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MC 16, 348-349 + pl. 64 VAT 13834+ (P497409)
Literary, Neo-Assyrian, Aššur · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE
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| Designation | MC 16, 348-349 + pl. 64 VAT 13834+ |
|---|---|
| ID | P497409 |
| Museum no. | VAT 13834 + VAT 14093 |
| Collection | Vorderasiatisches Museum, Berlin, Germany |
| Language | Akkadian |
| Period | Neo-Assyrian · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE |
| Genre | Literary |
| Find spot | Aššur |
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) |
|---|---|
| reverse 11 | ... he made complete and... he made complete the rites. |
| reverse 3 | ........................................... |
| reverse 17 | To the... of Nabu, the beloved son, their hearts he smote. |
| reverse 6 | The awe-inspiring radiance of fates has ceased for them. |
| reverse 2 | ..... his light |
| obverse 16 | Exalted and wide-spread people, all the black-headed people, have made the ground tremble. |
| reverse 22 | ... he made... shine like a light in the temple |
| obverse 7 | he entered. The boat daedu, his rukubu-priestess, the pure one who like his name |
| obverse 11 | he seized. To the quay of the main gate of Same at the gate of Ura he set up a banquet. |
| obverse 10 | of the Aratu River, the lord of abundance, her neck is swollen and she is shaved off as a loan. |
| obverse 14 | The square-side is a plot of cypress, whose name is 1 cypress. |
| obverse 6 | the road of dimkurkurra, the road of the world conquered, and on the bank of the Euphrates her junction |
| reverse 19 | ... his kingship they made surpassing, they made his lordship surpassing |
| reverse 24 | ...... |
| reverse 5 | For the awe-inspiring brilliance of his eyes, the raggu-demon, and the shinnu-demon he constantly strews. |
| reverse 13 | he entered, and to his exalted residence he established over Tiamat the totality. |
| obverse 2 | ... bread, water... |
| reverse 20 | ... he set his face towards the dwelling of the shepherd and the foe. |
| obverse 12 | May he be afraid, be afraid, be afraid, and be afraid. |
| reverse 12 | ... the powerful gods, the prince, set his face to the Esagil temple, which he loves. |
| reverse 21 | ... the goddesses, who dwell in peace, who rejoices in her womb, |
| reverse 15 | to Zarpanitu, the great queen, the queen who had engendered him, he went (and) its roof |
| reverse 18 | ... the great... they imposed upon him and the great floods seized him. |
| obverse 3 | ... a weapon that cannot be altered |
| reverse 23 | ... rejoicing |
| obverse 19 | ... he has died, he has left behind him. |
| obverse 18 | (No translation possible) |
| reverse 10 | He is a lion, a lion, a lion, a lion, a lion. |
| reverse 4 | The road(?), the akitu(?), has seized him, the aggatu(?), the second one, his name |
| obverse 9 | Beloved of ami, who is a frightened person of Nanna, your great divinity |
| obverse 8 | May the goddesses whose radiance is bright, whose radiance is bright, rejoice over him. |
| reverse 14 | To Marduk, the exalted one, Enlil of the gods, the one who takes care of his shrines, he said |
| reverse 8 | he brought him into the Esiskur, the temple of rites, a residence of rejoicing, he settled him. |
| obverse 13 | The young man who is clad in radiance, who is happy like a lion, |
| obverse 15 | The king of the kapparrû(-priest) to the son of Bl whose apsû-priestess goes, |
| obverse 5 | The kalû-priests in Manzi, the halhalltu-priests, the praise of his heroism, have made me rejoice. |
| obverse 4 | The singers in the awe-inspiring radiance............. |
| obverse 1 | ............ |
| reverse 1 | ... all the plants...... |
| reverse 9 | Igigi, Anu, the gods, and Itar, screamed, and sat on the throne. |
| obverse 17 | ... wide... he entered before his arrival. |
| reverse 7 | The utu-disease of his ear became severe, he became frightened, and he sat down in mourning. |
| reverse 16 | ... their furious.... he destroyed them, and their mood has encircled. |
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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