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CTN 4, 170+188 (P363584)
Prayer, Neo-Assyrian, Kalhu · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE
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| Designation | CTN 4, 170+188 |
|---|---|
| ID | P363584 |
| Museum no. | BM — + IM 067597 |
| Collection | British Museum, London, UK; National Museum of Iraq, Baghdad, Iraq |
| Language | Akkadian; Sumerian |
| 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 col 4 3' | the Abzu, the pure temple |
| reverse col 4 20' | Incantation: O lord, perfect one, dwelling in the dwelling of fate |
| reverse col 4 38' | it is the throne of the great shrine |
| obverse col 1 14a | I made it fitting for you in a pure linen garment |
| reverse col 4 27' | Ditto, ditto |
| obverse col 2 24a | may he stand for you at the border of the Ezakam temple. |
| reverse col 3 18 | May the joy of my heart be established above you. |
| obverse col 2 6 | You are the one whose limbs are full of radiance, whose limbs are full of radiance |
| reverse col 4 30' | he dedicated it (this statuette). |
| reverse col 4 5' | to determine the fates |
| obverse col 1 21 | They are bringing two times the wording of your mouth. |
| reverse col 3 14 | May you be praised in your heart, may you be praised! |
| obverse col 1 19 | Marduk, the one who makes Eridu bow down at the mouth of the messenger |
| reverse col 4 40' | Month VII, (the 1st of which was identical with) the 1st (of which was identical with) the 1st (of which followed the 30th of the preceding month). |
| obverse col 2 43 | May Enki rejoice over him, may Ninmah rejoice over him. |
| obverse col 2 47 | great..., great..., great..., ama, king |
| obverse col 1 2 | In your presence, in your presence |
| obverse col 2 35b | means "to go"; alternatively, it means "to go." |
| reverse col 3 36 | It is the wording of a favorable city |
| obverse col 2 57b | "May your knees be sated, may they say to you." |
| obverse col 1 15a | May you be the good guardian of the Ezakam temple |
| obverse col 2 51 | ................ in your city, |
| obverse col 2 54 | May erda, the jedana priest of your place, be present for you |
| obverse col 1 10 | From the copper umgamme, the umgamme, the pure... of the gods |
| reverse col 3 33 | ... may he be joyful, may he be joyful. |
| reverse col 3 44 | or your fate |
| obverse col 2 2 | In the awe-inspiring radiance of his heart, |
| obverse col 2 13 | In the plain, the field is speckled, the field is speckled, the field is smitten |
| obverse col 1 11 | You are the one who recites your incantations, the pure and pure one of the gods. |
| reverse col 3 56 | it is the wording of a divine storm. |
| reverse col 4 17' | May Utu your dais be praised. |
| reverse col 4 15' | may the mouth of the evil-doer be |
| reverse col 3 46 | In your joyful house, the day is long. |
| reverse col 3 10 | May Aya, your beloved spouse, speak favorably to you |
| obverse col 2 19 | May he be praised in the mountain, may he be praised in the sea, may he be praised in his land |
| reverse col 3 45 | At that time, in the house, the joy of the heart |
| obverse col 2 7 | You are the nanny goat(s), the nanny(s), the nanny(s), the nanny(s), the nanny(s), the nanny(s), the nanny(s), the nanny(?) |
| obverse col 1 20 | iib priest, gudu priest, steward of Eridu priestess, honey, butter, ghee, eren priestess, |
| obverse col 2 21b | : on the pure throne of your mother... |
| obverse col 2 16 | May a fate of life, a fate of life, be established for you. |
| reverse col 3 2 | the judge of Ishtar |
| obverse col 2 53 | To... in your entering |
| reverse col 4 1a | the incantation priest of the courtyard of heaven |
| obverse col 2 23a | May you be the good guardian of the Ezida temple |
| reverse col 4 9' | came out from the Apsu, Kusu, the utug priest |
| obverse col 2 46 | ... the god Utu, the great prince, the god Utu, the king |
| reverse col 3 19 | ama, you are the one who makes the road straight to the netherworld |
| reverse col 3 54 | May my good deeds be before you. |
| obverse col 1 23 | the upper part as far as their mouths, they opened |
| reverse col 3 6 | May the ditto, the temple of the gods, be at peace with you. |
| obverse col 1 9b | Ditto, ditto, ditto, i.e., the awe-inspiring radiance, and ditto. |
| reverse col 4 23' | Ea, the seat of praise, the great work he brought to me, and |
| reverse col 3 41a | when you are to enter into your house |
| obverse col 1 7a | to Nin-ildu, the chief carpenter of heaven |
| obverse col 2 59a | May your house be praised with his own strength. |
| obverse col 1 4 | like a pig in the hand of a man in your presence |
| obverse col 2 25 | In order to prolong the life of the dwelling, in order to... the foundations |
| reverse col 4 16' | May the evil-doer bless me. |
| obverse col 2 57a | may he make your throne stand for you |
| obverse col 1 22 | I ripped out the brickwork of Eridu, made the brickwork of Eridu shine like daylight. |
| reverse col 3 41b | : to your house in your entering : |
| reverse col 4 39' | Incantation: Great crown, adorned with awe-inspiring aura |
| reverse col 3 38 | My lord, in your happiness, I built a house. |
| obverse col 2 39 | May heaven rejoice over him, may earth rejoice over him. |
| obverse col 2 14 | 'The young man, the one who bears a burden, may he put a burden on you. |
| obverse col 2 23b | “You are the good woman of your house” |
| reverse col 3 53 | May the good maki prayer be placed before you. |
| reverse col 3 43 | May your heart rejoice over you, may your mood be appeased. |
| obverse col 2 38 | ... the earth, when you go |
| reverse col 3 12 | May your skin be sated with well-being. |
| obverse col 2 1 | from the many food offerings at its midst were scattered |
| obverse col 1 6 | In your hand, Anu made (him) bow down and |
| reverse col 4 33' | By the command of your great divinity, they opened your mouth. |
| obverse col 2 52 | When you enter the place of erda, when you enter the place of your libation |
| reverse col 4 10' | ... from the Apsu he defeated. Kusu, the exalted one he gave. |
| reverse col 3 55a | You make the scepter pleasing to the king, my lord |
| reverse col 3 47 | may An give the prebend for you |
| reverse col 3 17 | may the heart of happiness flow out from heaven |
| obverse col 2 3 | From your shining halo, the one who roars at the calf, be it a princely voice |
| obverse col 2 15 | In the orchards, in the orchards, in the orchards, in the orchards, in the orchards, in the orchards, in the orchards, in the orchards, in the orchards |
| reverse col 4 18' | May ama bless your mood. |
| obverse col 1 7b | : ditto the chief carpenter of Anu |
| obverse col 1 14b | means "in a cloister, a pure place"; alternatively, it refers to the cloister |
| obverse col 2 5 | may you be the shepherd who gives birth to white lambs |
| obverse col 1 8b | : he has sworn : he is a great one. : |
| obverse col 1 12 | When you speak to the pure reed bed of the tavern |
| reverse col 3 39 | to your joyous heart |
| reverse col 4 43' | (If) there is not a flood, he will recover. |
| reverse col 4 35' | May your supplication be as firm as the heavens. |
| reverse col 3 52 | may he give you as a gift |
| reverse col 3 32 | he smote, he smote, |
| obverse col 1 1 | The incantation priests, the dd priests |
| obverse col 1 17b | ama may he take your truthful verdict. |
| reverse col 3 37 | Incantation: O Lugalju, he built the temple for you in pure heart. |
| reverse col 4 32' | They made your mouth filled with honey, butter and ghee. |
| obverse col 2 17 | In the Abbar temple, the fish of the bird was speckled, the fish was speckled, the fish was speckled |
| obverse col 2 20 | May the mountain be his abundance; may the sea be its fault. May the oath and the oath be granted to you. |
| reverse col 3 50 | may he present to you. |
| obverse col 2 41 | May Enlil rejoice over him, may Ninlil rejoice over him |
| obverse col 2 9 | You are the irrigated orchard of the well (and) orchard of the orchard of the orchard of the brewer. |
| obverse col 2 32 | ......... |
| obverse col 2 22a | May the linen garments be made into a pure linen garment |
| obverse col 1 17a | May Utu make his judgments favorable for you. |
| reverse col 3 9 | May the prayer of erda be praised in your place of worship for you |
| obverse col 2 30 | ...... :... |
| reverse col 4 2 | of Kusu |
| obverse col 1 16a | may he set up for you at the border of the Ezakam temple. |
| reverse col 3 55b | ... who hears his prayer, |
| obverse col 2 21a | Your holy heart, Nintu, your mother |
| reverse col 4 21' | The one who loves justice, the seat of destinies |
| reverse col 3 27 | ..... may an oracle be given as an answer. May an oracle be given to you. |
| obverse col 2 35a | You should not set up an incantation on the right. |
| reverse col 3 15 | When you enter the palace of kingship |
| reverse col 3 25 | ..... may he smite you, may he smite you. |
| obverse col 1 3 | When you are to smite the prostitute with the prostitute with the prostitute with the prostitute |
| obverse col 2 58a | May your food offerings be offered to you. |
| obverse col 2 56b | : your heart, your mood... |
| obverse col 2 36b | means “ama, who marches at the side of the people” |
| reverse col 3 29 | In the midst of the city, in the bala, in the place of relaxation, |
| reverse col 4 42' | Tablet of Banunu, exorcist; |
| reverse col 4 2' | ... a fate he determined, and |
| reverse col 4 28' | he made the abgal priest dwell in wool. |
| reverse col 3 4 | May the heavens rejoice over you, may the earth(?) rejoice over you |
| reverse col 3 48 | May Anu give you the krum-mtu |
| obverse col 2 55 | May Aya, your beloved spouse, speak to you |
| obverse col 2 48 | May your heart rejoice over you, may the throne be loosened. |
| reverse col 3 26 | May he overthrow the sovereignty of the city, the bala place for you |
| obverse col 2 8 | 'May the one whose enzatu-disease is bitter, ditto! |
| obverse col 1 8a | a reed mat from a reed mat is a great reed |
| reverse col 4 34' | May your throne be holy in heaven for you |
| obverse col 2 49 | May your heart rejoice over you, may your mood be exalted. |
| obverse col 2 50 | ... in your cultic space |
| reverse col 3 28 | May the throne-dais be established in the city of the bala. |
| reverse col 4 12' | Anu, his lord, and Ea, his lord |
| obverse col 2 11 | In the nether world, the nether world, the nether world, the nether world, the nether world, the nether world, the nether world, the nether world, the nether world, the nether world, the nether world, the nether world, the nether world, the nether world, the nether world, the nether world, the nether world, the nether world, the nether world, the nether world, the net |
| reverse col 3 11 | May your throne be sated with peace for you |
| reverse col 3 8 | May the awe-inspiring brilliance, the radiance, and the radiance of the ditto (temple) be spoken to you. |
| reverse col 3 30 | May he make the heart of the city, the place of bala flourish |
| reverse col 3 3 | May An rejoice over him, may he rejoice over him in the earth. |
| reverse col 4 22' | Enki made it grow at his place of relaxation. |
| obverse col 2 10 | Ipa, you are the one who carries off his scepter, |
| reverse col 3 42 | May your heart rejoice, may your liver rejoice! May a good fate be decreed for you |
| reverse col 4 26' | by the hand of Enkum and Ninurta |
| reverse col 4 37' | May the evil tongue stand at the threshing floor. |
| reverse col 3 16 | To the palace, your lordly lord, when you enter |
| reverse col 4 8' | ..., the house of Eridu, for your lumitu-priestess he will determine the fates. |
| obverse col 1 13 | In the presence of a robbery, you send the crown to you. Relent to me! |
| obverse col 2 44 | May Ea rejoice over you, may Belet-ili rejoice over you. |
| reverse col 4 7' | may he not determine your brickwork at the shrine of Eridu. |
| reverse col 4 14' | When evil has seized the hand, |
| obverse col 2 12 | May the land give you a life of abundance, |
| obverse col 2 37 | to... of the land of Razu jenny |
| reverse col 3 21 | It is the wording of a ama shrine |
| reverse col 3 1 | Incantation: jenna... |
| reverse col 4 1' | to determine fate |
| reverse col 4 13' | may he look at the evil eye. |
| obverse col 2 36a | May ama make you stand in truth |
| obverse col 2 45b | : may Sin rejoice over you, ditto may he rejoice over you. |
| reverse col 4 36' | May he be pure like heaven, may he be pure like heaven. |
| obverse col 2 42 | May Enlil rejoice over you, may Ninlil rejoice over you |
| obverse col 2 26 | In your abode, in my abode, in my abode, in my abode, in my abode, in my abode, |
| reverse col 4 11' | chosen by holy An and Enki |
| reverse col 4 29' | The akallu-tree that has been made into bricks, |
| obverse col 1 9a | from the threshing floor the threshing floor the threshing floor the threshing floor the threshing floor |
| reverse col 4 4' | ... his heir, above. |
| reverse col 4 41' | It is written and checked. |
| obverse col 2 4 | In your midst may anger, anger, and famine be present. |
| obverse col 2 45a | May Suen rejoice over him and Ningal rejoice over him. |
| reverse col 3 51 | O ditto, let me... his limbs, let me... his limbs. |
| obverse col 1 18 | When Asalluhi, the son of Eridu, opened your mouth (with the incantation) |
| reverse col 3 20 | ama, on your road, a true lion...... |
| obverse col 2 56a | May your(?) heart(?) be praised for you |
| reverse col 3 31 | Asalluhi, the son of Eridu, took in charge of the incantation. |
| reverse col 4 6' | ... where fates were determined |
| reverse col 4 1b | : the meal of the liltu-offerings of Anu |
| obverse col 2 24b | in the threshing floor of your house may he be flattened : |
| reverse col 3 49 | of Enlil, siskur-offerings of madja-flour, KA.x-flour, salicornia |
| obverse col 2 18 | May the apsû, nu-ni-ni-ni-ni-ni-ni-ni-ni-ni-ni-ni-ni-ni-ni-ni-ni-ni-ni-ni-ni-ni-ni-ni-ni-ni-ni-ni-ni-ni-ni-ni-ni-ni- |
| reverse col 3 5 | May the Ebabbar, the palace of the gods, be rejoicing for you |
| obverse col 1 5 | your hand... heaven |
| obverse col 2 58b | May he speak to you : ersha-prayer. |
| reverse col 4 19' | It is the wording of a divine storm. |
| obverse col 2 59b | : May he speak to you with your utterance. |
| obverse col 2 60 | It is the wording of a divine storm |
| obverse col 1 16b | : 'In the outskirts of your house, may he be sated.' : |
| reverse col 3 34 | May heaven be pure, may it be pure, may it be pure, may it be pure. |
| reverse col 4 31' | his dream, the water you shall bring to you |
| obverse col 2 22b | means "in a cloister, in a cloister, in a cloister." |
| obverse col 2 40 | May heaven rejoice over you, may the earth rejoice over you |
| obverse col 1 15b | You are a lamassu-girl of the Ekû temple |
| reverse col 3 13 | May your libation bowl and libation bowl be poured for you |
| reverse col 3 22 | May he overthrow the incantation of the holy place for you |
| reverse col 3 7 | May the door, door, sakul, au, sijar and Ebabbar be praised for you |
| reverse col 3 35 | let the evil tongue stand outside. |
| reverse col 4 24' | in the place of the end of the army, when he is perfecting |
| reverse col 3 23 | ... where you have left, the pure place may it be taken away. |
| reverse col 3 40 | For the happiness of your heart, your..., |
| reverse col 4 25' | In the evening, he made a great cult center shine. |
| reverse col 3 24 | May he cross over the pure place of the city for you |
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