An Explanatory Temple List, from Kish to Apak

Obverse
1a1a

é-abzu-kù-[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-sù

[pa-paḫ] ⸢d⸣ba-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]ḫ

[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-gá-a-ni

pa-pa-ḫu

Ekiaggani

cella:

7b7b

É na-ram-⸢i⸣-šú

House of His Beloved.

8a8a

é-⸢šu⸣-luḫ-⸢bi⸣-kù-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 qé-reb kiš.KI

Ten [line]s: temples that are inside Kish


1212

[é-kur-ní-zu]

⸢É d⸣NIN.⸢LÍL ḫur⸣-sag-kalam-ma.KI

[Ekurnizu]

temple of the goddess Mullissu of Ḫursagkalamma.

1313

[é-...]-x

pa-paḫ ⸢d⸣NIN.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 dbí-zil-lá

[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

GÚ.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] ⸢GÚ⸣.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 GÚ.DU₈.⸢A.KI⸣

Edugga

cella of the god Nergal of Cutha:

22a22a

BÀD.u₄-gal-<a>-má-uru₅

⸢BÀD GÚ⸣.DU₈.A.KI

Ugal-amaru

wall of Cutha:

22b22b

a-bu-ub ⸢an-zi-i⸣

Deluge of Anzû.

2323

⸢BÀD⸣.du-gur-lugal-mè-dù

ÚS.⸢BAD GÚ.DU₈.A.KI⸣

Ugurlugalmedu

rampa[rt of C]utha.

24a24a

é-ùru-⸢an⸣-ki

ziq-qur-rat ⸢GÚ⸣.[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 GÚ.⸢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⸣lú-⸢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/.