ABRT 1, 07 - 08 (P334925)
Prayer, Neo-Assyrian, Nineveh · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE
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| Designation | ABRT 1, 07 - 08 |
|---|---|
| ID | P334925 |
| Museum no. | BM — |
| Collection | British Museum, London, UK |
| Language | Akkadian |
| Period | Neo-Assyrian · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE |
| Genre | Prayer |
| Find spot | Nineveh (mod. Kuyunjik) |
| Coordinates | 36.3582, 43.1621 |
English translation
By ORACC project saao/saa03 · Via Open Richly Annotated Cuneiform Corpus (ORACC) · CC BY-SA 3.0 (ORACC)
| Line | English |
|---|---|
| Obverse [0:1] o 1o 1–o 1o 1 | O palm tree, daughter of Nineveh, stag of the lands! |
| Obverse [1:3] o 22–o 33 | She is glorious, most glorious, the finest of the goddesses! Nineveh is set with bunbullu decorations, within which there is no [...]. |
| Obverse [3:5] o 44–o 55 | O praised Emašmaš, ...[...], in which dwells Ištar, the que[en of Nineveh]! |
| Obverse [5:8] o 66–o 88 | Like Aššur, she wears a beard and is clothed with brilliance [...]. The crown on her head g[leams] like the stars; the luminescent discs on her breasts shine like the sun! |
| Obverse [8:9] o 99–o 99 | O ziggurat, pride of Nineveh, which bears [awe-inspiring splendour]! |
| Obverse [9:12] o 1010–o 1212 | On the 16th of Tebet is her ..., she brightens Emašmaš: The lady of the lands comes out, queen Mullissu, who dwells in [...]. At the coming out of the Lady of Nineveh all the gods rejoice! |
| Obverse [12:15] o 1313–o 1515 | The king is clothed in clean garments, has put on a magnificent robe. Assurbanipal enters amid holy, pure offerings. Sweet wine, worthy of divinity, beer too strong for kings! |
| Obverse [15:16] o 1616–o 1616 | (To go) to her Akitu House, she has harnessed [her chariot], too awesome for kings. |
| Obverse [16:17] o 1717–o 1717 | He has completed [the offerings], she has driven to the temple of her delight. |
| Obverse [17:19] o 1818– | [....] choosing [...]...... wind. |
| Reverse [0:1] r 1r 1–r 1r 1 | [...] of elmešu stone [...] wonderfully beautiful [...] |
| Reverse [1:2] r 22–r 22 | [...]... wish and consult Assurbanipal, the gentle king. |
| Reverse [2:3] r 33–r 33 | [......] ... over the peoples ...[...] |
| Reverse [3:5] r 44–r 55 | May there constantly be abundance [and ...] in your years, may [the ...]s of the upper and lower seas go into his presence! |
| Reverse [5:7] r 66–r 77 | May they bring to you [gifts from] the sovereigns of all the lands! In the great [...] of Nineveh, constantly receive tribute! |
| Reverse [7:8] r 88–r 88 | [Bless] Assurbanipal, the true heir, who reveres [you!] |
| Reverse [8:9] r 99–r 99 | I have pro[nounced] these blessings [......]; |
| Reverse [9:10] r 1010–r 1010 | be they not from my mouth, be they [......]! |
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 | {⸢giš⸣}GIŠIMMAR bi-nat NINA{⸢ki⸣} [a].a-li KUR.KUR-⸢MEŠ⸣ | |
| 2 | šar-hat šu-ru-hat el-let {d}IŠ.TAR-MEŠ [o] | |
| 3 | NINA{ki} bu-un-bu-ul-lu ša₂-kin ša ina ŠA₃-bi ⸢la⸣ [x x x] | |
| 4 | E₂.MAŠ.MAŠ ša ta-na-da-a-ti ša qi-⸢ma⸣-[x x] | |
| 5 | ša ina ŠA₃-bi-šu₂ aš₂-ba-tu₂ {d}IŠ.TAR šar-⸢ra⸣-[at NINA{ki]} | |
| 6 | a-ki AN.ŠAR₂ ziq-ni zaq-nat nam-ri-ri hal-⸢pat⸣ [x x x] | |
| 7 | a-gu-u ina SAG.DU-ša₂ a-ki kak-ka-bi ⸢na⸣-[ba-at] | |
| 8 | ša-an-ša₂-na-a-ti ša i-ra-ti-ša₂ ša ki-i {[d]}UTU nap-ha | |
| 9 | ziq-qur-ra-tu₂ bal-ti NINA{ki} ⸢ša⸣ [me-lam]-⸢mi⸣ na-šat | |
| 10 | UD 16-KAM₂\t ša {iti}AB e-ra-ša₂ E₂.MAŠ.[MAŠ] ⸢tu⸣-nam-ma-ra | |
| 11 | ⸢tu⸣-ṣa-a be-lit KUR {d}NIN.LIL₂ ⸢šar-ra⸣-tu₂ a-ši-bat [x] | |
| 12 | a-na E₃-ša₂ ša {d}be-lit—NINA{ki} e-riš-šu₂ kal₃ DINGIR-MEŠ | |
| 13 | LUGAL eb-bu-ti la-biš rab-bu-u-ti it-tal-bi-ša₂ TUG₂ | |
| 14 | ina SISKUR-MEŠ el-la-a-ti eb-ba-a-ti {1}aš-šur—DU₃—A e-ru-ba | |
| 15 | ⸢GEŠTIN⸣ du-uš-šu-pa si-mat DINGIR-ti KAŠ el LUGAL-MEŠ ⸢dan⸣-na | |
| 16 | {[giš}GIGIR] ina A₂.KI.IT-ša₂ ta-at-ta-aṣ-ṣi-mid el LUGAL-MEŠ BE | |
| 17 | [x x x] ⸢u₂⸣-sal-li-ma ⸢ta-at⸣-ta-šar ina E₂ la-le-e-ša₂ ⸢LUM⸣ | |
| 18 | [x x x x] na-siq [x x] ba a ⸢x x ru⸣ ta ⸢ša₂-a-ru⸣ | |
| r | ||
| 1 | [x x] ša₂ {⸢na₄⸣}el-me-ši [x x (x)] ba-⸢an⸣-ba-nu-u [x] | |
| 2 | [x x] ṣa-hi-ti u₃ mi-it-⸢lik⸣ {1}aš-šur—DU₃—A LUGAL ⸢tak⸣-ne₂-e-⸢ma⸣ | |
| 3 | [x x x x x]-⸢ab⸣-ni he-e-pi UGU ⸢UN⸣-MEŠ ⸢x⸣+[x] | |
| 4 | [x x ina MU].⸢AN.NA⸣-MEŠ-ka ⸢HE₂⸣.GAL₂ [o] lu kun-⸢nu⸣ | |
| 5 | [x x]-⸢ti⸣ tam-tim AN.TA u KI.TA ina ⸢mah-ri-šu₂ lil-li-ku⸣ | |
| 6 | [ma-da-nat] ⸢mal⸣-ki ša KUR.KUR ⸢liš⸣-šu-nik-ka | |
| 7 | ⸢ina⸣ [x x]+⸢x⸣ ra-be₂-e NINA{ki} mi-tah-har GU₂.UN-[MEŠ] | |
| 8 | [kur-bu a]-⸢na⸣ {1}aš-šur—DU₃—A DUMU.UŠ ke-e-nu pa-lih₃-[ka] | |
| 9 | ik-ri-bi an-nu-ti ⸢x⸣ [x x]-e ak-[ta-rab] | |
| 10 | lu la ša pi-ia lu-u ⸢x⸣+[x x x] [x x] | |
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