OrNS 22, 039-040 (P336309)
Ritual, Neo-Assyrian, Assur · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE
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| Designation | OrNS 22, 039-040 |
|---|---|
| ID | P336309 |
| Museum no. | Ist A 00499 + Ist A 00500 |
| 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 [0:1] o 1o 1–o 1o 1 | On the 17th day the king [entered] the Inner City. |
| Obverse [1:5] o 22–o 55 | On the 18th day the king went u[p] to the House of God. [He kissed the ground before Aššur. He performed a sheep offering] before Ninurta, Nusku and the gods of the House of God. He performed [one before the Conquerors (and)] the Golden Chariot. [He performed one] before [DN]. He performed one before Bel and Nabû. [He seated] the chanter[s] and retired to the side room. |
| Obverse [5:6] o 66–o 66 | The priest of Aššur circumambula[ted the House]. |
| Obverse [6:10] o 77– | The king made the chanters rise. He provided for the House of God. He gave presents to [the priest] and to the steward. [He ki]ssed [the ground] and went straight to the palace. |
| Bottom [0:2] b.e. 10b.e. 10–b.e. 1111 | [On the 19th day the ki]ng went up to the House of God. He [performed] the regular offering before Aššur and Mullissu. He seated the chanters and [retired] to the side room. |
| Bottom [2:4] b.e. 1212– | [The priest circumambul]ated the House of God and the temples. |
| Reverse [0:2] r 1r 1–r 22 | [The king made the chanters ri]se. He provided for the House of God. He gave [pres]ents [to the ...]. He kissed the ground. |
| Reverse [2:3] r 33–r 33 | On the 20th [day] the king went up [to the House of Go]d. He performed the regular offering before Aššur and Mullissu. |
| Reverse [3:7] r 44–r 77 | [He ma]de the God rise and seated him on the Dais of Destinies. [He] returned, [r]aised Lo[rd Tiara] and sea[te]d him on the Dais of Destinies. He illuminated the face. He brought forth a ce[nser and a t]orch, performed the sheep offerings. He went and seated the chanters. |
| Reverse [7:9] r 88–r 99 | He entered the house of Ea-šarru. He [seated the chanters] again and retired to the side room. He returned and [made the chanters rise]. |
| Reverse [9:11] r 1010–r 1111 | He provided [cooked me]at [and seated] the god on his seat. The table was not cleared. He handed out presents (and) [kissed] the groun[d]. |
| Reverse [11:12] r 1212–r 1212 | [Th]e priest of Aššur [...]... before Še[rua ...]. |
| Reverse [12:13] r 1313–r 1313 | On the 21st day he does not go down. [...] |
Transliteration (ATF)
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| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
| o | ||
| 1 | UD 17-KAM LUGAL ina {uru}ŠA₃—⸢URU⸣ [e-tar-ba 0 | |
| 2 | UD 18-KAM MAN ina E₂—DINGIR E₂—DINGIR e-⸢til⸣ [kaq-qar ina IGI aš-šur i-ti-šiq {udu}SISKUR] | |
| 3 | ina IGI {d}MAŠ {d}PA.TUG₂ DINGIR-MEŠ E₂—DINGIR E₂—DINGIR [ZI-ah ina IGI KUR-MEŠ-ti] | |
| 4 | {giš}GIGIR KUG.GI ZI-ah ina IGI {d}x [x ZI-ah] | |
| 5 | ina IGI {d}EN {d}PA ZI-ah {lu₂}ŠU₂-[MEŠ u₂-se-šib] | |
| 6 | ina E₂—ŠU.2 E₂—ŠU.2 i-ta-šar {lu₂}SANGA ša₂ aš-šur si-hir-⸢ti⸣ [E₂] | |
| 7 | il-ti-bi MAN {lu₂}⸢ŠU₂⸣-MEŠ us-sat-bi E₂—DINGIR E₂—DINGIR e-⸢tap-la⸣ | |
| 8 | ⸢ana {lu₂⸣}[SANGA] ⸢u₃⸣ lah₂-hi-ni NIG₂.BA-MEŠ i-ti-din | |
| 9 | [kaq-qar i]-⸢ti⸣-šiq ina E₂.GAL i-ta-šar | |
| b.e. | ||
| 10 | [UD 19-KAM] ⸢MAN ina⸣ E₂—DINGIR E₂—DINGIR e-til da₃-ri-u ina IGI aš-šur {d}⸢NIN⸣.LIL₂ | |
| 11 | [i-ta-sah] {⸢lu₂⸣}ŠU₂-MEŠ u₂-se-šib ina E₂—ŠU.2 E₂—ŠU.2 [i-ta-šar] | |
| 12 | {[lu₂}SANGA si]-⸢hir⸣-ti E₂ u E₂.KUR-MEŠ [il-ti-bi] | |
| r | ||
| 1 | [MAN {lu₂}ŠU₂-MEŠ ZI]-bi E₂—DINGIR E₂—DINGIR e-tap-la ⸢x⸣ | |
| 2 | [ana x x NIG₂].⸢BA⸣-MEŠ i-ti-din kaq-qar i-ti-⸢šiq⸣ | |
| 3 | [UD] 20-⸢KAM⸣ [MAN ina E₂]—⸢DINGIR⸣ E₂]—⸢DINGIR⸣ e-til da₃-ri-u ina IGI aš-šur u {d}NIN.⸢LIL₂⸣ | |
| 4 | ⸢i⸣-ta-sah ⸢DINGIR⸣ [us]-⸢sat⸣-bi ina BARAG—NAM-MEŠ u₂-se-šib | |
| 5 | ⸢is⸣-suh-ra ⸢EN⸣—[AGA] ⸢us⸣-sat-bi ina BARAG—NAM-MEŠ TUŠ-⸢ib⸣ | |
| 6 | zi-mu u₂-sa-an-⸢mir NIG₂⸣.[NA GI].IZI.LA₂ uq-⸢ṭar⸣-rib | |
| 7 | {udu}SISKUR-MEŠ i-ta-sah i-ta-⸢lak {lu₂}ŠU₂⸣-MEŠ u₂-⸢se⸣-[šib] | |
| 8 | ina E₂—{d}60—MAN e-tar-ba is-suh-⸢ra⸣ {[lu₂}ŠU₂-MEŠ TUŠ-ib] | |
| 9 | ina E₂—ŠU.2 E₂—ŠU.2 i-ta-šar ⸢is⸣-suh-⸢ra⸣ {[lu₂}ŠU₂-MEŠ us-sat-bi] | |
| 10 | [sil₂]-⸢qu⸣ e-tap-la DINGIR ina KI.TUŠ-šu₂ [u₂-se-šib] | |
| 11 | {giš}⸢BANŠUR⸣ la DU₈ NIG₂.BA-MEŠ SUM kaq-⸢qar⸣ [i-ti-šiq] | |
| 12 | {⸢lu₂⸣}SANGA ša₂ aš-šur še-li ina IGI {d}še-[ru-u-a x x] | |
| 13 | UD 21-KAM la u₂-rad [x x x x] | |
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