Fs Reiner 387 (P258027)
Prayer, Old Babylonian, Sippar-Yahrurum · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | Fs Reiner 387 |
|---|---|
| ID | P258027 |
| Museum no. | CBS 00574 |
| Collection | Penn Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA |
| Language | Akkadian |
| Period | Old Babylonian · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE |
| Genre | Prayer |
| Find spot | Sippar-Yahrurum (mod. Tell Abu Habbah) |
| Coordinates | 33.0605, 44.2552 |
English translation
Via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative · CDLI (reuse with citation)
| Line | English |
|---|---|
| obverse 1 | [I (have) call(ed) out to y[ou, O Night ...] |
| obverse 3 | Shamash ... |
| obverse 4 | Brilliant are the ... |
| obverse 5 | She (the Night) is darkened ... |
| obverse 6 | Wherever they are, as long as there are s[tars?] |
| obverse 8 | The gods flicker in the night, |
| obverse 9 | to protect life in the place of f[ate]. |
| obverse 10 | When Sin and Shamash have set, |
| obverse 11 | the saviors of life then fill [their ni]ght(-stations). |
| obverse 12 | He whose god is with him – Fierce Girra, |
| obverse 13 | [Hero]ic Erra, Anu, The Bow, ["The Yoke"/Elamtum] |
| obverse 14 | [...]-s[tar?] ... |
Transliteration (ATF)
From Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative · CDLI: reuse of catalogue/transliteration data with citation of CDLI; images restricted (not fetched)
| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
| obverse | ||
| 1 | [...]-ki# mu-szi-TE na#-[...] | |
| 2 | x-[x]-ir DI MI ki# [...] | |
| 3 | {d#}utu li-x-[x] tar-[...] | |
| 4 | na-ab-t,u2# za-x-[x x]-sze-ti-[x] | |
| 5 | er-pe-et la ka-la i-szu x x x [x] | |
| 6 | e-ma sza-ak-nu ma-la ma-s,u2-u2 ka#?-[ak-ka-bu] | |
| 7 | sza? ar GA al li il ma sza MI [x x x x] | |
| 8 | na-ak-du i-lu i-na mu-szi-im | |
| 9 | na-s,a-ru na-ap-sza-tim a-szar nam-tar#-ri-[im] | |
| 10 | in su-in {d}utu it-te-er-bu-[ma] | |
| 11 | e-t,i-ru na-ap-sza#-tim ma-lu-u2 nu-ba-tu#-[szu-nu] | |
| 12 | sza il-szu it-ti-szu szam-ru {d}gibil6# | |
| 13 | qu3#-ra#-du# er3#-ra a-nu _{gesz}ban#_ [x x x] | |
| 14 | [...] x x UR [...] | |
Sources & licences
- Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative · CDLI: reuse of catalogue/transliteration data with citation of CDLI; images restricted (not fetched) · Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI), https://cdli.earth/ ; cite CDLI and the P-number
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