BBR pl. 56 K 08380 (P397607)
Ritual and liturgical, Neo-Assyrian, Nineveh · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE
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| Designation | BBR pl. 56 K 08380 |
|---|---|
| ID | P397607 |
| Museum no. | BM — |
| Collection | British Museum, London, UK |
| Language | Akkadian |
| Period | Neo-Assyrian · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE |
| Genre | Ritual and liturgical |
| Find spot | Nineveh (mod. Kuyunjik) |
| Coordinates | 36.3582, 43.1621 |
English translation
By ORACC project saao/saa20 · Via Open Richly Annotated Cuneiform Corpus (ORACC) · CC BY-SA 3.0 (ORACC)
| Line | English |
|---|---|
| Obverse [1:2] o 2'2'–o 2'2' | [...... a muk]arrisu-pan of oil |
| Obverse [2:3] o 3'3'–o 3'3' | [......] pours on a beer vat |
| Obverse [3:4] o 4'4'–o 4'4' | [......] pushes (it) with his feet |
| Obverse [4:5] o 5'5'–o 5'5' | [......] throws [... on] the tab[le], and goes (away). |
| Obverse [5:6] o 6'6'–o 6'6' | [......] The singer intones before him: “The strongest one of the gods,” and goes (away). |
| Obverse [6:9] o 7'7'–o 9'9' | [...] ... You throw ... on it and place the mukarrisu on it. You fill a pail of [oil] with water, place it atop the chair in the middle of the doorway, and let it bathe in sunshine. |
| Obverse [9:14] o 10'10'–o 14'14' | You set up a table before the chair. You place three litres of grain on the table, half of it groats, half of it ‘cut’ grain. You bring finest flour, oil, honey, beer and wine before it, place a censer (before it), and an eating-bowl of dates, figs and virgin oil on the table. |
| Obverse [14:15] o 15'15'–o 15'15' | The singer intones, “Exalted Ea.” You perform a sheep offering. |
| Obverse [15:16] o 16'16'–o 16'16' | During the sheep offering the singer intones, “O Enlil, Enlil.” |
| Obverse [16:17] o 17'17'–o 17'17' | You offer roast meat. The singer intones, “Judge of the world.” |
| Obverse [17:20] o 18'18'–o 20'20' | You fill a lignu container with barley and place a quarter (mina) of washed wool upon it. You place (one quarter) under him, one quarter at his head and one quarter at his feet. You seat him on the ... and bind his hands with a tuft of red wool. |
| Obverse [20:23] o 21'21'–o 23'23' | The singer smears his hands and sits down on a brick to the left of the sacrificer. The singer intones, “Dispeller of darkness,” and says: “You will trample on the evil one.” |
| Obverse [23:26] o 24'24'– | The singer washes his hands, offers water to Šamaš, takes the hand of the master of the banquet, says “(Is is) a gift,” and releases him. |
| Reverse [1:5] r 22–r 55 | You offer water for his hands. He makes him rise from the ... You load a kimru-sheep (offering) on the table and at the same time offer the ‘hand meal.’ The singer intones, “Illuminator (of darkness).” |
| Reverse [5:7] r 66–r 77 | If he is a nobleman, he burns a turtledove as a burnt offering. If he is a commoner, he burns the heart of a ram. |
| Reverse [7:11] r 88–r 1111 | While he is finishing his libations, the singer intones, “May he become pure.” He stops (libating) and opens the vat. [The singer] intones, “.......” |
| Reverse [11:15] r 1212–r 1515 | [You ......], place a chine on it, [place it before] Šakkan, place it before Bunene, [perf]orm [a flour/incense-offering], (and) pour honey, oil, beer and honey; [the ...] proceeds before Šazi. |
| Reverse [15:19] r 1616–r 1919 | (After) you have pushed back the table and the chair, and come, the singer brings honey, oil and the water in the pail to the h[ead of th]e bed and washes [...] his hands, he touches the oil. |
| Reverse [19:22] r 2020–r 2222 | The singer blesses the [...], places a signet-ring in [his] ne[ck ...s] water of a [...] vess[el ......] |
Transliteration (ATF)
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| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
| o | ||
| 1' | [x x x x x x] ⸢x x x x x x⸣ [x x] | |
| 2' | [x x x mu]-⸢kar⸣-ri-su ša I₃-[MEŠ] | |
| 3' | [x x x] ina UGU {dug}pi-ʾi BAL-⸢qi₂⸣ | |
| 4' | [x x x] ina GIR₃.2-šu₂ i-da-ʾi-ip | |
| 5' | [x x x x x x] {giš}BI.⸢BUR⸣ ŠUB.ŠUB-⸢di⸣ il-lak | |
| 6' | [x x x x x x] {lu₂}NAR ⸢dan⸣-dan DINGIR-MEŠ ina IGI-šu₂ i-za-mur il-lak | |
| 7' | [x x x] ⸢x x di lu x⸣-tu₂ ina UGU-hi ta-kar-ra-ar | |
| 8' | [mu]-kar-ri-su ina UGU-hi ta-šak-kan | |
| 9' | {dug}kal-⸢lu I₃-MEŠ⸣ A-MEŠ DIRIG-ma ina SAG {giš}GU.ZA ina bi-rit KA₂ GAR-an | |
| 10' | ⸢nam-ri⸣-ir {d}UTU-ši ina ŠA₃-bi tu-še-ra-ba {giš}BANŠUR ina IGI {giš}GU.ZA tar-kas | |
| 11' | 03 qa meš-lu ša {še}haš-la-te (meš)-lu ša ŠE.⸢KUD⸣ ina UGU {giš}BANŠUR GAR-an | |
| 12' | {zid₂}MAD.GA₂ I₃-MEŠ LAL₃ KAŠ GEŠTIN ina IGI tu-qar-rab | |
| 13' | še-eh-tu₂ GAR-an-ma ma-ka-su ZU₂.LUM.MA {giš}MA-MEŠ | |
| 14' | I₃-MEŠ hal-ṣu ina UGU {giš}BANŠUR GAR-an | |
| 15' | {lu₂}NAR {d}E₂.A e-lu-u₂ i-za-mur {udu}SISKUR BAL-qi₂ | |
| 16' | {lu₂}NAR {d}EN.LIL₂ {d}EN.LIL₂ TA {udu}SISKUR i-za-mur | |
| 17' | {uzu}KA.IZI tu-qar-rab {lu₂}NAR DI.KUD kib-rat i-za-mur | |
| 18' | {giš}li-ig-nu {še}BAR DIRIG-ma 04-tu₂ SIG₂-MEŠ LUH-MEŠ ina UGU GAR-an | |
| 19' | 04-tu₂) ina ša₂-pa-lu-uš-šu₂ GAR-an 04-tu₂ ina SAG.DU-šu₂ 04-tu₂ ina GIR₃.2-šu₂ GAR-an | |
| 20' | ina UGU an-hi tu-še-šab-šu₂ ina ni-ip-ši {sig₂}HE₂.ME.DA ŠU.2-šu₂ tar-kas₂ | |
| 21' | {lu₂}NAR ŠU.2-šu₂ i-šah-ha-at ina UGU SIG₄ ina 150 EN—{udu}SISKUR EN—{udu}SISKUR TUŠ-⸢ab⸣ | |
| 22' | {lu₂}NAR pe-tu-u ek-le-ti i-za-mur | |
| 23' | ta-kab-ba-as rag-gu i-qa-ab-bi | |
| 24' | {lu₂}NAR ŠU.2-šu₂ LUH-si A-MEŠ a-na {d}ša₂-maš u₂-qar-rab | |
| r | ||
| 1 | ŠU.2 EN—{udu}SISKUR EN—{udu}SISKUR i-ṣa-bat qe-e-su DUG₄.GA i-paṭ-ṭar-šu₂ | |
| 2 | A-MEŠ a-na ŠU.2-šu₂ tu-qar-rab-aš₂-šu₂ TA UGU an-hi u₂-šat-ba-šu₂ | |
| 3 | {udu}ki-im-ru ina UGU {(giš)}BANŠUR te-ṣe-en | |
| 4 | nap-tan qa-ti is-se-niš tu-qar-rab | |
| 5 | {lu₂}NAR muš-na-mir i-za-mur | |
| 6 | šum-ma NUN šu-u₂ TU.⸢GUR₄⸣{mušen} a-na ma-aq-lu-te i-qa-lu | |
| 7 | šum-ma muš-ke-nu šu-u₂ ŠA₃-bi UDU.NITA₂ i-qa-lu | |
| 8 | ⸢a⸣-di ma-⸢aq-qe⸣-e-šu₂ u₂-gam-ma-ru-u-ni | |
| 9 | {lu₂}NAR ⸢li-li-il⸣ i-za-mur i-qa-ta | |
| 10 | {[dug]}⸢ha-ri⸣-u₂ i-⸢pat⸣-ti | |
| 11 | {[lu₂}NAR x] ⸢x a-mur x x⸣-ut-ka i-za-mur | |
| 12 | [x x x x x x x] {⸢uzu⸣}GU₂.SIG₄ ina UGU GAR-an | |
| 13 | [ina IGI {d]}šak-⸢kan⸣ [GAR-an] ina IGI {d}bu-ne-ne GAR-an | |
| 14 | [šir₂-qu ta-ša₂]-raq LAL₃ I₃-⸢MEŠ⸣ KAŠ GEŠTIN BAL-qi₂ | |
| 15 | ⸢x x x pa⸣-an {d}ŠA₃.⸢ZI⸣ e-ti-iq | |
| 16 | {[giš]}BANŠUR {giš}GU.ZA ta-di-ʾi-ip | |
| 17 | ⸢ta⸣-tal-⸢ka LAL₃⸣ I₃-MEŠ A-MEŠ ša ina {dug}kal-li | |
| 18 | {lu₂}NAR a-na ⸢SAG {giš⸣}NA₂ u₂-qar-rab | |
| 19 | A-⸢MEŠ⸣ ŠU.2-šu₂ ⸢i⸣-[ma]-⸢as⸣-si I₃-MEŠ i-lap-pat | |
| 20 | 0 {lu₂}NAR a-na x [x] x i-kar-rab | |
| 21 | 0 ⸢ŠU⸣.GUR ina ⸢GU₂⸣-[šu₂] ⸢i⸣-šak-kan | |
| 22 | [A]-⸢MEŠ⸣ ša {⸢dug⸣}[x x x x x x] | |
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