Fs Hirsch 425ff. (P360821)
Incantation, Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | Fs Hirsch 425ff. |
|---|---|
| ID | P360821 |
| Museum no. | AMM — |
| Collection | Anadolu Medeniyetleri Müzesi, Ankara, Turkey |
| Language | Akkadian |
| Period | Old Assyrian · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE |
| Genre | Incantation |
| Find spot | Kanesh (mod. Kültepe) |
| Coordinates | 38.8517, 35.6365 |
English translation
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| Line | English |
|---|---|
| obverse 1 | Blood, bloody, |
| obverse 2 | dog |
| obverse 3 | black |
| obverse 4 | on the ruin mound encamped, |
| obverse 5 | waiting for the caravan |
| obverse 6 | seperated, the man |
| obverse 7 | pretty espied |
| obverse 8 | with his eyes; whom |
| obverse 9 | shall I send? |
| obverse 10 | to the daughters of Ea |
| reverse 1 | the 7 and 7, |
| reverse 2 | your jugs |
| reverse 3 | of carnelion and your potstands |
| reverse 4 | of chalcedony |
| reverse 5 | take, and go and |
| reverse 6 | in the river |
| reverse 7 | ... pure water |
| reverse 11 | Leave, man! |
| left 1 | To your place |
| left 2 | return! |
Transliteration (ATF)
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| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
| obverse | ||
| 1 | da-mu-um / da-ma-mu-um | |
| 2 | ka3-al-bu-um | |
| 3 | s,a-al-mu-um | |
| 4 | i-ti2-li-im / ra-bi-is, | |
| 5 | u2-qa2-a _illat_-tam2 | |
| 6 | pa2-ri-is-tam2 et,-lam5 | |
| 7 | dam-qam / i-ta-na-ap2-li#-[sa3] | |
| 8 | e-na-szu ma-num | |
| 9 | la2-asz2-pu-ur | |
| 10 | a-na ma-ru-a-at e-a2 | |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | 7(disz)# [u] 7(disz)#-ma | |
| 2 | [kar3-pa2-ti3]-ki-na | |
| 3 | sza sa3-am-tim u3 ka-ni-ki-na | |
| 4 | sza hu-la-li-im | |
| 5 | li-qe2-a-ma al-ka3-ma | |
| 6 | i-na na-ri-im | |
| 7 | [x]-pu#-ra ma-i [e-lu-tim] | |
| 8 | [...] na# qa2 al# [x] | |
| 9 | [...]-nim [...] | |
| 10 | [...] x | |
| 11 | s,i2-i et,#-lum2 | |
| left | ||
| 1 | [a]-na isz-ri-ka3 | |
| 2 | tu3#-ur | |
Sources & licences
- Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative · CDLI: reuse of catalogue/transliteration data with citation of CDLI; images restricted (not fetched) · Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI), https://cdli.earth/ ; cite CDLI and the P-number
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