SpTU 3, 119a (P274563)

Lexical tablet excavated in Uruk (mod. Warka), dated to the Hellenistic (323-63 BC) period and now kept in National Museum of Iraq, Baghdad, Iraq

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IM —

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Hellenistic (323-63 BC)

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Uruk (mod. Warka)

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Tablet

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Clay

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Lexical (Malku=šarru 2)

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Akkadian

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tablet
  = W 22831; read from SpTU 3, 119A copy
obverse
column 1
  beginning broken
1'. [...] = [su-u2]-qu#
2'. [...] = [tu-sza2]-ri
3'. [...] = [tar-pa]-szu#-u2
4'. [...] = [a]-bur#-risz
5'. [...] = [x]
6'. [...] = qaq#-qa-ri
7'. [...] = MIN<(qaq#-qa-ri)>
8'. [...] = MIN<(qaq#-qa-ri)>
9'. [...] = MIN<(qaq#-qa-ri)>
10'. [mu-ru]-u2# = er-s,e-tum
11'. [am-ba]-tum = MIN<(er-s,e-tum)>
12'. [al-la]-tum = MIN<(er-s,e-tum)>
13'. [asz-ra]-tum = MIN<(er-s,e-tum)>
14'. [hu]-bur = MIN<(er-s,e-tum)>
15'. [ka]-ra#-szu-u2 = MIN<(er-s,e-tum)>
16'. [DU6]-KUG = MIN<(er-s,e-tum)>
17'. [a-ra]-al#-lu-u2 = MIN<(er-s,e-tum)>
18'. [mi-pa]-ri = MIN<(er-s,e-tum)>
19'. [mi-pa]-ri = MIN<(er-s,e-tum)> sza2 mi-risz-tum
20'. [ki-gal]-la = MIN<(er-s,e-tum)> MIN<(sza2 mi-risz-tum)>
21'. [ka-ra-szu]-u2 = qu-bu-ru
22'. [a-gar]-ri = s,e-e-ri
23'. [x-x]-u2 = MIN<(s,e-e-ri)>
  in 1st sub col. see SpTU 3 119B col. 1: nim?#-lu-u2
24'. [nab-ra]-ru?#-u2 = MIN<(s,e-e-ri)>
25'. [ba-ma]-a#-ti = MIN<(s,e-e-ri)>
26'. [ki]-di = MIN<(s,e-e-ri)>
27'. a#-ra = MIN<(s,e-e-ri)>
28'. a-ra = u2-ga#-ri
29'. szu-ba-a-ti = qer-be2-e#-ti
30'. ba-ba-a-ti = MIN<(qer-be2-e#-ti)>
31'. ki-in-nu-u2 = sza2-du-u2
32'. a-rat-tu-u2 = MIN<(sza2-du-u2)>
33'. u4-hu-um = MIN<(sza2-du-u2)>
34'. hur-sa-nu = MIN<(sza2-du-u2)>
35'. si-ir-ku3-pu = ta-am-tum
36'. mu-gam-mir-ti = MIN<(ta-am-tum)>
37'. masz-qi2-tum = MIN<(ta-am-tum)>
38'. a-ba-ma-a-tum = ta-ma-a-tum
39'. ka-ra-at-tum = na-a-ri
40'. hub2-bu = MIN<(na-a-ri)>
41'. mit,-ra-tum = MIN<(na-a-ri)>
42'. raq-qa-tum = u2-szal-la
43'. pa!-ra-at-tum = na-ba-lu
  in 1st sub col.: pa! = ASZ2, acc. copy
44'. a-ra-an-zu-u2 = i-di-ig-lat SU-BIR4{ki}
45'. am-ma = MIN<(i-di-ig-lat)>
46'. {i7}hal-hal-la = MIN<(i-di-ig-lat)>
47'. ga-at-tum = pu-rat-tum
48'. u2-ru-ut-tum = MIN<(pu-rat-tum)> SU-BIR4{ki}
49'. sze-er-ha-nu = a-gu-u2
column 2
  beginning broken
1'. [la-i-ra]-nu = MIN#<(a-gu-u2)> [...]
2'. an-za-nun-zu-u2 = MIN<(a-gu-u2)> [...]
3'. a-bur-szal-lu = MIN<(a-gu-u2)> [x]
  in 1st col. so copy; perhaps read: a-sur!-rak-ku! (see SpTU 3, 119B col. 2 8)
4'. a-ru-ru = MIN<(a-gu-u2)>
5'. a-ru-ru = mu-s,e?#-[e me-e]
6'. a-ru-ru = mu-u2#
7'. ma-a-mu = MIN<(mu-u2)>
8'. e-du-u2 = MIN<(mu-u2)> na-szu#-u2
9'. e-si-gu = MIN<(mu-u2)> na-ha-su
10'. la-i-ra-nu = A-KAL kisz-szat
11'. mi-li ar-su-pu = MIN<(A-KAL)> har-pu
12'. i-lu = har-ri
13'. na-'-lu = MIN<(har-ri)>
14'. na-'-lu = il-lu#
15'. na-'-lu = hi-ri-tu#
16'. na-'-lu = is-su-u2#
17'. na-ri-t,u = t,i-ru-tu?#
  in 2nd sub col.: tu?# = single final vertical wedge, acc. copy
18'. na-ri-t,um = ru-szum-tum#
19'. hi-ba-ri-tum = t,i-ru-tu
20'. hi-ba-ri-tum = ru-szum-tum
21'. na-zu-zu = ap-pa-ri
22'. s,u-s,u-u2 = MIN<(ap-pa-ri)>
23'. e-ma-ma! = MIN<(ap-pa-ri)>
  in 1st sub col.: ma! = SZU, acc. copy
24'. ka-pa-'-u2 = MIN<(ap-pa-ri)>
25'. hi-is,-ri = MIN<(ap-pa-ri)>
26'. si-ir-ku6-pu = a-pi
27'. ka-pa-'-u2 = MIN<(a-pi)>
28'. hi-is,-ri = MIN<(a-pi)>
29'. am-ma-'-u2 = MIN<(a-pi)>
30'. am-ma-'-u2 = gu-u2-ri
31'. dim-mu-szat-ti = ku-pu-u2
32'. ki-za-za-ti = tak-ku-us-su
33'. su-usz-szu = ki-s,ir sza2 qa-ne2-e
34'. su-usz-szu = lu-t,u-u2
35'. ha-an-du-u2 = bi-isz-bi-isz sza2 lib3-bi qa-ne2-e
36'. A{e}-RA2-u2 = it-ti sza2 har-ra-nu
  in 1st sub col.: Sum. A-RA2 seems to be glossed indicating a loan into Akk. as: er^u "path"
37'. ur-hu = gir-rum
38'. pa-da-nu = MIN<(gir-rum)>
39'. t,u-u2-du = MIN<(gir-rum)>
40'. u2-su = kib-si
41'. da-rag-gu = MIN<(kib-si)>
42'. nar3-dam-tum = ti-ra-tum
43'. at-ku-szu = a-la-ku
44'. sza2-nu-u2 = MIN<(a-la-ku)>
45'. le-qu-u2 = MIN<(a-la-ku)>
46'. sza2-a-ri = MIN<(a-la-ku)>
  in 1st sub col. perhaps read: sza2-a-hu!
47'. sza2-ra-pu = MIN<(a-la-ku)>
48'. ba-'-u2 = e-te-qu
49'. sze-e-pu = MIN<(e-te-qu)>
50'. na-pal-t,u-u2 = MIN<(e-te-qu)>
column 3
  beginning broken
1'. szu?#-[pu-u2] = [...]
  in 1st sub col. copy shows faint vertical wedge above AN in 1. 2'
2'. an-du#-[gu-u2] = [...]
3'. e-[lal-lu?] = [...]
4'. na-al-ba-szu2# [...] = [...]
5'. s,u-lum?# = [...]
  in 1st sub col. copy perhaps shows faint tails of 3(+) horizontal wedges above TUM in l. 6'
6'. ta-szi-la-tum = [...]
7'. ra-zi-qa-tum = MIN<(%n urq=itum)>
8'. szu-nun-du = MIN<(%n urq=itum)>
9'. mi-pa-ri = ri#-'#-[tum]
10'. mi-pa-ri = ta-mir-tum
11'. u2-ra-szu2 = ki-ru-u2
12'. s,ip-pa-tum = MIN<(ki-ru-u2)>
13'. mi-t,ir-tum = mu-sa-ru-u2
14'. ir-mu = mi-t,ir-tum
15'. mu-sa-ru-u2 = ma-na-ha-a-tum
16'. e-rim-tum = gi-ri-im-mu
17'. er-szu-tum = ar2-qu
18'. lil-la-ni-tum = szam-ba-lil-tum
19'. ap-ki-su = szi-ir-'
20'. ti-i-nu = ti-la-tum
21'. ti-'-u2 = ti-it-ti
22'. szur-szu2-asz-nu = nu-ur2-mu-u2
23'. hi-in-zu-ru = hasz-hu-ru
24'. mar-ra-tum = gi-szim-ma-ri
25'. a-la-mit-tum = MIN<(gi-szim-ma-ri)>
26'. ap-lu er-s,e-tum = MIN<(gi-szim-ma-ri)>
27'. ar-ha-nu-u2 = MIN<(gi-szim-ma-ri)>
28'. ab-nu = sis-sin-ni
29'. an-na = is,-s,i
30'. ne-ma-zu = MIN<(is,-s,i)>
31'. tu-ma-a-mu = bi-i-ni
32'. tu-ma-a-tum = MIN<(bi-i-ni)>
33'. tu-ma-a-nu = gu-szu-ri
34'. a-mu-mesz-tum = bala-tum
35'. ba-asz-mu = MIN<(bala-tum)>
36'. e-gu = a-sza2-ga
37'. a-ma-ri-du = MIN<(a-sza2-ga)>
38'. a-pu-u2 = MIN<(a-sza2-ga)>
39'. ni-i-mu = el-pe-tum
40'. in-na-bi = in-bi
41'. ha-ti-i = MIN<(in-bi)>
42'. DIH?-GAR-uk-ku = MIN<(in-bi)>
  in 1st sub col.: reading uncertain; DIH (DUB) = "thorny bush" in Sum.
43'. pal-lu-uk-ku = s,il-lu-u2
44'. hi-isz-sza2-nu = MIN<(s,il-lu-u2)>
45'. me-de-du = MIN<(s,il-lu-u2)>
46'. ur-ru-ib-hu = szal-lu-ru
47'. u2-ra-nu = MIN<(szal-lu-ru)>
reverse
column 1
1. u2-ra-nu = ma-nu
  in 2nd col. SpTU editor reads: <{gisz}>MA-NU, but note SpTU 3, 119B rev. ii 4b: u2-ra-nu = ma?#-a-nu
2. bu-ur-ra-nu = MIN<(ma-nu)>
3. u2-ed-de-tum = ed#-de-et-tum
4. pu-uq-da-tum = pu!-qut-tum
  in 2nd sub col.: pu! = SAL-like sign, more likely a slightly miswritten or miscopied BU
5. gab#-gab-bu = MIN<(pu-qut-tum)>
6. ar#-ba-hu = ki-szit-tum
  in 1st sub col.: so copy; perhaps read: ar#-ma!-hu
7. a#-ba-ba = qisz-tum
8. hal#-ba = MIN<(qisz-tum)>
9. ba-ba-ru = MIN<(qisz-tum)>
10. s,ar-s,a-ri = MIN<(qisz-tum)>
11. {gesz}ta-ni-it-tum = ka-nak-tum
12. {gesz}ti-ka-ni-tum = MIN<(ka-nak-tum)>
13. ti-ia-a-lu = e-re-nu
14. ka-ak-kal-tum = MIN<(e-re-nu)> di-it-tum
15. mu-szap-zi-ir-tum = dal-tum
16. ka-ak-mi-tum = MIN<(dal-tum)>
17. szur-gu-u2 = MIN<(dal-tum)>
18. an-du-gu-u2 = MIN<(dal-tum)>
  in 1st sub col.: reading. probably corrupt for an-du-ru-u2
19. ka-tim-tum = MIN<(dal-tum)>
20. ar-ka-bi-in-nu = MIN<(dal-tum)> la qa-ti-tum
21. zu-un-tum KUG-SIG17 = MIN<(dal-tum)> a-bul#-lum
22. ha-ap-hap-pu = isz-di dal-tum
23. sa-ka-pu = me-de-lu
24. ka-ta-mu = e-de-lu
25. zi-gar-ru-u2 = er-szu2
26. mu-ru-szu-u2 = MIN<(er-szu2)>
27. te-ni-hu-u2 = MIN<(er-szu2)>
28. ep-szi-tum = MIN<(er-szu2)>
29. dur2-ga-ru-u2 = ku-us-su-u2
30. a-rat-tu-u2 = MIN<(ku-us-su-u2)> ni-me-du
31. sza2-di-it-tum = MIN<(ku-us-su-u2)> sir3-de-e
32. pal-tin-gu = MIN<(ku-us-su-u2)> har#-ra#-[ni]
33. na-at,-ba-hu = ma#-[ka-s,u]
34. gu-du-gu#-ut#-tu-u2 = [...]
35. IR-hu-[...] = [...]
36. me2-esz-te#-[gir?-ru?-u2?] = [...]
37. me2#-esz#-[te-gu?-du?-u2?] = [...]
  rest broken
column 2
1. ih#-su = isz-tuh-hu#
  in 1st sub col.: so copy; SpTU 3 editor reads: ih-zu
2. sa-as-sa-an-nu = MIN<(isz-tuh-hu#)>
3. gaba-gal2-lum = ha-BAD
  in1st sub col.: GAL2 is written very cursively; SpTU 3 editor reads: gaba ha? lum; in 2nd sub col. perhaps read: ha-mit "wall" (< hum=itu/ham=itu [WS]?), or ha-mid "that which evades" (< ham=adu?)
4. na-ah-ba-lum = ka-rim-gal-ti
  in 1st sub col.: LUM = possibly a miswritten or miscopied TUM
5. kab-bil-lum = KAR-lu
  in 2nd sub col. perhaps read: te-a-lu
6. nap-sa-qu = MIN<(KAR-lu)> s,a-ah-ru-tu
7. qar!-nu = qa-ni-nu#
  in 1st sub col.: qar! = BI, acc. copy
8. az-ru-u2 = ma-[szad]-du#
9. szap-sza2-qu = ni-[i]-ri#
10. sahar-gu-u2 = E2 e-pe-ri
11. as-kup-pu = ta-ha-bat
12. sa-as-su = SZA3?-bi
  in 2nd sub col. SpTU 3 editor reads: s,il?-bi
13. man-za-zu = pa-an MIN#<(SZA3?-bi)>
14. sik-kat2 man-za-zu = ki-me-[ek]
15. mar-ha-s,i = hur-da-[tum]
16. uh-hur-tum = MIN<(hur-da-[tum])>
17. ep-sze-ku = ha-ra-ak#
18. u2-hur-tum = zip-pa-tum
19. up-pu = sap-pi
20. su-ut-tin-nu = E2 har#-ri
21. kab-bil-lum = bu-bu-tum
22. hal-la-kur-ru = li-mi-tum
23. ki-szad s,u-um-bu = MIN<(li-mi-tum)>
24. ka-na-zir3 = MIN<(li-mi-tum)>
25. s,u-um-bu = ma-gar-ri
26. i-ni s,u-um-bu = tu-le-e MIN<(ma-gar-ri)>
27. sik-kat2 ma-gar-ri = al-lak
  in 1st sub col.: sik-kat2 may be a scribal (or copiest) mistake for ki-szad, signs for which can be graphically similar, esp. when unclear
28. a-ra-ziq-qu# = pa-da-a-tum
29. szip-ka-a-tum = MIN<(pa-da-a-tum)>
30. szar-da-an-bi = pa-gu-um-mu
  in 1st sub col. perhaps read: szar-da-ab?#-bi; possibly a copiest mistake; SpTU 3 editor reads: sar-da-ap!(text: -an)-pu
31. a-hi-ih-ri = mi-sir2#-ri
  in 1st sub col.: a-hi-ih-ri as copy, it may be a scribal (or copiest) mistake for a-gu-uh-hu, signs for which can be graphically similar, esp. in unclear contexts
32. szal?#-la?#-pit?#-[tum] = [sze]-e#-in ri-s,i-it-tum#
33. [...] = [sze]-e#-nu#
34. [...] = [...]-tum#
35. [...] = [...]-nu
36. [...] = [...] x
  rest broken
column 3
1. an-zil-lum = hi-t,u
2. pi-pi-lu-u2 = MIN<(hi-t,u)>
3. ki-bala-u2 = bar-tum
4. tasz-szi-tum = MIN<(bar-tum)>
5. pe-tu-u2 = tap-tu-u2
6. il-la-nu = MIN<(tap-tu-u2)>
7. il-la-nu = ka-ma-ri
8. GIR3-BAL-u2 = ri-ih-s,i
9. a-bu-szi-in = a-bu-bu
10. szu-te-tu-nu = sa-pa-nu
11. me-e-su = MIN<(sa-pa-nu)>
12. me-e-su = se-e-ri sza2 UH2-tu2
13. me#-e-su = pe-s,i
  in 2nd sub col.: pe-s,i may be a scribal (or copiest) mistake for par-s,i, signs for which can be graphically similar, esp. in unclear contexts
14. [SZU?]-LUH# GI?-u2 = MIN<(pe-s,i)>
  in 1st sub col.: GI? could be NAM or MUD, acc. copy; SpTU 3 editor reads: [...] LUH? mut u2; if szuluhhu k=inu, sense = "(cultically) correct lustration"?
15. [x]-x-du-u2 = MIN<(pe-s,i)>
  in 1st sub col. perhaps read: [pel?]-lu?#-du-u2 "rituals/rites", or [ki?]-du?#-du-u2 "ritual performance"
16. [up?-sza2?]-szu#-u2 = MIN<(pe-s,i)>
17. [sak?-ku?]-u2 = MIN<(pe-s,i)>
  in 1st sub col. SpTU 3 editor reads: [ ]-u
18. [...] = nu-kur2-tum
19. [...] = ta#-a-ri
20. [...] = it#-mu-u2
21. [...] = [x]
22. [...] = ga?#-s,a-s,a
  in 2nd sub col.: ga?# = winkelhaken at break
23. [...] = ka#-pa-lu
24. [...] = ra#-ba-bu
25. [...] = na?#-la-pul-tum
  in 2nd sub col.: na?# = single vertical wedge at break; it is likely that NA+LA = partially broken NA, despite copy
26. [...] = la?# te-e-gi
  in 2nd sub col.: la?# = single vertical wedge at break
27. [...] = [x]
28. [...] = [szi]-tap-pu-s,u
29. [...] = [ha]-la-qu
30. [...] = [x]
31. [...] = [x]
32. [...] = [x?]-x-tum#
  rest broken

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  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
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  • primary: SpTU 3, 119a

    [vonWeiher1988SpTU3] Weiher, Egbert von. 1988. Spätbabylonische Texte Aus Uruk. Teil III. Ausgrabungen Der Deutschen Forschungsgemeinschaft in Uruk-Warka, Band 12. Berlin: Gebr. Mann.

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  • Provenience: Uruk (mod. Warka)
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  • Excavation No: W 22831
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-06-15 at 20:22:28 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact Rattenborg, Rune Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune approved View
2023-06-01 at 09:44:24 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact Novotny, Jamie; Rattenborg, Rune Rattenborg, Rune approved View
2023-01-21 at 07:48:15 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie Electronic Babylonian Library Pagé-Perron, Émilie approved View
2017-10-27 at 09:15:00 Englund, Robert K. Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2008-05-26 at 04:55:16 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2005-09-02 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact CDLI CDLI approved View

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“SpTU 3, 119a Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 15, 2023. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P274563.
SpTU 3, 119a artifact entry (No. P274563). (2023, June 15). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P274563 (Original work published 2005)
SpTU 3, 119a artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P274563 (Accessed: May 8, 2024).
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	year = {2023},
	month = {jun 15},
	title = {SpTU 3, 119a artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P274563},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P274563},
}

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