BHLT 10c

LBPL no. 26836

Texts Hierarchy
Copy / Photo
Tablet Siglum
BM 36692 (1880-06-17, 424)
Measurements
circumference
6.0 x 2.0
cm
Collection
British Museum, London
Studies
Genre / Classification
Epics
Notes

Requires close reading by NW

Text

Obv.   

(Lacuna)

1' [x x] x [x x x]

2' a-di 33[+x . . .]

3' ù dx [. . .]

4' ālānu(urumeš) šá [. . .]

5' ù ana re-qí [. . .]

6' mmarduk(damar.utu)-[kabit(dugud/idim)-aḫḫē(šešmeš)-šú? . . .]

7' i-na ma-[. . .]

8' i-na pi-[. . .]

9' ana ip-q[u-. . .]

10' bītu(é) ellu(kù) [. . .]

11' a-ku-[. . .]

12' šu-ú [. . .]

13' arki(egir) [. . .]

14' d[. . .]

(Lacuna)

 

Rev.

(Lacuna)

1" [x x] x [. . .]

2" [kur?a]š-šurki [. . .]

3" [e?-m]u-qu x [. . .]

4" ù marduk(damar.utu) x [. . .]

5" ki i-ṣu-ri x [. . .]

6" i-na 3000 qa[šāti(gišp[anmeš?) . . .]

7" a-a-um rab(gal) x [. . .]

8" ù a-di túk-ki x [. . .]

9" ù ina bí-ti [. . .]

10" mnabû(dag)-kudurrī(níg.du)-uṣur(ùri) š[arru(l[ugal) . . .]

11" ù mmardu[k(damar.ut[u)-nādin(mu/sum)-aḫḫē(šešmeš) . . .]

12" šá ul-tu [. . .]

13" ki-ma bi-ni/ir [. . .]

14" ma-ti-šú-n[u . . .]

15" [. . .] x DUG [. . .]

(Lacuna)

Translation

Obv. 

(Lacuna)

1' [. . .] . . . [. . .]

2' Until 33[+x years(?) . . .]

3' and (the god) [. . .]

4' cities of [. . .]

5' and for the faraway [. . .]

6' Marduk-[kabit-aḫḫēšu(?) . . .]

7' in/from/by . . . [. . .]

8' in/from/by . . . [. . .]

9' into the prote[ction of . . .]

10' pure house [. . .]

11' . . . [. . .]

12' he [. . .]

13' after [. . .]

14' (the god) [. . .]

(Lacuna)

 

Rev.

(Lacuna)

1" [. . .] . . . [. . .]

2" [A]ssyria [. . .]

3" [for]ce/[ar]my . . . [. . .]

4" and Marduk [. . .]

5" like a bird [. . .]

6" with 3000 bo[w(men?) . . .]

7" Who is the chief [. . . ?]

8" and until the warning [. . .]

9" and in the house [. . .]

10" Nebuchadnezzar (I) the k[ing . . .]

11" and Mardu[k-nādin-aḫḫē(?) . . .]

12" which from [. . .]

13" like . . . [. . .]

14" the[ir] land [. . .]

15" . . . [. . .] . . .

(Lacuna)

Vocabulary

WordTranslationLine
adi until, as far as obv. 2', rev. 8"
ālum village, town, city obv. 4'
ana to, for obv. 5', 8'
Aššur GN rev. 2"
ayyum, ayyûm which rev. 7"
bītum house, palace, temple obv. 10', rev. 9"
ellum pure, clear obv. 10'
emūqum strength, force, army rev. [3"]
ina in, on, by, from obv. 7', 8', rev. 6", 9"
ipqum embrace, protection obv. 9'
iṣṣūrum bird rev. 5"
ištum, ultu from, out of, since, after rev. 12"
like, how, when, if, that, as rev. 5"
kīma like, when, as, that rev. 13"
Marduk DN rev. 4"
Marduk-kabit-aḫḫēšu RN obv. [6']
Marduk-nādin-aḫḫē RN rev. [11"]
mātum land, country rev. 14"
Nabû-kudurrī-uṣur RN rev. 10"
qaštum bow, bow-star rev. 6"
rabûm big, great, old, noble, chief rev. 7"
rēqum far, distant obv. 5'
ša who(m), which, of obv. 4', rev. 12"
šarrum king, SN rev. [10"]
šū he, that obv. 12'
tukkum alarm, warning, slander rev. 8"
u and obv. 3', 5', rev. 4", 8", 9", 11"
warki after, behind obv. 13'
Revision History
30/03/20