ABRT 1, 09 - 10 (P334926)
Prayer, Neo-Assyrian, Nineveh · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE
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| Designation | ABRT 1, 09 - 10 |
|---|---|
| ID | P334926 |
| 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 | Assurbanipal praises [the goddess ......] |
| Obverse [1:2] o 22–o 22 | who is revered and feared by the [great] gods [......] |
| Obverse [2:3] o 33–o 33 | Nanaya, the lady of the great gods [......] |
| Obverse [3:4] o 44–o 44 | Assurbanipal is your high priest [......] |
| Obverse [4:5] o 55–o 55 | Aššur, bless his kingship! [......] |
| Obverse [5:6] o 66–o 66 | As for his arms, bless them Nabû! [......] |
| Obverse [6:7] o 77–o 77 | Sin, keep safe his throne [......] |
| Obverse [7:8] o 88–o 88 | All the lands are praising Urkittu [......] |
| Obverse [8:9] o 99–o 99 | In the time of Assurbanipal [......] |
| Obverse [9:10] o 1010–o 1010 | In the days of the shepherd [......] |
| Obverse [10:11] o 1111–o 1111 | Nanaya, with her whole heart [......] |
| Obverse [11:12] o 1212–o 1212 | The kingship of Assurbanipal, [......] |
| Obverse [12:13] o 1313–o 1313 | In her sacred city, which [......] |
| Obverse [13:14] o 1414–o 1414 | she received his prayers [......] |
| Obverse [14:15] o 1515–o 1515 | In her beautiful city [......] |
| Obverse [15:16] o 1616–o 1616 | Assurbanipal, the king [......] |
| Obverse [16:17] o 1717–o 1717 | His army is confident [......] |
| Obverse [17:18] o 1818–o 1818 | The lord of kings joy[fully ......] |
| Obverse [18:19] o 1919–o 1919 | He trod, he ent[ered ......] |
| Obverse [19:20] o 2020–o 2020 | Mullissu, with her whole [heart ......] |
| Obverse [20:21] o 2121–o 2121 | Assurbanipal, who [......] |
| Obverse [21:23] o 2222– | In the time of Assurbanipal [......] |
| Reverse [0:1] r 1r 1–r 1r 1 | In the middle of her city stands [......] |
| Reverse [1:2] r 22–r 22 | All those who saw, pra[ise ......] |
| Reverse [2:3] r 33–r 33 | All the lands heard and trem[ble fearfully ......] |
| Reverse [3:4] r 44–r 44 | Mullissu, make known the king[ship ......] |
| Reverse [4:5] r 55–r 55 | Of [.....] |
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 | u₂-na-ʾa-ad {1}{d}aš-šur—⸢DU₃⸣—[A x x x x x] | |
| 2 | ša pal-hu-ši gal-tu-ši ⸢DINGIR-MEŠ⸣ [x x x] | |
| 3 | {d}na-na-a be-lit DINGIR-MEŠ GAL-MEŠ [x x x x] | |
| 4 | {1}{d}aš-šur—DU₃—A {lu₂}ša₂-an-gu-u₂-ku-nu [x x x x] | |
| 5 | {d}aš-šur LUGAL-us-su ku-ru-ub [x x x x] | |
| 6 | A₂.2-MEŠ-šu₂ {d}PA ku-ru-ub ⸢ki⸣ [x x x] | |
| 7 | {d}30 {giš}GU.ZA-šu₂ taq-qi₂-in ⸢x⸣+[x x x] | |
| 8 | ⸢gab⸣-bi KUR.KUR u₂-na-ʾu-u-du {d}ur-kit-[tu₂] | |
| 9 | ina tir-ṣi-šu₂ ša {1}{d}aš-šur—DU₃—[A x x] | |
| 10 | ina UD-MEŠ-šu₂ ša RE.E₂.UM [x x x] | |
| 11 | {d}na-na-a ina gu-um ŠA₃-bi-⸢ša₂⸣ [x x x] | |
| 12 | {1}{d}aš-šur—DU₃—A LUGAL-ut-tu-šu₂ [x x x x] | |
| 13 | ina {uru}ma-ha-zi-ša₂ ša [x x x x x] | |
| 14 | tah-hur un-nin-ni-šu₂ [x x x x x] | |
| 15 | ina URU-ša₂ ba-ne₂-e ⸢x⸣+[x x x x x x] | |
| 16 | {1}{d}aš-šur—DU₃—A LUGAL [x x x x x] | |
| 17 | ha-mi um-man-šu₂ [x x x x x x] | |
| 18 | EN LUGAL-MEŠ ina hu-[ud x x x x] | |
| 19 | ik-bu-us e-⸢ru⸣-[ub x x x x x] | |
| 20 | {d}NIN.LIL₂ ina gu-⸢um⸣ [ŠA₃-bi-ša₂ x x] | |
| 21 | {1}{d}aš-šur—DU₃—A ša a-[x x x x x] | |
| 22 | ina tir-ṣi-šu₂ ša {1}{d}aš-⸢šur⸣—[DU₃—A x x x] | |
| r | ||
| 1 | ina MURUB₄ URU-ša₂ u₂-šu-uz {mi₂}[x x x] | |
| 2 | am—mar e-mu-ru u₂-na-⸢ʾu⸣-[u-du x x] | |
| 3 | iš-ma-a <$kal₃$> KUR.KUR i-ru-⸢ub⸣-[ba pal-hiš] | |
| 4 | {d}NIN.LIL₂ še-de-e MAN-[ti x x] | |
| 5 | ša [x x x x x x] | |
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