⸢d⸣}[x-x-x-x] a-di GU₂ ID₂ KA₂-{d}lugal-⸢ir₉⸣-[x x.x] | From the quay wall of the gate of the temple of ... to the bank of the river, Lugal-ir-... |
| 4' | TA KA₂.GAL-{d}UTU a-di ID₂ tu-⸢ba⸣ [x.x] | from the Šamaš Gate to the river Tu-eba-e |
| 5' | 4 URU.MEŠ BAL.RI {d}UTU.[x.x] {d}UTU.[x.x] | 4 fortresses, intercalary Šamaš |
| 6' | 10 URU.MEŠ ša₂ ta-mir-ta-šu₂-nu ḪE₂.⸢GAL₂⸣ | 10 settlements in their environs: Ekallu-e23 |
| 7' | DUB 5.KAM TIN.TIR{ki} ba-bi-i-lu ZAG.TIL.LA.BI.⸢ŠE₃⸣ | Fifth tablet of Babylon, eponymy of Babilu. Completed. |
| 8' | ki KA DUB.MEŠ GABA.RI KA.DINGIR.RA{ki} AB.SAR IGI.KAR₂ | Written and checked according to the wording of tablets, copy from Babylon. |
| 9' | DUB {m}{d}AG-ki-in-ap-lim DUMU {m}i-le-ʾ-{d}AMAR.UTU | Tablet of Nabû-kin-aplim, son of Ilēl-Marduk. |
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