CDLI Literary 002718.07, ex. 011 (P338327)
Literary, Neo-Assyrian, Huzirina · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE
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| Designation | CDLI Literary 002718.07, ex. 011 |
|---|---|
| ID | P338327 |
| 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' | [...] the land, |
| Obverse [1:2] o 2'2'–o 2'2' | [...] abundance. |
| Obverse [2:3] o 3'3'–o 3'3' | They shall invoke him secondly [...] ... [...] ... desolation, |
| Obverse [3:4] o 4'4'–o 4'4' | [...] Underworld, establisher of the furrow, |
| Obverse [4:5] o 5'5'–o 5'5' | [...] established [...] in the open country, |
| Obverse [5:6] o 6'6'–o 6'6' | who keeps [...] ditch in order (and) planned the furrow. |
| Obverse [6:7] o 7'7'–o 7'7' | They shall praise him thirdly as [...], irrigation controller of the gods' canals, |
| Obverse [7:8] o 8'8'–o 8'8' | [...] of plenty, abundance, great stores (of crops) : provider of riches, the one who grants the inhabited world prosperity. |
| Obverse [8:9] o 9'9'–o 9'9' | [...] of sheep, who called grain into existence : They shall call him fourthly HENGALLU, the one who piles up plenty for the people, |
| Obverse [9:10] o 10'10'–o 10'10' | [...] his abundance over the extensive earth, who supplies vegetation copiously. |
| Obverse [10:11] o 11'11'–o 11'11' | [...] a mountain above Tiamat, who plundered Tiamat's corpse with [his weapon], |
| Obverse [11:12] o 12'12'–o 12'12' | [...] of the land, their true shepherd, |
| Obverse [12:13] o 13'13'–o 13'13' | [...] is cultivated land, whose adornment is a furrow, |
| Obverse [13:14] o 14'14'–o 14'14' | [...] crossed [...] continually in his anger, |
| Obverse [14:15] o 15'15'–o 15'15' | [...] constantly crossed the place of combat with her [...]. |
| Obverse [15:16] o 16'16'–o 16'16' | [...] thus : Tiamat was her boat and he was her sailor. |
| Obverse [16:17] o 17'17'–o 17'17' | [...] who constantly piles up grain-heaps (in) enormous mounds, |
| Obverse [17:18] o 18'18'–o 18'18' | creator of grain and flocks, giver of the land's seed. |
| Obverse [18:19] o 19'19'–o 19'19' | GILIMA, establisher of the binding of the gods, creator of stability, |
| Obverse [19:20] o 20'20'–o 20'20' | the hoop that confined them, (yet also) provider of good fortune. |
| Obverse [20:21] o 21'21'–o 21'21' | AGILIMA, the elevated one, remover of the tiara, inspector of snow, |
| Obverse [21:22] o 22'22'–o 22'22' | creator of the earth above the water, establisher of the upper parts : ZULUM, who assigns meadows for the gods, divider of creation, |
| Obverse [22:23] o 23'23'–o 23'23' | giver of shares and food offerings, carer of chapels. |
| Obverse [23:24] o 24'24'–o 24'24' | Mummu, creator of heaven and Underworld, who makes ... prosper, |
| Obverse [24:25] o 25'25'–o 25'25' | [the god] who purifies heaven and Underworld, is secondly Zulummu, |
| Reverse [0:1] r 1r 1–r 1r 1 | on account of whose power none other among the gods [...]. |
| Reverse [1:2] r 22–r 22 | GIŠNUMUNAB, creator of all the people, builder of the (four) edges, |
| Reverse [2:3] r 33–r 33 | destroyer of Tiamat's gods, maker of people from their parts. |
| Reverse [3:4] r 44–r 44 | LUGALABDUBUR, the king, who scattered Tiamat's deeds (and) removed her weapon, |
| Reverse [4:5] r 55–r 55 | whose foundation is firm [in] front and rear : PAGALGUENNA, pre-eminent one of all the lords, whose strength is sublime, |
| Reverse [5:6] r 66–r 66 | who is the greatest among the gods, his brothers, lord of all of them : LUGALDURMAH, king of the bond of the gods, lord of the cosmic rope, |
| Reverse [6:7] r 77–r 77 | [who] is the greatest in the royal residence, most exalted among the gods. |
| Reverse [7:8] r 88–r 88 | ARANUNA, adviser of Ea, creator of the gods, [his] fathers, |
| Reverse [8:9] r 99–r 99 | whose way of rulership no god can equal. |
| Reverse [9:10] r 1010–r 1010 | DUMUDUKU, who renews for himself his pure dwelling in Duku2, |
| Reverse [10:11] r 1111–r 1111 | Dumuduku, without whom Lugalduku3 does not decide a verdict. |
| Reverse [11:12] r 1212–r 1212 | LUGALŠUANNA, the king whose strength is [...] among the gods : the lord, strength of ... supreme [...] |
| Reverse [12:13] r 1313–r 1313 | IRUGGA, plunderer of them all inside the sea [:] who gathered all intelligence (and) is of wide wisdom. |
| Reverse [13:14] r 1414–r 1414 | IRQINGU, who plundered Qingu like an enemy in a battle : organizer of all instructions, establisher of lordship. |
| Reverse [14:15] r 1515–r 1515 | KINMA, commander of all the gods, giver of advice, |
| Reverse [15:16] r 1616–r 1616 | [at whose] name the gods tremble fearfully like (a reed in) a storm wind. |
| Reverse [16:17] r 1717–r 1717 | ESISKUR shall sit high up in the house of prayer and |
| Reverse [17:18] r 1818–r 1818 | [the gods] shall bring in their presents before him : until he receives their gifts. |
| Reverse [18:19] r 1919–r 1919 | No one (else) of the gods creates artful things : the four (regions) of black-headed people are his creation, |
| Reverse [19:20] r 2020–r 2020 | [Apart from] him, none of the gods knows the plan of their days : GIRU, establisher of the projection of a weapon, |
| Reverse [20:21] r 2121–r 2121 | [who] created artful things [in the battle] with Tiamat : (who) is wide in intelligence, competent in wisdom, |
| Reverse [21:22] r 2222–r 2222 | a deep [heart] that the gods in their totality do not understand. |
| Reverse [22:23] r 2323–r 2323 | [ADDU shall be] his name, he shall cover the whole of heaven, |
| Reverse [23:24] r 2424–r 2424 | [...] shall rumble loudly [over the earth], |
| Reverse [24:25] r 2525–r 2525 | [... shall] reach fullness [and] |
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' | [... ma]-⸢a⸣-[ti] | |
| 2' | [...] ⸢nu⸣-uh-⸢ši⸣ | |
| 3' | [...] x x [...] x ⸢KAR(|A:TE|){e} ša₂-niš iz-zak-⸢ru⸣ | |
| 4' | [...] ⸢KI⸣{ti₃} mu-kin-nu AB.⸢SIN₂⸣ | |
| 5' | [...] u₂-kin-nu ina ṣe-e-ri | |
| 6' | [... pal]-⸢ka uš⸣-te-eš-še-ru ⸢uṣ⸣-ṣi-ru ap-ki-sa | |
| 7' | [... gu₂]-⸢gal⸣ miṭ-ra-⸢at⸣ DINGIR.DINGIR ⸢li⸣-na-du šal-šiš | |
| 8' | [... HE₂.GAL₂]{⸢li⸣} ṭuh-di iš-pik(HU-)ki GAL-MEŠ ša₂-⸢kin⸣ meš-re-e mu-na-ah-hi-iš ⸢da-ad⸣-me | |
| 9' | [... šu-ʾa]-a mu-šab-šu-u₂ aš₂-na-an {d}HE₂.GAL₂ ⸢mu-kam⸣-mir HE₂.⸢GAL₂{li} ana ni-ši re⸣-biš ⸢liq⸣-[bu-u] | |
| 10' | [...] HE₂.NUN-šu₂ UGU KI{ti₃} <DAGAL{ti₃>} mu-deš-šu-⸢u₂ ur-qi₂⸣-[ti₃] | |
| 11' | [... ša]-⸢di-i⸣ e-⸢le-nu-uš⸣ ti-amat ša₂-⸢lil ša⸣-<lam>-⸢ta ta-a₃-wa-ti⸣ ina {⸢giš⸣}[TUKUL-šu] | |
| 12' | [...] ma-a-ti re-ʾu-u₂-ši-na ki-[i-na] | |
| 13' | [... me₂]-⸢re⸣-šu₂ ⸢šu⸣-ku-us-su ši-⸢ir-ʾu⸣-[u] | |
| 14' | [... i-ti]-⸢ib⸣-bi-ru ⸢uz-zu-uš-šu₂⸣ | |
| 15' | [... i-ti-it-ti]-⸢qu a-šar⸣ ša₂-⸢aš₂⸣-mi-ša₂ | |
| 16' | [... ki]-⸢a-am⸣ ⸢ti⸣-amat ru-⸢kub-šu-ma⸣ šu-u₂ ⸢ma-lah₃⸣-ša₂ | |
| 17' | [... muš-tap]-⸢pi⸣-ik ka-re-⸢e⸣ [ti]-⸢li⸣ bit-⸢ru-ti⸣ | |
| 18' | [ba-nu]-⸢u₂ aš₂⸣-na-an u₃ U₈ ⸢SUM⸣{nu} NUMUN ma-a-⸢ti₃⸣ | |
| 19' | {⸢d⸣}<<A>>.GILIM.MA mu-kin ṭur-ri DINGIR ba-nu-u₂ ki-na-a-[ti] | |
| 20' | rap-pu la-ʾi-iṭ-su-nu ⸢mu⸣-šaṣ-bi-tu₄ ⸢dam-qa⸣-a-[ti] | |
| 21' | {d}<A>.GILIM.MA ša₂-qu-u₂ na-si-ih a-gi-i ⸢a-šir₃ šal-gi⸣ | |
| 22' | ⸢ba⸣-nu-u KI{ti₃} e-⸢liš A-MEŠ⸣ mu-kin e-la-a-ti {d}ZU.LUM mu-⸢ad⸣-di qer-be₂-ti ana DINGIR.DINGIR ⸢pa-lik bi⸣-nu-ti | |
| 23' | [na]-⸢din⸣ is-qi₂ u nin-da-be₂-e pa-qi₂-du eš-re-ti | |
| 24' | {[d}mu]-⸢um⸣-mu ba-an AN{e} u KI{ti₃} mu-še-šer₃ DAG{⸢si⸣} | |
| 25' | [DINGIR mu]-lil AN{e} u KI{ti₃} ša₂-niš {d}ZU.LUM.UM.⸢MU⸣ | |
| r | ||
| 1 | [ša₂] ⸢a⸣-na dun-ni-šu i-na DINGIR.DINGIR ša₂-[nu]-u₂ la [...] | |
| 2 | {d}GIŠ.NUMUN.AB₂ ba-nu-u₂ nap-har UN-MEŠ e-pi-[šu₂] kib-ra-a-[ti] | |
| 3 | ⸢a⸣-bit DINGIR-MEŠ ša₂ ta-a₃-wa-ti e-piš UN-MEŠ ina mi-im-me-[šu₂-un] | |
| 4 | {[d]}LUGAL.AB₂.DU₁₀.BUR₃ LUGAL sa-pi-ih ep-šet ti-amat na-⸢si⸣-hu {giš}TUKUL-[ša₂] | |
| 5 | [ša₂ ina] ⸢re-ši u₃⸣ ar-ka-ti du-ru-us-⸢su⸣ kun-nu {d}PA₄.GAL.GU₂.EN.NA a-ša₂-red nap-har be-li ša₂ ša₂-qa e-⸢mu-qa-šu₂⸣ | |
| 6 | [ša₂ ina DINGIR].⸢DINGIR ŠEŠ⸣-MEŠ-šu₂ šur-bu-u e-tel nap-har-šu₂-un {d}LUGAL.DUR.MAH LUGAL mar-kas₅ DINGIR.DINGIR be-el dur-ma-hi | |
| 7 | [ša₂] ⸢i⸣-na šu-bat ⸢šar⸣-ru-ti šur-bu-u₂ i-na DINGIR.DINGIR ma-aʾ-diš ṣi-⸢ru⸣ | |
| 8 | {[d]}⸢A⸣.RA₂.NUN.NA ma-⸢lik {d⸣}e₂-a ba-an DINGIR.DINGIR ⸢AD⸣-MEŠ-[šu] | |
| 9 | [ša₂ a]-⸢na a-lak⸣-ti ru-bu-ti-⸢šu₂ la u₂⸣-maš-ša₂-lu ⸢DINGIR a⸣-a-⸢um-ma⸣ | |
| 10 | {[d]}⸢DUMU⸣:DU₆.KU₃ ša₂ ina ⸢DU₆⸣.KU₃ u₂-ta-⸢ad-da-šu šu⸣-bat-su [el]-⸢let⸣ | |
| 11 | {[d]}⸢DUMU⸣.DU₆.KU₃ ša₂ ina ba-li-šu₂ ⸢EŠ.BAR la⸣ KU₅{su} {d}LUGAL.DU₆.KU₃ | |
| 12 | {[d}LUGAL.ŠU.AN].⸢NA⸣ LUGAL ša₂ ina ⸢DINGIR.DINGIR⸣ [... e]-⸢mu-qa⸣-šu be-lu₄ ⸢e-muq⸣ GAN ZE₂ SIG šu-⸢tu⸣-[ru ...] | |
| 13 | {[d}IR].⸢UG₇⸣.GI ⸢ša₂-lil gim-ri-šu₂-nu qer-biš ti-amat⸣ ⸢ša₂⸣ nap-har uz-ni ih-mu-mu ha-⸢si⸣-[sa] ⸢pal⸣-ki | |
| 14 | {[d}IR].QIN.GU ša₂-lil {d}qin-gu a-a-bi-iš ta-ha-zi mut⸣-[tab]-⸢bil te-ret nap⸣-ha-⸢ri mu⸣-kin be-lu-ti | |
| 15 | {[d}KIN].⸢MA⸣ mu-ma-ʾe-er nap-har DINGIR.DINGIR na-⸢din⸣ [mil]-ki | |
| 16 | [ša₂ a-na] šu-me-šu DINGIR.DINGIR ki-ma me-he-e i-šub-bu ⸢pal⸣-hiš | |
| 17 | {[d]}⸢E₂⸣.SISKUR₂ ša₂-qiš i-na <E₂> ik-ri-bi li-šib-ma | |
| 18 | [DINGIR.DINGIR] ⸢mah⸣-ru-uš-šu li-še-ri-bu kad₃-ra-šu₂-un a-di i-rib-šu₂-nu i-mah-⸢ha⸣-ru-ni | |
| 19 | [mam-ma]-⸢an⸣ DINGIR.DINGIR la i-ban-na-a nik-la-a-ti ⸢er-ba ṣal⸣-mat SAG.DU bi-⸢na⸣-tuš-šu₂ | |
| 20 | [e-la ša₂-a]-⸢šu⸣ ṭe₃-mi <u₄-me>-ši-na la ia-a-ad-<da> DINGIR ma-am-man {d}GIRA₃ mu-⸢kin a-ṣa⸣-at {giš}TUKUL | |
| 21 | [ša₂ ina ME₃] ⸢ti⸣-amat i-ban-na-a nik-la-a-ti pal-ka uz-ni it-pe-šu ha-si-sa | |
| 22 | [lib-bu ru]-⸢qu⸣ ša₂ la i-lam-ma-du DINGIR.DINGIR gim-ras-[su-un] | |
| 23 | {[d}AD.DU lu] ⸢MU-šu⸣ kiš-šat AN{e} li-rim-[ma] | |
| 24 | [... KI]{⸢ti₃} li⸣-ir-ta-aṣ-ṣi-[in] | |
| 25 | [... liš-tak]-⸢ṣi⸣-ba-⸢am⸣-[ma] | |
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