TCL 06, 41 (P363713)
Ritual and liturgical, Hellenistic, Uruk · c. 330 BCE–141 BCE
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| Designation | TCL 06, 41 |
|---|---|
| ID | P363713 |
| Museum no. | AO 06460 |
| Collection | Louvre Museum, Paris, France |
| Language | Akkadian |
| 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 [0:3] o 1'o 1'–o 3'3' | [...] waits for the sceptre on the ... [...] .... As ... [...], the sceptre and the shoe (for dressing the god) arise, and the gods and goddesses go in front of him and behind him, as before. They go down to the main court and take up position (facing) towards Anu. |
| Obverse [3:9] o 4'4'–o 9'9' | A mašmaššu-priest purifies the sceptre, and the sceptre goes in and sits on his seat. Papsukkal, Nusku and Usmu sit on the seats in the forecourt of Anu, and the shoe, the Marat-Anu and the Marat-Uruk come back and the shoe goes into the Enir, the temple with the gold bed of Antu, and is placed on a footstool. The Marat-Anu and the Marat-Uruk sit on the seats in the forecourt of Antu. He mixes wine and good oil together and at the gate of the cella libates to Anu, Antu and all the gods. |
| Obverse [9:11] o 10'10'–o 11'11' | He sprinkles the door-jambs of the gate of the cella, the doors and the gates. He fills the gold censers and presents an offering, an ox and a ram, to Anu, Antu and all the gods. |
| Obverse [11:12] o 12'12'–o 12'12' | The meal of the evening is presented to Anu, Antu and all the gods. |
| Obverse [12:20] o 13'13'–o 20'20' | It is not cleared away. The nocturnal offering stays overnight. The gate is not shut. The meal is presented to as many gods as are sitting in the forecourt. During the evening watch, on the roof of the Baramah, the ziggurat of the Reš, as soon as great Anu of heaven rises, (and) great Antu of heaven rises in the Wagon, 'To the image of beautified appearance, the star of the heavens' (and) 'Anu, the king, has come forth, the beautiful constellation' (are recited). You set up a gold offering table for Anu and Antu of heaven. You raise the water for the hands towards Anu and Antu of heaven and set out the offering table. You set out meat from an ox, meat from a ram, and birds. You set up finest beer together with pressed wine. You make all the orchard fruit splendid (as offerings). |
| Obverse [20:24] o 21'21'–o 24'24' | You strew conifer needles and maṣhatu-flour on a gold censer and you pour (from) a gold libation-vessel (full) of the pressed wine. On 7 gold exalted offering tables you raise the water for the hands towards Jupiter, Venus, Mercury, Saturn and Mars, (and) the Moon and the Sun, as soon as they appear, and you set out the offering table. |
| Obverse [24:32] o 25'25'–o 32'32' | You set out meat from an ox, meat from a ram, and birds. You set up finest beer together with pressed wine. You make all the orchard fruit splendid (as offerings). You strew maṣhatu-flour and conifer needles on 7 gold censers and you pour (from) a gold libation-vessel (full) of the pressed wine. The lumahhu-priest who is wearing a girdle lights with fire of sulphur the great torch that is studded with aromatics, sprinkled with good oil and has completed the mouth-washing ritual, and he takes up position opposite the offering table and raises his hands for 'Great Anu of heaven' and speaks the invocation 'Anu, lord of the heavens'. The exalted offering table is cleared away and he raises the water for the hands. |
| Obverse [32:36] o 33'33'– | Among the mašmaššu-priests, the kalû-priests and the musicians, the chief temple-enterer takes the hands of the torch (leading) from the ziggurat, and he (the torch) goes into the main court (through) the Kasikila gate at the rear of the cella, and takes up position within Kizalaga (facing) towards Anu. A harû-offering is split open in front of him (Anu). |
| Reverse [1:12] r 22–r 1212 | He speaks an invocation. A temple-enterer takes the hands of the torch, Papsukkal, Nusku, Usmu and Messagunug and they go into the cella of Antu and take up position (facing) towards Antu. A harû-offering is split open in front of her. Papsukkal, Nusku, Usmu and Messagunug come out with the torch into the Ubšukkinnakku and beside the Dais of Destinies an ox is slaughtered in front of them. A pile of brushwood is lit in the Ubšukkinnakku from the torch. He takes away the shoulder of the ox together with its hide and he touches the right and left of the pile of brushwood. Papsukkal, Nusku, Usmu and Messagunug come out with the torch from the Ubšukkinnakku, (through) the Kamah gate, into the street, and they go and circle the temple, Mesagunug in front of him (and) Papsukkal, Nusku and Usmu with him. They (Papsukkal, Nusku and Usmu) come back, Papsukkal at the Kamah gate, Nusku at Kagal and Usmu at Kasag. |
| Reverse [12:16] r 1313–r 1616 | The temple-enterer kindles a brushwood pile in front of them from the torch and sits until daylight. The šangû-priests of the temples of the gods of Tirana (and) similarly a temple-enterer of all the gods light a lamp from the torch and carry (it) to the temples of their gods and perform the well-being of the temple (ceremony). They light a brushwood pile at the gate of the temples of their gods. |
| Reverse [16:17] r 1717–r 1717 | They speak the invocations 'Anu is made visible in all the lands' and 'He has come forth, the beautiful constellation'. |
| Reverse [17:22] r 1818–r 2222 | The torch and Messagunug come back and go into the forecourt of Antu and take up position (facing) towards Antu. A mašmaššu-priest extinguishes the torch with water from the holy water vessel, finest beer, milk, wine and oil. Messagunug goes and sits in the Ubšukkinnakku until dawn. Adad, Sin, Šamaš and Belet-ili sit in the forecourt until dawn. The people of the land light a brushwood pile in their houses. |
| Reverse [22:23] r 2323–r 2323 | They present an offering of a banquet to Anu, Antu and all the gods. |
| Reverse [23:27] r 2424–r 2727 | They speak the invocations as before. A city guard lights a brushwood pile in the streets and squares. He does not hold back the city gates of Uruk until dawn. The guard of the city gates erects standards to the right and left of the city gates. He lights brushwood piles at the city gates at dawn. |
| Reverse [27:29] r 2828–r 2929 | The 17th day, 10 UŠ (into) the day, after sunrise the gate in front of Anu and Antu is opened and the nocturnal offering is cleared away. The main meal of the morning is presented to Anu, Antu and all the gods. |
| Reverse [29:31] r 3030–r 3131 | The main meal is cleared away and the secondary meal is presented. He fills the gold censers and presents an offering, an ox and a ram. The musicians sing. [...] the invocation 'Honoured one, wild bull'. |
| Reverse [31:32] r 3232–r 3232 | He fills censers in front of all the gods and presents an offering, an ox and a ram. |
| Reverse [32:33] r 3333–r 3333 | [...] the hands of Adad, Sin, Šamaš, Messagunug and Belet-ili in the curtains of linen |
Transliteration (ATF)
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| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
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| o | ||
| 1' | ina muh-hi x x [x] x pa-ni {giš}NIG₂.GIDRU i-dag-gal ki-⸢ma⸣ x [...] | |
| 2' | {giš}NIG₂.GIDRU u₃ še-e-nu ZI-MEŠ-nim-ma DINGIR-MEŠ u₃ {d}INANA-MEŠ ki-ma mah-⸢ri⸣-[im-ma] | |
| 3' | ina pa-ni-šu₂ u₃ EGIR-šu₂ DU{ak} a-na KISAL.MAH E₁₁-MEŠ-ma a-na {d}60 LA₂{⸢aṣ⸣} | |
| 4' | {lu₂}MAŠ.MAŠ {giš}NIG₂.GIDRU u₂-hab{ab}ma KU₄-ma ina šub-ti-šu₂ TUŠ{ab} {d}PAP.SUKKAL {d}NUSKA | |
| 5' | u₃ {d}ARA ina KISAL {d}60 ina muh-hi šu-bat-MEŠ TUŠ{ab} u₃ še-e-nu {d}DUMU.MUNUS-MEŠ—{d}60 | |
| 6' | u₃ {d}DUMU.MUNUS-MEŠ—UNUG{ki} GUR{ru}MEŠ-nim-ma še-e-nu a-na E₂.NIR E₂ {giš}NU₂ KU₃.⸢SI₂₂⸣ | |
| 7' | ša₂ an-tu₄ KU₄-ma ina muh-hi GIR₃.GUB.BU iš-šak-kan {d}DUMU.MUNUS-MEŠ—{d}60 | |
| 8' | u₃ {d}DUMU.MUNUS-MEŠ—UNUG{ki} ina KISAL an-tu₄ ina muh-hi šu-bat-MEŠ TUŠ{ab} GEŠTIN u₃ I₃.GIŠ DU₁₀.GA | |
| 9' | iš-te-niš HI.HI-ma ina KA₂ {e₂}pa-pa-ha a-na {d}60 an-tu₄ u₃ DINGIR-MEŠ DU₃.A.BI i-naq-qa | |
| 10' | sip-pi-MEŠ ša₂ KA₂ {e₂}pa-pa-ha {giš}IG-MEŠ u₃ KA₂-MEŠ u₂-lap-pat NIG₂.NA{qa}MEŠ KU₃.SI₂₂ | |
| 11' | u₂-mal₂-le-e-ma SISKUR₂ GU₄ u₃ UDU.NITA₂ a-na {d}60 an-tu₄ u₃ DINGIR-MEŠ DU₃.A.BI BAL{[qi₂]} | |
| 12' | KIN.SIG ša₂ li-lat a-na {d}60 an-tu₄ u₃ DINGIR-MEŠ DU₃.A.BI i-qar-rub | |
| 13' | ⸢ul⸣ DU₈{ar₂} ba-a-a-at i-ba-at KA₂ ul ut-ta-dal a-na DINGIR-MEŠ ma-la ina KISAL | |
| 14' | [aš]-⸢ba⸣ nap-tan i-qar-rub ina EN.NUN.USAN ina u₂-ru BARA₂.MAH ziq-qur-⸢rat⸣ | |
| 15' | ša₂ {e₂}re-eš ki-ma ša₂ {mul}{d}60 GAL{u₂} ša₂ AN{e} it-tap-ha an-tu₄ GAL{tu₄} ša₂ AN{e} | |
| 16' | ina {mul}MAR.GID₂.DA it-tap-ha a-na tam-šil zi-i-mu bu-un-ne₂-e MUL ša₂-ma-mi | |
| 17' | {d}a-nu₃ LUGAL it-ta-ṣa-a ṣa-lam ba-nu-u₂ {giš}BANŠUR KU₃.SI₂₂ a-na {d}60 u an-tu₄ | |
| 18' | ša₂ AN{e} tu-kan-nu A-MEŠ ŠU-MIN a-na {d}60 u₃ an-tu₄ ša₂ AN{e} IL₂{ši}ma | |
| 19' | {giš}BANŠUR ta-rak-kas₂ UZU GU₄ UZU UDU.NITA₂ u₃ MUŠEN-HI.A ta-rak-kas₂ KAŠ reš-tu-u₂ | |
| 20' | a-di GEŠTIN SUR.RA tu-kan-nu GURUN {giš}KIRI₆ DU₃.A.BI tu-šar-ra-ah | |
| 21' | {giš}ERIN.SIG₂ u₃ ZI₃.MAD.GA₂ ina muh-hi NIG₂.NA{qa} KU₃.SI₂₂ ta-sar-raq-ma | |
| 22' | ma-aq-qu-u₂ KU₃.SI₂₂ GEŠTIN SUR.RA ta-naq-qa ina muh-hi 7 {giš}BANŠUR MAH KU₃.SI₂₂ | |
| 23' | a-na {d}SAG.ME.GAR {d}dele-bat {d}GU₄.U₄ {d}GENNA u₃ {d}ṣal-bat-a-nu {d}30 | |
| 24' | u₃ {d}UTU ki-ma ša₂ in-nam-mar A-MEŠ ŠU-MIN IL₂{ši}ma {giš}BANŠUR ta-rak-kas₂ | |
| 25' | UZU GU₄ UZU UDU.NITA₂ u₃ MUŠEN-HI.A ta-rak-kas₂ KAŠ reš-tu-u₂ a-di GEŠTIN SUR.RA | |
| 26' | tu-kan-nu GURUN {giš}KIRI₆ DU₃.A.BI tu-šar-ra-ah ina muh-hi 7 NIG₂.NA{qa} KU₃.SI₂₂ | |
| 27' | ZI₃.MAD.GA₂ u₃ lu-uk-šu₂ ta-sar-raq-ma ma-aq-qu-u₂ KU₃.SI₂₂ GEŠTIN SUR.RA | |
| 28' | ta-naq-qa LU₂.MAH ša₂ {tug₂}IB₂.LA₂ rak-su GI.IZI.LA₂ GAL{u₂} ša₂ ŠIM-HI.A | |
| 29' | su-un-nu-uš I₃.GIŠ DU₁₀.GA sal-hu u₃ KA.LUH.U₃.U₄.DA KA.LUH.U₃.U₄.DA šu-pu-uš | |
| 30' | ina IZI PIŠ₁₀.{d}ID₂ i-qa-dam-ma a-na tar-ṣi {giš}BANŠUR i-tar-ra-aṣ-ma | |
| 31' | ŠU-MIN-su a-na {d}a-nu₃ GAL{u₂} ša₂ AN{e} IL₂{ši}ma {mul}{d}60 e-tel-lu ša₂-ma-mi | |
| 32' | naq-bit i-qab-bi {giš}BANŠUR MAH DU₈{ar₂}ma A-MEŠ ŠU-MIN IL₂{ši} | |
| 33' | {lu₂}KU₄.E₂ {lu₂}KU₄.E₂ GAL{u₂} ŠU-MIN GI.IZI.LA₂ ina {lu₂}MAŠ.MAŠ-MEŠ {lu₂}GALA-MEŠ u₃ {lu₂}NAR-MEŠ | |
| 34' | TA ziq-qur-rat DAB{bat}am-ma KA₂.SIKIL.LA ša₂ ku-tal pa-pa-ha a-na KISAL.MAH KU₄-ma | |
| r | ||
| 1 | it-ti KI.ZALAG₂.GA a-na {d}60 LA₂{aṣ} {dug}ha-ru-u₂ ina IGI-šu₂ ib-bat-ta-qa | |
| 2 | naq-bit i-qab-bi {lu₂}KU₄.E₂ {lu₂}KU₄.E₂ ŠU-MIN GI.IZI.LA₂ {d}PAP.SUKKAL {d}NUSKA {d}ARA | |
| 3 | u₃ {d}MES.SAG.UNUG{ki} DAB{bat}ma a-na {e₂}pa-pa-ha an-tu₄ DU{ak}MEŠ-ma | |
| 4 | a-na an-tu₄ LA₂{aṣ} {dug}ha-ru-u₂ ina pa-ni-šu₂ ib-bat-ta-qa {d}PAP.SUKKAL | |
| 5 | {d}NUSKA {d}ARA u₃ {d}MES.SAG.UNUG{ki} it-ti GI.IZI.LA₂ ana UB.ŠU.UKKIN.NA.KI | |
| 6 | E₃-MEŠ-nim-ma ina DA BARA₂—NAM-MEŠ GU₄ ina pa-ni-šu₂-nu im-mah-ha-aṣ IZI.HA.MUN | |
| 7 | TA GI.IZI.LA₂ ina UB.ŠU.UKKIN.NA.KI in-nap-pa-ah {uzu}ZA₃.LU GU₄ a-di KUŠ-šu₂ | |
| 8 | iṭ-ṭi-ir-ma 15 u 2.30 ša₂ ab-ri i-lap-pat {d}PAP.SUKKAL {d}NUSKA {d}ARA | |
| 9 | u₃ {d}MES.SAG.UNUG{ki} it-ti GI.IZI.LA₂ TA UB.ŠU.UKKIN.NA.KI KA₂.MAH | |
| 10 | a-na su-u₂-qa E₃-MEŠ-nim-ma {d}MES.SAG.UNUG{ki} ina pa-ni-šu₂ {d}PAP.SUKKAL {d}NUSKA | |
| 11 | u₃ {d}ARA it-ti-šu₂ DU{ak}MEŠ-ma E₂ NIGIN{u₂} GUR{ru}MEŠ-nim-ma | |
| 12 | {d}PAP.SUKKAL ina KA₂.MAH {d}NUSKA ina KA₂.GAL u₃ {d}ARA ina KA₂.SAG | |
| 13 | {lu₂}KU₄.E₂ {lu₂}KU₄.E₂ TA GI.IZI.LA₂ IZI.HA.MUN ina pa-ni-šu₂-nu u₂-ša₂-aṣ-ba-at-ma | |
| 14 | a-di ZALAG₂ TUŠ{ab} {lu₂}SANGA-MEŠ ša₂ E₂-MEŠ DINGIR-MEŠ TIR.AN.NA{ki} ša₂-niš {lu₂}KU₄.E₂ {lu₂}KU₄.E₂ DINGIR-MEŠ DU₃.A.BI | |
| 15 | nu-ur₂ TA GI.IZI.LA₂ i-qad₂-du-u₂-ma a-na E₂ DINGIR-MEŠ-šu₂-nu IL₂{ši}ma | |
| 16 | ša₂-lam E₂ ip-pu-uš IZI.HA.MUN ina KA₂ E₂ DINGIR-MEŠ-šu₂-nu i-nap(ERIM-)pa-ah | |
| 17 | {d}60 uš-ta-pa-a ina nap-har KUR.KUR u₃ it-ta-ṣa-a ṣa-lam ba-nu-u₂ naq-bit i-qab-bu-u₂ | |
| 18 | GI.IZI.LA₂ u₃ {d}MES.SAG.UNUG{ki} GUR{ru}nim-ma a-na KISAL an-tu₄ KU₄-ma | |
| 19 | a-na an-tu₄ LA₂{aṣ} {lu₂}MAŠ.MAŠ ina A-MEŠ {dug}A.GUB₂.BA KAŠ SAG GA GEŠTIN u I₃.GIŠ | |
| 20 | GI.IZI.LA₂ u₂-na-<<an>>-ah {d}MES.SAG.UNUG{ki} DU{ak}ma ina UB.ŠU.UKKIN.NA.KI | |
| 21 | a-di na-ma-ri TUŠ{ab} {d}IŠKUR {d}30 {d}UTU u₃ {d}be-let—DINGIR-MEŠ ina KISAL | |
| 22 | a-di na-ma-ri TUŠ{ab} UN-MEŠ KUR ina E₂-MEŠ-šu₂-nu IZI.HA.MUN i-nap-pa-ah | |
| 23 | SISKUR₂ qe₂-re-e-ti a-na {d}60 an-tu₄ u₃ DINGIR-MEŠ DU₃.A.BI i-naq-qu-u₂ | |
| 24 | naq-bit ki-ma mah-ri-im-ma i-qab-bu-u₂ {lu₂}EN.NUN IRI ina su-u₂-qa-MEŠ | |
| 25 | u₃ SILA.LIM₂.MA SILA.LIM₂.MA IZI.HA.MUN i-nap-pa-ah KA₂.GAL-MEŠ UNUG{ki} a-di na-ma-ri | |
| 26 | ul uh-he-er {lu₂}EN.NUN KA₂.GAL-MEŠ {gi}URI₃.GAL-MEŠ 15 u₃ 2.30 | |
| 27 | ša₂ KA₂.GAL-MEŠ u₂-zaq-qa-pu ab(NAB-)ri a-na na-ma-ri ina KA₂.GAL-MEŠ i-nap-pa-⸢ah⸣ | |
| 28 | U₄ 17-KAM 10 UŠ u₄-mu EGIR KUR{ha} {d}UTU KA₂ ina pa-ni {d}60 u an-tu₄ BAD{te}ma ba-a-a-⸢at⸣ | |
| 29 | DU₈{ar₂} nap-tan GAL{u₂} ša₂ še-ri₃ a-na {d}60 an-tu₄ u₃ DINGIR-MEŠ DU₃.A.BI i-qar-ru-⸢ub⸣ | |
| 30 | GAL{u₂} DU₈-ma tar-den-nu i-qar-ru-ub NIG₂.NA{qa}MEŠ KU₃.SI₂₂ u₂-mal₂-le-e-ma ⸢SISKUR₂⸣ | |
| 31 | GU₄ u₃ UDU.NITA₂ BAL{qi₂} {lu₂}NAR-MEŠ i-za-am-mu-ru e-lum {gud}sumun₂-na ⸢naq⸣-[bit ...] | |
| 32 | ina IGI DINGIR-MEŠ DU₃.A.BI NIG₂.NA{qa}MEŠ u₂-mal₂-le-e-ma SISKUR₂ GU₄ u₃ UDU.NITA₂ ⸢BAL⸣{[qi₂]} | |
| 33 | ŠU-MIN {d}IŠKUR {d}30 {d}⸢UTU⸣ {d}MES.SAG.UNUG{ki} u₃ {d}be-let—DINGIR-MEŠ ina šid-di ⸢GADA⸣ [...] | |
| 34 | x ⸢MEŠ⸣ x x [...] x x [...] | |
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