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MC 16, 322-325 + pl. 55 BM 027776 (P497373)

Literary, Neo-Assyrian · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE

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DesignationMC 16, 322-325 + pl. 55 BM 027776
IDP497373
Museum no.BM 027776
CollectionBritish Museum, London, UK
LanguageAkkadian
PeriodNeo-Assyrian · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE
GenreLiterary

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.

LineMachine English (draft)
obverse 3'... was established for Damkiana
reverse 17May (my) hand be reconciled with me; may my hands not be seen.
reverse 16and the old ones, who do not know, may they see.
reverse 6... the gods of the Eumea, Mar-bti of the Apsu, together with them
reverse 8Mar-bti of the Apsu, you are a good king.
reverse 7Enlil, at their extispicy, to Mar-bti of the Apsu said:
reverse 15May all of the gods be reconciled with you.
reverse 4... the king of the gods Marduk stood at the gate of her palace
reverse 3..... he will remove her throne.
reverse 11I will come, together with your Anunnaki, you will live
reverse 5To Damkiana, who has freed her,
reverse 9Why do you make the perpetrators of evil rise up?
reverse 1... until my father brought you and the gate of the Eumea
reverse 10The king of the gods, Marduk, opens his mouth and speaks favorable words to Enlil.
reverse 14at that time to Damkina spoke to her
obverse 2'... they shall smite and Nir-etagmil shall bind (me)
reverse 13"Why did we do it? Marduk of the Apsu, the one who kills evil demons?"
obverse 4'... in her palace
reverse 12According to the wording of the previous report,
reverse 2... the curses.................................................

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