KAR 222 (P282618)
Literary, Middle Assyrian, Assur · c. 1400 BCE–1000 BCE
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| Designation | KAR 222 |
|---|---|
| ID | P282618 |
| Museum no. | VAT 10178 |
| Collection | Vorderasiatisches Museum, Berlin, Germany |
| Language | Akkadian |
| Period | Middle Assyrian · c. 1400 BCE–1000 BCE |
| Genre | Literary |
| Find spot | Assur (mod. Qalat Sherqat) |
| Coordinates | 35.4557, 43.2611 |
English translation
By Ebeling, Erich · Via Open Richly Annotated Cuneiform Corpus (ORACC) · CC BY-SA 3.0 (ORACC)
| Line | English |
|---|---|
| Obverse Column i [0:1] o i 1'o 1'–o i 1'o 1' | (...) in two or (...) days |
| Obverse Column i [1:4] o i 2'2'–o i 4'4' | ...you ignite the fire and with oil you....(making sure) you do not overmix (the mixture). You heap up the fire... and you remove the liquid mixture and residue from the interior of the diqāru-vessel |
| Obverse Column i [4:6] o i 5'5'–o i 6'6' | This (is) the sixth (stage of processing). |
| Obverse Column i [5:6] o i 6'6'–o i 6'6' | You heat up tābilu-aromatics with the fresh, high-quality [water] from a well. |
| Obverse Column i [6:8] o i 7'7'–o i 8'8' | You place into the liquid mixture (...) of myrtle, 1/2 SÌLA (apprx. 1/2 liter) of reed, crushed and filtered, (....) into a ḫirsu-bowl, (letting it) steep overnight. |
| Obverse Column i [8:10] o i 9'9'–o i 10'10' | [At dawn, when the sun] rises, you [filter] the liquid mixture and these aromatics (...) from this ḫirsu-bowl to another ḫirsu-bowl. You remove the (...)-particulates. |
| Obverse Column i [10:13] o i 11'11'–o i 13'13' | You do as you did previously (adding) 1 1/2 SÌLA of this liquid mixture, which (...) crushed nutsedge, myrtle, reed, and 1/2 SÌLA of (....) |
| Obverse Column i [13:16] o i 14'14'–o i 16'16' | You pour out (the mixture). You ignite a fire beneath the diqāru-vessel, and you heat up [the mixture]. When the (liquid mixture) at the lip of diqāru-vessel becomes thick, you hang a finger over the top of the diqāru-vessel (to test it). |
| Obverse Column i [16:18] o i 17'17'–o i 18'18' | You raise the liquid mixture (from the flame), when it is as warm as bath water. You pour out your liquid mixture which is mixed and (...). |
| Obverse Column i [18:19] o i 19'19'–o i 19'19' | You stir the (mixture) with a stirrer. (When the ...) and etarbu-mixture have interpenetrated each other. |
| Obverse Column i [19:22] o i 20'20'–o i 22'22' | You cover up the diqāru-vessel. On the second day, on the third day, you (...) you ignite the (...) of the pitru. |
| Obverse Column i [22:26] o i 23'23'–o i 26'26' | (... the mixture) is to interpenetrate well with (...) without overflowing?. You cool it off, and you gather the oil...you wipe it off (...) |
| Obverse Column ii [0:5] o ii 1'1'–o ii 5'5' | (...) you gather it (...) the liquid mixture and (...) the washing(s) (...) |
| Obverse Column ii [5:10] o ii 6'6'–o ii 10'10' | In pouring for the 9th time (...) from within the hirsu-vessel (...) onto the top of the liquid mixture (...) which has stayed overnight. At sunrise you (...), from the hirsu-vessel to (...). |
| Obverse Column ii [10:14] o ii 11'11'–o ii 14'14' | 3 SÌLA of perṣaduhhu-aromatic and (...) which have macerated overnight in a hirsu-vessel (...), and you ignite it, heating it up. |
| Obverse Column ii [14:17] o ii 15'15'–o ii 17'17' | When (the mixture) has interpetrated as one (...) You pull it out. The liquid mixture that (...) you stir with a stirrer. |
| Obverse Column ii [17:23] o ii 18'18'–o ii 23'23' | (When) it is warm, repeat (as you did during) the fourth (pouring) (...) on the second day, on the third day you (...) well without allowing it to overflow?. You cool it off. You then wash out the diqāru-vessel, and wipe it clean (...) |
| Obverse Column ii [23:27] o ii 24'24'–o ii 27'27' | In pouring for the 10th time, you gather the oil (...) you remove the (...)-particulates. |
| Reverse Column i [0:3] r i 1r i 1–r i 33 | (...) you remove |
| Reverse Column i [3:7] r i 44– | the washing of (...) |
| Reverse Column ii [0:6] r ii 1r ii 1–r ii 66 | (...) you stir (...) stirrer (...) You stir likewise, the kupsu-aromatic and the dried bulû-wood |
| Reverse Column ii [6:9] r ii 77–r ii 99 | your finger (...) when (the mixture) has grown (...) the charcoal that has not been (removed? ...) |
| Reverse Column ii [9:16] r ii 1010–r ii 1616 | You add to (the mixture ...) (and) the kupsu-aromatic which has been pulled out (...) the kupsu-aromatic which has not grown over (...) the coal from the interior of the other saplu-bowl (...) the aromatics in your hand (...) |
Transliteration (ATF)
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| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
| o i | ||
| 1' | [...] i+⸢na⸣ 2 u₄-⸢me i⸣+[na ...] | |
| 2' | [...] IZI tu-ša-ha-az I₃ a-[na ...] | |
| 3' | [...] la-a tu-ta-ha-ah IZI te-es₂(ILIMMU₄-)si-⸢ip⸣ | |
| 4' | [...] A-MEŠ u₂ še-lu-ta ša ŠA₃ UTUL₂ tu-na-kar | |
| 5' | [...] an-ni-tu ša ša-aš₂-šu-te-šu | |
| 6' | [...] ⸢GIBIL⸣-MEŠ SIG₅-MEŠ ša PU₂ ta-bi-la ta-ṣa-rah | |
| 7' | [...] a-sa 1/2 SILA₃ ⸢GI⸣ ha-aš₂-lu-te na-ah-lu-te | |
| 8' | [...] a-na ŠA₃ hi-ir-si ta-kar-ra-ar i-bi-ad | |
| 9' | [... i]+⸢na⸣ na-pa-hi A-MEŠ ⸢u₃⸣ ŠIM-MEŠ an-nu-($ o $)te | |
| 10' | [...] iš-tu ŠA₃ hi-ir-⸢si⸣ an-ne₂-e a-na ŠA₃ hi-ir-si | |
| 11' | [...] tu-na-kar 1/2 SILA₃ A-MEŠ an-nu-te ša iš-tu | |
| 12' | [... IM].DI ⸢hab-bu⸣-u₂-te a-sa GI u₃ 1.1/2 SILA₃ | |
| 13' | [...] x x x ⸢ki⸣-i ⸢pa⸣-ne₂-e-ma te-ep-pa-aš₂ | |
| 14' | [... ta-tab]-⸢ba⸣-ak-⸢šu⸣ ša-pal UTUL₂ IZI tu-ša-ha-az | |
| 15' | [...] ta-ṣa-rah šum₂-ma šap-tu ša UTUL₂ e-bi-ad | |
| 16' | [...] ⸢UGU⸣ UTUL₂ u₂-ba-na-te-ka tu-uš-qa-la-al | |
| 17' | [...] ⸢šum₂⸣-ma ki-i A-MEŠ ša ra-ma-ki ṣa-ar-ha-at | |
| 18' | [...] te-el-li-a A-MEŠ-ka ki-i ša hi-a-qi | |
| 19' | [...] ta-ta-ba-ak i+na mu-be-še tu-be-aš₂ | |
| 20' | [... a]-⸢ha⸣-iš e-tar-bu ki-i a-ha-eš it-ta-na-lu-ku | |
| 21' | [...] UTUL₂ tu-ka-tam i-na 2{e} u₄-me i+na 3 u₄-me | |
| 22' | [...] ⸢ša⸣ bit-ri IZI tu-ša-ha-az | |
| 23' | [... it-ta]-⸢nab-la⸣-ku-tu dan-niš₂ la tu-ta-ha-ah | |
| 24' | [... tu]-⸢kaṣ₃⸣-ṣa I₃ te-es₂(ILIMMU₄-)si-ip | |
| 25' | [...] x ⸢ta-kap⸣-pa-ar | |
| 26' | [... ši]-⸢bu-($ o $)ti⸣-šu | |
| o ii | ||
| 1' | ⸢IŠ⸣ [...] | |
| 2' | ki-i [...] | |
| 3' | te-es₂(ILIMMU₄-)⸢si⸣-[ip ...] | |
| 4' | A-MEŠ ⸢u₃⸣ [...] | |
| 5' | ma-as₂-⸢su⸣-[u₂-tu ...] | |
| 6' | i-na 9-šu ⸢ta⸣-[ba-ki ...] | |
| 7' | a-na ŠA₃ hi-ir-[si ...] | |
| 8' | a-na UGU A-MEŠ [...] | |
| 9' | i-bi-ad i+⸢na na⸣-[ma-ri ...] | |
| 10' | an-nu-te i+⸢na su⸣-[u₂-ni ...] | |
| 11' | a-na ŠA₃ hi-ir-si [...] | |
| 12' | 3 SILA₃ ⸢pir-ṣa-du⸣-ha ⸢ša⸣ [...] | |
| 13' | ša i+na hi-ir-si be-⸢du⸣-[u₂-ni ...] | |
| 14' | tu-ša-ha-az ⸢iṣ-ṣa⸣-[ru-ha ...] | |
| 15' | šum₂-ma ki-i a-⸢ha-iš it⸣-[...] | |
| 16' | te-el-li-a A-MEŠ [...] | |
| 17' | i+na mu-be-še tu-be-aš₂ | |
| 18' | ṣur-hu ki-i ša ra-[bu-te-šu ...] | |
| 19' | i+na 2{e} u₄-me i+na 3 [...] | |
| 20' | IZI tu-ša-ha-az [...] | |
| 21' | dan-niš₂ la-a tu-⸢ta⸣-[ha-ah ...] | |
| 22' | tu-ka-ṣa u₃ I₃ [...] | |
| 23' | UTUL₂ ta-ma-si ⸢ta⸣-[kap-pa-ar ...] | |
| 24' | i+na 10-šu ta-ba-[ki ...] | |
| 25' | te-⸢si-ip I₃⸣ [...] | |
| 26' | ša [...] | |
| 27' | x [...] | |
| r i | ||
| 1 | i+na 10+n-[šu ...] | |
| 2 | te-še-x [...] | |
| 3 | tu-⸢na⸣-kar [...] | |
| 4 | ma-as₂-[su-u₂-tu ...] | |
| r ii | ||
| 1 | [...] x | |
| 2 | [...]-⸢ga⸣-ni | |
| 3 | [...]-ṭe-e-ma | |
| 4 | [...]-e-em tu(TA-)be-šu₂-ni | |
| 5 | [...] mu-be-i-še | |
| 6 | [... ku]-⸢us₂⸣-pi bu-⸢la⸣-a ki-i tu-be-šu₂-ni-ma | |
| 7 | [...] x 2 u₂-ba-na-te-ka | |
| 8 | [...] šum₂-ma it-ta-na-pu-qu | |
| 9 | [...]-šu pe-ʾe-ta la-a tuš-⸢na-kar⸣ | |
| 10 | [...] a-na ⸢x⸣-lu-šu tu-rad-[di] | |
| 11 | [...] u₃ ku-us₂-pu i-ša-[la-pu] | |
| 12 | [...] ⸢ku⸣-us₂-pu la it-ta-na-pu-[qu] | |
| 13 | [...] x ⸢pe⸣-ʾe-⸢ta⸣ | |
| 14 | a-na ŠA₃-[be] ⸢sa⸣-[ap]-li ⸢ša⸣-ne₂-e [...] | |
| 15 | [...]-šu-nu-ma ta-ṣa-ha-at | |
| 16 | [...] ⸢ŠIM⸣-ME qa-a-⸢ti⸣-ka | |
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