SpTU 2, 024 (P348629)
Incantation-Ritual, Hellenistic, Uruk · c. 330 BCE–141 BCE
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| Designation | SpTU 2, 024 |
|---|---|
| ID | P348629 |
| Museum no. | IM — |
| Collection | National Museum of Iraq, Baghdad, Iraq |
| Language | Akkadian |
| Period | Hellenistic · c. 330 BCE–141 BCE |
| Genre | Incantation-Ritual |
| 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 [0:3] o 1o 1–o 33 | Incantation. "Why are you attacking like a lion, infuriated like a wolf, gathered the assembly like a cultic performer? |
| Obverse [3:5] o 44–o 55 | I have done what I know: I have washed my hands in water, I have been anointed with good oil. |
| Obverse [5:8] o 66–o 88 | Surrounded by you, I have become hostile to the daughter of the governor of Der (and) to the daughter of the mayor of Emutbal. I have flattened (myself) before you. |
| Obverse [8:10] o 99–o 1010 | As (in) water I have sunk before you. Like a ship when it lands I have sat down alongside you. |
| Obverse [10:12] o 1111–o 1212 | I will not permit your mouth to open, your lips to close, your tongue to speak!" Formula of the incantation. |
| Obverse [12:13] o 1313–o 1313 | Incantation for he who sees him to rejoice. |
| Obverse [15:17] o 1616–o 1717 | For one who sees him to be joyful on seeing him: seeds from the Magan-tree, ivory from the elephant, red gold, (and) lapis lazuli (wrapped) in leather. |
| Obverse [17:19] o 1818–o 1919 | In Arahsamnu (Month VIII) the 20th day is the fixed date (for the rituals) to change (someone's) mood (and the rituals for) the prince in his palace to remember his name with kindness. |
| Obverse [19:21] o 2020– | The 21st day is ditto (the fixed date) (for the rituals for) one who sees you to be joyful and rejoice on seeing you. |
| Reverse [0:1] r 1r 1–r 1r 1 | Incantation. For as much as 10 miles of mud on the Tigris to 20 miles of mud on the Euphrates there is a din. |
| Reverse [1:4] r 22–r 44 | Female turtles from the river (and) female tortoises from the dry land beat their weapons towards the centre of the river. |
| Reverse [4:5] r 55–r 55 | How had you no fear as you passed among them? |
| Reverse [5:6] r 66–r 66 | I am anointed with ashar-stone. |
| Reverse [6:7] r 77–r 77 | I am bathed with ashar-stone. |
| Reverse [8:10] r 99–r 1010 | The city is put to flight, the estate is put to flight, my adversary is put to flight, so that they follow me. |
| Reverse [10:11] r 1111–r 1111 | Incantation for those that see him to rejoice. |
| Reverse [14:16] r 1515–r 1616 | For his being favoured where he goes: kukuru-aromatic (and) imhur-līm-plant (wrapped) in leather. |
| Reverse [15:16] r 1616–r 1616 | Incantation. I have put sandals on my feet (and) I am seated in front of you. |
| Reverse [16:17] r 1717–r 1717 | The laugh I laugh is the rosette of my face, the attractiveness of my eyes. |
| Reverse [17:19] r 1818–r 1919 | ... the wall, I am celebrations, alternatively a spear, and everything that I say to you is amusing. |
| Top [0:2] t.e. 1t.e. 1–t.e. 22 | Its ritual: You recite this incantation over the sandal. You put (it) on your feet and where you go people will be joyful towards you. |
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)
| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
| o | ||
| 1 | ⸢EN₂⸣ am-min₄-i₃ ZI{ta₅} GIM UR.MAH | |
| 2 | hu-uz-zu-za-a-ta₅ GIM UR.BAR.RA | |
| 3 | UKKIN pu-uh-hu-ra-a-ta₅ GIM {lu₂}KUR.GAR.RA | |
| 4 | ana-ku ša₂ i-du-u₂ i-te-pu-uš ina A-MEŠ am-te-si | |
| 5 | ŠU-MIN{a}a at-ta-ap-ša₂-aš₂ I₃.GIŠ DU₁₀.GA ana-ku | |
| 6 | ina la-mi-ki a-na DUMU.MUNUS šak-na ša₂ BAD₃.AN{ki} | |
| 7 | a-na DUMU.MUNUS {lu₂}ha-za-nu ša₂ EME.DU.BA.LU | |
| 8 | ag-ta-ra-aʾ ak-ta-ba-as-ku-nu-ši | |
| 9 | GIM A-MEŠ uṭ-ṭa-ab-bi-ku-nu-ši GIM {giš}MA₂ | |
| 10 | ki-i e-lu-u₂ at-ta-šab ana ⸢muh-hi⸣-ku-nu | |
| 11 | KA-ku-nu ana BAD{e} NUNDUN-ku-nu ana ka-ta-mu | |
| 12 | EME-ku-nu ana da-ba-bu ul a-nam-din te EN₂ | |
| 13 | KA.INIM.MA IGI-BI HUL₂.LA.KE₄ DU₃.DU₃-BI EN₂ an-nit | |
| 14 | 3-šu₂ ana ŠA₃ I₃ DU₁₀.GA ŠID-ma IGI-ki a-hi-ki | |
| 15 | u bi-rit a-hi-ki ŠEŠ₂-ma a-mi-ru-ka ana IGI-ka ; ha-du-u | |
| 16 | ana a-mir-šu₂ ana IGI-šu₂ ha-de-e KU.KU {giš}MES.MA₂.KAN.NA | |
| 17 | ZU₂ AM.SI KU₃.SI₂₂ HUŠ {na₄}ZA.GIN₃ ina KUŠ | |
| 18 | ina {iti}APIN U₄ 20-KAM U₄.DA-KAM ŠA₃.BAL.BAL | |
| 19 | NUN ina E₂.GAL-šu₂ MU-šu₂ ana SIG₅{ti₃} ha-sa-sa | |
| 20 | U₄ 21-KAM {<MIN(U₄.DA-KAM)>} a-mir-ka ana IGI-ka ha-de-e u ra-a-ši | |
| r | ||
| 1 | ⸢EN₂⸣ ma-la 1 DANNA IM.LAGAB i₃-dig-lat a-na 2 DANNA | |
| 2 | IM.LAGAB pu-rat-tu₂ ik-kil-lu ruq-qe₂-e-tu₂ | |
| 3 | ša₂ ID₂ še-lep-pu-ta-tu₄ ša₂ ta-ba-lu | |
| 4 | ana ŠA₃ ID₂ kak-ki-ši-na i-rap-pi-sa | |
| 5 | ak-ka-aʾ-i la tap-lah te-{ti-iq}tiq₂ | |
| 6 | ina bi-ri-ši-na ana-ku {na₄}as-har ŠEŠ₂-ka | |
| 7 | {na₄}as-har ra-am-ka-<ka> {na₄}as-har GIM na-al-šu₂ | |
| 8 | u₃ MURU₉ la-ma-a ti-ik-ki | |
| 9 | šu-us-hur IRI šu-us-hur E₂ šu-us-hur | |
| 10 | EN DU₁₁.DU₁₁-ia-a-ma il-la-ku ina EGIR-ia₅ | |
| 11 | KA.INIM.MA IGI-BI HUL₂.LA.KE₄ DU₃.DU₃-BI | |
| 12 | {na₄}as-har ina I₃.GIŠ SUD₂ EN₂ 3-šu₂ ana UGU | |
| 13 | ŠID{nu} IGI-ka A₂-MEŠ-ka bir-ta a-hi-ka | |
| 14 | ŠEŠ₂-ma e-ma il-lak ma-gir | |
| 15 | ana KI DU{ku} ma-ga-ri-šu₂ {šim}GUG₂.GUG₂ {u₂}IGI-lim ; ina KUŠ | |
| 16 | EN₂ šak-na-ka {kuš}E.SIR₂ ina GIR₃-MIN-ia₅ ina IGI-ka aš₂-ba-ak | |
| 17 | a-ṣa-hu ṣu-u₂-hu a-a-ri IGI-ia₂ HI.LI IGI-MIN-ia₂ | |
| 18 | KI.AG₂.GA₂ E₂.GAR₈ ana-ku-si-in-na-tu-um-ma ana-ku-si-in-na-tu-um-ma | |
| 19 | ⸢ša₂⸣-niš si-in-na-tu-um-ma mim-ma ma-la ; a-qab-ak-ka ṣe-e-hi | |
| t.e. | ||
| 1 | DU₃.DU₃-BI EN₂ an-nit ana muh-hi {kuš}E.SIR₂ | |
| 2 | ŠID{nu} ina GIR₃-MIN-ka GAR{an}ma KI DU{ku} ; HUL₂-MEŠ-⸢ka⸣ | |
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