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K 04650 (P395681)
Prayer/Incantation, Neo-Assyrian, Nineveh · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE
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| Designation | K 04650 |
|---|---|
| ID | P395681 |
| Museum no. | BM — |
| Collection | British Museum, London, UK |
| Language | Akkadian |
| Period | Neo-Assyrian · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE |
| Genre | Prayer/Incantation |
| Find spot | Nineveh (mod. Kuyunjik) |
| Coordinates | 36.3582, 43.1621 |
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)
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) |
|---|---|---|
| [...] | ||
| [ma-mit AN]{⸢e} u₂⸣-[tam-mi-ka] | the curse of heaven and earth | |
| [saŋ-ba ...] ⸢saŋ⸣-še₃ [i-ri-pad₃] | he swore by the stela of the esa temple | |
| [ma-mit er]-⸢ṣe-ti⸣ u₂-[tam-mi-ka] | the curse of Eršti-e he imposed upon you. | |
| [udug] ⸢hul⸣ sil₇-la₂ {⸢d⸣}[alad hul sil₇-la₂] | The evil udug-demon is scattered, the evil alad-god is scattered | |
| [u₂-tuk-ku lem]-⸢nu dup⸣-[pir še-e-du lem-nu dup-pir] | The evil utukku-demon is to be undone, the evil šēdu-disease (is to be) undone | |
| ⸢saŋ⸣-ba ki im-te-a-ta [...] | In its sanctuaries, from the place where he came forth | |
| ⸢ma⸣-mit e-ma i-ṭe-hu-u₂ i-⸢tu⸣-[ša₂ ...] | (Sum) The emāmitu-demon, wherever it rises, its etu priestess(?) | |
| {⸢ŋeš⸣}šita šu nu-un-bar-ra sa-par₃ [...] | The ešû-priestess, whose hand cannot be opened, the net | |
| ina kak-ki ul tum₃-taš-šir₃ [...] | (Sum) You are the one who does not ... in the netherworld(?) (Akk) You do not bring (them) to me in your nether world | |
| ⸢tu₆⸣ šu nu-un-bur₂-ra sa-par₃ [ŋeš-hur nam-ba-teŋ₃-ŋe₂₆-e-ne] | The ešû-demon, whose hand cannot be undone, has drawn up a net, they shall not approach him | |
| ⸢ši⸣-pat la pa-ša₂-ri e-ṣir-⸢ka⸣ [...] | (Sum) The eši₂-e-pat, the unceasing one, the Ešbir-e-ka-e3 (Akk) I am the one who does not fear the eponymy of ... | |
| [...] ⸢x nam⸣-šub ha-lam-ma-me-en [...] | ... you are the one who destroys ... in its entirety | |
| [...] ⸢x⸣ [...] | ||
| [zi] ⸢te-en⸣-[te-en uš₂ lil₂-la₂ nam-šub ha-lam-ma-me-en] | You are the one who destroys the life of the dead, who makes the ghost dwell in darkness | |
| mu-⸢bal⸣-[lu-u ...] ⸢x x⸣ [...] | The one who carries (it) off ... ... | |
| mu-e-⸢sukud⸣-[da zi ud šu₂-uš-ru] | When you rise up, life and daylight are set. | |
| ina u₂-⸢ta⸣-[... tu]-uš-šiš ⸢na⸣-[...] | In the utāe-song ... you sing, “In the na’ûm song | |
| na-an-gub-⸢bu⸣-[de₃ na-an]-⸢tuš⸣-e-[de₃] | Do not stand, do not sit! | |
| la ⸢ta⸣-[...] la tu-[šab] | You will not enter (the house) from the east | |
| nam-ba-⸢gi₄⸣-[gi₄-...] nam-ba-⸢niŋin⸣-[...] | Do not return, do not ... | |
| la ta-⸢at⸣-[ta-nu-ra] la ta-sa-[na-ah-hu-ra] | Do not abandon me, do not be afraid! | |
| ki nu-ra-⸢zu⸣-[še₃ ...] ⸢x⸣ mu-un-⸢nu₂⸣ | He lies down in a place that cannot be reached. | |
| a-šar [la ud-di-ka] ma-mit u₂-⸢šar⸣-[bi-iṣ] | (As for) the one who does not change your command, the curse of Ešar-ebiš | |
| ki e₃-de₃ [...] ⸢ki⸣ nu-e₃-de₃ [...] | To make the place rise, to make the E-house not rise, | |
| a-šar šup-šu-⸢hi⸣-[ka] la tu-⸢šap⸣-[šah] | As for you, do not abandon your handiwork! | |
| o | ||
| 14' | ŋa₂-e lu₂ {d}⸢en⸣-[ki]-⸢ga⸣-[me-en] | I am the man of E-en-ki-e-ga |
| 15' | ŋa₂-e lu₂ {d}⸢dam⸣-[gal-nun]-na-⸢me⸣-[en] | I am the one of Edamegalnuna |
| 16' | ŋa₂-e {lu₂}kiŋ₂-gi₄-⸢a {d⸣}asar-lu₂-hi-⸢me⸣-[en] | I am Asalluḫi's son-in-law |
| šu {d}en-⸢ki⸣-ke₄ ⸢šu⸣-ŋu₁₀ i₃-[ŋal₂] | Hand of Enki he carried off. | |
| ša₂ qa-⸢at⸣ {d}e₂-a ina ⸢qa⸣-ti-ia i-ba-[aš₂-ši] | The hand of Ea is in my hand. | |
| tu₆ {d}⸢en-ki⸣-ke₄ tu₆-ŋu₁₀ i₃-[ŋal₂] | The incantation of Eenki carried off the incantations. | |
| tu-u₂ ša₂ {d}e₂-a ina te-e-a i-⸢ba⸣-[aš₂-ši] | The fate of Ea will come forth from my mouth.” | |
| inim {d}en-ki-ke₄ ka-ŋu₁₀ i₃-[ŋal₂] | the word of Enki carried off | |
| a-mat {d}e₂-a ina pi-ia i-⸢ba⸣-[aš₂-ši] | the word of Ea in my mouth will be heard | |
| ⸢udug sag₁₀-ga⸣ [a₂ zid-da-ŋu₁₀ ...] | The good udug-vessel, the right arm | |
| še-ed dum-[qi₂ ina] im-ni-ia a-[la-ku] | I am well-disposed, I go at my side | |
| {d}⸢lamma sag₁₀⸣-ga [a₂ gab₂]-⸢bu⸣-ŋu₁₀ mu-un-da-⸢an⸣-[...] | The beautiful protective deity, the one who goes at the right side of the throne(?) | |
| [la-mas]-⸢si⸣ [dum-qi₂] ina šu-me-li-ia a-[la]-⸢ku⸣ | Amaš-esî, good one, in my hand I will go. | |
| [... ki nam-til₃]-la-ŋu₁₀-še₃ silim-ma-ŋu₁₀-še₃ mu-⸢un⸣-[da]-⸢an⸣-gub | ... stands with him in the place of life and peace. | |
| [... a-šar ba]-⸢la-ṭi⸣-ia u ša₂-la-me-ia ⸢uš-zi⸣-za-an-ni | (Sum) ..., the one who destroys me and my body (Akk) The one who removes me from my body and my flesh | |
| [šag₄-zu niŋ₂ hul-dim₂-ma] nam-ba-⸢ab-tum₃⸣ | May your heart not bring about your evildoer | |
| [...] ⸢HUL⸣{ti₃} ⸢a-a⸣ ub-la | ... the Eḫullûti, the Ayya’e, brought | |
| 24' | [...] ⸢x⸣ [... a]-⸢a⸣ ub-la | ... brought |
| [...]-⸢sa₂-sa₂⸣ | ...-esasa | |
| [... a-a ip-pal-sa]-⸢an⸣-ni | May ... not approach me. | |
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- 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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