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STT 2, 256 (P338575)
Neo-Assyrian, Huzirina · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE
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| Designation | STT 2, 256 |
|---|---|
| ID | P338575 |
| Museum no. | AMM — |
| Collection | Anadolu Medeniyetleri Müzesi, Ankara, Turkey |
| Language | Akkadian |
| Period | Neo-Assyrian · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE |
| Find spot | Huzirina (mod. Sultantepe) |
| Coordinates | 37.0501, 38.9062 |
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)
Machine draft. The right-hand column is machine English from ixmon/atf-to-english (atf-en-t5base-F, 2026-10-17), generated line by line from the transliteration. It is unreviewed and is not a scholarly translation.
| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
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| 1 | ⸢DIŠ NA⸣ EN ḪUL-ti ⸢TUK⸣ lib₃-ba-šu₂ šu-uʾ-du-ur ⸢ki⸣ [...] | (If) a man, the lord of evil (and) the eštukku-priestess, his heart, desire for Ekur |
| 2 | INIM.MEŠ-šu₂ im-ta-na-aš₂-ši ša₂-niš ṭe(ki-)em-šu₂ uš-⸢tan⸣-[na ...] | His words have been uttered to him, another one has risen up against him in his rebellion. |
| 3 | ŠA₃-šu₂ ša₂-pil-šu₂ NI₂-šu₂ šup-luḫ-šu₂ nu-ul-la-ti ŠA₃-⸢šu₂⸣ [i-tam-mu ...] | His body, his limbs, his liver, his life, his body he swore |
| 4 | i-na KI.NA₂-šu₂ ḪULUḪ.ḪULUḪ-ut ša₂-niš MUD.MUD-ud ⸢ka⸣ [...] | In his bed, a šūmû-demon (is a synonym of) ‘blood’. |
| 5 | ZI-bu ZI.ZI-šu₂ i-na MAŠ₂.GE₆-šu₂ UŠ₂.MEŠ IGI.IGI-⸢mar⸣ [...] | ZI.ZI.ŠU₂ (means) in his dream the lengths of the IGI.IGI.E22MAR’e23 ... |
| 6 | i-na IGI DINGIR MAN IDIM NUN gi-na-a šu-uš-<<kid>>-kun-ma ⸢ka⸣ [... ina pī] | Be present in the presence of god, king, noble, prince, and grant me a life of long days. |
| 7 | ṣal-mat SAG.DU ze-ʾ-e-ru GAR-šu₂ EME.SIG.MEŠ-šu GU₇.MEŠ-⸢ma⸣ [...] | (If) the Scorpion's head is angry: its appearance (is like) its tongue: they will devour . |
| 8 | ZI.GA sad-⸢rat-su⸣ iš-di-iḫ-šu₂ KU₅-is ŠUB UR₃ ina E₂-šu₂ [...] | Issued at the house of sad-ratsu-e23. Its ritual: he cuts off the šubbû-colocynth. In his house ... |
| 9 | DUMU.MEŠ DUMU.MUNUS.⸢MEŠ GAL₂⸣.GAL₂-šu₂ DAB.DAB-u₂ NIG₂.ḪA.LAM.MA MU.AN.⸢NA⸣-[šam ...] | (If) a son or a daughter is seized by her great divinity, he will suffer from malice for a whole year |
| 10 | i-na E₂.GAL DU.DU-ak NU IGI-šu₂ i-qab-bi-ma ul i-šem-[mu-u₂-šu₂] | He goes to the palace; he does not see him, he says, and they will not listen to him. |
| 11 | ŠU.⸢SI⸣ ḪUL-ti EGIR-šu₂ LAL-at₂ NA BI ŠU.NAM.LU₂.U₁₈.LU ... ⸢UGU⸣-[šu₂ GAL₂-ši] | (If) the Finger of Evil is weakened behind him: that man will become poor; there will be a rebellion against him. |
| 12 | i-na liq-ti-šu ⸢NU.MEŠ-šu₂⸣ i-na ḪABRUD IZ.ZI IM.SI.SA₂ pe-⸢ḫu⸣-[u₂] | At his passing, his ēšû-trees with a fire of the north wind |
| 13 | i-na NINDA.ḪI.A ⸢šu-kul-ma⸣ [i]-⸢na⸣ KAŠ.SAG u₃ GEŠTIN.MEŠ NAG ⸢i⸣-[na I₃.GIŠ ŠEŠ₂] | He drinks it in emmer bread, he drinks first-class beer and wine, and he rubs himself with oil. |
| 14 | e-ma DU-ku <a-na> ma-ga-ri UGU DINGIR MAN IDIM u NUN [ana šuṭubbi] | Whatever he does, (whether) it is pleasing to god, king, noble, and prince, |
| 15 | ni-iš ŠU{ii}šu₂ ⸢DINGIR-šu⸣ a-na ma-ḫa-ri NIDBA-šu₂ a-na AG₂-[mi] | His hand (is) his (personal) god. In the presence of his food offerings to eat |
| 16 | U₃.MA-šu₂ a-na ka-ša₂-di i-na E₂.GAL-šu₂ šal-meš a-na DU.DU-ki [(x-x-x)] | His blood for the journey in his palace is pure for your journey. |
| 17 | iš-di-iḫ-šu₂ a-na šul-lu-mi UGU EN INIM-šu₂ <a-na> GUB-zi šu ⸢nu⸣ [x-x-x] | He has sworn by the command of my lord that he will stand by his word. |
| 18 | DINGIR-šu₂ GIM AD a-lid-⸢di GIM⸣ um-mi a-lit-ti [ARḪUŠ TUK-e] | His (personal) god is like the father who bore him, like the mother who bore his offspring. |
| 19 | DUMU.MEŠ u₃ DUMU.MUNUS.MEŠ GAL.MEŠ [x-x-x] | the sons and the eldest daughters |
| 20 | DU₃.DU₃.BI i-na ⸢GE₆⸣ {dug}A.GUB₂.BA GIN-an ⸢i-na⸣ ŠA₃ {dug}A.GUB₂.[BA {giš}ŠINIG] | Its ritual: At night you set up an agubbû-vessel. You set up a šūmu₂-vessel of tamarisk. |
| 21 | {giš}GIŠIMMAR.TUR GI.ŠUL.ḪI KU₃.BABBAR KU₃.SI₂₂ {⸢na₄}AN⸣.[BAR] {na₄}GUG {na₄}ZA.GIN₃ {⸢na₄⸣}[MUŠ.GIR₂] | a date palm frond, ebony, silver, gold, tin, carnelian, lapis lazuli, snake |
| 22 | {na₄}AŠ₂.GI₃.GI₃ {giš}EREN.BAD a-na lib₃-bi ⸢ŠUB-di⸣ ina UL tuš-bat GAZI{<sar>} BAPPIR₂ {<na₄>}⸢GUG⸣ [(x-x)] | You soak ašgigu-stone (and) cedar into a bowl in filtered water. You knead kasû-tamarind, pomegranate juice, ēru-stone |
| 23 | i-na {tug₂}BAR.SIG KEŠ₂ ina SAG-⸢šu₂⸣ [GAR-an] I₃.GIŠ {giš}ḪA.ŠUR UŠ₂ {šim}GAM.MA ⸢tu⸣-[nat-tak] | You set up a ritual assemblage in a cloak. You sprinkle oil (and) ḫašû-tree (on it). The length is šīmu-plant (which is) etu-nattak-plant. |
| 24 | la-a-am na-⸢ma⸣-[ri] te-te-eb-be₂-e-ma KI [šēpu parsat] | Before you enter the na’ema-ērī, and with the water you have dissolved. |
| 25 | GI.DU₈ ina IGI {d}⸢UTU KEŠ₂⸣-as 12 NINDA ZIZ₂.AN.NA ina UGU ⸢GI.DU₈⸣ [GAR-an] | You set up a offering table before E-Šamaš. You set out 12 loaves of emmer on top of the offering table. |
| 26 | NIG₂.NA {šim}LI GAR-[an x-x-x] 1 UDU.NITA₂(ba) BAL-qi₂ GA KAŠ GEŠTIN ta(i-)⸢na⸣-[qi₂ merdīta] | You set up a censer of juniper. You libate 1 sheep. Milk, beer and wine. You take merdi. |
| b.e. | ||
| 1 | te-red-di ZI₃.DUB.⸢DUB⸣.[BA ŠUB].⸢ŠUB⸣-di šid-du GIM ša₂ {lu₂}ḪAL GID₂-ad NA ⸢BI⸣ [x-x] | You recite the incantation ēdu-šabši, ṣumlalû-textile, and a recitation, as it is said by the scribe. |
| 2 | A₂{ii}šu₂ a-na EGIR-⸢šu₂⸣ [GUR-ar₂] {tug₂}BAR.SIG SAG.DU-su KEŠ₂-as e-ma x-[x kīam] ; ⸢DU₁₁⸣.[GA] | You turn his left side towards the rear. You tie a hem on his head. Wherever ... is said |
| r | ||
| 1 | en₂ e₂-nu-ru an-gi₆ a-na ⸢an⸣-gi-še bi-da-dim₂-mi-a | Incantation: “The Enuru of the Anu’s have been fashioned for the Eanna-egiš. |
| 2 | diŋir-re-e-ne šu-x ⸢ba⸣-an-⸢ḫul₂⸣-ḫul₂ ka-ne₂-eš-a | The intertwined chambers ... |
| 3 | ba-an-ti-la-gim e-⸢bi⸣ x x (x) a ti-ti | “It is enough, the house ... |
| 4 | iš-ti-im šeš-ti-im ti-il-la-bi za-la-⸢aḫ-ḫi⸣-[...] | (Sum) It is the year (of) the king, my lord. (Akk) The year (in which) I live, I am the one who makes (my) majesty shine |
| 5 | e-nu-ma ne-pe₅-ša₂ an-na-a te-ep-pu-šu ⸢lib⸣-tak-ki-ma ⸢A₂⸣{[ii}šu₂ DU₈-ar₂] | When you perform this ritual, open the lib̂takku-vessel and release the ēšākīḫālīa. |
| 6 | te-re-qam-ma 2 NU.MEŠ {lu₂}UŠ₁₁.ZU u {munus}UŠ₁₁.ZU ša IM DU₃-[uš] | You entrust (them) to me, and I will make two prostitutes and a šangû-priestess of clay. |
| 7 | NIG₂.NA {šim}LI i-na IGI DINGIR.MEŠ GI₆-ti DUB-aq KAŠ GEŠTIN BAL-qi₂ x [x-x] | You strew a censer of juniper before the dark gods. You libate beer and wine. |
| 8 | ESIR KUM₂ ana UGU-šu₂-nu ŠUB-di i-na {giš}GIDRU {giš}MA.NU [SIG₃-su-nu-ti] | You pour hot beer over them. With a scepter (and) a baltu-tree their hair |
| 9 | EN₂ 3-šu₂ ana UGU-šu₂-nu ŠID-nu EN₂ kur₂-kur₂ bil-la kur₂-kur₂ ⸢in⸣-[na-ka (ŠID-nu)] | You recite the incantation three times over them. Incantation: “It is hostile, it is hostile! It is the e’innakku-demon (lit. of the enemy's nemesis)! |
| 10 | TUG₂-su i-⸢šaḫ⸣-ḫaṭ-ma A.MEŠ ina muḫ-ḫi i-ra-muk [x-x-x-(x-x)] | He removes his garment and pours water on it. |
| 11 | TUG₂ DADAG MU₄.MU₄-aš NIG₂.NA GI.IZI.LA₂ tuš-ba-aʾ-šu₂-ma a-na ⸢E₂⸣-[šu₂ iš-šir] | You lay down a linen garment, a censer (and) a torch, and he will go to his temple. |
| 12 | KI-šu₂ GI.NA.MEŠ i-tam-mu-u₂ {iti}BARA₂ {iti}GU₄ {⸢iti⸣}[...] | They swore with it. Nisannu, Ayyaru, Eṭiru |
| 13 | EN₂ kur₂-kur₂ bil kur₂-kur₂ in-na-ka na-ka-ra ⸢a⸣-[qal-lu ...] | Incantation: “It is hostile, it is hostile. It is in the midst of the storm, the eqallu-demon |
| 14 | na-ka-⸢ra⸣ [...] kur₂-kur₂ šub-ba {d}gibil₆ šub-ba-gim kur₂-kur₂ šub-ba {d}gibil₆ šub-ba-bi | Do not enter! ..., the hostile one, in the corner of the earth, Gibil, like a hostile one(!?), the hostile enemy, its corner of Gibil |
| 15 | u₄ zi-ku₅-ru-da-am₃ u₄ zi-ku₅-ru-da-an [... ...] u₄ zi-ku₅-ru-da zi-ku₅-ru-da-a-ni gur-ra | The storm is one that is to be cut off, the storm is a storm that should not be cut Off ... When he is to cut off the storm, his storm is returned. |
| 16 | inim {d}en-ki {d}asal-lu₂-ḫi-me-en ina a-[mat ...] inim {d}en-ki {d}asal-lu₂-ḫi-me-en | I am the word of Enki and Asalluḫ, by the command of |
| 17 | IM {m}EN-MAŠ {lu₂}ŠAMAN₂.LA₂ TUR ša ⸢IM⸣ [itabbalu] | Tablet of Bēl-ašared, junior merchandising agent of the esame |
| 18 | ina ŠU{ii} {d}PA ḫa-an-ṭiš [x-x-x-(x)] | in the hands of Nabû, may it be released |
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