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ZA 050, 191 segg. (195 e 197) (P282594)
Ritual, Middle Assyrian, Assur · c. 1400 BCE–1000 BCE
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| Designation | ZA 050, 191 segg. (195 e 197) |
|---|---|
| ID | P282594 |
| Museum no. | VAT 16435 |
| Collection | Vorderasiatisches Museum, Berlin, Germany |
| Language | Akkadian |
| Period | Middle Assyrian · c. 1400 BCE–1000 BCE |
| Genre | Ritual |
| Find spot | Assur (mod. Qalat Sherqat) |
| Coordinates | 35.4557, 43.2611 |
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)
Machine draft. The right-hand column is machine English from ixmon/atf-to-english (atf-en-t5base-F, 2026-10-17), generated line by line from the transliteration. It is unreviewed and is not a scholarly translation.
| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
| o | ||
| 1' | [...] | |
| 2' | 1 la-ha-na ša {na₄}ZA.GIN₃ ku]-ri ša ⸢GEŠTIN⸣ [...] | 1 piece of lapis lazuli, of ēšu-wine |
| 3' | [... mi]-im-ma an-ni-[u₂ ...] | ... all this ... |
| 4' | [...] BABBAR-MEŠ 1 TUG₂-HI.A [...] | ... whites 1 textile |
| 5' | [...] ša NA₄ ša KU₃.SI₂₂ ah-[hu-zu ...] | ... of stone, of gold, ahhuzu-stone |
| 6' | 1 la-ha-na] ša {na₄}ZA.GIN₃ ku-ri ša GEŠTIN [...] | 1 piece of lapis lazuli of wine |
| 7' | [...] mi-im-ma an-ni-u₂ qe-el-⸢tu⸣ [...] | ... all this is a qeltû priest |
| 8' | [qe-ša-a]-⸢te⸣ an-na-te i+na pi-i E₂ {d}iš₈-tar₂ ⸢it⸣-[...] | These qešā-e23te-23s in the mouth of the temple of Ishtar |
| 9' | [ki-i] ⸢LUGAL⸣ qi-ša-a-te ⸢an⸣-na-a-⸢te⸣ it-ta-an-⸢nu⸣-[ni ...] | When the king’s house is in good condition, he keeps coming back to me |
| 10' | {[lu₂]}⸢SANGA⸣ DINGIR-MEŠ{ni} e-em-mi-⸢id⸣ LUGAL pa-ni DINGIR-MEŠ{ni} i-ṣa-bat [LUGAL u₃] | The šangû priest of the gods he made enter. The king took the place of his gods; the king and |
| 11' | {[lu₂]}⸢SANGA⸣ {d}AMAR.UTU i+na BARAG ši-⸢ma⸣-a-te u₂-še-eš₁₅-šu-⸢bu⸣ [...] | The šangû-priests of Marduk prayed to him on the dais of dreams |
| 12' | [re]-eh-ti DINGIR-MEŠ{ni} gab-ba la-a u₂-še-eš₁₅-šu-⸢bu⸣ [...] | The rest of the gods did not bring forth all of them |
| 13' | 1 ka-nu-nu ša SIG₄-MEŠ DUMU-AN.KI{ti}i-de pe-ʾe-et-ta | 1 kununu of bricks, Mār-Anki-ide |
| 14' | i+na muh-hi i-tab-ba-ak 1 SILA₄ bal-ṭa a-na tar-ṣi {d}AMAR.UTU | he will weigh out on top. 1 litre is surplus for the extispicy of Marduk. |
| 15' | a-na 2{šu} i-bat-tu-qu i+na UGU pe-ʾe-et-te i-ša-ak-ku-nu | They will divide it in two and they will place it on the threshing floor. |
| 16' | 1/2 SILA₃ bu-ra-še 1/2 SILA₃ e-re-na ka-as₂-ma 3 {dug}kal-la-a-te | Half a qû of burašu-flour, half a quince of cedar beer, three kallātu-vessels, |
| 17' | ša {zi₃}ma-aš₂-he-te i+na UGU SILA₄ LUGAL ki-mu {lu₂}SANGA i-sa-ra-aq 1 la-ha-na | of mašḫētu-flour on the lamb of the king instead of the priest he will sprinkle. 1 lahana |
| 18' | ša GEŠTIN 1 la-ha-na ša KAŠ i+na bat-tu-ba-te-en ša ka-nu-ni | of wine, 1 lahana of beer, in the back of the kānunu-vessel, |
| 19' | a-na qa-qi-ri u₂-ga-mar A-MEŠ a-na ⸢ŠU⸣ {d}AMAR.UTU {lu₂}SANGA i-na-aš₂-ši | The priest Marduk will pour water into the ground. |
| 20' | {lu₂}SANGA {d}AMAR.UTU e-em-mi-id LUGAL i+na pa-ni DINGIR il-lak | The šangû priest of Marduk was chosen. The king went before the god. |
| 21' | 2 IKU A.ŠA₃ il-lak {d}AMAR.UTU u₂-na-ah-hu 2 UDU-MEŠ LUGAL | 2 ikû field he will go, Marduk will praise. 2 sheep of the king |
| 22' | a-na pa-ni {d}AMAR.UTU e-pa-aš₂ SAG.DU-MEŠ a-na IGI {d}AMAR.UTU i-ša-ak-ku-nu | Before Marduk he will perform (the ritual). The head-dresses will be placed before Mar[duk]. |
| 23' | 2 la-ha-na-a-te ša GEŠTIN LUGAL a-na qa-qi-ri i-na-aq-qi | He pours two lahanātu-vessels of wine into the ground. |
| 24' | {d}AMAR.UTU u₃ DINGIR-MEŠ{nu} KA₂ ša KA₂.⸢GAL⸣ ša URU i+na u₂-ṣa-e | Marduk and the gods at the gate of the city gate at the exit |
| 25' | ki-mu pi-ri-ik KA₂.GAL is₂-hu-ur iz-zi-iz {d}AMAR.UTU {d}AMAR.UTU | When the gate was opened, he stood (there). Marduk, marduk |
| 26' | u₂-na-ah-hu LUGAL 2 UDU-MEŠ a-na IGI {d}AMAR.UTU e-pa-aš₂ SAG.DU-MEŠ | The king will sacrifice 2 sheep before Marduk. The head(s) |
| 27' | [a-na] pa-ni {d}AMAR.UTU i-ša-ak-ku-nu 2 la-ha-na-te ša GEŠTIN LUGAL | they will place before Marduk. Two lahanātu-bowls with wine of the king |
| 28' | [a-na] qa-qi-ri u₂-ga-mar {d}AMAR.UTU u₂-na-ma-aš₂ a-na ⸢ši⸣-[id-di ID₂] | to the ground he made clear. Marduk made clear and to the esvi-iddi canal |
| 29' | [i-ra]-⸢ad⸣-di LUGAL 2 UDU-MEŠ a-na IGI {d}AMAR.UTU e-pa-⸢aš₂⸣ [SAG.DU-MEŠ] | The king shall sacrifice 2 sheep before Marduk. The head(s) |
| 30' | [a-na pa-ni] {d}AMAR.UTU i-ša-ak-ka-an 2 la-ha-na-a-te ⸢ša⸣ [GEŠTIN] | before Marduk he shall place. Two lahanātu-vessels of wine |
| 31' | [LUGAL u₂-ga-mar] {d}AMAR.UTU {d}zar-pa-ni-ta {d}na-bi-⸢um⸣ [...] | king of Ugarit Marduk, Zarpanita, Nabi-eum |
| 32' | [a-na {giš}MA₂-MEŠ u₂-še]-el-li-u₂ {d}E₂.A a-⸢na⸣ [...] | to the boats he made surpassing. Ea, Ayenae |
| 33' | [... DINGIR-MEŠ]{nu} a-na {giš}MA₂-MEŠ [...] | ... the gods to the boats |
| 34' | [...] ⸢x⸣ [...] | |
| r | ||
| 1'' | [x x] ⸢ša⸣ [...] | ... the eša’e temple |
| 2'' | ⸢LUGAL⸣ MUN ⸢x x⸣ [...] | “Šarru, salt, ..., |
| 3'' | LUGAL ša-a-hi [...] | king of the world |
| 4'' | 10 im-ha ša [...] | 0;10, imḫa of ... |
| 5'' | 3 ŠU.BI.AŠ.[AM₃ ...] | 3 (shekels) each |
| 6'' | ša GU₄ u₃ UDU [...] | Of an ox and a sheep |
| 7'' | i-sa-ra-aq [...] | he shall strew ... |
| 8'' | i+na bat-tu-bat-te-[en ...] | At the rear ... |
| 9'' | u₂-ga-⸢mar⸣ [...] | I will ... for you |
| 10'' | ša DINGIR-⸢MEŠ⸣{[ni} ...] | of the gods |
| 11'' | {lu₂}SANGA-MEŠ [...] | The priests |
| 12'' | a-na UGU {giš}[BANŠUR ...] | against the table |
| 13'' | šu-⸢ba⸣-e u₃ [...] | Hand-lifting and |
| 14'' | 4 ša-a-hi ša [...] | 4 small goat(s), of ... |
| 15'' | LUGAL a-na ⸢UGU⸣ {[giš}BANŠUR ...] | The king to the top of the table |
| 16'' | šu-ba-e u₃ [...] | Hand and ... |
| 17'' | 6 ša-a-hi [...] | 6 ... |
| 18'' | LUGAL a-na ⸢UGU⸣ {[giš}BANŠUR ...] | The king to the top of the table |
| 19'' | {d}na-na-a i-qar-ri-⸢ib⸣ [...] | Nanāya will praise ... |
| 20'' | ki an-ni-e e-⸢pal⸣ [...] | I will go up to the place of this |
| 21'' | a-na IGI {d}na-bi-um {d}UTU [...] | before Nabium, Šamaš |
| 22'' | LUGAL a-na UGU {giš}⸢BANŠUR⸣ [...] | The king on top of the table |
| 23'' | i-qar-ri-ib šu-⸢ba⸣-[e ...] | he will greet, the hand |
| 24'' | e-pal 5 ša-a-hi ša {giš}[...] | He will pay. 5 šaḫi of wood |
| 25'' | LUGAL a-na UGU {giš}⸢BANŠUR⸣ [...] | The king on top of the table |
| 26'' | [i]-⸢qar⸣-ri-ib šu-⸢ba⸣-[e ...] | He will recite the incantation. |
| 27'' | [x ša]-a-hi ša {giš}[...] | ... of wood |
| 28'' | [...] {d}E₂.A {d}[...] | ... Ea |
| 29'' | [...] {d}[...] | ... the god |
| 30'' | [...] {d}[...] | ... the god |
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