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Shamash Religious Texts pl. 07, K 03394 (P394983)
Neo-Assyrian, Nineveh · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE
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| Designation | Shamash Religious Texts pl. 07, K 03394 |
|---|---|
| ID | P394983 |
| Museum no. | BM — |
| Collection | British Museum, London, UK |
| Language | Akkadian |
| Period | Neo-Assyrian · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE |
| 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 | ||
| 1' | ⸢um⸣-[mu ...] | My lord |
| 2' | ši-[ḫat ...] | The šiḫat-disease |
| 3' | a-[ḫa-a-a ...] | My brother ... |
| 4' | ni-[iš ...] | The niš priestess |
| 5' | ⸢mi⸣-[na-ti-ia ...] | My supplications |
| 6' | ⸢ḫur⸣-[ba-šu₂ ...] | its eḫur-eba-plant |
| 7' | ⸢KI⸣ [... a]-⸢na-aṭ⸣-[ṭa-lu] | “It is the house of the gods, it is the dwelling of the goddesses, |
| 8' | ⸢KI⸣ [... i-da-a-tu₂-u]-⸢a⸣ KUR₂.[KUR₂-ru] | (Sum) The Ekur temple ... (Akk) The Idatu temple trembles, it is hostile |
| 9' | ša₂ x [... i-ta-na]-⸢aš₂⸣-ša₂-šu₂ LU₃.⸢LU₃⸣-[ḫu] | who ... he has seized, a fugitive |
| 10' | IGI.MEŠ-[ia ... i]-⸢šag⸣-gu-ma u i-kab-bit-⸢an⸣-[ni] | My eyes he will stand up and he shall smite me. |
| 11' | {na₄}KIŠIB [... GU₇.MEŠ]-⸢in⸣-ni da-da-nu-u-a šag-⸢gu⸣ | Seal of . He who eats (them) is Dadānua, the šag-egû-priest |
| 12' | di-kiš ⸢UZU⸣.[MEŠ ...] x me i nim TUK.TUK-⸢u⸣ | ‘cutting-of-the-throat’ magic |
| 13' | MURU₂.MEŠ-[a-a x-x-x-x x x (x-x) ki-ṣa-la]-⸢a⸣-a up-ta-na-aṭ-ṭa-[ra] | In my middle ..., in my lower part, I am constantly frightened. |
| 14' | ana te-bi-[i uzuzzi u da-ba-b]i muq-qa-[ku] | I am enraged at the appearance of my flesh and the utterance of my words. |
| 15' | DU.DU [... ZI]-⸢MU⸣ ik-te-ner-⸢ru⸣-[u] | “If he slips through the cracks of the door, |
| 16' | ir-ti [x-x-x-x-x-(x) MAŠ.SIL₃-a]-a GU₇.MEŠ-⸢in⸣-[ni] | Irti ..., my exorcist, eats |
| 17' | a-ta-na-⸢aš₂⸣-[ša₂-šu₂ ...] ⸢UGU⸣-MU uz-za-na-⸢qa⸣-[pa-an-ni] | I continually seek him out, he constantly seeks me out, |
| 18' | ra-ma-ni x [x-x-x-(x-x) ...]-⸢man⸣-ni u up-ta-na-⸢ṭa⸣-[ra] | his own ... and Uptana-eṭa'e |
| 19' | ina ṣa-la-⸢li⸣-[ia ina MAŠ₂.GE₆.MEŠ]-⸢MU⸣ DINGIR ⸢u⸣ {[d}15 | In my šala-ēlīya, in my dreams, the god, the goddess Ishtar |
| 20' | GIDIM.MEŠ UŠ₂.[MEŠ ... mu]-⸢da⸣-a-a la mu-da-⸢a-a⸣ a-⸢ta⸣-[nam-ma-ru] | Ghosts, long-fleeced (gods), ... who rises, who does not rise, who ascends, |
| 21' | MAŠ₂.GE₆ am-ma-⸢ru⸣ [...] ⸢u₃ la⸣ [a]-⸢ṣa-ba⸣-[tu] | (If) it is dark: he will be deprived of sleep. |
| 22' | ṭe₃-mi₃ mil-ki ⸢ik⸣-[ki] ši-kin SU-⸢MU⸣ [it]-ta-na-⸢ki-ru⸣ | “The advice of your temple, the order of Suen-šum-imbi-ēde, has been given to you— |
| 23' | u iš-ta-na-an-nu-u₂ ⸢ṭe₃⸣-[em] ⸢ra⸣-ma-ni-ia₅ ⸢u₃ mil⸣-ki-ia₅ la i-du-u | And he has repeatedly said: “I do not know the ra’emānî-demons of mine, |
| 24' | ar-ka-ti la par-⸢sa-ku⸣ at-ma-a-⸢a⸣ la kul-la-ku | (Sum) I am the one who does not sleep, I am not able to sleep (Akk) I do not sleep at night, I have no sleep |
| 25' | dal-ḫa-ku dul-lu-ḫa-ku la-aʾ-ša₂-ku par-da-ku ⸢ḫa⸣-ma-ku da-ma-ku e-ša₂-ku | I am frightened, I am terrified, I have a fearsomeness (lit. “fear of me’) (and) I am constantly terrified. |
| 26' | mar-ṣa-ku ab-ka-ku na-da-ku na-as-⸢sa-ku⸣ u šu-ud-lu-pa-ku | I am a slave, I am an adolescent; I am the one who gives birth to children; and I am one who provides for them. |
| 27' | at-ta-na-aʾ-ba-tu₂ u₃ u₂-zab-ba-lu e-[te]-⸢ner⸣-ru-pu e-te₉-ne₂-eṭ-ṭu₂-u | I am constantly frightened and terrified, I am continually terrified. |
| 28' | at-ta-nak-ta-mu ina UŠ₁₁ UŠ₁₁ UŠ₁₁ up-[ša₂]-⸢še⸣-e ḪUL.MEŠ NU DU₁₀.MEŠ | I have sinned, in the length, width, and breadth, evil, unfavorable |
| 29' | lu-ʾu-ba-ku lu-up-pu-ta-ku DINGIR-ut-⸢ka⸣ [GAL]-⸢tum⸣ ZU-u {d}UTU at-ta-ma ZU-u | May I be healthy, may I be supplicant. Your divinity is the chief of the temples, you are Šamaš. |
| 30' | ana-ku NENNI IR₃-ka ana pu-⸢uš-šur⸣ kiš-pi-ia | I, so-and-so, your prayer (is) for the release of my witchcraft |
| r | ||
| 1 | u₃ ba-laṭ ZI-ti₃-ia₅ na-ša₂-ku ina {kuš}⸢NIG₂.NA₄ KU₃.BABBAR KU₃.SI₂₂⸣ URUDU AN.NA A.⸢BAR₂⸣ | and the life of my life I have brought. With a bed of silver, gold, copper (and) tin |
| 2 | {na₄}GUG {na₄}ZA.GIN₃ {na₄}NIR₂ {na₄}MUŠ.[GIR₂ {na₄}BABBAR.DILI x-x]-x-x-(x) x-x-u₂-a | carnelian, lapis lazuli, agate, snake stone, ebony |
| 3 | {d}UTU an-nu-u pu-ḫu-u-a {⸢d}UTU an-nu-u di⸣-[na-nu-u-a x-x-x-x x x-x-x]-a | Šamaš, this is my ..., Ṣalam, this (is) my judgment |
| 4 | ... [x-x-x-x x-x-x-x x-x-x]-x kur | ... mountain |
| 5 | {d}UTU ina IGI-ka [x-x-x-x-x x-x-x-x-x x-x-x-x lip]-⸢pa⸣-šir | Šamaš, in your presence, may ... be released |
| 6 | ar₂-⸢nu⸣ [x-x-x-x-x x-x-x-x-x x-x-x-x x-x-x lip]-⸢pa⸣-šir | May Arnû-Eštar |
| 7 | di x ... [x-x-x-x-x-x x-x-x-x-x-x-x x-x-x-x-x] x kiš | ... ... skin |
| 8 | DINGIR u {d}iš₈-⸢tar₂⸣ [x-x-x-x x-x-x-x x-x-x-x x-x-x-x] mu | god and Ištar |
| 9 | kiš-⸢pi⸣ ṣab-⸢tu⸣-[ni-ma x-x-x-x-x x-x-x-x-x x-x-x-x] x ig | “The witchcraft of the ṣābûtu-priestess ... |
| 10 | {d}⸢UTU⸣ aš-šum ana-ku [...] | O Shamash, because I am |
| 11 | {d}UTU ana-ku NENNI ⸢lu⸣ [...] | Šamaš, I, so-and-so, elû-priestess |
| 12 | ⸢u₃⸣ gar x [...] | The ešû-priest ... |
| 13 | lu-ub₂-luṭ lu-⸢uš⸣-[lim-ma ...] | Let me live, let me be a eunuch |
| 14 | u₃ ana-ku {lu₂}⸢MAŠ⸣.[MAŠ ...] | And I, the exorcist |
| 15 | KA.INIM.MA kiš-⸢pi⸣ [...] | Wording (of an incantation) to undo witchcraft |
| 16 | 3-šu₂ ŠID-tu₂ an-ni-tu₂ ⸢ŠID⸣-[ma ...] | It is a third offspring of this one. It is an ešu-e23 |
| 17 | {d}UTU an-nu-u₂ lu ša ⸢ar⸣ [...] | May this Šamaš be that of the eagle |
| 18 | ša kiš-pi ḪUL.MEŠ [...] | Whose witchcraft (and) evil machinations |
| 19 | {d}UTU U₄-ka x [likšussunūti] | May Šamaš, on your day, ... protect me |
| 20 | GIM IM {kuš}⸢UMMU₃⸣ [...] | Like a leather (bag) |
| 21 | 3-šu₂ DU₁₁.GA-ma {kuš}⸢UMMU₃⸣ [...] | He speaks three times and the e22ummu-e23-shrine |
| 22 | ina UGU NU NIG₂.⸢SILA₁₁⸣.[GA₂ ...] | on top of the esalû-container |
| 23 | {d}UTU an-nu-tum e-⸢piš⸣-[u-a ...] | Šamaš, these are my deeds |
| 24 | ša kiš-pi ⸢ḪUL⸣.[MEŠ ...] | Whose witchcraft (is) Eḫul-emūti |
| 25 | {d}UTU ina ⸢di⸣-[ni-ka ...] | Šamaš, at your rising, |
| 26 | UŠ₂.⸢MEŠ⸣ [...] | The four quarters |
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