LKA 057 (P413969)
Literary, Neo-Assyrian, Assur · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE
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| Designation | LKA 057 |
|---|---|
| ID | P413969 |
| 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] 11–11 | Incantation: O mighty, exalted lord, who know[s . . .], |
| Obverse [1:2] 22–22 | Proud, ever-renewing, perfect one, so[n of ...], |
| Obverse [2:3] 33–33 | Offspring of queen Erua (i.e., Zarpanitu), the se[ed of . . .], |
| Obverse [3:4] 44–44 | Counsellor of the gods, praiseworthy one, who establ[ishes . . .], |
| Obverse [4:5] 55–55 | Who gathers all of the cultic rites, who gu[ides . . . aright], |
| Obverse [5:6] 66–66 | Capable, intellig[ent one, . . .], |
| Obverse [6:7] 77–77 | Who keeps truth and just[ice] pure [. . .] |
| Obverse [7:8] 88–88 | Beloved of Lugal-Apsu, [. . .] |
| Obverse [8:9] 99–99 | Cherished son, offspr[ing] of E[rua . . .] |
| Obverse [9:10] 1010–1010 | O Nabu, lord of cultivation, [who copiously pro]vide[s . . .] |
| Obverse [10:11] 1111–1111 | O fierce Enzag, [. . .] al[l of . . .] |
| Obverse [11:12] 1212–1212 | You receive [their] praye[rs, . . .] |
| Obverse [12:13] 1313–1313 | May [. . .] greet [you . . .] |
| Obverse [13:14] 1414–1414 | I (am) P[N . . .] |
| Obverse [14:15] 1515–1515 | Whom distress [. . .] |
| Obverse [15:16] 1616–1616 | An evil sickness [. . .] |
| Obverse [16:17] 1717–1717 | Moaning [. . .] |
| Obverse [17:18] 1818–1818 | Witchcraft, magic, (and) sorcery [. . .] |
| Obverse [18:19] 1919–1919 | A bad sickness, ba[d] sorcery [. . .] |
| Obverse [19:20] 2020–2020 | O lord, sage of the gods, by your command (lit. mouth), gra[nt . . .] |
| Obverse [20:21] 2121–2121 | O Nabu, sage of of the gods, [. . .] |
| Obverse [21:22] 2222–2222 | Tear out (this) severe sickness from [my] body. |
| Obverse [22:23] 2323–2323 | Remove whatever evil that has been done against m[e]. |
| Obverse [23:24] 2424–2424 | Let my sicknesses be expelled; let it be a million miles from [my] body. |
| Obverse [24:25] 2525–2525 | May the [one who] sees me prais[e . . .] may [. . .] be heard. |
| Reverse [0:1] r 1r 1–r 1r 1 | May <(my personal) god and> protective deity of speaking, being heard, and gaining agree[ment] |
| Reverse [1:2] r 22–r 22 | constantly walk with me every day. |
| Reverse [2:3] r 33–r 33 | According to your exalted command that cannot be abolish[ed], |
| Reverse [3:4] r 44–r 44 | And your firm affirmation that cannot be chang[ed], |
| Reverse [4:5] r 55–r 55 | May I live, may I be whole, |
| Reverse [5:6] r 66–r 66 | [. . .] your praises. |
| Reverse [6:7] r 77–r 77 | [. . .] the wording of a lifted-hand prayer [. . .] |
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) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | EN₂ EN ga-aš-ru tiz-qa-ru ZU{[u₂} ...] | |
| 2 | šar-hu ed-di-šu₂-u git₂-ma-lu ⸢bu⸣-[kur ...] | |
| 3 | i-lit-ti {d}e₄-ru₆-a šar-rat ⸢ri⸣-[hu-ut ...] | |
| 4 | ma-lik DINGIR-MEŠ ša₂ nu-ʾ-du ⸢mu⸣-[kin₂-nu ...] | |
| 5 | ha-mim kul-lat par-ṣi muš-[te-še-ru ...] | |
| 6 | le-ʾ-u rap-ši uz-[nu ...] | |
| 7 | mu-ub-bi-ib kit-ti u mi₃-[ša-ri ...] | |
| 8 | na-ram {d}LUGAL.ABZU [...] | |
| 9 | IBILA kun-nu u i-⸢lit⸣-[ti] {d}⸢e₄⸣-[ru₆-a ...] | |
| 10 | {d}NA₃ EN me₂-reš-ti [mu-deš]-šu₂-[u ...] | |
| 11 | {⸢d}en⸣-zag ma-am-lu ⸢kul⸣-[lat ...] | |
| 12 | ta-ma-⸢har⸣ tes₂-⸢li⸣-[si-na ...] | |
| 13 | lik-tar-ra-⸢ba⸣-[ka ...] | |
| 14 | ana-ku {i}⸢x⸣-[...] | |
| 15 | ⸢ša⸣ NIG₂.GIG [...] | |
| 16 | GIG ⸢lem⸣-nu [...] | |
| 17 | ta-ni-hu ⸢x⸣ [...] | |
| 18 | UŠ₁₁ UŠ₁₁ UŠ₁₁ [...] | |
| 19 | GIG NU DU₁₀.GA DU₃-MEŠ ⸢NU⸣ DU₁₀.⸢GA⸣-[MEŠ ...] | |
| 20 | EN ABGAL DINGIR-MEŠ ina KA-ka qi₂-[ši ...] | |
| 21 | {d}NA₃ ABGAL DINGIR-MEŠ [...] | |
| 22 | u₂-suh GIG dan-nu ša₂ SU-[ia] | |
| 23 | ⸢šu-ut⸣-bi mim-ma lem-nu ša₂ up-pu-ša-an-ni a-⸢a⸣-[ši] | |
| 24 | ⸢GIG⸣-MU liṭ-ṭa-rid li₈-si šar₂ DANNA ina ⸢SU⸣-[ia] | |
| 25 | [a]-mi₃-⸢ri li-ta⸣-ʾ-[da ...] lu še-mat [...] | |
| r | ||
| 1 | <DINGIR u> {[d]}⸢LAMMA⸣ qa-be₂-e še-mi-i u ma-ga-[ri] | |
| 2 | u₄-mi₃-šam-ma lit-tal-la-ku it-ti-⸢ia⸣ | |
| 3 | ina qi₂-bi-ti-ka ṣir-ti ša₂ ⸢NU KUR₂⸣{[u]} | |
| 4 | u an-nim-ka ki-nim ša₂ ⸢NU BAL⸣{[u]} | |
| 5 | ⸢lu-ub-luṭ⸣ lu-⸢uš-lim⸣ | |
| 6 | ⸢da₃⸣-li₂-li₂-ka [...] | |
| 7 | KA-INIM-MA ŠU.IL₂.LA₂ [...] | |
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