BMS 20 + 49 (P398671)
Prayer, Neo-Assyrian, Nineveh · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE
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| Designation | BMS 20 + 49 |
|---|---|
| ID | P398671 |
| 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 |
English translation
By King, Leonard W. · Via Open Richly Annotated Cuneiform Corpus (ORACC) · CC BY-SA 3.0 (ORACC)
| Line | English |
|---|---|
| Obverse [1:2] o 2'2'–o 2'2' | [. . . the str]ong(?) |
| Obverse [2:3] o 3'3'–o 3'3' | [. . . you provide] in full |
| Obverse [3:4] o 4'4'–o 4'4' | [. . . hum]anity |
| Obverse [4:5] o 5'5'–o 5'5' | [. . .] the gods, the Igigi |
| Obverse [5:6] o 6'6'–o 6'6' | [. . . is drive]n away |
| Obverse [6:7] o 7'7'–o 7'7' | [. . .] for me |
| Obverse [7:8] o 8'8'–o 8'8' | [. . .] my prayer |
| Obverse [8:9] o 9'9'–o 9'9' | [. . .] may my speaking please [. . .] |
| Obverse [9:10] o 10'10'–o 10'10' | [. . .] mercy for me |
| Obverse [10:11] o 11'11'–o 11'11' | [. . . he leads] me daily |
| Obverse [11:12] o 12'12'–o 12'12' | [. . .] machinations |
| Obverse [12:13] o 13'13'–o 13'13' | [. . .] evil [. . .] |
| Obverse [13:14] o 14'14'–o 14'14' | [. . .] . . . [. . .] from my body |
| Obverse [14:15] o 15'15'–o 15'15' | [. . .] great queen [. . .] their [bo]nds. |
| Obverse [15:16] o 16'16'–o 16'16' | [. . . O lo]rd, [. . .], revered one, |
| Obverse [16:17] o 17'17'–o 17'17' | [May] the earth (and) [the he]avens [re]joice over [you], |
| Obverse [17:18] o 18'18'–o 18'18' | [May] the Ekur be glad on your account; may it become full with celebr[ations] for you. |
| Obverse [18:19] o 19'19'–o 19'19' | [May] Ninmenna, the most exalted lady(?), [lif]t your head. |
| Obverse [19:20] o 20'20'–o 20'20' | It is the [wo]rding of a shuila-prayer to [Kak]sisa. |
| Obverse [20:21] o 21'21'–o 21'21' | [Incantation]: O most high, perfect one, [son] of Duran[ki]. |
| Obverse [21:22] o 22'22'–o 22'22' | Indefatigable [st]orm, who dir[ects . . .] |
| Reverse [0:1] r 1r 1–r 1r 1 | O Adad, most high, perfect one, [. . .] |
| Reverse [1:2] r 22–r 22 | Indefatigable storm, who directs [. . .] |
| Reverse [2:3] r 33–r 33 | Cloud-maker [. . .] |
| Reverse [3:4] r 44–r 44 | Who strikes with a bolt of lightning, [. . .] Anz[u . . .] |
| Reverse [4:5] r 55–r 55 | Overpowering, perfect one, fur[ious . . .] |
| Reverse [5:6] r 66–r 66 | Relentless one, fore[most of . . .] |
| Reverse [6:7] r 77–r 77 | O Adad, overpowering, perfect o[ne, . . .] |
| Reverse [7:8] r 88–r 88 | Relentless one, fo[remost of] E[kur]. |
| Reverse [8:9] r 99–r 99 | Who fends off the ferocious, [master] of strength. |
| Reverse [9:10] r 1010–r 1010 | The neck stock who keeps the [aggr]essive in check. |
| Reverse [10:11] r 1111–r 1111 | [Fur]ious, proud, awe-inspiring [. . .] |
| Reverse [11:12] r 1212–r 1212 | [. . . wa]rrior |
| Reverse [12:13] r 1313–r 1313 | [. . . torch]es and fire |
| Reverse [13:14] r 1414–r 1414 | [. . .] and stones |
| Reverse [14:15] r 1515–r 1515 | [. . .] of the heavens |
| Reverse [15:16] r 1616–r 1616 | [. . . who rains] down plentitude. |
| Reverse [16:17] r 1717–r 1717 | [. . .] reduces to silence |
| Reverse [17:18] r 1818–r 1818 | [. . .] the steppe [wr]ithes |
| Reverse [18:19] r 1919–r 1919 | [. . . red]uces to sile[nce] |
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' | [...]-⸢ba⸣ | |
| 2' | [... ab-ru]-⸢u₂-ti⸣ | |
| 3' | [... tu-gam]-mar | |
| 4' | [... ab]-⸢ra⸣-a-ti | |
| 5' | [...] DINGIR-MEŠ {d}i₂-⸢gi₃-gi₃⸣ | |
| 6' | [... ud]-da-ap-par | |
| 7' | [...] ⸢ia⸣-a-ti | |
| 8' | [...] ⸢tes₂⸣-li-ti | |
| 9' | [...] ⸢li⸣-ṭib at-mu-u₂-a | |
| 10' | [...] ⸢ARHUŠ⸣ ia-a-ši | |
| 11' | [... i-tar-ra]-⸢an⸣-ni u₄-mi-šam | |
| 12' | [...] ru-sa-a-ti | |
| 13' | [...]-u₂ lem-nu-ti | |
| 14' | [...] ⸢ka⸣ [...]-u₂ ina SU-MU | |
| 15' | [... ri]-⸢kiš-šu₂-nu⸣ [(...)] ⸢šar⸣-ra-tu₄ GAL{tu₄} | |
| 16' | [... be]-⸢lu₄⸣ [...] ka-ru-bu | |
| 17' | [li-ih]-⸢du⸣-[ka] ⸢KI⸣{ti₃} [ša]-ma-ʾu-u₂ | |
| 18' | [li]-⸢riš-ka E₂.KUR⸣ ta-ši-[la-tu₂] lim-la-ku | |
| 19' | {[d]}⸢nin⸣-men-na ⸢AMA⸣.MA₂ šur-[bu-tu li-il-la]-⸢a⸣ re-ši-ka | |
| 20' | [KA]-INIM-MA ⸢ŠU⸣-IL₂-LA₂ {[mul}GAG]-SI-SA₂-KAM | |
| 21' | [EN₂] ⸢šur-bu-u₂ git₂-ma-lu⸣ [a-pil] ⸢dur-an⸣-[ki] | |
| 22' | [u₄]-⸢mu⸣ la a-ni-hu mut-[tab-bil ...] | |
| r | ||
| 1 | {d}⸢IŠKUR⸣ šur-bu-u₂ git₂-ma-lu [...] | |
| 2 | u₄-mu la a-ni-hu mut-tab-bil [...] | |
| 3 | ⸢ša₂⸣-kin u₂-pe-e [...] | |
| 4 | ⸢mu⸣-šab-riq NIM.GIR₂ an-za-[a ...] | |
| 5 | ⸢kaš⸣-ka-šu git₂-ma-lu ⸢ez⸣-[zu ...] | |
| 6 | ⸢la⸣ pa-du-u₂ a-⸢ša₂⸣-[red ...] | |
| 7 | {[d]}IŠKUR kaš-ka-šu git₂-⸢ma⸣-[lu ...] | |
| 8 | ⸢la⸣ pa-du-u₂ a-[ša₂-red] ⸢E₂⸣.[KUR] | |
| 9 | ⸢sa⸣-kip ek-du-⸢ti⸣ [EN] ⸢e⸣-mu-qi₂ | |
| 10 | ⸢rap⸣-pu la-ʾi-⸢iṭ⸣ [qa-ad]-ru-ti | |
| 11 | [ez]-⸢zu šar-hu⸣ [...] ra-šub-bu | |
| 12 | [... ur]-ša₂-an-nu | |
| 13 | [... GI.IZI.LA₂]-MEŠ u IZI | |
| 14 | [...] u NA₄-MEŠ | |
| 15 | [...] AN{e} | |
| 16 | [... mu-ša₂]-⸢az⸣-nin HE₂.NUN | |
| 17 | [...] ⸢uš⸣-ha-ra-ar₂-ra | |
| 18 | [... i-hi]-il-lu ⸢EDIN⸣ | |
| 19 | [... uš]-ha-⸢ra-ar₂⸣-[ra] | |
Sources & licences
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- 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)
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