CTN 2, 246 (P224589)
Royal Ritual, Neo-Assyrian, Kalhu · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE
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| Designation | CTN 2, 246 |
|---|---|
| ID | P224589 |
| Museum no. | IM 056880 |
| Collection | National Museum of Iraq, Baghdad, Iraq |
| Language | Akkadian |
| Period | Neo-Assyrian · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE |
| Genre | Royal Ritual |
| Find spot | Kalhu (mod. Nimrūd) |
| Coordinates | 36.1022, 43.3385 |
English translation
By ORACC project saao/saa20 · Via Open Richly Annotated Cuneiform Corpus (ORACC) · CC BY-SA 3.0 (ORACC)
| Line | English |
|---|---|
| Obverse [0:5] o 1o 1–o 55 | [In the r]eign of Sargon (II), king of Assyria, [in the ep]onym year of Issar-duri, governor of Arrapha (714), [on the 20th day], the basalt [so]cle underneath the panther of copper was brought into the House of Aššur. [While] the socle was being dragged, they pushed the altar into the socle and delivered a report [bef]ore the king. |
| Obverse [5:7] o 66–o 77 | On the 21st [of Tebet] (X), the royal scribe, Nabû-šallimšunu, came to the Inner City. [...s] were brought [in] big carts from the house of the governor and slain on the altar. |
| Obverse [7:11] o 88–o 1111 | [The regular off]ering was performed before Aššur. The House of God was provided for. [...s and lo]aves of bread were offered. The royal scribe, Nabû-šall]imšunu, and the city scribe, Zazâ, stood by and performed [the ritual to] be performed on the altar. |
| Obverse [11:13] o 1212–o 1313 | They brought forth the silver [...] of the House of Aššur and themselves cleaned the altar with it. [..., bee]r, wine and oil were given from the Palace. |
| Obverse [13:17] o 1414–o 1717 | The brewers of the House of Aššur mixed [the clay] for plastering the altar. They put [...] into the plastering clay from the (ingredients provided) by the palace. The chief potter gave [one] big [washb]asin and one small one. [The ...s] placed it [in ...] and plastered it. The hundurayus polished it. |
| Obverse [17:20] o 1818–o 2020 | [While work] on the altar was being done, the House of Aššur was cleared. [The ......] was turned [into] the storehouse of Ninurta [and] separated [from ...]. |
| Obverse [20:22] o 2121–o 2222 | [The ......s] of the House of Aššur stood on the pedestals. [...... the] inspectors stood at the gate of the storehouse of Ninurta. |
| Obverse [22:24] o 2323–o 2424 | [The ...] hauled big [...]s [and] made them stand [...] the embankment below the House of Aššur. |
| Obverse [24:25] o 2525–o 2525 | [......] their allotted sheep, bread, wine, oil and ho[ney]. |
| Obverse [25:26] o 2626–o 2626 | [... the] mudbrick-masons under the command of the chief mudbrick-mason of the Inner Ci[ty ...] |
| Obverse [26:27] o 2727–o 2727 | [......] they mounted [...] |
| Reverse [0:1] r 1'1'–r 1'1' | [The ... shall se]t up [the ritual arrangement be]fore Šamaš. |
| Reverse [1:2] r 2'2'–r 2'2' | [The ...] shall pro[vide] hot [coo]ked [meat]. |
| Reverse [2:4] r 3'3'–r 4'4' | [The ...] shall se[t the tabl]es before Šamaš, set up [the ... bef]ore the altar, and place [... i]n it. |
| Reverse [4:8] r 5'5'–r 8'8' | The confectioner shall prepare his meal, fill [...], scatter juniper and fig on the censer, pour [...], pour oil, honey, milk, beer and wine [on the al]tar by means of the pipes before the ritual arrangement, and slaughter [a ram] on the altar. |
| Reverse [8:9] r 9'9'–r 9'9' | The chanter shall sing. |
| Reverse [9:11] r 10'10'–r 11'11' | [The ...s] including their foliage (and) the ram slaughtered on the altar [...] shall be thrown into the adjacent river. |
| Reverse [11:12] r 12'12'–r 12'12' | The royal scribe shall have the usufruct of the [table bef]ore Šamaš including its cooked meat. |
| Reverse [12:13] r 13'13'–r 13'13' | The city scribe shall have the usufruct of [the libations] of the ground before Šamaš. |
| Reverse [13:14] r 14'14'–r 14'14' | The chanter shall take [the ...]. The cook shall have the usufruct of the intestines. |
| Reverse [14:15] r 15'15'–r 15'15' | [Total x lines] extracted from the original. |
| Reverse [15:21] r 16'16'–r 21'21' | [Hand of Zazâ], city scribe, son of Babu-ahu-iddina ditto, son of Ešrayu ditto, son of Ubru-Nabû ditto, [son of NN] ditto, son of Nabû-bel-ili ditto, son of Ahu-riba city scribe ditto (sic), [son of ...]-Aššur ditto, son of Aššur-kinanni ditto, son of Sîn-aplu-iddina ditto, [son of DN]-šakin-šumi ditto, son of Marduk-kabti-ahhešu ditto, son of Aššur-bel-ilani ditto, [son of ...y]a ditto, son of Aššur-idnanni city scribe ditto (sic), [descenda]nt of Etel-pi-Mar-duk, scribe of the tablet house. |
| Reverse [21:22] r 22'22'–r 22'22' | [Month of Tebe]t (X), 22nd day, eponym year of Issar-duri, governor of Arrapha (714), 9th [yea]r of Sargon (II), king of Assyria. |
Transliteration (ATF)
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| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
| o | ||
| 1 | [i-na] ⸢tar⸣-ṣi {1}LUGAL—GI.NA MAN KUR—aš-šur{ki} | |
| 2 | [i-na] ⸢li⸣-me {1}{d}INNIN—BAD₃ {lu₂}GAR.KUR {lu₂}GAR.KUR {uru}arrap-ha | |
| 3 | [UD 20-KAM₂] ⸢KI⸣.TUŠ ša₂ {na₄}AD.BAR ša KI.TA {d}nam-ri URUDU ina E₂—{d}a-šur u₂-se-ri-bu | |
| 4 | [ki-i] KI.TUŠ i-ša₂-da-du-ni maš-ki-it-tu i-na ŠA₃ KI.TUŠ i-da-ʾu-pu | |
| 5 | [i-na] ⸢pa⸣-an LUGAL ṭe₃-e-mu u₂-tir-ru | |
| 6 | {[iti}AB] UD 21-KAM₂ {1}{d}AG—šal-lim-šu₂-nu {lu₂}DUB.SAR—LUGAL {lu₂}DUB.SAR—LUGAL a-na {uru}ŠA₃—URU i-tal-ka | |
| 7 | [x ina] {⸢giš⸣}qi-ir-si KALAG-MEŠ TA E₂ {lu₂}GAR.KUR {lu₂}GAR.KUR na-ṣu-ni ina UGU maš-ki-it-ti i-tah-ṣu | |
| 8 | {[udu}da-ri]-⸢u₂⸣ ina pa-an {d}aš-šur na-si-ih E₂—DINGIR E₂—DINGIR a-pil₂ | |
| 9 | [x x x] ⸢ak⸣-li iq-ṭar-bu | |
| 10 | {1}{d}AG—šal]-⸢lim⸣-šu₂-nu {lu₂}DUB.SAR—LUGAL {lu₂}DUB.SAR—LUGAL {1}za-za-a {lu₂}A.BA—URU {lu₂}A.BA—URU i-ti-ti-su | |
| 11 | [dul-lu ša i]-⸢na⸣ UGU maš-ki-it-ti in-ne₂-pa-šu-⸢ni⸣ e-ta-ap-šu | |
| 12 | [x x x] ⸢KUG⸣.UD ša E₂—{d}aš-šur u₂-se-ṣu-ni šu-nu-ma maš-ki-it-tu ina ŠA₃-bi up-ta-ṭi-ru | |
| 13 | [x x x KAŠ]-⸢MEŠ⸣ GEŠTIN-MEŠ I₃.GIŠ-MEŠ TA E₂.GAL i-ta-an-nu | |
| 14 | [x x x x x] a-na maš-ki-it-te si-a-ri {lu₂}DUMGAL-MEŠ ša E₂—{d}a-šur ib-tal-lu | |
| 15 | [x x x x] ⸢ina⸣ ŠA₃-bi ṭi-iṭ-ṭi ša si-i-ri TA ŠA₃ ša E₂.GAL ik-ta-ru | |
| 16 | 01-et {dug}nam]-⸢zi⸣-tu KALAG-tu 01-et QAL₃-su {lu₂}GAL—DUG.QA.BUR {lu₂}GAL—DUG.QA.BUR i-ti-din | |
| 17 | [x x x x x] ⸢i⸣-sa-ak-nu i-si-ru {kur}hu-un-dir-a.a u₂-ṣip-pu | |
| 18 | [ki-i dul-lu i]-⸢na⸣ UGU maš-ki-it-te e-pa-šu-ni E₂—{d}aš-šur pa-su-uk | |
| 19 | [x x x x x] {e₂}ub-sa-a-te ša {d}NIN.URTA tur-rat | |
| 20 | [x x x] par-sa-at | |
| 21 | [x x x x x] x E₂—{d}a-aš-šur i-na UGU ki-gal-li i-ti-ti-su | |
| 22 | [x x x x x {lu₂]}⸢ha⸣-za-na-te i-na KA₂ ša {e₂}ub-sa-a-ti ša {d}NIN.URTA i-ti-ti-su | |
| 23 | [x x x x] ⸢KALAG⸣-MEŠ i-sa-du-ni | |
| 24 | [x x x x x x] ki-si-ir-ti KI.TA E₂—{d}a-šur u₂-sa-zi-⸢zu⸣ | |
| 25 | [x x x x x] e-si-⸢ih⸣-ti-šu₂-nu UDU-MEŠ NINDA-MEŠ GEŠTIN-MEŠ I₃-MEŠ ⸢LAL₃⸣-[MEŠ] | |
| 26 | [x x x x x {lu₂]}u₂-ra-si ša ŠU.2 {lu₂}GAL—u₂-ra-si {lu₂}GAL—u₂-ra-si ⸢ša {uru⸣}ŠA₃—⸢URU⸣ [x x] | |
| 27 | [x x x x x x] ⸢u₂-sa⸣-ar-ki-bu x [x x x x] | |
| r | ||
| 1' | [x x x x x rik-su i-na] pa-an {d}UTU ⸢i⸣-[rak-kas] | |
| 2' | [x x x x x {uzu}sil₂]-⸢qu⸣ ha-an-ṭu ep-[pal] | |
| 3' | [x x x x pa-aš₂]-šu₂-ri i-na pa-an {(d)}UTU i-rak-[kas] | |
| 4' | [x x x i-na] pa-an maš-ki-it-te i-rak-[kas] | |
| 5' | [x x x ina] ⸢ŠA₃⸣-bi i-šak-kan {lu₂}kar-ka-di-nu nap-ta-an-šu i-šak-⸢kan⸣ | |
| 6' | [x x x] x DIRIG {giš}LI {giš}MA ina UGU NIG₂.NA i-sar-raq | |
| 7' | [x x x] ⸢BAL⸣-qi I₃.GIŠ-MEŠ LAL₃-MEŠ GA-MEŠ KAŠ-MEŠ GEŠTIN-MEŠ | |
| 8' | [x x maš-ki]-⸢it⸣-te ina ŠA₃-bi ra-ṭa-a-ti ša pa-an rik-si BAL-qi₂ | |
| 9' | [UDU.NITA₂] i-na UGU maš-ki-it-te i-na-kis {lu₂}UŠ.KU i-za-mur | |
| 10' | [x x x] a-di ha-aš₂-ha-la-ti-ši-na UDU.NITA₂ na-ak-su ša UGU maš-ki-it-te | |
| 11' | [x x x] a-na ID₂ e-mi-di i-kar-⸢ru⸣-ru | |
| 12' | [x x ša pa]-an {d}UTU a-di {uzu}sil₂-qi-šu {lu₂}DUB.SAR—LUGAL {lu₂}DUB.SAR—LUGAL e-kal | |
| 13' | [x x x x] ša kaq-qi-ri ša pa-an {(d)}UTU {lu₂}DUB.SAR—URU {lu₂}DUB.SAR—URU e-kal | |
| 14' | [x x x] {lu₂}UŠ.KU i-na-ši {uzu}u₂-nu-ut—ŠA₃-bi {lu₂}MU e-kal | |
| 15' | [x x x] SAG.KI LIBIR.RA ZI-ha | |
| 16' | [ŠU {1}za-za-a] {lu₂}DUB.SAR—URU {lu₂}DUB.SAR—URU DUMU {1}{d}BA.U₂—ŠEŠ—SUM-na KI.MIN DUMU {1}UD-20-KAM₂-a.a KI.MIN DUMU {1}SUHUŠ—{d}PA KI.MIN | |
| 17' | [DUMU {1}x x x] KI.MIN DUMU {1}{d}AG—be-el—DINGIR KI.MIN DUMU {1}ŠEŠ—ri-ba {lu₂}DUB.SAR—URU {lu₂}DUB.SAR—URU KI.MIN | |
| 18' | [DUMU {1}x-x]—{⸢d⸣}a-šur KI.MIN DUMU {1}{d}a-šur₄—ki-na-ni KI.MIN DUMU {1}{d}30—DUMU.UŠ—SUM-na KI.MIN | |
| 19' | [DUMU {1}{d}x]—ša₂-kin₂—šu-me KI.MIN DUMU {1}{d}MES—kab-tu—ŠEŠ-MEŠ-šu₂ KI.MIN PEŠ {1}aš-šur—EN—DINGIR-MEŠ KI.MIN | |
| 20' | [DUMU {1}x x]-⸢ia⸣ KI.MIN DUMU {1}{d}a-šur—id-na-ni {lu₂}DUB.SAR—URU {lu₂}DUB.SAR—URU KI.MIN | |
| 21' | [ŠA₃.BAL].⸢BAL⸣ ša {1}e-tel—pi—mar-duk {lu₂}DUB.SAR E₂—ṭup-pa-a-ti E₂—ṭup-pa-a-ti | |
| 22' | {[iti}AB.BA].E₃ UD 22-KAM li-mu {1}{d}INNIN—BAD₃ {lu₂}GAR.KUR {lu₂}GAR.KUR {uru}arrap-ha | |
| 23' | [MU.AN].⸢NA⸣ 09 ša {1}LUGAL—GI.NA MAN KUR—{d}a-šur | |
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