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AfO 21, 074 Sm 1549 (P425977)
Prayer, Neo-Assyrian, Nineveh · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE
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| Designation | AfO 21, 074 Sm 1549 |
|---|---|
| ID | P425977 |
| Museum no. | BM — |
| 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 i | ||
| 1' | [... tal-la]-⸢ka⸣ | ... you will come out. |
| 2' | [...] ⸢NENNI⸣ | ... ēninnu-plant |
| 3' | [... ni-il]-⸢li⸣-ka | ... we shall praise you. |
| 4' | [... ḫu-ṣa-bi-ši]-⸢na⸣ | ... ḫbiši-e22na-e23 |
| 5' | [... ḫu-ma-ma-ti-ši]-⸢na⸣ | ... ḫbumamatišû-plant |
| 6' | [... ni-il]-⸢li⸣-ka | ... we shall praise you. |
| 7' | [... ner-ta-ni]-⸢tum⸣ | Nertani-etum |
| 8' | [... nar-šim-da]-⸢tum⸣ | ... Naršimda-etum |
| 9' | [... eš-še-bu]-⸢ti⸣ | ... the Eššebûti |
| o ii | ||
| 1 | [uš-te]-⸢nu⸣-ki uš-⸢ta⸣-[bal-ki-tu-ki] | I have brought you out, I have carried you out. |
| 2 | [uš]-⸢ta⸣-pe-lu a-mat [...] | I have sought out the word of |
| 3 | {[d]}⸢e₂⸣-a u {d}AMAR.UTU id-di-nu-ki ana {d}⸢gira₂⸣ [...] | Ea and Marduk gave you to Egira |
| 4 | {⸢d⸣}gira₂ qu-ra-du ri-kis-ki [...] | Egira, the warrior, your scepter |
| 5 | u₃ mim-ma ma-la te-pu-ši li-šam-ḫir-⸢ki⸣ [...] | And whatever you have done, may it be restored to its place for me |
| 6 | EN₂ {d}ID₂ el-lu nam-ru qud-du-šu₂ [...] | Incantation: O mighty river, whose roaring radiance is exalted |
| 7 | e-pi-šu-u₂-a ABGAL ša₂ [...] | My deed, the sage of |
| 8 | e-pi-še-tu-u₂-a DUMU.MUNUS.MEŠ {d}a-nim ša₂ ⸢AN⸣-[e] | My deeds, the daughters of Anu of Eanna |
| 9 | ⸢e⸣-pu-šu-u₂-ni i-te-ne₂-ep-pu-⸢šu⸣-[ni] | they shall perform against him, they shall not do against him |
| 10 | ⸢e⸣-pu-šu-⸢nim-ma⸣ ul i-le-⸢ʾu-u₂ zu⸣-[um-ri] | “If he does not see, he will not be able to see.’ |
| 11 | ⸢e⸣-te-ne₂-⸢pu-šu⸣-nim-ma ul ⸢i⸣-[le-ʾu-u₂ ...] | “It is not me, it is not you’ll be able to ... |
| 12 | ⸢a⸣-na-ku e-pu-uš-ma [...] | I did (this) and |
| 13 | ⸢e⸣-te-lil ki-ma {⸢d⸣}[ID₂ ...] | Etelil like the River |
| 14 | ⸢e⸣-te-bi-ib ki-ma ⸢nam⸣-[ri ...] | “When you enter, like an enamēru-tree |
| 15 | [...] {lu₂}UŠ₁₁.ZU-MU [...] | ... my incantation priest |
| 16 | {⸢d⸣}ID₂ u nam-ru na-⸢bal⸣-[kat₃-ta-šu-nu ...] | “May the River-God and the bright light of their bala’ekattu prayer |
| 17 | ⸢kiš⸣-pi-šu-nu [...] | “They are their ..., |
| 1' | ⸢a-na muḫ-ḫi-šu-nu⸣ [...] ⸢lil-li⸣-[ku] | On top of them, the elilku-plant |
| 2' | [ki]-⸢ma ESIR⸣ li-⸢iṣ⸣-li-mu pa-ni-[šu₂-nu] | Wherever the esir priestess goes, may they be reconciled with me. |
| 3' | ⸢li⸣-ḫu-lu li-zu-bu u lit-ta-⸢tu⸣-[ku] | May elī-ḫulu-plants thrive and may they become plentiful. |
| 4' | ⸢u₃⸣ ana-⸢ku GIM⸣ {d}ID₂ ina KUR-ia lu KU₃-ku [...] | May I be pure like the river in my land |
| 5' | EN₂ la-ma-a-ni su-tu-u₂ e-la-mu-u₂ re-⸢da⸣-[an-ni] | Incantation: O Sutû, Elamite, shepherd of me. |
| 6' | kat₃-ma-ni a-gu-u₂ e-du-u₂ saḫ-pan-⸢ni⸣ | (Sum) His scream is a flood, his roar is an awe-inspiring flood, |
| 7' | {munus}UŠ₁₁.ZU su-ta-te da-a-ni ṣi-bit-sa | “Sutāte women, her fate was decreed, |
| 8' | e-le-ni-tu₂ e-la-ma-ta ṣi-bit-sa mu-u₂-tu₂ | The upper one, the lower one, her name |
| 9' | {d}gira₃ tap-pe-e {d}UTU i-ziz-za-am-ma | Gira, the companion of Šamaš, stands and |
| 10' | ki-ma KUR-i ina PIŠ₁₀.{d}ID₂ i-nu-uḫ-ḫu | When the mountain rises in the river bank, |
| 11' | ⸢kiš-pi ru⸣-ḫe-e ru-se-e ša₂ {munus}UŠ₁₁.ZU-⸢MU⸣ | The ekišpu-plant, the ruḫbê-plant (and) the ruse plant of the female kid |
| 12' | e-⸢le⸣-ni-ti-ia {d}gira₃ liq-[mi] | May Gira burn my limbs |
| 13' | {d}ID₂ KU₃ lib₃-ba-ša₂ li-iḫ-[pe] | May the pure river calm his heart |
| 14' | A.MEŠ {<<d>>}ID₂ KU₃.MEŠ lip-šu-⸢ru⸣ kiš-⸢pi⸣-[ša₂] | May the pure waters of the river absolve, its traps |
| 15' | u₃ ana-ku GIM {d}ID₂ ina KUR-ia [...] ⸢KU₃-ku⸣ [...] | And I, like Uraš, in my land ... ekuku-plant |
| 16' | EN₂ at-ti-man-nu {munus}UŠ₁₁.ZU ša₂ GAL₂-⸢u₂⸣ [...] | Incantation: “You are the witch, the one of the great gods |
| 17' | i-na lib₃-bi-ša₂ ib-ba-nu-⸢u₂⸣ [...] | From it he will be brought out . |
| 18' | i-na šap-ti-ša₂ ib-ba-nu-⸢u₂⸣ [...] | (Sum) In its midst, he ... (Akk) In her midst(?) ... |
| 19' | i-na ki-bi-is tak-bu-su GUB-⸢az⸣ [...] | In the midst of his wailing he sat down. |
| 20' | {munus}UŠ₁₁.ZU aṣ-bat KA-ki ⸢aṣ⸣-[bat ...] | “If a woman is pregnant, your mouth will be full (of complaints) |
| 21' | aṣ-bat IGI.II-ki na-⸢ṭi⸣-[la-a-ti] | (who) has seen your face (lit. eyes) with fear |
| 22' | aṣ-bat GIR₃.II-ki al-⸢la⸣-[ka-a-ti] | I have seized your feet (lit. your feet are swollen) |
| 23' | ⸢aṣ⸣-bat bir-ki-⸢ki e⸣-[be₂-re-e-ti] | The Assyrian, Birkian, and the Ebereti temples |
| 24' | ⸢aṣ⸣-bat A₂.II-⸢ki⸣ [...] | Ašbat, Aya-e... |
| 25' | ⸢ak-ta⸣-si i-di-⸢ki⸣ [...] | Idi-Esi |
| 26' | [... el]-⸢lam-mu-u₂⸣ [x-x-x]-x [...] | ... Elam ... |
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