PKT 39 - 40 (P336321)
Royal Ritual, Neo-Assyrian, Qalat Sherqat (Assur) · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE
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| Designation | PKT 39 - 40 |
|---|---|
| ID | P336321 |
| Museum no. | unknown |
| Collection | unlocated |
| 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 Column i [0:4] o i 1o i 1–o i 44 | The [...] cup[s] of the House of [Aššur which] Shalmaneser, king of [Assy]ria, established: |
| Obverse Column i [4:5] o i 55–o i 55 | The priest of Aššur. |
| Obverse Column i [5:11] o i 66–o i 1111 | The assistant priest, the scribe of the House of God, the steward, the priest of Šerua, the chief gatekeeper, the chief chanter. |
| Obverse Column i [11:19] o i 1212–o i 1919 | The priest of Bel-tarbaṣi, the warden of the House, the warden of the šahūru anteroom, the chief chanter of the House of Aššur, the cupbearer, the [...] |
| Obverse Column ii [1:3] o ii 2'2'–o ii 3'3' | Two [...]s of [......]. |
| Obverse Column ii [3:6] o ii 4'4'–o ii 6'6' | Three [...]s (and) two revenue collectors ... the table. |
| Obverse Column ii [6:13] o ii 7'7'–o ii 13'13' | A revenue collector ge[t]s 1.5 litres of wine from the [...] of the Assyrians (and) 3.5 litres of beer from the pot-stand for (dripping) libations. They go and gua[rd] the (precious) stones [and ...s] of the House of Aššur. |
| Obverse Column ii [13:15] o ii 14'14'–o ii 15'15' | The cook(s) supervise half [...], big and small, (and) [...] on [...]. |
| Obverse Column ii [15:17] o ii 16'16'–o ii 17'17' | A singer has the usufruct [...] |
| Reverse Column i [0:1] r i 1'1'–r i 1'1' | Senn[acherib, king of Assyria], (ordained): |
| Reverse Column i [1:2] r i 2'2'–r i 2'2' | “The [...] official [......] |
| Reverse Column i [2:3] r i 3'3'–r i 3'3' | “[......] |
| Reverse Column i [3:4] r i 4'4'–r i 4'4' | “of the House of God [......] |
| Reverse Column i [4:5] r i 5'5'–r i 5'5' | “the first-fruits of the priests [...] |
| Reverse Column i [5:6] r i 6'6'–r i 6'6' | “the supervisor of the House [...].” |
| Reverse Column i [6:10] r i 7'7'–r i 10'10' | [I]f a female servant of the king [...] performs [a ...] in the House of God or in a temple, she [...s ...] to the priest [...]. |
| Reverse Column i [10:12] r i 11'11'–r i 12'12' | [...] female [......] of seven [...]. |
| Reverse Column i [12:14] r i 13'13'–r i 14'14' | The [......] |
| Reverse Column ii [0:10] r ii 1'1'–r ii 10'10' | The priest of [Anu], the priest of Adad, the priest of [Šarrat-nipha], the priest of the Assyrian Ištar, the priest of Nabû and Tašmetu, the priest of Kuruš-kadru, the priest of [DN], the priest of [DN], the priest of [DN], the priest of [DN]. |
| Reverse Column ii [10:14] r ii 11'11'–r ii 14'14' | The chief chanter is responsible for the music [...] of the House of God and of the temples. |
| Reverse Column ii [14:16] r ii 15'15'–r ii 16'16' | Written according to the original and co[llated]. Hand of Kiṣir-Aššur, [ex]orcist of [the House of Aššur]. |
Transliteration (ATF)
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| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
| o i | ||
| 1 | ⸢GU₂⸣.ZI x [x x] | |
| 2 | ⸢ša⸣ E₂—[AN.ŠAR₂] | |
| 3 | ⸢ša₂⸣ {1}{d}DI-ma-nu—MAŠ MAN KUR—⸢aš⸣ | |
| 4 | u₂-ki-nu-u-ni | |
| 5 | {lu₂}SANGA ša ⸢AN⸣.ŠAR₂ | |
| 6 | {lu₂}SANGA 02-u | |
| 7 | {lu₂}A.BA E₂—⸢DINGIR⸣ E₂—⸢DINGIR⸣ | |
| 8 | {lu₂}lah-hi-nu | |
| 9 | {lu₂}SANGA {d}še-ru-u-a | |
| 10 | {lu₂}I₃.DU₈.GAL | |
| 11 | {lu₂}UŠ.KU.MAH | |
| 12 | {lu₂}SANGA {d}EN—TUR₃ | |
| 13 | {lu₂}SANGA E₂—MU E₂—MU | |
| 14 | {lu₂}ša₂—UGU—⸢E₂⸣ | |
| 15 | {lu₂}ša₂—UGU—ša₂-hu-ri | |
| 16 | {lu₂}NAR₃.GAL₂ | |
| 17 | ša E₂—{⸢d⸣}a-⸢šur⸣ | |
| 18 | {lu₂}KAŠ.LUL | |
| 19 | {⸢lu₂⸣}[x x x x] | |
| o ii | ||
| 1' | 02 [x x x x x x x x] | |
| 2' | ša x [x x x x x x x] | |
| 3' | ⸢x x x⸣ [x x x x x x] | |
| 4' | 03 {lu₂}x [x x x] | |
| 5' | 02 EN—pi-ir-⸢ra⸣-[te EN—pi-ir-⸢ra⸣-[te x x] | |
| 6' | {giš}⸢BANŠUR⸣ u₂-šam-⸢ṣi⸣-[x x] | |
| 7' | 01 1:2 qa GEŠTIN TA ŠA₃-bi x [x x] | |
| 8' | ša aš-šur-a.a 0 | |
| 9' | 03 1:2 qa KAŠ TA UGU [x x] | |
| 10' | {giš}kan-ni ša₂ SUR 0 | |
| 11' | {lu₂}EN—pi-ir-ri {lu₂}EN—pi-ir-ri i-na-[aš₂-ši] | |
| 12' | il-lu-ku ⸢NA₄-MEŠ x⸣ [x x] | |
| 13' | ša E₂—aš-šur ⸢i⸣-na-⸢ṣu⸣-[ru] | |
| 14' | {lu₂}MU ina UGU ⸢meš⸣-li [x (x)] | |
| 15' | GAL ⸢QAL₃⸣ i-za-zu ⸢ina UGU x⸣ [x x] | |
| 16' | [x x] ⸢x⸣ {lu₂}NAR ek-[kal] | |
| 17' | [x x x] ⸢x x x x x⸣ [x x x] | |
| r i | ||
| 1' | {1}30—[PAB-MEŠ—SU MAN KUR—aš] | |
| 2' | ma-a {lu₂}[x x x x x] | |
| 3' | ma-⸢a x x⸣ [x] ⸢x x⸣ [x x] | |
| 4' | ša ⸢E₂⸣—DINGIR ⸢E₂⸣—DINGIR a-⸢x⸣ [x x] | |
| 5' | SAG-MEŠ {lu₂}⸢SANGA⸣-MEŠ [x x] | |
| 6' | {⸢lu₂}ša—IGI⸣—E₂ ⸢x⸣ [x x] | |
| 7' | ⸢šum₂-mu⸣ GEME₂ ša MAN x [x x] | |
| 8' | ina E₂—DINGIR E₂—DINGIR ⸢E₂.KUR⸣ [x x x] | |
| 9' | te-pa-aš₂ ⸢x x⸣ [x x x x] | |
| 10' | ⸢a-na⸣ {lu₂}⸢SANGA⸣ [x x x] | |
| 11' | ⸢x⸣ {mi₂}[x x x x x] | |
| 12' | ⸢x ša⸣ 07 ⸢EN⸣ [x x x x] | |
| 13' | {lu₂}⸢x⸣ [x x x x x] | |
| 14' | ⸢x⸣ [x x x x x x x] | |
| r ii | ||
| 1' | {lu₂}SANGA {d}[a-nu] | |
| 2' | {lu₂}SANGA {⸢d⸣}IM | |
| 3' | {lu₂}SANGA {⸢d}x x⸣ | |
| 4' | {lu₂}SANGA {d}15—aš-šur-i-tu₂ | |
| 5' | {lu₂}SANGA {d}PA {d}LAL₂ | |
| 6' | {lu₂}SANGA {d}GAM—⸢kad⸣-ri | |
| 7' | {lu₂}SANGA {d}⸢x x x⸣ | |
| 8' | {lu₂}SANGA {d}⸢x x x x x⸣ | |
| 9' | {lu₂}SANGA ⸢x x⸣ [x x] | |
| 10' | {lu₂}SANGA x [x x x] | |
| 11' | za-⸢am⸣-mar-u₂-⸢tu₂⸣ | |
| 12' | ša₂ E₂—DINGIR E₂—DINGIR ⸢E₂⸣.KUR-⸢MEŠ⸣ | |
| 13' | {lu₂}UŠ.KU.MAH | |
| 14' | pu-tu-hu na-ši | |
| 15' | ⸢GIM⸣ LIBIR-šu₂ SAR-ma ⸢IGI⸣.[KAR₂] | |
| 16' | ⸢ŠU.2 {1}ki-⸢ṣir⸣—[aš-šur] | |
| 17' | ⸢MAŠ⸣.MAŠ ⸢E₂⸣—[AN.ŠAR₂] | |
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