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Meier Maqlu 05 K 02530 (P394490)
Prayer, Neo-Assyrian, Nineveh · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE
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| Designation | Meier Maqlu 05 K 02530 |
|---|---|
| ID | P394490 |
| 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) |
|---|---|---|
| o i | ||
| 1' | EN₂ du-un-na-nu du-⸢un-na⸣-nu KU₅-is pu-ru-⸢us⸣-[se-e-ni] | Incantation: “Uunnānu, U₂-eunnu is cut off, Uruse’esêni |
| 2' | i-na ma-ḫar {d}nuska [...] {⸢d⸣}gira₂ šu-pel-te ⸢šak⸣-[na-at] | In the presence of Nuska, the šupētu-priestess (and) the e’èra-priest |
| 3' | al-ki na-bal-kat₃-⸢tum⸣ šu-um-ri na-bal-⸢kat₃⸣-[tum] | Come, nabalkatu-demon, come, naḫa-maḫatu-disease |
| 4' | ⸢i⸣-na na-sa-⸢aḫ GIR₃⸣.II ša₂ {lu₂}UŠ₁₁.⸢ZU⸣-[MU] ; u₃ {⸢munus}UŠ₁₁⸣.ZU-MU GIR₃.II-ki šuk-[ni] | “If he slips through the cracks of my enemy and my enemy, set your feet upon me! |
| 5' | ⸢LIL li⸣-bi-⸢il⸣-ma {munus}UŠ₁₁.ZU ana da-a-a-⸢ni⸣-[ša₂] | “Let the elil priestess rise up, and let the woman rise up for Aya-eni-ešva! |
| 6' | ⸢DI⸣.KU₅-ša₂ ki-ma UR.MAḪ li-sa-a ⸢UGU⸣-[ša₂] | Its main courtyard is like a lion. Its roof-beam |
| 7' | [lim]-ḫaṣ TE-sa li-tir INIM-sa ana KA-[ša₂] | May her approach (and) her word to her mouth |
| 8' | ⸢e⸣-piš-ti u₃ muš-te-piš-ti | My sorcerer and my sorceress |
| 9' | ⸢ki⸣-ma {u₂}KUR.RA{sar} li-nu-šu₂ kiš-pu-ša₂ | (In) E’ema, may the līšu-plant be destroyed! |
| 10' | ⸢ki⸣-ma {u₂}ḪAR.SAG{sar} li-ṣap-pi-ru-ši kiš-pu-ša₂ | (In) E’e, may ḫašû-plant cut off its witchcraft |
| 11' | [ki]-⸢ma⸣ {u₂}ZA₃.ḪI.LI{sar} li-is-ḫu-lu-ši kiš-pu-ša₂ | May the šaḫlû-plant kill him in the place where the witchcraft is performed. |
| 12' | [ki-ma] {⸢u₂⸣}KUR.ZI{sar} li-sa-am-mu-ši kiš-pu-ša₂ | Like a ēšû-container may witchcraft surround him. |
| 13' | [... {u₂]}⸢GAZI⸣{sar} li-ik-su-ši kiš-pu-ša₂ | May the ēšû-plant (and) the kasu'tu-plant bind him. |
| 14' | [... {u₂}ḪAR].ḪAR{sar} li-ḫaš-šu-ši kiš-pu-⸢ša₂⸣ | May the witchcraft that I have performed against him |
| 15' | [... qit]-⸢me⸣ li-⸢ik-tu-mu-ši kiš-pu⸣-[ša₂] | ... may they release his witchcraft. |
| 16' | [...] li-⸢ru⸣-[ru-ši ...] | ... may they curse ... |
| 17' | [...] ⸢li⸣-[taḫ-ḫi-ra ...] | ... the elī-etaḫi temple |
| 18' | [...] muš-[te-piš-ti] | ... who performs sorcery against me |
| 19' | [...] u₃ su-[lu-u₂] | ... and devastation |
| 20' | [...] ⸢ib⸣-ra-tum u₃ ⸢ne₂⸣-[me-di-ša₂] | ... ib’eratum and emēdiša |
| 21' | [lib-bal-ki]-⸢tu⸣-ši-ma DINGIR.MEŠ ša₂ ⸢EDIN⸣ [...] | May the gods of the open country reconcile with him, |
| 22' | {[munus}UŠ₁₁].⸢ZU⸣ ki-ma UR.GI₇ ina {giš}GIDRU ⸢GIM⸣ [an-du]-ḫal-⸢lat⸣ ina ⸢kir-ban-ni⸣ | A woman, like a dog, with a scepter of ebony Anduḫalatu-plant in kirbannu-tree |
| 23' | [... kib]-si UDU.NITA₂ li-sa-am-me-⸢ku⸣-[ši-ma] ⸢li⸣-ti-qu-ši | '... the neck of the sheep should be straightened out, so that the elī-tiquši-plant |
| 24' | [...] ⸢kur⸣-sin-ni ⸢ANŠE⸣ ina SILA e-⸢te⸣-[qu] ⸢lik⸣-kel-me-ši | ... ekur-esinni (means) “house-builder in the street you pass, you go’ekelmeši |
| 25' | [...] ⸢u₃⸣ [muš-te]-⸢piš⸣-ti | ... the one who initiates sorcery |
| 26' | [... ku]-⸢lu⸣-lu-ša₂ | ... of Ku’elluša |
| 27' | [... UR].⸢GI₇⸣.MEŠ | ... dogs |
| 28' | [... li-su]-⸢ru⸣ | ... may they release. |
| 29' | ⸢ki⸣-[ma ...] | E-e-ma |
| 30' | ⸢EN₂⸣ [...] | Incantation: |
| 31' | ana-⸢ku⸣ [...] ; [...] | I will go out ... |
| 32' | ⸢ŠU⸣.[SAR ...] ; [...] | The hand of the esar priest |
| 33' | ⸢an⸣-[nu-u ...] | Aneannû |
| o iii | ||
| 1 | EN₂ at-tu-nu A.MEŠ ša₂ DU.DU-⸢ka⸣ [...] x-x | Incantation: “You, the waters of your ... ... |
| 2 | BAL.MEŠ-ta ka-lu ⸢KUR⸣.[MEŠ-ni] | “Balāṭu, all of the eškur temples |
| 3 | tu-ḫap-⸢pa⸣-a ka-ra-ni tu-šab-bi-ra {giš}⸢MA₂⸣ | You recite the incantation “It is enough, I want to bring it into the boat.'" |
| 4 | A.MEŠ ⸢ID₂⸣ a-⸢li-ku-ti⸣ A.MEŠ {id₂}⸢IDIGNA⸣ ; u {⸢id₂⸣}[BURANUN]{⸢ki⸣} | water of the Euphrates, the Elukû River, the waters of the Tigris River and the Urarṭu River |
| 5 | A.MEŠ a-ab-⸢ba⸣ [...] | The water of the sea |
| 6 | iḫ-bu-nik-ku-⸢nu⸣-[ši ...] | Iḫbukku-eši |
| 7 | 7 ABGAL šu-ut eri-du₁₀ ⸢u₂⸣-[ta-am-mu-ku-nu-ši] | 7 sage(s) of Eridu, you have been given over to me |
| 8 | ina te-šu₂-nu KU₃ te-⸢li⸣-[la ...] ; tak-ṣa-⸢a⸣ x-[x-x] | With pure hands you lift up ... you lift ... |
| 9 | ⸢GIM⸣ ina te-šu₂-nu ⸢KU₃⸣ [te-li-la u tak-ṣa-a (...)] | The ēšû-plant, when it rises, the ‘pure’ ecstatic rises and sets |
| 12 | [... ŠA₃-ku]-⸢nu A.MEŠ⸣ [ID₂] | ... water from the river |
| 13 | [... la]-⸢aʾ-me⸣-ku-⸢nu⸣ qu-tur-⸢ku⸣-[nu A.MEŠ A.AB.BA] | ... they are not able to enter, they are unable to enter. Water from the sea |
| 14 | [...] {⸢d⸣}e₂-a {d}UTU u {⸢d⸣}[AMAR.UTU] ; [...] EGI₂ {d}be-let-DINGIR.MEŠ ⸢TU₆⸣ [EN₂] | ... Ea, Šamaš and Marduk ... the temple of Bēlet-ilī. Incantation formula. |
| 15 | EN₂ e-⸢piš-u₂⸣-a e-pi-še₂₀-⸢tu⸣-[u₂-a] | Incantation: “It is my work, it is my deed |
| 16 | kaš-ša₂-pu-⸢u₂⸣-a kaš-ša₂-pa-⸢tu-u₂⸣-[a] | “Kašappû-ea, Kašapa’ea |
| 17 | ⸢ša₂⸣ ik-pu-⸢du⸣ ŠA₃-[ku-nu ...] | (If) you are to build a house, your hand . |
| 18 | [taš]-⸢te⸣-ne₂-ʾa-a ⸢ru⸣-[ḫe-e ...] | You are adjured, you are praised |
| 19 | [...] x [...] | |
| o iv | ||
| 1 | EN₂ ḫu-la zu-ba [... i-ta-at]-⸢tu⸣-ka | Incantation: “Happiness is the tooth of ..., it is your fault. |
| 2 | qu-tur-ku-nu [li]-⸢tel-li AN⸣-e | May the heavens praise your greatness! |
| 3 | la-aʾ-me-ku-nu ⸢li⸣-bal-li {d}UTU-šu₂ | “Let me praise you, O Šamaš! |
| 4 | lip-ru-us ḫa-a-a-⸢ta⸣-ku-nu DUMU {d}e₂-a MAŠ.MAŠ | May Aḫāya-ēkunu, son of Ea, exorcist |
| 5 | EN₂ KUR-u₂ lik-tum₃-ku-nu-ši | Incantation: O mountain, may they bring you to me. |
| 6 | ⸢KUR-u₂ lik⸣-la-ku-nu-ši | May the Ekur bless you. |
| 7 | KUR-u₂ ⸢li⸣-ni-iḫ-ku-nu-ši | and the mountain of Elī-eniḫ |
| 8 | KUR-u₂ li-⸢iḫ⸣-si-ku-nu-ši | May the mountain rejoice over you. |
| 9 | KUR-u₂ li-te-⸢eʾ-ku⸣-nu-ši | May the mountain keep going up to it. |
| 10 | KUR-u₂ li-ne₂-[eʾ]-⸢ku⸣-nu-ši | May the mountains be pure for him. |
| 11 | KUR-u₂ li-kat₃-[tin]-⸢ku⸣-nu-ši | May the mountain tremble |
| 12 | KUR-u₂ dan-nu [UGU]-ku-nu lim-qut | May a strong mountain fall upon you. |
| 13 | ina SU-MU lu-u tap-par-⸢ra⸣-sa-⸢ma TU₆⸣ EN₂ | May you be reconciled with me in my body, and may the incantation be undone. |
| 14 | EN₂ i-sa-a i-sa-a ⸢re⸣-e-qa re-⸢e⸣-[qa] | Incantation: “Išâ, iṣābu, ēreqa, reqa |
| 15 | be₂-e-ša₂ be₂-e-ša₂ ḫi-il-qa ḫi-il-⸢qa⸣ | “Be it, be it, take it! Take it! |
| 16 | dup-pi-ra at-la-ka i-sa-a u re-e-qa | “I will go to the threshing-floor, and I will take care of the rest. |
| 17 | ḪUL-ku-nu ki-ma qut-ri li-tel-li AN-e | May your evil come forth like smoke. |
| 18 | ina SU-MU i-sa-a ina SU-MU re-e-qa | [In] my body, there is sighing, in my body there is rest. |
| 19 | ina SU-MU bi-i-ša₂ ina SU-MU ḫi-il-qa | In my body, his body will be taken in my body. |
| 20 | ina SU-MU ⸢dup-pi⸣-ra ina SU-MU at-la-ka | In my body I am a scepter in my body. |
| 21 | ana₃ SU-MU NU ⸢GUR⸣ [...] ⸢SU⸣-MU NU TE-e ana₃ SU-MU NU KU.NU ana₃ SU-MU NU DIM₄ | (If) he does not approach my body, (or) the Ekur-ešum-plant ... (or), the Esube-ēmur-plant will not approach (me), he will not go to my body and will not come near my body. |
| 22 | ⸢ni-iš {d⸣}[UTU ...] ⸢lu ta⸣-ma-tu-nu | “I call upon you, O Šamaš, |
| 23 | ⸢ni⸣-iš {d}e₂-a EN IDIM ⸢lu⸣ [ta-ma]-⸢tu⸣-nu | “Ea, lord of the elû-demons, you are the one who reveals secrets. |
| 24 | ni-iš {d}asal-lu₂-ḫi MAŠ.MAŠ DINGIR.MEŠ ⸢KIMIN⸣ ... | By the life of Asalluḫi, the exorcist of the gods, ditto, |
| 25 | ni-iš {d}gira₂ qa-mi-ku-⸢nu⸣ [...] | By the command of Gira, Qamiku-enu |
| 26 | ina SU-MU lu-u tap-par-ra-sa-ma [...] | May you be reconciled with me in my body, and . |
| 27 | ⸢EN₂⸣ {d}en-lil₂ SAG.DU-MU pa-nu-u-⸢a⸣ [...] | Incantation: “Enlil, my head, my face |
| 28 | [...] 5.KAM₂ ⸢EN₂⸣ [al-si-ku-nu-ši] | ... 5th day of the Incantation-formula I called to you |
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