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CT 29, pl. 50, K 02385 + (P365975)
Prayer, Neo-Assyrian, Nineveh · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE
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| Designation | CT 29, pl. 50, K 02385 + |
|---|---|
| ID | P365975 |
| Museum no. | BM — |
| Collection | British Museum, London, UK |
| Language | Akkadian |
| Period | Neo-Assyrian · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE |
| Genre | Prayer |
| Find spot | Nineveh (mod. Kuyunjik) |
| Coordinates | 36.3582, 43.1621 |
Transliteration (ATF)
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Machine draft. The right-hand column is machine English from ixmon/atf-to-english (atf-en-t5base-F, 2026-10-17), generated line by line from the transliteration. It is unreviewed and is not a scholarly translation.
| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
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| 1' | [...] ⸢SAG lib₃-bi⸣-[ša₂ ...] | ... the esag-priest's heart |
| 2' | ⸢EN₂⸣ 2-ta ši-na DUMU.⸢MUNUS⸣.[MEŠ ...] | Two-thirds of the female slaves |
| 3' | EN₂ {munus}UŠ₁₁.ZU ⸢ner⸣-[ta-ni-tu₂ ...] | Incantation: “A woman, an enertanītu-demon |
| 4' | EN₂ {d}ID₂ KU₃ nam-ru ⸢qud⸣-[du-šu₂ ...] | Incantation: “O pure river, bright (and) exalted one, |
| 5' | EN₂ la-man-ni su-tu-u₂ ⸢e⸣-[la-mu-u₂ ...] ; NU ESIR ša₂ ⸢PIŠ₁₀⸣.{[d}ID₂ ...] | Incantation: “Sutû, elāmu-plant, ..., not ešir-plant of EPIŠ-e23.ID |
| 6' | EN₂ at-ti-man-nu {munus}UŠ₁₁.ZU ša₂ ⸢iq⸣-[bu-u₂ ...] | Incantation: “You are the witch, who is iqību-disease |
| 7' | ina ŠA₃-ša₂ NU IM ina {na₄}KIŠIB ⸢SIG₇⸣ [...] | in his hand, not ..., with the seal of the yellow-green ēšu-plant |
| 8' | EN₂ at-ti-ie-e ša₂ te-pu-šin-ni {d}15 kub⸣-[ši ...] | Incantation: “You, whom you have performed, O Ištar, stand up! |
| 9' | ḫa-ḫa-a ša₂ u₂-tu-ni diḫ₂-me-en-⸢na ša₂⸣ [...] | You are the one who has given birth to a child, you are a young child |
| 10' | ⸢ina⸣ A.MEŠ ta-maḫ-ḫa-aḫ-ma ana SAG.⸢DU⸣-[ša₂ ...] | You heat water in a well and to its head |
| 11' | [...] ⸢ša₂ DU₃⸣-an-ni ul-te-piš-an-ni {giš}MA₂.GUR₈ ⸢IM⸣ 2 NU.MEŠ IM] ; ina lib₃-[bi-ša₂] | ... he made for me. He has had a boat of ešāmû-plant built for me, 2 bricks are in it. |
| o ii | ||
| 1 | [...] u₂-še-piš | ... he made |
| 2 | [... 2 ⸢NU⸣.MEŠ NIG₂.SILA₁₁.GA₂ ⸢KIMIN⸣ ... | 2 ešunû-plants, the offering arrangement of ditto e3 |
| 3 | [... tug-dan]-⸢nar-re-en-ni⸣ ŠIKA SILA LIMMU₂-⸢ti⸣ | ... narrēni-textile |
| 4 | [... {sik₂}ḪE₂.ME.DA] ⸢ta-kar-rik⸣ | ... emeda-wool, takarrik-plant |
| 5 | [...] ⸢I₃⸣.[UDU] | ... ēdu-plant |
| 6' | [...] ⸢PIŠ₁₀.{d}ID₂ MUN MAR{ki⸣} KIMIN | ... EPIŠ10.ID, salt of the Westland, ditto |
| 7' | [... {munus}UŠ₁₁].⸢ZU⸣ ša₂ ki-ma IM.U₁₈.LU | a woman who like a south wind |
| 8' | [... ZI₃.MAD].⸢GA₂⸣ qa-mu-u | ... flour of the granary |
| 9' | [...] ⸢ša₂⸣-ru-uḫ zi-mi KIMIN ... | ... ešāruḫ-plant (a kind of juniper) ditto |
| 10' | [... tu-kaṣ₃]-⸢ṣi⸣-ra {d}e₂-a up-ta-ṭir | After you have poured ..., Ea has broken through |
| 11' | [... NIG₂.TAB].TUR.RA tu-ba-aḫ-ḫa-aš₂ | you will rub (them) with small sticks. |
| 12' | [...] ina A.MEŠ tu-na-aḫ | ... you mix in water |
| 13' | [... e-pi]-⸢še₂₀⸣-tu-u-a KIMIN ... | ... my deeds ditto |
| 14' | [... šam]-ra-tu-nu KIMIN | ... šamaratunu-plant, ditto |
| 15' | [...] ⸢NIG₂⸣.SILA₁₁.GA₂ ina GIR₃.II-šu₂ i-kab-ba-as | ... esalānu-plant (a kind of juniper) grows on his feet |
| 16' | [...] {⸢d⸣}nuska KA₂ NIG₂.TAB.TUR.RA DUL-⸢am⸣ | ... Nuska, the gate of the small items, DUL-e-am-e |
| 17' | [... lik-tum₃-ku]-nu-ši NA₄ KUR-⸢i⸣ | ... may they bring to you. Stone of the mountain range |
| 18' | [...] ⸢NIG₂⸣.TAB.TUR.RA GAR-⸢an⸣ | ... ēšû-plant (a kind of juniper) |
| 19' | [... ŠID]-nu-ma ZI₃.MAD.GA₂ ŠUB.ŠUB-[di] | You recite ... and you lay down flour. |
| 20' | [... ḫu-lu-up]-⸢paq⸣-qi₂ ana KA₂ E₃-ma ta-⸢na⸣-[suk] | ... ḫuluppaq̂-plant comes out from the gate and you sprinkle it. |
| 21' | [... edin.na].⸢zu⸣.še₃ a-di KA₂ BAR-i ŠID-[nu-ma] | You go up to the edge of the steppe as far as the gate of the exit and |
| 22' | [... KA₂].⸢MEŠ⸣-ni te-eṣ-[ṣir] | You cross the gate of the city gate |
| 23' | [... ma-aq]-la-a taq-lu-u A.MEŠ ŠUB.[ŠUB-di] | '... you will burn, you will pour water into a jug. |
| 24' | [... pu]-⸢ḫur⸣ DINGIR.MEŠ DU₃-ma [...] | ... of the pû-eḫur-e temple of the gods was built and |
| 25' | [...] u₄-mu {šim}⸢LI {šim⸣}GUR₂.[GUR₂] | ... day, elu-plant, kukru-aromatic |
| 26' | [...] {⸢šim}GUR₂⸣.[GUR₂] {⸢u₂}IN₆.UŠ₂⸣ | ... ešim eṭiru ibû-plant |
| 27' | [...] {šim}GUR₂.GUR₂ ; [... di]-ik-me-en-na | ... kukru-aromatic |
| 28' | [... al-ka-nim]-ma {šim}GUR₂.GUR₂ | ... I am standing, and kukru-aromatic |
| 29' | [... e-le-ni]-⸢ti⸣-ia₅ {šim}GUR₂.GUR₂ | my upper body with kukru-aromatic |
| 30' | [... il-su]-⸢u₂⸣ {d}a-la-la {šim}GUR₂.GUR₂ | Ilsu-e’e, Alala, kukru |
| 31' | [... u₂-kaš]-⸢šip⸣-an-ni {šim}GUR₂.GUR₂ | ... he made me drink kukru-plant |
| 32' | [... ka]-⸢la⸣-ma {šim}GUR₂.GUR₂ | ... ka’elama kukru |
| 33' | [... TUG₂.ḪI.A].⸢MEŠ⸣ KU₅.MEŠ | ... pure turbans |
| 34' | [... DUMU].⸢MUNUS⸣ AN-e GAL.MEŠ ana-ku ; PIŠ₁₀.{d}ID₂ | I am the daughter-in-law of the great heavens. |
| 35' | [EN₂ PIŠ₁₀.{d}ID₂ KIMIN KIMIN DUMU].⸢MUNUS⸣ {d}ID₂ PIŠ₁₀.{⸢d}ID₂⸣ | Incantation: “Ištar of the River, ditto, Ditto Mar-ēriṣ, i.e., Šadâtu of the river, |
| o iii | ||
| 1 | EN₂ PIŠ₁₀.{d}ID₂ KU₃-tu {u₂}KUR.KUR šam-mu qud-du-šu₂ ana-ku | Incantation: “PIŠ10.ID is pure, the plants of the lands are his quddūtu-plants, |
| 2 | PIŠ₁₀.{d}ID₂ {⸢u₂⸣}KUR.KUR | Ištar of the lands |
| 3 | EN₂ {d}ID₂ SAG.DU-MU PIŠ₁₀.{d}⸢ID₂ pa⸣-da-at-ti | Incantation: O Ishtar, my head (is) the “Pišta-Ešetti-goddess of the netherworld’. |
| 4 | PIŠ₁₀.{d}ID₂ {u₂}AN.ḪUL₂.LA u {u₂}IGI-lim | Ištar, Anḫullu-plant and imhur-līm-plant |
| 5 | EN₂ {d}ID₂ a-kul al-ti PIŠ₁₀.{⸢d⸣}ID₂ | Incantation: O Ištar, I have eaten the food of the river. |
| 6 | EN₂ e {munus}UŠ₁₁.ZU-MU e-le-ni-ti-ia ZU-e ⸢ul⸣ ZU-e ; PIŠ₁₀.{d}⸢ID₂⸣ | Incantation: “Ha! My exalted woman, the one who knows (about it) is Eul-e’e23 (and) Ištar of the River. |
| 7 | EN₂ at-ti MUN ša₂ ina aš-ri KU₃ ib-ba-nu-u ana UGU LAG MUN ⸢ŠID-ma⸣ | Incantation: “You, the salt that was created in the pure heavens, on top of the salt of the ēšud-plant |
| 8 | ina UGU NIG₂.NA ša₂ qu-ta-ri ša₂ ina SAG GIŠ.NA₂ GAR-⸢an⸣ | On top of the censer of qutarī, which is placed at the head of the bed, |
| 9 | EN₂ e {munus}UŠ₁₁.ZU-MU lu raḫ-ḫat-ia₅ | Incantation: “O my lady, may she be my friend’s friend! |
| 10 | ana UGU {u₂}NU.LUḪ.ḪA ŠID-nu-ma ina UGU NIG₂.NA ša₂ ina SAG GIŠ.NA₂ GAR-an | You pour it over nuhurtu-plant and you place it on the censer which is at the head of the bed. |
| 11 | {tug₂}u₂-li-in-na GIŠ.NA₂ NIGIN-mi | You set up a bed of wool. |
| 12 | EN₂ e {munus}UŠ₁₁.ZU-MU lu raḫ-ḫat-ia₅ ana UGU 12 {giš}ša₂-ir-ri ; ŠID-nu-ma ina UGU NIG₂.NA ša₂ ina SAG GIŠ.NA₂ GAR-an | Incantation: “O my lady, may it be my fault! You recite the incantation over twelve šairru-trees and place (them) on the censer which is at the head of the bed. |
| 13 | EN₂ e {munus}⸢UŠ₁₁.ZU⸣-MU e-le-ni-ti-ia₅ ša₂ GIN.MEŠ-ki ka-lu KUR.MEŠ | Incantation: “Ha! My exalted woman, who has turned to you, all the lands! |
| 14 | a-na UGU 2 ⸢ḫu⸣-ṣab {giš}MA.NU ŠID-nu-ma | On top of 2 eḫû-ešbab-trees you cut a tamarisk and |
| 15 | ina 15 KA₂ ⸢u⸣ 150 KA₂ BAR-i GAR-an | In the right of the gate of the ēru-house, you set up a cross-shaped opening. |
| 16 | EN₂ e {⸢munus⸣}UŠ₁₁.ZU-MU e-le-ni-ti-ia₅ | Incantation: “Ha! My upper woman, |
| 17 | ana UGU NA₄ KUR-i ŠID-nu-ma ina TUR₃ ta-na-suk | You pour it over the stone of the mountain and you put it in a bowl. |
| 18 | qu-ta-ri ša₂ EN₂ {d}en-lil₂ SAG.DU-MU | That is the qutarītu-demon. Incantation: Enlil, my eunuch |
| 19 | ma-la a-na KA.KEŠ₂.MEŠ šaṭ-ru | as much as for these knots |
| 20 | 1-niš ḪE.ḪE-ma tu-qat-tar-šu₂ EN₂ {d}en-lil₂ SAG.DU-MU ŠID-nu | You recite the incantation “Enlil, my first-born son’. |
| 21 | [... rit]-⸢ti⸣ {d}man-za-at₂ ZI₃.MAD.GA₂ u DIDA | ... the ritûtu-priestess, Manzat, flour and bread |
| 22 | [ina {dug]}⸢LA.ḪA.AN⸣ SAḪAR₂ {lu₂}GIG ḪE.ḪE-ma | You smear (it) on a bowl of emmer, and the sick man will get better. |
| 23 | {[giš]}⸢IG⸣ {giš}SAG.⸢KUL⸣ sip-pe-e KA₂.MEŠ TAG.MEŠ | The door, the door bolt and the opening of the gate are open. |
| 24 | ⸢EN₂ a⸣-ra-aḫ-ḫi-⸢ka ra⸣-ma-ni NINDA I₃.GIŠ | Incantation: “Auraḫbi-eka, his love! Bread made with oil |
| 25 | EN₂ I₃.GIŠ KU₃ I₃.GIŠ ⸢eb⸣-bu NINDA I₃.GIŠ | Incantation: Pure oil, oil of the ebbu-temple, bread of oil |
| 26 | EN₂ {d}en-lil₂ SAG.DU-MU {mul}GAG.⸢SI.SA₂⸣ la-a-⸢ni⸣ <NINDA I₃.GIŠ> | Incantation: “Enlil, my head, the Scales, I do not eat bread (and) oil. |
| 27 | I₃.GIŠ ka-la UZU.MEŠ-šu₂ [tapaššaš] | You anoint all of his flesh with oil |
| 28 | EN₂ {⸢d⸣}nuska IBILA E₂.KUR ša₂ te-ret DINGIR.MEŠ ⸢GAL⸣.[MEŠ (x-x)] | Incantation: “Eštar Nuska, heir of Ekur, who guides the gods and the palaces aright, |
| 29 | {d}⸢ZALAG₂ ku⸣-rab ... šu-te-šir KASKAL-ka ⸢ana E₂⸣.[KUR ŠID-(nu)-ma] | O Ezalla, enter! ... your journey is completed! Go up to the Ekur temple! |
| 30 | ⸢EGIR-šu₂⸣ ZI₃.SUR.RA-a ⸢GIŠ.NA₂ te⸣-[eṣ-ṣir] | Afterwards, flour from a kiln, ešbir-tree |
| 31 | EN₂ SAG.BA SAG.BA ⸢EN₂ tum₃⸣-mu ⸢E₂⸣ [ŠID-nu] | Incantation: “SAG.BA (means) sagābu-disease.′.E₂-incantation. Bring it to an end! E₂.E3 (also means) é-e3. |
| 32 | i-na še-⸢rim⸣ a-⸢di⸣ šur-pu ta-šar-[ra-pu] | In the šēru-tree, the adī’e, you are smitten. |
| 33 | šur-pu [a]-⸢na⸣ KA₂ E₃-ma ta-[na-suk] | You open the gate of the ānu-priestess and you wipe it clean. |
| 34 | EGIR-šu₂ ⸢EN₂⸣ at-ti-man-nu {munus}UŠ₁₁.ZU ša₂ DU₃-⸢šu₂⸣ [ŠID-nu] | After that, you are the incantation priest who performs it. |
| 35 | NU {munus}UŠ₁₁.ZU ša₂ ZI₃.DA ina ŠA₃ {urudu}nam-se-⸢e⸣ [ḪUR-ir] | A woman who has not given birth to a flour-flour in the hand of a namsê-priest |
| 36 | NU ⸢IM⸣ ša₂ {munus}UŠ₁₁.ZU ina UGU GAR-an ŠU.II-šu₂ ana UGU LUḪ [... KU₄] | (If) he does not place the ešāmû-plant of a woman on top (of it): his hand will go to the top . |
| 37 | EN₂ ba-ʾi-ir-tu₂ ša₂ ba-ʾi-ra-a-[ti] | Incantation: “Baʾirtu-disease of the balaŋšu-demons. |
| 38 | NU {lu₂}UŠ₁₁.ZU u {munus}UŠ₁₁.⸢ZU⸣ | not a fugitive or a woman |
| 39 | ša₂ ZI₃.DA ina ŠA₃ {urudu}nam-se-e te-eṣ-⸢ṣir⸣ | Whose flour in the hand of a namsû-sheep you stir |
| 40 | NU IM ša₂ {lu₂}UŠ₁₁.ZU u {munus}UŠ₁₁.ZU ina UGU NU ZI₃.⸢DA⸣ [...] | A tablet of a šāpî-demon and a woman, on top of the flour of the e’eda-flour |
| 41 | ŠU.II-šu₂ ina UGU LUḪ-si ina ḫu-ṣab {giš}MA.NU ana 3-šu₂ i-kar-[rit] | His hands on the šuḫsu-plant in a reed bundle of ēru-wood he shall cut down three times. |
| 42 | ⸢EN₂⸣ ip-ši-ki ep-še-te-ki LUḪ [...] | Incantation: “Your actions, your deeds, ... |
| 43 | ⸢EN₂⸣ <KA>.KEŠ₂.MEŠ-ki KEŠ₂.MEŠ LUḪ ŠU.II SAḪAR.ḪI.⸢A⸣ ; ana ŠA₃ {urudu}nam-se-e ta-na-suk | You recite the incantation “Your kneads are firm, your knots are loosened, you rub (them) with oil, you pour it into the hand of a namsê-sheep. |
| 44 | [EN₂] ⸢am⸣-si ŠU.II-MU ub-ba-ab SU-MU | Incantation: “Eam-esi, my hand, I invoke my name |
| 45 | [ana] ⸢UGU⸣ NU NIG₂.SAG.IL₂-e ŠU.II-šu₂ LUḪ-si | He should wash his hands against the ešû-vessel without opening. |
| 46 | [EN₂ te]-bi še-e-ru LUḪ <ŠU.II-ia LUḪ> ŠU.II | Incantation: “It is raining, wash my hands! Wash my feet! |
| 47 | [... it]-⸢tam⸣-ra še-e-ru LUḪ ŠU.II | ... he entered. He should wash his hands. |
| 48 | [... še-ru]-⸢um⸣-ma še-e-ru LUḪ ŠU.II | ... šerû-eum’ema, Šēru, LUḪ handiwork |
| 49 | [...] ⸢LUḪ⸣-a ŠU.II-a-a LUḪ ŠU.II | ... ešuḫû-plant, my hand, ṣūdu-plant |
| 50 | [...] ⸢ŠU.II⸣-MU am-te-si ⸢ŠU⸣.II-MU LUḪ ŠU.II | ... my hand, I have smeared my hand. |
| 51 | [...] {giš}ŠINIG {u₂}IN₆.UŠ₂ NA₄ ZU₂.LUM.MA | tamarisk, maštakal-plant, date stone |
| 52 | [... IM].⸢BABBAR⸣ ŠU.GUR {na₄}ŠUBA {šim}GUR₂.GUR₂ | ... white limestone, hand-of-a-copper stone, kukru-stone |
| 53 | [...] ŠU.II-šu LUḪ-si | ... his hand ... |
| o iv | ||
| 1 | [...] ⸢it⸣-tap-ḫa {d}UTU a-kaš-šad LUḪ ŠU.II | ... etapḫa-plant, Šamaš, I am able to achieve (my) wish |
| 2 | [... un]-⸢du⸣ {munus}UŠ₁₁.ZU ⸢i⸣-bir ID₂ LUḪ ŠU.II | ... un-edu-e23 (means) a woman. e-bir (also means) watercourse. |
| 3 | [... ul]-⸢tu⸣ {d}uru₄ ina KUR GU₃-u₂ {d}a-la-la | ... until the middle of the day, Uru was shouting in the land, Alala |
| 4 | [IN].⸢BUBBU⸣ ana ŠA₃ {dug}ŠIKA SAḪAR₂ ŠUB-di-ma | You pour it into a jug, you scatter it, and |
| 5 | [...] ⸢KA⸣-šu₂ ana ŠA₃ nam-se-e MU₂-aḫ | ... his ešāgu-vessel to the hand of the deity |
| 6 | EN₂ an-nu-u in-nin-na-ma | Incantation: This is Innina |
| 7 | NU {munus}UŠ₁₁.ZU ša₂ IM DU₃-uš-ma NA₄ KUR-i ina SAG ŠA₃-ša₂ GAR-an | You make a tablet of the woman's illness and you place the stone of the mountain at the top of her head. |
| 8 | ŠU.II-šu₂ ana muḫ-ḫi LUḪ-si | his hand against it |
| 9 | ina ḫu-ṣab {giš}MA.NU ana 3-šu₂ i-kar-rit | In a reed-bed of tamarisk he smashed it three times. |
| 10 | EN₂ pu-u id-bu-ub lem-na-a-ti LUḪ ŠU.II | Incantation: “He who speaks evil words, remove my handiwork! |
| 11 | EN₂ e-piš-tu₂ muš-te-piš-tu₂ mu-ri-bat kiš-pi ru-ḫe-e | Incantation: O witchcraft, the one who performs sorcery against me, who destroys witchcraft with fury |
| 12 | 2 NINDA.ḪI.A 1.TA.AM₃ NU {lu₂}UŠ₁₁.ZU u {munus}UŠ₁₁.ZU | 2 oil-cakes, 1 each not (for) a man and a woman |
| 13 | ša₂ NIG₂.SILA₁₁.GA₂ DU₃-ma ina ŠA₃ NINDA.ḪI.A KEŠ₂-ma | You make a censer and you tie it to a rod. |
| 14 | ina 15-šu₂ u 150-šu₂ IL₂-ma EN₂ ŠID-nu-ma | You raise it on his right and left and you recite the incantation. |
| 15 | a-na UR.GI₇ u NIG ta-nam-din | You give (it) to a dog and a goat. |
| 16 | ⸢EN₂ at⸣-ta GISSU A.MEŠ {dug}BUR.ZI.GAL SAḪAR₂ SA₅-ma | You recite the incantation “You have poured water into a breccia-bowl’, and |
| 17 | [IGI.MEŠ]-⸢šu₂⸣ ina lib₃-bi IGI-ma | Witnesses: he will be seen there. |
| 18 | [...] {⸢d}UTU.E₃⸣ ... SU₃ | ... Šamaš-bīti-e23 |
| 19 | [EGIR-šu₂ EN₂ IL₂-ši] ⸢GIŠ⸣.gam-li-ia₅ ŠID-ma | After that, you recite the incantation “I raised up my ešgammû-plant,' |
| 20 | [... ta]-⸢sal⸣-la-aʾ | ... you will fill |
| 21' | [DUB ne₂-pe-ši ša₂ ma-aq-lu]-⸢u₂⸣ | Tablet of the ritual for Aqlû-e23 |
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