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CDLI Literary 002718.01, ex. 012 (P479347)
Literary, Neo-Babylonian, Sippar-Yahrurum · c. 626 BCE–539 BCE
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| Designation | CDLI Literary 002718.01, ex. 012 |
|---|---|
| ID | P479347 |
| Museum no. | BM 066885 + BM 076718 |
| Collection | British Museum, London, UK |
| Language | Akkadian |
| Period | Neo-Babylonian · c. 626 BCE–539 BCE |
| Genre | Literary |
| Find spot | Sippar-Yahrurum (mod. Tell Abu Habbah) |
| Coordinates | 33.0605, 44.2552 |
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) |
|---|---|---|
| reverse | ||
| 1' | [...]-du#-[...]-nu# [...] | ... ... you(?) |
| 2' | [...]-amat# um-[...]-nu# szu#-nu# [...] | ...-amat ... they ... |
| 3' | [...] har#-ma-ki# x [...] | ... of Harmaki ... |
| 4' | [...]-szu la tal#-li#-ki#-ma qa#-li-isz tu#-usz#-[...] | ... his ... did not come to you, and you sat down in silence |
| 5' | [...]-ni#-ma [...]-ar# er-bet-ti sza2 pu-luh-[...] | ... and ... the four of fearsomeness |
| 6' | [...]-uh2# kar-sza-ki-ma# ul ni-s,a-al-lal ni-i#-[...] | (Sum) ..., we do not sleep (Akk) We do not rest at your quay |
| 7' | [...]-szi# lib-bu-uk#-ku# ap-su-u2 har-ma-[...] | ... your heart, Apsû, ... the road |
| 8' | [...] mu#-um-mu# sza2 ik-ka-mu-u2# la e-disz asz-ba-a | (Sum) ... I am the one who does not sleep (Akk) The one who did not sleep, I am dwelling in darkness |
| 9' | [...]-mu# at#-ti# dul#-lu#-hi-isz# ta#-du-ul-[...] | You are the one who performs the rituals ... |
| 10' | [...]-i#-ni sza2 la# ni#-sak-ki#-pi# ul ta-ram-mi-na-[...] | ... whose ... is not to be smashed, do not ... for him |
| 11' | [...] sar-ma#-ni hu-um#-mu-ra i-na-tu-u2-[...] | ... his sar |
| 12' | [...]-bi# ab-sza#-nam la sa#-ki#-pu i ni#-is,-lal ni-i-[...] | ... ... we shall cut off, we shall ... |
| 13' | [...] ta#-ha-zi# gi-mil-la-szu-nu tir-ri | ... battle, their rejoicing, the forest |
| 14' | [...]-u2#-szu#-nu# ep#-szi-mu a-na za-qi2-qu szu-uk-[...] | ... their deeds are performed to the yoke |
| 15' | [...]-me-ma ti-amat# a-ma-tum i-t,ib el#-[...] | ... Tiamat, the word is pure ... |
| 16' | [...]-mu-u2 at#-tu#-nu tusz#-ta-ad#-di-nu i ni-pu-usz _u4#_-[...] | ... you yourselves have been given to me, but we did ... ... |
| 17' | [...]-ru-nim#-ma# _dingir-dingir_ qi2-rib-[...] | ... ... and the gods ... |
| 18' | [...]-ne2#-ti usz#-tah#-ha-zu# an _dingir-dingir_ ba-ni-szu#-[...] | ... you are enraged, An and all the gods ... |
| 19' | [...]-as-ru-nim#-[...] i#-du-usz ti-amat ti-bi-u2# | ... Tiamat, the river |
| 20' | [...]-du# la sa#-ki#-[...] mu#-sza u3 [...] | ... not ... her husband and ... |
| 21' | [...] tam#-ha#-ri# na#-zar-bu-bu la-[...] | ... battle, warlockship, ... |
| 22' | [...] x [...] i#-ban-nu-u2 s,u#-[...] | ... ... they set up ... |
| 23' | [...]-ti#-qa#-at ka-la#-[...] | “... ..., all ... |
| 24' | [...]-lad# _musz-mah#_-[...] | ... the great snake ... |
| 25' | [...] at-ta-[...] | ... you ... |
| 26' | [...] usz-ma#-al#-[...] | ... is present(?) |
| 27' | [...]-ti# u2#-sal#-[...] | (Sum) ... he smote/destroyed(?) (Akk) The ... of(?) the ..., he demolished(?) |
| 28' | [...] x [...] | |
Sources & licences
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