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BBR pl. 65 1883-01-18, 0427 (P422129)
Prayer, Neo-Assyrian, Nineveh · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE
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| Designation | BBR pl. 65 1883-01-18, 0427 |
|---|---|
| ID | P422129 |
| Museum no. | BM 099089 |
| Collection | British Museum, London, UK |
| Language | Akkadian |
| Period | Neo-Assyrian · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE |
| Genre | Prayer |
| Find spot | Nineveh (mod. Kuyunjik) |
| Coordinates | 36.3582, 43.1621 |
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) |
|---|---|---|
| o | ||
| 1' | [...] x ⸢sik₂⸣ [...] | ... a scepter |
| 2' | [x-x-x-x-x-x] {⸢u₂⸣}tul₂-lal SUḪUŠ GI DU₁₀.[GA ...] | ... ēšû-plant, sulphur, sweet reed |
| 3' | [x-(x) {na₄}zi]-⸢E₂⸣ {na₄}GUG {na₄}ŠUBA [...] | ... zī-e22e23-stone, carnelian, tin |
| 4' | [x] ⸢KA⸣.DUḪ.ḪU.DA DU₃-uš EN₂ a-maḫ ⸢i₇⸣-[ku₃-ga ...] | You make ... of ēmuru-plant. Incantation: Amaḫ, E-kuga |
| 5' | [x] 3 GI.DU₈ ana {d}e₂-a {d}UTU u {d}asal-⸢lu₂⸣-[ḫi ...] | 3 offering tables for Ea, Šamaš and Asalluḫi |
| 6' | [ana] ⸢GI⸣.DU₈ 12 NINDA ZIZ₂.AM₃ NINDA.I₃.DE₂.A LAL₃ I₃.⸢NUN⸣.[NA ...] | For the ēšû-house, 12 nindanu of roasted bread, emmer bread, honey, ghee |
| 7' | [an]-⸢nu⸣-u ša₂ 1-en GI.DU₈ ina še-rim 2 GI.DU₈ [...] | Anu-ē-u, of one reed bundle, in the middle of two [ree]d bundles |
| 8' | 1 {udu}{nita₂}SISKUR₂ DU₃-uš ZAG ME.ḪE₂ [...] | If a man performs a šakku-offering: the front of the house will be destroyed. |
| 9' | EN₂ EN.EN e-piš-ti muš-te-piš-ti ša₂ ina [...] | Incantation: O lord of deeds, who performs sorcery against me in ... |
| 10' | ina ⸢mi-iṭ⸣ ID₂ DU₃-an-ni uš-te-pi-ša₂-an-ni ana ⸢e⸣-[piš-ti ...] | In the middle of the river he built me, he has performed sorcery against me, to the temple |
| 11' | ana sa-⸢ḫir⸣-ti su-uḫ-ri-ma iq-bu-u ⸢ar⸣-[ša₂ ...] | “To the sa-eḫir-eti-disease he was frightened, and he said, its e-ar-e-ša ... |
| 12' | DINGIR.MEŠ ⸢EN⸣ di-nim u DILIM₂.GAL u-ta-mu-u₂ x [...] | May the gods, the lords of justice, and the great gods hear (it) |
| 13' | ta-mit DINGIR.MEŠ GAL.MEŠ ik-lu-u an-ni-tu [...] | [The oath of the great gods] binds th[is ...]. |
| 14' | GIM an-ni-tu is-saḫ-ḫa-pu ana IGI DINGIR.MEŠ ⸢EN⸣ [di-nim (x-x-x-x)] | As soon as this has been removed, in the presence of the gods, the lord of justice |
| 15' | ki DILIM₂.GAL {d}DIŠ {d}UTU u {d}IŠKUR ⸢um⸣-[x-x-x-x-x-x (x-x-x)] | from Dilīgal, Ištar, Šamaše and Adad ... |
| 16' | kiš-pu-ša₂ BAL-ši-ma ana x-x [...] | Its witchcraft will change and to ... |
| 17' | {d}nin-girima₃ x [...] | Ningirima |
| 18' | EN₂ {d}e₂-a u {d}asal-⸢lu₂⸣-[ḫi ...] | Incantation: Ea and Asalluḫi |
| 19' | DINGIR.MEŠ GAL.MEŠ EN di-nim ši-[x ...] | The great gods, lords of justice, ... |
| 20' | KA.INIM.MA ana DILIM₂.GAL {lu₂}ḪAL pa-ša₂-ri x [x-x-x-x-x-x (x-x-x)] | Wording (of an incantation) for a divinity, a pr[elate, ...] |
| 21' | la tum₃-mi e-nu-ma {lu₂}ḪAL bi-ra i-bar-⸢ru⸣-[u₂ x-x-x-(x-x-x)] | When the haruspex enters, |
| 22' | EN₂ 3-šu₂ ana ŠA₃ ŠID-ma KI NU DILIM₂.GAL ina bu-up-pa-[ni-ša₂ ta-saḫ-ḫap] | You recite the incantation three times to the left and you rub it with a non-dilīgal substance. |
| 23' | {lu₂}ḪAL bi-ra i-bar-ri e-ma MAŠ₂-šu iš x-[x-x-x-x] | The haruspex looked at me, wherever his interest ... |
| 24' | {u₂}DILI NUMUN {giš}ḪA.LU.UB₂ {u₂}tul₂-lal {u₂}SIKIL NUMUN ⸢GIŠIMMAR⸣ [x-x-x-(x)] | ērišu-plant, seed from ḫalû-tree, tullal-plant (and) ṣillī-plant seed from carp |
| 25' | BA.BA.ZA.ID₂ kup-ri-{d}ID₂ ina {sik₂}AKA₃ ⸢NIGIN⸣ [x-x-x-(x)] | a tubasû-vessel (made) of kupru-udammītu-plant in a tuft of ēru-plant |
| 26' | [x-(x)]-x ku-ma ḪUL.GIG-ki mim-ma lem-nu NU ⸢TE⸣-[šu₂ PIŠ₁₀.{d}ID₂ UḪ₂.{d}ID₂] | Instead of your evil curse, whatever evil is not to come forth from it, sulphur, salt, (and) salt |
| 27' | [kup-ri-{d]}⸢ID₂⸣ ina NE {giš}KIŠI₁₆ DILIM₂.GAL {kuš}DUG₃.GAN [u {lu₂}ḪAL tu-ḫab] | Kuprī-Eštar, in the month of Abu, a dili-gal-wood, turban, and haruspex you sprinkle. |
| 28' | [x-x-x-x-x-(x)] x-x-x-x-x ⸢gi⸣ [...] | ... egi-e23 |
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