MDP 14, 062-126 91 (P112930)
Prayer, Old Akkadian, Susa · c. 2340 BCE–2200 BCE
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| Designation | MDP 14, 062-126 91 |
|---|---|
| ID | P112930 |
| Museum no. | Sb 18190 |
| Collection | Louvre Museum, Paris, France |
| Language | Sumerian |
| Period | Old Akkadian · c. 2340 BCE–2200 BCE |
| Genre | Prayer |
| Find spot | Susa (mod. Shush) |
| Coordinates | 32.1895, 48.2569 |
English translation
By Guerra, Dylan M. · Via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative · CDLI (reuse with citation)
| Line | English |
|---|---|
| obverse 1 | enuru: |
| obverse 2 | The king like a birch (?) |
| obverse 3 | to a virgin grown. |
| obverse 4 | Enki, like a birch (?) |
| obverse 5 | to a virgin grown. |
| obverse 6 | His flood, the earth with abundance sprinkling, |
| obverse 7 | his pacing spot the shadows; |
| obverse 8 | like a plow of lapis lazuli, |
| obverse 9 | in the sea of the stomach hung. |
| obverse 10 | The king, like a birch (?) |
| obverse 11 | as to a virgin grown; |
| obverse 12 | Enki, like a birch (?) |
| obverse 13 | as to a virgin grown; |
| reverse 1' | like ... |
| reverse 3' | ... of the head. |
| reverse 4' | on his boat to the fair harbor(?) |
| reverse 5' | verily gone. |
| reverse 6' | Incantation |
| reverse 7' | of Ningirim, |
| reverse 8' | the name of Nanše |
| reverse 9' | having been, |
| reverse 10' | storehouse(?) of Enki. |
Transliteration (ATF)
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| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
| obverse | ||
| 1 | [enuru]{+e2#-nu-ru} | |
| 2 | [lugal] gesz-kin2-gin7 | |
| 3 | [ki]-sikil# mu2-a | |
| 4 | {d#}en#-ki gesz-kin2-gin7 | |
| 5 | ki-sikil mu2-a | |
| 6 | kur-ku-ra2-a-ni kur he2-gal2 su3 | |
| 7 | ki du-du-ni gissu-bi | |
| 8 | apin za:gin3-na-gin7 | |
| 9 | ab sza3-ga la2-a | |
| 10 | lugal gesz-kin2-gin7 | |
| 11 | ki-sikil-e ib2-mu2-a-gin7 | |
| 12 | {d}en-ki gesz-kin2-gin7 | |
| 13 | [ki]-sikil#-e ib2-mu2-a-gin7 | |
| 14 | [...] x-a [...] | |
| reverse | ||
| 1' | [...]-ga#-gin7# | |
| 2' | [...] x x-la | |
| 3' | [x] sag-ga2 | |
| 4' | ma2#?-na kar#? zi#?-sze3 | |
| 5' | he2-eb2-gal2 | |
| 6' | mu2-du11-ga | |
| 7' | {d}nin-girimx(|A.BU.HA.DU|) | |
| 8' | mu {d}nansze | |
| 9' | al-me-a | |
| 10' | ga2#-nun# {d}en-ki#-ka | |
Sources & licences
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