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eCUT A 02-09 (Q006884)
Royal stone inscription, 9th century, Karahan · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE
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| Designation | eCUT A 02-09 |
|---|---|
| ID | Q006884 |
| Collection | Van Museum, Van, Turkey |
| Language | Urartian |
| Period | 9th century · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE |
| Genre | Royal stone inscription |
| Find spot | Karahan |
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)
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) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | {d}hal-di-ni-ni uš-ma-ši-ni | Through the protection of the god Ḫaldi |
| 2 | {d}hal-di-e e-u₂-ri-[e] | For the god Ḫaldi, the (or, resp., his) Lord |
| 3 | {m}iš-pu-u₂-i-ni-še {m}{d}sar₅-du-ri-[hi-ni-še] | Išpuini and Sarduri |
| 4 | {d}hal-di-ni-li KA₂ ši-di-iš-tu₂-a-[li] | For the god Ḫaldi, at the gate of the šidištu-priest |
| 5 | {d}hal-di-ni URU ba-du-si-[e] | For the god Ḫaldi a city was built |
| B,1' | [x x x x] ⸢URU⸣ [x x x x x] | ... the inner city ... |
| 6 | i-ni {d}u₂-a-i ṭi₅-ri-bi-šu₂-⸢zi⸣ | This (is) Ua’i, Tirībišu-Ezî |
| 7 | ku-gu-u₂-ni {d}hal-di-ni URU | Kuguni, the city of Ḫaldi, |
| 8 | u₂-i gi-e-i iš-ti-ni | “Woe, the reeds are here! |
| 9 | ši-da-u₂-ri {m}iš-pu-u₂-i-ni-⸢še⸣ | Received by Išpuini. |
| 10 | {m}{d}sar₅-du-ri-hi-ni-še ši-di-iš-tu₂-ni | Sarduriḫini received. |
| 11 | e-u₂-e E₂.GAL šu₂-hi₂ e-u₂-e | (Sum) The lord of the palace, the one who ... (Akk) He ... a new palace, he ... |
| 12 | {giš}ul-di-e šu₂-hi₂ te-ru-ni | a new tree planted |
| 13 | ⸢bur⸣-ga-na-ni {giš}za-ri šu₂-hi₂ te-ru-ni | He planted a new cedar tree for his e’bur-egana plant. |
| B,9' | ⸢bur⸣-ga-na-ni {giš}za-ri šu₂-hi₂ te-ru-ni | He planted a new cedar tree for his e’bur-egana plant. |
| 14 | {d}hal-di-ni be-di-ni | the god Ḫaldi, his (or, resp. his) Lord |
| 15 | {d}hal-di-na-ni KA₂ be-di-ni | For the god Ḫaldi, his (or, resp. his) Lord |
| 16 | {d}u₂-a-ni be-di-ni | “Uana, his wife, |
| B,12' | {d}u₂-a-ni be-di-ni | “Uana, his wife, |
| 17 | ⸢ma⸣-nu-li-ni ul-gu-u₂-še | “It is enough! It is sufficient! I want to make it perfect for you! |
| 18 | {[m]}iš-pu-u₂-i-ni-e {m}{d}sar₅-du-ri-hi-ni-e | Išpuini and Sarduri |
| B,14' | {[m]}iš-pu-u₂-i-ni-e {m}{d}sar₅-du-ri-e-hi-ni | Isvpuini and Sarduri |
| 19 | {m}mi₃-nu-u₂-a {m}iš-pu-u₂-i-ni-hi-ni-[e] | Minua and Isvpuini |
| 20 | ⸢e⸣-ʾa nu-ni {d}hal-di-[ni] | “Ḫaldi is not his temple, |
| B,16' | ⸢e⸣-ʾa nu-ni {d}hal-di-ni | Her temple of the god Ḫaldi |
| 21 | ar-ni ma-ni-[ni] e-u₂-e {d}u₂-a-⸢ni⸣ | “Her(?) curse, her(?) fate, O Uaemeni, |
| B,17' | ⸢ar⸣-ni ma-ni-ni e-u₂-e {d}u₂-a-⸢ni⸣ | “When he was born, when he became old, O Ua-emani, |
| 22 | {[d]}hal-di-ni-ni uš-ma-ši-ni | Through the greatness of the god Ḫaldi |
| 23 | {[d]}hal-di-e e-u₂-ri-e | For the god Ḫaldi, the (or, resp., his) Lord |
| 24 | {[m]}iš-pu-u₂-i-ni-še {m}{d}sar₅-du-ri-e-hi-ni-še | Išpuini and Sarduri |
| 25 | {[d]}hal-di-ni-li KA₂ ši-di-iš-tu₂-a-li | For the god Ḫaldi, the gate of the šidištali temple |
| B,21' | {[d]}hal-di-ni-li KA₂ ši-⸢di-iš⸣-tu₂-a-li | For the god Ḫaldi, the gate of the goddess Šī-diš-etuāli |
| 26 | {[d]}hal-di-ni URU ⸢ba-du⸣-si-⸢e⸣ | For the god Ḫaldi the city Baduesi-e |
| 27 | [i]-ni {d}u₂-a-i ⸢ṭi₅⸣-[ri]-⸢bi⸣-šu₂-⸢zi⸣ | this (is) Uāyu, the eṭiri-priestess |
| 28 | ⸢ku⸣-gu-u₂-⸢ni⸣ {d}hal-[di]-ni ⸢URU⸣ | For the god Ḫaldi I built the E-ku-e-gu-e. |
| 29 | u₂-i gi-e-i iš-ti-ni | “Woe, the reeds are here! |
| 30 | [ši]-da-u₂-ri {m}iš-pu-u₂-[i]-ni-še | sent, Išpuiniše |
| B,26' | [ši]-da-u₂-ri {m}iš-pu-u₂-[i]-ni-še | sent, Išpuiniše |
| 31 | {[m}{d]}sar₅-du-ri-e-hi-ni-še ši-di-iš-tu₂-ni | Sarduri gave to him. |
| 32 | [e]-u₂-e E₂.GAL šu₂-hi₂ e-ʾa URU | he built a new palace, a city wall |
| 33 | {[giš]}⸢ul⸣-di-e šu₂-hi₂ te-ru-⸢ni⸣ | I planted a new orchard |
| 34 | [bur]-⸢ga⸣-na-ni {giš}⸢za⸣-ri šu₂-⸢hi₂⸣ [te]-⸢ru-ni⸣ | When he enters, the ešāru-tree enters. |
| 35 | {[d}hal]-di-[ni] be-[di-ni] | the god Ḫaldi, his Lord, |
| 36 | {[d}hal]-di-[na]-ni [KA₂ be-di-ni] | For the god Ḫaldi his gate of the god Bēdini |
| 32' | {[d}hal]-di-[na]-ni [x x x x] | Ḫaldi |
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