CTN 4, 163 (P363577)
Prayer, Neo-Assyrian, Kalhu · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE
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| Designation | CTN 4, 163 |
|---|---|
| ID | P363577 |
| Museum no. | IM 067603 |
| 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 [4:5] o 5'5'–o 5'5' | [...] ... the silver for his ransom [...] |
| Obverse [5:6] o 6'6'–o 6'6' | he pays 6+ shekels. [...] |
| Obverse [6:7] o 7'7'–o 7'7' | ... of the grave [...] |
| Obverse [7:8] o 8'8'–o 8'8' | [...] ... middle [...] |
| Obverse [8:9] o 9'9'–o 9'9' | [...] ..., kanaktu-resin, ... [...], |
| Obverse [9:10] o 10'10'–o 10'10' | [...], barīrātu-plant, ... [...], |
| Obverse [10:11] o 11'11'–o 11'11' | cedar [...], good oil, [...]. |
| Obverse [11:12] o 12'12'–o 12'12' | At the command of Ea, Šamaš and [...] |
| Obverse [13:15] o 14'14'–o 15'15' | He says this and prostrates himself and pays ... [...] in front of Šamaš and [...]. |
| Obverse [15:17] o 16'16'–o 17'17' | Šamaš, this (is) the silver for his ransom. Šamaš, [...]. |
| Obverse [16:18] o 17'17'–o 18'18' | The mašmaššu-priest raises the scales in front of the grave and [...]. |
| Obverse [17:18] o 18'18'–o 18'18' | The mašmaššu-priest (and) the man who is building the grave [...] the side of the grave. |
| Obverse [18:19] o 19'19'–o 19'19' | He makes a funerary offering to the Anunnaku. [...] milk, ... [...]. |
| Obverse [19:20] o 20'20'–o 20'20' | He sets in place a cake (made) of honey and butter. The mašmaššu-priest [...]. |
| Obverse [20:22] o 21'21'–o 22'22' | [...] as follows in front of the Anunnaku. |
| Obverse [21:22] o 22'22'–o 22'22' | Accept (this offering), Igigi (and) Anunnaku, ... [...], |
| Obverse [22:23] o 23'23'–o 23'23' | living on the Duku in the wide Underworld, who [...] in heaven ..., |
| Obverse [23:25] o 24'24'–o 25'25' | whose dwelling in the Underworld is fearsome. [...], your servant who is building the grave, am frightened and ... [...]. |
| Obverse [25:26] o 26'26'–o 26'26' | Accept the pure [...] and [...]. |
| Obverse [26:27] o 27'27'–o 27'27' | [...]. May he not be depressed. May he not .... [...]. |
| Obverse [27:28] o 28'28'–o 28'28' | [...] ... misery [...]. May the grave not seize him. ... [...]. |
| Obverse [28:31] o 29'29'–o 31'31' | [...] ... the evil eye (and) evil spirit [...]. May a curse, [...] (and) an unfavourable utterance not approach him. May sorcery, spells, [...], evil [...], [...] ... [...] not approach him. |
| Reverse [1:2] r 2'2'–r 2'2' | [...] in front of the grave [...] |
| Reverse [2:3] r 3'3'–r 3'3' | [...] front of Dannina [...] |
| Reverse [3:5] r 4'4'–r 5'5' | you repeatedly set in place [...]. [...] emmer beer. |
| Reverse [4:5] r 5'5'–r 5'5' | [...] ... (which) you have laid, [...], |
| Reverse [5:6] r 6'6'–r 6'6' | [...] (which) you have laid, [...] from the Underworld, the remote place, |
| Reverse [6:7] r 7'7'–r 7'7' | [...] of Enlil, the foundation of the house [...], |
| Reverse [7:12] r 8'8'–r 12'12' | [...] .... After Kugsud, [...] inside the magnificent underworld, has thrown into the holy water vessel tamarisk, innuš-plant, [...] palm, [...], naŋasi'e-plant, silver, gold, nir-stone, carnelian, [...], red [...], cedar oil, good oil, honey, butter, [...], cedar, cypress (and) zahad-wood, [...]. |
| Reverse [12:13] r 13'13'–r 13'13' | The foundations of the grave which you have built [...] from the underworld. |
| Reverse [13:14] r 14'14'–r 14'14' | Enki, king of the Abzu, its foundations [...] from the remote Underworld. |
| Reverse [14:15] r 15'15'–r 15'15' | May you be the house of the Underworld. May you be the deeply silent house. [...]. |
| Reverse [15:16] r 16'16'–r 16'16' | Your house of rites (is) in the Underworld. May you be ... [...]. ... [...]. |
| Reverse [16:17] r 17'17'–r 17'17' | Asalluhi, the child of Eridug, ... [...]. |
| Reverse [17:19] r 18'18'–r 19'19' | He has made it pure there, made it shine there, made it bright there, [...]. |
| Reverse [18:20] r 19'19'–r 20'20' | The mašmaššu-priest recites this in front of the ritual assemblage and, when [...], [...] the foundations with the shovel, ... places [...] |
Transliteration (ATF)
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| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
| o | ||
| 1' | [x x] x [...] | |
| 2' | [x] x IGI [...] | |
| 3' | [x] x x KAM IŠ x [...] | |
| 4' | [x] x TA x x [...] | |
| 5' | [x x] x KU₃.BABBAR ip-⸢ṭi₂⸣-[ri-šu ...] | |
| 6' | x 6 GIN₂ i-[ša₂]-⸢qal⸣ [...] | |
| 7' | x x ša₂ ⸢KI.MAH⸣ [...] | |
| 8' | [x] x x lib₃-⸢ba⸣ [...] | |
| 9' | [x x] x {šim(ur₂)}GIG {⸢giš⸣}[...] | |
| 10' | [x {u₂]}⸢ba⸣-ri-ra-tu₂ x [...] | |
| 11' | [x {giš]}⸢EREN⸣ I₃ ⸢DU₁₀⸣.GA [...] | |
| 12' | ina qi₂-bit {d}60 {d}UTU ⸢u₃⸣ [...] | |
| 13' | ⸢SI⸣ NIG₂ MAŠ PA DU ana x x ME x [...] | |
| 14' | an-nam DU₁₁.GA-ma uš-⸢ken₂-ma⸣ x [...] | |
| 15' | ana IGI {d}UTU i-ša₂-qal u₃ [...] | |
| 16' | {d}UTU an-nu-u KU₃.BABBAR ip-ṭi₂-ri-šu {d}⸢UTU⸣ [...] | |
| 17' | {⸢lu₂⸣}MAŠ.MAŠ ana IGI KI.MAH {giš}RIN₂ IL₂-⸢ma⸣ [...] | |
| 18' | {⸢lu₂⸣}MAŠ.MAŠ LU₂ ša₂ KI.MAH ⸢DU₃⸣{uš} US₂ KI.⸢MAH⸣ [...] | |
| 19' | ⸢ki⸣-is-pa ana {d}A.NUN.NA.⸢KE⸣ i-kas₂-sip GA x [...] | |
| 20' | NINDA.I₃.DE₂.A LAL₃ I₃.NUN.NA GAR{an} {lu₂}MAŠ.⸢MAŠ⸣ [...] | |
| 21' | ana IGI {d}A.NUN.NA.KE UR₅.⸢GIM⸣ [...] | |
| 22' | mu-uh-ra {d}i-gi₄-gi₄ {d}A.⸢NUN⸣.NA.⸢KE⸣ AN [...] | |
| 23' | ⸢a⸣-šib ina DU₆.KU₃ KI{ti₃} DAGAL{ti₃} ša₂ ina AN{⸢e⸣} x [...] | |
| 24' | ina KI{ti₃} KI.TUŠ-su-nu gal-ta-at [...] | |
| 25' | ⸢ARAD-ku⸣-nu ša₂ KI.MAH DU₃{uš} pal-ha-ku-ma x [...] | |
| 26' | [x x] ⸢KU₃⸣ mu-uh-ra-ma [...] | |
| 27' | [... a]-⸢a⸣ uš-ta-ni-ih a-a uš-ta-x [...] | |
| 28' | [...] x LAGAB i-dir-tu₄ a-a DAB-su ⸢KI.MAH⸣ ŠA₃ [...] | |
| 29' | [...] x IGI HUL SAG.HUL.HA.ZA SAG.HUL.HA.ZA SAG.HUL.HA.ZA a-a TE-šu₂ ma-mit [...] | |
| 30' | [INIM].GAR la₃ SIG₅ a-a TE-šu₂ kiš-pu ru-⸢hu⸣-[u₂ ...] | |
| 31' | [...] ⸢HUL⸣ [x] x [...] | |
| r | ||
| 1' | [...] AZ x [...] | |
| 2' | [...] ana IGI KI.⸢MAH⸣ [...] | |
| 3' | [...] ⸢IGI⸣ {d}dan-ni-⸢na⸣ [...] | |
| 4' | [... GAR].⸢GAR⸣{an} ⸢ULUŠIN₂⸣ [...] | |
| 5' | [...] x ki mu-un-tag-[ga ...] | |
| 6' | [... mu]-⸢un⸣-tag-ga irigal ki ba₉-⸢ra₂⸣-[ta ...] | |
| 7' | [...] {⸢d⸣}en-lil₂-la₂ uš₈ ⸢e₂-a⸣ [...] | |
| 8' | [...] x {d}kug-sud šag₄ kur ⸢mah⸣ [...] | |
| 9' | [a-gub₂]-⸢ba⸣ {ŋeš}šinig {ŋeš}in-nu-uš {⸢ŋeš}ŋešnimbar⸣ [...] | |
| 10' | ⸢naŋa⸣-si kug-babbar kug-sig₁₇ {na₄}nir₂ {na₄}⸢gug⸣ [...] | |
| 11' | [x] huš i₃ {ŋeš}eren i₃ dug₃-ga ⸢lal₃⸣ i₃-nun-⸢na⸣ [...] | |
| 12' | {[ŋeš]}⸢eren⸣ {ŋeš}šur-men₅ {ŋeš}za-had{ad} šag₄-⸢ba⸣ u-me-⸢ni-šub⸣ [...] | |
| 13' | [ki]-⸢mah⸣ mu-un-du₃-a suhuš-bi irigal-ta [...] | |
| 14' | {⸢d⸣}en-ki lugal abzu-ke₄ suhuš-⸢bi irigal⸣-ta ⸢ba₉⸣-[ra₂ ...] | |
| 15' | e₂ kur-ra he₂-me-en e₂ sig₉-⸢sig₉-ga⸣ he₂-me-en [...] | |
| 16' | e₂ ŋarza-zu kur-ra ZAG x [x he₂]-me-en AN x [...] | |
| 17' | {d}asar-lu₂-hi ⸢dumu eridug⸣{[ki}ga-ke₄] x x [...] | |
| 18' | mi-ni-in-kug mi-ni-⸢in-sikil⸣ mi-ni-[in-dadag ...] | |
| 19' | {⸢lu₂⸣}MAŠ.MAŠ ana IGI KEŠ₂ ⸢an-nam⸣ ŠID-ma ⸢GIM⸣ [...] | |
| 20' | {⸢giš⸣}MAR SUHUŠ [...] x KI-MEŠ [...] | |
| 21' | x x x [...] x [x] x [...] | |
| 22' | [...] x x [...] | |
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