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KAR 161 (P369129)
Literary, Neo-Assyrian, Assur · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE
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| Designation | KAR 161 |
|---|---|
| ID | P369129 |
| Museum no. | VAT 09939 |
| 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 |
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)
Machine draft. The right-hand column is machine English from ixmon/atf-to-english (atf-en-t5base-F, 2026-10-17), generated line by line from the transliteration. It is unreviewed and is not a scholarly translation.
| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
| o | ||
| 1' | [... x]-kin-⸢kin-e⸣ | ... kin-e-e |
| 1'a | [... aš₂]-ra-ak iš-te-ne₂-[ʾe] | ... I have poured out for you |
| 2' | [... ki-zu x]-kin-kin-e | ... your place ... |
| 2'a | x x [... ma-ru]-⸢uš⸣-ti-šu aš₂-⸢ra⸣-ak iš-te-ne₂-ʾe | ... Arû-etīšu, I have sought you out. |
| 3' | ki-zu ⸢kin-kin⸣-[e] ⸢bar⸣-ra kin-kin-e | Your place is a ‘distortion-of-justice’, it is an ebar-disease. |
| 3'a | aš₂-ru-ka [iš-te]-ne₂-ʾe a-ha-ti iš-te-ne₂-ʾe | I have written to you, I have spoken to you. |
| 4' | ša₃ ⸢mir⸣-a-zu ki-[bi-še₃] de₃-[ra]-⸢ab⸣-gi₄-gi₄ | May your Emirazu be restored to its place for you |
| 4'a | ŠA₃-ka ez-zu a-na aš₂-ri-šu li-tu-ra | May your angry heart return to its place |
| 5' | ša₃ ib₂-a-zu ki-⸢bi⸣-[še₃] de₃-[ra]-⸢ab-gi₄-gi₄⸣ | May your angry heart return to its place for you |
| 5'a | ŠA₃-ka ag-gu a-⸢na aš₂⸣-ri-šu [li-tu]-⸢ra⸣ | May your hand, like the water of the river, release his sin |
| 6' | ša₃ ib₂ ⸢DIRI-ga-a⸣-zu ki-bi-še₃ de₃-ra-⸢ab-gi₄-gi₄⸣ | May your heart return to its place for you |
| 6'a | ⸢nu-ug⸣-[gat] lib₃-bi e-dir-ti-ka a-na aš₂-ri-šu ⸢li⸣-[tu]-⸢ra⸣ | (Sum) The nugig priestess, the heart of your exalted divinity, (Akk) Your enug priestesses, your holy heart, to his (personal) goddess Elītu’s |
| 7' | [šud₃-de₃] a-⸢ra⸣-zu ⸢ki⸣-bi-še₃ de₃-ra-ab-gi₄-gi₄ | May your prayer return to its place for you |
| 7'a | ⸢ina⸣ [ik-ri]-bi u ⸢taṣ⸣-li-ti ana aš₂-ri-šu [li-tu]-⸢ra⸣ | “Its prayer and extispicy may they turn back to its place. |
| 8' | [... ki]-bi-še₃ de₃-ra-ab-[gi₄-gi₄] | May ... be restored for you |
| 8'a | [...] ana [aš₂]-ri-šu [... li-tu]-⸢ra⸣ | ... to his enemy may ... return to you |
| 9' | [...] ⸢ki⸣-bi-še₃ de₃-ra-ab-[gi₄-gi₄] | May ... be restored to its place for you |
| 9'a | ⸢x⸣ [x] x [...] x a-na ⸢aš₂⸣-[ri-šu li-tu]-⸢ra⸣ | May ... return to its place |
| r | ||
| 1' | [... imin a-ra₂ imin a₂ nam]-tag-ga-⸢a⸣-[ni du₈-ha] | ... seven times seven, release his sin! |
| 1'a | [... IMIN{et]} a-di IMIN{et} a-⸢ra⸣-[an-šu pu-uṭ]-⸢ri⸣ | “... ditto, as long as he is alive, may he not be negligent. |
| 2' | [... imin a₂ imin a₂] nam-tag-ga-a-ni du₈-ha | ... seven times seven, release his sin! |
| 2'a | ⸢EN⸣ [qar-ra-du {d]}⸢marduk 7(diš)-[et a]-⸢di⸣ 7(diš)-et a-ra-an-šu pu-uṭ-ru | “Bēl-ēreš, hero of Marduk, 7 times 7 (times) is his penalty. |
| 3' | [umun] {d}en-bi-lu-lu imin a₂ imin ⸢a₂⸣ nam-tag-ga-a-ni du₈-ha | Lord Enbilulu, seven times seven, release his sin! |
| 3'a | EN {d}en-bi-lu-lu IMIN{et} a-⸢di⸣ IMIN{et} a-ra-an-šu pu-uṭ-ru | Lord Enbilulu, ditto adī-e23, ara-n-šu, resplendent |
| 4' | un-⸢gal⸣ {d}pap-nun-na-an-ki imin a₂ imin a₂ nam-tag-ga-a-ni du₈-ha | The palace of Papnunanki, seven times seven, release his sin! |
| 4'a | šar-ra-tu {d}zar-pa-ni-tu₄ IMIN{⸢et⸣} a-di IMIN{et} a-ra-an-⸢šu⸣ pu-uṭ-ri | King Zarpanitu, ditto, as long as he (Ninurta) holds the responsibility |
| 5' | umun {d}mu-ze₂-eb-ba-sa₄-a imin a₂ imin a₂ nam-tag-ga-a-ni du₈-ha | Lord Mudugasa, seven times seven, release his sin! |
| 5'a | EN {d}NA₃ IMIN{et} a-di IMIN{et} a-ra-an-⸢šu⸣ pu-uṭ-ru | Lord Nabû, ditto!” As long as he lives, he is responsible. |
| 6' | gašan {d}DAM-ka-teš₂-si₃-si₃-ke imin a₂ imin a₂ nam-tag-ga-a-ni du₈-ha | Damkatešsisi, seven times seven, release his sin! |
| 6'a | be-el-tu {d}taš-me-tu₄ IMIN{et} a-di IMIN{et} a-ra-an-šu pu-uṭ-ri | Lady Tašmetu, ditto, as long as he is alive, |
| 7' | umun {d}di-mah imin a₂ imin a₂ nam-tag-ga-a-ni du₈-ha | Lord Damaḫ, seven times seven, release his sin! |
| 7'a | EN {d}ma-da-nu ṣi-ru IMIN{et} a-di ⸢IMIN⸣{et} a-ra-an-šu pu-uṭ-ru | Lord Madānu, creator of the ditto, as far as E-dî-e-šum-iqbi, his scepter of responsibility |
| 8' | ⸢nam⸣-tag-ga-a-ni du₈ šer₃-da-ni ⸢bur₂⸣-da | His ‘Enametaga’ is built, his limbs are in the bur temple |
| 8'a | [...] a-⸢ra-an⸣-šu pu-uṭ-ur še-re-su pu-uš-ru | ... his prayer is binding, his utterance is binding |
| 9' | [nam-tag-ga-a-ni] du₈ ka-tar-zu sil₂-sil₂{il} | Release his sin, your word is pure |
| 9'a | [a-ra-an-šu pu]-uṭ-ur da₃-li₂-li₂-ka lud-lul | May I sing your praises. |
| 10' | [...]-⸢ud⸣-da-gin₇ ki-bi-še₃ de₃-ra-ab-gi₄-gi₄ | May ... be restored to its place for you |
| 10'a | [...] um-me a-lit-te a-na aš₂-ri-šu li(TU-)tu-ra | ... may the young woman return to her place |
| 11' | [...] ⸢u₃⸣-tu-ud-da-gin₇ [ki-bi-še₃ de₃-ra-ab]-gi₄-gi₄ | May ... be restored to its place for you like a birth mother |
| 11'a | [... a]-⸢lit⸣-ti a-bi a-lid-⸢di⸣ [...] li-tu-ra | May ... my ancestor, my father, turn back to me |
| 12' | [...] ⸢x a⸣-na {d}⸢a-ni⸣ | ... the waters of the Eana River |
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