PKT 27 - 30 (P336316)
Official or display, Neo-Assyrian, Qalat Sherqat (Assur) · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE
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| Designation | PKT 27 - 30 |
|---|---|
| ID | P336316 |
| Museum no. | VAT 09656 |
| Collection | Vorderasiatisches Museum, Berlin, Germany |
| Language | Akkadian |
| Period | Neo-Assyrian · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE |
| Genre | Official or display |
| Find spot | Qalat Sherqat (Assur) |
| Coordinates | 35.4581, 43.2620 |
English translation
By ORACC project saao/saa12 · Via Open Richly Annotated Cuneiform Corpus (ORACC) · CC BY-SA 3.0 (ORACC)
| Line | English |
|---|---|
| Obverse [0:1] o 1o 1–o 1o 1 | The se[al of] Aššur, king of the gods; the seal of God the King, not to be contested. |
| Obverse [1:4] o 22–o 44 | I am Sennacherib, king of the world, king of Assyria, circumspect monarch, the perfecter of the forgotten cult of Ešarra according to the oracular command of Šamaš and Adad, the enlarger of their purificatory cult, the restorer of the protective deity of Ešarra, which had ceased to function, [to] its place. |
| Obverse [4:6] o 55–o 66 | In Nisan (I), when at the New Year's Festival, on account of chaos and anarchy, [A]ššur was going to the festival banquet in a garden within the city; |
| Obverse [6:11] o 77–o 1111 | at that time, after I had made the statue of Aššur, king of all the gods, the creator of himself, the father of the great gods, whose figure was exalted in the Abyss, king of heaven and earth, lord of all the gods, the progenitor of the Igigi and the Anunnaki, the builder of the roof of heaven and the basement of earth, the maker of all the regions, living in the [pur]e starlit heave[ns], the foremost god, the one who decrees the destinies, the one who lives in Ešarra [which] is in Assur, the [great] lord, my lord, |
| Obverse [11:13] o 1212–o 1313 | and (after I had made) the statues of the great gods, with the clever understanding that Ea bestowed upon me, and with the [wis]dom that Aššur, king of the gods, had given unto me; |
| Obverse [13:15] o 1414–o 1515 | I pondered and on my own initiatve I performed an oracle query concerning the Akitu Temple of the steppe. Šamaš and Adad commanded me to build the Akitu Temple for the festival of Aššur, which is appropriate for his great divinity. |
| Obverse [15:16] o 1616–o 1616 | I took its foundations down until I reached the underground waters. |
| Obverse [16:20] o 1717–o 2020 | Of my [own initiat]ive I ski[lfu]lly built it from the foundation to the parapet with mountain [limestone] and raised it as high as a mountain. I opened [a canal] and called its name "That which Purifies the New Year's Festival." I encircled it with [trees] of the orchard, all kinds of fruits and aromatic plants, as with a garland. |
| Obverse [20:21] o 2222–o 2222 | [...]-Adad 3 persons, Ta'allu 15 persons, Nabû-zaqip-enši 4 pe[rsons], |
| Obverse [21:22] o 2323–o 2323 | [...] 3 persons, Yaluzu 4 persons, Nabû-le'ani 2 [persons], |
| Obverse [22:23] o 2424–o 2424 | [... x] persons, Balṭaku-ammar 5 persons, Nabû-šulmu-amur 3 [persons], |
| Obverse [23:24] o 2525–o 2525 | [... x] persons, Nabû-kašir 3 persons, Nabû-kenu-uṣur 7 per[sons], |
| Obverse [24:25] o 2626–o 2626 | [Ki]nziru 3 persons, Urad-Gula 5 persons, Hanaba' 4 per[sons], |
| Obverse [25:26] o 2727–o 2727 | [Pi]rahu 4 persons Nabû-balliṭ 4 persons Ahu'a 10 per[sons], |
| Obverse [26:27] o 2828–o 2828 | [Pu]hunu 3 persons, Nabû-iddina 5 persons, Lidbubu-lipušu single, |
| Obverse [27:28] o 2929–o 2929 | [...]-aplu-iddina 2 persons, Urda-Nabû 2 persons, Nabû-šabši 7 per[sons], |
| Obverse [28:29] o 3030–o 3030 | [Rem]uttu single, Haruranu 4 persons, Napusî 4 persons, |
| Obverse [29:30] o 3131–o 3131 | [...i]q-ili 14 persons, Il-yaba 2 persons, Uqayyaqi 2 persons. |
| Obverse [30:36] o 3232– | [Total x pe]rsons from Raṣappa (that) I have donated as a present to the Akitu Temple of the steppe of Nisan (I) [which] I built skilfully [according to] my own wish. I have assigned them [as the responsibility of ...]. The prefect, the mayor or the city overseer [shall not exercise au]thority [over them]. They are [re]sponsible for the Akitu Temple. |
| Reverse [2:4] r 1111–r 1212 | [......] of heaven and earth [......] |
| Reverse [4:5] r 1313–r 1313 | ... [...] the great [god]s of heaven and earth [......] |
| Reverse [5:6] r 1414–r 1414 | their offices, their ..., their seed, their offspring [......] |
| Reverse [6:7] r 1515–r 1515 | ...... by the command of Aššur and the great gods. They are [......]. |
| Reverse [7:8] r 1616–r 1616 | [Witness NN], chief judge. Witness Inurta-na'id, grand [vizier]. |
| Reverse [8:9] r 1717–r 1717 | Wi[tness NN], deputy [vizier]. Witness Nergal-šumu-lešir, [...] of Aššur. |
| Reverse [9:10] r 1818–r 1818 | Witness [NN, .... Witness] Nabû-šumu-iškun, [chari]ot dri[ver ...]. |
| Reverse [10:11] r 1919–r 1919 | Witness [NN, 'third] man.' Witness Aššur-bani, chief sc[ribe ...]. |
| Reverse [11:12] r 2020–r 2020 | Wi[tness NN, .... Witness] Aplaya, chief [...]. |
| Reverse [12:13] r 2121–r 2121 | Wi[tness NN], chief physician. [Witness Ašš]ur-duri, recruitment officer. |
| Reverse [13:14] r 2222–r 2222 | Witness Mutaqqin-ahhe, recruitment officer. Witness [N]N, 'third man.' |
| Reverse [14:15] r 2323–r 2323 | Witness Aššur-dur-paniya, 'third man.' Witness ...-damqu, cohort (commander) of [...]. |
| Reverse [15:16] r 2424–r 2424 | Witness Aššur-šimanni, cohort commander of the ša šēpi guard. Witness Aššur-matu-taqqin, [...]. |
| Reverse [16:17] r 2525–r 2525 | [Witness Ma]nnu-ki-Aššur, ...[...]. |
| Reverse [17:18] r 2626–r 2626 | [Witness ...]-abu-uṣur, ditto. Witness Abi-ram, c[ity] overseer [...]. |
| Reverse [18:19] r 2727–r 2727 | Wi[tness] Nabû-eṭiranni, temple scribe. Witness Šamaš-ila'i, inspector of the Aššur Gate. |
| Reverse [19:20] r 2828–r 2828 | Witness [...]su, inspector of the Šamaš Gate. Witness Mannu-ki-Ištar, ditto of the Tigris Gate. |
| Reverse [20:21] r 2929–r 2929 | Witness Nabû-mudammiq, city scribe. |
| Reverse [21:22] r 3030–r 3030 | Witness Kanunayu, chariot driver of Aššur. Witness Aššur-isse'a, 'third man' of Aššur. |
| Reverse [22:23] r 3131–r 3131 | Witness Kakkusu, scribe. Witness Aššur-le'i, chief gaddāyu. |
| Reverse [23:24] r 3232–r 3232 | Witness Sangu-Issar, commander-of-fifty of the tanners of coloured leather. |
| Reverse [24:25] r 3333–r 3333 | 22nd year of Sennacherib, king of the world, king of Assy[ria (...)]. |
Transliteration (ATF)
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| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
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| o | ||
| 1 | {na₄}⸢KIŠIB⸣ {[d]}a-šur₄ LUGAL DINGIR-MEŠ {na₄}KIŠIB DINGIR ru-be₂-e ša la pa-qa-ri | |
| 2 | {1}d.EN.ZU—ŠEŠ-MEŠ—eri-ba LUGAL ŠU₂ LUGAL KUR—aš-šur{ki} NUN mun-tal-ku | |
| 3 | mu-šak-lil pa-ra-aṣ E₂.ŠAR₂.RA ma-šu-u₂-ti ina bi-ri qi₂-bit {d}UTU u {d}IM | |
| 4 | mu-šar-bu-u šu-luh-hi-šu₂-un mu-tir {d}LAMA E₂.ŠAR₂.RA la—e-piš-ti [ana] aš₂-ri-ša₂ a-na-ku | |
| 5 | {iti}BAR.SAG.SAG ša ZAG.MUG ina e-ša₂-a-ti u₃ sah-maš-a-ti | |
| 6 | ⸢AN⸣.ŠAR₂ ša qe₂-re-e-ti ina {giš}SAR ša qa-bal-ti URU il-la-ku | |
| 7 | ⸢i⸣-nu-šu ul-tu ṣa-lam AN.ŠAR₂ LUGAL kiš-šat DINGIR-MEŠ ba-nu-u₂ ram-ni-šu₂ | |
| 8 | AD DINGIR-MEŠ GAL-MEŠ ša ina ZU.AB iš-mu-hu gat-tuš | |
| 9 | LUGAL AN-e KI.TIM EN DINGIR-MEŠ ka-la-mu ša₂-pik {d}5.1.1 u {d}a-nun-na-ki | |
| 10 | pa-ti-iq er-me—a-ni u ki-gal-li ⸢e⸣-piš kul-lat ⸢da-ad₂⸣-me a-šib bu-ru-u₂-⸢me⸣ [KUG]-MEŠ | |
| 11 | d.EN.LIL₂ DINGIR-MEŠ mu-šim NAM-MEŠ a-šib E₂.ŠAR₂.RA [ša₂] qe₂-reb BAL.TIL{ki} EN [GAL]-⸢e⸣ EN-ia | |
| 12 | ⸢u₃⸣ ṣa-lam DINGIR-MEŠ GAL-MEŠ e-pu-šu₂ ina uz-ni ni-⸢kil⸣-tim ša₂ {d}E₂.⸢A iš⸣-ru-ka-⸢ni⸣ | |
| 13 | [u] ⸢IGI⸣.GAL₂-u₂-ti ša₂ AN.ŠAR₂ LUGAL DINGIR-MEŠ u₂-šat-lim-an-ni ⸢ia⸣-a-ši | |
| 14 | ⸢ina ṭe₃⸣-em ram-ni-ia-a-ma am-tal-lik-ma UGU E₂—a₂-⸢ki⸣-it E₂—a₂-⸢ki⸣-it ša ⸢EDIN⸣ bi-ri ab-re-e-ma | |
| 15 | {d}UTU u {d}IM iq-bu-u-ni e-pe-e-šu₂ E₂—a₂-ki-it E₂—a₂-ki-it ša₂ EDIN ša₂ i-sin-ni AN.ŠAR₂ | |
| 16 | ša₂ a-na si-⸢mat DINGIR-ti⸣-šu₂ GAL-ti šu-lu-ka-tu ⸢URU₄⸣-ša₂ u₂-⸢šap-pil⸣-ma a-di ak-šu₂-du A-MEŠ nag-bi | |
| 17 | ina ṭe₃-[em ram-ni]-ia ul-tu ⸢URU₄⸣-ša₂ a-di gab-dib-bi-ša₂ | |
| 18 | [ina {na₄}pi-i-li] NA₄ KUR-e ⸢nak-liš⸣ u₂-še-piš-ma u₂-zaq-qir hur-sa-niš | |
| 19 | [pa-at-ti] ⸢ap-te⸣-e-ma ša—te-lil-ti ZAG.MUG at-ta-bi ni-bit-sa | |
| 20 | [GIŠ-MEŠ] {⸢giš⸣}SAR kal GURUN u₃ ŠEM-HI.A u₂-ša₂-as-hir-ši ki-li-liš | |
| 22 | {1}x]+⸢x⸣—{d}⸢IM 03 {lu₂}ZI⸣-MEŠ {1}ta-ʾa-al-lu 15 {lu₂}ZI-MEŠ {1}{d}PA—za-qip—SIG 04 ⸢ZI⸣-[MEŠ] | |
| 23 | {1}x]-⸢x-x 03 {lu₂}ZI-MEŠ {1}ia-a-lu-zu 04 {lu₂}ZI-MEŠ {1}{d}PA—ZU-a-ni 02 [ZI-MEŠ] | |
| 24 | {1}x x x]+⸢x {lu₂}ZI⸣-MEŠ {1}bal-ṭa-ku—a-mar 05 ZI-MEŠ {1}{d}PA—DI—a-mur 03 [ZI-MEŠ] | |
| 25 | {1}x]+⸢x x⸣+[x x] {⸢lu₂}ZI⸣-MEŠ {1}{d}PA—ka-šir 03 ZI-MEŠ {1}{d}PA—GIN—PAB o 07 ZI-[MEŠ] | |
| 26 | {1}⸢kin⸣—ze-ru 03 ZI-MEŠ {1}ARAD—{d}gu-la 05 ZI-MEŠ {1}ha-na-ba-aʾ 04 ZI-[MEŠ] | |
| 27 | {1}pi]-ra-hu 04 ZI-MEŠ {1}{d}PA—bal-liṭ 04 ZI-MEŠ {1}a-hu-u₂-a 10 ZI-[MEŠ] | |
| 28 | {1}a]-hu-nu 03 ZI-MEŠ {1}{d}PA—SUM-na 05 ZI-MEŠ {1}lid-bu-bu—li-pu-šu₂ DIL-um-⸢a⸣-[nu] | |
| 29 | {1}{d}x]—A—AŠ 02 ZI-MEŠ {1}ARAD—{d}PA 02 ZI-MEŠ {1}{d}PA—šab-ši 07 ZI-[MEŠ] | |
| 30 | {1}re]-⸢mu⸣-tu₂ DIL-um-ma-nu {1}ha-ru-ra-nu 04 ZI-MEŠ {1}na-pu-si-i 04 ZI-MEŠ | |
| 31 | {1}x]-⸢iq⸣—DINGIR 14 ZI-MEŠ {1}DINGIR—ia-a-ba 02 ZI-MEŠ {1}u₂-qa-a.a-qi 02 ZI-MEŠ | |
| 32 | [PAB x] {⸢lu₂⸣}ZI-MEŠ {kur}ra-ṣap-⸢pa-a⸣.a a-na E₂—a₂-ki-it E₂—a₂-ki-it EDIN ša {iti}BAR.SAG.SAG | |
| 33 | [ša i]-⸢na⸣ bi-bil₂ ŠA₃-bi-ia nak-liš u₂-še-pi-šu₂ a-na qiš-ti lu-u a-qi-su-nu-ti | |
| 34 | [a-na ŠU.2 x x] ⸢x x x am-nu-šu₂-nu⸣-ti {lu₂}GAR.KUR {lu₂}GAR.KUR {lu₂}ha-za-nu {lu₂}ša₂—UGU—URU | |
| 35 | [ina UGU-hi-šu₂-nu la i]-⸢šal-liṭ⸣ šu-⸢nu pu⸣-tu-hu ša₂ E₂—a₂-ki-it E₂—a₂-ki-it i-na-aš₂-ši-u | |
| r | ||
| 1 | [x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x]+⸢x⸣+[x x x x x] | |
| 10 | [x x x x x x x x x x x]+⸢x⸣ u ⸢a x⸣+[x x x x x x x x x x] | |
| 11 | [x x x x x x x x x x] ša AN-⸢e u KI⸣.[TIM x x x x x x x] | |
| 12 | ⸢x x⸣ [x x x x x x x]+⸢x⸣ ma ⸢a⸣ an [x x x x x x x x] | |
| 13 | ⸢za⸣-bu-ti [x x DINGIR]-MEŠ GAL-MEŠ ša AN-e u ⸢KI.TIM⸣ [x x x x x x x x] | |
| 14 | ⸢ma-az₂⸣-zi-su-šu₂-nu ti-⸢ru-šu₂⸣-nu NUMUN-šu₂-nu na-an-nab-šu₂-nu ⸢x⸣-[x x x x x] | |
| 15 | ⸢x-ra li an⸣ x ⸢an ša pi⸣-i AN.ŠAR₂ u DINGIR-MEŠ GAL-MEŠ šu-nu [x x x x x] | |
| 16 | [IGI {1}x-x-x]-⸢x {lu₂⸣}sar-tin-nu IGI {1}{d}MAŠ—⸢I {lu₂⸣}[SUKKAL] dan-⸢nu⸣ | |
| 17 | ⸢IGI⸣ {1}x-x-x-x {lu₂]}⸢SUKKAL 02-u₂ IGI {1}{d}MAŠ.MAŠ—MU—GIŠ {⸢lu₂⸣}[x x x] ⸢ša₂ aš-šur⸣ | |
| 18 | IGI {1}x-x-x-x {lu₂}x x] IGI {1}{d}PA—MU—GAR-un {⸢lu₂}DIB—{kuš}PA⸣-[MEŠ {⸢lu₂}DIB—{kuš}PA⸣-[MEŠ x x] | |
| 19 | IGI {1}x-x-x-x {lu₂}03.U₅ IGI {1}aš-šur—ba-ni {⸢lu₂}GAL—A.BA⸣ {⸢lu₂}GAL—A.BA⸣ [x x] | |
| 20 | ⸢IGI⸣ {1}x-x-x-x {lu₂]}⸢x x IGI {1}DUMU.UŠ-a {lu₂}GAL—[x x] | |
| 21 | ⸢IGI⸣ {1}x-x-x-x] {⸢lu₂⸣}GAL—A.ZU {⸢lu₂⸣}GAL—A.ZU [IGI {1}aš]-⸢šur⸣—BAD₃ {lu₂}mu-šar-⸢ki⸣-[su] | |
| 22 | IGI {1}⸢mu-taq⸣-qi₂—⸢PAB-MEŠ⸣ {lu₂}mu-šar-ki-su IGI {1}x-x]-a {lu₂}03.⸢U₅⸣ | |
| 23 | IGI {1}aš-šur—BAD₃—IGI-ia {lu₂}03.U₅ IGI {1}⸢x⸣-MEŠ—SIG₅ {⸢lu₂⸣}<GAL>—ki-ṣir {⸢lu₂⸣}<GAL>—ki-ṣir ⸢ša₂⸣—[x x] | |
| 24 | IGI {1}⸢aš-šur⸣—HAL-a-ni {lu₂}GAL—ki-ṣir {lu₂}GAL—ki-ṣir ša₂—GIR₃.2 IGI {1}aš-šur—KUR—⸢LAL {lu₂⸣}[x x x] | |
| 25 | ⸢IGI {1}man-nu—ki⸣-i—aš-šur {lu₂}ša₂—{giš}[x x x] | |
| 26 | [IGI {1}x]—AD—PAB IGI {1}AD—ra-mu {lu₂}ša₂—UGU—⸢URU⸣ [x x] | |
| 27 | ⸢IGI⸣ {1}{d]}⸢PA⸣—KAR-ir-an-ni {lu₂}A.BA—E₂—DINGIR {lu₂}A.BA—E₂—DINGIR {lu₂}A.BA—E₂—DINGIR IGI {1}{d}UTU—DINGIR-a.a {lu₂}ha-za-nu KA₂—aš-šur | |
| 28 | IGI {1}[x-x]+⸢x⸣-su {lu₂}ha-za-nu KA₂—{d}UTU IGI {1}man-nu—ki—15 KA₂—{id₂}HAL.HAL | |
| 29 | IGI {1}{⸢d⸣}PA—mu-SIG₅-iq {lu₂}A.BA—URU {lu₂}A.BA—URU | |
| 30 | IGI {1}ka-nun-a.a {lu₂}DIB—PA-MEŠ {lu₂}DIB—PA-MEŠ ša₂ aš-šur IGI {1}aš-šur—KI-ia {lu₂}03.U₅ ša aš-šur | |
| 31 | IGI {1}kak-ku-su {lu₂}A.BA IGI {1}aš-šur—ZU {lu₂}GAL—gad-da-a.a {lu₂}GAL—gad-da-a.a | |
| 32 | IGI {1}SANGA—15 {lu₂}GAL—50 {lu₂}GAL—50 ša₂ {lu₂}ṣa-rip—tuh-[ši-e] {lu₂}ṣa-rip—tuh-[ši-e] | |
| 33 | MU 22-KAM₂ {1}{d}30—PAB-MEŠ—SU LUGAL ŠU₂ LUGAL KUR—aš-⸢šur⸣{[ki} x x] | |
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