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KAL 02, 013 (P480936)
Ritual and liturgical, Neo-Assyrian, Assur · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE
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| Designation | KAL 02, 013 |
|---|---|
| ID | P480936 |
| Museum no. | VAT 13640 |
| 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 i | ||
| 1' | [...] x [...] | |
| 2' | [... miris dišpi I₃].⸢NUN⸣.NA KAŠ x [...] | ... rūšu-juniper, ghee, beer |
| 3' | [...] x {na₄}NIR₂ {na₄}⸢ZA⸣.[...] | ... agate, lapis lazuli |
| 4' | [...] GI.DU₈ ana IGI {d}⸢UTU⸣ x-x [...] | ... offering table in front of Šamaš |
| 5' | [...]-mi-ma {zi₃}⸢EŠA⸣ x [...] | ... and ešû-flour |
| 6' | [...] x ⸢GAR-an⸣ NIG₂.NA {⸢šim}LI⸣ [...] | ... a censer of juniper |
| 7' | [... ina IGI] {⸢d⸣}UTU ⸢GUB⸣-su-ma ki ⸢an⸣ [...] | ... in front of Šamaš he set up his temple and with Eane |
| 8' | [... {u₂]}⸢tar⸣-muš ina KA-šu₂ {u₂}IGI-⸢NIŠ ina GUB₃⸣-[šu₂ siris ina imnīšu ...] | ... etar-emuš-plant in his mouth, imhur-ešra-plant on his left, iris on his right |
| 9' | 2 NU NIG₂].SILA₁₁.GA₂ I₃.⸢UDU DUḪ⸣.LAL₃ x [...] | 2 (tablets of) “Nusku-spurge, ēdu-soapwort, honey ... |
| 10' | [...] x-ma ina ZAG-⸢šu₂ IL₂-šu⸣-[(nu-ti) x-x-x] x-x [(x)] | ... and raise them on his right side ... |
| 11' | [ta]-⸢ka⸣-as-su [x x x x] x x [x x x] ⸢KEŠ₂⸣ | You bind him with a knot. |
| 12' | [...]-šu₂-nu-⸢ti⸣ [x-x-(x)] ina KI-⸢šu₂⸣ | ... with him |
| 13' | [...] ⸢NU⸣.MEŠ [šu₂-nu]-ti | ... those ešunû-houses |
| 14' | [...] x ⸢UR₅⸣.GIM DU₁₁.GA | ... you speak as follows: |
| 15' | [EN₂ ...] DI.KU₅ DINGIR u LU₂ at-ta-ma | Incantation: '... you are the judge of god and man. |
| 16' | [... {d]}⸢gira⸣ liq-mu-šu₂-nu-ti {munus}UŠ₁₁.ZU | May ... Egira’e kill them! |
| 17' | [...] ⸢li-bal-ki⸣-[tu]-⸢ma⸣ li-is-⸢su⸣-<u> AL.TIL | ... eli-balkī-ema’e, liš-esû-cu, completed |
| 18' | [...] ana IGI {d}UTU GIN-an ⸢EN₂⸣ [an-ni]-⸢tu⸣ ana ŠA₃ ŠUB-[(di)] | ... in front of Šamaš you set up. You lay this incantation on the hand. |
| 19' | [... ta]-šar₂-rap 7-šu₂ u 7-⸢šu₂ A⸣.MEŠ ⸢BAL⸣-[qi₂] | You scatter seven and seven watercourses. |
| 20' | [...] ⸢ta⸣-šar₂-rap ⸢ki⸣-ma A.⸢MEŠ⸣ [...] | ... from E-šarrap to E-ema and the temples |
| 21' | [...] x [...] | |
| r iv | ||
| 1' | [x-x-(x)] ⸢UŠ₁₁.ZU ša₂ kur⸣-nu-⸢gi₄⸣-[a ...] | ... of the land Enuĝi |
| 2' | ⸢KA.INIM⸣.MA UŠ₁₁.BUR₂.⸢RU.DA⸣.[KAM] | It is the wording of a lifted-hand prayer. |
| 3' | [KID₃].⸢KID₃⸣.BI UTUL₂ BAḪAR₂ NU AL.ŠEG₆.GA₂ ⸢TI-qe₂⸣ | Its ritual: A large bowl ..., not completed; you take it out. |
| 4' | ⸢ESIR⸣ x-(x) ina ŠA₃ ŠUB-di ina IGI {d}UTU GIN-an NIG₂.NA {šim}LI ⸢GAR⸣-[an] | You lay down esirû-plant in the hand and you set it up before Šamaš. A censer of juniper you set up. |
| 5' | ⸢KAŠ.SAG⸣ BAL-qi₂ 2 NU {giš}EREN 2 NU {giš}⸢ŠINIG⸣ | You libate first-class beer. 2 (jars of) cedar, 2 bowls of tamarisk |
| 6' | 2 NU NIG₂].⸢SILA₁₁⸣.GA₂ 2 NU ⸢IM⸣ 2 NU I₃.UDU 2 NU DUḪ.LAL₃ 2 NU ⸢ESIR⸣ | 2 (tablets of) esilānu-plants, 2 ēriš-plant(s), 2 fattened sheep, 2 unbleached (soapwort), 2 ‘esir’ plants, |
| 7' | 2 NU DUḪ].⸢ŠE⸣.GIŠ.I₃ EN₂ lem-na-⸢at⸣ {munus}UŠ₁₁.⸢ZU⸣ ŠID-nu | You recite the incantation “It is evil, it is a woman, it has turned into a šû-demon’s |
| 8' | [ki-ma] ⸢ŠID-u₂⸣ NU.MEŠ ŠEŠ.MEŠ ana ŠA₃ UTUL₂ ⸢ŠUB-di⸣ | Like a reed-bed, the šapītu-offerings are placed on the surface of the large bowl. |
| 9' | [ina ḫu-ṣab] {⸢giš}MA⸣.NU ta-da-ki-šu₂-nu-ti e-ma ŠID-⸢u₂⸣ | You have them seized by the snare of a boat. Wherever you go |
| 10' | [ki]-⸢ša-a⸣-da ta-ḫap-pi KUŠ-ša ta-ša₂-raṭ | The lower part is elevated, its hide is raised. |
| 11' | [x-x]-ša₂ ⸢ta⸣-ma-laḫ₃ {munus}DU₃-ti {munus}DU₃.DU₃-ti ŠA₃-ku-nu ina A.MEŠ u₂-na-aḫ | ... ēšta-emāḫ (means) “young woman’s extispicy and your young woman in water. |
| 12' | [DU₁₁.GA ina] ⸢ID₂⸣ ŠUB-di EN₂ KUR-u₂ li-te-⸢eʾ⸣-ku-nu-ši ŠID-nu | You say in the river bank: “Incantation: O mountain, may they keep you awake!’ |
| 13' | [x-x]-x šum₂-mu ina bu-re-e šum₂-mu ina E₂ ⸢mu-sa-a⸣-ti ⸢te-qe₂-ber⸣ | “If he is born in a vineyard, if he has been born in the house of the emusa’eti-priestess, the teqēber-priest |
| 14' | [...] ⸢kur₂⸣-kur₂ bil₂ kur₂-kur₂ ⸢in⸣-[ak] | ... the ekur-temple, the hostile one, the en-priest |
| 15' | [nak]-⸢ra⸣ a-qal-⸢lu⸣ nak-ra ⸢a-da⸣-[ki] | The enemy, the aqallû-demon, the enemy of Eadae |
| 16' | [...] ⸢šub⸣-ba {⸢d}gibil₆⸣ [...] | In its midst, Gibil |
| 17' | [...] ⸢u₂-šam⸣-[qat ...] | ... ešam-eqat |
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