An Explanatory Temple List, from Kish to Apak
Obverse | ||||
1a1a | [cella of the god] Zababa: | |||
1b1b | House of the [pure] Apsû [and the lower Aps]û. | |||
2a2a | [cella of] the goddess Baba of Kish: | |||
2b2b | House [Whose] Coun[sel Is Unfathomable] (and) Which Is Filled with [Advic]e. | |||
3a3a | [cella of] the god Madānu: | |||
3b3b | House Which [Crushes] (and) Smashes the Shackle. | |||
4a4a | [cella of] Bēlet-Kiš: | |||
4b4b | House Whose Foundation Platform [Cannot Be] Altered. | |||
5a5a | [zi]ggurat of Kish: | |||
5b5b | House of the Foundation of Heaven, Lofty Abode. | |||
6a6a | temple of the goddess Bēlet-Eanna: | |||
6b6b | House Whosw Radiance Is Exalted. | |||
7a7a | cella: | |||
7b7b | House of His Beloved. | |||
8a8a | courtyard: | |||
8b8b | House Whose Purificat[ion] Rites are Pure. | |||
9a9a | akītu(-house): | |||
9b9b | House Whose R[itua]ls are Skilful. | |||
10a10a | wall of Kish: | |||
10b10b | Wall whose Splendor Covers the Lands. | |||
1111 | Ten [line]s: temples that are inside Kish | |||
1212 | [Ekurnizu] | temple of the goddess Mullissu of Ḫursagkalamma. | ||
1313 | [E...]... | cella of the goddess Mullissu of Ḫursagkalamma. | ||
1414 | [Ekurmaḫ] | [zigg]urat | ||
1515 | [E...] | temple of the deity Bizilla | ||
1616 | [...] x x x ⸢nam?⸣ ḫur-⸢sag-kalam-ma.KI⸣ | [...] ... Ḫursagkalamma | ||
1717 | ziggurat of <the god> Enlil of Ḫursagkalamma. | |||
1818 | [Six] lines: temples of Ḫursag[ka]lamma. | |||
19a19a | Cutha: | |||
19b19b | House of Abund[ance] ... | |||
20a20a | temple of the god Nergal [of C]utha: | |||
20b20b | House of the god Marduk of the netherworld. | |||
2121 | cella of the god Nergal of Cutha: | |||
22a22a | wall of Cutha: | |||
22b22b | Deluge of Anzû. | |||
2323 | rampa[rt of C]utha. | |||
24a24a | ziggurat of C[utha]: | |||
24b24b | [House Which Guar]ds Heaven and Netherworld. | |||
2525 | x-[x-x]-ma | ...[...]ma | wall of ...[...] | |
2626 | The river [...] | the god Erragal | ||
2727 | 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 | <temple of> the deity Lula[l]: | |||
29b29b | House of the Seed. | |||
3030 | 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/.