TCL 06, 42 (P363714)
Ritual and liturgical, Hellenistic, Uruk · c. 330 BCE–141 BCE
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| Designation | TCL 06, 42 |
|---|---|
| ID | P363714 |
| Museum no. | AO 07439 + AO 08648 + AO 08649 |
| 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 |
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| Obverse [0:1] o 1'o 1'–o 1'o 1' | [...] ... in the forecourt [...] |
| Obverse [1:2] o 2'2'–o 2'2' | goes down to the main court. [...] |
| Obverse [2:3] o 3'3'–o 3'3' | [...] Adapa [...] |
| Obverse [3:4] o 4'4'–o 4'4' | [...] ... the Eulmaš [...] |
| Obverse [4:5] o 5'5'–o 5'5' | [...] the kurgarrû cultic performer [...] from the Reš temple. |
| Obverse [5:6] o 6'6'–o 6'6' | Šagepada, Aškaʾitu, [...] |
| Obverse [6:7] o 7'7'–o 7'7' | ..., Galgamunasumu, Palil, ... [...] |
| Obverse [7:8] o 8'8'–o 8'8' | Uṣur-amassu, 2 divine standards and 3 divine Aramaeans [...] |
| Obverse [8:9] o 9'9'–o 9'9' | the Kilili and Bariritu demons [...] from the Elila. |
| Obverse [9:11] o 10'10'–o 11'11' | [...], 4 lion-men from the temple of Lammaedin, the Marat-Eana and [...] and Lammasiga arise and go down to the Kisalšaba court and [...] in [...]. |
| Obverse [11:16] o 12'12'–o 16'16' | Ši-labat, Igibarluti, Kabilusig, Ada, Esapar, Ninhenuna, Enmeurana and Šešantur, Belet-ayyaki of Udannu, Šarrat-šame and Sadarnuna, Ninimma, Šarrat-parakki, Mišaru and Išartu arise from their seats and, as the Sun appears, all the gods take up position in front of Ištar. The king performs the installation of the enu-priest. He puts on his pure garments. |
| Obverse [16:18] o 17'17'–o 18'18' | Šarrahitu goes ... [...] and prostrates herself. Šarrahitu arises. [...] with [...]. The gold carrying pole for the interior is given to Ištar. [...] |
| Obverse [18:21] o 19'19'–o 21'21' | [...] enter and stand. He presents the meal and the quickly-cooked roast meat [...] to Ištar. He presents the meal and the quickly-cooked roast meat [...] to Nanaya and Beltu-ša-Reš. |
| Obverse [21:22] o 22'22'–o 22'22' | He passes [...] on to as many gods as (are) in the forecourt. |
| Obverse [22:23] o 23'23'–o 23'23' | He passes [...] on to the goddesses who (are) in the forecourt. |
| Obverse [23:24] o 24'24'–o 24'24' | He pours [...] Nanaya and Beltu-ša-Reš. |
| Obverse [24:26] o 25'25'–o 26'26' | Ninigizibara [...] take the hands of Ištar, and the mašmaššu-priests, the kalû-priests and the musicians bow down. Ištar sits on the seat in the area between the curtains which (is) at the gate of the cella. |
| Obverse [26:32] o 27'27'–o 32'32' | All the gods in the forecourt take up position in front of her. He pours (from) a gold libation vessel and raises the water for the hands. He strews on top of the place for presenting offerings and sets out a merdītu-offering, an ox and a ram, in front of her. He places the heart of the ox and the head of the ram on top of the place for presenting offerings, and he turns upside down over the heart a gold malītu-vessel (full) of maṣhatu-flour. He pours the libation vessel (full) of wine over the [...] the ram. He raises the water for the hands towards Ištar and sprinkles the king (and) the people. The sceptre [...] ... stands beside the Dais of Destinies. |
| Obverse [32:34] o 33'33'–o 34'34' | The king [...] the gold libation vessel before Ištar. [...] take the hands of Ištar, and Nanaya and Beltu-ša-Reš [...] .... |
| Obverse [34:35] o 35'35'–o 35'35' | Ištar goes and [...] on the Dais of Destinies of [...] |
| Reverse [1:3] r 2'2'–r 3'3' | Next the 2 divine standards, the 3 divine Aramaeans, ... [...], Kabilusig, Ada and Esapar ... [...]. |
| Reverse [3:4] r 4'4'–r 4'4' | Next the mighty woman of the Reš temple, Uṣur-amassu, ... [...]. |
| Reverse [4:5] r 5'5'–r 5'5' | Next Papsukkal, Nusku, Usmu and Messagunug [...]. |
| Reverse [5:6] r 6'6'–r 6'6' | The musicians, the kalû-priests and the mašmaššu-priests [...] Ištar .... |
| Reverse [6:8] r 7'7'–r 8'8' | Up to the chariot of Anu one temple-enterer who is wearing a girdle [...] ... [...] places [...] on her breast and [...] in the space between the carrying-pole of Ištar. Next Nanaya and Beltu-ša-Reš. |
| Reverse [8:9] r 9'9'–r 9'9' | Next the throne of Anu with a backrest, the Marat-Uruk and the Marat-Eana. |
| Reverse [9:10] r 10'10'–r 10'10' | Next Ninsigarana, Ninigizibara, Abetura and Šagepada. |
| Reverse [10:11] r 11'11'–r 11'11' | Next Ninmeurur and Ninsun. Next Belet-ayyaki of Udannu. |
| Reverse [11:13] r 12'12'–r 13'13' | [...] Šarrat-šame, Kanisura and Šarrat-parakki. Next Annunitu, Ninimma, [...], Sadarnuna, Šešantur (and) Enmeurana. |
| Reverse [13:14] r 14'14'–r 14'14' | [...] the gods go in front of her and behind her according to their rank. |
| Reverse [14:16] r 15'15'–r 16'16' | He approaches the [...] ... of the processional boat and [...] ... for the chariot (made) of cedar. He goes down with her, and he goes down [...] the sceptre of kingship, and he goes down with her. |
| Reverse [16:17] r 17'17'–r 17'17' | [...] ... the Marat-Uruk and the Marat-Eana |
| Reverse [17:20] r 18'18'–r 20'20' | [...] ... up to the chariots with the ... in front of her [...] the carrying pole [...]. As soon as Ištar goes up on the causeway [...], all the gods and the chariots take up position in front of her. |
| Reverse [20:23] r 21'21'–r 23'23' | [...] .... He places the ... in the hands of the king and moors the boat. Usmu [...] take the hands of the sceptre of kingship and of Ištar and she enters into the forecourt of the temple of the akītu-festival and sits on the great dais in the forecourt of the temple of the akītu-festival. The sceptre of kingship stands at her side. |
| Reverse [23:24] r 24'24'–r 24'24' | All the (other) gods enter and stand in front of her in the forecourt of the temple of the akītu-festival. Linen curtains surround them. |
| Reverse [24:26] r 25'25'–r 26'26' | The kurgarrû (and) the assinnu cultic performers who are wearing the garments of Narudu circle around them as before from left to right. He raises the water for the hands towards Ištar and he sprinkles the king and the people. |
| Reverse [26:27] r 27'27'–r 27'27' | He pours (from) the gold libation vessel and Usmu and the king take the hands of Ištar and she enters and sits in her cella. |
| Reverse [27:28] r 28'28'–r 28'28' | The sceptre of kingship stands at her side. Beltu-ša-Reš enters and [...] in the cella of Ištar to the left. |
| Reverse [28:31] r 29'29'–r 31'31' | The throne of Anu with a backrest and Nanaya enter and sit in their cella. All the (other) gods and the chariots enter and sit in their seats in the forecourt. The mašmaššu-priest who raises the kappu-bowl to Ištar and all the gods repeatedly pours water. The bronze kettledrum stands on a base [...]. |
| Reverse [31:32] r 32'32'–r 32'32' | He takes the [...]. The bronze kettledrum arises and the gold carrying-pole of Ištar ... [...]. |
| Reverse [32:33] r 33'33'–r 33'33' | The gold [...] is set up in front of Ištar. The silver offering table [...] in front of all the deities. |
| Reverse [33:34] r 34'34'–r 34'34' | [...] .... He fills the gold censer in front of Ištar and [...]. |
| Reverse [34:35] r 35'35'–r 35'35' | He fills the gold [...] in front of Nanaya and Beltu-ša-Reš and [...]. |
Transliteration (ATF)
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| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
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| o | ||
| 1' | [x] x ina KISAL [...] | |
| 2' | [a]-⸢na⸣ KISAL.MAH ⸢E₁₁⸣ [...] | |
| 3' | [x x] {⸢d⸣}A.DA.PA₃ [...] | |
| 4' | [x x] x E₂.UL.MAŠ [...] | |
| 5' | [x {lu₂}KUR].GAR.RA TA {e₂}SAG [...] | |
| 6' | {d}ŠA₃.GE.PA₃.DA {d}aš₂-ka-⸢aʾ⸣-[i-tu ...] | |
| 7' | x {⸢d⸣}GALGA.MU.NA.SUM.MU {d}IGI.DU {d}x [...] | |
| 8' | {[d}URU₃]—INIM-su 2 {d}URI₃.GAL u₃ 3 {d}ah-[la-mat ...] | |
| 9' | {[d}ki]-⸢li⸣-li u₃ {d}ba-ri-ri-i-tu₄ TA E₂.LIL₂.⸢LA₂⸣ [...] | |
| 10' | [x x] 4 UR.MAH.LU₂.U₁₈.LU TA E₂ {d}LAMMA.EDIN {d}DUMU.MUNUS-MEŠ—E₂.AN.NA ⸢u₃⸣ [...] | |
| 11' | ⸢u₃⸣ {d}LAMMA.SIG₅.GA ZI-MEŠ-nim-ma a-na KISAL.ŠA₃.BA E₁₁-MEŠ-ma ⸢ina⸣ [...] | |
| 12' | {⸢d⸣}ši—la-bat₃ {d}IGI.BAR.LU₂.TI {d}KA.BI.LU₂.SIG₅ {d}A.DA {d}⸢E₂⸣.[SA.PAR₃] | |
| 13' | {⸢d⸣}NIN.HE₂.NUN.NA {d}EN.UR.AN.NA u₃ {d}ŠEŠ.AN.⸢TUR⸣ {d}NIN—E₂.AN.NA ša₂ u₄-⸢dan⸣-[nu] | |
| 14' | {⸢d⸣}šar-rat—AN{e} u₃ {d}SA.DAR₃.NUN.NA {d}NIN.IMMA₃ {d}šar-rat—BARA₂ {d}mi-[šar-u] | |
| 15' | u₃ {d}i-šar-tu₄ TA šub-ti-šu₂-nu ZI-MEŠ-nim-⸢ma⸣ ki-ma {d}UTU KUR{ha} DINGIR-MEŠ nap-har-šu₂-[nu] | |
| 16' | a-na pa-ni {d}INANA LA₂{aṣ} LUGAL IL₂{ut} EN.NA DU₃{uš} til-le-e-šu₂ eb-bu-tu il-lab-⸢biš⸣ | |
| 17' | x [...] {⸢d}ša₂-ra-hi-i-tu₄⸣ DU{ak}ma uš₄-ken {d}ša₂-ra-hi-i-tu₄ ZI-am it-⸢ti⸣ [x] | |
| 18' | [...] {⸢giš⸣}tal-lu KU₃.SI₂₂ E₂-a-ni a-na {⸢d}INANA SUM{in⸣} [...] | |
| 19' | [... KU₄-MEŠ]-⸢ma⸣ GUB{zi-zu} ⸢nap-tan u₃ {uzu}šu-me-e ha⸣-[an-ṭu-tu] | |
| 20' | [... a]-⸢na⸣ {d}INANA u₂-qar-rab nap-tan u₃ {uzu}šu-me-e ha-an-ṭu-[tu] | |
| 21' | [... a]-na {d}na-na-a u₃ {d}GAŠAN—ša₂—SAG u₂-qar-⸢rab⸣ | |
| 22' | [... a]-na IGI DINGIR-MEŠ ma-la ina KISAL u₂-še-te₉-⸢eq⸣ | |
| 23' | [... a]-⸢na⸣ IGI {d}INANA-MEŠ ša₂ ina KISAL u₂-še-te₉-⸢eq⸣ | |
| 24' | [... {d]}⸢na⸣-na-a u₃ {d}GAŠAN—ša₂—SAG i-red-de-e | |
| 25' | {⸢d}NIN.IGI-MIN.ZI.BAR⸣.[RA ...] ⸢ŠU⸣-MIN {d}INANA DAB{bat-u₃}ma {lu₂}MAŠ.MAŠ-MEŠ {lu₂}GALA-MEŠ u {lu₂}NAR-MEŠ | |
| 26' | u₂-šar-ru-u₂ {d}INANA ina muh-⸢hi šub⸣-ti ša₂ bi-rit šid-di ša₂ ina KA₂ pa-pa-ha TUŠ{ab} | |
| 27' | DINGIR-MEŠ nap-har-šu₂-nu ša₂ KISAL a-na pa-ni-šu₂ LA₂{ṣa} ma-aq-qu-u₂ KU₃.SI₂₂ i-red-de-e-ma | |
| 28' | A-MEŠ ŠU-MIN IL₂{ši} ina muh-hi KI SISKUR₂ GABA.RI i-sar-raq-ma | |
| 29' | SISKUR₂ mer-de-e-ti GU₄ u₃ UDU.NITA₂ ina pa-ni-šu₂ i-red-de {uzu}lib₃-bi ša₂ GU₄ u₃ SAG.DU ša₂ UDU.NITA₂ | |
| 30' | ina muh-hi KI SISKUR₂ GABA.RI i-šak-kan-[ma] ma-lit KU₃.SI₂₂ ša₂ ZI₃.MAD.GA₂ a-na muh-hi lib₃-bi | |
| 31' | i-sah-hap ma-aq-⸢qu-u₂ GEŠTIN⸣ a-na ⸢muh⸣-[hi x x] ⸢UDU.NITA₂⸣ i-red-de A-MEŠ ŠU-MIN a-na {d}INANA | |
| 32' | IL₂-ma LUGAL UN-MEŠ u₂-lap-pat {⸢giš⸣}U₃.[LUH ...] x ina DA BARA₂—NAM-MEŠ GUB{[za]} | |
| 33' | LUGAL ma-aq-qu-u₂ KU₃.SI₂₂ a-na pa-ni {d}⸢INANA⸣ [...] ⸢ŠU⸣-MIN {d}INANA | |
| 34' | DAB{bat}MEŠ-ma {d}na-na-a u₃ {d}⸢GAŠAN⸣—[ša₂—SAG ...] x | |
| 35' | {d}INANA DU{ak}ma ina muh-hi BARA₂—NAM-MEŠ ⸢ša₂⸣ [...] | |
| 36' | [...] ⸢MA⸣ NIG₂ ⸢E₃ a⸣-na ⸢lib₃⸣-bi AB [...] | |
| r | ||
| 1' | {d}x [...] | |
| 2' | EGIR-šu₂ 2 {d}URI₃.GAL 3 {d}ah-la-mat {d}x [...] | |
| 3' | {d}KA.BI.LU₂.SIG₅ {d}A.DA u {d}E₂.SA.PAR₃ x [...] | |
| 4' | EGIR-šu₂ MUNUS ša₂ SAG KALA{tu₂} {d}URU₃—INIM-su {⸢d⸣}[...] | |
| 5' | EGIR-šu₂ {d}PAP.SUKKAL {d}NUSKA {d}ARA u₃ {d}⸢MES⸣.[SAG.UNUG{ki} ...] | |
| 6' | {lu₂}⸢NAR⸣-MEŠ {lu₂}GALA-MEŠ u₃ {lu₂}MAŠ.MAŠ-MEŠ {d}INANA x [...] | |
| 7' | a-di {giš}GIGIR {d}60 1{en} {lu₂}KU₄.E₂ {lu₂}KU₄.E₂ ša₂ {tug₂}IB₂.LA₂ rak-⸢su⸣ [...] x x ⸢u₃ {d⸣}[...] | |
| 8' | ina ⸢GABA⸣-šu₂ GAR{an}ma ina bi-rit {giš}tal-lu ša₂ {d}⸢INANA⸣ x x EGIR-šu₂ {d}na-na-a u {⸢d⸣}[GAŠAN—ša₂—SAG] | |
| 9' | EGIR-šu₂ {giš}GU.ZA ša₂ {d}60 ša₂ ne₂-me-du {d}DUMU.MUNUS-MEŠ—⸢UNUG⸣{ki} u₃ {d}DUMU.MUNUS-MEŠ—⸢E₂⸣.[AN].⸢NA⸣ | |
| 10' | EGIR-šu₂ {d}NIN.SI.GAR.AN.NA {d}NIN.IGI-MIN.ZI.BAR.RA {d}AB₂.⸢E₂.TUR₃.RA⸣ u₃ {d}ŠA₃.GE.⸢PA₃.DA⸣ | |
| 11' | EGIR-šu₂ {d}NIN.ME.UR.UR u₃ {d}NIN.SUN₂ EGIR-šu₂ {d}⸢NIN⸣—E₂.AN.NA ša₂ u₄-dan-nu | |
| 12' | [x x {d]}⸢GAŠAN⸣—AN{e} {d}KA.NI.SUR.RA u₃ {d}⸢šar-rat—BARA₂⸣ EGIR-šu₂ {d}⸢a-nun-ni⸣-tu₄ {d}NIN.IMMA₃ | |
| 13' | [... {d}SA].⸢DAR₃⸣.NUN.NA {d}⸢ŠEŠ⸣.AN.TUR {d}⸢EN⸣.ME.UR.AN.NA | |
| 14' | [...] DINGIR-MEŠ ki-ma GIR₃-MIN-šu₂-nu ina IGI-šu₂ u EGIR-šu₂ il-lak | |
| 15' | [...] x ša₂ {giš}MA₂.GUR₈ TE{he}ma a-na {giš}GIGIR EREN.NA | |
| 16' | [...] x ⸢it⸣-ti-šu₂ E₁₁-ma {giš}U₃.LUH NAM.LUGAL.[LA ... ; ...] ⸢ur-rad⸣-ma it-ti-šu₂ ⸢E₁₁⸣ | |
| 17' | [...] ⸢TUM⸣ {d}DUMU.MUNUS-MEŠ—UNUG{ki} u₃ {d}DUMU.MUNUS-MEŠ—E₂.AN.⸢NA⸣ | |
| 18' | [...] x a-di {giš}GIGIR-MEŠ it-ti ma-ṣi-ri ina pa-⸢ni⸣-[šu₂] | |
| 19' | [... {giš]}⸢tal-lu⸣ [x x ki]-⸢ma⸣ ša₂ {d}INANA ina muh-hi a-ra-⸢am⸣-[mi] | |
| 20' | [... i-te]-⸢lu⸣-u₂ DINGIR-MEŠ gab-bi u₃ {⸢giš}GIGIR-MEŠ a-na pa-ni-šu₂⸣ LA₂{⸢aṣ⸣} | |
| 21' | [x] ⸢TUR⸣ BU x U₂ ⸢A⸣ ma-ṣi-ri a-na ŠU-MIN LUGAL GAR{an}ma ru-ku-bu i-ke-⸢le⸣ {d}⸢ARA⸣ [x x] | |
| 22' | ⸢ŠU⸣-MIN {giš}U₃.LUH NAM.LUGAL.LA u₃ {d}INANA DAB{bat}MEŠ-ma a-na KISAL E₂ a-ki-i-tu₄ KU₄-[ma] | |
| 23' | [x] muh-hi BARA₂ GAL ina KISAL E₂ a-ki-tu₄ TUŠ{ab} {giš}U₃.LUH NAM.LUGAL.LA ina DA-šu₂ GUB{⸢za⸣} | |
| 24' | ⸢DINGIR⸣-MEŠ gab-bi KU₄-MEŠ-ma ina KISAL E₂ a-ki-tu₄ ina pa-ni-šu₂ GUB{za} šid-di GADA NIGIN-MEŠ-šu₂-[nu-tu₂] | |
| 25' | {lu₂}KUR.GAR.RA {lu₂}UR.SAL ša₂ til-le-e {d}NA.RU.DU rak-su ki-ma mah-ri-i TA 2.30 | |
| 26' | [a]-na 15 NIGIN-šu₂-nu-tu₂ A-MEŠ ŠU-MIN a-na {d}INANA IL₂{ši}ma LUGAL u₃ UN-MEŠ u₂-lap-⸢pat⸣ | |
| 27' | ⸢ma⸣-aq-qu-u₂ KU₃.SI₂₂ i-red-de-ma {d}ARA u₃ LUGAL ŠU-MIN {d}INANA DAB{bat}ma KU₄-ma ina pa-pa-ha-šu₂ TUŠ{[ab]} | |
| 28' | {giš}⸢U₃⸣.LUH NAM.LUGAL.LA a-na DA-šu₂ GUB{za} {d}GAŠAN—ša₂—SAG KU₄-ma ina pa-pa-ha {d}INANA a-na 2.30 [x x] | |
| 29' | {⸢giš⸣}GU.ZA ša₂ {d}60 ša₂ ne₂-me-du u₃ {d}na-na-a KU₄-MEŠ-ma ina {e₂}pa-pa-ha-šu₂-nu TUŠ{ab} DINGIR-MEŠ gab-⸢bi⸣ | |
| 30' | u₃ {giš}GIGIR-MEŠ KU₄-MEŠ-ma ina šub-ti-šu₂-nu ša₂ KISAL TUŠ{ab} {lu₂}MAŠ.MAŠ ša₂ kap-pu a-na {d}INANA u DINGIR-MEŠ ⸢DU₃.A.BI⸣ | |
| 31' | ⸢IL₂⸣{ši} A-MEŠ ŠUB.ŠUB-am LI.LI.IZ₃ ZABAR ina muh-hi šu-uh ⸢GUB⸣{[za} ...] | |
| 32' | [x x] ⸢DAB⸣{bat} LI.LI.IZ₃ ZABAR ZI-ma {giš}tal-lu KU₃.SI₂₂ ša₂ {d}INANA x [...] | |
| 33' | [x x] KU₃.SI₂₂ ina pa-ni {d}INANA uk-tan-nu {giš}BANŠUR KU₃.BABBAR ina pa-ni DINGIR-MEŠ DU₃.A.⸢BI⸣ [...] | |
| 34' | [...] x NIG₂.NA{qa} KU₃.SI₂₂ ina pa-ni {d}INANA u₂-mal₂-le-e-[ma ...] | |
| 35' | [... KU₃].⸢SI₂₂⸣ ina pa-ni {d}⸢na⸣-na-a u {d}GAŠAN—ša₂—SAG u₂-mal₂-⸢le⸣-[e-ma ...] | |
| 36' | [...] x {d}x [...] | |
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