CTN 4, 167 (P363581)
Prayer, Neo-Assyrian, Kalhu · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE
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| Designation | CTN 4, 167 |
|---|---|
| ID | P363581 |
| Museum no. | IM 067594 |
| 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 Wiseman, Donald J. & Black, Jeremy A. · Via Open Richly Annotated Cuneiform Corpus (ORACC) · CC BY-SA 3.0 (ORACC)
| Line | English |
|---|---|
| Obverse [0:1] o 1o 1–o 1o 1 | [Incantation:] King of wisdom, creator of sagacity, |
| Obverse [1:2] o 22–o 22 | Exalted leader, one worthy of the Bit-Apsu, |
| Obverse [2:3] o 33–o 33 | Competent Ellilbanda, reverently greeted one, |
| Obverse [3:4] o 44–o 44 | Hero of Eridu, sage of the Igigi, |
| Obverse [4:5] o 55–o 55 | Lord of the Engur, protection of the ziggurat, |
| Obverse [5:6] o 66–o 66 | Bearer of flood and plenty, one who makes the rivers exult. |
| Obverse [6:7] o 77–o 77 | In seas and reed-thickets : you let abundance prosper, |
| Obverse [7:8] o 88–o 88 | On the meadow you create the life of people, (i.e.) grain. |
| Obverse [8:9] o 99–o 99 | Anu (and) Ellil are joyfully exulting over you, |
| Obverse [9:10] o 1010–o 1010 | The Anunnaku greet you from their shrines, |
| Obverse [10:11] o 1111–o 1111 | The people [of the land] praise your honoured name. |
| Obverse [11:12] o 1212–o 1212 | You give advice to the [great] gods. |
| Obverse [12:13] o 1313–o 1313 | Ea, because of your incantation of life, a dead man does not die! |
| Obverse [13:14] o 1414–o 1414 | Raise my head, name my name! |
| Obverse [14:15] o 1515–o 1515 | At your command, may my utterances be heard, |
| Obverse [15:16] o 1616–o 1616 | Because of your concern, may I obtain kindness, |
| Obverse [16:17] o 1717–o 1717 | Give me life that I may be firm forever! |
| Obverse [17:18] o 1818–o 1818 | May my speech be agreeable to god and king, |
| Obverse [18:19] o 1919–o 1919 | May god and king do what I say, |
| Obverse [19:20] o 2020–o 2020 | May mouth and tongue pray devoutly for me. |
| Obverse [20:21] o 2121–o 2121 | May [...] ... not come near me, anything evil, anything unfavourable, |
| Obverse [21:22] o 2222–o 2222 | [...] sorceror and sorceress, |
| Obverse [22:23] o 2323–o 2323 | [...] their [...] .... |
| Reverse [0:1] r 1r 1–r 1r 1 | [...] their chest [...]. May [the knot] |
| Reverse [1:2] r 22–r 22 | of the sorceror and sorceress release the incantation of Eridu, |
| Reverse [2:3] r 33–r 33 | May their evil knots release |
| Reverse [3:4] r 44–r 44 | the sage of the gods, Marduk. |
| Reverse [4:5] r 55–r 55 | May my limbs be clean (of illness), |
| Reverse [5:6] r 66–r 66 | May my limbs be agreeable to me. |
| Reverse [6:7] r 77–r 77 | May heaven be joyful over you, may the Apsu rejoice over you, |
| Reverse [7:8] r 88–r 88 | May the great gods celebrate you as a lord, |
| Reverse [8:9] r 99–r 99 | May the gods, the Igigi say good things about you! |
| Reverse [9:10] r 1010–r 1010 | Wording of a šuʾillakku-prayer to Ea. |
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)
| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
| o | ||
| 1 | [EN₂] LUGAL ne₂-me-qi₂ ba-nu-u ⸢ta⸣-šim-ti | |
| 2 | mas-su₃-u₂ ṣi-i-ru u₂-su-um E₂ ABZU | |
| 3 | {d}EN.LIL₂.BAN₃.DA ⸢it-pe⸣-šu ka-⸢ru-bu⸣ | |
| 4 | ur-ša₂-an eri-du₁₀ ⸢ABGAL⸣ {d}[i₂]-⸢gi₃-gi₃⸣ | |
| 5 | EN ENGUR.RA ṣu-⸢lul E₂ U₆.NIR⸣ | |
| 6 | ba-bil₂ ⸢ILLU⸣ u HE₂.⸢GAL₂ mu⸣-riš ID₂-DIDLI | |
| 7 | ina ⸢ta-ma⸣-a-ti u ⸢ṣu⸣-ṣe-e tu₂-⸢da⸣-aš₂-ša₂-a HE₂.NUN(QA) | |
| 8 | ina ⸢qer⸣-bi-ti tu-šab-ša₂-a nap-šat ⸢UN⸣-MEŠ aš₂-na-an | |
| 9 | {d}a-nu₃ {d}BAD ⸢ha⸣-diš ri-šu-ka | |
| 10 | {d}A.⸢NUN⸣.[NA].⸢KE⸣ ina ⸢ma⸣-[ha]-⸢zi⸣-šu₂-nu i-kar-ra-bu-ka | |
| 11 | ⸢UN⸣-MEŠ [KUR iš-tam]-ma-[ru] zi-[kir]-ka kab-ta | |
| 12 | a-na DINGIR-⸢MEŠ⸣ [GAL-MEŠ] ⸢ta-nam-din⸣ mil-ka | |
| 13 | {d}e₂-a ina ⸢te-ka ša TI la⸣ i-mat(MAN) {lu₂}UŠ₂ | |
| 14 | ul-li re-⸢ši-ia⸣ i-bi šu-mi | |
| 15 | qi₂-bi-tuk-ka ⸢liš⸣-[še-mu]-u zik-ru-u₂-a | |
| 16 | ina lib₃-bi-ka ana ⸢SIG₅{ti⸣} lu-⸢uk⸣-šu(QU-)ud | |
| 17 | šur-kam₂-⸢ma TI.LA lu⸣-bur a-na da-⸢riš⸣ | |
| 18 | at-⸢mu-a li-ṭib UGU⸣ DINGIR u ⸢LUGAL⸣ | |
| 19 | DINGIR ⸢u₃⸣ MAN ša qa-[bi-ia] li-pu-šu | |
| 20 | pu-⸢u₂⸣ [u li]-⸢ša-nu⸣ liš-[te]-⸢me⸣-qu-in-⸢ni⸣ | |
| 21 | [...] x ⸢TI a-a⸣ KUR-an-ni mim-ma lem-⸢nu⸣ [mim]-⸢ma⸣ la₃ DU₁₀.GA | |
| 22 | [... {lu₂]}⸢UŠ₁₁.ZU⸣ u {munus}UŠ₁₁.ZU | |
| 23 | [...] x-⸢šu⸣-nu | |
| r | ||
| 1 | [...] GABA-⸢su⸣-[un ri-kis] | |
| 2 | {⸢lu₂}UŠ₁₁.ZU⸣ {munus}⸢UŠ₁₁.ZU DU₈⸣-MEŠ ⸢EN₂⸣ eri-⸢du₁₀⸣ | |
| 3 | ⸢rik-si⸣-šu₂-nu ⸢HUL⸣-MEŠ li-⸢paṭ-ṭir⸣ | |
| 4 | ⸢ABGAL(|NUN.MIN.MEŠ|) DINGIR-MEŠ {d}AMAR.UTU | |
| 5 | li-bi-ba mi-⸢na⸣-tu-u₂-a | |
| 6 | meš-re-ti-ia ⸢UGU⸣-ia li-ṭi-ba | |
| 7 | AN{u₂} HUL₂-ka ⸢ABZU⸣ li-riš-ka | |
| 8 | DINGIR-MEŠ GAL-MEŠ e-⸢tel-liš li⸣-ša₂-li-⸢lu⸣-ka | |
| 9 | dum:qi₂-⸢ka⸣ liq-bu-u DINGIR-MEŠ {d}i₂-gi₃-gi₃ | |
| 10 | KA.INIM.MA ŠU.⸢IL₂⸣.LA₂ EN.KI-GA.KAM₂ | |
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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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