PBS 1/1, 17 (P258849)
Literary, Neo-Babylonian, Sippar · c. 626 BCE–539 BCE
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| Designation | PBS 1/1, 17 |
|---|---|
| ID | P258849 |
| Museum no. | CBS 01515 |
| Collection | Penn Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA |
| Language | Akkadian |
| Period | Neo-Babylonian · c. 626 BCE–539 BCE |
| Genre | Literary |
| Find spot | Sippar |
| Coordinates | 33.0592, 44.2538 |
English translation
By Myhrman, David W. · Via Open Richly Annotated Cuneiform Corpus (ORACC) · CC BY-SA 3.0 (ORACC)
| Line | English |
|---|---|
| Obverse [0:1] o 1o 1–o 1o 1 | Incantation: O Lord most great, mountain of the Igigi, |
| Obverse [1:2] o 22–o 22 | Ruler of the Anunnaki, considerate prince, |
| Obverse [2:3] o 33–o 33 | [O En]lil, Lord most great, mountain of the Igigi, |
| Obverse [3:4] o 44–o 44 | [Ru]ler of the Anunnaki, considerate prince, |
| Obverse [4:5] o 55–o 55 | [Perpet]ually renewing one, whose order (lit. doing of his mouth) cannot be changed, |
| Obverse [5:6] o 66–o 66 | The speech of whose lips no [divinity] can gainsay, |
| Obverse [6:7] o 77–o 77 | Lord of lords, king of kings, father, who begot the great gods, |
| Obverse [7:8] o 88–o 88 | Lord of fates and (divine) plans, commander of the heavens and earth, |
| Obverse [8:9] o 99–o 99 | Lord of the lands, |
| Obverse [9:10] o 1010–o 1010 | Who renders the verdict, your com[ma]nd cannot be overturned, |
| Obverse [10:11] o 1111–o 1111 | Who determines the fates of [al]l the gods. |
| Obverse [11:12] o 1212–o 1212 | At your speaking, hu[man]ity was born, |
| Obverse [12:13] o 1313–o 1313 | Of king (and) governor, you sp[ea]k their names. |
| Obverse [13:14] o 1414–o 1414 | [Be]cause creating divinity and king is [with]in your power (lit. is [wi]th you), |
| Obverse [14:15] o 1515–o 1515 | And (because) you make the weak equal to the strong, |
| Obverse [15:16] o 1616–o 1616 | Among the multitude of stars of the heavens, |
| Obverse [16:17] o 1717–o 1717 | O my lord, I trust in you! I praise you! |
| Obverse [17:18] o 1818–o 1818 | I have given you my attention. |
| Obverse [18:19] o 1919–o 1919 | Determine a fate of life for me! |
| Obverse [19:20] o 2020–o 2020 | Command a good name! |
| Obverse [20:21] o 2121–o 2121 | Release the evil (afflicting me); establish justice. |
| Obverse [21:22] o 2222–o 2222 | Carry away . . . ; grant prosperity. |
| Obverse [22:23] o 2323–o 2323 | [Set] over me your great protective force. |
| Obverse [23:24] o 2424–o 2424 | May [god and] king value me, |
| Reverse [0:1] r 1r 1–r 1r 1 | May lord and prince do what I speak. |
| Reverse [1:2] r 22–r 22 | May my (ill-wishing) onlooker be ashamed on my account. |
| Reverse [2:3] r 33–r 33 | May my order be heard in the assembly. |
| Reverse [3:4] r 44–r 44 | May the protective spirit of ordering, hearing ,and accepting |
| Reverse [4:5] r 55–r 55 | Walk along with me daily. |
| Reverse [5:6] r 66–r 66 | [May] my (personal) god praise you, my (personal) goddess ever seek you! |
| Reverse [6:7] r 77–r 77 | And may I, your servant, flourish (and) have success. |
| Reverse [7:8] r 88–r 88 | Let me proclaim your greatness (and) resound your praises! |
| Reverse [8:9] r 99–r 99 | It is the wording of a [lifted]-hand prayer to [En]lil. |
| Reverse [9:10] r 1010–r 1010 | Incantation: Great princess, [goddess of fa]tes. |
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 | EN₂ EN šur-bu-u₂ KUR-u₂ {d}i₂-⸢gi₃-gi₃⸣ | |
| 2 | ma-al-ku {d}a-nun-na-ki NUN muš-ta-lu₄ | |
| 3 | {[d}EN].⸢LIL₂⸣ EN šur-bu-u₂ ša₂-du-u₂ {d}i₂-gi₃-gi₃ | |
| 4 | [ma]-al-ku {d}a-nun-na-ku NUN muš-ta-lu₄ | |
| 5 | [ed]-di-šu-u₂ ša₂ la ut-tak-ka-ru e-peš pi-i-šu₂ | |
| 6 | ⸢DINGIR⸣ ma-am-man la u₂-šam-sa-ku zi-kir šap-ti-šu₂ | |
| 7 | ⸢EN⸣ EN LUGAL LUGAL a-bu a-lid AN-ME GAL-ME | |
| 8 | EN NAM-MEŠ u GIŠ.HUR-MEŠ mu-ma-ʾi-⸢ir⸣ AN u ⸢KI⸣ | |
| 9 | EN KUR-⸢KUR⸣ | |
| 10 | ga-mir di-i-ni ša₂ la BAL{u₂} ⸢qi₂⸣-[bi]-⸢tuk⸣ | |
| 11 | mu-šim NAM-MEŠ ša₂ DINGIR-ME [ka-la]-mu | |
| 12 | ina qa-bi-ka-ma u₂-tal-la-da ⸢te⸣-[ni-še]-⸢e⸣-ti | |
| 13 | [ša₂] LUGAL u GIR₃.NITA₂ MU{šu₂-nu} ⸢ta⸣-[za-ak]-kar | |
| 14 | [aš]-šum ba-ne-e DINGIR u LUGAL ba-šu-⸢u₂⸣ [it]-⸢ti⸣-ka | |
| 15 | ⸢u₃⸣ en-ši tu-šam-ṣu-u₂ ⸢ma-al⸣ dan-ni | |
| 16 | ina ma-aʾ-du-ti MUL-ME ša₂-⸢ma⸣-mi | |
| 17 | be-li₂ at-kal-ka aš₂-tam-mar-⸢ka⸣ | |
| 18 | ib-ša₂-a-ka GEŠTU.2(diš){a-a} | |
| 19 | šim-ti ba-la-ṭi-ia ši-i-mi | |
| 20 | ba-ne-e šu-mi-ia qi₂-bi | |
| 21 | lum-nu pu-ṭur mi-ša₂-rum šuk-⸢na⸣ | |
| 22 | [x]-šu-nu ta-bal-ma HE₂.GAL₂ šur-ka | |
| 23 | [šu]-⸢kun⸣-ma e-li-ia bal-ta-ka GAL-⸢tu₂⸣ | |
| 24 | [DINGIR u] LUGAL li-ša₂-qi₂-ru-in-ni | |
| r | ||
| 1 | ⸢EN⸣ u NUN ša₂ qa-be-e-a li-pu-šu₂ | |
| 2 | a-mi-ru li-ba-ša₂-an-ni | |
| 3 | ina UKKIN lu-u₂ še-mat qi₂-bi-ti | |
| 4 | {d}LAMA qa-be-e še-me-e u ma-ga-ru | |
| 5 | ⸢u₄-me⸣-šam-ma DU.DU-ma it-ti-ia | |
| 6 | DINGIR [liš]-⸢tam⸣-mar-ka {d}1(u) 5(diš) liš-⸢te⸣-ʾe-e-ka | |
| 7 | u ana-ku IR₃-ka lu-ub-luṭ lu-uš-⸢lim⸣-ma | |
| 8 | nar-bi-ka lu-ša₂-pi da₃-li₂-li₂-ka lud-lul | |
| 9 | KA-INIM-MA ŠU-⸢ILA₂⸣-[LA₂ {d}EN]-LIL₂-LA₂-KAM | |
| 10 | ⸢EN₂⸣ ru-ba-tu₄ GAL [i-lat ši]-ma-a-tu₂ | |
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
- 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) · ORACC project editions, https://oracc.museum.upenn.edu/ ; cite the individual project (see texts.extra_json.project)
- electronic Babylonian Library (eBL), LMU Munich · MIT (eBL Zenodo dataset); platform terms unverified · electronic Babylonian Library (eBL), LMU Munich, https://www.ebl.lmu.de/ ; Zenodo dataset (MIT)
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