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Bit Rimki pl. 01, no. 01 (P394515)
Ritual and liturgical, Neo-Assyrian, Nineveh · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE
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| Designation | Bit Rimki pl. 01, no. 01 |
|---|---|
| ID | P394515 |
| Museum no. | BM — |
| Collection | British Museum, London, UK |
| Language | Akkadian |
| Period | Neo-Assyrian · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE |
| Genre | Ritual and liturgical |
| Find spot | Nineveh (mod. Kuyunjik) |
| Coordinates | 36.3582, 43.1621 |
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)
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) |
|---|---|---|
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| 1 | EN₂ {d}UTU MAN AN-e u KI-⸢tim⸣ [... kit]-⸢ti⸣ [... mi-ša₂]-⸢ri⸣ | Incantation: O Šamaš, king of heaven and earth, ... truth ... justice |
| 2 | mul-⸢li⸣-lu DINGIR u ⸢LU₂ at-ta⸣-ma | “You are the one who makes the god and the man rejoice, |
| 3 | {d}UTU ina šu-tuk-ki E₂ ⸢rim⸣-[ki] ⸢ina⸣ IGI-ka ⸢az⸣-za-zu | Šamaš, when you enter the house of your lordly abode, the azazazu temple, |
| 4 | {d}UTU ša₂ ṣab-tan-ni ul i-⸢de lu⸣ MUNUS an-⸢nu⸣-u NU-ša₂ | Šamaš, whose command cannot be changed, may a man not know. |
| 5 | {d}UTU ina {d}nisaba KU₃-tim [ba]-⸢na⸣-at a-mi-lu-ti | Šamaš, in Nisaba, the pure one, creator of mankind, |
| 6 | NU a-na NU ma-šil SAG.⸢DU a⸣-na SAG.DU ma-šil | “(If) he does not pay, he will pay double the capital. |
| 7 | šuk-lul-ti ADDA a-na šuk-⸢lul⸣-ti ADDA ma-šil | (Sum) The šullûtu-demon is the one who carries (them) off. (Akk) To the scullultu, he is a man. |
| 8 | {d}UTU an-nu-u NU {munus}UŠ₁₁.ZU ša₂ ⸢kiš⸣-pi DU₃-ša₂ is-ḫu-ra i-še-ʾa-a | Šamaš, this is not a woman, whose work Ekišepi has been performed, has seized me. |
| 9 | a-na e-piš-ti ep-ši-ma iq-bu-u | “They said to me about the doing of the deeds |
| 10 | a-na sa-ḫir-ti su-ḫu-ri-ma iq-bu-u | “I have been thrown into a trap,’ they said. |
| 11 | ša ša₂-nam-ma u₂-ša₂-ḫi-za ina NINDA GU₇-an-ni ina KAŠ NAG-an-⸢ni⸣ | (If) he eats me in bread and drinks me in beer: |
| 12 | ina A.MEŠ TU₅-an-ni ina I₃.GIŠ ŠEŠ₂-an-⸢ni⸣ | You wash me with water, you anoint me with oil. |
| 13 | ina u₂-kul-le-e GU₇-an-ni aš-šum ⸢mim-ma⸣ šum-šu₂ ša₂ GU₇ | (If) he eats me with a spoon: that man will be eaten. |
| 14 | aš-šum mim-ma šum-šu₂ ša₂ NAG aš-šum ⸢mim⸣-ma šum-šu₂ ša₂ TU₅ | If that man drinks anything, if that man is ill, he will die. |
| 15 | aš-šum mim-ma šum-šu₂ ša₂ ŠEŠ₂ ina ⸢šu-bu⸣-ul-ti u₂-še-bi-la | If there is anything evil in the ešubû-temple, I will send it. |
| 16 | šu-mi ina la DU₁₀.GA-ti iz-ku-⸢ru iš⸣-qi₂-ia uš-ni-lu | If he is negligent, he will be liable for my loss. |
| 17 | ⸢NU⸣.MEŠ-ia ib-nu-u₂-ma ⸢min₃⸣-da-ti-ia TI-u | My ešumû-trees were built and my ditto were taken away. |
| 18 | ⸢e⸣-tiq SAḪAR GIR₃{ii}MU iš-bu-šu₂ ru-uʾ-ti TI-⸢u⸣ | (If) he slips through the cracks of my feet, he will experience distress. |
| 19 | ⸢šar₂⸣-ti im-lu-šu₂ TUG₂.SIK₂ ⸢ib⸣-tu-qu la SIG₅-ti iš-a-[lu] | The šarrûtu-priestess wore a cloak (and) was not good. |
| 20 | ⸢ub⸣-bi-ra-an-ni u₂-⸢kas₃⸣-sa-an-ni u₂-ṣab-bi-ta-an-ni u₂-ra-[sa-an-ni] | “He smote me, he made me tremble (and) he caused me to be paralyzed. |
| 21 | [man]-⸢gu⸣ lu-uʾ-tu₂ u₂-mal-la-an-[ni] | Mangu'e filled me with awe. |
| 22 | [... niš lib₃]-⸢bi⸣-<ia> ⸢iṣ-ba-tu⸣ lib₃-bi KI-ia u₂-za-an-[nu-u] | (Sum) ... my heart, the heart of the ešbātu-plant (Akk) The ... of your heart, my heart that is with me, I have cleared away |
| 23 | [...] ⸢u₂⸣-kan-ni-nu e-mu-qi₂-ia un-ni-[šu₂] | ... of the Ekanninu, my strength, his word |
| 24 | [...] ⸢iš⸣-pu-ku bir-ki-ia ik-[su-u] | ... my knees twisted |
| 25 | [...] ⸢pu-uḫ⸣-pu-ḫa-a ni-is-sa-ta a-di-⸢ra⸣ | ... the epuḫ-pî-plant, from the nissa-plant to the ra’e-plant |
| 26 | [...] pi-rit-ta ar-ra-[ta] | … you are the one who opens a secret. |
| 27 | [gi]-⸢lit⸣-ta te-ša₂-a di-lip-ti qu₂-lu ku-ru | From the reed screen, the light of the darkness is dark. |
| 28 | [... DU₁₀].⸢GA⸣ lib₃-bi la DU₁₀.GA <UZU> iš-ku-na KA UR.GI₇ ina bi-ri-ni ŠUB-u | (If) ... is good, his heart is not good: he will die. The dog's mouth will fall between us. |
| 29 | {⸢d}UTU⸣ an-nu-u šu-u an-nu-u NU-ša₂ | This is Šamaš, this is not his. |
| 30 | ⸢GIM⸣ ši-i NU GUB-az NU-ša₂ GUB-az | (If) it does not stand in this place, it will not stand there. |
| 31 | an-ni ZU-ši NU ZU-ši a-na UGU-ša₂ A.MEŠ a-ra-muk | This is not the case, I will pour water upon it. |
| 32 | ar-ša₂ u₂-tar-ši ana muḫ-ḫi-ša₂ | (Sum) The king, my lord, turned to me (Akk) I turned to him, to me |
| 33 | ši-i šar-qiš e-pu-ša₂-an-ni ana-ku ina IGI-ka šu-piš a-SAR-KEŠ₂-ši | This is the šarqītu that he performed for me. I, at your disposal, am writing to you: |
| 34 | {d}UTU ina di-ni kit-ti ša₂ ina IGI-ka GAL₂-u | Šamaš, by the true verdict which is at your disposal |
| 35 | ina nar-bi ša₂ {d}DIŠ ina up-ša₂-še-e ša₂ {d}asal-lu₂-⸢ḫi⸣ | By the greatness of Enlil by the divine powers of Asalluḫbi |
| r | ||
| 1 | [ina DU₁₁] ša₂ {d}ŠU₂ u {d}zar-pa-ni-[tu₂] | By the command of Marduk and Zarpanitu |
| 2 | [UGU]-ša₂ um-ta-sa ana UGU-ša₂ A.MEŠ a-ra-[muk] | I have poured water over it. |
| 3 | [...] ⸢A⸣.MEŠ ša₂ SU-MU iš-ša₂-ḫa-ṭu-ma ana muḫ-ḫi-šu₂ u la-ni-ša₂ DU-[ku] | ... the ē22a’e23šu-plants, which are in my body, are swollen and go against him and against him. |
| 4 | ⸢ar₂⸣-ni iʾ-il-ti UGU-ša₂ a-nam-du-[u] | “If he slips through the cracks of his nose, I will kill him. |
| 5 | ⸢mim⸣-ma lem-nu ša₂ ina SU-MU UZU.MEŠ-MU SA.MEŠ-MU GAL₂-[u] | The evil that is in my body, my flesh (and) my liver |
| 6 | ⸢GIM⸣ A.MEŠ ša₂ SU-MU liš-ša₂-ḫi-iṭ-ma ana UGU-ša₂ u la-ni-ša₂ lil-[lik] | May the ēšû-plant release the water of my body so that it may go on top of her and her body. |
| 7 | {⸢d⸣}UTU i-zi-im-ta-ša₂ up-ša₂-šu-ša₂ ḪUL.[MEŠ] | “Šamaš, his anger is evil, his evil is evil. |
| 8 | [...] ⸢UGU⸣-ša₂ u la-ni-ša₂ lil-[lik] | May ... of her temple and of her body go |
| 9 | {[d]}⸢UTU⸣ kaš-šap-ti lim-qut-ma ana-ku lu-ut-[bi] | May Šamaš fall into my hands and I may live. |
| 10 | [ši]-i li-ne₂-gir-ma ana-ku lu-[šir] | May he send word that I may enter. |
| 11 | [ši]-⸢i⸣ li-ir-ta-<si>-ma ana-ku lu-bi-[ib] | May my limbs be swollen, but may I be pacified |
| 12 | [ši]-⸢i⸣ li-mut-ma ana-ku lu-ub₂-⸢luṭ⸣ | May my limbs grow old, but may I live! |
| 13 | [...] ⸢ina⸣ di-ni-ka i-ša₂-ru-tu₂ lul-lik | ..., may I attain your verdict. |
| 14 | [... aš₂]-⸢šum₂⸣ la e-pu-ša₂-šim-ma ši-i DU₃-an-ni | ... I did not do it, and that is what is done to me |
| 15 | [...] ⸢aš₂-šum₂ la⸣ as-ḫu-ra-šim-ma ši-i is-ḫu-ra-an-ni | (Sum) ... he is not ... (Akk) I am ..., I am not .... |
| 16 | ⸢UGU⸣-ša₂ um-⸢ta⸣-sa ana UGU-ša₂ A.MEŠ a-ra-muk | I pour water on top of it. |
| 17 | ⸢ar⸣-ša₂ u₂-⸢tar⸣-ši ... lim-ḫur-an-ni-ma | (Sum) Its oracles, its etars, may it pacify me (Akk) May its oracular eta pacifies me |
| 18 | [GIM] ⸢A⸣.MEŠ ša₂ SU-⸢MU iš-ša₂⸣-ḫa-ṭu-ma ana UGU an-ni-ti DU-ku | (If) it is surrounded by a halo of ešû-plants and goes on top of this |
| 19 | [mim]-⸢ma⸣ lem-nu ša₂ ina SU-⸢MU⸣ UZU.MEŠ-MU SA.MEŠ-MU GAL₂-u | The evil wind which is in my body, my flesh, my ribs |
| 20 | ⸢GIM⸣ A.MEŠ ša₂ SU-MU liš-ša₂-ḫi-iṭ-ma ina SU-MU lit-ta-ṣi | May the ēšû-plant release the water of my body, and may it be released from my body. |
| 21 | a-na NU kaš-ša₂-pi ⸢u⸣ kaš-šap-ti ŠU{ii}šu₂ LUḪ-si | He should wash his hands (with it) in order not to drink beer. |
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