MC 25, 620 (P461274)
Commentary, Sippar-Yahrurum
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| Designation | MC 25, 620 |
|---|---|
| ID | P461274 |
| Museum no. | BM 062741 |
| Collection | British Museum, London, UK |
| Language | Akkadian |
| Genre | Commentary |
| Find spot | Sippar-Yahrurum (mod. Tell Abu Habbah) |
| Coordinates | 33.0605, 44.2552 |
English translation
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| Line | English |
|---|---|
| Obverse [0:1] o 1'1'–o 1'1' | "Amara-he'a" (WGL 15): DINGIR [means "mistress"(?) ...] ... [...]. |
| Obverse [1:2] o 2'2'–o 2'2' | "Amara-azu" (WGL 16); "heifer calves"; … ; total?: two [daughters] of Sîn; AMAR means "heifer calf." |
| Obverse [2:3] o 3'3'–o 3'3' | E₃ means "to go out", "to go out" means "to call out" (as in) "when a cow (s)he continues to shout: 'I want to go out'; |
| Obverse [3:4] o 4'4'–o 4'4' | [Inana (WGL 17) means "lady of the appearance" because DINGIR means "lady" and INANA read /muš/ means "appearance" as in "Inana who like […] |
| Obverse [4:5] o 5'5'–o 5'5' | [...] ... him" (Unid.) means "radiance proceeds" (regarding) "Like his brother Šamaš with the disk of his light [makes radiant(?)] the country" (Unid.) |
| Obverse [5:6] o 6'6'–o 6'6' | Alternatively she is the "Mistress of the Land" because DINGIR means "mistress" and INANA read /muš/ means "land". |
| Obverse [6:7] o 7'7'–o 7'7' | "Dumuzi" (WGL 18) means "torn out son" or "torn out shepherd" because MU means "shepherd" and ZI means "torn out." |
| Obverse [7:8] o 8'8'–o 8'8' | [His star (?) is] SIPA.ZI.AN.NA, which means "Torn out Shepherd of Anu." |
| Obverse [8:9] o 9'9'–o 9'9' | "Ninšubur" (WGL 19) (is composed) of NIN meaning "lord" and ŠUBUR meaning "table" and Papsukkal (i.e., another name of Ninšubur) means "table of Anu." |
| Obverse [9:10] o 10'10'–o 10'10' | ...; alternatively "lord of the underworld" because NIN means "lord" and ŠUBUR [means "underworld"]. |
| Obverse [10:11] o 11'11'–o 11'11' | [Thirdly(?),] LA.BA.AR means "minister"; LA.BAR (also) means "servant"; "You have improperly appointed [him to the rank of Anuship/Enship]" (Ee IV, 82) |
| Obverse [11:12] o 12'12'–o 12'12' | "Nanaya" (WGL 20) (is composed of) NA meaning "to speak" and A being the feminine possessive pronoun used as suffix. Alternatively ... |
| Obverse [12:13] o 13'13'–o 13'13' | NA means "yes"; NA also means "no". NA also means "to call". "The sign of divination" means "Mistress of divination" [...], |
| Obverse [13:14] o 14'14'–o 14'14' | as in (the temple name) E'uršaba, which means the "House (for) observing the oracles", since E₂ means "house", UR₅ means ["oracle"] and ŠAB means ["to observe"]. |
| Reverse [0:1] r 1r 1–r 1r 1 | Bizila (WGL 21) means "the one, who sets afire the princely light" because LA₂ means "to set afire", [BI₂ means "light," and ZIL means "prince"]. |
| Reverse [1:2] r 22–r 22 | [Alternatively(?), MUL].SA₅ means "the red one", also Ṣalbatānu, since SI(!) means "to be(come) equal" [...]. |
| Reverse [2:3] r 33–r 33 | [...] ...; the sign NUN read /zil/ means "to peel"; LA₂ means "to strip off said of the body"; [...]. |
| Reverse [3:4] r 44–r 44 | Kanisurra is "the mistress of the gods"; "the one who produces the likeness of the people" … |
| Reverse [4:5] r 55–r 55 | [...] means "to build"; SUR means "to create"; "Shape" comes from "to create", meaning "to build", as in "the shape …[…]" |
| Reverse [5:6] r 66–r 66 | [...] ...; KA read /ka/ means "face," NI means "people". Thirdly, KA means "face", NI means …[…]. |
| Reverse [6:7] r 77–r 77 | [...] ... means "hoop". Lulal (WGL 23) is Sîn. |
| Reverse [7:8] r 88–r 88 | Lā-tarāk (WGL 24) means "the one, who does not beat"; |
| Reverse [8:9] r 99–r 99 | [...] means "to detain". The cattle pen is Leo. The cattle pen |
| Reverse [9:10] r 1010–r 1010 | … "hoop" means "bond"; "hoop" means (also) "yoke" |
| Reverse [10:11] r 1111–r 1111 | Lātarāk (WGL 24) consists of LA meaning "not" and "to switch a whip" (tarāku) meaning "to hit." Šara (WGL 25) is the "lord of the seat," (because) DINGIR means ["lord"(?) and ŠARA₂ (read as bara₇) means "seat" …] |
| Reverse [11:12] r 1212–r 1212 | Tišpak (WGL 26) consists of MUŠ₃ meaning "appearance" and gunification meaning "beautiful" as in "the one who makes beautiful his appearance". ... [...]. |
| Reverse [12:13] r 1313–r 1313 | [...] means to "carry"; KI means "who"; |
| Reverse [13:14] r 1414–r 1414 | [...] ...; Tišpak is "the one who carries his sūtu-measure ...". [...] |
| Reverse [14:15] r 1515–r 1515 | [... Nina]zu (WGL 27) consists of NIN meaning "lord" and A.ZU meaning ["physician" ...] |
Transliteration (ATF)
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| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
| o | ||
| 1' | {[d}AMAR].⸢RA⸣.HE₂.⸢E₃.A ⸢DINGIR⸣ be-let ...] ⸢x u₂ [...] | |
| 2' | {[d}AMAR].⸢RA⸣.A.ZU bu-ra-ti ša₂-⸢as-si⸣ ⸢kat₃⸣ x [... DUMU].⸢MUNUS {d⸣}30 AMAR bu-⸢ur⸣-[tu₂] | |
| 3' | [E₃ a-ṣu-u₂ a-ṣu-u₂ ša-su-u₂ ki-ma [bu-ur]-⸢tu₄⸣ iš-ta-na-as-su lu-⸢ṣu⸣ [...] | |
| 4' | {[d}INANA be]-⸢let⸣ zi-i-mu DINGIR be-let {mu-⸢uš}MUŠ₃⸣ ⸢zi⸣-i-mu {d}in-nin-na ša₂ ki-⸢ma⸣ [...] | |
| 5' | [...]-di-⸢šu₂⸣ ša₂-ru-ru i-ša₂-ad-di-hu ki-⸢ma {d⸣}UTU ta-li-mi-šu₂ ni-pi-ih nu-ri-šu₂ ma-⸢a⸣-[ta ...] | |
| 6' | [ša₂-niš be]-let ma-a-ti DINGIR be-el-⸢tu₄⸣ {ni-in}MUŠ₃ ma-a-ti | |
| 7' | {[d}DUMU].⸢ZI⸣ ma-ru na-as-hu re-⸢e₂⸣-um na-as-hu MU re-e₂-um ⸢ZI⸣ na-as-hu] | |
| 8' | [MUL-šu₂] {⸢mul⸣}SIPA.ZI.AN.NA re-⸢e₂-um⸣ na-as-hu {d}a-nu | |
| 9' | {[d}NIN].⸢ŠUBUR⸣ NIN be-lu₄ ⸢ŠUBUR⸣ pa-aš₂-šu-ru {d}PAP.SUKKAL pa-aš₂-šu-ru {d}⸢a⸣-[nu ...] | |
| 10' | [...] er ti-ma/ba-a ša₂-niš be-el er-ṣe-tu₄ NIN be-li ⸢ŠUBUR⸣ er-ṣe-tu₄] | |
| 11' | [LA].⸢BA⸣.AR ⸢suk⸣-kal-lu₄ LA.BAR ar-du ana la si-ma-ti-šu₂ ta-aš₂-⸢ku⸣-[ni-iš i-na pa-ra-aṣ {d}e-nu-ti] | |
| 12' | [... {d]}⸢na⸣-na-a NA na-bu-u₂ A ši-⸢i šap⸣-lu-u₂ ša₂-niš qa-ba-a-ti ⸢na⸣ [...] | |
| 13' | NA an-na NA ul-la [NA ⸢na⸣-bu-u₂ it-ti bi-ri be-let bi-[ri ...] | |
| 14' | E₂.UR₅.ŠA₃.BA E₂ ba-ru-[u₂] ⸢te⸣-re-e-ti E₂ bi-ti UR₅ [ter-tu₂] ⸢ŠAB⸣ ba-ru-u₂] | |
| r | ||
| 1 | {[d}BI₂.ZIL.LA₂ qa]-i-⸢da⸣-at ⸢nu⸣-u₂-ru ru-be₂-e LA₂ qa-a-du BI₂ nu-u₂-ru ZIL ru-bu-u₂] | |
| 2 | [ša₂-niš MUL].⸢SA₅⸣ ma-ak-ru-u₂ {d}ṣal-bat-a-nu SI ma-ša₂-lu [...] | |
| 3 | [...] ⸢x⸣ ⸢lu⸣-u₂ {zi-il}ZIL qa-la-pu LA₂ ša₂-ha-ṭu ša₂ zu-um-ri x [...] | |
| 4 | {[d}KA.NI.SUR].⸢RA⸣ {d}be-let DINGIR-MEŠ ba-na-at bu-un-na-an-ni-i UN-MEŠ GAN [...] | |
| 5 | [... RA ba-nu-u₂ SUR ba-ša₂-mu bi-šim-tu₄ ba-ša₂-mu ba-nu-u₂ ⸢bi-šim⸣-[tu₄ ...] | |
| 6 | [...] x ⸢na⸣ {ka-a}KA pa-ni NI ni-ši šal-ši-⸢iš⸣ KA pa-ni NI ⸢ba⸣ [...] | |
| 7 | [...] x rap-pu {d}⸢LU₂⸣.LAL₃ {d}30 x x | |
| 8 | {[d}la]-⸢ta⸣-ra-ak la ta-⸢ri⸣-qu rap-pu rab-bu MUL₂.UR.A UR x [...] | |
| 9 | [...] ka-⸢lu⸣-u₂ e-tu-ra-am-ma MUL₂.UR.A e-tu-ra-am-ma la-⸢tu⸣ [...] | |
| 10 | [...] x la-a rap-pu mar-ka-su rap-pu ni-i-ri ud iš ri ša₂-a-ri x [...] | |
| 11 | {[d]}⸢la⸣-ta-rak la la-a ta-ra-ku na-ṭu₃-u₂ {d}ŠARA₂ EN šub-tu₂ DINGIR [be-lu₄ BARA₇(ŠARA₂) šub-tu₂ (...)] | |
| 12 | {[d]}MUŠ₃@g {mu-uš}MUŠ₃ zi-i-mu ZIB ba-nu-u₂ ša₂ zi-mu-šu₂ bu-un-nu-u₂ ⸢x⸣ [...] | |
| 13 | [... ⸢na-šu⸣-u₂ KI ša₂-a ša₂ ⸢bal⸣-tu₄ na-šu-u₂ TEŠ₂ bal-⸢tu₂⸣ ...] | |
| 14 | [...] x u₂ {d}MUŠ₃@g na-ši {giš}BAN-su tak ⸢x x⸣ [...] | |
| 15 | [... {d}NIN.A].ZU NIN⸣ be-li A.ZU [a-su-u₂ ...] | |
| 16 | [...] x x x [...] | |
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