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MC 16, 316-320 + pl. 52-53 BM 033483+ (P497378)
Literary, Neo-Assyrian, Babylon · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE
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| Designation | MC 16, 316-320 + pl. 52-53 BM 033483+ |
|---|---|
| ID | P497378 |
| Museum no. | BM 033483 + BM 033765 + BM 033775 + BM 033835 |
| Collection | British Museum, London, UK |
| Language | Akkadian |
| Period | Neo-Assyrian · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE |
| Genre | Literary |
| Find spot | Babylon (mod. Bābil) |
| Coordinates | 32.5350, 44.4258 |
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) |
|---|---|
| obverse col 1' 3' | ... |
| reverse col 1' 3' | The weapon... |
| obverse col 2' 7' | ... he took away. The wife of Enki |
| reverse col 2' 10 | ... Enlil ditto and |
| obverse col 1' 18' | his... will be brought before you. |
| obverse col 1' 13' | ... is a..., he is my brother, Enki |
| obverse col 1' 10' | ... the requital of my father to be small |
| obverse col 2' 16' | he filled, I.... |
| reverse col 2' 9 | ... is a lion |
| obverse col 2' 17' | ... my ear... |
| obverse col 1' 24' | ... their... he shall give you. His mouth |
| obverse col 1' 21' | you did not keep me on the road. |
| obverse col 1' 20' | You did not write a word to my hero |
| obverse col 1' 2' | ... his |
| reverse col 2' 4 | ... in the river |
| obverse col 2' 4' | You have not sat down on the road. |
| obverse col 1' 16' | To Ninamakala, the great queen, you speak with him |
| reverse col 2' 7 | ... of his land |
| obverse col 1' 9' | ... has raised me up |
| obverse col 2' 29' | 'Let the weapon be seized, let me be seized.' |
| reverse col 2' 12 | ... uurtu-plant |
| reverse col 1' 6' | I am the one who... |
| obverse col 2' 18' | At the feet of the gods... |
| obverse col 2' 19' | of Ashur in the assembly... |
| obverse col 2' 11' | ... Anar and his son Anu |
| reverse col 2' 6 | .... fear |
| obverse col 2' 28' | he... his weapon and |
| obverse col 1' 14' | ... the day of his disappearance, he became frightened. |
| obverse col 1' 7' | ... will enter |
| reverse col 1' 4' | he cut...... |
| reverse col 2' 5 | ... king Ea |
| obverse col 2' 25' | At the feet of the gods... |
| obverse col 2' 26' | ... his neck... |
| obverse col 2' 1' | ... his... they brought before you. |
| reverse col 2' 8 | ... his furious... |
| reverse col 2' 3 | ... the cultic rites of Meme. |
| obverse col 2' 24' | Without a weapon,... |
| obverse col 1' 25' | ................. |
| obverse col 2' 23' | his neck...... |
| obverse col 2' 27' | ... a work assignment |
| obverse col 1' 6' | ...... |
| reverse col 2' 13 | ...-ri |
| obverse col 2' 13' | Anar, who dwells, not who dwells, son of Anu |
| obverse col 1' 23' | ... this... in his supplication |
| reverse col 1' 2' | From... |
| obverse col 2' 15' | He received a good... |
| reverse col 2' 11 | ... and |
| obverse col 2' 30' | he cut off and... |
| obverse col 1' 17' | Enki wrote to me, |
| obverse col 2' 3' | You send a message or message to my enemy. |
| obverse col 2' 2' | ....... you did not bring bread to my yoke. |
| obverse col 2' 9' | ... when for my brother's flesh, Enki |
| obverse col 2' 10' | ... and the report of the soldier |
| obverse col 2' 21' | over his...... |
| reverse col 1' 5' | His father... |
| obverse col 1' 26' | ... he sent a message? to his warriors. |
| obverse col 2' 6' | Nin-amakala, this one, by her supplication |
| obverse col 1' 12' | It is the... of the temple of Ninamakala |
| obverse col 2' 33' | upon... |
| obverse col 2' 20' | You gave... |
| obverse col 2' 12' | he will enter, and the Apunu will die. |
| obverse col 1' 1' | ... |
| obverse col 2' 31' | His father... |
| obverse col 1' 8' | ................ |
| obverse col 2' 8' | ... who went like you, |
| obverse col 1' 19' | ... you did not bring bread to his yoke. |
| obverse col 1' 15' | and you say as follows: |
| obverse col 1' 11' | .................. |
| obverse col 2' 5' | You did not set my place on my lips. |
| obverse col 2' 14' | ... he will enter, and he will die. |
| obverse col 2' 22' | has crossed, and...... |
| obverse col 2' 32' | Enki |
| obverse col 1' 5' | ...-u |
| obverse col 1' 22' | (and) the place where you have established me, for my work |
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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