STT 1, 055 (P338373)
CANONICAL > Literature > Hymns > Divine > Šuʾila; CANONICAL > School Tablet, Neo-Assyrian, Huzirina · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE
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| Designation | STT 1, 055 |
|---|---|
| ID | P338373 |
| Museum no. | AMM — |
| Collection | Anadolu Medeniyetleri Müzesi, Ankara, Turkey |
| Language | Akkadian |
| Period | Neo-Assyrian · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE |
| Genre | CANONICAL > Literature > Hymns > Divine > Šuʾila; CANONICAL > School Tablet |
| Find spot | Huzirina (mod. Sultantepe) |
| Coordinates | 37.0501, 38.9062 |
English translation
By Gurney, Oliver R. · Via Open Richly Annotated Cuneiform Corpus (ORACC) · CC BY-SA 3.0 (ORACC)
| Line | English |
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| Obverse [0:1] o 1o 1–o 1o 1 | [Incantation:] Strong one, resplendent one, lord of Eridu, |
| Obverse [1:2] o 22–o 22 | Exalted [prince], son of Nudimmud, |
| Obverse [2:3] o 33–o 33 | Wise Marduk, one who gives the Bit-Engur cause for rejoicing, |
| Obverse [3:4] o 44–o 44 | [Lord] of the Esaggil, trust of Babylon, |
| Obverse [4:5] o 55–o 55 | One who loves the Ezida, safeguarder of life, |
| Obverse [5:6] o 66–o 66 | First and foremost of the Emahtila, provider of life, |
| Obverse [6:7] o 77–o 77 | Protection of the land, saviour of the extensive people, |
| Obverse [7:8] o 88–o 88 | Great dragon of the cult daises everywhere. Your name is good in the mouth of people everywhere. |
| Obverse [8:9] o 99–o 99 | O Marduk, great lord, merciful god, |
| Obverse [9:10] o 1010–o 1010 | Let me live (and) be healthy [at] your true command |
| Obverse [10:11] o 1111–o 1111 | That I may praise your divinity! May I obtain whatever I wish for. |
| Obverse [11:12] o 1212–o 1212 | Put truth in my mouth. |
| Obverse [12:13] o 1313–o 1313 | [...] ... kindness in my heart. |
| Obverse [13:14] o 1414–o 1414 | May the [tīru-courtier] and the attendant decree prosperity for me. |
| Obverse [14:15] o 1515–o 1515 | May [my god] stand at my right side, may my goddess stand at my left. |
| Obverse [15:16] o 1616–o 1616 | May a safe-guarding [god] be constantly present at my side. |
| Obverse [16:17] o 1717–o 1717 | [Give me] speech, hearing and agreement. |
| Obverse [17:18] o 1818–o 1818 | May [...] that I say, when I speak, be favoured. |
| Obverse [18:19] o 1919–o 1919 | Marduk, great lord, give me life! |
| Obverse [19:20] o 2020–o 2020 | Command the preservation of my life! |
| Obverse [20:21] o 2121–o 2121 | Wandering radiantly before you, may I become sated. |
| Obverse [21:22] o 2222–o 2222 | May Ellil be joyful over you, may Ea rejoice over you. |
| Obverse [22:23] o 2323–o 2323 | May the gods of the pantheon pray for you. |
| Obverse [23:24] o 2424–o 2424 | May the great gods satisfy your heart. |
| Obverse [24:25] o 2525–o 2525 | Wording of a šuʾillakku-prayer to Marduk. |
| Obverse [25:26] o 2626–o 2626 | [...] you will perform (it) in a ritual assemblage or in a censer. |
| Obverse [26:27] o 2727–o 2727 | [...] sunrise or sunset 3 times [...]. |
| Reverse [0:1] r 1r 1–r 1r 1 | [Incantation:] Nabu, first-born (son), legitimate heir, |
| Reverse [1:2] r 22–r 22 | [...] of the stylus, endowed with wisdom, |
| Reverse [2:3] r 33–r 33 | [...] ..., one who scritinises the years, |
| Reverse [3:4] r 44–r 44 | [...] life, the avenger, |
| Reverse [4:5] r 55–r 55 | Pre-eminent one of the gods, honoured name. |
| Reverse [5:6] r 66–r 66 | The father (and) mother, his creators, do not change his [command]. |
| Reverse [6:7] r 77–r 77 | Tutu does not change the command of Nabu, his son. |
| Reverse [7:8] r 88–r 88 | His word is exalted [...] his twins. |
| Reverse [8:9] r 99–r 99 | [...] had been angry, you make him turn his neck. |
| Reverse [9:10] r 1010–r 1010 | Whose goddesses [...], you reconcile (them) with him. |
| Reverse [10:11] r 1111–r 1111 | [...] ..., you undo his sins. |
| Reverse [11:12] r 1212–r 1212 | [I], so-and-so, son of so-and-so, the servant who reveres you, |
| Reverse [12:13] r 1313–r 1313 | [In] my youth, I prayed ..., |
| Reverse [13:14] r 1414–r 1414 | (Now that) I am old, my hands are open to all the gods. |
| Reverse [14:15] r 1515–r 1515 | [From] prostation, my breath has become short. |
| Reverse [15:16] r 1616–r 1616 | I am like a storm wind [...] mankind. |
| Reverse [16:17] r 1717–r 1717 | My days have gone, my years have come to an end. |
| Reverse [17:18] r 1818–r 1818 | [...] good fortune, I did not acquire profit. |
| Reverse [18:19] r 1919–r 1919 | Legitimate [...], powerful Nabu, |
| Reverse [19:20] r 2020–r 2020 | [...] ..., let me see the light, |
| Reverse [20:21] r 2121–r 2121 | Let me proclaim [...], let me sing your praise! |
| Reverse [21:22] r 2222–r 2222 | [Wording] of a šuʾillakku-prayer to Nabu. At sunrise |
| Reverse [22:23] r 2323–r 2323 | [...] or at sunset |
| Reverse [23:24] r 2424–r 2424 | [...] you pronounce it at sunrise, you pronounce it at sunset. |
| Reverse [24:25] r 2525–r 2525 | You crush [...] of cedar [...] Šamaš. |
| Reverse [25:26] r 2626–r 2626 | [...] ..., the junior scribal apprentice. |
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 | [EN₂ ga-aš]-⸢ri šu-pu-u⸣ e-tel-li eri-[du₁₀] | |
| 2 | [... ti]-⸢iz-qa⸣-ru bu-kur₂ {d}NU.DIM₂.MUD | |
| 3 | {[d}AMAR].UTU šal-ba-bu mu-riš e₂-engur-ra(RI) | |
| 4 | [EN] ⸢e₂⸣-sag-il₂ tukul-ti KA₂.DINGIR.RA{ki} | |
| 5 | [ra]-ʾ-mu e₂-zi-da mu-šal-lim na-piš-ti | |
| 6 | [a-ša₂]-red e₂-mah-ti-la mu-deš-šu-u TI.LA | |
| 7 | ⸢ṣu-lul ma⸣-a-ti ga-mil UN-MEŠ DAGAL-MEŠ | |
| 8 | ⸢UŠUMGAL⸣ ka-liš pa-rak-ki MU-ka ⸢ka-liš⸣ ina KA UN-⸢MEŠ DU₁₀.GA⸣ | |
| 9 | {⸢d}AMAR⸣.UTU EN GAL{u} DINGIR reme-nu-u | |
| 10 | [ina qi₂]-bit-ka kit-ti lu-ub(KU-)luṭ lu-uš-lim-ma | |
| 11 | [lu]-⸢uš⸣-tam-mar DINGIR{ut}ka e-ma u₂-ṣa-ma-ru lu-⸢uk⸣-šu-ud | |
| 12 | [šu-uš]-kin₂ kit-te ina KA-ia-a | |
| 13 | [...] ⸢x⸣ MUNUS.SIG₅ ina lib₃-bi-ia | |
| 14 | [ti-ru] ⸢u₃⸣ na-an-za-zu liq-bu-u SIG₅-MU | |
| 15 | [DINGIR-MU] ⸢li⸣-iz-ziz ina ZAG-MU {d}iš₈-tar₂-ia₅ ⸢li⸣-iz-ziz ina GUB₃-MU | |
| 16 | [DINGIR mu-šal]-⸢lim⸣-mu ina A₂-MU lu-u ka-a-a-an | |
| 17 | [šur-kam]-⸢ma qa-ba-a še⸣-ma-a u ma-ga-ru | |
| 18 | [a-mat a]-qab-bu-u ⸢GIM a-qab-bu-u lu-u ma-ag⸣-[rat] | |
| 19 | {[d]}⸢AMAR⸣.UTU EN GAL{u} ZI{ti} qi₂-⸢šam⸣ | |
| 20 | ⸢TI⸣.LA ZI{ti}ia qi₂-⸢bi⸣ | |
| 21 | ⸢IGI⸣-ka nam-riš a(I-)tal₂-lu-ka ⸢lu⸣-uš-⸢bi⸣ | |
| 23 | ⸢DINGIR⸣-MEŠ ša₂ kiš-ša₂-⸢ti⸣ lik-ru(RA-)bu-ka | |
| 24 | ⸢DINGIR⸣-MEŠ GAL-MEŠ lib₃-ba-ka li-ṭib-⸢bu⸣ | |
| 25 | ⸢KA⸣.INIM.MA ŠU.IL₂ {d}AMAR.UTU-[KAM] | |
| 26 | [lu-u] ina KEŠDA lu-u ina NIG₂.NA DU₃{[uš]} | |
| 27 | [lu-u] {d}UTU.E₃ lu-u {d}UTU.ŠU₂.A 3(diš)-⸢šu₂⸣ [ŠID{ni]} | |
| r | ||
| 1 | [EN₂ {d]}⸢NA₃ reš-tu⸣-u₂ ⸢IBILA⸣ ke-⸢e⸣-[nu] | |
| 2 | [ṣa]-⸢bit GI ṭup⸣-pi BAD{u₂} ha-[si-si] | |
| 3 | [x x] ⸢x⸣-MEŠ ba-ru-u MU.[AN.NA-MEŠ] | |
| 4 | [e-ṭir] na-piš-ti mu-ter gi-⸢mil-lu⸣ | |
| 5 | [SAG].⸢KAL⸣ DINGIR-MEŠ šu-mu DUGUD | |
| 6 | [zi-kir]-šu ⸢ul⸣ e-⸢ni a⸣-bu AMA ba-nu-šu | |
| 7 | {[d}tu]-⸢tu ul⸣ e-ni ⸢zi-kir⸣ {d}NA₃ DUMU-šu | |
| 8 | [...] maš-še-šu a-bat-su ṣi-rat | |
| 9 | [...] ⸢is⸣-bu-su tu-sa-har GU₂-su | |
| 10 | [ša₂ ze-na-a] {⸢d⸣}NAM-MEŠ-šu₂ tu-sa-lam it-ti-šu | |
| 11 | [ša₂ ar]-⸢na i-šu₂ ta-pa-ṭar ar-an-šu⸣ | |
| 12 | [ana-ku] ⸢NENNI⸣ A ⸢NENNI ARAD⸣ pa-lih-ka | |
| 13 | [ina me-eṣ-ha-ru]-⸢ti-ia⸣ ma-ši-⸢šu-te u₂⸣-sa-pa | |
| 14 | [še-ba-a]-⸢ku⸣ ana kal₃ DINGIR-MEŠ pe-ta-a ⸢up⸣-na-a-a | |
| 15 | [...]-⸢x-x⸣ ap-pi-a tak-tu-ru na-⸢pal⸣-[ti] | |
| 16 | [...] ⸢NAM⸣.LU₂.U₁₉.LU ki-ma me-he-e ana-ku | |
| 17 | [it-ta]-⸢at⸣-la-ku U₄-MEŠ-ia iq(NAM-)ta-at-a MU-MEŠ-ia | |
| 18 | [...] ⸢SIG₅⸣ ne₂-me-⸢lu⸣ la TUKU{ši} | |
| 19 | [...] ⸢ke⸣-e-nu {d}NA₃ geš-ru | |
| 20 | [aṣ-bat si]-pe-e-⸢ka⸣ lu-mur nu-u₂-ru | |
| 21 | [...] lu-⸢ša₂⸣-pi ⸢da₃⸣-li₂-li₂-ka lud-lul | |
| 22 | [KA.INIM.MA ŠU].⸢IL₂⸣ {d}⸢NA₃-KAM₂ lu-u {d}UTU.E₃⸣ | |
| 23 | [...] lu-u {d}UTU.⸢ŠU₂.A⸣ | |
| 24 | [...] ⸢ana⸣ {d}UTU.E₃ ⸢GAR⸣{an} ana {d}UTU.ŠU₂.A GAR{an} | |
| 25 | [...] ⸢x IŠ LI⸣ AŠ ŠA {d}UTU ⸢x x⸣ {giš}EREN ta-haš(HI-)šal | |
| 26 | [...] ⸢x⸣ IM TAR ŠEŠ ŠAMAN₂.LA₂ TUR | |
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