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BM.40205 (ebl:BM.40205)
CANONICAL > Lexicography > Thematic Word Lists; CANONICAL > Literature > Taboo Text (CBS 16 and duplicates); CANONICAL > School Tablet, Neo-Babylonian · c. 626 BCE–539 BCE
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| Designation | BM.40205 |
|---|---|
| ID | ebl:BM.40205 |
| Museum no. | BM.40205 |
| Collection | Babylon |
| Language | Akkadian |
| Period | Neo-Babylonian · c. 626 BCE–539 BCE |
| Genre | CANONICAL > Lexicography > Thematic Word Lists; CANONICAL > Literature > Taboo Text (CBS 16 and duplicates); CANONICAL > School Tablet |
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 13' | the eagle and the goddess Nergal |
| reverse col 4 7 | to the day was not pleasant(?) |
| reverse col 3 6 | a... tree |
| obverse col 1 12' | Nergal-uma-ukn and Nergal |
| obverse col 2 1' | a... tree |
| obverse col 2 6' | a... tree |
| obverse col 2 2' | ... trees(?) |
| reverse col 4 6 | You will see. From the scribe |
| reverse col 4 8 | (a kind of profession) |
| obverse col 1 8' | lion and Lulal |
| obverse col 1 3' | enemy of Nergal of Nippur. |
| obverse col 1 7' | Nisannu, and the Scorpion |
| reverse col 4 4 | The people wailed |
| obverse col 2 4' | a... tree |
| obverse col 2 5' | a... tree |
| obverse col 2 8' | ... wood |
| obverse col 1 14' | The eagle and the Scorpion |
| obverse col 1 2' | horses and Ninubur(?) |
| obverse col 1 16' | bird of Kiar |
| obverse col 1 11' | a kind of snake for Ningal |
| reverse col 4 3 | the boat and the boat of Genugal |
| obverse col 1 10' | emeir and Nergal of Nippur |
| reverse col 4 2 | ... of Enlil |
| reverse col 4 1 | ... of the universe |
| obverse col 2 9' | ... tree(?) |
| obverse col 1 5' | ... field... of Ninlil |
| reverse col 3 7 | ... wood |
| obverse col 1 6' | ... of the god Enlil |
| reverse col 3 5 | a... tree |
| obverse col 2 3' | ... trees(?) |
| reverse col 3 3 | I am the one who smote(?) the scepter |
| obverse col 1 15' | enenbilaba of Anar |
| obverse col 2 7' | ... tree |
| reverse col 3 2 | ...... |
| reverse col 3 4 | ... tree |
| reverse col 3 1 | a... tree |
| obverse col 1 4' | a dog and the Scorpion |
| reverse col 4 5 | a kind of beer mash |
| obverse col 1 9' | the incantation priest of the god Nergal of Nippur |
Sources & licences
- 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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