LKA 073 (P336244)
Literary, Neo-Assyrian, Assur · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE
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| Designation | LKA 073 |
|---|---|
| ID | P336244 |
| Museum no. | VAT 09947 |
| 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 | In Shebat, the 16th day when the king goes to [...], is because they vanquished Anu. |
| Obverse [1:2] o 22–o 22 | The 17th day, which they call the Entry, is when Marduk vanquished his enemies. |
| Obverse [2:3] o 33–o 33 | The 18th day, which they call the Silence: they cast Qingu and his forty sons from the roof. |
| Obverse [3:4] o 44–o 44 | The oil and honey which is cast into the gutter, is cast as a representation of their blood. |
| Obverse [4:5] o 55–o 55 | The 19th day, which they call the Silence, is when he vanquished Anu and the Pleiades, the sons of Enmešarra. |
| Obverse [5:6] o 66–o 66 | The 19th day (of) Wrath is day the King defeated Anu, the day King Marduk defeated Anu. |
| Obverse [6:7] o 77–o 77 | The 21st day he pulled out the eyes of the Illils and put them up for .... |
| Obverse [7:9] o 88–o 99 | The 22nd day, when the god goes to Bet-Dugani: e = house; rab = smiting; gaz = to kill. The house where he killed Anu. |
| Obverse [9:10] o 1010–o 1010 | The 23rd day is the battle; he calmed his ire. |
| Obverse [10:12] o 1111–o 1212 | The 26th day, when the god goes to the brewery, (is) where they dug Anu and which is called a drop (tīk) of ..., (meaning) stirring up (dīki) bat[tle]. |
| Obverse [12:14] o 1313–o 1414 | The 26th [day], when the king wears a crown, is (when) Bel slashed and [...] Anu's neck; having assumed kingship, he bathed and donned the (royal) garb. |
| Obverse [14:15] o 1515–o 1515 | tamriqātu, as it is said among the people, (means) "He learned from [my exa]mple (ētamar qātāia)." |
| Obverse [15:16] o 1616–o 1616 | The leper whom they sink in the river (means) "Anu is leprous" [...]. |
| Obverse [16:17] o 1717–o 1717 | ......[......] of four eyes [...]. |
| Obverse [17:18] o 1818–o 1818 | [...... of the z]iggurat, as they say, is the [li]on, which Anu and Il[lil ......]. |
| Obverse [18:19] o 1919–o 1919 | [..... is] the throne which Bel [...] to keep watch over [...] |
| Obverse [20:21] o 2121–o 2121 | [......] Anu, the Pleiades and Enmešarra. |
| Obverse [21:22] o 2222–o 2222 | [......]... The Lord, having defeated him, flayed his hide (and) [...] in the house [...]. |
| Obverse [22:24] o 2323– | [......]. The Lord stationed [him ...] to stand guard. |
| Reverse [0:1] r 1r 1–r 1r 1 | [......] ...[...] as [...] |
| Reverse [1:2] r 22–r 22 | [......] lower earth ...[...] |
| Reverse [2:3] r 33–r 33 | [......]: "How, how you died?" |
| Reverse [3:4] r 44–r 44 | [......] he goes up to the upper regions. |
| Reverse [4:5] r 55–r 55 | [......] "I shall not forget my brother!" |
| Reverse [5:6] r 66–r 66 | [...... deadly s]ilence, terror |
| Reverse [6:7] r 77–r 77 | [......] that is when the terrifying splendour |
| Reverse [7:8] r 88–r 88 | [...... which] he casts as an offering, and blesses |
| Reverse [8:9] r 99–r 99 | [...... when] Ea gave a present to Qingu |
| Reverse [9:10] r 1010–r 1010 | [...... which] they say before Aššur [......] |
| Reverse [10:11] r 1111–r 1111 | [......] He relates [the victory over] the Anunnaki to his father. |
| Reverse [11:12] r 1212–r 1212 | [......] the Anunnaki |
| Reverse [12:14] r 1313–r 1414 | The [6]th day [......] their rites are established; [......] are placed [...]. |
| Reverse [14:15] r 1515–r 1515 | The 7th day, the bath of [......] is when he opened the great gods. |
| Reverse [15:16] r 1616–r 1616 | The 8th day, when the king wears the crown, is (when) he took [kingship] and sat on the royal throne. |
| Reverse [16:17] r 1717–r 1717 | On the 9th day, having cu[t off] his head and attained [his desire], he bat[hed] in water and donned the (royal) garb. |
| Reverse [17:18] r 1818–r 1818 | Written according to its original and [col]lated. |
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 | ina {⸢iti}ZIZ₂ UD 16-KAM₂\t ša⸣ LUGAL a-na gim-[(x)-x]+⸢x⸣ DU-ku aš₂-šu₂ ik-mu-u {d}a-num | |
| 2 | UD 17-KAM₂\t ša te-ru-ub-ti DUG₄.GA-u₂ be-lum a.a-⸢bi-šu₂⸣ ki-i ik-⸢mu⸣-u | |
| 3 | UD 18-KAM₂\t ša qu-li DUG₄.GA-⸢u₂⸣ {d}qin-gu EN 40 DUMU-MEŠ-šu₂ TA@v UR₃ ŠUB-MEŠ-ni | |
| 4 | I₃ LAL₃ ša ina ŠA₃ {giš}GA₂ ⸢ŠUB⸣-MEŠ-ni a-na NU MUD₂-MEŠ-šu₂-nu ŠUB-MEŠ-ni | |
| 5 | UD 19-KAM₂\t ša qu-li DUG₄.GA {⸢d⸣}a-num {d}7.BI DUMU-MEŠ {d}EN.ME.ŠAR₂.RA ki-i LAL-u₂ | |
| 6 | UD 20-01-LAL-KAM₂\t ib-bu-u UD-mu {d}a-num LUGAL LAL-u₂ UD-mu {d}AMAR.UTU LUGAL {d}a-num LAL-u₂ | |
| 7 | UD 21-KAM₂\t {⸢d}EN⸣.LIL₂-e IGI.2-šu₂-nu u₂-na-sih-ha-am-ma a-na taq₂-rin₂-ti u₂-še-li-šu-nu-ti | |
| 8 | UD 22-KAM₂\t ša DINGIR ina E₂—du-ga-ni DU-ku E E₂-ma RAB ri-ih-ṣu GAZ da-⸢a-ku⸣ | |
| 9 | E₂ i-du-ku {d}a-⸢num⸣ | |
| 10 | UD 23-KAM₂\t ta-ha-zu šu-u₂ u₂-zu-uš-šu₂ u₂-ni-ih | |
| 11 | [UD] 26-KAM₂\t ⸢ša DINGIR⸣ ana E₂—KAŠ E₂—KAŠ DU-ku E₂ ih-ru-u {d}a-num ša ti-ik za-re-e | |
| 12 | ⸢DUG₄⸣.GA-u₂ di-ki a-⸢nun⸣-[ti] | |
| 13 | ⸢UD⸣ 24-KAM₂\t ša LUGAL AGA IL₂-u be-lum GU₂ {d}a-num ik-ki-su-⸢ma x x⸣ [x x] | |
| 14 | LUGAL-tu ki-i il-qu-u [A]-MEŠ ir-muk na-al-ba-šu₂ ⸢it-ta⸣-[al-biš] | |
| 15 | tam-ri-qa-tu ša ina KA UN-MEŠ DUG₄.⸢GA⸣-u e-tam-⸢mar⸣ qa-[ta-a.a] | |
| 16 | ga-ra-ba-a-nu ša ina ID₂ u₂-⸢ṭa⸣-bu-u ga-⸢rib⸣ {d}a-num ⸢x⸣+[x x x x x] | |
| 17 | [x]+⸢x-hur-tu₂ x x x ur ša₂⸣ [(x)] 04 IGI.2-MEŠ [x x x x] | |
| 18 | [x x x x x x x x] ⸢ziq⸣-qur-rat ša₂ DUG₄.⸢GA⸣-[u] ⸢UR⸣.MAH ša {d}a-num {d}EN ⸢x⸣+[x x x] | |
| 19 | [x x x x x {giš]}⸢GU⸣.ZA ša {d}EN a-⸢na⸣ EN.NUN ina ⸢UGU x⸣+[x x x] | |
| 20 | [x x x x x x] ⸢qu⸣-ub-ba-tu₂ ina BAL ⸢x⸣+[x] ma a in ni [x x x x x] | |
| 21 | [x x x x x x {d]}a-num {d}7.BI u {d}EN.⸢ME.ŠAR₂.RA⸣ | |
| 22 | [x x x x x x x x]-bu be-lum ki ik-⸢mu⸣-šu₂ KUŠ-šu₂ i-ku-uṣ ina E₂ [x x x] | |
| 23 | [x x x x x x x x] a-na EN.NUN-ti be-lum ul-te-zi-[is-su] | |
| r | ||
| 1 | [x x x x x x x x]+⸢x⸣ UR₄ [x x x] ki-i bal [x x (x)] | |
| 2 | [x x x x x x x x x x x] KI.TA KI.TIM ul u ⸢x x⸣+[x x x] | |
| 3 | [x x x x x x x x x x x]+⸢x⸣ ke-e ke-e ta-mut [x x] | |
| 4 | [x x x x x x x x x x] ⸢e⸣-la-a a-na AN.TA-MEŠ | |
| 5 | [x x x x x x x x x x a]-hi ul a-maš-ši | |
| 6 | [x x x x x x x x x ša₂-hur]-ra-tu₂ pu-luh-tu₂ | |
| 7 | [x x x x x x x x x x x] ⸢šu⸣-u₂ ki-i na-mur-ra-tu₂ | |
| 8 | [x x x x x x x x x x] ana na-qi-tu₂ ŠUB-u i-ka-ra-bu | |
| 9 | [x x x x x x x x x x x]+⸢x⸣ u qiš-tu₂ {d}E₂.A ana {d}qin-gu i-qiš | |
| 10 | [x x x x x x x x x x x]+⸢x⸣ ana IGI aš-šur i-qab-bu-u₂ | |
| 11 | [x x x x x x x x x x x x] {d}a-nun-na-ki ana a-bi-šu₂ u₂-ša₂-an-na | |
| 12 | [x x x x x x x x x x] {d}a-nun-na-ki | |
| 13 | UD 06-⸢KAM₂\t ana UGU⸣ [x x x x x x x x] GARZA-šu₂-nu ip-pa-ra-ṣu | |
| 14 | šum ⸢x⸣ [x x x x x x]+⸢x⸣ GAR-nu | |
| 15 | UD 07-KAM₂\t E₂—⸢rim-ki⸣ E₂—⸢rim-ki⸣ ša {d}[x x x] ⸢DINGIR⸣-MEŠ GAL-MEŠ ⸢ki⸣-i BAD-u₂ | |
| 16 | UD 08-KAM₂\t ša LUGAL AGA ⸢IL₂⸣-[u LUGAL]-⸢tu₂⸣ TI-qi₂ šu-u₂ ina {⸢giš}GU⸣.[ZA] ⸢LUGAL⸣-ti u₂-šib | |
| 17 | UD 09-KAM₂\t SAG.DU-su ik-⸢ki⸣-[su x]+⸢x⸣-ti ik-šu-du A-MEŠ ir-[muk] ⸢na⸣-al-ba-šu₂ it-tal-biš | |
| 18 | GIM ⸢LIBIR⸣-šu₂ SAR-ma [ba]-⸢ri⸣ | |
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