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KAL 04, 007 (P480931)
Ritual and liturgical, Neo-Assyrian, Assur · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE
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| Designation | KAL 04, 007 |
|---|---|
| ID | P480931 |
| Museum no. | VAT 13607 + VAT 13970 + VAT 14027 |
| Collection | Vorderasiatisches Museum, Berlin, Germany |
| Language | Akkadian |
| Period | Neo-Assyrian · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE |
| Genre | Ritual and liturgical |
| Find spot | Assur (mod. Qalat Sherqat) |
| Coordinates | 35.4557, 43.2611 |
Transliteration (ATF)
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Machine draft. The right-hand column is machine English from ixmon/atf-to-english (atf-en-t5base-F, 2026-10-17), generated line by line from the transliteration. It is unreviewed and is not a scholarly translation.
| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
| o | ||
| 1' | [... ḪUL].⸢MEŠ ša⸣ [...] | ... evil omens |
| 2' | [... ina KAŠ].⸢SAG⸣ ša₂-qu-⸢u₂⸣ [x-x-x-x-(x-x-x)] | ... in premium beer ... |
| 3' | [... ṣar]-⸢mu⸣-šu-ma la ⸢i⸣-[nu-uḫ-ḫu ...] | ... its šbar-emû-demon and not ēnuḫbu-disease |
| 4' | [... DU₁₀].⸢GA NINDA⸣ GU₇ KAŠ.SAG ⸢NAG⸣-[ma pa]-⸢nu⸣-šu₂ ⸢ar⸣-[qu-ma] | (If) he eats sweet ... bread, he drinks first-class beer in the niphu-house and his mouth is swollen and |
| 5' | i-ar₂-ru u₃ ina ne-peš-[ti MAŠ.MAŠ]-⸢ti⸣ NU ⸢DU₈⸣-[ar] | he will die, and in the rituals of the mašma etītu-priest I will not enter (the temple). |
| 6' | ḪUL A₂.MEŠ GISKIM.MEŠ ka-⸢li⸣-[ši-na ana] ⸢BUR₂-ma⸣ ana LU₂ u E₂-šu₂ NU [...] | The evil of portents (and) omens, the kalī-ešina-plant to the Eburmâ-plant not to the man and his house |
| 7' | DU₃.DU₃.BI ina U₄ ŠE.GA ina GU₂ ID₂ KI SAR A KU₃ SU₃ ana IGI {d}⸢UTU GI.DU₈⸣ | Its ritual: On a propitious day, you sweep the ground on the bank of a river, sprinkle pure water, and set it up in front of Šamaš. |
| 8' | GIN-an {udu}SISKUR₂ BAL-qi₂ {dug}A.⸢DA⸣.GUR₅ ⸢GIN-an⸣ | You set up an offering. You libate a bowl of emmer beer. |
| 9' | KEŠ₂ GIM ša₂ a-na ŠU{ii}ka šum₂-ṣu-u KEŠ₂ 2 NU NITA₂ u MUNUS ša₂ IM DU₃-⸢uš⸣ | It is a ritual arrangement like that which is placed in your hand. It is an offering arrangement of two men and a woman of clay. |
| 10' | {lu₂}TU.RA šaḫ₂-ḫa(na-)a MU₄.MEŠ₂-su ana IGI {⸢d}UTU⸣ GUB-ma EN₂ 3-šu₂⸣ ŠID-nu | The šaḫbānu-priest, his name, stands in front of the Sun-God-temple and the incantation is repeated three times. |
| 11' | ⸢EN₂⸣ {d}UTU MAN AN-e ⸢u KI-tim⸣ [... AN].⸢TA⸣.MEŠ ⸢u₃ KI⸣.TA.⸢MEŠ⸣ | Incantation: “Šamaš, king of the heavens, the earth, the netherworld, the ... of heaven, earth, (and) earth |
| 12' | EN ADDA mur-te-⸢ed⸣-du-[u₂ ...] ⸢KAR⸣-ir ZI.⸢MEŠ⸣ | Lord, father of Urte-edû |
| 13' | ⸢MAS⸣.SU₃ GAL-u ša₂ te-ne₂-še-⸢e⸣-[ti at]-⸢ta⸣ mu-še-[ti-iq] | Great mašsu-priestess of wisdom, you are the one who passes by. |
| 14' | ⸢NAM.BUR₂.BI.MEŠ⸣ [... GISKIM].⸢MEŠ⸣ ma-la ba-⸢ša₂⸣-[a] | “If a sign, as many as there may be, |
| 15' | [... at]-⸢ta MU⸣ [...] | ... when you rise, the name of ... |
| r | ||
| 1' | DIŠ KIMIN {u₂}⸢SIKIL⸣ {[u₂}IN₆.UŠ₂] {⸢u₂}GUR₅⸣.UŠ ⸢DIDA₂⸣ | If ditto: ēsikillu-plant, maštakal-plant (a kind of juniper), kukru-aromatic (a type of sedge) (and) dais |
| 2' | PIŠ₁₀.{d}ID₂ ⸢UḪ₂⸣.{[d]}⸢ID₂⸣ ina I.DIB KA₂.AŠ.⸢AM₃⸣ | Ištar, Eḫû-ēṭer, and Ea at the entrance of the gate. |
| 3' | u₃ ṣer-ri {giš}[IG] ⸢ka⸣-mi-ti te-te-mir | and you have made the door of the ka’emittu-door open. |
| 4' | ne-pe-ši an-nu-ti ⸢ina⸣ [U₄] 7.KAM₂⸣ U₄ 14.KAM₂ U₄ 21.KAM₂ | These ritual procedures: on the 7th day of the month, the 14th day, the 21st day |
| 5' | ⸢U₄ 27.KAM₂ U₄ 28.KAM₂ ⸢U₄⸣ 29.⸢KAM₂ DU₃-uš⸣-ma | The 27th day, the 28th day (and) the 29th day are completed. |
| 6' | [EN] AL.TI kiš-pi NU TE.MEŠ-šu₂ | The lord of healing, witchcraft will not approach him |
| 7' | [u₂-il₃]-⸢ti⸣ ša₂ {m}ki-ṣir-aš-šur MAŠ.MAŠ {m}aš-šur-ša₂-⸢kin₃⸣-[MU] | U’iltī-ēriš, of Kiṣir-Assur, exorcist of Esarhaddon. |
| 8' | [...] x [...] x EN x [...] | ... lord ... |
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