eCUT A 01-02 (Q006875)
Royal stone inscription, 9th century, Van Kalesi · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE
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| Designation | eCUT A 01-02 |
|---|---|
| ID | Q006875 |
| Language | Urartian; Akkadian |
| Period | 9th century · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE |
| Genre | Royal stone inscription |
| Find spot | Van Kalesi |
| Coordinates | 38.4942, 43.3800 |
English translation
By Salvini · Via Open Richly Annotated Cuneiform Corpus (ORACC) · CC BY-SA 3.0 (ORACC)
| Line | English |
|---|---|
| Obverse [0:6] 1'1'–6'6' | . . . [an o]x . . . plac[es] o[n to?] . . . |
| Obverse [6:9] 7'7'–9'9' | . . . 3 . . . a woman . . . a sheep . . . |
| Obverse [9:10] 10'10'–10'10' | 15 cow[s he gives] . . . [He himself will give as a substitute a live sheep] |
| Obverse [10:11] 11'11'–11'11' | a man will do serv[ice] instead of [him] during (his) life[time] . . |
| Obverse [11:13] 12'12'–13'13' | he will give 8 oxen and 7 co[ws] . . . He himself will give as a substitute a live sheep. A man will do service instead of him [during (his) lifetime]. |
| Obverse [13:16] 14'14'–16'16' | If he [substitutes] a lif[e] he will give [x] oxen and 3 cows. He will give [. . . oxen and] 7 cow[s] which he will sacrifice as a funerary offering. He him[self will give as a substitute a live sheep]. A man will do service [instead] of him for his lifetime. . . . will he give |
| Obverse [16:18] 17'17'–18'18' | he will give . . . 8 oxen [and x cows . . . He himself will give as a sub]stitute a live sheep. A man will do [service] instead of h[im for his lifetime . . ] |
| Obverse [18:19] 19'19'–19'19' | If he [giv]es as a substitute a life [he will give x oxen and] 5 cows [. . .] |
| Obverse [19:20] 20'20'–20'20' | He himself will [give as as substitute] a live sheep. [A man] will do service instead of him [for his lifetime . . .]. |
Transliteration (ATF)
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| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
| 1' | x [...] | |
| 2' | x [...] | |
| 3' | x x [x x x x] ⸢ga⸣ | |
| 4' | [x] ⸢GU₄⸣ [x x x x] za x [...] | |
| 5' | [x x] u₂-da-[x x x] x x [...] | |
| 6' | [x x] x u₂ [x x x] 3 ⸢UGU⸣ | |
| 7' | ⸢SUM⸣-[an x (x)] u₂ [x x x] a x [...] | |
| 8' | 3 [x x x] MUNUS [...] | |
| 9' | ⸢UDU⸣ [x x x] x [x x x x] x [...] | |
| 10' | 15 GU₄.[AB₂{meš} SUM-an] x [x x x x šu-tu-ma UDU.TI.LA SU] | |
| 11' | LU₂ ina ku-⸢mu⸣-[šu] ⸢dul⸣-[lu DU₃-aš₂ EN] TI.[LA x x] | |
| 12' | 8 GU₄{meš} 7 ⸢GU₄⸣.[AB₂]{⸢meš⸣} SUM-⸢an⸣ x it-[...] | |
| 13' | šu-tu-ma UDU.⸢TI⸣.LA SU LU₂ ina ⸢ku-mu⸣-šu ⸢dul⸣-[lu DU₃-aš₂ EN TI.LA x x] | |
| 14' | šum₂-mu TI.⸢LA⸣ [SU x] ⸢GU₄⸣{meš} 3 GU₄.AB₂{meš} SUM-an [x x x x GU₄{meš]} | |
| 15' | 7 GU₄.AB₂{[meš} x] SUM-an ša₂ i-ka-sa-pu-ni šu-⸢tu⸣-[ma UDU.TI.LA SU] | |
| 16' | LU₂ ina [ku-mu]-⸢uš⸣-šu dul-lu DU₃-aš₂ EN TI.LA x [x x x x x] | |
| 17' | SUM [x x] MU LA₂ 8 GU₄{meš} [x GU₄.AB₂{meš} SUM-an x x x x x] | |
| 18' | [šu-tu]-⸢ma⸣ UDU.TI.[LA] ⸢SU⸣ LU₂ ina ku-mu-⸢šu⸣ [dul-lu DU₃-aš₂ EN TI.LA x x] | |
| 19' | šum₂-mu TI.LA ⸢SU⸣ [x GU₄{meš]} 5 GU₄.AB₂{meš} [SUM-an x x x x] | |
| 20' | šu-tu-ma UDU.TI.LA [SU LU₂] ⸢ina⸣ ku-mu-šu dul-lu DU₃-⸢aš₂⸣ [EN TI.LA x x] |
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