KAR 068 (P369050)
Literary, Neo-Assyrian, Assur · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE
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| Designation | KAR 068 |
|---|---|
| ID | P369050 |
| Museum no. | VAT 08891 |
| Collection | Vorderasiatisches Museum, Berlin, Germany |
| Language | Akkadian |
| Period | Neo-Assyrian · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE |
| Genre | Literary |
| Find spot | Assur (mod. Qalat Sherqat) |
| Coordinates | 35.4557, 43.2611 |
English translation
By Ebeling, Erich · Via Open Richly Annotated Cuneiform Corpus (ORACC) · CC BY-SA 3.0 (ORACC)
| Line | English |
|---|---|
| Obverse [0:1] o 1o 1–o 1o 1 | [Incantation: The one who] gathers the totality of heaven and earth, the [fleet-footed] god, |
| Obverse [1:2] o 22–o 22 | [Sage], who knows the oracular decisions [of the people], |
| Obverse [2:3] o 33–o 33 | Who oversees the quart[ers], |
| Obverse [3:4] o 44–o 44 | Prince, ruler, [whose command] cannot be changed, |
| Obverse [4:5] o 55–o 55 | The word of whose mouth cannot be chang[ed . . .], |
| Obverse [5:6] o 66–o 66 | The utterance of whose lips [is rejected] |
| Obverse [6:7] o 77–o 77 | by n[o] god. |
| Obverse [7:8] o 88–o 88 | Most high lord, mountain of the Igigi, |
| Obverse [8:9] o 99–o 99 | Ruler of the Anunnaki, consider[ate] prince. |
| Obverse [9:10] o 1010–o 1010 | Enlil, the most high lord, mountain of the I[gigi], |
| Obverse [10:11] o 1111–o 1111 | Ruler of the Anunnaki, considerate prince. |
| Obverse [11:12] o 1212–o 1212 | Perpetually-renewing one, whose order cannot be changed, |
| Obverse [12:13] o 1313–o 1313 | The utterance of whose lips is rejected by no god, |
| Obverse [13:14] o 1414–o 1414 | Lord of lords, king of kings, father, progenitor of the great gods, |
| Obverse [14:15] o 1515–o 1515 | Lord of fates and rites, who renders the verdicts, |
| Obverse [15:16] o 1616–o 1616 | You are the one who governs heaven and earth, the lord of all lands. |
| Obverse [16:17] o 1717–o 1717 | According to your command, humanity is born, |
| Obverse [17:18] o 1818–o 1818 | You select king and governor for office (lit. you call their names), |
| Obverse [18:19] o 1919–o 1919 | Among the multitude of the stars of heaven, |
| Obverse [19:20] o 2020–o 2020 | You [. . .], I (hereby) invoke your name. |
| Obverse [20:21] o 2121–o 2121 | I turn my attention to you (lit. my ears are to you). |
| Obverse [21:22] o 2222–o 2222 | Decree a favorable [fa]te for me. |
| Obverse [22:23] o 2323–o 2323 | [Give to me] your great abundance, |
| Obverse [23:24] o 2424–o 2424 | [Est]ablish in me your great dignity, |
| Obverse [24:25] o 2525–o 2525 | [. . .], that king, noble, (and) prince will valu[e me]. |
| Reverse [0:1] r 1r 1–r 1r 1 | May those who see me speak your praise. |
| Reverse [1:2] r 22–r 22 | May praise be established [in] the mouth of the people. |
| Reverse [2:3] r 33–r 33 | Put [ass]ent, attention, and peace in my mouth. |
| Reverse [3:4] r 44–r 44 | [By] your{pl.} firm assent, which cannot be changed, |
| Reverse [4:5] r 55–r 55 | May my (personal) god stand at my right side. |
| Reverse [5:6] r 66–r 66 | May my (personal) goddess stand at my left side. |
| Reverse [6:7] r 77–r 77 | May a safeguarding deity be stationed at my sides. |
| Reverse [7:8] r 88–r 88 | May courtier and attendant speak favor. |
| Reverse [8:9] r 99–r 99 | Look at me and accept my prayer, O lord! |
| Reverse [9:10] r 1010–r 1010 | The hearts of my angry (personal) god and (personal) goddess, |
| Reverse [10:11] r 1111–r 1111 | Infuriated, and enraged, |
| Reverse [11:12] r 1212–r 1212 | Who are angry, infuriated, and enraged with me, |
| Reverse [12:13] r 1313–r 1313 | (And) the heart of your great divinity, |
| Reverse [13:14] r 1414–r 1414 | Be reconciled with me, that |
| Reverse [14:15] r 1515–r 1515 | Daily, as long as I live, |
| Reverse [15:16] r 1616–r 1616 | I may proclaim your greatness (and) resound your prai[ses]! |
Transliteration (ATF)
From Open Richly Annotated Cuneiform Corpus (ORACC) · CC BY-SA 3.0 (ORACC default); per-file JSON license fields say: This data is released under the CC0 license (133618)
| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
| o | ||
| 1 | [EN₂ ha]-mim kul-lat AN u KI ⸢DINGIR⸣ [mu-un-ner-bu] | |
| 2 | [er-šu] mu-du-u te-ret [UN.MEŠ] | |
| 3 | ha-i-ṭu kib-⸢ra⸣-[a-ti] | |
| 4 | NUN mal-ku ša NU BAL{[u₂} qi₂-bit-su] | |
| 5 | ša a-mat KA-šu₂ NU BAL{[u₂} ...] | |
| 6 | ša zi-kir šap-ti-šu₂ ⸢la⸣ [uš-tam-sa-ku] | |
| 7 | DINGIR a-[ia-um-ma] | |
| 8 | [be]-lu₄ šur-bu-u ša₂-du-u {d}[i₂-gi₃-gi₃] | |
| 9 | mal-ku {d}a-nun-na-ki NUN muš-⸢ta⸣-[lu] | |
| 10 | {d}IDIM EN šur-bu-u ⸢ša₂⸣-du-u {d}⸢i₂⸣-[gi₃-gi₃] | |
| 11 | mal-ku {d}a-nun-na-ki NUN muš-ta-⸢lu⸣ | |
| 12 | e-diš-šu-u ša₂ NU KUR₂{ru} qi₂-bit-su | |
| 13 | DINGIR ma-am-man la uš-tam-sa-ku zi-kir šap-ti-šu₂ | |
| 14 | EN EN.⸢EN⸣ LUGAL LUGAL-MEŠ AD a-lid DINGIR-MEŠ GAL-MEŠ | |
| 15 | EN NAM-MEŠ u GIŠ.HUR-MEŠ ga-mir di-ni | |
| 16 | mu-ma-ʾ-ir AN{e} u KI{ti₃} EN KUR.KUR at-ta-ma | |
| 17 | ina qi₂-bi-tuk-ka u₂-tal-la-da te-ni-še-ti | |
| 18 | ša LUGAL u GIR₃.NITA₂(ba) MU-šu₂-nu ta-nam-bi | |
| 19 | ina ma-ʾ-du-ti MUL-MEŠ ša₂-ma-mi | |
| 20 | [x]-⸢x⸣ at-ta-ma MU-ka az-kur | |
| 21 | ⸢ib⸣-ša₂-ku GEŠTU-MIN-⸢a(ku₃-)a | |
| 22 | [šim]-⸢ti⸣ SIG₅-MEŠ-ia ši-i-me | |
| 23 | [šur-kam]-ma he₂-gal₂-la-ka ra-ba-a | |
| 24 | [šu]-⸢kun⸣ UGU-MU bal-ta-ka GAL | |
| 25 | [(x)-x-x]-⸢kil⸣ 2(u) IDIM NUN ⸢li-ša-qi₂⸣-[ru-in-ni] | |
| r | ||
| 1 | ⸢li⸣-pu-uš a-me-ri nar₃(dag-)bi-[ka] | |
| 2 | [ina] KA UN-MEŠ liš-ša₂-kin ta-nit-ti | |
| 3 | [an]-⸢ni⸣ taš-me-e u sa-lim šu-kun ina KA-MU | |
| 4 | [ina] ⸢an⸣-ni-ku-nu ki-nim ša₂ NU BAL{⸢u⸣} | |
| 5 | DINGIR-MU GUB{iz} ina ZAG-MU | |
| 6 | {d}iš₈.tar₂-MU GUB{iz} ina GUB₃-MU | |
| 7 | DINGIR mu-šal-lim-mu ina A₂-MEŠ lu ka-a-a-an | |
| 8 | ti-ru man-za-zu liq-bu-u SIG₄-ti₃ | |
| 9 | IGI.BAR{⸢an⸣-ni}ma be-li₂ li-qi un-ni-ni-ia₅ | |
| 10 | ŠA₃{bi} DINGIR-MU u {d}1(u) 5(diš)-MU zi-nu-ti | |
| 11 | šab-su-ti u ku-um-mu-lu-ti | |
| 12 | ša₂ KI-⸢MU⸣ zi-nu-u šab-su u kam-lu | |
| 13 | ŠA₃{bi} ⸢DINGIR{ti⸣}ka GAL{ti} | |
| 14 | KI-⸢ia⸣ su-li-ma-am-ma | |
| 15 | u₄-me-šam-ma EN u₄-um bal-ṭa-ku | |
| 16 | nar₃-bi-ka lu-ša₂-pi ⸢da₃-li₂-li₂⸣-ka lud-[lul] | |
| 17 | KA-INIM-MA ŠU-IL₂-LA₂ {⸢d⸣}[EN-LIL₂-KAM] | |
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- Open Richly Annotated Cuneiform Corpus (ORACC) · CC BY-SA 3.0 (ORACC default); per-file JSON license fields say: This data is released under the CC0 license (133618) · ORACC project editions, https://oracc.museum.upenn.edu/ ; cite the individual project (see texts.extra_json.project)
- electronic Babylonian Library (eBL), LMU Munich · MIT (eBL Zenodo dataset); platform terms unverified · electronic Babylonian Library (eBL), LMU Munich, https://www.ebl.lmu.de/ ; Zenodo dataset (MIT)
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