BBR pl. 60 1879-07-08, 0132 (P451849)
Administrative, Neo-Assyrian, Nineveh · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE
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| Designation | BBR pl. 60 1879-07-08, 0132 |
|---|---|
| ID | P451849 |
| Museum no. | BM — |
| Collection | British Museum, London, UK |
| Language | Akkadian |
| Period | Neo-Assyrian · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE |
| Genre | Administrative |
| 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 [0:1] o 1o 1–o 1o 1 | [Tukulti-Ninurta (I), king of Ass]yria, [performed and] instituted the (following) the rites for the Lady-of-the-Mountain, his god (lit. ‘gods’). |
| Obverse [1:2] o 22–o 22 | [When] you are to perform [the nāṭu-ritual of] Tukulti-Ninurta for the Lady-of-the-Mountain: |
| Obverse [2:4] o 33–o 44 | [You pit]ch [a tent on the river bank], place its doorway toward the sun, and place a chair at the side of the tent. [You la]y [clean red wool upon it], (and) place a bowl of sweet oil, aromatics, juniper, and a tuft of red wool on [it]. |
| Obverse [4:6] o 55–o 66 | [You set up a table before Šamaš, and place a ce]nser, firewood and licorice behind the [table]. You place [two libation vessels and two libation bowls] to the left of the censer, (and) a pot of wine, a pot of beer, [an amphora of wine and one of beer] behind the censer. |
| Obverse [6:11] o 77–o 1111 | You prepare 35 litres of regular bread, 15 litres of ripītu-bread, 15 litres of thick bread, [......], three seahs of sēpu-bread, three seahs of thin bread, three seahs of kukku-cake, ‘heart’-bread and ‘wrist‘-bread, [siltu and dulīqāti-groats, ...] bread, a cup of oil, a cup of honey, a big pursītu-jar of juniper, [..., three] containers of barley, parched grain and pomegranates, seven amphoras [of ......], parched grain, scraps, seven flagons of oil, honey, beer, wine, milk, [......]. |
| Obverse [11:12] o 1212–o 1212 | You bind [a pot (and) an adakurru-vessel with multicoloured wool] and place sweet reed there. |
| Obverse [12:14] o 1313–o 1414 | [You ... one mina of iron, one mina of lead, one mina of gold, one mina of silver, one mina of copper, one mi]na of tin, one mina of anzahhu, one mina of dark-blue wool, [one mina of blue wool, one mina of red wool] |
| Obverse [15:16] o 32'32'–o 32'32' | [You sing, “......] makes manifest [......]” |
| Obverse [16:17] o 33'33'–o 33'33' | [You sing, “......], creation of Ea.” |
| Obverse [17:18] o 34'34'–o 34'34' | Yo[u sing, “..., whose c]ountenance is bright.” |
| Obverse [18:19] o 35'35'–o 35'35' | [You ...... (and) sing, “... Z]arpanitu, queen [.......].” |
| Obverse [19:20] o 36'36'–o 36'36' | [You pour a libation bowl of wine and a libation bowl of water before DN and sing]: “Ištar, you are the Great One, offs[pring of Heaven].” |
| Obverse [20:21] o 37'37'–o 37'37' | [You place an eating-bowl before the Igigi gods], make a [flour/incense-offering], pour beer and wine, [and sing]: “Lead [me, O Great Lords].” |
| Obverse [21:23] o 38'38'–o 39'39' | [You place an eating-bowl before the Nunnaki gods], make a [flour/incense-offering], pour beer and wine, [and sing]: “A bath [......].” You make a [flour/incense-offering before Anunn]aki, place an eating-bowl, pou[r] beer and wine, [and sing, “...].” |
| Obverse [23:25] o 40'40'–o 41'41' | [You mak]e [a flour/incense-offering before Sîn], throw in finest flour twice, pour a libation bowl of wine, [perform a sheep offering, po]ur [oil, honey, beer and wine, and sing]: “O Lord and King, luminary of the pure heavens.” |
| Obverse [25:26] o 42'42'–o 42'42' | [You make a flour/incense-offering before Belet-ili, perform a sheep offering], pour [oil, hon]ey, beer and wine, [and sing]: “She is queen in heaven, [...].” |
| Obverse [26:27] o 43'43'–o 43'43' | [You make a flour/incense-offering before DN, perform a sheep offering, p]our [oil, honey, beer and win]e, [and sing]: “You are most befitting, [great] w[ife, glorious Ištar, you have made ...].” |
| Obverse [27:29] o 44'44'–o 45'45' | [You perf]orm [a sheep offering before the Igigi gods and before the bed, make] a flour/incense-offerin[g, pour oil, honey, beer and wine, ......] |
| Reverse [1:2] r 22–r 22 | [...... the ...]s before [......] |
| Reverse [2:5] r 33–r 55 | You pour [a libation bowl of wine on the head of the ra]m, throw finest flour on it, [......, place a libation bowl of water on it], place a [‘heart’ and a ‘wrist’ (bread) in his hands, [and bind his hands with] a tuft of red wool. You sing, “[......].” [You sing]: “I am exhausted, I pray to the Lord of Radiance.” You sing, “[O Anu, father of the gods, cre]ator of everything.” |
| Reverse [5:7] r 66–r 77 | You throw hand-water to Sîn, [...] the ‘heart’ (and) ‘wrist,’ [and say]: “May [the heart of your god, the heart of your fa]te, the hand of your god and the hand of your goddess become disengaged for you!” You say (thus) and [......]. |
| Reverse [7:8] r 88–r 88 | He performs hi[s rinsings], and his evil will be released and his seed will solidify. You sweep (the room), [swing the purification device], take [his hand] and make him rise. |
| Reverse [8:10] r 99–r 1010 | His seed will solidify. You bring out the unwilling woman, [......], and throw [...] into the pond. The angry genie of the house will be reconc[iled] with the man. [......] |
| Reverse [10:12] r 1111–r 1212 | You offer [cooked meat before] Sîn, make a flour/incense-offering, pour oil and honey, [ ......., and sing]: “O Nanna, you love the bright heavens [...].” |
| Reverse [12:14] r 1313–r 1414 | You offer [cooked meat before Be]let-ili, [make] a flour/incense-offering, [pour oil, honey, beer and wine, and sing, “Mighty ... of Apsû, wif]e of Ea, is strong and descends [to the netherworld].” |
| Reverse [14:15] r 1515–r 1515 | You offer [cooked meat befo]re [the Igigi and] the bed, [make] a ince[nse offering, pour oil, honey, beer and wine, and sing, “......].” |
| Reverse [15:16] r 1616–r 1616 | You surround[...... .You place ...-meat and] two fetlocks [in a teṣapu ......]. |
| Reverse [16:18] r 1717–r 1818 | [You feed the Seven Gods], offer [cooked meat before] the Anunnaki gods, [make a flour/incense-offering, pour oil, honey, beer and wine, and s]ing: “[... Seven Gods, Great Gods].” |
| Reverse [18:20] r 1919–r 2020 | [......] parched grain [......] |
| Reverse [20:21] r 41'41'–r 41'41' | You sing, “[......].” |
| Reverse [21:23] r 42'42'–r 43'43' | You sing, “[......].” He enters the house, [..., pou]rs [...], has her drink (it from) a pursītu-jar, and kisses her lips. |
| Reverse [23:24] r 44'44'–r 44'44' | He performs [this ritual twice] in its entirety in the middle of a mountain, and his seed will be all right. |
| Reverse [24:25] r 45'45'–r 45'45' | [Writ]ten [according to the original] and collated. |
Transliteration (ATF)
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| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
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| o | ||
| 1 | [e-pu-uš-ma {1}tukul-ti—{d}MAŠ MAN KUR—aš]-⸢šur⸣{ki} par-ṣi a-na {d}GAŠAN—KUR-e DINGIR-MEŠ-šu₂ u₂-kin-⸢ma SUM-in⸣ | |
| 2 | [e-nu-ma na-a-ṭu ša {1}tukul-ti—{d}MAŠ a-na šar-rat—KUR-e a-na e-⸢pe-še-i-ka⸣ | |
| 3 | {[tug₂}maš-ku-nu ina GU₂ ID₂ SIG₃]-⸢aṣ⸣ KA₂-šu₂ a-na IGI {d}UTU GAR-an {giš}GU.ZA ina i-di {tug₂}maš-ki-ni ŠUB-di | |
| 4 | {[sig₂}HE₂.MED eb-bu ina UGU-hi ŠUB]-⸢di⸣ kap-pu ša₂ I₃.GIŠ DUG₃.GA ŠEM-HI.A-MEŠ {šem}LI ni-ip-šu₂ {sig₂}HE₂.MED ina ⸢UGU⸣-[hi] ŠUB-di | |
| 5 | {[giš}BANŠUR ina IGI {d}UTU ŠUB-di še]-⸢eh⸣-tu₂ {giš}ga-ṣa-a-ti {giš}ṣil-li-ba-ni EGIR {giš}[BANŠUR] ŠUB-di | |
| 6 | 02 E₂—ṣu-ra-ra-ni 02 {dug}pa-gi]-⸢li⸣ ina 150 še-eh-te ŠUB-di {dug}haṣ-bu GEŠTIN-MEŠ {dug}⸢haṣ⸣-[bu] ša KAŠ-MEŠ | |
| 7 | {[dug}a-ga-nu GEŠTIN-MEŠ {dug}a-ga-nu ša KAŠ]-⸢MEŠ⸣ EGIR še-eh-te ŠUB-di 3 BAN₂ 05 qa {ninda}sad-ru 15 ⸢qa {ninda}ri-pi⸣-tu₂ 15 qa {ninda}GUR₄.RA-MEŠ | |
| 8 | [x x x x x x x x x x x] x 3 BAN₂ {ninda}se-e-pi 3 BAN₂ {ninda}TUR.TUR-MEŠ 3 BAN₂ {ninda}⸢KA⸣.DU₃-MEŠ {ninda}lib-bu rit-tu₂ | |
| 9 | [si-il-ti du-li-qa-a-te x x x x x x] NINDA-MEŠ {dug}qa-ZAG I₃.GIŠ {dug}qa-ZAG LAL₃ {dug}BUR.ZI.GAL ša {šem}LI | |
| 10 | [x x x x x x x x x x x x 03 {giš]}pa-šir-a-te ša {še}PAD ŠE.SA.A {giš}NU.UR₂.MA-MEŠ 07 {dug}a-ga-na-⸢te⸣ | |
| 11 | [x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x] ⸢ŠE⸣.SA.A tuh-hi 07 {dug}ma-si-a-te ša I₃.GIŠ LAL₃ KAŠ GEŠTIN GA | |
| 12 | [x x x x {dug}ha-aṣ-bu {dug}A.DA.GUR₅ {sig₂}bar]-⸢ru⸣-un-du tar-kas₂ GI—DUG₃.GA GI—DUG₃.GA ina ŠA₃-bi GAR-an | |
| 13 | 01 MA.NA AN.BAR 01 MA.NA A.BAR₂ 01 MA.NA KUG.GI 01 MA.NA KUG.UD 01 MA.NA UD.KA.BAR 01 MA].⸢NA⸣ AN.NA 01 MA.NA AN.ZAH 01 MA.NA {sig₂}ZA.GIN₃.⸢MI⸣ | |
| 14 | 01 MA.NA {sig₂}ZA.GIN₃ 01 MA.NA {sig₂}HE₂.MED x x x x x x x x x x x x x] x a ⸢da x⸣ [x x x] | |
| 31' | [x x x x x x x x x x x] ⸢ŠA₃⸣-bi [x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x] | |
| 32' | [x x x x x x x x x x] ⸢u₂⸣-ša₂-pa x [x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x] | |
| 33' | [x x x x x x x x] x nab-nit {d}E₂.A [x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x] | |
| 34' | [x x x x x x x] ⸢zi⸣-mu-šu₂ nam-ru ⸢ta⸣-[za-mur x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x] | |
| 35' | [x x x x x x {d]}⸢zar⸣-ba-ni-tu₂ šar-ra-tu₂ [x x x ta-za-mur {dug}pa-ga-al GEŠTIN {dug}pa-ga-al A-MEŠ] | |
| 36' | [ina IGI {d}x BAL-qi₂] {d}15 at-ti GAL-tu₂-u₂ i-⸢lit⸣-[ti AN-e ta-za-mur ma-ka-su ina IGI {d}5.1.1 GAR-an] | |
| 37' | [še-er-qu] ⸢ta⸣-ša₂-raq KAŠ GEŠTIN BAL-qi₂ ri-da-[ne₂-e be-li₂-e GAL-u-ti ta-za-mur ma-ka-su ina IGI ma-a.a-li ina IGI {d}a-nun-na-ki GAR-an] | |
| 38' | [še-er-qu] ⸢ta⸣-ša₂-raq KAŠ GEŠTIN BAL-qi₂ TU₅ {d}[x x x x x x x x x x x ta-za-mur še-er-qu] | |
| 39' | [ina IGI {d}a-nun]-⸢na⸣-ki ta-ša₂-raq ma-ka-su GAR-an KAŠ GEŠTIN ⸢BAL⸣-[qi₂ x x x x ta-za-mur še-er-qu ina IGI {d}30 | |
| 40' | [ta-ša₂]-⸢raq 02-šu₂⸣ {zid₂}MAD.GA₂ ŠUB-di {dug}pa-gu-lu ša₂ GEŠTIN BAL-[qi₂ {udu}SISKUR BAL-qi₂ I₃.GIŠ LAL₃] | |
| 41' | [KAŠ GEŠTIN] ⸢BAL⸣-qi₂ be-lum LUGAL {d}ŠEŠ.KI AN-e KUG-⸢MEŠ⸣ [ta-za-mur še-er-qu ina IGI {d}be-let—DINGIR-MEŠ ta-ša₂-raq] | |
| 42' | {[udu}SISKUR BAL-qi₂ I₃.GIŠ] ⸢LAL₃ KAŠ⸣ GEŠTIN BAL-qi₂ e-tel-lat ina AN-⸢e⸣ [x x x ta-za-mur še-er-qu ina IGI {d}x ta-ša₂-raq] | |
| 43' | {[udu}SISKUR BAL-qi₂ I₃.GIŠ LAL₃ KAŠ] ⸢GEŠTIN BAL⸣-qi₂ šu-su-mat ⸢hi⸣-[ir-tu₂ GAL-tu₂ šit-ru-uh-tu₂ {d}15 te-pu-ša₂ x x ta-za-mur] | |
| 44' | {[udu}SISKUR ina IGI {d}5.1.1 ina IGI ma-a.a-li] ⸢BAL⸣-qi₂ še-er-⸢qu⸣ [ta-ša₂-raq I₃.GIŠ LAL₃ KAŠ GEŠTIN BAL-qi₂] | |
| 45' | [x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x] ⸢x⸣ [x x x x x x x x x x x x x] | |
| r | ||
| 1 | [x x x x x x x x x x x x]-⸢ni-tu₂ x x⸣ [x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x] | |
| 2 | [x x x x x x x x x x x] x-te ša pa-ni x [x x x x x x x x x x x x] | |
| 3 | [pa-gu-lu GEŠTIN ina UGU SAG.DU UDU].⸢NITA₂⸣ BAL-qi₂ {zid₂}MAD.GA₂ ina UGU-hi ŠUB-di x [x x x x x x x x x x] | |
| 4 | [pa-gu-lu ša₂ A-MEŠ ina UGU-hi GAR-an] ⸢ŠA₃⸣ rit-tu₂ ina ŠU.2-šu₂ GAR-an ni-ip-še {sig₂}HE₂.[MED x x x x x] | |
| 5 | [x x x x x x x x]-ma ta-za-mur ši-ta-nu-ha-ku-u EN ŠE.ER.ZI u₂-sa-la [ta-za-mur] | |
| 6 | {[d}a-num AD DINGIR-MEŠ ba]-⸢nu⸣-u ka-la-mu ta-za-mur A-MEŠ ina ŠU.2 {d}30 ŠUB-di ŠA₃ rit-tu₂ ⸢ta⸣-[x x x] | |
| 7 | [ŠA₃ DINGIR-ka ŠA₃] ⸢NAM⸣-ka ŠU.2 DINGIR-ka {d}IŠ.TAR-ka lip-pa-aṭ-ṭir-ka taq-qa-bi-[ma x x x x x] | |
| 8 | [še-eh-ṭi]-⸢šu₂⸣ i-ša₂-haṭ HUL-šu₂ i-pa-ṭar NUMUN-šu₂ i-ka-ṣar sa-a-ri tu-še-[taq ša₂—te-li-si tu-še-taq] | |
| 9 | [ŠU.2 ⸢ta⸣-ṣa-bat tu-šat-ba-šu₂ NUMUN-šu₂ i-ka-ṣar la ma-gir₂-tu₂ tu-še-ṣa ni-[x x x x x x x x x] | |
| 10 | [a]-⸢na⸣ ia-ar-hi ŠUB-di {d}ALAD E₂ ze-nu-u ana LU₂ i-sa-⸢al⸣-[lim x x x x x x x x x x x] | |
| 11 | [sa-al-qu ina IGI] {d}30 tu-qar-rab še-er-qu ta-ša₂-raq I₃.GIŠ LAL₃ BAL-[qi₂ x x x x x x x x x] | |
| 12 | [x x x x] {⸢d⸣}ŠEŠ.KI at-ta-a ra-ʾi-im AN-e na-bu-ti [x x x x x ta-za-mur] | |
| 13 | [sa-al-qu ina IGI {d]}⸢be⸣-let—DINGIR-MEŠ tu-qar-rab še-er-qu ⸢ta⸣-[ša₂-raq I₃.GIŠ LAL₃ KAŠ GEŠTIN BAL-qi₂] | |
| 14 | [x ZU.AB ge-šir-tu₂ hi]-⸢rat⸣ {d}E₂.A dan-na-at u₂-ra-ad [a-na KI.TIM ta-za-mur] | |
| 15 | [sa-al-qu ina IGI {d}5.1.1 ina] ⸢IGI⸣ ma-a.a-li tu-qar-rab še-er-[qu ta-ša₂-raq I₃.GIŠ LAL₃ KAŠ GEŠTIN BAL-qi₂] | |
| 16 | [x x x x x x x x x x] NIGIN 02-ta kur-si-na-a-⸢te⸣ [ina te-ṣa-pi GAR-an e-x x x] | |
| 17 | {[d}07.BI tu-ša₂-kal sa-al-qu ina IGI {d]}a-nun-na-ki tu-qar-⸢rab⸣ [še-er-qu ta-ša₂-raq I₃.GIŠ LAL₃ KAŠ GEŠTIN BAL-qi₂] | |
| 18 | [x x x {d}07.BI DINGIR-MEŠ GAL-MEŠ ta]-⸢za⸣-mur {dug}za-x [x x x x x x x x x x x x x x] | |
| 19 | [x x x x x x x x x x x x x] {⸢zid₂⸣}ŠE.SA.A [x x x x x x x x x x x x x x] | |
| 20 | [x x x x x x x x x x x x x x] ⸢x x⸣ [x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x] | |
| 41' | [x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x] ⸢ta-za-mur⸣ | |
| 42' | [x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x ta]-⸢za-mur⸣ ina E₂ e-ra-ab | |
| 43' | [x x x x x x x x x x x] ⸢DUB-ak {dug}BUR.ZI⸣ i-ša₂-qi-ši NUNDUN-ša₂ i-na-šiq | |
| 44' | 02-šu₂ dul-lu an-na]-⸢a⸣ ina qe₂-reb KUR-e u₂-šal-lam e-pa-ša₂ NUMUN-šu₂ i-šir | |
| 45' | [GIM SUMUN-šu₂ ša₃]-⸢ṭar⸣-ma ba-ri₃ | |
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