VS 10, 193 (P142047)
Prayer, Old Babylonian · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | VS 10, 193 |
|---|---|
| ID | P142047 |
| Museum no. | VAT 05993 |
| Collection | Vorderasiatisches Museum, Berlin, Germany |
| Language | Sumerian |
| Period | Old Babylonian · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE |
| Genre | Prayer |
| Find spot | uncertain (mod. uncertain) |
English translation
By Englund, Robert K. · Via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative · CDLI (reuse with citation)
| Line | English |
|---|---|
| obverse 1 | enuru: |
| obverse 2 | A man a snake struck, a scorpion struck, a rabid dog struck, |
| obverse 3 | their spittle gave. |
| obverse 4 | Asarluḫi |
| obverse 5 | to his father Enki a messenger sends: |
| obverse 6 | “My father, a man a snake struck, a scorpion struck, a rabid dog struck, |
| obverse 7 | their spittle gave; |
| obverse 8 | what to do about it, I don't know.” |
| obverse 9 | “My son, what don't you know? |
| obverse 10 | What can I add? |
| reverse 1 | His silver ala is purified; |
| reverse 2 | once to the water the incantation is given, |
| reverse 3 | the water the ‘foreigner’ made to drink, |
| reverse 4 | may the spittle on its own go out!” |
| reverse 5 | A man by a snake bitten: the water the ‘foreigner’ is to be given to drink. |
Transliteration (ATF)
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| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
| obverse | ||
| 1 | enuru{+e2-nu-ru} | |
| 2 | lu2-ra musz mu-ra gir2 mu-ra ur mu2-da mu-ra | |
| 3 | usz-bi mu-na-ab-szum2 | |
| 4 | {d}asar:lu2-hi-e | |
| 5 | a-ni {d}en-ki-sze3 lu2 mu-szi-gi4-gi4 | |
| 6 | a-mu lu2-ra musz mu-ra gir2 mu-ra ur mu2-da mu-ra | |
| 7 | usz-bi mu-na-ab-szum2 | |
| 8 | a-na ib2-ak-na-bi nu-zu | |
| 9 | dumu-mu a-na nu-zu | |
| 10 | a-na na-ab-dah-e | |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | a-la2-ku3-ga na-ba-ni-zalag | |
| 2 | a-be2 nam-szub u3-ma-szum2 | |
| 3 | a-bi lu2 kur2-ra u3-mu-ni-nag | |
| 4 | usz-bi ni2-ba ha-mu-ta-e3-de2 | |
| 5 | lu2 musz zu2 ba-du3 a-bi lu2 kur2-ra na8-na8-da-kam | |
Sources & licences
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