K 03653 (P357092)
Literary, Neo-Assyrian, Nineveh · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE
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| Designation | K 03653 |
|---|---|
| ID | P357092 |
| Museum no. | BM — |
| Collection | British Museum, London, UK |
| Language | Akkadian |
| Period | Neo-Assyrian · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE |
| Genre | Literary |
| Find spot | Nineveh (mod. Kuyunjik) |
| Coordinates | 36.3582, 43.1621 |
English translation
By ORACC project saao/saa20 · Via Open Richly Annotated Cuneiform Corpus (ORACC) · CC BY-SA 3.0 (ORACC)
| Line | English |
|---|---|
| Obverse [0:2] o 1o 1–o 22 | Laments and eršahuŋa prayers of Aššur-napištu-uṣur, for his viewing. |
| Obverse [1:2] o 22–o 22 | In former days, you compose an arrangment (of offerings) for An, Enlil, Ea, and Sin. |
| Obverse [2:3] o 33–o 33 | Wise(?) lord, adviser: a lament. Do not abandon him: an eršema. |
| Obverse [3:4] o 44–o 44 | Lord, may your angry heart be pacified: eršahuŋa prayer for An. |
| Obverse [4:5] o 55–o 55 | How long, lord, how long? Extend(?) your hand: eršahuŋa prayer for Enlil. |
| Obverse [5:6] o 66–o 66 | Lord, may your heart be soothed towards me, your servant, like ...: eršahuŋa prayer for Enlil. |
| Obverse [6:7] o 77–o 77 | I ..., I want to utter an arazu prayer to you: eršahuŋa prayer for Enlil. |
| Obverse [7:8] o 88–o 88 | [Lord(?)], release (your) heart for your servant, have mercy: eršahuŋa prayer for Enlil. |
| Obverse [8:9] o 99–o 99 | [How long], lord, how long until he utters my "it is enough!"?: eršahuŋa prayer for Enlil. |
| Obverse [9:10] o 1010–o 1010 | [Lord(?)], regarding the one who committed a taboo act, he constantly seeks your location: eršahuŋa prayer for Ea. |
| Obverse [10:11] o 1111–o 1111 | I want <to utter> an arazu prayer to Enki: eršahuŋa prayer for Ea. |
| Obverse [11:12] o 1212–o 1212 | [...], I want to pacify his heart, I want <to utter> an arazu prayer to him: eršahuŋa prayer for Sin. |
| Obverse [12:14] o 1313–o 1414 | [I want to] ...: eršahuŋa prayer for Sin. |
| Obverse [13:14] o 1414–o 1414 | [...] you compose an arrangment (of offerings) [for] Šamaš. Lord, abundance of heaven: a lament. Important one, go around!: an eršema. |
| Obverse [14:15] o 1515–o 1515 | [...] I want to utter your ... in song: eršahuŋa prayer for ... |
| Obverse [15:17] o 1616–o 1717 | [...] in/of my supplication: eršahuŋa prayer for Šamaš. |
| Obverse [16:17] o 1717–o 1717 | [... you] compose [an arrangment] (of offerings) [for] Adad. |
| Obverse [17:18] o 1818–o 1818 | [...]: an eršema. |
| Obverse [18:20] o 1919–o 2020 | [...: an eršahuŋa prayer for] Adad. |
| Obverse [19:20] o 2020–o 2020 | [... you] compose [an arrangment (of offerings) for ...] |
| Reverse [0:1] r 1'1'–r 1'1' | [Noble one, who watches over people]: a lament. Lord, [the path(?) of my] city [is supreme: an eršema]. |
| Reverse [1:3] r 2'2'–r 3'3' | I want <to lament> to [my ...] in song: [eršahuŋa prayer for] Nuska. |
| Reverse [2:3] r 3'3'–r 3'3' | [...], bronze ..., two male sheep, one ... sheep, ..., three reed altars, |
| Reverse [3:4] r 4'4'–r 4'4' | [...] three sila of madŋa flour, eša flour, and a nindaidea cake with dates, |
| Reverse [4:5] r 5'5'–r 5'5' | [...] of emmer bread, two-thirds of a sila of filtered oil, two-thirds of a sila of mountain honey, wine, and top quality beer, |
| Reverse [5:6] r 6'6'–r 6'6' | You will receive [...], vegetables, aromatics, and juniper oil. |
Transliteration (ATF)
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| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
| o | ||
| 1 | ER₂-MEŠ u₃ ER₂.ŠA₃.HUN.GA₂-MEŠ ša₂ {d}aš-šur-ZI-PAP a-na IGI.LA₂-šu | |
| 2 | i-na u₄-um mah-ra-a a-na {d}a-nim {⸢d}EN.LIL₂ {d}e₂-a⸣ {d}EN.ZU KEŠ₂ tara-kas₂ | |
| 3 | en zu sa₂ mar-mar ER₂ nam-mu-un-šub-⸢be₂-en⸣ ER₂.ŠEM₃.MA | |
| 4 | umun ša₃ mir-ra-a-zu ha-ma-da-huŋ-ŋa₂ ⸢ER₂⸣.[ŠA₃.HUN].⸢GA₂⸣ ana {d}a-nim | |
| 5 | me-na-še₃ umun-e me-na-še₃ ⸢šu⸣ gi-ba-an-ši-⸢ib₂⸣ ⸢ER₂⸣.[ŠA₃.HUN].⸢GA₂⸣ ana {d}EN.LIL₂ | |
| 6 | umun ša₃-zu aŋ₂-NE-il₂-la-gin₇ e-re-zu-<še₃> ⸢ha⸣-ma-⸢sed⸣-[de₃] ⸢ER₂⸣.ŠA₃.HUN.GA₂ ana {d}{<MIN(EN.LIL₂)>} | |
| 7 | ŋa₂-e E₂ U E a-ra-zu ga-an-na-ab-dug₄ ER₂.ŠA₃.⸢HUN.GA₂ ana {d}{<MIN⸣(EN.LIL₂)>} | |
| 8 | [umun mu]-⸢lu⸣ e-ri-za libiš bur₂-ra-ab ša₃-la₂-su₃ tuku-a-bi ER₂.⸢ŠA₃.HUN.GA₂⸣ ana {d}{<MIN(EN.LIL₂)>} | |
| 9 | [me-na]-⸢še₃⸣ umun-e me-na-še₃ muš₃-a-ŋu₁₀ de₃-em-me ER₂.ŠA₃.HUN.GA₂ ana {⸢d⸣}{<MIN(EN.LIL₂)>} | |
| 10 | [umun aŋ₂]-⸢gig⸣-ga i₃-ak-a-aš ki-za an-kin-kin-e ER₂.ŠA₃.HUN.GA₂ ana {⸢d⸣}e₂-a | |
| 11 | [me-e {d]}⸢am⸣-an-ki-ra a-ra-zu ga-<an-na-ab-dug₄> ER₂.ŠA₃.HUN.GA₂ ana {d}{<MIN(e₂-a)>} | |
| 12 | [x ša₃-ba]-⸢ni⸣ ga-an-huŋ a-ra-zu ga-<an-na-ab-dug₄> ER₂.ŠA₃.HUN.GA₂ ana {d}EN.ZU | |
| 13 | [šu ga-an]-⸢na⸣-ab-il₂ ER₂ mu-un-da-ab-ir ER₂.ŠA₃.HUN.GA₂ ana {d}{<MIN(EN.ZU)>} | |
| 14 | [...] {⸢d⸣}UTU KEŠ₂ tara-kas₂ umun še-er-ma-al-la an-ki-a ER₂ dilmun{ki} nigin₂-na ⸢ER₂⸣.ŠEM₃.MA | |
| 15 | [...] x-zu šir₃-re-eš ga-an-na-ab-dug₄ ER₂.ŠA₃.HUN.GA₂ ana {d}x | |
| 16 | [...] ni₂-tur-tur-ŋa₂ ER₂.ŠA₃.HUN.GA₂ ana {d}UTU | |
| 17 | [...] [ana {d]}⸢IŠKUR⸣ [KEŠ₂ tara]-⸢kas₂⸣ | |
| 18 | [...] [ER₂].⸢ŠEM₃.MA⸣ | |
| 19 | [...] [ER₂.ŠA₃.HUN.GA₂ ana {d]}⸢IŠKUR⸣ | |
| 20 | [...] [... KEŠ₂ tara]-⸢kas₂⸣ | |
| 21 | [...] [... ER₂.ŠEM₃].⸢MA⸣ | |
| 22 | [...] [...] x | |
| r | ||
| 1' | [nir-ŋal₂ lu₂ e₃]-⸢de₃⸣ er₂ umun ⸢uru₂⸣-[ŋu₁₀ in-di-bi mah-a] [ER₂.ŠEM₃].⸢MA⸣ | |
| 2' | [me-e x-ŋu₁₀-ra] ⸢er₂⸣-ra šir₃-re-eš ga-<an-na-ab-dug₄> [ER₂.ŠA₃.HUN.GA₂ ana {d]}⸢NUSKA⸣ | |
| 3' | [...] x ZABAR 2(DIŠ) {udu}NITA₂ 1{en} ⸢UDU⸣ x x x UD 3(DIŠ) GI.DU₈-MEŠ | |
| 4' | [...] 3(DIŠ) SILA₃ ZI₃.MAD.GA₂ {zi₃}EŠA NINDA.I₃.DE₂.A ZU₂.LUM.MA | |
| 5' | [...] ⸢NINDA⸣-HI.A ZIZ₂.A.AN 2/3(DIŠ) SILA₃ I₃.GIŠ BARA₂.GA 2/3(DIŠ) SILA₃ LAL₃ KUR.RA GEŠTIN KAŠ SAG | |
| 6' | [...] x NISIG-HI.A ŠIM-HI.A {giš}{šim}LI ta-mah-ha-ar | |
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