AfO 12, 240 pl. 13-14 (P470058)
Commentary, Neo-Assyrian, Assur · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE
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| Designation | AfO 12, 240 pl. 13-14 |
|---|---|
| ID | P470058 |
| Museum no. | VAT 13846 |
| Collection | Vorderasiatisches Museum, Berlin, Germany |
| Language | Akkadian |
| Period | Neo-Assyrian · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE |
| Genre | Commentary |
| Find spot | Assur (mod. Qalat Sherqat) |
| Coordinates | 35.4557, 43.2611 |
English translation
By Meier, Gerhard · Via Open Richly Annotated Cuneiform Corpus (ORACC) · CC BY-SA 3.0 (ORACC)
| Line | English |
|---|---|
| Obverse [0:2] 11–22 | “The house is bewitched, the floor has been cleaned / prepared / drawn upon.” – GIŠ.ḪUR means “to draw,” “to draw” refers to a sketch. |
| Obverse [2:4] 33–44 | “You (the demon) shall not enter to him [through] the window of the side wing” – (this refers to) the window of the bathroom. |
| Obverse [4:6] 55–66 | “Through the window of the other side wing ditto (i.e., you shall not enter to him)” – (this refers to) the courtyard window. |
| Obverse [6:8] 77–88 | “Through the karratu-window ditto” – (this refers to) the second(?) window. |
| Obverse [8:10] 99–1010 | “Through the mušīrtu-window ditto” – (this refers to) the upper window. |
| Obverse [10:12] 1111–1212 | “Hidden under the shadow of a man ditto” – (this means:) secretly. |
| Obverse [12:14] 1313–1414 | “Through the upper door fitting ditto” – [(this means:) through] .... |
| Obverse [14:16] 1515–1616 | “[Through the] lower [door fit]ting ditto” – (this means:) … [...] .... |
| Obverse [16:18] 1717–1818 | “Through the [upp]er so[cket (for the doorpost)] ditto” – (this refers to) what [...] is placed […] the door bolt. |
| Obverse [18:20] 1919–2020 | “Through the [lo]wer soc[ket (for the doorpost)] ditto” – (this refers to) ... [...] between the doors. |
| Obverse [20:22] 2121–2222 | Fr[om]: “Incantation: The house is bewitched (Tummu bītu)." |
| Obverse [21:24] 2222–2424 | “His mouth (i.e., the mouth of the patient who needs to be ritually cleansed) [is ... (barru) and lying]” (Šurpu II 63) – [“lying”(?)] (refers to) a mendacious speaker. [... (barru)]: this is a rebel (bārā/ūnû). |
| Obverse [24:27] 2525–2727 | “He (the patient) is being questioned(?) [at the side of the st]able” (Šurpu II 114) – [(refers to someone) who] stands [in the stabl]e(?) in the midst of the cattle. [...] … accordingly .... |
| Obverse [27:29] 2828–2929 | [(Since) he went(?) (imʾiru) and sav]ed (something) (for the gods)], but then ate (it himself)” (Šurpu II 77) – [...]; imru means “regular offering (ginû) and nīqu-offering, (respectively). |
| Obverse [29:33] 3030–3333 | “[(Since) he went ahead (?)] and performed (lit., obtained) a hand-lifting (prayer?)” (Šurpu II 78) – ["to g]o ahead(?)” (šarāru) means “to go,” [(referring to someone) who] raises his hands in order to hit something. [...] ... ŠÀ.GÍD.GÍD (corresponds to) šarāru (and is to be interpreted literally as) “to consider (earnestly in) one’s heart." |
| Obverse [33:35] 3434–3535 | “He trampled in [blood]shed he had caused(?)” (Šurpu II 93) – “bloodshed” (refers to) the blood [of] someone killed. |
| Obverse [35:38] 3636–3838 | “He had covered something up and swore (that he was innocent(?))” (Šurpu II 84) – “to cover up” means “to hide,” (referring to someone) who hides something. |
| Obverse [38:42] 3939–4242 | “(Who) said no instead of yes and said yes instead of no” (Šurpu II 6) – this means, he said nothing about things better be spoken of, and he said something [about] things better not be sp[oken of] (?). |
| Obverse [42:44] 4343–4444 | “[(Who)] incited the judg[e] to inappropriate actions” (Šurpu II 15) – KA.NU.GAR.RA corresponds to “inappropriate acti[ons]” (and) “maliciousness." |
| Obverse [44:46] 4545–4646 | “He is being questioned, he is being questioned (?)” (Šurpu II 104) – what is said (is the following): ... [...] ... [...]. |
| Obverse [46:48] 4747–4848 | “[(Since) he stood] in front of the congregation and sp[ok]e insincere words” (Šurpu II 81) – “congregation” [means] “assembly." |
| Obverse [48:49] 4949–4949 | “(Since) he sw[ore] by the protective deity of god and king” (Šurpu II 91) – [(this means)] he swore by Šamaš and Adad. |
| Obverse [49:51] 5050–5151 | “May (the goddess) Anunītu release (the patient) in Akkad, the city that celebrates her” (Šurpu II 170) – Anunitu is the Ištar of Bubê. The (term) Eulmaš refers to a sanctuary in Akkad. |
| Obverse [51:54] 5252–5454 | “May Yabru, Ḫumba, and Napruši, the most famous deities, release (the patient)” (cf. Šurpu II 163-64) – Yabru is Anu, Ḫumba is Enlil, and Napruša is Ea. |
| Obverse [54:56] 5555–5656 | From: “Incantation: May it be released, o great gods!” (Šurpu II 1). |
| Obverse [55:59] 5656–5959 | Written and checked according to its original. For the reading of Kiṣir-Nabû, junior-exorcist, son of Šamaš-ibni, exorcist of the Aššur temple. Whoever removes the tablet, may Nabû order that he perish. |
Transliteration (ATF)
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| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | EN₂ tum₃-me E₂ qaq-qa-ru šu-ta-as-⸢suk/suq⸣ | |
| 2 | GIŠ.HUR e-se-qu e-se-qu iṣ-ṣur-tu₂ | |
| 3 | [ina] ⸢ap⸣-ti ṣe-li la te-rab-šu₂ | |
| 4 | ap-tu ša₂ E₂ ra-ma-ki | |
| 5 | ina ap-ti ⸢ṣe⸣-li a-he-e {<KIMIN(la)>} te-rab-šu₂ | |
| 6 | ap-tu ⸢ša₂ tar⸣-ba-ṣi | |
| 7 | ina ap-ti kar-⸢ra⸣-ti {<KIMIN(la)>} te-rab-šu₂ | |
| 8 | ap-tu ṭu-bu-su | |
| 9 | ina ap-ti mu-šir₉-ti {<KIMIN(la)>} te-rab-šu₂ | |
| 10 | ap-ti muh-hi | |
| 11 | ina GISSU pu-uz-ri ⸢LU₂⸣ {<KIMIN(la)>} te-rab-šu₂ | |
| 12 | ina pi-i-ši-ri | |
| 13 | ina NU.KUŠ₂.U₃ AN.TA {<KIMIN(la)>} te-rab-šu₂ | |
| 14 | [ina (x)] tar ba ⸢zi ni⸣ | |
| 15 | [ina NU.KUŠ₂].⸢U₃⸣ KI.⸢TA⸣ {<KIMIN(la)>} te-rab-šu₂ | |
| 16 | ⸢x⸣ [x x] ⸢x⸣ ni ki | |
| 17 | ina ⸢ṣer⸣-[ri AN].TA {<KIMIN(la)>} te-rab-šu₂ | |
| 18 | ša₂ [x x] {⸢giš⸣}SAG.KUL šak-nu | |
| 19 | ina ⸢ṣer⸣-[ri KI].TA {<KIMIN(la)>} te-rab-šu₂ | |
| 20 | x [x x] ⸢bi⸣-rit {giš}IG-MEŠ | |
| 21 | ina [ŠA₃] ⸢EN₂⸣ tum₃-mi E₂ | |
| 22 | [bar-ru pa-ar-šu] pi-i-šu₂ | |
| 23 | [pa-ar-šu] da-bi-bu par-ri-ṣu | |
| 24 | [ba-ar]-ri ba-ru-<<ru>>-nu-u šu-u | |
| 25 | [ina a-hi u₂]-re-e ša₂-ʾi-il | |
| 26 | [ša₂ ina u₂-re]-e i-za-zu-u-ni ina ŠA₃ u₂-ma-me | |
| 27 | [x x x x] ⸢x⸣ ki-i an-ni-i x ⸢x⸣ (x) ra ⸢x⸣ | |
| 28 | [im-i-ru u₂-ri-ih]-hu i-ku-lu | |
| 29 | [x x x x] im-ru gi-nu-u ⸢SIŠKUR⸣ | |
| 30 | [iš-ru-ru]-⸢ma⸣ ni-iš ŠU-MIN ir-šu-u₂ | |
| 31 | [ša₂]-⸢ra⸣-ru a-la-ku | |
| 32 | [ša₂] ⸢ŠU⸣-MIN-su ana ma-haṣ mim-ma i-dak-ku-u | |
| 33 | [(x)] ⸢x⸣ ŠA₃.GID₂.GID₂ ša₂-ra-ru ša₂-da-ad lib₃-bi | |
| 34 | [dab₂]-da-šu uk-ta-bi-is | |
| 35 | dab₂-du-u₂ da-⸢me⸣ [ša₂] di-i-ki | |
| 36 | ih-te-si-ma it-ta-mi | |
| 37 | he-su-u₂ pa-za-ru | |
| 38 | ša₂ mim-ma u₂-pa-za-ru | |
| 39 | a-na an-na ul-la iq-bu-u | |
| 40 | a-na ul-la an-na iq-bu-u | |
| 41 | ma-⸢a a⸣-na qa-bi-ti la qa-bi-tu iq-ta-bi | |
| 42 | [(ma-a) a-na] ⸢la⸣ qa-⸢bi⸣-[ti] qa-bi-tu iq-ta-bi | |
| 43 | ⸢la na-ṭa⸣-tu da-⸢a⸣-a-[nu] ⸢u₂⸣-ša₂-hi-zu | |
| 44 | KA.⸢NU⸣.GAR.RA la na-⸢ṭa⸣-[tu] nu-la-tu₂ | |
| 45 | ša₂-ʾi-il ša₂-⸢ʾi-il⸣ ša₂ ⸢iq⸣-bu-[u] | |
| 46 | an giš ⸢x⸣ [x x x] ma ⸢ad/ṣi⸣ [(x)] | |
| 47 | ina IGI ši-pa-⸢ri⸣ [iz-za-az-zu-ma] ⸢la⸣ šal-ma-te i-⸢tam⸣-[mu]-u | |
| 48 | ši-pa-⸢ru⸣ [(x) ⸢pu⸣-uh-ru | |
| 49 | {d}LAMMA DINGIR u LUGAL ⸢it-ta⸣-[mi {d}UTU u {d}IŠKUR i-tam-mu-u | |
| 50 | {d}a-nu-ni-tu₄ lip-ṭur ina a-ga-de₃{ki} URU ta-šil-ti-ša₂ | |
| 51 | {d}a-nu-ni-tu₄ {d}15 ša₂ KU₇{ki} E₂.UL.MAŠ pa-pah a-ga-de₃{ki} | |
| 52 | {d}ia-ab-ru {d}hum-ba nap-ru-ši lip-ṭur DINGIR-MEŠ šu-⸢pu-te⸣ | |
| 53 | {d}ia-ab-ru {d}a-nu {d}hum-ba {d}en-lil₂ | |
| 54 | nap-ru-ša₂ {d}e₂-a | |
| 55 | ina ŠA₃ EN₂ lu paṭ-ṭir DINGIR-MEŠ GAL-MEŠ | |
| 56 | ina pu-ut SUMUN-šu₂ SAR-ma ba₃-ri₃ | |
| 57 | a-na IGI.DU₈.A-šu₂ {m}ki-ṣir-{d}MUATI {lu₂}MAŠ.MAŠ TUR | |
| 58 | AMAR {m}{d}UTU-DU₃ {lu₂}MAŠ.MAŠ E₂ AN.ŠAR₂ | |
| 59 | ša IR {d}AG ZAH₂-šu₂ DUG₄.GA |
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