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SpTU 2, 029 (P348634)

Scholarly, Hellenistic, Uruk · c. 330 BCE–141 BCE

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DesignationSpTU 2, 029
IDP348634
Museum no.IM —
CollectionNational Museum of Iraq, Baghdad, Iraq
LanguageAkkadian; Sumerian
PeriodHellenistic · c. 330 BCE–141 BCE
GenreScholarly
Find spotUruk (mod. Warka)
Coordinates31.3234, 45.6395

English translation

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Obverse Column i [0:1] o i 1'o 1'–o i 1'o 1'(Nippur, city) [...] (whose) red earth
Obverse Column i [1:2] o i 2'2'–o i 2'2'[...] Šamaš ...
Obverse Column i [2:3] o i 3'3'–o i 3'3'[...] (which) gathers up the seed;
Obverse Column i [3:4] o i 4'4'–o i 4'4'[...] (where) mankind was created;
Obverse Column i [4:5] o i 5'5'–o i 5'5'[...] (where) the omens are perfect.
Obverse Column i [5:6] o i 6'6'–o i 6'6'[...] (to which) the centre of heaven is attentive;
Obverse Column i [6:7] o i 7'7'–o i 7'7'[...] of posterity;
Obverse Column i [7:8] o i 8'8'–o i 8'8'[...] of reliability;
Obverse Column i [9:10] o i 10'10'–o i 10'10'[...], the attender at the purification rite of the countenance.
Obverse Column i [10:11] o i 11'11'–o i 11'11'[...] of the gods : Ekur, pure chamber;
Obverse Column i [11:12] o i 12'12'–o i 12'12'[...]; Ekur, temple of the nobleman;
Obverse Column i [12:13] o i 13'13'–o i 13'13'[...]; Ekur, temple avenging the king;
Obverse Column i [13:14] o i 14'14'–o i 14'14'[...]; Ekur, cella of conquest;
Obverse Column i [14:15] o i 15'15'–o i 15'15'[...]; Ekur, temple of Ellil;
Obverse Column i [15:16] o i 16'16'–o i 16'16'[...]; Ekur, temple [...];
Obverse Column ii [0:1] o ii 1'o 1'–o ii 1'o 1'Kirimah, [...];
Obverse Column ii [1:2] o ii 2'2'–o ii 2'2'Eburšušua, [...];
Obverse Column ii [2:3] o ii 3'3'–o ii 3'3'Irinanam, [...];
Obverse Column ii [3:4] o ii 4'4'–o ii 4'4'Ekišnugal, temple [...];
Obverse Column ii [4:5] o ii 5'5'–o ii 5'5'Ekišnugal, [...];
Obverse Column ii [5:6] o ii 6'6'–o ii 6'6'Ekišnugal, temple which [...] onto the Apsu;
Obverse Column ii [6:7] o ii 7'7'–o ii 7'7'Edublamah, temple bearing a [...] tablet;
Obverse Column ii [7:8] o ii 8'8'–o ii 8'8'Ekurkuru, temple overturning [...];
Obverse Column ii [8:9] o ii 9'9'–o ii 9'9'Esuena, temple of the grave of [...].
Obverse Column ii [9:10] o ii 10'10'–o ii 10'10'Umušana, my divine city-official of [...];
Obverse Column ii [10:11] o ii 11'11'–o ii 11'11'Umuškita, my divine city-official of [...];
Obverse Column ii [11:12] o ii 12'12'–o ii 12'12'Šarur (and) Šargaz, my divine city-officials [...];
Obverse Column ii [12:13] o ii 13'13'–o ii 13'13'Ubanuila, my divine city-official [...];
Obverse Column ii [13:14] o ii 14'14'–o ii 14'14'Kurašuurur, my divine city-official of [...];
Obverse Column ii [14:15] o ii 15'15'–o ii 15'15'Erimabinutuku, my divine city-official [...];
Obverse Column ii [15:16] o ii 16'16'–o ii 16'16'Sapin-ayyabi, my divine city-official [...];
Obverse Column ii [16:17] o ii 17'17'–o ii 17'17'Pisanunug, my divine city-official [...];
Obverse Column ii [17:18] o ii 18'18'–o ii 18'18'[...], my divine city-official [...];
Obverse Column ii [18:19] o ii 21'21'–o ii 21'21'[...] of Parak-mari;
Obverse Column ii [19:20] o ii 22'22'–o ii 22'22'[...] the wicked [...];
Obverse Column ii [20:21] o ii 23'23'–o ii 23'23'[...] Ninurta;
Obverse Column iii [0:1] o iii 1'o 1'–o iii 1'o 1'on this day [...];
Obverse Column iii [1:2] o iii 2'2'–o iii 2'2'(month of) Šabaṭu [...];
Reverse Column i [0:1] r i 1r i 1–r i 1r i 1beautification, play [...].
Reverse Column i [1:2] r i 22–r i 22Nintinuga (is) Gula [...];
Reverse Column i [2:3] r i 33–r i 33Enanun (is) Belet-ili : Šulpaesua (is) [...];
Reverse Column i [3:4] r i 44–r i 44Šulpaeutulam (is) ...;
Reverse Column i [4:5] r i 55–r i 55Ninamaškuga (is) ...;
Reverse Column i [5:6] r i 66–r i 66Asukukusiana (is) ....
Reverse Column i [6:7] r i 77–r i 777 gods, [...].
Reverse Column i [7:8] r i 88–r i 88Ereškigal (is) Gula : [...];
Reverse Column i [8:9] r i 99–r i 99Nubanda (is) Nusku : ... [...];
Reverse Column i [9:10] r i 1010–r i 1010Enzišusikila (is) Šuziana [: ...];
Reverse Column i [10:11] r i 1111–r i 1111Urbad (is) Kusu : Urbadhumhum (is) [...];
Reverse Column i [11:12] r i 1212–r i 1212Gubaganirae (is) Ninkasi [: ...].
Reverse Column i [12:13] r i 1313–r i 131310 gods, the Ubšukkinnakku [...].
Reverse Column i [13:14] r i 1414–r i 1414Lamassu (is) Ninimma : Irhan (is) Šuziana;
Reverse Column i [14:15] r i 1515–r i 1515Uduggaga (is) Ennugi : Lammagaga (is) [...];
Reverse Column i [15:16] r i 1616–r i 1616Udugsiga (is) Ninnisig : Lammasiga (is) [...];
Reverse Column i [16:17] r i 1717–r i 1717Atah (is) Nusku.
Reverse Column i [17:18] r i 1818–r i 18187 attendant gods, [...].
Reverse Column ii [0:1] r ii 1r ii 1–r ii 1r ii 17 gods, the forecourt of the sceptre, the inner part.
Reverse Column ii [1:2] r ii 22–r ii 22My divine city-official of Parak-mari, 7 attendant deities,
Reverse Column ii [2:3] r ii 33–r ii 33Ninkasi, Belet-balaṭi, Sin, Ninimma, Ninnisig,
Reverse Column ii [3:4] r ii 44–r ii 44Iragal, Šuziana, Inimanizi,
Reverse Column ii [4:5] r ii 55–r ii 55Ninkarnuna, Bit-hare, Nusku, Papsukkal.
Reverse Column ii [5:6] r ii 66–r ii 6621 gods, the forecourt of the sceptre, the outer part.
Reverse Column ii [6:7] r ii 77–r ii 77Sin, Ningal, Marat-Sin, Šuziana, Ningal, Šamaš, Kalkal.
Reverse Column ii [7:8] r ii 88–r ii 887 gods, the temple of Sin.
Reverse Column ii [8:9] r ii 99–r ii 99Adad, Gula, Ninurta, ..., Belet-balaṭi, Ninšar.
Reverse Column ii [9:10] r ii 1010–r ii 10106 gods, the temple of Adad.
Reverse Column ii [10:11] r ii 1111–r ii 1111Anu, Ellil, Nusku, Sin, Ninimma, Kusibanda,
Reverse Column ii [11:12] r ii 1212–r ii 1212Belet-ili, Belet-balaṭi, Papsukkal; Ekur, Ekiur, Ešumeša, Eigihuša.
Reverse Column ii [12:13] r ii 1313–r ii 13139 gods, 4 chapels, the temple of Ninimma.
Reverse Column ii [13:14] r ii 1414–r ii 1414Ninurta, Gula, Damu, Kurunam,
Reverse Column ii [14:15] r ii 1515–r ii 1515Kusu, Urmah, Nusku, Ninimma, Šuziana,
Reverse Column ii [15:16] r ii 1616–r ii 1616Belet-ṣeri, the Seven, My divine city-official, Siraš, Ningirzida.
Reverse Column ii [16:17] r ii 1717–r ii 171714 gods, the temple of Gula.
Reverse Column ii [17:18] r ii 1818–r ii 1818Ira, Erra-gal, Lugalira, Meslamtaea, Damu.
Reverse Column ii [18:19] r ii 1919–r ii 19195 gods, the temple of Nergal.
Reverse Column ii [19:20] r ii 2020–r ii 2020Ellil, Ninlil, Ninurta, Gula, Ninmah, Nintu,
Reverse Column ii [20:21] r ii 2121–r ii 2121Kusu, Lillu. 8 gods, the temple of Belet-ili.
Reverse Column ii [21:22] r ii 2222–r ii 2222Nisaba, Kusu, Ningal, Utu, My divine city-official.
Reverse Column ii [22:23] r ii 2323–r ii 23235 gods, the temple of praise.
Reverse Column ii [23:24] r ii 2424–r ii 2424[...], Sin, ... [...] ... [...]
Reverse Column iii [6:7] r iii 77–r iii 77[...] ... of the Ekur.
Reverse Column iii [7:8] r iii 88–r iii 88[...], beer of divinity,
Reverse Column iii [8:9] r iii 99–r iii 99[...] ... of a tureen, beer of the assembly,
Reverse Column iii [9:10] r iii 1010–r iii 1010[...], the favourite of Ellil,
Reverse Column iii [10:11] r iii 1111–r iii 1111[...], the sweetened beer called budû,
Reverse Column iii [11:12] r iii 1212–r iii 1212[...], according to which it is named in the Apsu,
Reverse Column iii [12:13] r iii 1313–r iii 1313[...] ... (which) opens the earth, beer of the brewing vat.
Reverse Column iii [13:14] r iii 1414–r iii 1414[...] of the Ekur, (that is, written in Akkadian) the seven finest beers of the Ekur.
Reverse Column iii [14:15] r iii 1515–r iii 1515[...] : cake for the journey,
Reverse Column iii [15:16] r iii 1616–r iii 1616[...], the ... : a tureen of emmer, a tureen ..., the ...,
Reverse Column iii [16:17] r iii 1717–r iii 1717date-sweetened emmer-beer, (that is, written in Akkadian) date-sweetened emmer-beer,
Reverse Column iii [17:18] r iii 1818–r iii 1818[...] ... hand : a hand-tureen of Šakkan : cake of Šakkan.
Reverse Column iii [18:19] r iii 1919–r iii 1919[...] of the Ekur, (that is, written in Akkadian) the seven cakes of the Ekur.
Reverse Column iii [19:20] r iii 2020–r iii 2020[...] beer of Anu : billatu-beer : finest beer ... : ditto Ellil.
Reverse Column iii [20:21] r iii 2121–r iii 2121[...] ... tureen : ditto Ellil : : .
Reverse Column iii [21:22] r iii 2222–r iii 2222[...] beer of [...] ditto ditto.
Reverse Column iii [22:23] r iii 2323–r iii 2323[...] Belet-ili.
Reverse Column iii [23:24] r iii 2424–r iii 2424[...] Ellil.
Reverse Column iii [24:25] r iii 2525–r iii 2525[...] ditto.

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)

LineATFMachine English (draft)
o i
1'[...] ⸢huš⸣-[šu₂]-⸢u₂ ep-ra⸣-šu₂
2'[... {d]}20 ⸢ŠA RU⸣ UR TUM
3'[... ze]-⸢ri⸣ i-laq-qa-tu₄
4'[... UN]-MEŠ ib-ba-nu-u₂
5'[... te]-⸢re⸣-e-ti šuk-lu-lu
6'[... qe₂]-⸢reb⸣ AN{e} pu-qa-a-ši
7'[...] ⸢ah⸣-ra-a-ti
8'[...] kit-ti
9'[...] GA BUR RI
10'[... a-ši]-⸢bat⸣ šu-luh zi-mi
11'[... DINGIR]-⸢MEŠ⸣ E₂.KUR maš-ta-ki el-lu
12'[...] E₂.KUR E₂ kab-ti
13'[...] E₂.KUR E₂ mu-ter gi-mil LUGAL
14'[...] E₂.KUR at-man ki-šit-ti
15'[...] E₂.KUR E₂ {d}⸢EN.LIL₂⸣
16'[...] ⸢E₂.KUR E₂⸣ [...]
o ii
1'⸢KI.ER₂⸣.[MAH ...]
2'E₂.BUR.⸢ŠU₂⸣.[ŠU₂.A ...]
3'IRI.NA.⸢NAM⸣ [...]
4'E₂.KIŠ.[NU.GAL₂]{giš-nu-gal₂} ⸢E₂⸣ [...]
5'E₂.KEŠ₂.{d}NUN.⸢GAL⸣ [...]
6'E₂.KA₂.EŠ₃.NUN.GAL E₂ ša₂ ana ⸢ABZU⸣ [...]
7'E₂.DUB.LA₂.MAH E₂ na-aš₂ ṭup-[pi ...]
8'E₂.KUR₂.KUR₂.RU E₂ mu-šam-⸢qit⸣ [...]
9'E₂.{d}SUEN.NA E₂ ⸢qu⸣-[bur x]
10'{d}UMUŠ.AN.NA {d}EN IRI-ia ⸢ša₂⸣ [...]
11'{d}UMUŠ.KI.TA {d}EN IRI-ia ⸢ša₂⸣ [...]
12'{d}ŠAR₂.UR₄ {d}ŠAR₂.GAZ {d}EN IRI-ia [...]
13'{d}U₄.BA.NU.IL₂.LA {d}EN IRI-ia [...]
14'{⸢d}KUR⸣.RA.ŠU.UR₄.UR₄ {d}EN IRI-ia ⸢ša₂⸣ [...]
15'{[d]}⸢ERIM₂⸣.A₂.BI.NU.TUKU {d}EN IRI-ia [...]
16'{[d]}⸢sa⸣-pi-in—a-a-bi {d}EN IRI-⸢ia⸣ [...]
17'{[d]}⸢PISAN₂.UNUG⸣{ki} {d}EN IRI-⸢ia⸣ [...]
18'[...] {d}⸢EN IRI⸣-[ia ...]
21'[...] ⸢ša₂ {iri}BARA₂⸣—[DUMU{ki]}
22'[...] ⸢rag⸣-gu
23'[... {d]}⸢NIN⸣.URTA
o iii
1'⸢u₄⸣-[ma ...]
2'{⸢iti⸣}[ZIZ₂ ...]
r i
1tab-ni-tu₄ me-lul-tu₄ [...]
2{d}NIN.TIN.UG₅.GA {d}GU.LA [...]
3{d}EN.A₂.NUN DINGIR.MAH {d}⸢ŠUL⸣.[PA.E₃.SU₄.A x.x]
4{d}ŠUL.PA.E₃.UTUL₃.⸢AM₃⸣ [...]
5{d}NIN.AMAŠ.KU₃.GA [...]
6{d}A₂.SUKU₅.KU₃.SI₂₂.AN.NA {d}x.[...]
77.AM₃ DINGIR-MEŠ [...]
8{d}EREŠ.KI.GAL {d}GU.LA [...]
9{d}NU.BAN₃.DA {d}NUSKA {⸢d⸣}[...]
10{d}EN.ZI.ŠU.SIKIL.LA {d}ŠU.⸢ZI⸣.[AN.NA ...]
11{d}UR.BAD {d}KU₃.SU₃ {d}UR.⸢BAD⸣.[HUM.HUM ...]
12{d}GUB.BA.GA.NI.RA.⸢E₃⸣ {d}⸢NIN⸣.[KA.SI ...]
1310.AM₃ DINGIR-MEŠ UB.ŠU.UKKIN.⸢NA⸣ [...]
14{d}LAMMA {d}NIN.IMMA₃ {d}IRHAN {⸢d⸣}[ŠU.ZI.AN.NA]
15{d}UDUG.GA.GA {d}EN.NU.GI {⸢d⸣}[LAMMA.GA.GA ...]
16{d}UDUG.SIG₅.GA {d}NIN.NISIG {d}⸢LAMMA⸣.[SIG₅.GA ...]
17{d}A₂.TAH(|AŠ+BIR|) {d}[NUSKA]
187.AM₃ DINGIR.GUB.BA-MEŠ⸣ [...]
r ii
17.AM₃ DINGIR-MEŠ ⸢KISAL⸣ {giš}GIDRU E₂-a-nu
2{d}EN IRI-ia ša₂ {iri}BARA₂—DUMU{⸢dum⸣-u-ke₄} 7 DINGIR.GUB.BA-MEŠ
3{d}NIN.KA.SI {d}GAŠAN—TI.LA {d}30 {d}NIN.IMMA₃ {d}NIN.NISIG
4{d}⸢IR₉.RA⸣.GAL {d}ŠU.ZI.AN.NA {d}INIM.MA.NI.ZI
5{d}⸢NIN⸣.KAR.NUN.NA ⸢E₂⸣—ha-re-e {d}KU₃.SU₃ {d}NUSKA {d}PAP.⸢SUKKAL⸣
621.AM₃ DINGIR-MEŠ KISAL {giš}GIDRU KA₂-a-nu
7{d}30 {d}NIN.GAL {d}DUMU.MUNUS—{d}30 {d}ŠU.ZI.AN.NA {d}NIN.GAL {d}UTU {d}KAL.KAL
87.AM₃ DINGIR-MEŠ E₂ {d}30
9{d}IŠKUR {d}GU.LA {d}NIN.URTA {d}|NIM×GA| {d}GAŠAN—TI.LA {d}⸢NIN.ŠAR₆⸣
106.AM₃ DINGIR-MEŠ ⸢E₂ {d}IŠKUR⸣
11{d}a-nu-um {d}EN.LIL₂ {d}⸢NUSKA⸣ {d}30 {d}⸢NIN.IMMA₃⸣ {d}⸢KU₃.SI₂₂⸣.BAN₃.DA
12DINGIR.MAH {d}GAŠAN—TI.LA {d}PAP.SUKKAL E₂.KUR E₂.KI.⸢UR₃⸣ E₂.ŠU.ME.ŠA₄ E₂.IGI.HUŠ(TUM).A
139.AM₃ DINGIR-MEŠ 4 E₂.KUR-MEŠ E₂ {d}NIN.IMMA₃
14{d}NIN.URTA {d}GU.LA {d}DA.MU {d}KURUN.NAM
15{d}KU₃.SU₃ {d}UR.MAH {d}⸢NUSKA⸣ {d}NIN.IMMA₃ {d}ŠU.ZI.AN.NA
16{d}NIN—EDIN {d}IMIN.BI {⸢d}EN⸣ IRI-ia {d}SIRAŠ {d}NIN.GIR₂.ZI.DA
1714.⸢AM₃⸣ DINGIR-MEŠ E₂ {d}GU.LA
18{d}IR₉.⸢RA⸣ {d}ER₃.RA.GAL {d}LUGAL.IR₉.RA {d}MES.<LAM>.TA.E₃.A {d}DA.⸢MU⸣
195.AM₃ DINGIR-MEŠ E₂ {d}NERGALₓ(|U.GUR|)
20{d}EN.LIL₂ {d}NIN.LIL₂ {d}NIN.URTA {d}GU.LA {d}NIN.MAH {⸢d}NIN⸣.[TU]
21{d}KU₃.SU₃ {d}lil-lu₄ 8(6).AM₃ DINGIR-MEŠ E₂ ⸢DINGIR⸣.[MAH]
22{d}NISABA {d}KU₃.SU₃ {d}NIN.GAL {d}UTU {d}EN IRI-[ia]
235.AM₃⸣ DINGIR-MEŠ E₂ ⸢da-li⸣-[li]
24[...] {⸢d}30 {d⸣}x [...] {⸢d⸣}[...]
r iii
1[...] TI
2[...] x BI
3[...] TI
4[...] TI
5[...] RI
6[...] x x x x x TI
7[...] x UD ša₂ E₂.KUR
8[... ši]-⸢kar⸣ {d}a-nu-ti
9[...] x UD UTUL₂ ši-kar pu-uh-ri
10[... bi]-⸢bil⸣ lib₃-bi {d}EN.LIL₂
11[... ši-ka]-⸢ru⸣ du-uš-šu-⸢pu BU⸣-du-u₂ MU-šu₂
12[...] ša₂ ina ap-si-i zak-ru₃
13[...] x DIN pe-tu-u₂ er-ṣe-tu₄ ši-kar lam-si-si
14[... e₂-kur-ra]-ke₄ se-bet ši-kar reš-tu-u₂ ša₂ E₂.KUR
15[...] NINDA.I₃.DE₂.A KASKAL
16[...] ⸢hup₂⸣-ru-u₂ UTUL₂ IMGAGA UTUL₂ DU₁₁.GA hup₂-ru-u₂
17{[kaš]}⸢ulušin⸣ u₂-lu-še-nu-u₂
18[...] KI qa-tu₄ UTUL₂ ŠU.BA {d}ŠAKKAN₂ mi-ri-is {d}ŠAKKAN₂
19[... e₂-kur]-⸢ra⸣-ke₄ se-bet mir-su ša₂ E₂.KUR
20[... ši]-⸢kar⸣ {d}a-nu₃ {kaš}DIDA KAŠ SAG SI KI x x ; MIN {d}EN.LIL₂
21[...] x GUL.LA UTUL₂ ⸢MIN {d}EN.LIL₂⸣
22[... ši]-⸢kar {d⸣}[...] MIN MIN
23[...] ⸢DINGIR⸣.MAH
24[...] {d}EN.LIL₂
25[...] MIN

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