CDLI Literary curse, ex. 001 (P499058)
Literary, Neo-Babylonian, Uruk · c. 626 BCE–539 BCE
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| Designation | CDLI Literary curse, ex. 001 |
|---|---|
| ID | P499058 |
| Museum no. | IM 078552 |
| Collection | National Museum of Iraq, Baghdad, Iraq |
| Language | Akkadian |
| Period | Neo-Babylonian · c. 626 BCE–539 BCE |
| Genre | Literary |
| Find spot | Uruk (mod. Warka) |
| Coordinates | 31.3234, 45.6395 |
English translation
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| Line | English |
|---|---|
| reverse 17 | For the recitation of apprentice scribes written. Uruk. Month “...”; |
| reverse 18 | 1st Year. Marduk-balāssu-iqbi, strong king, king of Babylon. |
Transliteration (ATF)
From Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative · CDLI: reuse of catalogue/transliteration data with citation of CDLI; images restricted (not fetched)
| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
| obverse | ||
| 1 | [{disz}{d}nin]-urta-sag-en3-tar-bi-za-e-me-[en] | |
| 2 | [_szesz_ {disz}{d}]nin#-urta-mi2-zi-de3-esz-ki-ag2-ga2-a-ni# | |
| 3 | [_dumu] szesz#_-szu2# sza2 {disz}{d}en-lil2-nibru{ki}-ki-bi#-gi# | |
| 4 | _ur#-gi7#_ isz-szuk-szu ana {disz}isin _iri_ {d}be-let-_ti!-la_ a-na# bu#-tal-lu-t,i-szu2 _gen#_-ik# | |
| 5 | {disz}lu2-{d}szul {lu2#}isin{ki}-u2 {lu2}sanga {d}me-me _igi_-szu2-ma _en2 szub_-szu2-ma u2-bal-lit,#-su# | |
| 6 | a#-na bul-lu-t,i-ka-ma an-ni-i {d}en-lil2 _en_ nibru{ki} lik-ru-ub# | |
| 7 | [a]-na# nibru{ki} _iri#_-ia tal-la-kam-ma# | |
| 8 | _tug2#-bar-a_ a-na-asz2-szi-ka _pad-pad-da-a_ a-qar-rasz-ka u3 2(disz@v) _szab kasz-sag_ ka-bar a-szaq-qi2-ka# | |
| 9 | a-na _iri_-ka nibru#{ki#} a-a-am-ma lul-li-ka | |
| 10 | a-na nibru#[{ki} _iri_]-ia tal-la-kam-ma _abul-mah!_ ter-ru-ub | |
| 11 | _e#-[sir2_ sila]-dagal#-la#_ ri-bi-tum | |
| 12 | _e-sir2#_ tilla4#-zi-da# sila-{d}nusku-u-{d}nin#-imma3# ana _a2#-gab2#-bi#_-ka _gar_-an | |
| 13 | {munus}nin#-[lugal]-abzu# _dumu#-munus_ {disz}ki-ag2-gi-{d}en-bi-lu-lu | |
| 14 | _{munus}e2#-[gi4-a_ {disz}]ug3#-mesz-a-na#-{d}e2-a-tak-la# | |
| 15 | {munus#}[nu-{gesz}kiri6 {gesz}]kiri6 he2-nun-{d}en-lil2 sza2 ana qaq-qar | |
| 16 | sila [tilla4-zi]-da# _tusz#_-ma# _nisig-mesz bur2_-ru ta-szal-szi-ma u2-kal-lam-ka | |
| 17 | {disz}[lu2-szul] {lu2#}isin{ki}-u2# {lu2}e2-bar {d}gu-la a-na nibru{ki} _te_-a | |
| 18 | _abul#-mah#_ i-ter-ba# _e#-sir2#_ sila-dagal-la ri-bi#-tum# | |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | _e#-sir2_ tilla4-zi-da [sila-{d}nusku-u]-{d}nin-imma3 ana _a2-gab2_-szu2# il#-[ta-kan] | |
| 2 | [{munus}nin]-lugal#-abzu _dumu-munus#_ {disz#}ki#-ag2-gi-{d}en-bi#-lu-lu# | |
| 3 | [_{munus}e2]-gi#-a_ {disz#}ug3#-mesz-ana-{d}e2-a-tak-la {munus}nu-{gesz}kiri6 {gesz}kiri6 he2-nun-{d}en-[lil2] | |
| 4 | [sza2 ina] qaq#-qar tilla4-zi-da _tusz_-ma _nisig-mesz bur2_-ru i-ta-[mar] | |
| 5 | {munus#}nin#-lugal#-abzu an-ni lugal-gu10 am-me-ni ta-at-ta-nam-zar-in-ni | |
| 6 | am-me-ni# [at]-ta#-nam-zar-ka an-ni be-li2 aq-bi-ka | |
| 7 | _e2_ sza2 {disz}{d#}nin#-urta#-sag#-en3#-tar-bi-za!-me-en | |
| 8 | _szesz_ {disz}{d#}nin#-urta-[mi2]-zi-de3-esz-ki-ag2-ga2-a-ni | |
| 9 | _dumu szesz#_-szu2# sza2 {disz}{d}en-lil2-nibru{ki}-ki-bi#-gi# a-szal-ki-ma tu-kal-lam-in-ni | |
| 10 | en#? nu#!?-dur2-me-en am-me-ni ta-at-ta-nam-zar-in-ni | |
| 11 | am-me#-ni at-ta-nam-zar-ka be-li2 ul a-szib aq-bi-ka | |
| 12 | [a]-isz# il-lik e2 dingir-be2 {d}szu-zi-an-na siskur2 gaba-ri mu-un-bala | |
| 13 | [am-me-ni] ta#-at-ta-nam-zar-in-ni am-me-ni at-ta-nam-zar-ka# | |
| 14 | [ana? _e2] dingir#_-szu2 {d}szu-zi-an-na ni-iq _gaba-ri_ i-naq-qi2 | |
| 15 | [_{lu2?}is?-hab2?]-ba_-ma szu-u2 | |
| 16 | [_dumu mesz_] mu-um-me lip-hu-ru-ma ina _im-szu2-kam_-szu2-nu _abul-mah_ li-sze-s,u-szu | |
| 17 | [a-na] szi-tas-si-i _{lu2}szab-tur-mesz sar_ unu{ki} iti# [...] | |
| 18 | [ad]-me-kar2 1(disz)-kam {d}marduk-ba-lat,-su-iq-bi lugal kal-ga lugal babilax(|DIN.TIR|)[{ki}-ke4] | |
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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