OrNS 22, 036-039 (P336308)
Ritual, Neo-Assyrian, Assur · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE
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| Designation | OrNS 22, 036-039 |
|---|---|
| ID | P336308 |
| Museum no. | Ist A 00413 |
| 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 [0:2] o 1o 1–o 22 | On the 8th day the king [went up] to the Ho[use of God]. He ki[ssed] the ground before Aššur. [He poured out a libation bowl]. |
| Obverse [2:8] o 33–o 88 | He ascended the dais [and set] the ta[ble before Lord Tiara]. The king [...] from [......]. He f[il]led a golden pithos on [...]. The priest of Aššur placed a napki[n on the] king’s shoulder. He of[fer]ed hand-water, strewed sal[t], and p[erformed] the f[ee]ding ritual. |
| Obverse [8:12] o 99–o 1212 | He swung the purification device. He w[en]t (and) swung it over the censers, [... sw]ung it [on the censer]. He po[ur]ed out a libation bowl, tr[eated] the gods, performed the sheep offerings [...]. |
| Obverse [12:17] o 1313–o 1717 | The king [seated] the [chanters]. The priest of Aššur cir[cumambu]lated [the House]. The king [...] retired to the side room. He ret[urned] and made the chanters rise. He [pro]vided for the House of God. The priest of Aššur provided for the surroundings of the House before Mullissu. The king [retir]ed to the side room. |
| Obverse [17:21] o 1818– | The priests cleaned the table and swept the room with brooms. They offered hand-water, and passed along fumigants. The priests led the way for Lord Ti[ar]a and seated him in the centre of the dais. |
| Bottom [0:6] b.e. 21b.e. 21– | The king came out. He performed a sheep offering, [po]ured out a liba[tion] bowl. He seated himself (on the throne) and lifted Lord T[ia]ra upon his head. He went out thr[ough] the Kalkal [Ga]te and came in [through] the Kalkal [Ga]te. The exorcists recited the incantations “Tiara, whose awesome splendour” and “Weapon, imbued with great fear.” |
| Reverse [4:6] r 55–r 66 | The king entered the house of Adad. The god was seated on his s[ea]t. Šerua, Kippat-mati, Tašmetu, the Axe and Mandanu [w]ent with the God to the house of Adad. |
| Reverse [6:11] r 77–r 1111 | The God was seated on his seat. [He brought forth] a censer and a to[rch]. He provided the God with ... bread and fresh shoots. He provided [...]. He provided hammurtu-beer. He offered [...] molten fat. |
| Reverse [11:12] r 1212–r 1212 | [The priest of Adad] holds a torch made of wick [... in] his [hand]. |
| Reverse [12:14] r 1313–r 1414 | The king came out. He [st]opped at the entrance of the house of An[u], (and) remained standing. |
| Reverse [14:16] r 1515–r 1616 | The king came out. He strewed salt on the tables in the qirsu-enclosure of [...] the house of Adad. A pot of [......]. |
| Reverse [16:17] r 1717–r 1717 | The priests of the kitchen [......] |
| Reverse [17:19] r 1818–r 1919 | He offered [......] |
Transliteration (ATF)
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| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
| o | ||
| 1 | UD 08-KAM₂ LUGAL ina ⸢E₂—DINGIR⸣ ⸢E₂—DINGIR⸣ [e-ti-li] | |
| 2 | kaq-qar ina IGI aš-šur i-[ti-šiq x x x] | |
| 3 | ina BARAG e-ti-li {giš}⸢BANŠUR x x⸣ [x x x x x] | |
| 4 | ⸢x⸣ ha ⸢x⸣ LUGAL ⸢TA⸣ [x x x x x] x MAN | |
| 5 | kir-ru KUG.GI ina UGU ⸢x⸣ [x]-⸢ti un-tal-li⸣ | |
| 6 | {lu₂}SANGA ša₂ aš-šur {tug₂}sa-su-⸢pu⸣ [ina UGU] ⸢MAŠ.QA LUGAL⸣ | |
| 7 | ik-ta-ra-ar₂ ⸢A⸣-MEŠ ŠU.2 ⸢uq-ṭar-rib MUN⸣ | |
| 8 | ik-ta-ra-ar₂ ⸢ša⸣-ku-su ⸢u₂⸣-[sa-kil] | |
| 9 | ša₂—te-li-si u₂-⸢se⸣-ti-iq it-[ta]-⸢lak⸣ | |
| 10 | ina UGU še-ha-a-⸢ti⸣ u₂-se-ti-⸢iq⸣ [x]-⸢ME⸣ | |
| 11 | ⸢ina UGU⸣ [še-eh]-⸢ti⸣ [u₂-se]-ti-iq | |
| 12 | pa-gu-lu ⸢ug⸣-[da]-mir DINGIR-MEŠ ⸢u₂⸣-[tap-piš] | |
| 13 | {udu}SISKUR-MEŠ BAL {⸢lu₂⸣}[ŠU₂]-⸢MEŠ TUŠ-ib⸣ | |
| 14 | {lu₂}SANGA ša₂ aš-šur ⸢x E₂ il-ti-bi LUGAL⸣ [x] ⸢x x⸣ | |
| 15 | ina E₂—ŠU.2 E₂—ŠU.2 ⸢i-ta-šar⸣ is-suh-⸢ra⸣ {[lu₂]}ŠU₂-MEŠ ZI-bi | |
| 16 | E₂—⸢DINGIR⸣ E₂—⸢DINGIR⸣ [e-tap]-la {lu₂}SANGA ša₂ aš-šur ina IGI {d}⸢NIN⸣.LIL₂ | |
| 17 | si-hir-ti E₂ e-tap-la MAN ina E₂—ŠU.2 E₂—ŠU.2 [i]-⸢ta⸣-šar | |
| 18 | {lu₂}SANGA-MEŠ {giš}BI.BUR DU₈ {giš}sa-a-ri DIB-qu | |
| 19 | A-MEŠ ŠU.2 uq-ṭar-ri-bu qu-tar DIB-qu | |
| 20 | {lu₂}SANGA-MEŠ {d}EN—⸢AGA⸣ ir-ti-du-u-⸢ni⸣ | |
| b.e. | ||
| 21 | ina MURUB₄ BARAG u₂-se-[ši]-bu MAN E₃-a | |
| r | ||
| 1 | {⸢udu}SISKUR⸣ ZI pa-⸢gu⸣-[lu] ⸢ug⸣-da-mi₃-ir | |
| 2 | ⸢it⸣-tu₂-ši-ib {d}EN—⸢AGA⸣ ina SAG.DU-šu₂ IL₂ | |
| 3 | ⸢TA KA₂⸣ {d}KAL.KAL ⸢E₃⸣ [ina] ⸢KA₂⸣ {d}KAL.KAL TU-ba | |
| 4 | {lu₂}MAŠ.MAŠ-MEŠ EN₂ aga me.⸢lam₂⸣.a.ni EN₂ giš.tukul ni₂.gal.⸢a ri⸣.[a] | |
| 5 | ⸢ŠID-u₂⸣ LUGAL ina ⸢E₂—{d}IM⸣ e-tar-ba DINGIR ina UGU | |
| 6 | ⸢KI.TUŠ⸣-šu₂ TUŠ-bu {d}še-ru-u-a {d}GAM—KUR {d}⸢LAL₂⸣ | |
| 7 | {[giš]}⸢ka-la⸣-pu {d}⸢DI⸣.KUD TA ⸢DINGIR ina E₂⸣—{d}IM | |
| 8 | [it]-⸢tal-ku⸣ DINGIR ina KI.TUŠ-šu₂ TUŠ-bu NIG₂.NA GI.⸢IZI⸣.[LA₂] | |
| 9 | [uq-ṭar-rib] DINGIR {ninda}BE {giš}ŠE TI e-tap-la | |
| 10 | [x x x x] e-tap-la ha-mur-tu₂ e-tap-la | |
| 11 | [x x x] ⸢x x⸣ I₃ na-har-mu-ṭu uq-ṭar-rib | |
| 12 | x [x x] ⸢x x⸣ zi-iq-tu₂ ša₂ {giš}bu-ṣi-ni | |
| 13 | ⸢x x x⸣ [ŠU.2-šu₂ u₂-kal MAN E₃-a ina ne₂-reb | |
| 14 | E₂—{d}a-[num] ⸢GUB⸣-iz u₂-ta-zi-iz MAN E₃-a | |
| 15 | ⸢MUN ina UGU⸣ {giš}BI.BUR-MEŠ ša₂ ina ŠA₃ {giš}qir-si | |
| 16 | ša₂ x [x] ⸢E₂⸣—{d}IM uq-ṭar-rib DUG 01-et | |
| 17 | ša ⸢x⸣ x ⸢x⸣ {lu₂}SANGA-MEŠ ša₂ E₂—{lu₂}MU E₂—{lu₂}MU | |
| 18 | [x x x] ⸢x⸣ [x x] ni bu x x [uq]-⸢ṭar⸣-rib | |
| 19 | x [x x x x x x x x x x x x x] | |
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