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Meier Maqlu 07 K 03247 (P394898)
Prayer, Neo-Assyrian, Nineveh · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE
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| Designation | Meier Maqlu 07 K 03247 |
|---|---|
| ID | P394898 |
| 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' | [lib]-⸢bal⸣-[ki-tu-ma ...] | May it be reconciled with you |
| 2' | [...] ⸢LUGAL⸣ [...] | ... the royal house |
| 3' | [... ŠU].⸢II⸣ DINGIR ⸢LUGAL⸣ IDIM ⸢u⸣ [...] | Hand of a god, king, nobleman |
| 4' | [... qi₂]-⸢bit⸣ {d}AMAR.UTU EN nu-bat-⸢ti⸣ [...] | ... the command of Marduk, lord of the evening meal |
| 5' | [mim]-⸢mu-u₂⸣ e-pu-ša₂ lu-u ⸢ku⸣-[ši-ru] | “May the one who builds it be a ēkuššīru-house! |
| 6' | [ip]-ši te-pu-ša₂-a-ni li-ša₂-⸢bil⸣ [...] | May they do what you have done, may they requite me |
| 7' | [...] a-ra-⸢ḫe⸣-ka ra-ma-ni a-ra-ḫe-ka ⸢pag⸣-[ri] | ... of Araḫ, his love, of Arapa |
| 8' | [ki]-⸢ma⸣ {d}šakkan₂ ir-<ḫu>-u₂ bu-ul-[šu₂] | The place where the god Šakkan created his creation |
| 9' | [...] ⸢UDU⸣.NITA₂-ša₂ MAŠ.DA₃ ar-ma-ša₂ EME₃ ⸢mu-ur⸣-[ša₂] | ... ešû-sheep, male goat, female goat |
| 10' | {[giš]}⸢APIN⸣ KI-tum ir-ḫu-u₂ KI-⸢tum⸣ [...] | The ēšû-plant grows in the earth, the earth ... |
| 11' | [ad]-⸢di⸣ EN₂ a-na ⸢ra⸣-[ma-ni-ia] | Adī-E, Incantation: To my servant |
| 12' | ⸢li-ir⸣-ḫe ra-ma-⸢ni⸣ x-[x ...] | The elirḫ priestess of Rama-ešum |
| 13' | [...] ⸢kiš-pi ša₂⸣ [...] | ... witchcraft of ... |
| 14' | ⸢EN₂⸣ [... I₃].⸢GIŠ⸣ eb-bu I₃.GIŠ nam-ru [...] | Incantation: “... oil, pure oil, bright oil |
| 1'' | [...] | |
| 2'' | [... mu]-⸢šap⸣-ši-iḫ {uzu}šer₂-a-nu ša₂ a-⸢me⸣-[lu-ti] | ... the one who removes the scepter of the gods |
| 3'' | [...] ⸢ša₂⸣ {d}DIŠ I₃.GIŠ EN₂ ša₂ {d}⸢asal⸣-[lu₂-ḫi] | ... esaluḫi-plant |
| 4'' | [u₂]-⸢ṭa⸣-ḫi-⸢id⸣-ka I₃.GIŠ tap-šu-⸢uḫ⸣-[ti] | When you have poured out a libation bowl of oil |
| 5'' | [...] {⸢d⸣}DIŠ id-di-nu ana pa-aš₂-ḫa-⸢a⸣-[ti] | ... the god Enlil gave, to the devastation |
| 6'' | [ap]-⸢šu-uš-ka I₃⸣.GIŠ ⸢TI⸣.[LA] | I have poured out for you sesame oil, balāṭu-plant |
| 7'' | [ad-di]-⸢ka⸣ ši-pat {d}DIŠ EN eri-du₁₀ {d}⸢nin⸣-[ši-ku₃] | I have sworn by the command of Enlil, lord of Eridu, Nin-Ešiku |
| 8'' | [aṭ-ru]-ud A₂.ZAG₂ aḫ-ḫa-⸢zu⸣ šuru-pu-u ⸢ša₂ SU⸣-[ka] | “It is you who makes the throne rise high, it is you that makes the heavens tremble |
| 9'' | [u₂-šat]-⸢bi⸣ qu-u₂-lu ku-u₂-ru ni-is-sa-tu₂ ⸢ša₂ ADDA⸣-[ka] | “Its walls are thick, it is thick, the nišsātu of your father’s house |
| 10'' | [u₂]-⸢šap⸣-ši-iḫ SA.MEŠ mi₃-na-⸢ti⸣-ka NU [...] | You do not ... the šape’sḫ-plants of your reed bed |
| 11'' | [... qi₂]-⸢bit⸣ {d}DIŠ LUGAL ap-si-i ina te-e ša₂ {⸢d⸣}[DIŠ] | ... command of Enlil, king of the Apsu, by the command of Ea |
| 12'' | [...] {d}asal-lu₂-ḫi ina ⸢rik-si⸣ ra-ba-[ti ...] | ... Asalluḫi in the great granary |
| 13'' | [... ŠU].⸢II pa-aš₂⸣-ḫa-a-ti ša₂ {d}nin-tin-⸢ug₅⸣-[ga] | Hand-lifting prayer of Nintinuga |
| 14'' | ⸢u₃⸣ {d}nin-girima₃ EN [...] | The temple of Ningirima, the lord |
| 15'' | [id]-⸢di⸣-šum-ma ana ⸢NENNI⸣ DUMU ⸢NENNI⸣ {d}DIŠ ši-⸢pat INIM⸣ [...] | If a man, when he enters into a cloister, the son of an oath, a curse will be imposed upon him. |
| 16'' | [...] ⸢ABGAL⸣ šu-ut eri-du₁₀ li-pa-aš₂-ši-ḫu ⸢SU⸣-[šu₂ ...] | ... the Ebabgal-eš temple of Eridu may they tear out its Esuba temple |
| 17'' | [... {d]}⸢en-lil₂ SAG⸣.DU-MU {⸢mul}GAG.SI.SA₂ la-a⸣-[ni] | “... Enlil is my head, the Sirius is not my head |
| 18'' | [... KUR]-⸢ḫa A₂⸣.[II]-a-a {mul}ZUBI ⸢ša₂⸣ [...] | (If) ... rises, the Aramaeans will fall, the E-ša-e-23 . |
| o iii | ||
| 1 | [... lim]-la EME-ki ša₂ ⸢ḪUL⸣-[tim] ; ⸢ina qe₂⸣-e lik-ka-⸢ṣir⸣ | May your tongue, which is the Eḫul-etim-plant, flourish in the garden. |
| 2 | ina ⸢qi₂-bit⸣ {d}en-bi-lu-lu EN TI.LA ⸢TU₆ EN₂⸣ | By the command of Enbilulu, lord of life, Incantation formula. |
| 3 | ⸢EN₂⸣ [ki]-⸢iṣ⸣-ri-ki ku-ṣur-u₂-ti | Incantation: “Your limbs, your thighs, |
| 4 | ⸢ep⸣-[še-ti]-⸢ki⸣ lem-na-te up-ša₂-še-ki a-a-bu-ti | Your evil deeds (and) machinations |
| 5 | ⸢na⸣-[aš₂-pa]-⸢ra⸣-tu-ki ša₂ MUNUS.ḪUL | “Ašpa’etukku-plant of MUNUS.ḪUL-plant |
| 6 | [...] ⸢DINGIR⸣.MEŠ u₂-paṭ-ṭir-ma A.MEŠ uš-ta-bil ... | ... the ēši-priests split open and carried away water |
| 7 | [...] ⸢lem⸣-nu SAḪAR.ḪI.A lim-la | May ... elû-plant, šārḫu-plant (and) limla-plant |
| 8 | [...] ⸢MUNUS⸣.ḪUL ina qe₂-e lik-ka-ṣir | ... may the ešamaš-plant break through the cracks |
| 9 | [... {d]}⸢en-bi⸣-lu-lu EN TI.LA TU₆ EN₂ | ... Eenbilulu, lord of life. Incantation formula. |
| 10 | [... qa-ti]-⸢ia⸣ ub-bi-ib zu-um-ri | (Sum) ... I brought to my feet ... (Akk) I brought my feet to the body |
| 11 | [...] ⸢eri⸣-du₁₀ ib-ba-nu-u a-kam-mi₃ lem-⸢nu⸣ | ... eridu-dishes were created, evil water was poured out |
| 12 | [... UZU].⸢MEŠ⸣-MU {uzu}SA.MEŠ-MU ba-šu-u | ... my flesh (and) my thigh were born |
| 13 | [...] ⸢A₂⸣.MEŠ GISKIM.MEŠ ḪUL.MEŠ NU DU₁₀.⸢GA.MEŠ⸣ | ... ešumu-plants, signs of evil, unfavorable |
| 14 | [...] ⸢par₂⸣-du-ti ḪUL.MEŠ NU DU₁₀.GA.MEŠ | ... epardûtu-plant, evil, not good |
| 15 | [...] ⸢SISKUR⸣ SISKUR-i mim-ma šum-šu₂ ⸢DU₃⸣-[ti ...] | ... the ešakkû-priest, the sacrificial sheep, whatever that is in the balaŋ composition ... |
| 16 | [... u₂]-⸢kab⸣-bi-su ⸢ina SILA⸣ | ... its grass in the street |
| 17 | [...] ⸢še-ed⸣ [...] | ... the šēdu-priest |
| o iv | ||
| 1 | [...] ⸢li⸣-iṣ-ba-tu-ki ka-a-ši | ... your elī-ešbatu prayer is true |
| 2 | [... še-ru-um]-⸢ma⸣ še-e-ru | ... šerum-emâ-e23 |
| 3 | [...] {⸢lu₂⸣}UŠ₁₁.ZU-MU u {munus}UŠ₁₁.ZU-MU | ... my enemy and my enemy |
| 4 | [it-bu]-⸢nim⸣-ma ki-ma DUMU {lu₂}NAR u₂-lap-pa-tu₂ ; ni-ʾa-šu₂-un | he went up and like a son of a singer he smote him, |
| 5 | [...] ⸢KA₂⸣-MU i-za-az {d}IGI.DU | ... stands at the gate of my house. Palil |
| 6 | [...] ⸢GIŠ⸣.NA₂-MU i-za-az {d}lugal-edin-na | ... my ešēdu-plant stands. Lugal-edina |
| 7 | [a-šap-pa-ra]-⸢ak⸣-kim-ma ⸢ša₂ KA₂⸣-MU {d}IGI.DU | I will send to you, and the gate of my temple of Palil |
| 8 | [...] SAG GIŠ.NA₂-⸢MU {d⸣}lugal-edin-na | ... of the bed-chamber of Lugal-edina |
| 9 | [...] kal 1 DANNA dib-bi-⸢ki⸣ | ... all day long, Ibbi-E |
| 10 | [...] kal ḫar-ra-an a-ma-ti-ki | ... all of the joy of your word |
| 11 | [u₂]-tar ⸢kiš⸣-pi-ki ru-ḫe-⸢ki⸣ u₂-ṣab-ba-tu-ki ; ka-a-ši | I have turned to your Ekiš-epi, your Ruḫbe-e, I have slain you. |
| 12 | [... še]-⸢rim LUḪ-a ŠU⸣.II-⸢a⸣-[a] | ... šērimmu-plant, purified, hand of ēdu-plant |
| 1' | [...] x-x-[x ...] | |
| 2' | [...] ⸢TE-a⸣ a-a ⸢DIM₄⸣ [...] | ... may ... not ... the ētû-priestess, |
| 3' | [...] {lu₂}UŠ₁₁.⸢ZU⸣ [...] | ... the enemy |
| 4' | [ina] ⸢qi₂-bit⸣ {d}DIŠ {d}⸢UTU⸣ [...] | By the command of Enlil, Šamaš |
| 5' | ⸢EN₂⸣ am-si ⸢KA⸣-[MU ...] | Incantation: “I am a bull, my temple |
| 6' | [...] ⸢ḫur⸣-ḫu-um-⸢mat⸣ [...] | ... the eḫur-ešum-emat-e3 |
| 7' | [...] | |
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