Fs Wilcke 130-131 (P355875)
Prayer, Old Babylonian · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | Fs Wilcke 130-131 |
|---|---|
| ID | P355875 |
| Museum no. | NMS A.1909.405.33 |
| Collection | National Museums Scotland, Edinburgh, Scotland, UK |
| Language | Sumerian |
| Period | Old Babylonian · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE |
| Genre | Prayer |
| Find spot | uncertain |
English translation
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| Line | English |
|---|---|
| obverse 1 | The dragon-face (is) the dragon-face of a man, |
| obverse 2 | the dragon-face of a man causing evil |
| obverse 3 | approached heaven (and) the clouds bring no rain. He approached the earth, and the plants do not grow. |
| obverse 4 | He approached the ox, and its yoke does not open, |
| obverse 5 | he approached the stall and smashes its cheese-pot. |
| obverse 6 | He approached the fold and destroys the flock. |
| obverse 7 | He approached the lad and sapped his (sexual) energies, |
| obverse 8 | he approached the maiden and tossed away her towel. |
| obverse 9 | He aproaches the nurse with (her) charge and cuts through the (child)-harness. |
| obverse 10 | Asarluhi took notice (and approached his father Enki ...): |
| obverse 11 | "What do I know that your do not already know?" |
| obverse 12 | Seven times, mix milled barley on the back of the grinding slab, |
| obverse 13 | Seven times, mix milled barley on the back of the mortar, |
| obverse 14 | together with fat. |
| obverse 15 | Bind it with leather. |
| obverse 16 | (Recite) the Eridu incantation. |
| obverse 17 | Bind it on the neck of the patient. |
| obverse 18 | May Nintinuga purify her (surgical) reed, |
| obverse 19 | may Damu strike with his axe, |
| reverse 1 | and may Gunura erect her boat-mast. |
| reverse 2 | tu-enuru. |
Transliteration (ATF)
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| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
| obverse | ||
| 1 | igi musz-husz igi lu2-ulu3 musz-husz | |
| 2 | igi lu2 nig2-hul-dim2-ma musz-husz | |
| 3 | an-e ba-te im nu-szeg3-szeg3 ki ba-te {u2}szim nu-mu2-mu2 | |
| 4 | gu4-de3 ba-te {gesz}szudulx(UR)-bi im-du8 | |
| 5 | e2-tur3-re ba-te ga-ra-bi im-gaz-gaz | |
| 6 | amasz-e ba-te uax(|NINDA2xMASZ2|) im-hul | |
| 7 | gurusz-ra ba-te usu lirum mu-da-an-kar | |
| 8 | ki-sikil-ra ba-te tug2 mu-da-an-szub | |
| 9 | um-me-da dumu-da mu-na-te ul3-la2 mu-da-si-il | |
| 10 | {d}asar-lu2-hi-e igi im-ma-an-sum | |
| 11 | nig2-i3-zu-a-mu u3 za-e in-ga-e-zu | |
| 12 | 7(disz)-a sze-ar3-re egir {gesz}naga3-kam | |
| 13 | 7(disz)-a sze-ar3-re egir na4-ar3-kam | |
| 14 | i3-ta u3-me-ni-hi | |
| 15 | kusz!-ta u3-me-ni-kesz2 | |
| 16 | nam-szub eridu{ki} | |
| 17 | gu2 lu2-tu!-ra u3-mu-ni-la2 | |
| 18 | {d}nin-tin-ug5-ga gi hu-mu-ni-zalag | |
| 19 | {d#}da-mu {uruda}dur10-tab-ba hu-mu-sig3-ge | |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | {d}gu-nu-ra {gesz}dimgul hu-mu-un-du3-e | |
| 2 | tu6-enuru{+e2-nu-ru} | |
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