BiOr 30, 359f. (Erra and Narām-Sîn)
Transliteration
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| 1 | [x] ⌈x⌉ [...] |
| 2 | dSîn(EN.ZU) ur-[...] |
| 3 | ki-ku-un-na i-⌈x⌉-[...] |
| 4 | Er-ra wa-ši-i[b! bi-it Mi-iš-lam-mi-im] |
| 5 | iš-ši-iq qá-qá-ra-am a-di x [...] |
| 6 | e-mu-uq šar-ri-im ⌈d⌉Sîn(EN.ZU) ú-[x x (x)] |
| 7 | An-nu-ni-tum is-sà-q[á-ar] ⌈a⌉-na Na-ra-a[m-dSîn(EN.ZU)] |
| 8 | ši-ta-ra-a[m! i-ni-ša(?)] IG-ri-[...] |
| 9 | la ta-ap-pa-la-[sà?-aḫ?] ⌈x⌉ ma-ḫa-a[r-šu?] |
| 10 | ši-ti mi-im-ma [ša aš-ku]-nu-ku-um mi-it-ḫa-[aṣ] |
| 11 | ip-pa-ti-a-ma b[a? x x x]-ú šu-ṣi-a-ku-[um] |
| 12 | ka-ki er-ni-ti-i[m x x (x)] ⌈x x⌉ li-im-ḫu-ra ṣi-im-di-i[š] |
| 13 | dIštar(INANNA) te-l[i!-tum iq-bi a-n]a šar-ri-im er-ni-ti-i-ša |
| 14 | a-a tu-um-mi-[id (tubqāti) ḫ]a?-ṣí-in-ni ka-ak-ki |
| 15 | šu-im-ma a-na [...] x da?-la-at bi-it Er-ra ra-bi-ṣi-ka // [(x x x)] šu-ṣi-a-ku-um |
| 16 | Na-ra-[am-dSîn(EN.ZU) (...) im-ḫ]u-ur ka-ak-ki i-na <qá>-ti-šu |
| 17 | iš?/da?-m[i? ... l]u-ú-še-li li-iš-ti |
| 18 | mi-x[x x x] ⌈x⌉ ša-a-ti |
| 19 | Er-r[a pa-šu i-pu-ša-a]m-ma a-na ⌈Na-ra-am-dSîn(EN⌉.ZU) šar-ra-šu is-sà-qá-ar |
| 20 | iš-t[a-tu qá-ab-la-am dEnlil(]EN.LÍL) na-ak-[ri-iš] ù ra-i-ša-ku |
| 21 | ra-b[i-ṣa-ak na-a]b-la-ak [i-ša]-ta-ak |
| 22 | mi-ša/qá [(?) . . . . n]i [ x x (x)]-ti |
| 23 | qá-ab-l[a-am x x] wa-ar-ri/ḫ[u-um x]-ta-i |
| 24 | šar-ru-u[m iq-ta]-bi ru-a-š[u? na-ra-a]m Er-ra |
| 25 | qá-ab-l[a-am lu?-uš?]-ti! ar pi-ri-ka-ka lu-ša-aš-qí |
| 26 | lu-pu-uš-ku-⌈um⌉ b[i-t]a-am ša ta-ši-la-tu li-ib-bi |
| 27 | ta-ša-ab i-qè-er-bi-šu ri-mi pa-ra-ak šar-ru-ti-im |
| 28 | lu-ša-ri-ik e-li-ik lu-ša-ar-pi-iš |
| 29 | ki-ku-un-na-a-ak lu-ša-al-bi-iš wa-ar-qá-am |
| 30 | i tu-šu-li-il šar-ra-šu i ta-ḫi-iš |
| 31 | i tu-ši-im La-az i-na mu-ut-ti-ka |
| 32 | ta-am-ḫa-ri-ša e-re-di-ši dIštar(INANNA) |
| 33 | i-lu-um Er-ra ù (ras.) Na-ra-am-dSîn(EN.ZU) |
| 34 | pu-úḫ-ri-iš il-li-ku ru-šu ù šu |
| 35 | ta-at-ta-AK-PI-iš ma-ta-am qá-ba-al-šu |
| 36 | it-na-al-la-ak iš-ta-šu qú-ra-du-um Er-ra |
| 37 | PI-ru-um ša-ka-al-mu-šu a-aš-šu-um e-zu-u[m! ...] |
| 38 | ki-ma ib-ba-ri-im i-[...] |
| 39 | a-li na-ki-ri ti-bu-uš x [...] |
| 40 | uz-zi na-ki-ri i-lu-u[m ...] |
| 41 | i-ša-ka-an šu-um šar-ri-im mu-[...] |
| 42 | il-li-li-iš la ta ar ni ni-ši (-)[...] |
| 43 | e-li-tu-um ù ša-ap-li-tu-um [...] |
| 44 | qá-ab-lu-um Er-ra za-[i-ri-šu? ...] |
| 45 | šar-ru-um i-si-ir ta-ḫa-zi ir-bi [...] |
| 46 | šar-ru-um iq-ra-ab e-pi-⌈iš⌉ bi-tu-⌈um!?⌉ x [...] |
| 47 | ra-ak-su ṭú-ur-ru-šu tu-uk-ku-šu tu-x[...-]x |
| 48 | i-na ši-ga-ri-im mu-ri-bi-im ba-bi-im ka-[wi-i]m |
| 49 | ša-ak-na ba-aš-ma-an sí-pá-ra re-ti-ta-an da-al-ta-an |
| 50 | ù šu-um Er-ra Na-ra-am-⌈dSîn(EN.ZU)⌉ [e]l-šu-nu ša-ṭi-ir ta-ḫa-zu-um |
| 51 | ša-ki-in šu-um ša[r-ri-im el-šu]-nu ša-ṭi-ir ṭú-ub-bu-um |
| 52 | eṭ-lu-ut Er-r[a ... ] im-ni-šu |
| 53 | ma-al-ku! g[e-ru-ú ...] ⌈i!⌉-ni-lu |
| 54 | ip-ḫu-ur ki x [...] x-ti ma-da |
| 55 | bi-tu-um pi ta [... i-]ši-ma ad-da-ar pa-la-i nu-úḫ-ši |
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| 56 | ki-iṣ-ṣú-šu x [...] ⌈x⌉-ku-šu |
| 57 | el-lu mu-šu e[l-lu ...]-šu-šu |
| 58 | i-ri-ib qè-er-b[i-šu ...] ar/ri ka la aq ru ša-ar-ri |
| 59 | dLa-az šar-ra-t[u-um] x-ka-am ma-li-a-at |
| 60 | tu-uš-ša-am-ma x [...] x tu-še-a-al |
| 61 | im-mu-ut-ti na-ra-mi-iš ta-ka-ra-ab šar-ra |
| 62 | tu-ku-ul-ti A-ni-im na-ra-mu Du-ra-an-ki |
| 63 | šar-ru Mi-iš-lam-mi-im a-ša-re-du I-gi4-g[i4] |
| 64 | Er-ra na-ra-mu Du-ra-an-ki šar-ru Mi-iš-lam-mi a-ša-re-du [I-gi4-gi4] |
| 65 | i-di-in a-na šar-ri-im ka-ak-ka-am da-an-na-am ši-bi-ir-[ra-am] |
| 66 | er-ši-im ḫa-di mi-ša-ri-im ba-nu bi-ti-[ka] |
| 67 | a-na Na-ra-am-dSîn(EN.ZU) ši-bi-ir-r[a]-[a]m [i-di-in] |
| 68 | er-ši-im ḫa-di mi-ša-ri-[im ba-nu bi-ti-ka] |
| 69 | mu-um-ma iš-tu sí-ip-p[i ...] |
| 70 | i-ša-am-ma na-ra-am a-na [...] |
| 71 | eq-la-am x x x [...] |
| 72 | x [...] |
Translation
1 ...
2 Sîn ...
3 The temple terrace ...
4 Erra, sitti[ing in the Emeslam],
5 kissed the ground until ...
6 Sîn ... the strength of the king.
7 Annunītum spok[e] to Narā[m-Sîn],
8 the iridescen[t-of-eyes] ...:
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9 Do not prost[rate(?)] ... befor[e him(?)!]
10 Drink, what[ever I s]et before you, figh[t!]
11 ... will be opened ... bring out for your[self!]
12 May [your hands(?)] hold the weapons of victory like a yoke team.”
13 Sk[illful(?) Ištar [spoke(?) t]o the king about her desire for victory:
14 “You should not lean my [ax] (and) my weapon [against(?) ...].
15 Be attentive to [...] the doors(?) of the house of Erra, your protector! Bring out the [...] for yourself (and) fight!”
16 Narā[m-Sîn ... rec]eived the weapons from his hands.
17 ... [l]et me raise. May he drink!
18 ...
19 Erra o[pened his mouth] and spoke to Narām-Sîn, his king:
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20 “Enlil has wo[ven battle like an e]nemy but I am the destroyer.
21 [I am] a cr[ouching one, a fla]me, a [fi]re.
22 ...
23 Batt[le] ...”
24 The kin[g spok]e, h[is(?)] friend, [the belove]d of Erra:
25 “[Let me weav]e(?) batt[le] ... let me raise up your divine symbol.
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26 Let me build for you a house of joy.
27 Sit in it, reside on the royal dais!
28 Let me make it long (and) wide over you.
29 Let me cloth your temple terrace with green.
30 May she (Laz) hail its king, may she prosper.
31 May Laz sit(?) before you.
32 I will follow Ištar to her battle.
33 God Erra and Narām-Sîn
34 went together, his friend and he.
35 His battle constantly ... the land.
36 The hero Erra constantly went with him.
37 ..., terror, the fierce ...
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38 Like mist [...]
39 his attack [...] the cities of the enemies.
40 The go[d ...] the fury of the enemies,
41 establishing the name of the king ...
42 Like Enlil ...
43 The upper and the lower ...
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44 Erra [... his] e[nemies(?)] in the battle.
45 The king enclosed the battles, [...] became big.
46 The king drew near. Built was the house ...
47 Its enclosure was tied, its ...
48 On the bolt which leads into (it), (on) the ⌈outer⌉ gate,
49 were installed two b. snakes. The fixed double doors were made of bronze.
50 And an inscription (lit. “name” of Erra (and) Narām-Sîn was written on them (the snakes): “Battle”.
51 An inscription of the k[ing] was applied (and) written: “Prosperity”.
52 The men of Erra [...] at its side.
53 The h[ostile] princes lay [...].
54 He gathered many [...].
55 The house [... de]termined forever a reign of porperity.
56 Its chapel ...
57 Pure are its rites ...
58 ... the kings.
59 Que[en] Laz was full of ...
60 She sits and rejoices [...]
61 In the presence of her beloved, she invokes blessings on the king:
62 “Anu’s trust, beloved of Duranki,
63 king of Meslam, foremost of the Igigi,
64 Erra, beloved of Duranki, king of Meslam, foremost [of the Igigi],
65 give to the king the strong weapon, the staff,
66 (to) the wise one, who takes pleasure in justice, who built [your] house!
67 To Narām-Sîn [give] the staff,
68 the wise one, who takes pleasure in justi[ce, who built your house!]”
69 [He ...] the ... from the doorframe.
70 He trembles and the stele to [...]
71 A field [...]
72 ...
Commentary
5: Westenholz 1997, 192 reads at the end 10+x “x+10 times”.
8: Westenholz 1997, 1992 restores ši-ta-ra-a[t?]. However, in lit. texts, the adj. in the stat. constr. has an uninflected ending -am (Streck 2014 § 211a), and the sign rest fits well the restoration -a[m]. At the end, Westenholz restores [sí-]iq-ri-[ša].
9. The verb at the beginning is uncertain. Lambert 1973, 361 reads tappalla[s?] “do not look(?)”.
10. Lambert 1973, 371 ši-ti-mi-im-ma “listen to me” (impossible) and Westenholz 1997, 192 ši-ti mi-im-ma “seek what[ever]” (from šeʾû, difficult).
11. Westenholz 1997, 192f. suggests restoration b[āb]ū “gates”. If correct, the morphologically masc. pl. bābū would be fem. grammatically, for which no evidence is available elsewhere (Streck 2010, 303f.).
13. Westenholz 1997, 194 suggests that ir-ni-ti-i-ša = irnittiš, but in fact the form renders irnitt-iš-ša, i.e., terminative + pron. suff.
15. Neither šummu nor šūdû (Westenholz 1997, 194) but naʾādu Š.
17. Unclear, but certainly not “my sharp one, drink the blood ...” ((Westenholz 1997, 195).
24. According to Westenholz 1997, 195, the direct speech begins in the middle of the line, which is atypical. Moreover, she assumes an accusative in the function of a vocative, which is agrammatical.
25. Both Lambert 1973, 361 and Westenholz 1997, 194f. read differently. For pirikku, see CAD P 397b.
26. tašīlatu is a construct state with frozen -u.
31. tušim < tušibma? Westenholz 1997, 197 “Let Laz determine (the fates)”, assuming a hitherto not attested D-stem of šâmu.
35. Is the verb a Gtn of nakāpu?
45. “battles” = “battle forces”?
47. CAD T 481 s. v. tuqqu.
48. murribim is part. D erēbu.
52f. These lines describe the doors.
59. Pace Westenholz 1997, 198f., certainly not parakkam.
60. Not tu-ḫi-a-al. Cf. CAD Š/1, 283 šâlu C. Note that ḫi is written differently in l. 30 (see already Haul 2009, 371).
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