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4R2 51 (58)-52 (59) (P393769)
Prayer, Neo-Assyrian, Nineveh · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE
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| Designation | 4R2 51 (58)-52 (59) |
|---|---|
| ID | P393769 |
| 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 |
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) |
|---|---|
| col 2 17 | All the gods and goddesses who know him |
| reverse col 4 34 | In my palace I established. |
| col 2 59 | on the side of a lion |
| reverse col 4 37 | will write my name with me. |
| col 2 56 | On tablet and tablet it is well. |
| col 2 37 | slander... |
| reverse col 4 5 | May La, Haya, andLUHa release |
| 9' | ... father |
| reverse col 3 47 | and Lahura-til |
| reverse col 3 27 | May Anu and Antu release |
| 16' | with the Ibri canal(s) |
| col 2 34 | The lamassu of heaven and earth has sworn |
| reverse col 3 48 | May Yabru and Humban release his sin. |
| 30' | she spoke to her... |
| reverse col 4 21 | May his curse be heard. |
| reverse col 3 6 | among the gods of heaven, |
| 26' | ... he gave a gift and received it from a great audience. |
| col 2 25 | He stood in the ipru-vessel and said: |
| 43' | The qinnu-trees are piled up. |
| 19' | The one who does not destroy the privileged house |
| reverse col 3 46 | May they release in Shui: |
| reverse col 3 19 | Written (and) collated by the gods, the merciful lord Marduk. |
| reverse col 3 10 | in the threshing floor of the house and of the house is well. |
| reverse col 4 4 | May Erra, Erra-gal and Erra-kalkal release |
| reverse col 3 4 | On the boat, the boat, the boat (and) the boat are well. |
| col 2 58 | on the other side of the river |
| reverse col 4 8 | May ul and ama release their name |
| 21' | He does not know the scribal art; he does not know the art of the god. |
| reverse col 4 13 | May endur-ra-uur and the Shepherd of Anu release |
| reverse col 3 34 | May the Apsu release, |
| col 2 22 | they received, and they swore an oath. |
| col 2 49 | in a wood |
| col 2 5 | they shall smite, they shall smite, |
| 12' | ... daughter of a mother |
| col 2 38 | ... over the robbers...... |
| reverse col 3 31 | May Bel-ittannu release, may Nin-ittannu release |
| 27' | to me...... |
| col 2 3 | he created, he wrote, he destroyed |
| reverse col 3 37 | May Zarpanitu release, queen of Esaggil |
| col 2 18 | He said in his heart and his mouth: |
| reverse col 3 33 | May Ea release |
| col 2 13 | with a swollen thigh |
| col 2 42 | to the presence of... |
| reverse col 3 39 | The dwelling of the great gods |
| reverse col 3 49 | the gods, |
| col 2 52 | At the delivery of the guzû-vessel, he is well. |
| reverse col 3 20 | Release the god, lord of the house, release the god... |
| reverse col 3 9 | (If) in the middle of the 'finger' of the 'finger' of the 'finger' of the 'finger' of the 'finger.' |
| col 2 31 | to the protective deity of his hand he has been seized. |
| 25' | ... he smote... to the great mistress. |
| reverse col 3 3 | on the river bank |
| col 2 19 | According to the name of his (personal) god, |
| reverse col 3 42 | May ulkun release, |
| col 2 4 | he established, he established, he established, |
| reverse col 4 25 | who trusts in Aur and Ninlil |
| col 2 7 | The utterance of his mouth, the utterance of his lips, |
| reverse col 3 1 | on the side of the plow |
| 8' | ...... they returned |
| reverse col 4 35 | The king of the gods will not listen to his prayers. |
| reverse col 4 32 | I wrote, collated, and collated it on tablets. |
| 20' | to seize him and to smite him, he said: |
| col 2 55 | In the apsûtu-festival |
| reverse col 4 9 | Ilum-balssu-iqbi, Sagkud, Nabu |
| 13' | ... all of the black-headed people became hostile to him. |
| reverse col 4 20 | may he be sated. |
| reverse col 4 3 | Lamassu-iqbi, |
| reverse col 3 21 | ... god |
| 7' | ...... famine |
| col 2 35 | The protective deity of god and king... |
| reverse col 3 56 | May Agade release Eulma |
| 42' | good deeds in his supplications they swore. |
| reverse col 4 31 | The wisdom of Nabû, the one who is assiduous towards the shrines, as many as there are |
| 4' | ...... they shall bring |
| reverse col 4 22 | Incantation: The curse related to a man's son will be seized. |
| reverse col 4 22a | (a kind of profession) |
| reverse col 4 23a | (a kind of profession) |
| reverse col 4 24a | (a kind of profession) |
| reverse col 4 25a | (a kind of profession) |
| reverse col 4 26a | (a kind of profession) |
| reverse col 4 27a | (a kind of profession) |
| reverse col 3 45 | May Itar and Der release |
| reverse col 4 27 | They rejoiced. The eyes were bright. |
| col 2 24 | his (personal) god and his (personal) goddess shall divide with him. |
| reverse col 3 18 | May his fate be granted to you before you. |
| reverse col 3 44 | May Dr and EdIM-GAL-KAL-KALAM release |
| reverse col 3 54 | May Eanna release; may she release in Eanna! |
| col 2 32 | The protective deity of father and mother has heard |
| 38' | to the wife of his friend |
| reverse col 4 33 | For my reading of this tablet |
| 45' | its mouth is open, its heart is not firm. |
| reverse col 3 16 | You are the one who guides the gods, the king of the lands. |
| reverse col 3 43 | May Iqbi-damqi release, who brings prosperity, |
| 24' | To the lord of justice, to the great brother of justice, |
| reverse col 3 11 | in the street |
| reverse col 3 35 | May Eridu release |
| reverse col 4 30 | anyone who this message does not have |
| 6' | ...... they say, they have returned |
| col 2 2 | They smote me, they smote me. |
| 32' | The money is paid completely. The money is paid completely. |
| 10' | ... sons |
| reverse col 3 12 | in a god's temple |
| 39' | Deads (and) his companions have sinned. |
| col 2 47 | In a tammû-vessel, a lard |
| col 2 29 | They took it as a loan. |
| reverse col 3 38 | May Esaggil and Babylon release |
| reverse col 4 26 | which Nabu and Tashmetu gave wide understanding |
| col 2 26 | he did not know, and he swore. |
| 37' | he has entered the house of his friend. |
| 5' | ...... stands |
| reverse col 3 41 | May Tashmetu release the great radiance |
| reverse col 4 2 | May iduru release, may Itar of wisdom |
| col 2 30 | He has sworn by the life |
| reverse col 3 22 | ... Nergal, lord of wisdom(?) |
| 36' | ... and the kudurru-reeds he removed. |
| col 2 12 | he brought his hand to the netherworld and the netherworld. |
| reverse col 3 23 | uqamuna and imaliya |
| col 2 41 | the governor of his city... |
| reverse col 4 19 | let them... |
| reverse col 4 10 | May Immiria release |
| 18' | They shall not make a claim; they shall not make a claim. |
| col 2 23 | (As for) the table that is to be set up (in it), |
| 29' | has not spoken...... |
| reverse col 3 40 | May Nabu and Nanaya release |
| 23' | his (personal) god, his (personal) god, his (personal) goddess, |
| reverse col 3 51 | May the bitter words of the four quarters be dispersed. |
| col 2 43 | who sees him... |
| reverse col 3 50 | The stars of the south wind |
| col 2 15 | in the assembly |
| 3' | ...... they have brought |
| 44' | he stood by him as a treasure. |
| 22' | He is a god, he is a goddess, he is a goddess |
| reverse col 4 18 | his...s |
| 33' | The heir has shaved off the tail. |
| col 2 44 | You... on a bed |
| 35' | he did not cut off |
| reverse col 4 30a | (a kind of profession) |
| reverse col 4 31a | (a kind of profession) |
| reverse col 4 32a | (a kind of profession) |
| reverse col 4 33a | (a kind of profession) |
| reverse col 4 34a | (a kind of profession) |
| reverse col 4 35a | (a kind of profession) |
| reverse col 4 36a | (a kind of profession) |
| col 2 48 | a'il; |
| 11' | ... mother |
| col 2 45 | You... on the throne |
| reverse col 3 14 | May ama, judge |
| 41' | his sin is unceasing, |
| reverse col 3 52 | May his curses be released. |
| col 2 10 | he crossed over the road. |
| reverse col 4 7 | May arrahu release |
| reverse col 4 36 | Whoever breaks the contract or his hand, shall return the money tenfold to its owners. He shall contest in his lawsuit and not succeed. |
| reverse col 4 14 | May god and goddess, as many as their name |
| 34' | The kudurru-aromatic is unceasing; the kudurru-aromatic is unjust. |
| reverse col 4 6 | arru-uballi, Latarrak |
| col 2 51 | In a table |
| col 2 46 | He has sworn by the table. |
| reverse col 3 32 | May Bel-leir release, may Nin-leir release |
| reverse col 3 24 | The great gods, as many as are their names... |
| reverse col 4 24 | Palace of Ashurbanipal, king of the world, king of Assyria. |
| col 2 36 | O lamassu, lord of... |
| col 2 39 | ... of his city... |
| col 2 28 | he has sinned, and |
| reverse col 4 16 | of NENNI, son of NENNI |
| reverse col 3 36 | May Marduk release, king of the Igigi. |
| reverse col 4 29 | which among the kings who came before me |
| col 2 11 | he did not alter. |
| reverse col 4 28a | (a kind of profession) |
| reverse col 4 17 | his crimes... |
| reverse col 4 1 | May Iara release, lady of battle |
| reverse col 3 53 | May Itar write in Uruk! |
| col 2 40 | word of his city... |
| reverse col 3 30 | May Eki'ur release, release my sin. |
| reverse col 3 8 | in the meadow of the city and the town is well. |
| col 2 8 | 'Let me not be negligent, let me not be negligent, let me not be negligent!' |
| 40' | sat on his lips. |
| 17' | with the man, the man, he smote him |
| col 2 9 | After (the death of) Aur-dn |
| reverse col 3 2 | in a well |
| col 2 57 | With stu and juniper, |
| col 2 33 | The lamassu, the great brother, and the great mistress, swore. |
| reverse col 3 26 | May Bel and lady release |
| reverse col 3 29 | May Mullissu release, queen of Ekur |
| 46' | its mouth is in heaven. |
| reverse col 3 15 | ama, lord of the upper and lower lands |
| reverse col 4 28 | the kindness of the scribal art |
| reverse col 3 13 | On his road he is well. |
| 1' | ...... said |
| col 2 54 | with a torch |
| 28' | there is...... |
| reverse col 3 25 | ..., son of Ea-arru |
| reverse col 3 7 | On the throne of the lord and the lady: |
| reverse col 4 29a | (a kind of profession) |
| col 2 1 | they heard...... |
| col 2 20 | they gave him, they made him stand, they swore. |
| reverse col 3 55 | May Anuntum write in Agade, her city. |
| col 2 6 | he will revive his hands for evil. |
| col 2 14 | With many sins that he has committed, |
| reverse col 3 17 | By your command may he establish truth. |
| col 2 53 | on a daises |
| col 2 27 | he took, and |
| 15' | with his brother |
| 31' | He seized the ziggurrat,... he seized |
| reverse col 4 23 | It is the second tablet. |
| col 2 50 | on the throne is well. |
| 2' | ...... said |
| col 2 21 | he smote, he smote, |
| 14' | with the kalltu-disease of the tongue, |
| reverse col 4 15 | On this day may they stand and |
| col 2 16 | With the awe-inspiring brilliance that they caused to be scattered, |
| reverse col 3 5 | In the midst of ama and in the midst of ama he is well. |
| reverse col 3 28 | May Enlil release; may the king, creator of the fates, |
| reverse col 4 12 | May Narudu release |
| reverse col 4 11 | The Bristle, the Bristle, ama-a-eir, Mars |
Sources & licences
- Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative · CDLI: reuse of catalogue/transliteration data with citation of CDLI; images restricted (not fetched) · Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI), https://cdli.earth/ ; cite CDLI and the P-number
- 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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