TIM 09, 063 (P223432)
Prayer, Old Babylonian · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | TIM 09, 063 |
|---|---|
| ID | P223432 |
| Museum no. | IM 021180,y |
| Collection | National Museum of Iraq, Baghdad, Iraq |
| Language | Sumerian |
| Period | Old Babylonian · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE |
| Genre | Prayer |
| Find spot | uncertain |
English translation
By Guerra, Dylan M. · Via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative · CDLI (reuse with citation)
| Line | English |
|---|---|
| obverse 1' | May he live ... |
| obverse 2' | In heaven be exorcised; on earth be exorcised. |
| obverse 3' | By Enlil be exorcised; by Ninlil be exorcised; |
| obverse 4' | by Asalluhi, son of Eridu, be exorcised. |
| obverse 5' | Incantation (against) Lamaštu. |
| obverse 6' | May An, Enlil, Enki, and Nergal brighten. |
| obverse 7' | the seven heavens, seven earths, seven en, and seven bodies(?) |
| obverse 8' | As long as the mortal, son of his god, indeed lives, |
| obverse 9' | may you not eat food, may you not drink water, |
| obverse 10' | on a chair, may you not sit, on a bed, may you not sleep, |
| obverse 11' | on a chair, you will not sit, |
| obverse 12' | on a bed, you will not sleep, |
| obverse 13' | At the table of your father, Enlil, your hands may you not bring. |
| obverse 14' | Lamaštu, in heaven be exorcised, on earth be exorcised. |
| obverse 15' | By the great gods be exorcised. |
| obverse 16' | Incantation (against) Lamaštu. |
| obverse 17' | Lamaštu, the name of the daughter of An. |
| obverse 18' | Divine sister, divine daughter of the streets of Ur. |
| obverse 19' | The a.-sword(?) that splits, gone into the mouth (?) |
| obverse 20' | The goddess that released the fire (?) |
| obverse 21' | The yellow face(?) ... |
| obverse 22' | By the gods of heaven and earth be exorcised. |
| obverse 23' | The ki(-bird?) of the sky ... |
| reverse 1 | The shepherd, on silver land, indeed established a stall and sheepfold. |
| reverse 2 | The head goat pastured, the kid pastured. |
| reverse 3 | Wool of a goat un-fertilized, wool of a kid un-fertilized. |
| reverse 4 | When their black and white (wool), on the right and left tied for us, |
| reverse 5 | the black dog in a pit was laying, |
| reverse 6 | the white dog in a pit was laying. |
| reverse 7 | When its side, you approached, |
| reverse 8 | Uttu, beautiful woman, great matron, |
| reverse 9 | the old woman of the matron, Inanna; |
| reverse 10 | on its right, and left spun (the wool) for you. |
| reverse 11 | Butter of the silver cow you rubbed. |
| reverse 12 | The incantation of Eridu you then cast. |
| reverse 13 | The evil u.-demon, the evil a.-ghost, the evil g.-ghost, the evil g.-demon, |
| reverse 14 | Lamaštu, Labaṣu, |
| reverse 15 | the evil man, the evil eye, the evil mouth, the evil tongue, |
| reverse 16 | indeed stepped out. |
| reverse 17 | May the good g.-ghost and good l.-spirit stand together. |
| reverse 18 | In heaven be exorcised, on earth be exorcised, |
| reverse 19 | by Enlil be exorcised, by Ninlil be exorcised, |
| reverse 20 | by Ninurta, mighty warrior of Enlil, be exorcised, |
| reverse 21 | by Nusku, grand vizier of Enlil, be exorcised, |
| reverse 22 | by Ninšubur(?), whose speech like An(?) will not be undone(?), be exorcised. |
| left col 1 2 | May she(?) not return. |
| left col 1 3 | (Sumerian:) ... life. |
| left col 2 1 | Incantation (against) Lamaštu. |
Transliteration (ATF)
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| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
| obverse | ||
| 1' | he2-ti-la!(AD) [...] | |
| 2' | zi an-na he2-[pa3 zi ki-a he2-pa3] | |
| 3' | zi en-lil2-la2 he2#-pa3# [zi nin-lil2-la2 he2-pa3] | |
| 4' | zi {d}asal-lu2-hi dumu# eridu{ki}-ga-ke4 he2#-pa3# | |
| 5' | ($ blank space $) KA-inim-ma {d}dimx(|LU2.GAM|)-me | |
| 6' | he2-dadag-ge an en-lil2 en-ki {d}ne3-eri11-gal | |
| 7' | an 7(disz@v)-bi ki 7(disz@v)-bi en 7(disz@v)-bi su? 7(disz@v)-bi | |
| 8' | en-na lu2-ulu3 dumu# dingir-ra-na na-an-ga-ti-la | |
| 9' | u2 ba-ra-da-gu7-e a ba-ra-da-na8-na8 | |
| 10' | {gesz}gu-za ba#-ra-da-tusz {gesz}na2 ba-ra-da-nu2 | |
| 11' | {gesz}gu-za ba-ra-da-tusz-u3-de3 | |
| 12' | {gesz}na2 ba-ra-da-nu2-u3-de3 | |
| 13' | {gesz}banszur a-a-zu en-lil2-la2-ka# szu-zu ba-ra-bi2-in-tum4# | |
| 14' | {d}dimx(|LU2.GAM|)-me zi an-na he2-pa3 zi ki-a he2-pa3# | |
| 15' | zi dingir gal-gal-e#-ne he2-pa3 | |
| 16' | ($ blank space $) KA-inim-ma {d}dimx(|LU2.GAM|)-me | |
| 17' | {d}dimx(|LU2.GAM|)-me mu# dumu an-na | |
| 18' | dingir szesz# dingir dumu sila [uri2{ki}-ma] | |
| 19' | AN-BU bar-re KA [mu-gal2] | |
| 20' | dingir SZI-la-ra szu# [mu-un-bar] | |
| 21' | musz3 sza3-ge x-[...] | |
| 22' | zi dingir an-ki-[ka-ke4-ne he2-pa3] | |
| 23' | ki#?{muszen#} an-na x-[...] | |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | su8-ba ki ku3-ga tur3 amasz [nam-mi-in-gin] | |
| 2 | uz3# sag#-bi mu-un-lu uz3 [masz2 tur-bi mu-un-lu] | |
| 3 | siki# uz3 gesz nu-zu siki# {munus?}<asz2>-gar3 gesz# [nu-zu] | |
| 4 | ge6 babbar-bi zi-da# gab2-bu u3#-[me-ni-kesz2] | |
| 5 | ur-ge6 pu2-sag-ga2 nu2-a# | |
| 6 | ur-babbar pu2 sag-ga2 nu2-a | |
| 7 | za3-be2 szu u3-mu-e-ti | |
| 8 | {d}uttu? munus sa6!(UR)-ga# bur-szu-ma gal | |
| 9 | um-ma bur-szu-ma# {d}inanna-ke4 | |
| 10 | zi-da gab2-bu-ba# u3-mu-e-ri-sir5 | |
| 11 | i3 ab2 ku3-ga# u3-mu-e-sub6-sub6 | |
| 12 | nam-szub eridu{ki}-ga# u3-mu-e-sum# | |
| 13 | {d}udug hul a-la2 hul {d}gidim hul gal5-la2# hul# | |
| 14 | {d}dimx(|LU2.GAM|)-me {d}dimx(|LU2.GAM|)-a | |
| 15 | lu2 hul igi hul ka hul eme# hul# | |
| 16 | bar-sze3 he2-em-ta-gub | |
| 17 | {d}gidim# sa6#-ga {d}lamma sa6-ga he2-em-da-su8-su8-ge-esz | |
| 18 | zi an-na he2-pa3 zi ki-a he2-pa3 | |
| 19 | zi {d}en-lil2-la2 he2-pa3 zi {d}nin-lil2-la2# he2#-pa3# | |
| 20 | zi {d#}nin#-urta ur-sag kal-ga en-lil2-la2 he2-pa3# | |
| 21 | zi {d}nusku# sukkal-mah en-lil2-la2-ka he2-pa3# | |
| 22 | zi [{d}nin?-szubur?] ka# ba#-a#-ni# [an?-gin7?] nu#-bur2#?-da he2#-pa3# | |
| left col 1 | ||
| 1 | [...]-tu-ru | |
| 2 | [...]-x a-a i-tu#-ur# | |
| 3 | [...]-x ti#-la#? | |
| left col 2 | ||
| 1 | KA-inim-ma {d}dimx(|LU2.GAM|)#-me | |
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