BMS 02, K 02487 (P394464)
Prayer, Neo-Assyrian, Nineveh · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE
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| Designation | BMS 02, K 02487 |
|---|---|
| ID | P394464 |
| 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 |
English translation
By King, Leonard W. · Via Open Richly Annotated Cuneiform Corpus (ORACC) · CC BY-SA 3.0 (ORACC)
| Line | English |
|---|---|
| Obverse [1:2] o 2'2'–o 2'2' | [. . .] among the gods [. . . ]. |
| Obverse [2:3] o 3'3'–o 3'3' | [. . .] my lady, I have turned [. . .] |
| Obverse [3:4] o 4'4'–o 4'4' | [. . .] your [. . .], I seek your rulership. |
| Obverse [4:5] o 5'5'–o 5'5' | [. . .] at me and intercede (on my behalf). |
| Obverse [5:6] o 6'6'–o 6'6' | [. . .], abolish evil. |
| Obverse [6:7] o 7'7'–o 7'7' | [. . .] me, the one who fears you. |
| Obverse [7:8] o 8'8'–o 8'8' | that I may proclaim [. . .] (and) I may resound your praises. |
| Obverse [8:9] o 9'9'–o 9'9' | It is [the wo]rding of a lifted-hand prayer to Tashmetu. Its ritual: a censer of juniper |
| Obverse [9:10] o 10'10'–o 10'10' | you place [be]fore Tashmetu. You libate first-rate beer and reci[te] this recitation. |
| Obverse [10:11] o 11'11'–o 11'11' | Incantation: Mighty scion, son of Enlil, |
| Obverse [11:12] o 12'12'–o 12'12' | Most supreme, [per]fect one, progeny of Eshara, |
| Obverse [12:13] o 13'13'–o 13'13' | Who is [clo]thed with fear, filled with terro[r], |
| Obverse [13:14] o 14'14'–o 14'14' | "Storm of the South," whose onslaught [cannot be] opposed, |
| Obverse [14:15] o 15'15'–o 15'15' | [Whose (celestial) po]sition is resplendent among the great gods, |
| Obverse [15:16] o 16'16'–o 16'16' | In Ekur, the house of cele[br]ations, your head is high. |
| Obverse [16:17] o 17'17'–o 17'17' | Enlil, your father, gave you, |
| Obverse [17:18] o 18'18'–o 18'18' | Executive power over all the gods is held in your hand. |
| Obverse [18:19] o 19'19'–o 19'19' | You pass judgment upon the people. |
| Obverse [19:20] o 20'20'–o 20'20' | You secure justice for the misguided, the orphaned boy and girl. |
| Obverse [20:21] o 21'21'–o 21'21' | You take the hand of the powerless, you raise up the helpless. |
| Obverse [21:22] o 22'22'–o 22'22' | You return the body (lit. his body) of the one being made to descend into the netherworld. |
| Obverse [22:23] o 23'23'–o 23'23' | You forgive the guilt of the one who ha[s inc]urred guilt. |
| Reverse [0:1] r 1r 1–r 1r 1 | You restore peace quickly to the one whose (personal) god is angry with him. |
| Reverse [1:2] r 22–r 22 | O Ninurta, foremost of the gods, you (are) the hero. |
| Reverse [2:3] r 33–r 33 | I, so-and-so, whose god is so-and-so, whose personal goddess is so-and-so, |
| Reverse [3:4] r r4r4–r r4r4 | Have set up a ritual arrangement for you. I have strewn flour for you. |
| Reverse [4:5] r 55–r 55 | I have strewn inc[en]se for you, a sweet fragrance. |
| Reverse [5:6] r 66–r 66 | I have libated swe[et] ale for you, beer made from (lit. of) grain. |
| Reverse [6:7] r 77–r 77 | May the gods of the (Path of) Enlil st[an]d with you. |
| Reverse [7:8] r 88–r 88 | May the gods, those of Ekur, st[an]d with you. |
| Reverse [8:9] r 99–r 99 | Look upon me with due favor [and hear] my speaking. |
| Reverse [9:10] r 1010–r 1010 | Acce[pt] my prayer; [rec]eive (my) appeal. |
| Reverse [10:11] r 1111–r 1111 | May my speech ple[ase] you. |
| Reverse [11:12] r 1212–r 1212 | Be at peace with me, the one who fears you. |
| Reverse [12:13] r 1313–r 1313 | I have seen your [fa]ce. May I indeed prosper. |
| Reverse [13:14] r 1414–r 1414 | [You ar]e favorably disposed; look upon me with due favor. |
| Reverse [14:15] r 1515–r 1515 | Remove my [gui]lt; forgive my offence. |
| Reverse [15:16] r 1616–r 1616 | [Make] my sin pass by; absolve my negli[gence]. |
| Reverse [16:17] r 1717–r 1717 | May my (personal) [god] and (personal) goddess respect me; may they intercede (for me), |
| Reverse [17:18] r 1818–r 1818 | That I may proclaim your [greatne]ss (and) resound your praises. |
| Reverse [18:19] r 1919–r 1919 | It is [the wordin]g of a lifted-hand prayer to Ninurta. |
| Reverse [19:20] r 2020–r 2020 | [. . .] of the regions; goddess of ladies. |
| Reverse [20:21] r 2121–r 2121 | [. . .] of Dagan; great one of the Igigi. |
| Reverse [21:22] r 2222–r 2222 | [. . . de]light of the gods; honored one of the sanctuary. |
| Reverse [22:23] r 2323–r 2323 | [. . . of Esag]il; the support of Ezida. |
| Reverse [23:24] r 2424–r 2424 | [. . .] who establishes the vanguard of the gods, the scion of Shazu. |
| Reverse [24:25] r 2525–r 2525 | [. . .] of creation. |
| Reverse [25:26] r 2626–r 2626 | [. . .] cultic center(?). |
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 | ||
| 1' | [...] x [...] | |
| 2' | [...] ⸢x⸣ ina DINGIR-MEŠ [...] | |
| 3' | [...] GAŠAN-MU as-sa₃-har [...] | |
| 4' | [...]-ki e-še-ʾ be-lut-ki | |
| 5' | [...]-⸢sin⸣-ni-ma qi₂-bi-i SIG₅{tim} | |
| 6' | [...]-qa hul-li-qi₂ HUL{tim} | |
| 7' | [...] ⸢x⸣ ia-a-ti pa-lih-ki | |
| 8' | [...] ⸢x⸣ lu-ša₂-pi da₃-li₂-li₂-ki lud-lul | |
| 9' | [KA]-⸢INIM⸣-MA ⸢ŠU⸣-IL₂-LA₂ {d}TAŠ-ME-TUM-KAM DU₃.DU₃.BI NIG₂.NA ŠIM.LI | |
| 10' | [ana] ⸢IGI⸣ {d}taš-me-tum GAR{an} KAŠ.SAG BAL{qi₂}ma ŠID{tam} an-ni-tam ŠID{[nu]} | |
| 11' | EN₂ ap-lu gaš-ru bu-kur₂ {d}EN.⸢LIL₂⸣ | |
| 12' | šur-bu-u [git₂]-ma-lu i-lit-ti E₂.ŠAR₂.⸢RA⸣ | |
| 13' | ša pu-luh-⸢tam⸣ [lit]-bu-šu ma-lu-u hur-⸢ba⸣-[šu₂] | |
| 14' | {d}UTU.ULU₃{lu} [la im]-⸢mah⸣-ha-ru ⸢qa-bal-šu₂⸣ | |
| 15' | šu-pu-u man-[za-za-šu₂] ina DINGIR-MEŠ GAL-MEŠ | |
| 16' | ina E₂.KUR E₂ ta-[ši]-⸢la-a-ti⸣ ša₂-qa-a re-ša₂-a-ka | |
| 17' | id-din-ka-⸢ma⸣ {d}EN.LIL₂ AD-ka | |
| 18' | te-ret kul-⸢lat⸣ DINGIR-MEŠ qa-tuk-ka tam-hat | |
| 19' | ta-dan di-in te-ne-še-e-ti | |
| 20' | tuš-te-šir ⸢la⸣ šu-šu-ru i-ka-a e-ku-ti | |
| 21' | ta-ṣab-bat ŠU ⸢en-ši⸣ la li-ʾ-a tu-ša₂-aš₂-qa | |
| 22' | ša₂ a-na a-ra-al-[le]-⸢e⸣ šu-ru-du pa-gar-šu₂ GUR{ra} | |
| 23' | ša₂ ar₂-nu i-[šu]-⸢u₂⸣ ta-paṭ-ṭar ar₂-nu | |
| r | ||
| 1 | ša₂ DINGIR-šu₂ KI-šu₂ zi-nu-u₂ tu-sal-lam ar₂-hiš | |
| 2 | {d}nin-urta a-ša₂-red DINGIR-MEŠ qu-ra-du at-ta | |
| 3 | ana-ku NENNI A NENNI ša₂ DINGIR-šu₂ NENNI {d}1(u) 5(diš)-šu₂ NENNI{tum} | |
| r4 | ar-kus-ka ⸢rik⸣-sa ZI₃.EŠA as₃-ruq-ka | |
| 5 | as₃-ruq-ka qut-[rin]-nu i-ri-šu₂ DUG₃.GA | |
| 6 | BAL-ka du-uš-[šu]-⸢pu⸣ ši-kar aš-na-an | |
| 7 | KI-ka li-⸢iz⸣-[ziz]-zu DINGIR-MEŠ šu-ut {d}EN.LIL₂ | |
| 8 | KI-ka li-⸢iz⸣-[ziz]-⸢zu⸣ DINGIR-MEŠ šu-ut E₂.KUR | |
| 9 | ki-niš nap-lis-an-ni-[ma ši-mi] qa-ba-a-a | |
| 10 | un-ni-ni-ia ⸢le⸣-[qi₂-ma mu]-⸢hur⸣ tas-lit | |
| 11 | zik-ri ⸢li⸣-[ṭib] UGU-ka | |
| 12 | ⸢si⸣-lim KI ia-a-⸢tu-u₂ pa⸣-lih-ka | |
| 13 | [pa]-ni-ka a-ta-mar lu-še-⸢ra⸣ ana-ku | |
| 14 | [mu]-up-pal-sa-ta ki-niš nap-lis-an-ni | |
| 15 | [ar₂]-ni pu-ṭur šer₂-ti pu-⸢šur⸣ | |
| 16 | [šu]-ti-iq qil-la-ti-ma hi-ṭi-ti ru-um-[me] | |
| 17 | [DINGIR]-MU u {d}1(u) 5(diš)-MU li-ša₂-qi₂-ru-in-ni-ma liq-bu-u SIG₅{tim} | |
| 18 | [nar]-⸢bi⸣-ka lu-ša₂-pi da₃-li₂-li₂-ka lud-lul | |
| 19 | [KA-INIM]-MA ŠU-IL₂-LA₂ {d}NIN-URTA-KAM | |
| 20 | [...] kib-ra-a-ti i-lat be-le-e-ti | |
| 21 | [...] u {d}da-gan ra-bat {d}i-gi₄-gi₄ | |
| 22 | [... ṣi]-ih-ti DINGIR-MEŠ ka-nu-ut a-a-ak-ki | |
| 23 | [... e₂-sag]-⸢il₂⸣ TUKUL{ti} E₂.ZI.DA | |
| 24 | [...] mu-kin um-mat DINGIR-MEŠ a-pil {d}ša₃-zu | |
| 25 | [...] šu-su-ma nab-ni-ti | |
| 26 | [...] ⸢ma⸣-ha-zi | |
| 27 | [...] ra | |
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