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CTMMA 2, 015 (P412188)
Prayer, Hellenistic, Babylon · c. 330 BCE–141 BCE
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| Designation | CTMMA 2, 015 |
|---|---|
| ID | P412188 |
| Museum no. | MMA 86.11.298 + VAT 00268 + VAT 00443 |
| Collection | Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, New York, USA; Vorderasiatisches Museum, Berlin, Germany |
| Language | Akkadian |
| Period | Hellenistic · c. 330 BCE–141 BCE |
| Genre | Prayer |
| Find spot | Babylon (mod. Bābil) |
| Coordinates | 32.5350, 44.4258 |
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 | ||
| 1 | ina a-mat {d}EN u {d}GAŠAN-ia liš-lim | At the command of Bel and Beltija may it go well. |
| 2 | nir-ŋal₂ lu₂ ed₂-de₃ ⸢mu⸣-[lu ta]-⸢zu⸣ mu-un-zu | The hero, the one who goes to the steppe, what does he know? |
| 3 | e-tel-lu ha-ʾ-iṭ ni-ši-⸢iš-šu₂ gat₂-tuk⸣ [man-nu] ⸢i⸣-lam-mad | Who is equal to you in power and dominion? |
| 4 | alim-ma nir-ŋal₂ lu₂ ed₂-de₃ [mu-lu] <ta-zu mu-un-zu> | Important one, authoritative one, who can know of you? |
| 5 | alim-ma umun ur-⸢saŋ⸣ gal | Important one, lord Ur-esa |
| 6 | GAN an-na ⸢a₂⸣-bi lu₂ la-ba-teŋ₃-ŋe₂₆ | The IX of heaven, its eaštu-house, no one can escape. |
| 7 | e-mu {d}a-nim ša₂ ana i-di-šu₂ [ma]-⸢am⸣-ma la ⸢i⸣-ṭe₄(MAH-)eh-hu-u₂ | The word of Anu is a flood that cannot be dispelled. |
| 8 | kišib-la₂ {d}en-lil₂-la₂ nam-kalag-ga-na lu₂ la-ba-⸢da-x⸣-de₃ | No one can escape the sealed document of Enlil. |
| 9 | mar {d}EN.LIL₂ ša₂ dan-nu-us-[su] ma-am-ma la i-mah-ha-ru₃ | the son of Enlil, whose strength no one can oppose |
| 10 | bad₃ mah e₂-kur-ra barag gal an-ki-[ke₄] kur-ra an-gi₄-gi₄ | May the great wall of the Ekur, the great dais of heaven and earth, return to the netherworld. |
| 11 | tu-⸢kul-ti⸣ E₂.{<MIN(KUR.RA)>} nar-da-ap AN{e} u ⸢KI{ti₃⸣} da-i-ik KUR{i} | Tīkultī-E, the temple ditto, the singer of heaven and earth, the guardian of the land |
| 12 | izi-ŋar šen-šen-na ud du₇-du₇ erim₂-ma(BA-)še₃ gur₅-[ru]-uš bur₂ | The ‘fire-of-the-mound’ of the šensvenna, the storm blowing through the enemy land |
| 13 | na-pi-ih i-šat qab-li₃ u₄-mu mut-tak-pu ša₂ a-a-bi [i]-⸢kaṣ₃⸣-ṣa(GA-)ṣu | (Sum) The one who smites the enemy, the one who destroys the enemies (Akk) He who wipes away the enemy's enemies, the storm that destroys enemies |
| 14 | u₃-mu-un-ŋu₁₀ ⸢a₂⸣ nam-ur-saŋ-ŋa₂-zu zag-zu mi₂ he₂-em-i-i | May your heroism be praised by Umunbu! |
| 15 | be-lu₄ a-⸢na⸣ i-di qar-ra-du-ti-ka e-mu-qi₂-⸢ka⸣ [...]-⸢x⸣-u | O lord, your heroism is the strength of your army |
| 16 | ur-saŋ gal ⸢a₂⸣ nam-ir₉-ra-zu nam-mah-zu ar₂-[re-eš] {<MIN(he₂-em-i-i)>} | Great hero, eša-e23, may your greatness and greatness be exalted |
| 17 | qar-ra-⸢du⸣ [...] ⸢ana⸣ i-di gaš-ru-⸢ti-ka nar-bi-ka⸣ [...] | Qarrādu-e23 ... the Eanna temple, the light of your strength, your greatness |
| 18 | u₃-mu-un-[ŋu₁₀ ...]-⸢ke₄⸣ [...] | The lord ... |
| 19 | ⸢be-lu₄⸣ [...] | Bēlet-ilī |
| r | ||
| 1' | [ana] ⸢E₂⸣.MIN ⸢x⸣ [...] | To the E’e23-ditto temple, the ... temple |
| 2' | e₂-šu-me-ša₄ e₂-gal ⸢la-la⸣-[...] ⸢hul₂ kur₉⸣-[...] | The Ešumeša, the palace of balaŋ composition elala composition kura |
| 3' | ana E₂.MIN E₂.⸢GAL⸣ la-li-ka ha-diš [...] | To the ditto house, the palace, come to me joyfully |
| 4' | ki mah ki ni₂ ⸢dub₂⸣-bu-da-zu-ne ki kug-še₃ A [...] | When you go to the supreme place, the place of relaxation, the pure place |
| 5' | ina aš₂-ri ṣi-ri aš-ri tap-šu-uh-ti-ka šub-tu₂ el-[...] | By the command of the god Ašri, your exalted one, the pure abode |
| 6' | {d}a-nun-na ub-⸢šu-unkin⸣-na-ta bar-zu [de₃-en]-⸢sed-de₃⸣ | May the Anuna pacify your liver from the Ubšunkina |
| 7' | {d}A.NUN.NA.⸢KE⸣ ina MIN{ku} ka-bat-ta-ka [li]-⸢šap⸣-ši-ih | May the Anunnakû-goddess cleanse your liver with DITTO. |
| 8' | dim₃-me-er an-na dim₃-me-er ki-a a-ra-zu ⸢de₃⸣-ra-ab-be₂ | The god of heaven, the god of earth, may he pray to you. |
| 9' | DINGIR-MEŠ ša₂ AN{e} DINGIR-MEŠ ša₂ KI{ti₃} tes₂-li-tu₂ ⸢liq⸣-bu-u₂-ka | May the gods of heaven (and) the god(s) of earth praise you. |
| 10' | dim₃-me-er gal-gal an-ki-ke₄-e-ne umun huŋ-ŋa₂ ⸢hu⸣-mu-ra-ab-be₂ | May the great gods of heaven and earth say to you, “Lord, may it be rejoicing for you! |
| 11' | DINGIR-MEŠ GAL-MEŠ ša₂ AN{e} u KI{ti₃} be-lu₄ nu-uh liq-bi-ka | May the great gods of heaven and earth say to you: |
| 12' | šu-il₂-la₂ {d}⸢nin⸣-urta-ke₄ | Hand of Eninurta |
| 13' | SUMUN-šu₂ ina E₂ {m}EN-šu-nu [...]-⸢x⸣ | His old in the house of Belšunu |
| 14' | IM.DUB {m}U-A-[MU ... {m}{d}IDIM]-DIN-su-E | Tablet of Bēl-apla-iddin, son of Ea-balassu-iqbi. |
| 15' | A ša₂ {m}{d}⸢nanna⸣-[u₃-tud ...] {iti}GAN U₄ U-KAM₂ | son of Enanna-eutud |
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