OrNS 21, 135-141 (P336307)
Ritual, Neo-Assyrian, Assur · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE
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| Designation | OrNS 21, 135-141 |
|---|---|
| ID | P336307 |
| Museum no. | Ist A 00485 + Ist A 03109 |
| Collection | Arkeoloji Müzeleri, Istanbul, Turkey |
| Language | Akkadian |
| Period | Neo-Assyrian · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE |
| Genre | Ritual |
| 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 [0:4] o 1o 1–o 44 | On the 18th day the king goes down to the House of God. [He ...s] at the Ro[yal] Entrance. A chanter [...s] before the ki[ng .... At the] Anzû [Ga]te, water for the purification cone [is placed in the king’s hands] and the gods are hung around the king’s neck [...]. |
| Obverse [4:6] o 55–o 66 | [The king en]ters and prostrates himself in front of Aššur. [He places] loaves of bread before [Aššur]. He swings the [purific]ation device over the censer, [gives] in[cense] twice, and pours out a [libation] bowl. |
| Obverse [6:13] o 77–o 1313 | He ascends (the dais) and sets the table. He places upon it loaves of brea[d, plates with] spi[cy g]rains, budê-confection, and all sorts of fruit. They fill up the cauldrons, the pithoi and the pots, and place a napkin on the king’s shoulders. The king offers hand-water to Aššur, strews salt, and says thus: “Aššur and Mu[ll]issu, Adad (and) Mašmaš, accept life!” He strews [salt] on the tables to the right and left. |
| Obverse [13:18] o 1414–o 1818 | He swings the purification device over the table, saying: “The hand is released.” He sw[in]gs it in the centre of the house, saying: “The centre of the house is released.” He swings it in the area of the censers, saying: “The house is seized.” He swings it over the censer, saying: “May Fire purify!” He gives incense [thri]ce, saying: “Aššur, accept! Aššur, listen!” |
| Obverse [18:20] o 1919–o 2020 | He pours out a libation bowl. While bread is being placed (on the table), he trea[ts] the gods, performs a funerary offering, and [performs] sheep offerings. |
| Obverse [20:23] o 2121–o 2323 | The king occupies the stand. Two ox-calves are brought [in]. The king [places] a horn of an ox-calf, muscles of sheep and combustibles on the censers. He treats the gods. [He burn]s oil and honey. |
| Obverse [23:25] o 2424–o 2525 | He ascends (the dais), dis[pla]ys [mē]zu-wine and boiled wine, (and) [pours them into] the censers. [He heaps up the cauld]rons, the pithoi and the po[ts]. |
| Obverse [25:26] o 2626–o 2626 | [...] fumigants of a portable cens[er ... Mullissu ...]. |
| Obverse [26:27] o 2727–o 2727 | [He seats the] chanter[s and goes to the palace. |
| Obverse [27:29] o 2828–o 2929 | The priest of Aššur circumambulates the House of God and the temples]. He [makes the chanters rise. ......]. The priest go[es] (away). |
| Obverse [29:31] o 3030–o 3131 | The king co[mes out] from the palace and goes down [t]o the House of God. [The g]od sets [out] (in procession). [...] the divine tiara |
| Obverse [31:32] o 3232–o 3232 | [... t]he washbasin ... [...] |
| Obverse [33:34] o 3434–o 3434 | [...] says before the washbasins [......] |
| Obverse [34:35] o 3535–o 3535 | [The king] ascends [the da]is and lifts up the tiara. The [priest ...] |
| Obverse [35:36] o 3636–o 3636 | [......] the cook ... [......] |
| Obverse [36:37] o 3737–o 3737 | [The priest of] Aššur [......] as far as the house of Dag[an]. |
| Obverse [37:38] o 3838–o 3838 | [Mullissu] comes out [of] her house (and) [...s] before [...]. |
| Reverse [0:3] r 1r 1–r 33 | [After the king] has entered the palace, Šarrat-nipha [...s] (and) is seated [on her seat]. The oxen and sheep of the house of [Dagan] are lined up [before the king in the courtyard of the pa]lace. Aššur [is seated] upon [his] s[eat ...]. The priest performs the circumambulation. |
| Reverse [3:5] r 44–r 55 | The king enters [the house of] Dagan with a rik[shaw. He carries] the divine tiara upon [his head]. |
| Reverse [5:8] r 66–r 88 | He sets [the table]. He str[ews] salt. He swings the purification device over the table, swings it in the area of [the censers], swings it over the censer, [gives incense], and pours out a [libat]ion bowl. |
| Reverse [8:10] r 99–r 1010 | He burns oil and honey, [strew]s oil [...], and [pours] the rest of the oil into the censer. |
| Reverse [10:12] r 1111–r 1212 | [...] performs a funerary offering [......] |
| Reverse [12:13] r 1313–r 1313 | [a reed ba]sket [......] |
| Reverse [13:14] r 1414–r 1414 | The king goes before the reed basket [...]. |
| Reverse [14:17] r 1515–r 1717 | He mounts the rikshaw, enters the courtyard [...], (and) sits down at the right side of the entrance. The sheep of the house of [Dagan] parade past him. The king goes [straight] to the palace. |
| Reverse [17:18] r 1818–r 1818 | The governor supplies the food for the wedding night of Mullissu. |
| Reverse [18:19] r 1919–r 1919 | The gods who go with Aššur to the house of Dagan: |
| Reverse [19:24] r 2020–r 2424 | Aššur, Mullissu, Lord Tiara, Sîn, Šamaš, Anu, Ad[ad, Mašmaš], the Chariots of War, Šerua, Kippat-ma[ti, Kakka], Mandanu, the Conquerors, the Weapon, the Axe. |
| Reverse [24:25] r 2525–r 2525 | On the 23rd day the king performs the ‘Opening of the Mouth’ in the main room. |
| Reverse [25:26] r 2626–r 2626 | Writ[ten] according to the original [and] collated. |
Transliteration (ATF)
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| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
| o | ||
| 1 | ⸢UD 18-KAM₂ LUGAL⸣ ina E₂—DINGIR E₂—DINGIR ur-rad ina ne₂-reb ⸢LUGAL⸣ [x x x x] | |
| 2 | {lu₂}UŠ.KU ina IGI-at ⸢LUGAL⸣ [x x x x x x] | |
| 3 | [ina] ⸢KA₂⸣ an-⸢ze⸣-e A-MEŠ ⸢ša₂ mul-li-li a⸣-[na ŠU.2 LUGAL i-šak-ku-nu] | |
| 4 | [DINGIR]-MEŠ ina GU₂ LUGAL ⸢i-kar⸣-[ru-ru x x x x] | |
| 5 | [LUGAL er]-⸢rab⸣ ina IGI aš-šur ⸢uš⸣-ka-na NINDA-MEŠ a-⸢na⸣ [IGI aš-šur GAR-an] | |
| 6 | [ša—te]-⸢li-si ina UGU⸣ še-eh-ti u₂-še-taq 02-šu₂ {⸢šem⸣}[en-di id-dan] | |
| 7 | [pa-gul] ⸢u₂-gam-mar e-li⸣ {giš}BANŠUR i-rak-kas₂ NINDA-[MEŠ it-qur-a-ti] | |
| 8 | ⸢hi-in⸣-[hi]-ni bu-de-e ⸢za⸣-am-ru gab-bu ana ⸢UGU⸣ {[giš]}⸢BANŠUR⸣ [GAR-an] | |
| 9 | ⸢tap-ha-a-ni⸣ kir₂-ra-a-ni ha-⸢aṣ⸣-ba-⸢a-ti⸣ u₂-mal-⸢lu⸣-[u₂] | |
| 10 | {tug₂}sa-⸢su-up-pu ina UGU⸣ MAŠ.⸢QA LUGAL⸣ i-kar-⸢ru⸣-ru | |
| 11 | LUGAL A-MEŠ ŠU.2 a-na {d}aš-šur u₂-⸢qar⸣-rab MUN i-kar-ra-ar₂ | |
| 12 | ki-a-am i-qab-bi {d}aš-šur u {d}⸢NIN⸣.LIL₂ {d}IM {d}MAŠ.MAŠ TI.LA muh-ra | |
| 13 | ina ⸢UGU {giš}BANŠUR⸣-MEŠ ša₂ ZAG u KAB [MUN] ⸢i⸣-kar-ra-ar₂ | |
| 14 | ša—te-li-si ina ⸢UGU {giš}BANŠUR u₂-še-taq ŠU.2 paṭ⸣-rat i-qab-bi | |
| 15 | ina MURUB₄ E₂ u₂-[še]-⸢taq⸣ MURUB₄ ⸢E₂⸣ pa-ṭir i-qab-bi | |
| 16 | ina kaq-qar ⸢še-ha-a-ti u₂-še-taq⸣ 0 E₂ ṣa-bit i-qab-bi | |
| 17 | ⸢ina UGU še-eh-ti⸣ u₂-še-⸢taq {d⸣}GIŠ.BAR ⸢li-lil⸣ i-qab-⸢bi⸣ | |
| 18 | 03-šu₂] ⸢en-di⸣ [SUM]-⸢an aš-šur mu-hur aš-šur še⸣-me i-⸢qab⸣-[bi] | |
| 19 | pa-gul u₂-gam-mar ina NINDA ka-ra-ri DINGIR-MEŠ up-⸢pa⸣-[aš₂] | |
| 20 | ki-is-pu i-kas₂-sap {udu}SISKUR-MEŠ [i-na-sah] | |
| 21 | LUGAL ma-za-su iṣ-ṣab-⸢bat 02 AMAR-ME ša₂ GUD u₂-še-ra-⸢bu⸣-[u-ni] | |
| 22 | LUGAL qar-an ⸢AMAR⸣ GUD {uzu}⸢SA-MEŠ UDU⸣-MEŠ šar-pu ina UGU še-ha-⸢a⸣-[ti GAR-an] | |
| 23 | DINGIR-MEŠ up-pa-aš₂ I₃.GIŠ LAL₃ ⸢i-šar⸣-[rap] | |
| 24 | ⸢e⸣-li GEŠTIN [me]-zu ⸢GEŠTIN⸣ ba-aš₂-lu u₂-[kal]-⸢lam⸣ [ina] ⸢še-ha-a⸣-[ti i-šaq-qi₂] | |
| 25 | [tap]-⸢ha⸣-a-ni ⸢kir₂⸣-ra-a-ni ha-⸢aṣ⸣-[ba-a-ti i-kam-mir] | |
| 26 | [x x x] qu-⸢tar ša NIG₂.NA⸣ [x x x {d}NIN.LIL₂ x x] | |
| 27 | {[lu₂]}⸢UŠ.KU⸣-[MEŠ] ⸢u₂⸣-[še-šab ina E₂.GAL il-lak] | |
| 28 | {[lu₂}SANGA ša₂ aš-šur si-hir]-⸢ti⸣ [E₂ u E₂.KUR-MEŠ i-lab-bi] | |
| 29 | {[lu₂}UŠ.KU]-⸢MEŠ u₂⸣-[šat-ba x x x x x x x x x] | |
| 30 | {⸢lu₂⸣}SANGA ⸢il⸣-[lak] ⸢LUGAL TA⸣ [ŠA₃] E₂.GAL ⸢u₂⸣-[ṣa-a x x] | |
| 31 | ⸢ina⸣ E₂—DINGIR E₂—DINGIR ⸢ur-rad DINGIR⸣ u₂-⸢nam⸣-[maš] {d}AGA ⸢im⸣-[x x] | |
| 32 | [x] {⸢dug}na-zi-tu₂ x x x ni ik x x⸣ bir-[x x x x] | |
| 33 | [x x x x x x] x x KID i-x [x x x x x] | |
| 34 | [x] x ⸢ina IGI na⸣-zi-a-ti ⸢i⸣-qab-⸢bi⸣ [x x x x x] | |
| 35 | [LUGAL ina] ⸢BARAG⸣ e-li AGA ⸢IL₂⸣-[ši] {⸢lu₂⸣}[x x x] | |
| 36 | [x x x x x] x {lu₂}MU ⸢GIŠ x IŠ⸣ GIM [x x x x x x] | |
| 37 | [x x x x x x] {⸢d⸣}aš-šur a-di E₂—{d}da-⸢gan⸣ [x x x x x] | |
| 38 | {[d}NIN.LIL₂ TA ŠA₃] ⸢E₂-ša₂⸣ tu-ṣa-a ina IGI ⸢x x x⸣ [x x x] | |
| r | ||
| 1 | [ki-ma LUGAL ina] E₂.GAL e-ta-rab {⸢d⸣}GAŠAN—KUR-⸢ha⸣ [x x x] | |
| 2 | [ina KI.TUŠ-ša₂] ⸢tu⸣-šab GUD-MEŠ UDU-MEŠ ša₂ E₂—{⸢d⸣}[da-gan ina IGI LUGAL] | |
| 3 | [ina TUR₃ ša₂ E₂].GAL i-sad-di-ru {d}aš-šur ina UGU ⸢KI⸣.[TUŠ-šu₂ uš-šab] | |
| 4 | [x x x] {⸢lu₂⸣}SANGA la-bi-tu₂ i-lab-bi LUGAL TA | |
| 5 | {giš}ša₂—[ša₂-da-di ina E₂—{d]}da-gan er-rab {d}AGA ina UGU [SAG.DU-šu₂ IL₂-ši] | |
| 6 | {[giš}BANŠUR] i-rak-kas MUN i-⸢kar⸣-[ra-ar₂] | |
| 7 | ⸢ša⸣—te-li-si ina UGU {giš}BANŠUR u₂-še-taq ina ⸢kaq-qar⸣ [še-ha-a-ti] | |
| 8 | ⸢u₂⸣-še-taq ina UGU še-eh-ti u₂-še-taq {[šem}en-di SUM-an] | |
| 9 | [pa]-⸢gul⸣ u₂-gam-mar I₃.GIŠ LAL₃ GIBIL₂ I₃-MEŠ [x x x x x] | |
| 10 | [i-kar-ra]-⸢ar₂⸣ re-eh-ti I₃-MEŠ ina še-eh-ti [i-tab-bak] | |
| 11 | [x x x x x] ⸢ki⸣-is-pu ⸢i-ka-sap x⸣ [x x x x x] | |
| 12 | [x x x]-mur-[x x x x x x x x x x x] | |
| 13 | ⸢nak-me-ri x x⸣ [x x x x x x x x] | |
| 14 | LUGAL ina IGI nak-me-ri ⸢il-lak ina⸣ [x x x x] | |
| 15 | ina {giš}ša₂—ša₂-da-di e-li ina TUR₃ ⸢er-rab⸣ [x x] | |
| 16 | ina ZAG ša₂ ne₂-re-bi uš-šab UDU-MEŠ ša₂ E₂—{⸢d⸣}[da-gan] | |
| 17 | ina IGI-šu₂ et-ti-qu LUGAL ina E₂.GAL i-[še-er] | |
| 18 | qur-šu₂ ša {d}NIN.LIL₂ {lu₂}GAR.KUR {lu₂}GAR.KUR u₂-ša₂-[dan] | |
| 19 | DINGIR-MEŠ ša TA {d}aš-šur ina E₂—{d}da-gan DU-u-ni | |
| 20 | {d}aš-šur {d}⸢NIN.LIL₂⸣ {d}EN—AGA 0 | |
| 21 | {d}30 {d}UTU {d}a-nu {d}⸢IM⸣ {[d}MAŠ.MAŠ] | |
| 22 | {giš}GIGIR-MEŠ ša KASKAL {d}še-ru-u-a {d}GAM—⸢KUR⸣ {[d}GA.GA] | |
| 23 | {d}ma-da-nu {d}ka-ši-du-ti 0 | |
| 24 | {d}kak-ku {d}ka-la-pu 0 | |
| 25 | UD 23-KAM₂ LUGAL ina E₂—dan-ni E₂—dan-ni KA.LUH.U₃.DA DU₃-aš₂ | |
| 26 | ZAG SUMUN-šu₂ ⸢SAR⸣-[ma] IGI.KAR₂ | |
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