TIM 09, 054 (P223388)
Literary Work, Neo-Assyrian, Kuyunjik (Nineveh) · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE
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| Designation | TIM 09, 054 |
|---|---|
| ID | P223388 |
| Museum no. | IM 003233 |
| Collection | National Museum of Iraq, Baghdad, Iraq |
| Language | Akkadian |
| Period | Neo-Assyrian · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE |
| Genre | Literary Work |
| Find spot | Kuyunjik (Nineveh) |
| Coordinates | 36.3587, 43.1519 |
English translation
By ORACC project saao/saa03 · Via Open Richly Annotated Cuneiform Corpus (ORACC) · CC BY-SA 3.0 (ORACC)
| Line | English |
|---|---|
| Obverse [0:3] o 1o 1–o 33 | May anyone trust in whomever he trusts; as for us, we trust in Nabû, we are devoted to Tašmetu! |
| Obverse [3:5] o 44–o 55 | What is ours is ours; Nabû is our lord, Tašmetu is the mountain of our trust! Ditto. |
| Obverse [5:7] o 66–o 77 | Say to her, to her of the wall, to her of the wall, to Tašmetu: "Save (us), sit down in the cella!" |
| Obverse [7:8] o 88–o 88 | Let (the scent of) holy juniper fill the sanctuary! Ditto. |
| Obverse [8:11] o 99–o 1111 | The shade of the cedar, the shade of the cedar, the shade of the cedar, the king's shelter! The shade of the cypress (is for) his magnates! The shade of a sprig of juniper is shelter for my Nabû and my games! Ditto. |
| Obverse [11:12] o 1212–o 1212 | Tašmetu, fondles ... of gold in the lap of Nabû. Ditto. |
| Obverse [12:14] o 1313–o 1414 | My lord, put an earring on me, let me give you pleasure in the garden! |
| Obverse [14:16] o 1515–o 1616 | [Nabû], my lord, put an earring on me, let me make you happy [in the Edu]bba! |
| Obverse [16:17] o 1717–o 1717 | My [Tašmetu], I will put on you bracelets of carnelian! |
| Obverse [17:18] o 1818–o 1818 | [......] your bracelets of carnelian! |
| Obverse [18:19] o 1919–o 1919 | I will open [......]. Ditto. |
| Obverse [19:20] o 2020–o 2020 | [......] the goddesses came out |
| Obverse [20:21] o 2121–o 2121 | [......] like a mural crown |
| Obverse [21:22] o 2222–o 2222 | [......]... [...] them |
| Obverse [22:23] o 2323–o 2323 | [......] Ditto. |
| Reverse [1:2] r 22–r 22 | [......] tube [...] |
| Reverse [2:3] r 33–r 33 | Let me hold [...], ...[...] |
| Reverse [3:4] r 44–r 44 | [Let me pro]vide a new chariot for you [......]! |
| Reverse [4:5] r 55–r 55 | Ditto, [whose] thighs are a gazelle in the plain! [Refrain.] |
| Reverse [5:6] r 66–r 66 | Ditto, [whose] ankle bones are an apple of Siman! [Refrain.] |
| Reverse [6:7] r 77–r 77 | Ditto, whose heels are obsidian! [Refrain.] |
| Reverse [7:8] r 88–r 88 | Ditto, whose whole being is a tablet of lapis lazuli! [Refrain.] |
| Reverse [8:9] r 99–r 99 | Tašmetu, looking luxuriant, entered the bedroom. [Refrain.] |
| Reverse [9:10] r 1010–r 1010 | She closed her door, [putting in place] the bolt of lapis lazuli. Refrain. |
| Reverse [10:11] r 1111–r 1111 | She rinsed herself, climbed up, got onto the bed. Refrain. |
| Reverse [11:12] r 1212–r 1212 | Into a bowl of lapis lazuli, into a bowl of lapis lazuli, her tears flow. Refrain. |
| Reverse [12:13] r 1313–r 1313 | With a piece of red wool he wipes away her tears. Refrain. |
| Reverse [13:14] r 1414–r 1414 | Thither, ask, ask, question, question! Refrain. |
| Reverse [14:15] r 1515–r 1515 | For what, for what, are you adorned, my Tašmetu? Refrain. |
| Reverse [15:16] r 1616–r 1616 | So that I may [go] to the garden with you, my Nabû. [Refrain.] |
| Reverse [16:17] r 1717–r 1717 | Let me go to the garden, to the garden and [to the Lord! Refrain.] |
| Reverse [17:18] r 1818–r 1818 | Let me go alone to the beautiful garden! Refrain. |
| Reverse [18:19] r 1919–r 1919 | They did not place my throne among the counsellors. Refrain. |
| Reverse [19:20] r 2020–r 2020 | May my eyes see the plucking of your fruit! Refrain. |
| Reverse [20:21] r 2121–r 2121 | May my ears hear the twittering of your birds! Refrain. |
| Reverse [21:22] r 2222–r 2222 | Bind and harness (yourself) thither! Refrain. |
| Reverse [22:23] r 2323–r 2323 | Bind your days to the garden and to the Lord! Refrain. |
| Reverse [23:24] r 2424–r 2424 | Bind your nights to the beautiful garden! Refrain. |
| Reverse [24:25] r 2525–r 2525 | Let my Tašmetu come with me to the garden! Refrain. |
| Reverse [25:26] r 2626–r 2626 | Among the counsellors, her throne is foremost! Refrain. |
| Right [0:1] r.e. 30r.e. 30–r.e. 30r.e. 30 | May her eyes behold the plucking of my fruit! [Refrain.] |
| Right [1:2] r.e. 3131–r.e. 3131 | May her ears listen to the twittering of my birds! [Refrain.] |
| Right [2:3] r.e. 3232–r.e. 3232 | May her eyes behold, her ears listen! [Refrain.] |
| Right [3:4] r.e. 3333–r.e. 3333 | [...] 12. A tablet of Budi-ilu, the scribe ...[...] |
Transliteration (ATF)
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| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
| o | ||
| 1 | man-nu ana ša₂ ta-kil-u₂ lu ta-⸢kil⸣ | |
| 2 | a-ni-nu a-na {d}AG tak-la-a-ni | |
| 3 | a-na {d}taš-me-tum šur-bu-ba-ni-ma | |
| 4 | ša at-tu-u-ni at-tu-u-ni {d}AG EN-a-ni | |
| 5 | {d}taš-me-tum šad-du-u₂ ša tuk-la-te-ni KI.MIN | |
| 6 | a-na ša BAD₃ a-na ša BAD₃ a-na {d}taš-me-tum qi-ba-niš-ši | |
| 7 | ⸢ma⸣-a eṭ-⸢ri⸣ ši-i-bi i-na E₂—pa-pa-hi-e | |
| 8 | i-na pa-rak-ki lil-li-ku {šem}LI KUG-MEŠ KI.MIN | |
| 9 | ṣil {giš}ERIN ṣil {giš}ERIN ṣil {giš}ERIN pu-zar LUGAL | |
| 10 | ṣil {giš}ŠUR.MIN₃ {lu₂}GAL-MEŠ-šu | |
| 11 | ṣil kan-ni ša {giš}LI pu-zar {d}na-bi-um-a.a mi-lul-a KI.MIN | |
| 12 | {d}taš-me-tum sa-gi-nat KUG.GI ina bur-ki {d}AG-a.a tu₂-la-la KI.MIN | |
| 13 | be-li₂ an-ṣa-ab-tum šuk-na-an-ni-ma | |
| 14 | qe₂-⸢reb⸣ {giš}SAR lu-lal-li-ka-a | |
| 15 | {⸢d⸣}[AG be]-⸢li₂⸣ an-ṣa-ab-tu₂ šuk-na-an-ni-ma | |
| 16 | [qe₂-reb E₂].⸢DUB⸣.BA lu-ha-ad-di-ka-a | |
| 17 | [x x x x x]-a HAR-MEŠ sa-an-ti aš₂-kan-ki | |
| 18 | [x x x x x] HAR-MEŠ sa-an-ti-ka | |
| 19 | [x x x x x]-la-na a-bat-ti KI.MIN | |
| 20 | [x x x x] ⸢it⸣-tu-ṣa-a-ni {d}IŠ.TAR-MEŠ | |
| 21 | [x x x x x] ⸢x⸣ ki-i GIL | |
| 22 | [x x x x x]-⸢x⸣ [x x]-⸢bi⸣-ru-ši-na | |
| 23 | [x x x x x x x x x x] KI.MIN | |
| r | ||
| 1 | [x x x x x x x] ⸢ki ri⸣ [x x x x x] | |
| 2 | [x x x x x] ⸢x⸣ šul-pu ⸢x⸣ [x x x x] | |
| 3 | [x x x x] ⸢x⸣ lu-kil e-te-[x x x x] | |
| 4 | [la-aš₂]-⸢kun⸣-ki {giš}GIGIR GIBIL-tu₂ [x x x x] | |
| 5 | KI.MIN [ša ša₂-pu]-la-ki MAŠ.DA₃ ina EDIN [x x x x] | |
| 6 | KI.MIN [ša ki]-⸢ṣal⸣-la-ki {giš}HAŠHUR {iti}⸢SIG₄⸣ [x x x x] | |
| 7 | KI.MIN ša a-si-da-ki {na₄}ZU₂-ma ⸢x x⸣ [x x] | |
| 8 | KI.MIN ša mim-mu-ki ṭup-pu {na₄}ZA.GIN₃ [x] ⸢x⸣ [x x] | |
| 9 | tah-ti-ni-ip {d}LAL₂ ina E₂—GIŠ.NA₂-e te-tar-ba [KI.MIN-ma] | |
| 10 | te-ta-di-li {giš}IG-sa {giš}SAG.KUL {na₄}ZA.GIN₃ ⸢ta-sa-kan⸣ KI.MIN-ma | |
| 11 | tar-te-hi-ṣi te-ta-li-e ina UGU du-un-⸢ni te-li-a⸣ KI.MIN-ma | |
| 12 | ina kap-pi iq-ni ina kap-pi iq-ne₂-e il-la-ka di-ma-⸢te⸣-[ša₂ KI.MIN]-ma | |
| 13 | ina si-gi ša {sig₂}tab-re-pi u₂-ša₂-kal di-ma-te-ša₂-a KI.MIN-ma | |
| 14 | am-me-i-ša₂ ša₂-al ša₂-al sa-ni-qa-a sa-ni-qa KI.MIN-ma | |
| 15 | ⸢šu⸣-uh me-⸢e-ni⸣ šu-uh me-ni-⸢e⸣ za-na-at {d}LAL₂-⸢ia⸣ [KI.MIN]-ma | |
| 16 | ⸢šu⸣-uh ša is-si-ka {d}AG-a a-na {giš}SAR ⸢la⸣-[al-li-kam-ma KI.MIN]-⸢ma⸣ | |
| 17 | a-na {giš}SAR la-al-li-kam-ma a-na {giš}SAR ⸢u₃⸣ {[d}EN KI.MIN]-ma | |
| 18 | [e]-dan-nu la-al-li-kam-ma a-na {giš}SAR ba-an-ba-nat KI.MIN-ma | |
| 19 | ina bi-rit ma-lik-a-ni {giš}GU.ZA-u₂-a.a la id-di-u KI.MIN-ma | |
| 20 | qa-ta-pu ša in-bi-ka IGI.2-a.a le-mu-ra KI.MIN-ma | |
| 21 | ṣa-ba-ru ša MUŠEN-MEŠ-ka PI.2-a.a li-sa-am-me-ia u KI.MIN-ma | |
| 22 | am-me-i-ša ru-uk-sa ṣa-me-da-a KI.MIN-ma | |
| 23 | UD-MEŠ ru-uk-sa a-na {giš}SAR u₃ {d}EN KI.MIN-ma | |
| 24 | MI-MEŠ ru-uk-sa a-na {giš}SAR ba-an-ba-nat KI.MIN-ma | |
| 25 | is-si-ia {d}LAL₂-ia a-na {giš}SAR lu tal-li-⸢ka⸣ KI.MIN-ma | |
| 26 | ina bi-rit ma-lik-a-ni {giš}GU.ZA-u-ša-a IGI-u KI.MIN-ma | |
| r.e. | ||
| 30 | ⸢qa⸣-ta-pu ša in-bi-e IGI.2-ša₂-a le-⸢mu-ra⸣ [KI.MIN-ma] | |
| 31 | ṣa-ba-ru ša MUŠEN-MEŠ-ia PI.2-ša₂-a li-sa-na-me-⸢a⸣ [KI.MIN-ma] | |
| 32 | ⸢IGI.2-ša₂-a le-mu-ra-ma PI.2-ša₂-a li-sa-na-me-⸢a⸣ [KI.MIN-ma] | |
| 33 | [x] 12 IM {1}bu-di-lu {⸢lu₂}A.BA x⸣ [x x x] | |
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