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CTN 4, 094 (P363508)
Prayer, Neo-Assyrian, Kalhu · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE
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| Designation | CTN 4, 094 |
|---|---|
| ID | P363508 |
| Museum no. | IM 067587 |
| Collection | National Museum of Iraq, Baghdad, Iraq |
| Language | Akkadian |
| Period | Neo-Assyrian · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE |
| Genre | Prayer |
| Find spot | Kalhu (mod. Nimrūd) |
| Coordinates | 36.1022, 43.3385 |
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 | [en₂] ⸢buru₅⸣ šag₄ abzu-ta [...] | Incantation: “Eburu’e, from the midst of the Abzu |
| ⸢di⸣-me-tu₄ iš-tu qe₂-reb ap-[si-i ...] | “From the Apsû | |
| 2 | nam-⸢erim₂⸣ šag₄ an-na-⸢ta⸣ [...] | (Sum) The evil demon, the heart of An (Akk) The wicked demon(?) of An |
| ma-mi-tu₄ iš-⸢tu⸣ qe₂-reb AN{⸢e⸣} [...] | (Sum) The scepter of heaven and earth (Akk) In the midst of the heavens | |
| 3 | du₃-du₃ u₂-šim-gin₇ [...] | ... like a wild cow |
| ah-ha-zu ki-ma ur-qi₂-ti [...] | (Sum) You are the one who is enraged like a lion (Akk) Your anger is as if ... | |
| 4 | tumu limmu₂-ba ⸢me⸣-lim₄ šu šuš₂-a-meš [...] | The four quarters (of the world) are male and female |
| ana ša₂-a-ri er-bet-ti me-lam-me sah-pu ⸢ki⸣-[ma ...] | To the four quarters (of the world), the splendor of E-e-ma ... | |
| 5 | uŋ₃ lu-a iri ⸢im⸣-ma-an-gig-ga-e-ne ⸢su⸣-[na ...] | “If a man, the city of the emangig-demons, the susuna temple |
| UN-MEŠ da-ad₂-me ⸢u₂⸣-šam-ra-ṣu zu-⸢mur⸣-[ši-na ...] | The strong people, the E’ešamaraṣu temples, the Zūr-emur temples | |
| 6 | iri kalam-ma-ke₄ im-mi-in-še₈-⸢še₈⸣-e-⸢ne⸣ [...] | The city of the land ... |
| a-la u ma-a-tu u₂-šad-ma-mu ṣe-her ⸢ra⸣-[bi ...] | “As for me and my land, I made it surpassing, its ... | |
| 7 | ŋuruš ki-sikil šu la₂-e-⸢ne⸣ [...] | The young woman whose hand cannot be removed |
| eṭ-lu u ar-⸢da-tu₄⸣ [...] | The young man and the young woman | |
| 8 | an-ki-bi-ta ⸢muru₉-gin₇⸣ [...] | From heaven and earth like a marsh |
| ina ⸢AN{e⸣} [u KI]{⸢ti₃⸣} [ki-ma] ⸢im-ba-ri iz-za⸣-[an-nu-nu ...] | In the upper and lower eštarītu (temple) where they stood like the embaru-temple | |
| 9 | [ki šag₄] ⸢dib⸣-ba diŋir-⸢re⸣-e-ne-ke₄ e-ne-⸢ne⸣-[ne ...] | At the place where the lions pass, the bir-goats ... |
| ⸢a-šar⸣ ki-mil-ti DINGIR šu₂-nu i-hi-iš-šu-ma qu-⸢u₂⸣-[la ...] | The ašarēd-priestess, the evil-doer of the god, approached him and the qû-e-la priest | |
| 10 | lu₂ diŋir-bi ba-an-⸢da⸣-ri-meš gaba mu-un-⸢ri⸣ tug₂-⸢gin₇ ba-an⸣-dul-la-[meš] | The one of the ‘crossroads’ came out, he came out and covered him like a garment. |
| a-mi-lu ša₂ DINGIR-šu₂ ⸢it⸣-ti-<šu₂> is-su-<u> im-hu-ru-šu₂-⸢ma⸣ ki-⸢ma⸣ ṣu-ba-ti ik-⸢tu⸣-[mu-šu₂] | (Sum) The word of his god is a flood that covers the land (Akk) Its word is an earthquake that destroys the land | |
| 11 | [ugu]-⸢a-ni⸣ ba-an-si-eš uš₁₁-bi ⸢ŋal₂⸣-la-meš | they imposed upon him, and they carried off their weapons. |
| [e-li]-⸢šu₂ i⸣-ši-ru-ma ⸢im-ta⸣ um-tal-lu-šu | (If) he rises up, he will become a widow. | |
| 12 | [...] ⸢la₂⸣-e-ne ⸢ŋiri₃-a-ni⸣ peš-peš-⸢e⸣-ne | ... the elalû-priests, the birīni’s |
| [...] ⸢uṣ⸣-ṣi-lu še-⸢pi⸣-šu ub-bi-ṭu | (Sum) ... the e’ušbi-ṣillu-plant, its saplings were scattered (Akk) The ... of the šēpu-plant was scattered | |
| 13 | [... im-mi]-⸢in⸣-dih-eš ze₂-ta ba-an-su₃-su₃ | ... he screamed, he was frightened |
| [...] il-i-bu-ma mar-ta ⸢iz-za⸣-ar-qu-šu₂ | ... he rose up and the west wind blew against him | |
| 14 | [... saŋ]-⸢ba⸣ adda-bi tab-tab-e-ne | ... the sa'ebâ-priests, their adda priests |
| [... ma]-⸢mi⸣-tu pa-gar-šu u₂-ṣar-⸢ra⸣-pu | ... his body he made to tremble | |
| 15 | [... (BAR.ZI].⸢UD⸣) gaba-bi ⸢hu⸣-hu-luh-ha | (Sum) ... (Akk) Its chest is a huluhhu-disease |
| [...] i-rat-su u₂-tan-⸢niš⸣ | (Sum) ... he smote him (Akk) .... he made him tremble | |
| 16 | [...] ⸢si⸣-si₈-e-⸢ne⸣ | ... esi-e-si’e |
| [...] um-tal-⸢li⸣ | ... he smote | |
| r | ||
| 1' | [...] ⸢pi-qid-ma⸣ | ... is entrusted to me |
| 2' | [... kalag]-⸢ga-bi⸣ niŋ₂-⸢ki ki⸣-a u₃-me-ni-šum₂ | The mighty ... of Nippur, the foundation of the earth, was built for him |
| {[d]}{<⸢MIN⸣(...)>} be-el nam-⸢maš⸣-ti ⸢mu-ru-us⸣-su dan-⸢nu zer⸣-man-di qaq-qa-ri li-šam-hir | May Ea, the lord of emaštu-priestess, his strong one, the foremost one, make the earth tremble. | |
| 3' | {d}da-mu šim-⸢mu₂ gal⸣ i₅-ŋar-bi he₂-⸢en⸣-sag₁₀-⸢ga⸣ | Damu, great šim-emu priestess, may he be praised! |
| {d}DA.⸢MU⸣ a-ši-pu ra-bu-u e-ger-ra-šu₂ li-⸢dam⸣-me-eq | May Da’ešuma-ēde, the great ašipu-priestess, his hero, be praised. | |
| 4' | {d}nin-tin-ug₅-ga {⸢d}ama⸣ šu hal-bi šu-luh ⸢sikil⸣-bi he₂-⸢em-ma-an-sed⸣-de₃ | May Nintinuga, the mother-in-law, be soothed towards the esikil temple |
| {d}be-el-tu₄ ⸢mu⸣-bal-⸢li-ṭa⸣-at mi-i-ti {d}GU.LA ina me-si ŠU-MIN-ša₂ ⸢el-le-e-ti⸣ li-šap(PA-)⸢ših⸣-šu₂ | Bēletu, “It is enough, it is enough! It is sufficient! Its fault is Gula's fault! With the force of his hands may it release him. | |
| 5' | u₃ za-e {d}⸢asar-lu₂⸣-hi en šag₄-la₂-sug₄ ug₅-ga til₃-la ki ⸢aŋ₂-ŋa₂⸣ | And you, Ea-sarlu-ehi, the lord who sustains the dead, the place where the dead dwell, |
| u₃ at-ta {d}AMAR.UTU EN ⸢rem₂⸣-nu-u me₂-e-ta ⸢bul⸣-lu-ṭu i-ra-am-mu | And you, Marduk, lord of reeds and ērūnû-plants, love the ebullutbu-plant. | |
| 6' | tu₆ nam-til₃-la-⸢zu⸣ na degₓ(RI)ga kiŋ-gi₄-a u-me-ni-duh | In the incantation for your well-being, I have strewn a rejoicing supplication for you |
| ina šip-ti-ka el-le-ti ša ba-la-ṭi ⸢eʾ⸣-il-ta-⸢šu₂⸣ pu-ṭur-ma | With your pure lips, which are full of life, you set up a ritual assemblage, | |
| 7' | lu₂-lu₇{lu} dumu diŋir-⸢ra⸣-na he₂-en-kug-⸢ga⸣ he₂-en-sikil-⸢la he-en-dadag⸣-[ga] | May a person, the son of a dibir priestess, be pure, may he be purified and cleansed |
| a-mi-lu mar DINGIR-šu₂ ⸢li⸣-lil li-bi-ib ⸢li⸣-[im]-⸢mir⸣ | The son of his god, elī-elil, the libib priestess of elim-emir, | |
| 8' | {dug}bur šaŋan-gin₇ u-me-ni-ib₂-⸢luh⸣-[luh] | like a bowl filled with jugs |
| ki-ma BUR šiq-qa-⸢ti⸣ [...] | Like a bowl of šiqqāti-juniper | |
| 9' | [... i₃]-⸢nun-gin₇⸣ [u-me-ni-su]-⸢ub⸣-[su-ub] | ... like a gloomy eagle he made it tremble |
| ⸢ki-ma⸣ [...] | In Egibi | |
| 10' | {d}utu ⸢saŋ⸣-[kal ...] | Šamaš, esa’ekal-plant |
| ana {d}ša₂-maš [...] | To Šamaš | |
| 11' | {d}utu saŋ-kal diŋir-⸢re⸣-[e-ne-ke₄ ...] | Šamaš, foremost of the intercessors |
| ana {d}ša₂-maš a-ša₂-⸢red⸣ [...] | To Šamaš, Ašarēred | |
| 12' | EN₂ ni-iʾ-šu₂ [...] | Incantation: “It is ušu |
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