SpTU 3, 077 (P348681)
CANONICAL > Literature > Hymns > Divine, Hellenistic, Uruk · c. 330 BCE–141 BCE
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| Designation | SpTU 3, 077 |
|---|---|
| ID | P348681 |
| Museum no. | IM — |
| Collection | National Museum of Iraq, Baghdad, Iraq |
| Language | Akkadian |
| Period | Hellenistic · c. 330 BCE–141 BCE |
| Genre | CANONICAL > Literature > Hymns > Divine |
| Find spot | Uruk (mod. Warka) |
| Coordinates | 31.3234, 45.6395 |
English translation
By ORACC project cams/gkab · 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:] Ištar the elevated, she who brightens the (four) edges, |
| Obverse [1:2] o 22–o 22 | Creator of mankind, |
| Obverse [2:3] o 33–o 33 | She who firmly establishes the settlements, |
| Obverse [3:4] o 44–o 44 | Giver of the crown(s) to kings, |
| Obverse [4:5] o 55–o 55 | She who puts in order the lame man and the lame woman, she who lifts up the fallen person. |
| Obverse [5:6] o 66–o 66 | Do not become angry, (but) give (me) your attention! |
| Obverse [6:7] o 77–o 77 | Do not become offended with him (sic), (but) reconcile! |
| Obverse [7:8] o 88–o 88 | Save me from distress, spare me from hardship! |
| Obverse [8:9] o 99–o 99 | May those who see me constantly praise you, Ištar. |
| Obverse [9:10] o 1010–o 1010 | Put truth into my mouth, righteousness onto my lips! |
| Obverse [10:11] o 1111–o 1111 | May the one who speaks words about me not utter slander, |
| Obverse [11:12] o 1212–o 1212 | May I not be slandered,5 |
| Obverse [12:13] o 1313–o 1313 | May slander not be spoken. |
| Obverse [13:14] o 1414–o 1414 | The people who speak about me, those who utter slander, |
| Obverse [14:15] o 1515–o 1515 | ... of their mouths, those who utter slander. |
| Obverse [15:16] o 1616–o 1616 | May god or goddess walk at my side. |
| Obverse [16:17] o 1717–o 1717 | ... yours, I walk behind you. |
| Obverse [18:19] o 1919–o 1919 | [...] ... juniper ... [...]. |
| Obverse [19:20] o 2020–o 2020 | [...] to be reconciled, |
| Reverse [0:1] r 1r 1–r 1r 1 | [...] ... to beautify, |
| Reverse [1:2] r 22–r 22 | Doing good is yours, Ištar! |
| Reverse [2:4] r 33–r 44 | Wording of a šuʾillakku-prayer to Ištar. |
| Reverse [3:7] r 44–r 77 | Its ritual: before Ištar, you set up a censer with charcoald of myrtle-wood, you strew aromatic hamīmu-plant to the rear of a libation vessel. You recite the incantation 3 times and you prostrate yourself. You repeat (this) for 3 days and the angry god will reconcile. |
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 ša₂-qu₂]-tu {d}iš-tar mu-nam-mi-rat kib-ra-a-ti | |
| 2 | [x x]-⸢x⸣-at te-ne-še-e-ti | |
| 3 | [mu]-⸢kin⸣-na-at da-ad₂-me | |
| 4 | na-di-na-at a-gi-⸢ia⸣-a-na LUGAL-MEŠ | |
| 5 | mu-še-ši-rat tub₂-bu-ki u tub₂-bu-⸢uk⸣-tu₄ mu-šat-ba-ta ma-aq-tu₄ | |
| 6 | la ta-sa-bu-us-su i-di-i le-et-ka | |
| 7 | la ta-ze-ni-i si-lim it-ti-ia | |
| 8 | eṭ-ṭi-ri-in-ni-ma ina dan-na-at ina pu-uš-qu šu-zi-bi-in-ni | |
| 9 | a-mi-ru-u₂-a lit-ta-du-u₂-ka {d}1(u) 5(diš) | |
| 10 | a-na KA-ia kit-ti ana NUNDUN-ia ša₂-lim-tu₂ šu-kun | |
| 11 | da-bi-ib-bu a-ma-tu-u₂-a ṭa-pil-ta(BI) a-a iq-bi | |
| 12 | a-a in-nak-⸢ka-li⸣ kar-ṣi-ia(U₂-)a | |
| 13 | a-a ⸢iq⸣-qa-bi ṭa-pil-tu₄ | |
| 14 | da-bi-ib-bu-⸢u₂-a⸣ qa-bu-u₂ ṭa-pil-tu₄ | |
| 15 | ⸢x x x⸣ KA-⸢šu₂⸣-nu ša₂ iq-bu-u₂ ṭa-pil-tu₄ | |
| 16 | DINGIR ⸢lu⸣-u {d}iš-tar lil-li-ku i-⸢da⸣-a-a | |
| 17 | ⸢x x x⸣ ku-um-mu ar₂-ki-⸢ka⸣ al-lak | |
| 18 | [...]-ki u₂-ba-⸢x⸣ [...] | |
| 19 | [...] ⸢x⸣ u {giš}ŠIM.⸢LI⸣ IB [...] | |
| 20 | [...] nap-šu-ru | |
| 21 | [...] ⸢x bi⸣ [...] ⸢x⸣ NI GAB BA RU | |
| r | ||
| 1 | [x (x)] ⸢x⸣-bi bu-un-nu-u₂ | |
| 2 | ⸢du-um⸣-mu-qu ku-um-mu {d}iš-⸢tar⸣ | |
| 3 | KA.INIM.MA ŠU.IL₂.LA₂ {d}INANA.KAM | |
| 4 | DU₃.DU₃.BI a-na IGI {d}iš-tar NIG₂.NA | |
| 5 | NE {giš}U₂.GIR₂ GAR{an}šu₂ {šim}ha-mi-ši | |
| 6 | ku-tal mu-uq-qu₂ DUB{aq} EN₂ 3(diš)-šu₂ SID-ma KI.ZA.ZA | |
| 7 | U₄.3(diš).KAM GUR.GUR-ma DINGIR.DAB.BA | |
| 8 | GUR.GUR.RU.DA.⸢KAM⸣ | |
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