TCL 06, 50 (P363722)
Ritual and liturgical, Hellenistic, Uruk · c. 330 BCE–141 BCE
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| Designation | TCL 06, 50 |
|---|---|
| ID | P363722 |
| Museum no. | AO 06471 |
| 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 [0:3] o 1o 1–o 33 | If a prince mounts a chariot and on his going on campaign either the yoke or shaft or lance or any little bit of that chariot breaks, and the man, the owner of the chariot, sees (this), discontent will keep on pursuing that prince, the rider of the chariot. |
| Obverse [3:4] o 44–o 44 | He will keep on experiencing afflictions. |
| Obverse [6:8] o 77–o 88 | The great gods, Nergal and the gods of the open country will have mercy on the prince, the rider of the chariot, and they will spare him, [...] they will save him. |
| Obverse [8:11] o 99–o 1111 | Before Šamaš that prince [...] presents the offering. He performs the apotropaic ritual and [...] saw evil will see calm. |
| Obverse [11:12] o 1212–o 1212 | [...] the gods of the open country will be at peace with that prince, and they will give [...] that prince, and they will bind his enemy. |
| Obverse [12:13] o 1313–o 1313 | Do not be negligent towards your learning! |
| Obverse [13:14] o 1414–o 1414 | [...] he (the prince) brings a message, you set out a ritual assemblage before Šamaš. |
| Obverse [14:15] o 1515–o 1515 | You have the prince say the [...] "(Utu,) ... who comes out from the [...]" (and) the incantation "Šamaš, great lord whose consent [...]". |
| Obverse [15:16] o 1616–o 1616 | After that [...] to Nergal [...]. |
| Obverse [16:18] o 1717–o 1818 | The mašmaššu-priest raises his hand and [...] "(Nergal,) [...] of the gods, his brothers, pre-eminent one in the lead!" |
| Obverse [18:19] o 1919–o 1919 | "(Šamaš,) [...] his refusal is a refusal. |
| Obverse [19:20] o 2020–o 2020 | "You are Šamaš, the [...] of the darkness. |
| Obverse [20:21] o 2121–o 2121 | "[...] goodness. |
| Obverse [21:25] o 2222– | "[...] signs |
| Reverse [1:2] r 2'2'–r 2'2' | You set up daily [...]. |
| Reverse [2:3] r 3'3'–r 3'3' | You heap up [...] .... |
| Reverse [6:7] r 7'7'–r 7'7' | "[...] your servant, let me sing your praises." |
| Reverse [7:9] r 8'8'–r 9'9' | [...] mounts [...] and falls from the chariot, for the apotropaic ritual to release (the omen) and his evil not to reach the king or prince and to save him, the mašmaššu-priest (and) the king or prince cleanse themselves for 3 days. |
| Reverse [9:11] r 10'10'–r 11'11' | On the bank of a watercourse you sweep the ground. You sprinkle pure water. You set up assorted censers to Marduk, Šamaš, the city's god and the city's goddess, (and) his god and his goddess. You present a pure offering. |
| Reverse [11:12] r 12'12'–r 12'12' | You put 1 shekel each of fatty tissue on the charcoal. You strew aromatics (and) flour. |
| Reverse [12:13] r 13'13'–r 13'13' | [...]. You set in place gifts to those gods and he speaks as follows. |
| Reverse [13:14] r 14'14'–r 14'14' | "[...], I have called out to you. Attend to the utterance of my mouth. |
| Reverse [14:15] r 15'15'–r 15'15' | "[...]. [...] the sins that I have committed, that I have perpetrated, that I have been responsible for, let me be on my guard." |
| Reverse [15:16] r 16'16'–r 16'16' | He says (this) 7 times. You libate first-class beer that you have set up. |
| Reverse [16:17] r 17'17'–r 17'17' | You anoint him with [...] maštakal-plant in filtered oil and the bad signs will not approach him. |
| Reverse [17:18] r 18'18'–r 18'18' | "[...] exists [...] a man's house, in the house where the fire appeared." |
| Reverse [18:19] r 19'19'–r 19'19' | [...] of Iqiša, the son of Ištar-šum-ereš, descendant of Ekur-zakir. |
| Reverse [19:20] r 20'20'–r 20'20' | [...] .... One who is reverent toward Anu and Antu should not take it (the tablet) away. |
Transliteration (ATF)
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| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
| o | ||
| 1 | ⸢šum⸣-ma NUN {giš}GIGIR U₅-ma KASKAL-MIN ina ⸢DU⸣-šu₂ lu-u₂ {giš}⸢ŠUDUN⸣ | |
| 2 | lu-u₂ ma-šad-du lu-u₂ az-ma-ru-u₂ lu-u₂ mim-ma hu-ṣab {giš}GIGIR ⸢BI⸣ | |
| 3 | iš-še-bir-ma LU₂ EN {giš}GIGIR IGI NUN BI U₅ {giš}GIGIR la₃ DU₁₀{ub} lib₃-bi UŠ-MEŠ-šu₂ | |
| 4 | ud-da-a-ti IGI-MEŠ šum-ma GISKIM ši-i ana NUN u KUR-šu₂ la₃ TE{e} | |
| 5 | u₂-da šu-tu-qim-ma NUN BI KI DU{ku} AŠ₂-su i-kaš-ša₂-da | |
| 6 | u ina KASKAL DU{ku} šal-mu-us-su ana KUR-šu₂ GUR{ra} ana DINGIR-MEŠ GAL-MEŠ | |
| 7 | {d}NERGALₓ(|U.GUR|) u DINGIR EDIN {udu}SISKUR₂ BAL{qi₂} DINGIR-MEŠ GAL-MEŠ {d}NERGALₓ(|U.GUR|) | |
| 8 | u DINGIR EDIN ana NUN U₅ {giš}GIGIR ARHUŠ TUKU-MEŠ-ma iṭ-ṭi-ru-šu₂ | |
| 9 | [...] u₂-še(KUR-)ez(MA-)zeb₂(KUM-)bu-šu₂ ⸢NUN⸣ BI IGI {d}UTU | |
| 10 | [... {udu]}⸢SISKUR₂⸣ BAL{qi₂} NAM.BUR₂ DU₃-ma | |
| 11 | [...] HUL IGI pa-ša₂-ha IGI{mar} | |
| 12 | [...] ⸢DINGIR⸣ EDIN KI NUN BI i-sal-li-mu-ma | |
| 13 | [...] ⸢NUN⸣ BI i-nam-di-nu-ma ⸢KUR₂⸣-šu₂ LA₂{⸢mu⸣} ana NIG₂.ZU-ka ; la te-eg-gi | |
| 14 | [... u₂]-ba-as-sa-ru KEŠ₂ ana IGI {d}UTU KEŠ₂ | |
| 15 | [...] ⸢im⸣-ta-a-nam EN₂ {d}UTU EN GAL{u₂} ša₂ an-na-šu₂ | |
| 16 | [...] ⸢NUN⸣ tu-šad-bab EGIR-šu₂ ana {d}NERGALₓ(|U.GUR|) | |
| 17 | [...] ⸢MAŠ⸣.MAŠ ŠU-su IL₂-ma | |
| 18 | [... DINGIR]-⸢MEŠ⸣ ŠEŠ-MEŠ-šu₂ a-ša₂-re-du ša₂ ⸢mah-ri⸣ | |
| 19 | [... ul-la]-⸢šu₂⸣ ul-la | |
| 20 | [... ek-le]-⸢ti⸣ {d}UTU at-ta | |
| 21 | [...] ⸢dum⸣-qa | |
| 22 | [...] ⸢GISKIM-MEŠ⸣ | |
| r | ||
| 1' | [...] x x | |
| 2' | [...] ⸢u₄⸣-mi-⸢šam GUB⸣ | |
| 3' | [...] x tu-šap-⸢pak⸣ | |
| 4' | [...] ⸢mim⸣-ma lem-nu DINGIR lem-nu {d}15 HUL{ti₃} | |
| 5' | [... ru]-⸢he-e⸣ ru-se-e up-ša₂-še-e ša₂ at-ta ZU{u₂} | |
| 6' | [...] ⸢u₂⸣-suh dup-pir lit-tal-lak lip-pa-ris ina ⸢SU-ia₅⸣ | |
| 7' | [... ARAD]-⸢ka⸣ da₃-li₂-li₂-ka lud-⸢lul⸣ | |
| 8' | [...] ⸢U₅⸣-ma TA {giš}GIGIR ŠUB{ut} ana NAM.BUR₂.BI BUR₂-⸢ma⸣ | |
| 9' | LUGAL u ⸢NUN HUL⸣-šu₂ la ka-ša₂-di u KAR-šu₂ U₄ 3-KAM MAŠ.MAŠ LUGAL u NUN uq-⸢ta⸣-ad-da-šu₂ | |
| 10' | ina GU₂ ID₂ KI SAR A KU₃ SU₃ ana(EN₂) {d}AMAR.UTU {d}UTU DINGIR IRI u {d}15 IRI | |
| 11' | DINGIR-šu₂ u {d}15-šu₂ NIG₂.NA-ME šam-hu-tu₂ GAR{an} {udu}SISKUR₂ eb₂-ba BAL{qi₂} | |
| 12' | 1 GIN₂⸣-TA.AM₃ {dug}ME.HE₂ ana UDUB₃ GAR{an} ŠIM-HI.A ZI₃.MAD.GA₂ DUB{aq} | |
| 13' | [...] NIG₂.BA ana DINGIR-ME ša₂-šu-nu GAR{an}ma UR₅.GIM DU₁₁.GA | |
| 14' | [... al]-⸢si⸣-ku-nu-šu₂ ana ṣi-it pi-ia u₂-taq-qa₂-a | |
| 15' | [...] ⸢an⸣-ni ah-ṭu-u₂ e-še-ʾu-u u₂-gal-li-lu | |
| 16' | [...] ⸢lut-ta⸣-aṣ-ra 7-šu₂ DU₁₁.GA KAŠ SAG ša₂ tu-kin-nu BAL{qi₂} | |
| 17' | [x x {u₂}IN.NU].⸢UŠ⸣ ina I₃.GIŠ BARA₂.GA ŠEŠ₂-su-ma GISKIM-MEŠ ; HUL-MEŠ NU TE-MEŠ-šu₂ | |
| 18' | [...] ⸢E₂⸣ NA GAL₂{ši} ina E₂ KI IZI IGI{ru} | |
| 19' | [x {m}BA{ša₂-a} bu-kur₂ {m]}{d}INANA—MU—KAM ŠA₃.BAL.BAL {m}E₂.KUR—za-kir | |
| 20' | [...] x x x x ⸢pa-lih⸣ {d}60 u an-⸢tu₄ la₃ IR⸣-šu₂ | |
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