CTN 4, 127 (P363541)
Prayer, Neo-Assyrian, Kalhu · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE
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| Designation | CTN 4, 127 |
|---|---|
| ID | P363541 |
| Museum no. | IM 067627 |
| 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 |
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 | [...] his evil, the evil of this place, his house, .... |
| Obverse [1:3] o 22–o 33 | Its ritual: [...]. You sprinkle pure water. [...] for Ea, Šamaš and Asalluhi. You strew dates (and) fine flour. |
| Obverse [3:4] o 44–o 44 | You put down a cake (made) of [...]. You set up a vessel for libations. |
| Obverse [4:5] o 55–o 55 | [...] you pile up plants from the orchard. |
| Obverse [5:6] o 66–o 66 | [...]. You draw the curtains. You lay down a small heap of flour. |
| Obverse [6:8] o 77–o 88 | That [...] behind the [...] ... he speaks (as follows). |
| Obverse [7:8] o 88–o 88 | [...]. Ea, Šamaš and Asalluhi, ..., the ones who decree destinies! |
| Obverse [8:9] o 99–o 99 | The designers of plans, ... [...] Anu! |
| Obverse [9:10] o 1010–o 1010 | [...] of life. |
| Obverse [10:11] o 1111–o 1111 | [...] you draw the plans of life. |
| Obverse [11:12] o 1212–o 1212 | The utterance of your mouths is life, the [...] is life. |
| Obverse [12:13] o 1313–o 1313 | I, your servant, have sought you, [...]. |
| Obverse [13:14] o 1414–o 1414 | I have honoured you. |
| Obverse [15:16] o 1616–o 1616 | May that evil not approach, [...]. |
| Obverse [16:17] o 1717–o 1717 | May it go across the watercourse, may it cross over the [...]. |
| Obverse [17:19] o 1818– | May it go up like smoke [...]. |
| Reverse [0:1] r 1r 1–r 1r 1 | May the tamarisk purify me, may the maštakal-plant release me. |
| Reverse [1:2] r 22–r 22 | May the earth receive (the evil) from me, may the earth set me free, may it give me its fearsome radiance. |
| Reverse [2:4] r 33–r 44 | May the day bring me health, the month joy, the [...] its plenty, and may the day (and) the sun take away my evils from it. |
| Reverse [4:6] r 55–r 66 | When he has recited this 3 times [...] Šamaš, [...] in front of the river. |
| Reverse [5:7] r 66–r 77 | Incantation. You, river, the creator of everything, when the great gods excavated you, they placed bounty on your banks. Ea established his dwelling [...] your midst. |
| Reverse [7:8] r 88–r 88 | He gave you wrath, awe-inspiring radiance and fearsomeness. |
| Reverse [8:9] r 99–r 99 | He gave (you) your name Irresistible Flood. |
| Reverse [9:10] r 1010–r 1010 | Enbilulu, your irrigation controller, maintains your organisation. |
| Reverse [10:11] r 1111–r 1111 | You are decisive in the legal decisions (that come) before you. River you are great, river you are exalted. |
| Reverse [11:12] r 1212–r 1212 | River, you are just, your waters are in order. |
| Reverse [12:13] r 1313–r 1313 | Receive from me the evil of the child [...] was born [...] (the month of) Nisannu. |
| Reverse [13:14] r 1414–r 1414 | I am frightened and I am afraid [...] I am constantly terrified. May the river receive (the evil) from me, may the river set me free. |
| Reverse [14:15] r 1515–r 1515 | May it recieve the produce of [...], may it send (it) downstream within it. |
| Reverse [15:17] r 1616–r 1717 | [...] ... [...] may I see your bounty, lengthen my days (and) give me (long) life. |
| Reverse [16:17] r 1717–r 1717 | He recites [...] front of the river and goes straight [...] his house. His evil will be released. |
Transliteration (ATF)
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| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
| o | ||
| 1 | [...] ⸢HUL⸣-šu HUL ⸢KI⸣ ŠEŠ E₂-šu₂ x x A | |
| 2 | DU₃.DU₃-[BI ... A]-MEŠ KU₃-⸢MEŠ⸣ SU₃ ana {d}e₂-a {d}UTU | |
| 3 | u {⸢d⸣}[ASAR.LU₂.HI ...] ZU₂.LUM.MA {⸢zi₃⸣}EŠA DUB{aq} | |
| 4 | ⸢NINDA⸣.[I₃.DE₂.A ... GAR]{an} {dug}A.DA.GUR₄ GUB{an} | |
| 5 | [...] U₂ {giš}KIRI₆ ta-tab-bak(EN) | |
| 6 | [... šid]-⸢di⸣ GID₂{⸢ad} ZI₃.DUB⸣.DUB.BU-x ŠUB | |
| 7 | [x] BI ⸢EGIR⸣ [...] x [... DU₁₁].⸢GA⸣ | |
| 8 | [x] {d}e₂-a {d}⸢UTU⸣ u {d}⸢ASAR⸣.[LU₂.HI ... mu]-⸢šim-mu NAM⸣-MEŠ | |
| 9 | [mu-ṣi]-⸢ru⸣ [GIŠ].⸢HUR⸣ x [... {d}a]-⸢nu₃⸣ | |
| 10 | [x x] ⸢TI.LA⸣ [...] | |
| 11 | GIŠ.⸢HUR⸣-MEŠ ⸢TI.LA⸣ [... tu-uṣ-ṣa]-⸢ra⸣ | |
| 12 | ⸢ṣi⸣-it pi-⸢ku⸣-nu TI.⸢LA⸣ [... TI].⸢LA⸣-[ma] | |
| 13 | ana-ku ARAD-⸢ku⸣-nu as-hur-[ku-nu-ši ...] | |
| 14 | u₂-kab-bit-ku-nu-ši [...] | |
| 15 | ⸢pal⸣-ha-ku-ma ad-[ra-ku ...] | |
| 16 | ⸢HUL⸣ BI a-a ⸢TE{a⸣} [...] | |
| 17 | ⸢li⸣-bir ID₂ ⸢li⸣-[bal-kit ...] | |
| 18 | ⸢GIM⸣ qut-ri li-⸢tel⸣-[li ...] | |
| r | ||
| 1 | {giš}ŠINIG KU₃-⸢an⸣-ni {u₂}⸢IN⸣.NU.UŠ BUR₂-an-[ni] | |
| 2 | KI{tu₄} lim-hur-an-⸢ni KI⸣{tu₄} lip-dan{an}⸢ni⸣ lid-di-na me-⸢lam⸣-[ma-ša₂-ma] | |
| 3 | u₄-mu šul-⸢mu ITI⸣ HUL₂ [x] HE₂.GAL₂{la}[ša₂] lib-[lam-ma] | |
| 4 | u₄-mu {d}UTU ⸢ina ŠA₃⸣ lit-⸢ba⸣-[lu] ⸢lum⸣-ni-[ia] | |
| 5 | GIM an-nam 3-[šu₂ x x] {d}UTU ⸢ŠID⸣{[nu]-u₂} ana IGI ID₂ UR₅.⸢GIM⸣ [x x] | |
| 6 | EN₂ at-ti ⸢ID₂⸣ DU₃{⸢at} DU₃-ma⸣ [e]-nu-ma ⸢ih⸣-ru-ki DINGIR-MEŠ ⸢GAL⸣-[MEŠ] | |
| 7 | ina ⸢A₂-ki iš-ku-na⸣ dum-⸢qa⸣ [x] ⸢ŠA₃⸣-ki {⸢d}IDIM⸣ ir-ma-a šu-⸢bat⸣-[su] | |
| 8 | ⸢iš-ruk⸣-ki-ma uz-za ⸢na-mur-ra-ta⸣ pu-luh-⸢tu₂⸣ | |
| 9 | ⸢a⸣-bu-ub la ma-⸢har⸣ [MU]-ki im-bi | |
| 10 | {d}EN.⸢BI⸣.LU.LU GU₂.GAL{la}⸢ki⸣ [u₂]-⸢kal⸣ rik-si-ki | |
| 11 | ga-mi-ra-ti ma-⸢har-ki di⸣-[ni] ⸢ID₂⸣ GAL{ti} ID₂ MAH{ti} | |
| 12 | ID₂ eš-re-e-ti šu-[šu]-ru ⸢A-MEŠ⸣-ki | |
| 13 | muh-ri-ni-ma HUL {⸢lu₂⸣}TUR [x x] {⸢iti⸣}BARA₂ ⸢U₃.TU⸣ | |
| 14 | pal-ha-ku-ma ad-ra-⸢ku⸣ [x] ⸢šu⸣-[ta-du]-⸢ra⸣-ku ID₂ lim-hur-an-ni ID₂ lip-dan{an}ni | |
| 15 | lim-hur me-her-ta ša [... li]-še-rid lib-bu-uš-ša | |
| 16 | [x] ⸢HA A⸣ [x] ⸢du-muq⸣-ki [lu]-⸢mur⸣ U₄-⸢MEŠ⸣-ia ur-ri-ki TI.LA(AD) šur-ki | |
| 17 | [...] IGI ID₂ ŠID{⸢nu⸣}[ma x] E₂-šu₂ [SI].⸢SA₂ HUL-šu DU₈⸣ | |
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