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BBR pl. 02-03 K 08868 (P397687)
Prayer, Neo-Assyrian, Nineveh · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE
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| Designation | BBR pl. 02-03 K 08868 |
|---|---|
| ID | P397687 |
| 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 |
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.
| Line | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|
| obverse col 2 2 | into the house of his companion has entered |
| obverse col 1 22 | ... his father opened |
| obverse col 2 38 | He should not know, but... |
| obverse col 2 5 | the body of his prostitute has gone out |
| reverse col 3 19' | May Anu and Antu release |
| obverse col 2 14 | they smashed, they destroyed, |
| reverse col 3 17' | ... Ea-arri |
| reverse col 4 10' | the gods and goddesses, as many as there are, |
| reverse col 4 12' | of Nennu... his sins |
| obverse col 2 21 | After (the death of) Aur-dn |
| obverse col 1 42 | ...... said |
| reverse col 3 24' | May Bel-leir release, may Nin-leir release |
| reverse col 4 9' | May endur-ra-uur (and) Orion release. |
| obverse col 1 4 | ...... are...; they are frightened. |
| reverse col 3 3' | in the temple of the god is well. |
| obverse col 1 19 | ... a new break |
| obverse col 2 26 | With a severe punishment which he has committed, |
| obverse col 1 35 | ...... his beloved goddess |
| reverse col 3 4' | on the road... |
| reverse col 4 8' | May Narudu release |
| obverse col 1 12 | ... his Itar knows |
| obverse col 2 19 | the sahû-disease of his lips |
| reverse col 4 1' | iduru...... |
| reverse col 3 22' | May Eki'ur release... |
| obverse col 2 7 | ... good deeds... his family they swore. |
| obverse col 1 30 | ... they shall make a kasû-plant, they shall not make a kasû-plant |
| obverse col 1 45 | ...... seized |
| reverse col 3 18' | May Bel and Beltu release |
| reverse col 4 3' | La...... |
| obverse col 2 32 | he swore, he swore, he swore |
| reverse col 4 2' | Erra(?) and Erragal |
| obverse col 2 39 | he took, and he has seen |
| obverse col 2 15 | he established, he established, he established |
| obverse col 2 24 | he brought his hand to the netherworld and the netherworld. |
| reverse col 3 12' | ... owner of the city |
| obverse col 1 24 | x daughter(s), daughter(s), suckling, |
| reverse col 3 21' | May Ninlil release... Eki'ur |
| obverse col 1 32 | ... he captured him and said to the kasû-vessel: |
| obverse col 2 22 | he crossed over the road, he crossed over |
| obverse col 2 8 | They shaved the necks, shaved the necks |
| obverse col 1 26 | with the kalltu-disease, he became frightened. |
| obverse col 2 10 | his mouth is swollen, his heart cannot be changed. |
| obverse col 1 11 | ... open... |
| obverse col 1 43 | ...... said |
| obverse col 2 4 | the blood of his friend has sworn. |
| obverse col 2 42 | He has sworn by the night. |
| obverse col 1 10 | ...... who guards |
| obverse col 2 18 | a scepter, his mouth, |
| obverse col 1 41 | ... said |
| obverse col 1 29 | ... a lion whose horns grew |
| obverse col 1 18 | ...... they say, they say, they have returned. |
| obverse col 2 20 | 'There are no wild bulls, no wild bulls, no wild bulls, |
| reverse col 4 13' | his debts, his lands, his lands, |
| obverse col 2 34 | they sent and... |
| reverse col 4 11' | On this day may they stand and |
| obverse col 2 33 | he smote, he smote, |
| reverse col 3 13' | ... lord of the steppe |
| obverse col 1 33 | The... of the god does not know, the lord of Itar |
| obverse col 2 43 | to the lamassu his hands he has bound |
| obverse col 2 13 | The qnû-demons entered, the rattu-demons |
| reverse col 3 7' | You have...... |
| obverse col 1 31 | ... my supplication... cannot be annulled,... |
| obverse col 1 20 | ... the case he caused to be returned to her city. |
| reverse col 3 23' | May Bel-ittannu write..., |
| reverse col 4 17' | ... a person,..., who... |
| obverse col 1 28 | with the ibrû-demon he smote him, |
| obverse col 2 44 | The protective deity of... has heard |
| reverse col 3 10' | ...... Marduk |
| reverse col 3 16' | ...... their names are exempt |
| reverse col 3 9' | ...... before you |
| obverse col 1 37 | ...... he will complete |
| obverse col 1 34 | ... Itar has sworn |
| obverse col 1 3 | ... his god |
| obverse col 2 23 | he did not abandon |
| reverse col 4 19' | (If) he is seized by his name: he will recover. |
| obverse col 2 1 | I made a reed fence and a kudurru wall rise. |
| obverse col 1 5 | The reed-bed... is thick...... |
| obverse col 2 28 | During the night, the kasirtu-disease which they smashed |
| reverse col 3 1' | in...... is well. |
| obverse col 1 44 | ...... his face |
| obverse col 1 8 | ... they shaved... |
| reverse col 4 5' | May ul... their name. |
| obverse col 2 30 | He said in his heart and his mouth that he did not give |
| obverse col 2 37 | he stood in the scepter and...... |
| obverse col 2 36 | his god and his goddess...... |
| obverse col 2 35 | a table... |
| reverse col 3 5' | May ama the mighty |
| reverse col 3 20' | May Enlil release, king who establishes fates |
| obverse col 2 29 | all of his god and his goddess who knows him |
| obverse col 1 23 | ... a daughter who opened him |
| obverse col 2 45 | the lamassu...... |
| reverse col 4 16' | let them speak...... |
| obverse col 2 16 | they shall slander, they shall slander, |
| obverse col 1 40 | ...... there was not, he said |
| obverse col 2 40 | he has broken, and he has seen |
| obverse col 2 11 | its mouth in heaven - |
| reverse col 4 18' | he shall remove, the incantation priest of the gods, Asalluhi |
| obverse col 1 7 | ... said to me |
| obverse col 2 17 | to the evil-doer his hand they shaved. |
| obverse col 2 3 | to the wife of his friend he has gone |
| obverse col 1 15 | ... they smote..., |
| reverse col 4 4' | May Sargon,..., and arrahu release |
| reverse col 3 14' | ...... a curse |
| reverse col 3 6' | May ama, lord of... |
| obverse col 2 12 | all of it they heard, but they were not true. |
| obverse col 1 14 | ... he said |
| obverse col 1 21 | ... son who opened him |
| obverse col 1 9 | ... they heard(?) |
| obverse col 2 6 | he is a young man, he is not a young man. |
| obverse col 1 13 | ...... evil has said |
| obverse col 2 9 | he will serve as a pledge. |
| obverse col 1 17 | ... he sat down. |
| reverse col 4 15' | let him...... |
| reverse col 3 15' | ...... imaliya |
| reverse col 4 6' | May......, may Nergal release |
| obverse col 1 1 | ...... the great gods |
| obverse col 1 2 | ... Itar, the lords of justice |
| obverse col 1 27 | with the brother of his brother they shall replace him. |
| obverse col 2 27 | In the assembly which they sprinkled |
| obverse col 1 25 | ... a kalltu-disease he opened for him. |
| reverse col 4 14' | May they..., may they..., |
| obverse col 1 16 | ... the verdicts................... |
| obverse col 1 38 | ...... received my great....... |
| reverse col 3 11' | ... owner of the... |
| reverse col 3 2' | In the street Sha'il. |
| obverse col 2 41 | He has sworn by the oath. |
| obverse col 2 31 | According to the wording of the name of his god, |
| reverse col 4 20' | Tablet of Nabû-muu-uur, the trading agent |
| reverse col 4 7' | ... the Arrow, Mars |
| reverse col 3 8' | According to your command... truth |
| obverse col 1 36 | ...... the great....... |
| obverse col 2 25 | (If) he is ill with a sick lung: he will die. |
| obverse col 1 39 | ...... there is |
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
- 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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