Oppenheim Glass K 06964, pl. 6 (P396928)
Scholarly or scientific, Neo-Assyrian, Nineveh · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE
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| Designation | Oppenheim Glass K 06964, pl. 6 |
|---|---|
| ID | P396928 |
| Museum no. | BM — |
| Collection | British Museum, London, UK |
| Language | Akkadian |
| Period | Neo-Assyrian · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE |
| Genre | Scholarly or scientific |
| Find spot | Nineveh (mod. Kuyunjik) |
| Coordinates | 36.3582, 43.1621 |
English translation
By Oppenheim, A. Leo · Via Open Richly Annotated Cuneiform Corpus (ORACC) · CC BY-SA 3.0 (ORACC)
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| Obverse [0:3] o 1o 1–o 33 | When you [lay] the foundations of a glass-making kiln, [you search repeatedly] for a suitable day [during a favorable month] so that you may lay the foundations of the kiln. (As soon as) you complete (the construction of) the kiln, you go to (...) and you [scatter] regular [offerings] in front of the Kūbu-demons (...) |
| Obverse [3:10] o 44–o 1010 | [On the day that] you set down “glass” (lit: "stone") within the [kiln. You make a sacrifice] in front of the Kūbu-demons, (and) you (...) over their heads. You (then) ignite a [fire at the base of the kiln ... thick logs of] poplar [that are stripped, and quru-wood] containing no knots (...) from the forest (...); [these are the various logs that should] go beneath your kiln. |
| Obverse [10:12] o 1'1'–o 2'2' | (...) you [pour it on top of] a fire brick (...) that which emerges (is ...) |
| Obverse [12:19] o 3'3'–o 9'9' | If you want to make [“lapis lazuli” (zagindurû-glass)]: you grind [separately] [10 minas of] immanakku (and) 12 minas of salicornia. You [mix these ingredients] together, [and set down (the mixture)] into a cold kiln with four chambers, [arranging] it between the openings. [You burn] a good [smokeless fire] until your mixture glows red (...) you cool it off. |
| Obverse [19:24] o 10'10'–o 14'14' | [You grind (the mixture)] once again. You (then) collect it within a clean dabtu-crucible, [and you set down the mixture into a cold] kiln (...) and you cover the kiln [... you burn] a good [smokeless] fire (...) the glass (...) you transfer it [onto the top of a fire brick ...] |
| Obverse [24:28] o 15'15'–o 18'18' | You collect ["slow copper"] in a clean dabtu-crucible. You set (the "slow copper") into a hot kiln chamber. [You close the door of the kiln.] You burn a good smokeless fire (until) the "(slow) copper" glows red. You crush and grind 10 minas of zukû-glass. |
| Obverse [28:38] o 19'19'– | You open the door of the kiln and set down (the mixture), you toss (the zukû-glass) onto the top of "(slow) copper", and cover the door of the kiln [once again]. As soon as the "(slow) copper" and the glass have fused together, and it (i.e., the fused mixture) sets at the bottom (of the crucible), you stir it with a stirrer once, twice, and thrice, until the remainder of the "(slow) copper" is absorbed. You will see someone at the opening (stirring) with a rake (... and once) the glass (mixture) takes on the appearance of mulled wine, you transfer it onto the top of a fire brick (...) |
| Reverse [1:7] r 22–r 77 | [You grind separately] in 10 minas of tērsītu, 4? minas of būṣu-glass, [salicornia harṣu, (which is)] not measured, and x minas of [carnelian-colored] sea shells (...) you mix (these ingredients) together (...) |
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 | e-nu-ma uš-šu ku-u₂-ri ša₂ ⸢NA₄⸣ [...]-⸢du⸣-u₂ ⸢U₄ ŠE.GA⸣ [...] | |
| 2 | uš-ši ku-u₂-ri ⸢ta-nam-di⸣ [... ku]-⸢u₂⸣-ri tu-uq-te-⸢et⸣-[tu-ma ...] | |
| 3 | te-te-eb-bi {d}[KU₃.BU-MEŠ ...]-⸢x⸣ ana gi-ne-e [...] | |
| 4 | a-na IGI {d}[KU₃.BU-MEŠ ...] NA₄ a-na ŠA₃ [...] | |
| 5 | tu-šer₃-[ri-du ...]-⸢x⸣ a-na IGI {d}KU₃.⸢BU⸣-[MEŠ ...] | |
| 6 | ⸢x⸣-[...]-TA ina UGU-hi-šu₂-⸢nu⸣ [...] | |
| 7 | [...] ⸢ta⸣-šar-ra-pu {giš}⸢ASAL₂⸣ | |
| 8 | [...] ki-iṣ-ra la na-[du-u] | |
| 9 | [...] ul-tu {giš}TIR-šu₂ [...] | |
| 10 | [... ku-ri]-⸢ka⸣ lil-[lik] | |
| 1' | [... a-gur]-⸢ri⸣ ta-⸢na⸣-[...] | |
| 2' | [...] ⸢il⸣-lam-ma [...] | |
| 3' | [...] a-na e-pe-[ši-ka] | |
| 4' | [...]-⸢na⸣-ku 12 MA.NA a-hu-⸢us⸣-[su] | |
| 5' | [...] ⸢ta⸣-mar-raq 1{niš} [...] | |
| 6' | [...] ⸢ku-u-ri⸣ [ka-ṣi]-ti ša 4 IGI-MEŠ-šu₂ tu-[...] | |
| 7' | [... bi]-rit i-⸢na⸣-a-ti ta-[...] | |
| 8' | [...] ṭa-ab-ti ta-[...] | |
| 9' | [...] ⸢bil⸣-lu-ka i-raš-šu-šu {giš}i-pi [...] | |
| 10' | [...]-ma tu-kaṣ₃-ṣi ta-ta-ra-am ta-[...] | |
| 11' | [... da]-⸢ab⸣-ti za-ku-tum te-es-sip a-na ku-u₂-ri [...] | |
| 12' | [... ku]-⸢u₂⸣-ri ⸢tu⸣-[kat₃]-⸢tam⸣ IZI ṭa-⸢ab-ti la⸣ [...] | |
| 13' | [...]-⸢x-x⸣ NA₄ ⸢tu⸣-[...] | |
| 14' | [...] ta-na-az-za-la-[am-ma ...] | |
| 15' | [...] a-na da-ab-ta za-ku-tum ⸢te⸣-[es]-⸢sip⸣ | |
| 16' | [... tak₂]-⸢kan⸣-ni em-me-ti ⸢tu⸣-[šer₃]-rid | |
| 17' | [... ku]-⸢u₂-ri⸣ [...]-⸢tam⸣ IZI dan-na-ti la qa-tir-ti | |
| 18' | [...]-⸢rap⸣ a-[di URUDU]-HI.A i-raš-šu-šu 10 MA.NA zu-ke-e | |
| 19' | [ta-haš]-šal-ma ⸢ta⸣-mar-raq KA₂ ku-u₂-ri ta-pet₂-ti | |
| 20' | [...]-e tu-šer₃-rid-ma ana UGU URUDU ŠUB{di} | |
| 21' | [...]-ma KA₂ ku-u₂-ri tu-kat₃-tam | |
| 22' | [a]-di URUDU u₃ NA₄ 1{niš} im-mah-ha-hu-ma | |
| 23' | [URUDU-HI.A] i-na ša₂-pal NA₄ iš-šak-ku-nu | |
| 24' | [ina mu]-⸢ter⸣-ri 1-šu₂ 2-šu₂ 3-šu₂ ta-bi-ih-hiš | |
| 25' | [a-di] ⸢re⸣-eh-ti URUDU ik-ka-lu ina mu-ter-ri TA IGI mam-ma | |
| 26' | [...] ⸢NA₄⸣-ka pa-an GEŠTIN ba-aš₂-lu it-taš-kin | |
| r | ||
| 1 | [...] ⸢UGU⸣ a-gur-ru ta-na-az-⸢za⸣-la-aš₂-šum-ma | |
| 2 | [...] ⸢a-na⸣ 10 MA.NA ter-si-tu 4 MA.NA bu-ṣu | |
| 3 | [...]-⸢ṣu⸣ la ta-a-⸢a-ru⸣ [...] ⸢MA.NA nam-ru⸣-tu ša₂ A.AB.BA | |
| 4 | [...]-⸢di qa⸣-[...] 1{niš} HI.HI | |
| 5 | [...]-⸢x⸣-ku | |
| 6 | [...]-⸢x⸣-ma | |
| 7 | [...]-⸢u₂⸣ | |
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