PKT 19 + (P336314)
Royal Ritual, Neo-Assyrian, Qalat Sherqat (Assur) · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE
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| Designation | PKT 19 + |
|---|---|
| ID | P336314 |
| Museum no. | unknown |
| Collection | Vorderasiatisches Museum, Berlin, Germany |
| Language | Akkadian |
| Period | Neo-Assyrian · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE |
| Genre | Royal Ritual |
| Find spot | Qalat Sherqat (Assur) |
| Coordinates | 35.4581, 43.2620 |
English translation
By ORACC project saao/saa20 · Via Open Richly Annotated Cuneiform Corpus (ORACC) · CC BY-SA 3.0 (ORACC)
| Line | English |
|---|---|
| Obverse [0:6] o 1o 1–o 66 | At the da[wn] of the [xth] day [o]f Nisan (I), the king rises early in the m[orni]ng and goes to the house of the Assyrian Ištar. He per[for]ms a sheep offering before [Tašmetu], before Belat-šarri, before Ber, before Uraš, and before Kutatati. [The king] (then) goes straight to the palace. He does (all) this in the morning. |
| Obverse [6:12] o 77–o 1212 | [At the pa]ssing of the eve[ning] the king puts on the jewellery and goe[s] to the house of the Assyrian Ištar. The king halts in the courtyard. The priest of [Aššur pours out] one libation bowl of wa[ter and another one [of ...] in the courtyard before the Assyrian Ištar. He sp[rinkles] flour upon it [...]. |
| Obverse [12:13] o 1313–o 1313 | The prie[st of Ašš]ur gives hand-water [to the king]. |
| Obverse [13:14] o 1414–o 1414 | Thereafter th[e kin]g [cir]cumambulates the House [of God]. |
| Obverse [14:18] o 1515–o 1818 | [He pours out] two libati[on bowls ..., lights] three cense[rs, ...] outside, throws [incense ...] into the censer, pours out two libat[ion bowls into] each. |
| Obverse [18:21] o 1919–o 2121 | [He proceeds] to stand befo[re ...], walks to and fro, [gi]ves [incense. He gives] incense twice [...] |
| Obverse [22:23] o 2323–o 2323 | [...] the Assyr[ian] Ištar [...] |
| Obverse [23:24] o 2424–o 2424 | [...] bread of finest flou[r ...] |
| Obverse [24:25] o 2525–o 2525 | [...] The king goes (away). The king [...]. |
| Obverse [25:27] o 2626–o 2727 | [After] he has made the round and [......] |
| Reverse [0:4] r 1r 1–r 44 | He places it [up]on the table, [gives] incense thrice, pour[s out] two libation bowls, [...] from the House as far as [..., ...] the šalām bēti ceremony [......]. |
| Reverse [4:7] r 55–r 77 | Thereafter [he ......, lights] two c[ense]rs [......, pours out] three libation bowls [...]. |
| Reverse [7:9] r 88–r 99 | The singer intones, “Rosettes [......],” from the beginning to the end [......]. |
| Reverse [9:10] r 1010–r 1010 | The king [goes straight] to the pal[ace]. |
| Reverse [10:11] r 1111–r 1111 | The singer [intones], “All [...].” |
| Reverse [11:13] r 1212–r 1313 | All the king’s sons c[arr]y the jewellery on (themselves). |
| Reverse [13:14] r 1414–r 1414 | [Written] according to the original and collated. |
| Reverse [14:19] r 1515–r 1919 | Tablet of Aššur-nadin-ahhe, junior [stu]dent, son of [Kiṣi]r-Ašš[ur, exorcist], descendant of Abu-eriba, exorcist of the House of [Aššur], son of Babu-šumu-ibni, zabardabbu in Ešarra. |
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 ⸢kal⸣-la-[ma]-⸢ri⸣ ša UD [x-KAM₂] ⸢ša⸣ {iti}BARAG | |
| 2 | LUGAL i-⸢ši-ar⸣ ina E₂—{d}15—[aš]-⸢šur⸣-i-⸢tu₂⸣ DU-ka | |
| 3 | {udu}SISKUR ina IGI {⸢d⸣}[LAL₂] ⸢i-na-sah⸣ | |
| 4 | ina IGI {d}GAŠAN—LUGAL ina ⸢IGI {d}be⸣-er ina IGI {d}IB | |
| 5 | ina IGI {d}ku-ta-ta-te i-na-sah | |
| 6 | [LUGAL] ⸢ina⸣ E₂.GAL i-na-šar an-ni-u i-ši-ar | |
| 7 | ⸢ba⸣-[du ina] ⸢e-ta⸣-qi LUGAL du-ma-qi ina UGU-hi-šu₂ IL₂ | |
| 8 | i-na E₂—{[d]}15—aš-šur-i-tu₂ DU-[ka] | |
| 9 | LUGAL ina TUR₃ i-za-[az] {lu₂}SANGA ša₂ {⸢d⸣}[aš-šur] | |
| 10 | 01-en pa-gu-lu ša₂ A-[MEŠ 01-en] ⸢pa⸣-gu-lu [ša₂ x x] | |
| 11 | ina TUR₃ ina IGI {d}15—⸢aš⸣-[šur-i-tu₂ u₂-ga-mar] | |
| 12 | ZID₂.DA ina UGU-hi i-⸢ba⸣-[kir x x x x x x x] | |
| 13 | {lu₂}⸢SANGA⸣ [ša₂ {d}aš]-⸢šur⸣ A-MEŠ ŠU.2 [a-na LUGAL] SUM-an | |
| 14 | ⸢i—da-a⸣-te ⸢i—da-a⸣-te ⸢LUGAL⸣ TA E₂—[DINGIR E₂—[DINGIR i]-⸢lab⸣-bi | |
| 15 | 02 pa-gi-⸢li x⸣ x [x x x] | |
| 16 | 03 še-ha-a-te x [x x] qa-an-ni | |
| 17 | {šem}en-di ⸢x⸣ x ina še-eh-ti SUM-an | |
| 18 | 02-a.a pa-⸢gi⸣-[li] ⸢u₂⸣-ga-mar | |
| 19 | ma-za-su ina ⸢IGI⸣ {[d}x] x ha 0 a | |
| 20 | i-tal-la-⸢ka⸣ {[šem}en-di] ⸢SUM⸣-an 0 | |
| 21 | 02-šu₂⸣ {[šem}en-di x x] ⸢x x⸣ [x x] | |
| 22 | [x x x x x x x x x x x] | |
| 23 | [x x x] {⸢d⸣}15—aš-šur-[i-tu₂ x x x] | |
| 24 | [x x x] ⸢x⸣ NINDA ma-aṣ-hi-[te x x x x] | |
| 25 | [x x] x LUGAL i-lak LUGAL [x x x] | |
| 26 | [ki-ma] ⸢is⸣-si-bi i-⸢ta⸣-[x x x x] | |
| 27 | [x x x x] ⸢na x⸣ [x x x x x x] | |
| r | ||
| 1 | [ina] ⸢UGU⸣ {giš}⸢BANŠUR⸣ GAR-an 03-šu₂ {šem}en-di [SUM-an] | |
| 2 | 02 pa-gi-li u₂-ga-⸢mar⸣ [x x x] | |
| 3 | TA E₂ a-di x [x x x x x] | |
| 4 | ša₂-lam E₂ i-x [x x x x x x x] | |
| 5 | i—da-a-te i—da-a-te [x x x x x x x x] | |
| 6 | 02 ⸢še⸣-[ha]-⸢a⸣-ti ⸢x⸣ [x x x x x x x] | |
| 7 | 03 pa-gi-li [x x x x x x x] | |
| 8 | {lu₂}NAR a.a-ri ⸢ig⸣-[x x x x x x x] | |
| 9 | i-za-mur u₂-ga-mar [x x x x x] | |
| 10 | LUGAL i-na ⸢E₂⸣.[GAL i-še-er] | |
| 11 | {lu₂}NAR gab-bu i-⸢na⸣-[x x x i-za-mur] | |
| 12 | DUMU-MEŠ—LUGAL DUMU-MEŠ—LUGAL gab-bu [x x x x] | |
| 13 | du-ma-qi ina UGU-⸢hi i-na⸣-[ši]-⸢u₂⸣ | |
| 14 | GIM SUMUN-{d}i-šum [SAR-ma] ba₃-ri₃ | |
| 15 | SAR {1}{d}aš-šur—SUM—PAB-⸢MEŠ⸣ {[lu₂]}⸢ŠAB.TUR⸣ TUR | |
| 16 | DUMU {1}[ki]-⸢ṣir—{d⸣}aš-⸢šur⸣ {[lu₂}MAŠ.MAŠ] | |
| 17 | PEŠ {1}AD—SU {lu₂}MAŠ.MAŠ E₂—{⸢d⸣}[aš-šur] | |
| 18 | A {1}{d}BA.U₂—MU—DU₃ {⸢lu₂⸣}UD.KA.BAR.DAB.BA | |
| 19 | ina E₂.ŠAR₂.RA | |
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