KAR 141 (P336229)
Literary, Neo-Assyrian, Assur · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE
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| Designation | KAR 141 |
|---|---|
| ID | P336229 |
| Museum no. | VAT 08996 |
| 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/saa20 · Via Open Richly Annotated Cuneiform Corpus (ORACC) · CC BY-SA 3.0 (ORACC)
| Line | English |
|---|---|
| Obverse [0:3] o 1o 1–o 33 | [Wh]en [you perform the n]āṭu of the Daughter-of-the-River before [...], at the 5/6th double-hour of [the d]ay you go to the river and pitch a [ten]t on the river bank. You place the front of the tent towards the desert. |
| Obverse [3:8] o 44–o 88 | You collect seeds, pulling the sufferer of the punishment, (while) the singer keeps reciting: “I know the sinner” — a second time like this, a third time like this. You throw the things pulled out into the river. He throws the ‘solvents’ before Šamaš. |
| Obverse [8:13] o 99–o 1313 | You put up a bed in the tent. [You place] on the be[d] a habannutu-jar of haršu and a habannutu-jar of siltu-groats, in whose tips you place pomegranates and whose necks you bind with multicoloured wool, a bo[wl] of oil and four loaves of huhhurtu bread, and you attach a bread-tray in front of it. |
| Obverse [13:19] o 1414–o 1919 | You prepare a ta[bl]e and a reed [altar] at the head of the bed. You bind a virgin ewe with a multicolored cloth [in] a cedar peg at the head of the bed, dress it in a wrap of white wool, gird it with ...s, and put copper earrings and copper bracelets on it. You put a pursītu-jar of diliqāti-groats before it. |
| Obverse [19:23] o 2020–o 2323 | You prepare a [ritual arrangement] before Šamaš. You seat the seven divine judges [on] a cloth of linen, fasten a multicolored cloth in their heads, attach a bread-tray before them, and place an [eatin]g bowl upon it, (while) he (= the singer) sings, “The perfect king.” |
| Obverse [23:28] o 2424–o 2828 | The [sufferer of the pu]nishment pours a cup of water and a cup [of] premium beer into the river, throws out the mixture, (while) he sings, “[In c]ultic [evil] we ask thee, O Ištar.” He keeps reciting: “[...] in the house of magnificent Ištar,” (while) he sings, “[...] ... the oath of Ištar.” |
| Obverse [28:29] o 2929–o 2929 | He throws [...], (while) he sings, “O Enlil, Enlil.” |
| Obverse [29:32] o 3030–o 3232 | [...] places [...] before Aššur, [pou]rs honey and oil [...], pours premium beer and wine, (while) he sings, “[...], lady of the rains.” |
| Obverse [32:34] o 3333–o 3434 | You attach a bread-tray [before ...] and place [an eating-bowl] upon it, (while) he sings, “Ea, lord of wisdom.” |
| Obverse [34:35] o 3535–o 3535 | He pours [... b]eer, (while) he sings, “... of the army.” |
| Obverse [35:37] o 3636– | He pours [...], (while) he sings, “Awesome queen.” |
| Reverse [0:2] r 1r 1–r 22 | He emits sighs, (while) he sings, “The awe-inspiring goddess has become hostile to me.” The singer keeps reciting: “You are god, you are queen, O Daughter-of-the-River.” |
| Reverse [2:4] r 33–r 44 | He rises, applies water to his hands, pours in incense twice, pours two libation bowls. The singer intones, “May they rest, may they rest.” |
| Reverse [4:5] r 55–r 55 | He provides cooked meat, (while) he sings, “Starvation.” |
| Reverse [5:6] r 66–r 66 | He provides a left shoulder cut before Šamaš, (while) he sings, “Judge of the world.” |
| Reverse [6:7] r 77–r 77 | He places a rib before the divine judges, (while) he sings, “The desert is filling.” |
| Reverse [7:9] r 88–r 99 | He makes the kamanu-cake dance, (while) he sings, “The kamanu-cake of my shepherd.” He opens the vat, (while) he sings, “Our hutmu.” |
| Reverse [9:10] r 1010–r 1010 | You wash the feet of the sufferer of the punishment with water and Premium beer, (while) he sings, “The Seven Gods are fierce and they are determiners.” |
| Reverse [10:11] r 1111–r 1111 | He brings in [...], (while) he sings, “[The ...] of my body is father Anu.” |
| Reverse [11:13] r 1212–r 1313 | ...[...], (while) he sings, “[...] you to the bed, O honoured one [...].” |
| Reverse [13:15] r 1414–r 1515 | The [sufferer of the punishment] descends into the river, [......] the [v]irgin ew[e, ...] blood [...]. |
| Reverse [15:18] r 1616–r 1818 | He takes [the ... ] on the bed [and throws them] into the ri[ver ...], (while) the singer keeps reciting: “I have called to you (f.), heaven and earth [...]...” a money-bag, [...], |
| Reverse [18:19] r 1919–r 1919 | huhhurtu-bread, diliq[āti-groats ......]. |
| Reverse [19:22] r 2020–r 2222 | He dons a clean garment and says: “O divine judges, O divine judges, may you be satisfied! I have been released from the hand of my god.” He sig[hs and ...]. |
| Reverse [22:23] r 2323–r 2323 | [...] Written according to the original (and) collated. |
| Reverse [23:24] r 2424–r 2424 | [Tablet of DN]-šumu-šuklil, chief singer of Aš[šur, son of DN]-bel-ilani, chief singer of Aššur. |
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⸣ x ⸢na⸣-a-ṭu ša DUMU.MI₂—⸢ID₂⸣ ina IGI [x x x x] | |
| 2 | ⸢ina⸣ 5:6 KASKAL.GID₂⸣ [UD]-me ina UGU ID₂ ta-lak [maš-ku]-nu | |
| 3 | ina GU₂ ⸢ID₂⸣ SIG₃-aṣ pa-an maš-ki-ni a-na ⸢EDIN⸣ GAR-⸢an⸣ | |
| 4 | {⸢še⸣}NUMUN-MEŠ tu-pa-har EN—šip₃-ṭi₂ EN—šip₃-ṭi₂ tu-na-sah | |
| 5 | {⸢lu₂⸣}NAR u₂-da EN—ar-ni EN—ar-ni iq-ṭa-⸢na⸣-[bi] | |
| 6 | 02-te⸣-šu₂ ki-i an-nim-ma 03-te-šu₂ ki-i an-⸢nim⸣-(ma) | |
| 7 | nu-sa-ha-a-ti a-na ID₂ ta-kar-ra-ar | |
| 8 | ina IGI {d}UTU pi-iš-ra-a-te i-kar-ra-ar | |
| 9 | ma-a.a-lu ina maš-ki-ni ta-kar-ra-ar {dug}hab-nu-tu₂ | |
| 10 | ša ha-ar-ši {dug}hab-nu-tu₂ ša si-il-ti | |
| 11 | {giš}NU.UR₂.MA-MEŠ ina ap-pi-ši-na ⸢GAR-an⸣ | |
| 12 | {tug₂}tab-ri-mu GU₂-ši-na ta-rak-kas {giš}⸢kap⸣-[pu] | |
| 13 | ša I₃-MEŠ 04 {ninda}hu-hu-ra-te ina UGU ⸢KI.NA₂⸣ [GAR-an] | |
| 14 | {ninda}pa-as-ru ina pa-ni KEŠ₂-as {giš}⸢BANŠUR⸣ {gi}[DU₈] | |
| 15 | ina SAG KI.NA₂ ta-rak-kas₂ {mi₂}SILA₄ UŠ.NU.⸢ZU⸣ | |
| 16 | [ina] GAG {giš}ERIN ina {tug₂}tab-ri-me ina SAG KI.NA₂ | |
| 17 | ⸢KEŠ₂⸣-si {tug₂}GU₂.E₃ SIG₂.BABBAR SIG₂.BABBAR MU₄.MU₄-si {tug₂}UŠ.BARAG-MEŠ | |
| 18 | ⸢ta⸣-rak-kas qu-da-si ⸢URUDU⸣ še-mur-MEŠ URUDU ta-šak-kan-ši | |
| 19 | {⸢dug⸣}BUR.ZI di-li-qa-a-te ina pa-ni-ša₂ GAR-an | |
| 20 | [rik-su] ina IGI {d}UTU ta-rak-kas₂ 07 {d}DI.KUD-MEŠ | |
| 21 | [ina UGU] {tug₂}GADA tu-še-šab {tug₂}tab-ri-mu ina SAG.DU-šu₂-nu | |
| 22 | [ta]-rak-kas₂ {ninda}pa-as-ru ina pa-ni-šu₂-nu ta-rak-⸢kas₂⸣ | |
| 23 | [ma]-⸢ka⸣-su ina UGU-hi GAR-an LUGAL git₂-ma-lu ŠIR₃ | |
| 24 | [EN]—⸢šip₃⸣-ṭi₂ [EN]—⸢šip₃⸣-ṭi₂ {dug}GU₂.ZI ša A-MEŠ {dug}GU₂.ZI | |
| 25 | [ša] ⸢KAŠ⸣.SAG ina ID₂ i-tab-bak ba-lu-su i-kar-ra-ar | |
| 26 | [HUL] ⸢GARZA⸣ ni-ša₂-al-ki {d}IŠ.TAR i-za-mur | |
| 27 | [x] x ina E₂ šur-bu-tu {d}IŠ.TAR iq-ṭa-na-bi | |
| 28 | [x x] la ša₂ kal ma-mit {d}IŠ.TAR i-za-mur | |
| 29 | [x x] x i-kar-ra-ar {d}EN.LIL₂ {d}EN.LIL₂ ⸢ŠIR₃⸣ | |
| 30 | [x x] ⸢ša⸣ ina IGI aš-šur GAR-an LAL₃ I₃.GIŠ | |
| 31 | [x x DUB]-ak KAŠ.SAG GEŠTIN-MEŠ BAL-qi₂ | |
| 32 | [x x x] NIN A.AN-MEŠ-e i-za-mur | |
| 33 | [x x] x {ninda}pa-as-ru ta-rak-kas₂ | |
| 34 | [ma-ka-su ina] ⸢UGU⸣-hi GAR-an {d}E₂.A ⸢EN⸣ ha-si-si ŠIR₃ | |
| 35 | [x x x] ⸢KAŠ⸣ BAL-qi₂ ša SAR ša₂ ERIM-ni i-za-mur | |
| 36 | [x x x x] BAL e-tel-e-tu₂ ra-šub-(ba)-tu₂ ŠIR₃ | |
| r | ||
| 1 | an-hu e-na-ah ⸢šur-šub-tu₂⸣ ik-ki-ra ŠIR₃ | |
| 2 | {lu₂}NAR DINGIR-a-ki šar-ra-ki DUMU.MI₂—ID₂ iq-ṭa-na-bi | |
| 3 | i-tab-bi A-MEŠ a-na ŠU.2-šu₂ SUM-an 02-šu₂ {giš}en-di | |
| 4 | DUB-ak 02 pa-gi-li BAL-qi₂ {lu₂}NAR li-nu-ha | |
| 5 | li-⸢nu⸣-ha-a ŠIR₃ {uzu}sil₂-qu ep-pal bu-ba-a-te ŠIR₃ | |
| 6 | {uzu}KAB ina IGI {d}UTU ep-pal DI.KUD UB-MEŠ ŠIR₃ | |
| 7 | {uzu}⸢TI⸣ ina IGI {d}DI.KUD-MEŠ GAR-an im-⸢mal⸣-lu EDIN ŠIR₃ | |
| 8 | {ninda}ka-ma-nu u₂-šar-qa-ad {⸢ninda⸣}ka-ma-nu SIPA-ia ŠIR₃ | |
| 9 | {dug}ha-ri-u₂ i-bat-ti hu-ut-mu-ni ŠIR₃ | |
| 10 | GIR₃.2-MEŠ ša EN—šip₃-ṭi₂ EN—šip₃-ṭi₂ ina A-MEŠ u KAŠ.SAG ⸢LUH⸣-si | |
| 11 | {⸢mul⸣}MUL ⸢aš⸣-ṭu-ma mu-šim ⸢i⸣-za-⸢mur x⸣ u₂-[še]-rab | |
| 12 | [x x x] ⸢SU⸣-ia AD {d}a-num i-za-mur ⸢x x⸣ [x x x x] | |
| 13 | [x x x]-ka ana KI.NA₂ kab-tu₂ u₂-na-za-[x x x x] | |
| 14 | [EN—šip₃]-⸢ṭi₂⸣ [EN—šip₃]-⸢ṭi₂⸣ ina ID₂ ur-rad [x x x x x x] | |
| 15 | {udu}{mi₂}⸢SILA₄ UŠ⸣.NU.ZU da-mu [x x x x x x] | |
| 16 | ša UGU KI.NA₂ i-na-aš₂-ši ina ⸢ID₂⸣ [x x x x x x] | |
| 17 | {lu₂}NAR al-si-ki AN KI [x x] AN ⸢ZA x⸣ ZI [x] | |
| 18 | iq-ṭa-na-bi ki-su [x x x x x x] ⸢x x x⸣ | |
| 19 | {ninda}hu-hu-ra-a-te di-li-⸢qa⸣-[a-te x x x] ⸢x⸣ | |
| 20 | TUG₂ UD.UD il-tan-biš {d}DI.⸢KUD-MEŠ x⸣ | |
| 21 | {d}DI.KUD-MEŠ lu še-bu-ti ⸢at⸣-tu-nu | |
| 22 | TA ŠU.2 DINGIR-MU DU₈-ku DUG₄.GA ⸢in⸣-na-[ah x] | |
| 23 | [x x x] ⸢GIM⸣ SUMUN-šu₂ SAR ba₃-ri₃ | |
| 24 | [x x {1}{d}x]—MU—šuk-lil {lu₂}NAR₃.GAL₂ AN.[ŠAR₂] | |
| 25 | [x x A {1}{d}x]—EN—DINGIR-MEŠ {lu₂}NAR₃.GAL₂ AN.ŠAR₂ | |
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