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K 02445 + K 02975 + K 02946 + K 09814 + Rm 2, 148 + Sm 0033 + Sm 0272 + Sm 1393 + Sm 1594 (P394438)
CANONICAL > Literature > Hymns > Divine > Kiutu; CANONICAL > Magic > Purification > Mīs pî, Neo-Assyrian, Nineveh · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE
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| Designation | K 02445 + K 02975 + K 02946 + K 09814 + Rm 2, 148 + Sm 0033 + Sm 0272 + Sm 1393 + Sm 1594 |
|---|---|
| ID | P394438 |
| Museum no. | BM — |
| Collection | British Museum, London, UK |
| Language | Akkadian |
| Period | Neo-Assyrian · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE |
| Genre | CANONICAL > Literature > Hymns > Divine > Kiutu; CANONICAL > Magic > Purification > Mīs pî |
| 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) |
|---|---|
| reverse col 3 7' | May your bed be praised for you |
| obverse col 2 17 | In your exalted cella, no one shall break his name. |
| obverse col 2 19 | May the sceptres of the sceptre of your name be removed! |
| obverse col 1 5 | your hand... heaven |
| obverse col 2 35 | (Ditto:) "It is a burden! Ditto! |
| reverse col 4 5' | Beloved of Marduk, lord of destinies, |
| reverse col 4 1' | May Utu praise you at your rear. |
| obverse col 2 37 | The apsû-demon, the na na-u-na-u-na-u-na-u-na-u-na-u-na-u-na-u-na-u-na-u-na-i-na-i-na-i-na-i-na-i-na-i-na- |
| obverse col 2 39 | Ditto, shadû-priest, shadû-priest, shadû-priest, shadû-priest, shadû-priest, |
| reverse col 3 9' | May your house be praised for you |
| obverse col 2 12 | your house, numerous sheep and goats |
| obverse col 2 15 | 'May the house of your abode that... |
| obverse col 2 1 | I am its uumgal creature. Its word is surpassing from the netherworld. |
| obverse col 1 4 | When he is seized, in the qishtu-festival, in your presence |
| obverse col 2 42 | May the linen garments of the god Ea be made to be made to be made to be made to be filled with silver. |
| reverse col 4 29' | Its ritual: he is not negligent; the king of the gods, Aur |
| reverse col 4 4' | Incantation: O supreme storehouse, the dwelling of fates |
| reverse col 4 22' | Wording of a throne with a supreme dais |
| obverse col 2 29 | Ipa, the kara-nammu-priestess, his supplication, |
| reverse col 4 27' | Whoever among the kings who preceded me does not have the wisdom of Nabû, you are the one who carries out the sattukku offerings as many as there are. |
| obverse col 2 41 | In Borsippa gold of... |
| reverse col 4 2' | May ama your mood bless. |
| obverse col 1 6 | Your hands, Anu,... you... |
| obverse col 2 33 | 'The young man, the man, the man, the man, the man, the man, the man, the man, the man, the man, the man, the man, the man, the man, the man, the man, the man, the man, the man, the man, the man, the man, the man, the man, the man, the man, the man, the man, the man, the man, the man, the man, the man, the man, the man, the |
| reverse col 4 24' | ......... |
| obverse col 2 30 | May he be sated with a multicoloured mountain. |
| reverse col 3 3' | your heart |
| obverse col 2 20 | from the numerous food offerings in the midst of the womb |
| reverse col 3 1' | erda, your beloved man |
| obverse col 2 5 | May my supplication be favourable for you. |
| reverse col 4 23' | the lord of the great crown, the great crown of steles |
| reverse col 3 8' | May he say to you awe-inspiring radiance, |
| obverse col 2 3 | Your supreme throne is set up for you : in your throne you are great |
| reverse col 4 31' | May Ashur and Ninlil overthrow him fiercely and make his name (and) his seed disappear from the land. |
| obverse col 1 7 | to Nin-ildu the chief carpenter of heaven |
| obverse col 2 13 | 'May the house of your... be that of oxen, good quality sheep!' |
| obverse col 2 40 | good health of your mother Nintur |
| obverse col 2 34 | In the orchards, they shall bring speckled speckled speckled speckled speckled speckled apples for him |
| obverse col 2 16 | Your supreme storehouse, everything that is unrivaled |
| reverse col 4 11' | (If) ditto and ditto |
| obverse col 2 23 | In your midst may the dark and dark fog be piled up. |
| reverse col 4 16' | They put honey, butter, and cedar into your mouth. |
| obverse col 2 28 | You are a gardener, a well, a orchard with honey and wine, |
| reverse col 3 6' | May your dream be heard! |
| reverse col 4 17' | By means of my exalted command, your word has become open. |
| reverse col 4 26' | (As for) the one who Nabû and Tashmetu gave wide understanding, |
| obverse col 1 3 | In order to go out like a tree in a forest |
| obverse col 2 36 | May fish, speckled birds, and speckled birds grow for him |
| reverse col 3 10' | May he speak to you about the well-being of your temple. |
| reverse col 4 20' | May he be pure like heaven, may he be purified like heaven. |
| obverse col 2 24 | I am its ewe that gives birth to white lambs |
| obverse col 2 31 | May the shadû-demon give you a gift, a gift, and a gift. |
| obverse col 2 9 | May the... house be redeemed in a favorable day. |
| reverse col 4 28' | I wrote, collated, and checked the tablet and placed it in my palace. |
| obverse col 1 1 | Incantation: When you rise, when you rise |
| reverse col 4 8' | who perfects the work of the master |
| obverse col 2 22 | May your shining halo roar from its calf |
| reverse col 4 7' | Ea, the seat of mourning, the great work he brought to me, and |
| obverse col 2 18 | May your house be a good reed |
| reverse col 4 14' | he dedicated it (this bowl) to the mama priest. |
| reverse col 3 4' | May your heart... your mood... |
| reverse col 4 21' | May the evildoer stand outside. |
| obverse col 2 10 | your house, that which gladdens the heart, |
| obverse col 2 11 | 'May the house of the nuhattum? of yours be rejoicing! |
| reverse col 4 30' | Whoever carries this tablet off or writes his name with my name, |
| obverse col 2 7 | 'May the house of your adversary be well. |
| reverse col 4 9' | In the end of the night, he made the life great. |
| reverse col 4 19' | May your supplication be as clear as heaven! |
| reverse col 4 12' | he made the brickwork of the abgal priest rise. |
| obverse col 2 4 | May your supreme dais be filled with great fearsomeness. |
| reverse col 4 18' | May your throne, your supreme dais be holy like heaven |
| reverse col 4 3' | Wording of a god in his residence |
| reverse col 4 15' | As for the me of his mother, he made you rejoice. |
| obverse col 2 27 | 'May the one who is depressed, ill, be distressed, ditto! |
| reverse col 4 13' | The apkallu-tree that is made of wool, |
| obverse col 2 32 | In the plain he shall make the field speckled and the field speckled. |
| reverse col 4 25' | Palace of Ashurbanipal, king of the world, king of Assyria, who to Ashur and Ninlil was assiduous |
| obverse col 1 2 | In your presence, in your presence |
| obverse col 2 6 | may he be able to open the house of girganazû-demon |
| obverse col 2 8 | house of...,... storm, prince Ea |
| obverse col 2 26 | May you be the green nanny-goat(?) with a green face (?). |
| reverse col 3 5' | may your throne be seated for you |
| obverse col 2 25 | 'You are the one who makes the assembly rejoice, you are the one who makes the people rejoice. |
| reverse col 4 6' | Enki made its task(?) at the place of fear of Ubduba. |
| obverse col 2 38 | The abundance of the nether world, the abundance of the sea, and the abundance of the sea, shall be heaped up. |
| reverse col 4 10' | by the hand of Enkum and Nenkum |
| obverse col 2 14 | the E-kitushu-su-ga..., |
| obverse col 2 21 | In the awe-inspiring radiance of his heart, |
| reverse col 3 2' | Aya, your beloved spouse |
| obverse col 2 2 | I have heard his word of the land. |
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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