STT 1, 061 (P338379)
CANONICAL > Literature > Hymns > Divine > Šuʾila, Neo-Assyrian, Huzirina · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE
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| Designation | STT 1, 061 |
|---|---|
| ID | P338379 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
|---|---|
| Obverse [0:1] o 1o 1–o 1o 1 | Incantation: Formidable one, perfect one, son of Namraṣit! |
| Obverse [1:2] o 22–o 22 | Light constantly renewing itself, bringing happiness to the people, discloser of [...]! |
| Obverse [2:3] o 33–o 33 | Šamaš, bringer of order to the dead and the [...], scrutiniser of [...]! |
| Obverse [3:4] o 44–o 44 | Šamaš, light of the gods, brilliance of [...]! |
| Obverse [4:5] o 55–o 55 | Lord of Sippar, protection for the [...]! |
| Obverse [5:6] o 66–o 66 | Favourite brother of Marduk, support for Babylon! |
| Obverse [6:7] o 77–o 77 | The people are attentive to your light. |
| Obverse [7:8] o 88–o 88 | The [...] gods attend to your speech. |
| Obverse [8:9] o 99–o 99 | The widespread black-headed people praise your heroic acts. |
| Obverse [9:10] o 1010–o 1010 | ... you supply a [...] ... young man with a companion. |
| Obverse [10:11] o 1111–o 1111 | You give an heir to an impotent man. |
| Obverse [11:12] o 1212–o 1212 | You open the locked bolts of heaven. |
| Obverse [12:13] o 1313–o 1313 | You provide light to a blind man. |
| Obverse [13:14] o 1414–o 1414 | You read aloud an unopened, covered tablet. |
| Obverse [14:15] o 1515–o 1515 | You write the omen in the innards of a sheep, you issue the decision. |
| Obverse [15:16] o 1616–o 1616 | Šamaš, you are the bringer of order to the land, the lord of destinies (and divine) plans. |
| Obverse [16:17] o 1717–o 1717 | [...] of the gods, lord of the Igigi! |
| Obverse [17:18] o 1818–o 1818 | You are the [...], decider of destinies for all countries. |
| Obverse [18:19] o 1919–o 1919 | [...] Aplutu, son of his god, |
| Obverse [19:20] o 2020–o 2020 | [...] is Sin, whose goddess is Ningal. |
| Obverse [20:21] o 2121–o 2121 | Pain in the flesh afflicts (me) and constantly pursues me. |
| Obverse [21:22] o 2222–o 2222 | On account of the evil of any little bit of my chariot that broke, |
| Obverse [22:23] o 2323–o 2323 | on account of the evil of red ants that appeared in my house, |
| Obverse [23:24] o 2424–o 2424 | on account of the evil of ominous conditions (and) bad [...] signs |
| Obverse [24:25] o 2525–o 2525 | that occur in my house [...], |
| Obverse [25:26] o 2626–o 2626 | I am frightened, I am afraid [...]. |
| Obverse [26:27] o 2727–o 2727 | Determine (my) destiny, [...]. |
| Obverse [27:28] o 2828–o 2828 | May [...] be favourable. |
| Reverse [0:1] r 1r 1–r 1r 1 | [...] (any) dreams [...]. |
| Reverse [1:2] r 22–r 22 | [...] correctly, [...]. |
| Reverse [2:3] r 33–r 33 | [...] in my days. |
| Reverse [3:4] r 44–r 44 | Grant me [...]. |
| Reverse [4:5] r 55–r 55 | May [...] in the street. |
| Reverse [5:6] r 66–r 66 | [...] god and king [...]. |
| Reverse [6:7] r 77–r 77 | [...] nobleman and prince ... [...]. |
| Reverse [7:8] r 88–r 88 | [...] in pleasure and rejoicing. |
| Reverse [8:9] r 99–r 99 | May divine Truth stand [...]. |
| Reverse [9:10] r 1010–r 1010 | May [...] stand [...]. |
| Reverse [10:11] r 1111–r 1111 | May a safe-guarding god always go [...]. |
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 šur-bu-u git₂⸣-ma-lu ⸢a-pil {d⸣}[AŠ.IM₂.BABBAR] | |
| 2 | ZALAG₂ ed-deš-šu₂-u ⸢pe⸣-tu₂-u pa-⸢an⸣ UN-⸢MEŠ mu⸣-[kal-lim ZALAG₂] | |
| 3 | {⸢d⸣}UTU ⸢muš⸣-te-šir UŠ₂ u [...] ⸢x⸣ [...] | |
| 4 | {d}UTU ⸢ZALAG₂⸣ DINGIR-MEŠ ša₂-ru-⸢ur⸣ [KUR.KUR] | |
| 5 | be-⸢lu₄ ZIMBIR⸣{ki} ṣu-lul [...] | |
| 6 | ⸢ta-lim⸣ {d}⸢AMAR⸣.UTU ⸢tuk-lat KA₂⸣.[DINGIR.RA{ki]} | |
| 7 | a-⸢na ZALAG₂(UD-)ka [u₂]-pa-⸢qa⸣ te-ne₂-⸢še⸣-[e-ti] | |
| 8 | ⸢a-na⸣ qi₂-[bi]-ti-ka ⸢u₂⸣-taq-qu-u DINGIR-⸢MEŠ⸣ [...] | |
| 9 | ⸢UN⸣-[MEŠ] ⸢DAGAL⸣-MEŠ ṣal-⸢mat SAG.DU⸣ i-du-lal ⸢qur⸣-[di-ka] | |
| 10 | ⸢x⸣ GURUŠ [x (x)] ⸢x⸣ tap-pa-⸢a tu-šar⸣-[ši] | |
| 11 | a-⸢na la i⸣-ša₂-⸢ar⸣ ta-⸢nam-din⸣ AP-[LU] | |
| 12 | ed-lu-u-tu₂ ⸢sik⸣-kur AN{e} ta-⸢pat-ti⸣ | |
| 13 | a-na la na-ṭi-lu ⸢ta⸣-ša₂-kan nu-u-ru | |
| 14 | ṭup-pa ar-mu la pe-ta-⸢a⸣ ta-sa-⸢as⸣-[si] | |
| 15 | ina ⸢lib₃⸣-bi ⸢UDU.NITA₂⸣ ta-⸢šaṭ⸣-ṭar UZU-⸢MEŠ⸣ ta-ša₂-kan di-[na] | |
| 16 | {[d]}⸢UTU⸣ muš-te-šir KUR EN NAM-MEŠ GIŠ.HUR-ME ⸢at⸣-[ta] | |
| 17 | [DI.KUD] DINGIR-MEŠ EN {d}i₂-[gi₃-gi₃] | |
| 18 | [x] ⸢mu⸣-šim ši-mat KUR.KUR at-ta-[ma] | |
| 19 | [ana-ku {m]}IBILA{u-tu₂} DUMU ⸢DINGIR⸣-[šu₂] | |
| 20 | [ša₂ DINGIR-šu₂] {⸢d⸣}3(u) {d}1(u) 5(diš)-⸢šu₂⸣ {d}NIN.⸢GAL⸣ | |
| 21 | ⸢si⸣-[hi]-⸢il⸣-ti UZU GAR-ma UŠ.⸢UŠ⸣-[ni] | |
| 22 | ina ⸢HUL mim⸣-[ma] ⸢hu⸣-ṣab {giš}GIGIR-MU ša₂ iš-⸢šeb⸣-[ru] | |
| 23 | ina HUL kul-[ba]-⸢bi⸣ SA₅(E₂-)MEŠ ša₂ ina E₂-MU IGI{[ru]} | |
| 24 | ina HUL A₂-⸢MEŠ GIŠKIM⸣-MEŠ [HUL]-⸢MEŠ⸣ [NU DU₁₀.GA-MEŠ] | |
| 25 | ša₂ ina E₂-[MU ...] ⸢x⸣ [...] | |
| 26 | pal-ha-ku ⸢ad⸣-[ra-ku u šu-ta-du-ra-ku] | |
| 27 | šim-tu₂ ši-[im ...] | |
| 28 | ⸢li⸣-še-ra [GIŠKIM-MEŠ-u-a] | |
| r | ||
| 1 | ⸢MAŠ₂⸣.GE₆-MEŠ [...] | |
| 2 | i-ša₂-⸢riš⸣ [lul-lik ...] | |
| 3 | ina ⸢u₄-me-ia⸣ [...] | |
| 4 | šu-⸢ut-li⸣-[ma-am-ma ...] | |
| 5 | ⸢ina SILA lu⸣-[u ...] | |
| 6 | ⸢DINGIR⸣ u ⸢LUGAL⸣ [...] | |
| 7 | ⸢IDIM⸣ u NUN ⸢ša₂⸣ [...] | |
| 8 | ⸢ina ul-ṣi⸣ u ri-[ša₂-a-tu₂ ...] | |
| 9 | {[d}kit]-⸢tu li⸣-iz-⸢ziz⸣ [...] | |
| 10 | [...] ⸢li-iz-ziz⸣ [...] ⸢x⸣ [...] | |
| 11 | [lit]-⸢tal-lak⸣ DINGIR ⸢mu⸣-[šal-lim ...] ina [...] | |
| 12 | [a]-⸢a ip-par-ka MAŠKIM⸣ [...] | |
| 13 | ⸢li-ta⸣-[mu-ka ...] | |
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- 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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