KAR 122 (P336226)
Literary, Neo-Assyrian, Assur · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE
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| Designation | KAR 122 |
|---|---|
| ID | P336226 |
| Museum no. | VAT 10593 |
| Collection | Vorderasiatisches Museum, Berlin, Germany |
| Language | Akkadian |
| Period | Neo-Assyrian · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE |
| Genre | Literary |
| Find spot | Assur (mod. Qalat Sherqat) |
| Coordinates | 35.4557, 43.2611 |
English translation
By ORACC project saao/saa03 · Via Open Richly Annotated Cuneiform Corpus (ORACC) · CC BY-SA 3.0 (ORACC)
| Line | English |
|---|---|
| Obverse [0:1] o 1o 1–o 1o 1 | [Let me praise the wi]se [...], Tašmetu [...], |
| Obverse [1:2] o 22–o 22 | [...] lady, queen [......], |
| Obverse [2:3] o 33–o 33 | [Good-l]ooking, attractive [...], |
| Obverse [3:4] o 44–o 44 | [Goddess] of goddesses, queen of queens [...], |
| Obverse [4:5] o 55–o 55 | Princess of Ešarra, temple of the universe [...], |
| Obverse [5:6] o 66–o 66 | She who beseeches, wife of Nabû, the beloved of [...], |
| Obverse [6:7] o 77–o 77 | She who raises and lowers, sage of Ezida. |
| Obverse [7:8] o 88–o 88 | On the fifth day, monthly, is the procession of Tašmetu; |
| Obverse [8:11] o 99–o 1111 | When she emerges from the holy workshop to [our] Nabû, the son of Bel raises his head from the tablet house to the nuptial bedroom, reci[tes ...]: |
| Obverse [11:12] o 1212–o 1212 | Say something, my Tašmetu, why [......]? |
| Obverse [12:13] o 1313–o 1313 | Bless me, crown prince of the gods! May the road [...]! |
| Obverse [13:14] o 1414–o 1414 | Let me bless you, my Tašmetu, a blessing of [...]. |
| Obverse [14:15] o 1515–o 1515 | You are my beloved wife ...[...] |
| Obverse [15:16] o 1616–o 1616 | May my pure lips [bless] you [......] |
| Obverse [16:17] o 1717–o 1717 | Rejoice [......] |
| Obverse [17:18] o 1818–o 1818 | Bright ...[......] |
| Obverse [18:22] o 1919– | (Break) |
| Reverse [0:1] r 1r 1–r 1r 1 | The gate of ...[......] |
| Reverse [1:2] r 22–r 22 | The gate of Dunga [......] |
| Reverse [2:3] r 33–r 33 | The courtyard of the Ešuburanna [......] |
| Reverse [3:4] r 44–r 44 | The great courtyard of the Ekur in [......] |
| Reverse [4:5] r 55–r 55 | [When you] approach ... [......] |
| Reverse [5:6] r 66–r 66 | When you enter the cella [......] |
| Reverse [6:7] r 77–r 77 | The Kuruš-kadru gate [......] |
| Reverse [7:8] r 88–r 88 | To the Ehursaggalkurkurra [......] |
| Reverse [8:9] r 99–r 99 | The throne of Illilship in [......] |
| Reverse [9:10] r 1010–r 1010 | Go up and ...[......] |
| Reverse [10:11] r 1111–r 1111 | The sumptu[ous] meal of the Ekur ...[.....] |
| Reverse [11:12] r 1212–r 1212 | Pure date wine, suitable [for your divinity ......] |
| Reverse [12:13] r 1313–r 1313 | Day and night in the sanctum [......] |
| Reverse [13:14] r 1414–r 1414 | Bless Assurbanipal [......] |
| Reverse [14:15] r 1515–r 1515 | Make firm the foundation of his throne [......] |
| Reverse [15:16] r 1616–r 1616 | [Grant him] long life [......] |
| Reverse [16:17] r 1717–r 1717 | [......] his offspring and [his] progeny. |
| Reverse [17:18] r 1818–r 1818 | Make all the kings kneel to him and [......] |
| Reverse [18:19] r 1919–r 1919 | (so) he will constantly exercise shepherdship [......] |
| Reverse [19:20] r 2020–r 2020 | [Accep]t this song [......]! |
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 | ||
| 1 | [x pal-kat] ⸢uz⸣-ni {d}taš-me-⸢tum⸣ [x x x x x] | |
| 2 | [x x x x]+⸢x⸣ NUN-tum šar-ra-⸢tum⸣ [x x x x x] | |
| 3 | [ba-al]-ta-ni-tum ku-uz-ba-ni-⸢tum⸣ [x x x x x] | |
| 4 | [i-lat] i-la-a-ti šar-rat šar-ra-a-⸢ti⸣ [x x x] | |
| 5 | [ša]-nu-kat₃ E₂.ŠAR₂.RA E₂ kiš-šu-ti AN [x x x] | |
| 6 | ⸢mu⸣-ṣal-li-tu hi-rat {d}AG na-ra-am-ti {d}[x x] | |
| 7 | mu-ša₂-qi-tu₂ mu-ša₂-pil₂-tu₂ ⸢NUN⸣.ME E₂.ZI.⸢DA⸣ [x x] | |
| 8 | UD 05-KAM₂ ITI-šam-ma ša₂-da-ah {d}taš-[me-tum] | |
| 9 | TA@v qi-rib mu-um-me ina E₃-ša₂ ana {d}na-bi-a-[ni o] | |
| 10 | DUMU {d}EN TA@v E₂—ṭup-pi E₂—ṭup-pi a-na ha-am-mu-[ti o] | |
| 11 | re-ši-šu ki-i u₂-šaq-qu-u u₂-ma-⸢an⸣-[na x x] | |
| 12 | ep-ši pi-i-ki {d}taš-me-tum-ia am—me-[ni am—me-[ni x x x] | |
| 13 | kur-ba-an-ni DUMU—MAN DUMU—MAN DINGIR-MEŠ gi-ir-ru ⸢lu⸣ [x x x] | |
| 14 | la-ak-ru-ub-ki {d}taš-me-tum-ia ik-rib [x x x] | |
| 15 | hi-ir-ti-i na-ra-am-te at-ti ⸢ka⸣-[x x x] | |
| 16 | NUNDUN-a.a KUG-MEŠ ⸢lik⸣-[ru]-⸢ba⸣-ki ⸢x⸣ [x x x] | |
| 17 | ri-ši al-⸢x⸣+[x x x x x x x x x] | |
| 18 | ⸢nam⸣-ru ⸢x⸣+[x x x x x x x x x x] | |
| 19 | [x]+⸢x⸣ bu ⸢x⸣+[x x x x x x x x x x] | |
| 20 | [x]+⸢x x⸣+[x x x x x x x x x x x] | |
| 21 | [x]+⸢x x⸣+[x x x x x x x x x x x] | |
| r | ||
| 1 | KA₂ {d}E₂.[x x x x x x x x x] | |
| 2 | KA₂ {d}NAR ⸢LU₂ x⸣+[x x x x x x x x x] | |
| 3 | TUR₃ E₂.BUR.AN.⸢NA⸣ [x x x x x x] | |
| 4 | KISAL.MAH E₂.KUR ina ⸢x⸣+[x x x x x x x] | |
| 5 | LA.MAH ina DIM₄-[ka x x x x x x] | |
| 6 | pa-pa-hu ina e-⸢re⸣-[bi-ka x x x] | |
| 7 | ⸢KA₂⸣ {d}GAM-uš—⸢kad₃⸣-[ru x x x x x] | |
| 8 | a-na E₂.HUR.⸢SAG⸣.[GAL.KUR.KUR.RA x x x] | |
| 9 | BARAG {d}EN.LIL₂.LA₂-u-ti ina ⸢x⸣+[x x x x x x] | |
| 10 | i-li-i-ma ti-⸢x⸣+[x x x x x x] | |
| 11 | nap-tan E₂.KUR ṭuh-hu-⸢x⸣+[x x x x x x] | |
| 12 | il-lu ku-ru-nu si-mat [DINGIR-u-ti-ka x x] | |
| 13 | ur-ru u MI ina at-ma-[an x x x x x] | |
| 14 | ku-ru-ub {1}aš-šur—DU₃—⸢A⸣ [x x x x x x] | |
| 15 | SUHUŠ {giš}GU.ZA-šu₂ ki-in [x x x x x x] | |
| 16 | TI.LA UD-MEŠ GID₂-MEŠ [x x x x x] | |
| 17 | pi-ri-iʾ-šu₂ na-an-nab-[šu₂ x x x x x] | |
| 18 | ⸢kal₃⸣ mal-ki šuk-ni-ša₂-šu₂-⸢ma⸣ [x x x x x] | |
| 19 | ⸢i⸣-te-ep-pu-uš re-ʾu-u-tu₂ [x x x x x] | |
| 20 | [x x]-ma an-na-a za-ma-ru [x x x x x] | |
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