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Maqlu 2, 53-56 (P394926)

Prayer, Neo-Assyrian, Nineveh · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE

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DesignationMaqlu 2, 53-56
IDP394926
Museum no.BM —
CollectionBritish Museum, London, UK
LanguageAkkadian
PeriodNeo-Assyrian · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE
GenrePrayer
Find spotNineveh (mod. Kuyunjik)
Coordinates36.3582, 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.

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1⸢EN₂⸣ al-si-ku-nu-ši DINGIR.MEŠ mu-ši-[ti]Incantation: I call out to you, O gods of the night
2[it]-ti-ku-nu al-si mu-ši-tum kal-la-tum ⸢kut-tum₃⸣-[tum]“With you, I call out to you, O lady, mighty one, ekuttu-priestess,
3[al]-si ba-ra-ri-tum qab-li-tum u ⸢na-ma-ri⸣-[tum]“The alsi, the barārītu-disease, the qablitu-demon, and the namarûtu
4⸢aš₂⸣-šu₂ {munus}UŠ₁₁.ZU u₂-⸢kaš⸣-šip-an-[ni]“As for me, a woman has seized me.
5e-le-ni-tum ub-bi-ra-⸢an⸣-[ni]above he brought up for me
6DINGIR-MU u₃ {d}iš₈-tar₂-MU u₂-šas-su-u₂ ⸢UGU⸣-[MU]My (personal) god and my (personal personal) goddess, who have made me bow down at my (own) feet
7UGU a-me-ri-ia₅ am-ru-uṣ a-⸢na⸣-[ku]upon my limbs I am smitten, I am afraid
8em-de-ku la ṣa-la-lu GE₆ u₃ ur-⸢ra⸣They are smitten by the darkness and the storm.
9qu-u₂ im-ta-na-al-lu-u₂ KA-⸢ia⸣(Sum) The scribal art is constantly interrupted (Akk) The qû-art is continually interrupted KA-eya'e
10u₂-pu-un-ti KA-MU ip-⸢ru-su⸣(Sum) The one who opens my mouth (Akk) I open my mouth
11A.MEŠ maš-ti-ti-ia₅ u₂-maṭ-ṭu-⸢u₂⸣Water of my extispicy I poured out.
12⸢e⸣-le-li nu-bu-u₂ ḫi-du-ti si-ip-⸢di⸣(Sum) The one who does not ... the elalu prayer, the one who is not able to accept the supplication
13i-⸢zi⸣-za-nim-ma DINGIR.MEŠ GAL.MEŠ ⸢ši⸣-ma-a da-⸢ba⸣-[bi]I call out to you, O great gods, “Let me praise your great divinity!’
14di-ni di-na a-lak-ti ⸢lim⸣-[da]Judge my case, judge my way!
15e-pu-uš NU {lu₂}UŠ₁₁.ZU-MU u {⸢munus}UŠ₁₁⸣.[ZU]-MUI did not perform (the ritual) against my enchantress and my ērištu priestess
16ša e-piš-ia₅ u muš-⸢te⸣-piš-ti-ia₅of my sorcery and my extispicy
17⸢aš₂⸣-kun ina šap-li-ku-nu-ma a-dab-⸢bu⸣-ub di-niI shall lay claim against you, and I shall litigate against you.
18⸢aš₂⸣-šu₂ i-pu-ša₂ lem-ne₂-e-ti iš-te-⸢ʾa⸣-a la ba-na-a-ti(who) has performed evil against me, who has not been created
19[ši]-i li-mut-ma ⸢a-na⸣-ku lu-⸢ub⸣-luṭIf he so pleases, may I be pure.
20[kiš]-⸢pu⸣-ša₂ ⸢ru⸣-ḫu-ša₂ ru-su-⸢u₂⸣-ša₂ lu pa-aš₂-ruMay the ešpû-demon, the eruḫuša-disease (and) the rūsu’e3ş3dišašēle be released.
21{[giš]}⸢ŠINIG lil⸣-lil₂-an-ni ša₂ qim-ma-tu₂ ša-ru-u₂The ēšû-plant, the lililannu-plant of the deep,
22[...] ⸢lip⸣-šur-an-ni ma-ḫi-rat ka-lu-u₂ IM... my elipšurannu-vessel was full of radiance
23{u₂}⸢IN⸣.[NU.UŠ] ⸢li⸣-bi-ban-ni ša₂ KI-tim ma-la-⸢a-ta⸣elī-ebi-banni of the land of Atâ-ea-ta
24{giš}ŠE.⸢U₃⸣.[SUḪ₅] ⸢lip⸣-šur-an-ni ša₂ ŠE.AM ma-la-[a]-⸢ta⸣The šūmû-tree (and) elipsuḫurannu-plant of the hand of Ala-eta'e
25ina maḫ-ri-ku-⸢nu⸣ e-te-lil ki-ma {u₂}⸢KI⸣.[KAL]In front of you he went up, like a rush
26e-te-bi-ib az-za-ku ki-ma la-ar₂-[di]I am standing, like a lardi priest
27tu-u₂-ša₂ ša {munus}UŠ₁₁.ZU le-mut-[te]The birth mother, the evil woman
28tu-ur-rat INIM-sa ana KA-ša₂ EME-ša₂ ka-aṣ-[rat]Its word is turned back to its mouth, its tongue is swollen
29ina UGU kiš-pi-ša₂ lim-ḫa-ṣu-ši DINGIR.MEŠ mu-ši-[ti]On account of its witchcraft, may the gods of the night burn him.
303 EN.NUN.MEŠ ša₂ mu-ši lip-šu-ru ru-ḫe-ša₂ lem-nu-⸢ti⸣3 guards, whose name is “May the evildoer release the ruḫšu-demon,
31KA-ša₂ lu-u₂ I₃.UDU EME-ša₂ lu-u₂ ⸢MUN⸣Whether its mouth or the fat of its tongue or the salt plant
32ša₂ iq-bu-u₂ INIM ḪUL-⸢ti₃-ia₅⸣ ki-ma I₃.UDU lit-ta-tukThat which he said, may the word of my evil be diluted like fat
33ša₂ i-pu-šu₂ kiš-pi ki-ma MUN liš-ḫar-miṭWho has performed witchcraft like salt
34ki-iṣ-⸢ru⸣-ša₂ pu-uṭ-ṭu-ru [ep]-⸢še⸣-tu-ša₂ ḫul-lu-qu₂(As for) its kišû-demon, the one who is responsible for its performing, it is destroyed
35kal a-ma-tu-ša₂ ⸢ma⸣-la-a EDINall of his word is a flood in the open country
36ina qi₂-bit iq-bu-u₂ DINGIR.⸢MEŠ⸣ [mu]-⸢ši⸣-tum TU₆ EN₂By the command which they command, all the gods will speak. Incantation formula.
37EN₂ KI-tum KI-tum ⸢KI⸣-tum-maIncantation: “Kidney, kiln, etu-house,
38{d}GIŠ.GIN₂.MAŠ [EN ma-mi]-⸢ti⸣-ku-⸢nu⸣Gilgamesh, lord of Amītikûnu
39mim-mu-u₂ at-tu-nu te-pu-ša₂ [...]All that you have done ...
40mim-mu-u₂ ana-ku ep-pu-⸢šu⸣ [...] ⸢ti-da⸣-[a]I will do whatever I want to do
41mim-mu-u₂ {munus}UŠ₁₁.ZU.MEŠ-MU ip-pu-ša₂ e-ga-[a ...] ⸢NU TUK⸣-ši TU₆ ⸢EN₂⸣Any witchcraft that I have performed against a woman ... ešunu-plant (and) TU₆E23-incantation formula
42EN₂ URU-MU zab-ban ⸢URU⸣-MU zab-banIncantation: “My city is destroyed, my temple is destroyed!
43ša₂ URU-MU zab-ban [...] ⸢KA₂⸣.GAL.MEŠ-šu₂The heart of my city ... its e’egallu gates
441-et ana {d}UTU.E₃ [...] ⸢ana⸣ {d}UTU.ŠU₂.AOne to Šamaš
451-et ana ṣi-it {d}UTU-ši [...] ⸢ana⸣ e-reb {d}UTU-šiOne to the left of Šamaš
46a-na-ku e-ra ḫa-aṣ-ba {[u₂}IN.NU].⸢UŠ⸣ na-⸢ša₂⸣-kuI am the one who eats innušû-plant,
47a-na DINGIR.MEŠ ša₂ AN-e [...] a-nam-dinTo the gods of the heavens ... I will give
48GIM ana-ku ana ka-a-šu₂-nu [ul-la]-lu-ku-nu-šiLike I, I will keep you in your presence
49at-tu-nu ia-a-ši [ul]-⸢li⸣-la-in-ni TU₆ EN₂You, too, have made me ill.” Incantation formula.
50EN₂ ak-la ne₂-be₂-ru ⸢ak⸣-[ta]-⸢li⸣ ka-a-ruIncantation: “Akka, the mighty one, eak-eta-eli, ka-aru,
51ak-li ip-ši-ši-na ša₂ ka-⸢li-ši⸣-na ma-ta-a-ti(Sum) I am the one who makes the land tremble (Akk) The one who breaks the land
52{d}a-num u an-tum iš-pu-ru-in-niAnu and Antu sent me
53man-nu lu-uš-pur a-na {d}be-let-EDINWhom should I send to Bēlet-ṣeri?
54ana KA {lu₂}UŠ₁₁.ZU-MU u {munus}UŠ₁₁.ZU-MU i-di-i ḫar-gul-liTo the mouth of my sorcerer and sorceress, the one who knows of the destruction
55i-di-i EN₂-su ša₂ ABGAL DINGIR.MEŠ {d}AMAR.UTUThe word of the sage of the gods, Marduk
56lil-sa-ki-ma la tap-pa-⸢li⸣-ši-na-a-⸢ti⸣May he lay low, and may he not seek you out!”
57liq-ba-nik-kim-ma la ta-šem-mi₃-ši-na-a-[ti]May they say to you, but you will not listen to them.
58lu-ul-si-ki-ma a-pu-ul-in-[ni]Let me praise you so that I may praise you!
59⸢lu-qu⸣-ba-ki-ma ši-min₄-ni ia-a-[ši]Your eluqû-vessels are mine,
60[...] ⸢iq⸣-bu-u₂ {d}a-num an-tum u {d}⸢be⸣-let-EDIN ⸢TU₆⸣ [...]... Iqēbû, Anu, Antu and Bēlet-ṣeri, TU₆ E
61[... šap]-⸢ra-ku⸣ al-lak uʾ-u₂-ra-ku [...]... I am wandering about, I am going around
62[... {lu₂]}⸢UŠ₁₁⸣.ZU-MU u {munus}UŠ₁₁.ZU-MU {d}asal(|URU×MIN.ŠI|)⸢lu₂⸣-[ḫi ...]... my priestess and my maiden Asalluḫi
63[... qu]-⸢la⸣ ša₂ KI-tim [...]... the qû-ela-e3 of the earth
64[... qu]-⸢la⸣-ni ... ša₂ na-ba-li ⸢ši⸣-[ma-a ...]... the qû-la-e-ni ... of the nabali eši-ma'a
65[...] ⸢tur-ru⸣-uk [...]... the small ones
66[... tur-ru]-⸢uk la⸣ [...]... is not to be removed ...
67[... DINGIR].⸢MEŠ GAL⸣.[MEŠ]the great gods
68[... {munus]}⸢UŠ₁₁⸣.ZU-MU [...]... my woman
69[...] i-⸢pa⸣-[šar]... he will perform
70[...] ⸢la⸣ ip-⸢pa⸣-[šar]... he will perform ...
71[... INIM]-⸢MU⸣ [...]... my word ...
1'[... e]-⸢piš⸣-ia₅... of my work
2'[... e]-⸢piš⸣-ti-ia₅... my work
3'[... {munus}UŠ₁₁].ZU-MU... my wife
4'[...] ⸢muš-te⸣-piš-ti-ia₅... my emuštēpiša ritual
5'[...] sa-ḫir-ti-ia₅... my brickwork
6'[...] ra-ḫi-ti-ia₅... of my love(?)
7'[...] ⸢u₃⸣ NIN ik-ki-ia₅... the lady who seized me
8'[...] u₃ NIN ⸢ṣer-ri⸣-ia₅... and the lady of the Ṣerrīya temple
9'[...] u₃ NIN [...]... and the lady ...
10'[...] u₃ NIN [...]... and the lady ...
11'[...] u₃ NIN [...]... and the lady ...
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1[...] u₃ NIN ⸢DU₁₁⸣.[DU₁₁-MU]... and the lady of my utterance
2[...] ⸢u₃⸣ NIN ⸢INIM⸣.[GAR-MU]... my lady, my incantation
3[...] ⸢u₃⸣ NIN [...]... the ešumu-priestess
4[... ti-de-šu₂-nu-ti]-⸢ma⸣ ana-ku ⸢la i⸣-[du-šu₂-nu-ti](Sum) ... I am the one who brings out the tidšunû-demon (Akk) I bring out ..., I bring them out
5[...] ⸢up⸣-ša₂-še-e [...]... e’ešašê-plant
6[...] ⸢KI⸣.AG₂.[GA₂ ...]... the Eki’eaga temple
7[... KA.DAB].⸢BE₂⸣.DA [...]... “Seizing-of-the-mouth-disease' ...
8[... pa]-⸢ni u⸣ [...]... his face ...
9[... is-ḫu-ru]-⸢ni⸣ u₂-⸢ša₂⸣-[as-ḫi-ru-ni](Sum) ... he smote, he was smiting(?) (Akk) The ... that he had smear(?) upon him(?)
10[...] ⸢NU.MEŠ⸣-[šu₂-nu]... their ešunu-houses
1'[... bu-un-na]-⸢ni-ia u₂-maš-ši⸣-[lu](Sum) ... he made my ... flourish (Akk) The ... of my būna-priestess made me flourish
2'[...] u₂-tar-ri-⸢ru⸣... he returned.
3'[... GU₂].⸢SIG₄⸣-MU ik-pu-⸢pu⸣(Sum) ... he screamed(?) (Akk) .... he shouted
4'[...] ⸢lib₃⸣-bi-ia₅ iṣ-ba-⸢tu⸣... my heart’s desire
5'[... A₂].⸢KAL⸣-MU un-ni-[šu]It is his ... of the A-ekal-e-MU temple
6'[...] ⸢bir⸣-ki-ia₅ ik-⸢su⸣-[u₂]... my ebir temple he erected
7'[...] ⸢u₂⸣-mal₂-lu-in-[ni]... emalluginni plant
8'[...] u₂-ša₂-ki-lu-in-[ni]... he imposed upon me
9'[... kaš-ša₂-pu]-⸢ti⸣ iš-qu-in-[ni]... he gave me the kašpu-vessel
10'⸢rim-ki lu-ʾu⸣-ti u₂-ra-me-ku-in-[ni]“I have made your erimku-vessels shine for you,
11'nap-šal-⸢ti⸣ šam-me lem-nu-ti ip-šu-šu-⸢in⸣-[ni](who) has performed evil sorcery against me
12'ana ADDA i-ḫi-ru-in-[ni]to the shepherd he gathered me
13'A.MEŠ ZI-ti₃-ia₅ ina qab-rim uš-ni-[lu]They have carried away my life water in the middle
14'DINGIR LUGAL IDIM u NUN it-ti-ia u₂-za-an-⸢nu⸣-[u₂]May god, king, noble, and prince praise me.
15'at-ta {d}gira₂ qa-mu-u₂ {lu₂}UŠ₁₁.ZU u {munus}⸢UŠ₁₁⸣.[ZU]You, Gira, are the hands of the criminal and the criminal.
16'mu-ḫal-liq rag-gi NUMUN {lu₂}UŠ₁₁.ZU u {munus}⸢UŠ₁₁⸣.[ZU]Who destroys the evildoer, seed of a man and a woman
17'mu-ab-bit lem-nu-ti at-[ta-ma]You are the one who has sinned against me.
18'ana-ku al-si-ka ki-ma {d}UTU ⸢DI⸣.[KU₅]I call out to you, like Šamaš, the ēšallim-priest
19'di-i-ni di-ni EŠ.BAR-a-a ⸢KU₅⸣-[us]Judge my case, render my verdict!
20'qu-mu {lu₂}UŠ₁₁.ZU u {munus}[UŠ₁₁.ZU]Qumu, a fugitive and a woman
21'a-kul a-a-bi-ia a-ru-uḫ lem-⸢nu⸣-[ti-ia]I eat my enemies, I scatter my evildoers
22'U₄-ka ez-zu ⸢lik⸣-šu-su-⸢nu⸣-[ti]May your furious storm not approach me
23'ki-ma A.MEŠ {kuš}UMMU₃ ina ⸢ti⸣-ki liq-⸢tu-u₂⸣When you bring the water (and) the sandals into your sanctuaries,
24'ki-ma ti-rik NA₄.MEŠ ŠU.SI.MEŠ-⸢šu₂-nu⸣ lik-ta-aṣ-ṣi₂-ṣu₂Like a tirik of stones, may they tear out their fingers.
25'ina qi₂-bi-ti-ka ṣir-ti ša₂ NU KUR₂-ruBy your exalted command that cannot be changed
26'u₃ an-ni-ka ki-nim ša₂ ⸢NU⸣ BAL-u₂ ⸢TU₆⸣ EN₂And your true command is that of the ešumê-house, which is to be changed. Incantation formula.
27'EN₂ {d}nuska šur-bu-⸢u₂⸣ i-lit-ti {d}a-nimIncantation: O Nuska, most exalted one, offspring of Anu,
28'tam-šil AD bu-kur₂ {d}en-lil₂the sea, son of Enlil,
29'tar-bit ABZU [bi]-⸢nu⸣-ut {d}en-an-kithe descendant of the Apsu, the one of Enanki
30'aš₂-ši GI.IZI.LA₂ ⸢u₂⸣-[nam]-⸢mir⸣-ka ka-a-⸢ša₂⸣Because of the torch of Enam-emir, you are to be able to enter.
31'{lu₂}UŠ₁₁.ZU ik-šip-an-ni ⸢kiš-pi⸣ ik-šip-an-ni ki-[šip]-⸢šu₂⸣The incantation priest sealed it, sealed it with a sealed document,
32'{munus}UŠ₁₁.ZU tak-⸢šip⸣-an-ni [kiš]-⸢pi⸣ tak-šip-an-ni ⸢ki⸣-[šip-ši]A woman has performed sorcery against me (and) a kišû-demon has performed it against me.
33'e-pi-šu i-pu-ša₂-an-ni [...] ⸢i⸣-pu-ša₂-⸢an-ni e⸣-[pu-su]He performed (the ritual) ... he performed (it). He performed(?) the ritual ...
34'e-piš-tu te-pu-ša₂-an-ni [...] ⸢te-pu-ša₂-an⸣-ni ⸢e⸣-[pu-si]You have performed sorcery against me ... you have performed against me
35'muš-te-piš-tu te-pu-ša₂-an-ni ⸢ip-šu₂⸣ te-pu-ša₂-an-ni ⸢e⸣-[pu-si]The one who has performed sorcery against me, sorceries against me
36'ša₂ NU.MEŠ ana pi-i NU.MEŠ-MU ib-⸢nu⸣-u₂ bu-un-na-an-ni-ia u₂-[maš-ši-lu]Whom the gods have sworn by the mouth of my gods (and) have exalted my glory
37'UḪ₂-MU il-qu-⸢u₂⸣ SIK₂-MU im-[lu-su](If) my saliva rises (and) my intestines are full(?)
38'TUG₂.SIK₂-MU ib-tu-⸢qu⸣ e-ti-qu SAḪAR.ḪI.A GIR₃.II-MU iš-[bu-šu₂](If) my hem has become loose (and) has fallen off, my feet will be swollen.
39'{d}gira₂ qar-du EN₂-su-nu li-pa-aš₂-šir₃ ⸢TU₆⸣ [...]May Gira, the hero, their lord, be at peace.
40'EN₂ IL₂-ši di-pa-ru NU.MEŠ-šu₂-nu a-⸢qal⸣-[lu]Incantation: “I raise up the dappāru-demons, their nugig priestess,
41'ša₂ u₂-tuk-ku še-e-du ⸢ra⸣-bi-ṣu e-ṭem₂-[mu]The heart of the utukku-demon, the šēdu-disease, and the ra’ebbišbu-distortion
42'la-maš-⸢ti⸣ la-ba-ṣi aḫ-ḫa-[zu]Your lamaštu priestess who has no rival
43'{lu₂}LIL₂.⸢LA₂⸣ {munus}<<KI>>.LIL₂.LA₂ KI.SIKIL.LIL₂.⸢LA₂⸣The lilû-priest, the kisikillu-priestess,
44'u₃ ⸢mim⸣-[ma] ⸢lem⸣-nu mu-ṣab-bi-tu a-me-lu-tiand emim-ema-emenu, the one who slanders men
45'⸢ḫu⸣-[la] zu-ba u i-ta-at-tu-ka“You are the one who knows and has known you,
46'[qu]-⸢tur⸣-ku-nu li-tel-li AN-eMay your small qû-vessels shine forth in the heavens
47'[la]-⸢aʾ⸣-mi-ku-nu li-bal-li {d}UTU-šiMay Šamaš carry you off!
48'[lip]-ru-us ḫa-a-a-ta-ku-nu DUMU {d}⸢e₂⸣-a MAŠ.MAŠ TU₆ EN₂May your joy be with you, son of Ea, exorcist. Incantation formula.
49'⸢EN₂⸣ {d}nuska šur-bu-u₂ ma-lik DINGIR.⸢MEŠ GAL.MEŠ⸣Incantation: O Nuska, most exalted, son of the great gods,
50'⸢DUB⸣ 1.KAM.MA ma-aq-lu-u₂ LIBIR.RA.BI.GIM AB.⸢SAR.AM₃ BA⸣.[AN].⸢E₃⸣First tablet of Maqlû. Written and collated according to its original.

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