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BM 026216 (P561130)
Literary, Old Babylonian · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | BM 026216 |
|---|---|
| ID | P561130 |
| Museum no. | BM 026216 |
| Collection | British Museum, London, UK |
| Language | Akkadian |
| Period | Old Babylonian · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE |
| Genre | Literary |
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) |
|---|---|
| 15 | Nabium, offspring of Eru, descendant of Asar |
| 30 | Dead ones, written and collated. |
| 36 | who, at his right side, destroys the wide heavens, |
| 17 | Beloved of the gods, creator of cult centers, |
| 57 | (As for) the one who does not establish justice at his disposal, Ea shall not make a claim |
| 67 | Nabopolassar, establisher of the decision, who makes peace, |
| 70 | The gods, his fathers, who in their assembly make him stand, |
| 47 | Nabû,...,..., whose utterance cannot be altered |
| 66 | Whose hands are entrusted with life, |
| 61 | Nergal will not make a claim against him, |
| 71 | Nabû, the one who removes the akû-demon, in battle and battle |
| 49 | Establishment of strong strength for the enu and the ala-disease |
| 53 | Whom in his father-in-law he loves, |
| 73 | The lord of ama, whose word is uttered, |
| 12 | who like ama sees all the world quarters |
| 31 | Nabopolassar, bearer of the scepter and of the tablet of the writing-board. |
| 44 | who in his weapon is a lion, the evil gods |
| 35 | Nabû, the kabû-demon, the uumgal snake, the scribe of the seas |
| 63 | Nabopolassar, who constantly seeks out Nergal, does not set out to kill him. |
| 68 | Whose hand is entrusted with life, |
| 38 | ... the king who provides for the cult centers |
| 60 | (As for) the one who recites the incantations that have fallen from the days of the past, |
| 43 | Nabium, the one who loves the weapon, the one who makes holy the holy rites(?) |
| 2 | who in his supplication is a sea |
| 39 | Nabopolassar, the one who enlarges his mind, the one who establishes justice |
| 45 | (If) a man... the heavens, which cannot be altered, |
| 5 | Incantation: O Anzu, evil in the lands. |
| 19 | Nabû, loved by the gods, creator of the cult centers |
| 52 | (As for) the incantation of evils, the incantation priests, |
| 54 | Who raises the death of a god and a man |
| 21 | Whoever in the assembly of the gods does not have a claim, |
| 34 | [who] destroys (it) [to its full extent], |
| 42 | who in his weapon is a frightened, the evil gods |
| 37 | ... who establishes justice, who establishes justice, |
| 51 | Nabû, the mighty one, to the lord and the fuller |
| 32 | Dead ones, written and collated. |
| 74 | According to its original, Bel-aplu-iddina, the arru-priest |
| 1 | May my lord be happy! The foremost one of the great gods |
| 10 | who like ama saw all the world quarters |
| 55 | The god Nabû, who in his father-in-law resides, the seas |
| 25 | Establishing a furious flood in the wide sea. |
| 16 | who, like Marduk, his creator, built the cult centers |
| 58 | Who recites the rites that he recites from afar. |
| 22 | The one who destroys the gods, |
| 7 | Nabû, conqueror of heaven, evil in the lands |
| 59 | Nabû, who at his disposal does not place Ea a firm positive answer |
| 8 | who, in his supplication, destroys all the lands |
| 24 | The gods who destroy the seas |
| 26 | Who enlarges the heavens, who protects the earth, |
| 18 | who restores the rites, |
| 40 | ... the chief, who provides for the cult centers, |
| 46 | who, to hear and hear, his name |
| 23 | Nabû, who in the assembly of the gods speaks thus: |
| 9 | Establishing a bright light, bringing happiness to the land |
| 50 | (As for) the sakkpae of evils, the sakkpae, the sakkpae and the sakkpae, |
| 29 | Its ritual: You recite the inscribed object and the tablet. |
| 62 | As for you, Adad, do not let the rain come out! |
| 28 | The one who carries the heavens, the guard of the earth |
| 3 | Nabû, foremost of the great gods, |
| 33 | The kabû-bird, the scribal art, the scribal art |
| 4 | who with his supplications is a sea |
| 56 | Who raises the death of a god |
| 72 | (and) who in their assembly make him pass by, |
| 65 | Establishing a favorable decision. |
| 20 | who restores the rites, |
| 27 | Nabû, who establishes the fierce flood in the wide sea, |
| 11 | Nabopolassar, foremost one, who illuminates the darkness |
| 13 | Offspring of Erua, son of Asar |
| 64 | As for you, Adad will not make the rain cloud rise. |
| 69 | [Disregard that I, the haruspex your servant, have eaten, drunk, or anointed myself with anything unclean], |
| 41 | the weapon, the fierce one, the one who conquers the Asakku-demon |
| 14 | who, like Marduk, his creator, (re)builds the cult centers |
| 75 | scribe of the field |
| 48 | who to amu and adû his name |
| 6 | which in its ear he smote |
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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