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CTN 4, 165 (P363579)
Prayer, Neo-Assyrian, Kalhu · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE
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| Designation | CTN 4, 165 |
|---|---|
| ID | P363579 |
| Museum no. | IM 067546 |
| 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) |
|---|---|
| 3 | May the lord of Asalluhi, who enters the house, make the house tremble! |
| reverse 30' | Sîn-arru-ikun, the shepherd, the one who makes the heart happy, |
| 26 | May he speak to you about your city, |
| 16b | ... the lord of the ditto (temple) |
| 18a | May the lord of the house, the lament of your house, tremble for you |
| 19 | May your Esaggil, the house of Najumuna, your temple be praised for you. |
| reverse 2' | May the goddess Gubara, the lady of the Gu'edena,... the divine powers and divine powers for you. |
| 32b | 'May E-di-Ninurta speak to you. |
| reverse 5' | May the lord, the exalted lord, who dwells in Ekur, rejoice over your Anunitu! |
| 17a | May the lord of the Emahtila, your temple be praised for you |
| 33b | May Kalah, the abode of your command |
| reverse 11' | May my lord command that you do not forget the rites. |
| reverse 26' | To restore the brickwork of Babylon, to restore the brickwork of Ezida, Kalah, to its place |
| 30 | May he speak to you about the ditto-house and the temple. |
| 16a | the lord of Ezida, your temple |
| 33a | may he bring to you the quay of the city |
| 31a | May he make the sanctuaries of the wall rejoice for you. |
| reverse 8' | May your city Nippur be abandoned, may you be praised for you |
| reverse 17' | May the city Kalah, the city, your beloved dwelling, not change your heart. May the lord command to you |
| 13b | The sanctuary of the lord of the ditto (temple) |
| reverse 20' | May E-sail, the lord of wisdom, be praised for you. |
| reverse 32' | Sîn-arru-ikun, shepherd of your offerings, |
| 12 | Be present in this ram, place in it a firm positive answer, favorable designs, favorable, propitious omens by the oracular command of the lord. |
| reverse 1' | May Amurru, lord of justice and justice, speak to you! |
| reverse 24' | May Nabû-mar-ittannu, the lord of the city, make a fitting decision(!?) for you |
| 18b | The sanctuary of the lord of ditto (your temple) |
| reverse 33' | May his prayers be heard! |
| reverse 36' | u'illakku and Nabium |
| reverse 19' | May your city be filled with splendor in your house, may your house be filled with splendor. |
| reverse 12' | May your joyous city Babylon be abandoned. |
| reverse 15' | May the shepherd of the city, your beloved residence, not be negligent! |
| 22 | (If) a ditto (is) the residence of happiness, your heart and your house |
| reverse 14' | May your Dr-Sibba, the lord of the residence, be praised in your heart! |
| 17b | The cultic rites of the lord of the ditto (temple) |
| reverse 31' | he is able to smite |
| reverse 23' | May he speak to you (about it) in Borsippa, the ditto (of the house) and in your house. |
| 9 | May your hero be a rejoicing warrior in the entire world and the house that you have entered, may your house be praised for you. |
| 11 | May the lord, the lord, the lord, make your house happy. |
| 23 | May Nabû-mar-ittannu, in your residence, dwell in your house for you |
| reverse 22' | In the wall of the Ezida temple, may a lord of wisdom and wisdom be present for you |
| reverse 29' | May the gods of heaven and underworld command you. |
| reverse 7' | May the gods praise you, may the gods of heaven and earth praise you. |
| reverse 34' | The foundations, the foundations, the awe-inspiring radiance, he smote, and he smote the orchard. He smote it for a long time |
| 1 | May the man who enters your house be rejoicing for you. |
| 21 | May your Ezida temple, your residence, and your house be praised for you |
| 20 | May your house, your lordly abode, be praised! |
| 34 | May An, the great Anuna, the fathers of the lamentation priests, decree a fate for you. |
| 8 | (This is) the debt; the lord Nabû and to the house |
| reverse 18' | May your house be praised, may your city be praised for you |
| reverse 0' | Mayjardu, the man of the mountain range, resound his divine powers for you. |
| 32a | May he make the Ezida flourish for you |
| 5 | May the great hero Enbilulu make your house enter into a house for you. |
| 15a | May the lord smite the water for you, may your house be praised for you |
| 6 | Great hero, lord ditto (and) to the house |
| reverse 13' | May the city of your joy not be forgotten; may the lord command that you should speak to you. |
| 15b | The sanctuary of the lord of the shepherdship of your house |
| 7 | the house of the lord Muebbae |
| 35 | May Anu, the great lord, father of the gods, speak to you about this. |
| reverse 3' | May Aratu, lady of the mountains and land, speak to you! |
| reverse 10' | In Sippar, you should not seize the lord of wisdom. |
| 29 | May your Esaggil be praised! May your house be praised! |
| 4 | (This is) the payment of the lord Marduk and to the house |
| reverse 25' | (If) ditto, ditto (may ditto, may you be satisfied with your house)! |
| reverse 9' | May your city Nippur not be abandoned. May the lord speak evil of you. |
| reverse 4' | May the one who fills the ziggurat of the E-kug resound your radiance in heaven! |
| 24 | (If) ditto, the seat of your heart and your house |
| 10 | Great herald, overseer of all lands, |
| 25 | May your city be praised! May your house be praised! |
| 36 | May the eeu-priestess of the mountain be praised by my father Enlil! |
| 14b | The sanctuary of the lord of the house |
| 2 | May my lord say to you: "Let me be attentive to your house in your entry into your house." |
| 28 | ... may he speak to you, may your house... |
| reverse 28' | May heaven and earth be praised for you. |
| 13a | May the lord of Babylon make your house happy for you |
| 14a | May the lord of the Esaggil, your temple be praised for you |
| 27 | May he bring... to you, may he bring... to you, may he bring... to you, |
| reverse 6' | You are the one who makes the decisions manifest in heaven and earth, you are the one who makes the utterances manifest(?) |
| 31b | May Barsippa, the pure shepherd, speak to you |
| reverse 27' | You recite the incantation 'Sag-il' of the Ezida temple in Calah to its place.' |
| reverse 16' | May the city of Kala, your residence, be abandoned, may you be praised! |
| reverse 21' | Abi-ili, in Esagil, awe-inspiring splendor of your house, |
| reverse 35' | May the foundation of his royal throne be firm, may he establish a long-lasting reign. |
Sources & licences
- Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative · CDLI: reuse of catalogue/transliteration data with citation of CDLI; images restricted (not fetched) · Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI), https://cdli.earth/ ; cite CDLI and the P-number
- 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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