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CT 51, 106 (P285968)
Prayer, Neo-Babylonian · c. 626 BCE–539 BCE
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| Designation | CT 51, 106 |
|---|---|
| ID | P285968 |
| Museum no. | BM 034733 |
| Collection | British Museum, London, UK |
| Language | Akkadian; Sumerian |
| Period | Neo-Babylonian · c. 626 BCE–539 BCE |
| Genre | Prayer |
| Find spot | uncertain (mod. uncertain) |
Machine English (draft)
Machine draft. Machine English from montycrypto/atf-to-english (atf-en-best-v2, 2026-10-05), generated line by line from the source transliteration (not reproduced here). It is unreviewed and is not a scholarly translation.
| Line | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|
| obverse col 1 14a | ... of the midst of the heavens |
| reverse col 4 18' | be exorcised by Ninlil, the great mother of the Ekur |
| reverse col 4 9' | be exorcised by Endukuga and Nindukuga |
| reverse col 4 3' | Be exorcised by the Enki and Ninki! |
| reverse col 4 13' | May my lord, father, and mother who ditto be sated! |
| reverse col 4 17' | O Mushallim, great lord, of ditto! |
| obverse col 1 12b | ... they will raise him. |
| obverse col 1 5 | No one should be allowed to split apart your good quality lapis lazuli among the beads of the gem cutter |
| obverse col 2 9' | the head of a man |
| obverse col 2 2' | ... |
| obverse col 2 4' | ... |
| reverse col 3 2' | ... |
| obverse col 1 10a | they smote |
| reverse col 4 8' | be exorcised by Enda-uma and Ninda-uma |
| reverse col 3 1' | ... |
| reverse col 3 3' | ... |
| reverse col 3 5' | ... |
| obverse col 1 11a | who raises the fierce eye |
| obverse col 1 8b | ....... he will become rich. |
| obverse col 2 3' | male |
| reverse col 4 15' | (As for) the lady, my father, and the mother who ditto |
| obverse col 1 11b | ................. |
| reverse col 4 16' | be exorcised by Enlil, the great lord of the Anunna gods. |
| obverse col 1 7a | his |
| obverse col 1 8a | in front of it burning fire |
| obverse col 1 13a | chief of the divine powers |
| reverse col 4 14' | be exorcised by Ninlil, mother of the father of Ninlil |
| reverse col 4 6' | Be exorcised by the Enlil and the Ninlil! |
| obverse col 2 10' | or... |
| reverse col 4 7' | Be exorcised by the Engara gods and the Ningara gods! |
| reverse col 4 10' | be exorcised by Enutila and Ninutila |
| obverse col 2 11' | ...... |
| reverse col 4 12' | the life of Enlil, the father of Enlil, |
| obverse col 1 12a | they were able to(?) establish(?) |
| reverse col 4 21' | ... the throne(?) |
| obverse col 1 13b | ............. lord of radiance. |
| reverse col 4 5' | Be exorcised by the Enuleans and Ninules! |
| obverse col 1 2 | The fierce one, the furious one of your father, who rises from the Apsu, |
| reverse col 4 20' | Incantation:... evil rams |
| obverse col 1 7b | ............... |
| obverse col 1 14b | ... they will raise a claim over the earth. |
| reverse col 4 2' | be exorcised by Enurula and Ninuruul |
| obverse col 1 10b | ... have gone |
| obverse col 2 12' | ...... |
| obverse col 2 6' | ...... |
| obverse col 1 15a | When he went |
| obverse col 1 6a | he... his... |
| obverse col 2 8' | the young woman of the house |
| reverse col 4 22' | ... not... |
| reverse col 4 1' | be exorcised by Alala and Blil |
| obverse col 1 1 | Incantation: king Namtar |
| obverse col 1 9b | ... they do not have Ahiru. |
| obverse col 1 6b | ... to the house in its enterer, fearsomeness..... |
| obverse col 2 7' | to the father and mother |
| obverse col 1 15b | From the... of your furious |
| reverse col 4 4' | Be exorcised by the Enmules and Ninmules! |
| obverse col 1 3 | who does not see a man |
| obverse col 1 9a | who has no rival |
| reverse col 4 19' | By means of ditto, the greatness of Ekur ditto |
| obverse col 1 4 | ... which in the tablet(?) |
| reverse col 4 11' | be exorcised by Enmearra and Ninmearra |
| reverse col 3 4' | (subscript) |
| obverse col 2 5' | ...... |
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
- 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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