CDLI Literary 002718.01, ex. 021 (P338317)
Literary, Neo-Assyrian, Huzirina · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE
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| Designation | CDLI Literary 002718.01, ex. 021 |
|---|---|
| ID | P338317 |
| Museum no. | AMM — |
| Collection | Anadolu Medeniyetleri Müzesi, Ankara, Turkey |
| Language | Akkadian |
| Period | Neo-Assyrian · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE |
| Genre | Literary |
| Find spot | Huzirina (mod. Sultantepe) |
| Coordinates | 37.0501, 38.9062 |
English translation
By ORACC project cams/gkab · Via Open Richly Annotated Cuneiform Corpus (ORACC) · CC BY-SA 3.0 (ORACC)
| Line | English |
|---|---|
| Obverse [0:1] o 1'o 1'–o 1'o 1' | [...] her (Tiamat's) hearing [...], |
| Obverse [1:2] o 2'2'–o 2'2' | [...] she cried out to her lover (Apsu). |
| Obverse [2:3] o 3'3'–o 3'3' | [...] bitterly, alone being furious, |
| Obverse [3:4] o 4'4'–o 4'4' | she consigned the evil to her heart: |
| Obverse [4:5] o 5'5'–o 5'5' | 'What? Shall we destroy what we created? |
| Obverse [5:6] o 6'6'–o 6'6' | 'Although their behaviour is very upsetting, we should put up with (it) graciously.' |
| Obverse [6:7] o 7'7'–o 7'7' | Mummu answered, advising Apsu, |
| Obverse [7:8] o 8'8'–o 8'8' | a minister [...] (was) the advice of his Mummu: |
| Obverse [8:9] o 9'9'–o 9'9' | 'My father, destroy (their) disorderly behaviour, |
| Obverse [9:10] o 10'10'–o 10'10' | by day you should be relaxed, at night you should be asleep.' |
| Obverse [10:11] o 11'11'–o 11'11' | Apsu was happy with him and his face brightened, |
| Obverse [11:12] o 12'12'–o 12'12' | because he plotted evil for the gods, his sons. |
| Obverse [12:13] o 13'13'–o 13'13' | He embraced Mummu around the neck, |
| Obverse [13:14] o 14'14'–o 14'14' | he sat on his knees, kissing him. |
| Obverse [14:15] o 15'15'–o 15'15' | All that they plotted in their particular assembly |
| Obverse [15:16] o 16'16'–o 16'16' | was repeated to the gods, their sons. |
| Obverse [16:17] o 17'17'–o 17'17' | The gods heard, as they moved about, |
| Obverse [17:18] o 18'18'–o 18'18' | they were dumbstruck, they sat down in silence. |
| Obverse [18:19] o 19'19'–o 19'19' | Supreme in intelligence, expert, capable, |
| Obverse [19:20] o 20'20'–o 20'20' | Ea, wise about everything, was discovering their plot. |
| Obverse [20:21] o 21'21'–o 21'21' | He created it, a comprehensive plan, [...], |
| Obverse [21:22] o 22'22'–o 22'22' | he made it skilfully, his supreme, [...] incantation. |
| Obverse [22:23] o 23'23'–o 23'23' | [...] he made (Apsu) relax onto the water, |
| Obverse [23:24] o 24'24'–o 24'24' | he poured [..] over him, he was [...] asleep. |
| Obverse [24:25] o 25'25'–o 25'25' | He put Apsu to sleep, he was drenched [...], |
| Obverse [25:26] o 26'26'–o 26'26' | Mummu, the adviser, awake [...]. |
| Obverse [26:27] o 27'27'–o 27'27' | He (Ea) loosened his sashes and stripped off [...], |
| Obverse [27:28] o 28'28'–o 28'28' | he took away his aura, he himself [...]. |
| Obverse [28:29] o 29'29'–o 29'29' | He bound Apsu, [...], |
| Obverse [29:30] o 30'30'–o 30'30' | he confined Mummu, [...] against him. |
| Obverse [30:31] o 31'31'–o 31'31' | [...] his dwelling on Apsu, |
| Obverse [31:32] o 32'32'–o 32'32' | he grabbed [...], holding [...]. |
| Obverse [32:33] o 33'33'–o 33'33' | [...] he had bound [...] his foes, |
| Obverse [33:34] o 34'34'–o 34'34' | [...] he had established his triumph [...], |
| Obverse [34:35] o 35'35'–o 35'35' | [...] his cella [...] in order to relax, |
| Obverse [36:37] o 37'37'–o 37'37' | In its place [...], |
| Obverse [37:38] o 38'38'–o 38'38' | Ea [...]. |
| Obverse [38:39] o 39'39'–o 39'39' | In [...] |
| Reverse [0:1] r 1'r 1'–r 1'r 1' | the nurse brought him (Marduk) up [...]. |
| Reverse [1:2] r 2'2'–r 2'2' | His physique was magnificent, [...] was flashing, |
| Reverse [2:3] r 3'3'–r 3'3' | his birth was manly, he was powerful [...]. |
| Reverse [3:4] r 4'4'–r 4'4' | Anu, the creator [...], saw him, |
| Reverse [4:5] r 5'5'–r 5'5' | he rejoiced, he beamed, his heart [...]. |
| Reverse [5:6] r 6'6'–r 6'6' | He perfected him, [...] being doubled, |
| Reverse [6:7] r 7'7'–r 7'7' | He (Marduk) was greatly exalted, [...]. |
| Reverse [7:8] r 12'12'–r 12'12' | The 4 [...] grew large |
| Reverse [8:9] r 13'13'–r 13'13' | and the eyes, like that, [...]. |
| Reverse [9:10] r 14'14'–r 14'14' | He was very tall among the gods, [...], |
| Reverse [10:11] r 15'15'–r 15'15' | the limbs were long, [...] in birth. |
| Reverse [11:12] r 16'16'–r 16'16' | The Son-Utu, the Son-Utu : the son, the sun god, the sun god of the gods! |
| Reverse [12:13] r 17'17'–r 17'17' | He was wearing the auras of ten gods, he was crowned on high, |
| Reverse [13:14] r 18'18'–r 18'18' | fifty terrors were heaped upon him. |
| Reverse [14:15] r 19'19'–r 19'19' | Anu created and produced the 4 winds, |
| Reverse [15:16] r 20'20'–r 20'20' | he put (them) in his hand: 'My son, let them play.' |
| Reverse [16:17] r 21'21'–r 21'21' | He (Marduk) created dust, he made the storm wind carry (it), |
| Reverse [17:18] r 22'22'–r 22'22' | he brought a wave into existence, so that it disturbed Tiamat. |
| Reverse [18:19] r 23'23'–r 23'23' | Tiamat, disturbed, was moving about day and night, |
| Reverse [19:20] r 24'24'–r 24'24' | the gods, not relaxed, were being carried by every wind. |
| Reverse [20:21] r 25'25'–r 25'25' | They plotted evil in their hearts, |
| Reverse [21:22] r 26'26'–r 26'26' | they said to Tiamat, their mother: |
| Reverse [22:23] r 27'27'–r 27'27' | 'When they killed Apsu, your lover, |
| Reverse [23:24] r 28'28'–r 28'28' | 'you did not go at his side, you sat in silence. |
| Reverse [24:25] r 29'29'–r 29'29' | 'He (Anu) created the four winds of terror, |
| Reverse [25:26] r 30'30'–r 30'30' | 'your heart being disturbed, we cannot sleep. |
| Reverse [26:27] r 31'31'–r 31'31' | 'Apsu, your lover, did not exist in your heart |
| Reverse [27:28] r 32'32'–r 32'32' | 'and as for Mummu who was bound, you were sitting (apart) alone. |
| Reverse [28:29] r 33'33'–r 33'33' | '[...] today you will move about in confusion, |
| Reverse [29:30] r 34'34'–r 34'34' | '[...] us (who) cannot lie down to rest, [...].' |
Transliteration (ATF)
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| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
| obverse | ||
| 1' | [...] sze#-[...]-e-[...] | |
| 2' | [...]-ta#-si e-lu har-mi-[...] | |
| 3' | [...]-isz# ug-gu-gat e-disz-szi#-[...] | |
| 4' | le-mut#-ta it#-ta#-di i-na kar-szi#-[...] | |
| 5' | mi-na-a ni-[...] sza2# ni-ib-nu-u2 nu-usz-hal-laq#-ma# | |
| 6' | al-kat3-su-un# lu# szum#-ru-[...]-ma# i [...]-du#-ud t,a-bisz | |
| 7' | i-pul-ma# [...]-mu# _abzu_ i-ma#-al-lik | |
| 8' | suk#-[...] mi-lik mu-um-mi#-szu | |
| 9' | hul#-li#-qam#-ma# a#-[...]-ka-ta e-szi-tu2 | |
| 10' | ur-re#-esz# lu-u2 szup#-szu-hat# mu-szisz lu-u2 s,al-lat | |
| 11' | ih#-du#-szum#-ma _abzu#_ im-me-ru# pa-nu-szu# | |
| 12' | [...]-szum# lem-ne2-e-ti ik#-pu-du am _dingir-dingir_ dumu_-szu# | |
| 13' | {d}mu-um-mu i-te#-di-ir ki-szad#-su | |
| 14' | usz-ba-am-ma bir#-ka#-szu u2#-na-saq sza-a#-szu | |
| 15' | mim-mu-u2 ik#-pu-du# ina pu-uh-ra-usz-BU# | |
| 16' | an _dingir-dingir_ bu-uk#-ri#-szu-nu usz-tan#-nu-na | |
| 17' | isz-mu-nim-ma _dingir-dingir_ i#-dul-lu | |
| 18' | qu-lam is,-ba-tum# [...]-qu#-um-mesz usz#-bu | |
| 19' | szu-tur uz-na# et-[...]-szu te-le-u2# | |
| 20' | {d}e2-a ha-sis [...]-ma#-ma i-sze-'#-[...]-un# | |
| 21' | ib-szim-szum#-[...]-rat# ka-li# [...] | |
| 22' | u2#-[...]-tu#-ra# ta#-[...] | |
| 23' | [...] a-na _a-mesz_ u2#-[...] | |
| 24' | [...] ir#-te#-hi-szu s,a-lil [...] | |
| 25' | [...]-as,-lil#-ma ap-sa-a re#-[...] | |
| 26' | [...]-um-ma tam# la-ku da-la-pisz# [...] | |
| 27' | [...]-t,ur-ma rik#-si-szu2 isz#-[...] | |
| 28' | [...]-lam#-mi-szu it#-ba#-la szu#-[...] | |
| 29' | [...]-szu#-ma# ap-sa [...] | |
| 30' | [...]-ma# i-ta-sir3# [...]-szu# ip#-[...] | |
| 31' | [...] ap-si-i szu#-[...]-su# | |
| 32' | [...] it#-ta-mah u2-[...] | |
| 33' | [...]-szu ik-mu-u [...] | |
| 34' | [...]-ziz#-za ir-nit-ta-[...] | |
| 35' | [...]-mi-szu szup-szu#-[...] | |
| 36' | asz2-ru#-[...] | |
| 37' | {d}e2-[...] | |
| 38' | i#-[...] | |
| reverse | ||
| 1' | [...] it-tar-ru#-szu# [...] | |
| 2' | szam-hat nab-nit-su s,a#-[...] | |
| 3' | ut,-t,u-lat s,i-ta-szu ga#-[...] | |
| 4' | i-mur-szu-ma {d}a-nim ba#-[...] | |
| 5' | 1(u) i-risz im-mir lib3-ba-[...] | |
| 6' | usz#-ta#-as,-bi-szum-ma szu#-[...] | |
| 7' | [...]-qu# ma-'#-disz# [...] | |
| 8' | [...] | |
| 9' | [...] | |
| 10' | [...] | |
| 11' | [...] | |
| 12' | ir#-ta#-[...] ha#-[...] | |
| 13' | u3 _igi#_ ki-ma szu-a#-[...] | |
| 14' | ul-lu-ma# i-na _dingir-mesz_ [...] | |
| 15' | 1(u) mesz-re-tu# szu#-ut-tu-ha i-lit#-ta# [...] | |
| 16'.a | ma#-ri#-u2#-tu ma#-ri-u2-tu | |
| 16'.b | ma#-ri _{d}utu{szi#} sza3 dingir#-dingir#_ [...] | |
| 17' | la-bisz mi-lam-mi esz-re#-et# _dingir#-mesz_ sza2-qisz# it#-[...] | |
| 18' | pul-ha-tum ha-am-szat-si-na e-li#-szu kam2#-[...] | |
| 19' | ib-ni-ma im-tab-ba u2#-ma#-lid# {d}[...] | |
| 20' | qa-tusz#-szu# u2-ma-al-la-a# ma#-ri# lim#-mel-[...] | |
| 21' | ib-szim ep-ra me-ha-a u2-[...]-az#-bal# | |
| 22' | u2-szab#-szi a-ga-am-ma u2-[...] ti-amat | |
| 23' | [...]-hat ti#-amat-ma ur-ra# u [...]-dul-lu | |
| 24' | 1(u) _dingir_ la# szup#-szu2#-ha# [...]-ri#-sza2 | |
| 25' | ik-tap-du#-ma kar-szu#-us-su2#-[...] le#-mut-ta# | |
| 26' | a-na# ti-amat um-mi#-szu-nu szu-[...] iz#-zak-ru# | |
| 27' | [...]-nu-ma ap-sa-a ha-ram-ki# i#-na-ru-ma | |
| 28' | [...]-du#-usz-szu la tal-li-ki-ma# qa#-lisz tusz-ba | |
| 29' | [...]-ni-ma sza2-ar er-bet-ti sza2# pu-luh#-ti | |
| 30' | szu#-ud kar-sza2-ki-ma ul ni#-s,a#-lal# [...]-nu# | |
| 31' | ul# ib-szi lib-bu-uk-ki _abzu_ ha-ram#-ki | |
| 32' | u3# {d#}mu-um-mu sza2 ik-ka#-mu-u2# e#-disz asz2-ba-ti | |
| 33' | [...]-mi# at-ti dul#-lu-lisz# [...]-dul#-li | |
| 34' | [...] la# ni#-sak#-[...] | |
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