OECT 11, 1 (Amurru Rīm-Sîn)
Transliteration
1 ra-aš-bu-um bu-uk-ri-ì-lí AN ša AN kab-tu[m š]u-nu-du-um la-bi-iš me-le-em-mi
2 Amurru(AN.AN.MAR.TU) bu-uk-ri-ì-lí AN ša AN kab-tu[m š]u-nu-du-um la-bi-iš me-le-im-mi
3 wa-ši-ib (ḫuršāni)HUR.SAG mé-te-qí de-šu-tim ṣe-ru-tim a[t]-ma-ni ša-di el-lu-ti-im
4 še20-mi te-és-li-tim pa-ṭe-er ar-ni-im pa-⸢ša-er⸣ ni-ki-im-tim ga-am-lu-ni-ik-ka
5 dMAR.TU be-lí da-ad-ni a-bu i-ši-ja-ru lu-še20-e-⌈pi⌉ na-ar-bi-i-ka na-an-za-az-ka?
6 ap-ra-at a-g[e]-e? na-mur-ri-a-tim na-ši-a-at pi-di-a-am i[m?]-tu-uk-ka
7 tu-ka-al ga-am-la-am el-le-tam šu-mé-lu-uk-ka na-di-na-at ba-la-ṭi-im a-na ni-ši ⸢mar?-ta?⸣
8 ṣa-al-ma-at qá-qá-da-at e-⌈GU⌉-x a-na ni-iš ga-am-li-i-ka i-ba-aš-ši uz4-na-ši-in!
9 ma-al-ku wa-ši-ib ku-us4-si20-a-at g[i?]-zi-im da-ad-ni i-⌈bé⌉-lu i-na ga-am-li-i-ka
10 zi-ik-ru-ka-ma ú-wa-e-ru ni-[ši di-i]n i-di-in-nu ga-a[m-l]u-ni-ik-ka
11 ra-bu-tum i-gi-i-gu ma-ru i-⌈lu?⌉ i-na ni-iš ga-am-li-i-ka ⌈ni⌉-id-da-ba-šu-nu? x x x
12 šu-ub-ti-šu-un nu-ḫu-uš as-na-[a]n pi-ri-ik-ki-šu-nu i-di-x x x iš-bu-[ú]
13 dMAR.TU be-lí e-té-el qá-bu-ú-ka l[a] ú?-ta-ak-ka-aš zi-ik-ra-ka ši-[m]a-at-[ka ...]
14 ra-bi-a ṣé-ra-tum ša at ⌈ka la am?⌉ ša <la?> ša-na-ni-im-ma š[a] x […
15 ma-ša-an i-la-an ki-la-al-la-an ra-me-a-at šu-pa-a[s?-su?-un?]
16 be-lí iš-ta?-ka na-zu-u[z4-z]um ḫa-a-a-ṭù e-pe-q[um ...]
17 ⸢ur?:mu?-ta⸣-ap-pi-du ur-ḫa-a-tim ⌈ú⌉ ba-ma-a-tim mu-x-[…]
18 ⌈re⌉-bé-et ka-ar-ša-am ⌈ú⌉ ar-ka-a ḫa-sí-s[à-a-ka?]
19 be-lí li-ib-ba-ka t[a]-ti-i-ri i-ba-ri x […]
20 [Am]urru([AN.A]N.MAR.TU) li-ib-ba-a-[k]a ta-ti-i-ri i?-[ba?-ri?…]
21 iš-ti-i-⌈ka⌉-ma i-b[a-aš-š]i? x […]
22 [x?] ḫi?-ra-at-ka šar-ra-t[u-um …]
23 [r]a?-ba-a-at ru-uṣ4-ṣú-na-a[t …]
24 dAš-ra-tum ru-uṣ4-ṣú-⌈ut?-ti?⌉ x [...]
25 be-le-e[t] ši-ma-tim x x x [...]
26 dAš-ra-t[um ši?]-ma-tim x x x x x x ar ši x [...]
27 ...
28 be-lí i-na ⌈x⌉-ra-…
29 [Am]urru(AN.AN.MAR.T[U…])
30 be-lí …
31 Amurru(AN.AN.MAR.T[U…])
32 be-lí …
33 ...
34 …
35 ga-am-l[um …] ⌈ma-la-at pa ka uš-ni-il5⌉ [x] x x x x
36 ... ⌈da-ad-ni⌉ x x x x ta-am-mi x x x x-
37 ⌈ga-am-lum ga- x x⌉ gi [x] tu? [x x] a-a … tu-na- x x
38 ⌈it?-tir? ša⌉ x [x]-lí? šar-ra-tu?-x x x x li x x [x x] ga-am-li-[i-k]a
39 e-te10-el ⌈pí-i?-ka ra? gišTUKUL? tu ni⌉ …
40 i-na n[i-iš g]a-am-li-ka pi-ti-…
41 x [… x [. .] x x x x ḫa-mi-iš ... [i]-na ni-iš ga-am-li-i-ka šu-mé-l[u?-uk?-ka?]
41a [. ..] ...-tim in-na- x x x
42 šar-r[u-um bi-r]a-am i-ba-⌈ar⌉-ri in-na-a[d-d]i-iš-šum ba-la-ṭù-um a-na da-ri-a-tim
43 dRi-[im-dEN.]ZU pa?-li-ḫ[u?] x i-ša-aq-q[í] iš-šar-ra-ak-šum ba-la-ṭù-um a-na da-ri-a-tim
44 ta-ak-lim-tu-uk-ka i-ka-nu-šu mi-im-ma? p[u]?-[ḫ]u?-[u]r? na-ak-ri-š[u] ú-na-aš-ša-qú še20-pi-i-šu-⌈ma⌉
45 Amurru(AN.AN.MAR.TU) tu-ša-ak-na-ša-aš-šum ku-ul-la-at na-ak-ri-i-š[u] i-ka-am-mi-su maḫ-r[i]-š[u]
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46 [T]I? DI? ÀM i-na ga-ma-al ⌈šu-ba⌉-tim i-na šu-mi-im ša re-i bu-la-at dEN.ZU!
Translation
1 The awe-inspiring offspring of the god An of heaven, the honored one, the illustrious one, is clad in splendour.
2 Amurru, offspring of the god An of heaven, the honored one, the illustrious one, is clad in splendour.
3 Who dwells in the mountains, abundant passages(?), lofty shrines, the pure steppelands,
4 who hears the prayer, absolves the sin, removes the property – they please you.
5 Amurru, lord of the inhabited world, just father, I will extol your greatness (and) your(?) position.
6 You are crowned with a cr[ow]n(?) of brilliance, you bear relief in your right hand(?).
7 You bear the holy crook in your left hand, that gives life to the people of …
8 The black-headed people … They pay attention to the lifting of your crook.
9 The kings sitting on thrones of gizi-cane(?) ruled the inhabited world with your crook.
10 The words that they (i.e. the kings) speak in command to the people, [the verd]ict that they give, ⌈please⌉ you.
11 The great Igigu, the divine(?) sons, at the lifting of your crook … thei[r] offerings.
12 They(?) … into their dwelling abundance of corn, into their shrine (and?) were sated.
13 Amurru, my lord, your command is princely, your word cannot be driven away, your ⌈dest[iny …].
14 Great are the two lead-ropes that you hold (?), that are <un>paralleled and [...]
15 Both the twin gods – you have taken the[ir?] residence.
16 My lord, it is with you to stand, to inspect and to be merci[ful …].
17 Who walks around in roads and hills, who .[..].
18 You are great(?) with respect to mind and long are [your] ear[s].
19 My lord, your heart …
20 Amurru, your heart …
21 With you ...
22 Your spouse, the queen ...
23 She is great, she is preeminent [...]
24 Ašratum is the preeminent .[..]
25 Mistress of fates ...
26 Ašratu[ of fa]tes
27 ...
28 My lord, ...
29 Amurru ...
30 My lord ...
31 Amurru ...
32 My lord ...
33 ...
34 ...
35 The crook ... you are filled (?) [with ...]. Your command puts down [...]
36 ... the inhabited world ...
37 ... The crook
38 exceptional(?) was ... the queen ... of [you]r crook.
39 ⌈Your word(?)⌉ is princely(?) ... weapon ...
40 When you l[ift] your [cr]ook ...
41 ... When you lift your crook in [your] le[ft hand,]
41a ...
42 The king observes [the ome]n: Life will be given to him for eternity.
43 Rī[m-S]în the reverent (?) libates: Life will be granted to him for eternity.
44 On your instruction ⌈all(?)⌉ the enemies kneel (and) kiss his feet.
45 Amurru, you cause all his enemies to kneel before him (and) they bow before him.
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46 ... when he spares the habitations, in the name of the shepherd of the subjects of Sîn.
Commentary
1–2: The transliteration AN ša AN and the transliteration follows W. G. Lambert apud Gurney 1989, 17 because “offspring of the gods of Anšan” seems to be senseless (oral comm. M. Krebernik, 17.12.12). – Gurney 1989, 16 “clad in splendour”, apparently analyzing la-bi-iš as participle lābiš. Since labāšu in the G-stem is normally only attested in the stative this is also probable here.
2: For AN.AN.MAR.TU see Edzard 1989, 437.
3: Gurney 1989, 15f. and 18, mi-ša-ki “abodes”, elsewhere unattested variant of maštaku. Note that in this text TE and ŠA look very similar (see for TE the next line). mētequ is a known word, but the sense here remains unclear.
4: Gurney 1989, 15 pa-Š[A?]-ir⌉ from pašāru. If the reading pāṭer is correct the text uses both ṭe and ṭe4. – Neither nikimtu “heaping up” nor nēkemtu “removal” makes good sense here. Gurney 1989, 16 “misery” seems to think of the latter.
5: Note the construct state bēli instead of the expected bēl. – Note the hitherto unattested form dadnī (also in line 9), to be easily explained as an assimilation dadmī > dadnī. – i-ši-ja(PI)-ru for išaru is unexplained. – Gurney 1989, 15f. na-an-za-as-sú “I will extol the manifestation of your majesty” which would, however, require a ša before narbîka. Note that narbû is quite often used in the plural.
6: na-mur-ri-a-tim for namurrātim is unexplained; cf. i-ši-ja-ru line 5. – pi-di-a-am is not an infinitive, as Gurney 1989, 18 supposes, but obviously stands for pidyam which normally develops into > pīdam. – imtukka probably stands for imittukka; a scribal error?See also Gurney 1989, 17 “in your right hand”. Von Soden 1989 and 1989/90, 118 suggests a reading i[m-g]u-tu-uk-ka, from a hapax imgûtu of unknown meaning. It is, however, uncorrect that TU in our text is always written with four winkelhaken (von Soden 1989): see TU in line 2 and perhaps also in line 7.
8: Note the strange form ṣalmāt qaqqadāt instead of ṣalmāt qaqqadim. – Gurney 1989, 15–17 reads e-⌈qu-lu⌉ “listen”. Von Soden 1989 and 1989/90, 118 e-kàs-si without translation. – in! at the end of the line according to von Soden 1989/90, 118.
9: wāšib is singular; the verbal forms ibēlū and uwaʾʾerū, however, proof that ma-al-ku is plural. – Von Soden 1989 and 1989/90, 118 suggests s[í]-sí-im from sissimu “granary” (hapax, see CAD S 325) and translates “Thronen der Schatzkammern(?) der Wohnstätten”. For the tentative interpretation as thrones of gizi-cane cf. gu-za-lá gi-zi “gizi-chair-carrier” Wilcke 1998, 50: 25 and translation ib. 51. – Gurney 1989, 15 and 17 reads i-qá-lu “pay heed” which is agrammatical. Von Soden 1989 and 1989/90, 118 suggests i-ḫi-lu “erbeben”. The best choice seems to be George 1990, 155 i-⌈bé⌉-lu, which requires an object that I see in dadnī whereas von Soden 1989 and 1989/90, 118 assumes a double genitive construction which does not make good sense. This interpretation has the advantage to provide a close parallel to uwaʾʾerū ni[šī] in the next line. I see in i-⌈bé⌉-lu a preterite parallel to uwaʾʾerū rather than a present tense (so Gurney, von Soden, George).
10: Von Soden 1989/90, 118 suggests [i-di-i]n “[beim Ge]richt, das sie abhalten”. However, the break seems to be too small for that restoration.
12: šu-ub-ti-šu-un cannot be masculine plural (so Gurney 1989, 17 “Their dwellings are sated”). I analyze the form as šubtiššun, i. e. terminative. The same is true for pirikkiššunu. – For pirikku see von Soden 1989/90, 118. Cf. CAD P 307 s. v. pirikku B “mng. unkn.”.
13: The alternative reading ú-ta-ak-ka-rù proposed by Gurney 1989, 18 neither fits the grammar nor the orthography (rù not used in OB).
14: Gurney 1989, 17 “Great are the noble (deeds) of yours, not to be rivalled … Von Soden 1989/90, 118 “groß sind die ‘Halteseile’ der Sterne”, tentatively reading ṣé-ra-tum ša-at ka-ka-bi ša <la> ša-na-ni-im-ma.
15: Restoration at the end of the line according to von Soden 1989/90, 118. He translates differently „bewohnt ist [ihre] Woh[nung]“.
16: Since the text has uncontracted dārīʾātim inlines 42f. von Sodens suggestion (1989/90, 18) to analyze the spelling ḫa-a-a-ṭù as ḫīʾāṭu seems to be correct.
18: Does rebît stand for rabīʾāt(a) with umlaut a > e and contraction īʾa > î? See, however, line 16 for uncontracted īʾa in this text. Gurney 1989, 18f. suggests a deriviation from *RḤB, a root elsewhere not attested in Akkadian.
22: According to von Soden 1989/90, nothing is missing befor ḫi.
24: Restoration acording to von Soden 1989 and 1989/90, 118; at the end of the line he restores ⌈i⌉-[la-tim] “of the goddesses”.
42: For the beginning of the line see von Soden 1989 and 1989/90, 118.
43: For the beginning of the line see von Soden 1989 and 1989/90, 118.
44: Von Soden 1989 and 1989/90, 118 suggests that -⌈ma⌉ at the end of the line in fact is a dittography for -šu.
46: Von Soden 1989 suggests ri-i-tim (von Soden 1989/90, 118 ri-ti-im is a mistake).
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