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Meier Maqlu 02 K 02713+ (P394626)
Prayer, Neo-Assyrian, Nineveh · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE
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| Designation | Meier Maqlu 02 K 02713+ |
|---|---|
| ID | P394626 |
| 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)
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 i | ||
| 1' | ⸢ina⸣ [...] | “Ina’e23 ... |
| 2' | ina ⸢ba-li⸣-[ka ...] | In your sanctuaries |
| 3' | ina ba-⸢li⸣-[ka ...] | At your rising |
| 4' | ḫa-sis ⸢šu-me⸣-ka ⸢te-eṭ⸣-[ṭir ...] | “You are the one who makes the ēšumê-plants grow thick, you are the ones who make the te’etibir-plant grow thick |
| 5' | ana-ku IR₃-ka NENNI A ⸢NENNI ša₂ DINGIR⸣-[šu₂ ...] | I, your servant, so-and-so, descendant of ešennu, whose (personal) god |
| 6' | as-ḫur-ka eš-e-ka ba-ša₂-a ⸢GEŠTU⸣.[II-a-a ...] | I have turned to you, I have sought you out, my eštu-priest |
| 7' | ⸢qu⸣-mi kaš-ša₂-pi [...] | ... beer ... |
| 8' | ša₂ {lu₂}⸢UŠ₁₁⸣.ZU-MU u {munus}⸢UŠ₁₁⸣.ZU-⸢MU⸣ [...] | Whom the ērib-šumê-priestess and the woman ... |
| 9' | ⸢ia⸣-a-ši bul-liṭ-an-ni-ma nar-bi-⸢ka⸣ [...] | “May my sins be released for me, and your greatness |
| 10' | ⸢EN₂⸣ {d}gira₂ [...] | Incantation: O Gira |
| 11' | {d}⸢NANNA⸣-ra-ta [...] | From the Eanna temple |
| 12' | ⸢tuš⸣-nam-mar E₂.[MEŠ ...] | (If) he sits down, the temples . |
| 13' | ⸢tuš⸣-nam-mar ⸢gi⸣-[mir ...] | “I sit down for you, I rise up high, |
| 14' | ⸢aš₂⸣-šu at-ta [...] | You are his son |
| 15' | ki-ma {d}30 u₃ {⸢d⸣}[UTU ...] | like Sîn and Šamaš |
| 16' | de-e-ni di-ni ⸢EŠ⸣.[BAR-a-a ...] | a lawsuit or litigation against me my ešû-priest |
| 17' | ⸢a⸣-na ZALAG₂-ka nam-ri ⸢UN⸣.[MEŠ ...] | May the bright light of the ešunu-temple shine upon you |
| 18' | ⸢a⸣-na KU₃-ti di-pa-[ri-ka ...] | “O pure eašti-priestess, your shepherdship |
| 19' | EN TUG₂.SIK₂-ka [...] | Your lord, your hem |
| 20' | TUG₂.SIK₂ ⸢DINGIR⸣-ti-⸢ka⸣ [...] | The hem of the E-ti-e-ka-e3 |
| 21' | ⸢TUG₂.SIK₂ DINGIR⸣-[MU u₃ {d}15-MU ...] | The scepter of my god and my goddess |
| 1'' | [...] ⸢bir⸣-ki-ia₅ ⸢eb⸣-[be₂-re-e-ti] | ... the ebīt bir ekiya ebareti |
| 2'' | [... a]-⸢ḫi⸣-ia₅ ⸢mut⸣-[tab-bi-la-ti] | ... my āḫīya and my muttabbilati |
| 3'' | [e-nen]-⸢na⸣ ina IGI DINGIR-ti-ka [...] | Enenae in the presence of your divinity |
| 4'' | [...] ⸢ZABAR⸣ et-gu-⸢ru⸣-[ti] | ... the E-ZABAR-E-ti |
| 5'' | [... {lu₂}UŠ₁₁.ZU]-⸢MU⸣ u₃ {munus}UŠ₁₁.⸢ZU⸣-[MU] | “... the šandabakku-priest and the 'sister-in-law' |
| 6'' | [...] e-piš-⸢ia₅⸣ u₃ muš-te-piš-⸢ti⸣-[ia₅] | ... my work and the one who has done sorcery against me |
| 7'' | [...] sa-ḫi-ri-ia₅ u₃ sa-ḫir-⸢ti⸣-[ia₅] | ... my saḫirīya and my silt |
| 8'' | ⸢ša₂⸣ ra-ḫi-ia₅ u₃ ⸢ra⸣-ḫi-⸢ti⸣-[ia₅] | my raḫbīya temple and my “seizing-of-the-mouth’ temple |
| 9'' | ša₂ EN ik-ki-ia₅ ⸢u₃⸣ NIN ik-⸢ki⸣-[ia₅] | From the hand of the lord of Ikkīya, the lady of Ikkīkiya. |
| 10'' | ša₂ EN ṣer-ri-⸢ia₅⸣ u₃ NIN ṣer-ri-[ia₅] | From the lord of the Ṣerrīya temple and the lady of my S}erriya temple. |
| 11'' | ša₂ ⸢EN⸣ ri-di-ia₅ u₃ NIN ri-di-⸢ia₅⸣ | From the “Bēl-ēriš of Ridiya and the lady of Ridinya |
| 12'' | ⸢ša₂⸣ EN ⸢di⸣-ni-ia₅ u₃ NIN di-ni-ia₅ | The lord of the court and the lady of my case |
| 13'' | ⸢ša₂⸣ EN ⸢INIM⸣-MU u₃ NIN INIM-MU | The lord of the incantation and the lady of my word |
| 14'' | ⸢ša₂ EN DU₁₁.DU₁₁⸣-MU u₃ NIN DU₁₁.DU₁₁-MU | The one whom my lord speaks and my sister speaks |
| 15'' | [...] ⸢EN INIM⸣.GAR-⸢MU⸣ u₃ NIN INIM.GAR-MU | ... the lord of the wording of the incantation and the lady of my word |
| 16'' | [...] ⸢EN⸣ ḪUL-ti₃-ia₅ u₃ NIN ḪUL-ti₃-ia₅ | ... my evil-doer's house and my evil lady |
| 17'' | [...] ⸢ana⸣ ADDA pu-qu-du-in-ni | ... the eana and the ada stones that surround me |
| 18'' | [nam]-⸢ra-ṣu⸣ kul-lu-mu-in-ni | I am the one who gathers all of you. |
| 19'' | [...] ⸢UDUG lem⸣-nu lu-u A.LA₂ lem-nu lu-u GIDIM lem-nu | ... an evil ešû-demon, be it an evil alū-demonic, be (it) an evil ghost |
| 20'' | [... GAL₅].⸢LA₂⸣ lem-nu lu-u DINGIR lem-nu lu-u MAŠKIM₂ lem-nu | ... evil ..., be it an evil god or an evil incantation priest |
| 21'' | [... {d]}⸢DIM₈⸣.ME ⸢lu⸣-u {d}DIM₈.ME.A lu-u {d}DIM₈.ME.LAGAB | ēšamaš, elû-priestess, dilmun-priests, or dilimbulab |
| 22'' | [... KI].⸢SIKIL⸣.LIL₂.LA₂ lu-u KI.SIKIL.UD.DA.KAR.RA | '... a kisikil elila or a sikil-dakara |
| 23'' | [... li-iʾ]-⸢bu ṣi⸣-bit KUR-i | ... may it rise, the rising of the mountain |
| 24'' | [... ri-ḫu]-⸢ut {d}šul-pa-e₃⸣-a | ... the rejoicing of Šulpa'ea |
| o ii | ||
| 1' | {⸢d⸣}[gira₃ ...] | E-e-gira |
| 2' | {⸢d⸣}[gira₃ ...] | E-e-gira |
| 3' | {d}⸢gira₃ ku-šu-us-su⸣-[nu-ti ...] | Egira, the kušussu priestess |
| 4' | {⸢d⸣}gira₃ ⸢šu⸣-[ta-bil-šu₂-nu-ti] | Egira and Šu’etabilšāti |
| 5' | ⸢e-piš kiš-pi lem⸣-nu-⸢ti⸣ [...] | Witchcraft, evil machinations |
| 6' | ša₂ a-⸢na⸣ ḪUL-tim ik-⸢pu⸣-[du-ni ...] | Whom the evil spell has caused to be performed |
| 7' | dan-nu ma-ak-kur-šu₂-nu šu-ul-qi ⸢šu-ut-bil NIG₂⸣.ŠU-⸢šu₂-nu ek-ke⸣-ma | Strong one of their land, taker of the ešūtbil-gift, their possessions are bound. |
| 8' | UGU ma-na-ḫa-te-šu₂-nu ⸢ḫab⸣-ba-tu₂ šur-bi-⸢iṣ⸣ | upon their mash tubs, the šurbī-iṣbtu-plant |
| 9' | {d}gira₂ ez-zu git₂-⸢ma⸣-lum ra-šub-⸢bu⸣ | Gira, your furious one, perfect one, great one |
| 10' | ina E₂.KUR a-šar tal-lak-ti-ka e ⸢tu⸣-šap-šiḫ-šu₂-nu-ti ; a-di sur-⸢riš⸣ | In the Ekur, the lord of your journey, the E-tu-e-šap-sviḫṣu-plant as far as the Sur-E-riš-e. |
| 11' | ina a-mat {d}e₂-a ba-ni-ka ... {d}UTU DINGIR nam-ru | By the command of Ea, your creator, Šamaš, the mighty god, |
| 12' | 7 ABGAL ⸢šu-ut⸣ eri-du₁₀ lik-⸢pu⸣-du-šu₂-nu-ti ana ḪUL-tim | 7 sages, may Eridu bless them for evil. |
| o iii | ||
| 1 | EN₂ {d}⸢gira₃⸣ gaš-⸢ri⸣ [...] | Incantation: “Egirae, Gašeria |
| 2 | ⸢tuš⸣-te-šer DINGIR.⸢MEŠ u⸣ [...] | The dwellings of the gods |
| 3 | ta-da-ni de-en ḫab-⸢li⸣ [... ḫa]-⸢bil⸣-[ti] | Give me a favorable verdict! |
| 4 | ina di-ni-ia i-zi-za-⸢am⸣-[ma ... {d]}⸢UTU⸣ qu-⸢ra⸣-[du] | In my lawsuit, he stands and ... Šamaš-ēdu, the warrior |
| 5 | di-ni di-in ⸢EŠ.BAR-a-a⸣ KU₅-⸢us⸣ | Judge my case, render a verdict for me! |
| 6 | qu-mi {lu₂}UŠ₁₁.⸢ZU-MU⸣ u {[munus]}UŠ₁₁.ZU-⸢MU⸣ | Qumi, the šangû-priestess, and (the) 'sister-in-law' |
| 7 | a-kul a-a-bi-ia a-ru-⸢uḫ⸣ lem-nu-ti-ia | I eat my enemies, I scatter my evildoers. |
| 8 | UD-ka ez-zu lik-⸢šu⸣-us-su-⸢nu⸣-ti ⸢TU₆⸣ EN₂ | May your furious day pass by. Incantation formula. |
| 9 | EN₂ {d}gira₃ šar-ḫu bu-⸢kur₂ {d}a⸣-nim | Incantation: O Gira, mighty one, son of Amanus, |
| 10 | i-lit-ti ⸢KU₃⸣-tim ša₂-qu-ti {[d}ša]-⸢la-aš⸣ | Exalted one, exalted princess, Ša-Elaš-e23 |
| 11 | ⸢šar⸣-ḫu ed-de-šu-u₂ nu-ur ⸢DINGIR⸣.[MEŠ ...] | The šarru-ehbu-priest, the light of the ēdi-ilî temples |
| 12 | [na]-⸢din⸣ NIDBA.MEŠ a-na [...] | nādin-e-alpi offerings for |
| 13 | ⸢ša₂⸣-ki-in na-mir-ta ana {d}a-⸢nun⸣-[na-ki ...] | The ša-ekīn, the shining one, to the Anunnaki |
| 14 | ⸢ez⸣-zu {d}gira₃ ⸢muš⸣-[ḫar-miṭ ...] | Eez-ezu Gira, emusvḫarmit |
| 15 | {⸢d⸣}gira₃ al-la-lu-u ⸢mu⸣-[ab-bit ...] | “Egira, the alallû-priestess, emu-abbit-plant |
| 16 | [qa]-⸢mu⸣-u₂ lem-nu-ti ⸢NUMUN⸣ [...] | The evil qaʾemû-demons of the seed-house |
| 17 | [mu-ḫal]-⸢liq rag⸣-gi ⸢NUMUN⸣ [...] | “Remove the evil, the evil from the seed |
| o iv | ||
| 1 | [...] ⸢ka-a-ri i-ša₂-mu-u₂-ni li-pa-ki⸣ | ... the kāru-vessel that he brought, may he clear you. |
| 2 | [aš₂]-⸢pur ana⸣ ḫi-rit URU ik-ri-ṣu-ni ⸢ṭi-da-ki⸣ | I sent (them) down to the fortress of the city. I prayed to E-tbida-e-23 |
| 3 | [a]-⸢šap-pa⸣-rak-kim-ma a-li-ku ti-nu-ru ; {d}gira₂ mu-un-na-aḫ-zu | Aya-šappa’erakkim, the one who goes to the desert, Gira knows it. |
| 4 | {⸢d}gira₂⸣ ed-de-šu-u ZALAG₂ DINGIR.MEŠ ka-a-a-nu | Girae is bright, the light of the gods is constant. |
| 5 | {[d}EN.ZU] ina ŠEŠ.⸢UNUG⸣{ki} {d}UTU ina UD.UNUG{ki} | Sin in E-Uruk, Šamaš in Larsa |
| 6 | {[d}U].⸢GUR⸣ a-di um-ma-na-ti-šu₂ | Nergal, together with his troops |
| 7 | {[d]}⸢INANNA⸣ a-ka₃-de₃{ki} a-di ku-um-mi-ša₂ | of the goddess Ištar of Agade until its foundation |
| 8 | [... la-qa]-⸢at⸣ NUMUN ša₂ {lu₂}UŠ₁₁.ZU-MU u {munus}UŠ₁₁.ZU-MU ; ma-la ba-šu-u₂ | ... is taken. The seed of my sorcerer and sorceress, as much as there is |
| 9 | {⸢munus⸣}UŠ₁₁.⸢ZU li⸣-du-ku-ma ana-ku lu-ub-luṭ | May a female kid be killed, but I may live. |
| 10 | ⸢aš₂⸣-[šu] ⸢la⸣ e(i-)pu-ša₂-aš₂-šim-ma i-pu-ša₂ | (Sum) His word is a flood that destroys the land (Akk) Its word is an eašû demon, it destroys its land |
| 11 | <aš₂-šu> ⸢la⸣ [as]-ḫu-⸢ra-aš₂⸣-šim-ma is-ḫu-ra | If a man is seized by lightning and he is struck down |
| 12 | ⸢ši⸣-[i] tak-lat a-na kiš-⸢pi⸣-ša₂ kit-pu-⸢du-ti⸣ | I am the one who trusts in its secret. |
| 13 | [... ana]-⸢ku a-na ka⸣-a-[a]-⸢ni nu-ur⸣ [...] | ... I, to you, the light ... |
| 14 | [...] ⸢qu⸣-me-[ši ...] | ... equmeši-plant |
| 15 | [... x-x-x]-x [...] | |
| 16 | [... {munus]}⸢UŠ₁₁⸣.[ZU ...] | ... a woman |
| 1' | [...] ⸢li-na⸣-[ru-ki] | ... of Elinuruk |
| 2' | {[d}x]-x EN ši-⸢ma⸣-[ti ...] | O ..., lord of heaven and earth, |
| 3' | {⸢d}nin-urta⸣ la pa-⸢du-u⸣ [...] | Ninurta, unrivalled |
| 4' | {⸢d}gu⸣-la a-zu-gal-la-tu GAL-⸢tu le⸣-[et-ki ...] | O Gula, great physician, your sage, |
| 5' | {d}gira₃ ez-zu zu-mur-⸢ki⸣ [...] | Gira, your furious one, Zumur-E3 |
| 6' | ⸢UDUN⸣ KU₃-tum DUMU.MUNUS {d}a-⸢nim⸣ [...] | The pure sceptre, daughter of Aya-enim-e23 |
| 7' | ⸢ša⸣ ina lib₃-⸢bi⸣-ša₂ na-an-ḫu-za-at ⸢IZI⸣ [...] | The ešû-plant in its midst is the one who makes the ‘fire’ plant flourish |
| 8' | ⸢ina⸣ lib₃-⸢bi-ša₂⸣ {[d]}⸢gira₃⸣ qar-du ir-ma-a ⸢šu⸣-[bat-su] | “Its inside is Egirae, the hero, and its outside is his |
| 9' | [ina] ⸢na⸣-[pa-ḫi]-⸢ša₂⸣ ša₂-ma-⸢mi⸣ ik-⸢šu⸣-du ⸢nab⸣-[lu-ša₂] | In the šamādu-temple he built, the nab’eluš temple |
| 10' | {[munus]}⸢UŠ₁₁.ZU qu⸣-mi₃-⸢i⸣ qu-li-i ḫu-⸢um-mi₃⸣-[ṭi] | “If a woman gives birth to a qû-ešum-iqbi-disease (and) a qulīṣu-illness, |
| 11' | ar₂-ḫiš ⸢ḫa⸣-an-ṭiš ša {lu₂}UŠ₁₁.ZU-MU u {⸢munus⸣}UŠ₁₁.[ZU-MU] ; na-piš-ta-šu₂-nu ⸢lib⸣-[le-ma] | “Arḫiš (is) ēba’e-anṭi (means) that of my enemy and my enemy. |
| 12' | ia-a-ši bul-liṭ-an-ni-ma nar-bi-⸢ka⸣ [...] ; ⸢da⸣-li-li-ka lud-lul [...] | May my sin be released, so that I may sing your greatness and resound your praises |
| 13' | ⸢EN₂ {munus⸣}UŠ₁₁.ZU mut-tal-lik-⸢tum⸣ [ša₂ SILA.MEŠ] | Incantation: “It is a woman, it is the muttallik-demon of the streets |
| 14' | DUB 2.KAM₂ ma-⸢aq⸣-[lu-u₂] | Second tablet of Ma-eaq-elû. |
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