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Measurements of Esagil and Ezida (Q007971)
Metrological, First Millennium, unclear
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| Designation | Measurements of Esagil and Ezida |
|---|---|
| ID | Q007971 |
| Collection | Vorderasiatisches Museum, Berlin, Germany |
| Language | Akkadian |
| Period | First Millennium |
| Genre | Metrological |
| Find spot | unclear |
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) |
|---|---|---|
| o | ||
| 1 | TA ⸢lib₃⸣-bi {im}DIŠ a-na {im}[MIN] | from the middle of the house to ditto |
| 2 | 7 ku-bur-re-e ša 4-a-a ina 1.⸢KUŠ₃⸣ | 7 kuburrê-vessels of 4 cubits each |
| 3 | 2 ku-bur-re-e qa-na-a-a 10-te ⸢ša⸣ [ṣuppān] | 2 kuburrê-bowls, ten eša’e23-vessels of pomegranates |
| 4 | PAP 40 ina 1.KUŠ₃ ku-bur-⸢ra-te⸣ [ša E₂] | A total of 40 cubits, the kurāte-shields of the house. |
| 5 | 8 ina 1.KUŠ₃ lib₃-bi aš₂-ru-ka-[tu₂] | 8 cubits inside the Asukkatu |
| 6 | ša KA₂-{d}UTU-e₂-babbar-⸢ra⸣ | From the Šamaš-ebabbar Gate. |
| 7 | 14 ina 1.KUŠ₃ E₂ {giš}⸢GIGIR⸣ | 14 cubits, the house of the chariot |
| 8 | 77 ina 1.KUŠ₃ ki-sal-lu ša {d}EN | 77 cubits, the courtyard of Bel |
| 9 | 6 ina 1.KUŠ₃ SAG.KI ša E₂ {d}IDIM | 6 cubits, the width of the temple of Ea |
| 10 | 6 ina 1.KUŠ₃ E₂ {im}DIŠ ša E₂ ⸢GAŠAN⸣-ia₂ | 6 cubits, the house adjoining the house of the “Bēlti-Eya’ |
| 11 | 7 ina 1.KUŠ₃ SAG.KI ša ki-sal-li ša E₂ {d}⸢GAŠAN⸣-[ia₂] | 7 cubits, the width of the courtyard of the temple of Bēlet-ēriya. |
| 12 | 6 ina 1.KUŠ₃ SAG.[KI] ⸢ša⸣ ne₂-reb ša E₂ {d}60 {d}⸢INANNA⸣ | 6 cubits lower width to the entrance of the temple of Anu and Ištar |
| 13 | 6 ina 1.KUŠ₃ aš₂-ru-⸢ka⸣-tu₂ ša ka₂-{d}lamma-ar-⸢ra⸣-[bi] | 6 cubits, the ašru-ekātu-official of the gate of Lamma-ar-ebi |
| 14 | PAP 1 ⸢ME⸣ 70 US₂ ša e₂-sag-il₂ | Total: 1 e22ME₃ 70 UŠ of Esagil |
| 15 | TA lib₃-bi {[im]}⸢EŠ₅ a⸣-na {im}4 | from the ēšu-container of the a’ûna-ceremony |
| 16 | 7 ku-bur-⸢re⸣-[e ša 4-⸢a⸣-a ina 1.[KUŠ₃] | 7 kubur-reê-vessels of one-fourth in 1 cubit |
| 17 | 2 ku-bur⸣-[...] | 2 ...-plants |
| 18 | [...] | |
| 19 | [...] | |
| 20 | [...] | |
| 21 | [...] | |
| 22a | [...] | |
| 22b | <[...]> | |
| 23 | 4 [...] | 4 ... |
| 24 | 14 ⸢ina⸣ [...] | 14 eše3-plants |
| 25 | 8 ⸢ina⸣ [...] | 8 eše3-plants |
| 26 | PAP 1 ⸢ME⸣ [...] | Total: 1 eše3 |
| 27 | 80 US₂ 55 ⸢SAG⸣ [...] | 80 (cubits) the (longer) side, 55 esag-plants |
| 28 | 37 US₂ 12 ⸢SAG⸣ [...] x | 37 (cubits) the (longer) side, 12 e22sag-plants ... |
| 29 | 37 US₂ 10 ⸢SAG pa⸣-[x]-hu | 37 (cubits) the (longer) side, 10 e22sag-plants, ... |
| 30 | 37 US₂ 11 ⸢SAG⸣ [...]-šu₂ | 37 (cubits) the (longer) side, 11 e22saĝ-houses ... its |
| 31 | x ina 1.⸢KUŠ₃ US₂⸣ [...] ⸢KA₂⸣-šu₂ | ... in 1 cubit length ... its gate |
| 32 | [x]+12 ŠID x[...] x x | x+12, counted ... |
| 33 | [x] US₂ 20 ⸢SAG⸣ [...] {d}AMAR.UTU | ... the length, 20 esaĝ-houses ... Marduk |
| 34 | x ina 1.⸢KUŠ₃⸣ [...]-tu₂ ša KA₂.x.x | in 1 cubit ... of the gate |
| 35 | [...] ⸢ša⸣ E₂ {d}su-x-[x] | ... of the temple of Su- |
| 36 | [...] ⸢ru⸣-ka-⸢tu₂⸣ [...] | ... the enchanter(?) |
| r | ||
| 37 | [...] | |
| 38 | [...] | |
| 39 | [...] | |
| 40 | [...] | |
| 41 | 8 ⸢US₂⸣ [...] | 8 e22US2e23 |
| 42 | 20 ⸢US₂⸣ [...] | 20 eše3-plants |
| 43 | 20 US₂ 5 [...]-⸢tum⸣ | 20 (cubits) the (longer) side, 5 ... tum |
| 44 | 11 US₂ 6 ⸢SAG⸣ [...]-⸢ti⸣ | 11 lengths, 6 widths |
| 45 | 10 US₂ 6 ⸢SAG⸣ [...] x-tu₂ | 10 (cubits) the (longer) side, 6 esag-plants ... |
| 46 | 26 US₂ x [...] x | 26 cables ... ... |
| 47 | 20 US₂ [...] x | 20 (cubits) the (longer) side, ... |
| 48 | 41 US₂ [...] ⸢ša₂⸣ | 41 (cubits) the (longer) side, |
| 49 | 26 US₂ [...] x | The 26th, the length ... |
| 50 | 27 US₂ 10 [...]-še | 27 (cubits) the (longer) side, 10 ... |
| 51 | 17 US₂ <x> ⸢SAG⸣ [...] x-tu₂ | 17 (cubits) the (longer) side, <...> the (short) esaĝ-plant |
| 52 | 19 US₂ 11 ⸢SAG⸣ [...] | 19 cables, 11 esag-plants |
| 53 | 22 US₂ 9 [...] | 22 cables is 9 00 |
| 54 | 16 US₂ 14 ⸢SAG⸣ [...] | 16 (cubits) the (longer) side, 14 esag-plants |
| 55 | 20 US₂ 12 SAG⸣ [...] | 0;20, the length, 12 00, the width |
| 56 | 9 [...] | 9 ... |
| 57 | 6 [...] | 6 ... |
| 58 | 24 US₂⸣ [...] | 24 (cubits) the long side |
| 59 | 27 US₂ [...] | The 27th, the length, ... |
| 60 | 2 ME 2 US₂ 1 [...] | 2 hundred 2 cables, 1 ... |
| 61 | 1 LIM US₂ 5 ME ⸢SAG⸣ [...] | 1 thousand, the length, 500, the esag-house |
| 62 | 2 ME 30 aš₂-⸢li⸣ [...] | 230 ašēlī ... |
| 63 | 2 ME 30 aš₂-⸢li⸣ [...] | 230 ašēlī ... |
| 64 | PAP 5 ME 21 ⸢aš₂⸣-[li ...] | A total of 521 ašû-plants |
| 65 | ša 30 ina 1.⸢KUŠ₃ aš₂⸣-[lu ...] x [(x)] | Of the moon in 1 cubit ... |
| 66 | PAP 15 LIM 6 ⸢ME 30 4 [...] x AN [(x)] | Total: 156,000 ⸢ME 30 4 ... Mars |
| 67 | PAP-ma 16 LIM 1 ME] 29-⸢ma⸣ [x LIM ME {im}DIŠ] 6 ME {im}[MIN] | a total of 16129 (people), x thousand (and) 600 (people) ditto. |
| 68 | 5 ME {im}EŠ₅ [x] ⸢LIM⸣ ME {im}4 PAP 3 ⸢LIM⸣ [x] ⸢ME⸣ kip-pat e₂-[zi-da] | 5 hundred ešû-plants, [x] thousand ēru-trees, a total of 3 thousand ‘e’ (plants), x thousand kippat ezida plant(s) |
| 69 | 1 LIM ⸢US₂⸣ AN.TA 1 LIM US₂ KI.⸢TA⸣ | 1 thousand upper lengths, 1 thousand lower lengths |
| 70 | 5 ME US₂ AN.TA 5 LIM US₂ KI.TA | 500 upper lengths, 500 lower lengths. |
| 71 | ⸢PAP⸣ 3 LIM ⸢kip⸣-pat e₂-zi-⸢da⸣ | 3,000 ditches of the Ezida temple |
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