CTN 4, 180 (P363594)
Prayer, Neo-Assyrian, Kalhu · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE
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| Designation | CTN 4, 180 |
|---|---|
| ID | P363594 |
| Museum no. | IM 067622 |
| 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 Column i [0:1] o i' 1'o 1'–o i' 1'o 1' | [. . .] as follows: [. . .] |
| Obverse Column i [1:2] o i' 2'2'–o i' 2'2' | [. . .] guardian of well-b[eing . . .] |
| Obverse Column i [2:3] o i' 3'3'–o i' 3'3' | [. . .] and Zarpanitu |
| Obverse Column i [3:4] o i' 4'4'–o i' 4'4' | [. . .] life and well-being of the living, I have given you, |
| Obverse Column i [4:5] o i' 5'5'–o i' 5'5' | For me, it is given to you. |
| Obverse Column i [5:6] o i' 6'6'–o i' 6'6' | From this day (forward), guard the command of Marduk, |
| Obverse Column i [6:7] o i' 7'7'–o i' 7'7' | Hear the prayer of Zarpanitu. |
| Obverse Column i [7:8] o i' 8'8'–o i' 8'8' | In the presence of Marduk and Zarpanitu, |
| Obverse Column i [8:9] o i' 9'9'–o i' 9'9' | [. .] . . . whatever evil, whatever unfavorable (thing), |
| Obverse Column i [9:10] o i' 10'10'–o i' 10'10' | [The hand] of a god, the hand of a goddess, the hand of a ghost, the hand of a curse, |
| Obverse Column i [10:11] o i' 11'11'–o i' 11'11' | [The hand] of a man in my body, expel! |
| Obverse Column i [11:12] o i' 12'12'–o i' 12'12' | Do [not] let (it) draw near; do not let (it) approach, |
| Obverse Column i [12:13] o i' 13'13'–o i' 13'13' | [By order of] Marduk, great lord, and Zarpanitu, |
| Obverse Column i [13:14] o i' 14'14'–o i' 14'14' | [The exalt]ed [lady]. When you have recited (this), you bow down. When the ritual assemblage |
| Obverse Column i [14:15] o i' 15'15'–o i' 15'15' | [is com]pleted, the censer of his portion has burned, (then) take apart (lit. release) the ritual assemblage. |
| Obverse Column i [15:16] o i' 16'16'–o i' 16'16' | You strew [. . .] . in the presence of Uridimmu (in) a censer. In the morning gypsum |
| Obverse Column i [16:17] o i' 17'17'–o i' 17'17' | [. . .] you put on your neck. From the impure (thing) |
| Obverse Column i [17:18] o i' 18'18'–o i' 18'18' | [. . .] you put on. Let him anoint himself, that he may be [well]. |
| Obverse Column ii [0:1] o ii' 1'o 1'–o ii' 1'o 1' | [. . . their] ow[n] sin? |
| Obverse Column ii [1:2] o ii' 2'2'–o ii' 2'2' | [. . .] the way of the gods? |
| Obverse Column ii [2:3] o ii' 3'3'–o ii' 3'3' | I ought to be vigilant [. . .] |
| Obverse Column ii [3:4] o ii' 4'4'–o ii' 4'4' | [. . .] the sanctuaries of life, |
| Obverse Column ii [4:5] o ii' 5'5'–o ii' 5'5' | [. . .] to go a[bout tasks] (under) the seizure of a curse. |
| Obverse Column ii [5:6] o ii' 6'6'–o ii' 6'6' | For a man [. . .] the hand of a god [. . .] |
| Obverse Column ii [6:7] o ii' 7'7'–o ii' 7'7' | My lord, I am your servant, si[n . . .] |
| Obverse Column ii [7:8] o ii' 8'8'–o ii' 8'8' | [. . .] the boundary of my (personal) god and [. . .] |
| Obverse Column ii [8:9] o ii' 9'9'–o ii' 9'9' | [. . .] that from [. . .] |
| Obverse Column ii [9:10] o ii' 10'10'–o ii' 10'10' | Known and [unknown . . .] |
| Obverse Column ii [10:11] o ii' 11'11'–o ii' 11'11' | To [. . .] |
| Reverse Column i [2:3] r i' 33–r i' 33 | The guilt of [. . .] |
| Reverse Column i [3:4] r i' 44–r i' 44 | [. . .] to me. [. . .] |
| Reverse Column i [4:5] r i' 55–r i' 55 | (If?) [. . .] causes me to find favor [. . .] |
| Reverse Column i [5:6] r i' 66–r i' 66 | [. . .] to the favorable hands of [. . .] |
| Reverse Column i [6:7] r i' 77–r i' 77 | For well-being and li[fe ...] |
| Reverse Column i [7:8] r i' 88–r i' 88 | [. . .] with prayers, [. . .] |
| Reverse Column i [8:9] r i' 99–r i' 99 | Forever [. . .] |
| Reverse Column i [9:10] r i' 1010–r i' 1010 | Which in its place [. . .] |
| Reverse Column i [10:11] r i' 1111–r i' 1111 | Forg[ive] my guilt [. . .] |
| Reverse Column i [11:12] r i' 1212–r i' 1212 | O warrior [. . .] |
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 i' | ||
| 1' | [...] kam [...] | |
| 2' | [...] ma-ṣar šul-[mi ...] | |
| 3' | [...] u {d}zar-pa-ni-ti | |
| 4' | [...] ⸢TI⸣.LA u ša-lam ZI{ti} ad(AB-)din-ka | |
| 5' | ⸢a-na⸣ ia-a-ši na-ad-na-ka | |
| 6' | ⸢iš-tu⸣ u₄-mi an-ni-i ur-ti {d}AMAR.UTU u₂-ṣur | |
| 7' | tes₂-lit {d}⸢zar⸣-pa-ni-tu₄ ši-mi | |
| 8' | ⸢ma⸣-har {d}AMAR.UTU u {d}zar-pa-ni-tu₄ | |
| 9' | [x] ⸢x⸣ DA IM MA mim-ma HUL mim-ma NU DU₁₀.GA | |
| 10' | [ŠU] ⸢DINGIR⸣.RA ŠU {d}⸢INANNA⸣ ŠU ⸢GIDIM⸣.MA ŠU NAM.ERIM₂.MA | |
| 11' | [ŠU].⸢NAM⸣.LU₂.ULU₃{lu} ina SU-ia uk-kiš | |
| 12' | [la] ⸢tu⸣-šaṭ-ha-a la tu-ša₂-as-na-qa | |
| 13' | [ina qi₂-bit] {d}AMAR.UTU EN GAL{i} u {d}zar-pa-ni-tu₄ | |
| 14' | [GAŠAN LAL]-⸢tu⸣ ki-ma ŠID{⸢u₂⸣} tuš-ken GIM KEŠDA | |
| 15' | [it]-⸢tu⸣-hu NIG₂.NA PAD-su TIL{u₂} ⸢KEŠDA⸣ DU₈{ar₂} | |
| 16' | [...] ⸢x⸣ IGI UR.IDIM NIG₂.NA ⸢DUB{aq⸣} ina ⸢še⸣-rim IM.BABBAR | |
| 17' | [...] ina GU₂-⸢ka GAR⸣{an} ul-tu NU KU₃ | |
| 18' | [...] GAR-⸢ma li⸣-te-eq-qe₂-ma liš-[lim] | |
| o ii' | ||
| 1' | ⸢an-ni ra⸣-[ma-ni-ša-ma ...] | |
| 2' | a-lak-ti ⸢DINGIR.MEŠ⸣ [...] | |
| 3' | lu-ut-ta-ʾ-id-⸢ma⸣ [...] | |
| 4' | aš₂-rat TI.LA [...] | |
| 5' | KUR{ti} ar-ra-ti i-[tab-bu-lu ...] | |
| 6' | ŠU ša₂ DINGIR ana IGI LU₂ [...] | |
| 7' | be-li₂ a-na-ku IR₃-ku še-er-[tu ...] | |
| 8' | i-te-e DINGIR-⸢MU u⸣ [...] | |
| 9' | ša iš-tu ⸢x⸣ [...] | |
| 10' | ZU{u₂} u₃ [NU ZU{u₃} ...] | |
| 11' | a-⸢na⸣ [...] | |
| r i' | ||
| 1 | [...] | |
| 2 | ⸢x⸣ [...] | |
| 3 | ar-⸢ni⸣ [...] | |
| 4 | a-na ra-ma-ni-[ia ...] | |
| 5 | ul-ṭa-<ba>-an-⸢ni-ma⸣ [...] | |
| 6 | a-na ŠU.MIN SIG₅.MEŠ [...] | |
| 7 | ana šul-mi u ⸢TI⸣.[LA ...] | |
| 8 | ina ik-ri-bi [...] | |
| 9 | ana da-ra-a-ti [...] | |
| 10 | ša₂ ina aš₂(PA-)ri-šu₂ [...] | |
| 11 | an-ni ⸢pu⸣-[ṭur ...] | |
| 12 | UR.⸢SAG⸣ [...] | |
| 13 | ⸢x⸣ [...] | |
Sources & licences
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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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