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CTN 4, 107 (P363521)
Prayer, Neo-Assyrian, Kalhu · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE
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| Designation | CTN 4, 107 |
|---|---|
| ID | P363521 |
| Museum no. | IM 067619 |
| 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 |
Machine English (draft)
Machine draft. Machine English from montycrypto/atf-to-english (atf-en-best-v2, 2026-10-05), generated line by line from the source transliteration (not reproduced here). It is unreviewed and is not a scholarly translation.
| Line | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|
| reverse 44b | like the earth, may it exist. |
| obverse 19c | well-being of the son of Asalluhi |
| obverse 3b | ...... a ewe seized and its horns he will die |
| obverse 38a | the incantation of Eridu he gave to him |
| obverse 28a | pure emmer emmer |
| reverse 26c | jenna (means) : |
| reverse 17a | the evil ala-demon took hold of its breast |
| reverse 16b | The evil utukku-demon seized him, |
| reverse 42a | to Lu-lu-lu, son of Ishtar-rana |
| reverse 48 | Incantation: Incantation of dust from the great oven. |
| reverse 47 | May my evil female slave stand in battle. |
| reverse 6a | They were bringing the land of Ikur |
| obverse 20 | flour of the mu barley rations |
| reverse 15b | The evil curse has seized him. |
| obverse 40b | May his face see like a pure kiln. |
| reverse 31a | together he brings forth: |
| reverse 25 | The water will not be poured. |
| obverse 34a | in Jenna, the daughter of Asalluhi |
| reverse 2 | The evil one, who like a lion in a snare is present. |
| reverse 9 | The man eats the fish in the street |
| obverse 56 | The god Sîn, the evildoer, did not abandon him. |
| obverse 57 | The evil god, who like... does not..., |
| reverse 5a | ... seized, adjacent to their bodies |
| reverse 28a | ... of the Itar-reeans : |
| reverse 40 | When he eats fish, when he eats fish at his Asag temple, the fish of the Engur temple will be long. |
| obverse 19a | before Asalluhi |
| obverse 27a | pure emmer emmer |
| reverse 4 | They are evil demons who are not smitten. |
| obverse 43 | The wording of a rebellious oath (and) an imjaja prayer |
| obverse 39b | May it be purified, may it be purified. |
| obverse 44 | Incantation: O namtar, supreme water, the flood will be carried off. |
| reverse 35 | May he keep watch, may he restore it, may he restore it. |
| obverse 4 | He destroys the turû-vessel |
| reverse 27a | barley musz-barley of the earth : |
| reverse 1 | the evil bailiff who... from the... eats |
| obverse 25b | by the hand of ama, the foremost of the gods, for his well-being |
| obverse 47 | The scepter which, like a evil storm, afflicts the land |
| reverse 32a | When a man has returned the child of aijirra |
| reverse 45b | like inside the heavens, may it be bright. |
| obverse 37b | Written and collated according to the name of his god. |
| reverse 20a | the god Sîn will take away the evil of his hand : |
| reverse 37 | May a later prince restore its weakened portions. |
| obverse 2 | ...... the land has seized |
| obverse 18b | means...... |
| reverse 18a | he smote the evil-doer on its back. |
| reverse 28b | In the midst of the earth he smote the gods |
| obverse 53 | Evildoer who is like a qû-demon to a man |
| obverse 8b | He went up to the plow and... |
| reverse 27b | he entrusted to her a treaty, an oath |
| obverse 32 | He spoke to his son Asalluhi: |
| reverse 14 | They... to the not lord of the gods. |
| obverse 51 | The evildoer who, like a lion, is constantly frightened in the street. |
| reverse 7 | to the eu-disease(?), to the aktu-disease(?), to the aktu-disease(?), to the eu-disease(?) |
| obverse 30a | from Ganazida to its emmer grown |
| reverse 18b | The evil ghost has seized her, |
| obverse 28b | his btu-disease which is to be set up for the utensils |
| reverse 34 | May the bird eat it, may it eat it |
| reverse 43a | ... the holy heavens |
| obverse 45 | a scepter of radiance, a radiance of radiance, a radiance of his own, |
| obverse 25a | the god ama, the foremost of the gods, |
| obverse 34b | marched. May Marduk |
| reverse 21b | The evil will be seized, the evil will be seized. |
| reverse 20b | The evil god seizes his hand. |
| obverse 31a | before Enki |
| obverse 39a | May he be pure, may he be pure, |
| reverse 22 | They covered the people with the ukal net(?) |
| reverse 5b | He has seized a tubqa, he is constantly frightened in the evening. |
| obverse 21 | ... may he take... and |
| reverse 8 | his supplication and a frightened one, his supplication |
| obverse 42a | let the evil tongue stand outside |
| reverse 33b | 'May the one who sees his face become frightened. |
| obverse 27b | His pure rites, which were created for a libation, |
| reverse 39 | may he guard, may he guard, and may his life be long! |
| reverse 26b | a kind of profession |
| obverse 24b | "The... of the land" |
| obverse 29b | whose foundation is full of splendor, |
| obverse 15 | ...... |
| obverse 13 | I did not smite the fog in the street. |
| obverse 23b | ............ |
| obverse 49 | The evil of reeds he seized in the city, |
| obverse 23a | cattle pens... |
| obverse 10 | Among the oxen of the cattlepen not being smitten |
| reverse 17b | The evil man will seize him. |
| obverse 22a | when a man has returned to him |
| obverse 40a | May he make his eyes shine like a holy imjaja instrument |
| reverse 13 | The youth Ishtar who has no rival brought the breast. |
| obverse 18a | (a kind of profession) |
| obverse 3a | (a kind of profession) |
| reverse 24 | He does not drink grass, he does not drink water. |
| reverse 29 | flour made with barley flour |
| obverse 30b | : in the midst of the rejoicing rites he created |
| obverse 52 | He eats the evil-doer for a man |
| obverse 41b | May it be a lord of abundance. |
| obverse 16 | He does not eat grass, he does not drink water. |
| obverse 24a | mother |
| reverse 19a | the evildoer's heart seized |
| obverse 50 | He smote the ala and the evil ala drums in the street. |
| obverse 26 | It is the wording of a cursed person's flour. |
| obverse 9a | sheep |
| reverse 32b | Written and checked according to the original. |
| obverse 11 | he will not return to the house. |
| reverse 21a | the evil-doer seized the temple |
| obverse 14 | ... was replying |
| reverse 3 | They did not know the demons who were evil with each other |
| reverse 31b | If he is ill, he will die. |
| reverse 33a | to bind the flesh of the reed basket |
| obverse 33 | to his brother Marduk he shall weigh out. |
| obverse 1 | Incantation:... fierce me of the land. |
| obverse 5 | ... he will seize the throne. |
| obverse 54 | The evil demon who smote the sabar net, no one shall return. |
| obverse 7 | ... the supplication... he sat down. |
| obverse 19b | a kind of profession |
| obverse 35 | ... of the nisila reeds, the courtyard, |
| obverse 42b | May the evil tongue stand in the middle. |
| reverse 10 | that man in the street like a lion they smashed. |
| reverse 41 | "Let us go, and let our asakku-priests go to the Apsu." |
| reverse 44a | may he be sweetened |
| obverse 22b | : that man, write and |
| reverse 15a | the fate of the sabû-priestess was taken away |
| reverse 36 | May fish eat it, may they raise it for you |
| reverse 12 | their(?), their(?) wailing does not cease |
| reverse 43b | May the heavens be like heaven. |
| obverse 8a | ox or bull |
| obverse 36 | May he set up a scepter, and |
| reverse 6b | the land like Adad will be seized. |
| reverse 19b | The evil demon seized him. |
| reverse 42b | Amelu, son of his (personal) god |
| obverse 31b | Ea opened, and |
| reverse 45a | may the heart of heaven be purified. |
| obverse 12 | they shall not destroy sheep in the sheepfold. |
| obverse 41a | may he be sweetened |
| reverse 46 | May the evil tongue stand outside. |
| obverse 48 | The evil udug demons made it grow in the city. |
| reverse 38 | May the bird eat it! May the bird of heaven decree its fate! |
| obverse 6 | The sheepfold is destroyed |
| obverse 9b | He went out to see the storm and... the storm. |
| reverse 23 | that man, like a ukallu-demon, |
| obverse 55 | Whoever breaks the contract shall not write down any evil that is written in this papyrus. |
| reverse 11 | They(?) did not smite(?) the horns(?) of the horns(?) |
| obverse 38b | the work of Eridu he did, and |
| obverse 46 | The fate of the storm, the evil storm, seized all of it. |
| obverse 29a | dried emmer |
| obverse 17 | He does not have water, he does not have water. |
| reverse 16a | The evil udug priest takes away his neck: |
| reverse 26a | of Asalluhi, the doorkeeper |
| reverse 30 | May he take the hand of a stranger, the hand of a stranger, and |
| obverse 37a | lu-lu-lu, son ofijirra(?) |
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- electronic Babylonian Library (eBL), LMU Munich · MIT (eBL Zenodo dataset); platform terms unverified · electronic Babylonian Library (eBL), LMU Munich, https://www.ebl.lmu.de/ ; Zenodo dataset (MIT)
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