STT 1, 076 (P338393)
Neo-Assyrian, Huzirina · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE
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| Designation | STT 1, 076 |
|---|---|
| ID | P338393 |
| Museum no. | AMM — |
| Collection | Anadolu Medeniyetleri Müzesi, Ankara, Turkey |
| Language | Akkadian |
| Period | Neo-Assyrian · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE |
| Find spot | Huzirina (mod. Sultantepe) |
| Coordinates | 37.0501, 38.9062 |
Transliteration (ATF)
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Machine draft. The right-hand column is machine English from ixmon/atf-to-english (atf-en-t5base-F, 2026-10-17), generated line by line from the transliteration. It is unreviewed and is not a scholarly translation.
| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
| o | ||
| 1 | [...] {⸢d⸣}UTU ⸢LUGAL⸣ AN-e u KI-tim EN ⸢kit⸣-ti u [...] | ... Šamaš, king of heaven and earth, lord of the assembly and |
| 2 | ⸢mul⸣-lil DINGIR u LU₂ ⸢at⸣-[ta-ma] | The Pleiades, the god and man |
| 3 | {⸢d⸣}[UTU] ⸢ana-ku {m}NENNI A {m}NENNI⸣ ina ⸢maḫ-ri-ka GUB-az⸣ | I, Nebuchadnezzar, son of Nergal, stand in your great temple. |
| 4 | {d}UTU ⸢ša₂ ṣab⸣-tan-<ni> ul ⸢i-de⸣ lu-u ⸢MUNUS⸣ an-nu-u NU-ša₂ | Šamaš, whose utterance cannot be overturned, may this ēru-house not be hers. |
| 5 | {d}UTU ina nisaba KU₃-⸢tim⸣ [ba]-na-⸢te⸣ a-me-lu-ti | Šamaš, in the ‘pure’ offering of the people |
| 6 | NU a-⸢na⸣ NU ⸢ma-šil SAG⸣.[DU] a-na ⸢SAG⸣.DU ma-šil | “It is not water, it is not emāšil-plant, the first-fruit offering for emesag-edu-plant. |
| 7 | šuk-⸢lul-ti⸣ [...] ⸢šuk-lul-ti ADDA⸣ ma-šil | The šuklultu-demon ..., the adāni priestess is lordly |
| 8 | {d}⸢UTU⸣ [... {munus]}⸢UŠ₁₁⸣.ZU ša₂ kiš-⸢pi⸣ DU₃-ša₂ is-ḫu-ra i-⸢še⸣-a-am | E-šamaš-ēṭer ... a woman named E-Uṣur, whose work the witchcraft he had performed, he was able to perform. |
| 9 | [a]-⸢na e⸣-[piš-ti] ⸢ep⸣-ši-ma ⸢iq⸣-bu-⸢u⸣ | “At that time, I performed an extispicy and Iqbi-Ea |
| 10 | [a]-⸢na sa⸣-[ḫir-ti] ⸢su⸣-uḫ-⸢ri⸣-ma ⸢iq⸣-bu-u | “It is a saḫbirtu-plant, it is an iqību-plant |
| 11 | ⸢ša ša₂-nam-ma⸣ u₂-⸢ša₂-ḫi⸣-za ina NINDA ⸢GU₇-an⸣-ni | (If) he eats ša-namma-plant (and) ēḫuḫi-plant in bread |
| 12 | [...] ⸢KAŠ NAG-an⸣-ni ina A ⸢TU₅⸣-ni ina ⸢I₃ ŠEŠ₂-ni⸣ | ... he drinks it in the sap of an ešû-tree (and) in oil. |
| 13 | [...] ⸢u₂⸣-kul-⸢le⸣-e GU₇-an-ni aš-⸢šum⸣ [mim]-⸢ma šum⸣-šu₂ <ša₂> ⸢GU₇⸣ | ... eats me like a bird, it is the same as the bird of the bird |
| 14 | [aš]-⸢šum mim⸣-ma ⸢šum-šu₂⸣ ša₂ NAG(uš₁₁) aš-šum ⸢mim-ma⸣ šum-šu₂ [...] TU₅-ni | (If) a man is seized by something else: that man will be seized; if that man ... he will die. |
| 15 | aš-šum ⸢mim-ma⸣ šum-šu₂ ⸢ša₂ ŠEŠ₂⸣ ina šu-⸢bu-ul-ti u₂⸣-še-bi-⸢la⸣ | If a man, if he is ill, he will die in distress. |
| 16 | šu-mi ina la ṭa-ab-⸢ti iz⸣-ku-⸢ru iš⸣-qi₂-ia₅ uš-ni-⸢lu⸣ | If he does not obey, he will become angry with me. |
| 17 | ⸢NU⸣.[MEŠ]-MU ⸢ib-nu⸣-[ma] ⸢iš⸣-qi₂-⸢ia₅⸣ TI-⸢u₂⸣ | I have strewn offerings for you, and may my offerings be pleasing to you. |
| 18 | [...] ⸢SAḪAR GIR₃⸣{ii}⸢ia⸣ [iš]-⸢bu⸣-šu₂ ⸢ru⸣-uʾ-ti TI-u₂ | ... ēšû-plant, myrtle, and eru-plant he took. |
| 19 | [...] ⸢im⸣-lu-[šu₂ TUG₂].⸢SIK₂-MU⸣ ib-tu-qu | ... his garment they smashed. |
| 20 | [... SIG₅]-⸢ti⸣ [iš]-⸢a-lu⸣ [ub-bi]-⸢ra⸣-an-⸢ni u₂-kas₃⸣-sa-⸢an⸣-ni | (Sum) ... he smote me (Akk) I smite him with a smear of ... (var.) I crush ...(?) |
| 21 | u₂-[ṣab]-⸢bi⸣-tan-ni u₂-[ra-as]-sa-an-ni | he spoke to me, he cursed me |
| 22 | man-⸢ga⸣ lu-uʾ-tu₂ u₂-[ma-la]-an-ni | “Who made the luʾû-demon surpass me? |
| 23 | niš lib₃-bi-ia iṣ-ba-tu ⸢lib₃⸣-[bi] ⸢KI⸣-MU u₂-za-an-nu-u | My heart filled with joy, the E-libbi-e-MU-temple was filled with happiness. |
| 24 | SA.MEŠ-MU u₂-kan-ni-nu ⸢e⸣-mu-qi₂-ia₅ un-ni-šu₂ | (Sum) The one who holds my horns (Akk) The ones who hold my voice(?) |
| 25 | ⸢a-ḫi⸣-ia₅ iš-pu-ku bir-ki-ia₅ ik-su-u | The eaḫbīya snatched my ribs and bound my knees. |
| 26 | ṣal-ta pu-uḫ₂-pu-uḫ-ḫu-u ni-is-sa-ta a-di-ra | “From the north to the south, from the east to the west, |
| 27 | ḫat-ta pi-rit-tu₂ ar-ra-tu₂ gi-lit-ta | “Fear, fear, awe-inspiring terror, |
| 28 | te-ša₂-a di-lip-ta qu₂-la ku-ra | “The one who carries a torch, the one who burns a fire, |
| 29 | ⸢NU⸣ DU₁₀-ub lib₃-bi NU DU₁₀.GA ⸢UZU⸣ iš-ku-na | The ešunû-tree is good, its inside is not good. |
| 30 | KA UR.GI₇ ina bi-ri-ni id-du-u₂ | “The dog uttered a curse between us. |
| 31 | {d}UTU an-nu-u ši-i an-⸢nu⸣-[u] NU-ša₂ | Šamaš, this is not the case, |
| 32 | GIM ši-i la GUB-⸢zu⸣ [...] GUB-az | If he does not stand there, he stands there |
| 33 | ana I₃.ZU-ši la I₃.ZU-ši ina ⸢UGU-ša₂⸣ A.MEŠ a-ra-muk | In order not to cure it, I bathe in water from its source. |
| 34 | ⸢ar⸣-ša₂ u₂-tar-ši lim-ḫur-an-ni-ma | “May it be released from me, so that |
| 35 | [ši]-⸢i⸣ šar-qiš i-pu-ša₂-an-ni | The šarqiš priest performed (the ritual) |
| 36 | [...] ⸢ina⸣ IGI-⸢ka⸣ UGU-ša₂ um-ta-sa | (Sum) ... he removed the ... from his eyes (Akk) The ... of the eye was removed from his eye |
| 37 | {d}UTU ina de-[en] ⸢kit⸣-ti ša₂ ina IGI-ka GAL₂-u | Šamaš, in the case of the ekitu-demon which is in your presence |
| 38 | ⸢ina nar⸣-be₂-e ša₂ {d}⸢e₂-a⸣ ina ⸢NIG₂⸣.AK.A.MEŠ ša₂ {d}asal-lu₂-ḫi | In the song of Ea, in the balaŋ composition Asalluḫi |
| 39 | ina qi₂-bi-ti ša₂ {d}⸢AMAR.UTU⸣ u {⸢d}zar⸣-pa-ni-tum | By the command of Marduk and Zarpanitu |
| 40 | ina qi₂-bi-ti ša₂ {d}⸢AG⸣ u {⸢d}taš⸣-me-⸢tum⸣ | By the command of Ea and Tašmētum |
| 41 | UGU-ša₂ um-ta-[sa] ina UGU-ša₂ A.MEŠ a-ra-[muk] | I have poured water upon it, on top of it I shall wash. |
| r | ||
| 1 | GIM A.MEŠ ša₂ SU-MU iš-ša₂-ḫa-ṭu-ma ana UGU-⸢ša₂⸣ u la-ni-ša₂ DU-⸢ku⸣ | As soon as the water of my body has cooled, it will go up and down on top and below. |
| 2 | ar-ni iʾ-il-ti UGU-ša₂ a-⸢nam⸣-du-u₂ | “It is a curse that is imposed upon him, |
| 3 | mim-ma lem-nu ša₂ SU-MU UZU.MEŠ-MU SA.MEŠ-⸢MU⸣ GAL₂-u₂ | Any evil that pertains to my body, my flesh, (and) my ribs are present |
| 4 | GIM A.MEŠ ša₂ SU-MU liš-ša₂-ḫi-iṭ-ma ana UGU-ša₂ u la-ni-ša₂ lil-lik | Like the water of my body may it be cooled and may it go over and over her. |
| 5 | {d}UTU ta-zi-im-ta-ša₂ up-ša₂-šu-ša₂ ḪUL.MEŠ ana UGU-ša₂ u la-ni-ša₂ tur-ru | Šamaš, his anger, his evil machinations against him and his strength are small. |
| 6 | {d}UTU kaš-šap-ti lim-qut-ma ana-ku lu-ut-bi | May Šamaš cut off my machinations and I may live. |
| 7 | ši-i li-ne₂-gir-ma ana-ku lu-šir₂ | May he turn to me, so that I may prosper. |
| 8 | ši-i li-ir-ta-si-ma ana-ku lu-bi-ib | May he look upon me with pleasure and may I be happy. |
| 9 | ši-i li-mut-ma ana-ku lu-ub-luṭ | May he die, and may I live. |
| 10 | {d}UTU ina di-ni-ka i-ša₂-ru-tu₂ ⸢lul-lik⸣ | Šamaš, in your judgment, may elullik-plant |
| 11 | {d}UTU aš₂-šum₂ la i-pu-ša₂-aš₂-šim-ma i-pu-ša₂-an-ni | Šamaš, if he does not do it, but does it, |
| 12 | {d}UTU aš₂-šum₂ la as-ḫu-ra-ši-ma is-ḫur-an-ni | Šamaš, if I did not ask him and he asked me, |
| 13 | UGU-ša₂ um-ta-si ana UGU-ša₂ A.MEŠ a-ra-muk | I have poured water over it, I have covered it with water. |
| 14 | ar-ša₂ u₂-tar-ši ... lim-ḫur-an-ni | (Sum) May the one who is angry with me ... release me (Akk) May my anger be released to me |
| 15 | GIM A.MEŠ ša₂ SU-MU ⸢iš⸣-ša₂-ḫa-⸢ṭu⸣-ma ana UGU an-ni-ti DU-ku | Like the water of my body, I go to this place. |
| 16 | mim-ma lem-nu ša₂ ina SU-MU UZU.MEŠ-MU SA.[MEŠ]-MU GAL₂-u₂ | Any evil that is in my body, my flesh (and) my liver |
| 17 | GIM A.MEŠ ša₂ SU-MU liš-ša₂-ḫi-⸢iṭ⸣ ina ⸢SU-MU⸣ lit-ta-ṣi(ta) | May my body be purified like the water of my body, may it be released from my body |
| 18 | ana UGU NU {munus}UŠ₁₁.ZU ⸢ŠU⸣{ii}šu₂ LUḪ-[si] | On top of the breast of a woman, he should wash his hands. |
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