TCL 06, 52 (P363724)
Literary, Hellenistic, Uruk · c. 330 BCE–141 BCE
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| Designation | TCL 06, 52 |
|---|---|
| ID | P363724 |
| Museum no. | AO 06493 |
| Collection | Louvre Museum, Paris, France |
| Language | Akkadian; Sumerian |
| Period | Hellenistic · c. 330 BCE–141 BCE |
| Genre | Literary |
| Find spot | Uruk (mod. Warka) |
| Coordinates | 31.3234, 45.6395 |
English translation
By Foxvog, Daniel A. · Via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative · CDLI (reuse with citation)
| Line | English |
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| obverse 1 | Holy An, the great words of his mouth are not to be abrogated. |
| obverse 2 | The great gods bown down to him, like a curved staff, in approval of and in prayer to him. |
| obverse 3 | What you command is just. (Like) what a prince or lord has uttered, what you have commanded is obeyed. |
| obverse 4 | An, your lofty command takes precedence, who would say No to you? |
| obverse 5 | Father of the gods, your word, the foundation of heaven and earth, no god fails to heed it. |
| obverse 6 | Lord, you are the leader who takes only his own counsel, what should be our counsel? |
| obverse 7 | Grant your strength to the maiden Ištar, whom you have loved. |
| obverse 8 | Your reliable approval, weighty as heaven, make known (to her) in our assembly. |
| obverse 9 | Give to the mistress, whom you have loved, your combined divine powers. |
| obverse 10 | Let Kišar/Antu truly be the spouse equal with you, may she rise to the (equivalent) authority of your name. |
| obverse 11 | Moreover, in addition let her carry out herself the decrees of Enlil and Enki. |
| reverse 1 | When she alone has taken hold of the nose-rope of heaven and earth, she shall be our strength! |
| reverse 2 | For An, the pleasant conversation produced happiness. |
| reverse 3 | He in his goodness of heart treated holy Inanna well. |
| reverse 4 | The commands of my Anu-ship are the complex fundament(?) of heaven which cannot be equaled. |
| reverse 5 | My fixed boundaries whose exteriors are fearsome and know no approaching, |
| reverse 6 | I am Anšar/Anu, the king's helper, do take hold of their band. |
| reverse 7 | Take for yourself the entire extent of their territory, exercise alone the rule of them! |
| reverse 8 | Come, rise up to my dais of kingship and dwell in the heights! |
Transliteration (ATF)
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| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
| obverse | ||
| 1 | [an-ku3-ga gal-bi inim ka-na nu-mu-un-{ti-il}til-le-e-de3 = %a {d}a-nu el-lu zi-kir pi-i-szu2 la ga-ma-ru] | |
| 2 | [dingir gal-gal-e-ne ul-la a-ra-zu-ga2 {zu}zub-bi-gin7 ba-an-gur2-ru-usz = %a _dingir-mesz gal-mesz_ ina an-nim tas-li-tu4 gam-li-isz ik-tan-szu2-usz] | |
| 3 | [ba-e-du11-ga zi-da nun en ka-ba-a-ni ba-a-{du}du11-ga-zu e-sze = %a taq-bi-ma ki-na-at ru-bu-u be-lu4 e-pisz pi-i-szu2 taq-bi ma-ag-rat] | |
| 4 | [an du11-ga mah-zu sag] ba#-du# [ul-la] mu#?-lu# im#-me# = %a [{d}a-nu qi2-bit-ka s,ir-tu4 ina mah-ri il]-lak# ul-la man-nu i-qab-bi | |
| 5 | [a-a dim3-me-er-e-ne-ke4 {en}]inim#-zu# an#-ki#-a# te#-me#-en#-bi dingir na-me nu-sze# = %a [a-bi _dingir-mesz_ a-mat-ka te-me-en _an_-e u] _ki#_-tim a-a-u2 _dingir-mesz_ le-e'-mu# | |
| 6 | [en mas-su3 usz gar ni2-te-na-me-en {sa}sa2-gar{ga-ar}]-me te-[am3] = %a [be-el mas-su-u2] ma#-lik# [ra-ma-ni-sza2 at]-ta# mi-lik#-ni mi-i-[nu] | |
| 7 | [ki-sikil {d}inanna] hi-li#-[bi mu-un-szi-in-kar]-ra# a2#-zu a-ri-a-an#-szi-[ib] = %a [ana ar-da]-tu4#? {d#?}isz?-[tar sza2 te-em]-nu-szi id-ka i-din-[szi] | |
| 8 | na#-nam# gi#-na#-zu# an-gin7# ze2#-eb#-be2#-da# da-gan-me-a zu-zu#-ab-[ta] = %a an#-na#-ka# ki-na# sza2 ki#-ma# _an_-e# kab#-tu4# ina pu-uh-ri-ni ud-di-[szi] | |
| 9 | {d}in#-nin# dim3#-me-er# hi#-li#-bi mu-un-szi-in#-kar#-ra me-tesz2-bi szum2-mu-un#-[na-ab] = %a ana _{d}min_ #i-lat te#-em#-nu-szi hi-im#-mat# par-s,i-ka szu-ut-lim-[szi] | |
| 10 | {d#}ki#-szar2# gidlam# [e-da-sa2] he2#-na-nam mu-zu-a nir he2-galam-galam = %a lu#-u an#-tu4# hi-[ir]-tu4 szin#-na-at#-ka szi-ma ana szu#-me-ka li-te-et-li# | |
| 11 | ug3#-ga2# u3#-bi2-tab a2#-ag2# {d}en-lil2 {d}en-ki-ke4 szu-na he2#-en-da-ab-tum2-tum2-ma = %a li#-is,-s,ib ap-pu-na [te]-ret {d}en-lil2 u _{d}bad_ qa-at-sa lit-bal | |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | [esz2-giri17] an#-ki-a asza-ne2 a-ba-ni#-in#-tab a2-gar#-me ur he2-me-a e-sze# = %a lit-mu-uh e-disz-szi-szu2 s,er-ret _an_-e u _ki_-tim szi-i# lu-u lit-ni# | |
| 2 | an-na-ra inim-bal bar ze2-eb-ba-ke4! hul2-le-esz nam#-mi-in-[gar] = %a ana {d}a-nim na-pa-le-e t,u-ub ka-bat-ti ha-disz isz-sza2-kin#-szum!-ma# | |
| 3 | ku3 {d#}inanna#-ke4 sza3 sig6-ga-na mi2 zi mu#-ni-in-du11# = %a el#-le-ta {d}isz-tar# ina t,u-ub lib3-bi-szu# ki-nisz u2-kan-ni | |
| 4 | a2#-ag2-ga2 nam-an-na-mu ul-he2 en-na nig2 se3-se3-ke-da-na = %a [ur]-ti {d}a-nu-ti-ia2 _an_-e nak-lu-tu4 sza2 la um-dasz-sza2-lu | |
| 5 | [bulug] ki#-us2-sa-mu bar-be2 ab-hul-e ku-nu-de3 nu-ub-zu-a! = %a [pu-lu]-uk#-ki szur-szu-du sza2 i-ta-tu-szu szuk-lu-ta-ma ana t,a-he-e la na-t,u | |
| 6 | [an-szar2 lugal]-la sag-en3-tar-bi-me-en ud5-sag-be2 szu u-me-ti : : : u2 = %a [{d}a-nu] be#-el a-szir3-KU-nu ana-ku# ri-kis-KU-nu ah-zi-ma | |
| 7 | [zu2]-keszda# ki-sur-bi za3-za u3-bi2-gi a-ga-zu nam-en-bi ak-ab = %a [kip]-pat# ki-sur-ri-szu2-nu ana i-di-ka ter-ri#-ma# e-disz-szi-ka be-li | |
| 8 | [bara2 nam]-lugal#-la-mu#-sze3# ga2#-na# u3#-bi2#-galam#-galam an-ta-szar2 he2-gal2 P2 ti = %a [ana pa-rak-ku szar-ru-ti-ia ga-na ut-li]-li#-ma ina e-la-a-tim tisz2-bi | |
| 9 | [...] KIN 2(u) 5(disz) | |
| 10 | [...]-x-SZI# | |
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