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KAR 215 + (P336233)

Literary, Neo-Assyrian, Assur · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE

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DesignationKAR 215 +
IDP336233
Museum no.VAT —
CollectionVorderasiatisches Museum, Berlin, Germany
LanguageAkkadian
PeriodNeo-Assyrian · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE
GenreLiterary
Find spotAssur (mod. Qalat Sherqat)
Coordinates35.4557, 43.2611

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Obverse Column i [0:5] o i 1'1'–o i 5'5'[They] en[ter] the Akitu House. The king com[es]; they give the gods around the king’s neck. He goes and lights the censer, and steps upon the stand.
Obverse Column i [5:7] o i 6'6'–o i 7'7'The man-woman raises the weapons and shouts, opposite Ištar: “Ebirna, ebirna!”
Obverse Column i [7:13] o i 8'8'–o i 13'13'The king goes to the spring. He performs sheep offerings and offers blood to the spring. He throws a fish and a crab into the spring, pours oil, honey, and wine into the spring. He swings the purification device, and appears (to the public).
Obverse Column i [13:20] o i 14'14'–o i 20'20'From the spring the king enters the Akitu House. He kisses the [f]eet and set[s] the table. He strews [sa]lt and perfo[rms] sheep offerings. He per[forms them before the god]s of heaven (and) [before the gods of earth. The king go]es straight [to the palace].
Obverse Column i [20:21] o i 21'21'–o i 21'21'[The king comes (back) and prov]ides [cooked meat].
Obverse Column i [22:26] o i 43'43'–o i 46'46'[He] washe[s his hands, ...], performs a [sheep o]ffering and [provides] cooked meat. [An extispicy] is performed [o]n the meat. He burns a female kid opposite the gods.
Obverse Column i [26:30] o i 47'47'–o i 50'50'[The ki]ng descends from the chariot to the storehouses, takes [the hand of the go]ds, brings them in and seats them [on] their [se]at. He kisses the feet.
Obverse Column i [30:34] o i 51'51'–o i 54'54'He sacrifices kimru-sheep. He sacrifices before the royal statue and (in) the house of Adad. The king goes straight to the palace.
Obverse Column i [34:36] o i 55'55'–o i 56'56'On the 8th of Nisan (I), whether in Nineveh, [or in] Calah, or in an enemy country
Obverse Column ii [1:6] o ii 2'2'–o ii 6'6'[He burns] a female [kid, ... ...] ki[ngs]. He [pe]rforms [his] lib[ations] and ap[pears] (to the public). He per[forms a sheep offering before the gods] of heaven. [The king] goes [to] the palace.
Obverse Column ii [6:10] o ii 7'7'–o ii 10'10'[The king] comes (back) and provides cooked meat. He provide[s] (it) [before] the gods of heaven. He burns [a female ki]d and opens the vat. [He per]forms his libations and appears (to the public).
Obverse Column ii [10:20] o ii 11'11'–o ii 20'20'He goes to the heads. He pou[rs] a kukkubu-vessel of water, mixed [beer], beer, wine, milk, and blood upon them. He sprinkles flour and sw[ings] the purification device. [He places] a hea[d] before the gods of heaven [and pours] a kukkubu-vessel in the sa[me manner]. The king st[eps] upon the stand. Th[ey give] the king tidbits to [eat].
Obverse Column ii [20:21] o ii 41'41'–o ii 41'41'The king com[es ......]
Obverse Column ii [21:22] o ii 42'42'–o ii 42'42'[...] before the god [......]
Obverse Column ii [22:23] o ii 43'43'–o ii 43'43'[He puts on] the jewellery [......]
Obverse Column ii [23:24] o ii 44'44'–o ii 44'44'[He burns] female kid[s ......]
Obverse Column ii [24:25] o ii 45'45'–o ii 45'45'He le[aves ... aside ......]
Obverse Column ii [28:29] o ii 49'49'–o ii 49'49'He finishes the libations o[f the vat].
Obverse Column ii [29:32] o ii 50'50'–The king [occupies] the sta[nd ...]. The singer intones, “To the A[morite (Goddess)].”
Reverse Column i [0:2] r i 1'1'–r i 2'2'When [you are to pour wine on the censer you say]: “Nusku, [vizier of the gods, life for Bel]!”
Reverse Column i [2:4] r i 3'3'–r i 4'4'When [you are to pour out] a lib[ation bowl, you say]: “Bel, [accept] li[fe]!”
Reverse Column i [4:9] r i 5'5'–r i 9'9'When you ma[ke libation after libation you say: “May Igigi, the gods of heaven, and Anunnaki, the gods of earth, accept and listen]!”
Reverse Column i [9:14] r i 10'10'–r i 14'14'[When you are to pour out a libation bowl in the evening, between the doors, you say: “Nusku, vizier of the gods, accept life]!”
Reverse Column i [14:18] r i 15'15'–r i 18'18'[All this is of providing for the House of God of Nineveh. You invoke their names in the morning and in the evening].
Reverse Column i [18:23] r i 19'19'–[When you are to verse wine and premium beer in front of Aššur, all] the go[ds, you say]: “Aššur, [bless Mullissu]! Mullis[su, may Aššur bless you]!”
Reverse Column ii [3:6] r ii 44–r ii 66When [you are to verse it] before [Sîn, you say]: “Sîn, [bless Nikkal]! Nikkal, [may Sîn bless you]!”
Reverse Column ii [6:11] r ii 77–r ii 1111Before Šama[š in like manner]. Before Ada[d, in like manner]. Before Bel and Na[bû, in like manner. You say in like manner] before [all] the gods, [and invoke] (each) god by [his name].
Reverse Column ii [11:14] r ii 1212–r ii 1414[When you are to strew salt before Adad in Kilizi, you say: “Adad-Enlil, accept (sg.) life]!”
Reverse Column ii [14:17] r ii 1515–r ii 1717[When you are to strew salt before Ištar in Arbela, you say: “Aššur-Ištar, accept (sg.) life]!”
Reverse Column ii [17:20] r ii 1818–r ii 2020[When you are to strew salt before Ninurta in Calah, you say: Enlil-Ninurta, accept (sg.) life]!”
Reverse Column ii [20:24] r ii 2121–r ii 2424[When you are to strew salt before Nergal in Tarbiṣu, you say: “Nergal, Laṣ (and) Išum, accept (pl.) life]!”
Reverse Column ii [24:27] r ii 2525–r ii 2727[When you are to strew salt before Adad-Šala in Kurbail, you say: “Adad-Šala, accept (sg.) life]!”
Reverse Column ii [27:30] r ii 2828–r ii 3030[When in Tue, ditto: “Marduk], Zar[panitu, Lady of Akkad, Mu]ru who resides in [Tue, ditto life]!”
Reverse Column ii [30:32] r ii 3131–r ii 3232[When in Urakka, ditto]: “Adad (and) Šala, [ditto life]!”
Reverse Column ii [32:34] r ii 3333–r ii 3434[When] in Harran, [ditto]: “Sîn, Nikkal, Aššur-Enlil, [ditto] l[ife]!”
Reverse Column ii [34:38] r ii 3535–r ii 3838Wherever you are to place a censer, you say in all the temples as when providing for the House of God of Nineveh.
Reverse Column ii [38:40] r ii 3939–r ii 4040When you are to kiss the feet of God, you say: “May Heaven and Apsû bless you!”
Reverse Column ii [40:46] r ii 4141–r ii 4646On the 20th day, when you are to strew salt on cooked meat before Belat-dunani, you say: “May Igigi, the gods of heaven, and Anunnaki, the gods of earth, accept and listen!”
Reverse Column ii [46:51] r ii 4747–r ii 5151[W]hen the king [...]s and finishes the brazier (offerings) of the [Inner City, the king enters] the h[oly of holies, ... before] Ištar of A[rbela]
Reverse Column iii [0:9] r iii 1r iii 1–r iii 99[When a dis]patch from a campaign comes to Aššur, he (= the king) brings the dispatch into the qirsu-enclosure and seats (the messenger). He performs a sheep offering, provides cooked meat (and) burns a female kid. He places the dispatch on the neck of the message master and goes to the Inner City.
Reverse Column iii [9:14] r iii 1010–r iii 1414When a seal(ed message) from the Inner City comes to Nergal, whether in Nineveh, or in Calah, o[r in an enemy country], the king [......]
Reverse Column iii [14:15] r iii 45'45'–r iii 45'45'[......] Ištar
Reverse Column iii [15:16] r iii 46'46'–r iii 46'46'[......] sheep
Reverse Column iii [16:17] r iii 47'47'–r iii 47'47'[......] eat
Reverse Column iii [17:18] r iii 48'48'–r iii 48'48'[......] present
Reverse Column iii [18:26] r iii 49'49'–r iii 56'56'Tablet of Mard[uk]-kabti-ilani, high priest of Aššur, son of Ruqahayu, priest of Nergal, son of Urdu-Aššur ditto, [so]n of Nergal-kuzub-ilani ditto, [son of] Aššur-bel-ilani ditto, [son of DN]-ahu-idd[ina], priest of Aššur.

Transliteration (ATF)

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o i
1'[a-na {e₂}a]-ki-te ⸢er⸣-[ru-bu]
2'LUGAL il-la-[ka]
3'DINGIR-MEŠ-ni ša₂ GU₂ LUGAL i-du-⸢nu⸣
4'il-lak še-eh-tu u₂-šar-ra
5'i-na ma-za-si i-za-az
6'{lu₂}SAL {giš}TUKUL-MEŠ i-na-aš₂-ši
7'i-na pu-ut {d}INNIN e-bir-na e-bir-na i-sa-si
8'LUGAL a-na UGU {id₂}e-ni il-lak
9'{udu}SISKUR i-na-sah MUD₂-MEŠ ina ŠA₃ e-ni u₂-šam-har
10'nu-u₂-nu al-lu-tu
11'ina ŠA₃ {id₂}e-ni i-kar-ra-ar
12'I₃-MEŠ LAL₃-MEŠ GEŠTIN-MEŠ ina ŠA₃ e-ni i-tab-bak
13'ša₂—te-li-si u₂-še-taq in-na-mar
14'LUGAL TA ŠA₃ {id₂}e-ni
15'a-na {e₂}a-ki-te e-ra-ab
16'⸢GIR₃⸣.2 i-na-šiq₂ {giš}BANŠUR i-ra-⸢kas⸣
17'⸢MUN⸣ i-kar-ar {udu}SISKUR-MEŠ i-na-[sah]
18'[pa-an DINGIR]-MEŠ-ni ša₂ AN-e i-na-[sah]
19'[pa-an DINGIR-MEŠ-ni ša₂] ⸢KI.TIM i-na⸣-sah
20'[LUGAL a-na E₂.GAL i]-še-er
21'[LUGAL il-la-ka {uzu}sil₂-qu ep]-⸢pal⸣
42'[x x x x x] x x [x x x x x x x x]
43'[ŠU.2-šu₂ i]-ma-as-⸢si⸣ [x x x]
44'{[udu]}⸢SISKUR⸣ i-na-sah {uzu}sil₂-⸢qu⸣ [ep-pal]
45'[x x ina] UGU ši-ri ba-⸢ri⸣
46'{⸢udu⸣}{mi₂}AŠ₂.QAR ⸢pu-ut⸣ DINGIR-MEŠ-ni i-qa-lu
47'⸢LUGAL⸣ TA {giš}nar-kab-te
48'[a]-na {e₂}a-bu-sa-te {e₂}a-bu-sa-te u₂-ra-da
49'[ŠU.2 ⸢DINGIR⸣-MEŠ-ni i-ṣab-bat u₂-še-rab
50'[ina šub]-ti-⸢šu₂⸣-nu u₂-še-⸢šab⸣ GIR₃.2 ⸢i-na⸣-šiq₂
51'{⸢udu⸣}kim-ra-a-ni i-na-sah
52'pa-an ALAM LUGAL i-na-sah
53'E₂—{d}IM i-na-sah
54'LUGAL a-na ⸢E₂⸣.GAL i-še-er
55'i-na {iti}BARAG UD 08-KAM₂ lu-u₂ ina {uru}NINA
56'[lu-u₂ ina] {uru}kal-hi lu-u₂ ina KUR—na-ki-ri KUR—na-ki-ri
o ii
1'⸢ina⸣ [x x x x x x x x]
2'{mi₂}[AŠ₂.QAR i-qa-lu x x x]
3'an [x x x] x ⸢LU₂⸣-MEŠ [x x]
4'ma-⸢aq⸣-[qe-e-šu₂ u₂]-ga-mar ⸢in⸣-[na-mar]
5'{[udu}SISKUR pa-an DINGIR-MEŠ] ša₂ AN-e i-⸢na⸣-[sah]
6'[LUGAL a-na] E₂.GAL il-⸢lak⸣
7'[LUGAL] il-la-ka {uzu}sil₂-qu ep-⸢pal⸣
8'[pa-an] DINGIR-MEŠ-ni ša₂ AN-e ep-⸢pal⸣
9'{[mi₂}AŠ₂].QAR i-qa-lu ha-ri-u₂ i-bat-te 0
10'[ma]-qe-e-šu u₂-ga-mar in-na-mar
11'⸢a⸣-na UGU SAG.DU-MEŠ il-⸢lak⸣
12'{dug}ku-ku-pu ša₂ A-MEŠ mi-ih-[hu]
13'KAŠ-MEŠ GEŠTIN-MEŠ GA-MEŠ MUD₂-[MEŠ]
14'i-na UGU-hi i-na-[qi]
15'ZID₂.DA-MEŠ i-ba-kir ša₂—te-li-si u₂-[še-taq]
16'pa-an DINGIR-MEŠ-ni ša₂ AN-e SAG.⸢DU⸣ [i-ša₂-kan]
17'{dug}ku-ku-pi ki-i an-[ni-ma i-na-qi]
18'LUGAL ina man-za-si i-[za-az]
19'ša₂ li-a-mi a-na LUGAL ⸢u₂⸣-[ša₂-ku-lu]
20'[x x x x x x x x] i-x [x x x x x x]
41'⸢LUGAL⸣ il-⸢la⸣-[ka x x x x x x x]
42'pa-an {d}x [x x x x x x x]
43'du-ma-qi [i-na-aš₂-ši x x x x x]
44'{udu}{mi₂}AŠ₂.QAR-[MEŠ i-qa-lu x x]
45'x [x] u₂-[ra-am-ma x x x]
46'[x x] x [x x x x x x x]
47'[x x x x x x x x x x]
48'[x x] ⸢x x⸣ [x x x x x x]
49'ma-qe-e ⸢ša⸣ [ha-ri-e u₂-ga-mar]
50'LUGAL ma-za-[su i-ṣab-bat x x x]
51'{lu₂}NAR a-na {⸢d⸣}[a-mur-ri-te i-za-mur]
r i
1'ki-⸢i⸣ [GEŠTIN ina še-eh-ti a-na ša₂-qi-ka-ni]
2'{d}PA.TUG₂ [SUKKAL DINGIR-MEŠ TI.LA a-na {d}EN ta-qab-bi]
3'ki-i ⸢pa⸣-[gu-lu a-na ga-mu-ri-ka-ni]
4'EN TI.[LA mu-hur ta-qab-bi]
5'ki-i [ma-qe-e a-na ma-qe-e]
6'⸢tu⸣-[ta-ru-u-ni]
7'{[d}5.1.1 DINGIR-MEŠ ša₂ AN-e]
8'{[d}a-nun-na-ki DINGIR-MEŠ ša₂ KI.TIM]
9'[li-im-hu-ru liš-mu-u₂ ta-qab-bi]
10'[ki-i pa-gu-lu ša₂ nu-bat-ti]
11'[ina hi-i-ti {giš}IG-MEŠ]
12'[a-na ga-mu-ri-ka-ni]
13'{[d}PA.TUG₂ SUKKAL DINGIR-MEŠ]
14'[TI.LA mu-uh-ru ta-qab-bi]
15'[mi₃-im-ma an-nu-u₂]
16'[ša a-pal E₂—DINGIR E₂—DINGIR ša₂ NINA{ki]}
17'[ina še-er-ti nu-bat-ti]
18'[MU-MEŠ-šu₂-nu ta-za-kar]
19'[ki-i GEŠTIN KAŠ.SAG pa-an {d}aš-šur]
r ii
1⸢DINGIR⸣-[MEŠ gab-bu a-na tu-ri-ka-ni]
2aš-šur {⸢d⸣}[NIN.LIL₂ kur-ub]
3{d}NIN.⸢LIL₂⸣ [aš-šur lik-ru-ub-ki ta-qab-bi]
4ki-i ina IGI {[d}30 a-na tu-ri-ka-ni]
5{d}30 {d}[NIN.GAL kur-bu]
6{d}NIN.GAL {⸢d⸣}30 lik-ru-ub-ki ta-qab-bi]
7pa-an {d}⸢UTU⸣ [ki-i an-nim-ma]
8pa-an {d}⸢IM⸣ [ki-i an-nim-ma]
9pa-an EN {d}⸢AG⸣ [ki-i an-nim-ma]
10pa-an DINGIR-MEŠ [gab-bu KI.MIN ta-qab-bi]
11DINGIR a-⸢ki⸣ [MU-šu₂ ta-za-kar]
12[ki-i ina {uru}kal₃-zi MUN pa-an {d}IM]
13[a-na ka-ra-ri-ka-ni {d}IM—{d}BE]
14[TI.LA mu-uh-ru ta-qab-bi]
15[ki-i ina {uru}arba-il₃ pa-an {d}15
16[MUN a-na ka-ra-ri-ka-ni aš-šur—{d}15
17[TI.LA mu-uh-ru ta-qab-bi]
18[ki-i ina {uru}kal-ha pa-an {d}MAŠ]
19[MUN KI.MIN {d}BE—{d}MAŠ]
20[TI.LA mu-uh-ru ta-qab-bi]
21[ki-i ina {uru}tar-bi-ṣi pa-an {d}U.GUR]
22[MUN a-na ka-ra-ri-ka-ni]
23{[d}U.GUR {d}la-aṣ {d}i-šum]
24[TI.LA muh-ra ta-qab-bi]
25[ki-i a-na {uru}kur-ba-il₃ pa-an {d}IM—{d}ša-la]
26[MUN a-na ka-ra-ri-ka-ni {d}IM—{d}ša-la]
27[TI.LA mu-uh-ru ta-qab-bi]
28[ki-i a-na {uru}tu-e KI.MIN]
29{[d}MES {d]}NUMUN-[DU₃-tu₂ {d}GAŠAN—URI{ki]}
30{[d}mu]-ru a-šib {[uru}tu-e TI.LA KI.MIN]
31[ki]-⸢i⸣ a-na {uru}⸢u₂⸣-[rak-ka KI.MIN]
32{⸢d⸣}IM {d}ša-⸢la⸣ [TI.LA KI.MIN]
33[ki-i] a-na {uru}har-ra-ni [KI.MIN]
34{d}30 {d}NIN.GAL {d}aš-šur—{d}BE ⸢TI⸣.[LA KI.MIN]
35be₂-et še-eh-tu a-na ša₂-ka-ni-ka-ni
36ša E₂.KUR-MEŠ ga-ab-bu
37ki-i a-pal E₂—DINGIR E₂—DINGIR
38ša {uru}ni-nu-a ta-qab-bi
39ki-i GIR₃.2 ša DINGIR a-na na-ša₂-qi-ka-ni
40AN-u₂ ap-su-u₂ lik-ra-bu-ka ta-qa-bi
41i-na UD 20-KAM₂ pa-an {d}GAŠAN—du-na-ni
42ki-i MUN a-na UGU {uzu}sil₂-qi
43a-na ka-ra-ri-ka-ni
44{d}5.1.1 DINGIR-MEŠ ša₂ AN-e
45{d}a-nun-na-ki DINGIR-MEŠ ša₂ KI.TIM
46⸢lim⸣-hur liš-me-u₂ ta-⸢qab⸣-[bi]
47⸢ki⸣-i LUGAL ka-nu-nu ša₂ {uru}[ŠA₃—URU]
48[x x x]-⸢ni⸣ u₂-ga-ma-[ru-u-ni]
49[LUGAL] ina {e₂}⸢pa⸣-[pa-hi]
50[e-rab pa-an] {d}INNIN ša₂ {⸢uru⸣}[arba-il₃]
51[x x x x x x] ⸢x⸣ [x x x x]
r iii
1[ki-i na]-⸢aš₂⸣-par₅-tu TA hu-u₂-⸢li⸣
2⸢a-na⸣ UGU aš-šur tal-la-kan-ni
3na-aš₂-par₅-tu ina {giš}qir-si
4u₂-še-ra-ab u₂-še-šab
5{udu}SISKUR i-na-sah {uzu}sil₂-qu ep-pal
6{udu}{mi₂}AŠ₂.QAR GIBIL₂
7na-aš₂-par₅-tu ina li-ba-ni
8ša GAL—ši-bir-te GAL—ši-bir-te i-kar-ar
9a-na {uru}ŠA₃—URU il-la-ka
10ki-i {na₄}KIŠIB TA {uru}ŠA₃—URU
11a-na UGU {d}URI₃.GAL DU-ka-ni
12⸢lu⸣-u₂ ina {uru}ni-nu-a
13⸢lu⸣-u₂ ina {uru}⸢kal⸣-ha ⸢lu⸣-[u₂ ina KUR—na-ki-ri] KUR—na-ki-ri]
14LUGAL [x x x x x x x x x]
45'[x x x x x x {d]}INNIN
46'[x x x x x x x] UDU-MEŠ
47'[x x x x x x x] KU₂
48'[x x x x x x x] qur-bu
49'IM {1}{d}⸢MES—IDIM—DINGIR-MEŠ⸣
50'{lu₂}SANGA GAL.GAL ša₂ aš-šur
51'DUMU {1}ru-qa-ha-a.a
52'{lu₂}SANGA ša {d}MAŠ.MAŠ
53'DUMU {1}ARAD—aš-šur KI.MIN
54'⸢DUMU⸣ {1}{d}MAŠ.MAŠ—HI.LI—DINGIR-MEŠ-ni KI.MIN
55'[DUMU {1}aš-šur—EN—DINGIR-MEŠ KI.MIN
56'[DUMU {1}{d]}⸢x⸣—PAB—⸢AŠ⸣ {[lu₂]}⸢SANGA⸣ ša₂ aš-⸢šur⸣

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