Gilgamesh II 098f, f (P273163)
Literary, Neo-Assyrian, Huzirina · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE
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| Designation | Gilgamesh II 098f, f |
|---|---|
| ID | P273163 |
| Museum no. | AMM — |
| Collection | Anadolu Medeniyetleri Müzesi, Ankara, Turkey |
| Language | Akkadian |
| Period | Neo-Assyrian · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE |
| Genre | Literary |
| Find spot | Huzirina (mod. Sultantepe) |
| Coordinates | 37.0501, 38.9062 |
English translation
By ORACC project cams/gkab · Via Open Richly Annotated Cuneiform Corpus (ORACC) · CC BY-SA 3.0 (ORACC)
| Line | English |
|---|---|
| Obverse [0:1] o 2'2'–o 2'2' | (Enkidu speaks:) '[...] your thickness, |
| Obverse [1:2] o 3'3'–o 3'3' | '[...] are from a single (piece); |
| Obverse [2:3] o 4'4'–o 4'4' | '[...] I hung you up. |
| Obverse [3:4] o 5'5'–o 5'5' | '[...], o door, that this would be your reward, : ditto ([...], o door, that this) would be your bounty, |
| Obverse [4:5] o 6'6'–o 6'6' | 'I [...] have picked up [...], I would have cut you down, [...] I would have shipped you [...] to Ebabbara. |
| Obverse [5:6] o 7'7'–o 7'7' | '[...] Ebabbara, the temple of Šamaš, I would have brought you, [...] Ebabbara I would have set up the cedar. |
| Obverse [6:7] o 8'8'–o 8'8' | '[...] its gate I would have stationed Anzu [...] ... your entrance I would have [...]; |
| Obverse [7:8] o 9'9'–o 9'9' | 'I would have ... [...] ... [...] of the city [...] Šamaš, |
| Obverse [8:9] o 10'10'–o 10'10' | 'and in Uruk ... [...] ...; |
| Obverse [9:10] o 11'11'–o 11'11' | 'because Šamaš heard what I said, : in ... [...] ... he gave me a weapon. |
| Obverse [10:11] o 12'12'–o 12'12' | 'Now, o door, it was I who made you, it was I who raised you up! [...], can I tear you out? |
| Obverse [11:12] o 13'13'–o 13'13' | 'May either a king who rises after me loathe you, : or may a god ... [...] ... [(...)] ... hang you up. |
| Obverse [12:13] o 14'14'–o 14'14' | 'May he alter my name and put his name.' : He tore out [...] ... he threw down. |
| Obverse [13:14] o 15'15'–o 15'15' | He was listening carefully to his words, quickly, early his tears were flowing. |
| Obverse [14:15] o 16'16'–o 16'16' | Gilgameš was listening carefully to the words of Enkidu, his friend, [...] his tears were flowing. |
| Obverse [15:16] o 17'17'–o 17'17' | Gilgameš opened his mouth to speak, saying to Enkidu: '[...] ... manifest, |
| Obverse [16:17] o 18'18'–o 18'18' | '[...] possesses wisdom, good judgement, [...] ... [...] hostilities? |
| Obverse [17:18] o 19'19'–o 19'19' | 'Why, my friend, did your heart utter [...]? |
| Obverse [18:19] o 20'20'–o 20'20' | '[...] was precious and the fear was much. [...] like flies, |
| Obverse [19:20] o 21'21'–o 21'21' | '[...] were many, the dream was rare. : "To the survivor grieving [...], |
| Obverse [20:21] o 22'22'–o 22'22' | "the deceased left grieving for the survivor." |
| Obverse [21:22] o 23'23'–o 23'23' | 'Let me beseech and let me supplicate the great gods, |
| Reverse [0:1] r 1r 1–r 1r 1 | 'let me seek out [...], let me turn to your god. [...] ... [...], |
| Reverse [1:2] r 22–r 22 | 'may Ellil, the great counsellor, hear my prayers in your presence, [...] may my entreaty [...]. |
| Reverse [2:3] r 33–r 33 | 'Let me make your image of unlimited gold, : [...] ... [...].' |
| Reverse [3:4] r 44–r 44 | '[...], do not give silver, do not ... gold, [...] not [...]. |
| Reverse [4:5] r 55–r 55 | '[...] Ellil commanded is not like that of the gods of ... [...]. |
| Reverse [5:6] r 66–r 66 | "[...] he commanded he did not erase again, |
| Reverse [6:7] r 77–r 77 | "[...] he made known he did not erase again." : My friend, ... [...] is drawn, |
| Reverse [7:8] r 88–r 88 | 'people do go to their fate before their time.' : At the first glimmer of dawn, |
| Reverse [8:9] r 99–r 99 | Enkidu raised his head, lamenting before Šamaš, |
| Reverse [9:10] r 1010–r 1010 | his tears flowing before the light of Šamaš: |
| Reverse [10:11] r 1111–r 1111 | 'I appeal to you, [...], for the sake of my most precious life! |
| Reverse [11:12] r 1212–r 1212 | '[...] the trapper man, : who did not let me be a match [...], |
| Reverse [12:13] r 1313–r 1313 | 'Destroy [...]! |
| Reverse [13:14] r 1414–r 1414 | '[...] in [...], |
| Reverse [14:15] r 1515–r 1515 | '[...] through the window.' |
| Reverse [15:16] r 1717–r 1717 | '[...] all eternity: |
| Reverse [16:17] r 1818–r 1818 | '[...] may they catch up with you. |
| Reverse [18:19] r 2020–r 2020 | 'May the ground defile [...]. |
| Reverse [19:20] r 2121–r 2121 | 'May [...] smear with dust [...]. |
| Reverse [20:21] r 2323–r 2323 | '[...] you [...] get [...]. |
| Reverse [21:22] r 2424–r 2424 | '[...] your house. |
| Reverse [22:23] r 2525–r 2525 | '[...] your sitting place. |
| Reverse [23:24] r 2626–r 2626 | '[...] your standing place. |
| Reverse [24:25] r 2727–r 2727 | '[...] your feet. |
Transliteration (ATF)
From Open Richly Annotated Cuneiform Corpus (ORACC) · CC BY-SA 3.0 (ORACC default); per-file JSON license fields say: This data is released under the CC0 license (133618)
| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
| o | ||
| 2' | [... u₂]-⸢bu⸣-[ki] | |
| 3' | [...] ⸢ša₂ iš⸣-ten₂-⸢ma⸣ | |
| 4' | [...] ⸢e⸣-la-⸢niš ar⸣-ti-⸢te⸣-<<U>>-⸢ka⸣ | |
| 5' | [... {giš]}⸢IG ki-i⸣ an-nu-u [gi-mil]-⸢ki {<|KI.MIN|([...)>} {giš]}⸢IG ki-i⸣ an-nu-u ⸢du-muq-ki⸣ | |
| 6' | [x] ⸢aš₂-ši⸣ [...] lu ak-ki(KU-)sa ⸢ka⸣-[a-ši ...] ⸢lu u₂-šar-ki⸣-ba [a]-⸢na⸣ E₂.⸢BABBAR⸣.[RA] | |
| 7' | [x] ⸢E₂⸣.BABBAR.⸢RA⸣ E₂ {d}ša₂-maš lu u₂-⸢ša₂⸣-[bi-lak-ki ...] ⸢E₂⸣.BABBAR.RA {giš}⸢EREN lu-u₂ az-qup⸣ | |
| 8' | [x] KA₂-šu₂ ⸢lu-u uš⸣-zi-za an-⸢za⸣-[a ...] x x ne₂-re-bi-ki ⸢lu⸣-[u x x] | |
| 9' | ⸢lu⸣-u am-x [x (x)] x x [x] ⸢ša₂⸣ IRI [...] {d}ša₂-[maš] | |
| 10' | ⸢u₃⸣ ina ⸢UNUG{ki⸣} x x ⸢I⸣ KI x [...] x [(x)] | |
| 11' | [aš₂]-⸢šu₂ {d}ša₂⸣-maš iš-⸢mu⸣-u qa-ba-⸢a-a ina PI x [...] x RI {giš}⸢TUKUL it⸣-[tan]-⸢na⸣ | |
| 12' | e-nen-na {giš}⸢IG ana-ku⸣ e-pu-uš-ki ana-ku aš₂-⸢šak⸣-[ki ... ana]-⸢ku⸣ a-na-⸢as⸣-sah-ki | |
| 13' | lu-u LUGAL ša₂ e-la-a EGIR-ia₂ li-<ze>-er-ki lu-u DINGIR x [...] x [(x)]-ša₂ ⸢li-ir⸣-te-ki-⸢ma⸣ | |
| 14' | šu-mi li-na-ak-⸢ki-ir⸣-ma šum-šu₂ liš-kun ⸢it-ta⸣-[sah ...] x-⸢ma⸣ id-⸢di⸣ | |
| 15' | a-ma-ti-šu₂ iš-⸢te⸣-nem-ma-a ha-an-ṭiš har-piš ⸢il⸣-[la-ka di-ma-a]-šu₂ | |
| 16' | {d}GIŠ-⸢gim₂⸣-maš a-ma-ti ša₂ {d}en-ki-du₃ ib-ri-šu₂ iš-te-⸢nem⸣-[ma-a ... il-la]-ka di-ma-a-[šu₂] | |
| 17' | {⸢d}GIŠ-gim₂⸣-maš KA-šu₂ DU₃{uš}ma DU₁₁.GA MU{ra} {d}en-ki-⸢du₃⸣ [...] x šu-pu-u | |
| 18' | [...] ⸢GEŠTU⸣-MIN ṭe₃-mu ra-šu-u₂ ša₂-na-ti-ma [...] x x [...] | |
| 19' | ⸢am-mi⸣-ni ib-ri id-bu-ub lib₃-ba-[ka ...] | |
| 20' | [...] ⸢šu⸣-qu-rat-ma pi-rit-tu₄ ma-⸢aʾ⸣-da-at [... ki]-⸢ma zu-um⸣-[bi] | |
| 21' | [...] ⸢ma⸣-aʾ-du šu-ut-tu₄ aq-rat ana ⸢bal-ṭi⸣ [...] ⸢na-sa⸣-sa | |
| 22' | [mi-i]-⸢tu₄⸣ ana bal-ṭi ni-is-sa-⸢ta i⸣-zib | |
| 23' | [lu-ṣal]-⸢la⸣-ma lu-sap-pa-a DINGIR-⸢MEŠ GAL⸣-MEŠ | |
| r | ||
| 1 | [...] lu-uš-te-eʾ-a ⸢i-lu-ka⸣ lu-us-hir [...] x x x [...] | |
| 2 | [liš]-⸢mi⸣ {d}EN.LIL₂ ma-li-⸢ku GAL⸣ ina IGI-⸢ka ŠUD₃⸣-[ia₂ ...] ⸢lu⸣-u ut-[nen-ni ...] | |
| 3 | [KU₃].⸢SI₂₂⸣ la mi-na ṣa-lam-⸢ka⸣ lu-pu-uš [...] x x x [...] | |
| 4 | [... KU₃].BABBAR la ta-nam-din KU₃.SI₂₂ ⸢la ta⸣-x x x la [...] | |
| 5 | [... {d}EN].⸢LIL₂⸣ iq-bu-u ul ki-i ša₂ ⸢DINGIR⸣-MEŠ ša₂ x [...] | |
| 6 | [...] ⸢iq⸣-bu-u ul i-tur ul ⸢ip⸣-[šiṭ] | |
| 7 | [...] ul-te(ŠI-)ed-du-u ul i-tur ul ip-šiṭ ⸢ib-ri uṣ-ṣu⸣-[ra] x [x] | |
| 8 | ⸢i⸣-[na] ⸢la⸣ NAM-MEŠ-ši-na UN-MEŠ il-⸢la⸣-ka mim-mu-⸢u₂⸣ še-⸢e-ri⸣ ina [na]-⸢ma⸣-[ri] | |
| 9 | ⸢iš-ši⸣ re-ši-šu {d}en-ki-du₃ a-na pa-an {⸢d}UTU⸣ i-⸢nam⸣-[bi] | |
| 10 | ⸢a⸣-[na] ⸢pa⸣-an ša₂-ru-⸢ri⸣ ša₂ {d}⸢UTU⸣ il-la-⸢ka di-ma-a⸣-[šu] | |
| 11 | [am]-⸢hur⸣-[ka ...] ⸢aš₂⸣-šu₂ aq-ra-⸢ti⸣ [na]-⸢piš-ti⸣-[ia] | |
| 12 | [... hab-bi]-⸢la LU₂⸣ ⸢ša₂⸣ la ⸢u₂-šam⸣-ṣa-[an-nu ...] | |
| 13 | [... hul]-⸢liq⸣ [...] | |
| 14 | [...] ina [...] | |
| 15 | [... a]-⸢pa⸣-[ni-iš] | |
| 17 | [...] ⸢du-ur da⸣-[a-ar₂] | |
| 18 | [... liṭ]-⸢hu-ki ka⸣-[a-ši] | |
| 19 | [...] x x [x] ⸢TI⸣ [x (x)] | |
| 20 | [... qaq]-⸢qa⸣-[ru] ⸢li⸣-[šah-hi] | |
| 21 | [... tur-bu-uʾ]-⸢i li-bal⸣-[lil] | |
| 23 | [... tar-ši]-⸢i⸣ | |
| 24 | [... E₂]-⸢ki⸣ | |
| 25 | [... mu-ša₂]-⸢bu⸣-ki | |
| 26 | [... man-za]-⸢zu⸣-ki | |
| 27 | [...] ⸢GIR₃⸣-[MIN-ki] | |
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