STT 2, 360 (P338675)
Literary, Neo-Assyrian, Huzirina · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE
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| Designation | STT 2, 360 |
|---|---|
| ID | P338675 |
| 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 saao/saa03 · Via Open Richly Annotated Cuneiform Corpus (ORACC) · CC BY-SA 3.0 (ORACC)
| Line | English |
|---|---|
| Obverse [0:3] o 1o 1–o 33 | [The age]nt, the Babylonian merchant, [who] gave his word, has left behind his donkeys! The dog has been killed at the side of our sheep! |
| Obverse [3:7] o 44–o 77 | The agent, the Babylonian me[rchant], who gave his word, has left behind his donkeys! The dog has been killed at the [sid]e of our sheep! |
| Obverse [6:9] o 77–o 99 | Watch the brother of [my] heart ...[...], watch the [......] our daughter! [...]... [...... does not] pass. |
| Obverse [9:13] o 1010–o 1313 | [We let out] a scream [...... at] the onset of evening, as [......]... us, as [...... the ...] our daughter. |
| Obverse [12:14] o 1313–o 1414 | He has made the house of my father [into a ...]...! I ... his ... like the [temple] of a morning god. |
| Obverse [14:16] o 1515–o 1616 | They have turned the house of my father into the house of an evening god! They did (this) to him, who was like the house of a morning god! |
| Obverse [16:19] o 1717–o 1919 | The shepherd has been killed amidst the sheep, the ploughman over the plough. The gardener has been killed in the orchard, the canal administrator has been killed amidst his exertions. |
| Obverse [19:24] o 2020–o 2424 | We are crying bitterly. We have cried for our gardener, for our gardener, for our canal administrator, whose fruit we ate wholeheartedly, (who) was praised in grapes and wine. |
| Obverse [23:26] o 2424–o 2626 | I wanted to come to your village, my sister ...; but where is it? They have returned (me) alone to your feet. The [...] enter ... at the bending of your finger. |
| Obverse [26:35] o 2727– | My son, they have returned you alone to my feet. [...] my witnesses ...[......] ....... |
| Reverse [2:3] r 33–r 33 | Please [...... |
| Reverse [3:5] r 44–r 55 | A slave girl — a lady [...... |
| Reverse [4:5] r 55–r 55 | A female bird which ...[...] ...... |
| Reverse [5:7] r 66–r 77 | Attention, prince! He cuts down my canebrakes and forests, and afflicts the birds which belong there. |
| Reverse [7:9] r 88–r 99 | Those within your city have built a nest for me; he sends my father to [......]. Ditto. |
| Reverse [9:11] r 1010–r 1111 | [...]....... unable [...].....[...] built a house. |
| Reverse [11:14] r 1212–r 1414 | He has made [...] like [...] fire, has done a terrible thing to me, [has] made my house like this. |
| Reverse [13:16] r 1414–r 1616 | [I was lofty] in our orchard like [a handsome tree!] I was lofty like an almond tree, tall like a pine tree. Like a handsome tree I was lofty at the gate of processions! |
| Reverse [16:18] r 1717–r 1818 | My father saw me and rejoiced greatly. Whenever you looked at me, like [...] you rejoiced. |
| Reverse [18:20] r 1919–r 2020 | Now they have felled me, have carried me off forever. My father sees me and weeps. Ditto. |
| Reverse [20:22] r 2121–r 2222 | When[ever you l]ook at me, [you] rejoice, O dead one! What d[id] you ..., who cut down this (tree)? |
| Reverse [22:24] r 2323–r 2424 | Do not leave the handsome tree to the deceitful women! |
| Reverse [23:24] r 2424–r 2424 | The daughter of Humbaba, mighty [...] of the cedar forest! |
| Reverse [24:25] r 2525–r 2525 | They have ... her house, broken all [......] |
| Reverse [25:26] r 2626–r 2626 | [...]... the lover [of my] charms |
| Reverse [26:27] r 2727–r 2727 | [...] brought like ...[...] |
| Reverse [27:28] r 2828–r 2828 | [...] my father is killed [......] |
| Reverse [28:31] r 2929– | [......] her, they have sent me out ...[...] |
| Edge [0:1] e. 1e. 1–e. 1e. 1 | the ploughman with the shepherd [...]... 1 9 66 64 |
Transliteration (ATF)
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| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
| o | ||
| 1 | [mu-pi-šu]-u {lu₂}DAM.GAR₃{u} ⸢KA₂⸣.DINGIR-a-a | |
| 2 | [ša] ⸢KA⸣ SUM{⸢ni⸣} u₂-sa-ri-⸢hi⸣-a ANŠE.NITA₂-MEŠ-šu₂ | |
| 3 | ⸢UR⸣.GI₇{u₂} GAZ{⸢ku⸣} qa-⸢ni⸣ [ṣe]-ni-ni | |
| 4 | mu-pi-šu-u {lu₂}⸢DAM⸣.[GAR₃{u} KA₂].DINGIR-a-a | |
| 5 | ša KA SUM{ni} ⸢u₂⸣-[sa-ri]-⸢hi⸣-a ANŠE.NITA₂-<MEŠ>-šu₂ | |
| 6 | UR.GI₇{u₂} i-du-⸢ku⸣ [qa]-⸢ni⸣ ṣe-ni-ni | |
| 7 | ŠEŠ ⸢ŠA₃ UŠ⸣ x x [...] ⸢x KI⸣ du-gul | |
| 8 | [du]-gul i-mu-x [...] x-te-e DUMU.MUNUS{ni} | |
| 9 | [...] KAL MU x [...] ⸢e-ti⸣-iq | |
| 10 | ⸢ik⸣-kil ⸢nu⸣-[... a]-⸢na⸣ e-rab ba-a-⸢di⸣ | |
| 11 | ⸢ki⸣-i ⸢ša⸣ [...] x-ta-ni-ni | |
| 12 | ki-i [...] x x [...]-⸢te⸣-e DUMU.MUNUS{ni} | |
| 13 | E₂ ⸢AD-ia AD⸣ [...] IGI ŠE e-tap-aš₂ | |
| 14 | ⸢a-ki-i⸣ [E₂] DINGIR na-⸢ma⸣-[ri ...] x-ma-ti-šu₂ a-sa-me | |
| 15 | E₂ AD ma-⸢ṣi ina⸣ U₄ 10 a-na ⸢E₂ DINGIR⸣ ba-di ut-te-ru-šu₂ | |
| 16 | a-na ša₂-šu₂ e-tap-šu šu-u ki-i ⸢E₂⸣ DINGIR na-ma-⸢ri⸣ i-ti-[...] | |
| 17 | {lu₂}SIPA ina UGU ṣe-⸢ni⸣ GAZ {lu₂}ENGAR ina UGU {giš}APIN | |
| 18 | {lu₂}NU.{giš}KIRI₆ ina {giš}KIRI₆ GAZ šu-u-tu₂ | |
| 19 | {lu₂}GU₂.EN.NA GAZ ina UGU ma-na-⸢ha-te⸣-šu₂ | |
| 20 | bak-ka-ni-i ⸢ṣar-piš⸣ ana {lu₂}NU.{giš}KIRI₆{ni} ni-ib-ki | |
| 21 | ⸢ana⸣ {lu₂}NU.{giš}KIRI₆{⸢ni⸣-i} ana {lu₂}GU₂.⸢EN⸣.NA{ni} | |
| 22 | ⸢ša₂⸣ a-ni-nu ina ⸢gu-um⸣ lib₃-bi-⸢ni⸣ ni-ku-⸢la⸣-a i-⸢nab⸣-šu₂ | |
| 23 | ina ŠA₃ {giš}KIN.GEŠTIN-MEŠ ina {giš}⸢GEŠTIN u₂-ša₂⸣-ad-lil-ni | |
| 24 | ⸢IRI⸣.ŠE-ki a-ha-ti ⸢nu-ku⸣ la-li-⸢ka⸣ | |
| 25 | a-a-ka-ma ina GIR₃-MIN-ki-i ⸢e⸣-du ut-te-ru [(...)] | |
| 26 | e-ru-bu gu-zi-ru [ina] ⸢tur⸣-te-e ŠU.SI-ki [(...)] | |
| 27 | DUMU-ia ina GIR₃-MIN-⸢ia⸣-a e-du ut-te-⸢ru⸣-[ka] | |
| 28 | [...] ⸢AD⸣-ma ši-[i]-bi-ia ⸢te⸣-x x [...] | |
| 29 | [...] ⸢DU⸣ UD ⸢RA⸣ [...] ⸢I⸣ ZA NIN a-⸢na⸣ [...] | |
| 30 | [...] x-ma-a-ni x NIM x [...] | |
| r | ||
| 1 | [...] | |
| 2 | ka-[...] | |
| 3 | ⸢a⸣-ni-na [...] | |
| 4 | GEME₂ NIN [...] | |
| 5 | iṣ-ṣur-tu₂ ša uš-x [...] x x x ⸢GAB⸣ BA TA x [...] x | |
| 6 | a-da-ni-ka a-da-ni-ka A MAN ap-pa-⸢re⸣-e {giš}TIR i-na-[ki]-is | |
| 7 | MUŠEN-MEŠ{te} ša i-si-i-ši-⸢na u₂⸣-ša₂-bit-⸢ni⸣ | |
| 8 | am-ma-⸢te⸣ ina bir-ti IRI-⸢ki qin-ni⸣ iq-ṭu-na-ni | |
| 9 | ⸢ia-um-ma⸣ ina ⸢UB⸣ x x [...] x i-ša₂-bar AD |KI.MIN| | |
| 10 | [...] ⸢DI⸣ I ⸢HU RA⸣ x [...] ⸢AN⸣ x x-e la le-ʾu | |
| 11 | [...] x x x ME LU [...] e-pu-ša₂ E₂ | |
| 12 | ⸢ki⸣-i x x x NE e-pu-[...] IZI u₂-sa-me-ka-ni | |
| 13 | ia-um-ma ki-i ha-⸢an⸣-[ni-e] x TI ⸢i-pu⸣-ša₂ E₂ | |
| 14 | a-na-ku ina {giš}KIRI₆-ni-i ki-i [GIŠ SIG₅] e-la-ku | |
| 15 | e-la-⸢ku⸣ ki lam-me-e ⸢e-la-ku⸣ [ki]-⸢i⸣ a-⸢šu⸣-hi-ma | |
| 16 | a-ki GIŠ SIG₅ e-la-ku ina KA₂ ma-⸢la⸣-ka-a-ni | |
| 17 | ⸢e-mu⸣-ra-ni i-ha-di-⸢i⸣ AD-u-a ha-de-eš | |
| 18 | ⸢a-a-ka-a⸣ tap-pal-sa-a-⸢ni⸣ ki-i x x-e ta-ri-[iš] | |
| 19 | u₂-ma-⸢a i⸣-tak-su-ni ina ⸢mal⸣-di-⸢ri⸣ u₂-se-bi-lu-u-⸢ni⸣ | |
| 20 | e-⸢mu-ra⸣-[ni]-i i-bak-ki-i AD-u-a {<|KI.MIN|(e-mu-ra-ni-i)>} i-bak-ki-i AD-u-a | |
| 21 | a-a-[ka-a tap]-⸢pal⸣-sa-a-ni ⸢ta⸣-ha-di-[i] ⸢mi⸣-tu₂ | |
| 22 | ša an-ni-⸢u⸣ ta-ki-sa me-nu-u ⸢TE⸣ [...] IQ BA x | |
| 23 | GIŠ{u} SIG₅{u} ⸢la⸣ te-⸢zi⸣-ba-a a-⸢na⸣ e-⸢le-na⸣-a-te | |
| 24 | DUMU.MUNUS {d}hum-bi ⸢kit⸣-ti-i dan-nat {giš}TIR ere-⸢ni⸣ | |
| 25 | x-ka-šu₂ E₂-sa ⸢ih⸣-pu-u ⸢ka⸣-lu x [...] x | |
| 26 | [...] x-di-ra-a ⸢E ha⸣-bi-ru ⸢ša⸣ la-le-[e-a] | |
| 27 | [...]-še-ṣi ki-⸢i⸣ ina NAB RA x x [...] | |
| 28 | [...] x ⸢AD⸣-u-a ⸢GAZ⸣ pa-x [...] | |
| 29 | [...]-ši u₂-se-⸢ṣu⸣-ni-i nu-[...] | |
| l.e. | ||
| 1 | [... {lu₂]}ENGAR KI {lu₂}SIPA x [...] x MIR | |
| 2 | 1 9(@v)@v | |
| 3 | 66 | |
| 4 | 64 | |
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