KAR 058 (P369040)
Literary, Neo-Assyrian, Assur · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE
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| Designation | KAR 058 |
|---|---|
| ID | P369040 |
| Museum no. | VAT 09030 |
| Collection | Vorderasiatisches Museum, Berlin, Germany |
| Language | Akkadian |
| Period | Neo-Assyrian · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE |
| Genre | Literary |
| Find spot | Assur (mod. Qalat Sherqat) |
| Coordinates | 35.4557, 43.2611 |
English translation
By Ebeling, Erich · Via Open Richly Annotated Cuneiform Corpus (ORACC) · CC BY-SA 3.0 (ORACC)
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| Obverse [0:1] o 1o 1–o 1o 1 | Incantation: O Divine Lamp, greet Marduk. |
| Obverse [1:2] o 22–o 22 | Make (your) utterance favorable to Marduk. |
| Obverse [2:3] o 33–o 33 | Do for Marduk that which he says. |
| Obverse [3:4] o 44–o 44 | Bid Marduk good morning (and) good evening. |
| Obverse [4:5] o 55–o 55 | O Divine Lamp, when you enter into the sick man's house, |
| Obverse [5:6] o 66–o 66 | Strike the cheek of evil, trample the feet of evil, repel the breast of evil, |
| Obverse [6:7] o 77–o 77 | Let the evil clear out in your presence. |
| Obverse [7:8] o 88–o 88 | With you may harmony enter. |
| Obverse [8:9] o 99–o 99 | With you may success enter. |
| Obverse [9:10] o 1010–o 1010 | With you may dignity enter. |
| Obverse [10:11] o 1111–o 1111 | With you may a favorable divine guardian enter. |
| Obverse [11:12] o 1212–o 1212 | With you may fruitfulness enter. |
| Obverse [12:13] o 1313–o 1313 | With you may plenty enter. |
| Obverse [13:14] o 1414–o 1414 | With you may abundance enter. |
| Obverse [14:15] o 1515–o 1515 | With you may wealth enter. |
| Obverse [15:16] o 1616–o 1616 | With you may attentiveness enter. |
| Obverse [16:17] o 1717–o 1717 | With you may acceptance enter. |
| Obverse [17:18] o 1818–o 1818 | With you may amity enter. |
| Obverse [18:19] o 1919–o 1919 | Rest. Have a seat. Calm down. Establish favor for the house that you enter. |
| Obverse [19:20] o 2020–o 2020 | For me, entrust (my) well-being (and) life to the good hands of my (personal) god. |
| Obverse [20:21] o 2121–o 2121 | May the great gods make Marduk's heart [happy]. |
| Obverse [21:22] o 2222–o 2222 | May the [na]me of the Lord, Marduk, endure forever for all. |
| Obverse [22:23] o 2323–o 2323 | Enter, O Divine Lamp. Establish good things. May life go forth from your mouth. |
| Obverse [23:24] o 2424–o 2424 | May well-being be established on your lips. I came before you. May I be sated with life. |
| Obverse [24:25] o 2525–o 2525 | You recite the wording (of the prayer) in the presence of Nusku, who is placed at the head of the sick person. |
| Obverse [25:26] o 2626–o 2626 | Incantation: O Nusku, most exalted one, heir of Duranki, |
| Obverse [26:27] o 2727–o 2727 | Beloved of Enlil, counsellor, who determines the fates, |
| Obverse [27:28] o 2828–o 2828 | August vizier, who guides everything, |
| Obverse [28:29] o 2929–o 2929 | In the pure heavens, your command is exalted, in Esharra, your word is glorified, |
| Obverse [29:30] o 3030–o 3030 | At your procession (lit. going out), the great gods are attentive. Without you, the meal in Ekur is not set out. |
| Obverse [30:31] o 3131–o 3131 | Without you, Anu, your father, does not render judgment. |
| Obverse [31:32] o 3232–o 3232 | Enlil, the counsellor, does not decide a case. |
| Obverse [32:33] o 3333–o 3333 | I, so-and-so, son of so-and-so, whose (personal) god (is) so-and-so (and) whose (personal) goddess (is) so-and-so, kneel at your feet. |
| Obverse [33:34] o 3434–o 3434 | Have mercy! May your angry heart be at ease immediately! |
| Obverse [34:35] o 3535–o 3535 | Before Enlil, the counsellor, may you be my intercessor. |
| Obverse [35:36] o 3636–o 3636 | Forgive my sins; erase my crimes. |
| Obverse [36:37] o 3737–o 3737 | May a favorable protective spirit (and) favorable divine guardian go at my side daily. |
| Obverse [37:38] o 3838–o 3838 | May mouth (and) tongue speak (something) favorable. I came before you. May I be sated with life. |
| Obverse [38:39] o 3939–o 3939 | Incantation: O Nusku, king of the night, who illuminates the darkness, |
| Obverse [39:40] o 4040–o 4040 | You stand (in the sky) at night and observe the people. |
| Obverse [40:41] o 4141–o 4141 | Without you, the meal in Ekur is not set out. |
| Obverse [41:42] o 4242–o 4242 | The shedu-demon, the spy-demon, the alluḫappu-net-demon, the lawless-demon, the gallû-demon, the lurking-demon, the evil god, |
| Obverse [42:43] o 4343–o 4343 | The utukku-demon, the lilû-storm-demon (and) lilītu-storm-demon hide themselves in the corners, |
| Obverse [43:44] o 4444–o 4444 | In your presence, O Nusku, push out the sagḫulḫazu-demon; drive out the utukku-demon; vanquish the evil one, |
| Obverse [44:45] o 4545–o 4545 | Shulak, who roams about at night, whose touch (is) death! I look to you (i.e., Nusku) and turn to your divinity. |
| Obverse [45:46] o 4646–o 4646 | Establish a guardian of well-being and life for me! |
| Obverse [46:47] o 4747–o 4747 | Make a protective spirit (and) a deity who makes whole stand at my head. |
| Obverse [47:48] o 4848–o 4848 | [May] they [gu]ide me all night long until daybreak. |
| Obverse [48:49] o 4949–o 4949 | O Nusku, perfect one, lord of discernment, I proclaim your greatness |
| Obverse [49:50] o 5050–o 5050 | [in the presence of] Shamash daily. |
| Obverse [50:51] o 5151–o 5151 | [. . .] the exorcist takes the hand of the sick person and speaks (the above incantation ?) before Nusku three times. |
| Reverse [0:1] r 1r 1–r 1r 1 | [Incantation]: O Nusku, exalted vizier, who roa[ms the night], |
| Reverse [1:2] r 22–r 22 | [Pre]-eminent one of the gods of the world, lord of exalted forces (are) you, |
| Reverse [2:3] r 33–r 33 | Whose voice humanity hears from afar, |
| Reverse [3:4] r 44–r 44 | I, so-and-so, son of so-and-so, pray to you. Inform me [concern]ing my case! |
| Reverse [4:5] r 55–r 55 | [Concern]ing my case, grant me[rc]y! |
| Reverse [5:6] r 66–r 66 | Do not go (on) [to] the case of another. |
| Reverse [6:7] r 77–r 77 | [In] the twilight watch, the midnight watch, and the watch at dawn, |
| Reverse [7:8] r 88–r 88 | May [nig]ht bring to me (a dream) that I may sing your praises! |
| Reverse [8:9] r 99–r 99 | O [An]zagar, Anzagar, who brings (dreams) to humanity, |
| Reverse [9:10] r 1010–r 1010 | Messenger of the prince, Marduk, |
| Reverse [10:11] r 1111–r 1111 | O Night, fear of the evening, |
| Reverse [11:12] r 1212–r 1212 | O three watches of the night, waking, guarding, relestless, (and) unsleeping, |
| Reverse [12:13] r 1313–r 1313 | Because you are awake, guarding, |
| Reverse [13:14] r 1414–r 1414 | restless (and) unsleeping, |
| Reverse [14:15] r 1515–r 1515 | You give a decision to those awake and those sleeping. |
| Reverse [15:16] r 1616–r 1616 | You perform (your) duty. You remain vigilant all night until the watch at dawn. |
| Reverse [16:17] r 1717–r 1717 | May night bring to me (a dream) that I may sing your praises! |
| Reverse [17:18] r 1818–r 1818 | It is the wording of a lifted-hand prayer to Nusku. |
| Reverse [18:19] r 1919–r 1919 | Incantation: O Nusku, heir of Ekur, who (provides/possesses?) the oracle of the great gods, |
| Reverse [19:20] r 2020–r 2020 | The torch (is) your message, the secret under your authority (lit. in your hand). |
| Reverse [20:21] r 2121–r 2121 | Erasing sin belongs to you (lit. is with you). |
| Reverse [21:22] r 2222–r 2222 | Enlil is consenting. Appoint well-being for me. |
| Reverse [22:23] r 2323–r 2323 | [May] your route to Ekur be straight! |
| Reverse [23:24] r 2424–r 2424 | May Enlil rejoice at your entry [to E]kur; may Ninlil be glad! |
| Reverse [24:25] r 2525–r 2525 | May [Sa]daranuna, (your) wife, your beloved, be glad in your presence! |
| Reverse [25:26] r 2626–r 2626 | May [E]sha'enlil, your shrine, be filled with rejoicing! |
| Reverse [26:27] r 2727–r 2727 | [You] eat bread. May it please you. You imbibe a pure drink of fine flour. May |
| Reverse [27:28] r 2828–r 2828 | your mood be at ease. |
| Reverse [28:29] r 2929–r 2929 | [To the s]on of Ea (i.e., Marduk), king of the gods, your progenitor, |
| Reverse [29:30] r 3030–r 3030 | Enlil, the lord who determines fates, your [lord], |
| Reverse [30:31] r 3131–r 3131 | Ninlil, who lifts up your head, |
| Reverse [31:32] r 3232–r 3232 | Ninurta, your favorite brother, intercede (for me and) order good things. |
| Reverse [32:33] r 3333–r 3333 | May life go forth from your mouth! May wholeness be established by your lips. |
| Reverse [33:34] r 3434–r 3434 | I came before you. May I be sated with life. |
| Reverse [34:35] r 3535–r 3535 | O Nusku, who is sleepless in the night, |
| Reverse [35:36] r 3636–r 3636 | Go to the great Ekur. Incantation formula. |
| Reverse [36:37] r 3737–r 3737 | Written (and) checked according to its original. |
| Reverse [37:38] r 3838–r 3838 | Written by Nabu-ballissu, junior scribal apprentice, |
| Reverse [38:39] r 3939–r 3939 | Grandson of Aplaya, the scribe. |
| Reverse [39:40] r 4141–r 4141 | May Shamash carry off whomever carries off (this tablet). |
Transliteration (ATF)
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| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
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| 1 | EN₂ {⸢d}ZALAG₂⸣ a-na {d}AMAR.UTU kur-⸢bu⸣ | |
| 2 | ⸢ger-ru⸣-u a-na {d}AMAR.UTU du-mi-iq | |
| 3 | ⸢ša₂⸣ qa-be₂-e a-na {d}AMAR.UTU e-pu-uš | |
| 4 | ⸢šu⸣-lum ṣi-it {d}UTU{ši} e-reb {d}UTU{ši} a-na {d}MES bi-li | |
| 5 | {⸢d⸣}ZALAG₂ a-na E₂ GIG ina e-re-bi-ka | |
| 6 | ⸢le⸣-et lem-ni ma-ha-aṣ GIR₃ lem-ni ku-bu-us GABA lem-ni si-⸢kip⸣ | |
| 7 | ⸢lem⸣-nu lip-ṭur ina pa-ni-ka | |
| 8 | KI-ka li-ru-bu mit-gu-ru | |
| 9 | KI-ka li-ru-bu šu-šu-⸢ru⸣ | |
| 10 | KI-ka li-ru-bu bal-tu₄ | |
| 11 | KI-ka li-ru-bu la-mas-si | |
| 12 | KI-ka li-ru-bu nu-uh-šu | |
| 13 | KI-ka li-ru-bu ṭuh-⸢du⸣ | |
| 14 | KI-ka li-ru-bu he₂-gal₂-⸢lu₄⸣ | |
| 15 | KI-ka li-ru-bu meš-ru-u | |
| 16 | KI-ka li-ru-bu teš₂-mu-u₂ | |
| 17 | KI-ka li-ru-bu ma-ga-ru | |
| 18 | KI-ka ⸢li⸣-ru-bu sa-li-⸢mu⸣ | |
| 19 | nu-uh ti-šab šup-ši-ih ana E₂ te-ru-bu SIG₅{tu₂} šu-kun | |
| 20 | ia-a-ši ana ŠU.MIN SIG₅-MEŠ ša₂ DINGIR-MU ana šul-me TI.LA pi-iq-da-an-ni | |
| 21 | [ṭu₂-ub] ⸢lib₃⸣-bi {d}AMAR.UTU DINGIR-MEŠ GAL-MEŠ li-pu-šu | |
| 22 | [zi]-⸢kir {d}EN {d}AMAR.UTU⸣ ana kiš-ša₂-ti lu da-ri | |
| 23 | ⸢KU₄⸣{ba} {d}ZALAG₂ šu-kun ba-ni-tu ina ⸢KA⸣-ka lu-ṣa-a TI.LA | |
| 24 | ina šap-ti-ka liš-ša₂-kin ša₂-la-mu ina IGI-ka ⸢DU⸣-ka TI.LA lu-uš-⸢be₂ EN₂⸣ | |
| 25 | KA-INIM-MA ina IGI {d}ZALAG₂ ša SAG {lu₂}GIG šak-nu ŠID{nu} | |
| 26 | EN₂ {d}NUSKA šur-bu-u₂ i-lit-ti DUR.AN.KI | |
| 27 | ⸢na⸣-ram {d}EN.LIL₂ ma-li-ki mu-šim-mu NAM.TAR-MEŠ | |
| 28 | SUKKAL ṣi-ru mu-ta-ʾ-er mim-ma šum-šu | |
| 29 | ina AN{e} KU₃-MEŠ qi₂-bit-ka ṣi-rat ina E₂.ŠAR₂.RA šur-ru-hat a-mat-⸢ka⸣ | |
| 30 | ana E₃-ka u₂-paq-qu DINGIR-MEŠ GAL-MEŠ ina ba-li-ka ul GAR{an} nap-tan ina E₂.KUR | |
| 31 | ina ba-li-ka {d}a-num AD-ka ul i-šak-kan šip-ṭu | |
| 32 | {d}EN.LIL₂ ma-li-ki EŠ.BAR ul KUD{as} | |
| 33 | a-na-ku NENNI A NENNI ša DINGIR-šu₂ NENNI {d}1(u) 5(diš)-šu₂ NENNI{tu₄} ša₂-pal-ka ak-mis | |
| 34 | ri-ša₂-a re-e-mu ag-gu lib₃-ba-ka li-nu-ha sur-riš | |
| 35 | ina IGI {d}EN.LIL₂ ma-li-ki lu ṣa-bit ⸢a⸣-bu-ti-ia at-ta | |
| 36 | ar₂-ni-ia pu-ṭur gil₂-la-te-ia pu-su-su | |
| 37 | {d}ALAD SIG₅ {d}LAMA₃ SIG₅ u₄-mi₃-šam-ma lit-tal-la-ka i-da-a-a | |
| 38 | KA EME liq-bu-u₂ SIG₅{te} ina IGI-ka DU{ka} TI.LA lu-uš-be₂ EN₂ | |
| 39 | EN₂ {d}NUSKA LUGAL mu-ši mu-na-mer uk-li | |
| 40 | ⸢ta⸣-za-az ina mu-ši-ma UN-MEŠ ta-bar-ri | |
| 41 | ina ba-li-ki ul GAR{in} nap-tan ina E₂.KUR | |
| 42 | {d}ALAD ha-a-a-ṭu al-lu-hap-pu hab-bi-lu gal-lu-u MAŠKIM₂ DINGIR lem-nu | |
| 43 | u₂-tuk-ku {lu₂}LIL₂.LA₂ {mi₂}LIL₂.LA₂ im-me-du pu-zur ša₂-ha-ti | |
| 44 | ina IGI {d}ZALAG₂-ka šu-ṣi SAG.⸢HUL.HA{zu} ṭu-ru-ud⸣ u₂-tuk-ku KUR{ud} lem-⸢nu⸣ | |
| 45 | {d}šu-lak mut-tal-⸢lik mu-ši⸣ ša TAG{su} mu-tu₂ a-mur-ka-ma a-sa-hur DINGIR{ut}ka | |
| 46 | ma-ṣar ⸢šul⸣-me u TI.LA šu-kun UGU-MU | |
| 47 | {⸢d}ALAD⸣ na-ṣi-ru DINGIR mu-šal-li-mu šu-zi-iz ina SAG-MU | |
| 48 | [li-it]-⸢tar-ru⸣-ni kal mu-ši a-di na-ma-ri | |
| 49 | {[d]}NUSKA git₂-ma-lu EN ta-šim-ti nar-bi-ka lu-ša₂-pi | |
| 50 | [ina IGI] {d}UTU ud-da-kam₂ | |
| 51 | [... {lu₂]}MAŠ.MAŠ ŠU {lu₂}GIG DAB-ma ana IGI {d}⸢NUSKA⸣ 3(diš)-šu₂ DUG₄.GA | |
| r | ||
| 1 | [EN₂] {⸢d}NUSKA⸣ SUKKAL ṣi-ru mu-⸢tal⸣-[lik mu-ši] | |
| 2 | [NIR].GAL₂ DINGIR-MEŠ ša kib-ra-a-ti EN USU MAH-MEŠ ⸢at-ta⸣ | |
| 3 | ša i-⸢na⸣ ru-⸢qe-ti⸣ te-ne₂-še-e-ti ri-gim-šu i-še-mu-⸢u₂⸣ | |
| 4 | ana-ku NENNI A ⸢NENNI⸣ ut(TE-)⸢nen-ka⸣ [aš]-⸢šum⸣ di-ni-ia GEŠTU.MIN-ia pu-te-i | |
| 5 | [aš]-⸢šum⸣ di-ni ⸢re⸣-[mi]-⸢i⸣ šur-ši-i | |
| 6 | [ana] di-nim ša-nim-⸢ma la ta⸣-a-lak | |
| 7 | [ina] ⸢EN⸣.NUN ba-ra-ri-tu₂ EN.NUN qab-li-tu₂ ⸢EN.NUN⸣ šat ur-⸢ri⸣ | |
| 8 | [mu]-⸢šu⸣ lib-lam-ma da₃-li₂-li₂-⸢ka⸣ lud-lul | |
| 9 | [AN].⸢ZAG⸣.GAR.RA AN.ZAG.GAR.RA ba-bi-lu a-me-lu-ti | |
| 10 | ⸢DUMU⸣ šip-ri ša ru-bi-i {d}⸢AMAR.UTU⸣ | |
| 11 | ⸢mu⸣-ši-tu pu-luh-tu ša li-la-⸢a-ti⸣ | |
| 12 | 3(diš) EN.NUN-MEŠ ša GE₆{ti} e-ra-a-ti na-aṣ-ra-a-te dal-pa-a-te la ṣa-⸢lil⸣-a-ti | |
| 13 | ⸢ki⸣-ma at-ti-na e-ra-te-na na-aṣ-ra-a-ti-⸢na⸣ | |
| 14 | ⸢dal⸣-pa₂-ti-na la ṣa-li-la-ti-⸢na⸣ | |
| 15 | ⸢a⸣-na e-ri u ṣal-li EŠ.BAR{a} ta-nam-din-na | |
| 16 | ⸢te⸣-ep-pu-ša₂ ṣi-bu-tu₂ tuš-ta-bar-ra-a kal mu-ši a-di EN.NUN šat ur-ri | |
| 17 | GE₆ lib-lam-ma da₃-li₂-li₂-ka lud-lul | |
| 18 | KA-INIM-MA ŠU-IL₂-LA₂ {d}NUSKA-KAM₂ | |
| 19 | EN₂ {d}NUSKA IBILA E₂.KUR ša te-ret DINGIR-MEŠ GAL-⸢MEŠ⸣ | |
| 20 | ⸢di⸣-pa-ru na-aš₂-par-ta-ka pi-⸢riš⸣-tu ⸢ŠU⸣-ka | |
| 21 | ⸢i⸣-ba-aš₂-ši KI-ka gil₂-la-⸢tu pa⸣-sa-su | |
| 22 | {⸢d}EN.LIL₂⸣ ma-gir a-na šul-me pi-iq-da-an-⸢ni⸣ | |
| 23 | [li]-še-er KASKAL-ka ina E₂.KUR | |
| 24 | [ana E₂].⸢KUR⸣ ina e-re-bi-ka {d}EN.LIL₂ ⸢li⸣-ih-du-ka {d}⸢NIN.LIL⸣ li-riš-ka | |
| 25 | {[d}SA].DARA₂.NUN.NA hi-ir-tu na-ram-ta-ka pa-nu-ka li-ir-tiš₂ | |
| 26 | [E₂].ŠA₆.{d}EN.LIL₂.LA₂ ku-um-⸢ma⸣-ka ⸢riš⸣-tu li-⸢im⸣-la | |
| 27 | [ta]-⸢kul⸣ ak-lu li-ṭi-ib UGU-⸢ka⸣ taš-ti A-⸢MEŠ⸣ tas-qi₂-i KU₃-⸢MEŠ⸣ li-nu-uh | |
| 28 | kab-⸢ta-at⸣-ka | |
| 29 | [ana bu]-kur {d}e₂-a ⸢LUGAL DINGIR-MEŠ ba-ni⸣-ka | |
| 30 | {⸢d}EN.LIL₂ EN⸣ mu-šim-mu NAM.TAR-MEŠ [EN]-ka | |
| 31 | {⸢d}NIN⸣.LIL₂ mu-la-at SAG-MEŠ-⸢ka⸣ | |
| 32 | {⸢d⸣}MAŠ ŠEŠ ta-li-me-ka ṣa-bat a-bu-ti qi-bi ba-ni-⸢ti⸣ | |
| 33 | ina KA-ka lu-ṣa-a TI.LA ina NUNDUN-MEŠ-ka liš-ša₂-kin₂ ša₂-la-⸢mu⸣ | |
| 34 | ina IGI-ka DU-ka ⸢TI⸣.LA lu-uš-be₂ | |
| 35 | {d}NUSKA ša ta-ad-li-pu mu-ši-tu | |
| 36 | at-lak a-na E₂.KUR ra-bi-ti TU₆ ⸢EN₂⸣ | |
| 37 | ⸢LIBIR.RA⸣.BI.GIM ša₃-ṭir₂ BA.AN.E₃ | |
| 38 | ⸢ša₃⸣-ṭir₂ {m}{d}NA₄-⸢bal-liṭ-su⸣ ŠAMAN₂.LA₂ ⸢TUR⸣ | |
| 39 | DUMU DUMU {m}⸢IBILA⸣{a-a} {[lu₂]}A.BA | |
| 41 | ša₃ i-tab-⸢ba-la {d⸣}ša₃-maš₂ IR.BI | |
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