CDLI Literary 002701.01, ex. 001 (P338349)
Literary, Neo-Assyrian, Huzirina · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE
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| Designation | CDLI Literary 002701.01, ex. 001 |
|---|---|
| ID | P338349 |
| 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' | Quickly, he is favourable to me as [...] |
| Obverse [1:2] o 2'2'–o 2'2' | Let me teach the people [...] is close. |
| Obverse [2:3] o 3'3'–o 3'3' | His favourable understanding [...]. |
| Obverse [3:5] o 4'4'–o 5'5' | From the day the Lord [...] and the hero Bel got angry [...] |
| Obverse [5:9] o 6'6'–o 9'9' | my (own) god rejected me, (then) disappeared [...]; my (own) goddess became inactive (and) went away [...]; the protective deity of welfare, who [...] at my side split away; my own tutelary deity got scared and sought another one. |
| Obverse [9:11] o 10'10'–o 11'11' | My dignity has been taken away, my virility has been veiled; my rank has been cut off, my protection has been torn away. |
| Obverse [11:12] o 12'12'–o 12'12' | Signs of terror have been laid upon me; |
| Obverse [12:13] o 13'13'–o 13'13' | I was expelled from my house, I wandered outside; |
| Obverse [13:14] o 14'14'–o 14'14' | my omens are obscure, they are contradictory for ever; |
| Obverse [14:15] o 15'15'–o 15'15' | my course has not been decided by the signs of the diviner or the dream interpreter. |
| Obverse [15:16] o 16'16'–o 16'16' | According to the rumour of the street, my reputation is bad. |
| Obverse [16:17] o 17'17'–o 17'17' | (When) I sleep at night, my dream is terrifying. |
| Obverse [17:19] o 18'18'–o 19'19' | (As for) the king, flesh of the gods, sun of his people: his heart has been bound and the dispelling (of demons) has become evil. |
| Obverse [19:21] o 20'20'–o 21'21' | The attendants keep exchanging denigrating talk against me; they are gathering together and they point at (me with) maliciousness. |
| Obverse [21:23] o 22'22'–o 23'23' | If the first one (says): "I will make him spill his life", the second says: "I removed (him) from his office"; |
| Obverse [23:24] o 24'24'–o 24'24' | thus the third: "I will grab his appointment"; |
| Obverse [24:25] o 25'25'–o 25'25' | "I will enter his house" swears the fourth; |
| Obverse [25:26] o 26'26'–o 26'26' | the fifth is inciting fifty (against) me; |
| Obverse [26:27] o 27'27'–o 27'27' | the sixth and the seventh will follow like his protective deity. |
| Obverse [27:28] o 28'28'–o 28'28' | They have gathered around me: their band is a knot of 7. |
| Obverse [28:30] o 29'29'–o 30'30' | As merciless as a storm, similar to utukku-demons, [...] their flesh is one and they are (all) set with (one) mouth. |
| Obverse [30:31] o 31'31'–o 31'31' | [...] they became wild against me and they were burning like fire. |
| Obverse [31:32] o 32'32'–o 32'32' | They persuaded obstacles [...] against me. |
| Obverse [32:33] o 33'33'–o 33'33' | They have muzzled [...] as with a bridle. |
| Obverse [33:34] o 34'34'–o 34'34' | [...] had prattled; I became like a deaf man. |
| Obverse [34:36] o 35'35'– | [...] fled silently. |
| Reverse [0:1] r 1r 1–r 1r 1 | (Once) so high, my head bowed down to the ground; |
| Reverse [1:2] r 22–r 22 | My heart, (once) so steady, is shaken in terror; |
| Reverse [2:3] r 33–r 33 | (Once) so wide, my chest ... by the youngest; |
| Reverse [3:4] r 44–r 44 | My arms, (once) far-reaching, are (now) ... and grasp each other; |
| Reverse [4:5] r 55–r 55 | I, who had gone about like a lord, learnt to slink. |
| Reverse [5:6] r 66–r 66 | I had been splendid, but I turned into a slave. |
| Reverse [6:7] r 77–r 77 | Within my large family, I have become alone. |
| Reverse [7:8] r 88–r 88 | (When) I go along the street, fingers point (at me). |
| Reverse [8:9] r 99–r 99 | (When) I enter the palace, eyes squint (at me). |
| Reverse [9:10] r 1010–r 1010 | My (own) city frowns at me like my enemy. |
| Reverse [10:11] r 1111–r 1111 | My (own) country is ferocious (against me) as if it were hostile. |
| Reverse [11:12] r 1212–r 1212 | My (own) brother has turned into a stranger. |
| Reverse [12:13] r 1313–r 1313 | My (own) friend has turned into a foe and a demon. |
| Reverse [13:14] r 1414–r 1414 | A furious companion denounced me. |
| Reverse [14:15] r 1515–r 1515 | My employees defile me constantly with their weapons. |
| Reverse [15:16] r 1616–r 1616 | My (formerly) friendly colleagues slander my life. |
| Reverse [16:18] r 1717–r 1818 | My (own) slave cursed me, openly, in the assembly; my (own) maid spoke slander of me in front of the common people. |
| Reverse [18:19] r 1919–r 1919 | (When) he sees me, (my) acquaintance take refuge on the side. |
| Reverse [19:20] r 2020–r 2020 | My (own) family does not place me (as) its (own) flesh. |
| Reverse [20:22] r 2121–r 2222 | As for the one who speaks kindly of me, a trap will open for him; the eloquent one who slanders me will be placed at the top. |
| Reverse [22:23] r 2323–r 2323 | (As for) the one who talks (with) maliciousness of me, the god is his helper. |
| Reverse [23:24] r 2424–r 2424 | The one who says "it is enough!", his haste is death; |
| Reverse [24:25] r 2525–r 2525 | (For) the one who (provides) no assistance life becomes like (that of) a protective deity. |
| Reverse [25:26] r 2626–r 2626 | I have neither acquired someone at my side, nor seen a merciful one. |
| Reverse [26:27] r 2727–r 2727 | To the riffraff, they distributed all that was mine. |
| Reverse [27:28] r 2828–r 2828 | They blocked up the mouth of my canal with silt. |
| Reverse [28:29] r 2929–r 2929 | In my meadows, they drove away the work song. |
| Reverse [29:30] r 3030–r 3030 | Like the city of my enemy, they put silence (in my) city. |
| Reverse [30:32] r 3131–r 3232 | They let another take my office [...]; they appointed a stranger [...]. |
Transliteration (ATF)
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| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
| obverse | ||
| 1' | [i-nu]-nam#-ma# za#-mar# [...] | |
| 2' | [lu]-szal#-mid _ug3-mesz_ qit-ru-ba# [...] | |
| 3' | [hi]-is#-sat-su da-me-eq-tam [...] | |
| 4' | isz#-tu _u4_-ma be-lum [...] | |
| 5' | u3# qar-ra-du {d}marduk# is#-bu-su _ki#_-[ia] | |
| 6' | id-dan-ni _dingir-mu_ sza2-da-szu i#-[li] | |
| 7' | ip-par-ku {d}isz-tar-ri? i-be2#-[esz ...] | |
| 8' | is#-li#-it sze dum-qi2 sza2 i-di-[ia] | |
| 9' | ip#-ru-ud la-mas-si-ma sza2-nam-ma i-sze#-'e# | |
| 10' | in#-ne2-t,ir ba-al-ti du-u2-ti u2-tam-mil# | |
| 11' | si#-im-ti ip-pa-ri-is ta-ra-a isz-hi-it,# | |
| 12' | isz-szak-na-nim-ma i-da-at pi#-rit-ti | |
| 13' | usz-te#-s,i _e2_-ia ka-ma-a-ti ar-pu-ud# | |
| 14' | dal-ha te-re-tu-u2-a nu-up-pu-hu ud-da-kam2 | |
| 15' | it-ti _{lu2}hal_ u sza2-'i-i-li a-lak-ti ul par-sat | |
| 16' | ina pi-i su-qi2# le-mun _inim-gar_-u2-a | |
| 17' | at-til-ma ina szat mu#-szi# szu#-ut-ti par2-da-at | |
| 18' | _lugal uzu dingir-dingir_ {d}utu sza2 _ug3-mesz_-szu2 | |
| 19' | lib3-bu-usz ik-ka-s,ir-ma pa-t,a-ru usz-lem-min3 | |
| 20' | na-an-za-zu tas-li-tu usz-ta-na#-ad#-da-nu _ugu-mu_ | |
| 21' | pah-ru-ma ra-man-szu-nu u2-szah-ha-zu# nu-ul-la-a-ti | |
| 22' | szum-ma isz-ten2-ma na-pisz-ta-szu u2-szat-bak-szu | |
| 23' | i-qab-bi sza2-nu-u2 u2-szat-bi ter-tu-usz | |
| 24' | sza2 ki-ma szal-szi qip-ta#-szu# a-tam-ma-ah | |
| 25' | er#-ru-ub _e2_-usz-szu 4(disz@v)-u2 i-tam-mi | |
| 26' | ha-asz2-szu pi-i ha-sze-e szu-bal-kut | |
| 27' | szesz-szu u se-bu-u i-red-du-u sze-du-usz#-szu2 | |
| 28' | ik#-s,u-ru-nim-ma [ri]-kis# 7(disz@v) i-lat-su-un | |
| 29' | _u4#_-mi-isz la pa-du#-u2 u2-tuk-kisz masz-lu | |
| 30' | [u3] isz#-ten2 sze-er-szu-nu-ma pa-a i-te#-ed-di | |
| 31' | [in-na]-ad#-ru-nim-ma na#-an#-[hu]-zu i-sza2-tisz2 | |
| 32' | [...] nap#-ra-ku u2-szam-ga-ru _ugu-mu_ | |
| 33' | [...] a#-pa#-tisz2# i-tesz2-'u-u2# | |
| 34' | [... it-ta]-as,#-ba-ra ha-szik-kisz e-[...] | |
| 35' | [...]-sza2#-qum-mesz ep#-sze-[ed] | |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | sza2#-qa#-a-tum re-sza2-a-a ik-nu-usz qaq-qar-[...] | |
| 2 | lib3-bi kab-ba-ra-a pi-rit-ti u2-tan-[...] | |
| 3 | ra-pa-asz2-tum i-ra-a-ti a-ga-asz2-qu-u it-te-'e-[e] | |
| 4 | sza-di-ha a-ha-a-a ki-ta-at#-ta i-tah-za | |
| 5 | sza2 e-tel-lisz at-tal-la-ku ha-la-la al-mad | |
| 6 | szar-ra-ha-ku-ma a-tur ana re-e-szi | |
| 7 | a-na rap-szi ki-ma-ti e-te-me e-da-nisz | |
| 8 | su-qa a-ba-'a-ma tur-ru-s,a u2-ba#?-na-a-ti | |
| 9 | i#?-ru-ub _e2-gal_-lisz# i-s,a-bu-ra i-na-a-ti | |
| 10 | _iri-mu_ ki-i a-a-bi ne2-kel-man-ni | |
| 11 | tu-sza2-ma nak-ra-ti na-an#-du#-ur-tu2 ma-a-ti | |
| 12 | a-na a-hi-i a-hi i-tu-ra | |
| 13 | a-na lem-ni u gal-le-e i-tu-ra ib-ri | |
| 14 | na-al-bu-bu tap-pe-e u2-nam-gar-an-ni | |
| 15 | ki-na-a-ti kak-da3-a u2-mar-ras-su# _{gesz}tukul-mesz_ | |
| 16 | ru-u3'-a t,a-a-bi u2-kar-ras,#? na-pisz-ti | |
| 17 | szu-pisz ina _ukken#_ i-ru-ra-ni ar-di | |
| 18 | am#-ti-_mu_ ana#? pa#-an um-ma-ni t,a-pil-ti iq-bi | |
| 19 | i-mu-ra-ni-ma mu#-du#-u sza2-ha-ti i-mid | |
| 20 | a-na la _uzu-mesz_-szu2 isz-ku-na-an-ni kim-ti | |
| 21 | a-na qa-ab _munus-saga_-ia pe-ta-at-su hasz-ti | |
| 22 | mu-ta-mu-u2 t,a-pil-ti-ia sza2-kin ana re-e-szi | |
| 23 | da-bi-ib nu-ul-la-ti-ia _dingir_ ri-s,u-szu2 | |
| 24 | a#?-na#? # sza# iq-bu-u a-hu-lap ha-mut,-su mu-tu2 | |
| 25 | sza2# la ka-szim-ma i-te-me _ti-la_ sze-du-usz | |
| 26 | ul ar-szi a-lik i-di ga-me-lu ul a-mur | |
| 27 | a-na s,i-in-di u3 bir-ti# u2#-zu-'u-zu mim-ma-a-a | |
| 28 | SZI-AT _i7-mu_ u2-man-di-lu sa#-ki#-ka | |
| 29 | ina qer-be2-ti-ia u2-szes-su-u da-la-la | |
| 30 | ki-i _iri_ na-ki-ri usz-qa-me-mu _iri_ | |
| 31 | par#-s,i#-ia u2-szal-qu-u sza2-nam-[ma] | |
| 32 | [...]-ha#-a usz-ziz-[zu] | |
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