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Meier Maqlu 02 K 02947 (P394741)
Prayer, Neo-Assyrian, Nineveh · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE
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| Designation | Meier Maqlu 02 K 02947 |
|---|---|
| ID | P394741 |
| 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 | [... šur]-⸢bu⸣-u₂ ma-lik DINGIR.MEŠ ⸢GAL.MEŠ⸣ | ... Šur-ēbû, guide of the gods of the palaces |
| 2 | [... NIDBA].⸢MEŠ⸣ ša₂ ka-la {d}i₂-⸢gi₃-gi₃⸣ | ... offerings of all the Igigi |
| 3 | [... ma-ḫa]-⸢zi⸣ mu-ud-di-šu BARAG.MEŠ | ..., exalted one, creator of the dais(s) |
| 4 | [...] ša₂ qi₂-bit-su ṣi-rat | ... his command is confirmed |
| 5 | [... še]-⸢mu⸣-u₂ pi-riš-ti {d}en-lil₂ | ..., the šēmû-priest of Enlil |
| 6 | [...] ⸢ma⸣-li-ku ša₂-du-u₂ {d}i₂-gi₃-gi₃ | ... emālu-elik, the šadû priest of Igigi |
| 7 | [... ta-ḫa]-⸢zu⸣ ša₂ ti-bu-šu₂ dan-nu | ... the taḫā-e-šû-demon, who is a mighty storm |
| 8 | [... a-ri]-⸢ru⸣ mu-šab-riq za-a-a-ri | (Sum) ..., the herald, the one who encircles the enemy (Akk) The ... of the enemy, who destroys the enemy |
| 9 | [... ba]-⸢li⸣-ka ⸢ul⸣ iš-⸢šak⸣-kan nap-ta-na ina E₂.KUR | (Sum) ... the temple, the temple of the gods, the cult center of heaven and earth, (Akk) The temple of your lords and goddesses is the temple that makes the life of the people abundant |
| 10 | [...] ⸢ba⸣-li-ka DINGIR.MEŠ GAL.⸢MEŠ⸣ ul iṣ-ṣi-nu ⸢qut-rin⸣-nu | ... the great gods did not give you the Qutrin temple |
| 11 | ⸢ina⸣ ba-li-ka {d}UTU DI.⸢KU₅ ul i-da⸣-a-ni di-i-nu | Without you, Šamaš, the judge, would not give me a verdict. |
| 12 | [ḫa]-⸢sis⸣ šu-me-ka te-eṭ-⸢ṭir⸣ [... dan]-⸢na-ti⸣ ta-ga-mil ina PAP.ḪAL | (Sum) You are the one who smites your hand(?) (Akk) Your hand is the one that scatters your hand |
| 13 | [...] ⸢IR₃⸣-ka NENNI A ⸢NENNI⸣ [...] ⸢DINGIR⸣-šu₂ NENNI {d}iš₈-tar₂-šu₂ NENNI-tum | ... of the Igigi temple, so-and-so, son of so- and so, |
| 14 | [as-ḫur]-⸢ka⸣ eš-e-ka ⸢ba⸣-[ša₂-a] ⸢GEŠTU⸣.II-a-a ša₂-pal-ka ak-mis | I have smashed your foundation, my foundation, and my eštu-bīti of your heart. |
| 15 | [...] ⸢kaš-ša₂⸣-[pi] ⸢u₃⸣ kaš-šap-ti | ... ēšû-beer, “e’e23-boil, kasptu-reed |
| 16 | [...] ⸢ar₂⸣-ḫiš ḫa-an-ṭiš ZI-šu₂-nu lib-le-ma | May ... ē2e23ḫbiš-plant, the fruit of their life, be released |
| 17 | [...] ⸢lu⸣-ša₂-pi da₃-li₂-li₂-ka lud-lul | ... I shall sing your praises ... elu-eša-pi. |
| 18 | [... UŠ₁₁.BUR₂].⸢RU⸣.DA NU I₃.UDU.KAM | ..., the ritual assemblage for not giving birth to a sheep |
| 19 | [... {d}na-an]-⸢na⸣-ra-a-ta na-bi MU-ka | Your name is ... of Nanaya-era. |
| 20 | [... DINGIR].⸢MEŠ⸣ ka-la-ma | all the gods |
| 21 | [... ka-li-ši]-⸢na⸣ ma-ta-a-ti | ... of all the lands |
| 22 | [... ta]-⸢az⸣-za-zu-ma | ... you stand, and |
| 23 | [...] ⸢di-i⸣-nu | ... the edinu priestess |
| 24 | [... KU₅]-⸢us⸣ | “... he shall cut off |
| 1' | [... URU]-⸢MU⸣ [...] | ... URU-eMU-e23 |
| 2' | [x x] ⸢re-ma-an-ni be-lum⸣ {munus}⸢UŠ₁₁.ZU GIM li-li⸣-[si ...] | ... my lord, my woman, like lilī-esi ... |
| 3' | [iṣ]-⸢bat SAG.DU⸣-MU GU₂-MU ⸢u muḫ⸣-[ḫi] | Išbat (is) my head, my neck, my shoulders |
| 4' | ⸢iṣ⸣-bat IGI.[II]-MU na-ṭi-la-a-⸢ti⸣ | “My first-born son, Natila-eti-e23, |
| 5' | iṣ-bat ⸢GIR₃.II⸣-MU al-⸢la⸣-ka-a-ti | “He seized my scepter, the one who encircles you, |
| 6' | iṣ-bat ⸢bir⸣-ki-ia₅ eb-be₂-re-e-ti | (who) has seized the ebbērûtu-houses of my old (houses) |
| 7' | iṣ-bat A₂.II-MU mut-tab-bil-a-ti | (who) has seized my limbs (lit. “muttabbilātu-disease’), |
| 8' | e-nen-na ina ma-ḫar DINGIR-ti-ka GAL-ti | Now, before your great divinity, |
| 9' | 2 NU.MEŠ ZABAR et-gu-ru-ti | 2 bronze nug[hts] |
| 10' | ša₂ {lu₂}UŠ₁₁.ZU-MU u {munus}UŠ₁₁.ZU-MU | of my husband and my wife |
| 11' | ša₂ e-piš-ia₅ u muš-te-piš-ti-ia₅ | Whose deeds and machinations |
| 12' | ša₂ sa-ḫir-ia₅ u sa-ḫir-ti-ia₅ | of my scattered and scattered people |
| 13' | ša₂ ra-ḫi-⸢ia₅⸣ u ra-ḫi-ti-ia₅ | of Raḫīya and Rahitiya |
| 14' | ša₂ EN ik-ki-⸢ia₅⸣ u NIN ik-ki-ia₅ | From the lord of the Ikkīya-temple and the lady who (also) has (now) established (them) |
| 15' | ša₂ EN ṣer-ri-ia₅ u NIN ṣer-ri-ia₅ | The heart of my lord and my lady. |
| 16' | ša₂ EN ri-⸢di⸣-ia₅ u NIN ri-di-ia₅ | (Property) of the lord of my rīdû-festival and the lady of my [ri]dia festival. |
| 17' | ša₂ EN di-⸢ni⸣-ia₅ u NIN di-ni-ia₅ | From the lord of my court and the lady of my case. |
| 18' | ša₂ EN INIM-MU u NIN INIM-MU | From my lord of words and my lady of words. |
| 19' | ša₂ EN DU₁₁.DU₁₁-MU u NIN DU₁₁.DU₁₁-MU | That which my lord and my lady speak, |
| 20' | ša₂ EN INIM.GAR-MU u NIN INIM.GAR-MU | From the mouth of my lord and my lady. |
| 21' | ⸢ša₂⸣ EN ḪUL-MU u NIN ḪUL-ti₃-ia₅ | The lord of my evil and my evil sister |
| 22' | [...] ⸢ana ADDA⸣ pu-qu-du-in-ni nam-ra-ṣa kul-lu-mu-in-ni | ... to the side(?) of the house, to the threshing floor(?), all of it, |
| 23' | ⸢lu⸣-u UDUG lem-nu lu-u A.LA₂ lem-nu | Either a bad utensil or an evil alû-demon |
| 24' | ⸢lu⸣-u GIDIM lem-nu lu-u GAL₅.LA₂ lem-nu | (If) a ghost is an evil ghost, or a grave evil. |
| 25' | ⸢lu⸣-u DINGIR lem-nu lu-u MAŠKIM lem-⸢nu⸣ | May an evil god or an evil maškim-demon |
| 26' | [...] {d}DIM₁₀.ME lu-u {d}DIM₁₀.ME.A ⸢lu-u {d}DIM₁₀⸣.[ME.LAGAB] | ... Ea or Ea, Elu or Emelak |
| 27' | [...] {⸢lu₂⸣}LIL₂.LA₂ lu-u {munus}LIL₂.LA₂ ⸢lu⸣-[u ...] | ... the elû-priestess, or the lilu-priest, or |
| 28' | [...] ⸢li⸣-iʾ-bu ṣi-[bit ...] | ... elī-e-iʾbu |
| 29' | [... be]-⸢en⸣-nu ri-ḫu-⸢ut⸣ [...] | ... bēnu, riḫuṭu-e23 ... |
| 30' | [... AN].⸢TA⸣.ŠUB.⸢BA lu⸣-[u ...] | ... the upper part, the lower part ... |
| 31' | [... ŠU.DINGIR].⸢RA⸣ [...] | Hand of a God |
| o ii | ||
| 1 | [... lu]-u la-maš-tu₂ TUR-tu₂ DUMU.MUNUS {d}a-⸢nim⸣ | or a young child, daughter of Aya-enim-e23 |
| 2 | [...] mu-kil SAG ḪUL-tim | ..., the one who provides for evil, |
| 3 | [... UZU].⸢MEŠ⸣ šim-ma-tu₂ ri-mu-tu₂ | ... flesh of a wild goat |
| 4 | ⸢lu⸣-[u ...] ša₂ šu-ma la na-bu-u | The elû-priestess is that who is not named |
| 5 | ⸢lu⸣-[u ...] ⸢le⸣-mut-ti ša₂ a-me-lu-ti | elū-e-u-plant e-lemutti-plant of mankind |
| 6 | ša₂ ṣab-⸢tan⸣-[ni-ma] ⸢mu⸣-ša₂ u ur-ra UŠ.UŠ-an-ni | “The one who šaba-etan’e-ni and e-mu-e-sḫa and urra follow me |
| 7 | u₂-ḫat-⸢tu⸣-[u₂] ⸢UZU⸣.MEŠ-ia kal u₄-mi ṣab-ta-ni-ma | “My flesh, all day long, was swollen, and |
| 8 | kal mu-ši la u₂-maš-šar-an-ni | All night he did not make me forget |
| 9 | e-nen-na ina ma-ḫar DINGIR-ti-ka GAL-ti | Now, before your great divinity, |
| 10 | ina PIŠ₁₀.{d}ID₂.LU₂.RU.GU₂ KU₃-tim a-qal-li-šu₂-nu-ti a-šar-rap-šu₂-nu-ti | Through the pure scepter I raised them up, I broadened them. |
| 11 | nap-li-sa-an-ni-ma be-lum u₂-suḫ-šu₂-nu-ti ina SU-ia | Look upon me, O lord, and remove them from my body! |
| 12 | pu-šur kiš-pi-šu₂-⸢nu⸣ lem-nu-ti | Release the evil witchcraft |
| 13 | at-ta {d}gira₂ be-lum a-li-ki ⸢i-di⸣-[ia] | You, Gira, lord, go to my aid! |
| 14 | bul-liṭ-an-ni-ma nar-bi-ka lu-⸢ša₂⸣-pi da₃-li₂-li₂-[ka ...] | Let me live, so that I may proclaim your greatness (and) praise your praises. |
| 15 | KA.INIM.MA UŠ₁₁.BUR₂.RU.DA ... ⸢NU ZABAR⸣ [...] | It is the wording (of the incantation) to undo witchcraft: ... bronze ... |
| 16 | EN₂ {d}gira₂ a-ri-⸢ru⸣ [...] | Incantation: “Gira, the hero |
| 17 | da-in di-ni ⸢at⸣-[me-e ...] | Judge my case, I am the one of Emê |
| 18 | ek-le-e-⸢ti⸣ [...] | The Eklati’e temple |
| 19 | e-ša₂-a-⸢ti⸣ [...] | Eša-eti-e23 |
| 20 | a-na ⸢DINGIR⸣.[MEŠ ...] | to the temples |
| 21 | ⸢ša₂ la⸣ [...] | The one who is not ... |
| 1' | [...] ⸢DINGIR el⸣-[lu] | ... the eloquent god |
| 2' | [... DINGIR-ti]-⸢ka GAL⸣-[ti] | Your great divinity, |
| 3' | [...] ⸢e⸣-pu-uš qa-⸢tuk⸣-[ka] | ... of your hand |
| 4' | [... ka-a]-ša₂ ap-⸢qid⸣-[ka] | ... of your mouth, your lips |
| 5' | [...] lu-ub-[luṭ] | ... let me live |
| 6' | [...] ⸢lu⸣-ši-[ir] | ... the elu’ešir priest |
| 7' | [...] ⸢lu-um⸣-[id] | ... elum-e-id |
| 8' | [...] ⸢lu⸣-[ud-nin] | ... elu’ednin |
| 1'' | ⸢ana-ku⸣ [...] | I am ..., |
| 2'' | at-⸢ta⸣-[ma ...] | You, ... |
| 3'' | at-⸢ta⸣-[ma ...] | You, ... |
| 4'' | at-ta-⸢ma⸣ [...] | You are the one who ... |
| 5'' | KA.INIM.⸢MA⸣ [...] | Incantation formula: |
| 6'' | EN₂ {d}⸢gira₂⸣ [...] | Incantation: O Egira |
| 7'' | ez-zu [...] | Your furious |
| 8'' | ša₂ ki-ma {⸢d⸣}30 ...] | who like Ea, Sin |
| 9'' | di-i-[ni ...] | . . my case. |
| 10'' | qu-⸢mi⸣ [...] | The qû-emī-e3-plant |
| 11'' | {d}⸢gira₂⸣ [...] | Egirae |
| 12'' | {d}⸢gira₂⸣ [...] | Egirae |
| 13'' | {⸢d⸣}[gira₂ ...] | Egira |
| 14'' | {⸢d⸣}[gira₂ ...] | Egira |
| o iii | ||
| 1' | ⸢ez⸣-[zu ...] | “Your eezu-vessel |
| 2' | {⸢d⸣}[gira₂ ...] | Egira |
| 3' | ⸢qa⸣-[mu-u₂ ...] | “It is me, it is me |
| 1'' | ⸢ki⸣-[ma ...] | E-e-ma |
| 2'' | ki-⸢ma⸣ [...] | In the place of the king |
| 3'' | ki-ma [...] | Like ... |
| 4'' | ki-ma pi-⸢ti⸣-[iq-ti ...] | Like a pīšiqtu-demon |
| 5'' | ki-ma A.MEŠ ⸢mu⸣-[sa-a-ti ...] | like the water of the emesātu-festival |
| 6'' | ki-ma šu-šu-⸢rat⸣ [...] | Like a wild cow ... |
| 7'' | ana-ku ina ⸢qi₂-bit⸣ [...] | I, by the command of ... |
| 8'' | u₃ {d}asal-⸢lu₂⸣-[ḫi ...] | and Asalluḫi |
| 9'' | e-pi-ši [...] | Incantation(?) |
| 10'' | ki-ma ki-i-ti [...] | Like a ... ... |
| 11'' | ki-ma ḫu-ḫa-ri [...] | Like a pig ... |
| 12'' | ki-ma ka-a-pi [...] | Like a ... ... |
| 13'' | ki-ma še-e-ti ⸢a-kat₃⸣-[tam-šu₂-nu-ti] | like the šētu of the Ekatams |
| 14'' | ki-ma pi-til-⸢ti⸣ a-pat-⸢til⸣-[šu₂-nu-ti] | Like a releaser, I release them. |
| 15'' | ki-ma pi-ti-iq-ti ab-ba-lak-⸢kit⸣-[su-nu-ti] | like a pītiqtu, Abbalak-ekitsunuti |
| 16'' | ki-ma ⸢A⸣.[MEŠ] ⸢mu⸣-sa-a-ti a-sur-ra-a u₂-ma-al-⸢la⸣-[šu₂-nu-ti] | like the eštātu-priestesses, I filled the meadow with them. |
| 17'' | ki-⸢ma⸣ [šu]-⸢šu-rat⸣ E₂ ana KA₂ a-na-as-⸢suk⸣-šu₂-⸢nu⸣-[ti] | (Sum) I am the one who makes the temple enter into a gate (Akk) In the place of the temple, I enter into the gate |
| 18'' | [... šap-li]-⸢ka⸣ NU {lu₂}UŠ₁₁.ZU u {munus}UŠ₁₁.ZU ⸢SUM⸣-ka ⸢TU₆⸣ [EN₂] | “... of your šaplî-vessel, the one who does not have a man and a woman, your ērib-e-v’s e-tukultī-plant, Incantation formula. |
| 19'' | [... UŠ₁₁.BUR₂].⸢RU⸣.DA ... NU ESIR ša₂ IM.BABBAR bal-lu-KAM₂ ... | “Weapon-of-the-throne-demon, ... of the ballû-disease-storm, |
| 20'' | [... {munus}UŠ₁₁].⸢ZU⸣ ša₂ ina ID₂ im-lu-ʾu IM-a-a | ... a woman who in the river drowned, |
| 21'' | [...] ⸢u₂⸣-tam-me-ru NU.MEŠ-ia | ... etammeru-plants, my offspring |
| 22'' | [... it-me]-⸢ru⸣ A.MEŠ-e-a | ... my water came out |
| 23'' | [... u₂]-⸢laq⸣-qi₂-tu ḫu-ṣa-be₂-e-a | ... the u’elaqītu-plant, the ḫašbû-plant |
| o iv | ||
| 1' | [... ik-ri-ṣu]-⸢u₂⸣-[ni ...] | ... his prayer ... |
| 2' | [...] ⸢ti-nu-ru⸣ {d}gira₂ ⸢mun⸣-[na-aḫ-zu] | ... tinuru-tree, Gira, your eminaḫ |
| 3' | [... ed-de-šu]-⸢u₂⸣ nu-ur DINGIR.MEŠ ⸢ka⸣-[a-a-nu] | May the light of the gods shine forth for you |
| 4' | [... ŠEŠ.UNUG]{⸢ki⸣} {d}UTU ina UD.⸢UNUG⸣{[ki]} | Šamaš in Uruk |
| 5' | [...] ⸢a⸣-di um-ma-na-⸢ti⸣-[šu₂] | ... the eadi of Ummana-edi |
| 6' | [... a]-di ku-um-mi-⸢ša₂⸣ | ... until Kummi-eše |
| 7' | [... {lu₂}UŠ₁₁].⸢ZU⸣-MU u {munus}UŠ₁₁.ZU-MU ma-la ba-šu₂-u | “..., my ērib priestess, and my adolescent woman, as many as there are, |
| 8' | [...] ⸢a⸣-na-ku lu-ub-luṭ | ... let me live |
| 9' | [... e-pu-ša₂-aš₂]-⸢šim-ma⸣ i-pu-ša₂ | ... I did, I did. |
| 10' | [...] is-ḫu-ra | ... he heaped up |
| 11' | ⸢ši⸣-[i ... kit-pu]-⸢du-u₂-ti⸣ | (Sum) I am the one who smite(?) the enemy (Akk) The one who destroys the enemy |
| 12' | ⸢u₃⸣ [... da]-⸢a-a⸣-[nu] | Ea-e-anu |
| 13' | {⸢d}gira₂⸣ [...] ⸢qu⸣-li-[ši] | Gira-e23 ... the Qu-elisvi temple |
| 14' | {d}gira₂ [...] TU₆ ⸢EN₂⸣ | Gira ... TU₆ E23 Incantation formula. |
| 15 | KA.INIM.MA ⸢UŠ₁₁⸣.[BUR₂.RU.DA ...] ⸢IM ša₂⸣ I₃.UDU bal-lu ⸢KAM⸣ | Incantation formula: “EUŠvv₂.EURRU.DA .… EIM (means): the liver of the sheep will thrive. E22KAM (also means): |
| 16 | EN₂ at-ti-man-⸢nu⸣ [...] ⸢tub₂⸣-ta-ni-in-ni | Incantation: “Attimanu-ešanni ..., he made me fall into a trap. |
| 17' | a-na ⸢le⸣-mut-⸢ti⸣ teš₂-te-ne₂-ʾi-in-ni | to the elmut-eštītû temple, |
| 18' | a-na la ṭa-ab-⸢ti⸣ ta-as-sa-na-aḫ-ḫur-in-ni | You have caused me to tremble without ceasing. |
| 19' | URU-ki ul i-de ⸢E₂⸣-[ki] ⸢MIN⸣ ... MU-ki MIN ... šu-bat-ki MIN ... | Your city I do not know. Your temple, your ditto temple , your name DITTO, your dwelling DITEX |
| 20' | {d}ALAD.MEŠ li-ba-ʾu-u₂-ki | May the kalû-priests protect you, |
| 21' | UDUG.MEŠ liš-te-ʾu-u₂-ki | May the jars keep you alive! |
| 22' | GIDIM.MEŠ lis-saḫ-ru-u₂-ki | May the ghosts remove you |
| 23' | be-en-nu la ṭa-a-bu UGU-ki lim-qut | May a judgment not be rendered against you. |
| 24' | MAŠKIM.MEŠ le-mut-ti ⸢li⸣-kil-lu SAG-ki | Evil demons, elikilu-demons, your head |
| 25' | {d}⸢lugal-ir₉-ra⸣ [u {d}mes-lam-ta]-⸢e₃⸣-a li-na-ru-ki | May Elugal-irrâ and Meslamta-ea curse you. |
| 26' | {⸢d⸣}[x-x ... MU]-⸢ki⸣ li-ip-šiṭ | May the gods of Ea, ..., and Šumma-Ea release him. |
| 27' | [... EME]-⸢ki⸣ li-is-suḫ | May the ... of Sumer tear out |
| 28' | [... le]-⸢et⸣-ki li-im-ḫaṣ | May your [. . ] be appeased.” |
| 29' | [... li]-⸢iḫ⸣-mu-uṭ | ... may it be resplendent |
| 30' | [... GAL]-⸢tu₂⸣ | ... chief of the temples |
| 1'' | [... ma-aq]-⸢lu⸣-u₂ | ... maqelû-plant |
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