TCL 06, 40 (P363712)
Ritual and liturgical, Hellenistic, Uruk · c. 330 BCE–141 BCE
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| Designation | TCL 06, 40 |
|---|---|
| ID | P363712 |
| Museum no. | AO 06465 |
| Collection | Louvre Museum, Paris, France |
| Language | Akkadian; Sumerian |
| Period | Hellenistic · c. 330 BCE–141 BCE |
| Genre | Ritual and liturgical |
| 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 1'o 1'–o 1'o 1' | (The 9th day:) The chief kalû-priest goes .... ... [...]. |
| Obverse [1:2] o 2'2'–o 2'2' | The lumahhu-priest ... [...] from a bucket. |
| Obverse [2:3] o 3'3'–o 3'3' | [...] the rest of the water for the hands of the chief kalû-priest. |
| Obverse [3:5] o 4'4'–o 5'5' | He stretches out his hands and raises the šuʾillakku-prayer 'Authoritative lord [...]' to Anu. [...]. |
| Obverse [5:6] o 6'6'–o 6'6' | [...] the water for the hands towards Ellil and Ea. |
| Obverse [6:7] o 7'7'–o 7'7' | The charioteer [...] ... the carcass of the ox. |
| Obverse [7:8] o 8'8'–o 8'8' | The king pours (from) the gold libation-vessel. [...]. |
| Obverse [8:9] o 9'9'–o 9'9' | He (Anu) enters the Kamah Gate and [...] on the Dais of Destinies. |
| Obverse [9:10] o 10'10'–o 10'10' | [...] the ram which [...] since the evening meal within the gate of the main court. |
| Obverse [10:12] o 11'11'–o 12'12' | Its cultic ordinances (are) as for the 8th day, ditto. [...] does not leave the gate of the Ešmah. He writes on it. [...] ... the gold carrying pole. |
| Obverse [12:17] o 13'13'–o 17'17' | The king pours (from) the gold libation-vessel to Anu. [...] take the hands of Anu, (leading him) from the Dais of Destinies, but the meal is not cleared away. As soon as Anu has reached the area between the curtains [...], he places his face towards sunrise in the area between the curtains and [...] he sits on the gold seat. Adad [...] on the great seat in the middle of the .... |
| Obverse [17:18] o 18'18'–o 18'18' | All the gods stand in their positions. [...] their faces towards [...]. |
| Obverse [18:19] o 19'19'–o 19'19' | All the goddesses take up position before Anu and [...]. |
| Obverse [19:20] o 20'20'–o 20'20' | He (a priest) raises the water for the hands towards Anu and Antu and [...] the king and the people. |
| Obverse [20:22] o 21'21'– | He pours (from) the gold libation-vessel and [...] a merdītu-offering, an ox and a ram, as [...]. |
| Reverse [0:1] r 1r 1–r 1r 1 | [...] the heart of the ox and the head of the ram in front of him (Anu). |
| Reverse [1:3] r 22–r 33 | He turns upside down on top of the heart the gold malītu-vessel (full) of maṣhatu-flour. He pours (from) the libation-vessel [...] top of the head of the ram. [...] the water for the hands towards Anu and Antu. |
| Reverse [3:5] r 44–r 55 | He sprinkles the king and the people. He raises the water for the hands towards [...] in 2 kallu-bowls (and) a gold šulpu-vessel at the same time. The king [...] the gold libation-vessel. |
| Reverse [5:8] r 66–r 88 | Papsukkal, the king and the mašmaššu-priests take the hands of Anu, (leading him) from the area between the curtains, and he enters and sits on his seat on top of the dais of kingship. [...] enter and stand on the right and the left. The king [...] the [...] libation-vessel. |
| Reverse [8:9] r 99–r 99 | The king, the mašmaššu-priests and the goddesses take the hands of Antu and [...] to [...]. |
| Reverse [9:10] r 1010–r 1010 | Belet-ili, Šala, Marat-Anu, Aya [...]. |
| Reverse [10:12] r 1111–r 1212 | She sits in the storehouse of the forecourt of Antu. As soon as the [...], the king [...] the gold libation-vessel before Ellil and [...]. |
| Reverse [12:14] r 1313–r 1414 | Nusku, Kusu, Usmu and the king take the hands [...] and [...] the gate of the chapel before [...]. |
| Reverse [14:16] r 1515–r 1616 | Šamaš, Aya, Bunene, Nunurta, ... [...], and Šubula, Messagunug, [...]. |
| Reverse [16:17] r 1717–r 1717 | The king [...] the gold libation-vessel before [...]. |
| Reverse [17:18] r 1818–r 1818 | The king ... [...] as far as Ubšukkinnakku. |
| Reverse [18:19] r 1919–r 1919 | The mašmaššu-priests, the kalû-priests [...] |
Transliteration (ATF)
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| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
| o | ||
| 1' | {[lu₂]}⸢GALA⸣.MAH DU x [...] | |
| 2' | LU₂.MAH ina BA.AN.DU₈.DU₈ x [...] | |
| 3' | šit-ti A-MEŠ a-na ŠU-MIN {lu₂}GALA.⸢MAH⸣ [...] | |
| 4' | ŠU-MIN-su LA₂{aṣ}ma en nir-ŋal₂-la [...] | |
| 5' | ŠU.IL₂.LA₂.KAM a-na {d}60 IL₂{ši} [...] | |
| 6' | A-MEŠ ŠU-MIN a-na {d}EN.LIL₂ u₃ {⸢d⸣}[e₂-a ...] | |
| 7' | {lu₂}DUMU si-si-i pag-ri GU₄ su-uš-šu₂ [...] | |
| 8' | LUGAL ma-aq-qu-u₂ KU₃.SI₂₂ i-red-de-⸢e⸣ [...] | |
| 9' | KA₂.MAH KU₄{ub}ma ina muh-hi BARA₂—NAM-⸢MEŠ⸣ [...] | |
| 10' | UDU.NITA₂ ša₂ TA nu-bat-tu₄ it-ti KA₂ KISAL.⸢MAH⸣ [...] | |
| 11' | par-ṣi-šu₂ ki-ma ša₂ U₄ 8-KAM KI.MIN KA₂ EŠ₃.⸢MAH⸣ [...] | |
| 12' | NU E₃ ina muh-hi SAR{ar₂} {giš}tal-lu KU₃.SI₂₂ x [...] | |
| 13' | LUGAL ma-aq-qu-u₂ KU₃.SI₂₂ a-na {d}60 i-red-⸢de⸣-[e ...] | |
| 14' | ŠU-MIN {d}a-nu₃ TA BARA₂—NAM-MEŠ DAB{bat}MEŠ-ma nap(AN-)[tan] | |
| 15' | ul DU₈{ar₂} ki-ma ša₂ {d}60 bi-rit šid-du ik-⸢tal⸣-[du ...] | |
| 16' | ina bi-rit šid-du pa-ni-šu₂ a-na {d}UTU.E₃.A {d}UTU.E₃.A GAR{an}⸢ma⸣ [...] | |
| 17' | ina muh-hi šu-bat KU₃.SI₂₂ TUŠ{ab} {d}IŠKUR ina KI.TUŠ GAL ina ŠA₃ x [...] | |
| 18' | DINGIR-MEŠ gab-bi ina man-za-zi-šu₂-nu GUB{zi-zu-uʾ} IGI-MEŠ-šu₂-nu a-⸢na⸣ [...] | |
| 19' | {d}INANA-MEŠ nap-har-ši-na a-na pa-ni an-tu₄ LA₂{aṣ}MEŠ{a}ma [...] | |
| 20' | A-MEŠ ŠU-MIN a-na {d}60 u₃ an-tu₄ IL₂{ši}ma LUGAL u₃ UN-MEŠ [...] | |
| 21' | ma-aq-qu-u₂ KU₃.SI₂₂ i-red-de-e-ma SISKUR₂ mer-de-e-tu₂ GU₄ u UDU.NITA₂ ki-⸢ma⸣ [...] | |
| r | ||
| 1 | {uzu}lib₃-bi ša₂ GU₄ u₃ SAG.DU ša₂ UDU.NITA₂ ina pa-ni-šu₂ [...] | |
| 2 | ma-lit KU₃.SI₂₂ ša₂ ZI₃.MAD.GA₂ a-na muh-hi {uzu}lib₃-bi i-sah-hap ma-aq-⸢qu⸣-[u₂ ...] | |
| 3 | muh-hi SAG.DU UDU.NITA₂ i-red-de A-MEŠ ŠU-MIN a-na {d}60 u₃ an-⸢tu₄⸣ [...] | |
| 4 | LUGAL u UN-MEŠ u₂-lap-pat ina 2 kal-lu₄ šul-pu KU₃.SI₂₂ A-MEŠ ŠU-MIN a-⸢na⸣ [...] | |
| 5 | KI a-ha-a-meš IL₂{ši} LUGAL ma-aq-qu-u₂ KU₃.SI₂₂ [...] | |
| 6 | {d}PAP.SUKKAL LUGAL u₃ {lu₂}MAŠ.MAŠ-MEŠ ŠU-MIN {d}60 TA bi-rit šid-du ⸢DAB⸣{[bat}MEŠ-ma] | |
| 7 | KU₄-ma ina muh-hi BARA₂ NAM.LUGAL.LA ina šub-ti-šu₂ ⸢TUŠ⸣{[ab} ...] | |
| 8 | KU₄-MEŠ-ma 15 u 2.30 GUB{zi-zu} LUGAL ma-aq-qu-u₂ [...] | |
| 9 | LUGAL {lu₂}MAŠ.MAŠ-MEŠ u {d}INANA-MEŠ ŠU-MIN an-tu₄ DAB{bat}MEŠ-ma a-[na ...] | |
| 10 | {d}be-let—DINGIR-MEŠ {d}ŠA.LA {d}DUMU.MUNUS-MEŠ—{d}60 {d}a-a [...] | |
| 11 | ina šu-tum₃-mu ša₂ KISAL an-tu₄ TUŠ{ab} ki-ma ša₂ {lu₂}x [...] | |
| 12 | LUGAL ma-aq-qu-u₂ KU₃.SI₂₂ a-na pa-ni {d}EN.LIL₂ u₃ [...] | |
| 13 | {d}NUSKA {d}KU₃.SU₃ {d}ARA u₃ LUGAL ⸢ŠU⸣-[MIN ...] | |
| 14 | DAB{bat}MEŠ-ma KA₂ {e₂}pa-pa-ha a-na pa-⸢ni⸣ [...] | |
| 15 | {d}UTU {d}a-a {d}BU.NE.NE {d}MAŠ {d}[...] | |
| 16 | u₃ {d}ŠU.BU.LA₂ {d}MES.SAG.UNUG{ki} [...] | |
| 17 | LUGAL ma-aq-qu-u₂ KU₃.SI₂₂ a-na pa-⸢ni⸣ [...] | |
| 18 | LUGAL a-di UB.ŠU.UKKIN.NA.KI x [...] | |
| 19 | {lu₂}MAŠ.MAŠ-⸢MEŠ {lu₂}GALA-MEŠ⸣ [...] | |
| 20 | x [...] | |
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