Erišum I 01 (Q005621)
Royal Inscription, Old Assyrian, Kültepe (Kanesh) · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | Erišum I 01 |
|---|---|
| ID | Q005621 |
| Collection | Anadolu Medeniyetleri Müzesi, Ankara, Turkey |
| Language | Akkadian |
| Period | Old Assyrian · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE |
| Genre | Royal Inscription |
| Find spot | Kültepe (Kanesh) |
| Coordinates | 38.8509, 35.6349 |
English translation
By ORACC project riao · Via Open Richly Annotated Cuneiform Corpus (ORACC) · CC BY-SA 3.0 (ORACC)
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| Obverse [0:3] 11–33 | [...] ... Erišum, overseer of Aššur, [son of Ilu-šūma], overseer of Aššur; Ilu-šūma (was) the son of Šalim-aḫum, [overseer of Aššur]; Šalim-aḫum (was) the son of Puzur-Aššur (I), [overseer of Aššur]: |
| Obverse [3:18] 44–1818 | Erišum, vice-regent of Aššur: I [built] the holy [Step] Gate, (and) the chapel [for] my lord. I built a [high] throne (and) adorned the front of it with a precious stone (ḫušāru). I installed the doors. With Aššur, my lord, standing by me I reserved land for Aššur, my lord, from the Sheep Gate to the People’s Gate. I built all of the temple area. I built two beer vats, twins [...]. I placed two duck figures, each (weighing) one talent, by them. I overlaid (the) two moons with bronze. I set [...] ornaments, each (weighing) one talent, upon them. The name of the temple is ‘Wild Bull’; the name of the [door] is ‘Protective Goddess’; the name of the lock is ‘Be Strong!’; the name of the threshold is ‘Be Alert!’ |
| Obverse [18:22] 1919–2222 | If the temple should become dilapidated and a king of my status should wish to rebuilt it, he must not disturb the clay cone which I drove in(to the wall but, if necessary), he will restore (it) to its place. |
| Obverse [22:25] 2323–2525 | He who would mash beer in the house of the twin (beer vats) may Aššur, Adad, and Bel, my god, destroy his seed. |
| Obverse [25:29] 2626–2929 | Mēšarum (‘Justice’), Išme-karāb (‘He Heard the Prayer’), Ṣê-raggu (‘Get Out, Criminal!’), Ulli-mēšaram (‘He Extolled Justice’), Ašur-ḫablam (‘Watch over the Downtrodden!’), Pûšu-kēn (‘His Speech Is Upright’), and Išmēlum (‘God has Heard’) — a total of Seven Judges of the Step Gate. |
| Obverse [29:34] 3030–3434 | (I), Erišum, vice-regent of Aššur, constantly [...] and Aššur, [Adad, and Bel, my god, the] ... of [my] city [...]. May [justice] be established in [my] city [...]. |
| Obverse [34:38] 3535–3838 | [...] Aššur (is) king, Erišum (is) overseer. [Ašš]ur (is like) reed swamps that cannot be traversed, terrain that cannot be trodden upon, canals that cannot be crossed. |
| Obverse [38:52] 3939–5252 | The one who lies (lit. ‘talks too much’) in the Step Gate, the demon of ruins will seize his mouth and his hindquarters; he will smash his head like a shattered pot; he will fall like a broken reed and water will flow from his mouth. The one who lies (lit. ‘talks too much’) in the Step Gate, his house will become a house of ruin. He who rises to give false testimony, may the [Seven] Judges who decide legal cases in [the Step Gate give a false] decision [against him]; [may Aššur], Adad, and Bel, [my god, pluck his seed]; a place [...] may they not give to him. |
| Obverse [52:58] 5353–5858 | [The one who ...] ... obeys me, [when he goes] to the Step Gate [may he retain] a palace deputy; [may ...] the witnesses and adversary (in the court); [may] the judges [take the bench] and give a proper decision [before Ašš]ur. |
| Obverse [58:69] 5959–7474 | The place of the clay nail … among them good conduct [...] and they do not blaspheme against the god [...] be established [...] by his protective goddess [...]. May [Aššu]r, [Adad, and] Bel, my god, give him [sword], bow, (and) shield. |
Transliteration (ATF)
From Open Richly Annotated Cuneiform Corpus (ORACC) · CC BY-SA 3.0 (ORACC default); per-file JSON license fields say: This data is released under the CC0 license (133618)
| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | [x x x] ⸢li⸣-ki i-ri-⸢šu⸣-um UGULA a-šur₃ | |
| 2 | [DUMU DINGIR-šu-ma] ⸢UGULA⸣ a-⸢šur₃ DINGIR-šu⸣-ma ⸢DUMU⸣ šal₂-ma-hi-[im] | |
| 3 | [UGULA a-šur₃ ša]-⸢lim⸣-a-hu-⸢um DUMU⸣ MAN-a-šur₃ | |
| 4 | [UGULA a-šur₃] ⸢i-ri⸣-šu-um ⸢i⸣-ši₂-a-ak a-šur₃ | |
| 5 | [mu-uš-la₂]-lam qa₂-ša-⸢am wa⸣-at-ma-nam | |
| 6 | [a-na] ⸢be-li⸣-a e-[pu]-⸢uš⸣ ku-si₂-a-⸢am⸣ | |
| 7 | [x] x-⸢tam₂⸣ e-pu-uš pa₂-ni-ša hu-ša-ra-⸢am⸣ | |
| 8 | ⸢u₂-hi-iz⸣ da-la₂-⸢tim⸣ aš₂-ku-un a-šur₃ be-li | |
| 9 | i-zi-za-⸢ma iš⸣-tu₃ a-bu-ul-ṣe₂-⸢ni⸣-im | |
| 10 | a-di₂ a-bu-ul-ni-ši₂-im qa₂-qe₂-re-e | |
| 11 | a-na a-šur₃ be-li-a e-zi-ib gi₅-me-<er>-ti₃ | |
| 12 | i-sa₃-ri-im e-pu-uš 2 hu-bu-re-en tu₃-i-me-⸢en⸣ | |
| 13 | [x (x)] e-pu-uš 2 u₂-us₂-e-en ša 1 GU₂-ta | |
| 14 | i-⸢na⸣ qar-be-šu-nu a-di₂ su₂-e-ne₂-en₆ si₂-pa₂-ra-am | |
| 15 | u₂-hi-iz ⸢u₂⸣ ar-ka₃-be-e ša 1 GU₂-ta i-na ṣe₂-ri-šu-nu | |
| 16 | ⸢u₂⸣-ša-zi-iz E₂{be-tum} ri-mu-um šu-um-šu | |
| 17 | ⸢dal⸣-tum la₂-ma-su₂-um šu-um-ša ši₂-gu₅-ru-um | |
| 18 | lu-da-na-at šu-um-šu ak-su₂-pu-um | |
| 19 | lu-e-ra-at šu-um-šu šu-ma be-tum e-na-ah-ma | |
| 20 | LUGAL šu-um-šu ša ki-ma ia-ti₂ be-tam₂ | |
| 21 | e-pa₂-aš₂ si₂-ka₃-⸢tam₂⸣ ša am-ha-ṣu₂-u₂ | |
| 22 | la₂ u₂-ra-a-ab₂ a-na iš-ri-ša-ma | |
| 23 | lu-ta-e-er ša i-na E₂{be-et} tu₃-i-me-e | |
| 24 | ši₂-ik-ra-am i-ma-zi-u₂ a-šur₃ u₂ {d}IŠKUR | |
| 25 | u₂ be-lu-um i-li za-ra-šu li-ik-su₂-ma | |
| 26 | me-ša-ru-um iš-me-ka₃-ra-ab₂ ṣe₂-e-; | |
| 27 | u₂-li-me-ša-ra-am a-šu-ur-; | |
| 28 | pu-šu-ke-en₆ u₂ iš-me-lum₂ | |
| 29 | na-ap₂-hu-ru-um 7 da-a-a-nu-u₂ | |
| 30 | ša mu-uš-la₂-le i-ri-šu-um i-ši₂-a-ak a-⸢šur₃⸣ | |
| 31 | [x x x x]-⸢ta⸣-na-ar-ma a-šur₃ [u adad] | |
| 32 | [u₂ be-lum₂ i-li x] x-at a-⸢li⸣-[a x x x (x)] | |
| 33 | [me-ša]-⸢ru-um⸣ i-na a-⸢li⸣-[a x x x (x)] | |
| 34 | ⸢lu⸣-u₂ ša-ki-⸢in⸣ [x x x x x (x)] | |
| 35 | [...] x x [...] {d}a-šur₃ LUGAL | |
| 36 | i-ri-šu-um UGULA [a]-⸢šur₃⸣ a-pa₂-ru-u₂ | |
| 37 | la₂ ha-ba-⸢ri⸣-[im qa₃]-⸢qu₂⸣-ru-u₂ la₂ | |
| 38 | ka₃-ba-si₂-im pa₂-al-gu₅ la₂ e-ta-qi₂-im | |
| 39 | qa₂-bi wa-ta-ar-tim i-na mu-uš-⸢la₂-le⸣ | |
| 40 | [(x)] x ša ha-re-be-em pu-šu | |
| 41 | u₃ qi₂-na-su₂ i-ṣa-ba-at ki-ma ka₃-ar-pi₃-tim | |
| 42 | ha-<ap₂>-e-tim qa₂-qa₂-su₂ i-ha-pi₃ ki-ma | |
| 43 | GI qi₂-li-<im> i-qi₂-a-al u₂ ma-u₂-⸢šu⸣ | |
| 44 | i-pe₃-šu-ma i-lu-ku qa₂-bi₄-i wa-ta-⸢ar-tim⸣ | |
| 45 | i-na mu-uš-la₂-le ki-ma E₂{be-et} | |
| 46 | ha-re-be-em E₂{be-su₂} e-we ša a-na | |
| 47 | ši₂-bu-⸢ut sa₂⸣-ra-tim e-le-u₂ | |
| 48 | 7 da]-⸢a⸣-a-⸢nu₃⸣ ša di₂-na-am i-na | |
| 49 | [mu-uš-la₂]-⸢le⸣ i-di₂-nu ⸢di₂-in⸣ [sa₂]-⸢ra-tim⸣ | |
| 50 | [li-di₂-nu-šu-um a-šur₃] ⸢u₂⸣ {d}IŠKUR u₂ be-⸢lu⸣-[um i-li] | |
| 51 | [za-ra-šu li]-⸢il₅⸣-qu₂-ta aš₂-ra-⸢am⸣ | |
| 52 | [u x x x (x)]-⸢am⸣ e i-di₂-na-šu-um | |
| 53 | [ša x x x (x)] x AN i-ma-ga-ra-ni | |
| 54 | [x x x (x)] a-na mu-uš-la₂-le | |
| 55 | [x x x]-⸢ni⸣ MAŠKIM₃ ša E₂.GAL-lim | |
| 56 | [li-hu-uz₂]-ma ši₂-be-e u₂ be-el a-wa-tim | |
| 57 | [x-x]-⸢ru⸣-su₂-nu-ma u₂ da-a-a-nu₃ | |
| 58 | [lu-uš]-⸢bu⸣-ma di₂-nam i-na ki-na-tim | |
| 59 | [pa-an a]-⸢šur₃⸣ li-di₂-nu a-šar si₂-ka₃-tim | |
| 60 | [x x x] x x [x] x [x x x] x | |
| 67 | [x x x x x (x)] x ku [x x (x)] | |
| 68 | [x x x x x x] x-ga-na-⸢ni⸣-[x-(x)] | |
| 69 | [x x i]-⸢na⸣ ba-ri-šu-nu ta-ar-di₂-a-[am] | |
| 70 | [x x x] x-ma i-la₂-am u₂-la₂ u₂-pa₂-ru-u₂ | |
| 71 | x [...] | |
| 72 | ša-ki-⸢in⸣ x [...] x x | |
| 73 | i-na la₂-ma-si₂-šu [...] x-x-⸢ta⸣ [...] x [... a]-⸢šur₃⸣ u₂ {d}[IŠKUR u] | |
| 74 | be-lum₂ i-li ⸢pa₂⸣-[at-ra-am qa₂]-⸢aš₂⸣-tam₂ a-ri-tam₂ li-di₂-na-šu-um |
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