PBS 01/2, 108 (P259033)
Literary, Neo-Babylonian, unclear · c. 626 BCE–539 BCE
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| Designation | PBS 01/2, 108 |
|---|---|
| ID | P259033 |
| Museum no. | CBS 01701 |
| Collection | Penn Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA |
| Language | Akkadian |
| Period | Neo-Babylonian · c. 626 BCE–539 BCE |
| Genre | Literary |
| Find spot | unclear |
English translation
By Lutz, Henry F. · Via Open Richly Annotated Cuneiform Corpus (ORACC) · CC BY-SA 3.0 (ORACC)
| Line | English |
|---|---|
| Obverse [0:1] o 1'o 1'–o 1'o 1' | [I], Shamash-shum-ukin, [. . .] |
| Obverse [1:2] o 2'2'–o 2'2' | [Whose (personal) god] (is) Marduk, (and personal) goddess (is) [Zarpanitu], |
| Obverse [2:3] o 3'3'–o 3'3' | [On account of the evil] of a lunar eclipse, which [. . .] on the 14th(?) day of the month Kislimu, |
| Obverse [3:4] o 4'4'–o 4'4' | (And) the evil of portents (and) omens, unpleasant (and) unfavorable, |
| Obverse [4:5] o 5'5'–o 5'5' | [Which are pres]ent [in] my house and (throughout) my land, |
| Obverse [5:6] o 6'6'–o 6'6' | I am [frigh]tened, afra[id], [(and)] terrified. |
| Obverse [6:7] o 7'7'–o 7'7' | Its [evil] to me, [my] palace, and my land, |
| Obverse [7:8] o 8'8'–o 8'8' | [M]ay it (i.e., the evil) not come near, not come close, not approach, (and) not reach me. |
| Obverse [8:9] o 9'9'–o 9'9' | [By] your righteous command, |
| Obverse [9:10] o 10'10'–o 10'10' | [Let me] live, let me be well, that I may praise your divinity! |
| Obverse [10:11] o 11'11'–o 11'11' | [Wh]atever I plan let me achieve. |
| Obverse [11:12] o 12'12'–o 12'12' | [Est]ablish truth in my mouth. |
| Obverse [12:13] o 13'13'–o 13'13' | Create a favorable word in my heart. |
| Obverse [13:14] o 14'14'–o 14'14' | May courtier and attendant speak favor. |
| Obverse [14:15] o 15'15'–o 15'15' | May my (personal) god stand at my right side. |
| Obverse [15:16] o 16'16'–o 16'16' | May my (personal) goddess stand at my left. |
| Reverse [0:1] r 1r 1–r 1r 1 | [. . .] the god who preserves (me) always [. . .]. |
| Reverse [1:2] r 22–r 22 | [Gr]ant me (the ability) to speak, [he]ar, and obey. |
| Reverse [2:3] r 33–r 33 | [The w]ord that I speak, when I speak (it), may it be accep[ted]. |
| Reverse [3:4] r 44–r 44 | O Marduk, great lord, give me (my) life! |
| Reverse [4:5] r 55–r 55 | Order the [well]-being of my life. |
| Reverse [5:6] r 66–r 66 | May I be sated walking about [in] your [pre]sence. |
| Reverse [6:7] r 77–r 77 | May [En]lil rejoice over you, may Ea be glad on your account. |
| Reverse [7:8] r 88–r 88 | May [the god]s of the world bless you. |
| Reverse [8:9] r 99–r 99 | May the great [god]s please your heart. |
| Reverse [9:10] r 1010–r 1010 | It is [the wo]rding of a lifted-hand prayer to Marduk. |
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' | [a-na-ku {m]}{⸢d}UTU⸣-MU-GI.NA ⸢LUGAL⸣ [...] | |
| 2' | [ša₂ DINGIR-šu₂] {d}AMAR.UTU {d}1(u) 5(diš)-šu₂ {d}[zar-pa-ni-tu₄] | |
| 3' | [ina HUL] AN.GE₆ {d}3(u) ša₂ ina {iti}GAN U₄.1(u) 4(diš) [...] | |
| 4' | [HUL] A₂-MEŠ GISKIM-MEŠ HUL-⸢MEŠ⸣ NU ⸢DU₁₀.GA-ME⸣ | |
| 5' | [ša ina] ⸢E₂⸣.GAL-⸢ia u KUR-MU GAL₂⸣{a} | |
| 6' | [pal]-⸢ha⸣-ku ad-⸢ra⸣-[ku (u)] ⸢šu-ta-du-ra-ku⸣ | |
| 7' | [HUL]-BI ia-ši ⸢E₂⸣.GAL-[ia] ⸢u⸣ KUR-ia | |
| 8' | [a]-⸢a⸣ TE-a a-[a] KU.⸢NU a-a⸣ DIM₄ a-a ⸢KUR-an-ni⸣ | |
| 9' | [ina] ⸢qi₂⸣-bi-⸢ti⸣-ka kit-⸢ti⸣ | |
| 10' | [lu]-⸢ub⸣-luṭ lu-uš-lim-ma ⸢lu⸣-uš-tam-mar ⸢DINGIR{ut⸣}ka | |
| 11' | [e]-⸢ma⸣ u₂-ṣa-am-ma-⸢ru⸣ lu-uk-⸢šu⸣-ud | |
| 12' | [šu]-uš-kin ⸢kit-ti⸣ ina pi-ia | |
| 13' | ⸢šub⸣-ši a-mat ⸢SIG₅⸣{tu₂} ina lib₃-bi-ia | |
| 14' | ⸢ti-ru⸣ u na-an-za-za liq-bu-u₂ SIG₅{tu₂} | |
| 15' | ⸢DINGIR-MU⸣ li-iz-ziz ina 1(u) 5(diš)-MU | |
| 16' | {⸢d⸣}1(u) 5(diš)-⸢MU⸣ liz-ziz ina 2(diš) 3(u)-MU | |
| r | ||
| 1 | [DINGIR] ⸢mu⸣-šal-lim [...] ⸢ka⸣-a-a-an | |
| 2 | [šur]-kam-ma ⸢qa₂⸣-ba-⸢a⸣ [še-ma]-⸢a u⸣ ma-ga-ru | |
| 3 | [a]-mat a-qab-bu-u₂ e-ma a-qab-bu-u lu ma-⸢ag⸣-[rat] | |
| 4 | {[d]}AMAR.UTU EN GAL{u₂} ZI{⸢ti₃⸣} qi₂-⸢šam⸣ | |
| 5 | [ba]-laṭ ZI{⸢ti₃⸣}MU qi-bi-im | |
| 6 | [ma]-⸢har⸣-ka nam-riš a-tal-lu-ku lu-uš-bi | |
| 7 | {[d}en]-⸢lil₂⸣ HUL₂-ka {d}e₂-a SU₃-⸢ka⸣ | |
| 8 | [DINGIR]-⸢MEŠ⸣ ša₂ kiš-šat lik-ru-bu-⸢ka⸣ | |
| 9 | [DINGIR]-⸢MEŠ⸣ GAL-MEŠ lib₃-ba-ka li-ṭib-⸢bu⸣ | |
| 10 | [KA]-⸢INIM⸣-MA ŠU-⸢IL₂⸣-LA₂ {d}AMAR-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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