BMS 11 K 03283 dupl. (P394918)
Prayer, Neo-Assyrian, Nineveh · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE
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| Designation | BMS 11 K 03283 dupl. |
|---|---|
| ID | P394918 |
| 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 |
English translation
By King, Leonard W. · Via Open Richly Annotated Cuneiform Corpus (ORACC) · CC BY-SA 3.0 (ORACC)
| Line | English |
|---|---|
| Obverse [0:1] o 1o 1–o 1o 1 | Enuru-Incantation. O warrior Marduk, whose anger (is) a flood, |
| Obverse [1:2] o 22–o 22 | Whose forgiving (is that of) a merciful father. |
| Obverse [2:3] o 33–o 33 | Speaking without obeying has stirred me, |
| Obverse [3:4] o 44–o 44 | Calling out without reply has slighted me. |
| Obverse [4:5] o 55–o 55 | (This situation) has expelled the strength of my heart, |
| Obverse [5:6] o 66–o 66 | Like an old man, it has bowed me low. |
| Obverse [6:7] o 77–o 77 | O great lord, Marduk, merciful god! |
| Obverse [7:8] o 88–o 88 | Human beings, by whatever name— |
| Obverse [8:9] o 99–o 99 | Who (among them) can ascertain their own sin? |
| Obverse [9:10] o 1010–o 1010 | Who has not been negligent; what (person) has not sinned? |
| Obverse [10:11] o 1111–o 1111 | Who can ascertain the way of a god? |
| Obverse [11:12] o 1212–o 1212 | I ought to be vigilant [lest I] acquire s[in], |
| Obverse [12:13] o 1313–o 1313 | [I ought assiduously to sear]ch out the sanctuaries of life, |
| Obverse [13:14] o 1414–o 1414 | [With] a curs[e . . .] . . . |
| Obverse [14:15] o 1515–o 1515 | [. . .] . . . [. . . to b]ea[r . . .] |
| Reverse [0:1] r 1'r 1'–r 1'r 1' | which among the kings [. . .] |
| Reverse [1:2] r 2'2'–r 2'2' | none [. . .] the art [. . .] |
| Reverse [2:3] r 3'3'–r 3'3' | The wisdom of Nabu, [. . .], there are. |
| Reverse [3:4] r 4'4'–r 4'4' | On table[ts . . . I ch]ecked. |
| Reverse [4:5] r 5'5'–r 5'5' | I deposited (it) for my reading [. . .] my [. . .]. |
| Reverse [5:6] r 6'6'–r 6'6' | The one who trusts in you will not be put to shame, O king of the gods, Ashur. |
| Reverse [6:7] r 7'7'–r 7'7' | Whoever carries (this tablet) off or writes his name alongside my name, |
| Reverse [7:8] r 8'8'–r 8'8' | may Ashur and Ninlil overthrow him in fierce rage. |
| Reverse [8:9] r 9'9'–r 9'9' | May his name (and) his seed disappear from the land. |
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)
| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
| o | ||
| 1 | EN₂ E₂.NU.RU qar-ra-du {d}AMAR.UTU ša₂ e-ze-su a-bu-bu | |
| 2 | nap-šur-šu a-bu re-me₂-nu-u₂-um | |
| 3 | qa-bu-u₂ u la še-mu-u₂ id-dal-pu-nin-ni | |
| 4 | ša-su-u₂ u la a-pa-lu₄ id-da-ṣa-an-ni | |
| 5 | am-ma-ti-ia ina ŠA₃-ia uš-te-ṣi-ma | |
| 6 | ki-ma ši-bi-im uq-ṭa-ad-di-da-ni | |
| 7 | be-lu₄ GAL{u₂} {d}AMAR.UTU DINGIR re-me₂-nu-u | |
| 8 | a-wi-lu-tu ma-la šu-ma na-bi₂-at | |
| 9 | ⸢an⸣-na ra-ma-ni-ša-ma man-nu i-lam-mad | |
| 10 | ⸢man⸣-nu la i-ši-iṭ IA{u₂} la u₂-gal-lil | |
| 11 | a-lak-ti DINGIR ⸢man-nu i⸣-lam-mad | |
| 12 | lu-ut-ta-id-ma ⸢gul⸣-[lul-tu₂ la a]-⸢ra-ši⸣ | |
| 13 | aš-rat ba-⸢la⸣-[ṭi lu-uš-te]-⸢i-ma⸣ | |
| 14 | [ina] ar-ra-[ti ...] ⸢x x⸣ | |
| 15 | [x] x x [... ba]-⸢ba⸣-[lu] | |
| 16 | [...] x [x] | |
| r | ||
| 1' | ⸢ša ina LUGAL-MEŠ⸣{[ni} ...] | |
| 2' | mim-ma šip-⸢ru⸣ [...] | |
| 3' | ne₂-me-eq {d}⸢AG⸣ [...] ba-aš₂-⸢mu⸣ | |
| 4' | ina ṭup-pa-⸢a⸣-[ni ... ab]-re-e-ma | |
| 5' | a-na ta-⸢mar⸣-ti [...] ⸢qe₂-reb⸣ [E₂-GAL]-⸢ia⸣ u₂-kin | |
| 6' | NIR.GAL₂.ZU ⸢NU⸣ TEŠ₂ LUGAL DINGIR-⸢MEŠ AN⸣.ŠAR₂ | |
| 7' | man-nu ša TUM₃ u₃ lu ⸢MU⸣-šu₂ it-ti MU-ia i-šaṭ-ṭa-⸢ru⸣ | |
| 8' | AN.ŠAR₂ u₃ {d}nin-lil₂ ag-giš ez-zi-iš lis-ki-pu-šu₂-ma | |
| 9' | MU-šu₂ ⸢NUMUN-šu₂⸣ ina KUR li-hal-li-qu | |
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