STT 1, 019 (P338336)
Literary, Neo-Assyrian, Huzirina · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE
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| Designation | STT 1, 019 |
|---|---|
| ID | P338336 |
| 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' | (Anzu saying to Ninurta:) '[...] all the gods [...]. |
| Obverse [1:2] o 2'2'–o 2'2' | '[...] you [..] have come [...] battle with me? [...] your reason!' |
| Obverse [2:3] o 3'3'–o 3'3' | [...] the utterance of his mouth came forth, [...] answered Anzu (Ninurta saying): |
| Obverse [3:4] o 4'4'–o 4'4' | '[...], offspring of Duranki (Ellil), |
| Obverse [4:5] o 5'5'–o 5'5' | '[...] of the extensive Underworld, of Ea, king of destinies. |
| Obverse [5:6] o 6'6'–o 6'6' | 'I have come [...] do battle with you, I have trampled you down.' |
| Obverse [6:7] o 7'7'–o 7'7' | Anzu [...] the utterance of his mouth, |
| Obverse [7:8] o 8'8'–o 8'8' | [...] the mountains furiously he voiced his clamour. |
| Obverse [8:9] o 9'9'–o 9'9' | Darkness [...], the face of the mountains were shrouded, |
| Obverse [9:10] o 10'10'–o 10'10' | [...] the gods, grew dark in pitch blackness. |
| Obverse [10:11] o 11'11'–o 11'11' | [...] ... he was roaring, the sign of Anzu was his voice, |
| Obverse [11:12] o 12'12'–o 12'12' | [...] the battle, the combats, war was very close, the flood was swollen. |
| Obverse [12:13] o 13'13'–o 13'13' | The battle-array [...], it was bathing in blood : a cloud of death was raining down, flashing arrows, |
| Obverse [13:14] o 14'14'–o 14'14' | battle rushed between them, roaring. |
| Obverse [14:15] o 15'15'–o 15'15' | [...], the resplendent one, son of Mami : trust of Anu and Dagan, beloved of Niššiku (Ea), |
| Obverse [15:16] o 16'16'–o 16'16' | [...], he nocked [...] : from the breast of the bow he launched a reed arrow against him. |
| Obverse [16:17] o 17'17'–o 17'17' | The reed arrow [...] returned : Anzu shouted against it: |
| Obverse [17:18] o 18'18'–o 18'18' | '[...] has come, return to your reed-bed, |
| Obverse [18:19] o 19'19'–o 19'19' | '[...] your forests, sinew to the sheep's tendon, arrow flight to the birds - return!' |
| Obverse [19:20] o 20'20'–o 20'20' | [...] in his hand, |
| Obverse [20:21] o 21'21'–o 21'21' | [...], they did not approach his body. |
| Reverse [0:1] r 1r 1–r 1r 1 | [...], combat was held back, |
| Reverse [1:2] r 22–r 22 | [...] the mountains [...] Anzu. |
| Reverse [2:3] r 33–r 33 | [...] he (Ninurta) instructed him (Šarur) [...]: |
| Reverse [3:4] r 44–r 44 | '[...] Ea, Niššiku: |
| Reverse [4:5] r 55–r 55 | "[...] he (Ninurta) had surrounded [...], |
| Reverse [5:6] r 66–r 66 | "[...] was enveloped by the dust of devastation. |
| Reverse [6:7] r 77–r 77 | "[...], he nocked a reed arrow, |
| Reverse [7:8] r 88–r 88 | "[...], he launched a reed arrow against him. |
| Reverse [8:9] r 99–r 99 | "The reed arrow [...] Anzu (but) returned, |
| Reverse [9:10] r 1010–r 1010 | "Anzu shouted against it: |
| Reverse [10:11] r 1111–r 1111 | 'Reed arrow that has come, return to your reed-bed : frame of the bow to your forests, |
| Reverse [11:12] r 1212–r 1212 | '[...] to the sheep's tendon, arrow flight to the birds [...]!' |
| Reverse [12:13] r 1313–r 1313 | "[...] the tablet of destinies of the gods in his hand, |
| Reverse [13:14] r 1414–r 1414 | "[...] arrows, they did not approach his body. |
| Reverse [14:15] r 1515–r 1515 | "Battle [...], combat was held back, |
| Reverse [15:16] r 1616–r 1616 | "the weapons [...], in the middle of the mountains they did not conquer Anzu."' |
| Reverse [16:17] r 1717–r 1717 | [...], he (Šarur) received the instruction, |
| Reverse [17:18] r 1818–r 1818 | he took away [...] to Ea, Niššiku. |
| Reverse [18:19] r 1919–r 1919 | [...] (that) he (Ninurta) said he repeated to Ea: |
| Reverse [19:20] r 2020–r 2020 | '[...], Ninurta had surrounded Anzu, |
| Reverse [20:21] r 2121–r 2121 | '[...] devastation : ... [(...)] ... [...]' |
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' | [... DINGIR]-⸢MEŠ ka-li-šu₂-nu⸣ [...] | |
| 2' | [... ta]-ha-zi-ia ⸢tal⸣-li-ka ⸢ṭe₃⸣-[en-ka x (x)] | |
| 3' | [...] ⸢u₂⸣-ṣa-a zi-kir pi-i-šu ⸢an-za⸣-a ⸢i-pu⸣-[la ...] | |
| 4' | [... i-lit]-⸢ti⸣ {d}DUR.AN.[KI] | |
| 5' | [...] ⸢KI⸣{ti₃} DAGAL{ti₃} {d}e₂-a šar₄ ⸢NAM⸣-[MEŠ] | |
| 6' | [x x e-pe]-⸢šu⸣ ta-ha-zi-ka ⸢al⸣-li-ka ad-iš-[ka] | |
| 7' | [... an-zu]-u₂ zik-ri pi-i-[šu] | |
| 8' | [... hur]-⸢sa⸣-a-ni ik-kil-la-šu šam-riš id-⸢di⸣ | |
| 9' | [... ek]-⸢le⸣-tu₂ ša₂-di-i pa-nu-šu₂-nu kat₃-⸢mu⸣ | |
| 10' | [...] ⸢DINGIR⸣-MEŠ da-um-miš₂ i-ru-up | |
| 11' | [...] x ut-ta-ʾa-ar it-⸢ti⸣ an-zi-i ri-gim-šu₂ | |
| 12' | [... qab]-⸢li⸣ tuq-ma-te a-na-an-tu₄ it-ku-pat a-bu-bu aṣ-⸢bu⸣ | |
| 13' | [x x] ⸢ap⸣-luh-tu₂ da-me i-ram-muk er-pe-et mu-ti i-za-an-nu-nu i-bar-riq uṣ-ṣi | |
| 14' | [iš-ta]-⸢uṣ⸣ ina bi-ri-šu₂-nu i-ram-mu-um qab-⸢lu⸣ | |
| 15' | [... šu-pu]-⸢u⸣ bu-kur₂ {d}ma-mi tuk-lat {d}a-nu₃ u {d}da-gan na-ram {d}NIN.ŠI.KU₃ | |
| 16' | [...] ⸢u₂⸣-mal-li i-na i-rat {giš}PAN qa-na-a u₂-bil-šum-mu | |
| 17' | [...] ⸢qa⸣-na-⸢a⸣ it-tu-ra an-zu-u₂-um-ma is-sa-a e-li-šu₂ | |
| 18' | [... tal]-⸢li⸣-ka tu-ra a-pu-uk-ka | |
| 19' | [... qi₂-ša₂-ti]-⸢ki [šer₂-a]-⸢nu⸣ a-na ša₂-šal-li UDU.NITA₂ kap-pu ana iṣ-ṣu-ri ⸢tu-ra⸣ | |
| 20' | [...] ⸢qa⸣-tuš-[šu₂] | |
| 21' | [... iṭ-hu]-u ana zu-um-ri-[šu₂] | |
| r | ||
| 1 | [... ik-ta]-⸢la tu-qu⸣-[un-tu₂] | |
| 2 | [... KUR]{⸢i⸣} an-za-a [...] | |
| 3 | [...] ⸢u₂⸣-ma-ʾi-⸢ir⸣-[šu] | |
| 4 | [...] {d}60 {d}⸢NIN.ŠI⸣.[KU₃] | |
| 5 | [...] la-me-ma | |
| 6 | [... ub-bu]-⸢ha⸣ e-[pir] ka-ra-ši | |
| 7 | [... qa]-na-a u₂-mal-li | |
| 8 | [...] qa-na-a u₂-⸢bil⸣-šum-ma | |
| 9 | [... a]-na an-zi-i qa-nu-u₂ ⸢it-tu⸣-ra | |
| 10 | [an]-zu-u₂-um-ma is-sa-a e-⸢li⸣-šu₂ | |
| 11 | [qa]-⸢nu⸣-um-ma ša₂ tal-li-⸢ka⸣ tu-ra a-pu-uk-ka mu-um-[mu] {⸢giš}PAN⸣ a-⸢na qi₂⸣-ša₂-ti-⸢ki⸣ | |
| 12 | [...] ⸢a-na⸣ ša₂-šal-li UDU.NITA₂ kap-pu ana iṣ-[ṣu-ri x x] | |
| 13 | [...] ⸢DUB⸣ NAM.TAR-MEŠ DINGIR-⸢MEŠ⸣ qa-⸢tuš⸣-[šu₂] | |
| 14 | [... šil]-⸢ta⸣-hu ul ⸢iṭ⸣-hu-u a-⸢na⸣ zu-⸢um-ri⸣-šu₂ | |
| 15 | [...] ⸢qab⸣-la ⸢ik⸣-ta-la ⸢tu⸣-qu-⸢un⸣-tu₂ | |
| 16 | [... {giš]}⸢TUKUL⸣-MEŠ ina qe₂-reb KUR{i} an-za-[a] ⸢ul⸣ ik-⸢mu⸣-[u₂] | |
| 17 | [...] il-qe₂ ter-[ta] | |
| 18 | [...] ⸢it⸣-ba-la a-na {d}e₂-a {d}NIN.ŠI.[KU₃] | |
| 19 | [...] ⸢id⸣-bu-bu a-na {d}e₂-a u₂-ša₂-an-[ni] | |
| 20 | [... {d}NIN].⸢URTA⸣ an-za-a la-me-[ma] | |
| 21 | [...] ⸢ka-ra⸣-ši x [(x)] x [...] | |
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