STT 1, 023 (P338340)
Literary, Neo-Assyrian, Huzirina · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE
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| Designation | STT 1, 023 |
|---|---|
| ID | P338340 |
| 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 [1:2] o 2'2'–o 2'2' | [...] he (Ninurta) harnessed great [...], |
| Obverse [2:3] o 3'3'–o 3'3' | [...] he went, he held a levy. |
| Obverse [3:4] o 4'4'–o 4'4' | [...] the middle of the conflict he went, |
| Obverse [4:5] o 5'5'–o 5'5' | [...] he commanded the troops. |
| Obverse [5:6] o 6'6'–o 6'6' | [...] devastation of the fierce, |
| Obverse [6:7] o 7'7'–o 7'7' | [...] hot ... destroys. |
| Obverse [7:8] o 8'8'–o 8'8' | [...] a severe rainstorm, |
| Obverse [8:9] o 9'9'–o 9'9' | [...] flaming fire burns them. |
| Obverse [9:10] o 10'10'–o 10'10' | They keep kindling [...] of a fiery glow, |
| Obverse [10:11] o 11'11'–o 11'11' | [...] burns them. |
| Obverse [11:12] o 12'12'–o 12'12' | [...], as lightning hissed. |
| Obverse [12:13] o 13'13'–o 13'13' | [...] when the flood of Ninurta reached Anzu, |
| Obverse [13:14] o 14'14'–o 14'14' | [...] ... while holding a taqribtu-offering he (Ninurta) called out: |
| Obverse [14:15] o 15'15'–o 15'15' | 'Duranki (Ellil) raised high their top, ... the mountains [...]. |
| Obverse [15:16] o 16'16'–o 16'16' | 'In order to go up in the heaven of Anu, [...].' |
| Obverse [16:17] o 17'17'–o 17'17' | He (Ninurta) called up his troops, [...], |
| Obverse [17:18] o 18'18'–o 18'18' | in haste the hero [...]. |
| Obverse [18:19] o 19'19'–o 19'19' | Furious aura [...], |
| Obverse [19:20] o 20'20'–o 20'20' | chill fear of heroism [...]. |
| Obverse [20:21] o 21'21'–o 21'21' | The fury of his awe-inspiring radiance [...] the land, |
| Obverse [21:22] o 22'22'–o 22'22' | the terrifying appearance of his aura overwhelmed [...]. |
| Obverse [22:23] o 23'23'–o 23'23' | With darkness he took away his (Anzu's) eyes from him, the daytime that he took away from him [...]. |
| Obverse [23:24] o 24'24'–o 24'24' | He troubled Anzu and [...] his throat. |
| Obverse [24:25] o 25'25'–o 25'25' | At the hero's voice, fire was kindled. |
| Obverse [25:26] o 26'26'–o 26'26' | The gods of the Underworld were trembling at [...], |
| Obverse [26:27] o 27'27'–o 27'27' | the seat of the Underworld ... [...]. |
| Obverse [27:28] o 28'28'–o 28'28' | Of the Apsu the seat of his lordship [...], |
| Obverse [28:29] o 29'29'–o 29'29' | of the sea the works of his kingship [...]. |
| Reverse [0:1] r 1r 1–r 1r 1 | [...] the hero went along, [...]. |
| Reverse [1:2] r 22–r 22 | Like water he kept ... their grain stores, |
| Reverse [2:3] r 33–r 33 | like clouds he overwhelmed, he kept destroying [...] (saying): |
| Reverse [3:4] r 44–r 44 | '[...] the superior people into inferior people, |
| Reverse [4:5] r 55–r 55 | 'I raised high [...] of the inferior people. |
| Reverse [5:6] r 66–r 66 | 'To the north wind ... [...], |
| Reverse [6:7] r 77–r 77 | 'the north wind (is) for [...] his [...] ... [...]. |
| Reverse [7:8] r 88–r 88 | 'All their corpses [...] ... [...], |
| Reverse [8:9] r 99–r 99 | 'news of Anzu [...] quickly. |
| Reverse [9:10] r 1010–r 1010 | 'Let my heart be loyal [...], |
| Reverse [10:11] r 1111–r 1111 | 'I calmed [...] of the spouse of the father of the gods.' |
| Reverse [11:12] r 1212–r 1212 | She heard in [...], so that she was made joyful, |
| Reverse [12:13] r 1313–r 1313 | Ellil (and) Ninlil rejoiced: |
| Reverse [13:14] r 1414–r 1414 | 'O Nusku, [...] ... [...], |
| Reverse [14:15] r 1515–r 1515 | 'as for [...] himself, lord is his name. |
| Reverse [15:16] r 1616–r 1616 | '... [...] lord of [...], |
| Reverse [16:17] r 1717–r 1717 | '[...] ... of all [...].' |
| Reverse [17:18] r 1818–r 1818 | [...] Dagan, inhabitant of [...], |
| Reverse [18:19] r 1919–r 1919 | [...] to ... [...]. |
| Reverse [19:20] r 2020–r 2020 | [...] they rejoiced at Ninurta, |
| Reverse [20:21] r 2121–r 2121 | recounting [...]. |
| Reverse [21:22] r 2222–r 2222 | [...] took away Anzu's life |
| Reverse [22:23] r 2323–r 2323 | installed them [...]. |
| Reverse [23:24] r 2424–r 2424 | He tied them on, [...], |
| Reverse [24:25] r 2525–r 2525 | [...], the mores of the Underworld. |
| Reverse [25:26] r 2626–r 2626 | [...] his praise was reported, |
| Reverse [26:27] r 2727–r 2727 | [...] like Ninurta, his utterance was not a lament. |
| Reverse [27:28] r 2828–r 2828 | [...] ... there was none like him, |
| Reverse [28:29] r 2929–r 2929 | [...] Ninurta entered [...] .... |
| Reverse [29:30] r 3030–r 3030 | [...] the king of [...] blessed, |
| Reverse [30:31] r 3131–r 3131 | [...] the inhabited world, all the cult daises [...]: |
| Reverse [31:32] r 3232–r 3232 | '[...] may he endure [...] the remote future, |
| Reverse [32:33] r 3333–r 3333 | '[...] ... I named ... [...].' |
Transliteration (ATF)
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| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
| o | ||
| 1' | [...] ⸢it-ta⸣-[x (x)] | |
| 2' | [...] ⸢ra⸣-bu-te iṣ-mi₃-[id] | |
| 3' | [...] il-lik ti-bu-te iš-⸢kun⸣ | |
| 4' | [... qe₂]-⸢reb⸣ ṣe-lu-ti il-lik | |
| 5' | [...] um-ma-na-ti um-da-ir | |
| 6' | [... na]-⸢aš⸣-pan-te el-ṭu-ti | |
| 7' | [...] ⸢ṣa⸣-ri-ih-ta i-ga-ma-ri | |
| 8' | [...] red-du dan-nu | |
| 9' | [... i]-⸢ša₂⸣-te nab-li i-qa-mu-šu₂-nu | |
| 10' | [... an-qu-ul]-⸢li⸣ uš-ta-ne₂-eh-zu | |
| 11' | [...] i-qa-mu-šu₂-nu | |
| 12' | [...] i-⸢hab⸣-bu-bu bir-qu | |
| 13' | [... a]-⸢bu-ba(ZU) {d}⸢NIN.URTA⸣ an-⸢za⸣-a ina ka-ša₂-di | |
| 14' | [x x] x ina taq-⸢rib⸣-ti kul-⸢li⸣ is-sa-[a] | |
| 15' | {⸢d}DUR.AN⸣.KI re-ša₂-su-nu [u₂-šaq]-⸢qi⸣ x ⸢TI KUR{u₂⸣} [...] | |
| 16' | ina AN{⸢e⸣} ša₂ {d}a-nu ana e-⸢le⸣-[e ...] | |
| 17' | id-ke um-ma-niš-šu [...] | |
| 18' | ina ha-mut-te-ma UR.SAG-⸢ma⸣ [...] | |
| 19' | me-lam-me ⸢ez⸣-zu-te [...] | |
| 20' | hur-ba-še qar-⸢du⸣-[te ...] | |
| 21' | ez-za-at ⸢na⸣-mur-rat-šu ma-[ta x x] | |
| 22' | ra-⸢šub⸣-bat ⸢me⸣-lam-me-šu u₂-sa-hi-⸢ip⸣ [...] | |
| 23' | ina ta-ri-⸢ki IGI⸣-MIN-šu₂ it-bal-šu u₄-mu ša₂ ⸢it⸣-[bal-šu ...] | |
| 24' | an-za-a ⸢id-lu⸣-uh-ma nap-šat-⸢su⸣ [...] | |
| 25' | ina ri-gim ⸢qar⸣-ra-du i-ša₂-te ⸢ul⸣-[ta-hi-iz] | |
| 26' | i-ru-ub-bu DINGIR-MEŠ KI{ti₃} a-[na ...] | |
| 27' | šu-bat a-⸢ra⸣-al-le-e AH [...] | |
| 28' | ša₂ ap-si-i ⸢šu⸣-bat be-lu-⸢te⸣-[šu ...] | |
| 29' | ⸢ša₂⸣ tam-ti₃ ep-šet ⸢LUGAL⸣{[ti₃}šu ...] | |
| r | ||
| 1 | [... qar]-⸢ra⸣-di i-ba-⸢aʾ⸣ [...] | |
| 2 | GIM A-MEŠ in-da-ah-hu tab-[ki-šu₂-nu] | |
| 3 | GIM DUNGU-MEŠ u₂-sah-hi-pi ⸢GUL⸣.[GUL.LA ...] | |
| 4 | e-le-nu-te a-na ⸢šap⸣-[lu-ti-ma x x] | |
| 5 | ša₂ šap-lu-ti u₂-ša₂-⸢qi⸣ [...] | |
| 6 | a-⸢na⸣ il-ta-nu x [...] | |
| 7 | ⸢il-te-ni⸣-ma a-[na ...]-⸢še-e⸣-[te-šu₂] | |
| 8 | nap-har pag-⸢ri⸣-[šu₂-nu ...] KU x [...] | |
| 9 | pa-as-ur-te an-⸢zi⸣-[i x] ⸢ha⸣-mut-⸢te⸣ [...] | |
| 10 | lib₃-bi li-ku-[un ...] | |
| 11 | ša₂ hi-ir-ti ⸢AD⸣ [DINGIR]-⸢MEŠ⸣ u₂-⸢šap⸣-ši-⸢ha⸣ [...] | |
| 12 | iš-me-ma ina [x x] u₂-⸢ta⸣-[la-aṣ] | |
| 13 | {d}BAD {⸢d}NIN.LIL₂⸣ ih-⸢ta⸣-[du-u₂] | |
| 14 | {d}⸢NUSKA⸣ [...] x ⸢SU⸣ [...] | |
| 15 | ⸢šu-u₂⸣ [... be]-⸢el šum⸣-[šu₂] | |
| 16 | x x [... be]-⸢el⸣ ša₂ [x x] | |
| 17 | [...] x ša₂ kul-lat [x x] | |
| 18 | [... {d]}da-gan a-⸢ši⸣-[ib x] | |
| 19 | [...] a-na EN x [x] | |
| 20 | [... {d}NIN].URTA i-ri-šu-[ma] | |
| 21 | [...] i-pa-ša₂-⸢ru⸣ | |
| 22 | [x na-pi-iš]-⸢ti⸣ an-ze-e it-ba-lu₄ | |
| 23 | [...] u₂-ša₂-aṣ-bit-šu₂-nu | |
| 24 | [...] ik-ṣur-šu₂-nu | |
| 25 | [...] ⸢il⸣-ka-kat₃ KI{ti₃} | |
| 26 | [... bu]-⸢sur ta-na⸣-da-at-šu₂ | |
| 27 | [...] ⸢GIM⸣ {d}NIN.URTA zik-⸢ra⸣-šu₂ la ma-lit | |
| 28 | [...]-e ki ša₂-a-šu₂ ⸢la⸣ [ba]-⸢ši⸣ | |
| 29 | [... {d}NIN].URTA i-ta-rab [x (x)] x | |
| 30 | [...] ⸢ik⸣-ta-rab šar [...] | |
| 31 | [... da]-ad-me kal₃ ⸢BARA₂⸣-[MEŠ ...] | |
| 32 | [... ṣa]-⸢at⸣ u₄-me ⸢lil⸣-[bir] | |
| 33 | [...]-⸢li⸣-ih am-bi x [x x] | |
| 34 | [...] x ⸢TI⸣ [...] | |
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