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Shurpu 3 q (P413977)
Prayer, Neo-Assyrian, Assur · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE
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| Designation | Shurpu 3 q |
|---|---|
| ID | P413977 |
| Museum no. | VAT 10843 |
| Collection | Vorderasiatisches Museum, Berlin, Germany |
| Language | Akkadian |
| Period | Neo-Assyrian · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE |
| Genre | Prayer |
| Find spot | Assur (mod. Qalat Sherqat) |
| Coordinates | 35.4557, 43.2611 |
Transliteration (ATF)
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Machine draft. The right-hand column is machine English from ixmon/atf-to-english (atf-en-t5base-F, 2026-10-17), generated line by line from the transliteration. It is unreviewed and is not a scholarly translation.
| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
| r | ||
| 1 | eme uri{ki} bal-⸢bal⸣-[la eme kug]-dim₂ eme {⸢lu₂}bur⸣-[gul] [li-ša₂-an ak]-ka-di-i e-[ni-ta ...] | The tongue of Ur Bal-ebal-ela, the tongue of a goldsmith (and) the tongue(s) of an elû-bur-egul may he be praised. The Akkadian by means of this |
| 1a | inim bal-bal-e-⸢de₃⸣ [ŋeš tuku-bi] i₃-zu-u₃ [...] še-ma-a ti-[de-e] | Who knows the balaŋ argument and knows how to interpret it |
| 2 | eme inim dug₄-dug₄ [...] šar₂ eme gud-šag₄ gud-⸢rah₂⸣ [li-ša₂-an a]-ma-ni-e ša₂ a-na ša₂-a-ri ba-[...] | The king, the oxen-driver, the raven, may his word be uttered to the people |
| 2b | eme udul eme ma₂-lah₄(TUN₃) [... šum₂]-mu i₃-zu-[u₃] [li-ša₂-an u₂]-tul-la {<MIN(li-ša₂-an)>} ma-la-hi at-ma-[ši-na ...] | The tongues of the guardian, the tongue(s) of the boatman ... If he knows, he will be able to provide food and drink. |
| 3 | a-ra₂ igi igi-ba igi-[gub-ba] niŋ₂-kas₇ ⸢gurum₂⸣ [... i]-ga-a i-gi-ba-a i-gi-⸢gub⸣-[ba-a ...] | “Look at me, look at me! I am the cupbearer of the granary ... Look, look, look! |
| 3a | šid du₃ ga-la₂ du₃-a-[...] da ha-[la ...] [... pa]-⸢qa⸣-di a-de-e ka-la | The one who builds a temple, the one who makes a balaŋ composition a lamentation priest, ... the scepter of all the treaties |
| 3b | ha-la ha-la-bi a-šag₄ [...] i₃-zu-⸢u₃⸣ [...]-x-zu eq-la pa-la-ku [ti-de-e] | Its share, its share, the field ... he knows ... your ... is taken away, you know how to pass. |
| 4 | [...]-ga hub-dar [...]-lam {ŋeš}za₃-[mi₂] [...] | ... a šamû-demon |
| 4a | ⸢balaŋ⸣ sig₃-⸢sig₃⸣ gu₃-de₂-gu₃-de₂-bi [...] | Its ebullâ-house, its esig-house-house that is to be torn out |
| 4b | [...]-e-de₃ i₃-zu-u₃ [...] | ... knows ... |
| 5 | ⸢inim⸣ um-me-a-ŋu₁₀ ŋeš nu-tuku šag₄-ŋu₁₀-ta nu-bal-e [...] | (Sum) The one who does not have a mother, he does not carry a child (Akk) The woman who has no mother does not bring a daughter |
| 6 | za-e-me-en nu-e-dug₄ šeš-gal-ŋu₁₀ nu-mu-un-pad₃ [...] | You are not good, you did not find the great one |
| 7 | a-na-am₃ i₃-zu a-na-am₃ ga-mu-ra-ab-dug₄ [...] | What do I know? What can I say to you? |
| 8 | a-na-am₃-bi i₃-ak-a a-na-⸢aš i₃⸣-[...] mi-na-a te-pu-uš [...] | What did I do? Why did you do it? |
| 9 | nam-šul-la-a bi₂-til [...] [...] | (Sum) He finished the scepter of kingship (Akk) He ended the ... of supremacy |
| 10 | [gud] šu-gi₄-gin₇ zu-⸢še₃⸣ [...]-a [...] ši-i-bi a-[na ...] | Like a wild ox, it is going up to the horizon(?) |
| 11 | [...] bi₂-in-dib ki-⸢ma⸣ [še-im] ha-ma-di-ri si-[ma-na ...] | ... passed by. May the earth be sown for me, may the wind blow for me |
| 12 | [...] an-ta-zu-še₃ saŋ-DU-ra-še₃ ana ša₂ it-ti-ka ul ta-ra-ta [...] | (Sum) ..., do not turn back to your place of birth (Akk) You are not reconciled with your place |
| 13 | [...] ⸢x x ki⸣ gal-zu-ta nu-mu-un-dug₄-dug₄ it-ti en-qu₂ ul taš-[ta-al ...] | ... from the great temple he did not agree, you did not listen to the enqu-priestess |
| 14 | [... ugu]-⸢zu⸣ gig-ga-am₃ at-mi x-[...] | ... is bitter to you, my word ... |
| 15 | [...] igi-zu e₃-a x-[...] | ... when your eye comes out ... |
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