ASJ 18, 021 (P430951)
Prayer, Old Babylonian · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | ASJ 18, 021 |
|---|---|
| ID | P430951 |
| Museum no. | YBC 06461 |
| Collection | Yale Babylonian Collection, New Haven, Connecticut, USA |
| Language | Akkadian |
| Period | Old Babylonian · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE |
| Genre | Prayer |
English translation
Via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative · CDLI (reuse with citation)
| Line | English |
|---|---|
| obverse 1 | On account of him, O Enki, who made me -- |
| obverse 2 | he has brought hunger, thirst upon me, |
| obverse 3 | chills and misery |
| obverse 4 | he has cast upon me -- |
| obverse 5 | if it pleases you, then your wish |
| obverse 6 | tell him, that by [command?] of Enki |
| obverse 7 | who dwells in Eridu ..., |
| obverse 8 | that I the greatness of Enki [...] |
| obverse 9 | may establish! |
| obverse 10 | On account of him, lest he harm me. |
Transliteration (ATF)
From Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative · CDLI: reuse of catalogue/transliteration data with citation of CDLI; images restricted (not fetched)
| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
| obverse | ||
| 1 | asz-szum-i-szu {d}en-ki sza ib-ni-a-ni | |
| 2 | bu-bu-tam s,u2-ma-am ub-lam | |
| 3 | ku-s,a-am u3 du-bu-ub-tam | |
| 4 | e-li-ia it-ta-di | |
| 5 | szum-ma t,a-ab-kum u3 li-ib-ba-ka | |
| 6 | qi2-bi-szum-ma i#-na# qi2#-bi#?-[it?] {d}en-ki | |
| 7 | wa-szi-ib eridu{ki} [... wu-'i]-ir-szu | |
| 8 | a-na-ku ra-bu-ut {d}en-[ki ...] | |
| 9 | lu-usz-ku-un# | |
| 10 | asz-szum-i-szu la i-ha-ba-lu-ni#-in#-[ni] | |
Sources & licences
- Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative · CDLI: reuse of catalogue/transliteration data with citation of CDLI; images restricted (not fetched) · Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI), https://cdli.earth/ ; cite CDLI and the P-number
- electronic Babylonian Library (eBL), LMU Munich · MIT (eBL Zenodo dataset); platform terms unverified · electronic Babylonian Library (eBL), LMU Munich, https://www.ebl.lmu.de/ ; Zenodo dataset (MIT)
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