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| Designation | Q009249 |
|---|---|
| ID | Q009249 |
| Language | Akkadian |
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.
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| 1 | [x x x x x] ⸢E₂⸣.KUR DU₃.A.BI ⸢ša x⸣+[x x x] | ... the E’eškur, all of it, |
| 2 | [GARZA-MEŠ ša ina E₂].GAŠAN.KALAM.MA in-ne₂-ep-pu-šu₂ | The rites which are performed in the Egaškalama temple |
| 3 | ki-i ša {uru}EN.LIL₂{ki}ma ⸢x⸣+[x x x] | like that of Enlil |
| 4 | [x x x x x x] {⸢d⸣}IŠ.TAR bi-ki-tum | ... E-E-Ištar, the temple administrator |
| 5 | a-na {d}KA.DI PAB-ša ki-i tab-⸢ki⸣ | to Babilā, her brother, when Tab-E3 |
| 6 | [x x id-mu-mu]-⸢u₂-ma ŠU⸣ IL₂-ma ina E₂ {d}INNIN | ... he spoke and raised his hand and in the temple of Ištar |
| 7 | DU-ku {lu₂}UŠ₂ ⸢ša⸣ {d}KA.DI ⸢i-mur-ma MUD₂ ana KI.TIM⸣ [DUL.DU] | (If) he goes (and) a man enters the E’ešû-temple and the blood flows to the underworld: |
| 8 | [x x]+⸢x x⸣ ša DU₃-uš {d}E₂.A ⸢ša⸣ ina tu-li-šu {d}EN | ... that is done by Ea, that is by Bel's command |
| 9 | i-dar-su-ma a-na ZU.AB u₂-še-⸢ra⸣-[du-šu] | he smote him and he sent him to ZU.AB. |
| 10 | [ku]-ri-il-lu ša₂ DU₃-uš {d}EN GU₂ a.a-bi-šu ⸢x⸣+[x x] | It is a kurīlu-plant that is made by Bēl. |
| 11 | la ma-gi-ri-šu₂ ki-i u₂-kab-⸢ba⸣-[su] | If he does not agree with him, |
| 12 | {giš}GIGIR-MEŠ ša TA@v EDIN u₂-ša₂-aš₂-ka-tu-nim-ma a-na <ŠA₃> URU TU | The chariots which he brought from the open country and to the centre of the city |
| 13 | {d}AG šu-u₂ <ša> an-za-a i-⸢na⸣-[ru] | Nabû, this is what Anzu will say |
| 14 | {[lu₂]}KUR.GAR.RA {lu₂}su-sa-nu ša ina A-MEŠ a-ha-meš u₂-⸢ra-ma⸣-[ku] | The kurgarru-official (and) the šasanu-priest who in water with each other shall cleanse |
| 15 | {lu₂}su-⸢sa-nu {d}EN⸣ LU₂.SAL {d}EN.LIL₂ | the esānu of Bel-e, the chief of Enlil |
| 16 | {d}EN {d}EN.LIL₂ a-na KI.TIM ki-i ip-qi₂-du | When Bel and Enlil had appointed to the underworld, |
| 17 | {⸢dug⸣}GU₂.ZI ša DU₃-uš-ak-ka šu-u ka-si AN.ŠAR₂ | The throne that I made for you is the cup of Ashur |
| 18 | MU {d}EN DU-ma {d}a-nu-um ik-mu-u₂ ⸢KUŠ⸣-[šu₂] | The name of Bel is “Bēl goes and Anu seals it. |
| 19 | iš-du-du {lu₂}UŠ₂-šu₂ ana {d}a-nun-na-ki ip-qid | he killed, his slave to the Anunnaki he appointed. |
| 20 | it-ti-ku-nu-ma ka-mi {d}a-⸢nu⸣-[um] | with you, and the mouth of Enūma |
| 21 | KUŠ-šu₂ ki-i i-ku-ṣu {mul}SIPA.ZI.AN.NA MUD₂-šu | When its skin thickens, O Orion, its blood |
| 22 | ki-i u₂-lab-bi-šu₂ u {d}a-nu-<um> ina UGU SAG.DU nak-si i-[zi-zu] | When Anu had slain him, he stood upon the head of the naksu-demon. |
| 23 | ak-la ša DU₃-uš {d}E₂.A ik-⸢mu⸣-[u] | Whoever performs (this) will be Ea. |
| 24 | {d}AMAR.UTU ana EGIR {mul}SIPA.ZI.AN.NA ZI-u₂ DUL.DU-<u₂> | (If) Marduk approaches the rear of Orion: ... will die. |
| 25 | {d}E₂.A EGIR-šu₂ iz-ziz-ma MURUB₄-MEŠ-šu₂ ki-<i> u₂-⸢rak⸣-[ki-su] | Ea stood behind him and his middle parts were like erak-ekisu. |
| 26 | {d}EN {mul}SIPA.ZI.AN.NA ik-mu-ma ⸢TU₆⸣ ša {d}1 DUG₄-ma | Bēl, the Shepherd of Anu, knelt down and opened the “News of Ištar's Gate’. |
| 27 | a-na {d}a-nun-na-ki ip-qid-su MI₂-MEŠ [ša x x x x x] | to the Anunnaki he appointed him. The women of |
| 28 | {[giš]}BAL IL₂-<u₂>-ma NA₄-MEŠ ina bi-rit MI₂-MEŠ u₂-⸢šar⸣-qu-u₂ | He raises a censer, and the stones in between the women he shall cut off. |
| 29 | DUMU.UŠ-šu₂ GAL-u₂ ša₂ ab-[x x x-u₂-ma] | the great daughter who ... and |
| 30 | AD-šu₂ AMA-šu₂ il-qu-šu-ma ina bi-rit tu-le-e <ša₂> {d}IŠ.TAR-MEŠ | His father and mother took him and between the scepters of the goddesses |
| 31 | u₂-šar-qu-šu {d}AG [x x x x] | Nabû smote him |
| 32 | ana 07 UD-me SAHAR ša EN₂ ša₂ {d}1 ip-qid-su | For 7 days the volume of the incantation of Ištar he appointed him. |
| 33 | u {d}IŠ.TAR-MEŠ ša₂ KI-šu₂ ana SAHAR.HI.A u₂-⸢tir⸣-[ši-na] | and the goddesses who are with him, I have turned into dust |
| 34 | [x x ša] ⸢E₃⸣-ma ri-gim-ša₂ ŠUB.ŠUB-u₂ {d}na-na-a | ... of the e’ema-priestess, her voice is a scream of Nanaya |
| 35 | ki-i a-na {d}EN {giš}GAG.TAG.GA AN.BAR ta-hu-⸢šu₂⸣-[x x x] | When to Bel the iron scepter |
| 36 | [x x x x {d]}MAŠ ina UGU {d}BE iz-ziz-ma ana SAHAR.HI.A-MEŠ u₂-tir-šu₂ | Ninurta stood upon Enlil and turned it into dust. |
| 37 | KA₅.A ša E₃ ri-gim-šu₂ ŠUB.ŠUB-u₂ {d}U.GUR [x x x] | (If) it is open: he will revolt against his enemy. Nergal . |
| 38 | {d}PA.TUG₂ di-pa-ru ⸢nam⸣-ru ina IGI {d}EN ki-i u₂-šaq-qu-u | When Nusku the diparu-plant and the enamēru-plant in the presence of Bēl raised |
| 39 | MI₂ ša₂ URU ina SAG.DU-šu₂-[nu x x x] | the woman of the city at their head ... |
| 40 | [x x x] ina GU₂-šu₂-nu i-na-aš₂-šu₂-ši-ma ina A.ŠA₃ DU-ku | ... on their necks he will take and go to the field. |
| 41 | {še}NUMUN u₂-sa₃-pa-hu {d}EN šu-u₂-<ma> GU₂ la ma-⸢gi⸣-[ri-šu] | He is the seed of the sapḫu-plant of Bēl, and he has no rival. |
| 42 | [ki-i u₂]-⸢ka⸣-bi-is-su {še}NUMUN u₂-sa₃-pa-hu | When he has sown the seed, |
| 43 | ⸢ma⸣-ṣi qa-te-šu₂-nu ki-i a-na ṣi-re-e u₂-⸢ma⸣-[lu-šu₂-nu] | their hands as to a scepter they shall carry. |
| 44 | {[giš}BANŠUR ša] ina TUR₃ ina IGI {d}UTU i-ra-ku-us-su | The table which is in the stall before Šamaš he shall cut down. |
| 45 | ⸢ur zi⸣ PU₂ DUG₄.GA-u₂ {⸢d}UTU⸣ ana {d}BE ki-i ⸢ug⸣-[x x] | (If) a hole in the right side of a well is opened, Šamaš-e23 will speak to Enlil as ... |
| 46 | [x x x] ša i-ma-ri-su giš-hu-ru ⸢x x x⸣ UDU.NITA₂-MEŠ | ... which he saw, a reed fence ... rams |
| 47 | it-ti-iʾ-⸢la⸣ ina UGU {giš}BANŠUR GAR-an MI₂-MEŠ [x x] | Itti-ilā’e will be placed upon the table. The women |
| 48 | [x x x x] AN.TA-MEŠ KUD-MEŠ-ši-na ⸢x x⸣ | ... their upper parts are short: ... . |
| 49 | E₃-MEŠ-ši-na a-na ha-bu-ni-ši-na [x x] | their coming out to Habunīna |
| 50 | [x x x x x] E₃-ma ⸢x⸣ IL₂-⸢ma⸣ | ... emerges and lifts up ... |
| 51 | ina UGU {giš}⸢BANŠUR x x x x x x x x⸣ [x x] | upon the table |
| 52 | [x x x x x x]+⸢x⸣-šu ki-i u₂-qat-ta PU₂ | When he finished his ..., the well |
| 53 | qi-⸢x x x x x x⸣ [x x x x]+⸢x⸣+[x x x] | Qi-e-... |
| 54 | [x x x x x]+⸢x⸣ ina IGI.2-ša₂ is-su-ku | ... went out in front of him |
| 55 | 07 ⸢x x x x⸣ [x x x x x x x x x x] | 7 ...-plants ...... |
| 56 | [x x x x x x]+⸢x⸣-šu₂ i-na-as-su-ku | ...... they shall cut off |
| 57 | ⸢x x x⸣ [x x x x x x x x x x] | |
| 58 | [x x x x x x]-MEŠ AN.ŠAR₂ šu-nu-ma | ...... are Ashur's ... |
| 59 | ⸢x x x x⸣ [x x x x x x x x x x] | |
| 60 | [x x x x i-na]-⸢as⸣-sa-ku-⸢ni x x x x x⸣ | ... he will release me |
| 61 | [x x x x x x x x x x] | |
| 62 | [x x x x x x]+⸢x⸣ hab su a ana ⸢x x x x⸣ | ... to ... |
| 63 | [x x x x x x x x x x] | |
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| 1 | [x x x x x] ⸢x⸣ [x x x x x x] ⸢x x x⸣ [x x] | |
| 2 | [x x x x x x]+⸢x⸣ EN UD 30-KAM [in-ne₂-ep]-⸢pu⸣-šu₂ | Until the 30th day they will perform it. |
| 3 | [x x x x x] ⸢ma⸣-ha-ṣu ⸢x⸣+[x x x x x] ⸢ur⸣-ra-du-ni | ... ma’ehašbu-plant, ...-plant (and) ur-radûnni-plant |
| 4 | [UD 26-KAM] ⸢UD⸣-um ik-ki-li ina ⸢UD⸣ [x x] a ⸢x bat⸣ {d}a-nu-um | On the 26th day the ešum-vessel was cut off. In(?) the ‘vessel’ the ... of the 'vessel' of Anu |
| 5 | [UD 28-⸢KAM⸣ {d}DUMU.ZI iš—ša-ʾa-li iš—ša-ʾa-li [x x] e-li | On the 28th day Dumuzi ... |
| 6 | [mu]-u₂-su ŠE.SA.A ša ina UGU {d}DUMU.ZI ŠUB.ŠUB ina NA₄-MEŠ ki i-qa-mu-⸢šu₂⸣ | His name is ŠE.SA.A, which is written on the forehead of Dumuzi. When Iqamû-ēše |
| 7 | [qa]-la-a-te ša GAR-nu DUL.DU a-na AN.TA-MEŠ ki-i qa-bu-[u₂] | The qalātu-festival which was arranged, when it was said to the upper parts |
| 8 | [NU] ŠEŠ-ka ša ina KAŠ-MEŠ u₂-la-bu-ku ⸢SU⸣ ŠEŠ IL₂-ni ki-i qa-⸢bu⸣-[u] | “It is not your intention that they will drink in beer, it is an ersu-ēṭa-e-šû-disease. It is said as follows: |
| 9 | [ša] {d}KAR₂.KAR₂ LAL₃ šar-ka-[šu] | From Karkar, his king. |
| 10 | {[giš]}⸢ŠINIG⸣ qim-mat-su {giš}ŠUR.MIN₃ la-an-[šu] | A tamarisk is its top; a cypress is its bottom. |
| 11 | {[giš]}⸢qu⸣-nu-bu za-⸢ba-šu⸣ {giš}dup-ra-nu ša-pu-la-[šu] | a eqûnubu-tree, its zabāšu (and) a dormouse |
| 12 | {[giš}e]-re-nu bir-ka-šu {giš}KIB ki-ṣil-la-[šu] | cedar, birkašu-wood, kiln-fired brick |
| 13 | [kiš]-⸢šu⸣ u₂-ba-na-šu₂ {giš}{šem}ŠEŠ ni-lu-[šu₂] | (As for) the one who removes this inscription, the scepter of his divinity |
| 14 | [šu]-⸢ra⸣-nu MUD₂-MEŠ-šu₂ {giš}al-la-nu A₂.2-MEŠ-[šu₂] | Hand of blood, hoe, his two arms |
| 15 | [KUG].⸢GI⸣ ri-hu-su {u₂}HI.IS{sar} tu-la-a-[šu₂] | gold, rḫušu-plant, juniper |
| 16 | [e-de]-tu₂ SIG₂.UZ₃ ša₂-pu-li-šu₂ {giš}pu-qut-tu₂ SIG₂.UZ₃ ⸢su⸣-[ha-ti-šu₂] | edemtu-disease (means) supplication; pquttu (also means) emesu-ḫatīšu |
| 17 | {[giš]}⸢NIM⸣ SIG₂.UZ₃ GABA-[šu₂] | The ēšû-tree (and) the goat’s breast |
| 18 | [x x x x x x x]+⸢x⸣ {d}AG ša zu [x x] | ... Nabû who knows |
| 19 | [x x x x x x x x x] ⸢KI⸣.TIM DUL.DU ur-ra-du 02 MU [x x] | ... the Ekītum-temple, the courtyard of Urradu, two years ... |
| 20 | [AD.HAL DINGIR-MEŠ GAL-MEŠ ZU-u ZU-a] ⸢li⸣-kal-lim NU.ZU-a la₃ IGI.LAL NIG₂.[GIG DINGIR-MEŠ GAL-MEŠ] | The gods of the great gods know (it) and the god Ekallim, who knows (it), do not see (it). The omen of the big gods |
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