Unread Atlas
Home › Tablets › tlh:KBo 19.98
KBo 19.98 (tlh:KBo 19.98)
CTH 819
Open in the reader & map →See it among all tablets
| Designation | KBo 19.98 |
|---|---|
| ID | tlh:KBo 19.98 |
| Language | Akkadian |
| Genre | CTH 819 |
Transliteration (ATF)
From Thesaurus Linguarum Hethaeorum digitalis (TLHdig) Beta 0.3 · CC BY 4.0
Machine draft. The right-hand column is machine English from ixmon/atf-to-english (atf-en-t5base-F, 2026-10-17), generated line by line from the transliteration. It is unreviewed and is not a scholarly translation.
| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
| Seite A | ||
| 1′ | ] xx xx | |
| 2′ | ].AN.GUB ME.EN | I am an eclipse. |
| 3′ | ]-ab ra-ak-⸢su⸣ | he smote him |
| 4′ | Í]B.ÚS | Incantation formula |
| 5′ | ša]-me-e lu-ú-[ ] | May the heavens |
| 6′ | ] AN | ... rain |
| 7′ | Í]B.ÚS | Incantation formula |
| 8′ | i]-na ša-me-e | In heaven |
| 9′ | ] AN | ... rain |
| 10′ | ] TI.LA | he will live |
| 11′ | ib-lu]-uṭ | he will live |
| Seite B | ||
| 1′ | [ ] i ki na? [ | ... na |
| 2′ | [en]-me-kàr! ú-ul iš-ṭú-ra-am-ma na-x-[ | Enmekar did not write to me and |
| 3′ | [ ú]-ul a-ḫi-ma ù ri-e-it-ti ú-ul | I did not rise up, and the úr rites did not |
| 4′ | [ ] ma-ḫar {D}UTU ú-ul ak-ru-ub-⸢šu-ma⸣ | the exalted one of Šamaš I did not let enter. |
| 5′ | [a]-wi-lu-tum i-ru-ub a-na pa-ni-šu-nu a-na ḫur-ri URU{KI} | a man entered before them, to Ḫurru, the city |
| 6′ | a-na pa-ni-šu-nu ú-ul URU{KI}-*lum* qa-qa-ru a-na pa-ni-[šu-nu] | There is no city in front of them. |
| 7′ | ú-ul qa-qa-ru 6 LUGAL{MEŠ} šu-nu at-ḫu-ú šu-[pu-ú] | They are not kings, they are six. They have been captured. |
| 8′ | ù 6 me um-ma-an-šu-nu {D}é-a be-lum [ ] x [ ] | 600 of them Ea, the lord |
| 9′ | [a-n]a zu-mi iš-pu-ur qa-ti-šu ib-ni-šu-nu-[ti] | He wrote to me, and his hand created them. |
| 10′ | x-x-šu-nu-ti-ma ša-lu-um-ma-at UR.MAḪ{[MEŠ]} | ..., and the lions |
| 11′ | mu-ú-tam nam-ta-ra gi-i-li-e še-bi-iṭ [ | (Sum) The life of the reed-bed(?) is a gift (Akk) A gift of life (var.) a present |
| 12′ | [ni-ib-r]i-ta ḫu-ša-aḫ-ḫu ù KI.LAM ša an-níš an ga | from the nibru (temple) ḫu-ša-ah-bu ugr, the equivalent of this: ... |
| 13′ | [ ] ra-bu-ú it-ti-šu-nu iṭ-ru-ud {D}é-a [ | the great one with them lit. with them, Ea |
| 14′ | [pa-šu] i-pu-ša-am-ma iz-za-kàr a-na DINGIR{MEŠ} ŠEŠ{MEŠ}-šu | He opened his mouth to speak to the gods, his lords |
| 15′ | [ÉRI]N{MEŠ} an-ni-a-am a-na-ku ab-ni at-tu-nu ši-ma-ti-šu | I myself am this army, you are his offspring. |
| 16′ | ši-i-ma aš-šum la ḫu-ul-lu-uq-qí a-wi-lu-tim šum-šu | If it is not for the evil of men, that man |
| 17′ | lu-ú zi-ki-ir a-na wa-ar-ki-a-at u₄-mi-im | “Let it be repaid in perpetuity! |
| 18′ | l[i]-ip-la-ḫu-ma BÀD ù SIG₄ BÀD lu-ú DINGIR-lum | May he be appeased, and may a god |
| 19′ | šu-nu li-iš-ki-e-nu | May they bind him. |
| 20′ | a-ia iṣ-bat URU{KI} {D}UTU qú-ra-a-dì a-ia iš-lu-ul | may he not seize the city, may Šamaš, the warrior, not kill me! |
| 21′ | šal-la-tam-ma li-ib-ba-šu a-ia ib-lu-uṭ | (As for) the one who destroys my heart, may he live |
| 22′ | a-ia i-ku-ul NINDA bu-lu-uṭ li-ib-bi a-ia i-ṣí-in | May he not eat bread, may he no longer eat sweet bread. |
| 23′ | [ni-p]í-iš ⸢ši⸣-i-ra-aš me-e li-iš-ti-i-ma | “It is the nipî-disease of the esvī-iraš-demon, let me die, and |
| 24′ | [li]-it-ta-ag-gi₅-iš a-na ka-la u₄-mi i-na mu-[ši] | may he be repaid for all days in the future |
| 25′ | [li]-it-ti-la-ma a-ia i-še-a-[šu | May he live, may he not die! |
| 26′ | [ LU]GAL{MEŠ} šu-nu at-ḫu-ú šu-pu-[ú | These are the magnates, I have sworn by them. |
| 27′ | 6? me um-ma-an-šu-nu ḪUR.SAG{MEŠ} [ | 600 (shekels of) red-purple wool |
| 28′ | [ ]{ḪI.A} ú-ra-ab-bu-ú-šu-nu-ti [ | I gave them to drink. |
| 29′ | [ ]-ri ki-ib-ri *dan*-na!-t[im | the strong one of the world quarters |
| 30′ | [ ]-me?-su? [ ]-al-la-at [ | he is a wild bull |
| 31′ | [ t]i i-mu-r[u | they saw. |
| Seite C | ||
| 1′ | [ ] [ | |
| 2′ | [ ]-ma a-na [ | and to |
| 3′ | [ ] MUNUS.TUKU-*na* [ | shall have the usufruct of it. |
| 4′ | [ ]e? iṣ-ṣa-lu ú-[ | é-iššalu-plant |
| 5′ | [ ša]-a-ru ú-ul [ | a curse will not |
| 6′ | [ a]-la-ki-im ša-a-ru [ | to go is a dream |
| 7′ | [a-bu]-bu te im tam [ | The flood, a wind blew. |
| 8′ | [a]-na KU[R a]-kà-dè{KI} is-sà-an-qú-nim a-na K[AR | to the gold of Agade he smote, to the tiara |
| 9′ | [is]-sà-a[n-qú]-nim-ma a-na KÁ.GAL a-kà-dè{K[I} | he smote me and to the city gate I went. |
| 10′ | {M}n[a-r]a-am-{D}EN.ZU LUGAL ki-a-am i-ša-[ap-pa-ru] | Naram-Sin the king wrote thus: |
| 11′ | [ š]u-nu-ma 6 LUGAL{MEŠ} ni-i-nu at-ḫu-[ú | If there are 6 kings, we will revolt. |
| 12′ | [ ] ba-nu-tum ù 6 me um-ma-an-ni ù it-[ti-ni | “Banūtum-plant, 600 (shekels of) ummannu-plant with uṣ |
| 13′ | [ ] x SIPA x ka-bar qí-in-na-[a-at(?)] | x shepherds, x full-grown, |
| 14′ | [ti-a]m-tim is-sà-an-qú-ni-ik-ku zi-mi [ | The sea quakes constantly, my life |
| 15′ | [a]-na? ma-aḫ-ri-[ka] | to your presence |
| 16′ | [ ] {M}na-ra-[a]m-{D}EN.ZU-ma id-dì-ma-[ | Naram-Sîn gave |
| 17′ | pa-ni-ti [ ] ù [er?]-ṣe-tim lu [ | May my face be covered with a thick cloth |
| 18′ | i-il-la-a[k?-ku ] li-ik [ | they will go. May he go! |
| 19′ | {M}na-ra-am-{D}[EN.ZU | Naram-Sin |
| 20′ | um-ma šu-ma [ | Thus he: |
| 21′ | i-il-la-[ku | they will go. |
| 22′ | ú-lu ma-a [ | “It is enough,’— |
| 23′ | [a-n]a? LÚ [ | to a man |
| 24′ | x-x[ | |
| 25′ | šu-x[ | Hand- |
| 26′ | ú-lu [ | a plant |
| 27′ | x[ | |
| Seite D | ||
| 1′ | [ ]x x[ | |
| 2′ | [a-n]a DAM [ | to the wife |
| 3′ | [a-n]a mu? kur [ | to the name of the land |
| 4′ | [ ]x na [ | sunrise to moonset: ...; |
| 5′ | [ḫu-l]u-uq(?) [ | famine |
| 6′ | [ ] x ta [ | ... from |
| 7′ | [ ] ki-ib-[ra-tim | of the world quarters |
| 8′ | [ ] x [ | |
| 9′ | [ ] x [ | |
Sources & licences
- Thesaurus Linguarum Hethaeorum digitalis (TLHdig) Beta 0.3 · CC BY 4.0 · Müller, G., Prechel, D., Rieken, E., Schwemer, D. (2026). TLHdig Beta Version 0.3. Zenodo. doi:10.5281/zenodo.20328284
Cite the original edition and translator. Page generated by Unread Atlas from the public corpus export of 2026-10-18.