KAR 004 (P282595)
Lexical; Literary, Middle Assyrian, Assur · c. 1400 BCE–1000 BCE
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| Designation | KAR 004 |
|---|---|
| ID | P282595 |
| Museum no. | VAT 09307 |
| Collection | Vorderasiatisches Museum, Berlin, Germany |
| Language | Akkadian |
| Period | Middle Assyrian · c. 1400 BCE–1000 BCE |
| Genre | Lexical; Literary |
| Find spot | Assur (mod. Qalat Sherqat) |
| Coordinates | 35.4557, 43.2611 |
English translation
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| Line | English |
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| obverse 1 | When heaven and earth together had beenestablished and completed. |
| obverse 2 | (when) the mother goddess had sprouted, |
| obverse 3 | when the earth had been placed, the earth built, |
| obverse 4 | when the plans of the heaven and earth they established, |
| obverse 5 | the watercourses irrigation canals made orderly, |
| obverse 6 | of Tigris and Euphrates their banks had established, |
| obverse 7.a | Anu, Enlil, Šamaš, Ea, |
| obverse 7.b | the great gods, |
| obverse 8 | the Anunna, the great gods, |
| obverse 9.a | in their exalted daises took their places, rose, |
| obverse 9.b | among themselves they conferred, |
| obverse 10 | when the plans of heaven and earth had been established, |
| obverse 11 | the watercourses and irrigation canals set straight, |
| obverse 12.a | of Tigris and Euphrates |
| obverse 12.b | their banks had established, |
| obverse 13.a | “What should we make? |
| obverse 13.b | What should we do? |
| obverse 14 | O Anunna, great gods! |
| obverse 15 | What should we make? |
| obverse 15.b | “What should we do?” |
| obverse 16.a | The great gods present, |
| obverse 16.b | the Anunna, gods of destinies, |
| obverse 17 | both to Enlil replied: |
| obverse 18 | “In Uzumua, the bond of heaven and earth, |
| obverse 19 | let us slaughter Alla-(gods)! |
| obverse 20 | With their blood let us create man! |
| obverse 21 | The labor of gods their labor shall be. |
| obverse 22.a | Eternally ... the boundary ditch ... |
| obverse 22.b | to maintain, |
| obverse 23.a | hoe and basket (Ala and Ila) |
| obverse 23.b | to put on his hands, |
| obverse 24.a | the great dwellings |
| obverse 24.b | to make fitting , |
| obverse 25 | field to fields to harrow, |
| obverse 26.a | eternally the boundary ditch |
| obverse 26.b | to maintain, |
| obverse 27.a | irrigation works to regulate, |
| obverse 27.b | the boundary ditch to maintain, |
| obverse 28.a | the four abodes of the canals, the diverse plants ... |
| obverse 28.b | to sprinkle ... |
| obverse 29 | rain … |
| reverse 1.a | Tthe boundary ditch to maintain, |
| reverse 1.b | piles of harvested grain to heap up, |
| reverse 5 | the fields of Anunna to make plenty, |
| reverse 6 | abundance in the land to make assure, |
| reverse 7 | the festivals of the gods to perfect, |
| reverse 7 | the cool water to libate, |
| reverse 8 | the great chamber of the gods as great dais to make fitting. |
| reverse 9.a | Ulligarra und Nigarra, |
| reverse 9.b | their names you shall call. |
| reverse 10.a | Cattle, sheep, wild beasts, fish and birds |
| reverse 10.b | abundance in the land to assure, |
| reverse 11.a | (Priestesses) Enul and Erešul, |
| reverse 11.b | with his holy mouth praising: |
| reverse 12 | “Aruru, for ladyship you are fitting, |
| reverse 13 | the great plans you draw yourself: |
| reverse 14 | wise upon wise, the unwise upon unwise! |
| reverse 15 | just like the grains, of their own out of the earth rising, |
| reverse 16 | something unalterable eternally, like the stars of heaven (An). |
| reverse 17.a | Day and night, the festivals of the gods, |
| reverse 17.b | to celebrate worthily; |
| reverse 18.a | they themselves the master plans |
| reverse 18.b | draw, |
| reverse 19.a | Anu, Enlil, |
| reverse 19.b | Ea, Ninmaḫ, |
| reverse 19.c | the great gods! |
| reverse 20.a | Where humankind was created, |
| reverse 20.b | there Nisaba made lordship fitting!” |
| reverse 21 | Secrets of the wise, I will keep the secret; completed; proved; old duplicate. |
| reverse 32 | (From) the hands of Kidin-Sîn, young scribe, son of Sutean, the royal scribe. |
Transliteration (ATF)
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| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
| obverse | ||
| 1 | me# me# pap pap : u4 an-ki-ta tab gi-na til-a-da-esz-a-x : [...] | |
| 2 | a a a a a : {d}ama {d}inanna-ke4-e-ne ba-zex(SIG7)-zex(SIG7)-e-de3 : [... | |
| 3 | ku ku lu lu : u4 ki ga2-ga2-e-de3 ki du3-du3-a-ta : [...] | |
| 4 | masz masz masz : u4 {gesz}hur-hur an-ki-a mu-un-gi-na-esz-a-ba : [u2-s,u-rat _an_ u3 _ki_-ti ina ku-un-ni-szi-na] | |
| 5 | masz kak masz ni : e pa5-ri szu2 si-sa2 ga2-ga2-e-de3 : i#-[ka u3 pal-ga ina szu-te-szu-ri-szu-nu] | |
| 6 | si kak si ni diri : {i7}idigna {i7}buranun gu2-ne-ne gar-esz-a-ba : i-[di-ig-lat u3 pu-rat-tu u2-kin-nu] | |
| 7.a | u masz masz masz : an {d}en-lil2 {d}utu {d}en-ki : {d}a-num# [{d}en-lil2 {d}utu {d}e2-a] | |
| 7.b | la2 la2 szi masz : dingir gal-gal-e-ne : _dingir-mesz [gal-mesz]_ | |
| 8 | masz szi szi szi : {d}a-nun-na dingir gal-gal-e-ne : {d}a-nun-na-ku# [_dingir-mesz gal-mesz_] | |
| 9.a | szi szi szi a szi : bara2-mah ni2-te mu-un-ki-tusz mu2-a : ina _bara2_ s,i-ri# [...] | |
| 9.b | a szi szi : ni2-te-a-ni szu2 mi-ni-ib2-gi4-gi4 : u2-szi-bu-ma i+na ra#-[ma-ni-szu-nu sza ib-ba-nu u2-sza-an-nu] | |
| 10 | me a me ni : u4 {gesz}hur-hur an ki-a mu-un-gi-na-esz-a-ba : u2-s,u-rat-ti ki i+na# [ku-un-ni-szi-na] | |
| 11 | asz ni asz ur : e pa5 szu si-sa2 ga2-ga2-e-de3 : i-ka u3 pal-ga [ina szu-te-szu-ri-szu-nu] | |
| 12.a | nun ni nun ur : {i7}idigna {i7}buranun : i-di-ig-lat u3 pu-rat#-[tu] | |
| 12.b | a ku kil a : gu2-ne-ne gar-esz-a-ba : u-kin2 ina [...] | |
| 13.a | a kur2 : a-na-am3 he2-en-bal-en-ze2-en : mi-na-a i ni-pu-usz# | |
| 13.b | kur2 a : a-na-am3 he2-en-dim2-en-ze2-en : mi-na-a i ni-te-pu-usz | |
| 14 | a an an a : {d}a-nun-na dingir-gal-gal-e-ne : {d}a-nun-na-ku _dingir-mesz gal-mesz_ | |
| 15 | kur ba kur u ta : a-na-am3 he2-en-bal-en-ze2-en : mi-na-a i ni-pu-usz | |
| 15.b | ($ blank space $) : a-na-am3 he2-en-dim2-en-ze2-en : mi-na-a i ni-ib-ni | |
| 16.a | me zu me pi zu : dingir gal-gal-e-ne mu-un-sur-ri-esz-a : _dingir-mesz gal-mesz_ szu2-ut iz-zi-zu | |
| 16.b | ($ blank space $) : {d}a-nun-na dingir nam-tar-re : {d}a-nun-na-ku mu-szi-im szi-ma-ti# | |
| 17 | ni zu a zu zu zu : min-na-ne-ne {d}en-lil2-ra mu-un-na-ni-ib2-gi4-gi4 : ki-lal-lu-szu-nu {d}en-lil2 ip-pa-lu#-[szu] | |
| 18 | ni ba ni ba ba : uzu-mu2-a{ki} dur-an-ki-ke4 : i+na uzu-mu2-a{ki} ri-ki-is _an_ u _ki_-ti# | |
| 19 | a ba a ba ba : {d}ala {d}ala im-ma-an-szum-en-ze2-en : {d}ala {d}ala i ni-it,-bu-ha | |
| 20 | ba ba ba ba a : usz2-usz2-e-ne nam-{lu2}ulu3{+lu} mu2-mu2-e-de3 : i+na da-me-szu-nu i ni-ib-na-a a-mi-lu-ta | |
| 21 | ba za ba za za : a2-gesz-gar-ra dingir-e-ne esz2-gar3-ne he2-a : isz-kar _dingir-mesz_ lu isz-kar-szi-na | |
| 22.a | ni a a ni tab ni : u4-da-re2-sze3 e sur : a-na _u4-mesz_ da-ru-ti | |
| 22.b | kas ni : gi-de3 : mi-is,-ra a-na ku-un-ni | |
| 23.a | ni ib ba be ni : {gesz}al {gi}dusu-szu-ni : al-la u3 tup-szi-ik-ka | |
| 23.b | be ni hi : ga2-ga2-e-de3 : a-na qa-ti-szi-na a-na sza-ka-ni | |
| 24.a | is be nu nu : e2-dingir gal-gal-e-ne : szub-tu _gal_-tu sza _dingir-mesz_ | |
| 24.b | a nu nu : bara2-mah-a tum2-ma : sza a-na pa-rak-ki s,i-ri szu-lu#-kat# | |
| 25 | sag ku5 sag ku5 da a : a-gar3 a-gar3-re {gesz}har-har-re : u2-ga-ru a-na u2-ga-ri us,#-[s,i-ru] | |
| 26.a | sag an sag an tuk : u4-da-ri2-szu2 e sur : a-na _u4-mesz_ da-ru-[ti] | |
| 26.b | sag mu : gi-na-e-de3 : mi-is,-ra a-na ku-un#-[ni] | |
| 27.a | sag kur : e si-sa2-e-de3-ze2-en : i-ka a-na szu-te#-[szu2-ri] | |
| 27.b | sag kur ta : gi-na-e-de3 : mi-is,-ra a-na ku#-[un-ni] | |
| 28.a | ku5 da ku5 da a : e2 limmu2 su3 u2-hi-a : x x x [...] | |
| 28.b | gab gab : zil2-zil2-e-de3# : [...] | |
| 29 | nin gaba nin sar : szeg14-szeg14 x[...] : [...] | |
| reverse | ||
| 1.a | [nin] sukkal : ki-ur3 sur gi-na-e-de3 : mi-is,-ra a-[na ku-un-ni] | |
| 1.b | nin sukkal an ka : guru7 nam-mi-ni-ib2-ur4-ur4-re : _guru7_ a-na# [e-s,e-e-di] | |
| 2 | tul2 ta tar ta : hi-e-pi : hi-e-pi | |
| 3 | e2 ta e2 gu4 : hi-e-pi : hi-e-pi | |
| 4 | an szur2 an szur2 szur2 : hi-e-pi : hi-e-pi | |
| 5 | {d}ga2 {d}lamma : a-sza3 {d}a-nun-na-ke4-e-ne szar2-szar2-e-de3 : _a-sza3_ {d}a-nun-na-ki a-na [du-sze-e] | |
| 6 | tam ma tam tam ma : he2-gal2 kalam-ma zil2-zil2-e-de3 : _he2-gal2_ i+na _kur_ a-na du#-[um-mu-qi] | |
| 7 | zalag ga zalag zalag ga : ezen dingir-e-ne szu-du7-a : i-sin-ni _dingir-mesz_ a-na szuk#-lu#-li | |
| 7 | an gar3 gar3 an : a sed de2-de2-da : _a-mesz_ ka-s,u-ti a-na nu-ki-i | |
| 8 | an asz2 asz2 an : unu2-gal dingir-e-ne bara2-mah-a tum2-ma : szub-tu _gal_-tu sza a-na _bara2_ s,i-ri szu-lu-kat | |
| 9.a | an ba an ba ni : {d}ul-li-gar-ra {d}ni-gar-ra : {d}ul-li-gar-ra {d}ni-gar-ra | |
| 9.b | an ni an ni zu : mu-ne-ne i3-pa3-da : szu-me-szu-nu ta-za-na-kar3# | |
| 10.a | du10 ga du10 du10 ga : gu4 udu masz2-ansze ku6 muszen-ne-ta-a : _gu4 udu_ bu-la _ku6-mesz_ u3 _muszen-mesz_ | |
| 10.b | me du10 me du10 ga : he2-gal2 kalam-ma zil2-zil2-e-de3 : _he2-gal2_ i+na _kur_ a-na du-sze-e | |
| 11.a | szi# ba# ni# szi ba ur : {d}en-ul {d}eresz-ul : {d}en-ul {d}eresz-ul i+na pi-i-szu#-nu | |
| 11.b | hu hu# hu ba : ka ku3-ga-a-ni zur-zur-re : el-li uk-ta-an-nu | |
| 12 | hu ur# hu ru : {d}a-ru-ru nam-nin-a tum2-ma : {d}nin _dingir-mesz_ sza be-lu-te szu-lu-[kat] | |
| 13 | an# u2# u2 a : {gesz}hur gal-gal mu-un-ni2-ba-hur-hur-re : i+na ra-ma-ni-szu2-nu u2-s,u-ra-te ra-[ab-ba-te] | |
| 14 | ta# ta pa pa : gaszam gaszam ug-ni2 ug-ni2 : um-ma-nu a-na um-ma-ni nu-ʼu-u2 a-na# [...] | |
| 15 | pa ga2 pa ga2 ga2 : sze dim2 ni2-bi-ne ki-ta zex(SIG7)-zex(SIG7) ki dar : ki-ma _sze_-im a-na <ra>-ma-ni-szu a-na bu-ni-[i] | |
| 16 | a a ur an ur : nig2 nu-kur2-ru mul da-ri2-sze3 : sza la ut-ta-ka-ru _mul-an_-e da-ru#-[u2] | |
| 17.a | ni ni : u4 ge6-na-ta ezen dingir-e-ne : ur-ra u3 mu-u2-sza# | |
| 17.b | ni ni a : szu-du7-a : i-sin-ni _dingir-mesz_ a-na szuk-lu-lim | |
| 18.a | ni ni ni : ni2-te-a-ni {gesz}hur gal-gal-la : ina ra-ma-ni-szu-nu u2-s,u-ra-te# | |
| 18.b | ni ni a : mu-un-hur-hur-re : ra-ab-ba-te us,-s,i-ru | |
| 19.a | ab ba ab ba mu : an {d}en-lil2 : {d}a-nu {d}en-lil2 | |
| 19.b | ab ba ni ab ba a : {d}en-ki {d}nin-mah : {d}e2-a u3 {d}nin-mah | |
| 19.c | ab ba re2 : dingir gal-gal-e-ne : _dingir-mesz gal-mesz_ | |
| 20.a | igi su4 igi su4 su4 : ki nam-{lu2}ulu3{+lu} ba-ni-in-dim2-esz : a-szar a-mi-lu-tu ib-ba-nu-u2 | |
| 20.b | su4 su4 su4 a : {d}nisaba ki-bi nam-en-na-an-tum2 : {d}nisaba i+na asz-ri szu-a-tu ku-un-na-at | |
| 21 | _ad-hal_ mu-du-u2 mu-da-a lu-kal-lim _al-til igi-kar2 gaba-ri libir-ra_ | |
| 32 | _szu-min_ ki-din-{d}sin _{lu2}dub-sar-tur a_ su-ti-e _{lu2}dub-sar-lugal#_ | |
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