ABRT 1, 32 - 34 (P334930)
Prayer, Neo-Assyrian, Nineveh · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE
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| Designation | ABRT 1, 32 - 34 |
|---|---|
| ID | P334930 |
| 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 [0:2] o 1o 1–o 22 | The exceedingly great one, king of the gods, the omniscient; venerable, surpassing, the Illil of the gods, he who decrees the fates! |
| Obverse [2:4] o 33–o 44 | Aššur, exceedingly great lord, omniscient; venerable, surpassing, the Illil of the gods, he who decrees the fates! |
| Obverse [4:6] o 55–o 66 | [Let me magn]ify Aššur, the superlatively strong, the king of the gods, the lord of the lands! [Let me procla]im his greatness, magnify his praise! |
| Obverse [6:8] o 77–o 88 | Let me proclaim the fame [of Aš]šur, let me extol his name; let me glorify the praise of [the god] who dwells in Ehursaggalkurkurra! |
| Obverse [8:9] o 99–o 99 | Let me mention the [superlatively strong one], let me praise his heroism! |
| Obverse [9:12] o 1010–o 1212 | [For the edu]cation of mankind in times to come, let me disclose [the god] who dwells in Ešarra, Aššur, determiner of the fates! [Let me provide] a reminder for future generations to hear and remember! |
| Obverse [12:14] o 1313–o 1414 | Let me magnify the lordship [of Aššur] for eternity: [the comp]etent, broad in understanding, sage of the gods, noble, |
| Obverse [14:16] o 1515–o 1616 | [...] creator of the creatures of heaven and earth, fashioner of the mountains, [...] creator of the gods, begetter of Ištar, |
| Obverse [16:18] o 1717–o 1818 | fathomless [hear]t, mind with skilled devices; noble [one], whose pronouncement is feared! |
| Obverse [18:21] o 1919–o 2121 | [...] of his [...], Aššur, whose command is far-reaching! [A ... whose] foundation, like a mountain, cannot be shaken! [Whose ...], like the writing on the celestial firmament, does not miss its appointed time! |
| Obverse [21:24] o 2222–o 2424 | [Whose] pronouncement is unchangeable, whose command stands fast! [A ... whose] foundation, like a mountain, cannot be shaken! [Whose ..., like the writing] on the celestial firmament, does not miss its appointed time! |
| Obverse [24:25] o 2525–o 2525 | Your word [is everlasting], spoken from from the beginning. |
| Obverse [25:27] o 2626–o 2727 | (Even) a god does not comprehend [the ... of] your [majes]ty, O Aššur; the meaning of your ma[jestic designs] is not understood. |
| Obverse [27:29] o 2828–o 2929 | (Even) a god does not comprehend [...] your [..., O Aššur; the meaning of your ...] is not understood. |
| Obverse [29:30] o 3030–o 3030 | [......] whose onslaught is irresistible |
| Obverse [30:31] o 3131–o 3131 | [...... spl]itter of the mountains |
| Obverse [31:32] o 3232–o 3232 | [...... who] trusts in his own strength |
| Obverse [32:33] o 3333–o 3333 | [......] who destroyed the habitations of [...] |
| Obverse [33:34] o 3434–o 3434 | [...... who]se weapons [are ...] |
| Obverse [34:35] o 3535–o 3535 | [...... the sla]yer of Anzû |
| Obverse [35:36] o 3636–o 3636 | [......] battle |
| Obverse [36:37] o 3737–o 3737 | [......] defeat |
| Obverse [37:38] o 3838–o 3838 | [......] lofty |
| Obverse [38:39] o 3939–o 3939 | [......] mountains |
| Obverse [39:44] o 4040–o 4444 | [......] your ... |
| Reverse [1:2] r 2'2'–r 2'2' | [......], may your [...] be said [......]! |
| Reverse [2:3] r 3'3'–r 3'3' | [...]......, let loose [...] |
| Reverse [3:4] r 4'4'–r 4'4' | [In the morn]ing may he apprise you of good, in the evening may he [...]! |
| Reverse [4:5] r 5'5'–r 5'5' | [...] is [your] divinity, Aššur! |
| Reverse [5:7] r 6'6'–r 7'7' | Anu, Illil, Ea, Belet-ili and M[ull]issu heeded Aššur's authority in the (divine) assembly room. |
| Reverse [7:8] r 8'8'–r 8'8' | They ordered that Assurbanipal, the representative of Aššur, alone should be the provider (for the shrines). |
| Reverse [8:11] r 9'9'–r 11'11' | Among (you, my) sons and great grandchildren, in distant days, for long epochs, years without number, let praise of Aššur not be forgotten, may it remind (you) of Ešarra! |
| Reverse [11:13] r 12'12'–r 13'13' | May it be constantly voiced, may it open up (your) understanding, so that even as it was with me, Aššur will place in your hands dominion over the land and the people. |
| Reverse [13:15] r 14'14'–r 15'15' | Glorious is the mention of Aššur, magnificent is his divinity! Praise of Aššur, the lord of lords, the warrior, is sweet! |
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 | šur-bu-u₂ e-tel DINGIR-MEŠ mu-du-u₂ ka-la-ma | |
| 2 | kab-tu šu-tu-qu {d}EN.LIL₂.LA₂ DINGIR-MEŠ mu-šim ši-ma-a-ti | |
| 3 | AN.ŠAR₂ EN šur-bu-u₂ mu-du-u₂ ka-la-ma | |
| 4 | kab-tu šu-tu-qu {d}EN.LIL₂.LA₂ DINGIR-MEŠ mu-šim ši-ma-a-ti | |
| 5 | [lu]-⸢šar⸣-bi AN.ŠAR₂ dan-dan-nu e-tel DINGIR-MEŠ be-el ma-ta-a-ti | |
| 6 | [lu-ša₂]-⸢pi⸣ nar₃-be₂-e-šu₂ ta-nit-ta-šu₂ lu-uš-tar-ra-ah | |
| 7 | [ša AN].ŠAR₂ lu-ša₂-pi zi-kir-šu₂ lu-šar-bi šum-šu₂ | |
| 8 | [DINGIR a]-šib E₂.HUR.SAG.GAL.KUR.KUR.RA ta-nit-ta-šu₂ lu-uš-ta-ra-ah | |
| 9 | [dan-dan]-nu lu-ut-tas-qar qur-us-su lud-lul | |
| 10 | [DINGIR a]-šib E₂.ŠAR₂.RA AN.ŠAR₂ mu-šim NAM-MEŠ | |
| 11 | [a-na kul]-lu-me ad-na-a-ti a-har-riš lu-up-ti | |
| 12 | [lu-šah]-⸢sis⸣ tah-sis-tu a-na še-me-e ar-ku-u₂-ti | |
| 13 | [ša AN.ŠAR₂] a-na da-ra-a-ti lu-šar-bi e-nu-us-su | |
| 14 | [le-ʾu]-u₂ rap-ša₂ uz-ni NUN.ME DINGIR-MEŠ mut-tal-lum | |
| 15 | [x x x] ba-nu-u₂ šu-ut AN ⸢KI⸣ pa-ti-qu hur-ša₂-a-ni | |
| 16 | [x x x] ba-nu-u₂ DINGIR-⸢MEŠ⸣ mu-al-lid {d}IŠ.TAR | |
| 17 | [ŠA₃]-⸢bu⸣ ru-u₂-qu ka-raš nik-la₂-a-ti | |
| 18 | [eṭ-lu] mut-lil-lu-u₂ ša zi-kir-šu₂ šah-tu | |
| 19 | [x x x]+⸢x⸣-ni-šu₂ AN.ŠAR₂ ša qi₂-bit-su ru-qa-at | |
| 20 | [x x ša] ki-ma šad-de-e ul ut-ta-a-ša₂ i-šid-⸢sa⸣ | |
| 21 | [ša x x ki]-ma ši-ṭir bu-ru-um-me ul i-mes-sa a-dan-na | |
| 22 | [ša la ut]-⸢tak⸣-ka-ru zi-kir-šu₂ qi₂-bit-su ki-na-at | |
| 23 | [x x ša] ki-ma šad-de-e ul ut-ta-a-ša₂ i-šid-sa | |
| 24 | [ša x x ki-ma ši]-⸢ṭir⸣ bu-ru-um-me ul i-mes-sa a-dan-na | |
| 25 | [x x x a]-⸢ma⸣-at-ka ul-tu ul-la zak-ra-a-ta | |
| 26 | [x x x nar]-⸢bi⸣-ka AN.ŠAR₂ DINGIR ul la-mi₃-id | |
| 27 | [ša GIŠ.HUR-MEŠ nar]-⸢bi⸣-ka ṭe₃-en-ši-na ul ih-ha-as-sa-as | |
| 28 | [x x x x x x x]-ka DINGIR ul la-mi₃-id | |
| 29 | [x x x x x x x]-⸢ka⸣ ṭe₃-en-ši-na ul ih-ha-as-sa-as | |
| 30 | [x x x x x x x x] ša₂ la im-mah-ha-ru qa-bal-šu₂ | |
| 31 | [x x x x x x x x] ⸢mu⸣-lat-tu-u₂ hur-ša₂-a-ni | |
| 32 | [x x x x x x x x a]-⸢na⸣ e-muq ra-ma-ni-šu₂ tak-lum | |
| 33 | [x x x x x x x x u₂-hal]-li-qu da-ad-me-šu₂ | |
| 34 | [x x x x x x x x x x]-⸢bi⸣-ru {giš}TUKUL-MEŠ-šu₂ | |
| 35 | [x x x x x x x x x na]-⸢ir⸣ an-ze-e | |
| 36 | [x x x x x x x x x x x]-⸢du⸣-ru a-nun-tu | |
| 37 | [x x x x x x x x x x x x] tah-ti-e | |
| 38 | [x x x x x x x x x x x x] ⸢ṣi⸣-ra-a-ti | |
| 39 | [x x x x x x x x x x x x] ⸢hur⸣-ša₂-a-ni | |
| 40 | [x x x x x x x x x x x x x x]+⸢x⸣-ka | |
| 41 | [x x x x x x x x x x x x x x]+⸢x⸣-ra | |
| 42 | [x x x x x x x x x x x x x x]-nu | |
| 43 | [x x x x x x x x x x x x x x]-MEŠ | |
| 44 | [x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x]+⸢x⸣ | |
| r | ||
| 1' | [x x x x x x x x]-si ⸢x x x⸣ [x x x x x x x] | |
| 2' | [x x x x x x x]-⸢il⸣-ka lu-u qa-a-⸢bi⸣ [x x x x x] | |
| 3' | [x x]-⸢be₂⸣-e ⸢x⸣-riš-ma še-e-hu ru-um-me e-[x x x x x] | |
| 4' | [ina še]-⸢ri⸣ {mi₂}SIG₅ li-šah-sis-ka li-la₂-a-ti liq-⸢bi⸣ [x x x x] | |
| 5' | [x]-mi₃-is AN.ŠAR₂ i-lu-[x] | |
| 6' | {[d}a]-nu {d}EN.LIL₂ {d}E₂.A {d}be-lit—DINGIR-MEŠ u {⸢d⸣}[NIN].⸢LIL₂⸣ | |
| 7' | ⸢ša⸣ AN.ŠAR₂ ina UB.ŠU.UKKIN.NA-ki it-ta-ʾi-i-du EN-us-su | |
| 8' | iq-bu-u {1}AN.ŠAR₂—DU₃—A GIR₃.NITA₂ AN.ŠAR₂ e-diš-ši-šu₂ šu-u lu-u za-nin | |
| 9' | i-na DUMU-MEŠ DUMU—DUMU.DUMU DUMU—DUMU.DUMU UD-MEŠ ru-qu-u-ti | |
| 10' | BALA-MEŠ ar-ku MU.AN.NA-MEŠ la ni-bi | |
| 11' | a.a im-ma-ši ta-nit-ti AN.ŠAR₂ li-šah-sis E₂.ŠAR₂.RA | |
| 12' | liš-ša₂-kin ina pi-i la na-par-ka-a li-pat-ti uz-nu | |
| 13' | ki-i ia-a-ti-ma AN.ŠAR₂ be-lut KUR u UN-MEŠ u₂-mal-la-a qa-tuk-ku-un | |
| 14' | šu-uš-ru-uh zi-kir AN.ŠAR₂ šur-ba-a-ta DINGIR-us-su | |
| 15' | ta-nit-ti AN.ŠAR₂ be-el EN-MEŠ qu-ra-du ṭab-bat | |
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