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K 06956 (P396923)

CANONICAL > Literature > Hymns > Divine > Šuʾila, Neo-Assyrian, Nineveh · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE

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DesignationK 06956
IDP396923
Museum no.BM —
CollectionBritish Museum, London, UK
LanguageAkkadian
PeriodNeo-Assyrian · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE
GenreCANONICAL > Literature > Hymns > Divine > Šuʾila
Find spotNineveh (mod. Kuyunjik)
Coordinates36.3582, 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.

LineMachine English (draft)
obverse 2'... the one who carries evil away,... Amurru.
obverse 8'... may he make the foundations of my throne firm.
obverse 3'... evil, evil,..........
obverse 14'Whatever they do, may I be redeemed, and may I achieve justice.
obverse 4'... you write good... your divinity.
obverse 13'... let me give... my speaking.
obverse 7'..... may they.... and may they... be my face.
obverse 6'.....................
obverse 9'... hear... and hear my prayer and my prayer.
obverse 1'... he conquered and......
obverse 11'.... he went out and saw the people.
obverse 10'... his... heart to do a favor.
obverse 5'... my guardian angels... and write my good deeds.
obverse 12'... may I see..., may I see, may I see.

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