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STT 2, 171 (P338490)
Prayer/Incantation, Neo-Assyrian, Huzirina · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE
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| Designation | STT 2, 171 |
|---|---|
| ID | P338490 |
| Museum no. | AMM — |
| Collection | Anadolu Medeniyetleri Müzesi, Ankara, Turkey |
| Language | Akkadian |
| Period | Neo-Assyrian · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE |
| Genre | Prayer/Incantation |
| Find spot | Huzirina (mod. Sultantepe) |
| Coordinates | 37.0501, 38.9062 |
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)
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' | [...] | |
| [u₂-tuk-ku lem]-⸢nu dup⸣-[pir ...] | The evil utukku-demon, the evil phlegm | |
| 2' | ⸢saŋ-ba ki⸣ mu-un-te-a-[ta ...] | After he approached the sa temple |
| ⸢ma⸣-mit e-ma i-ṭe-hu-u [...] | “It is mine, wherever it is, | |
| 3' | {⸢ŋeš⸣}tukul šu nu-un-bar-ra ⸢sa-par₃⸣ [...] | The one who does not release his weapon, the Sapar temple |
| ⸢ina⸣ kak-ki la tu-taš-⸢šir₃⸣ tak-ka-⸢si⸣ [...] | (Sum) Do not turn back to the enemy, do not approach the enemy(?) (Akk) You do not return to your enemy, you do not ... | |
| 4' | tu₆ šu nu-mu-[un]-⸢bur₂⸣-ra sa-par₃ ŋeš-hur ⸢nam⸣-[...] | In the incantation that cannot be undone, the net has been cut off, the enam priestess |
| ⸢ši⸣-pat la pa-[ša₂]-ri e-ṣir-⸢ka⸣ ana sa-par₂-[...] | (Sum) The eši₂-e-pat, the unceasing one, the Ešbir-e-ka-e23, to the net | |
| 5' | ⸢gu x x nam⸣-šub ha-lam-me-en ⸢mu pad₃-da he₂-en⸣-[...] | You are the one who destroys ..., may you be the one chosen by my name |
| ⸢qu⸣-u₂ LID-KU-ka-ma ši-pat ha-la-qi₂-ka u₂-ša₂-⸢az⸣-[...] | (Sum) I want to pacify your heart (Akk) My heart is pacified to you and my body is shattered(?) | |
| 6' | zi te-en-te-en uš₂ lil₂-la₂ nam-šub ha-lam-ma-me-en | You are the one who makes the righteous and the evildoer dwell in the shadows |
| mu-bal-lu-u nap-ša₂-a-ti₃ mu-u₂-tu₄ za-qi₂-qu ina šip-⸢ti ŠU⸣ | Who restores life, who makes the dead dwell in the womb | |
| 7' | ⸢in-sukud-da zi⸣ ud šu₂-uš-⸢ru⸣ | Insukuda, life of distant days |
| ina u₂-tul-⸢li⸣-ka tu-⸢uš-šiš na⸣-piš-ti | By your exalted command, you have performed evil against me. | |
| 8' | ⸢na⸣-an-gub-e-ne na-an-tuš-e-⸢ne⸣ | Do not sit down for him when you stand up! |
| ⸢la⸣ ta-az-za-az la tu-⸢šab⸣ | You stand, you do not rise. | |
| 9' | nam-ba-gi₄-gi₄-e-⸢ne⸣ [nam-ba]-⸢niŋin⸣-[e]-⸢ne⸣ | Do not return, do not turn back! |
| ⸢la⸣ ta-at-ta-nu-⸢ra⸣ [...]-⸢x⸣ | “You are the one who constantly seeks out the temples of the gods, | |
| 10' | [ki nu-ra-zu]-⸢še₃ saŋ-ba-ra⸣ mu-un-na-⸢ab-nu₂⸣ | He made him lie down at a place unknown to him. |
| [a-šar la] ⸢ud⸣-di-ka ma-mit u₂-šar-bi-iṣ | (As for) the one who does not abandon you, the curse will be undone. | |
| 11' | [ki e₃]-⸢de₃⸣ huŋ-ga-zu ⸢ki⸣ nu-e₃-de₃ nam-ba-⸢gi⸣ | Do not return to the place where you are going, your joy will not come out of the E-house! |
| [a]-⸢šar⸣ šup-šu-hi-ka la tu-šap-šah | May the king, your servant, not be angry with you | |
| 12' | [ŋa₂-e] lu₂ {d}en-ki-ga-me-en | I am the man of Enki |
| 12a' | ⸢ŋa₂⸣-e lu₂ {d}dam-gal-nun-na-me-en | I am the one of Damgalnuna |
| 13' | [ŋa₂]-⸢e⸣ {lu₂}kiŋ₂-gi₄-a {d}asar-lu₂-hi-me-en | I am Asalluhi's messenger in Babylon. |
| 14' | [šu {d]}⸢en⸣-ki-⸢ke₄⸣ šu-ŋu₁₀ i₃-ŋal₂ | Hand of Enki carried off. |
| [... {d}e₂]-⸢a⸣ ina qat-ia i-ba-aš-ši | ... Ea is in my hand | |
| 15' | [tu₆ {d}en-ki-ke₄ tu₆]-ŋu₁₀ i₃-⸢ŋal₂⸣ | In the incantation of Enki he will be revived. |
| [... ina te]-⸢ia⸣ i-⸢ba⸣-[aš-ši] | ... in my journey he will reach him | |
| r | ||
| 1' | [... nam]-⸢ba⸣-[ab-tum₃] | ... do not bring |
| [... a]-⸢a ub-la⸣ | ... brought forth water | |
| 2' | [ka-zu niŋ₂ hul-dim₂-ma nam]-⸢ba-ab⸣-tum₃ | Your mouth should not carry evil. |
| [... a]-⸢a ub⸣-la | ... to the watercourse, to the outlet | |
| 3' | [igi-zu niŋ₂ hul-dim₂-ma nam-mu]-un-ši-in-bar-ra | Do not look at me with evil intent |
| [... a]-⸢a⸣ ip-pal-sa-an-ni | ... he looked at me. | |
| 4' | [... a]-⸢na⸣ zu-um-ri-ia e ⸢te⸣-[eṭ-ha-a] | (Sum) ... my body, my limbs (Akk) .... my body |
| 5' | [... a-na pa-ni-ia] ⸢e⸣ ta-⸢as⸣-[...] | (Sum) ... in front of me, you(?) ... (Akk) To my face, you ... |
| 6' | ⸢egir-ŋu₁₀⸣-[še₃ nam-ba]-gi₄-⸢gi₄⸣-[e-ne] | may they not return him to the steppe! |
| ar₂-ki-ia e ta-[...] | After me, what ...? | |
| 7' | ⸢ki⸣ ŋen-na-ŋu₁₀-še₃ nam-ba-da-du-en | Do not go to the house of Enlil! |
| ⸢a⸣-šar al-la-ka la ta-lak | I will go to the king, you must not go!” | |
| 8' | ki ku₄-ku₄-ŋu₁₀-še₃ ba-ra-an-da-ku₄-ku₄-e-[ne] | they will not bring him to the place where he enters. |
| a-šar er-ru-bu la te-ru-bu | The ašar-priestess, the one who enters, does not enter. | |
| 9' | ⸢e₂-ŋu₁₀ nam⸣-ba-⸢teŋ₃⸣-ŋe₂₆-e-⸢ne⸣ | Do not enter the house! |
| 9a' | ⸢ur₃⸣-ŋu₁₀ nam-⸢bal⸣-[...] | Do not cross over the roof beams |
| 10' | tu₆-dug₄-ga inim {d}en-ki-[ga]-ke₄ ina {<MIN(TU₆.DUG₄.GA{e})>} [...] | The incantation, the word of Enki |
| 11' | niŋ₂ hul-ŋal₂-e igi-⸢ŋu₁₀⸣ nam-mu-un-[...] | Do not look at me with evil intent |
| ⸢mim⸣-ma lem-nu ana IGI-⸢ia⸣ a-a ⸢x⸣-[...] | May an evil word not approach my house, may it not ... | |
| 12' | niŋ₂ nu-še-ga su(ZU-)ŋu₁₀ nam-ba-⸢teŋ₃⸣-[...] | (Sum) The one who does not revere himself, do not abandon him (Akk) Do not abandon yourself |
| ⸢la⸣ ma-gi-ru ana SU(ZU-)ia [...] | (Sum) My ..., my ... (Akk) To my body ... | |
| 13' | ⸢zi⸣ diŋir gal-gal-e-ne iri-⸢pad₃⸣ [...] | “Ezi’e, the great intertwined chambers, Iripade |
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