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BBR pl. 13 K 03378 (P394972)
Prayer, Neo-Assyrian, Nineveh · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE
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| Designation | BBR pl. 13 K 03378 |
|---|---|
| ID | P394972 |
| 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 |
Machine English (draft)
Machine draft. Machine English from montycrypto/atf-to-english (atf-en-best-v2, 2026-10-05), generated line by line from the source transliteration (not reproduced here). It is unreviewed and is not a scholarly translation.
| Line | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|
| fragment K.4649 col 4 11' | like sumac |
| fragment K.4649 col 4 15' | may he cut off as if it were a hand |
| obverse col 1 6' | Good lamassu, to a man |
| obverse col 1 8' | Evil of water, weapons... |
| obverse col 1 16' | ... his neck... |
| obverse col 1 14' | Grant me...... |
| reverse col 3 2' | ... his body has been removed. |
| reverse col 3 12' | ... great shekels... to a man. |
| fragment K.4649 col 4 9' | a tuduga offering of oath |
| fragment K.4649 col 4 8' | ... may my curses be fierce... |
| reverse col 3 11' | he set up a man like a snare |
| fragment K.3378 col 2 6 | Who... any evil... |
| fragment K.3378 col 2 18 | 7 may the divinity of the great gods be appeased. |
| reverse col 3 18' | his son Asalluhi |
| fragment K.4649 col 4 18' | The curse: may the heavens be heard, the earth... |
| fragment K.4649 col 4 5' | his wife Aegula |
| obverse col 1 2' | The sick man... |
| reverse col 3 6' | ... smiting, he struck him, and he struck him. |
| fragment K.4649 col 4 1' | his wife |
| obverse col 1 15' | The boat of a friend(?) |
| fragment K.3378 col 2 20 | ... may my evil... be scattered. |
| fragment K.4649 col 4 13' | like dates I poured. |
| fragment K.4649 col 4 3' | his wife |
| reverse col 3 7' | he looked at him. |
| fragment K.4649 col 4 12' | ... like the name... |
| reverse col 3 14' | ... they said to him and |
| obverse col 1 9' | The curse related to him... |
| reverse col 3 19' | Ea, his son, Marduk |
| reverse col 3 4' | ... a snake... in battle he stood there. |
| fragment K.4649 col 4 17' | May the oath of life be sworn by heaven |
| fragment K.3378 col 2 22 | ... may they release. |
| obverse col 1 11' | ... pure hands... |
| fragment K.3378 col 2 17 | Angal and Tutu |
| fragment K.4649 col 4 14' | May he be as clean as a censer. |
| reverse col 3 15' | He did not know..., he did not ask. |
| fragment K.4649 col 4 10' | The curse related to ditto of.... |
| fragment K.3378 col 2 12 | Ditto: May Sin and Nergal be appeased. |
| fragment K.3378 col 2 19 | ...... may he release my guilt. |
| fragment K.3378 col 2 15 | 5, may Adad, Ninurta, Zababa, Tipak and Ningirsu |
| fragment K.3378 col 2 21 | ... may they become rich. |
| fragment K.3378 col 2 13 | May the 3rd (of which followed the 30th of the preceding month), Itar, Baba and Anunitu |
| obverse col 1 12' | ....... |
| fragment K.3378 col 2 5 | of Ahzu |
| reverse col 3 8' | ... they looked at him and |
| obverse col 1 19' | of his city... |
| fragment K.3378 col 2 14 | May Anu, Enlil, Ea and Ninmah be at peace. |
| obverse col 1 18' | who in a dwelling... |
| obverse col 1 1' | ... joy,... |
| fragment K.4649 col 4 19' | Incantation: You give (them) this incantation. |
| reverse col 3 1' | of the wall |
| fragment K.3378 col 2 16 | 6. May Ura, Marduk, Asarru, Asalluhi |
| fragment K.3378 col 2 1 | Whom an evil incantation... |
| obverse col 1 10' | ... female kid |
| fragment K.3378 col 2 8 | Beloved of the god... |
| reverse col 3 3' | ... stood outside as a pledge |
| obverse col 1 7' | The evil dream of Ummuqu |
| fragment K.3378 col 2 7 | The curse related to a cursed person... |
| fragment K.4649 col 4 6' | ... may it be an evil curse,... |
| fragment K.3378 col 2 4 | of Labaa |
| fragment K.4649 col 4 16' | ... like a dream... |
| obverse col 1 4' | Hand of the eni-priest... |
| reverse col 3 13' | he will build. |
| reverse col 3 9' | He entered the house and spoke to him |
| fragment K.4649 col 4 2' | ... may it be an evil... |
| fragment K.4649 col 4 4' | ... may it be an evil... |
| reverse col 3 17' | ... what... |
| obverse col 1 13' | merciful one,... |
| fragment K.4649 col 4 20' | ... his father... and. |
| obverse col 1 3' | Relentless one... |
| fragment K.3378 col 2 2 | ... of the incantation... |
| reverse col 3 5' | who carries out the kaana ritual |
| obverse col 1 5' | The evil omen... |
| obverse col 1 17' | of the bt-ibti... |
| reverse col 3 16' | ... do... the man... |
| reverse col 3 10' | ... he will enter a house and he will recover. |
| fragment K.4649 col 4 7' | to a man |
| fragment K.3378 col 2 10 | May the gods write with you... |
| fragment K.3378 col 2 11 | May Bel release, ama, warrior |
| fragment K.3378 col 2 9 | (As for) the loss of father and mother, the great brother, the great mistress(?) |
| fragment K.3378 col 2 3 | of Lammatu |
Sources & licences
- Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative · CDLI: reuse of catalogue/transliteration data with citation of CDLI; images restricted (not fetched) · Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI), https://cdli.earth/ ; cite CDLI and the P-number
- electronic Babylonian Library (eBL), LMU Munich · MIT (eBL Zenodo dataset); platform terms unverified · electronic Babylonian Library (eBL), LMU Munich, https://www.ebl.lmu.de/ ; Zenodo dataset (MIT)
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