KAR 250 (P369214)
Literary, Neo-Assyrian, Assur · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE
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| Designation | KAR 250 |
|---|---|
| ID | P369214 |
| Museum no. | VAT 12996 |
| 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 1'o 1'–o 1'o 1' | [. . . you look a]fter [. . .]. |
| Obverse [1:2] o 2'2'–o 2'2' | [. . .] and ritual ablutions, |
| Obverse [2:3] o 3'3'–o 3'3' | [. . . in] the Apsu you hold firm the bond[s], |
| Obverse [3:4] o 4'4'–o 4'4' | [. . .] ground plans [. . .], brickwork laid out, |
| Obverse [4:5] o 5'5'–o 5'5' | (There) you appoint [. . .] like Shamash. |
| Obverse [5:6] o 6'6'–o 6'6' | [. . . among] the Igigi, who (is) [your] eq[u]al? |
| Obverse [6:7] o 7'7'–o 7'7' | [. . . among] the Anunnaki, where (is) your rival? |
| Obverse [7:8] o 8'8'–o 8'8' | [You] are the one who establishes, (yet) in the womb, poverty (and) profit. |
| Obverse [8:9] o 9'9'–o 9'9' | [You] exchange f[a]te so that the unfortunate thrive. |
| Obverse [9:10] o 10'10'–o 10'10' | [. . .] among the gods, prayers were presented to you, |
| Obverse [10:11] o 11'11'–o 11'11' | [. . .] to the godd[esses], you were (the one) to beseech. |
| Obverse [11:12] o 12'12'–o 12'12' | A protective spirit (šēdu) [. . .], a divine guardian (lamassu) behind you. |
| Obverse [12:13] o 13'13'–o 13'13' | Justice [. . .], favor at your left. |
| Obverse [13:14] o 14'14'–o 14'14' | Acceptance (and) consent [. . . in] your presence. |
| Obverse [14:15] o 15'15'–o 15'15' | Life (and) wholeness revolve [. . .]. |
| Obverse [15:16] o 16'16'–o 16'16' | [. . . to pr]ay to you; how near (is) your hearing. |
| Obverse [16:17] o 17'17'–o 17'17' | [. . .], your command (is) light. |
| Obverse [17:18] o 18'18'–o 18'18' | [. . .], my [l]ady, command (my) prosp[erity]. |
| Obverse [18:19] o 19'19'–o 19'19' | [. . .] accept [my prayer]. |
| Obverse [19:20] o 20'20'–o 20'20' | [. . .] let [. . . be established (for me)]. |
| Obverse [20:21] o 21'21'–o 21'21' | [. . .] . let me lay claim to goodness of heart. |
| Bottom [1:2] b.e. 22–b.e. 22 | [. . .] lifted-[hand]-prayer to (the deity)[. . .] |
| Bottom [2:3] b.e. 33–b.e. 33 | [. . .] you libate. [You recite] the incantation three times. |
| Bottom [3:4] b.e. 44–b.e. 44 | [. . .] . . . lady, goddess [. . .] |
| Reverse [6:7] r 77–r 77 | [. . .] . . . I [. . .] |
| Reverse [8:9] r 99–r 99 | [. . .] of my city |
| Reverse [9:10] r 1010–r 1010 | [. . .] land |
| Reverse [10:11] r 1111–r 1111 | [. . .] they pursued |
| Reverse [11:12] r 1212–r 1212 | . . . he will take the evil ones with [him] |
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' | [... ta-ṭe-em]-me [...] | |
| 2' | [...] ⸢u šu⸣-luh-⸢hi⸣ | |
| 3' | [... ina] ABZU tu-kal-li rik₂-sa-[ti] | |
| 4' | [...] ⸢ki⸣-sur-ru-⸢u₂⸣ in-na-du-u₂ ⸢SIG₄⸣ | |
| 5' | [...] ta-paq-qi₂-di ki-⸢i⸣-ma {<d}UTU>{ši} [(x)] | |
| 6' | [... ina] {⸢d⸣}[i₂]-⸢gi₃⸣-gi₃ ⸢a⸣-a-u₂ ⸢me₂⸣-[eh]-ra-⸢at⸣-[ki] | |
| 7' | [... ina {d]}⸢a⸣-nun-⸢na-ki⸣ a-li ša-nin-ki | |
| 8' | [at-ti]-⸢ma⸣ ina ša₃-sur lu-⸢up⸣-<na> iš-di-ha tu-kan-ni | |
| 9' | [tu-uš]-⸢te-pel₂⸣-li ši-[ma]-⸢tam⸣-ma i-dam-mi-iq lem-nu | |
| 10' | [...]-⸢ma⸣ ina DINGIR(E₂-)⸢MEŠ su⸣-pu-u šar-ku-ki | |
| 11' | [...] ina iš-⸢ta⸣-[ra-ti] ⸢ka⸣-aš-ma ba-a-li | |
| 12' | [...] ⸢x⸣ še-⸢du⸣ ar-ka-tuk la-mas-su | |
| 13' | [...] ⸢mi⸣-[ša₂]-⸢ri⸣ šu-me-lu-uk-ki dum-qu | |
| 14' | [... ina] ⸢SAG-ki⸣ taš-mu-u ma-ga-ru | |
| 15' | [... šu]-⸢ta⸣-as-hu-⸢ra⸣ ba-la-ṭa₄ šul-ma | |
| 16' | [... su-up]-⸢pu⸣-ki ki-i qe₂-ru-ub še-mu-ki | |
| 17' | [...] qi₂-⸢bit⸣-ki nu-⸢ru x⸣ | |
| 18' | [... be]-⸢el⸣-ti ⸢qi₂⸣-bi₂-i ⸢na-ha⸣-[a-šu₂] | |
| 19' | [...] ⸢x le-qe₂⸣-e [un-ni-ni-ia] | |
| 20' | [...] ⸢x⸣ [...] ⸢x⸣ [...] ⸢li⸣-[ku-u₂-na] | |
| 21' | [...] ⸢x lu-bel ṭu₂-ub lib₃⸣-[bi (x x)] | |
| 22' | [...] ⸢x TI⸣ [...] | |
| 23' | [...] ⸢x x LI x⸣ [...] | |
| b.e. | ||
| 1 | [...] ⸢x x (x) [...] | |
| 2 | [... ŠU]-⸢IL₂-LA {d⸣}[...] | |
| 3 | [...] ⸢BAL{qi₂⸣} EN₂ 3(diš)-šu₂ [ŠID{nu]} | |
| 4 | [...] ⸢UB⸣ x DINGIR{⸢tu₂⸣} [...] | |
| r | ||
| 1 | [...] ⸢x⸣ DINGIR ⸢x x⸣ [...] | |
| 2 | [...] ⸢x⸣ [x x] ⸢IB x⸣ [...] | |
| 3 | [...] ⸢x⸣ [...] | |
| 4 | [...] | |
| 5 | [...] ⸢x x⸣ [...] | |
| 6 | [...] ⸢x⸣ U₂ [...] | |
| 7 | [...]-ma ana-ku ⸢x⸣ [x x] | |
| 8 | [...] IR NI HA MA [x] | |
| 9 | [...] ⸢x⸣ URU-⸢ia⸣ | |
| 10 | [...] ⸢er⸣-ṣe-ti₃ | |
| 11 | [...] ir-du-⸢u₂⸣ | |
| 12 | [...] ⸢x MU⸣ lem-⸢nu-tu₂ KI⸣-[šu₂] i-le-⸢qe₂⸣ | |
| 13 | [...] ⸢x x⸣ MAT | |
| 14 | [...]-⸢x⸣-bat | |
| 15 | [...] ⸢x x⸣ | |
| 16 | [...] ⸢x x⸣ | |
| 17 | [...] ⸢RI⸣ | |
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- 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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