LKA 049 (P413962)
Literary, Neo-Assyrian, Assur · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE
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| Designation | LKA 049 |
|---|---|
| ID | P413962 |
| Museum no. | VAT 13635 |
| 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: Brilliant, resplendent one among(?) [. . .] |
| Obverse [1:2] o 22–o 22 | Cherished son, beloved of [. . .] |
| Obverse [2:3] o 33–o 33 | Pre-eminent one, prince of the gods, mighty [. . .], |
| Obverse [3:4] o 44–o 44 | Who controls(?) the oracles of the gods, Enidiman[ki], |
| Obverse [4:5] o 55–o 55 | Ever-renewing one, the light of the people[s], |
| Obverse [5:6] o 66–o 66 | [. . .] hero, symbol of the heave[ns], |
| Obverse [6:7] o 77–o 77 | The gods attend [to] the utterance of your mouth. |
| Obverse [7:8] o 88–o 88 | The I[gigi] magnify your honored name. |
| Obverse [8:9] o 99–o 99 | For your radiant light all of humanity (lit. the subjects of the peoples) waits. |
| Obverse [9:10] o 1010–o 1010 | [The lord] of all the springs, the bond of the seas, |
| Obverse [10:11] o 1111–o 1111 | You indeed give a just [deci]sion to all the peoples, |
| Obverse [11:12] o 1212–o 1212 | [Whom] Anu and Enlil formed. |
| Obverse [12:13] o 1313–o 1313 | [With]out you a judgment is not pronounced. |
| Obverse [13:14] o 1414–o 1414 | . . . all of the peoples. |
| Obverse [14:15] o 1515–o 1515 | You guide the person of low status aright, and you provide judgment/justice for the impoverished girl. |
| Obverse [15:16] o 1616–o 1616 | You champion the weak. You enrich the powerless. |
| Obverse [16:17] o 1717–o 1717 | O Shamash, you (are) a merciful lord. |
| Obverse [17:18] o 1818–o 1818 | In your presence I seek you. I sieze your (garment's) hem. |
| Obverse [18:19] o 1919–o 1919 | . . . [. . .] confused (?). |
| Obverse [19:20] o 2020–o 2020 | [. . .] my [. . .] my [. . .] |
| Obverse [21:22] o 2222–o 2222 | [. . .] exalted . . . [. . .] |
| Obverse [24:25] o 2525–o 2525 | [. . .] my command. |
| Obverse [25:26] o 2626–o 2626 | [. . .] . . . before me. |
| Obverse [26:27] o 2727–o 2727 | [. . .] and to prosper. |
| Reverse [0:1] r 1r 1–r 1r 1 | May [(my personal) god (and)] (personal) goddess co[mmand] my favor. |
| Reverse [1:2] r 22–r 22 | May . . . [. . .] be at peace. |
| Reverse [2:3] r 33–r 33 | According to your command may they receive [the lifting] of my hands (i.e., my act of supplication). |
| Reverse [3:4] r 44–r 44 | May they h[ear] my prayer. |
| Reverse [4:5] r 55–r 55 | Aya, the great [w]ife, |
| Reverse [5:6] r 66–r 66 | Lady(?) of jo[y] and rejoicing, |
| Reverse [6:7] r 77–r 77 | In [Ebabbar], the dwelling of your exuberance, |
| Reverse [7:8] r 88–r 88 | May what [you spea]k come forth from your mouth as propitious for me. |
| Reverse [8:9] r 99–r 99 | Bune[ne], your exalted vizier, who does not cease (standing) before you, |
| Reverse [9:10] r 1010–r 1010 | May he make the case of my prayer acceptable. |
| Reverse [10:11] r 1111–r 1111 | Have mercy on me! |
| Reverse [11:12] r 1212–r 1212 | May the heavens rejoice over your; may the Apsu be glad on account of you. |
| Reverse [12:13] r 1313–r 1313 | May [. . .] (and) Enlil greet you with joy. |
| Reverse [13:14] r 1414–r 1414 | It is the wording of a lifted-hand prayer to Shamash. |
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⸣ nam-ru šu-pu-u ⸢ina⸣ [...] | |
| 2 | IBILA kun-nu-u ⸢na-ram⸣ [...] | |
| 3 | e-tel-lu₄ ru-be₂-e DINGIR-MEŠ ⸢ga-aš₂-ru⸣ [x x (x)] | |
| 4 | ša-liṭ ta-mi-ti DINGIR-MEŠ {d}EN.IDIM.⸢AN⸣.[KI] | |
| 5 | ed-de-šu ⸢x⸣ nu-ur₂ te-ne₂-še-e-[ti] | |
| 6 | qar-ra-du ⸢x-x-x⸣ si-mat ša₂-ma-[mi] | |
| 7 | ip-šu pi-ka DINGIR-MEŠ i-qu-ul-[lu] | |
| 8 | zi-kir-ka kab-tu u₂-šar-⸢bu⸣-u {d}i₂-[gi₃-gi₃] | |
| 9 | ana ZALAG₂-ka nam-ru ba-u₂-lat UN-MEŠ u₂-qa-ka | |
| 10 | [EN] ⸢kul⸣-lat nag-bi ri-kis ta-ma-a-ti | |
| 11 | [EŠ].⸢BAR⸣ kit-tu₂ kiš-šat UN-MEŠ DU₃{uš} at-ta | |
| 12 | [ša] {d}a-num u {d}EN.LIL₂ u₂-ba-aš₂-ši-mu-nim | |
| 13 | [ina] ⸢ba-li⸣-ka EŠ.BAR ul i-qab-bi | |
| 14 | ⸢x x x⸣ [x] ⸢x⸣ gi-mir te-ne₂-še-e-ti | |
| 15 | tuš-te-šir ⸢du-un⸣-na-ma-a ta-dan e-ku-ti | |
| 16 | en-ša tu-qar-⸢rad⸣ la i-ša₂-na-a tu-ša₂-aš₂-ra | |
| 17 | {d}UTU EN reme₂-⸢nu⸣-u at-ta-⸢ma⸣ | |
| 18 | ina IGI-ka <eš>-⸢ʾ-ka TUG₂⸣.SIG₂-ka aṣ-⸢bat⸣ | |
| 19 | AN ⸢x⸣ [...] SI [...] ⸢x⸣ e-šu-⸢ti⸣ | |
| 20 | ⸢x⸣ [...]-⸢MEŠ⸣{u}a [...]{⸢u}a⸣ | |
| 21 | [...]-⸢ša⸣-a-ti [(x)] ⸢x⸣ a ⸢x⸣ [x x] | |
| 22 | [...] ṣir-⸢ti x x⸣ RU ⸢x⸣ [x x] | |
| 23 | [...] ⸢x⸣ [x x] ⸢x x x⸣ [x (x)] | |
| 24 | [...] ⸢ŠI x x x⸣ | |
| 25 | [...] qi₂-bi-ti | |
| 26 | [...] SAG pa-nu-u-a | |
| 27 | [...]-⸢x⸣ u da-ma-qi₂ | |
| r | ||
| 1 | [DINGIR (u)] {d}iš₈-tar₂ liq-[bu-u] SIG₅{ti} | |
| 2 | [...]-lu ra-[x x] ⸢li-sa⸣-li-mu | |
| 3 | qi₂-bi-tuk-⸢ka⸣ [ILA₂] ⸢ŠU⸣.MIN-ia lim-hu-ru | |
| 4 | liš-[mu]-⸢u₂⸣ tas-li-ti | |
| 5 | {d}a-a [hi]-⸢ra⸣-tu₄ GAL{tu₄} | |
| 6 | ⸢GAŠAN ul⸣-[ṣi] u₃ ri-ša₂-a-ti | |
| 7 | i-na [e₂-babbar]-⸢ra šu⸣-bat la-li-ka | |
| 8 | ša [ta-qab]-⸢bu⸣ ina pi(IGI-)⸢ka li⸣-ṣa-a da-ma-⸢qi₂⸣ | |
| 9 | {d}bu-⸢ne⸣-[ne] SUKKAL-ka MAH ša la ip-par-ku-u IGI-ka | |
| 10 | a-mat un-ni-ni-⸢ia⸣ li-⸢da-am-mi-iq⸣ | |
| 11 | ri-⸢ša₂-a re-e⸣-mu | |
| 12 | AN{⸢u₂} HUL₂-ka⸣ ABZU ⸢SU₃⸣-ka | |
| 13 | [x x] ⸢x⸣ {d}EN.LIL₂ ha-diš lik-ru-bu-ka | |
| 14 | ⸢KA⸣-INIM-MA ŠU-IL₂-LA₂ {d}UTU-KAM₂ | |
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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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