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STT 1, 025 (P338342)

Literary, Neo-Assyrian, Huzirina · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE

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DesignationSTT 1, 025
IDP338342
Museum no.AMM —
CollectionAnadolu Medeniyetleri Müzesi, Ankara, Turkey
LanguageAkkadian
PeriodNeo-Assyrian · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE
GenreLiterary
Find spotHuzirina (mod. Sultantepe)
Coordinates37.0501, 38.9062

English translation

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Obverse [0:1] o 2'2'–o 2'2'[...] front of the mountain [...].
Obverse [1:2] o 3'3'–o 3'3'[...] the south wind [...],
Obverse [2:3] o 4'4'–o 4'4'with the north wind ... [...].
Obverse [3:4] o 5'5'–o 5'5'With the east wind [...],
Obverse [4:5] o 6'6'–o 6'6'with the west wind flaming fire [...].
Obverse [5:6] o 7'7'–o 7'7'They keep kindling fire of a fiery glow,
Obverse [6:7] o 8'8'–o 8'8'fire of flame burns them.
Obverse [7:8] o 9'9'–o 9'9'He (Ninurta) saw him (Anzu), as lightning hissed.
Obverse [8:9] o 10'10'–o 10'10'[...] so that the flood of Ninurta reached Anzu,
Obverse [9:10] o 11'11'–o 11'11'[...] holding a taqribtu-offering he (Ninurta) called out:
Obverse [10:11] o 12'12'–o 12'12''Duranki (Ellil) raised high their top,
Obverse [11:12] o 13'13'–o 13'13'[...] the mountains at Ninurta's side.
Obverse [12:13] o 14'14'–o 14'14''In order to go up [...] Anu,
Obverse [13:14] o 15'15'–o 15'15'[...] he (Anzu) has gone up his mountain.'
Obverse [14:15] o 16'16'–o 16'16'[...] his troops, he went to his mountain,
Obverse [15:16] o 17'17'–o 17'17'[...] haste the hero went to (it).
Obverse [16:17] o 18'18'–o 18'18'Furious aura ... [...],
Obverse [17:18] o 19'19'–o 19'19'chill fear of heroism overwhelmed [...].
Obverse [18:19] o 20'20'–o 20'20'The fury of his awe-inspiring radiance covered the land,
Obverse [19:20] o 21'21'–o 21'21'the terrifying appearance of his aura overwhelmed all the lands.
Obverse [20:21] o 22'22'–o 22'22'With darkness he took away his (Anzu's) eyes from him,
Obverse [21:22] o 23'23'–o 23'23'[...] that he took away from him went up [...] ....
Obverse [22:23] o 24'24'–o 24'24'He troubled Anzu and cut [...].
Obverse [23:24] o 25'25'–o 25'25'[...] the hero's voice, fire was kindled.
Obverse [24:25] o 26'26'–o 26'26'The gods of the Underworld were trembling [...] their leader,
Obverse [25:26] o 27'27'–o 27'27'[...] the Underworld ... [...] the Underworld.
Obverse [26:27] o 28'28'–o 28'28'[...] the seat of his lordship became gloomy,
Obverse [27:28] o 29'29'–o 29'29'[...] his kingship [...] ....
Reverse [0:1] r 1r 1–r 1r 1[...] the hero went along, ....
Reverse [1:2] r 22–r 22[...] he kept ... their grain stores,
Reverse [2:3] r 33–r 33[...] he overwhelmed, he kept destroying the grain crop (saying):
Reverse [3:4] r 44–r 44'I turned the superior people into inferior people,
Reverse [4:5] r 55–r 55'I raised high their heads [...].
Reverse [5:6] r 66–r 66'[...] the north wind [(...)] let it surround them,
Reverse [6:7] r 77–r 77'the north wind (is) for the corpses ... his [...] ....
Reverse [7:8] r 88–r 88'All their corpses [(...)] his ...,
Reverse [8:9] r 99–r 99'news [...] went 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 1212She heard [...] E-kur, so that she was made joyful,
Reverse [12:13] r 1313–r 1313[...] Ninlil rejoiced:
Reverse [13:14] r 1414–r 1414'[...] he (Ninurta) is splendid, [...] him be named,
Reverse [14:15] r 1515–r 1515'as for Ellil [...], My Lord is his name.
Reverse [15:16] r 1616–r 1616'[...] ... who saw him,
Reverse [16:17] r 1717–r 1717'[...] ... lord of the gods,
Reverse [17:18] r 1818–r 1818'[...] ... of all ... [...].'
Reverse [18:19] r 1919–r 1919[...] Dagan, inhabitant of [...],
Reverse [19:20] r 2020–r 2020[...] ... to ... [...].
Reverse [20:21] r 2121–r 2121[...] they rejoiced at Ninurta,
Reverse [21:22] r 2222–r 2222recounting [...] ....
Reverse [22:23] r 2323–r 2323The one who [...] Anzu's life
Reverse [23:24] r 2424–r 2424installed them at the top of E-kur.
Reverse [24:25] r 2525–r 2525[...], the dignity of Anzu,
Reverse [25:26] r 2626–r 2626... [(...)] of lordship, the mores of [...].
Reverse [26:27] r 2727–r 2727[...] ... [...] was reported,
Reverse [27:28] r 2828–r 2828[...] like Ninurta [...].

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)

LineATFMachine English (draft)
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2'[x x pa]-an ⸢ša₂-di-i⸣ [...]
3'[x x] {tu₁₅}U₁₈.⸢LU⸣ [...]
4'⸢it-ti⸣ {tu₁₅}SI.SA₂ x x [...]
5'it-ti {tu₁₅}KUR.RA [...]
6'it-ti {tu₁₅}MAR.⸢TU i-šat nab⸣-[li ...]
7'i-⸢ša₂⸣-at an-qu-ul-li ⸢uš-ta-na⸣-ah-⸢zu⸣
8'i-ša₂-⸢at⸣ nab-li ⸢i⸣-qa-⸢mu-šu₂⸣-[nu]
9'⸢i-mur⸣-[ra]-⸢aš₂⸣-šu i-hab-⸢bu⸣-bu ⸢bir⸣-[qu]
10'[x (x)] ⸢a⸣-bu-[ba] {d}⸢NIN⸣.URTA an-[za-a] a-na ⸢ka-ša₂-di⸣
11'[... taq]-rib-ti [kul]-⸢li⸣ is-⸢sa⸣-[a]
12'{[d}DUR.AN].⸢KI⸣ re-ša₂-a-⸢su⸣-[nu] u₂-⸢šaq⸣-[qi]
13'[x x KUR]{⸢u₂} ša {d}NIN⸣.URTA i-da-[a-šu₂]
14'[... {d]}⸢a⸣-nu [a]-⸢na⸣ e-le-[e]
15'[...] ⸢e-te-li⸣ šad-⸢da⸣-[šu]
16'[x x] ⸢um⸣-man-šu [ša₂-di]-⸢iš⸣-šu ig-⸢gu⸣-[uš]
17'[x ha-mut-te]-⸢ma qar⸣-[ra]-⸢du⸣ ig-[gu-uš]
18'[me]-⸢lam-me ez⸣-zu-te x (x) [...]
19'⸢hur-ba⸣-[še] qar-du-te u₂-sah-[hi-pa x (x)]
20'ez-za-⸢at na-mur⸣-ra-ti-šu ⸢ma⸣-[ta] ⸢ik-tum₃⸣
21'ra-šub-bat me-⸢lam-me⸣-šu u₂-sah-hi-pa KUR-MEŠ ⸢nap-har⸣-[ši]-⸢in⸣
22'ina ⸢ta⸣-ri-ki ⸢IGI⸣-MIN-šu₂ ⸢it⸣-bal-šu
23'[x x] ⸢ša₂⸣ it-⸢bal-šu⸣ [x x]-⸢a⸣-te e-te-⸢li⸣
24'[an-za]-⸢a⸣ id-⸢lu⸣-uh-⸢ma⸣ [...] it-⸢ti⸣-kis
25'[x ri]-⸢gim⸣ qar-⸢ra-du⸣ i-[ša₂-te] ul-⸢ta-hi⸣-iz
26'[i-ru-ub]-⸢bu⸣ DINGIR-⸢MEŠ KI⸣{[ti₃} x a]-ša₂-red-⸢su⸣-nu
27'[x x a-ra-al]-le ⸢AH⸣ [...] ⸢KI⸣{ti₃}
28'[... šu]-bat be-[lu-te-šu] ⸢uh-ta⸣-dir
29'[... ša]-ar-[ru-ti]-šu [x] x-sa
r
1[... qar-ra]-⸢di⸣ [i]-⸢ba-aʾ⸣ u₂-x x
2[... in]-⸢da⸣-ah ⸢tab⸣-ki-⸢šu₂⸣-nu
3[... u₂]-⸢sah⸣-hi-⸢ip GUL.GUL⸣.LA ŠE.⸢GUN₃⸣.NU
4[e-le-nu]-te ana [šap]-⸢lu-ti-ma⸣ aš₂-⸢kun⸣
5[...] ⸢u₂-šaq-qi₂⸣ re-še-šu-⸢nu⸣
6[x (x)] ⸢il-ta-ni⸣ [(x) (x)] ⸢lil-me⸣-šu₂-⸢nu⸣
7[il]-⸢ten₂-ma⸣ a-⸢na pag-ri⸣ x [x]-še-e-te-[šu₂]
8nap-har pag-⸢ri-šu₂⸣-[nu (x) (x)] A x ⸢KI-e⸣-te-⸢šu₂⸣
9pa-⸢as-ur-ti⸣ [...] ana ⸢ha⸣-[mut]-te ⸢il-li-ka⸣
10⸢lib₃-bi⸣ [li-ku]-⸢un⸣ x x i-[x] x
11⸢ša₂⸣ [hi]-⸢ir⸣-te ⸢AD⸣ DINGIR-⸢MEŠ u₂⸣-[šap]-⸢ši⸣-[ha] x x-⸢sa⸣
12[iš]-⸢me⸣-ma [x] ⸢E₂⸣.KUR u₂-[ta]-⸢la-aṣ⸣
13[x x] {⸢d}NIN⸣.LIL₂ ih-[ta]-⸢du⸣-u₂
14[...] ⸢šu-ru-uh⸣ [x] ⸢za⸣-kir
15[x x] {⸢d}EN⸣.LIL₂ be-⸢li šum⸣-šu₂
16[x x] x x (x) ⸢ša₂ e-mur-ru⸣-[šu₂]
17[...] ⸢DA⸣ be-⸢el⸣ ša₂ ⸢DINGIR⸣-[MEŠ]
18[...] x (x) ša₂ kul-lat x [x]
19[... {d}da]-⸢gan a-ši-ib⸣ [x]
20[...] ZA [a]-⸢na⸣ EN [x x]
21[... {d]}⸢NIN⸣.URTA ⸢i-ri⸣-[šu-ma]
22[...] x i-⸢pa⸣-[ša₂-ru]
23⸢ša₂ na⸣-[pi]-⸢iš⸣-ti ⸢an⸣-[ze-e ...]
24re-⸢eš₁₅ E₂⸣.KUR ⸢u₂⸣-[ša₂-aṣ-bit-šu₂-nu]
25bal-⸢ti⸣ an-zi-i [...]
26x [(x)] ⸢be-lu⸣-ti il-ka-[kat₃ x x]
27[x (x)] x bu-sur [...]
28[...] ⸢GIM⸣ {d}⸢NIN⸣.[URTA ...]
29[...] x-⸢e⸣ [...]

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