Unread Atlas
Meier Maqlu 08 K 08120 (P397500)
Prayer, Neo-Assyrian, Nineveh · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE
Open in the reader & map →See it among all tablets
| Designation | Meier Maqlu 08 K 08120 |
|---|---|
| ID | P397500 |
| 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 |
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) |
|---|---|---|
| o i | ||
| 1 | [EN₂ a-di tap-pu-ḫa u₂-qa]-⸢a⸣-ka be-li₂ {d}UTU | Incantation: “Until you have recited it, my lord, Šamaš |
| 2 | [... ša₂]-⸢qa⸣-a re-ša₂-a-a | ... my head |
| 3 | [...] ⸢be⸣-li₂ {d}UTU | ... lord Šamaš |
| 4 | [...]-x tap-ta-šar a-⸢bat-tu⸣ | ... you have entrusted to the Abattu |
| 5 | [...]-x it-te-bi ši-kar-⸢ša₂⸣ | ... the šikarû-priest |
| 6 | [... it]-⸢te⸣-bu-u ar-qu-⸢ša₂⸣ | (Sum) ..., the one who is enraged, he is angry with you (Akk) The one who has been angry, it is an ecstatic |
| 7 | {[d}e₂-a u₂-ma-ʾi]-⸢ra⸣-an-ni-ma be-li₂ {d}UTU | Ea commanded me, and my lord, Šamaš |
| 8 | [e-piš-tum] e-pu-ša₂-an-ni | the work that he did for me |
| 9 | [ra-ḫi-tum] u₂-ra-aḫ-ḫa-an-ni | the raḫītum-disease afflicted me |
| 10 | [...]-x-ša₂ a-ḫu-la-a-a | ... of Aḫula |
| 11 | [... ina] a-ḫi {id₂}IDIGNA | ... on the bank of the Tigris |
| 12 | [... ina a]-⸢ḫi⸣ a-tap-pi | ... in the water of the canal |
| 13 | [...] ⸢na⸣-a-⸢ru⸣ | ... the eagle |
| 14 | [...]-⸢ti⸣ | ...-eti’e |
| 15 | [...]-⸢ma⸣ | ...-ema'e |
| 16 | [...]-x | |
| 1' | [x] ⸢ša₂⸣ x bi ina is x-[...] | ... the eša’e-plant |
| 2' | {⸢u₂⸣}IN₆.⸢UŠ₂⸣ [x-x-x-x-(x)] | Ištar |
| 3' | {⸢u₂⸣}KI.⸢KAL ša₂⸣ [x-x-(x)] | “It is the king’s house, it is the house of |
| 4' | ⸢ša₂⸣ pi-ši-⸢na lu-u⸣ [x-x-(x)] | “Let me ... the opening(?) of her mouth |
| 5' | ⸢ša₂⸣ qa-ti-⸢ši-na⸣ lu-u [x-x-(x)] | “Let them be ... in their ...šû-vessels! |
| 6' | ⸢ša₂⸣ {munus}UŠ₁₁.⸢ZU⸣ kiš-pu-ša₂ lu-u ana qid-⸢da⸣-[tim-ma] | “May the witchcraft of a woman be turned into a curse |
| 7' | ⸢ana⸣-ku lu-⸢u⸣ ana ma-ḫir-ti ⸢TU₆⸣ [EN₂] | I am a lord, let me rise to the heights!” Incantation formula. |
| 8' | [EN₂] ⸢it-tap⸣-ḫa {d}UTU a-kaš-šad <KUR.MEŠ> | Incantation: “Ittap’eḫa-plant, Šamaš, I conquer the lands! |
| 9' | [x-x-(x)]-x u a-kaš-šad KUR.MEŠ | ... and I will conquer the lands |
| 10' | [u₂-qa-a]-⸢ka⸣ be-li₂ {d}UTU | my lord, Šamaš |
| 11' | [ŠU.II-a-a] {⸢d⸣}UTU U₂ BUR₂-ti na-ša₂-a | My hand is Ea-Šamaš, the plant of renewal that is to be given. |
| 12' | [... lu]-⸢uš⸣-pur-ka ana mar-ti {d}UTU pa-šir-ti-ia₂ | Let me send you to the Martu of Šamaš, my counsellor. |
| 13' | [...] ⸢iq⸣-bu-u tu-qu-un-tu | ... battle |
| 14' | [... ir-ku]-⸢sa⸣ ri-ik-su | ... Irku-esa'e, his word |
| 15' | [...] ⸢tu⸣-qu-un-tu | ... equntu-plant |
| 1'' | [x]-x [...] | |
| 2'' | [... a-a]-⸢ši⸣ ana sa-ḫa-⸢li⸣-[ia] | (Sum) ..., my lord, turn to me for my sake (Akk) [...,] my father, turn towards my sake |
| 3'' | [...] ⸢ABGAL⸣.MEŠ ša₂ ⸢ABZU⸣ | ... of the esaggil-houses of the Apsu-house |
| 4'' | [... ni]-⸢kil⸣-ti {d}DIŠ iq-bu-u la-pan-ša₂ | ... the ni₂-e-kil-e-tīti of Di’u said: “It is too small. |
| 5'' | [...] ⸢ABZU⸣ uṭ-ṭa-a pa-ni-ša₂ | ... of the Apsu, its face |
| 6'' | [...] be-en-na te-ša₂-a ra-i-ba | ... the lord, the one who loves him |
| 7'' | [...] ḫur-ba-⸢as-sa⸣ | ... Ḫurbassa |
| 8'' | [... pu-luḫ]-⸢ta-ša₂ i-da-a⸣ [...] | ... his fearsomeness ... |
| o ii | ||
| 1 | ana UGU NU.MEŠ-[ša₂ ...] | on top of her dead ... |
| 2 | i-na {šim}GUR₂.GUR₂ [...] | with kukru-stone |
| 3 | ina {u₂}IN₆.UŠ₂ mu-⸢ul⸣-[lil₂ ...] | With maštakal-plant, mūšakku-plant |
| 4 | e-te-lil ana-ku-⸢ma⸣ [...] | I am pure, I am ... |
| 5 | kiš-pu-ša₂ ⸢lim⸣-[lu-u ...] | The witchcraft of the elim-elû-demon |
| 6 | INIM.MEŠ-ša₂ ⸢IM⸣.[SI.SA₂ ...] | Words of the esīša-plant |
| 7 | u₃ mim-ma ma-la ⸢te⸣-[pu-ši ...] | and whatever etepûši ritual |
| 8 | EN₂ TA {d}⸢URU₄ ina⸣ [...] | Incantation: “From Euru to ... |
| 9 | TA GURUŠ i-lu-⸢u₂⸣ [...] | From the young man Ilu’eu |
| 10 | aš₂-bat-ma ⸢AMA⸣-[šu₂ ...] | I have sat down and his mother |
| 11 | aš₂-bu-ma i-ma-li-⸢ku⸣-[šu₂ ...] | If he becomes ill, ... . |
| 12 | at-ti-man-nu {munus}⸢UŠ₁₁⸣.[ZU ...] | You are the woman |
| 13 | e-piš-tu₂ [...] | The deed(s) |
| 14 | kiš-pu-ša₂ ⸢lu⸣-[u ...] | The witchcraft of the elû-demon |
| 15 | kiš-pu-⸢ša₂⸣ [...] | The witchcraft |
| 16 | ⸢EN₂⸣ [...] | Incantation: |
| o iii | ||
| 1' | ⸢e⸣-[piš-ti ...] | Incantation formula |
| 2' | ḫa-mi-⸢mat⸣ x [x] x-x [...] | Ḫamī-emat’e |
| 3' | ṣa-bi-ta-at SAG.⸢KI⸣ [...] | The šabītu-priest of the SAG.E.M. temple |
| 4' | se-ki-rat neš-me-e [...] | (Sum) The one who is encircled by a net(?) (Akk) [The one who] is entwined by the net(?), ... |
| 5' | ḫa-bi-lat GURUŠ.MEŠ [...] | The rejoicing of young men |
| 6' | lim-qut UGU-ki [...] | May it fall upon you |
| o iv | ||
| 1' | [x-x-x-x] x-⸢ta⸣-pi-⸢ik⸣ [x-x-x-x] | -eta-epik-e3 |
| 2' | [x-x-x-x-(x)] {d}UTU ⸢ku⸣-[x-x-x-(x)] | Šamaš |
| 3' | {[d]}⸢ereš-ki-gal⸣ ana KI-tim a-a u₂-⸢še-ri⸣-[id-ki] | May Ereškigal not cast you into the netherworld |
| 4' | [...] ⸢ADDA⸣-ki A₂{mušen} u NU.UM.MA{mušen} li-⸢in⸣-[na-ad-ru] | ... your E-adda-e-ki, your path, and your nunum-ma, may they be swept away |
| 5' | ⸢qu⸣-lu ḫur-ba-šu lim-qu-tu₂ [...] | May the eqûlu-plant, his ḫurba-plant fall into ruin |
| 6' | ⸢UR⸣.GI₇ u NIG li-ba-aṣ-⸢ṣi⸣-[ru-ki] | May the Ekur-egi temple and the property of Libaš-eru-ki |
| 7' | UR.GI₇ u NIG li-ba-aṣ-⸢ṣi⸣-[ru ...] | (If) a dog and a censer ... . |
| 8' | [...] ⸢qi₂-bit {d}e₂-a {d}UTU {d}KU u₃ EGI₂ DINGIR⸣.[MAḪ ...] | ... eqibit-priest of Ea, Šamaš, Kudurru and the temple-overseer |
| 1'' | [...] ⸢ḪUL.GIG KIMIN ḪUL u₂-pi-ši ḪUL⸣.[MEŠ ... LU₂-ti] | ... ḫulgi-plant, ditto, dilution, upiši-plant (and) ešû-plant |
| 2'' | at-ta ia-u₂ a-na-⸢ku⸣ [...] | “You, my brother, I shall go out .… |
| 3'' | mam-ma-an a-a il-mad-ka mim-ma ⸢lem⸣-[nu ...] | Whoever you are, O father who engendered you, whatever evil they are |
| 4'' | ina qi₂-bit {d}e₂-a {d}⸢UTU⸣ [...] | By the command of Ea and Šamaš |
| 5'' | u₃ EGI₂ DINGIR.MAḪ [...] | and the temple of the great gods |
| 6'' | DUB 8.KAM ma-aq-lu-u ⸢ZAG⸣.[TIL.LA.BI.ŠE₃] | 8th tablet of Maqlû, ešagantu-residence. |
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
- 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) · ORACC project editions, https://oracc.museum.upenn.edu/ ; cite the individual project (see texts.extra_json.project)
- 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)
Cite the original edition and translator. Page generated by Unread Atlas from the public corpus export of 2026-10-18.