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Measurements of the Interior of the Esagil Temple (Q009356)
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| Designation | Measurements of the Interior of the Esagil Temple |
|---|---|
| ID | Q009356 |
| Language | Akkadian |
| 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 i | ||
| 1' | 4 luṭ-⸢ṭu⸣ [...] | 4 female lambs |
| 2' | 2 e-lu-tu₂ 2 [šap-lu-tu₂ ...] | 2 upper, 2 lower |
| 3' | 1{en} ša₂ DA ba-x [...] | 1 ... , |
| 4' | LA₂{iṣ} 2 šap-⸢lu⸣-[tu₂ ...] | deficit: 2 šap-ēlûtu-vessels |
| 5' | 5 2/3 KUŠ₃ ana SAG E₂ bi-ri-šu₂-⸢nu⸣ [x KUŠ₃] | 5 2/3 cubits to the front of the house of Birišu-e23 |
| 6' | ana US₂ E₂ bi-ri-šu₂-nu a-lal₂-⸢lum⸣ [x x x] | to the length of their house, alal-elum-e ... |
| 7' | 4 KUŠ₃ US₂ 4 KUŠ₃ SAG ina bi-rit luṭ-ṭu ŠUB-[(di)] | The length is 4 cubits, the width 4 [cubits], the height between the 'finger'. |
| 8' | E₂ [x x x] 7 KUŠ₃ 8 SI US₂ 6 KUŠ₃ 7 SI SAG | the house of ... 7 cubits 8 fingers the length, 6 [cubits] 7 fingers the breadth |
| 9' | x x x x KU-tal-la-šu₂ 1 KUŠ₃ 8 SI{am₃} | its ... is 1 cubit 8 fingers. |
| 10' | [x] US₂{meš} u SAG.KI{meš} 1-niš ana E₂ A₂{at} | x lengths and widths, one-third to the house of the slave |
| 11' | 2 KUŠ₃ KA₂-šu₃ ma-lak-šu₂ 7 KUŠ₃ US₂ 1 KUŠ₃ SAG | 2 cubits, its opening, its exit, 7 cubit length, 1 cubit width |
| 12' | ma-ak-ku-u₂ 7 KUŠ₃ 8 SI US₂ 2 KUŠ₃ 8 SI | The length is 7 cubits 8 fingers, the width 2 [cubits] 8 fingers. |
| 13' | SAG TA a-su-mit ša₂ E₂ {d}30 5 KUŠ₃ 8 SI | the top from the roof of the temple of Sin 5 cubits 8 fingers |
| 14' | SU₃ TA a-su-mit ša₂ E₂ {d}U.GUR 5 KUŠ₃ 8 SI | it was covered. From the asumit of the temple of Nergal, 5 cubits 8 fingers |
| 15' | SU₃ šub-tum ša₂ ina E₂ {d}U.GUR 2 KUŠ₃ 2/3 KUŠ₃ US₂ | SU₃ means “in the house of Nergal, 2 cubits is 2/3 cubit. The length is |
| 16' | 1 KUŠ₃ 2/3 KUŠ₃ SAG ŠAR₂ DUBUR₂ 31 | 1 2/3 cubits, the width, of a tablet. 31 |
| 17' | [E₂] PU₂ ša₂ x GIŠIMMAR 6 KUŠ₃ 8 SI US₂ 5 [KUŠ₃] | house, well of x date palms, 6 cubits 8 fingers length, 5 [cubits] long |
| 18' | 2/3 KUŠ₃ SAG 2 KUŠ₃ KA₂-šu₂ ana IGI KISAL 2 [KUŠ₃] | 2/3 cubit, the width, 2 cubits, its opening, in front of the courtyard, 2 [cubits] |
| 19' | ⸢KA₂⸣-šu₂ ana DA ka₂-ḫe₂-gal₂ E₂ {giš}[GIGIR x x] | Its gate is adjacent to the gate of the house of the chariot |
| 20' | [x] x 4 KUŠ₃ SAG x x x x [...] | ... 4 cubits, the width ... |
| o ii | ||
| 1' | x [...] | |
| 2' | GAL{i} [...] | The great |
| 3' | ša₂ ZAG ⸢ŠUB⸣{u₂} [...] | The right side of the ešubu-plant |
| 4' | E₂ GAB.⸢GAB⸣ [...] | The house of the scepter |
| 5' | 9 BARA₂ ša₂ ina MIN x [...] | The 9th, the dais which in DITTO ... |
| 6' | ina at-man DIŠ x [...] | At the command of ... |
| 7' | UŠ x [...] | UŠ |
| r iv | ||
| 1' | [...] x x [...] | |
| 2' | [...]-ti ⸢SAL⸣ [...] | ... esalu-house |
| 3' | [...] x KUŠ₃ ⸢SAG⸣.[KI ...] | ... cubits, Esaggil |
| 4' | [...] KUŠ₃ la-⸢pan₃⸣ [...] | ... cubits, I did not find |
| 5' | [x x] x MU TA ku-⸢tal⸣ [...] | ... from Ku-etal-e23 |
| 6' | [x x] x-šu₂ 2 KUŠ₃ la-pan₃ [...] | ... 2 cubits, missing ... |
| 7' | [x x] x 2 sip-pu KA₂ x [...] | ... 2 doors of the gate ... |
| 8' | [x x] ⸢ŠUB⸣{di} 2 KUŠ₃ US₂ 2 [KUŠ₃ SAG ...] | ... 2 cubits length, 2 [cubits width ...] |
| 9' | [ana] 150 KA₂ ŠUB{di} E₂ x [...] | To the left of the opening of the house ... |
| 10' | {[d]}⸢lil⸣-lum DINGIR.MAḪ u {d}⸢NIN⸣-[...] | Enlil, the great god, and Bēlet-ēriš |
| 11' | [ša₂ ina E₂] {d}nusku ŠUB{u₂} 1 KUŠ₃ [...] | which is in the temple of Nusku: 1 cubit |
| 12' | [x] x KI-šu₂-nu 1 KUŠ₃ 8 SI x [...] | ... with them 1 cubit 8 fingers ... |
| 13' | [ša₂] ⸢an⸣-ni-i 10{be} KUŠ₃ 8 SI 2 [...] | From the Eanna plant, 10 cubits 8 fingers, 2 ... |
| 14' | 5 ⸢KUŠ₃⸣ 8 SI US₃ 1 KUŠ₃ 8 [SI SAG ...] | 5 cubits 8 fingers long, 1 cubit 8 fingers ... |
| 15' | ⸢la-pan₃⸣ sip-pu GUB₃ KA₂ [...] | Lapis lazuli stands at the gate of |
| 16' | ⸢ša₂⸣ {d}na-din{man}me-ŠU₂ [...] | The temple of Nadin-me-šu |
| 17' | ana AN.TA-šu₂-nu 3 ⸢KUŠ₃⸣ [...] | To their upper part: 3 cubits |
| 18' | 8 SI x [...] | 8 fingers ... |
| 19' | [x x] x [...] | |
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