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CT 17, pl. 34-36, Sm 892 (+) Rm 87 (P425654)
Prayer/Incantation, Neo-Assyrian, Nineveh · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE
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| Designation | CT 17, pl. 34-36, Sm 892 (+) Rm 87 |
|---|---|
| ID | P425654 |
| Museum no. | BM — |
| Collection | British Museum, London, UK |
| Language | Sumerian; Akkadian |
| Period | Neo-Assyrian · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE |
| Genre | Prayer/Incantation |
| 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) |
|---|---|---|
| [en₂ saŋ-ba saŋ-ba] ⸢ŋeš⸣-hur-ra nu-⸢bal⸣-[e] | Incantation: “The sa-ba-song is not to be recited. | |
| [ma-mit ma-mit u₂]-⸢ṣur⸣-tu ša₂ la e-[...] | The curse, the curse of ēšû-plant that cannot be ... | |
| [ŋeš-hur diŋir-re-e-ne]-⸢ke₄⸣ nu-⸢bal⸣-[e] | “The crossroads of the intertwined heavens cannot be crossed, | |
| [... DINGIR]-⸢MEŠ⸣ ša₂ la na-bal-ku-[ti] | ... of the gods, who cannot be changed | |
| [ŋeš-hur an-ki-a] nu-kur₂-ru-⸢da⸣ | Who does not change the course of heaven and earth | |
| [u₂-ṣu-rat AN{e} u] ⸢KI⸣{ti₃} ša₂ la ut-tak-ka-ru | The one who makes heaven and earth tremble without ceasing | |
| [diŋir diš-am₃ ...] nu-bal-e | Bīr-Sîn is one who does not cross over | |
| [DINGIR ...] la muš-pe-lu | god who does not fear ... | |
| [diŋir lu₂-ba-ke₄] ⸢nam⸣-mu-un-da-an-bur₂-ra | “If he slips through the cracks of a man’s door frame, | |
| [DINGIR u LU₂] la ip-pa-aš₂-ša₂-ru | May god and man not be disturbed | |
| [ŋeš-par₃ nu-dib-ba hul]-⸢ŋal₂⸣-še₃ du₃-a | The net that cannot be traversed is a destructive wind | |
| [giš-par-ru la ... ša₂] ⸢ana⸣ lem-ni re-tu-u | The reed screen not of the Eana, the evil one, the first | |
| [sa-par₃ nu-e₃-a hul-ŋal₂]-⸢še₃⸣ la₂-⸢e⸣ | The net that does not come out is broken, it cannot be released | |
| [sa-pa-ru la a-ṣe-e ša₂ ana] ⸢lem⸣-ni tar-[ṣu] | The saparu priestess, the one who does not fear the elû-demon, who goes to the evil-doer | |
| [... he₂]-⸢a⸣ gal₅-la₂ hul ⸢he₂⸣-[a ...] ⸢maškim₂ hul⸣ [he₂-a] | May ... emerge! May the evil galla demon emerge! may the evil maškim demon arise! | |
| [... lu]-⸢u⸣ [...] | ... Lu-eu-e23 ... | |
| o | ||
| 1' | [...] ⸢ša₂ {d}e₂-a⸣ [...] | ... of Ea |
| [zid₂-sur-ra {d}nisaba-ke₄] saŋ-bi ⸢ib₂⸣-[ta-an-gid₂-i] | The ziggurat of Nisaba has been repaid in full. | |
| [ša₂ ana ...] ⸢ša₂⸣ {d}ni-sa-ba i-⸢ṣar⸣-[ru-ru] | who to , the eša’e-priest of Nisaba, will enter | |
| [sa-par₃ {d}nisaba]-⸢ke₄⸣ he₂-ni-ib₂-⸢sir₃⸣-[re-e-ne] | they shall break the net of Nisaba. | |
| [sa-pa-ru ša₂] {d}ni-sa-ba lik-[su-šu₂] | May the saprāru of Nisaba bless him | |
| [ŋeš-hur-ra] i₃-⸢bal⸣-[e] | he will carry out the procedures. | |
| [ša₂ u₂-ṣur-tu₄] ib-ba-lak-⸢ki⸣-[tu₄] | of Uṣurtu, Ibbalak-etu | |
| [ŋeš-hur-ra ŋeš-hur] ⸢an⸣-ki-a šu nam-ba-bar-[ra] | May he not release the hand of an evildoer | |
| [... DINGIR-MEŠ] ⸢u₂⸣-ṣu-rat AN{e} u KI{ti₃} a-a u₂-maš-⸢šir₃⸣-[šu₂] | May the ... of the gods, the ēšû-priestess of heaven and earth, not make him ill! | |
| [zi diŋir gal-gal-e-ne]-ke₄ ni₂ ba-ra-nu-tuku-[a] | the life of the great gods, whose fearsomeness cannot be rivalled | |
| [ša₂ niš DINGIR-MEŠ GAL]-⸢MEŠ⸣ la i-pal-la-[hu] | Whose utterances the great gods do not revere | |
| [zi diŋir gal-gal-e-ne]-⸢ke₄⸣ sa he₂-en-[du₃] | May the great rivers be gathered together. | |
| [niš DINGIR-MEŠ GAL-MEŠ] li-ik-su-[šu₂] | May the great gods bind him | |
| [diŋir gal-gal-e-ne-ke₄] nam ha-ba-ra-ku₅-[...] | May the great Ibir curse you | |
| [DINGIR-MEŠ GAL-MEŠ] li-ru-[ru-šu₂] | May the great gods curse him | |
| 9' | [ša₂ ana] ⸢bi⸣-ti it-⸢ta⸣-[nu-ur-ru] | who went up to the ebīti-temple |
| [... he₂-ni]-ib₂-⸢ku₄⸣-[ku₄-ne] | they shall make him enter ... | |
| [...] ⸢li⸣-[še-ri-bu-šu₂] | ... elī-ešeribušu | |
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