LKA 040 (P413951)
Literary, Neo-Assyrian, Assur · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE
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| Designation | LKA 040 |
|---|---|
| ID | P413951 |
| Museum no. | VAT 13633 |
| Collection | Vorderasiatisches Museum, Berlin, Germany |
| Language | Akkadian |
| Period | Neo-Assyrian · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE |
| Genre | Literary |
| Find spot | Assur (mod. Qalat Sherqat) |
| Coordinates | 35.4557, 43.2611 |
English translation
By Ebeling, Erich · Via Open Richly Annotated Cuneiform Corpus (ORACC) · CC BY-SA 3.0 (ORACC)
| Line | English |
|---|---|
| Obverse [0:1] o 1o 1–o 1o 1 | [. . . exal]ted [. . .] who kno[ws . . .], |
| Obverse [1:2] o 22–o 22 | [. . .] perfect one, son of [...], |
| Obverse [2:3] o 33–o 33 | [. . .] queen [Eru]a (i.e., Zarpanitu), the se[ed of . . .], |
| Obverse [3:4] o 44–o 44 | [. . . intel]ligent one, [. . .] |
| Obverse [4:5] o 55–o 55 | [Who keeps] truth and justice pure, who illum[inates . . .], |
| Obverse [5:6] o 66–o 66 | [Be]loved of Lugal-Apsu, the lord of wisdom, who makes [. . . rejoice], |
| Obverse [6:7] o 77–o 77 | [. . .], lord of cultivation, who copiously provides [. . .] |
| Obverse [7:8] o 88–o 88 | [O fi]erce [. . .] you pr[ovision al]l of the peoples. |
| Obverse [8:9] o 99–o 99 | [. . . you] grant [. . .] to the[m]. |
| Obverse [9:10] o 1010–o 1010 | [The to]tality of the peop[le . . .] |
| Obverse [10:11] o 1111–o 1111 | [. . .] whose [(personal) god]dess (is) [Tashmetu], |
| Obverse [11:12] o 1212–o 1212 | [. . . whose] bo[dy] is [affli]cted, |
| Obverse [12:13] o 1313–o 1313 | [. . .] before you, [I am b]owed. |
| Obverse [13:14] o 1414–o 1414 | [. . . ma]gic [. . .] |
| Obverse [14:15] o 1515–o 1515 | [. . .] . . sleepless . . [. . .] |
| Obverse [15:16] o 1616–o 1616 | [. . . mag]ic [. . .] |
| Obverse [16:17] o 1717–o 1717 | . . [. . .] according to your word . . . [. . .] |
| Obverse [17:18] o 1818–o 1818 | [O] Nabu [. . .] . . . [. . .] |
| Obverse [18:19] o 1919–o 1919 | [Te]ar out (this) sev[ere] sickness [. . .] |
| Obverse [19:20] o 2020–o 2020 | [Re]move whatev[er . . .] that has been done against [me]. |
| Obverse [20:21] o 2121–o 2121 | [. . .] my witchcraft, [. . .] |
| Obverse [21:22] o 2222–o 2222 | [. . . a million] miles from my body. |
| Obverse [22:23] o 2323–o 2323 | [. . .] may [. . .] be heard. |
| Obverse [23:24] o 2424–o 2424 | [. . .] of speaking and gaining agreement [. . .] everyday. |
| Obverse [24:25] o 2525–o 2525 | [According to] your exalted [command] that [. . .] |
| Obverse [25:26] o 2626–o 2626 | And your firm affirmation that cannot [. . .] |
| Obverse [26:27] o 2727–o 2727 | [. . .], may I be whole, [so that] |
| Obverse [27:28] o 2828–o 2828 | I may si[ng] your [prai]ses. |
| Reverse [1:2] r 2'2'–r 2'2' | [. . .] the lowest of [. . .] than a counsell[or . . .]. |
| Reverse [2:3] r 3'3'–r 3'3' | He sets the power[less] (and) helpless at the head. |
| Reverse [3:4] r 4'4'–r 4'4' | She is [str]ong, she is the goddess, she is the queen, and [she is] the lady. |
| Reverse [4:5] r 5'5'–r 5'5' | . . . Tashmetu is great and is que[en] among the gods. |
| Reverse [5:6] r 6'6'–r 6'6' | Because you are supreme, O my lady, I have turned to [your] divin[ity]. |
| Reverse [6:7] r 7'7'–r 7'7' | I seize your (garment's) fringe ; I seek [your] lord[ship]. |
| Reverse [7:8] r 8'8'–r 8'8' | Look upon me earnestly and command good things. |
| Reverse [8:9] r 9'9'–r 9'9' | Bestow (on me) well-being; destroy the evil [things]. |
| Reverse [9:10] r 10'10'–r 10'10' | Be at peace with me, the one who fears [you]. |
| Reverse [10:11] r 11'11'–r 11'11' | Let me speak of your greatness, let me si[ng] your praises! |
| Reverse [11:12] r 12'12'–r 12'12' | [It is] the wording of a lifted-hand prayer to Tashmetu. |
| Reverse [12:13] r 13'13'–r 13'13' | [According to] its original, written (and) checked; excer[pted] in order to carry out the (ritual) action. |
| Reverse [13:14] r 14'14'–r 14'14' | [Tab]let of Kiṣir-Ashur, son of Nabu-besun [. . .], |
| Reverse [14:15] r 15'15'–r 15'15' | [Son of] Baba-shuma-ibni, the zabardabbu-official of Esharra. |
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 | [... tiz]-⸢qa-ru mu⸣-[du-u₂ ...] | |
| 2 | [...] ⸢git₂-ma-lu₄⸣ bu-⸢kur₂⸣ [...] | |
| 3 | [... {d}e₄-ru₆]-⸢a⸣ šar-⸢ra-ti ri⸣-[hu-ut ...] | |
| 4 | [... rap]-⸢ša₂ uz-nu⸣ [...] | |
| 5 | [mu-ub-bi]-⸢ib kit-ti⸣ u ⸢me-ša₂-ri mu⸣-[na-mir ...] | |
| 6 | [na]-⸢ram⸣ {d}⸢LUGAL⸣.ABZU ⸢EN⸣ ne₂-me-qi₂ ⸢mu⸣-[riš ...] | |
| 7 | [...] ⸢EN⸣ me-⸢reš⸣-ti mu-deš-šu₂-u [...] | |
| 8 | [... ma]-⸢am-lu₄⸣ [kul]-⸢lat⸣ UN-MEŠ ta-[pa-qid] | |
| 9 | [... ta]-⸢šar⸣-rak-ši-⸢na⸣-[ti ...] | |
| 10 | [... gi]-⸢mir⸣ te-⸢ne₂-še-e⸣-[ti] | |
| 11 | [... {d}1(u) 5(diš)-šu₂ {d⸣}[PAPNUN] | |
| 12 | [... šum]-⸢ru-ṣu⸣ pa-[gar-šu₂] | |
| 13 | [...] ⸢IGI-ka kam⸣-[sa-ku] | |
| 14 | [... ru]-⸢su-u₂⸣ [...] | |
| 15 | [...] ⸢dal-pu ša₂⸣ [x-x-x] | |
| 16 | ⸢x⸣ [... ru-su]-⸢u₂⸣ [...] | |
| 17 | ⸢x⸣ [x x-x] ⸢KA-ka qi₂-x⸣ [...] | |
| 18 | {[d]}⸢NA₃⸣ [...] ⸢x⸣ [...] | |
| 19 | [u₂]-⸢suh GIG dan⸣-[nu ...] | |
| 20 | [šu]-⸢ut-bi mim⸣-[ma ...] ⸢ša up-pu-ša₂⸣-[an-ni ...] | |
| 21 | [...] ⸢kiš-pi-ia₅⸣ [...] | |
| 22 | [... šar₂] ⸢DANNA ina SU-ia⸣ | |
| 23 | [...] ⸢lu ŠE.GA⸣ [...] | |
| 24 | [...] ⸢qa-ba-a u ma-ga-ru u₄-mi₃-šam⸣-[ma ...] | |
| 25 | [i-na qi₂-bi-ti]-ka ⸢ṣir-ti ša₂⸣ [...] | |
| 26 | [u an-ni]-⸢ka ki-nim ša₂ NU⸣ [...] | |
| 27 | [...] ⸢lu-uš-lim⸣-[ma] | |
| 28 | [da₃-li₂]-⸢li₂-ka lud⸣-[lul] | |
| r | ||
| 1' | [...] ⸢x x⸣ [...] | |
| 2' | [...] ⸢šu⸣-uš-pu-⸢la UGU ma-li⸣-[ki ...] | |
| 3' | [la] ⸢le-ʾ-a pi⸣-is-nu-qa ⸢i⸣-šak-⸢kan a-na SAG⸣ | |
| 4' | [dan]-nat i-lat ⸢šar⸣-rat u be-[lat] | |
| 5' | (x) ⸢x x⸣ {d}taš-me-tu₄ ina DINGIR-⸢MEŠ⸣ ra-bat u ⸢šar⸣-[rat] | |
| 6' | ki-ma šur-ba-⸢ti⸣-ma be-el-ti as-sa-hur ⸢DINGIR⸣{[ut}ki] | |
| 7' | ⸢aṣ⸣-bat TUG₂.SIG₂-ki a-še-ʾ-⸢i⸣ be-⸢lu⸣-[ut-ki] | |
| 8' | ⸢ki⸣-niš nap-li-si-ni-ma qi₂-bi-i SIG₅{ti₃} | |
| 9' | ⸢šur⸣-ki dum-qa ⸢hul⸣-li-qi₂ ⸢HUL⸣{[ti₃]} | |
| 10' | ⸢si-lim⸣ KI-ia ia-a-ti pa-⸢lih⸣-[ki] | |
| 11' | ⸢nar-bi⸣-ki lu-uq-⸢bi⸣ da₃-li₂-li₂-ki lud-[lul] | |
| 12' | ⸢KA⸣.INIM.MA ŠU.IL₂.LA₂ {d}TAŠ.ME.⸢TU₄⸣-[KAM] | |
| 13' | [GIM] TIL-šu₂ ša₃-ṭir ba₃-ri₃ ana DAB DU₃{ši} na-as₃-[ha] | |
| 14' | [ṭup]-pi {i}ki-ṣir-AN.ŠAR₂ DUMU {i}{d}NA₃-be-⸢sun⸣ [...] | |
| 15' | [DUMU] {i}{d}ba-ba₆-MU-DU₃ ZABAR.DAB.BA E₂.ŠAR₂.⸢RA⸣ | |
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- 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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