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CDLI Literary 002701.05, ex. 003 (P491231)
Literary, Neo-Babylonian · c. 626 BCE–539 BCE
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| Designation | CDLI Literary 002701.05, ex. 003 |
|---|---|
| ID | P491231 |
| Museum no. | BM 077253 |
| Collection | British Museum, London, UK |
| Language | Akkadian |
| Period | Neo-Babylonian · c. 626 BCE–539 BCE |
| Genre | Literary |
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 col 1' | ||
| 1' | ina {i7}[...] | in the river |
| 2' | ina dan-na#-[...] | In the strong one |
| 3' | im-ni-isz# [...] | ... in silence ... |
| 4' | szu-me-lu# [...] | Šumēlu |
| 5' | im-has, rit#-[ti ...] | he seized my hand . . |
| 6' | u2-szad?-di# [...] | he made rise(?) |
| 7' | ina pi-i ger#-[ri-...] | In the mouth of ... |
| 8' | id-di nap-sa#-[...] | He gave a supplication |
| 9' | {d}marduk sza2 mu#-[...] | Marduk, who |
| 10' | i-kim# as#-pa-su as-x [...] | He looked at his cella ... ... |
| 11' | ina _szu-min_ qe2-bi-ri-ia# [...] | From the hands of my comrade . . |
| 12' | ina _szu-min_ ba-ki-ia [...] | From the hand of Bakiya ... |
| 13' | pi-i ba-ki-ti# [...] | The mouth of the sage ... |
| 14' | pi-i ha-di#-ia [...] | The mouth of my happy mouth ... |
| 15' | pi-i ha#-di-ti#-[ia ...] | The mouth of my frightened heart ... |
| 16' | id-di _ki-hul#_ [...] | ... the evil place ... |
| 17' | u2-nam#-[mir ...] | he made shine ... |
| 18' | tar?-ra#? [...] | ... in the midst(?) of battle |
| 19' | re#-[...] | The shepherd ... |
| 20' | [...] | |
| reverse col 2 | ||
| 1' | [...]-ma#? | ... and |
| 10' | [...]-ki#? | ...ki(?) |
| 11' | [...]-ka#? | ... of ... |
| 12' | [...]-x-szu2 | ... his |
| 13' | [...] x ba-la#-t,u | ... life |
| 14' | [... li-isz]-te#?-li-pu szur-szu2?-szu2 | ... may they continually praise his greatness |
| 15' | [... li-s,ar]-ri#-isz# pa-pal-lum | ... may he guard the heart of the pauper. |
| 16' | [...]-x u3#? nam-szat | ... and(?) fate |
| 17' | [...] x DU | ... ... |
| 2' | [...]-lik | ...-lik |
| 3' | [...]-bi#-la | ... brought |
| 4' | [...] | |
| 5' | [...] | |
| 6' | [...] | |
| 7' | [...] | |
| 8' | [...] | |
| 9' | [...]-nu# | ...-nu |
Sources & licences
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