CT 12, pl. 33, K 02034 (CT 12, pl. 33) [Nabnitu]


Obverse
Column i
o i 1o i 1	⸢uludin₂⸣	nab-ni-tum	physiognomy
o i 22	[...]-⸢x-ALAN⸣	bu-un-na-nu-u	features
o i 33	⸢^x-^a⸣sa₇	MIN<(bu-un-na-nu-u)>	to grow, create, be beautiful = features
o i 44	⸢^na-^{ab^?}⸣SIG₇	MIN<(bu-un-na-nu-u)>	(...) = features
o i 55	[...]-⸢^x⸣igi	bu-nu	face
o i 66	[i]-bi₂	MIN<(bu-nu)> EME.SAL	face: Emesal dialect
o i 77	⸢igi⸣ KA	MIN<(bu-nu)>	(...) face = face
o i 88	⸢i⸣-bi₂ KA	MIN<(bu-nu)> EME.SAL	(...) face = face: Emesal dialect
o i 99	⸢muš₂⸣-me	MIN<(bu-nu)>	face
o i 1010	saŋ-ki	MIN<(bu-nu)>	forehead = face
o i 1111	muš₂-me saŋ-ki	MIN<(bu-nu)>	face and forehead = face
o i 1212	⸢KUL⸣ peš-a	MIN<(bu-nu)> šu-uš-lu-šu₂1	tripled (...) = tripled face/shape
o i 1313	⸢kul⸣-kul	ba-nu-u ša₂ SAG.DU ša₂ saŋ-kul-kul2	to be beautiful, good = to be beautiful: (said) of the head as in (the god name) Saŋkulkul
o i 1414	mud	ba-nu-u ša₂ a-la-di	to create = to create: of giving birth
o i 1515	[...] AB₂	MIN<(ba-nu-u)> MIN<(ša₂)> a-la-di	(...) = to create: of giving birth
o i 1616	[...]-ud	MIN<(ba-nu-u)> ša₂ a-la-di ḫa-am-ṭu3	to give birth = to create: of giving birth: hamṭu tense
o i 1717	[...]	MIN<(ba-nu-u)> ša₂ a-la-di ma-ru-u₂	to give birth = to create: of giving birth: marû tense
o i 1818	[...]	[MIN<(ba-nu-u)> ša₂ a-la-di] ša₂ GUD	(...) = to create: of giving birth: of cattle
o i 1919	[...]	[MIN<(ba-nu-u)> ša₂ a-la-di] ⸢ša₂⸣ GUD	(...) = to create: of giving birth: of cattle
o i 2020	[...]	[MIN<(ba-nu-u)> ša₂ a-la-di ša₂] UDU	(...) = to create: of giving birth: of sheep
o i 2121	[...]	[MIN<(ba-nu-u)> ša₂ a-la-di ša₂] ⸢UDU⸣	(...) = to create: of giving birth: of sheep
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Column ii
o ii 1o ii 1	saŋ-ta dug₄-⸢ga⸣	[...]4	to act by means of the head = to shake: of the head
o ii 22	saŋ sag₃-⸢ga⸣	MIN<(na-ka-pu)> [...]	to shake the head = to gore
o ii 33	^du-^udu₇	MIN<(na-ka-pu)> ⸢ša₂⸣ [...]	to gore = to gore: of a bull
o ii 44	^ru-^uru₅	MIN<(na-ka-pu)> ša₂ [...]5	to gore = to gore: of a bull
o ii 55	si tu₁₀	MIN<(na-ka-pu)> ša₂ ⸢GUD^?⸣	to gore = to gore: of a bull
o ii 66	kur-ku	MIN<(na-ka-pu)> ša₂ A.⸢GI₆⸣^e	flood wave = to devastate, overwhelm: of a flood wave
o ii 77	ru-gu₂	MIN<(na-ka-pu)> ša₂ ŠU.⸢SI⸣	to withstand = to mutilate, render into a stub?: of a finger
o ii 88	sig₉-ga	MIN<(na-ka-pu)> ša₂ [ṣu]-⸢ba⸣-[tu₂]	to tear = to tear, pierce: of a garment
o ii 99	sig₉-ga	MIN<(na-ka-pu)> ša₂ [ku-riš]-⸢tu₂^?⸣	to tear = to penetrate, deflower: of the vagina
o ii 1010	ligidba	ni-[kip-tum]	a medicinal shrub
o ii 1111	ki-nam-esir-ra	nak-ka-⸢pu⸣	forehead? = projecting part, tip?
o ii 1212	saŋ-ki	nak-kap-[tum]	forehead, temple
o ii 1313	zag e₃	na-ka-pu ša₂ ⸢x⸣	to stick out the shoulder? = to thrust, push, of (...)

o ii 1414	si ⸢mul⸣	ge-e-⸢šu⸣	to gore
o ii 1515	si mul ⸢dug₄-ga⸣	MIN<(ge-e-šu)> ḫa-am-⸢ṭu⸣	to gore: hamṭu tense
o ii 1616	si mul di	MIN<(ge-e-šu)> ma-ru-[u₂]	to gore: marû tense
o ii 1717	si mul AK-a	MIN<(ge-e-šu)> [...]	to gore
o ii 1818	ge-e-šu	ŠU<(ge-e-šu)>	to gore

o ii 1919	muš₂	zi-i-[mu]	face
o ii 2020	muš₂-me	zi-i-[mu]	face
o ii 2121	saŋ-ki	[*(P₂)^?] MIN<(zi-i-mu)>	forehead = face
o ii 21a21a	igi KA	*(P₂) [...]	(...) face = face
o ii 2222	⸢i⸣-bi₂ KA	MIN<(zi-i-mu)> EME.SAL	(...) face = face: Emesal dialect
o ii 2323	muš₂-me saŋ-ki	MIN<(zi-i-mu)>	face and forehead = face

o ii 2424	[...]	pa-a-nu	(...) = face, front
o ii 2525	[...]	MIN<(pa-a-nu)> [...]	(...) = face, front (...)
o ii 2626	[...]	MIN<(pa-a-nu)> [...]	(...) = face, front (...)
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Reverse
Column i
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r i 1'r 1'	[...]	[... še]-⸢e⸣-[ti]	(...) = part of a hunting net
r i 2'2'	[...]-⸢x⸣	MIN<(it-tu)> ša₂ ṣu-ba-⸢ti⸣	(...) = part of a garment
r i 3'3'	⸢uludin⸣	MIN<(it-tu)> ša₂ a-dan-⸢ni⸣	sign, notice = agreed point: of a fixed time
r i 4'4'	ki-uludin	MIN<(it-tu)> MIN<(ša₂)> a-dan-ni	fixed time, agreed point = agreed point: of a fixed time
r i 5'5'	^duDA	it-ti	with
r i 6'6'	^diDU	MIN<(it-ti)>	(...) = with
r i 7'7'	^taDA	MIN<(it-ti)>	with
r i 8'8'	a₂	MIN<(it-ti)>	arm, side = with
r i 9'9'	ta	MIN<(it-ti)>	from, by means of = with
r i 10'10'	zag	MIN<(it-ti)>	side, shoulder = with
r i 11'11'	ki	MIN<(it-ti)>	with
r i 12'12'	ninda₂	⸢it⸣-tu-u	seed funnel
r i 13'13'	mu-ninda₂	[MIN<(it-tu-u])> ⸢EME^?.SAL^?⸣	seed funnel: Emesal dialect
r i 14'14'	⸢e₃⸣	[...]-⸢x⸣-[...]	to go out, protrude = (...)
r i 15'15'	saŋ si₃-⸢ke^?⸣	[...]	to entrust = (...)

r i 16'16'	[...]	[...]
r i 17'17'	niŋ₂ⁿⁱ-^ig-[...]	[...]
r i 18'18'	a₂-[...]	[...]
r i 19'19'	⸢PAD^?⸣-[...]	[...]
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Column ii
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r ii 1'r 1'	zal-zal-la	šu-tab-[ru-u]	to elapse (of time) = to persevere, continue

r ii 2'2'	šag₄ dub	ṣe-bu-u	to wish for, desire
r ii 3'3'	DUB 1(DIŠ)-KAM₂ uludin₂ *(P₂) nab-ni-tu₂		first tablet of the lexical series Nabnītu
r ii 4'4'	^maš-šur-DU₃-A LUGAL GAL LUGAL dan-nu LUGAL ŠU₂ LUGAL ^kuraš-šur^ki		Aššurbanipal, great king, mighty king, king of the world, king of Aššur
r ii 5'5'	DUMU ^maš-šur-PAP-DIL LUGAL ^kuraš-šur^ki		son of Esarhaddon, king of Aššur
r ii 6'6'	DUMU ^m^d30-PAP-MEŠ-SU LUGAL ^kuraš-šur^ki		son of Sennacherib, king of Aššur
r ii 7'7'	⸢ki-i pi-i⸣ [...]-⸢MEŠ⸣ GABA.RI ^kuraš-šur^ki		according to (...) tablets, copies from Aššur
r ii 8'8'	[...] u₃ URI^ki		Sumer and Akkad
r ii 9'9'	[... tap]-⸢ḫur-ti um⸣-ma-a-ni		in the company of scholars
r ii 10'10'	[... IGI].KAR₂-ma		I wrote, I checked, I collated
r ii 11'11'	[...] ⸢x x⸣
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1Compare N 970 obv. 8: KUL# pesz-e = %sb bu-un-[...].

2This Akkadian entry occurs over two lines. banû B CAD B 91 kul = banû Izi E

3Does the ditto pertain to only the verb banû or the phrase banû ša alādi here?

4This entry is cited by Attinger ELS, 655.

5For the initial phoneme /dr/ of du₇, see Steinkeller JNES 46, 57, n. 5.

Edition by Jeremie Peterson.