LKA 053 (P413965)
Literary, Neo-Assyrian, Assur · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE
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| Designation | LKA 053 |
|---|---|
| ID | P413965 |
| 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 | [Incantation]: O most high, perfect one, heir of D[N . . .], |
| Obverse [1:2] o 22–o 22 | Indefatigable storm, who directs the fighting of [battle], |
| Obverse [2:3] o 33–o 33 | O Adad, most high, perfect one, heir of . . DN . . [. . .], |
| Obverse [3:4] o 44–o 44 | Indefatigable storm, who directs the fighting of battle, |
| Obverse [4:5] o 55–o 55 | [Cl]oud-maker, lord of the flood, who strikes lightning (with his) weapon, . . . Anzu. |
| Obverse [5:6] o 66–o 66 | [Over]powering, perfect one, furious, impetuous, unrelenti[ng one], foremost of Ekur, |
| Obverse [6:7] o 77–o 77 | Adad, overpowering, perfect one, furious, impetuous, unrelenting one . . . [. . .]. |
| Obverse [7:8] o 88–o 88 | Who fends off the ferocious, master of streng[th], |
| Obverse [8:9] o 99–o 99 | The neck stock who keeps the aggressive in check. |
| Obverse [9:10] o 1010–o 1010 | [Fur]ious, proud, awe-inspir[ing] king of heaven, |
| Obverse [10:11] o 1111–o 1111 | The heir of Eshara, who is the perfect one, power[ful . . .]. |
| Obverse [11:12] o 1212–o 1212 | [Who] causes lightning to strike, who bears tor[ch]es and fire. |
| Obverse [12:13] o 1313–o 1313 | [Who] destroys mountains, heights, and stones, |
| Obverse [13:14] o 1414–o 1414 | [The god, who hea]ps up(?) clouds in the midst of the heavens, |
| Obverse [14:15] o 1515–o 1515 | [Who] waters the seering heat, who rains down plentitude, |
| Obverse [15:16] o 1616–o 1616 | [Adad, who hea]ps up(?) clouds in the midst of the heavens, |
| Obverse [16:17] o 1717–o 1717 | [Who waters the se]ering heat, who rains down [ple]ntitude, |
| Obverse [17:18] o 1818–o 1818 | [The god who with] his din reduces the people to silence, |
| Obverse [18:19] o 1919–o 1919 | The meadows [are ruined], the steppe [wr]ithes. |
| Obverse [19:20] o 2020–o 2020 | [Adad who] with his din reduces the people to silence, |
| Obverse [20:21] o 2121–o 2121 | The meadows [are ruined], the steppe writhes. |
| Obverse [21:22] o 2222–o 2222 | The one who hears the secrets of Anu, the perfect, the strong one . . . [. . .] |
| Obverse [22:23] o 2323–o 2323 | Terrifying one of the Annunaki, master of battles, |
| Obverse [23:24] o 2424–o 2424 | Accept my prayers, hear my petition! |
| Obverse [24:25] o 2525–o 2525 | May the day bring peace; the month, rejoicing; the year, its abundance. |
| Obverse [26:27] o 2727–o 2727 | . . . my sins |
| Reverse [0:1] r 1r 1–r 1r 1 | Remove my sin, accept [my] prayers! |
| Reverse [1:2] r 22–r 22 | I have sought you, I have turned to your divinity. |
| Reverse [2:3] r 33–r 33 | I, Sargon, the son of his (personal) god, the servant who fears [your] divinity, |
| Reverse [3:4] r 44–r 44 | On account of the evil of a lunar eclipse, which occurred on the 14th day of the month , |
| Reverse [4:5] r 55–r 55 | (And) the evil of portents (and) omens, unpleasant (and) unfavorable, |
| Reverse [5:6] r 66–r 66 | Which are continually present in my palace and (throughout) my land, |
| Reverse [6:7] r 77–r 77 | Grant (lit. establish for) me persuasive speech (lit. speaking (and) consenting), so that your greatness |
| Reverse [7:8] r 88–r 88 | I may proclaim (and) sing your praises. |
| Reverse [8:9] r 99–r 99 | It is the wording of a lifted-hand prayer to Adad. |
| Reverse [9:10] r 1010–r 1010 | [Incantation(?)]: O wind, weapon, storm of Adad, |
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] šur-bu-u git₂-ma-lu₄ a-pil {d}⸢x⸣ [...] | |
| 2 | u₄-mu la a-ni-hu₅ mu-ta-bil qa-⸢bal⸣ [a-nun-ti] | |
| 3 | {d}IŠKUR šur-bu-u git₂-ma-lu₄ a-pil {d}⸢x x x⸣ [x] | |
| 4 | u₄-mu la a-ni-hu₅ mu-ta-bil ⸢qa-bal a-nun⸣-ti | |
| 5 | [ša₂]-⸢kin u₂-pe⸣-e EN a-bu-bi mu-šab-riq ⸢TUKUL⸣ [an]-⸢za⸣-a ⸢x⸣ | |
| 6 | [kaš]-kaš git₂-ma-lu₄ ez-zu šam-⸢ru la pa⸣-du-[u] ⸢SAG.KAL E₂.KUR⸣ | |
| 7 | {d}IŠKUR kaš-kaš git₂-ma-lu₄ ez-zu šam-⸢ru la pa-du-u⸣ x x [x x] | |
| 8 | ⸢sa⸣-kip ek-du-ti EN e-mu-[qi₂] | |
| 9 | ⸢rap⸣-pu mu-la-i-ṭu qa₂-ad-ru-⸢ti⸣ | |
| 10 | [ez]-⸢zu⸣ šar-hu LUGAL AN{e} ra-⸢šub⸣-[bu] | |
| 11 | ⸢IBILA⸣ e₂-šar₂-ra ša₂ git₂-⸢ma-lu⸣ a-⸢li⸣-[lu ...] | |
| 12 | [mu]-⸢šab⸣-riq ber-qi₂ na-aš₂ ⸢GI.IZI⸣.[LA₂]-⸢MEŠ⸣ u ⸢IZI⸣ | |
| 13 | [mu]-⸢ab⸣-bit KUR me-⸢le-e⸣ u ⸢ab-ni⸣ | |
| 14 | [DINGIR ša₂-pi]-⸢ik⸣ er-pe-ti ina qe₂-reb AN{e} | |
| 15 | [ša₂]-⸢qu-u₂⸣ an-qul-le-e mu-ša₂-az-nin nu-uh₂-ši | |
| 16 | {[d}IŠKUR ša₂-pi]-⸢ik⸣ er-pe-ti ina qe₂-reb AN{e} | |
| 17 | [ša₂-qu-u₂ an]-⸢qul⸣-le-e mu-ša₂-⸢az-nin⸣ [nu]-⸢uh₂⸣-ši | |
| 18 | [DINGIR ša₂ ina] ⸢GU₃⸣-šu₂ UN-MEŠ uš-ha-⸢ra⸣-ra | |
| 19 | [uh-tap-pa] ⸢qer⸣-be₂-te i-hi-lu EDIN | |
| 20 | {[d}IŠKUR ša₂] ⸢ina⸣ GU₃-šu₂ UN-MEŠ uš-ha-ra-ra | |
| 21 | [uh-tap-pa] ⸢qer⸣-be₂-te i-hi-lu EDIN | |
| 22 | še-mu-u₂ pi-riš-ti {d}a-nim git₂-ma-lu ga-šir x x x (x) [(x)] | |
| 23 | ra-šub-bu {d}an-nu-na-ki EN qab-la-ti | |
| 24 | mu-gur ik-ri-bi-ia ⸢še⸣-me tes₂-li-ti | |
| 25 | U₄ šul₃-ma ITI hi-du-tu₂ MU.AN.NA he₂-gal₂-li-ša₂ | |
| 26 | li-bil-la | |
| 27 | x x mi x x x x me x x x hi-ṭi₂-ti | |
| r | ||
| 1 | šu-ut-bi₂ gil₂-la-ti ⸢le⸣-qe₂ ⸢un⸣-ni-⸢ni⸣-[ia] | |
| 2 | eš-te-ʾ-ku as-sa-hur DINGIR{ut}ka | |
| 3 | ana-ku {i}LUGAL-GI.NA DUMU DINGIR-šu₂ IR₃ pa-lih DINGIR{ut}[ka] | |
| 4 | ina HUL AN.GE₆ {d}3(u) ša₂ ina {iti}NE U₄ 1(u) 4(diš)-KAM GAR{⸢nu⸣} | |
| 5 | HUL A₂-MEŠ ⸢GISKIM⸣-MEŠ HUL-MEŠ NU DU₁₀.GA-MEŠ | |
| 6 | ša₂ ina E₂.GAL-MU u KUR{a} GAL₂{a} | |
| 7 | qa₂-ba-am ŠE.GA šuk-nam-ma nar-bi-ka | |
| 8 | lu-ša₂-pi da₃-li₂-li₂-ka lud-lul | |
| 9 | KA-INIM-MA ŠU-IL₂-LA₂ {d}IŠKUR-KAM₂ | |
| 10 | [EN₂] IM TUKUL UD {d}IŠKUR-RA(LA) | |
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