LKA 042 (P413954)
Literary, Neo-Assyrian, Assur · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE
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| Designation | LKA 042 |
|---|---|
| ID | P413954 |
| Museum no. | VAT 13636 + VAT 13649bis + VAT 13686 |
| 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 | Incantation: O mighty lord, son of Bin[duku], |
| Obverse [1:2] o 22–o 22 | Resplendent fierce one, who bears radiance [. . .], |
| Obverse [2:3] o 33–o 33 | O mighty Nabu, so[n of . . .] |
| Obverse [3:4] o 44–o 44 | Resplendent fierce one, who bears [. . .]. |
| Obverse [4:5] o 55–o 55 | Outstanding lord, capable [. . .] |
| Obverse [5:6] o 66–o 66 | Who holds the bond of the Lalgar and looks [after ...] |
| Obverse [6:7] o 77–o 77 | [Wi]se, learned, who embod[ies (lit. collects) . . .] |
| Obverse [7:8] o 88–o 88 | [Lea]der of the Igigi [. . .] |
| Obverse [8:9] o 99–o 99 | [. . .] judgment and cases in the firmam[ent . . .] |
| Obverse [9:10] o 1010–o 1010 | [Whose] comm[and . . .] and Ea hears, |
| Obverse [10:11] o 1111–o 1111 | Whose progenitor (is) [. . .], whose word is accep[ted], |
| Obverse [11:12] o 1212–o 1212 | [Witho]ut him, fates are not decreed, [. . .] |
| Obverse [12:13] o 1313–o 1313 | Offerings are not given [. . .] |
| Obverse [13:14] o 1414–o 1414 | [. . .] of Babylon, who loves Esag[ila], |
| Obverse [14:15] o 1515–o 1515 | [. . . of Bor]sippa, the support of Ezida, |
| Obverse [15:16] o 1616–o 1616 | [. . .] the fates, who preserves lives, |
| Obverse [16:17] o 1717–o 1717 | [. . .] who gives [. . .] |
| Obverse [17:18] o 1818–o 1818 | [. . .] . . . considerate one, |
| Obverse [18:19] o 1919–o 1919 | [. . . relen]ting one, who spares life, |
| Obverse [19:20] o 2020–o 2020 | [. . .] weak, exhausted, |
| Obverse [20:21] o 2121–o 2121 | [. . .] has befallen me, |
| Obverse [21:22] o 2222–o 2222 | [. . .] silence (and) distress, |
| Obverse [22:23] o 2323–o 2323 | [. . .] . . . my limbs, |
| Obverse [23:24] o 2424–o 2424 | [. . .] . . . I present myself. |
| Obverse [24:25] o 2525–o 2525 | [. . . pay at]tention and hear my speaking. |
| Obverse [25:26] o 2626–o 2626 | [. . .], command life. |
| Obverse [26:27] o 2727–o 2727 | [. . .] on your lips. |
| Obverse [27:28] o 2828–o 2828 | [. . .] drive away. |
| Obverse [28:29] o 2929–o 2929 | [. . .] sorcer[y]. |
| Reverse [0:1] r 1'r 1'–r 1'r 1' | [. . .] preserve my offspring, |
| Reverse [1:2] r 2'2'–r 2'2' | [. . .] I may praise your divinity, |
| Reverse [2:3] r 3'3'–r 3'3' | [. . . I may] announce to the wide people[s]. |
| Reverse [3:4] r 4'4'–r 4'4' | May [. . .] rejoice over you; may Babylon be glad on your account. |
| Reverse [4:5] r 5'5'–r 5'5' | May [. . .], your shrine, rejoice before you, |
| Reverse [5:6] r 6'6'–r 6'6' | May [. . .] and earth please you (lit. your heart), |
| Reverse [6:7] r 7'7'–r 7'7' | May [. . .] (and) Ea magnify your lordship. |
| Reverse [7:8] r 8'8'–r 8'8' | It is [the wording] of a lifted-hand prayer to Nabu. |
| Reverse [8:9] r 9'9'–r 9'9' | [. . .] (and) maṣḫatu-flour you mix together. |
| Reverse [9:10] r 10'10'–r 10'10' | [. . .] you libate beer. |
| Reverse [10:11] r 11'11'–r 11'11' | You recite [. . . three] times. |
| Reverse [13:14] r 14'14'–r 14'14' | Ashur-shakin-shumi, son of Ninurta-. . . [. . .] |
| Reverse [14:15] r 15'15'–r 15'15' | (Who) trusts in [the divini]ty(?) of Nabu, king of the gods, his lord. |
| Reverse [15:16] r 16'16'–r 16'16' | The divinity(?) of Nabu (and) Tashmetu, (whose?) ears are attentive . . . [. . .] |
| Reverse [16:17] r 17'17'–r 17'17' | [. . .] Nabu (and) Tashmetu . . . [. . .] |
| Reverse [19:20] r 23'23'–r 23'23' | [. . .] Nabu, king of the god[s . . .] |
| Reverse [20:21] r 24'24'–r 24'24' | [. . .] Nabu, I seized him by/with(?) the/(my)(?) hand. |
| Reverse [21:22] r 25'25'–r 25'25' | [O Nabu], the one who trusts in you shall not be put to shame. |
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 | EN₂ be-lu da-pi-nu bu-kur₂ bi₂-[in-DU₆.KU₃] | |
| 2 | ma-am-lu šu-pu-u na-aš₂ SU.LIM [...] | |
| 3 | {d}AG da-pi-nu ⸢bu⸣-[kur₂ ...] | |
| 4 | ma-am-lu šu-pu-u na-aš₂ [...] | |
| 5 | e-tel-lu šu-tu-qu le-ʾ-u₂ [...] | |
| 6 | mu-kil mar-kas la-al-ga-ar₂ u ⸢pa⸣-[qid ...] | |
| 7 | [er]-šu pal-ku-u₂ ha-⸢mi⸣-[im ...] | |
| 8 | [a-ša₂]-⸢red⸣ {d}i₂-gi₃-gi₃ [...] | |
| 9 | [...] ⸢šip-ṭi⸣ u ⸢EŠ.BAR⸣ bu-⸢ru⸣-[me ...] | |
| 10 | [...] u {d}e₂-a še-mu-u ⸢zi⸣-[kir-šu₂] | |
| 11 | [...] za-ru-šu₂ a-mat-su ma-ag-[rat] | |
| 12 | [ina ba]-⸢li-šu₂⸣ šim-tu₂ la iš-šim-⸢mu⸣ [...] | |
| 13 | [la] SUM{nu} tak-li-⸢mu⸣ [...] | |
| 14 | [...] ⸢KA₂⸣.DINGIR.RA{ki} ra-im e₂-sag-[gil₂] | |
| 15 | [... bar₂]-sipa{ki} tukul-ti e₂-zi-⸢da⸣ | |
| 16 | [...] ⸢NAM-MEŠ⸣ mu-šal-lim na-piš-⸢ti⸣ | |
| 17 | [...] ⸢qa⸣-i-⸢šu⸣ [...] | |
| 18 | [...]-⸢za muš⸣-ta-lu | |
| 19 | [... ta-a]-a-ru ga-mi-lu na-piš-ti | |
| 20 | [...] an-hu šu-nu-hu | |
| 21 | [...] mah-ra-tan-ni | |
| 22 | [...] ⸢qu⸣-lu ta-ni-hu | |
| 23 | [...]-⸢bu⸣ meš-re-ti-ia | |
| 24 | [...]-⸢tu₄⸣ at-ba-la ZI{ti} | |
| 25 | [... qu]-⸢lam⸣-ma ši-mi qa-ba-a-a | |
| 26 | [...]-⸢u₂⸣ qi₂-bi TI.LA | |
| 27 | [...] ⸢šap⸣-tuk-ka | |
| 28 | [...] ⸢šu⸣-us-si | |
| 29 | [...] ru-he-[e] | |
| r | ||
| 1' | [...] ⸢lil⸣-li-⸢di⸣ šu-ul-[lim] | |
| 2' | [...] lu-uš-tam-mar DINGIR{ti}⸢ka⸣ | |
| 3' | [... lu-ta]-ma-a ana UN-MEŠ ⸢DAGAL⸣-[MEŠ] | |
| 4' | [...] ⸢HUL₂⸣-ka KA₂.DINGIR SUD-⸢ka⸣ | |
| 5' | [...] ku-ma-ka pa-nu-ka li-ir-ti-iš | |
| 6' | [...] u KI lib₃-ba-ka li-ṭib-bu | |
| 7' | [...] {⸢d⸣}e₂-a li-šar₂-bu-u be-lu-tu₂-ka | |
| 8' | [KA-INIM-MA] ŠU-IL₂-LA₂ {d}PA-KAM₂ | |
| 9' | [...] {zi₃}MAD.GA₂ 1(diš){iš} HE.HE | |
| 10' | [...] ⸢x⸣ KAŠ BAL{qi₂} | |
| 11' | [... 3(diš)-šu₂ ŠID{nu(i)}ma | |
| 12' | [...] ⸢x⸣ | |
| 13' | [...] ⸢x x⸣ [...] | |
| 14' | {[m]}aš-šur-GAR-MU A {m}{d}MAŠ-⸢NU-x⸣ [...] | |
| 15' | [DINGIR]{ut} {d}AG LUGAL DINGIR-MEŠ EN-šu₂ tak-lu | |
| 16' | ⸢DINGIR⸣{ut} {d}AG {d}PAPNUN GAL₂-MEŠ GEŠTU-⸢MIN x⸣ [...] | |
| 17' | [... {d]}⸢AG⸣ {d}⸢PAPNUN⸣ pi-⸢x⸣ [...] | |
| 18' | [...]-tu₄ [...] | |
| 22' | [...] DINGIR ⸢x x⸣ [...] | |
| 23' | [...] {d}AG LUGAL DINGIR-[MEŠ ...] | |
| 24' | [... {d]}AG aṣ-bat-su up-⸢na⸣ | |
| 25' | {[d}AG] ⸢NIR⸣.GAL₂.ZU NU UR | |
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