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PKT 32 - 34 (P336318)

Official or display, Neo-Assyrian, Assur · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE

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DesignationPKT 32 - 34
IDP336318
Museum no.Ist A 00055
CollectionArkeoloji Müzeleri, Istanbul, Turkey
LanguageAkkadian
PeriodNeo-Assyrian · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE
GenreOfficial or display
Find spotAssur (mod. Qalat Sherqat)
Coordinates35.4557, 43.2611

English translation

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Obverse [0:1] 11–11[...... Šarrat]-nipha
Obverse [1:2] 22–22[...... Šarrat]-nipha
Obverse [2:3] 33–33[...] All t[his is the ... of Šarrat-nip]ha:
Obverse [3:4] 44–44[x litres of ...], 1 litre [of ... ... the pries]t of the bēt ēqi;
Obverse [4:5] 55–55[......] great ...;
Obverse [5:6] 66–66[......] the palace of the crown prince of the succession palace;
Obverse [6:7] 77–771 litre of [...] bread [...] the baker;
Obverse [7:8] 88–881 litre of [...] bread [...] the sons of the 'coiffured women.'
Obverse [8:11] 99–1111The cons[tan]t sheep offerings of the 5th day, the 7th day and the 15th day that are performed for Šarrat-nipha: [The priest] of Šarrat-nipha and the priest of the bēt ēqi [take] a breast, a shoulder, roasted meat;
Obverse [11:12] 1212–1212[a le]ft piece, a rib cut and thigh to the palace of the crown prince;
Obverse [12:13] 1313–1313a long [...] — the baker, the brewer;
Obverse [13:14] 1414–1414shanks — the sons of the 'coiffured women';
Obverse [14:15] 1515–1515a thigh, a rib cut, the neck, leftovers — the ti[lle]r;
Obverse [15:16] 1616–1616the liver, the lower legs — the people of Kar-Tukult[i-Ninurt]a.
Obverse [16:17] 1717–1717They wipe clean a vat of bronze and fill it with water, attend to it and cook the meal.
Obverse [17:20] 1818–2020The baker takes 20 ski[ns of ...] ...s; the chief singer (takes) 6 skins for a rope for ...[...].
Obverse [20:21] 2121–21211 litre of wine and a šuganû of figs are brought before Šarrat-nipha; her priest shall have the usufruct of it.
Obverse [21:23] 2222–2323One homer of cakes for Tammuz (IV): 5 seahs the priest of Šarrat-nipha, 5 seahs the chief singer (and) the chief of the kurgarrûs.
Obverse [23:27] 2424–2727The people of Kar-Tukulti-Ninurta cu[t] the trees for firewood and put it in the centre of Kar-Tukulti-Ninurta. The priest of Šarrat-nipha comes, brings (it to the temple) and burns the firewood. The baker and brewer cut thornbushes and acacia to make bread and beer.
Obverse [27:34] 2828–3434The Huburtaeans and Kiṣirtaeans give sheep in Sivan (III) and Tammuz (IV). The priest of Šarrat-nipha wipes clean a vat of bronze and fills it with water. The baker gives porridge. The Huburtaeans and Kiṣirtaeans stand by and burn wood beneath the bronze vat. They shall have the usufruct of the thigh, skins, sinews, and hoof tendons. The head is for the chief singer. The šālibu have the usufruct of bread, beer, and all the pieces of meat. The baker and brewer have the usufruct of the intestines and bugurru of the bull of Sivan (III).
Obverse [34:37] 3535–3737The priest of Šarrat-nipha and the priest of the bēt ēqi take cooked meat together with uncooked wings and make it into a soup [fo]r the wedding night of Šarrat-nipha.
Obverse [37:40] 3838–The governor has the usufruct of the outer and inner cuts of the bull, the hide, the tail and the lower legs.
Reverse [0:2] r 1r 1–r 22The baker and the brewer have the usufruct of the intestines and the bugurru of the bull of the 2nd day of A[dar (XII)] and [o]f the 2nd day of Tishri (VII).
Reverse [2:6] r 33–r 66[Al]l the barley for the offerings of Adar (XII) and Ti[shri (VII)]: The priest of Šarrat-nipha and the priest of the bēt-ēqi have the usufruct of [...] of bread; [...] of bread — the chief singer; 7 seahs of bread, bowls of hinhin[u]-seed [and] budê-confection, ..., leftovers [to] the palace.
Reverse [6:8] r 77–r 88[Th]e priest of Šarrat-nipha and the priest of the bēt-ēqi [...] bags and small offering bowls of [...].
Reverse [8:11] r 99–r 1111He lets two years pass and in the third year he gives two har[māku-personnel] to the baker and the brewer. The [...] gives their bread, salt and oil. The governor has the usu[fruct] of the honey, oil and two sweet cakes every month.
Reverse [11:21] r 1212–r 2121All this is the regular offering of Šarrat-nipha: The governor [gives] barley to the baker and the brewer on the quay of the Inner City; 2 litres of bread, 2 litres of beer in the temple of Labria — the priest of Aššur; on the 2nd day of Adar (XII) and Tishri (VII) 10 minas of copper to the [baker], 10 minas of copper to the brewer; the sh[epherds] of Adia give 40 rams, the ditto of Buqi 20, Bet-Tapputi 42, Lugunu 12; the people of Šašanuri, Kagapnišu, Gabṣu[...] and Hambatia — 2 litres of licorice kernels and 2 litres of p[ista]chio ditto. The g[over]nor receives these rams and f[ee]ds them for constant offerings to Šarrat-nipha.
Reverse [21:27] r 2222–r 2727All this is the regular offering that Tukulti-Ninurta established for Šarrat-nipha, the great mistress. Whoever, be it a king or [a prin]ce, who rises to power after me, should a[d]d to them, but he should not take anything away from them. Whoever does not fulfill and give the regular offerings, the dues of the god, Aššur, Šamaš, Marduk and Šar[rat-nipha] will not hea[r] his prayers.
Reverse [27:30] r 2828–r 3030He dedic[ate]d a baker, a brewer and sons of 'coiffured women' to Šarrat-nipha, the [great] mistress. The [ma]yor and the town overseer shall not p[as]s through their gates.
Reverse [30:31] r 3131–r 3131Cop[y ......] of Tukulti-[Ninurta ......]....

Transliteration (ATF)

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LineATFMachine English (draft)
1[x x x x x x x x x x x x x x {d}GAŠAN]—KUR-ha
2[x x x x x x x x x x x x x x {d}GAŠAN]—KUR-ha
3[x x x x]+⸢x⸣ PAB ⸢an⸣-[ni-u₂ x x x ša {d}GAŠAN—KUR]-ha
4[x qa] ⸢x-MEŠ⸣ 01 qa [x x x x x x x x] {⸢lu₂}SANGA⸣ ša E₂—⸢e-qi⸣
5[x x x] ⸢x⸣ [x x x x x x x] ⸢x x⸣ [x x x] ša me an GAL-tum
6[x x x] ⸢x⸣ [x x x x x x] E₂ ⸢DUMU⸣—LUGAL ⸢DUMU⸣—LUGAL E₂—re-du-u-ti E₂—re-du-u-ti
701 qa NINDA [x x x x] {lu₂}NINDA
801 qa NINDA [x x]+⸢x x⸣+[x x]+⸢x⸣ DUMU-MEŠ {mi₂}SUHUR.LA₂-MEŠ
9{udu}da₃-[ri]-u₂ ša UD 05-KAM UD 07-KAM UD 15-KAM ⸢ša⸣ {d}GAŠAN—KUR-ha
10in-[ne₂]-pa-šu-u-ni {uzu}GABA {uzu}ZAG {uzu}⸢šu-pe-e⸣
11{[lu₂}SANGA] ša {d}GAŠAN—KUR-ha {lu₂}SANGA ša E₂—e-qi ⸢i-na-ši⸣-[u₂]
12{[uzu]}⸢šu⸣-me-la {uzu}TI {uzu}UR₂ ina E₂ DUMU—LUGAL DUMU—LUGAL
13{⸢uzu⸣}ar-⸢ka-at⸣ [x] [x]+⸢x⸣ {lu₂}NINDA {lu₂}LUNGA₂
14{uzu}si-si-a-ti DUMU-MEŠ {mi₂}SUHUR.LA₂-MEŠ
15{uzu}UR₂ {uzu}TI {uzu}GU₂ ta-a.a-ru {lu₂}⸢qa-tin⸣
16{uzu}UR₅.UŠ₂ {uzu}kur-sin-na-a-ti {uru}kar—{1}TUKUL-⸢ti⸣—{[d}MAŠ-a].a
17UTUL₂ ⸢URUDU i⸣-kap-pu-ru A-MEŠ u₂-mal-lu-[u]
18i-za-⸢zu⸣ nap-tu-nu u₂-⸢šab⸣-šu-lu 20 KUŠ-[MEŠ]
19⸢x x⸣ UD BA si-pa-a-ti {lu₂}NINDA i-na-aš₂-[ši]
2006 KUŠ-MEŠ⸣ {lu₂}NAR.GAL-lum a-na aš₂-⸢li a-na⸣ zu-⸢x⸣+[x x]
2101 qa GEŠTIN-MEŠ {giš}šu-ga-nu-u ša₂ {giš}MA-MEŠ ina IGI {d}GAŠAN—KUR-ha
22i-qar-rib {lu₂}SANGA-ša₂ KU₂ 01 ANŠE {ninda}ku-uk-ki ša {iti}ŠU
235(ban₂) {lu₂}SANGA {d}GAŠAN—KUR-ha 5(ban₂) {lu₂}NAR.GAL {lu₂}GAL—KUR.GAR.RA {lu₂}GAL—KUR.GAR.RA
24GIŠ-MEŠ ša {giš}ga-ṣi-ti {uru}kar—1-TUKUL-ti—{d}⸢MAŠ⸣-a.a i-na-ki-⸢su⸣
25ina MURUB₂ ša {uru}kar—{1}TUKUL-ti—{d}MAŠ i-šak-ku-nu {lu₂}SANGA ša₂ {d}GAŠAN—KUR-ha
26⸢il⸣-lak ub-ba-la a-na {giš}ga-ṣi-ti i-šar-rap
27{⸢giš}NIM⸣ {giš}U₂.GIR₂ {lu₂}NINDA {lu₂}LUNGA₂ i-na-ki-su a-na NINDA-MEŠ a-na ⸢KAŠ⸣-MEŠ
28{iti}SIG₄ {iti}ŠU {uru}hu-bur-ta-a.a {uru}ki-ṣir-ta-a.a UDU-MEŠ SUM-⸢nu⸣
29{lu₂}SANGA ša₂ {d}GAŠAN—KUR-ha UTUL₂ URUDU i-ka-par A-MEŠ u₂-mal-la
30{lu₂}NINDA pa-pa-su SUM-an {uru}hu-bur-ta-a.a {uru}ki-ṣir-ta-a.a
31i-za-zu GIŠ-MEŠ KI.TA UTUL₂ URUDU i-šar-ru-pu
32{uzu}UR₂ KUŠ-MEŠ {uzu}SA-MEŠ {uzu}sa-sal-li KU₂-MEŠ
33{uzu}SAG.DU {lu₂}NAR.GAL NINDA-MEŠ KAŠ-MEŠ {uzu}hir-ṣu gab-bu
34{⸢lu₂}ša⸣-li-bi KU₂-MEŠ {uzu}ir-ri {uzu}bu-gur-ru ša GUD.NITA₂
35⸢ša⸣ {iti}SIG₄ {lu₂}NINDA {lu₂}LUNGA₂ KU₂-MEŠ {uzu}sal-qu {lu₂}SANGA {d}GAŠAN—KUR-ha
36{⸢lu₂⸣}SANGA ša E₂—[e]-qi {uzu}a-gap-pa-a-ni bal-ṭu-ti i-se-niš i-na-aš₂-ši-u₂
37[a]-⸢na⸣ qur-še ⸢ša⸣ {d}GAŠAN—KUR-ha ina ŠA₃ a-ku-si i-ba-šu-lum
38{⸢uzu⸣}DIŠ-ha-a-ni {uzu}E₂-a-ni-MEŠ ša GUD.NITA₂ KUŠ-MEŠ {uzu}KUN
39{⸢uzu⸣}kur-sin-na-a-ti {lu₂}EN.NAM KU₂
r
1{⸢uzu⸣}ir-ri {uzu}bu-gur-ru ⸢ša GUD⸣.NITA₂ ša UD 02-KAM ša {iti}[ŠE]
2⸢ša⸣ UD 02-KAM ša {iti}DUL {lu₂}NINDA {lu₂}LUNGA₂ KU₂-⸢MEŠ⸣
3⸢PAB⸣ {še}PAD-MEŠ ša {udu}SISKUR-MEŠ ša {iti}ŠE ša {iti}⸢DUL⸣
4[x] NINDA-MEŠ {lu₂}SANGA {d}GAŠAN—KUR-ha {lu₂}SANGA ša E₂—e-qi KU₂-MEŠ
5[x] NINDA-MEŠ {lu₂}NAR.GAL-lum 7(ban₂) ⸢NINDA⸣-MEŠ it-qur-a-ti ša hi-in-hi-⸢ni⸣
6[ša] bu-de-e ⸢x⸣ ša₂ nik ⸢x⸣ ta-a.a-ru ⸢ina⸣ E₂.GAL
7⸢su⸣-lu-kan-ne₂-e {dug}BUR.ZI.TUR-MEŠ ša ⸢x x⸣ [x x] ⸢x x li⸣
8{⸢lu₂⸣}SANGA ša₂ {d}GAŠAN—KUR-ha {lu₂}SANGA ša₂ E₂—e-qi ⸢x x x x⸣
902 MU.AN.NA-MEŠ i-kab-ba-as a-na 03-si MU.AN.NA 02 {lu₂}har-[ma-ka-ni]
10a-na {lu₂}NINDA a-na {lu₂}LUNGA₂ SUM-an NINDA-MEŠ-šu₂-nu MUN-šu₂-nu I₃.GIŠ-MEŠ-šu₂-nu {⸢lu₂⸣}[x x] SUM-an
11⸢LAL₃⸣-MEŠ KAŠ-MEŠ 02 {ninda}ka-ma-na-a-ti ša ITI-MEŠ-ni {lu₂}EN.NAM ⸢KU₂⸣
12PAB an-ni-u₂ gi-nu-u₂ ša {d}GAŠAN—KUR-ha {lu₂}EN.⸢NAM⸣ {še}PAD-MEŠ
13a-na {lu₂}NINDA a-na {lu₂}LUNGA₂ ina UGU ka-a-ri ša {uru}ŠA₃—URU [SUM-an]
1402 qa NINDA-MEŠ 02 qa KAŠ-MEŠ ina E₂—{d}la-ab-ri-a {lu₂}SANGA ša₂ {d}aš-šur
15UD 02-KAM ša {iti}ŠE ša {iti}DUL 10 MA.NA URUDU-MEŠ a-na {lu₂}[NINDA]
1610 MA.NA URUDU-MEŠ a-na {lu₂}LUNGA₂ 40 UDU.NITA₂-⸢MEŠ⸣ {lu₂}⸢SIPA⸣-[MEŠ]
17ša {uru}a-di-a 20 {lu₂}: ša {uru}bu-qi 42 {uru}E₂—tap-pu-⸢ti⸣
1812 {uru}lu-gu-nu 02 qa kul-li {giš}su-si 02 qa {giš}⸢bu⸣-[uṭ-na]-a-ti
19{uru}ša₂-za-nu-ri {uru}⸢ka⸣-gap-ni-šu {uru}gab-ṣu-[x x]
20{uru}ha-am-ba-ti-a i-⸢du⸣-nu UDU.NITA₂-MEŠ an-nu-ti {⸢lu₂⸣}[EN].⸢NAM⸣
21i-mah-har a-na da-ri-i ša {d}GAŠAN—KUR-ha u₂-[ša]-kal
22PAB an-ni-u₂ gi-nu-u₂ ša {1}GISKIM—{d}MAŠ a-na {d}GAŠAN—KUR-ha
23GAŠAN GAL-tu ir-ku-su-u-ni man-nu lu-u LUGAL lu-[u] ⸢NUN⸣-u₂
24ša ⸢EGIR⸣-ia e-la-an-ni ina muh-hi lu-ra-[ad]-⸢di⸣
25TA ŠA₃-bi ⸢lu⸣ la i-na-šar man-nu ša gi-nu-u il-⸢ki DINGIR⸣
26la u₂-šal-la-mu-u-ni la SUM-u-ni {d}aš-šur {d}UTU {d}AMAR.UTU {d}⸢GAŠAN⸣—[KUR-ha]
27ik-ri-bi-šu₂ ⸢la-a⸣ i-šem-⸢mu⸣-[u₂]
28{lu₂}NINDA {lu₂}LUNGA₂ DUMU-MEŠ {mi₂}SUHUR.LA₂-MEŠ a-na {d}GAŠAN—KUR-ha
29[GAŠAN] GAL-ti u₂-⸢se-li⸣
30{lu₂}[ha]-⸢za⸣-nu {lu₂}ša₂—UGU—URU ina ⸢KA₂⸣-šu-nu la e-[ti]-⸢qu⸣
31GABA.[RI x x x x x] ša {1}TUKUL-ti—{[d}MAŠ x x x x] AN

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