SpTU 1, 003 (P348424)
Literary, Hellenistic, Uruk · c. 330 BCE–141 BCE
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| Designation | SpTU 1, 003 |
|---|---|
| ID | P348424 |
| Museum no. | IM — |
| Collection | National Museum of Iraq, Baghdad, Iraq |
| Language | Akkadian |
| Period | Hellenistic · c. 330 BCE–141 BCE |
| Genre | Literary |
| Find spot | Uruk (mod. Warka) |
| Coordinates | 31.3234, 45.6395 |
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 1o 1–o 1o 1 | [...] my signs |
| Obverse [3:4] o 44–o 44 | [...] (they) will be done. |
| Obverse [4:5] o 55–o 55 | [...] (it) was done. |
| Obverse [6:7] o 77–o 77 | [...] (it) passed by. |
| Obverse [7:8] o 88–o 88 | [...] this, his written document |
| Obverse [8:9] o 99–o 99 | [...] ... there will be distress in the land. |
| Obverse [9:10] o 1010–o 1010 | [...] his ... |
| Obverse [10:11] o 1111–o 1111 | [...] (they) were present. |
| Obverse [11:12] o 1212–o 1212 | [...] (he) shall not seize his father's throne. |
| Obverse [12:13] o 1313–o 1313 | [...] (of/in) Tirana (Uruk) will seize the throne. |
| Obverse [13:14] o 1414–o 1414 | [...] (he) will return the [...]s to their (proper) condition. |
| Obverse [14:15] o 1515–o 1515 | [...] (he) will bring about ruination. |
| Obverse [15:16] o 1616–o 1616 | [...] (he) will bring about its [...]. |
| Obverse [16:17] o 1717–o 1717 | [...] Der |
| Obverse [17:18] o 1818–o 1818 | [...] (he) will be confined. |
| Obverse [18:19] o 1919–o 1919 | [...] (he) will dwell [in] Der. |
| Obverse [19:20] o 2020–o 2020 | [...] (he) will go [to] Der. |
| Obverse [20:21] o 2121–o 2121 | [...] you (pl.) are possessing [...]. |
| Obverse [21:22] o 2222–o 2222 | [...] its sign is .... |
| Obverse [22:24] o 2323– | [...] the king will be confined to his palace for a number of months. |
| Reverse [0:1] r 1r 1–r 1r 1 | [...] will arise and will rule over the scattered land. |
| Reverse [1:2] r 22–r 22 | [...] who is from the Sealand (and) who had ruled Šuana (Babylon). |
| Reverse [2:3] r 33–r 33 | After him a king will arise who does not judge the lawsuits of the land, does not decide the legal cases of the land. |
| Reverse [3:4] r 44–r 44 | He shall lead away Uruk's eternal protective goddess from Tirana and make her dwell in Šuana. |
| Reverse [4:5] r 55–r 55 | He shall make a protective goddess who is not of Uruk dwell on her (lit. 'his') cult dais. He will give to her (lit. 'him') as a gift people that are not hers (lit. 'his'). |
| Reverse [5:6] r 66–r 66 | He will impose a heavy tribute on the people of Uruk. Uruk will be deserted. The watercourses will fill with silt. The meadows will be abandoned. |
| Reverse [6:7] r 77–r 77 | After him a king will arise who does not judge the lawsuits of the land, does not decide the legal cases of the land. |
| Reverse [7:8] r 88–r 88 | Ditto (After him a king will arise who does not judge the lawsuits of the land, does not decide the legal cases of the land). Ditto (After him a king will arise who does not judge the lawsuits of the land, does not decide the legal cases of the land). Ditto (After him a king will arise who does not judge the lawsuits of the land, does not decide the legal cases of the land). Ditto (After him a king will arise who does not judge the lawsuits of the land, does not decide the legal cases of the land). Ditto (After him a king will arise who does not judge the lawsuits of the land, does not decide the legal cases of the land). He will take Akkad's property to Subartu. |
| Reverse [8:9] r 99–r 99 | After him a king will arise who does not judge the lawsuits of the land, does not decide the legal cases of the land. |
| Reverse [9:10] r 1010–r 1010 | He will rule over the Four Quarters (of the world). The world will quake at his name. |
| Reverse [10:11] r 1111–r 1111 | After him a king will arise inside Tirana. He will judge the lawsuits of the land. He will decide the legal cases of the land. |
| Reverse [11:12] r 1212–r 1212 | He will establish the rites of Anu inside Tirana. |
| Reverse [12:14] r 1313–r 1414 | He will lead away Uruk's eternal protective goddess from Šuana and make her dwell on her (lit. 'his') cult dais inside Uruk. He will give his people to her (lit. 'him') as a gift. He will build the temples of Uruk. He will return the gods' temples to their (proper) condition. |
| Reverse [14:15] r 1515–r 1515 | He will renew Uruk. He will build Uruk's city gates with lapis lazuli. He will fill the watercourses and meadows with abundance and plenty. |
| Reverse [15:16] r 1616–r 1616 | After him a king, his son, will arise inside Tirana and rule over the Four Quarters. |
| Reverse [16:17] r 1717–r 1717 | He will exercise rule and kingship inside Tirana. His dynasty will be permanent forever. |
| Reverse [17:18] r 1818–r 1818 | The kings of Uruk will exercise rule like gods. |
Transliteration (ATF)
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| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
| o | ||
| 1 | [...] GISKIM-MEŠ-u₂-a | |
| 2 | [...] U₂ | |
| 3 | [...] x MU | |
| 4 | [...] x in-ne₂-ep₂-pu-šu₂ | |
| 5 | [...] x it-ten-pu-uš | |
| 6 | [...] x-⸢li⸣-mu | |
| 7 | [... i]-ti-iq | |
| 8 | [...] x an-na-a ša₂-ṭar-šu₂ | |
| 9 | [...] x dan-na-tu₂ ina KUR GAL₂{ši} | |
| 10 | [...]-⸢lum⸣-mu-šu₂ | |
| 11 | [...] iz-zi-zu | |
| 12 | [... AŠ].⸢TE AD⸣-šu₂ la₃ DAB{bat} | |
| 13 | [...] x ⸢TIR⸣.AN.NA{ki} {giš}GU.ZA DAB{bat} | |
| 14 | [...]-MEŠ a-na KI-ši-na GUR{ar₂} | |
| 15 | [...] šal-pu₂-ut-ti₃ GAR{an} | |
| 16 | [...]-šu₂ GAR{an} | |
| 17 | [...] ⸢BAD₃.AN⸣{ki} | |
| 18 | [...] u₂-ta-as-sa-ar | |
| 19 | [... ina BAD₃].⸢AN⸣{ki} uš-šab | |
| 20 | [... ana] BAD₃.AN{ki} il-lak | |
| 21 | [...] ra-ša₂-tu-nu | |
| 22 | [...] ⸢GISKIM⸣-šu₂ [(x)] kaš-ši-da-at | |
| 23 | [...] LUGAL ina E₂.GAL-šu₂ a-na ŠID-MEŠ ITI ; u₂-tas-sar | |
| r | ||
| 1 | [...] ⸢ZI⸣-am-ma sap-ha-a-ta KUR i-be-⸢el⸣ | |
| 2 | [...] ⸢ša₂ iš-tu⸣ qe₂-reb {kur}tam-ti₂ ša₂ ina qe₂-reb ŠU.AN.NA{ki} DU₃{šu₂} be-lu-u₂-tu | |
| 3 | ⸢EGIR⸣-šu₂ LUGAL E₁₁-ma di-i-ni KUR ul i-da-a-nu EŠ.BAR KUR ul KU₅{as} | |
| 4 | {[d]}LAMMA UNUG{ki} da-ri-tu₄ iš-tu qe₂-reb TIR.AN.NA{ki} ib-bak-ma ina qe₂-reb ŠU.AN.NA{ki} u₂-še-eš-šib | |
| 5 | ⸢la⸣ {d}LAMMA UNUG{ki} ina BARA₂-šu₂ u₂-še-eš-šib la UN-MEŠ-šu₂ a-na NIG₂.BA i-qa-as₂-su | |
| 6 | UN-MEŠ ša UNUG{ki} bil-ti ka-bit-ti im-mid UNUG{ki} u₂-har-rab ID₂-MEŠ sa-ki-ki u₂-mal-lu | |
| 7 | GARIM-MEŠ ŠUB{di} EGIR-šu₂ LUGAL E₁₁-ma di-i-ni KUR ul i-da-a-nu EŠ.BAR KUR ul KU₅{as} | |
| 8 | {<|KI.MIN|(EGIR-šu₂)>} LUGAL E₁₁-ma di-i-ni KUR ul i-da-a-nu EŠ.BAR KUR ul KU₅{as} {<|KI.MIN|(EGIR-šu₂)>} LUGAL E₁₁-ma di-i-ni KUR ul i-da-a-nu EŠ.BAR KUR ul KU₅{as} {<|KI.MIN|(EGIR-šu₂)>} LUGAL E₁₁-ma di-i-ni KUR ul i-da-a-nu EŠ.BAR KUR ul KU₅{as} {<|KI.MIN|(EGIR-šu₂)>} LUGAL E₁₁-ma di-i-ni KUR ul i-da-a-nu EŠ.BAR KUR ul KU₅{as} {<|KI.MIN|(EGIR-šu₂)>} LUGAL E₁₁-ma di-i-ni KUR ul i-da-a-nu EŠ.BAR KUR ul KU₅{as} bu-še-e {kur}URI{ki} a-na {kur}SU.BIR₄{ki} TI{qe₂} | |
| 9 | EGIR-šu₂ LUGAL E₁₁-ma di-i-ni KUR ul i-da-a-nu EŠ.BAR KUR ul KU₅{as} | |
| 10 | kib-ra-a-ti er-bet-ti i-be₂-el a-na šu-mi-šu₂ kib-rat u-nu-uš-šu₂ | |
| 11 | EGIR-šu₂ LUGAL ina qe₂-reb TIR.AN.NA{ki} E₁₁-ma di-i-na KUR i-da-a-nu EŠ.BAR KUR KU₅{as} | |
| 12 | GARZA {d}a-nu-u₂-tu ina qe₂-reb TIR.AN.NA{ki} u₂-ka-a-nu | |
| 13 | {d}LAMMA UNUG{ki} da-ri-ti iš-tu qe₂-reb ŠU.AN.NA{ki} ib-ba-kam-ma ina qe₂-reb UNUG{ki} ina BARA₂-šu₂ | |
| 14 | u₂-še-eš-šib UN-MEŠ-šu₂ a-na NIG₂.BA i-qa-as₂-su E₂.KUR-MEŠ ša₂ UNUG{ki} DU₃{uš} E₂-MEŠ DINGIR-MEŠ ana KI-ši-na GUR{ar₂} | |
| 15 | UNUG{ki} ud-da-aš₂ KA₂.GAL-MEŠ UNUG{ki} ša₂ {na₄}ZA.GIN₃ DU₃{uš} ID₂-MEŠ GARIM-MEŠ ṭuh-du u HE₂.GAL₂ u₂-mal-li | |
| 16 | ⸢EGIR⸣-šu₂ LUGAL DUMU-šu₂ ina qe₂-reb TIR.AN.NA{ki} E₁₁-ma kib-rat er-bet-ti i-be₂-el | |
| 17 | [be-lu]-u₂-tu u₂ LUGAL{u₂-tu} ina qe₂-reb TIR.AN.NA{ki} DU₃{uš} a-di ul-la BALA-šu₂ i-ka-a-nu | |
| 18 | [LUGAL]-⸢MEŠ⸣ ša UNUG{ki} ki-ma DINGIR-MEŠ ip-pu-šu₂ be-lu-u₂-tu | |
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