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Shamash Religious Texts pl. 09 K 02565 (P394516)
Neo-Assyrian, Nineveh · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE
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| Designation | Shamash Religious Texts pl. 09 K 02565 |
|---|---|
| ID | P394516 |
| Museum no. | BM — |
| Collection | British Museum, London, UK |
| Language | Akkadian |
| Period | Neo-Assyrian · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE |
| 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) |
|---|---|---|
| o | ||
| 1 | [...] ru-su-u₂ up-ša₂-šu-⸢u₂⸣ | ... rūsû-plant |
| 2 | [... up-ša-še]-e ZI.KU₅.RU.DE₃ it-⸢tan⸣-ma-⸢ru⸣ | ... the ritual assemblages (and) the ‘cutting-of-the-throat’ ritual |
| 3 | [x-x-x-x] x [x-x-x] ZI₃ ŠE.MUŠ₅ pi₂-lu-ur-tu₂ te-⸢ṣer⸣ | ... flour of a šu'emû-bird, pomegranate, ēṣeru-plant |
| 4 | [x-x-x] ⸢ep⸣-ru ⸢ZI⸣.[KU₅.RU].DA-a u UDUG ḪUL.A ŠID-⸢nu⸣ | ..., ēzi-ekurrudâ-plant, and a pot of boiling water |
| 5 | [ina] ⸢ša-ne₂⸣-e u₄-me ina {dug}⸢A⸣.[GUB₂].⸢BA⸣ I₃.GID₂ UR₃ ta-ša₂-biṭ ta-ša₂-⸢laḫ⸣ | In the morning you pour oil in a bowl (and) you sprinkle it on the roof. |
| 6 | me-e el-lu-ti ŠUB-di {gi}ŠUTUG tu-ka-an | You set up a reed mat for pure water. |
| 7 | {⸢gi⸣}GUḪŠU₂ ta-sa-aḫ-ḫa-⸢ap⸣ ina mu-uḫ-ḫi-šu₂ 6 SILA₃ NINDA | You crush ēriš-plant, you sprinkle it on top of it, 6 qû of bread |
| 8 | [x] ⸢SILA₃⸣ NINDA GID₂.DA 2 SILA₃ KA.⸢DU⸣ NINDA.I₃.DE₂.A ZU₂.LUM.MA | [x] esalānu-containers of long bread, 2 qû of ka’ešu-cakes of dates, |
| 9 | {⸢zi₃}EŠA⸣ LAL₃ I₃.NUN.NA I₃.⸢GIŠ⸣ I₃.SAG ... {giš}GEŠTIN ŠUR.RA | ēšû-flour, honey, butter, oil, juniper, wine of the mountain |
| 10 | ta-ša₂-ka-an 2 {dug}LA.⸢ḪA.AN⸣ GIN-an NIG₂.NA {šim}LI tara₃-kas₂ | You set up 2 bowls of emmer. You set out a censer of juniper. |
| 11 | 1 GIN₂ KU₃.BABBAR ip-ṭi-ri qa₂-⸢du⸣ GIŠ.RIN₂.NA SUM{sar} ŠU.SAR ZU₂.LUM.MA | 1 shekel of silver he opened the qādû-vessel, he gave the šu-sar of dates. |
| 12 | ina ṭe-eḫ {gi}GUḪŠU₂ GAR-an me-e el-lu-⸢ti⸣ | You set up a censer of pure water. |
| 13 | ta-na-aq-qi₂ me-e {d}UTU-⸢ši⸣ | you speak, water of Šamaš-ešī, |
| 14 | {d}UTU šar AN [u] KI at-⸢ta⸣ | Šamaš, king of heaven and earth, you are exalted |
| 15 | muš-te-šer₃ gi-⸢mir⸣ [ni-ši mu]-kin na-piš-ti at-⸢ta⸣ | The one who guides the reed-beds, the one who establishes the life of Ata'e |
| 16 | mi-ta bu-ul-⸢lu⸣-[ṭu ka-su]-u₂ DU₈-ru KI-ka i-ba-aš-⸢ši⸣ | (If) he slips through a hole, he will be beaten with you. |
| 17 | ša u₂-pi₂-šu u ⸢ZI⸣.[KU₅.RU].⸢DE₃⸣ us-su-lu-⸢šu⸣ | Whose extispicy and ‘cutting-of-the-throat’ magic has weakened him |
| 18 | kiš-pu u₂-ka-⸢su⸣-[šu bu]-⸢ul⸣-lu-us-su KI-ka I₃.⸢GAL₂⸣ | The witchcraft will kill him, the eullussu-plant with you. |
| 19 | {d}UTU ina [...] ina maḫ-ri-⸢ka⸣ | Šamaš in ... before you |
| 20 | ki-iš-pi ru-ḫe-e [ru-se-e] ZI.KU₅.RU.DA-e | kīšpi, ruḫbê, ruse, ziggurat |
| 21 | a-na MIN A MIN ša₂ DINGIR-šu₂ MIN {[d}15-šu₂ MIN-⸢tu₂⸣ | For DITTO, ditto of his (personal) god, DITTO of Ištar, DITI-etu-e23 |
| 22 | ep-šu bu-us-su-⸢ru⸣ [di-ni-šu] da-a-⸢ni⸣ | Incantation: “Bussu-ēru, his name is Aya-emenī |
| 23 | pu-ru-se-e-šu [(x-x-x)] ⸢pa⸣-ra-a-[si] | His lips ... eprasu-plant |
| 24 | {d}e₂-a be-li₂ ⸢ra⸣-[bu-u₂] ⸢iš⸣-pu-⸢ra⸣-[an-ni] | May Ea, my lord, utter an arabu prayer to me |
| 25 | ša₂ {d}e₂-a u₂-⸢wa⸣-[i-ra-an-ni ina] ⸢maḫ⸣-ri-⸢ka⸣ [GUB-az] | Whom Ea has entrusted to me in the Great Oval |
| 26 | {d}UTU MIN A MIN ša ⸢kiš⸣-[pu zi-ku₅-ru]-du-u₂ [...] | Šamaš ditto, son of DITTO, who the ‘cutting-of-the-throat’ ritual |
| 27 | a-na ba-la-aṭ ⸢na⸣-[piš-ti-šu u₂]-⸢pi⸣-ši-šu pu-[uš-šu-ru] | For the life of his lordship he dedicated it (this vessel). |
| 28 | di-ni-šu [da-a-ni pu-ru-us-se]-e-šu pa-[ra-a]-⸢si⸣ | His case (is) his verdict. His case is a verdict. |
| 29 | ina ik-ri-bi u [te-es₃-li]-⸢ti⸣ iz-⸢za-az⸣-[ku] | In prayer and supplication he prays. |
| 30 | {d}UTU ina qi₂-biti-ka [... li-iz]-ziz tes₂-lit-⸢su⸣ liq-bi-ku | May Šamaš, at your command, stand . May teslit-ēsû-disease speak. |
| 31 | {d}15-šu li-iz-[ziz-ma a]-ḫu-la-bi-šu liq-bi-ku | May Ištar stand, and may he speak his praises. |
| 32 | {d}UTU pu-uš-šu-⸢ru⸣ [...] ⸢ZI⸣.KU₅.RU.DA KI-ka i-ba-aš-ši | Šamaš, you are adjured by ... the Ezida and Kuruda with you. |
| 33 | {d}UTU be-li₂ EN ⸢GAL⸣-[u₂ ...] ⸢di⸣-ni DINGIR u LU₂ at-ta | May Šamaš, my lord, the owner of the great ešēdu-house, the ... of the E’emeni temple, god and man, you |
| 34 | kiš-pu ru-⸢ḫu⸣-[u₂ ... lem]-⸢nu-ti⸣ u ZI.KU₅.RU.DE₃ | witchcraft, magic, evil, and ‘cutting-of-the-throat’ magic |
| 35 | ša₂ MIN A MIN ep-⸢šu⸣ [e-pi-šu u e-piš-tu kaš-ša₂]-⸢pu⸣ u kaš-ša₂-ap-tum | Hand of ditto, hand of d[itto], sorcery and sorceries, warlock and witch |
| 36 | sa-ḫi-⸢ru⸣ [u ...] ⸢ti⸣-du-šu₂-nu-ti-ma | “Saḫi-ērû and ... their etī-edu-disease |
| 37 | ⸢ma⸣-[am-ma-an ...] iš-te-u₂ | “It is the second |
| 38 | [... u₂-ša₂]-⸢ki⸣-lu-šu₂ | ... of Uša-elušu |
| 39 | [... u₂-ra-mi₃]-⸢ku-šu⸣ | ... Urāmi-ekušu |
| r | ||
| 1' | [x-x-x-x] x [...] | |
| 2' | [... {munus}UŠ₁₁].⸢ZU.MU⸣ [...] | ... a woman |
| 3' | [... e-le-ni]-⸢ti-ia₅⸣ [...] | ... Eleni-etiya |
| 4' | [... kiš-pi]-⸢ša₂⸣ a-na [...] | ... witchcraft to ... |
| 5' | [...] tu-uš-te-⸢pi⸣-[ša ...] | ... you have made it tremble |
| 6' | [...] ⸢ni⸣-is-sa-⸢ti⸣ [...] | ... enīssa-eti’e |
| 7' | [...] ⸢u⸣ GAZ lib₃-bi ⸢li⸣-[qat-ta-a MU.AN.NA.MEŠ]-⸢ša₂⸣ | ... will kill ..., the heart of eli-qattâ for many years |
| 8' | [...] ⸢li⸣-mut-ma [... lu-ub₂]-luṭ | ... elī-emutma ... let me live |
| 9' | [... ru]-⸢ḫu⸣-ša₂ ru-su-ša₂ [... BUR₂]-ru | ... ru’eḫbu-eša, rusušva ... will be released. |
| 10' | [... {d]}e₂-a {d}⸢UTU⸣ {[d]}⸢AMAR⸣.UTU | Ea, Šamaš, Marduk |
| 11' | [... {d]}⸢be-let-i₃⸣-[li₂ ...] EN₂ | ... Bēlet-ilī ... the incantation. |
| 12' | [... it-ta]-⸢na⸣-an-ma-ru | ... he continually sees |
| 13' | [...] ⸢tu⸣-ša₂-kal | ... etu-ešakal |
| 14' | [...] pa-aš₂-ru | ... to be released |
| 15' | [... E].⸢SIR₂⸣.KA.LIM₂.MA | ... Esir-Ekalima |
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