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  • An Explanatory Temple List, from Kish to Apak

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An Explanatory Temple List, from Kish to Apak

Obverse
1a1a

é-abzu--[ga]

[pa-paḫ d]za-ba₄-ba₄

Eazbzuku[ga]

[cella of the god] Zababa:

1b1b

É ap-si-i [el-li u] ABZU [šap-lu-ú]

House of the [pure] Apsû [and the lower Aps]û.

2a2a

é-galga-

[pa-paḫ] dba-ba₆ šá kiš.KI

Egalgasu

[cella of] the goddess Baba of Kish:

2b2b

É šá mi-lik-[šú ru-qu šá mil]-ka ma-lu-ú

House [Whose] Coun[sel Is Unfathomable] (and) Which Is Filled with [Advic]e.

3a3a

é-rab-ri-[ri]

[pa-paḫ] dDI.KU₅

Erabri[ri]

[cella of] the god Madānu:

3b3b

É šá rab-ba [i-me-es-su] ú-qal-la-lu

House Which [Crushes] (and) Smashes the Shackle.

4a4a

é-temen-bi-nu-[kúr]

[pa-paḫ] dGAŠAN-kiš.KI

Etemenbinu[kur]

[cella of] Bēlet-Kiš:

4b4b

É šá tem-men₅-šú [la] ut-tak-ka-ru

House Whose Foundation Platform [Cannot Be] Altered.

5a5a

é-an-úr-ki-tuš-maḫ ziq-qur-rat kiš.KI

Eanurkituš[ma]

[zi]ggurat of Kish:

5b5b

É šá i-šid AN-e [šub]-ti ṣir-ti

House of the Foundation of Heaven, Lofty Abode.

6a6a

é-su-lim-an-na

É dNIN-é-an-na

Esulimanna

temple of the goddess Bēlet-Eanna:

6b6b

É šá šá-lum-mat-su šá-qa-tu

House Whosw Radiance Is Exalted.

7a7a

é-ki-ág--a-ni

pa-pa-ḫu

Ekiaggani

cella:

7b7b

É na-ram-i-šú

House of His Beloved.

8a8a

é-šu-luḫ-bi--ga

ki-sal-lu

Ešuluḫbikuga

courtyard:

8b8b

É šá šu-luḫ-ḫu-šú el-lu

House Whose Purificat[ion] Rites are Pure.

9a9a

é-giš-ḫur-bi.GALAM-GALAM

a-ki-ti

Egišḫurbi[GALA]M-GALAM

akītu(-house):

9b9b

É šá ú-[ṣu-ra]-ti-šú nak-lu

House Whose R[itua]ls are Skilful.

10a10a

BÀD.me-lem₄-kur-kur-ra-dul-la

BÀD kiš.KI

Melemkurkurradulla

wall of Kish:

10b10b

BÀD šá me-lam-mu-šú KUR.MEŠ kát-mu

Wall whose Splendor Covers the Lands.


1111

10 [MU].MEŠ É.KUR.MEŠ šá -reb kiš.KI

Ten [line]s: temples that are inside Kish


1212

[é-kur--zu]

É dNIN.LÍL ḫur-sag-kalam-ma.KI

[Ekurnizu]

temple of the goddess Mullissu of Ḫursagkalamma.

1313

[é-...]-x

pa-paḫ dNIN.LÍL ḫur-sag-kalam-ma.KI

[E...]...

cella of the goddess Mullissu of Ḫursagkalamma.

1414

[é-kur-maḫ]

[ziq]-qur-rat-ti

[Ekurmaḫ]

[zigg]urat

1515

[é-...]

É d-zil-

[E...]

temple of the deity Bizilla

1616

[...] x x x nam? ḫur-sag-kalam-ma.KI

[...] ... Ḫursagkalamma

1717

[é-me-lám-maḫ]

ziq-qur-rat <d>50 ḫur-sag-kalam-ma.KI

[Emelammaḫ]

ziggurat of <the god> Enlil of Ḫursagkalamma.


1818

[6?] MU.MEŠ É.KUR.MEŠ ḫur-sag-kalam-ma.KI

[Six] lines: temples of Ḫursag[ka]lamma.


19a19a

.DU₈.A.KI

ku-te-e

Cutha

Cutha:

19b19b

É ḫé-gál x x x

House of Abund[ance] ...

20a20a

é-mes-lam

É dU.GUR [šá] .DU₈.A.KI

Emeslam

temple of the god Nergal [of C]utha:

20b20b

É dAMAR.UTU šá KI-tim

House of the god Marduk of the netherworld.

2121

é-dug₄-ga

pa-paḫ dU.GUR šá .DU₈.A.KI

Edugga

cella of the god Nergal of Cutha:

22a22a

BÀD.u₄-gal-<a>--uru₅

BÀD .DU₈.A.KI

Ugal-amaru

wall of Cutha:

22b22b

a-bu-ub an-zi-i

Deluge of Anzû.

2323

BÀD.du-gur-lugal--

ÚS.BAD .DU₈.A.KI

Ugurlugalmedu

rampa[rt of C]utha.

24a24a

é-ùru-an-ki

ziq-qur-rat .[DU₈.A.KI]

Euruanki

ziggurat of C[utha]:

24b24b

[É na]-ṣir AN-e u KI-tim

[House Which Guar]ds Heaven and Netherworld.

2525

x-[x-x]-ma

BÀD dBA-x-[(x)]

...[...]ma

wall of ...[...]

2626

ÍD.[x-x]-x

dèr-ra-gal?

The river [...]

the god Erragal


2727

8 MU.[MEŠ É].KUR.MEŠ a-di ÍD .DU₈.[A].KI

Eight l[ines: templ]es, up to the river, of Cu[tha].


2828

URU.a-[pak] x x TU TU x [(x)]

The city A[pak] ... [...]

29a29a

[é]-še-numun

<É> d-làl

[E]šen[umun]

<temple of> the deity Lula[l]:

29b29b

bi-it ze-er

House of the Seed.


3030

26? MU.MEŠ šu-mi URU u É EN URU.a-pak

Twenty-six lines: names of cities and temples, up to the city Apak.


Adapted from A.R. George, House Most High: The Temples of Ancient Mesopotamia (Mesopotamian Civilizations 5), 1993. Translated by Jamie Novotny and lemmatized by Giulia Lentini, 2019, as part of the LMU-Munich-based project Living Among Ruins (directed by Karen Radner and Jamie Novotny), which is funded by the Gerda Henkel Stiftung as part of the Lost Cities program (coordinated by Martin Zimmermann and Andreas Beyer) Please cite this page as http://oracc.org/btto/Q007946/.