BMS 09 K 03429 dupl. (P395006)
CANONICAL > Literature > Hymns > Divine > Šuʾila, Neo-Assyrian, Nineveh · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE
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| Designation | BMS 09 K 03429 dupl. |
|---|---|
| ID | P395006 |
| Museum no. | BM — |
| Collection | British Museum, London, UK |
| Language | Akkadian |
| Period | Neo-Assyrian · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE |
| Genre | CANONICAL > Literature > Hymns > Divine > Šuʾila |
| 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 | [...] exalted [. . .], elevated one of the g[oddesses] |
| Obverse [1:2] o 22–o 22 | [. . .] of the goddesses, queen of the [Igigi], |
| Obverse [2:3] o 33–o 33 | [. . .] pre-eminent of the gods, cherished one of the E[sagil], |
| Obverse [3:4] o 44–o 44 | [. . .] wise [Dumudu]ku (i.e., Marduk), heir of Nin[. . .], |
| Obverse [4:5] o 55–o 55 | [. . . Esag]il, the palace of the gods, the mountain [. . .], |
| Obverse [5:6] o 66–o 66 | [. . . Baby]lon, the protection of the land[s], |
| Obverse [7:8] o 88–o 88 | She is [the rescuer] from hardship and difficulty, |
| Obverse [8:9] o 99–o 99 | [. . .], who seizes the hand of the fallen, |
| Obverse [9:10] o 1010–o 1010 | [. . .] the weak, who pours out seed, |
| Obverse [10:11] o 1111–o 1111 | [. . .] life, who gives an heir and offspring, |
| Obverse [11:12] o 1212–o 1212 | [. . .], who accepts prayer, receives supplication, |
| Obverse [12:13] o 1313–o 1313 | [. . .] the people, all of creation, |
| Obverse [13:14] o 1414–o 1414 | [. . .] and sunset, who rules the remote heavens, |
| Obverse [14:15] o 1515–o 1515 | [. . .] daily, you oversee continuously, |
| Obverse [15:16] o 1616–o 1616 | [. . .] they kneel night and day, |
| Obverse [16:17] o 1717–o 1717 | They constantly laud [. . .], they praise your heroism. |
| Obverse [17:18] o 1818–o 1818 | [. . .] great [. . .] , who intercedes for the weak, |
| Obverse [18:19] o 1919–o 1919 | [. . .] . . . merciful, intercede (for me), speak good (of me), |
| Obverse [19:20] o 2020–o 2020 | [Gran]t to me that my speaking be accepted. |
| Obverse [20:21] o 2121–o 2121 | [. . .] . . . let me achieve my desires. |
| Obverse [21:22] o 2222–o 2222 | [According to] your [command], may my speaking command attention. |
| Obverse [22:23] o 2323–o 2323 | [. . .] may [. . .] speak a favorable reputation (or, oracular utterance), |
| Obverse [23:24] o 2424–o 2424 | [. . .] in the mouth of the peoples . . . beautiful |
| Obverse [24:25] o 2525–o 2525 | [. . .] of all of the people |
| Obverse [25:26] o 2626–o 2626 | [. . .], let him speak favor, |
| Obverse [26:27] o 2727–o 2727 | [. . .] sins |
| Obverse [27:28] o 2828–o 2828 | [. . .] captivity |
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 | [...] ṣir-tu₄ ša₂-qut i-[la-a-ti] | |
| 2 | [... {d]}IŠ₈.TAR₂-MEŠ ra-bit₂ {d}[i₂-gi₃-gi₃] | |
| 3 | [...] ⸢e⸣-ṭil-let DINGIR-MEŠ ka-nu-ut ⸢e₂⸣-[sag-il₂] | |
| 4 | [... {d}DUMU.DU₆].KU₃ šal-ba-bu a-pil {d}nin-⸢x⸣-[x] | |
| 5 | [... e₂-sag]-il₂ E₂.GAL DINGIR-MEŠ ša₂-du-u₂ ⸢x⸣ [...] | |
| 6 | [... KA₂.DINGIR].⸢RA⸣{ki} ṣu-lul ma-ta-a-[ti] | |
| 7 | {[d}be-let i₃]-⸢li₂⸣ ša₂ bul-lu-ṭu i-ram-mu | |
| 8 | [eṭ-ṭe]-⸢rat⸣ ina PAP.HAL u MUNUS.KALAG.GA | |
| 9 | [...] ṣa-bi-ta-at ŠU na-as₂-ki | |
| 10 | [...] ⸢en⸣-še ša₂-pi-kat₃ ŠE.NUMUN | |
| 11 | [...] ZI{ti} SUM{at} IBILA u ŠE.NUMUN | |
| 12 | [...] ⸢x⸣ le-qat₂ un-ni-ni ma-hi-rat tes₂-lit | |
| 13 | [...] ⸢UN⸣-MEŠ gi-mir nab-ni-ta | |
| 14 | [...] u ši-la-an ba-ʾ-lat AN BAD | |
| 15 | [...] ud-da-kam ta-bar-ri-i sa-an-tak₂ | |
| 16 | [...] kit-mu-⸢sa⸣ GE₆ u im-ma | |
| 17 | [... iš]-tam-ma-⸢ra⸣ qur-ud-ki dal-la | |
| 18 | [...] ⸢x⸣ GAL{tu₄} ṣa-bi-ta-at a-bu-ti en-še | |
| 19 | [...] ⸢x⸣ reme₂-ni-i a-bu-ti ṣab-ti qi₂-bi-i SIG₅{ti} | |
| 20 | [šu-ut-li]-mi-im-ma lu ma-gir da-ba-bi | |
| 21 | [...]-⸢x⸣-pu-du ṣum-me-rat-ia lu-uk-šu-ud | |
| 22 | [qi₂-bi-tuk]-ki taš-mu-u₂ lu-bil pi-ia | |
| 23 | [...] ⸢li⸣-ta-ma-a INIM.GAR(UD) SIG₅-MEŠ | |
| 24 | [...] ⸢x⸣ SAG ina KA UN-MEŠ ba-ni-ti | |
| 25 | [...] ⸢x⸣ ša₂ gi-mir te-ne₂-še-ti | |
| 26 | [...] ⸢x⸣ liq-ba-a SIG₅{ti} | |
| 27 | [...] ⸢x x⸣ gil₂-la-a-⸢ti⸣ | |
| 28 | [...] ki-suk-⸢ki⸣ | |
| 29 | [...]-⸢tu₄⸣ | |
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