szu-ila-Gebete, 1978, no. 14 (P237223)
CANONICAL > Literature > Hymns > Divine > Šuʾila, Neo-Assyrian, Nineveh · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE
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| Designation | szu-ila-Gebete, 1978, no. 14 |
|---|---|
| ID | P237223 |
| Museum no. | BM — |
| Collection | British Museum, London, UK |
| Language | Akkadian |
| Period | Neo-Assyrian · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE |
| Genre | CANONICAL > Literature > Hymns > Divine > Šuʾila |
| Find spot | Nineveh (mod. Kuyunjik) |
| Coordinates | 36.3582, 43.1621 |
English translation
By Loretz, Oswald & Mayer, Walter · Via Open Richly Annotated Cuneiform Corpus (ORACC) · CC BY-SA 3.0 (ORACC)
| Line | English |
|---|---|
| Obverse [0:1] o 1o 1–o 1o 1 | [. . .] of the goddesses |
| Obverse [1:2] o 22–o 22 | [. . .] of the world |
| Obverse [2:3] o 33–o 33 | [. . .] offspring of Ningal |
| Obverse [3:4] o 44–o 44 | [. . .] of the warrior, Shamash |
| Obverse [4:5] o 55–o 55 | [. . .] the heavens you rule |
| Obverse [5:6] o 66–o 66 | [. . .] habitations |
| Obverse [6:7] o 77–o 77 | Mum[mu . . .] and ritual ablutions |
| Obverse [7:8] o 88–o 88 | At the instruction of [Ea . . . you hold fi]rm the bond. |
| Obverse [8:9] o 99–o 99 | Wherever ground pl[ans] are formed, brickwork [la]id out, |
| Obverse [9:10] o 1010–o 1010 | (There) you ap[poi]nt the powerful of speech (lit. those equipped with a mouth), like Shamash. |
| Obverse [10:11] o 1111–o 1111 | If among the Igigi, w[h]o (is) your equal? |
| Obverse [11:12] o 1212–o 1212 | If among the Anunnaki, where (is) your rival? |
| Obverse [12:13] o 1313–o 1313 | You are the one who establishes, (yet) in the human womb, poverty (and) profit. |
| Obverse [13:14] o 1414–o 1414 | You exchange fate so that the unfortunate thrive. |
| Obverse [14:15] o 1515–o 1515 | (When) I sought out the gods, prayers were presented to you, |
| Obverse [15:16] o 1616–o 1616 | (When) I turned to the goddesses, you were the one to beseech. |
| Obverse [16:17] o 1717–o 1717 | A protective spirit (šēdu) (goes) before you, a divine guardian (lamassu) behind you. |
| Obverse [17:18] o 1818–o 1818 | Justice (lies) at your right hand, favor at your left. |
| Obverse [18:19] o 1919–o 1919 | Acceptance and peace are confirmed in your presence. |
| Obverse [19:20] o 2020–o 2020 | Life and wholeness revolve around you. |
| Obverse [20:21] o 2121–o 2121 | How sweet (it is) to pray to you; how near (is) your hearing. |
| Reverse [0:1] r 1r 1–r 1r 1 | Your seeing (is) acceptance, your command light. |
| Reverse [1:2] r 22–r 22 | Have mercy on me, my lady, command (my) prosperity. |
| Reverse [2:3] r 33–r 33 | Look upon me in earnest and accept my prayers. |
| Reverse [3:4] r 44–r 44 | I have pursued your course; let prosperity remain with me. |
| Reverse [4:5] r 55–r 55 | I have seized your carrying pole; let me lay claim to goodness of heart. |
| Reverse [5:6] r 66–r 66 | I have carried your yoke; implement the releasing (of anger). |
| Reverse [6:7] r 77–r 77 | I have waited on you; let peace come to me straight away. |
| Reverse [7:8] r 88–r 88 | I have kept watch of your radiance; may there be acceptance and consent. |
| Reverse [8:9] r 99–r 99 | I have sought out your splendor; may my countenance shine (with joy). |
| Reverse [9:10] r 1010–r 1010 | I have turned to your sovereignty; may there be life and wholeness. May I acquire the favorable protective spirit who (is) before you. |
| Reverse [10:11] r 1111–r 1111 | May I acquire the divine guardian who follows after you. |
| Reverse [11:12] r 1212–r 1212 | May I add [. . .] that (is) at your right (side). |
| Reverse [12:13] r 1313–r 1313 | May I [achieve] the favor that (is) at your left. |
| Reverse [13:14] r 1414–r 1414 | Comm[and] that my utterance [. . .]. |
| Reverse [14:15] r 1515–r 1515 | [. . .] be accepted. |
| Reverse [15:16] r 1616–r 1616 | [Guide] me every day [. . .]. |
| Reverse [16:17] r 1717–r 1717 | [. . .] give to me |
| Reverse [17:18] r 1818–r 1818 | [. . .] your divinity |
| Reverse [18:19] r 1919–r 1919 | [. . .] may I attain |
| Reverse [19:20] r 2020–r 2020 | [. . .] rejoice on your account |
| Reverse [20:21] r 2121–r 2121 | May [. . .] please you (lit. your heart) |
| Reverse [21:22] r 2222–r 2222 | [. . .] you set up a censer of juniper |
| Reverse [22:23] r 2323–r 2323 | [. . .] you bow down |
Transliteration (ATF)
From Open Richly Annotated Cuneiform Corpus (ORACC) · CC BY-SA 3.0 (ORACC default); per-file JSON license fields say: This data is released under the CC0 license (133618)
| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
| o | ||
| 1 | [...] i-la-a-ti | |
| 2 | [...] kib-ra-a-ti | |
| 3 | [...] i-lit-ti {d}nin-gal | |
| 4 | [...] qu-ra-du {d}UTU{ši} | |
| 5 | [...] AN{e} ta-be-li | |
| 6 | [...] da-ad₂-me | |
| 7 | mu-⸢um⸣-[mu ...] u₃ šu-luh-hu | |
| 8 | tak-lim-ti {⸢d⸣}[e₂-a ... tu-kal]-li rik-si | |
| 9 | e-ma ba-aš₂-mu ⸢ki-sur⸣-[ru-u₂ i]-nam-du-u SIG₄ | |
| 10 | šu-ut pa-a šak-nu ta-[paq-qi₂]-di ki-ma {d}UTU{ši} | |
| 11 | šum-ma i-na {d}i₂-gi₃-gi₃ a-[a]-u₂ me₂-her-ki | |
| 12 | šum-ma i-na {d}a-nun-na-ki a-li ša₂-nin-ki | |
| 13 | at-ti-ma ina ŠA₃.TUR₃ ni-⸢ši⸣ lu-up-nu iš-⸢di-hu⸣ tu-kan-ni | |
| 14 | ⸢tu-uš⸣-te-pe-li ši-mat-⸢am⸣-ma i-dam-⸢mi-iq⸣ lem-nu | |
| 15 | ⸢eš⸣-ʾe-e-ma ina DINGIR-MEŠ su-pe-e šar-ku-ki | |
| 16 | ⸢as⸣-hur ina {d}1(u) 5(diš)-MEŠ ka-ši-ma ša₂ ba-a-li | |
| 17 | pa-nu-uk-ki {d}⸢ALAD⸣ ar₂-ka-tuk {d}LAMA₃ | |
| 18 | im-nu-uk mi-ša₂-ri ⸢šu⸣-me-el-ki dum-qu | |
| 19 | kun-nu ina re-ši-ki taš-mu-u u sa-li-mu | |
| 20 | i-ta-tu-ki šu-tas-hu-⸢ra⸣ ba-la₂-ṭi u šul-mu | |
| 21 | ki-i ṭa-a-bu su-pu-⸢ki⸣ ki-i qe₂-ru-ub ša₂-mu-ki | |
| r | ||
| 1 | nap-lu-us-ki taš-mu-⸢u⸣ qi₂-bit-ki nu-u₂-ru | |
| 2 | re-min₄-ni-ma {d}GAŠAN-⸢MU⸣ qi₂-bi-i na-ha-a-šu₂ | |
| 3 | ki-nis nap-lis-in-ni-ma le-qe₂-e un-ni-ni-ia | |
| 4 | er-de us-ki iš-⸢di⸣-hu li-ku-na | |
| 5 | ser₃-da-ki a-hu-⸢uz⸣ lu-bel ṭu-ub lib₃-bi | |
| 6 | u₂-bil ab-ša₂-na-ki pa-ša₂-hu šuk-ni | |
| 7 | uq-qu re-ši-⸢ki⸣ li-ši-ra sa-lim | |
| 8 | aṣ-ṣur ša₂-ru-ru-ki lu-[u₂] ⸢taš⸣-mu-u₂ u ma-ga-ri | |
| 9 | e-še-ʾi nam-ri-ru-⸢ki lim⸣-mi-ru zi-mu-u₂-a | |
| 10 | as-hur be-⸢lut⸣-ki lu-u TIN u ⸢šul-mu⸣ lu-ur-ši {d}ALAD SIG₅ ša₂ IGI-ki | |
| 11 | ša₂ ar-ki-ki a-⸢li⸣-kat₂ {⸢d}LAMA₃⸣ lu-ur-ši | |
| 12 | ša₂ im-nu-uk-ki ⸢x⸣ [...] lu-uṣ₄-ṣip | |
| 13 | dum-qa₂ ⸢lu⸣-[uk-šu-da] ša₂ šu-me-lu-uk-ki | |
| 14 | qi₂-[bi-ma ...] zi-ik-ri | |
| 15 | [...] lu ma-ag-rat | |
| 16 | [... i-tar-ri]-⸢in⸣-ni u₄-mi-šam | |
| 17 | [...] qi₂-šam | |
| 18 | [...] DINGIR{ut}ki | |
| 19 | [...] lu-uk-šu-ud | |
| 20 | [...] SUD-ki | |
| 21 | [...] ⸢x⸣ ŠA₃-ki li-ṭib-bu | |
| 22 | [...] NIG₂.NA ŠIM.LI GAR{an} | |
| 23 | [... KI].ZA.ZA | |
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