LKA 062 (P413974)

Literary tablet excavated in Assur (mod. Qalat Sherqat), dated to the Neo-Assyrian (ca. 911-612 BC) period and now kept in Vorderasiatisches Museum, Berlin, Germany

Museum Collection(s)

Vorderasiatisches Museum, Berlin, Germany

Museum Number

VAT 13833

Period

Neo-Assyrian (ca. 911-612 BC)

Provenience

Assur (mod. Qalat Sherqat)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Literary (Ishtar's descent (witness))

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

-

Text

tablet
obverse
1. [la-a]-it,# a-a-bi da-a-isz na-ki-ri-i-szu
2. [sze-'i]-i# i-me-ri _kur_-i da-li-hi bu-lu _edin_
3. [et,-lu] sza# {d}a-asz-szur tuk-lat-su {d}iszkur re-s,u-szu
4. [a]-li#-ik a-na pa-ni-szu a-sza-red _dingir-mesz_ {d}masz#
5. ba-a-a-ru a-na i-me-ri i-ka-pu-da qab-lu#
6. a-na qi-it na-pisz-ti-szu-nu u2-sa-ha-na pa-tar-szu#
7. i-isz-mu-u2 i-me-re-e# i-da-ku-ku ina re-e-szi#
8. pu-lu-uh-tu sza2 ba-a-a-ri e-li-szu-nu la tab-kat3
9. i-ma-ha-ru te-szu-u2 a-a-u2 sza2 i-se-ni-qa-a-na-szi
10. sza2 qe-re-eb-ni la i-mu-ru u2-pa-ra-du pu-hu-ur-ne#
11. a-ni-nu u2#-zu-ba-a-ni ina ki-is _kur_-i sza2-qu-ti
12. i-ma-si-ri sza2 sza-du-e szu-pa-ta-ni ma-a ra-ma-at
13. sza2-a-ra sza2 ba-a-a-ri li-sza2-i ki-pa-su-ma
14. szi-da#!-at qa-al-ti-szu e li-il-li-ka sza2 da pu-hu-ur-ti
15. isz-me-e ba-a-a-ru sza2 bu-lu _kur_-i da-ba-bu
16. sza2-an-su-ku t,e3-szu2-nu si-qi-ri-szu2-nu pi-it-ru-du
17. ma-a _pel_ szi-ir-'a-an-szu2-nu zi-ka-ru ma-a la mal-du
18. a-na qu-ra-de-e sza2 e-li szad#-di#! a-bu-tu-u2 i-zaq-qa-ar
19. ni-i-li-ik sza2 bu-li szad-di sza#-ga-al-ta-szu2-nu ni-isz-kun
20. i-ka-ki-i-ni-i sza2 sa-ha-an da#-mi-szu2-nu ni-qi2
21. a-di e-ni szam-me-szu il-tap-pa-ta pu-ha-di
22. il-ta-mar ki-ma {d}iszkur {d}sza2-masz i-s,i-mi3-di ma-szi-ri#
reverse
1. har-ra-an sze-lal-ti _u4_-me ir-ti-di [ina mu-szi-ti]
2. a-du la {d}sza2-masz na-ba-hu i-bi-ru-szu-nu an-qu-lu
3. u2-szar-ri-t,i _sza3_-bi a-ra-ti u2-na-pi-il la-ku-ti
4. sza da-nu-ti-szu2-nu u2-na-ki-is ki-sza2-da-ti
5. qu-tu-ru ma-ti-szu2-nu _erin2-mesz_-szu2-nu i-te!-di-il
6. sza a-na asz-szur i-ha-t,u-u2 i-mi-i kar-mi-isz
7. la-za-mu-ru li-it asz-szur da-a'-na sza i-tal-la-ka a-na szal-me#
8. il-la-ta kib-ra-ti i-sa-at-ka-na li-i-tu2#!
9. li-isz-me ma-hi-ru-u a-na ar-ki lu-sza2-an-[ni]
  single ruling
10. a-na an-tum be-el-ti kaq#-qi2-ri _gal_-tu4#
11. a-na {d}1(u)-5(disz) a-szi-bat qer-bi ir-kal-li
12. asz2-ri-gi-in-gal be-el-ti kaq-qi2-ri _gal_-tu4
13. a-na {d}1(u)-5(disz) a-szi-bat qer-bi ir-kal-li
14. _e2_ ir-kal-li sza2 a-li-ku-tu-szu2 la ta-a-a-ru#
15. asz-ru nu-ru la sza2-kin2 _ug3-mesz_-szu#
16. asz-ru mi-tu-su sah-hu-pu ina ep-ri
17. _a2_ ek-le-tu _mul_ ul u2-s,a-a
18. _dumu-munus_ {d}sin u2-zu-un-sza2 ip-te-ma
19. ip-te-ma u2-za-an-sza2 u2-sza2-asz2-kin2
20. sza2 a-li-ku-u2-tu2-sza2 la ta-a-ru-u2

Text content

Genre(s) Literary (Ishtar's descent (witness))
Language(s) Akkadian

Chronology

Period Neo-Assyrian (ca. 911-612 BC)
Accounting Period

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P413974

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience Assur (mod. Qalat Sherqat)
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) Vorderasiatisches Museum, Berlin, Germany
Museum Number VAT 13833
Accession Number

References

  • primary: LKA, 62

    [Ebeling1953LKA] Ebeling, Erich. 1953. Literarische Keilschrifttexte Aus Assur. Berlin: Akademie-Verlag.

  • history: ZA 109, 177-188

    [Fink2019ZA109] Fink, Sebastian, and Simo Parpola. 2019. “The Hunter and the Asses: A Neo-Assyrian Paean Glorifying Shalmaneser III.” Zeitschrift Für Assyriologie 109: 177–88.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2020-02-06 at 12:40:18 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2010-08-13 at 00:00:00 CDLI, CDLI Artifact metadata Tinney, Stephen J. CDLI, CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“LKA 062 Artifact Entry.” 2010. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 13, 2010. https://cdli.earth/P413974.
LKA 062 artifact entry (No. P413974). (2010, August 13). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P413974
LKA 062 artifact entry (2010) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P413974 (Accessed: October 30, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-30]},
	year = {2010},
	month = {aug 13},
	title = {LKA 062 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P413974},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P413974},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2010/8/13/
PY  - 2010
ID  - P413974
LB  - CDLI:P413974
M1  - 2026/10/30/
TI  - LKA 062 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P413974
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“LKA 062 Artifact Entry.” 2010. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 13, 2010. https://cdli.earth/P413974.
LKA 062 artifact entry (No. P413974). (2010, August 13). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P413974
LKA 062 artifact entry (2010) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P413974 (Accessed: October 30, 2026).
@misc{2010LKA,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-30]},
	year = {2010},
	month = {aug 13},
	title = {LKA 062 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P413974},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P413974},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2010/8/13/
PY  - 2010
ID  - P413974
LB  - CDLI:P413974
M1  - 2026/10/30/
TI  - LKA 062 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P413974
ER  -
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