PBS 1/1, 12 (P258853)
Literary, Neo-Babylonian, unclear · c. 626 BCE–539 BCE
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| Designation | PBS 1/1, 12 |
|---|---|
| ID | P258853 |
| Museum no. | CBS 01519 |
| Collection | Penn Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA |
| Language | Akkadian |
| Period | Neo-Babylonian · c. 626 BCE–539 BCE |
| Genre | Literary |
| Find spot | unclear |
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 most exalted, perfect one, son of Namratsit, |
| Obverse [1:2] o 22–o 22 | Ever-renewing [light], who brings happiness to the people (lit. opens the face of the people), who sets (them) free (lit. reveals the light), |
| Obverse [2:3] o 33–o 33 | [O Shamash], who guides aright the dead and the living, who sees everything, |
| Obverse [3:4] o 44–o 44 | [O Shamash], light of the heavens and the earth, splendor of the lands, |
| Obverse [4:5] o 55–o 55 | [Lord] of Sippar, protection of the Ebabbar, |
| Obverse [5:6] o 66–o 66 | Favorite brother of Marduk, the trust of Babylon, |
| Obverse [6:7] o 77–o 77 | The Igigi gods attend [to] your [com]mand. |
| Obverse [7:8] o 88–o 88 | The far-flung [people], the black-headed ones praise your heroic acts. |
| Obverse [8:9] o 99–o 99 | You make the lone man acquire a friend. |
| Obverse [9:10] o 1010–o 1010 | You provide an heir to the impotent man. |
| Obverse [10:11] o 1111–o 1111 | You open the locked bolts of the heavens. |
| Obverse [11:12] o 1212–o 1212 | To the one who cannot see, you establish light. |
| Obverse [12:13] o 1313–o 1313 | You can read an enclosed, unopened tablet. |
| Obverse [13:14] o 1414–o 1414 | Inside the sheep, you write the sign. |
| Obverse [14:15] o 1515–o 1515 | O judge of the gods, lord of the Igigi, |
| Obverse [15:16] o 1616–o 1616 | O Shamash, the lord who determines the destinies of the land, |
| Obverse [16:17] o 1717–o 1717 | I, Shamash-shum-ukin, the son of his (personal) god, |
| Obverse [17:18] o 1818–o 1818 | On account of the evil, either before or behind (me), either shaft or lance, |
| Obverse [18:19] o 1919–o 1919 | Or some peg(?) from my chariot is broken, |
| Obverse [19:20] o 2020–o 2020 | I am afraid, I am frightened, I am terrified. |
| Obverse [20:21] o 2121–o 2121 | That evil, to me or my house, |
| Obverse [21:22] o 2222–o 2222 | [May it not] draw near, approach, advance, (or) arrive. |
| Obverse [22:23] o 2323–o 2323 | Determine my fate; make my way favorable. |
| Obverse [23:24] o 2424–o 2424 | Let my signs be favorable. |
| Obverse [24:25] o 2525–o 2525 | Let my dreams be propitious. |
| Obverse [25:26] o 2626–o 2626 | Make the dream I saw into (something) favorable. |
| Reverse [0:1] r 1r 1–r 1r 1 | Let me prosper (lit. may I walk correctly); may I acquire friends. |
| Reverse [1:2] r 22–r 22 | During my days, let there be good things. |
| Reverse [2:3] r 33–r 33 | Bestow upon [me] a good portent. |
| Reverse [3:4] r 44–r 44 | May my speaking be acceptable in the street. |
| Reverse [4:5] r 55–r 55 | May I spend (my) days in joy [and] celebration. |
| Reverse [5:6] r 66–r 66 | May [tr]ut[h] stand on my right, |
| Reverse [6:7] r 77–r 77 | May justi[ce] stand on my left, |
| Reverse [7:8] r 88–r 88 | May a [god] who provides well-being walk at my side constantly. |
| Reverse [8:9] r 99–r 99 | May a guardian of wholeness not cea[se] from behind me. |
| Reverse [9:10] r 1010–r 1010 | May Bunene, your vizier, sp[e]ak to you a good (word). |
| Reverse [10:11] r 1111–r 1111 | May Aya, your beloved wife, say "be at peace." |
| Reverse [11:12] r 1212–r 1212 | O Shamash, you (are) the foremost of [the heavens]. Grant mercy! |
| Reverse [12:13] r 1313–r 1313 | May the heavens rejoice over you; may the Apsu be glad on your account. |
| Reverse [13:14] r 1414–r 1414 | May [. . .] of the gods [bl]ess you. |
| Reverse [14:15] r 1515–r 1515 | May the great gods please your [heart]. |
| Reverse [15:16] r 1616–r 1616 | It is the wording of a lifted-[hand]-prayer to Shamash. |
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 šur]-bu-u₂ git₂-ma-lu a-pil {d}AŠ.IM₂.BABBAR.RA | |
| 2 | [ZALAG₂] ⸢ed⸣-de-šu-u pe-tu-u pa-an UN-ME mu-kal-lim ZALAG₂ | |
| 3 | {[d}UTU] ⸢muš⸣-te-šir UŠ₂ u TI ba-ar₂ kal mim-ma šum-šu₂ | |
| 4 | {[d}UTU] ⸢ZALAG₂⸣ AN u KI ša₂-ru-ur KUR.KUR | |
| 5 | [EN] ⸢ZIMBIR⸣{ki} ṣu-lul E₂.BABBAR.RA | |
| 6 | ⸢ta-lim {d⸣}AMAR.UTU tuk-lat KA₂.DINGIR.RA{ki} | |
| 7 | [ana qi₂]-bi-ti-ka u₂-taq-qu-u₂ DINGIR-ME {d}i₂-gi₃-gi₃ | |
| 8 | ⸢UN⸣-ME DAGAL-ME ṣal-mat SAG.DU i-dal-la-la qur-di-ka | |
| 9 | GURUŠ DILI tap-pa-a tu-šar-ši | |
| 10 | ana la i-ša₂-ru ta-nam-din ap-lu | |
| 11 | ⸢ed-lu⸣-ti sik-kur AN{e} tu-pat-ti | |
| 12 | ana la na-ṭi-lu ta-šak-kan ZALAG₂ | |
| 13 | ṭup-pi ar₂-mu la pe-ta-a ta-ša₂-as-si | |
| 14 | ina ŠA₃ UDU.NITA₂-MEŠ ta-šaṭ-ṭar UZU | |
| 15 | DI.KUD DINGIR-ME EN {d}i₂-gi₃-gi₃ | |
| 16 | {d}⸢UTU⸣ EN mu-šim ši-ma-a-ti at-ta-ma | |
| 17 | ana-⸢ku⸣ {m}{d}GIŠ.ŠIR-MU-GI.NA DUMU DINGIR-šu₂ | |
| 18 | ina ⸢HUL⸣ lu pa-ni <u> EGIR lu {giš}ma-⸢šad-du lu⸣ {giš}az-ma-ru-u₂ | |
| 19 | lu mim-ma hu-ṣab {giš}GIGIR-⸢ia iš⸣-še-bir-ma | |
| 20 | pal-ha-ku ad-ra-ku u šu-ta-du-ra-ku | |
| 21 | ⸢HUL⸣.BI ia-ši u E₂-MU | |
| 22 | [a-a] TE{a} a-a DIM₄ a-a KU.NU a-a KUR-an-⸢ni⸣ | |
| 23 | ⸢šim⸣-tu₂ ši-i-mu a-lak-ti dum-mi-iq | |
| 24 | ⸢li⸣-ši-ra i-da-tu-u₂-a | |
| 25 | lid-me-qa MAŠ₂.GI₆-ME-u₂-a | |
| 26 | MAŠ₂.GI₆ aṭ-ṭu-lu ana SIG₅{ti₃} šuk-na | |
| r | ||
| 1 | ⸢i⸣-ša₂-riš lul-lik tap-pa-a ⸢lu⸣-uk-šu-ud | |
| 2 | ina u₄-mi-⸢ia⸣ lu SAL.SIG₅ | |
| 3 | šu-⸢ut-lim⸣-[am]-⸢ma⸣ INIM.GAR SIG₅ | |
| 4 | ina ⸢SILA⸣ lu ⸢ma⸣-gir qa-bu-u₂-a | |
| 5 | ⸢ina⸣ ul-⸢ṣi⸣ [u] ⸢ri⸣-ša₂-a-tu₂ lu-bil u₄-mu | |
| 6 | {d}[NIG₂].⸢GI⸣.[NA] li-iz-ziz ina ZAG-MU | |
| 7 | {d}⸢NIG₂⸣.SI.[SA₂] li-iz-ziz ina GUB₃-MU | |
| 8 | lit-⸢tal-lak⸣ [DINGIR] ⸢mu⸣-šal-li-mu ina A₂-MU | |
| 9 | a-a-ip-[par-ku] MAŠKIM SILIM ina EGIR-MU | |
| 10 | li-⸢ta⸣-[mu]-⸢ka⸣ {d}bu-ne-⸢ne SUKKAL⸣-ka SIG₅-ti₃ | |
| 11 | {d}a-a ⸢hi-ir-ti⸣ na-⸢ram-ta-ka⸣ ši-lim liq-bi-ka | |
| 12 | {d}⸢UTU a-ša₂-red⸣ [AN]{⸢e⸣} at-ta ri-ša₂-a re-e-mu | |
| 13 | AN{⸢u₂} HUL₂-ka ABZU⸣ SUD-ka | |
| 14 | DINGIR-ME [... lik]-ru-bu-ka | |
| 15 | DINGIR-ME ⸢GAL-ME⸣ [lib₃-ba]-ka li-ṭib-bu | |
| 16 | KA-⸢INIM-MA⸣ [ŠU]-⸢IL₂⸣-LA₂ {d}UTU-KAM | |
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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