K 6606+ (Ass. 4)
Lambert (1975, 100) was hesitant over whether the fragment preserves the obverse or reverse. Da Riva and Wasserman 2025, 161–167 present the fragment as preserving the obverse. CDLI no. 396674
Transliteration
Obv.?
col. i'
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i' 1' [. . .] ina? lìb-bi Ú-x [. . .]
i' 2' ⌈uš?⌉-⌈ba⌉-⌈a⌉-a gišmakūru(má.gur₈) US-[. . .]
i' 3' a-teb-bi-ma a-na gišmakūri(má.gur₈) [. . .]
i' 4' a-ra-aḫ-tu ana bābili(ká.dingir.ra⌈ki⌉) [. . .]
i' 5' mu-de-e nāri(i₇) gišsikkānu(si.gan⌈meš⌉) [(x)]
i' 6' mu-de-e ta-ba-li áš-lu ú-šá-a[š?-da-ad]
i' 7' mu-de-e šá raq-qat nāri(i₇) ú-šá-aṣ-ba-ta pa-ri-šá-⌈a-te⌉
i' 8' ⌈a⌉-li ki-ma ina ka-re-šú a-gíl-li
i' 9' šá bēli(en) re-mi-ni-i dmarduk(amar.utu)
i' 10' ina ku-tal bīti(é)-šú a-gíl-li šá bēlti(gašan)-ma šá é-tùr-kalam-ma
i' 11' el-li-ma ana muḫḫi(ugu) ka-a-ri az-za-a-zi
i' 12' ik-kil-li a-nam-di ana lúbābilāye(ká.dingir.raki-e)
i' 13' šar(lugal) šarrāni(lugalmeš) lúbābilāye(ká.dingir.raki-e)
i' 14' dnabû(ag) a-na bābili(ká.dingir.raki) i-te-lam-ma
i' 15' ú-pur-ku-nu ša ṣi-ḫa-⌈a-ti⌉
i' 16' dna-bi-ia-a-ni ana bābilāye(ká.⌈dingir.raki⌉) [. . .]
i' 17' ti-bé-e x [. . .]
i' 18' x [. . .]
col. ii'
ii' 1' [. . .] x ⌈RI⌉ x [. . .]
ii' 2' [. . .]-ú ana pit-ri i-ga-r[i]
ii' 3' [. . .] la ṭè-ma-ni-t[u]
ii' 4' [. . . na]-⌈ma-ru⌉ ⌈pa⌉-ni-ia am-mar
ii' 5' [. . .] x ki-ma na₄gišnugalli(giš.nu₁₁.gal)
ii' 6' [. . .] ⌈ki⌉-ma ḫurāṣi(kù.gi)
ii' 7' [. . .t]u?-uḫ-taš-šá-áš
ii' 8' [. . .-t]i ana eṣ-ṣer āli(uru)
ii' 9' [. . . ana] ⌈ma⌉-a-ri al-lak
ii' 10' [. . .] x a-na bīt(é! text: KID) erši(gišnú)
ii' 11' [. . .]-x-ki li-bi[l]
ii' 12' [. . .ša] ⌈e⌉-mu-ru-k[i]
ii' 13' [akalu(ninda?ḫá) ul ik-kal ša] e-mu-ru-k[i]
ii' 14' [. . . ] mê(ameš) ul i-man-n[i]
ii' 15' [. . .] x-e ul i-nam-⌈din⌉
ii' 16' [. . .] ⌈qaqqadu(sag.du)⌉-su a-na ḫa-la-ṣi
ii' 17' [. . .] x ⌈NE?⌉ bītu(é) ul it-ti-iq
ii' 18' [. . .] x-⌈ti? ul?⌉ x ⌈RU?⌉ x ⌈šá?⌉-na-⌈tú?⌉ x x
ii' 19' […] x-s[i?]-ia LÁ? x x x x ⌈KIN?⌉ x
ii' 20' ša x x x LÁ? x x x [. . .] x
ii' 21' ša x x x x [. . .] x
ii' 22' ša HI? x x x [. . .] x-šá
ii' 23' ana ⌈bēlti(nin?)⌉ x x x x [. . .] ⌈kal?⌉- ⌈la?⌉ ⌈tu⌉-ḫal?-laq
ii' 24' mār(dumu) ba-né-e ša a-[na amti(géme)] il-li-ku
ii' 25' na₄uqnû(za.gìn) ša [bēli(en)-m]a? ina pi-til-ti <išakkan(gar?)>
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ii' 26' at-ti man-nu!?(ras.?) šum(mu)-ki man-nu šá ana šu-b[at bē]li(e]n)-ia tan-da-ni-ri
ii' 27' al-kim-ma ki-i šá a-qab-ba-ki ep-ši
ii' 28' ⌈ul⌉-tu muḫḫi(ugu) ú-ri ana muḫḫi(ugu) patrāni(gír) muq-ti
ii' 29' [giš]sikkat(kak) parzilli(an.bar) muḫ-ri a-na ṣe-[l]i-ki
ii' 30' [šil-t]a-ḫu še-qu-ti [muḫ?-r]i
ii' 31' [. . .]-ri-ia ma na ki šu x [. . .] x
ii' 32' [. . .] x ⌈lú⌉nappāḫu(⌈simug⌉) [. . .]
col. iii'
iii' 1' x [. . .]
iii' 2' x [. . .]
iii' 3' akalu(nindaḫi.⌈a⌉) [. . .]
iii' 4' ki.min šikaru(kaš)? r[ēštû(s[ag)? . . .]
iii' 5' akalu(nindaḫi.) IB-x [. . .]
iii' 6' šikaru(kaš) rēštû(sag) na-áš-[pu . . .]
iii' 7' dbēl(en) šá taš-ši-q[ú?. . .]
iii' 8' bal-ta nu? ú? x [. . .]
iii' 9' er-bi-i-ma ūr[u?(gal4?.[la?]). . .]
iii' 10' šu-ṣi-i lil-li-k[a? . . .]
iii' 11' pi-i-ki-ma UD ZI [. . .]
iii' 12' ša ina lìb-bi taš-⌈ši⌉-[qú?. . .]
iii' 13' a-ḫi-ki zēr(numun) ma-a-t[i . . .]
iii' 14' ša ina lìb-bi taḫ-ṣi-n[i . . .]
iii' 15' šēpē(gìrii)-ki ina giš⌈mar?⌉-ri-ki? [. . .]
iii' 16' ša ina lìb-bi ⌈ti?⌉ x x [. . .]
iii' 17' qaq?-qá-d[i?-ki?. . .]
iii' 18' [. . .] x [. . .]
Translation
Obv.?
col. i'
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i' 1' . . . in the midst of . . .
i' 2' I made the barge pass along . . .
i' 3' I will rise and . . . to the barge.
i' 4' The Arahtu to Babylon . . .
i' 5' Him who knows the river, (I made carry) a rudder;
i' 6’ Him who knows the dry land, I made ca[rry] a tow rope.
i' 7' Him who knows the wet land, I made him hold a punting poll.
i' 8' – Where therefore(?) in his quay is the towman
i' 9' of the merciful lord Marduk?
i' 10' Behind his temple is the towman of the lady of Eturkalamma.
i' 11' I will go up and stand in front] of the quay
i' 12' (and) utter a cry to the Babylonians:
i' 13' “Oh king of kings (Marduk)! Oh Babylonians!
i' 14' Nabû has come up to Babylon!”
i' 15' Your(m. pl.) headdress(?) of delight,
i' 16' Oh our Nabû, to Babylon (has arrived) .
i' 17' Rise, . . .
i' 18' . . .
col. ii'
ii' 1' . . .
ii' 2' . . . to the empty plot (nest to) the wall.
ii' 3' . . . the unreasonable one.
ii' 4' . . . I will experience joyfulness (lit. lightning of my face).
ii' 5' . . . like alabaster
ii' 6' . . . like gold
ii' 7' . . . y]ou make rejoice.
ii' 8' . . . in order to enclose the city.
ii' 9' . . . I will go to my darling.
ii' 10' . . . to the bedchamber
ii' 11' . . . your. . . let him bring . . .
ii' 12' . . . he who noticed you,
ii' 13' ]does not eat bread, he who] noticed you
ii' 14' [. . .], does not offer [water].
ii' 15' [. . .], he does not give [. . .].
ii' 16' [. . .] to comb [his head],
ii' 17' . . . he will not pass by the temple.
ii' 18' . . . he will not(?) . . . years.
ii' 19' My . . .
ii' 20' He who . . .
ii' 21' He who . . .
ii' 22' He who . . .
ii' 23' To the lady. . . you will [all] destroy.
ii' 24' A gentleman who goes to his servant-girl
ii' 25' will place a lapis-lazuli stone of a lord on a string.
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ii' 26' You(f.), what is your name? Who are you who keeps coming to the dw[elling of my lord?]
ii' 27' Come! do(f.) as I command!
ii' 28' Fall(f.) from the top of the roof onto the knife!
ii' 29' Receive(f.) an iron nail to your ribs!
ii' 30' Receive(f.) sharp arrows!
ii' 31' My(?) . . .
ii' 32' . . . the blacksmith . . .
col. iii'
iii' 1' . . .
iii' 2' . . .
iii' 3' Bread . . .
iii' 4' Ditto: top q[uality] beer . . .]
iii' 5' Bread . . .
iii' 6' Strained(?) top quality beer . . .
iii' 7' Bēl, whom you ki[ssed(?) . . .
iii' 8' Dignity . . .
iii' 9' Enter(f.) and . . . (your) pude[nda(?) . . .]
iii' 10' Make(f.) . . . go out and let him go
iii' 11' Your(f.) mouth – . . .
iii' 12' with which you kis[sed . . .
iii' 13' Your(f.) arms – the seed of the land . . .
iii' 14' with which you hugged . . .
iii' 15' Your(f.) feet – with the spade . . .
iii' 16' with which you . . .
iii' 17' [Your(f.)] hea[d? . . .
iii' 18' . . .
Commentary
i 1'–18': This passage describes, it seems, the arrival of Nabû to Babylon, on his barge. Such a journey took place during the Akītu festival of Nisannu (see Da Riva 2022, 109, 18).
i 2': ⌈uš?⌉-⌈ba⌉-⌈a⌉-a gišmakūru: although the first sign is unclear, we assume that, as in i' 3' and i' 6', the line opens with a first-person verbal form, hence bâʾu-Š pres.
i' 8': Difficult syntax. Lambert (1975, 117) avoids translating the beginning of this sentence. We take a-li for ali “where”, a rhetorical question which is answered in l. i' 10'. The meaning of kīma, however, remains unclear.
i' 13': In this context, šar šarrāni cannot but refer to Marduk. However, in Assyrian royal inscriptions (Assurnaṣirpal, Esarhaddon and Assurbanipal), this epithet is found in relation to the god Aba.
ii' 2': CAD P, 442.
ii' 8': ana eṣ-ṣer āli: esēru/eṣēru “to enclose, confine”? or eṣēru “to draw”?
ii' 26': Lambert 1975, 118. For the verb, see AHw 1472a.
iii' 7': taš-ši-q[ú?. . . most likely a form of našāqu “to kiss” (see in iii' 12').
iii' 9': Following baltu in the preceding line, in the end of the line read perhaps ūru(gal4.la) “nakedness, pudenda”.
Michael P. Streck and Nathan Wasserman, Sources of Early Akkadian Literature (SEAL), seal.huji.ac.il. No commercial use is allowed. Published under CC BY-NC-ND (Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives). Reproduced unmodified. Cite as SEAL no. 33837; view on seal.huji.ac.il.