LKA 041 (P413953)
Literary, Neo-Assyrian, Assur · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE
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| Designation | LKA 041 |
|---|---|
| ID | P413953 |
| Museum no. | Ist A — ? |
| Collection | Arkeoloji Müzeleri, Istanbul, Turkey |
| 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 | Mighty [. . .], son of En[lil], |
| Obverse [1:2] o 22–o 22 | [. . . per]fect one, progeny of Esha[ra], |
| Obverse [2:3] o 33–o 33 | [. . .] clothed [. . .], filled with terr[or], |
| Obverse [3:4] o 44–o 44 | [. . . whose] onslaught cannot be opposed, |
| Obverse [4:5] o 55–o 55 | Whose (celestial) po[si]tion is resplendent (among) the great gods, |
| Obverse [5:6] o 66–o 66 | In Ekur, the house of celebrations, your head is high. |
| Obverse [6:7] o 77–o 77 | [Enlil], your father, gave you, |
| Obverse [7:8] o 88–o 88 | Executive power over all the gods; it is held in your hand. |
| Obverse [8:9] o 99–o 99 | [You] pass judgment upon the people. |
| Obverse [9:10] o 1010–o 1010 | You secure justice for the misguided, the orphaned boy and girl. |
| Obverse [10:11] o 1111–o 1111 | You take the hand of the powerless, you [. . .] the helpless. |
| Obverse [11:12] o 1212–o 1212 | You return the body (lit. his body) of the one being made to descend into the netherworld. |
| Obverse [12:13] o 1313–o 1313 | You forgive [. . .] of the one who has incurred guilt. |
| Obverse [13:14] o 1414–o 1414 | [. . .] to the one whose (personal) god (and personal) goddess are angry [. . . ]. |
| Obverse [14:15] o 1515–o 1515 | O Ninurta, foremost of the gods, yo[u] (are) the hero. |
| Obverse [15:16] o 1616–o 1616 | I (am) Sîn-šar-iškun, son of his god, |
| Obverse [16:17] o 1717–o 1717 | whose (personal) god (is) Ashur, (and) whose (personal) goddess (is) Ashuritu. |
| Obverse [17:18] o 1818–o 1818 | I have set up a ritual arrangement for you. I have str[ewn] flour for [you]. |
| Obverse [18:19] o 1919–o 1919 | I have libated sweet ale for you, be[er] made from (lit. of) grai[n]. |
| Obverse [19:20] o 2020–o 2020 | May the god[s of the (Path of) Enlil] stand with you. |
| Obverse [20:21] o 2121–o 2121 | May the gods, [. . .] of Ekur, stand with you. |
| Reverse [1:2] r 22–r 22 | May my speech please you. |
| Reverse [2:3] r 33–r 33 | Be at peace with me, the one who fears [you]. |
| Reverse [3:4] r 44–r 44 | I have seen your face. May I [indeed] prosper. |
| Reverse [4:5] r 55–r 55 | You are favorably disposed; look upon me with due favor. |
| Reverse [5:6] r 66–r 66 | Remove my guilt; forgive my offence. |
| Reverse [6:7] r 77–r 77 | Make my sin pass by; [. . .] (my) negligence. |
| Reverse [7:8] r 88–r 88 | May my (personal) god (and personal) goddess respect me; |
| Reverse [8:9] r 99–r 99 | May they intercede (for me), |
| Reverse [9:10] r 1010–r 1010 | That I may proclaim your greatness (and) res[ound] your praises. |
| Reverse [10:11] r 1111–r 1111 | [It is] the wording of a lifted-hand prayer to Ninurta. |
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 | [...] gaš-ru bu-kur₂ {d}⸢EN⸣.[LIL₂] | |
| 2 | [... git₂]-⸢ma⸣-lum e-til(LIT-)ti e₂-šar₂-[ra] | |
| 3 | [...] ⸢lit⸣-bu-šu₂ ma-lu-u ⸢hur-ba⸣-[šu₂] | |
| 4 | [...] ⸢la⸣ im-mah-ha-ru qa-⸢bal⸣-[šu₂] | |
| 5 | šu-pu-u ⸢man⸣-[za]-⸢za⸣-šu₂ DINGIR-MEŠ GAL-MEŠ | |
| 6 | ina e₂-kur E₂ ⸢ta-ši-la⸣-a-ti ša₂-qa-a re-ša₂-⸢ka⸣ | |
| 7 | ⸢id⸣-din-ka-ma {d}[EN.LIL₂] AD-⸢ka⸣ | |
| 8 | ⸢te⸣-rit kul-lat DINGIR-MEŠ qa-⸢tuk-ka⸣ DIB{⸢hat⸣} | |
| 9 | [ta]-da-an di-in te-⸢ne⸣-še-e-te | |
| 10 | [tuš]-te-šir la šu-šu-ru e-ka-a e-⸢ku⸣-[ti] | |
| 11 | ⸢ta⸣-ṣa-bat ŠU en-ši la li-ʾ-a tu-x-[x-x] | |
| 12 | ⸢ša₂ ana⸣ a-ra-le-e šu-ru-du pa-gar-šu₂ GUR{⸢ra⸣} | |
| 13 | ⸢ša₂⸣ ar₂-nu i-šu-u ta-paṭ-ṭar [...] | |
| 14 | ⸢ša₂ DINGIR-šu₂⸣ {d}IŠ₈.TAR₂-<šu₂> zi-nu-⸢u₂⸣ [...] | |
| 15 | {⸢d}MAŠ a-ša₂-red DINGIR-MEŠ qu-ra-du at⸣-[ta] | |
| 16 | a-na-ku {i}3(u)-MAN-GAR ⸢DUMU⸣ DINGIR-šu₂ | |
| 17 | ⸢ša₂ DINGIR⸣-šu₂ AN.ŠAR₂ {⸢d}IŠ₈.TAR₂⸣-šu₂ {d}aš₂-šur-i-tu₂ | |
| 18 | ar-kus-ka ⸢rik⸣-sa ZI₃.EŠA as₂-⸢ruq⸣-[ka] | |
| 19 | BAL-ka du-⸢uš⸣-šu₂-pa ši-[kar] aš-⸢na⸣-[an] | |
| 20 | KI-ka li-iz-ziz-zu ⸢DINGIR⸣-[MEŠ šu]-⸢ut⸣ {d}[EN.LIL₂] | |
| 21 | KI-ka li-⸢iz-ziz-zu⸣ [...] e₂-[kur] | |
| 22 | x x [...] x [...] | |
| r | ||
| 1 | x x x x x x [...] x x | |
| 2 | zik-ri li-ṭib UGU-⸢ka⸣ | |
| 3 | si-lim KI ia-a-a-te pa-lih-[ka] | |
| 4 | pa-ni-ka a-ta-mar lu-še-ra a-[na-ku] | |
| 5 | mu-up-pal-sa-ta ki-niš nap-lis-a-⸢ni⸣ | |
| 6 | ar₂-ni pu-ṭur še-er-ti pu-⸢šur⸣ | |
| 7 | šu-ti-iq gil-la-ti-ma hi-ṭi-te [...] | |
| 8 | DINGIR-MU {d}IŠ₈.TAR₂-MU li-ša₂-qi₂-ru-⸢ni⸣-[ma] | |
| 9 | liq-bu-u SIG₅{⸢tim⸣} | |
| 10 | nar-bi-ka lu-ša₂-pi(ka) da₃-li₂-li₂-ka ⸢lud⸣-[lul] | |
| 11 | KA-INIM-MA ŠU-IL₂-LA₂ {d}NIN-URTA-[KAM] | |
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